Notre Dame Football Team History
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN
Founded: 1842 Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium Capacity: 80,225 Colors: Blue & Gold Coach: Brian Kelly Conference: Independent-
2016 Season Highlights
Brian Kelly enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
2016 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sun., Sep. 4 @
Texas
47
50
L
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Nevada
39
10
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Michigan State
28
36
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Duke
35
38
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Syracuse
50
33
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
North Carolina State
3
10
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Stanford
10
17
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Miami
30
27
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Navy
27
28
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Army
44
6
W
@ San Antonio, TX
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Virginia Tech
31
34
L
Sat., Nov. 26 @
Southern California
27
45
L
2016 Season Totals
Record 4-8
Points Scored 371
Scoring Average 30.9
Points Allowed 334
Defense Average 27.8
Opponents Record 84-69
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-5
Away Record 1-3
2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2016 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2016 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.