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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: Bob Davie
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024
1999 Season Highlights
 Bob Davie enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
 
1999 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 28  vs. Kansas  48   13   W    @ South Bend, IN   
 Sat., Sep. 4  @ Michigan  22   26   L       
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Purdue  23   28   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Michigan State  13   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Oklahoma  34   30   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Arizona State  48   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Southern California  25   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Navy  28   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Tennessee  14   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Pittsburgh  27   37   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Boston College  29   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Stanford  37   40   L       
 
1999 Season Totals
  Record5-7
  Points Scored348
  Scoring Average29.0
  Points Allowed331
  Defense Average27.6
  Opponents Record86-57
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record0-5
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1999 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 5-6186322   Bobby Keasler
Louisiana Tech 8-3389306   Jack Bicknell, Jr.
Akron 7-4315314   Lee Owens
South Florida 7-4246248   Jim Leavitt
Navy 5-7326306   Charlie Weatherbie
Notre Dame 5-7348331   Bob Davie
Central Florida 4-7277318   Mike Kruczek
Liberty 4-7225275   Sam Rutigliano
Middle Tennessee State 3-8272379   Andy McCollum
Louisiana 2-9203415   Jerry Baldwin

1999 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1999 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.