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-
2012 Season Highlights
Brian Kelly enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
2012 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs.
Navy
50
10
V
@ Dublin, Ireland
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Purdue
20
17
V
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Michigan State
20
3
V
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Michigan
13
6
V
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Miami
41
3
V
@ Chicago, IL
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Stanford
20
13
V
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Brigham Young
17
14
V
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Oklahoma
30
13
V
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Pittsburgh
29
26
V
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Boston College
21
6
V
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Wake Forest
38
0
V
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Southern California
22
13
V
Mon., Jan. 7
Alabama
14
42
L
@ Miami, FL
BCS Bowl
2012 Season Totals
Record 0-1
Points Scored 335
Scoring Average 335.0
Points Allowed 166
Defense Average 166.0
Opponents Record 99-69
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 0-0
Away Record 0-0
2012 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
4 (12-1)
AP
3 (12-1)
Coaches
2012 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2012 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.