Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
	2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
First season	1887
Athletic director	Pete Bevacqua
Head coach	Marcus Freeman ; 3rd season, 19–8 (.704)
Stadium	Notre Dame Stadium; (capacity: 77,622)
Year built	1930
Field surface	Natural grass (1930–2013); FieldTurf (2014–present)
Location	Notre Dame, Indiana
NCAA division	Division I FBS
Conference	Independent
Past conferences	Atlantic Coast Conference (2020)
All-time record	948–337–42 (.730)
Bowl record	21–21 (.500)
Playoff appearances	2 (2018, 2020)
Playoff record	0–2
Claimed national titles	11 (1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988)
Unclaimed national titles	11 (1919, 1920, 1927, 1938, 1953, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1989, 1993, 2012)
National finalist	6 (1948, 1953, 1970, 1989, 1993, 2012)
Rivalries	Army (rivalry); Boston College (rivalry); Michigan (rivalry); Michigan State (rivalry); Navy (rivalry); Northwestern (rivalry); Pittsburgh (rivalry); Purdue (rivalry); Stanford (rivalry); USC (rivalry)
Heisman winners	Angelo Bertelli – 1943; Johnny Lujack – 1947; Leon Hart – 1949; Johnny Lattner – 1953; Paul Hornung – 1956; John Huarte – 1964; Tim Brown – 1987
Consensus All-Americans	109
Current uniform
Colors	Blue and gold;
Fight song	Notre Dame Victory March
Mascot	Notre Dame Leprechaun
Marching band	Band of the Fighting Irish
Outfitter	Under Armour
Website	FightingIrish.com

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the intercollegiate football team representing the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, north of the city of South Bend, Indiana. The team plays its home games at the campus' Notre Dame Stadium, which has a capacity of 77,622. Notre Dame is one of four schools that competes as an Independent at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level; however, they play five games a year against opponents from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), of which Notre Dame is a member in all other sports except ice hockey.^[5]

The Fighting Irish are among the most prestigious college football teams of all-time. Since their inaugural season in 1887, Notre Dame has won 11 consensus national championships, including 8 from the major wire-service (AP, Coaches'),^[6]and has an additional 11 unclaimed co-national champions for a total of 22.^[7] Seven Notre Dame players have won the Heisman Trophy. Notre Dame has 945 official victories, with an additional 21 being controversially vacated by the NCAA in 2016 for self-reported academic misconduct.^[8] Notre Dame has had 22 undefeated seasons including 12 perfect seasons.^[9] Notre Dame home games have been televised by NBC since 1991.^[10]^[11]

^ Jeyarajah, Shehan (December 2, 2021). "Notre Dame hires Marcus Freeman as next coach: Irish listen to players, also retain Tommy Rees to lead offense". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
^ "Notre Dame Football 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
^ "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
^ "Color | Athletics Branding | On Message | University of Notre Dame". Retrieved January 27, 2020.
^ "[1] Archived March 27, 2016, at the Wayback Machine"
^ 2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2017. pp. 110–115. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
^ "Notre Dame's 11 national championships that you don't know about". April 13, 2020. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
^ "Notre Dame forced to vacate wins from 2012, 2013". February 13, 2018. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
^ "Notre Dame Fighting Irish College Football History, Stats, Records". Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
^ Sandomir, Richard (August 25, 1991). "College Football – Notre Dame Scored a $38 Million Touchdown on Its TV Deal". The New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2008.
^ "NBC and Notre Dame Extend Football Agreement Through 2010". CSTV.com. December 18, 2003. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2008.

[CBS-1] Jeyarajah, Shehan (December 2, 2021). "Notre Dame hires Marcus Freeman as next coach: Irish listen to players, also retain Tommy Rees to lead offense". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[2] "Notre Dame Football 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.

[3] "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

[4] "Color | Athletics Branding | On Message | University of Notre Dame". Retrieved January 27, 2020.

[Atlantic_Coast_Conference_and_University_of_Notre_Dame_Announce_Five-Game_Football_Schedules_for_2014-2016-5] "[1] Archived March 27, 2016, at the Wayback Machine"

[ncaabook-6] 2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2017. pp. 110–115. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

[7] "Notre Dame's 11 national championships that you don't know about". April 13, 2020. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.

[8] "Notre Dame forced to vacate wins from 2012, 2013". February 13, 2018. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2023.

[9] "Notre Dame Fighting Irish College Football History, Stats, Records". Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2023.

[1991_NBC_Deal-10] Sandomir, Richard (August 25, 1991). "College Football – Notre Dame Scored a $38 Million Touchdown on Its TV Deal". The New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2008.

[2003_NBC_Renewal-11] "NBC and Notre Dame Extend Football Agreement Through 2010". CSTV.com. December 18, 2003. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2008.

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