Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish football | |||
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| First season | 1887; 138 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Pete Bevacqua | ||
| Head coach | Marcus Freeman 4th season, 33–10 (.767) | ||
| Stadium | Notre Dame Stadium (capacity: 77,622) | ||
| Field | Notre Dame Stadium | ||
| 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 | ACC (2020) | ||
| All-time record | 962–339–42 (.732) | ||
| Bowl record | 22–21 (.512) | ||
| Claimed national titles | 11 (1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988) | ||
| Unclaimed national titles | 12 (1919, 1920, 1927, 1938, 1953, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1989, 1993, 2012) | ||
| National finalist | 2 (2012, 2024) | ||
| Playoff appearances | 3 (2018, 2020, 2024) | ||
| Playoff record | 3–3 | ||
| 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 a college 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's Notre Dame Stadium, which has a capacity of 77,622. Notre Dame is one of three 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.
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 national championships, including 8 from the major wire-service: AP Poll and/or Coaches' Poll. Seven Notre Dame players have won the Heisman Trophy. Notre Dame has 948 official victories, with an additional 21 having been vacated by the NCAA in 2016 for self-reported academic misconduct. Notre Dame has had 22 undefeated seasons including 12 perfect seasons. Notre Dame home games have been televised by NBC since 1991.