Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the athletic teams that represent the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The Fighting Irish participate in 23 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I intercollegiate sports and in the NCAA's Division I in all sports, with many teams competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Notre Dame is one of only 16 universities in the United States that plays Division I FBS football and Division I men's ice hockey. The school colors are Gold and Blue and the mascot is the Leprechaun. It was founded on November 23, 1887 with football in Notre Dame, Indiana.
Football
| First Season |
|---|
| 1887 |
| Team History |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1887-present) |
| Conference |
| Independent (1887-present) |
| Venue |
| Notre Dame Stadium (1930-present) Soldier Field (1929) Cartier Field (1899-1928) Brownson Hall field (1892-99) |
| Key People |
| Players • Coaches |
Programs by season
1920s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | |||
| January 1, 1925 | vs. Stanford | Rose Bowl | |
| 1925 | |||
| November 7 | at Penn State | New Beaver Field | |
| 1928 | |||
| October 6 | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium | |
| 1929 | |||
| November 16 | vs. USC | Soldier Field | |
1930s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | |||
| October 11 | vs. Navy | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| November 22 | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium | |
| December 6 | at USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| 1931 | |||
| November 7 | vs. Penn | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 1932 | |||
| November 19 | vs. Navy | Cleveland Stadium | |
| 1933 | |||
| November 25 | vs. USC | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 1934 | |||
| November 10 | vs. Navy | Cleveland Stadium | |
| November 24 | at Army | Yankee Stadium | |
| 1935 | |||
| November 2 | at Ohio State | Ohio Stadium | |
| 1936 | |||
| December 5 | at USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| 1938 | |||
| October 29 | at Army | Yankee Stadium | |
| 1939 | |||
| November 18 | vs. Northwestern | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| November 25 | vs. USC | Notre Dame Stadium | |
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | |||
| November 10 | at Tennessee | Neyland Stadium | |
| January 1, 1991 | vs. Colorado | Orange Bowl | |
| 1991 | |||
| November 2 | vs. Navy | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 1992 | |||
| September 26 | vs. Purdue | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| October 3 | vs. Stanford | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| January 1, 1993 | vs. Texas A&M | Cotton Bowl | |
| 1993 | |||
| October 16 | at BYU | Cougar Stadium | |
| November 20 | vs. Boston College | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| January 1, 1994 | vs. Texas A&M | Cotton Bowl | |
| 1994 | |||
| October 1 | vs. Stanford | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 1995 | |||
| October 7 | at Washington | Husky Stadium | |
| 1996 | |||
| November 6 | at Boston College | Alumni Stadium | |
| 1997 | |||
| September 6 | vs. Georgia Tech | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 1998 | |||
| October 24 | vs. Army | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| January 1, 1999 | vs. Georgia Tech | Alltel Stadium | |
| 1999 | |||
| September 18 | vs. Michigan State | Notre Dame Stadium | |
2000s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | |||
| September 2 | vs. Texas A&M | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| November 25 | at USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
| 2001 | |||
| September 22 | vs. Michigan State | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 2002 | |||
| November 2 | vs. Boston College | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 2003 | |||
| September 13 | at Michigan | Michigan Stadium | |
| 2005 | |||
| October 15 | vs. USC | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 2006 | |||
| October 7 | vs. Stanford | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 2007 | |||
| September 1 | vs. Georgia Tech | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| 2008 | |||
| November 1 | vs. Pittsburgh | Notre Dame Stadium | |
2010s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | |||
| September 10 | at Michigan | Michigan Stadium | |
| 2012 | |||
| October 6 | vs. Miami | Soldier Field | |
| January 7, 2013 | vs. Alabama | BCS National Championship Game | |
| 2013 | |||
| December 28 | vs. Rutgers | Yankee Stadium | |
| 2015 | |||
| November 21 | vs. Boston College | Fenway Park | |
| 2016 | |||
| November 12 | vs. Army | Alamodome | |
| 2017 | |||
| January 1, 2018 | vs. LSU | Camping World Stadium | |
| 2018 | |||
| September 15 | vs. Vanderbilt | Notre Dame Stadium | |
| October 27 | vs. Navy | SDCCU Stadium | |
| December 29 | vs. Clemson | AT&T Stadium | |
| 2019 | |||
| September 28 | vs. Virginia | Notre Dame Stadium | |
Media guides and yearbooks
Media guides
| 1960s | 1965 • 1966 • 1969 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 1970 • 1971 • 1973 • 1975 • 1976 • 1978 • 1979 |
| 1980s | 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1988 |
| 2010s | 2014 • 2019 |
| 2020s | 2020 |
Yearbooks
| 1990s | 1995 |
|---|
Men's Basketball
| First Season |
|---|
| 1897-98 |
| Team History |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1897-present) |
| Conference |
| Atlantic Coast Conference (2013-present) |
| Venue |
| Edmund P. Joyce Center (1968-present) Notre Dame Fieldhouse (1898-1968) |
| Key People |
| Players • Coaches |
Programs by season
1980s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | |||
| February 16, 1981 | vs. Fairfield | Athletic & Convocation Center | |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | |
|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | Boston College Eagles • Clemson Tigers • Florida State Seminoles • Louisville Cardinals • NC State Wolfpack • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Syracuse Orange • Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Coastal Division | Duke Blue Devils • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets • Miami Hurricanes • North Carolina Tar Heels • Pittsburgh Panthers • Virginia Cavaliers • Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Basketball Venues | Littlejohn Coliseum |
| Football Venues | Alumni Stadium • Bobby Dodd Stadium • Hard Rock Stadium • Kenan Memorial Stadium • Lane Stadium • Scott Stadium • Wallace Wade Stadium |
| NCAA Division I FBS independents | |
|---|---|
| All Schools | Army Black Knights • BYU Cougars • Liberty Flames • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • UConn Huskies • UMass Minutemen |
| Venues | Notre Dame Stadium |
| FBS Conferences | American Athletic Conference • Atlantic Coast Conference • Big 12 Conference • Big Ten Conference • Conference USA • Mid-American Conference • Mountain West Conference • Pac-12 Conference • Southeastern Conference • Sun Belt Conference • Independents |
| FCS Conferences | Big Sky Conference • Big South Conference • Colonial Athletic Association • Ivy League • Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference • Missouri Valley Football Conference • Northeast Conference • Ohio Valley Conference • Patriot League • Pioneer Football League • Southern Conference • Southland Conference • Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Other Conferences | Current: ASUN Conference • Big East Conference • West Coast Conference |
| Former: Big Eight Conference • Southwest Conference | |
