#3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Team History

	SEASON	NAME	W	L	T	W%	CONFERENCE	POSTSEASON
	2026	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	3	0	0	1.000	1st
	2025	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	10	2	0	.833	1st
	2024	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	11	1	0	.917	1st	Lost CFP National Championship
	2023	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	3	0	.750	1st	Won Sun Bowl
	2022	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	4	0	.667	1st	Won Gator Bowl
	2021	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	11	1	0	.917	1st	Lost Fiesta Bowl
	2020	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	10	1	0	.909	1st	Lost CFP Semifinal
	2019	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	10	2	0	.833	1st	Won Camping World Bowl
	2018	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	12	0	0	1.000	1st	Lost CFP Semifinal
	2017	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	3	0	.750	1st	Won Citrus Bowl
	2016	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	4	8	0	.333	3rd
	2015	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	10	2	0	.833	1st	Lost Fiesta Bowl
	2014	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	5	0	.583	3rd	Won Music City Bowl
	2013	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	4	0	.667	1st	Won Pinstripe Bowl
	2012	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	12	0	0	1.000		Lost BCS National Championship
	2011	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	4	0	.667		Lost Champs Sports Bowl
	2010	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	5	0	.583		Won Sun Bowl
	2009	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	6	0	.500
	2008	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	6	0	.500		Won Hawai'i Bowl
	2007	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	3	9	0	.250
	2006	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	10	2	0	.833		Lost Sugar Bowl
	2005	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	2	0	.818		Lost Fiesta Bowl
	2004	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	5	0	.545		Lost Insight Bowl
	2003	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	5	7	0	.417
	2002	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	10	2	0	.833		Lost Gator Bowl
	2001	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	5	6	0	.455
	2000	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	2	0	.818		Lost Fiesta Bowl
	1999	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	5	7	0	.417
	1998	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	2	0	.818		Lost Gator Bowl
	1997	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	5	0	.583		Lost Independence Bowl
	1996	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	3	0	.727
	1995	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	2	0	.818		Lost Orange Bowl
	1994	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	4	1	.591		Lost Fiesta Bowl
	1993	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	10	1	0	.909		Won Cotton Bowl
	1992	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	1	1	.864		Won Cotton Bowl
	1991	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	3	0	.750		Won Sugar Bowl
	1990	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	2	0	.818		Lost Orange Bowl
	1989	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	11	1	0	.917		Won Orange Bowl
🏆	1988	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	11	0	0	1.000		Won Fiesta Bowl
	1987	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	3	0	.727		Lost Cotton Bowl
	1986	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	5	6	0	.455
	1985	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	5	6	0	.455
	1984	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	4	0	.636		Lost Aloha Bowl
	1983	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	5	0	.545		Won Liberty Bowl
	1982	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	4	1	.591
	1981	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	5	6	0	.455
	1980	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	1	1	.864		Lost Sugar Bowl
	1979	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	4	0	.636
	1978	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	3	0	.727		Won Cotton Bowl
🏆	1977	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	10	1	0	.909		Won Cotton Bowl
	1976	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	3	0	.727		Won Gator Bowl
	1975	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	3	0	.727
	1974	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	2	0	.818		Won Orange Bowl
🏆	1973	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	10	0	0	1.000		Won Sugar Bowl
	1972	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	2	0	.800		Lost Orange Bowl
	1971	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	2	0	.800
	1970	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	1	0	.900		Won Cotton Bowl
	1969	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	1	1	.850		Lost Cotton Bowl
	1968	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	2	1	.750
	1967	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	2	0	.800
🏆	1966	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	0	1	.950
	1965	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	2	1	.750
	1964	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	1	0	.900
	1963	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2	7	0	.222
	1962	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	5	5	0	.500
	1961	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	5	5	0	.500
	1960	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2	8	0	.200
	1959	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	5	5	0	.500
	1958	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	4	0	.600
	1957	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	3	0	.700
	1956	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2	8	0	.200
	1955	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	2	0	.800
	1954	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	1	0	.900
	1953	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	0	1	.950
	1952	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	2	1	.750
	1951	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	2	1	.750
	1950	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	4	4	1	.500
🏆	1949	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	10	0	0	1.000
	1948	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	0	1	.950
🏆	1947	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	0	0	1.000
🏆	1946	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	0	1	.944
	1945	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	2	1	.750
	1944	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	2	0	.800
🏆	1943	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	1	0	.900
	1942	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	2	2	.727
	1941	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	0	1	.944
	1940	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	2	0	.778
	1939	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	2	0	.778
	1938	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	1	0	.889
	1937	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	2	1	.722
	1936	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	2	1	.722
	1935	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	1	1	.833
	1934	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	3	0	.667
	1933	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	3	5	1	.389
	1932	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	2	0	.778
	1931	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	2	1	.722
	1930	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	10	0	0	1.000
	1929	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	0	0	1.000
	1928	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	5	4	0	.556
	1927	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	1	1	.833
	1926	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	1	0	.900
	1925	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	2	1	.750
	1924	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	0	0	1.000		Won Rose Bowl
	1923	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	1	0	.900
	1922	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	1	1	.850
	1921	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	10	1	0	.909
	1920	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	0	0	1.000
	1919	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	9	0	0	1.000
	1918	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	3	1	2	.667
	1917	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	1	1	.813
	1916	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	1	0	.889
	1915	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	1	0	.875
	1914	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	2	0	.750
	1913	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	0	0	1.000
	1912	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1	0	0	1.000
	1911	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0	0	1	.500
	1909	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2	0	0	1.000
	1908	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1	1	0	.500
	1907	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1	0	1	.750
	1906	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1	1	0	.500
	1905	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	5	4	0	.556
	1904	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	5	3	0	.625
	1903	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0	0	1	.500
	1902	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	2	1	.722
	1901	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	8	1	1	.850
	1900	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	3	1	.650
	1899	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	3	1	.650
	1898	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1	1	0	.500
	1897	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0	1	0	.000
	1896	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0	2	0	.000
	1893	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0	1	0	.000

History


Seasons	131 (1893 to present)
Conference	Independent
Regular Season	902-312-36 (.736)
Postseason	24-22 (.522)
National Championships	8

Franchise Leaders

PASS YDS

11,114

Brady Quinn

RUSH YDS

4,318

Autry Denson

REC YDS

3,519

Michael Floyd

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,173

Maiava

1,122

Atkinson

1,053

Stokes

Rush Yards Leaders

528

Sheppard

458

Baugh

454

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

476

Legree

444

Toney

419

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

12

Maiava

11

Taylor

11

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

8

Baugh

8

Knight

6

Carter

Rec TD Leaders

7

Dixon

6

Duff

6

Becker

QB Rating Leaders

259.3

Stockton

244.1

Hoover

228.6

Mensah

Sack Leaders

6.0

Lewis

6.0

Umanmielen

4.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.3

54.0

51.7

50.7

49.7

48.3

Opp PPG Rankings

4.3

5.3

7.3

7.7

8.0

Total Yards Rankings

594.3

544.7

544.3

539.0

537.0

528.0

Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

319.0

298.7

286.7

281.3

Pass Yards Rankings

386.3

368.7

366.7

364.7

358.0

345.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

13.0

12.0

11.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	3	0	1.000
2	Florida	3	0	1.000
3	Georgia	3	0	1.000
4	Mississippi State	3	0	1.000
5	Ole Miss	3	0	1.000
6	Kentucky	2	1	.667
7	Missouri	3	0	1.000
8	Tennessee	3	0	1.000
9	Texas	3	0	1.000
10	Vanderbilt	3	0	1.000
11	Oklahoma	2	1	.667
12	Auburn	2	1	.667
13	LSU	2	1	.667
14	South Carolina	2	1	.667
15	Texas A&M	2	1	.667
16	Arkansas	1	2	.333

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	3	0	1.000
2	James Madison	3	0	1.000
3	Louisiana	2	1	.667
4	Georgia State	2	1	.667
5	South Alabama	2	1	.667
6	Marshall	2	1	.667
7	Troy	2	1	.667
8	Coastal Carolina	1	2	.333
9	Arkansas State	1	2	.333
10	Georgia Southern	1	2	.333
11	Louisiana Tech	1	2	.333
12	Old Dominion	1	2	.333
13	Southern Miss	1	2	.333
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	3	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	2	1	.667
2	Colorado State	2	1	.667
3	Fresno State	2	1	.667
4	Oregon State	1	2	.333
5	San Diego State	1	2	.333
6	Texas State	1	2	.333
7	Washington State	1	2	.333
8	Utah State	0	3	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	3	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	3	0	1.000
3	Arizona State	2	1	.667
4	Cincinnati	3	0	1.000
5	Kansas State	3	0	1.000
6	Utah	3	0	1.000
7	West Virginia	3	0	1.000
8	Baylor	2	1	.667
9	Colorado	2	1	.667
10	Iowa State	2	1	.667
11	Oklahoma State	2	1	.667
12	TCU	2	1	.667
13	UCF	2	1	.667
14	Arizona	2	1	.667
15	Houston	2	1	.667
16	Kansas	1	2	.333

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	3	.250
2	UMass	3	0	1.000
3	Central Michigan	2	1	.667
4	Toledo	2	1	.667
5	Western Michigan	2	1	.667
6	Akron	1	2	.333
7	Ball State	1	2	.333
8	Buffalo	1	2	.333
9	Kent State	1	2	.333
10	Miami (OH)	1	2	.333
11	Ohio	1	2	.333
12	Bowling Green	0	3	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	3	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	3	0	1.000
2	Duke	3	0	1.000
3	Pittsburgh	3	0	1.000
4	California	2	1	.667
5	Clemson	2	1	.667
6	Louisville	2	1	.667
7	Virginia	2	1	.667
8	SMU	2	1	.667
9	Virginia Tech	3	0	1.000
10	Boston College	2	1	.667
11	Georgia Tech	1	2	.333
12	North Carolina	2	1	.667
13	Wake Forest	2	1	.667
14	Florida State	1	2	.333
15	NC State	1	2	.333
16	Stanford	1	2	.333
17	Syracuse	1	2	.333

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	3	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	1	.667

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	3	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	2	1	.667
3	Tulsa	3	0	1.000
4	Memphis	3	1	.750
5	UTSA	2	1	.667
6	East Carolina	1	2	.333
7	North Texas	1	2	.333
8	Rice	1	2	.333
9	Temple	1	2	.333
10	Tulane	1	2	.333
11	UAB	1	2	.333
12	Charlotte	0	3	.000
13	Army	1	1	.500
14	Navy	1	1	.500

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	4	0	1.000
2	UCLA	3	0	1.000
3	Indiana	3	0	1.000
4	Iowa	3	0	1.000
5	Michigan	3	0	1.000
6	Nebraska	3	0	1.000
7	Penn State	3	0	1.000
8	Washington	3	0	1.000
9	Northwestern	2	0	1.000
10	Illinois	2	1	.667
11	Maryland	2	1	.667
12	Michigan State	2	1	.667
13	Minnesota	2	1	.667
14	Ohio State	2	1	.667
15	Oregon	2	1	.667
16	Wisconsin	2	1	.667
17	Purdue	1	2	.333
18	Rutgers	0	3	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	2	1	.667
2	Liberty	2	1	.667
3	Middle Tennessee	2	1	.667
4	Jacksonville State	2	2	.500
5	Florida International	1	2	.333
6	Kennesaw State	1	2	.333
7	Missouri State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	1	2	.333
10	Western Kentucky	0	3	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	4	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	1	.667
4	San Jose State	2	2	.500
5	Nevada	1	2	.333
6	UTEP	1	2	.333
7	Wyoming	1	2	.333
8	Northern Illinois	0	3	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/5	OHIO	@	NEB	21-49
Sat 9/5	ORST	@	HOU	20-33
Sat 9/5	ECU	@	ALA	10-48
Sat 9/5	UNT	@	IND	16-52
Sat 9/5	BRY	@	ARMY	3-59

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/24	LIB	@	CCAR	7:30 PM
Fri 9/25	ARMY	@	TEM	4:00 PM
Fri 9/25	NAVY	@	UAB	7:00 PM
Fri 9/25	HOW	@	RUTG	7:00 PM
Fri 9/25	NW	@	IND	8:00 PM