#5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Team History

	SEASON	NAME	W	L	T	W%	CONFERENCE	POSTSEASON
	2026	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	1	0	.857	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	905-313-36 (.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

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Umanmielen

9.0

Osunsanmi

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

317.9

Sack Leaders

34.0

33.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286