Football Archives

Year Head Coach Overall W Overall L Overall T Post Season Final Ranking AP/Coaches Results Stats Notes
2023 Marcus Freeman 10 3 0 2023 Sun Bowl 14/14 Results Final Stats
2022 Marcus Freeman 9 4 0 2022 Gator Bowl 18/18 Results Final Stats
2021 Brian Kelly 11 2 0 2022 Fiesta Bowl 8/9 Results Final Stats Marcus Freeman named head coach on December 3, 2021, coached the Fiesta Bowl
2020 Brian Kelly 10 2 0 CFB Playoffs 5/5 Results Final Stats Competed as a member of the ACC due to COVID-19 schedule challenges
2019 Brian Kelly 11 2 0 2019 Camping World Bowl 12/11 Results Final Stats
2018 Brian Kelly 12 1 0 CFB Playoffs 5/5 Results Final Stats
2017 Brian Kelly 10 3 0 2018 Citrus Bowl 11/11 Results Final Stats
2016 Brian Kelly 4 8 0 Results Final Stats
2015 Brian Kelly 10 3 0 2016 Fiesta Bowl 11/10 Results Final Stats
2014 Brian Kelly 8 5 0 2014 Music City Bowl Results Final Stats
2013 Brian Kelly 9 4 0 2013 Pinstripe Bowl 21/24 Results Final Stats
2012 Brian Kelly 12 1 0 BCS National Championship Game 4/3 Results Final Stats
2011 Brian Kelly 8 5 0 2011 Champs Bowl Results Final Stats
2010 Brian Kelly 8 5 0 2010 Sun Bowl Results Final Stats
2009 Charlie Weis 6 6 0 Results Final Stats
2008 Charlie Weis 7 6 0 2008 Hawaii Bowl Results Final Stats
2007 Charlie Weis 3 9 0 Results Final Stats
2006 Charlie Weis 10 3 0 2007 Sugar Bowl 17/19 Results Final Stats
2005 Charlie Weis 9 3 0 2006 Fiesta Bowl 9/11 Results Final Stats
2004 Tyrone Willingham 6 6 0 2004 Insight Bowl Results Final Stats Insight Bowl coached by interim head coach Kent Baer
2003 Tyrone Willingham 5 7 0 Results Final Stats
2002 Tyrone Willingham 10 3 0 2003 Gator Bowl 17/17 Results Final Stats
2001 Bob Davie 5 6 0 Results Final Stats

Prior to 2001, all season and career statistics do not include bowl games, as per the statistical guidance from the NCAA.

2000 Bob Davie 9 3 0 2001 Fiesta Bowl 15/16 Results Final Stats
1999 Bob Davie 5 7 0 Results Final Stats
1998 Bob Davie 9 3 0 1999 Gator Bowl 22/22 Results Final Stats
1997 Bob Davie 7 6 0 1997 Independence Bowl Results Final Stats
1996 Lou Holtz 8 3 0 19/21 Results Final Stats
1995 Lou Holtz 9 3 0 1996 Orange Bowl 11/13 Results Final Stats
1994 Lou Holtz 6 5 1 1995 Fiesta Bowl Results Final Stats
1993 Lou Holtz 11 1 0 1994 Cotton Bowl 2/2 Results Final Stats
1992 Lou Holtz 10 1 1 1993 Cotton Bowl 4/4 Results Final Stats
1991 Lou Holtz 10 3 0 1992 Sugar Bowl 13/12 Results Final Stats
1990 Lou Holtz 9 3 0 1991 Orange Bowl 6/6 Results Final Stats
1989 Lou Holtz 12 1 0 1990 Orange Bowl 2/3 Results Final Stats
1988 Lou Holtz 12 0 0 1989 Fiesta Bowl 1/1 Results Final Stats National Champions
1987 Lou Holtz 8 4 0 1988 Cotton Bowl 17/– Results Final Stats
1986 Lou Holtz 5 6 0 Results Final Stats
1985 Gerry Faust 5 6 0 Results Final Stats
1984 Gerry Faust 7 5 0 1984 Aloha Bowl Results Final Stats
1983 Gerry Faust 7 5 0 1983 Liberty Bowl Results Final Stats
1982 Gerry Faust 6 4 1 Results Final Stats
1981 Gerry Faust 5 6 0 Results Final Stats
1980 Dan Devine 9 2 1 1981 Sugar Bowl 9/10 Results Final Stats
1979 Dan Devine 7 4 0 Results Final Stats
1978 Dan Devine 9 3 0 1979 Cotton Bowl 7/6 Results Final Stats
1977 Dan Devine 11 1 0 1978 Cotton Bowl 1/1 Results Final Stats National Champions
1976 Dan Devine 9 3 0 1976 Gator Bowl 12/12 Results Final Stats
1975 Dan Devine 8 3 0 –/17 Results Final Stats
1974 Ara Parseghian 10 2 0 1975 Orange Bowl 6/4 Results Final Stats
1973 Ara Parseghian 11 0 0 1973 Sugar Bowl 1/1 Results Final Stats National Champions
1972 Ara Parseghian 8 3 0 1973 Orange Bowl 14/12 Results Final Stats
1971 Ara Parseghian 8 2 0 13/15 Results Final Stats
1970 Ara Parseghian 10 1 0 1971 Cotton Bowl 2/5 Results Final Stats
1969 Ara Parseghian 8 2 1 1970 Cotton Bowl 5/9 Results Final Stats Notre Dame’s first bowl game appearance since the 1925 Rose Bowl
1968 Ara Parseghian 7 2 1 5/8 Results Final Stats
1967 Ara Parseghian 8 2 0 5/4 Results Final Stats
1966 Ara Parseghian 9 0 1 1/1 Results Final Stats National Champions
1965 Ara Parseghian 7 2 1 9/8 Results Final Stats
1964 Ara Parseghian 9 1 0 3/3 Results Final Stats
1963 Hugh Devore 2 7 0 Results Final Stats
1962 Joe Kuharich 5 5 0 Results Final Stats
1961 Joe Kuharich 5 5 0 Results Final Stats
1960 Joe Kuharich 2 8 0 Results Final Stats
1959 Joe Kuharich 5 5 0 17/– Results Final Stats
1958 Terry Brennan 6 4 0 17/14 Results Final Stats
1957 Terry Brennan 7 3 0 10/9 Results Final Stats
1956 Terry Brennan 2 8 0 Results Final Stats
1955 Terry Brennan 8 2 0 9/10 Results Final Stats
1954 Terry Brennan 9 1 0 4/4 Results Final Stats
1953 Frank Leahy 9 0 1 2/2 Results Final Stats
1952 Frank Leahy 7 2 1 3/3 Results Final Stats
1951 Frank Leahy 7 2 1 –/13 Results Final Stats

The coaches poll begins in 1951.

1950 Frank Leahy 4 4 1 Results Final Stats The coaches poll begins in 1950
1949 Frank Leahy 10 0 0 1 Results Final Stats National Champions
1948 Frank Leahy 9 0 1 2 Results Final Stats
1947 Frank Leahy 9 0 0 1 Results Final Stats National Champions
1946 Frank Leahy 8 0 1 1 Results Final Stats National Champions
1945 Hugh Devore 7 2 1 9 Results Final Stats
1944 Ed McKeever 8 2 0 9 Results Final Stats
1943 Frank Leahy 9 1 0 1 Results Final Stats National Champions
1942 Frank Leahy 7 2 2 6 Results Final Stats
1941 Frank Leahy 8 0 1 3 Results Final Stats
1940 Elmer Layden 7 2 0 Results Final Stats
1939 Elmer Layden 7 2 0 13 Results Final Stats
1938 Elmer Layden 8 1 0 5 Results
1937 Elmer Layden 6 2 1 9 Results
1936 Elmer Layden 6 2 1 8 Results

The Associated Press poll begins in 1936.

1935 Elmer Layden 7 1 1 Results
1934 Elmer Layden 6 3 0 Results
1933 Hunk Anderson 3 5 1 Results
1932 Hunk Anderson 7 2 0 Results
1931 Hunk Anderson 6 2 1 Results Final Stats
1930 Knute Rockne 10 0 0 Results Final Stats National Champions
1929 Knute Rockne 9 0 0 Results National Champions
1928 Knute Rockne 5 4 0 Results
1927 Knute Rockne 7 1 1 Results
1926 Knute Rockne 9 1 0 Results
1925 Knute Rockne 7 2 1 Results
1924 Knute Rockne 10 0 0 1925 Rose Bowl Results National Champions
1923 Knute Rockne 9 1 0 Results
1922 Knute Rockne 8 1 1 Results
1921 Knute Rockne 10 1 0 Results
1920 Knute Rockne 9 0 0 Results
1919 Knute Rockne 9 0 0 Results
1918 Knute Rockne 3 1 2 Results
1917 Jesse Harper 6 1 1
1916 Jesse Harper 8 1 0
1915 Jesse Harper 7 1 0
1914 Jesse Harper 6 2 0
1913 Jesse Harper 7 0 0
1912 John L. Marks 7 0 0
1911 John L. Marks 6 0 2
1910 Frank C. Longman 4 1 1
1909 Frank C. Longman 7 0 1
1908 Victor M. Place 8 1 0
1907 Thomas A. Berry 6 0 1
1906 Thomas A. Berry 6 1 0
1905 Henry J. McGlew 5 4 0
1904 Louis (Red) Salmon 5 3 0
1903 James F. Faragher 8 0 1
1902 James F. Faragher 6 2 1
1901 Pat O’Dea 8 1 1
1900 Pat O’Dea 6 3 1
1899 James McWeeney 6 3 1
1898 Frank E. Hering 4 2 0
1897 Frank E. Hering 4 1 1
1896 Frank E. Hering 4 3 0
1895 H.G. Hadden 3 1 0
1894 James L. Morison 3 1 1
1893 None 4 1 0
1892 None 1 0 1
1889 None 1 0 0
1888 Edward Prudhomme 1 2 0
1887 None 0 1 0