Results/News Releases
| 2005 SCHEDULEOverall 9-3Home 4-2Away 5-0Neutral 0-1 |
| Date | Opponent / Event | Location | Time / Result | Media | |
| Sat., Sep. 3 | at Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh, PA | W, 42-21 | TV: ABC | More |
| Sat., Sep. 10 | at Michigan |
Ann Arbor, MI | W, 17-10 | TV: ABC | More |
| Sat., Sep. 17 | vs. Michigan State |
Notre Dame, IN | L, 44-41 (OT) | TV: NBC | More |
| Sat., Sep. 24 | at Washington |
Seattle, WA | W, 36-17 | TV: ABC | More |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | at Purdue |
West Lafayette, IN | W, 49-28 | TV: ESPN | More |
| Sat., Oct. 15 | vs. USC |
Notre Dame, IN | L, 34-31 | TV: NBC | More |
| Sat., Oct. 22 | vs. BYU |
Notre Dame, IN | W, 49-23 | TV: NBC | More |
| Sat., Nov. 5 | vs. Tennessee |
Notre Dame, IN | W, 41-21 | TV: NBC | More |
| Sat., Nov. 12 | vs. Navy |
Notre Dame, IN | W, 42-21 | TV: NBC | More |
| Sat., Nov. 19 | vs. Syracuse |
Notre Dame, IN | W, 34-10 | TV: NBC | More |
| Sat., Nov. 26 | at Stanford |
Palo Alto, CA | W, 38-31 | TV: ABC | More |
| Mon., Jan. 2 | vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl) |
Tempe, AZ | L, 34-20 | TV: ABC | More |
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