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Year Coach Record Final Rankings
(AP / Coaches)
Information
2018 Brian Kelly 12-1 5th / 5th Results | Stats | Stats PDF Format | Roster | News | More
2017 Brian Kelly 10-3 11th / 11th Results | Stats | Stats PDF Format | Roster | News | More
2016 Brian Kelly 4-8 Results | Stats | Stats PDF Format | Roster | News | More
2015 Brian Kelly 10-3 11th / 10th Results | Stats | Stats PDF Format | Roster | News | More
2014 Brian Kelly 8-5 Results | Stats | Stats PDF Format | Roster | News | More
2013 Brian Kelly 9-4 21st / 24th Results | Stats | Stats PDF Format | Roster | News | More
2012 Brian Kelly 12-1 4th / 3rd Results | Stats | Stats PDF Format | Roster | News | More
2011 Brian Kelly 8-5 Results | Stats | Stats PDF Format | Roster | News | More
2010 Brian Kelly 8-5 Results | Stats | Stats PDF Format | Roster | News | More
2009 Charlie Weis 6-6 Results | Stats | Stats PDF Format | Roster | News | More
2008 Charlie Weis 7-6 Results | Stats | Stats PDF Format | Roster PDF Format | News | More
2007 Charlie Weis 3-9 Results | Stats | Stats PDF Format | News | More
2006 Charlie Weis 10-3 17th / 19th Results | Stats | Stats PDF Format | News | More
2005 Charlie Weis 9-3 9th / 11th Results | Stats | News | More
2004 Tyrone Willingham 6-6 Results | Stats | News | More
2003 Tyrone Willingham 5-7 Results | Stats | Stats PDF Format | News | More
2002 Tyrone Willingham 10-3 17th / 17th Results | Stats | Stats PDF Format | News
2001 Bob Davie 5-6 Results | Stats | News
2000 Bob Davie 9-3 15th / 16th Results | Stats | News
1999 Bob Davie 5-7 Results | Stats | News
1998 Bob Davie 9-3 22nd / 22nd Results | News
1997 Bob Davie 7-6 Results | Stats
1996 Lou Holtz 8-3 19th / 21st Results | Stats | Roster | News
1995 Lou Holtz 9-3 11th / 13th Results | Stats
1994 Lou Holtz 6-5-1 Results | Stats PDF Format
1993 Lou Holtz 11-1 2nd / 2nd Results | Stats PDF Format
1992 Lou Holtz 10-1-1 4th / 4th Results | Stats PDF Format
1991 Lou Holtz 10-3 13th / 12th Results | Stats PDF Format
1990 Lou Holtz 9-3 6th / 6th Results | Stats PDF Format
1989 Lou Holtz 12-1 2nd / 3rd Results | Stats PDF Format
1988 Lou Holtz 12-0 1st / 1st Results | Stats PDF Format | Summary PDF Format
1987 Lou Holtz 8-4 17th / — Results | Stats PDF Format
1986 Lou Holtz 5-6 Results | Stats PDF Format
1985 Gerry Faust 5-6 Results | Stats PDF Format
1984 Gerry Faust 7-5 Results | Stats PDF Format
1983 Gerry Faust 7-5 Results | Stats PDF Format
1982 Gerry Faust 6-4-1 Results | Stats PDF Format
1981 Gerry Faust 5-6 Results | Stats PDF Format
1980 Dan Devine 9-2-1 9th / 10th Results | Stats PDF Format
1979 Dan Devine 7-4 Results | Stats PDF Format
1978 Dan Devine 9-3 7th / 6th Results | Stats PDF Format
1977 Dan Devine 11-1 1st / 1st Results | Stats PDF Format | Summary PDF Format
1976 Dan Devine 9-3 12th / 12th Results | Stats PDF Format
1975 Dan Devine 8-3 — / 17th Results | Stats PDF Format
1974 Ara Parseghian 10-2 6th / 4th Results | Stats PDF Format
1973 Ara Parseghian 11-0 1st / 4th Results | Stats PDF Format | Summary PDF Format
1972 Ara Parseghian 8-3 14th / 12th Results | Stats PDF Format
1971 Ara Parseghian 8-2 13th / 15th Results | Stats PDF Format
1970 Ara Parseghian 10-1 2nd / 5th Results | Stats PDF Format
1969 Ara Parseghian 8-2-1 5th / 9th Results | Stats PDF Format
1968 Ara Parseghian 7-2-1 5th / 8th Results | Stats PDF Format
1967 Ara Parseghian 8-2 5th / 4th Results | Stats PDF Format
1966 Ara Parseghian 9-0-1 1st / 1st Results | Stats PDF Format | Summary PDF Format
1965 Ara Parseghian 7-2-1 9th / 8th Results | Stats PDF Format
1964 Ara Parseghian 9-1 3rd / 3rd Results | Stats PDF Format
1963 Hugh Devore 2-7 Results | Stats PDF Format
1962 Joe Kuharich 5-5 Results | Stats PDF Format
1961 Joe Kuharich 5-5 Results | Stats PDF Format
1960 Joe Kuharich 2-8 Results | Stats PDF Format
1959 Joe Kuharich 5-5 17th / — Results | Stats PDF Format
1958 Terry Brennan 6-4 17th / 14th Results | Stats PDF Format
1957 Terry Brennan 7-3 10th / 9th Results | Stats PDF Format
1956 Terry Brennan 2-8 Results | Stats PDF Format
1955 Terry Brennan 8-2 9th / 10th Results | Stats PDF Format
1954 Terry Brennan 9-1 4th / 4th Results | Stats PDF Format
1953 Frank Leahy 9-0-1 2nd / 2nd Results | Stats PDF Format
1952 Frank Leahy 7-2-1 3rd / 3rd Results | Stats PDF Format
1951 Frank Leahy 7-2-1 — / 13th Results | Stats PDF Format
1950 Frank Leahy 4-4-1 Results | Stats PDF Format
1949 Frank Leahy 10-0 1st / no poll Results | Stats PDF Format | Summary PDF Format
1948 Frank Leahy 9-0-1 2nd / no poll Results | Stats PDF Format
1947 Frank Leahy 9-0 1st / no poll Results | Stats PDF Format | Summary PDF Format
1946 Frank Leahy 8-0-1 1st / no poll Results | Stats PDF Format | Summary PDF Format
1945 Hugh Devore 7-2-1 9th / no poll Results | Stats PDF Format
1944 Ed McKeever 8-2 9th / no poll Results | Stats PDF Format
1943 Frank Leahy 9-1 1st / no poll Results | Stats PDF Format | Summary PDF Format
1942 Frank Leahy 7-2-2 6th / no poll Results | Stats PDF Format
1941 Frank Leahy 8-0-1 3rd / no poll Results | Stats PDF Format
1940 Elmer Layden 7-2 — / no poll Results | Stats PDF Format
1939 Elmer Layden 7-2 13th / no poll Results | Stats PDF Format
1938 Elmer Layden 8-1 5th / no poll Results
1937 Elmer Layden 6-2-1 9th / no poll Results
1936 Elmer Layden 6-2-1 8th / no poll Results
1935 Elmer Layden 7-1-1 no polls Results
1934 Elmer Layden 6-3 no polls Results
1933 Hunk Anderson 3-5-1 no polls Results
1932 Hunk Anderson 7-2 no polls Results
1931 Hunk Anderson 6-2-1 no polls Results
1930 Knute Rockne 10-0 no polls Results | Summary PDF Format
1929 Knute Rockne 9-0 no polls Results | Summary PDF Format
1928 Knute Rockne 5-4 no polls Results
1927 Knute Rockne 7-1-1 no polls Results
1926 Knute Rockne 9-1 no polls Results
1925 Knute Rockne 7-2-1 no polls Results
1924 Knute Rockne 10-0 no polls Results | Summary PDF Format
1923 Knute Rockne 9-1 no polls Results
1922 Knute Rockne 8-1-1 no polls Results
1921 Knute Rockne 10-1 no polls Results
1920 Knute Rockne 9-0 no polls Results
1919 Knute Rockne 9-0 no polls Results
1918 Knute Rockne 3-1-2 no polls Results
1917 Jesse Harper 6-1-1 no polls Results
1916 Jesse Harper 8-1 no polls Results
1915 Jesse Harper 7-1 no polls Results
1914 Jesse Harper 6-2 no polls Results
1913 Jesse Harper 7-0 no polls Results
1912 John L. Marks 7-0 no polls Results
1911 John L. Marks 6-0-2 no polls Results
1910 Frank C. Longman 4-1-1 no polls Results
1909 Frank C. Longman 7-0-1 no polls Results | Results PDF Format
1908 Victor M. Place 8-1 no polls Results | Results PDF Format
1907 Thomas Barry 6-0-1 no polls Results | Results PDF Format
1906 Thomas Barry 6-1 no polls Results | Results PDF Format
1905 Henry J. McGlew 5-4 no polls Results | Results PDF Format
1904 Louis Salmon 5-3 no polls Results | Results PDF Format
1903 James Faragher 8-0-1 no polls Results | Results PDF Format
1902 James Faragher 6-2-1 no polls Results | Results PDF Format
1901 Patrick O’Dea 8-1-1 no polls Results | Results PDF Format
1900 Patrick O’Dea 6-3-1 no polls Results | Roster PDF Format
1899 James McWeeney 6-3-1 no polls Results | Roster PDF Format
1898 Frank E. Hering 4-2 no polls Results | Roster PDF Format
1897 Frank E. Hering 4-1-1 no polls Results | Roster PDF Format
1896 Frank E. Hering 4-3 no polls Results | Roster PDF Format
1895 H.G. Hadden 3-1 no polls Results | Roster PDF Format
1894 J.L. Morison 3-1-1 no polls Results | Roster PDF Format
1893 None 4-1 no polls Results | Roster PDF Format
1892 None 1-0-1 no polls Results | Roster PDF Format
1889 None 1-0 no polls Results | Roster PDF Format
1888 None 1-2 no polls Results | Roster PDF Format
1887 None 0-1 no polls Results | Roster PDF Format

Consensus national championship seasons in bold.