National Championships
Through the summer of 2012, Notre Dame has won 26 national championships since it started competing in athletics. Since the NCAA has formed, Notre Dame has recorded 27 national championships, 18 were won by men's teams, 5 by women's teams, and 4 by combined teams.
Notre Dame's championships occurred in the following sports:
- Football: 1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988
- Fencing: (men's) 1977, 1978, 1986, (women's) 1987, (Combined) 1994, 2003, 2005, 2011
- Women's soccer: 1995, 2004, 2010
- Men's tennis: 1944, 1959
- Women's basketball: 2001
- Men's cross country: 1957
- Men's golf: 1944
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