Seasons
| Consensus National Champions † | National Champion Consideration * | Bowl game berth ^ |
| Season | Head coach |
Season results | Bowl result | Final ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Ties | Associated Press Poll |
Coaches' Poll |
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| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |||||||
| 1887 | No Coach | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1888 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1889 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1890 | No team | ||||||
| 1891 | |||||||
| 1892 | No Coach | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1893 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1894 | J. L. Morison | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1895 | H.G. Hadden | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1896 | Frank E. Hering | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1897 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1898 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1899 | James McWeeney | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1900 | Pat O'Dea | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1901 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1902 | James Farragher | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1903 | 8 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | Louis Salmon | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1905 | Henry J. McGlew | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1906 | Thomas Barry | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1907 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1908 | Victor M. Place | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1909 | Frank C. Longman | 7 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1910 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1911 | John L. Marks | 6 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1912 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1913 | Jesse Harper | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1914 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1915 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1916 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1917 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1918 | Knute Rockne | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1919 * | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1920 * | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1921 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1922 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1923 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1924 † | 10 | 0 | 0 | Won 1925 Rose Bowl against Stanford Cardinal, 27–10 ^ | — | — | |
| 1925 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Notre Dame football did not accept postseason bowl bids from 1926 until 1969 due to an athletic department policy citing academic concerns. | — | — | |
| 1926 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1927 * | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1929 † | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1930 † | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | Hunk Anderson | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| 1932 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | Elmer Layden | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |
| 1935 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | ||
| 1937 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | — | ||
| 1938 * | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | — | ||
| 1939 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | — | ||
| 1940 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1941 | Frank Leahy | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | |
| 1942 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | ||
| 1943 † | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | ||
| 1944 | Edward McKeever | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | — | |
| 1945 | Hugh Devore | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | — | |
| 1946 † | Frank Leahy | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 1947 † | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | ||
| 1948 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | ||
| 1949 † | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | ||
| 1950 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1951 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | ||
| 1952 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1953 * | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1954 | Terence Brennan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1955 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1956 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | ||
| 1958 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 14 | ||
| 1959 | Joe Kuharich | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | — | |
| 1960 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1962 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1963 | Hugh Devore | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |
| 1964 * | Ara Parseghian | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1965 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1966 † | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1967 * | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1968 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1969 | 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost 1970 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas Longhorns, 17–21 ^ | 5 | 9 | |
| 1970 * | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won 1971 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas Longhorns, 24–11 ^ | 2 | 5 | |
| 1971 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 15 | |
| 1972 | 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost 1973 Orange Bowl against Nebraska Cornhuskers, 6–40 ^ | 14 | 12 | |
| 1973 † | 11 | 0 | 0 | Won 1973 Sugar Bowl against Alabama Crimson Tide, 24–23 ^ | 1 | 4 | |
| 1974 | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won 1975 Orange Bowl against Alabama Crimson Tide, 13–11 ^ | 6 | 4 | |
| 1975 | Dan Devine | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 |
| 1976 | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won 1976 Gator Bowl against Penn State Nittany Lions, 20–9 ^ | 12 | 12 | |
| 1977 † | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won 1978 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas Longhorns, 38–10 ^ | 1 | 1 | |
| 1978 | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won 1979 Cotton Bowl Classic against Houston Cougars, 35–34 ^ | 7 | 6 | |
| 1979 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost 1981 Sugar Bowl against Georgia Bulldogs, 10–17 ^ | 9 | 10 | |
| 1981 | Gerry Faust | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | 7 | 5 | 0 | Won 1983 Liberty Bowl against Boston College Eagles, 19–18 ^ | — | — | |
| 1984 | 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost 1984 Aloha Bowl against SMU Mustangs, 20–27 ^ | — | — | |
| 1985 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | Lou Holtz | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost 1988 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas A&M Aggies, 10–35 ^ | 17 | — | |
| 1988 † | 12 | 0 | 0 | Won 1989 Fiesta Bowl against West Virginia Mountaineers, 34–21 ^ | 1 | 1 | |
| 1989 * | 12 | 1 | 0 | Won 1990 Orange Bowl against Colorado Buffaloes, 21–6 ^ | 2 | 3 | |
| 1990 | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost 1991 Orange Bowl against Colorado Buffaloes, 9–10 ^ | 6 | 6 | |
| 1991 | 10 | 3 | 0 | Won 1992 Sugar Bowl against Florida Gators, 39–28 ^ | 13 | 12 | |
| 1992 | 10 | 1 | 1 | Won 1993 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas A&M Aggies, 28–3 ^ | 4 | 4 | |
| 1993 * | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won 1994 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas A&M Aggies, 24–21 ^ | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Lost 1995 Fiesta Bowl against Colorado Buffaloes, 24–41 ^ | — | — | |
| 1995 | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost 1996 Orange Bowl against Florida State Seminoles, 26–31 ^ | 11 | 13 | |
| 1996 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 19 | 21 | |
| 1997 | Bob Davie | 7 | 6 | — | Lost 1997 Independence Bowl against LSU Tigers, 9–27 ^ | — | — |
| 1998 | 9 | 3 | — | Lost 1999 Gator Bowl against Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 28–35 ^ | 22 | 22 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | 9 | 3 | — | Lost 2001 Fiesta Bowl against Oregon State Beavers, 9–41 ^ | 15 | 16 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | Tyrone Willingham | 10 | 3 | — | Lost 2003 Gator Bowl against North Carolina State Wolfpack, 6–28 ^ | 17 | 17 |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | — | Lost 2004 Insight Bowl against Oregon State Beavers, 21-38 ^ | — | — | |
| 2005 | Charlie Weis | 9 | 3 | — | Lost 2006 Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State Buckeyes, 20–34 ^ | 9 | 11 |
| 2006 | 10 | 3 | — | Lost 2007 Sugar Bowl against LSU Tigers, 14–41 ^ | 17 | 19 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | 7 | 6 | — | Won 2008 Hawaii Bowl against Hawaii Warriors, 49-21 ^ | — | — | |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | Brian Kelly | 8 | 5 | — | Won 2010 Sun Bowl against Miami Hurricanes, 33-17 ^ | — | — |
| 2011 | 8 | 5 | — | Lost 2011 Champs Sports Bowl against Florida State Seminoles, 14-18 ^ | — | — | |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 841 | 280 | 42 | (regular season games) | |||
| 15 | 16 | 0 | (bowl games; 31 appearances) | ||||
| 864 | 300 | 42 | (all games) | ||||
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