FBS Independents · Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish
3AP Week 62026: 5-0 (0-0 conf) Notre Dame Stadium
National titles
11
Last: 1988
Heisman winners
7
Last: Tim Brown
CFP berths
3
since 2014
All-time
928-334-36
.729 win pct
Weeks ranked
96
of 104 polls since 2020
Weeks at No. 1
0
since 2020
The program
Overview
Notre Dame is among college football's most storied programs, claiming 11 national championships and seven Heisman winners. Knute Rockne, Frank Leahy, Ara Parseghian, Dan Devine and Lou Holtz all won titles in South Bend, where the 'Touchdown Jesus' mural overlooks the stadium. A proud independent with an exclusive NBC broadcast deal since 1991, the Irish reached the CFP national title game after the 2024 season.
- Institution
- University of Notre Dame
- Nickname
- Fighting Irish
- Founded
- 1842
- First season
- 1887
- Conference
- FBS Independents
- Head coach
- Marcus Freeman (since 2021)
- Fight song
- Notre Dame Victory March
- Colors
- X / Twitter
- @NDFootball
Since 2020
AP poll history
5-0 overall
2026 season
- Sep 6· Neutral
- Sep 12
Rice0 - Sep 19
- Sep 26
- Oct 3
- Oct 10
Stanford#3Notre Dame (home) - Oct 17
#8BYU (home) - Oct 31· Neutral
- Nov 7#3Notre Dame (home)
- Nov 14#3Notre Dame (home)
- Nov 21#3Notre Dame (home)
- Nov 28
Syracuse (home)
2026 roster
Roster & stats
Passing leader
1,197 yds
#13 CJ Carr
Rushing leader
266 yds
#22 Aneyas Williams
Receiving leader
371 yds
#6 Jordan Faison
Tackles leader
24 tkl
#34 Drayk Bowen
Full roster113 players · 61 with stats
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Season stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Sullivan Garvin | OL | FR | 6'5" / 315 | Allegan, MI | |
| 51 | Ben Nichols | OL | FR | 6'5" / 320 | Davison, MI | |
| 52 | Devan Houstan | OL | JR | 6'4" / 305 | Mississauga, AB | |
| 54 | Anthonie Knapp | OL | JR | 6'5" / 304 | Roswell, GA | |
| 55 | Chris Terek | OL | JR | 6'5" / 321 | Glen Ellyn, IL | |
| 56 | Charles Jagusah | OL | SO | 6'5" / 330 | Rock Island, IL | |
| 57 | Cam Herron | OL | FR | 6'2" / 291 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| 58 | Matty Augustine | OL | FR | 6'8" / 310 | Greenwich, CT | |
| 60 | Max Anderson | OL | JR | 6'3" / 303 | Saint Paul, MN | |
| 61 | Robbie Wollan | OL | JR | 6'4" / 300 | Saint Paul, MN | |
| 64 | Joe Otting | OL | JR | 6'4" / 305 | Topeka, KS | |
| 65 | Grayson McKeogh | OL | FR | 6'7" / 298 | Perkasie, PA | |
| 66 | Tyler Merrill | OL | FR | 6'6" / 330 | Mechanicsburg, PA | |
| 67 | Gregory Patrick | OL | FR | 6'6" / 281 | Portage, MI | |
| 68 | Charlie Thom | OL | FR | 6'7" / 280 | Darien, CT | |
| 70 | Ashton Craig | OL | SR | 6'5" / 310 | Lawrenceburg, IN | |
| 71 | Styles Prescod | OL | SO | 6'6" / 298 | Fishers, IN | |
| 74 | Will Black | OL | FR | 6'7" / 316 | London, ON | |
| 75 | Sullivan Absher | OL | JR | 6'7" / 320 | Belmont, NC | |
| 76 | Guerby Lambert | OL | SO | 6'7" / 325 | Boston, MA | |
| 77 | Peter Jones | OL | SO | 6'5" / 315 | Coatesville, PA | |
| 78 | Owen Strebig | OL | FR | 6'8" / 302 | Brookfield, WI | |
| 9 | Teddy Jarrard | QB | FR | 6'4" / 207 | Kennesaw, GA | 2/2, 29 pass yds, 0 TD, 0 INT |
| 10 | Noah Grubbs | QB | FR | 6'4" / 209 | Lake Mary, FL | 9/15, 108 pass yds, 1 TD, 0 INT |
| 12 | Blake Hebert | QB | FR | 6'2" / 216 | Boxford, MA | |
| 13 | CJ Carr | QB | SO | 6'2" / 215 | Saline, MI | 88/124, 1,197 pass yds, 13 TD, 1 INT · 12 car, 28 rush yds, 3 TD |
| 2 | Nolan James Jr. | RB | FR | 5'10" / 212 | Westwood, NJ | 55 car, 262 rush yds, 3 TD · 10 rec, 87 yds, 3 TD |
| 20 | Jonaz Walton | RB | FR | 5'9" / 214 | Carrollton, GA | 39 car, 228 rush yds, 0 TD · 2 rec, 28 yds, 0 TD · 1 tkl |
| 21 | Kedren Young | RB | SO | 5'11" / 234 | Lufkin, TX | 7 car, 16 rush yds, 0 TD · 2 rec, 19 yds, 0 TD |
| 22 | Aneyas Williams | RB | JR | 5'10" / 210 | Hannibal, MO | 60 car, 266 rush yds, 4 TD · 7 rec, 34 yds, 0 TD |
| 26 | Javian Osborne | RB | FR | 5'9" / 200 | Forney, TX | 5 car, 4 rush yds, 0 TD |
| 37 | Kurt Smith | RB | FR | 5'9" / 187 | South Beloit, IL | |
| 46 | Matt Williams | RB | SR | 5'9" / 195 | Naperville, IL | |
| 7 | Ty Washington | TE | SR | 6'4" / 253 | Leesburg, GA | 2 rec, 12 yds, 0 TD |
| 24 | Ian Premer | TE | FR | 6'6" / 240 | Great Bend, KS | |
| 42 | Henry Garrity | TE | SR | 6'4" / 230 | Bloomfield Hills, MI | |
| 84 | Preston Fryzel | TE | FR | 6'4" / 225 | Holland, OH | |
| 85 | Jack Larsen | TE | SO | 6'3" / 248 | Charlotte, NC | |
| 86 | Kaleb Johnson | TE | FR | 6'2" / 241 | Mishawaka, IN | |
| 87 | Cooper Flanagan | TE | JR | 6'6" / 250 | Pleasant Hill, CA | 6 rec, 48 yds, 2 TD |
| 88 | James Flanigan | TE | FR | 6'6" / 251 | Green Bay, WI | 3 rec, 19 yds, 1 TD |
| 89 | Austin Ratigan | TE | FR | 6'4" / 223 | South Bend, IN | |
| 0 | Quincy Porter | WR | SO | 6'4" / 207 | New Milford, NJ | |
| 1 | Jaden Greathouse | WR | JR | 6'1" / 215 | Austin, TX | 8 rec, 108 yds, 1 TD |
| 3 | Mylan Graham | WR | SO | 6'1" / 192 | Fort Wayne, IN | 3 rec, 32 yds, 0 TD |
| 4 | Bubba Frazier | WR | FR | 5'10" / 182 | Savannah, GA | |
| 5 | Cam Williams | WR | SO | 6'2" / 201 | Glen Ellyn, IL | |
| 6 | Jordan Faison | WR | SR | 5'11" / 185 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 25 rec, 371 yds, 4 TD |
| 8 | Jerome Bettis Jr. | WR | FR | 6'2" / 199 | Atlanta, GA | 3 rec, 87 yds, 0 TD |
| 11 | Devin Fitzgerald | WR | FR | 6'2" / 208 | Paradise Valley, AZ | 1 rec, 20 yds, 0 TD |
| 14 | Micah Gilbert | WR | SO | 6'2" / 205 | Charlotte, NC | 18 rec, 368 yds, 2 TD |
| 15 | Brayden Robinson | WR | FR | 5'7" / 168 | Red Oak, TX | 1 car, 11 rush yds, 0 TD |
| 16 | Dylan Faison | WR | FR | 6'2" / 163 | Weston, FL | |
| 17 | Elijah Burress | WR | FR | 6'1" / 190 | Totowa, NJ | 3 rec, 33 yds, 0 TD |
| 18 | Kaydon Finley | WR | FR | 6'1" / 207 | Aledo, TX | |
| 19 | Logan Saldate | WR | SO | 5'11" / 185 | Gilroy, CA | 3 rec, 36 yds, 0 TD |
| 31 | Xavier Southall | WR | SO | 6'0" / 180 | Alexandria, VA | |
| 33 | Matt Jeffery | WR | SO | 5'11" / 195 | Cheshire, CT | 3 rec, 32 yds, 1 TD · 3 tkl |
| 1 | Dallas Golden | CB | SO | 6'0" / 191 | Tampa, FL | 1 tkl |
| 2 | DJ McKinney | CB | SR | 6'1" / 185 | Colleyville, TX | 5 tkl, 1 TFL · 1 INT |
| 12 | Jayden Sanders | CB | SO | 6'0" / 195 | Kilgore, TX | 5 tkl |
| 13 | Ayden Pouncey | CB | FR | 6'3" / 180 | Orlando, FL | 2 tkl |
| 15 | Leonard Moore | CB | JR | 6'2" / 197 | Round Rock, TX | 8 tkl |
| 21 | Khary Adams | CB | FR | 6'1" / 187 | Baltimore, MD | |
| 24 | Mark Zackery IV | CB | SO | 5'10" / 184 | Indianapolis, IN | 4 tkl |
| 26 | Chaz Smith | CB | FR | 6'1" / 172 | Knoxville, TN | |
| 29 | Christian Gray | CB | SR | 6'0" / 186 | Saint Louis, MO | 7 tkl |
| 32 | Nick Reddish | CB | FR | 5'10" / 195 | Charlotte, NC | |
| 0 | Tionne Gray | DL | SO | 6'5" / 330 | St. Louis, MO | 9 tkl, 1.5 TFL, 1 sk |
| 5 | Boubacar Traore | DL | JR | 6'5" / 253 | Boston, MA | 15 tkl, 4.5 TFL, 2.5 sk |
| 6 | Christopher Burgess Jr. | DL | FR | 6'4" / 300 | Chicago, IL | |
| 7 | Francis Brewu | DL | JR | 6'1" / 285 | Westerville, OH | 13 tkl, 3 TFL, 2 sk |
| 10 | Loghan Thomas | DL | JR | 6'3" / 215 | Katy, TX | 7 tkl, 2 TFL, 2 sk |
| 11 | Keon Keeley | DL | JR | 6'5" / 275 | Tampa, FL | 4 tkl |
| 14 | Ebenezer Ewetade | DL | FR | 6'4" / 240 | Raleigh, NC | 1 tkl |
| 40 | Dominik Hulak | DL | FR | 6'3" / 260 | Glendale Heights, IL | |
| 42 | Cole Mullins | DL | SO | 6'4" / 280 | Hoschton, GA | 1 tkl |
| 44 | Rodney Dunham | DL | FR | 6'4" / 242 | Charlotte, NC | 7 tkl, 1.5 TFL, 1 sk |
| 47 | Jason Onye | DL | SR | 6'5" / 295 | North Providence, RI | 1 tkl |
| 55 | Tiki Hola | DL | FR | 6'3" / 310 | Bastrop, TX | |
| 56 | Elijah Hughes | DL | SR | 6'3" / 295 | Arlington, VA | 3 tkl |
| 59 | Sean Sevillano Jr. | DL | SO | 6'2" / 320 | Clearwater, FL | 3 tkl |
| 60 | Davion Dixon | DL | FR | 6'2" / 316 | Homestead, FL | |
| 88 | Armel Mukam | DL | JR | 6'3" / 296 | Laprairie, PQ | 9 tkl, 3 TFL, 1 sk |
| 90 | Elijah Golden | DL | FR | 6'4" / 292 | Fredericksburg, VA | |
| 91 | Gordy Sulfsted | DL | FR | 6'5" / 275 | Cincinnati, OH | 1 tkl |
| 94 | Joe Reiff | DL | FR | 6'5" / 264 | Elmhurst, IL | |
| 95 | Bryce Young | DL | JR | 6'6" / 260 | Charlotte, NC | 15 tkl, 5.5 TFL, 3 sk |
| 3 | Jaylen Sneed | LB | SR | 6'1" / 227 | Hilton Head Island, SC | 20 tkl |
| 4 | Jaiden Ausberry | LB | JR | 6'1" / 226 | Baton Rouge, LA | 17 tkl, 1 TFL |
| 16 | Ko'o Kia | LB | FR | 6'2" / 225 | Kahalu'u, HI | |
| 19 | Madden Faraimo | LB | SO | 6'2" / 235 | Oceanside, CA | 3 tkl |
| 23 | Ja'Kobe Clapper | LB | FR | 6'1" / 230 | Cincinnati, OH | 2 tkl |
| 27 | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | LB | JR | 6'3" / 230 | Inland Empire, CA | 13 tkl, 1.5 TFL · 1 INT |
| 34 | Drayk Bowen | LB | SR | 6'2" / 232 | Saint John, IN | 24 tkl, 1 TFL |
| 35 | Teddy Rezac | LB | SO | 6'3" / 226 | Omaha, NE | 3 tkl, 0.5 TFL |
| 38 | Tommy Powlus | LB | JR | 6'1" / 213 | Granger, IN | |
| 43 | Kahanu Kia | LB | JR | 6'2" / 225 | Kaneohe, HI | 2 tkl, 0.5 TFL |
| 58 | Thomas Davis Jr. | LB | FR | 6'2" / 225 | Weddington, NC | 1 tkl |
| 8 | Adon Shuler | S | JR | 6'0" / 202 | Irvington, NJ | 22 tkl, 2.5 TFL · 1 INT |
| 9 | Brauntae Johnson | S | SO | 6'2" / 200 | Fort Wayne, IN | 1 tkl |
| 20 | Joey O'Brien | S | FR | 6'5" / 203 | Roxborough, PA | 9 tkl, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sk |
| 22 | Ethan Long | S | FR | 6'2" / 204 | Milford, CT | 5 tkl |
| 25 | Brandon Logan | S | FR | 5'11" / 197 | Fort Wayne, IN | 3 tkl |
| 28 | Luke Talich | S | SR | 6'4" / 204 | Cody, WY | 14 tkl, 3.5 TFL, 1 sk · 2 INT |
| 30 | Patrick Downes | S | FR | 6'1" / 204 | Delray Beach, FL | |
| 48 | Chase Young | S | FR | 6'2" / 199 | Eagan, MN | |
| 49 | Andrew Kros | LS | JR | 6'4" / 227 | Louisville, KY | |
| 96 | Joseph Vinci | LS | SO | 6'4" / 231 | Westwood, MA | 1 tkl |
| 18 | Erik Schmidt | P | SO | 6'2" / 211 | Milwaukee, WI | |
| 39 | Jasper Scaife | P | FR | 6'6" / 215 | West Perth | |
| 35 | Spencer Porath | PK | JR | 6'0" / 200 | Brownsburg, IN | 6/7 FG |
| 36 | Micah Drescher | PK | FR | 6'5" / 196 | Hinsdale, IL |
Home field
Notre Dame Stadium
Capacity
80,795
“The House That Rockne Built”
Notre Dame, IN
- Opened
- 1930
- 96 seasons ago
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Roof
- Open air
- Elevation
- 730 ft
- Time zone
- Indianapolis
- Avg. home crowd
- 66,101
- 82% of capacity · 39 games since 2020
- Biggest crowd since 2020
- 77,622
- vs Cincinnati, 2021
- Zip
- 46556
Titles & awards
Trophy case
National championships11
19241929193019431946194719491966197319771988
Heisman Trophy winners7
- 1987Tim BrownWR
- 1964John HuarteQB
- 1956Paul HornungQB
- 1953Johnny LattnerHB
- 1949Leon HartE
- 1947Johnny LujackQB
- 1943Angelo BertelliQB
College Football Playoff3
2024 · 7th seed · Runner-up2020 · 4th seed · Playoff2018 · 3rd seed · Playoff
1893–2026
Program history
Win %★ National title season
Best seasons
- 198812-0Lou Holtz★
- 197311-0Ara Parseghian★
- 192410-0Knute Rockne★
- 193010-0Knute Rockne★
- 194910-0Frank Leahy★
- 19199-0Knute Rockne
On the sideline
Head coaches
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Pct | Best final AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Freeman | 2021–2026 | 43-12 | .782 | #2 |
| Brian Kelly | 2010–2021 | 113-40 | .739 | #4 |
| Charlie Weis | 2005–2009 | 35-27 | .565 | #9 |
| Tyrone Willingham | 2002–2004 | 21-15 | .583 | #17 |
| Bob Davie | 1997–2001 | 35-25 | .583 | #15 |
| Lou Holtz | 1986–1996 | 100-30-2 | .765 | #1 |
| Gerry Faust | 1981–1985 | 30-26-1 | .535 | — |
| Dan Devine | 1975–1980 | 53-16-1 | .764 | #1 |
| Ara Parseghian | 1964–1974 | 95-17-4 | .836 | #1 |
| Hugh Devore | 1963 | 2-7 | .222 | — |
| Joe Kuharich | 1959–1962 | 17-23 | .425 | #17 |
| Terry Brennan | 1954–1958 | 32-18 | .640 | #4 |
| Frank Leahy | 1946–1953 | 63-8-6 | .857 | #1 |
| Hugh Devore | 1945 | 7-2-1 | .750 | #9 |
| Ed McKeever | 1944 | 8-2 | .800 | #9 |
| Frank Leahy | 1941–1943 | 24-3-3 | .850 | #1 |
| Elmer Layden | 1934–1940 | 47-13-3 | .770 | #5 |
| Hunk Anderson | 1931–1933 | 16-9-2 | .630 | — |
| Knute Rockne | 1918–1930 | 105-12-5 | .881 | — |
| Jesse Harper | 1913–1917 | 34-5-1 | .863 | — |
| Henry McGlew | 1905 | 5-4 | .556 | — |
| Louis Salmon | 1904 | 5-3 | .625 | — |
| James Faragher | 1902 | 6-2-1 | .722 | — |
| Patrick O'Dea | 1900–1901 | 14-4-2 | .750 | — |
| James McWeeney | 1899 | 6-3-1 | .650 | — |
39 picks · 4 first-rounders
NFL Draft since 2020
20266 picks
- #3Jeremiyah LoveRunning Back · Arizona
- #32Jadarian PriceRunning Back · Seattle
- #74Malachi FieldsWide Receiver · New York
- #95Eli RaridonTight End · New England
- #160Billy SchrauthOffensive Guard · Tampa Bay
- #210Gabriel RubioDefensive Tackle · Pittsburgh
20256 picks
- #53Benjamin MorrisonCornerback · Tampa Bay
- #96Xavier WattsSafety · Atlanta
- #107Jack KiserLinebacker · Jacksonville
- #142Rylie MillsDefensive Tackle · Seattle
- #163Mitchell EvansTight End · Carolina
- #189Riley LeonardQuarterback · Indianapolis
20247 picks
- #5Joe AltOffensive Tackle · Los Angeles
- #59Blake FisherOffensive Tackle · Houston
- #87Marist LiufauLinebacker · Dallas
- #140Cam HartCornerback · Los Angeles
- #143JD BertrandLinebacker · Atlanta
- #147Audric EstimeRunning Back · Denver
- #222Javontae Jean-BaptisteDefensive Edge · Washington
20233 picks
- #35Michael MayerTight End · Las Vegas
- #40Isaiah FoskeyDefensive End · New Orleans
- #201Jarrett PattersonCenter · Houston
20222 picks
- #14Kyle HamiltonSafety · Baltimore
- #164Kyren WilliamsRunning Back · Los Angeles
20219 picks
- #42Liam EichenbergOffensive Tackle · Miami
- #48Aaron BanksOffensive Guard · San Francisco
- #52Jeremiah Owusu-KoramoahInside Linebacker · Cleveland
- #83Tommy TrembleTight End · Carolina
- #95Robert HainseyOffensive Tackle · Tampa Bay
- #133Ian BookQuarterback · New Orleans
- #171Daelin HayesDefensive End · Baltimore
- #182Adetokunbo OgundejiDefensive End · Atlanta
- #249Ben SkowronekWide Receiver · Los Angeles
20206 picks
- #43Cole KmetTight End · Chicago
- #49Chase ClaypoolWide Receiver · Pittsburgh
- #67Julian OkwaraOutside Linebacker · Detroit
- #113Troy Pride Jr.Cornerback · Carolina
- #147Khalid KareemDefensive End · Cincinnati
- #186Alohi GilmanSafety · Los Angeles