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}}</ref> Among the events that occurred during Rockne's tenure none may be more famous than the Rockne's "Win one for the Gipper" speech.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/college-football/rockne-s-win-one-for-the-gipper-speech-1.2476136|title=Rockne's 'Win one for the Gipper' speech|website=Newsday.com|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=September 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928055802/http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/college-football/rockne-s-win-one-for-the-gipper-speech-1.2476136|url-status=live}}</ref> Army came into the 1928 matchup undefeated and was the clear favorite.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/11.10.html|title=The New York Times: This Day In Sports|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=January 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107130813/http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/11.10.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Notre Dame, on the other hand, was having their worst season under Rockne's leadership and entered the game with a 4–2 record.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> At the end of the half Army was leading and looked to be in command of the game. Rockne entered the locker room and gave his account of Gipp's final words: ''"I've got to go, Rock. It's all right. I'm not afraid. Some time, Rock, when the team is up against it, when things are going wrong and the breaks are beating the boys, tell them to go in there with all they've got and win just one for the Gipper. I don't know where I'll be then, Rock. But I'll know about it, and I'll be happy."''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://125.nd.edu/moments/this-day-in-history-win-one-for-the-gipper/|title=This Day In History: Win One For The Gipper // Moments // 125 Football // University of Notre Dame|first=ENR // MarComm:Web // University of Notre|last=Dame|website=125.nd.edu|access-date=June 11, 2017|archive-date=May 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513093357/http://125.nd.edu/moments/this-day-in-history-win-one-for-the-gipper/|url-status=live}}</ref> The speech inspired the team and they went on to upset Army and win the game 12–6.<ref name="auto5">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/sports/ncaafootball/17army.html|title=Army-Notre Dame Game Stirs Yankee Stadium's Football Ghosts|first=Bill|last=Pennington|date=November 16, 2010|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=August 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812064642/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/sports/ncaafootball/17army.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
The [[1929 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1929]] and [[1930 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1930]] teams both went undefeated,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1929-schedule.html|title=1929 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=September 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903121643/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1929-schedule.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1930-schedule.html|title=1930 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=September 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903122313/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1930-schedule.html|url-status=live}}</ref> winning national championships,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uhnd.com/history/national-championships/notre-dame-1929-national-championship/|title=Notre Dame's 1929 National Championship - Notre Dame Football History|date=June 24, 2013|website=Uhnd.com|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=September 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903075548/https://www.uhnd.com/history/national-championships/notre-dame-1929-national-championship/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="uhnd.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.uhnd.com/history/national-championships/notre-dame-1930-national-championship/|title=Notre Dame's 1930 National Championship // Notre Dame Football History|date=July 3, 2013|website=Uhnd.com|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=September 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903081508/https://www.uhnd.com/history/national-championships/notre-dame-1930-national-championship/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the 1930 team was led by the likes of [[Frank Carideo]], [[Joe Savoldi]], [[Marchmont Schwartz|Marchy Schwartz]] and [[Marty Brill (American football)|Marty Brill]].<ref name="uhnd.com" /> It featured the first and only example of all four members of a backfield being named to an All-American team during the same season. The 1929 team played all of its games on the road while the new [[Notre Dame Stadium]] was being built.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1929.pdf|title=1929 Notre Dame Football|website=Archives.nd.edu|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=June 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605164505/http://archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1929.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1930, "Jumping Joe" Savoldi scored the first Notre Dame touchdown in the new stadium on a 98-yard kickoff return.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tiptop25.com/champ1930.html|title=1930 College Football National Championship|website=Tiptop25.com|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=September 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903080003/http://www.tiptop25.com/champ1930.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Savoldi is also known as "the first hero in the lore of Notre Dame's Stadium" based on scoring three touchdowns in the official stadium dedication game against Navy the following week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19301012&id=sG8hAAAAIBAJ&pg=2617,2207104&hl=en|title=Reading Eagle - Google News Archive Search|website=News.google.com|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=April 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406234136/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19301012&id=sG8hAAAAIBAJ&pg=2617,2207104&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Rockne coached his last game on December 14, 1930, when he led a group of Notre Dame all-stars against the [[New York Giants]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmqb.si.com/2014/05/20/nfl-history-in-95-objects-notre-dame-new-york-giants-program|title=Notre Dame vs. New York Giants 1930 Game Program|website=Mmqb.si.com|date=May 20, 2014 |access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202145507/http://mmqb.si.com/2014/05/20/nfl-history-in-95-objects-notre-dame-new-york-giants-program|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-game-that-put-the-nfls-reputation-on-the-line-84128969/|title=The Game that Put the NFL's Reputation on the Line|first=Gilbert|last=King|website=Smithsonianmag.com|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=September 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903074551/http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-game-that-put-the-nfls-reputation-on-the-line-84128969/|url-status=live}}</ref> The game raised funds for the Mayor's Relief Committee for the unemployed and needy of the city.<ref name="Rockne Last Game">{{cite web |title=Rockne's Last Game |url=http://hapmoran.org/giantsnd/Giants_vs_Notre_Dame_page1.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726140844/http://hapmoran.org/giantsnd/Giants_vs_Notre_Dame_page1.htm |archive-date=July 26, 2011 |access-date=May 24, 2008}}</ref>
On March 31, 1931, Rockne died at age 43 in [[1931 Transcontinental & Western Air Fokker F-10 crash|the crash of a Transcontinental & Western Air airliner]] in [[Kansas]]; he was on his way to help in the production of the film [[The Spirit of Notre Dame]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0304.html|title=Knute Rocke Dies with Seven Others in Mail Plane Dive|work=The New York Times |access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=September 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915113939/http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0304.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F0CEEDB123BE23ABC4E52DFB667838A629EDE|title=Movie Review: The Screen – Close-Ups of Gridiron Stars|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201144104/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F0CEEDB123BE23ABC4E52DFB667838A629EDE|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/91080/The-Spirit-of-Notre-Dame/|title=The Spirit of Notre Dame (1931) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=June 18, 2017|archive-date=September 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915070409/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/91080/The-Spirit-of-Notre-Dame/|url-status=live}}</ref> The crash site is located in a remote expanse of Kansas known as the [[Flint Hills]] and now features a Rockne Memorial.<ref name="Rockne Kansas Memorial">{{cite web |url=http://www.collegefootball.org/news.php?id=295 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007022928/http://www.collegefootball.org/news.php?id=295 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 7, 2008 |publisher=College Football News |title=College Football Hall of Fame's "Road Show" Kansas-Bound for Unveiling of Knute Rockne Memorial |access-date=May 24, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> As Notre Dame's head coach from 1918 to 1930, Rockne posted what has remained for decades the all-time highest winning percentage (.881) for a football coach in the NCAA's flagship FBS division.<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |last=Scofield |first=Dan |title=The True Story Of Knute Rockne, College Football's Most Renowned Coach |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/265043-the-true-story-of-knute-rockne-college-footballs-most-renowned-coach |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915113307/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/265043-the-true-story-of-knute-rockne-college-footballs-most-renowned-coach |archive-date=September 15, 2017 |access-date=June 11, 2017 |publisher=[[Bleacher Report]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/knute-rockne-born|title=Knute Rockne born - Mar 04, 1888|website=History.com|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111094139/http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/knute-rockne-born|url-status=live}}</ref> During his 13-year tenure as head coach of the Fighting Irish, Rockne collected 105 victories, 12 losses, 5 ties and 3 national championships.<ref name="sports-reference.com">{{cite web |title=Knute Rockne Coaching Record |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/knute-rockne-1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405102645/http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/knute-rockne-1.html |archive-date=April 5, 2016 |access-date=November 16, 2017 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="und.com2">{{cite web|url=http://www.und.com/trads/rockne.html|title=UND.COM :: The Official Site of Notre Dame Athletics|website=Und.com|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116022856/http://www.und.com/trads/rockne.html|archive-date=November 16, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Rockne also coached Notre Dame to 5 undefeated and untied seasons.<ref name="sports-reference.com" /><ref name="und.com2" />
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===Gerry Faust era (1981–1985)===
[[Gerry Faust]] was a surprise choice when hired to replace Devine in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-nov-24-sp-crowe24-story.html|title=For him, the Notre Dame job was a Faustian bargain|first=Jerry|last=Crowe|date=November 24, 2008|via=LA Times|access-date=June 2, 2017|archive-date=October 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023145106/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/nov/24/sports/sp-crowe24|url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to Notre Dame, Faust had been one of the more successful high school football coaches in the country. As coach of [[Moeller High School]] in [[Cincinnati]] he amassed a 174–17–2 record over 19 seasons.<ref name="auto12">{{cite web |last=Jacon-Duffy |first=Marais |date=December 1, 2016 |title=From the Vault: 'The Bold Experiment' with Gerry Faust, Notre Dame and Moeller High School |url=http://www.wcpo.com/news/our-community/from-the-vault/from-the-vault-gerry-faust-puts-moeller-football-on-the-map-leaves-for-notre-dame-after-state-game |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928005752/http://www.wcpo.com/news/our-community/from-the-vault/from-the-vault-gerry-faust-puts-moeller-football-on-the-map-leaves-for-notre-dame-after-state-game |archive-date=September 28, 2017 |access-date=November 16, 2017 |website=Wcpo.com}}</ref> Many of his players had gone on to play for Notre Dame; indeed, when he arrived in South Bend, he was reunited with nine of his former players from Moeller. Despite his success in the high school ranks, Faust's success at Notre Dame was mixed. In his [[1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|first season]], the Irish finished 5–6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1981-schedule.html|title=1981 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=September 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928060338/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1981-schedule.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In Faust's [[1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|second season]], Notre Dame improved slightly to 6–4–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1982-schedule.html|title=1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=September 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928060106/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1982-schedule.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The most successful years under Faust were the [[1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1983]] and [[1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1984]] campaigns where the Irish finished 7–5 and made trips to the [[1983 Liberty Bowl|Liberty Bowl]] and [[1984 Aloha Bowl|Aloha Bowl]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1983-schedule.html|title=1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=September 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928060210/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1983-schedule.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1984-schedule.html|title=1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=September 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928103036/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1984-schedule.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His final record at Notre Dame was 30–26–1.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/gerry-faust-1.html |title=Gerry Faust Coaching Record |website=Sports-reference.com |date=January 1, 1970 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |archive-date=June 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611195244/http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/gerry-faust-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> To avoid being fired, Faust resigned at the end of the [[1985 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1985 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1986/04/21/633826/faust-from-the-gipper-to-the-zippers|title=Faust: From the Gipper to the Zippers|first=Hank|last=Hersch|website=Si.com|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=September 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928005759/https://www.si.com/vault/1986/04/21/633826/faust-from-the-gipper-to-the-zippers|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=
===Lou Holtz era (1986–1996)===
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[[Lou Holtz]] had 17 years of head coaching experience by the time he was hired to lead the Irish.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/holtz_lou00.html |title=Lou Holtz Bio :: Notre Dame Football |website=Und.Com |access-date=May 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618082606/http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/holtz_lou00.html |archive-date=June 18, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He had previously been head coach of [[William & Mary Tribe football|William & Mary]], [[NC State Wolfpack football|North Carolina State]], the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s [[New York Jets]], [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]], and [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]].<ref name="autogenerated1"/> In contrast to Faust, Holtz was well known as a master motivator and a strict disciplinarian.<ref>{{cite web |title=Follansbee honors legendary coach Lou Holtz {{pipe}} News, Sports, Jobs – The Times Leader |url=http://www.timesleaderonline.com/news/local-news/2017/05/follansbee-honors-legendary-coach-lou-holtz/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501201247/http://www.timesleaderonline.com/news/local-news/2017/05/follansbee-honors-legendary-coach-lou-holtz/ |archive-date=May 1, 2017 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |website=Timesleaderonline.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Pam Prevatte |title=Woodruff native says ex-Notre Dame coach could turn it all around – News – GoUpstate – Spartanburg, SC |url=http://www.goupstate.com/article/NC/19981125/News/605188904/SJ/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903074127/http://www.goupstate.com/article/NC/19981125/News/605188904/SJ/ |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |website=GoUpstate.com}}</ref> The tone was set with Holtz's first meeting with his team as Irish head coach in 1986, immediately demanding his players sit up straight in their chairs and look him in the eye as he spoke.<ref>{{cite book |author1=John Heisler |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aqu3cWMqmpIC&q=lou+holtz+sit+up+in+chairs&pg=PT314 |title=Always Fighting Irish: Players, Coaches, and Fans Share Their Passion for ... |author2=Tim Prister |date=10 August 2012 |publisher=Triumph Books |isbn=9781623680503 |page=314 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107161531/https://books.google.com/books?id=aqu3cWMqmpIC&q=lou+holtz+sit+up+in+chairs&pg=PT314#v=snippet&q=lou%20holtz%20sit%20up%20in%20chairs&f=false |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Holtz began in [[1986 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1986]] where his predecessor left off in 1985, finishing with an identical record of 5–6.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1986-schedule.html |title=1986 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results {{pipe}} College Football at |website=Sports-reference.com |date=January 1, 1970 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |archive-date=June 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612165110/http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1986-schedule.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, unlike the 1985 squad, which was generally outcoached and outplayed, Holtz's 1986 edition was competitive in nearly every game, losing five out of those six games by a combined total of 14 points. That would be his only losing season as he posted a record of 95–24–2 over the next ten seasons adding up to a 100–30–2 record overall.<ref name="2012 Notre Dame Football Media Guide">{{cite news|url=http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/12-m-footbl-media-guide.html|title=2012 Notre Dame Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Notre Dame|format=PDF|access-date=August 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927033336/http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/12-m-footbl-media-guide.html|archive-date=September 27, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/lou-holtz-1.html |title=Lou Holtz Coaching Record {{pipe}} College Football at |website=Sports-reference.com |date=January 1, 1970 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310045904/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/lou-holtz-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
In [[1987 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1987]], Holtz led the Irish to an 8–4 record.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 1, 1970 |title=1987 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results {{pipe}} College Football at |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1987-schedule.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612165234/http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1987-schedule.html |archive-date=June 12, 2017 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |website=Sports-reference.com}}</ref>
The [[1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1988]] campaign began with high hopes, as former Notre Dame coaches Rockne, Leahy, Parseghian, and Devine all won their first national championship in their third season with the program. The Irish defeated their first five opponents, ascending to the #4 ranking in the lead-up to a visit from the reigning national champion [[1988 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami Hurricanes]]. In a game which became known as [[1988 Notre Dame vs. Miami football game|Catholics vs. Convicts]] due to a popular T-shirt design on Notre Dame's campus, the Irish upset the Hurricanes 31–30 when [[Pat Terrell]] knocked down [[Steve Walsh (American football)|Steve Walsh's]] two-point conversion attempt with no time on the clock. When star players [[Ricky Watters]] and [[Tony Brooks (American football)|Tony Brooks]] showed up late for dinner right before the then top-ranked Irish played second-ranked [[1988 USC Trojans football team|USC]] in the final regular season game of 1988,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/abcsports/bcs/s/flashback/notredameusc1988.html |title=Bowl Championship Series – Flashback: Notre Dame-USC 1988 |website=Espn.com |date=December 13, 2002 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903074458/http://www.espn.com/abcsports/bcs/s/flashback/notredameusc1988.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> in a controversial move, Holtz took his 10–0 Irish squad to Los Angeles without them.<ref>{{cite web|url=
In [[1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1989]], Holtz led the Irish to a 12–1 record. The Irish began the season in the Kickoff Classic game in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]], against [[1990 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/18/sports/irish-vs-virginia-in-kickoff-classic.html |title=Irish vs. Virginia In Kickoff Classic |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 18, 1989 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |archive-date=September 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926100226/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/18/sports/irish-vs-virginia-in-kickoff-classic.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The Irish won by a score of 36–13 and ascended to the #1 spot in the AP Poll.<ref>{{cite news |last=Moran |first=Malcolm |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/14/sports/holtz-with-no-1-team-worries-about-no-2.html |title=Holtz, With No. 1 Team, Worries About No. 2 |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 14, 1989 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |archive-date=September 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926100713/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/14/sports/holtz-with-no-1-team-worries-about-no-2.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Next, top-ranked Notre Dame defeated #2 [[1990 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] by a score of 24–19.<ref>{{cite news |author=Malcolm Moran |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/17/sports/college-football-ismail-leads-notre-dame-past-michigan.html |title=College Football – Ismail Leads Notre Dame Past Michigan |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 17, 1989 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |archive-date=September 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926100501/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/17/sports/college-football-ismail-leads-notre-dame-past-michigan.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After nine more consecutive victories to begin the season 11–0, the Irish would lose to #7 [[1990 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami]] in the final week of the season, ending Notre Dame's 23-game winning streak.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-26-sp-392-story.html |title=Miami Exacts Its Revenge, 27–10 : Hurricanes: Seventh-ranked squad ends Notre Dame's winning streak and reign as top-ranked team. |website=Articles.latimes.com |date=November 26, 1989 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |archive-date=September 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921154044/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-11-26/sports/sp-392_1_notre-dame |url-status=live }}</ref> Holtz would lead the Irish to a victory in the [[1991 Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] over #1 [[1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]] to end the season, finishing #2 in the AP poll behind Miami.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 1, 1970 |title=1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results {{pipe}} College Football at |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1989-schedule.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520174450/http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1989-schedule.html |archive-date=May 20, 2017 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |website=Sports-reference.com}}</ref>
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===Bob Davie era (1997–2001)===
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[[Bob Davie (coach)|Bob Davie]], who had been Holtz's defensive coordinator from 1994 to 1996, was promoted to head coach when Holtz retired.<ref>{{cite news| url=
On December 17, 1999, Notre Dame was placed on [[NCAA probation|probation]] by the NCAA. The association's Committee on Infractions found two series of violations. ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported "the main one involved the actions of a booster, Kimberly Dunbar, who lavished gifts on football players with money she later pleaded guilty to [[embezzling]]." In the second series of events, a football player was accused of trying to sell several complimentary game tickets and of using others as repayment of a loan. The player was also said "to have been romantically involved with a woman (not Dunbar), a part-time tutor at the university, who wrote a term paper for another player for a small fee and provided players with meals, lodging and gifts."<ref name="auto14">{{cite web |last=Litsky |first=Frank |date=December 18, 1999 |title=Football – N.C.A.A. Puts Notre Dame Football on Probation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/18/sports/football-ncaa-puts-notre-dame-football-on-probation.html |access-date=November 16, 2017 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> The Dunbar violation began while Lou Holtz was head coach: "According to the NCAA committee report, Dunbar, the woman at the center of the more serious violations, had become romantically involved with several Notre Dame football players from June 1995 to January 1998 and had a child with one, Jarvis Edison."<ref name="auto14"/> Notre Dame was placed on probation for two years and lost one of its 85 football scholarships each year in what the ''Times'' termed "minor" penalties.<ref name="auto14"/><ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{cite web |title=Irish Are Assessed Penalties |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/1999-12/18/037r-121899-idx.html |access-date=November 16, 2017 |website=Washingtonpost.com}}</ref>
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After Willingham's firing, Notre Dame initially pursued [[Utah Utes football|Utah]] head coach [[Urban Meyer]], who had been an Irish assistant from 1996 to 2000 and had a clause in his Utah contract that stated he could take the Notre Dame head coaching job without paying a buyout.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-12-02 |title=Notre Dame officials meet with Meyer in Utah |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=1936781 |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2004-12-04/sports/0412040213_1_machen-urban-meyer-notre-dame|title=Here's The Truth Behind The Meyer Hiring}}</ref> After Meyer accepted the [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] head coaching position and turned down the Irish,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/sec/2004-12-03-florida-meyer_x.htm|title=Urban Meyer jilts Notre Dame, heads to Florida|website=Usatoday30.usatoday.com|access-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> [[Charlie Weis]] left the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s [[New England Patriots]], where he won three [[Super Bowl]]s as offensive coordinator,<ref name="auto18">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/17379571/former-notre-dame-kansas-football-coach-charlie-weis-wants-new-gig|title=How to define Charlie Weis|website=Espn.com|date=24 August 2016 |access-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> to become head football coach for the Irish beginning with the [[2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|2005 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=1943710|title=Weis to be introduced as Irish coach Monday|work=ESPN.com|date=13 December 2004 |access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref> A first-time head coach when he was hired by Notre Dame,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weis close to agreement with Notre Dame {{!}} The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/dec/12/weis-close-to-agreement-with-notre-dame/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=www.spokesman.com}}</ref> Weis was officially introduced on December 12, 2004.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schlabach |first=Mark |date=2004-12-12 |title=Patriots' Weis To Coach Notre Dame |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2004/12/12/patriots-weis-to-coach-notre-dame/cfc5c8ce-4a27-493d-b590-dcda9e508c45/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Weis' hiring as the Irish's 30th head football coach made him the first Notre Dame graduate to hold the football head coaching position on a full-fledged basis since [[Joe Kuharich]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=1943710|title=Weis to be introduced as Irish coach Monday|publisher=ESPN|date=December 13, 2004|access-date=November 13, 2007}}</ref> Weis signed a six-year contract worth about $2 million annually excluding incentives.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2004-12-13 |title=Weis signs with Notre Dame |url=https://www.deseret.com/2004/12/13/19866495/weis-signs-with-notre-dame |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Deseret News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Weis to Notre Dame; deal is officially done |url=https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/sports/2004/12/13/weis-to-notre-dame-deal/50915035007/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Cape Cod Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Weis gets six-year deal |url=https://www.milforddailynews.com/story/sports/2004/12/12/weis-gets-six-year-deal/41179797007/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Milford Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>
To kick off his [[2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|inaugural season]], Weis led the Irish to back-to-back road wins over ranked teams, the first time that had been done by a Notre Dame coach since [[Knute Rockne]]. On September 25, Weis and the Irish traveled to [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] to face [[2005 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]] and former head coach [[Tyrone Willingham]], who was hired by the Huskies to be their head coach two weeks after getting fired at Notre Dame.<ref>{{cite web|url=
Weis and the Irish went into the [[2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|2006 season]] with a No. 2 preseason ranking in the ESPN/Coaches Poll.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uhnd.com/football/2006-season/notre-dame-opens-2-in-ap/|title=Notre Dame Opens 2006 Season #2 in AP Poll // UHND.com|date=August 20, 2006}}</ref> They finished the regular season with a 10–2 record, losing only to [[2006 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] and [[2006 USC Trojans football team|USC]]. Notre Dame accepted a bid to the [[2007 Sugar Bowl]], losing to [[2006 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] 41–14. This marked their ninth consecutive postseason loss, the longest drought in NCAA history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/bowls06/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=2719490|title=Schlabach: Notre Dame shows it doesn't belong in BCS bowls|date=January 4, 2007|website=ESPN.com|access-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> As a result, Notre Dame dropped to #17 in the final rankings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/2006_final_polls.htm|title=2006 College Football Final Polls|website=Nationalchamps.net|access-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/2006-schedule.html |access-date=November 16, 2017 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref> In the wake of a graduating class that sent eleven players to the NFL,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/043007aac.html|title=Seven Notre Dame Football Players Drafted into NFL; Four Others Sign Free Agent Contracts|publisher=und.cstv.com|date=April 30, 2007|access-date=November 28, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123225443/http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/043007aac.html|archive-date=January 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> the [[2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|2007 season]] included various negative milestones: the most losses in a single year (9);<ref>{{cite web|url=http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=Notre_Dame|title=All-Time Records for Notre Dame|work=stassen.com|access-date=September 6, 2015|archive-date=September 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912094500/http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=Notre_Dame|url-status=dead}}</ref> two of the ten worst losses in program history (38–0 losses to both [[2007 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=272580130|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926041654/http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=272580130|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 26, 2017|title=Notre Dame vs. Michigan – Game Recap – September 15, 2007 – ESPN|website=ESPN.com|access-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> and [[2007 USC Trojans football team|USC]]);<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/272930087|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926042307/http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/272930087|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 26, 2017|title=USC vs. Notre Dame – Game Recap – October 20, 2007 – ESPN|website=ESPN.com|access-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> and the first 6-game losing streak for home games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090514aab.html|title=Notre Dame-Michigan: To The End|access-date=2018-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820005815/http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090514aab.html|archive-date=2018-08-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[2007 Navy Midshipmen football team|Naval Academy]] recorded [[2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game|their first win over the Irish since 1963]], breaking Notre Dame's NCAA-record 43-game win streak.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=273070087|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111005630/http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=273070087|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2017|title=Navy vs. Notre Dame – Game Recap – November 3, 2007 – ESPN|website=ESPN.com|access-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref>
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For the [[2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|2023 season]], Freeman guided the Notre Dame program to a 10-win season. Safety [[Xavier Watts]] received the [[Bronko Nagurski Trophy]] for college football's best defensive player and the team earned victories over [[2023 Duke Blue Devils football team|#17 Duke]], [[2023 USC Trojans football team|#10 USC]] and [[2023 Oregon State Beavers football team|#19 Oregon State]] in the [[2023 Sun Bowl|Sun Bowl]]. Notre Dame finished the year ranked #14 in the final AP Top 25.
Freeman and the Fighting Irish held their first home game of the [[2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|2024 season]] against the [[2024 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|Northern Illinois Huskies]] as the #5 ranked team in the AP Top 25 and as a 28.5-point favorite to win. They fell to the Huskies 16-14, throwing two interceptions and giving up two blocked field goals. It was the second early-season home loss for the Irish against a heavy underdog in three years (following the 2022 loss to Marshall), was the first-ever win by a [[Mid-American Conference]] football program against a top 5 team, the first-ever Huskie win against a top 10 team, and one of the largest point-spread upsets in modern college football.<ref>{{cite news |last= bromberg |first= nick |date= September 7, 2024 |title= Northern Illinois stuns No. 5 Notre Dame for first-ever win over a top-10 team |url= https://sports.yahoo.com/northern-illinois-stuns-no-5-notre-dame-for-first-ever-win-over-a-top-10-team-224835461.html |location= Yahoo! Sports}}</ref>
==Personnel==
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