Team: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Notre Dame Stadium
Championships: 2003 Gator Bowl, 2001 Fiesta Bowl
Headcoach: Charlie Weis
Notre Dame athletic teams are known as the Fighting Irish. Where and how Notre Dame's athletic nickname emerged has never been known. However, one legend says, the moniker was born in 1899 with Notre Dame leading Northwestern 5-0 at halftime of a game in Evanston, Ill. The Wildcat fans supposedly began to chant, "Kill the Fighting Irish, kill the Fighting Irish," as the second half opened. The ... (more)
Notre Dame athletic teams are known as the Fighting Irish. Where and how Notre Dame's athletic nickname emerged has never been known. However, one legend says, the moniker was born in 1899 with Notre Dame leading Northwestern 5-0 at halftime of a game in Evanston, Ill. The Wildcat fans supposedly began to chant, "Kill the Fighting Irish, kill the Fighting Irish," as the second half opened.
The school has a nationally competitive Division I athletic program, but it is most famous for its football program. Notre Dame fielded its first football team in 1879.
With eleven consensus NCAA football championships, over 800 all time wins, seven Heisman Trophy winners, famous head coaches, a.744 winning percentage and the most consensus All-Americans of any school, Notre Dame football is considered the most storied program in the history of college football. The school has many rivalries in football, the most famous ones being with USC, Navy, Michigan State, and Michigan. Notre Dame played in arguably the greatest and most watched college football game in history: the famous (or infamous) 10-10 tie against Michigan State at Spartan Stadium in 1966. Other Notre Dame rivalries include those with Purdue, and Pittsburgh. Former rivalries include a very intense rivalry in the 1980s with Miami, and a rivalry with Penn State.
Charlie Weis was appointed head football coach in December 2004. On October 28, 2005, his contract was extended through 2015. Notre Dame's women's basketball team also has made numerous tournament appearances, and won the National Championship in 2001.
Notre Dame's women's soccer team won the National Championship in 1995 and 2004. Notre Dame's men's and women's fencing teams have won multiple national titles as well - the men's team won titles in 1977, 1978 and 1986 while the women's team won the 1987 title. After the NCAA replaced the individual men's and women's national titles with a combined fencing championship,Notre Dame won national titles in 1994, 2003 and 2005.
Notre Dame athletic teams are known as the Fighting Irish. Where and how Notre Dame's athletic nickname emerged has never been known. However, one legend says, the moniker was born in 1899 with Notre Dame leading Northwestern 5-0 at halftime of a game in Evanston, Ill. The Wildcat fans supposedly began to chant, "Kill the Fighting Irish, kill the Fighting Irish," as the second half opened. The school has a nationally competitive Division I athletic program, but it is most famous for its football program. Notre Dame fielded its first football team in 1879.
With eleven consensus NCAA football championships, over 800 all time wins, seven Heisman Trophy winners, famous head coaches, a.744 winning percentage and the most consensus All-Americans of any school, Notre Dame football is considered the most storied program in the history of college football. The school has many rivalries in football, the most famous ones being with USC, Navy, Michigan State, and Michigan. Notre Dame played in arguably the greatest and most watched college football game in history: the famous (or infamous) 10-10 tie against Michigan State at Spartan Stadium in 1966. Other Notre Dame rivalries include those with Purdue, and Pittsburgh. Former rivalries include a very intense rivalry in the 1980s with Miami, and a rivalry with Penn State.
Charlie Weis was appointed head football coach in December 2004. On October 28, 2005, his contract was extended through 2015. Notre Dame's women's basketball team also has made numerous tournament appearances, and won the National Championship in 2001.
Notre Dame's women's soccer team won the National Championship in 1995 and 2004. Notre Dame's men's and women's fencing teams have won multiple national titles as well - the men's team won titles in 1977, 1978 and 1986 while the women's team won the 1987 title. After the NCAA replaced the individual men's and women's national titles with a combined fencing championship,Notre Dame won national titles in 1994, 2003 and 2005.
