Notre Dame Fighting Irish

The University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish, currently coached by joedchi, are a collegiate football team playing in the NCAA. The Irish play in Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana, and are an Independent.
== History ==
=== constapatedape era (2013-2018) ===
As the first head coach of the Fighting Irish, constapatedape led the Irish to their only National Championship in 2016. He is the winningest coach in school history with a career 54-25 record, including a 6-1 bowl record. The 2016 season was a season for the ages ending with a 34-31 win over the Washington Huskies to capture the National Title. After a 4-8 record in 2018, he and the school mutually decided to part ways.
The Florida Gators were one of the first schools claimed in the lead-up to the 2013 CFBHC season. hattrickjoel454 led the Gators to a 24-15 record in three years at the helm with an Orange Bowl loss (to Miami (FL)) and a Weis Markets bowl win (vs Boston College). hattrickjoel left the team on mutual consent after the 2015 season to pursue other goals.
=== zzenker era (2019) ===
In 2019 zzenker was brought in from Wake Forest. He was described as an X's and O's guy which was enough for the administration to overlook his deficiencies in recruiting. But after an uninspiring season where the Irish were average on the field and below average off the field, the school decided that it wasn't a good fit and fired zzenker before the final game ending a tumultuous relationship.
=== joedchi era (2020-Present) ===
The 2020 season will begin the current era under the 3rd Head Coach. joedchi was in the midst of turning around a defunct South Carolina program and displayed the qualities Notre Dame was looking for. Previously, joedchi had served a season as Defensive Coordinator under head coach time at Southern Methodist University.
After a rough opening loss at Stanford, Notre Dame switched schemes and stunned #2 USC in South Bend. Following that stunner, the Irish kept it up and upset #23 Kansas at Soldier Field in Chicago.
==All-time record vs. Independent opponents==
This is the Fighting Irish football record against current Independents opponents through the 2019 season.
School 	Total Games	W	L	T	Pct.	PF	PA	First Year	Last Year	Streak
Army 	0 	0	0	0	 	0 	0 	TBD 	TBD 	TBD
BYU 	1 	1	0	0	 	38	21	2016 	2016 	W1
Georgia State	1 	1	0	0	 	20	14	2018 	2018 	W1
UMass 	0 	0	0	0	 	0 	0 	TBD 	TBD 	TBD
4 Opponents 	2 	2	0	0	 	58	41	 	 	7 Seasons
== Season-by-Season Records ==
Coach(es) 	Year	Conference 	Record 	Record 	Bowl 	Final CP Ranking
Coach(es) 	Year	Conference 	Wins 	Losses 	Bowl 	Final CP Ranking
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	 	 	 	 	 	
constapatedape 	2013	Independent	8 	5 	Won Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs. South Carolina (35-17)	#19
2014 	10 	3 	Won New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs. Air Force (28-14) 	#13 	 	
2015 	9 	4 	Won Hyundai Sun Bowl vs. Washington (31-21) 	#15 	 	
2016 	14 	1 	Won Peach Bowl vs. Texas (21-17)Won Orange Bowl vs. Alabama (33-30 OT)Won CFBHC National Championship Game vs. Washington (34-31)	#1 	 	
2017 	9 	4 	Lost Medal of Honor Bowl vs. Washington (14-42) 	#22 	 	
2018 	4 	8 	- 	- 	 	
zzenker 	2019	6 	7 	Won Independence Bowl vs. Central Michigan (41-28)	- 	
joedchi 	2020	8 	4 	TBD 	TBD 	
Total Games: 104 	68 	36 	 	 	 	
National Champions	Conference Champions	Bowl game berth
== Bowl games == 
The Fighting Irish have appeared in 8 bowl games, posting a record of 7-1.
Season	Bowl 	Opponent 	Result 	 	
2013 	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 	South Carolina 	W, 35-17 	 	
2014 	New Era Pinstripe Bowl 	Air Force 	W, 28-14 	 	
2015 	Hyundai Sun Bowl 	Washington 	W, 31-21 	 	
2016 	Peach Bowl 	Texas 	W, 21-17 	 	
2016 	Orange Bowl 	Alabama 	W, 33-30 OT	 	
2016 	CFBHC National Championship Game	Washington 	W, 34-31 	 	
2017 	Medal of Honor Bowl 	Washington 	L, 14-42 	 	
2019 	Independence Bowl 	Central Michigan	W, 41-28 	 	
Total 	8 Bowl Games 	7-1 	7-1 	7-1	7-1
== Individual Award Winners ==
=== Players ===
*Lou Groza Award
:MICHAEL TURNER - 2014 CFBHC Season
*Ray Guy Award
:JASON SOCHIA – 2016 CFBHC Season
====All-Americans ====
*2014
:Michael Turner
*2016
:Boyd Buckley
:Jason Sochia
== External Links ==
2020 Depth Chart
Category:Independents