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Notre Dame Fighting Irish Bowls

Seasons: 118 (1899 to 2024)

Record (W-L-T): 906-325-33

Adjusted Record (W-L-T): 885-325-33

Conferences: ACC, Ind

National Championships: 1919, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1977 and 1988

Bowl Record: 39 Bowls, 21-18, .538 W-L% (Major Bowls)

Ranked in AP Poll: 61 Times (Preseason), 60 Times (Final), 890 Weeks (Total), 98 Weeks at #1

Ranked in CFP Rankings: 9 Times (Final), 55 Weeks (Total)

Heisman Winners: Angelo Bertelli (1943), Johnny Lujack (1947), Leon Hart (1949), Johnny Lattner (1953), Paul Hornung (1956), John Huarte (1964), Tim Brown (1987)

Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium (cap. 80,795)

Location: Notre Dame, Indiana

NFL/AFL stats for Notre Dame Fighting Irish players at Pro-Football-Reference

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46 Bowls

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46 Bowls Table
Rk	Year	Date	Day	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
1	2024	Jan 20, 2025	Mon	College Football Playoff National Championship	Ohio State	34	Notre Dame	23
2	2024	Jan 9, 2025	Thu	Orange Bowl	Notre Dame	27	Penn State	24
3	2024	Jan 2, 2025	Thu	Sugar Bowl	Notre Dame	23	Georgia	10
4	2024	Dec 20, 2024	Fri	College Football Playoff - First Round	Notre Dame	27	Indiana	17
5	2023	Dec 29, 2023	Fri	Sun Bowl	Notre Dame	40	Oregon State	8
6	2022	Dec 30, 2022	Fri	Gator Bowl	Notre Dame	45	South Carolina	38
7	2021	Jan 1, 2022	Sat	Fiesta Bowl	Oklahoma State	37	Notre Dame	35	State Farm Stadium - Glendale, Arizona
8	2020	Jan 1, 2021	Fri	Rose Bowl	Alabama	31	Notre Dame	14	AT&T Stadium - Arlington, Texas
9	2019	Dec 28, 2019	Sat	Camping World Bowl	Notre Dame	33	Iowa State	9	Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Florida
10	2018	Dec 29, 2018	Sat	Cotton Bowl	Clemson	30	Notre Dame	3	AT&T Stadium - Arlington, Texas
11	2017	Jan 1, 2018	Mon	Citrus Bowl	Notre Dame	21	LSU	17	Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Florida
12	2015	Jan 1, 2016	Fri	Fiesta Bowl	Ohio State	44	Notre Dame	28	Glendale, AZ
13	2014	Dec 30, 2014	Tue	Music City Bowl	Notre Dame	31	LSU	28	Nashville, TN
14	2013	Dec 28, 2013	Sat	Pinstripe Bowl	Notre Dame	29	Rutgers	16	Bronx, NY
15	2012	Jan 7, 2013	Mon	BCS Championship	Alabama	42	Notre Dame	14	Miami, FL
16	2011	Dec 29, 2011	Thu	Champs Sports Bowl	Florida State	18	Notre Dame	14	Orlando, FL
17	2010	Dec 31, 2010	Fri	Sun Bowl	Notre Dame	33	Miami (FL)	17	El Paso, TX
18	2008	Dec 24, 2008	Wed	Hawaii Bowl	Notre Dame	49	Hawaii	21	Honolulu, HI
19	2006	Jan 3, 2007	Wed	Sugar Bowl	LSU	41	Notre Dame	14	New Orleans, LA
20	2005	Jan 2, 2006	Mon	Fiesta Bowl	Ohio State	34	Notre Dame	20	Tempe, AZ
Rk	Year	Date	Day	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
21	2004	Dec 28, 2004	Tue	Insight Bowl	Oregon State	38	Notre Dame	21	Phoenix, AZ
22	2002	Jan 1, 2003	Wed	Gator Bowl	North Carolina State	28	Notre Dame	6	Jacksonville, FL
23	2000	Jan 1, 2001	Mon	Fiesta Bowl	Oregon State	41	Notre Dame	9	Tempe, AZ
24	1998	Jan 1, 1999	Fri	Gator Bowl	Georgia Tech	35	Notre Dame	28	Jacksonville, FL
25	1997	Dec 28, 1997	Sun	Independence Bowl	LSU	27	Notre Dame	9	Shreveport, LA
26	1995	Jan 1, 1996	Mon	Orange Bowl	Florida State	31	Notre Dame	26	Miami, FL
27	1994	Jan 2, 1995	Mon	Fiesta Bowl	Colorado	41	Notre Dame	24	Tempe, AZ
28	1993	Jan 1, 1994	Sat	Cotton Bowl	Notre Dame	24	Texas A&M	21	Dallas, TX
29	1992	Jan 1, 1993	Fri	Cotton Bowl	Notre Dame	28	Texas A&M	3	Dallas, TX
30	1991	Jan 1, 1992	Wed	Sugar Bowl	Notre Dame	39	Florida	28	New Orleans, LA
31	1990	Jan 1, 1991	Tue	Orange Bowl	Colorado	10	Notre Dame	9	Miami, FL
32	1989	Jan 1, 1990	Mon	Orange Bowl	Notre Dame	21	Colorado	6	Miami, FL
33	1988	Jan 2, 1989	Mon	Fiesta Bowl	Notre Dame	34	West Virginia	21	Tempe, AZ
34	1987	Jan 1, 1988	Fri	Cotton Bowl	Texas A&M	35	Notre Dame	10	Dallas, TX
35	1984	Dec 29, 1984	Sat	Aloha Bowl	SMU	27	Notre Dame	20	Honolulu, HI
36	1983	Dec 29, 1983	Thu	Liberty Bowl	Notre Dame	19	Boston College	18	Memphis, TN
37	1980	Jan 1, 1981	Thu	Sugar Bowl	Georgia	17	Notre Dame	10	New Orleans, LA
38	1978	Jan 1, 1979	Mon	Cotton Bowl	Notre Dame	35	Houston	34	Dallas, TX
39	1977	Jan 2, 1978	Mon	Cotton Bowl	Notre Dame	38	Texas	10	Dallas, TX
40	1976	Dec 27, 1976	Mon	Gator Bowl	Notre Dame	20	Penn State	9	Jacksonville, FL
Rk	Year	Date	Day	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
41	1974	Jan 1, 1975	Wed	Orange Bowl	Notre Dame	13	Alabama	11	Miami, FL
42	1973	Dec 31, 1973	Mon	Sugar Bowl	Notre Dame	24	Alabama	23	New Orleans, LA
43	1972	Jan 1, 1973	Mon	Orange Bowl	Nebraska	40	Notre Dame	6	Miami, FL
44	1970	Jan 1, 1971	Fri	Cotton Bowl	Notre Dame	24	Texas	11	Dallas, TX
45	1969	Jan 1, 1970	Thu	Cotton Bowl	Texas	21	Notre Dame	17	Dallas, TX
46	1924	Jan 1, 1925	Thu	Rose Bowl	Notre Dame	27	Stanford	10	Pasadena, CA

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