| Founded in 1887 the Notre Dame Football | | | | 1918-1930. |
| team is one of the most popular and well | | | | After Knute, the next praise worthy |
| respected teams in the NCAA today. Notre | | | | coach is Frank Leahy, Frank is one of |
| Dame is the only team in US history to | | | | the most successful college coaches in |
| have won 8 wire (AP or Coaches) national | | | | US football history, with a win |
| championships, and is the leading | | | | percentage of .864 Leahy has the second |
| Division I-A team in terms of | | | | highest win percentage for any college |
| championships won. No one could have | | | | football coach till date. Under Leahy |
| imagined that after facing an 8-0 defeat | | | | the team had a win record of 87 wins to |
| in their first ever game in 1887 the | | | | 11 loses, and Leahy was coach of the |
| team would rise to such great heights. | | | | Fighting Irish for 11 seasons. Leahy's |
| Notre Dame has produced players like | | | | record would have been even more |
| Bryant Young and Lance Legree of the San | | | | impressive had it not been for his |
| Francisco 49ers. | | | | absence from 1944 to 1945 when he was |
| Popularly known as the Fighting Irish, | | | | serving in the US Navy. Leahy was coach |
| the mascot of the Notre Dame Football | | | | of the Fighting Irish for 11 years from |
| team is a Leprechaun. Over a period of | | | | 1941 to 1953. |
| time the Fighting Irish have made a name | | | | Ara Parseghian has made a place for |
| for themselves, and are one of the most | | | | himself in the history of Notre Dame |
| popular college football teams in the | | | | Football for lifting the "no bowl games" |
| US. Second only to Michigan in terms of | | | | policy that the Fighting Irish followed, |
| overall winning percentage (the Michigan | | | | it was under Parseghian that the |
| Wolverines have a .745 compared to Notre | | | | Fighting Irish won the McArthur bowl in |
| Dame's .744) the Fighting Irish are one | | | | 1964 and won two uncontested world |
| of the most successful college football | | | | championships. Many believe that |
| teams in US history. The history of | | | | Parseghian would have gone on to become |
| college football is usually traced back | | | | the greatest college football coach ever |
| by the coaches that have run the teams | | | | had it not been for his untimely |
| and the first notable coach of the Notre | | | | retirement in 1974 due to health |
| Dame Football team was Knute Rockne. | | | | reasons. Parseghian was coach for 7 |
| The influence of Knute Rockne on | | | | years between 1966 and 1973. His record |
| American Football as a whole is | | | | stands at an impressive 95-17-4 with a |
| undeniable, not only is he one of the | | | | win percentage of .836, second only to |
| most successful coaches that the | | | | Leahy. |
| Fighting Irish have ever had, he is also | | | | The future of the Notre Dame Football |
| one of the most notable sporting | | | | team is bright and every year the team |
| personalities of all time. Even a stamp | | | | is producing quality athletes that are |
| commemorating the life of Knute Rockne | | | | becoming part of leading Football teams |
| was issued some years back. Knute was | | | | all over America. |
| coach of the Fighting Irish from | | | | |