Notre Dame Fighting Irish

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish play home games at iconic Notre Dame Stadium under the watch of 'Touchdown Jesus,' the most recognizable independent program in college football. Notre Dame's national fanbase, storied golden helmets, and refusal to join a conference for football have made it a singular institution in the sport for over a century. Few programs carry as much built-in mystique on a random fall Saturday.

Notre Dame football began in 1887 and became a national phenomenon under Knute Rockne in the 1920s, whose teams and 'Four Horsemen' backfield helped popularize the sport nationally. The Irish officially claim 11 consensus national championships, most recently in 1988 under Lou Holtz, and have produced seven Heisman Trophy winners. Notre Dame remains one of the last major FBS Independents, a status the program has guarded fiercely even as nearly every peer joined a conference.