Location: Notre Dame, Indiana ▪ Colors: Blue & Gold
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium (cap. 80,795)
Record: 106 Years, 788-286-33, .727 W-L% (Major School)
Conference: Ind
Bowls: 32 Bowls, 15-17, .469 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Ranked in AP Poll: 50 Times (Preseason), 50 Times (Final), 730 Weeks (Total)
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 1 | Air Force | 1964 | 2011 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0 | .793 | 943 | 504 | 439 | 32.5 | 17.4 | 15.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 2 | Alabama | 1973 | 2012 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 126 | 128 | -2 | 18.0 | 18.3 | -0.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 3 | Arizona | 1941 | 1982 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 71 | 26 | 45 | 23.7 | 8.7 | 15.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 4 | Arizona State | 1998 | 1999 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 76 | 26 | 50 | 38.0 | 13.0 | 25.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 5 | Army | 1913 | 2010 | 48 | 36 | 8 | 4 | .792 | 841 | 418 | 423 | 17.5 | 8.7 | 8.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 6 | Baylor | 1925 | 1998 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 68 | 3 | 65 | 34.0 | 1.5 | 32.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 7 | Beloit | 1900 | 1901 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 8 | Boston College | 1975 | 2012 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .591 | 554 | 427 | 127 | 25.2 | 19.4 | 5.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 9 | Brigham Young | 1992 | 2012 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 217 | 128 | 89 | 31.0 | 18.3 | 12.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 10 | California | 1959 | 1967 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 138 | 27 | 111 | 34.5 | 6.8 | 27.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 11 | Carlisle | 1914 | 1914 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 48 | 6 | 42 | 48.0 | 6.0 | 42.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 12 | Carnegie Mellon | 1922 | 1940 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | .778 | 337 | 103 | 234 | 18.7 | 5.7 | 13.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 13 | Chicago | 1899 | 1899 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 23 | -17 | 6.0 | 23.0 | -17.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 14 | Clemson | 1977 | 1979 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 15.5 | 16.5 | -1.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 15 | Colorado | 1983 | 1994 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 136 | 74 | 62 | 27.2 | 14.8 | 12.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 16 | Connecticut | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 30.0 | 33.0 | -3.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 17 | Dartmouth | 1944 | 1945 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 98 | 0 | 98 | 49.0 | 0.0 | 49.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 18 | Detroit Mercy | 1927 | 1951 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 60 | 6 | 54 | 30.0 | 3.0 | 27.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 19 | Drake | 1926 | 1937 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 278 | 20 | 258 | 34.8 | 2.5 | 32.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 20 | Duke | 1958 | 2007 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 114 | 51 | 63 | 28.5 | 12.8 | 15.8 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 21 | Florida | 1991 | 1991 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 39.0 | 28.0 | 11.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 22 | Florida State | 1981 | 2011 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 134 | 176 | -42 | 19.1 | 25.1 | -6.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 23 | Georgia | 1980 | 1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 10.0 | 17.0 | -7.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | 1922 | 2007 | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | .809 | 810 | 354 | 456 | 23.8 | 10.4 | 13.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 25 | Great Lakes Navy | 1918 | 1945 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .400 | 69 | 85 | -16 | 13.8 | 17.0 | -3.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 26 | Haskell | 1914 | 1916 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 80 | 7 | 73 | 26.7 | 2.3 | 24.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 27 | Hawaii | 1991 | 2008 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 120 | 85 | 35 | 40.0 | 28.3 | 11.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 28 | Houston | 1978 | 1978 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 35.0 | 34.0 | 1.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 29 | Illinois | 1937 | 1968 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .955 | 308 | 62 | 246 | 28.0 | 5.6 | 22.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 30 | Indiana | 1899 | 1991 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0 | .880 | 555 | 143 | 412 | 22.2 | 5.7 | 16.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 31 | Iowa | 1921 | 1968 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | .604 | 565 | 364 | 201 | 23.5 | 15.2 | 8.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 32 | Iowa Pre-Flight | 1942 | 1943 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 42 | 13 | 29 | 21.0 | 6.5 | 14.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 33 | Kansas | 1904 | 1999 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 157 | 50 | 107 | 26.2 | 8.3 | 17.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 34 | Knox | 1902 | 1902 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 5.0 | 12.0 | -7.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 35 | Lake Forest | 1899 | 1899 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 | 0.0 | 38.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 36 | Louisiana State | 1970 | 2006 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 180 | 200 | -20 | 18.0 | 20.0 | -2.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 37 | Maryland | 2002 | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 67 | 21 | 46 | 33.5 | 10.5 | 23.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 38 | Miami (FL) | 1955 | 2012 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | .700 | 585 | 430 | 155 | 23.4 | 17.2 | 6.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 39 | Michigan | 1899 | 2012 | 34 | 15 | 18 | 1 | .456 | 654 | 761 | -107 | 19.2 | 22.4 | -3.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 40 | Michigan State | 1918 | 2012 | 62 | 34 | 27 | 1 | .556 | 1247 | 1160 | 87 | 20.1 | 18.7 | 1.4 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 41 | Minnesota | 1925 | 1938 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .900 | 72 | 27 | 45 | 14.4 | 5.4 | 9.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 42 | Mississippi | 1977 | 1985 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 25.0 | 17.0 | 8.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 43 | Missouri | 1970 | 1984 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 66 | 54 | 12 | 16.5 | 13.5 | 3.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 44 | Navy | 1927 | 2012 | 86 | 73 | 12 | 1 | .855 | 2396 | 979 | 1417 | 27.9 | 11.4 | 16.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 45 | Nebraska | 1915 | 2001 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | 238 | 201 | 37 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 2.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 46 | Nevada | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 0.0 | 35.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 47 | North Carolina | 1949 | 2008 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .889 | 471 | 202 | 269 | 26.2 | 11.2 | 14.9 | Game-by-Game |
| 48 | North Carolina State | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 28 | -22 | 6.0 | 28.0 | -22.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 49 | Northwestern | 1899 | 1995 | 45 | 36 | 8 | 1 | .811 | 1001 | 347 | 654 | 22.2 | 7.7 | 14.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 50 | Ohio State | 1935 | 2005 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 87 | 123 | -36 | 17.4 | 24.6 | -7.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 51 | Oklahoma | 1952 | 2012 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 241 | 159 | 82 | 24.1 | 15.9 | 8.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 52 | Oregon | 1976 | 1982 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 | 54 | 13 | 41 | 27.0 | 6.5 | 20.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 53 | Oregon State | 2000 | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 30 | 79 | -49 | 15.0 | 39.5 | -24.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 54 | Penn State | 1913 | 2007 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | .500 | 382 | 335 | 47 | 20.1 | 17.6 | 2.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 55 | Pennsylvania | 1930 | 1955 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .917 | 232 | 68 | 164 | 38.7 | 11.3 | 27.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 56 | Pittsburgh | 1930 | 2012 | 65 | 45 | 20 | 0 | .692 | 1853 | 981 | 872 | 28.5 | 15.1 | 13.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 57 | Princeton | 1923 | 1924 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 37 | 2 | 35 | 18.5 | 1.0 | 17.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 58 | Purdue | 1899 | 2012 | 81 | 54 | 25 | 2 | .679 | 1990 | 1332 | 658 | 24.6 | 16.4 | 8.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 59 | Rice | 1915 | 1988 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 147 | 16 | 131 | 36.8 | 4.0 | 32.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 60 | Rutgers | 1921 | 2002 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 197 | 17 | 180 | 49.3 | 4.3 | 45.0 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 61 | San Diego State | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 21.0 | 13.0 | 8.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 62 | South Carolina | 1976 | 1984 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 93 | 65 | 28 | 23.3 | 16.3 | 7.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 63 | South Florida | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 20.0 | 23.0 | -3.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 64 | Southern California | 1926 | 2012 | 84 | 44 | 35 | 5 | .554 | 1660 | 1546 | 114 | 19.8 | 18.4 | 1.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 65 | Southern Methodist | 1930 | 1989 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 391 | 216 | 175 | 30.1 | 16.6 | 13.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 66 | Stanford | 1924 | 2012 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | .667 | 771 | 550 | 221 | 28.6 | 20.4 | 8.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 67 | Syracuse | 1914 | 2008 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 113 | 101 | 12 | 18.8 | 16.8 | 2.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 68 | Tennessee | 1978 | 2005 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 207 | 218 | -11 | 25.9 | 27.3 | -1.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 69 | Texas | 1913 | 1996 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 268 | 117 | 151 | 26.8 | 11.7 | 15.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 70 | Texas A&M | 1987 | 2001 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 89 | 93 | -4 | 17.8 | 18.6 | -0.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 71 | Texas Christian | 1972 | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 21.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 72 | Tulane | 1944 | 1971 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 275 | 35 | 240 | 34.4 | 4.4 | 30.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 73 | Tulsa | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 27.0 | 28.0 | -1.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 74 | UCLA | 1963 | 2007 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 91 | 35 | 56 | 22.8 | 8.8 | 14.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 75 | Utah | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 28.0 | 3.0 | 25.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 76 | Vanderbilt | 1995 | 1996 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 55 | 7 | 48 | 27.5 | 3.5 | 24.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 77 | Virginia | 1989 | 1989 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 36.0 | 13.0 | 23.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 78 | Wabash | 1904 | 1905 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 79 | Wake Forest | 2011 | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 62 | 17 | 45 | 31.0 | 8.5 | 22.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 80 | Washington | 1948 | 2009 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 300 | 105 | 195 | 37.5 | 13.1 | 24.4 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 81 | Washington & Jefferson | 1917 | 1917 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 82 | Washington (MO) | 1936 | 1936 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 83 | Washington State | 2003 | 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 69 | 40 | 29 | 34.5 | 20.0 | 14.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 84 | West Virginia | 1988 | 2001 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 131 | 87 | 44 | 32.8 | 21.8 | 11.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 85 | Western Michigan | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 44 | 20 | 24 | 44.0 | 20.0 | 24.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 86 | Wisconsin | 1900 | 1964 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | .563 | 269 | 216 | 53 | 16.8 | 13.5 | 3.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 87 | Yale | 1914 | 1914 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 28 | -28 | 0.0 | 28.0 | -28.0 | Game-by-Game |