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Notre Dame

Belt History

Number of Reigns	13
National Titles	4 — (1930, 1936, 1973, 2025)
Record in Bouts	37-27-6
As Belt Holder	24-13-4
As Challenger	13-14-2

Previous Reigns:

Reign #13

Nov 29, 2025 Notre Dame 49:20 Stanford
Sep 6, 2026 Notre Dame 41:13 Wisconsin
Sep 12, 2026 Notre Dame 52:0 Rice
Sep 19, 2026 Notre Dame 27:10 Michigan State
Sep 26, 2026 Notre Dame 49:10 Purdue
Oct 3, 2026 Notre Dame 37:26 North Carolina
Oct 10, 2026 Notre Dame 58:7 Stanford
Oct 17, 2026 Notre Dame 24:28 BYU

Reign #12

Nov 24, 1990 Notre Dame 10:6 USC
Jan 1, 1991 Notre Dame 9:10 Colorado

Reign #11

Nov 14, 1987 Notre Dame 37:6 Alabama
Nov 21, 1987 Notre Dame 20:21 Penn State

Reign #10

Oct 27, 1973 Notre Dame 23:14 USC
Nov 3, 1973 Notre Dame 44:7 Navy
Nov 10, 1973 Notre Dame 31:10 Pitt
Nov 22, 1973 Notre Dame 48:15 Air Force
Dec 1, 1973 Notre Dame 44:0 Miami
Dec 31, 1973 Notre Dame 24:23 Alabama
Sep 9, 1974 Notre Dame 31:7 Georgia Tech
Sep 21, 1974 Notre Dame 49:3 Northwestern
Sep 28, 1974 Notre Dame 20:31 Purdue

Reign #9

Sep 21, 1968 Notre Dame 45:21 Oklahoma
Sep 28, 1968 Notre Dame 22:37 Purdue

Reign #8

Nov 18, 1961 Notre Dame 17:15 Syracuse
Nov 25, 1961 Notre Dame 21:42 Iowa

Reign #7

Nov 16, 1957 Notre Dame 7:0 Oklahoma
Nov 23, 1957 Notre Dame 13:21 Iowa

Reign #6

Nov 21, 1936 Notre Dame 26:6 Northwestern
Dec 5, 1936 Notre Dame 13:13 USC
Oct 2, 1937 Notre Dame 21:0 Drake
Oct 9, 1937 Notre Dame 0:0 Illinois
Oct 16, 1937 Notre Dame 7:9 Carnegie Mellon

Reign #5

Oct 19, 1935 Notre Dame 9:6 Pitt
Oct 26, 1935 Notre Dame 14:0 Navy
Nov 2, 1935 Notre Dame 18:13 Ohio State
Nov 9, 1935 Notre Dame 7:14 Northwestern

Reign #4

Dec 6, 1930 Notre Dame 27:0 USC
Oct 3, 1931 Notre Dame 25:0 Indiana
Oct 10, 1931 Notre Dame 0:0 Northwestern
Oct 17, 1931 Notre Dame 63:0 Drake
Oct 24, 1931 Notre Dame 25:12 Pitt
Oct 31, 1931 Notre Dame 19:0 Carnegie Mellon
Nov 7, 1931 Notre Dame 49:0 Pennsylvania
Nov 14, 1931 Notre Dame 20:0 Navy
Nov 21, 1931 Notre Dame 14:16 USC

Reign #3

Nov 10, 1928 Notre Dame 12:6 Army
Nov 17, 1928 Notre Dame 7:27 Carnegie Mellon

Reign #2

Oct 29, 1927 Notre Dame 26:7 Georgia Tech
Nov 5, 1927 Notre Dame 7:7 Minnesota
Nov 12, 1927 Notre Dame 0:18 Army

Reign #1

Oct 20, 1923 Notre Dame 25:2 Princeton
Oct 27, 1923 Notre Dame 35:7 Georgia Tech
Nov 3, 1923 Notre Dame 34:7 Purdue
Nov 10, 1923 Notre Dame 7:14 Nebraska

Challenges:

Notre Dame has challenged 29 times, winning 13:

Oct 20, 1923 Notre Dame 25:2 Princeton
Oct 29, 1927 Notre Dame 26:7 Georgia Tech
Nov 10, 1928 Notre Dame 12:6 Army
Dec 6, 1930 Notre Dame 27:0 USC
Dec 10, 1932 Notre Dame 0:13 USC
Nov 10, 1934 Notre Dame 6:10 Navy
Oct 19, 1935 Notre Dame 9:6 Pitt
Nov 21, 1936 Notre Dame 26:6 Northwestern
Nov 3, 1945 Notre Dame 6:6 Navy
Nov 9, 1946 Notre Dame 0:0 Army
Oct 27, 1956 Notre Dame 0:40 Oklahoma
Nov 16, 1957 Notre Dame 7:0 Oklahoma
Nov 5, 1960 Notre Dame 13:20 Pitt
Nov 18, 1961 Notre Dame 17:15 Syracuse
Dec 1, 1962 Notre Dame 0:25 USC
Sep 21, 1968 Notre Dame 45:21 Oklahoma
Oct 27, 1973 Notre Dame 23:14 USC
Nov 27, 1976 Notre Dame 13:17 USC
Nov 25, 1978 Notre Dame 25:27 USC
Oct 20, 1979 Notre Dame 23:42 USC
Oct 4, 1986 Notre Dame 10:28 Alabama
Nov 15, 1986 Notre Dame 19:24 Penn State
Nov 14, 1987 Notre Dame 37:6 Alabama
Nov 24, 1990 Notre Dame 10:6 USC
Nov 27, 2004 Notre Dame 10:41 USC
Oct 15, 2005 Notre Dame 31:34 USC
Nov 11, 2017 Notre Dame 8:41 Miami
Jan 1, 2021 Notre Dame 14:31 Alabama
Nov 29, 2025 Notre Dame 49:20 Stanford