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Archives
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| Year | Coach | Record | Final Rankings (AP / Coaches) |
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| 2017 | Brian Kelly | 10-3 | 11th / 11th | Results | Stats | Stats  | Roster | News | More |
| 2016 | Brian Kelly | 4-8 | Results | Stats | Stats | Roster | News | More |
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| 2015 | Brian Kelly | 10-3 | 11th / 10th | Results | Stats | Stats | Roster | News | More |
| 2014 | Brian Kelly | 8-5 | Results | Stats | Stats | Roster | News | More |
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| 2013 | Brian Kelly | 9-4 | 21st / 24th | Results | Stats | Stats | Roster | News | More |
| 2012 | Brian Kelly | 12-1 | 4th / 3rd | Results | Stats | Stats | Roster | News | More |
| 2011 | Brian Kelly | 8-5 | Results | Stats | Stats | Roster | News | More |
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| 2010 | Brian Kelly | 8-5 | Results | Stats | Stats | Roster | News | More |
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| 2009 | Charlie Weis | 6-6 | Results | Stats | Stats | Roster | News | More |
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| 2008 | Charlie Weis | 7-6 | Results | Stats | Stats | Roster | News | More |
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| 2007 | Charlie Weis | 3-9 | Results | Stats | Stats | News | More |
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| 2006 | Charlie Weis | 10-3 | 17th / 19th | Results | Stats | Stats | News | More |
| 2005 | Charlie Weis | 9-3 | 9th / 11th | Results | Stats | News | More |
| 2004 | Tyrone Willingham | 6-6 | Results | Stats | News | More | |
| 2003 | Tyrone Willingham | 5-7 | Results | Stats | Stats | News | More |
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| 2002 | Tyrone Willingham | 10-3 | 17th / 17th | Results | Stats | Stats | News |
| 2001 | Bob Davie | 5-6 | Results | Stats | News | |
| 2000 | Bob Davie | 9-3 | 15th / 16th | Results | Stats | News |
| 1999 | Bob Davie | 5-7 | Results | Stats | News | |
| 1998 | Bob Davie | 9-3 | 22nd / 22nd | Results | News |
| 1997 | Bob Davie | 7-6 | Results | Stats | More | |
| 1996 | Lou Holtz | 8-3 | 19th / 21st | Results | Stats | Roster | News | More |
| 1995 | Lou Holtz | 9-3 | 11th / 13th | Results | Stats | More |
| 1994 | Lou Holtz | 6-5-1 | Results | Stats |
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| 1993 | Lou Holtz | 11-1 | 2nd / 2nd | Results | Stats |
| 1992 | Lou Holtz | 10-1-1 | 4th / 4th | Results | Stats |
| 1991 | Lou Holtz | 10-3 | 13th / 12th | Results | Stats |
| 1990 | Lou Holtz | 9-3 | 6th / 6th | Results | Stats |
| 1989 | Lou Holtz | 12-1 | 2nd / 3rd | Results | Stats |
| 1988 | Lou Holtz | 12-0 | 1st / 1st | Results | Stats | Summary |
| 1987 | Lou Holtz | 8-4 | 17th / — | Results | Stats |
| 1986 | Lou Holtz | 5-6 | Results | Stats |
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| 1985 | Gerry Faust | 5-6 | Results | Stats |
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| 1984 | Gerry Faust | 7-5 | Results | Stats |
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| 1983 | Gerry Faust | 7-5 | Results | Stats |
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| 1982 | Gerry Faust | 6-4-1 | Results | Stats |
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| 1981 | Gerry Faust | 5-6 | Results | Stats |
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| 1980 | Dan Devine | 9-2-1 | 9th / 10th | Results | Stats |
| 1979 | Dan Devine | 7-4 | Results | Stats |
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| 1978 | Dan Devine | 9-3 | 7th / 6th | Results | Stats |
| 1977 | Dan Devine | 11-1 | 1st / 1st | Results | Stats | Summary |
| 1976 | Dan Devine | 9-3 | 12th / 12th | Results | Stats |
| 1975 | Dan Devine | 8-3 | — / 17th | Results | Stats |
| 1974 | Ara Parseghian | 10-2 | 6th / 4th | Results | Stats |
| 1973 | Ara Parseghian | 11-0 | 1st / 4th | Results | Stats | Summary |
| 1972 | Ara Parseghian | 8-3 | 14th / 12th | Results | Stats |
| 1971 | Ara Parseghian | 8-2 | 13th / 15th | Results | Stats |
| 1970 | Ara Parseghian | 10-1 | 2nd / 5th | Results | Stats |
| 1969 | Ara Parseghian | 8-2-1 | 5th / 9th | Results | Stats |
| 1968 | Ara Parseghian | 7-2-1 | 5th / 8th | Results | Stats |
| 1967 | Ara Parseghian | 8-2 | 5th / 4th | Results | Stats |
| 1966 | Ara Parseghian | 9-0-1 | 1st / 1st | Results | Stats | Summary |
| 1965 | Ara Parseghian | 7-2-1 | 9th / 8th | Results | Stats |
| 1964 | Ara Parseghian | 9-1 | 3rd / 3rd | Results | Stats |
| 1963 | Hugh Devore | 2-7 | Results | Stats |
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| 1962 | Joe Kuharich | 5-5 | Results | Stats |
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| 1961 | Joe Kuharich | 5-5 | Results | Stats |
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| 1960 | Joe Kuharich | 2-8 | Results | Stats |
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| 1959 | Joe Kuharich | 5-5 | 17th / — | Results | Stats |
| 1958 | Terry Brennan | 6-4 | 17th / 14th | Results | Stats |
| 1957 | Terry Brennan | 7-3 | 10th / 9th | Results | Stats |
| 1956 | Terry Brennan | 2-8 | Results | Stats |
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| 1955 | Terry Brennan | 8-2 | 9th / 10th | Results | Stats |
| 1954 | Terry Brennan | 9-1 | 4th / 4th | Results | Stats |
| 1953 | Frank Leahy | 9-0-1 | 2nd / 2nd | Results | Stats |
| 1952 | Frank Leahy | 7-2-1 | 3rd / 3rd | Results | Stats |
| 1951 | Frank Leahy | 7-2-1 | — / 13th | Results | Stats |
| 1950 | Frank Leahy | 4-4-1 | Results | Stats |
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| 1949 | Frank Leahy | 10-0 | 1st / no poll | Results | Stats | Summary |
| 1948 | Frank Leahy | 9-0-1 | 2nd / no poll | Results | Stats |
| 1947 | Frank Leahy | 9-0 | 1st / no poll | Results | Stats | Summary |
| 1946 | Frank Leahy | 8-0-1 | 1st / no poll | Results | Stats | Summary |
| 1945 | Hugh Devore | 7-2-1 | 9th / no poll | Results | Stats |
| 1944 | Ed McKeever | 8-2 | 9th / no poll | Results | Stats |
| 1943 | Frank Leahy | 9-1 | 1st / no poll | Results | Stats | Summary |
| 1942 | Frank Leahy | 7-2-2 | 6th / no poll | Results | Stats |
| 1941 | Frank Leahy | 8-0-1 | 3rd / no poll | Results | Stats |
| 1940 | Elmer Layden | 7-2 | — / no poll | Results | Stats |
| 1939 | Elmer Layden | 7-2 | 13th / no poll | Results | Stats |
| 1938 | Elmer Layden | 8-1 | 5th / no poll | Results |
| 1937 | Elmer Layden | 6-2-1 | 9th / no poll | Results |
| 1936 | Elmer Layden | 6-2-1 | 8th / no poll | Results |
| 1935 | Elmer Layden | 7-1-1 | no polls | Results |
| 1934 | Elmer Layden | 6-3 | no polls | Results |
| 1933 | Hunk Anderson | 3-5-1 | no polls | Results |
| 1932 | Hunk Anderson | 7-2 | no polls | Results |
| 1931 | Hunk Anderson | 6-2-1 | no polls | Results |
| 1930 | Knute Rockne | 10-0 | no polls | Results | Summary |
| 1929 | Knute Rockne | 9-0 | no polls | Results | Summary |
| 1928 | Knute Rockne | 5-4 | no polls | Results |
| 1927 | Knute Rockne | 7-1-1 | no polls | Results |
| 1926 | Knute Rockne | 9-1 | no polls | Results |
| 1925 | Knute Rockne | 7-2-1 | no polls | Results |
| 1924 | Knute Rockne | 10-0 | no polls | Results | Summary |
| 1923 | Knute Rockne | 9-1 | no polls | Results |
| 1922 | Knute Rockne | 8-1-1 | no polls | Results |
| 1921 | Knute Rockne | 10-1 | no polls | Results |
| 1920 | Knute Rockne | 9-0 | no polls | Results |
| 1919 | Knute Rockne | 9-0 | no polls | Results |
| 1918 | Knute Rockne | 3-1-2 | no polls | Results |
| 1917 | Jesse Harper | 6-1-1 | no polls | Results |
| 1916 | Jesse Harper | 8-1 | no polls | Results |
| 1915 | Jesse Harper | 7-1 | no polls | Results |
| 1914 | Jesse Harper | 6-2 | no polls | Results |
| 1913 | Jesse Harper | 7-0 | no polls | Results |
| 1912 | John L. Marks | 7-0 | no polls | Results |
| 1911 | John L. Marks | 6-0-2 | no polls | Results |
| 1910 | Frank C. Longman | 4-1-1 | no polls | Results |
| 1909 | Frank C. Longman | 7-0-1 | no polls | Results | Results |
| 1908 | Victor M. Place | 8-1 | no polls | Results | Results |
| 1907 | Thomas Barry | 6-0-1 | no polls | Results | Results |
| 1906 | Thomas Barry | 6-1 | no polls | Results | Results |
| 1905 | Henry J. McGlew | 5-4 | no polls | Results | Results |
| 1904 | Louis Salmon | 5-3 | no polls | Results | Results |
| 1903 | James Faragher | 8-0-1 | no polls | Results | Results |
| 1902 | James Faragher | 6-2-1 | no polls | Results | Results |
| 1901 | Patrick O’Dea | 8-1-1 | no polls | Results | Results |
| 1900 | Patrick O’Dea | 6-3-1 | no polls | Results | Roster |
| 1899 | James McWeeney | 6-3-1 | no polls | Results | Roster |
| 1898 | Frank E. Hering | 4-2 | no polls | Results | Roster |
| 1897 | Frank E. Hering | 4-1-1 | no polls | Results | Roster |
| 1896 | Frank E. Hering | 4-3 | no polls | Results | Roster |
| 1895 | H.G. Hadden | 3-1 | no polls | Results | Roster |
| 1894 | J.L. Morison | 3-1-1 | no polls | Results | Roster |
| 1893 | None | 4-1 | no polls | Results | Roster |
| 1892 | None | 1-0-1 | no polls | Results | Roster |
| 1889 | None | 1-0 | no polls | Results | Roster |
| 1888 | None | 1-2 | no polls | Results | Roster |
| 1887 | None | 0-1 | no polls | Results | Roster |
Consensus national championship seasons in bold.