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1996 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1996 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
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Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 21
AP No. 19
1996 record 8–3
Head coach Lou Holtz (11th year)
Defensive coordinator Bob Davie
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#25 Army           10 2  
Navy           9 3  
#19 Notre Dame           9 3  
East Carolina           8 3  
Louisiana Tech           6 5  
UAB           5 6  
UCF           5 6  
Southwestern Louisiana           5 6  
Northeast Louisiana           5 6  
Arkansas State           4 7  
Northern Illinois           1 10  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

Notre Dame participated in the Emerald Isle Classic. The game was played on November 2 and Notre Dame beat Navy by a score of 54–27.


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