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2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
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Pinstripe Bowl champion
Pinstripe Bowl, W 29–16 vs. Rutgers
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 24
AP No. 20
2013 record 9–4
Head coach Brian Kelly (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Chuck Martin (2nd as OC, 4th overall year)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Bob Diaco (4th year)
Co-defensive coordinator Kerry Cooks (4th year)
Base defense 3–4
Captain Zack Martin
Captain Bennett Jackson
Captain T. J. Jones
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium
(Capacity: 80,795)
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Division I FBS independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#20 Notre Dame               0 4  
Navy               9 4  
BYU               8 5  
Army               3 9  
New Mexico State               2 10  
Idaho               1 11  
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 6 0 0 6
#11 Fighting Irish 14 7 7 0 28
Rivalry Game
1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Fighting Irish 7 6 7 10 30
#17 Wolverines 10 17 7 7 41
Shillelagh Trophy
1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Fighting Irish 0 3 7 21 31
Boilermakers 7 3 7 7 24
Megaphone Trophy
1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Spartans 0 7 3 3 13
#21 Fighting Irish 3 7 0 7 17
1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Sooners 14 7 6 8 35
#22 Fighting Irish 7 0 7 7 21
Shamrock Series
1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Sun Devils 0 13 0 21 34
Fighting Irish 0 14 10 13 37
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, TX
  • Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • Television network: NBC
Jeweled Shillelagh
1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 3 0 0 10
Fighting Irish 7 7 0 0 14
1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Irish 7 17 14 7 45
Falcons 7 3 0 0 10

The 2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Brian Kelly and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. They competed as an independent.

The Fighting Irish finished the 2012 regular season 12–0. They lost to the University of Alabama 42–14 in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game.

The following former Notre Dame players were selected in the 2013 NFL Draft:

On March 8, 2013, after only one year with the program, reserve quarterback Gunner Kiel announced he would transfer from the university. Sophomore wide receiver Davonte Neal left the team in late March, citing a desire to be closer to home. The day after Davonte Neal decided to transfer from Notre Dame, fellow wide receiver sophomore Justin Ferguson announced he was transferring as well and confirmed by coach Brian Kelly at a news conference. On May 28, 2013, it was announced that starting quarterback Everett Golson is no longer enrolled at the university, and was suspended from the school for the fall semester due to an academic violation. Chris Badger departs back home to Provo, Utah and will transfer to BYU due to family illness and will appeal for waiver to play this season.

Alex Wulfeck, a specialist at Wake Forest, announced he would transfer to Notre Dame in May after he received his degree in May 2013. He would be enrolled in a graduate studies program while exhausting his final season of eligibility.


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