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1996 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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Conference
  
Independent

AP
  
No. 19

Head coach
  
Lou Holtz (11th year)

Coaches
  
No. 21

1996 record
  
8–3

Defensive coordinator
  
Bob Davie


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.

Rivalries

  • In the Holy War match against Boston College, Notre Dame beat BC to claim the Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl.
  • Notre Dame beat Purdue to claim the Shillelagh Trophy.
  • Notre Dame loses to USC in overtime, snapping a 13-game unbeaten streak against the Trojans.

    • References

    1996 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Wikipedia
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