The first football season started in 1887.
1924
Yes, 11 times.
Notre Dame
1988.
Notre Dame played for the National Championship vs Boston College in Denver Colorado. Notre Dame beat Michigan to make it to the Final Game on the Frozen Four only to lose to BC.
Alabama played notre dame in 1957 in the national championship match which alabama won 42 to 26
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Lou Holtz
The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 42-14 on January 7, 2013. Alabama, with a final record of 13-1, was also awarded the a "national championship" by the Associated Press, the National Football Foundation and the Football Writers Association of America along with a host of other "minor" championship selectors. Notre Dame, with a final record of 12-1, was awarded a "national championship" by the Colley Matrix, a "minor" championship selector.
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Notre Dame is well known for being the Irish football team, and also for the achievments the team has accomplished. Notre Dame has claimed 11 national championships; however, their last was 1988.