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Under Davie, the Notre Dame defense improved, and in 1996 the team set a school record for number of sacks and allowed the lowest total yardage of any Notre Dame team since 1980. [3] In September 1995, Davie served as interim head coach when Holtz missed a game in order to have surgery. Under Davie, Notre Dame beat Vanderbilt 41–0. [3]
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were led by Bob Davie and represented the University of Notre Dame in NCAA Division I college football from 1997 to 2001. The team was an independent and played their home games in Notre Dame Stadium.
31 coaches 133 seasons 920–330–42 .728 * George O'Leary did not coach a single practice or game, being fired five days after being hired; he had misrepresented his academic credentials. ** Kent Baer served as interim head coach for one game at the 2004 Insight Bowl, after Tyrone Willingham was fired. *** Does not account for vacated wins.
The 1999 season began on a positive note for Davie, who, after signing 21 recruits, [2] was given a contract extension to coach until 2003. Though there were high hopes that the Irish could finally get another national championship, [3] there were also many questions facing the team, [4] top among those would be whether Jackson could lead a young Irish team. [5]
The 1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. [2] The team was coached by Bob Davie and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana .
The 2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bob Davie and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana .
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The team was coached by Bob Davie and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Despite having a new coach, the Irish had high expectations before the 1997 season , [ 2 ] and were ranked eleventh in the pre-season polls.