Michigan vs. Notre Dame

Michigan and Notre Dame have 41 meetings on file, the first in 1898; officially, Michigan leads 22–⁠17–⁠1; as played, 22–⁠18–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Michigan 6–⁠4. The NCAA vacated Notre Dame’s win (2012); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Scheduled 2033 at Michigan Sept. 3; 2034 at Notre Dame Sept. 2. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Official series
Michigan leads 22–⁠17–⁠1
Michigan wins on file
22
Notre Dame wins on file
18
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1898
Longest streak
5 Michigan
Current streak
1 Michigan
Last 10 meetings
Michigan 6–⁠4
Most recent
2019

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s2–⁠0
1900s3–⁠1
1940s1–⁠1
1970s1–⁠1
1980s3–⁠5
1990s4–⁠3–⁠1
2000s4–⁠4
2010s4–⁠3
Both ranked
25 meetings: Michigan 10, Notre Dame 14; 8 both in the top 10
Average margin
11.6 points; 23 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Michigan
16–⁠7 Michigan’s record at home
At Notre Dame
11–⁠6–⁠1 Notre Dame’s record at home
Shutouts
7

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Michigan’s biggest win2007: Michigan 38, Notre Dame 0by 38 points
  2. Notre Dame’s biggest win2014: Notre Dame 31, Michigan 0by 31 points
  3. Upset1987: Notre Dame 26, Michigan 7Notre Dame had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2005: Notre Dame 17, Michigan 10Notre Dame had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2004: Notre Dame 28, Michigan 20Notre Dame had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown1989: Notre Dame 24, Michigan 19No. 1 Notre Dame at No. 2 Michigan
  7. Ranked showdown1943: Notre Dame 35, Michigan 12No. 1 Notre Dame at No. 2 Michigan
  8. Ranked showdown1990: Notre Dame 28, Michigan 24No. 4 Michigan at No. 1 Notre Dame

Coach against coach

YearsMichiganSeriesNotre Dame
1978–⁠1980Bo Schembechler1–⁠2Dan Devine
1981–⁠1985Bo Schembechler2–⁠1Gerry Faust
1986–⁠1989Bo Schembechler1–⁠3Lou Holtz
1990–⁠1994Gary Moeller2–⁠2–⁠1Lou Holtz
1997–⁠1999Lloyd Carr2–⁠1Bob Davie
2002–⁠2004Lloyd Carr1–⁠2Tyrone Willingham
2005–⁠2007Lloyd Carr2–⁠1Charlie Weis
2011–⁠2014Brady Hoke2–⁠2Brian Kelly

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Michigan’s side (Schembechler 1–⁠2 against Devine). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Michigan and Notre Dame, 1898 on13001500170019001900192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Denard Robinson Michigan28 carries, 258 yards, 2 TD2010 Rushing
Jeremy Gallon Michigan8 catches, 184 yards, 3 TD2013 Receiving
Mario Manningham Michigan4 catches, 137 yards, 3 TD2006 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

From the newspapers

  • The The Indianapolis journal's story of the 1900 game: lineup was as follows: NOTRE DAME PLAYED WELL. Held the Wolverines Down to Seven Points, Including n Safety.

    1900 · The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], Nov 18, 1900

  • The Omaha daily bee's story of the 1902 game: MICHIGAN FIGHTS AND WINS Tenn from Notre Dame Puts Up q Hard Game, but Finally , Succumbs.

    1902 · Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, Oct 19, 1902

  • The The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram's story of the 1908 game: ALLERO|CES TOE WINS FOR MICHIGAN Notre Dame Downed by Score Of IL to s.

    1908 · The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram, Richmond, Ind., Oct 18, 1908

  • The Albuquerque morning journal's story of the 1909 game: TOO MUCH FOR CORNELL GRIDIR0N BATTLES ON HARD FOUGHT FIELDS Notre Dame Wins From Mich igan; Browns No Match for Yalei Kansas Defeats Me- braSka in Brilliant Game.

    1909 · Albuquerque morning journal, Albuquerque, N.M., Nov 7, 1909

  • The Evening star's story of the 1942 game: Wolverines Stun Notre Dame With 3-Touchdown Sp|urge Total Of 81 Points, Against 20, Highest Scored on South Benders in 81 Years

    1942 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 15, 1942

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

On television

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game seven times: 2018, 2013, 2011, 2003, 1999, 1998, 1994.

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).

Photos

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Oct 26, 201919Michigan 45, 8Notre Dame 14at Michigan
Sep 1, 201812Notre Dame 24, 14Michigan 17at Notre Dame
Sep 6, 201416Notre Dame 31, Michigan 0at Notre Dame
Sep 7, 201317Michigan 41, 14Notre Dame 30at Michigan
Sep 22, 201211Notre Dame 13, 18Michigan 6vacatedat Notre Dame
Sep 10, 2011Michigan 35, Notre Dame 31at Michigan
Sep 11, 2010Michigan 28, Notre Dame 24at Notre Dame
Sep 12, 2009Michigan 38, 18Notre Dame 34at Michigan
Sep 13, 2008Notre Dame 35, Michigan 17at Notre Dame
Sep 15, 2007Michigan 38, Notre Dame 0at Michigan
Sep 16, 200611Michigan 47, 2Notre Dame 21at Notre Dame
Sep 10, 200520Notre Dame 17, 3Michigan 10at Michigan
Sep 11, 2004Notre Dame 28, 8Michigan 20at Notre Dame
Sep 13, 20035Michigan 38, 15Notre Dame 0at Michigan
Sep 14, 200220Notre Dame 25, 7Michigan 23at Notre Dame
Sep 4, 19997Michigan 26, 16Notre Dame 22at Michigan
Sep 5, 199822Notre Dame 36, 5Michigan 20at Notre Dame
Sep 27, 19976Michigan 21, Notre Dame 14at Michigan
Sep 10, 19946Michigan 26, 3Notre Dame 24at Notre Dame
Sep 11, 199311Notre Dame 27, 3Michigan 23at Michigan
Sep 12, 19923Notre Dame 17, 6Michigan 17at Notre Dame
Sep 14, 19913Michigan 24, 7Notre Dame 14at Michigan
Sep 15, 19901Notre Dame 28, 4Michigan 24at Notre Dame
Sep 16, 19891Notre Dame 24, 2Michigan 19at Michigan
Sep 10, 198813Notre Dame 19, 9Michigan 17at Notre Dame
Sep 12, 198716Notre Dame 26, 9Michigan 7at Michigan
Sep 13, 19863Michigan 24, Notre Dame 23at Notre Dame
Sep 14, 1985Michigan 20, 13Notre Dame 12at Michigan
Sep 18, 198220Notre Dame 23, 10Michigan 17at Notre Dame
Sep 19, 198111Michigan 25, 1Notre Dame 7at Michigan
Sep 20, 19808Notre Dame 29, 14Michigan 27at Notre Dame
Sep 15, 19799Notre Dame 12, 6Michigan 10at Michigan
Sep 23, 19785Michigan 28, 14Notre Dame 14at Notre Dame
Oct 9, 19431Notre Dame 35, 2Michigan 12at Michigan
Nov 14, 19426Michigan 32, 4Notre Dame 20at Notre Dame
Nov 6, 1909Notre Dame 11, Michigan 3at Michigan
Oct 17, 1908Michigan 12, Notre Dame 6at Michigan
Oct 18, 1902Michigan 23, Notre Dame 0at Michigan
Nov 17, 1900Michigan 7, Notre Dame 0at Michigan
Oct 18, 1899Michigan 12, Notre Dame 0at Michigan
Oct 23, 1898Michigan 23, Notre Dame 0at Michigan

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.