2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team information
American college football season
2014Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 31–28 vs. LSU
Conference
Independent
Record
8–5
Head coach
Brian Kelly (5th season)
Offensive coordinator
Mike Denbrock (1st season)
Offensive scheme
Spread
Defensive coordinator
Brian VanGorder (1st season)
Base defense
3–4 multiple
Captains
Cam McDaniel
Nick Martin
Austin Collinsworth
Sheldon Day
Home stadium
Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
BYU
–
8
–
5
Notre Dame
–
8
–
5
Navy
–
8
–
5
Army
–
4
–
8
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2014 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 compete as an independent.
The Irish started the season with a 6–0 record, ranked as high as No. 5 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, but had a collapse in the second half of the season, losing five of their last six games to finish the regular season at 7–5. Notre Dame's defense suffered significant injuries and yielded over 41 points per game over those six games. For the first time in school history, the Irish gave up thirty points or more in seven consecutive contests.
Despite the disappointing season the Irish finished on a high note, upsetting the heavily favored LSU Tigers (8 point favorites) in the Music City Bowl, 31–28. Kicker Kyle Brindza kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired. This was the first win by Notre Dame over a Southeastern Conference (SEC) team since beating the University of Tennessee Volunteers in 2005. This is also Notre Dame's first win over a ranked opponent in a bowl game since 1993, where they defeated No. 6 Texas A&M.
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