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2010 – 2021
The record on the field: Brian Kelly coached Notre Dame from 2010 to 2021 and won more games on the field than any coach in the program's history: 113–40 across twelve seasons, 54–9 over his final five, with seven seasons of double-digit wins and unbeaten regular seasons in 2012, 2018 and 2020. In September 2021 he passed Rockne's 105 wins — on the field.
The vacatur: On November 22, 2016, the NCAA ordered Notre Dame to vacate all of its 2012 wins (twelve) and 2013 wins (nine) — twenty-one in all — over academic assistance given to players by a student trainer. The university's appeal was rejected on February 13, 2018. Notre Dame nonetheless recognizes the wins. Kelly's official, adjusted mark is therefore 92–40, and Rockne's 105 stands as the official program record. Both figures are printed here, with the mechanism, because both are in use.
The title game: The 2012 team went 12–0 in the regular season and finished it ranked No. 1, then lost the BCS championship game to Alabama, 42–14, on January 7, 2013. College Football Playoff semifinal appearances followed in 2018 — a 30–3 loss to Clemson — and 2020 — a 31–14 loss to Alabama in the Rose Bowl game.
The departure: On November 29–30, 2021, with Notre Dame 11–1 and ranked No. 6, Kelly left for Louisiana State, on terms reported at ten years and 95 million dollars — the first Notre Dame head coach to leave for another college job since Thomas A. Barry in 1907. LSU dismissed him during the 2025 season, ending a four-year stint.
Sources:
- Kelly coaching record — the 113–40 on-field mark and its components; the September 2021 passing of Rockne's total.
- The NCAA vacatur record — the November 22, 2016 order and its grounds, the February 13, 2018 appeal rejection, the adjusted 92–40 and Rockne's standing as the official record.
- The 2012 season record — the unbeaten regular season, the No. 1 finish, the January 7, 2013 championship game.
- The departure record — the November 2021 move to LSU and its reported terms; the Barry precedent of 1907; the 2025 LSU dismissal.