Notre Dame football bowl history: Every bowl game the Fighting Irish have played in

Slap the Sign presents the definitive Notre Dame football all-time Lou Holtz team, spanning from the 1986 season to his departure from South Bend in 1996 Mandatory Credit: RVR Photos-USA TODAY Sports
Slap the Sign presents the definitive Notre Dame football all-time Lou Holtz team, spanning from the 1986 season to his departure from South Bend in 1996 Mandatory Credit: RVR Photos-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 27, 2021; Stanford, California, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 27, 2021; Stanford, California, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports /

2010s Miscellaneous

Sun Bowl

2010: Notre Dame 33 Miami 17

Champs Sports Bowl

2011: Florida State 18 Notre Dame 14

Pinstripe Bowl

2013: Notre Dame 29 Rutgers16

Music City Bowl

2014: Notre Dame 31 LSU 28

Entering the fourth quarter, Notre Dame and LSU were tied at 28 and the game stayed that way until the final seconds when Kyle Brindza hit a walk-off, game-winning field goal for the Irish. Notre Dame finished 8-5 two years removed from its BCS national championship loss.

Citrus Bowl

2018: Notre Dame 21 LSU 17

Again, the Irish knocked off LSU, Brian Kelly’s future home, in a bowl game. This time, the fourth quarter featured nearly all of the scoring as Notre Dame trailed 14-6 in the fourth after a Derrius Guice touchdown run. Then Ian Book led the Irish all the way back with two touchdown passes and a two-point conversion to win the game.

Camping World Bowl

2019: Notre Dame 33 Iowa State 9