Ara Parseghian
Last coached Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 1974- Record
- 131-52-5
- Win percentage
- .710
- Games
- 188
- Seasons
- 191956–1974
Season history
Every season the coach has run a program.
| Season | Team | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Notre Dame | 10-2 | AP preseason #3 | AP final #6 | SRS 17.3 | SP+ 17.4 | Offense 31.1 | Defense 15.0 |
| 1973 | Notre Dame | 11-0 | AP preseason #8 | AP final #1 | SRS 29.8 | SP+ 28.1 | Offense 39.3 | Defense 11.6 |
| 1972 | Notre Dame | 8-3 | AP preseason #13 | AP final #14 | SRS 18.0 | SP+ 19.8 | Offense 35.4 | Defense 17.4 |
| 1971 | Notre Dame | 8-2 | AP preseason #1 | AP final #13 | SRS 19.4 | SP+ 19.5 | Offense 27.6 | Defense 9.0 |
| 1970 | Notre Dame | 10-1 | AP preseason #6 | AP final #2 | SRS 32.2 | SP+ 30.9 | Offense 40.1 | Defense 9.2 |
| 1969 | Notre Dame | 8-2-1 | AP preseason #11 | AP final #5 | SRS 24.7 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1968 | Notre Dame | 7-2-1 | AP preseason #3 | AP final #5 | SRS 21.4 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1967 | Notre Dame | 8-2 | AP preseason #1 | AP final #5 | SRS 23.2 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1966 | Notre Dame | 9-0-1 | AP preseason #6 | AP final #1 | SRS 31.8 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1965 | Notre Dame | 7-2-1 | AP preseason #3 | AP final #9 | SRS 26.7 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1964 | Notre Dame | 9-1 | AP preseason — | AP final #3 | SRS 29.0 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1963 |  Northwestern | 5-4 | AP preseason #6 | AP final — | SRS 15.9 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1962 | Northwestern | 7-2 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 24.1 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1961 | Northwestern | 4-5 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 11.1 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1960 | Northwestern | 5-4 | AP preseason #14 | AP final — | SRS 15.0 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1959 | Northwestern | 6-3 | AP preseason #10 | AP final — | SRS 15.4 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1958 | Northwestern | 5-4 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 18.2 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1957 | Northwestern | 0-9 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -7.5 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1956 | Northwestern | 4-4-1 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 7.3 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |