Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly. Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an independent team, not affiliated with any conference. The team plays its home games on Notre Dame's campus at Notre Dame Stadium, with a capacity of 80,795. All home games are televised on NBC.

The Fighting Irish claim 11 national championships, tied for first out of all FBS schools, and produced 96 All-Americans and 7 Heisman Trophy winners – both more than any other Football Bowl Subdivision school.