Notre Dame Football All-Time Head Coaches
27 head coaches in Notre Dame history. · View the 2026 coaching staff ›
| Coach | Tenure | Seasons | G Games | Record | Win % | Nat'l Titles | AP Top-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Head Coach | 1887–1893 | 5 | 12 | 7–4–1 | .625 | — | — |
| James L. Morrison | 1894 | 1 | 5 | 3–1–1 | .700 | — | — |
| H. G. Hadden | 1895 | 1 | 4 | 3–1 | .750 | — | — |
| Frank E. Hering | 1896–1898 | 3 | 19 | 12–6–1 | .658 | — | — |
| James McWeeney | 1899 | 1 | 10 | 6–3–1 | .650 | — | — |
| Patrick O’Dea | 1900–1901 | 2 | 20 | 14–4–2 | .750 | — | — |
| James Faragher | 1902–1903 | 2 | 9 | 6–2–1 | .722 | — | — |
| Louis Salmon | 1904 | 1 | 8 | 5–3 | .625 | — | — |
| Henry McGlew | 1905 | 1 | 9 | 5–4 | .556 | — | — |
| Jesse Harper | 1913–1917 | 5 | 40 | 34–5–1 | .863 | — | — |
| Knute Rockne | 1918–1930 | 13 | 122 | 105–12–5 | .881 | 3 | — |
| Hunk Anderson | 1931–1933 | 3 | 27 | 16–9–2 | .630 | — | — |
| Elmer Layden | 1934–1940 | 7 | 63 | 47–13–3 | .770 | — | 3 |
| Frank Leahy | 1941–1953 | 11 | 107 | 87–11–9 | .855 | 4 | 9 |
| Ed McKeever | 1944 | 1 | 10 | 8–2 | .800 | — | 1 |
| Hugh Devore | 1945–1963 | 2 | 19 | 9–9–1 | .500 | — | 1 |
| Terry Brennan | 1954–1958 | 5 | 50 | 32–18 | .640 | — | 3 |
| Joe Kuharich | 1959–1962 | 4 | 40 | 17–23 | .425 | — | 0 |
| Ara Parseghian | 1964–1974 | 11 | 116 | 95–17–4 | .836 | 2 | 9 |
| Dan Devine | 1975–1980 | 6 | 70 | 53–16–1 | .764 | 1 | 3 |
| Gerry Faust | 1981–1985 | 5 | 57 | 30–26–1 | .535 | — | 0 |
| Lou Holtz | 1986–1996 | 11 | 132 | 100–30–2 | .765 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Davie | 1997–2001 | 5 | 60 | 35–25 | .583 | — | 0 |
| Tyrone Willingham | 2002–2004 | 3 | 36 | 21–15 | .583 | — | 0 |
| Charlie Weis | 2005–2009 | 5 | 62 | 35–27 | .565 | — | 1 |
| Brian Kelly | 2010–2021 | 12 | 153 | 113–40 | .739 | — | 3 |
| Marcus Freeman | 2021–2025 | 5 | 43 | 33–10 | .767 | — | 2 |
Win % counts ties as half. Nat'l Titles = consensus national championships (editorial). AP Top-10 = seasons finishing in the final AP top 10; the AP poll began in 1936, so it shows “—” for earlier coaches.