Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
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University | University of Notre Dame |
Conference | ACC (primary) Big Ten (men's ice hockey) Independent (football) |
NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
Athletic director | Pete Bevacqua |
Location | Notre Dame, Indiana |
Varsity teams | 26 |
Football stadium | Notre Dame Stadium |
Basketball arena | Edmund P. Joyce Center |
Baseball stadium | Frank Eck Stadium |
Softball stadium | Melissa Cook Stadium |
Soccer stadium | Alumni Stadium |
Other venues | Arlotta Family Lacrosse Stadium Castellan Family Fencing Center Compton Family Ice Arena Courtney Tennis Center Eck Tennis Pavilion Loftus Sports Center McConnell Family Boathouse Notre Dame Golf Course Notre Dame Track and Field Stadium Rolfs Aquatic Center Warren Golf Course |
Mascot | Leprechaun |
Nickname | Fighting Irish |
Fight song | Notre Dame Victory March |
Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
Website | www |
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the athletic teams that represent the University of Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish participate in 26 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I intercollegiate sports and in the NCAA's Division I in all sports, with many teams competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[2] Notre Dame is one of only 16 universities in the United States that play Division I FBS football and Division I men's ice hockey. The school colors are gold and blue[3] and the mascot is the Leprechaun. It was founded on November 23, 1887, with football in Notre Dame, Indiana.