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They had the first game. They played against Michigan and lost with a score of 8-0
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James L. Morrison was hired as Notre Dame's first head football coach.
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They got that name when in the second quarter of a game against the Northwestern University, people in the stands started to sing "Kill the fighting Irish."
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The Notre Dame Leprechaun was designed by sports artist Theodore W. Drake
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They have participated in 34 bowls and won 17 of them. Five Cotton Bowl, two Orange Bowl,two Sugar Bowl, one Rose Bowl,and one Fiesta Bowl.