University of Notre Dame was founded by Father Edward Sorin, CSC, who also became the school's first president. Originally intended to be an all-male institution, it had graduated its first women enrollees in 1972. To date, the school now has about 47% female population. The Catholic heritage is visible through its architecture, made obvious by the Basilica of the Sacred Heart plus a lot of chapels and religious icons around the campus.
Known for its sports program, Notre Dame has gained popularity specifically for its football team. Their teams are members of the NCAA Division I and are called the Fighting Irish since the 1920s.
Eleven national championships have been awarded to the university. The school has a line up of famous college coaches, the best ever. During its first three years, Knute Rockne was the coach where it got the national championship. Frank Leary followed for the next four national championships. Ara Parseghian followed in two years, and then it was Dan Devine and finally Lou Holtz.
Aside from having been awarded the national championships, seven of this team's players have garnered the Heisman Trophy. Notre Dame and Boston Colleges are the only two Catholic universities that compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Its stadium has a capacity of 80,795 and is used by the team for its home games.
The other team who has gotten a higher percentage of wins in the NCAA history is Michigan. Fighting Irish and USC tied for the most Heisman trophy, where both got a total of 7 trophies. Seventy-nine players were named to the All-American and 48 players and coaches were the university's representative tor the College Football Hall of Fame. Then of the teams players were in the Pro Football Hall of Fame for which they ranked second to USC in this respect.
More than any other collegiate program in the country, the university's Football program has produced more players that have played on the National Football League, which is entirely a feat. Four hundred sixty-three former NDU players had continued on to play in the NFL per the latter's report in 2008.
There is no doubt that Notre Dame is indeed one of the best American universities that produces the best American football players.
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