Our Hero – Brian Kelly #1 In Most ND Losses
Brian Kelly now has the most losses in Notre Dame coaching history. His record is 59–31. The next closest one is Lou Holtz with a record of 100–30–2, but he coached 4 more years than Kelly and also won a National Championship.
Check out this list of coaches and their records at ND:
| Coach | Tenure | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.L. Morison | 1894 | 1 | 3–1–1 |
| H. G. Hadden | 1895 | 1 | 3–1–0 |
| Frank E. Hering | 1896–98 | 3 | 12–6–1 |
| James McWeeney | 1899 | 1 | 6–3–1 |
| Pat O'Dea | 1900–01 | 2 | 14–4–2 |
| James F. Faragher | 1902–03 | 2 | 14–2–2 |
| Red Salmon | 1904 | 1 | 5–3–0 |
| Henry J. McGlew | 1905 | 1 | 5–4–0 |
| Thomas A. Barry | 1906–07 | 2 | 12–1–1 |
| Victor M. Place | 1908 | 1 | 8–1–0 |
| Shorty Longman | 1909–10 | 2 | 11–1–2 |
| Jack Marks | 1911–12 | 2 | 13–0–2 |
| Jesse Harper | 1913–17 | 5 | 34–5–1 |
| Knute Rockne | 1918–30 | 13 | 105–12–5 |
| Heartley William "Hunk" Anderson | 1931–33 | 3 | 16–9–2 |
| Elmer Layden | 1934–40 | 7 | 47–13–3 |
| Frank Leahy | 1941–43, 46–53 | 11 | 87–11–9 |
| Edward McKeever | 1944 | 1 | 8–2–0 |
| Hugh Devore | 1945, 63 | 2 | 9–9–1 |
| Terry Brennan | 1954–58 | 5 | 32–18–0 |
| Joe Kuharich | 1959–62 | 4 | 17–23–0 |
| Ara Parseghian | 1964–74 | 11 | 95–17–4 |
| Dan Devine | 1975–80 | 6 | 53–16–1 |
| Gerry Faust | 1981–85 | 5 | 30–26–1 |
| Lou Holtz | 1986–96 | 11 | 100–30–2 |
| Bob Davie | 1997–2001 | 5 | 35–25 |
| Tyrone Willingham | 2002–2004 | 3 | 21–15 |
| Charlie Weis | 2005–2009 | 5 | 35–27 |
| Brian Kelly | 2010–present | 7 | 59–31 |
How does he still have a job at Notre Dame? There are rumors that he is actively looking for other coaching jobs and with the recent cheating scandal and NCAA vacating two seasons of wins, it would be surprising if he is coaching The Irish next year.
In addition two Kelly coaching alums are doing horrible as well. Bob Diaco is the head coach of UConn and his overall record is 11–26. Next is Chuck Martin. He is the head coach of Miami (OH) and his record is 11–25. Almost the same record.
In other news Malik Zaire has been granted a release and will transfer to another school. With the coaching situation up in the air there will probably be a lot more of this from other players, coaches and recruits.