<Ul> <Li> Notre Dame has won eight wire service (AP or Coaches') national championships, second most ever in the post-1936 poll era . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Notre Dame has won eight wire service (AP or Coaches') national championships, second most ever in the post-1936 poll era . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Notre Dame claims national championships in an additional three seasons before the major poll era, for a total of 11 . Notre Dame, however, is often credited with 13 consensus national championships in total . The 1938 and 1953 seasons are part of the reason for the discrepancy . In the 1938 season, 8--1 Notre Dame was awarded the national championship by the Dickinson System, while Texas Christian (which finished 11--0) was awarded the championship by the Associated Press . In the 1953 season, an undefeated Notre Dame team (9--0--1) was named national champion by every major selector except the AP and UPI (Coaches') polls, where the Irish finished second in both to 10--1 Maryland . As Notre Dame has a policy of only recognizing AP and Coaches' Poll national championships post-1936, the school does not officially recognize the 1938 and 1953 national championships . </Li> <Li> The NCAA does not list 1938 and 1953 but does recognize 1919 and 1964, making Notre Dame a national champion selection in thirteen seasons: 1919, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988 . </Li> <Li> Notre Dame has been voted national champion by at least one selector in an additional nine seasons: 1920, 1927, 1938, 1953, 1967, 1970, 1989, 1993, and 2012 </Li> <Li> In short, Notre Dame has 3 National Champions selected by the Coaches' Poll (1950 -) and 8 selected by the AP Poll (1936 -). The program claims 11 championships, the NCAA recognizes them with 13, and they've been selected National Champions 21 times by all NCAA recognized "major selectors ." </Li> </Ul> <Li> Notre Dame claims national championships in an additional three seasons before the major poll era, for a total of 11 . Notre Dame, however, is often credited with 13 consensus national championships in total . The 1938 and 1953 seasons are part of the reason for the discrepancy . In the 1938 season, 8--1 Notre Dame was awarded the national championship by the Dickinson System, while Texas Christian (which finished 11--0) was awarded the championship by the Associated Press . In the 1953 season, an undefeated Notre Dame team (9--0--1) was named national champion by every major selector except the AP and UPI (Coaches') polls, where the Irish finished second in both to 10--1 Maryland . As Notre Dame has a policy of only recognizing AP and Coaches' Poll national championships post-1936, the school does not officially recognize the 1938 and 1953 national championships . </Li>

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