When thinking about Brian Kelly’s first six years as Notre Dame’s head football coach, it may be interesting to compare them with the first six years of two great Notre Dame coaches, Ara Parseghian and Lou Holtz.
Through his first six years, Brian Kelly’s record is 55 wins and 23 losses for a winning percentage of .705. Ara Parseghian had the best record of the three as he won 48 games and lost 8 for a percentage of .842. Lou Holtz won 56 games and lost 17 for a percentage of .767. The three coaches coached in different eras that span a half century from Ara’s time to Brian Kelly’s time.