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Game Preview: temple most recent examples. However, to debut as a head coach and beat Notre Dame in the opener would be a monumental feat. Brian Kelly Takes Aim At 200th Win If Notre Dame defeats Temple Aug. 31, it will be fourth-year Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly's 200th career victory in 23 seasons as a college football boss. Kelly's ledger entering the 2013 campaign includes: • 118-35-2 at Division II Grand Valley State from 1991-2003. • 19-16 at Central Michigan from 2004-06, highlighted by a Mid-American Conference title his third year. • 34-6 at Cincinnati from 2007-09 (plus the 2006 bowl game that he coached), with Big East championships his last two seasons. 2013 Notre Dame Schedule Date Opponent (TV) Time (ET) 3:30 p.m. Aug. 31 Temple (NBC) Sept. 7 at Michigan (ESPN) 8 p.m. Sept. 14 at Purdue (ABC/ESPN) 8 p.m. Sept. 21 Michigan State (NBC) 3:30 p.m. Sept. 28 Oklahoma (NBC) 3:30 p.m. Oct. 5 vs. Arizona State^ (NBC) 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19 Southern California (NBC)7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Air Force (CBSSN) 5 p.m. Nov. 2 Navy (NBC) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Pittsburgh (ABC/ESPN) TBA Nov. 23 Brigham Young (NBC) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Stanford (FOX/FS1) TBA ^ Shamrock Series at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas • 28-11 at Notre Dame since 2010, most notably last season's appearance in the BCS National Championship Game. The only other Notre Dame coach who posted 200 career victories during his career was Lou Holtz, who was 249-132-7. What is ironic is the number of similarities Holtz and Kelly have while chasing No. 200. First, Holtz was also at 199 heading into the bowl game his previous season, but his Irish were outmatched in a 41-24 loss to Colorado, a game not nearly as close as the score indicates. Likewise, Kelly was at 199 before facing Alabama in the BCS National Championship Game last year and getting crushed 42-14. Second, prior to the 1995 opener, Holtz took Notre Dame off campus for the first time in August to hold practices about an hour away at Culver Military Academy in an effort to remove preseason distractions and build team unity and chemistry. For 2013 temple Schedule Date Opponent (TV) Time (ET) Aug. 31 at Notre Dame (NBC) 3:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Houston Noon Sept. 14 Fordham (ESPN3) 1 p.m. Sept. 28 at Idaho TBA Oct. 5 Louisville TBA Oct. 11 at Cincinnati (ESPN/ESPN2) 8:30 p.m. Oct. 19 Army TBA Oct. 26 at SMU TBA Nov. 2 at Rutgers Noon Nov. 16 UCF TBA Nov. 23 Connecticut TBA Nov. 30 at Memphis TBA