ND followed up last year 's New Year 's Six Bowl bid with a 4 - 8 campaign -- one of only 12 losing seasons in the program 's history -- .
The head coach committed a plethora of errors .
ND followed up last year 's New Year 's Six Bowl bid with a 4 - 8 campaign -- one of only 12 losing seasons in the program 's history -- and the head coach committed a plethora of errors .