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2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
2014
NOTRE DAME
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Countdown To Kickoff
12 Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly is
12-2 when coaching an Irish team ranked in
the Associated Press top 10. (Page 10)
11 Notre Dame has been in command of its
games this year. The Irish have trailed for just
11.1 percent of the season, 53:27 out of 480:00
of action. The Irish have held the lead for
304:05 or 63.4 percent of the season. (Page 13)
10 Ten Irish players have recorded at least two
tackles for loss on defense this season. Bednarik
and Butkus Awards semifinalist Jaylon
Smith leads the way with 6.5. (Page 21)
9 WR Will Fuller has nine touchdown receptions in 2014. He ranks tied for fourth in the
Football Bowl Subdivision in TD catches. (Page
18)
8 RB Tarean Folston has rushed for at least
120 yards in consecutive games. That feat
hasn't been accomplished at Notre Dame in
eight years. Darius Walker last did it for the
Irish in 2006. (Page 15)
7 The Irish are 7-1 this fall. Remarkably, it is the
48th time that the Irish have had a winning
percentage of .875 or better through eight
games. (Page 5)
6 Notre Dame has allowed just 0.87 rushing
TDs per game since Brian Kelly took over as
head coach in 2010. That is the sixth-lowest
ratio in the nation over this span. (Page 19)
5 Sun Devil Stadium is one of five current or
former NFL stadiums where Notre Dame will
play in the 2014 regular season and one of four
which has also hosted a Super Bowl. (Page 3)
4 Since 2006, head coach Brian Kelly has
won the fourth-most games of any head coach
in the FBS, going 87-26 over that span. Only
Chris Petersen (98), Les Miles (91) and
Bob Stoops (91) have claimed more FBS
head coaching victories over the same period.
(Page 7)
3 Against Navy, QB Everett Golson became
the first player in school history to both rush
and throw for three TDs in the same game. It
was Golson's second three-rushing TD game
this year and his fifth three-passing TD game in
2014. (Pages 16-17)
2 QB Everett Golson is responsible for 22.0
points per game in 2014, ranking second in the
nation behind Oregon's Marcus Mariota.
(Page 17)
1 With one more win, Brian Kelly will
become the first coach to begin his Notre Dame
career with five-straight eight-win seasons.
(Page 6)
0 The Irish defense has not allowed any
80-plus yard scoring drives this year. Notre
Dame's offense has produced 10. (Page 20)
Game 9
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FOOTBALL
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#8/8 Notre Dame vs. #11/12 Arizona St.
7-1
DATE
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Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014
TIME
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1:36 p.m. MST
7-1
SITE (CAPACITY)
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Sun Devil Stadium (67,704); Tempe, Arizona
TELEVISION
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ABC national telecast with Sean McDonough (play by play), Chris Spielman (analysis), Todd McShay
(sideline) and Bo Garrett (producer).
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The Irish are 6-2 when appearing on ABC since 2012. The Irish were 4-0 in 2012 with victories over
Michigan State, Oklahoma, Boston College and USC. The Irish went 1-1 in 2013 with a win over Purdue but
a loss against Pittsburgh. This year, Notre Dame defeated Syracuse on Sept. 27 but lost at No. 2 Florida State
on Oct. 18.
RADIO
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IMG College Sports is the exclusive national rights holder for Irish football radio broadcasts. IMG
College manages, produces and syndicates the Irish national football radio network. Notre Dame games
are broadcast on up to 117 affiliates by Don Criqui (play by play), former Irish great Allen Pinkett (analysis)
and Jeff Jeffers (sideline). This broadcast can be heard live on SiriusXM Satellite Radio (channel 129).
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The broadcast will be preceded by a one hour pre-game show hosted by Tony Castricone with Criqui,
Pinkett and interviews conducted by Jack Nolan.
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All games can be heard in South Bend on News & Sports Radio 96.1 FM & 960 AM and Sunny 101.5 FM.
TICKETS
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Arizona State is expecting a sellout crowd on Saturday.
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Notre Dame has played in front of sellout crowds in 271 of its previous 318 games (.852) overall. The
Irish have played before 642 sellouts in 919 total games (.699) since 1930. Notre Dame has played in front
of sellouts in 290 of its last 291 home games.
WEB SITES, SOCIAL MEDIA
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Notre Dame (UND.com...@NDFootball), Arizona State (TheSunDevils.com...@FootballASU)
POLLS
u Notre Dame is ranked No. 8 in both the Associated Press poll and the Amway Coaches' poll. Arizona
State is ranked No. 11 in the AP poll and No. 12 in the coaches' poll.
SERIES INFO
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Notre Dame leads the series 3-0, including a 1-0 record in Tempe, Arizona.
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For more information on the series, turn to
pages 2-4.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
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Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly is 16-12
(.571) in his career against Associated Press Top 25
teams. Of the 65 coaches at contract bowl eligible
schools, Kelly's career .571 winning percentage
ranks eighth among his peers.
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This is the 19th true road game of Brian
Kelly's tenure as Notre Dame head coach and just
the third to be played during the day.
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What's Inside
Countdown to Kickoff...................................... 1
Notre Dame-Arizona State Series Notes......2-4
With A Victory / With A Defeat.................. 4-5
National Rankings............................................ 4
Irish in the NFL..................................................5
Honors/Awards............................................ 6-7
Brian Kelly Notes.........................................6-10
Starter Sheet.................................................... 8
Notre Dame By The Numbers......................... 9
Team Notes.............................................. 10-24
Inside ND Football/ND Football Replays....... 12
Irish Among National Leaders....................... 13
Irish Probable Starting Lineup...................... 14
Media Information..........................................15
Coaching Staff Game Day Locations...............15
Notre Dame's Record When.......................... 16
Miscellaneous Notes................................ 24-26
Depth Chart.................................................... 27
Pronunciation Guide ..................................... 27
Alphabetical / Numerical Roster............. 28-29
The Last Time.......................................... 30-32
Brian Kelly Era Record Book.................... 33-39
2014 Game Recaps...................................40-47
2014 Scoring Drives........................................48
2014 Big Plays..........................................49-50
2014 Miscellaneous Stats...............................51
2014 Season Results.......................................52
2014 Team Stats..............................................53
2014 Individual Stats................................54-56
2014 Defensive Stats......................................56
2014 Game Superlatives..........................57-60
2014 Game-by-Game Stats...........................61
2014 Opponent Game-by-Game Stats..........62
2014 Game-by-Game Comparison...............63
2014 Game-by-Game Participation........64-65
2014 Individual Game-by-Game ............66-73
2014 Red Zone Stats.......................................74
2014 Conversions and Time of Possession.....75
2014 Notre Dame
Schedule
Date
ND Rank Opponent (TV)
Aug. 30 17/17
Rice (NBC)
Sept. 6 16/15
Michigan (NBC)
Sept. 13 11/11
vs. Purdue (NBC)
Sept. 27 8/8
vs. Syracuse (ABC)
Oct. 4
9/8
(14/13) Stanford (NBC)
Oct. 11 6/5
North Carolina (NBC)
Oct. 18 5/5
at (2/2) Florida State (ABC)
Nov. 1 6/7
vs. Navy (CBS)
Nov. 8 8/8
at (11/12) Arizona State (ABC)
Nov. 15-/-
Northwestern (NBC)
Nov. 22-/-
(RV/RV) Louisville (NBC)
Nov. 29-/-
at (RV/RV) USC (TBA)
* Rankings are Associated Press/Amway Coaches polls
Location
Notre Dame, Ind.
Notre Dame, Ind.
Indianapolis, Ind.
East Rutherford, N.J.
Notre Dame, Ind.
Notre Dame, Ind.
Tallahassee, Fla.
Landover, Md.
Tempe, Ariz.
Notre Dame, Ind.
Notre Dame, Ind.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Time/Score
W, 48-17
W, 31-0
W, 30-14
W, 31-15
W, 17-14
W, 50-43
L, 27-31
W, 49-39
1:36 p.m. MST
3:30 p.m. EST
3:30 p.m. EST
TBA
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
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Last Meeting: Oct. 5, 2013 • Arlington, Texas • AT&T Stadium
Score by Quarters
#22/24 Arizona State
Notre Dame
1
0
0
2
13
14
Irish Outlast No. 22 Sun Devils 37-34 in Shamrock Series
Quarterback Tommy Rees throws for 279 yards and three
touchdowns as Notre Dame makes it five for five in the traveling
Shamrock Series.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Tommy Rees and Notre Dame felt
right at home during another trip to South Bend South in Texas.
Rees threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns, and Notre
Dame made it five for five in the traveling Shamrock Series with a
37-34 victory against No. 22 Arizona State.
Kyle Brindza kicked three second-half field goals, including the
go-ahead kick from 25 yards with 3:03 remaining. He tied a Notre
Dame record with a 53-yarder that matched the longest in a college game at the home of the Dallas Cowboys.
It was the second win in Texas in the five-year Shamrock run of home games on the road for the Irish
(4-2), starting with a victory over Washington State in San Antonio in 2009.
"It's a big win for us, to get right back on the right track in the bye week and the halfway point of the
season," said Rees, who had just nine completions in a loss to Oklahoma last week. "It was kind of a game we
understood the importance of and we were really ready to go and had a great week of preparation."
Taylor Kelly threw for 362 yards and three scores for the Sun Devils (3-2), who missed on a chance to
become the first team to beat USC and Notre Dame in consecutive weeks.
Notre Dame's T.J. Jones had eight catches for 135 yards, including a pair of first-down catches on the
drive to the winning field goal. Cam McDaniel, who went to school in nearby Coppell, had four straight carries
for 32 yards to get Notre Dame in field goal range. McDaniel finished with a game-high 82 yards.
The Irish clinched the win when Dan Fox, who recovered a fumble to set up a touchdown, returned Kelly's
second interception 14 yards for a touchdown with 1:08 remaining.
The Sun Devils pulled within 37-34 on Kelly's third TD - a 16-yarder to Marion Grice with 11 seconds
left - but Jones recovered an onside kick.
Notre Dame, one of the best in the country at rushing the passer last year, found its form.
The Irish pressured Kelly throughout, and Prince Shembo had three of their six sacks, including one for a
10-yard loss the first play after Brindza's kick that put the Irish ahead for good.
"We all remember what we saw last year defensively salting away games and we feel like our defense is
continually getting better," Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said. "We are not there yet."
The Irish led 24-13 after Rees' 21-yard touchdown on a jump ball to 6-foot-7 tight end Troy Niklas, but
the Sun Devils got back in it with a 37-yard interception return by Osahon Irabor and Kelly's 21-yard scoring
toss to De'Marieya Nelson that made it 27-all.
Rees' scoring toss to Niklas - his third - came two plays after Bennett Jackson stripped ASU receiver
Richard Smith on a short pass, with the loose ball bouncing into the arms of Fox.
"I thought that was the play of the game," Arizona State coach Todd Graham said. "There's 14 points off
two plays and guess what, those count. We just did a poor job taking care of the football."
Notre Dame's first regular-season game in the Dallas area since 1958 was technically a home game,
and had that feel.
Both end zones were labeled "Notre Dame," with the Texas-themed Shamrock Series logo at midfield.
Rees had two touchdown passes in the last 3:35 of the first half.
Ben Koyack scored his first career touchdown for Notre Dame when he caught a pass from Rees on the
sideline with nobody around him and ran most of the 19 yards untouched for a 7-6 lead.
Kelly gave ASU the lead back when he took a snap with the play clock at zero and hit Jaelen Strong in
stride behind the defense for a 36-yard touchdown on fourth-and-4. Strong had eight catches for 136 yards.
"They beat us in the turnover ratio so that's the biggest thing," Kelly said. "We were winning that and in
the second half we lost the turnover ratio, and I think that's where we kind of lost it."
Rees, who had 156 yards passing in the second quarter, put the Irish in scoring range again with a 35yard pass to Jones, then found Jones in the end zone from 8 yards for a 14-13 lead with 10 seconds left in
the first half.
3
0
10
4
21
13
F
34
37
Record: 3-2
Record: 4-2
Second Quarter
14:03 ASU
6:11
ASU
3:35
ND
1:30
ASU
0:10
ND
Gonzalez 40 yd field goal, 12-58 4:24
Gonzalez 27 yd field goal, 13-79 5:02
Koyack 19 yd pass from Rees (Brindza kick), 7-72 2:30
Strong 36 yd pass from Kelly (Gonzalez kick), 7-78 1:58
Jones 8 yd pass from Rees (Brindza kick), 8-71 1:15
Third Quarter
10:02 ND
3:54
ND
Brindza 53 yd field goal, 6-43 3:08
Niklas 21 yd pass from Rees (Brindza kick), 2-21 0:18
Fourth Quarter
14:46 ASU
10:38 ND
8:18
ASU
3:03
ND
1:08
ND
0:11
ASU
Irabor 37 yd interception return (Gonzalez kick)
Brindza 33 yd field goal, 8-69 4:03
Nelson 21 yd pass from Kelly (Gonzalez kick), 7-75 2:20
Brindza 25 yd field goal, 10-56 5:08
Fox 14 yd interception return (Brindza kick)
Grice 16 yd pass from Kelly (Gonzalez kick), 7-75 0:57
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: Number-Yards
ASUND
22
23
25-65
37-145
362
279
47-33-2
38-17-1
72-427
75-424
0-0
1-6
0-0
1-27
1-21
6-117
1-37
2-24
5-38.4
5-36.2
3-10-0
4-459-64
25:22
34:38
4 of 13
4 of 15
1 of 2
1 of 1
3-3
4-4
0-0
6-45
RUSHING: ASU-Grice 12-51; Kelly 12-5; Team 1-minus 1; Sulka 0-10. Notre Dame-McDaniel 15-82; Atkinson III 18-54; Carlisle 2-8; Hendrix 1-2; Team 1-minus 1.
PASSING: ASU-Kelly 33-47-2-362. Notre Dame-Rees 17-38-1-279.
RECEIVING: ASU-Foster 9-71; Strong 8-136; Grice 5-36; Ozier 4-63; Nelson 2-23; Smith, C. 2-18; Coyle
2-11; Smith, R. 1-7; Lewis 0-minus 3. Notre Dame-Jones, TJ 8-135; Daniels 4-67; Niklas 3-49; Koyack 1-19;
Prosise 1-9.
INTERCEPTIONS: ASU-Irabor 1-37. Notre Dame-Fox 1-14; Farley 1-10.
FUMBLES: ASU-Nelson 1-0; Smith, R. 1-1; Kelly 1-0. Notre Dame-None.
SACKS: ASU-None. Notre Dame-Shembo 3-0; Team 1-0; Tuitt 1-0.
TACKLES: ASU-Randall 9-8; Darby 5-3; Fiso 4-3; Martin 3-4; Coleman 2-5; Young 4-1; Bradford 2-2; Nelson
2-2; Sutton 2-1; Conway 1-2; Irabor 1-2; Sulka 1-0; Carrington 1-0; Nelson 1-0; Garoutte 0-1; McCullen
0-1; Koniseti 0-1. Notre Dame-Smith, J. 6-3; Shembo 5-2; Fox 4-3; Russell 6-0; Jackson 3-1; Calabrese 2-2;
Shumate 2-2; Collinsworth 3-0; Grace 2-1; Tuitt 1-2; Luke 1-2; Farley 1-0; Schmidt 1-0; Team 1-0; Nix III
0-1; Schwenke 0-1.
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
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NOTRE DAME - ARIZONA STATE CONNECTIONS
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Notre Dame’s roster features one player from the state of Arizona: sophomore DB Cole Luke
(Chandler/Hamilton H.S.). The Sun Devils' roster does not include anyone hailing from either Indiana or
Michiana.
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Arizona State head coach Todd Graham has coached against Notre Dame with three different
teams: Tulsa (2010), Pittsburgh (2011) and Arizona State (2013 and 2014). He is the only person to ever
oppose the Irish at the helm for three different schools. Graham is one of 34 head coaches to face Notre
Dame at as many as two schools. Of those 34 coaches, only four have been able to defeat the Irish with
different teams: Dennis Erickson (Miami, Fla. and Oregon State), Howard Jones (Iowa and USC),
Johnny Majors (Pittsburgh and Tennessee) and Nick Saban (Michigan State and Alabama).
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Arizona State assistant athletic director for media relations Doug Tammaro is a former intern in the
Notre Dame SID office.
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Notre Dame head women's volleyball coach Debbie Brown was the head women's volleyball
coach at Arizona State from 1983-88 (she was an Arizona State assistant during the 1980 and '81 seasons). Brown was a two-time national player of the year at USC and received her undergraduate degree
from Arizona State in 1982.
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A handful of players from Arizona State and Notre Dame either attended the same high school or hail
from the same hometown.
Notre Dame
Hometown/High School
Cole Luke, CB
Chandler, Arizona
Cole Luke, CB
Hamilton H.S. and Chandler, Arizona
Cam McDaniel, RB
Coppell H.S. and Coppell, Texas
Eric Lee, WR
Dowling Catholic H.S. and West Des Moines, Iowa
Will Fuller, WR
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mike McGlinchey, OL
Arizona State
Jaxon Hood, DL
Tyler McClure, OL
Jaxon Hood, DL
Cameron Smith, WR
Matt Haack, P
DeAndre Scott, DB
Jaelen Strong, WR
NOTRE DAME - ARIZONA STATE SERIES HISTORY
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Notre Dame leads the series with Arizona State, 3-0. The Irish lead the series 1-0 at Notre Dame (winning in 1999), Arizona State (winning in 1998) and neutral sites (winning in 2013 in Arlington, Texas).
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The teams first met on Oct. 10, 1998, at Sun Devil Stadium, when No. 22 Notre Dame prevailed, 28-9.
Autry Denson rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns for the Irish, while Joey Goodspeed rushed
for 109 yards on just four carries.
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Arizona State travelled to Notre Dame Stadium on Oct. 9, 1999, and Notre Dame claimed a 48-17
victory. Quarterback Jarious Jackson led the Irish attack with 223 yards and four TDs through the air
and 93 yards and one TD on the ground.
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The teams renewed the series on Oct. 5, 2013, with Notre Dame winning, 37-34, in a wild Shamrock
Series game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The lead changed hands three times before the game
stood tied, 27-27, with just over three minutes to play. Kyle Brindza put the Irish on top, 30-27, with a
field goal at the 3:03 mark. Dan Fox returned an interception for a TD with 1:08 to play to give the Irish
a 10-point cushion. Arizona State trimmed that lead to 37-34 with 0:11 to play after Taylor Kelly
guided the Sun Devils on a 58-second, 75-yard TD drive. Notre Dame recovered the onside kick and sealed
the win.
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In addition to the 1998 win at Arizona State, Notre Dame has also played in four Fiesta Bowl contests
at Sun Devil Stadium, posting a 1-3 record. Notre Dame's first trip to Sun Devil Stadium proved historic as
the Irish defeated West Virginia, 34-21, on Jan. 2, 1989, to capture the 1988 national championship. Notre
Dame lost to Colorado in the 1995 Fiesta Bowl, lost to Oregon State in the 2001 Fiesta Bowl and lost to
Ohio State in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl.
IRISH AT SUPER BOWL SITES
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Notre Dame has played in 13 of the 22 venues that have hosted a Super Bowl.
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The Irish have previously played at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, the Orange Bowl, Sun Life
Stadium, the Rose Bowl, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Rice Stadium, Tulane Stadium, Sun Devil
Stadium, EverBank Field, Stanford Stadium, AT&T Stadium, MetLife Stadium and Lucas Oil Field in their
illustrious history.
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The Irish have played a game in at least one of these 13 stadiums every season since 1979 when Notre
Dame played its biannual road game against Miami in Tokyo, Japan, instead of the Orange Bowl.
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The Irish have chances to add to this list as six of the other nine facilities (Qualcomm Stadium, Georgia
Dome, Raymond James Stadium, University of Phoenix Stadium, NRG Stadium and Ford Field) presently
play host to either a bowl game and/or a regular collegiate tenant.
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The remaining three Super Bowl host stadiums will never see the Irish. Tampa Stadium and the
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome have been demolished, while the Pontiac Silverdome is presently unoccupied.
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The Irish are scheduled to play in four venues this fall that have played host to a Super Bowl: Lucas
Oil Stadium (XLVI), MetLife Stadium (XLVIII), Sun Devil Stadium (XXX) and the Los Angeles Memorial
Coliseum (I and VII).
Notre Dame vs. Arizona State
Series History
Notre Dame leads 3-0
At Notre Dame: Notre Dame leads 1-0
Neutral Site: Notre Dame leads 1-0
Longest Winning Streak: 3 (1998-2013)
Largest Victory: 31 (48-17), 1999 at Notre Dame
At Tempe: Notre Dame leads 1-0
Bowl Games: None
Longest Losing Streak: None
Largest Defeat: None
SiteYear Rank W/L/TND ASU
199822- W 28 9
* 1999 W 48 17
AT2013-22 W 37 34
AT – AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
2014 Arizona State Schedule/Results
(7-1, 4-1 Pac-12)
Aug. 28
Weber State
Tempe, Ariz.
Sept. 6
at New Mexico
Albuquerque, N.M.
Sept. 13
at Colorado*
Boulder, Colo.
Sept. 25
No. 11/10 UCLA*
Tempe, Ariz.
Oct. 4
at No. 16/20 USC*
Los Angeles, Calif.
Oct. 18
No. 23/20 Stanford*
Tempe, Ariz.
Oct. 25
at Washington*
Seattle, Wash.
Nov. 1
No. 18/18 Utah*
Tempe, Ariz.
Nov. 8
No. 8/8 Notre Dame
Tempe, Ariz.
Nov. 15
at Oregon State*
Corvalis, Ore.
Nov. 22
Washington State*
Tempe, Ariz.
Nov. 29
at Arizona*
Tucson, Ariz.
* Denotes Pacific-12 Conference games
W, 45-14
W, 58-23
W, 38-24
L, 27-62
W, 38-34
W, 26-10
W, 24-14
W, 19-16 OT
1:36 p.m. MST
TBA
TBA
TBA
Head-to-Head
Statistical Comparison
NOTRE DAME
# NCAACategory
35.4 29th Scoring Offense
vs.
458.3 34th Total Offense
vs.
169.4 58th Rushing Offense
vs.
288.9 26th Passing Offense
vs.
149.05 23rd Passing Efficiency Off.
vs.
21.6 28th Scoring Defense
vs.
359.1 41st Total Defense
vs.
131.9 31st Rushing Defense
vs.
227.3 64th Passing Defense
vs.
122.14 53rd Passing Efficiency Def.
vs.
37.50 67th Net Punting
vs.
7.76 66th Punt Returns
vs.
4.67 31st Punt Return Defense
vs.
19.89 78th Kickoff Returns
vs.
20.93 68th Kickoff Return Defense
vs.
0.25 44th Turnover Margin
vs.
1.88 81st Sacks
vs.
1.75 42nd Sacks Allowed
vs.
47.5 16th 3rd Down Conversion % vs.
36.5 42nd 3rd Down % Defense
vs.
87.2 34th Red-Zone Offense
vs.
84.6 79th Red-Zone Defense
vs.
ARIZONA STATE
CategoryNCAA #
Scoring Defense 49th 24.1
Total Defense t-58th 385.3
Rushing Defense 88th 180.9
Passing Defense 36th 204.4
Passing Efficiency Def. 62nd 125.84
Scoring Offense 36th 34.4
Total Offense 22nd 483.6
Rushing Offense 44th 192.5
Passing Offense 23rd 291.1
Passing Efficiency Off. 30th 145.32
Net Punting 94th 35.66
Punt Return Defense 119th 14.22
Punt Returns 122nd 2.50
Kickoff Return Defense 103rd 22.88
Kickoff Returns 38th 22.70
Turnover Margin 36th 0.38
Sacks Allowed 101st 2.75
Sacks 48th 2.50
3rd Down % Defense 54th 37.9
3rd Down Conversion % 72nd 39.0
Red-Zone Defense 29th 76.9
Red-Zone Offense t-20th 89.5
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
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National
Rankings
ASSOCIATED PRESS (Nov. 2)
RkSchool
Record Pts
1. Mississippi State (40)
8-0
1526
2. Florida State (22)
8-0
1501
3.Auburn
7-1 1355
4.Alabama
7-1 1349
5.Oregon
8-1 1289
6. Michigan State
7-1
1241
7.TCU
7-1 1150
8. Notre Dame
7-1
1121
9. Kansas State
7-1
1087
10.Baylor
7-1
957
11. Ohio State
7-1
901
12. Arizona State
7-1
854
13. Ole Miss
7-2
793
14.Nebraska
8-1
766
15.LSU
7-2
636
16.Oklahoma
6-2
601
17.Georgia
6-2
508
18.UCLA
7-2
438
19.Clemson
6-2
394
20.Duke
7-1
320
21.Arizona
6-2
307
22.Utah
6-2
253
22.Marshall
8-0
253
24.Wisconsin
6-2
146
25. West Virginia
6-3
130
Others Receiving Votes
Missouri 82, Colorado State 81, Georgia Tech 32, USC 31, Minnesota 19, Iowa 12, Louisville 7,
Boise State 5, East Carolina 2, Cincinnati 2, Miami, Fla. 1.
AMWAY COACHES (Nov. 2)
RkSchool
1. Mississippi State (45)
2. Florida State (15)
3.Auburn
4.Alabama
5.Oregon
6.TCU
7. Michigan State
8. Notre Dame
9. Kansas State
10.Baylor
11. Arizona State
12. Ole Miss
13. Ohio State
14.LSU
15.Nebraska
16.Oklahoma
17.Georgia
18.UCLA
19.Clemson
20.Utah
21.Arizona
22.Duke
23.Marshall
24. West Virginia
25.Wisconsin
Record Pts
8-0
1484
8-0
1452
7-1 1345
7-1 1281
8-1 1275
7-1 1148
7-1
1120
7-1
1096
7-1
1049
7-1
961
7-1
831
7-2
828
7-1
780
7-2
717
8-1
680
6-2
574
6-2
465
7-2
464
6-2
341
6-2
327
6-2
325
7-1
288
8-0
238
6-3
159
6-2
83
Others Receiving Votes
Colorado State 67, USC 48, Missouri 42, Georgia Tech 15, Louisville 7, Stanford 4, North
Dakota State 4, Florida 1, Texas A&M 1.
2014 opponents in bold...first place votes in parenthesis
NOTRE DAME VS. THE PACIFIC-12 CONFERENCE
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Notre Dame is 92-50-6 (.642) all-time against teams from the Pacific-12 Conference. Arizona State represents the second of three Pac-12
opponents for the Irish this season, joining Stanford (Oct. 4) and USC (Nov. 29).
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The Irish have faced at least two Pac-12 squads every year since 1987 when they only faced USC.
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The 148 games against Pac-12 teams are the third most for the Irish against any conference. The Big Ten Conference (385) represents the
most games played against Notre Dame and the ACC ranks second (194).
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Notre Dame has a winning series record against 11 of the 12 league members. Most of those games (85) have come versus USC (45-355), while 29 other matchups have come against Stanford (19-10). The lone losing record is against Oregon State (0-2).
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The Pac-12 and the Big Ten are the only leagues where Notre Dame has faced every current member in its gridiron history.
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The Irish are 5-1 against the Pac-12 since 2012.
Notre Dame vs. Pacific-12 Conference
Home Away Neutral Overall
WonLost TiedPct. WonLost TiedPct. WonLost TiedPct. WonLost TiedPct.
Arizona
110.5001001.000
000.000210.667
Arizona State
1001.000
1001.000
1001.000
3001.000
California 2001.000
2001.000
000.0004001.000
Colorado 1001.000
1001.000
120.33 320.600
Oregon
1001.000
001.500000.000101.750
Oregon State000.000000.000020.000020.000
Stanford 1230.800670.4621001.000
19100.655
UCLA
3001.000
1001.000
000.0004001.000
USC
24141 .628 19214 .477 2 0 0 1.00045355 .559
Utah
1001.000
000.000000.0001001.000
Washington 4001.000
4001.000
000.0008001.000
Washington State
1001.000
000.0001001.000
2001.000
TOTALS
51181 .73635285 .5516 4 0 .60092506 .642
A VICTORY OVER ARIZONA STATE...
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Improves Notre Dame's all-time record to 882-306-42 (.734), the best winning percentage in college football history.
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Improves Notre Dame's all-time road record to 287-148-23 (.652).
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Improves Notre Dame’s all-time record when ranked to 433-139-15 (.750).
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Improves Notre Dame's all-time road record when ranked to 149-65-8 (.689).
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Improves Notre Dame’s all-time record when ranked in the top 10 to 315-85-13 (.778).
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Improves Notre Dame's all-time road record when ranked in the top 10 to 113-37-7 (.742).
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Improves Notre Dame’s all-time record to 149-135-10 (.524) against ranked teams.
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Improves Notre Dame’s all-time road record to 58-59-4 (.496) against ranked teams.
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Improves Notre Dame’s all-time record when ranked to 119-81-9 (.591) against ranked teams.
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Improves Notre Dame’s all-time road record when ranked to 45-37-3 (.547) against ranked teams.
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Improves Notre Dame’s all-time record when ranked in the top 10 to 92-50-8 (.640) against ranked teams.
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Improves Notre Dame's all-time road record when ranked in the top 10 to 36-21-3 (.625) against ranked teams.
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Improves Notre Dame's all-time record in the month of November to 323-124-27 (.710).
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Improves Notre Dame’s all-time record against Arizona State to 4-0-0 (1.000).
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Improves Notre Dame's all-time road record against Arizona State to 2-0-0 (1.000).
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Improves Notre Dame’s all-time record against the Pac-12 to 93-50-6 (.644).
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Improves Notre Dame's all-time road record against the Pac-12 to 36-28-5 (.558).
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Improves Kelly's record to 216-73-2 (.746) overall.
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Improves Kelly's record at Notre Dame to 45-16 (.738).
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Improves Kelly's record to 98-38 (.721) in FBS games.
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Improves Kelly's record to 88-26 (.772) since 2006.
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Improves Kelly's record to 139-40 (.777) since 2001.
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Improves Kelly's record to 2-0 (1.000) all-time against Arizona State.
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Improves Kelly's all-time record to 10-4 (.714) against the Pac-12.
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Improves Kelly's all-time road record to 5-2 (.714) against the Pac-12.
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Improves Kelly's record to 62-16 (.795) all-time in the month of November.
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
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A LOSS TO ARIZONA STATE...
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Drops Notre Dame's all-time record to 881-307-42 (.733), the best winning percentage in college football history.
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Drops Notre Dame's all-time road record to 286-149-23 (.650).
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Drops Notre Dame’s all-time record when ranked to 432-140-15 (.749).
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Drops Notre Dame's all-time road record when ranked to 148-66-8 (.685).
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Drops Notre Dame’s all-time record when ranked in the top 10 to 314-86-13 (.776).
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Drops Notre Dame's all-time road record when ranked in the top 10 to 112-38-7 (.736).
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Drops Notre Dame’s all-time record to 148-136-10 (.520) against ranked teams.
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Drops Notre Dame’s all-time road record to 57-60-4 (.488) against ranked teams.
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Drops Notre Dame’s all-time record when ranked to 118-82-9 (.586) against ranked teams.
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Drops Notre Dame’s all-time road record when ranked to 44-38-3 (.535) against ranked teams.
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Drops Notre Dame’s all-time record when ranked in the top 10 to 91-51-8 (.633) against ranked teams.
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Drops Notre Dame's all-time road record when ranked in the top 10 to 35-22-3 (.608) against ranked teams.
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Drops Notre Dame's all-time record in the month of November to 322-125-27 (.708).
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Drops Notre Dame’s all-time record against Arizona State to 3-1-0 (.750).
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Drops Notre Dame's all-time road record against Arizona State to 1-1-0 (.500).
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Drops Notre Dame’s all-time record against the Pac-12 to 92-51-6 (.638).
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Drops Notre Dame's all-time road record against the Pac-12 to 35-29-5 (.543).
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Drops Kelly's record to 215-74-2 (.742) overall.
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Drops Kelly's record at Notre Dame to 44-17 (.721).
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Drops Kelly's record to 97-39 (.713) in FBS games.
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Drops Kelly's record to 87-27 (.763) since 2006.
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Drops Kelly's record to 138-41 (.771) since 2001.
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Drops Kelly's record to 1-1 (.500) all-time against Arizona State.
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Drops Kelly's all-time record to 9-5 (.643) against the Pac-12.
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Drops Kelly's all-time road record to 4-3 (.571) against the Pac-12.
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Drops Kelly's record to 61-17 (.782) all-time in the month of November.
Fighting Irish
In The NFL
AFC
Baltimore Ravens
DE Kapron Lewis-Moore*
Cincinnati Bengals
TE Tyler Eifert
Cleveland Browns
OL Braxston Cave#
Denver Broncos
S David Bruton
Houston Texans
DT Louis Nix III*
Indianapolis Colts
S Sergio Brown
Jacksonville Jaguars
OT Sam Young
Kansas City Chiefs
TE Anthony Fasano
OT Ryan Harris
ON THIS DATE
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Notre Dame is 11-3-1 all-time on Nov. 8.
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The Irish are 3-0 on Nov. 8 when facing a ranked team but their last such meeting came in 1952, a 27-21 victory over No. 4 Oklahoma.
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Notre Dame is 5-1-1 on Nov. 8 when playing as a ranked team, most recently tying, 3-3, at Georgia Tech in 1980 when ranked No. 1 in the
nation.
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The team's all-time Nov. 8 results follow:
Year
1902
1919
1921
1924
1930
1941
1947
1952
1958
1969
1975
1980
1986
2003
2008
Site
Away
Away
Polo Grounds
Away
Away
Baltimore
Home
Home
Away
Away
Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
ND Coach
W/L/T
James Faragher
L
Knute Rockne
W
Knute Rockne
W
Knute Rockne
W
Knute Rockne
W
Frank Leahy
W
Frank Leahy
W
Frank Leahy
W
Terry Brennan
L
Ara Parseghian
W
Dan Devine
W
Dan Devine
T
Lou Holtz
W
Tyrone Willingham W
Charlie Weis
L
Score ND Rank
5-12
NP
12-9
NP
48-0
NP
38-3
NP
60-20
NP
20-13
7
27-7
1
27-21
10
26-29
14
49-7
8
24-3
12
3-3
1
61-29
NR
27-24
NR
0-17
NR
Opponent
Knox
Army
Rutgers
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Navy
Army
Oklahoma
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech
SMU
Navy
Boston College
Opp. Coach
Unknown
Charles Daly
G. Foster Sanford
Jack Ryan
Ludlow Wray
Swede Larson
Earl "Red" Blaik
Bud Wilkinson
John Michelson
Carl de Pasqua
Pepper Rodgers
Bill Curry
Bobby Collins
Paul Johnson
Jeff Jagodzinski
Opp. Rank
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
6
9
4
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
YET ANOTHER 7-1 START
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Notre Dame has won seven of its first eight games in 2014.
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The Irish have started the season with a winning percentage of at least .875 through eight games for the 48th time.
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This is the second time in three years that the Irish have started a season in this manner, going 8-0 to open the 2012 campaign. Notre Dame
had not previously started .875 or better through eight games twice in three years since going 7-1 in 1991 and 8-0 in 1993.
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After eight games, Notre Dame has been 8-0 20 times, 7-0-1 seven times, 7-1 20 times and 6-0-2 once.
ONLY THE BIG BOYS
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Notre Dame is one of just three NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision programs to have not faced a non-FBS opponent since the current setup
was established in 1978. The two other remaining schools that have yet to play a non-FBS opponent are USC and UCLA.
NFC
Arizona Cardinals
TE John Carlson
WR Michael Floyd
RB Robert Hughes
TE Troy Niklas
Atlanta Falcons
LB Prince Shembo
S Zeke Motta*
Carolina Panthers
LS J. J. Jansen
Chicago Bears
QB Jimmy Clausen
Dallas Cowboys
OG Zack Martin
Detroit Lions
RB Theo Riddick
WR Golden Tate
WR TJ Jones*
New England Patriots
RB Jonas Gray
LB Darius Fleming#
DL Kona Schwenke#
Minnesota Vikings
S Robert Blanton
TE Kyle Rudolph
S Harrison Smith
C John Sullivan
New York Jets
DB Darrin Walls
New York Giants
CB Bennett Jackson#
Oakland Raiders
DE Justin Tuck
RB George Atkinson III#
San Francisco 49ers
NT Ian Williams
Pittsburgh Steelers
DE Stephon Tuitt
San Diego Chargers
OG Trevor Robinson
ILB Manti Te'o
OG Chris Watt
* Denotes injured reserve
# Denotes practice squad
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
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2014 Notre Dame
Honors/Awards
Kyle Brindza, Sr., K
Lou Groza Watch List
Senior Bowl Watch List
FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (9.2.2014)
FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (9.8.2014)
FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (9.15.2014)
College Football Performance Awards National Specialist of the Week (9.15.2014)
FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (9.29.2014)
College Football Performance Awards National Specialist of the Week Honorable Mention (9.29.2014)
FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (10.20.2014)
College Football Performance Awards National Specialist of the Week Honorable Mention (10.20.2014)
Sheldon Day, Jr., DL
Outland Trophy Watch List
Matthias Farley, Sr., S
College Sports Madness Independent Def. Player of the Week (9.29.2014)
Tarean Folston, So., RB
FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (10.12.2014)
College Football Performance Awards National All-Purpose Performer of the Week Honorable Mention (10.13.2014)
Will Fuller, So., WR
College Sports Madness Independent Off. Player of the Week (10.12.2014)
Everett Golson, Sr., QB
Davey O'Brien Award Watch List
Maxwell Award Watch List
Maxwell Award Semifinalist
Walter Camp Award Watch List
Manning Award Stars of the Week (9.2.2014)
Athlon Independent Player of the Week (9.2.2014)
College Sports Madness Independent Off. Player of the Week (9.2.2014)
Athlon Independent Player of the Week (9.8.2014)
Davey O'Brien Award QB of the Week Honorable Mention (9.9.2014)
FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (9.29.2014)
Athlon Independent Player of the Week (9.29.2014)
College Sports Madness Independent Off. Player of the Week (9.29.2014)
Davey O'Brien Award QB of the Week Honorable Mention (9.29.2014)
FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (10.6.2014)
Davey O'Brien Award Co-QB of the Week (10.21.2014)
FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (10.20.2014)
Manning Award Stars of the Week (11.3.2014)
FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (11.3.2014)
College Sports Madness Independent Off. Player of the Week (11.3.2014)
College Football Performance Awards National Quarterback of the Week (11.3.2014)
Jarrett Grace, Sr., LB
Butkus Award Watch List
Jarron Jones, Jr., DL
College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention
Defensive Lineman of the Week (1020.2014)
2014 NOTRE DAME OPPONENT UPDATE
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Notre Dame regularly has one of the toughest schedules in the country. The Irish faced No. 14/13 Stanford (Oct. 4) and No. 2/2 Florida
State (Oct. 18) and, this week, play a third ranked foe in 2014; No. 11/12 Arizona State.
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Although not currently ranked, Louisville, North Carolina and USC held a place in the top 25 earlier this year, giving the Irish six opponents
in all which have been ranked in 2014.
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Three more Irish opponents, Michigan, Northwestern and Navy, received poll votes earlier this year, giving Notre Dame poll vote representation from nine of its 12 scheduled opponents in 2014.
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The slate is even more difficult when you consider that two of those three top 25 meetings (Florida State and Arizona State) are road
games.
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The Irish have a long history of playing challenging schedules - with Notre Dame ranking (since the NCAA began this rating in 1977) first
in 1978, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1995 and 2010; third in 1986, 1999, 2003; and fourth in 1979, 1990 and 2012 in the NCAA toughest schedule
standings. That makes for 12 top-four finishes in that category in the 36 years the NCAA has calculated these numbers.
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Bowl Subdivision. Only 10 schools have played teams with more combined victories than the Irish (432) over this span.
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This season, the Irish face six teams that won at least 10 games in 2013 and 10 teams that went to a bowl game last year.
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During the preseason, Phil Steele's College Football Preview judged Notre Dame's 2014 schedule to be the nation's strongest.
Opponent
Rice
Michigan
vs. Purdue
vs. Syracuse
No. RV/NR Stanford
North Carolina
at No. 2/2 Florida State
vs. Navy
at No. 11/12 Arizona State
Northwestern
No. RV/RV Louisville
at No. RV/RV USC
Record
5-3
4-5
3-6
3-6
5-4
4-5
8-0
4-5
7-1
3-5
6-3
6-3
Last Week
W, 31-17 at FIU
W, 34-10 vs. Indiana
L, 14-35 at No. 17/16 Nebraska
L, 17-24 vs. North Carolina State
L, 16-45 at No. 5/6 Oregon
L, 20-47 at Miami, Fla.
W, 42-31 at Louisville
L, 39-49 vs. No. 6/7 Notre Dame
W, 19-16 OT vs. No. 18/18 Utah L, 7-48 at Iowa
L, 31-42 vs. No. 2/2 Florida State
W, 44-17 at Washington State
This Week (Time, EDT)
vs. UTSA (noon)
at Northwestern (3:30 p.m.)
vs. No. 25/24 Wisconsin (noon)
vs. No. 22/20 Duke (12:30 p.m.)
BYE
BYE
vs. Virginia (6:30 p.m.)
BYE
vs. No. 8/8 Notre Dame (3:36 p.m.)
vs. Michigan (3:30 p.m.)
at Boston College (7:15 p.m.)
BYE
NOTRE DAME FACING ACADEMIC POWERS TOO
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Notre Dame is tied for No. 16 in the latest U.S. News & World Report national university rankings.
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During the 2014 season alone, the Irish face four of the other nine FBS schools that rank in the top 25 (t-No. 4 Stanford, No. 13
Northwestern, No. 19 Rice and t-No. 25 USC).
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Between now and 2016, Notre Dame will face six of the nine other FBS schools on the prestigious list, also squaring off with No. 8 Duke
(2016) and t-No. 23 Virginia (2015). Notre Dame is not scheduled to face either t-No. 16 Vanderbilt, No. 20 California or t-No. 23 UCLA during
the next three years. The remaining top 25 schools play football at a lower level, if at all.
EIGHT IS GREAT FOR KELLY
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Head coach Brian Kelly has won at least eight games in each of his first four seasons with the Irish.
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Kelly is the second head coach to post an eight-win season in each of his first four years at the Notre Dame helm. Dan Devine began his
career with the Irish by posting four straight seasons with at least eight wins from 1975-78.
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Kelly, Devine, Ara Parseghian, Frank Leahy and Jesse Harper are the only Irish coaches to start their careers with four straight
seasons with as many as seven wins.
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With one more win in 2014, Kelly would become the first Irish coach to win eight games in each of his first five seasons. No Notre Dame
head coach has posted five consecutive eight-win seasons since Holtz reached the milestone seven straight years from 1987-93.
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With 37 wins through his first four years at Notre Dame (2010-13), Kelly started this season tied with Devine and Lou Holtz for the most
combined wins in their first four seasons at Notre Dame.
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Kelly is the first coach in Notre Dame history to lead the Irish to a bowl game in each of his first four seasons. He joins Holtz as the only
coaches to guide Notre Dame to bowl berths in four consecutive years at any juncture of their tenures at the school.
KELLY'S WINNING WAYS
uEight active FBS coaches have guided their respective schools to an undefeated regular season since 2009. Only three of those eight
coaches, including Brian Kelly, have done it on multiple occasions.
Urban Meyer
2013 – Ohio State – 12-2 (Lost in Big Ten Championship Game and Orange Bowl)
2012 – Ohio State – 12-0
2009 – Florida – 13-1 (Lost in SEC Championship Game)
Brian Kelly
2012 – Notre Dame – 12-1 (Lost in BCS Championship Game)
2009 – Cincinnati – 12-0 (Did not coach bowl game)
Gary Patterson
2010 – TCU – 13-0
2009 – TCU – 12-1 (Lost in Fiesta Bowl)
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
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Jimbo Fisher
2013 – Florida State – 14-0
2014 Notre Dame
Honors/Awards
Rod Carey
2013 – Northern Illinois – 12-2 (Lost in MAC Championship Game and Poinsettia Bowl)
Kevin Sumlin
2011 – Houston – 13-1 (Lost in C-USA Championship Game)
Nick Saban
2009 – Alabama – 14-0
Chris Petersen
2009 – Boise State – 14-0
KELLY RANKS AMONG TOP ACTIVE COACHES NATIONALLY
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Now in his fifth year at Notre Dame, Brian Kelly has helped the Irish secure a 35-5 record when entering halftime with a lead and a
33-3 mark when leading after three quarters.
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Kelly is 179-11 in his coaching career when taking a lead into the fourth quarter and 115-5 since 2001. He owns a 168-15 record when
taking a lead into halftime, including a 113-7 mark since 2001.
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Kelly is 145-26 when scoring first.
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Kelly is 171-26-1 when outrushing his opponent.
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Kelly is 127-12 when his team wins the turnover battle.
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Kelly is 40-14-2 in games decided by three points or less.
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Kelly is 61-16 in the month of November, including a 25-4 mark since 2006.
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Kelly is 65-7 when his team scores a defensive or special teams touchdown.
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Kelly is 136-8 when his team scores 30+ points, including a 78-1 mark with 40+ points.
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Kelly is 141-6-1 when his team allows 19 points or less.
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Kelly is 156-41-1 coming off a victory.
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Kelly-coached teams owned a 57-game winning streak in games where they held their opponents to less than 20 points, which ended
in the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl loss to Florida State (18-14). Kelly’s previous such loss came on Dec. 8, 2001, when North Dakota edged
Grand Valley State, 17-14, in the NCAA Division II title game.
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Kelly-coached teams have won 78 of their last 79 games when holding their opponents to less than 20 points.
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Since 2001, Brian Kelly has the second-most wins among all active Football Bowl Subdivision coaches:
Winningest Active NCAA FBS Coaches (By Victories, Since 2001)
Name, School
W
L
T
1. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
146
36
0
2. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
138
40
0
3. Urban Meyer, Ohio State
134
26
0
4. Mark Richt, Georgia
132
47
0
5. Les Miles, LSU
130
47
0
6. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
128
54
0
7. Gary Patterson, TCU
127
45
0
8. Nick Saban, Alabama
126
28
0
9. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech
112
66
0
10. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
110
62
0
Pct.
0.802
0.775
0.838
0.737
0.734
0.703
0.738
0.818
0.629
0.640
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Since 2006, Brian Kelly stands tied with Urban Meyer of Ohio State for the fourth-most wins of any active NCAA Football Bowl
Subdivision coach. Kelly has won 87 contests (87-26) over that span. The only coaches ahead of Kelly during that time are Chris Petersen of
Washington (98), Les Miles of LSU (91) and Bob Stoops of Oklahoma (91).
Winningest Active NCAA FBS Coaches (By Victories, Since 2006)
Name, School
W
L
T
1.
Chris Petersen, Washington
98150
2. Les Miles, LSU
91
24
0
Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
91
25
0
4. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
87
26
0
Urban Meyer, Ohio State
87
15
0
6. Nick Saban, Alabama
86
16
0
7.
Gary Patterson, TCU
84270
8. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
81
36
0
Bronco Mendenhall, BYU
81
32
0
10. Mark Richt, Georgia
80
34
0
Gary Pinkel, Missouri
80
32
0
Pct.
0.867
0.791
0.784
0.770
0.853
0.843
0.757
0.692
0.717
0.702
0.714
Ben Koyack, Sr., TE
Sports Illustrated Midseason First Team All-American
Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-American
Athlon Sports Preseason Fourth Team All-American
Mackey Award Preseason Watch List
Mackey Award Midseason Watch List
Senior Bowl Watch List
College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention
Tight End of the Week (10.6.2014)
Mackey Tight End of the Week Honorable Mention (10.8.2014)
College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention
Tight End of the Week (11.3.2014)
Cole Luke, So., CB
Athlon National Defensive Player of the Week (10.5.2014)
FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (10.6.2014)
College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention
Defensive Back of the Week (10.6.2014)
College Sports Madness Independent Def. Player of the Week (10.6.2014)
Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week Honorable Mention (10.8.2014)
Nick Martin, Sr., C
Lombardi Award Watch List
Rimington Trophy Watch List
Cam McDaniel, Sr., LB
NFF Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
Romeo Okwara, Jr., DL
FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (9.15.2014)
Cody Riggs, Gr., CB
Senior Bowl Watch List
KeiVarae Russell, Jr., CB
Athlon Sports Preseason Fourth Team All-American
Phil Steele Preseason Fourth Team All-American
Bednarik Award Watch List
Nagurski Trophy Watch List
Joe Schmidt, Sr., LB
AFCA Good Works Team Nominee
College Sports Madness Independent Def. Player of the Week (9.15.2014)
FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (10.12.2014)
College Sports Madness Independent Def. Player of the Week (10.12.2014)
College Sports Madness Independent Def. Player of the Week (10.19.2014)
Elijah Shumate, Jr., S
College Sports Madness Independent Def. Player of the Week (9.8.2014)
FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (9.8.2014)
Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week Honorable Mention (9.10.2014)
Jaylon Smith, So., LB
Sports Illustrated Midseason Second Team All-American
Sports Illustrated Preseason Second Team All-American
CBSSports.com Preseason Second Team All-American
Athlon Sports Preseason Third Team All-American
Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-American
Bednarik Award Watch List
Bednarik Award Semifinalist
Butkus Award Watch List
Butkus Award Semifinalist
Lombardi Award Watch List
Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List
Nagurski Trophy Watch List
Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week (9.9.2014)
Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week Candidate (9.29.2014)
Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week (10.7.2014)
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
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Starter
Sheet
Offense
2014 StreakCareer
Lombard (RG/RT)
7527
Stanley (RT/LT)
82121
Martin (C/LG)
8
819
Golson (QB)
8
8
19
Koyack (TE)
8
8
15
C. Brown (WR)
6
4
13
Elmer (RG/RT)
8
9
12
Daniels (WR)
-
-
11
Fuller (WR)
8
8
10
Hegarty (C/RG)
6
6
8
Prosise (WR)
5
5
8
Folston (RB)5
2
7
Carlisle (WR/RB)
3
-
7
Hanratty (LG/RG)
3
-
7
McDaniel (RB)
3
-
6
Robinson (WR)
2
-
5
Onwualu (WR)
-
-4
Defense
Russell (CB)
Farley (S/OLB)
J. Smith (LB)
Day (DL)
Collinsworth (S)
Shumate (S)
Jones (DL)
Redfield (S)
Okwara (DL)
Rochell (DL)
Schmidt (LB)
Riggs (CB)
Luke (CB)
Onwaulu (LB)
Grace (LB)
Hardy (S)
Martini (LB)
Tranquill (S)
Utupo (DL)
I. Williams (DL)
2014 StreakCareer
-
-
26
3
-
22
8
21
21
8
12
15
1-
12
6
-
10
8
8
9
8
9
9
7
-
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
-
4
--3
--2
11 1
11 1
11 1
--1
Longest Active Streaks
J. Smith (LB)
Stanley (RT/LT)
Day (DL)
21
21
12
Most Career Starts
Lombard (RG/RT)
Russell (CB)
Farley (S/OLB)
Stanley (RT/LT)
J. Smith (LB)
27
26
22
21
21
u
Brian Kelly ranks as the sixth-most successful active NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision coach in winning percentage since 2007. Kelly's
.778 winning percentage is bested only by Chris Petersen of Washington (.850), Nick Saban of Alabama (.842), Urban Meyer of Ohio State
(.841), Les Miles of LSU (.784) and Bob Stoops of Oklahoma (.784):
Winningest Active NCAA FBS Coaches (By Win Percentage, Since 2007)
Name, School
W
L
T
Pct.
1.
Chris Petersen, Washington
85150 0.850
2. Nick Saban, Alabama
85
16
0
0.842
3. Urban Meyer, Ohio State
74
14
0
0.841
4. Les Miles, LSU
80
22
0
0.784
Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
80
22
0
0.784
6. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
77
22
0
0.778
7.
Gary Patterson, TCU
73250 0.745
8. Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State
71
29
0
0.710
9. Gary Pinkel, Missouri
72
30
0
0.706
10. Mark Richt, Georgia
71
30
0
0.703
Mark D'Antonio, Michigan State
71
30
0
0.703
u
Brian Kelly ranks third and fifth among active NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision coaches in both victories and winning percentage,
respectively. Here is a look at the top 10 winningest active coaches in the FBS (min. six years completed as FBS head coach, record at four-year
colleges only):
Winningest Active NCAA FBS Coaches (By Victories)
Name, School
Years W
L
T
1. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
34
269
138
4
2. Steve Spurrier, South Carolina
25
223
84
2
3. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
25
215
73
2
4. Dennis Franchione, Texas State
30
208
124
2
5. Bill Snyder, Kansas State
23
185
91
1
6. Gary Pinkel, Missouri
24
181
102
3
7.
Larry Blakeney, Troy
24 1751131
8. Nick Saban, Alabama
19
172
58
1
9. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
16
166
41
0
10. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech
18
161
73
0
*Minimum five years as FBS head coach; record at four-year colleges only
Pct.
0.659
0.725
0.745
0.626
0.670
0.638
0.607
0.747
0.802
0.688
Winningest Active NCAA FBS Coaches (By Win Percentage)
Name, School
Years W
L
T
Pct.
1.
Chris Petersen, Washington
9 981500.867
2. Urban Meyer, Ohio State
13
134
26
0
0.838
3. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
16
166
41
0
0.802
4. Nick Saban, Alabama
19
172
58
1
0.747
5. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
25
215
73
2
0.745
6.
Gary Patterson, TCU
151274500.738
7. Mark Richt, Georgia
14
132
47
0
0.737
8. Les Miles, LSU
14
130
47
0
0.734
9.
Bobby Petrino, Louisville
10893300.730
10. Bo Pelini, Nebraska
7
66
25
0
0.725
*Minimum five years as FBS head coach; record at four-year colleges only
Career Starts
By Position
—OFFENSE—
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB WRRB
C. Brown (13)
Stanley (8)
Hanratty (5)
Martin (14)
Lombard (9) Lombard (18) Koyack (15)
Prosise (8)
Golson (19)
Fuller (10)
Folston (7)
Daniels (11)
Martin (5)
Hegarty (7)
Elmer (9)
Stanley (13) Onwualu (4) Robinson (5) McDaniel (6)
Hanratty (2)
Elmer (3)
Carlisle (3)
Carlisle (4)
Hegarty (1)
—DEFENSE—
DLDLDLDLLB LB LBCB S S CB
Okwara (8)
Rochell (8)
Jones (9)
Day (15)
Schmidt (8)
J. Smith (21)
Onwualu (4) Riggs (8)
Collinsworth (12) Farley (18)
Russell (26)
Utupo (1)
*Farley (4)
Shumate (10) Redfield (9)
Luke (8)
I. Williams (1)
Grace (3)
Tranquill (1)
Hardy (2)
* indicates Irish 4-2-5 alignment against Navy in 2012, Michigan in 2014 and Syracuse in 2014
Martini (1)
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
9
u
Among college coaches with at least five years of service or 50 victories at a school that was classified as a major college at the time, Brian
Kelly was the 23rd to reach 200 career victories. Here is that list of coaches:
WHEN 200 WINS MILESTONE REACHED
Age in
Coach (Date Reached Milestone)
Yrs.-Days
Eddie Anderson (11-14-1964)
64-1
Chris Ault (10-9-2009)
61-336
*Frank Beamer (9-15-2007)
60-331
Bobby Bowden (10-27-1990)
60-353
Mack Brown (11-27-2008)
57-92
Bear Bryant (9-10-1971)
57-364
Vince Dooley (11-26-1988)
56-84
LaVell Edwards (9-24-1994)
64-348
*Dennis Franchione (9-28-2013)
62-185
Hayden Fry (11-20-1993)
64-265
Woody Hayes (11-2-1974)
61-261
Lou Holtz (9-9-1995)
58-243
*Brian Kelly (8-31-2013)
51-310
Jess Neely (9-26-1964)
66-265
Don Nehlen (11-11-2000)
64-314
Tom Osborne (10-7-1993)
56-224
Joe Paterno (9-5-1987)
60-258
Bo Schembechler (10-4-1986)
57-33
*Steve Spurrier (9-15-2012)
67-118
Amos Alonzo Stagg (10-11-1919)
57-56
Jim Sweeney (11-2-1996)
67-62
Jim Tressel (9-15-2007)
54-298
Pop Warner (12-1-1917)
46-240
Warren Woodson (10-13-1973)
70-231
* indicates active coaches
Career
Game (Record)
342nd (200-127-15)
295th (200-94-1)
310th (200-106-4)
279th (200-76-3)
301st (200-100-1)
282nd (200-66-16)
286th (200-76-10)
277th (200-74-3)
318th (200-116-2)
361st (200-152-9)
268th (200-60-8)
297th (200-90-7)
270th (200-68-2)
373rd (200-155-18)
335th (200-127-8)
249th (200-46-3)
246th (200-44-2)
262nd (200-55-7)
277th (200-75-2)
294th (200-74-20)
355th (200-151-4)
273rd (200-71-2)
278th (200-67-11)
307th (200-93-14)
Career
Yr.-Game
39-8
25-5
27-3
25-7
25-12
27-1
25-11
23-4
28-4
32-11
29-8
26-2
23-1
38-1
30-9
21-5
22-1
24-4
23-3
30-1
32-8
22-3
22-10
31-6
uAmong those on the list, Kelly was the second-youngest and fifth-fastest to ever reach 200 career victories.
RankCoach
1. Pop Warner
2. Brian Kelly
3. Jim Tressel
4. Vince Dooley
5. Tom Osborne
Age in
Career Game
Yrs.-Days
RankCoach
(Record at Time)
46-240
1. Joe Paterno
246 (200-44-2)
51-310
2. Tom Osborne
249 (200-46-3)
54-298
3. Bo Schembechler
262 (200-55-7)
56-84
4. Woody Hayes
268 (200-60-8)
56-224
5. Brian Kelly
270 (200-68-2)
uBrian Kelly (44-16), remarkably, is one of seven Notre Dame head coaches with a winning percentage of .733 or better through their
first 60 games as Irish head coach. Here is a graphic of Notre Dame head coaches' records through their first 60 games on the Irish sideline:
Notre Dame Football
By The Numbers
.734 - Notre Dame's all-time winning percentage, the highest in
college football history.
2 - Notre Dame is one of two teams, college or professional, to
have all of its games broadcast on national radio and is the only
team to have all of its home games televised nationally (NBC).
6 - College Football Hall of Fame coaches - Jesse Harper, Lou
Holtz, Knute Rockne, Frank Leahy, Ara Parseghian and Dan
Devine.
7 - Heisman Trophy winners: Angelo Bertelli (1943), Johnny
Lujack (1947), Leon Hart (1949), John Lattner (1953), Paul
Hornung (1956), John Huarte (1964) and Tim Brown (1987).
7 - Notre Dame claimed the 2013 national championship for
graduating its student-athletes in all sports – in the process
posting the top NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) figure (98)
for its student-athletes for the seventh straight year.
10 - Representatives in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
11 - Consensus national championships - Since the Associated
Press poll began in 1936, only Alabama (nine) has more AP titles
than Notre Dame's eight (1943-46-47-49-66-73-77-88). The
Irish also earned consensus national titles in 1924, 1929 and
1930 prior to the AP rankings.
12 - Unbeaten and untied seasons.
22 - Seasons in which the team has been voted the national
champion by at least one selector.
32 - Unanimous first-team All-Americans -- more than any
other school.
33 - Bowl games in which the Irish have taken part.
39 - Irish players that have captured NFL Super Bowl titles.
44 - College Football Hall of Fame players.
65 - Notre Dame players selected in the first round of the NFL
draft.
1. Knute Rockne (53-4-3, .908)
Home Record: 25-0-1
Road Record: 21-4-2
Record vs. Ranked Foes: n/a
4. Elmer Layden (46-11-3, .792)
Home Record: 26-4
Road Record: 11-5-2
Record vs. Ranked Foes: 5-4
7. Brian Kelly (44-16, .733)
Home Record:: 23-6-0
Road Record: 12-7-0
Record vs. Ranked Foes: 8-8-0
Frank Leahy (52-3-5, .908)
Home Record: 25-2-0
Road Record: 22-1-2
Record vs. Ranked Foes: 15-1-2
5. Lou Holtz (46-14-0, .767)
Home Record: 24-5-0
Road Record: 15-7-0
Record vs. Ranked Foes: 19-9-0
8. Bob Davie (35-25, .583)
Home Record: 24-6-0
Road Record: 9-16-0
Record vs. Ranked Foes: 6-15-0
107 - Out of 125 seasons in which Notre Dame has finished with
a winning record (Irish have secured a winning record in 2014).
3. Ara Parseghian (47-9-4, .817)
Home Record: 26-4-1
Road Record: 16-5-3
Record vs. Ranked Foes: 5-7-3
Dan Devine (46-14-0, .767)
Home Record: 22-7-0
Road Record: 16-6-0
Record vs. Ranked Foes: 15-8-0
9. Charlie Weis (34-26, .567)
Home Record: 19-13-0
Road Record: 11-11-0
Record vs. Ranked Foes: 4-12-0
188 - Selections on All-America first teams.
97 - Consensus All-Americans -- more than any other school.
99 - Percent graduation rate among football players who enter
on scholarship and remain at least four years.
126 - Seasons of college football (including 2014).
241 - Consecutive sellouts at Notre Dame Stadium.
270 - Consecutive games televised nationally or regionally.
388 - Appearances by the Irish on network television -- more
than any other school.
485 - Irish players drafted into the National Football League.
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
10
KELLY WINS IN CYBERSPACE, TOO
u
Speaking to Notre Dame's deep and global fan base, head coach Brian Kelly's twitter feed
@CoachBrianKelly is the fifth-most widely followed of any college football coach.
u
Including all sports, Kelly's twitter feed is one of only nine with at least 100,000 followers among
college coaches, joining LSU's Les Miles, Tennessee's Butch Jones, Georgia's Mark Richt and Ohio State's
Urban Meyer, plus men's basketball coaches John Calipari of Kentucky, Tom Crean of Indiana, Billy
Donovan of Florida and Bill Self of Kansas.
Coach (School)
Handle
Followers*
1. Les Miles (LSU)
@LSUCoachMiles
144,275
2. Butch Jones (Tennessee)
@UTCoachJones
141,672
3. Mark Richt (Georgia) @MarkRicht
136,068
4. Urban Meyer (Ohio State)
@OSUCoachMeyer
131,521
5. Brian Kelly (Notre Dame) @CoachBrianKelly 117,656
* As of Nov. 2, 2014
KELLY BEATS ELITE TEAMS
u Brian Kelly is 8-8 (.500) against Associated Press Top 25 teams as the head coach at Notre Dame
and 16-12 (.571) overall.
u Of the 65 coaches at contract bowl eligible schools, Kelly's career .571 winning percentage ranks
eighth among his peers.
u With a minimum of 10 games, he is 10th among coaches at contract bowl eligible schools with his
.500 winning percentage against AP-ranked teams at his current job, and one of only 11 with a .500 or
better record.
Career Record vs. AP Top 25
Coach
School
1. Mark Helfrich
Oregon
2. Jimbo Fisher
Florida State
3. Urban Meyer
Ohio State
4. Bob Stoops
Oklahoma
Gus Malzahn
Auburn
6. David Shaw
Stanford
7. Nick Saban
Alabama
8. Brian Kelly
Notre Dame
9. Les Miles
LSU
10. Jim Mora Jr.
UCLA
RecordPct.
4-1
.800
11-5
.688
25-12
.676
50-25
.667
8-4
.667
14-8
.636
51-36
.586
16-12 .571
42-32
.568
7-6
.538
Record at Current School vs. AP Top 25 (Min. 10 games)
Coach
School
RecordPct.
1. Gus Malzahn
Auburn
8-3
.727
2. Nick Saban
Alabama
29-13
.690
3. Jimbo Fisher
Florida State
11-5
.688
4. Bob Stoops
Oklahoma
50-25
.667
5. Les Miles
LSU
39-20
.661
6. David Shaw
Stanford
14-8
.636
7. Jim Mora Jr.
UCLA
7-6
.538
8. Gary Patterson
TCU
17-15
.531
9. Mark Richt
Georgia
36-32
.529
10. Brian Kelly
Notre Dame 8-8
.500
Todd Graham
Arizona State 6-6
.500
u Out of Kelly's 44 wins as Notre Dame's head coach, 24 (54.5 percent) have come against teams that
finished the season with a record better than .500. Since 2010, only eight programs have a higher percentage of victories against teams that finished the season with a winning record and only 10 programs have
recorded more than Notre Dame's 24 total wins over teams with a final winning record.
IRISH ON A PRETTY GOOD RUN
u Since opening the 2011 season with an 0-2 record, Notre Dame has won 36 of its last 45 games—
good for an .800 winning percentage. The Irish own the sixth-best winning percentage in the nation and
fifth among schools from contract bowl eligible schools since Sept. 17, 2011.
Team
1.Oregon
2.Alabama
3. Florida State
4. Northern Illinois
5.LSU
6. Notre Dame
7.Clemson
8. Boise State
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Games Wins LossesPct.
47 425 .894
46 415 .891
47
41
6
.872
48 408 .833
47 389 .809
45 369 .800
46 36 10 .783
45
35
10 .778
45
35
10 .778
45
35
10 .778
u Notre Dame boasts a 28-6 record in its 34 outings since the start of the 2012 season. There are only
six Football Bowl Subdivision teams which can beat that lofty 28-win mark during the past three years:
Florida State at 34-2, Ohio State at 31-3, Alabama at 31-4, Oregon at 31-4, Northern Illinois at 30-6, and
Louisville at 29-6. Clemson and Stanford also have 28 wins over this span.
u The Irish are one of just 14 teams in the nation with at least eight wins in each of the last four seasons
(2010-13). The 13 schools other than Notre Dame to win eight games each of the past four years are
Alabama, Boise State, Florida State, LSU, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon,
San Diego State, South Carolina, Stanford and Wisconsin.
u Notre Dame's run of winning eight straight games in each of the past four seasons is its best clip since
winning at least eight games for seven straight years from 1987-93.
IRISH TOP 10 HISTORY
u
Notre Dame is currently ranked No. 8 in both the Associated Press and Amway coaches polls.
u
Not surprisingly, the Irish have posted great results all-time when ranked in the top 10. Notre Dame
stands at 314-85-13 (.778) all-time when ranked in the top 10.
u
In his tenure at Notre Dame, Brian Kelly is 12-2 (.857) when coaching a top 10-ranked Irish team
and 9-0 against unranked teams. Kelly is 3-2 when ranked in the top 10 at Notre Dame and facing a
ranked foe. The wins came over No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 17 Stanford, both in 2012, and No. 14 Stanford
in 2014. The losses came against No. 2 Alabama in the BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 7, 2013,
and at No. 2 Florida State on Oct. 18.
u
Notre Dame is 223-35-5 (.857) in its illustrious history when ranked in the top 10 and facing an
unranked team. The Irish have won their last 18 such games with the last setback being a 44-41 overtime
home loss to Michigan State when ranked No. 10 on Sept. 17, 2005.
u
The Irish are 91-50-8 (.638) when ranked in the top 10 and facing a ranked opponent.
IRISH AT TOP OF WINNING PERCENTAGE LIST
u
Notre Dame ranks as the winningest team in college football history based on its .734 winning percentage
over 126 seasons of football. The Irish boast an 881-306-42 record during that period.
u
Here’s the current NCAA top 10 teams in terms of winning percentage:
Team
Years W
L T
1. Notre Dame
126
881
306
42
2.Michigan
135
914
326 36
3. Boise State (1996)
47
401
155
2
4.Oklahoma
120
848
314 53
5. Ohio State@
125
856
319
53
6.Alabama#
120
845
324 43
7.Texas
122
879
344 33
8.Nebraska
125
873
358 40
9.USC#
122
802
326 54
10.Tennessee
118
808
366
53
# Indicates record adjusted by action of the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
@ Indicates record adjusted by action of institution.
Pct.
.7339
.7304
.7204
.7198
.7186
.7149
.7130
.7026
.7014
.6801
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
u
With Notre Dame's Sept. 13 win over Purdue, and Texas' loss the same day to UCLA, the Irish surpassed the Longhorns for the second-most wins in NCAA history. Notre Dame currently has 881 wins. Only
Michigan (914 wins) has more.
Team
Total wins
1.Michigan
914
2. Notre Dame
881
3.Texas
879
4.Nebraska
873
5. Ohio State@
856
6.Oklahoma
848
7.Alabama#
845
8.Tennessee
808
9.USC#
802
10.Georgia
773
# Indicates record adjusted by action of the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
@ Indicates record adjusted by action of institution.
NOTRE DAME IN NOVEMBER
u
Notre Dame has shown a penchant for finishing its season with strong performances.
u
The Irish are 322-124-27 (.709) all-time during the month of November.
u
Notre Dame is 150-44-7 (.764) in November games at home.
u
The Irish are 116-67-16 (.623) in November on the road.
u
Notre Dame is 56-13-4 (.795) in November neutral games.
u
The Irish are 102-37-2 (.730) in November games at Notre Dame Stadium.
u
The Irish are 172-80-20 (.669) in November games away from Notre Dame Stadium.
u
Notre Dame is 147-50-8 (.737) all-time in the month of November as a ranked team.
u
The Irish are 74-15-1 (.828) all-time in the month of November as a ranked team at Notre Dame
Stadium.
u
Notre Dame is 49-31-4 (.607) all-time in the month of November as a ranked team on the road.
u
Notre Dame his 13-3 (.813) in the month of November under head coach Brian Kelly. Notre Dame
had lost eight of its last nine November games before Kelly's arrival in 2010.
RIGHT DOWN TO THE WIRE
u
Notre Dame has become accustomed to thrilling finishes. The Irish have been involved in 36 games
decided by seven points or less since the start of the 2009 campaign. In fact, 18 of the last 26 losses for
the Irish have been decided by a touchdown or less, including seven by a field goal or less.
u
Notre Dame has played in 60 all-time games where the winning points have occurred in overtime or
the game's final minute of regulation. Curiously, 13 have come since the 2008 season.
u
Notre Dame has played 26 games decided by a touchdown or less since the arrival of Brian Kelly.
The Irish went 2-5 in the first seven such games under Kelly, but have since gone 15-4.
u
Under Kelly, Notre Dame is 11-7 (.611) in games decided by four points or less. The 11 such victories
are tied for the most in the nation since 2010. When the halftime score differential is four points or less,
the Irish are 12-2 under Kelly, an .857 winning percentage that ranks second nationally since 2010.
u
When trailing after three quarters, Kelly and the Irish own a 7-10 mark, a winning percentage of .412
that ranks sixth among all FBS schools since 2010.
u
Notre Dame won five games in 2012 by a touchdown or less and did so again in 2013. The school
record for victories by seven points or less in a single season is six, set in 1939 when that Irish club had a
6-1 mark in games decided by seven or less. The 1937 team went 5-1-1 and the 2002 club posted a 5-1-0
mark in games decided by seven or less.
u
Notre Dame was 5-0 in 2012 in games decided by a touchdown or less. The ‘29 and ‘74 teams were
both 4-0, while the 1926, 1928, 1954 and 1957 teams finished 3-0.
u
The Irish had a run of 10 consecutive wins in games decided by seven points or less snapped with a
28-21 loss at Pittsburgh on Nov. 9, 2013. At the time, it was the longest active streak in the nation. That
streak stands as the third longest of its kind nationally since 1980.
u
The battle-tested Irish were able to grind out five wins in the 2013 regular season by seven points or
less. The sum tied for the third most in the nation.
u
The 2014 Irish faced their first close game of the season against Stanford (Oct. 4) and came out on
top, 17-14, scoring the game-winning touchdown with 1:01 remaining in the contest.
u
A week later, on Oct. 11, Notre Dame won a wild 50-43 game against North Carolina that was not
secure until Ben Koyack recovered an onside kick in the final minute.
u
The Irish faced their third-straight single-possession game on Oct. 18 at No. 2 Florida State. Notre
Dame lost 31-27 after a last-second drive was halted short of the goal line.
u
Notre Dame's loss to No. 2 Florida State snapped a streak of seven straight wins in games that were
decided by four points or less, tying a school record. Notre Dame also won seven consecutive games settled by four points or less from 1937-39 and again from 1972-76.
11
IRISH SNAP SECOND NCAA RECORD STREAK
u Notre Dame snapped Michigan's NCAA record streak of 365 of games without being shut out in a
31-0 victory on Sept. 6 at Notre Dame Stadium.
u The Wolverines had not been previously shut out since a 26-0 loss to Iowa on Oct., 20, 1984.
Michigan had not been shut out in a non-conference game since an Oct. 30, 1926, loss to Navy. It was
Michigan's most lopsided shutout defeat since a 34-0 loss to Michigan State on Oct. 14, 1967.
u This is not the first NCAA record streak to come to an end at the hands of Notre Dame. In 1957, Notre
Dame snapped what remains to this day the longest winning streak in college football history as the Irish
beat Oklahoma, 7-0, to snap a 47-game winning streak for the Sooners.
NOTRE DAME AND NORTH CAROLINA INVOLVED IN HISTORIC SCORING EFFORT
u On Oct. 11, the 84th anniversary of the dedication game at Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame and
North Carolina combined to gave fans an offensive display previously unseen at the venerable facility.
u The Irish defeated the Tar Heels, 50-43. The 93 combined points are the most in Notre Dame Stadium
history and the most in any Notre Dame game since Oct. 10, 1914, when Notre Dame defeated Rose Poly,
102-0. The previous high for combined points at Notre Dame Stadium came when the Irish defeated Air
Force, 59-33, on Oct. 8, 2011, accumulating 92 combined points.
u The 43 points scored by North Carolina are the most that the Irish have ever yielded in a winning
effort. The previous benchmark of 42 was established in a 48-42 victory at Hawaii on Nov. 30, 1991.
u The 1,029 yards of combined offense (519 yards for Notre Dame and 510 for North Carolina) marked
the highest since the 2011 Air Force game when the Irish and Falcons combined for 1,125 yards (560 for
Notre Dame and 565 for Air Force).
NO TURNOVERS = VICTORIES
u Overall, Notre Dame is 15-0 under Brian Kelly when playing an entire game without committing
a turnover.
u Notre Dame has won its last 15 games in which it did not commit a turnover. The Irish have not lost
a game with no turnovers since Oct. 17, 2009, when USC upended Notre Dame, 34-27.
u Notre Dame is 29-4 in its last 33 games in which it did not commit a turnover and 2-0 in 2014.
IRISH MAKING REFEREE'S WORK EASY
u Notre Dame has been good about keeping things quiet for officiating crews in 2014 as they've had to
throw precious few flags.
u The disciplined Irish rank 14th nationally for fewest penalty yards (311), 15th for fewest penalty yards
per game (38.9) and 26th for fewest penalties (41).
u Conversely, Notre Dame's opponents have yielded 506 penalty yards this fall, generating a difference
of 195 yards (24.4 yards per game) of field position gained by the Irish.
u The Irish have been flagged for fewer penalty yards in six of its eight games this fall, winning five of
those six contests.
u Curiously, Notre Dame has done better under Brian Kelly when committing more penalties than its
opponents. When the Irish have fewer penalty yards, the team is 22-10 since 2010, but Notre Dame stands
at 21-5 under Kelly when opponents have more penalty yards and 1-1 when penalty yards are tied.
IRISH PROTECT THE BALL
u Notre Dame did not commit a turnover in either of its first two games of the 2014 season and had
but a single fumble lost against Purdue on Sept. 13. Notre Dame still has just 14 turnovers committed after
eight games.
u Conversely, Notre Dame's defense has forced 16 turnovers thus far in 2014 to help tie for 44th in the
nation in turnover margin (0.25).
u This season marked the first time since 2006 (wins over Georgia Tech and Penn State) that the Irish
did not turn the ball over in either of their first two games.
u Notre Dame did not commit a turnover in both its 2013 season opener against Temple and its 2014
season opener against Rice. The Irish had not played consecutive season openers without a turnover since
at least 1948.
GREAT FOR TELEVISION
u
Notre Dame has appeared on national or regional television in 270 consecutive games entering the
Navy game.
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The Irish have made 388 appearances on network television -- more than any other school.
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Notre Dame Football Replay Affiliates
Stations that reair NBC's game telecast
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New York (NY/NJ/PA/Conn)
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Chicago (IL/IN/IA/WI)
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New England
CSN New England
NC/PA/DC/MD/DE/VA/WV
CSN Mid-Atlantic
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CSN Bay Area
Philadelphia
CSN Philadelphia
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Oregon
CSN Northwest
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Colorado
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LA/TX/GA/MS/VA/AR/FL
Cox Sports Television
Denver
KETD-TV 53.2 Digital OTA
Indianapolis
WHMB-TV 40
Las Vegas
KEEN-TV 17
New Orleans
WHNO-TV20
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
WQMY-TV MyTV
TulsaKWHB-TV47
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KGPT-TV 49 & KSMI-TV 41
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Toledo
WMNT-TV My58
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Rochester, NY
WRWB-TV 16/TW SpNet
Huntsville
WYAM-TV 51
Colorado Springs-Pueblo
KWHS-TV 51
South Bend-Elkhart
CW25
Evansville-Jasper
WJTS-TV 27
Binghamton
WBPN-TV My 8 (LP)
St. Croix, USVI
WCVI-TV 23
Middle East (25 countries)
METV
United States (National)
Family Entertainment TV
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Florida
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New England
CSN New England
California (Bay Area)
CSN Bay Area
Philadelphia
CSN Philadelphia
Phil./Harris./Pitt.
TCN Philadelphia
Mich/NWOhio/NIndianaFOX Sports Detroit
Cleveland & All Ohio
SportsTime Ohio (Indians)
Pittsburgh
Root Sports Pitt (PA,WV,NY,MD,OH)
LA/TX/AR/GA/MS/VA/FL
Cox Sports Television
Oregon/Washington
CSN Northwest
Las Vegas
KEEN-TV 17
IndianapolisWHMB-TV 40
Houston/Lit. Rock/Shreveport CSN Houston
Indy/Ft.Wayne/Lafayette
Xfinity Channel 81
LouisvilleWKYI-TV 24 & WNDA Indiana 9
New Orleans
WHNO-TV 20
TulsaKWHB-TV 47
Wichita-HutchinsonKGPT-TV 49
HonoluluKWHE-TV 14
ToledoWMNT-TV My58
Rochester, NY
WRWB-TV 16/Time Warner SportsNet
Huntsville WYAM-TV 51
Colorado Springs-Pueblo
KWHS-TV 51
South Bend-Elkhart
WNDU-TV 16
Evansville-Jasper
WJTS-TV 27
Binghamton WBPN-TV My8 (LP)
Clarksburg/Mannington, WV TKMI Broadcasting
St. Croix, USVI
WCVI-TV 23
Middle East (25 countries)METV
United States (National)
Family Entertainment TV
Worldwide
On Demand from Xfinity
38 affililates (160,345,890 homes)
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
FOUR CAPTAINS NAMED FOR 2014 SEASON
u Days prior to the season opener against Rice, head coach Brian Kelly named four team captains for the 2014 season in graduate safety
Austin Collinsworth, junior defensive lineman Sheldon Day, senior center Nick Martin and senior running back Cam McDaniel.
u Martin is the younger brother of former Notre Dame All-America offensive tackle Zack Martin who captained the Irish in 2012 and 2013
and now plays for the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys. The Martins become only the second pair of brothers to serve as team
captains for the Notre Dame football team, joining Bob Golic (1978) and Mike Golic Sr. (1984).
u Day and Nick Martin, both natives of Indianapolis, are the first pair of Irish football captains from the same hometown since 1954, when
Chicago natives Paul Matz and Dan Shannon both earned that honor.
u It is also the second time in three years that multiple Indiana natives have served as football captains for Notre Dame -- in 2012 Fort
Wayne's Tyler Eifert joined Indianapolis' Zack Martin as a captain.
YOUTH MOVEMENT UNDERWAY FOR NOTRE DAME
u Only five of the 46 players on Notre Dame's offensive and defensive two deep are in their final year of eligibility.
u Notre Dame used 48 players in its 31-27 loss at No. 2 Florida State. Of those 48, 27 (56 percent) are in their first or second year of eligibility.
u Of the 46 players on Notre Dame's offensive and defensive two deep, 31 are in their first or second year of eligibility.
u Notre Dame started the 2014 season with no shortage of new faces when the Irish took on Rice (Aug. 30).
u Four different defensive players (CB Cole Luke, CB Cody Riggs, DL Isaac Rochell and LB Joe Schmidt) made their first career starts
against the Owls while LB James Onwualu made his first career defensive start. Onwualu had previously started four games as a wide
receiver.
u Overall, 14 of Notre Dame's 22 starters against Rice were making their fifth career starts or fewer, including nine of the team's 11 defensive
starters.
u OL Christian Lombard leads all actively-participating players with just 27 career starts.
u Against the Owls, only eight players with no eligibility remaining after 2014 saw action for the Irish: K/P Kyle Brindza, CB Connor
Cavalaris, TE Ben Koyack, WR Eric Lee, Lombard, RB Cam McDaniel, Riggs and DL Justin Utupo.
u Ten freshmen played against Rice: DL Grant Blankenship, WR Justin Brent, DL Daniel Cage, WR Corey Holmes, TE Tyler
Luatua, LB Greer Martini, LB Nyles Morgan, S Drue Tranquill, DL Andrew Trumbetti and CB Nick Watkins.
u An 11th freshman joined the participants' list a week later when DL Kolin Hill made his collegiate debut in the 31-0 win over Michigan
(Sept. 6).
u Against Purdue (Sept. 13), Syracuse (Sept. 27) and Florida State (Oct. 18), the Irish started only two players (Koyack and Riggs) with no
eligibility remaining after 2014.
u On Nov. 1 vs. Navy, Martini and Tranquill both made their first career starts as the Irish adjusted their defense to counter Navy's tripleoption attack. Morgan received extensive playing time after an injury to Joe Schmidt and is expected to make his first career start on Saturday.
VAST OFFENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS
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Notre Dame has made great strides on the offensive side of the ball in 2014.
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After eight games, here is a look at how much Notre Dame has improved in several major offensive categories:
Notre Dame Offense 2013 vs. 2014 Comparison
Category
20132014 Improvement
Scoring
223
283
60 (7.5 per game)
First Downs
152
198
46 (5.8 per game)
Rushing Offense
1,087
1,355
268 (33.5 per game)
Passing Offense
2,000
2,311
311 (38.9 per game)
Total Offense 3,087
3,666
579 (72.4 per game)
Total Offensive Plays
527
594
67 (8.4 per game)
Time of Possession
29:24
30:41
1:17
Red-Zone Scoring Percentage
75%
87%
12%
Red-Zone TD Percentage
58%
72%
15%
HISTORICALLY STRONG START ON THE SCOREBOARD
u Notre Dame has scored at least 27 points in seven of its first eight games. This is just the second time since 1993 that the Irish have been
held under 27 points just once in their first eight outings and the first since 2005. The Irish have not done better than seven out of eight since
the 1949 national championship team scored at least 27 points in each of its 10 games.
u Notre Dame scored 140 points through its first four games this year, tallying 48 against Rice (Aug. 30), 31 against Michigan (Sept. 6), 30
against Purdue (Sept. 13) and 31 against Syracuse (Sept. 27).
u Those 140 points were the most scored by Notre Dame over its first four games since 1995 when the Irish scored 146 points.
u This year marked only the fourth time in school history, and the first since 1943, that the Irish scored at least 30 points in each of their first
four outings. Notre Dame also tallied at least 30 points in each of its first four games of the 1900 and 1912 seasons.
u This run to open the season marked the first time under head coach Brian Kelly that the Irish had scored at least 30 points in four
consecutive games at any point in a season. The Irish last accomplished that feat late in the 2006 season.
u Conversely, behind a stout Irish defense which yielded just 46 points through four games, Notre Dame won each of its first four games by
at least 16 points. The Irish had not previously opened a season with four straight wins by at least 16 points since 1972.
u For the first time since 1943, Notre Dame won each of its first four games while both scoring at least 30 points and allowing no more than
17 points in all four games.
u Considering just the Rice and Michigan contests, the last time that Notre Dame scored at least 30 points in consecutive home games to
open a season came in 1932. Hunk Anderson's Irish beat Haskell, 73-0, and Drake, 62-0, both at Notre Dame Stadium, to inaugurate a 7-2-0
campaign.
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
SCORE EARLY AND SCORE OFTEN
u Notre Dame scored first in each of its first four games in 2014, eventually winning all four contests.
u When Stanford scored first on Oct. 4, it snapped a string of nine straight games where the Irish had
scored first, dating back to Oct. 26, 2013, when Air Force struck first on a Colton Huntsman 10-yard run at
5:05 of the first quarter. Notre Dame came back to win, 45-10.
u The Irish are 31-8 under Brian Kelly when scoring first and 5-1 in 2014.
IRISH EQUIPPED TO WIN SHOOTOUTS
u Notre Dame has enjoyed unprecedented success winning high-scoring games in 2014.
u Prior to this fall, Notre Dame was 1-37 over its 125 seasons of football when surrendering 39 points
or more in a game. In 2014, Notre Dame is 2-0 when allowing at least 39 points.
u The Irish had enough offensive fire power to out-slug both North Carolina (50-43 on Oct. 11) and
Navy (49-39 on Nov. 1).
u Notre Dame's only previous victory when surrendering at least 39 points came on Nov. 30, 1991,
when the Irish beat Hawaii, 48-42, in Honolulu.
THE SOUTH BEND 500
u Notre Dame has eclipsed 500 yards of total offense in four of its eight games this fall.
u The Irish gained 576 yards against Rice (Aug. 30), 533 vs. Navy (Nov. 1), 523 against Syracuse (Sept.
27) and 519 vs. North Carolina (Oct. 11).
u Through just eight games, it marks Notre Dame's most 500-yard offensive outbursts in a season since
2011 when the Irish had five 500-yard games. The 2011 Irish were the only other team with more than
four 500-yard games over the eight years since the 2006 team also posted five such contests.
ALMOST PERFECT BALANCE
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In 2013, Notre Dame had 440 rushing attempts and 429 passing attempts, giving the Irish a balanced
50.63 percent run attack.
u
Adjust the eight sacks that the NCAA considers rushing plays and the numbers would have been even
closer as Notre Dame would have 432 rushing attempts and 437 passing plays, a 50.3 percent tilt towards
passing.
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Thus far in 2014, the Irish have once again been almost exactly balanced on play calls. Notre Dame
has had 293 passing plays and 301 rushing plays, a mere 50.7 percent lead towards runs.
IRISH OFFENSE RESPONDS WHEN TEAMMATES PRESSURED
u Notre Dame has surrendered 23 touchdowns this year but the Irish offense has not allowed its
opponents to usurp the momentum of the game with those TDs.
u The Irish have responded to score points on 13 of the 23 drives (56.5 percent) following an opposing
touchdown. That percentage would rise to 59.1 (13 for 22) by not including the final series of the North
Carolina game when Notre Dame took a knee to end the game.
u Of Notre Dame's 13 immediate post-TD scores, 11 have been TDs along with two field goals.
u Notre Dame answered both of Rice's TDs with a TD on Aug. 30. Michigan did not score any TDs against
Notre Dame on Sept. 6. The Irish answered Purdue's two TDs with a TD and a field goal on Sept. 13 and
did the same two against Syracuse (Sept. 27). One of Stanford's two TDs was balanced by an Irish TD on
Oct. 4. North Carolina scored six TDs, two of which were followed by Notre Dame TDs on Oct. 11. Notre
Dame immediately answered one of Florida State four TDs with a TD on Oct. 18. The Irish responded to
three of Navy's five TDs with TDs on Nov. 1.
OFFENSE STEAMROLLS PAST RICE IN OPENER
u Notre Dame gained 576 yards of total offense and scored 48 points in its season-opening 48-17 win
over Rice on Aug. 30.
u Against Rice, Notre Dame gained 281 rushing yards and 295 passing yards. It marked the first time
that the Irish have gained at least 280 yards both rushing and passing in the same game since Oct. 2,
1999, when Notre Dame ran for 284 and passed for 282 in a 34-30 win over Oklahoma at home.
u The 576 yards are the third most gained by the Irish under head coach Brian Kelly. Notre Dame
gained 587 yards against Miami (Fla.) and 584 against Wake Forest, both coming in 2012.
u The 48 points tied for the most scored by Notre Dame in a home opener since a 49-27 win over
Indiana in 1991. The Irish also tallied 48 in a 48-13 win over Kansas in the 1999 Eddie Robinson Classic at
Notre Dame Stadium.
NOTRE DAME USED TO LEADING
u Notre Dame has played eight games in 2014 and trailed for just 53:27. That 53:27 accounts for just
11.1 percent of the elapsed 480:00 of playing time for the Irish in 2014.
u Conversely, Notre Dame has held a lead for 304:05 (63.4 percent) of its 2014 season to date.
u The Irish have been tied with opponents for 122:28 this fall (25.5 percent).
u Notre Dame trailed for just 2:47 during its first four games of the year, briefly falling behind Purdue
(Sept. 13), while never falling behind Rice (Aug. 30), Michigan (Sept. 6) or Syracuse (Sept. 27).
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Irish Among
2014 National Leaders
Category
Rank
3rd Down Conversion Pct
16
3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense
42
4th Down Conversion Pct
43
4th Down Conversion Pct Defense
39
Blocked Kicks
3
Blocked Kicks Allowed
46
Blocked Punts
11
Blocked Punts Allowed
1
Completion Percentage
31
Defensive TDs
-
Fewest Penalties
26
Fewest Penalties Per Game
30
Fewest Penalty Yards
14
Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game
15
First Downs Defense
30
First Downs Offense
36
Fumbles Lost
76
Fumbles Recovered
92
Kickoff Return Defense
68
Kickoff Returns
78
Net Punting
67
Passes Had Intercepted
54
Passes Intercepted
11
Passing Offense
26
Passing Yards Allowed
64
Passing Yards per Completion
42
Punt Return Defense
31
Punt Returns
66
Red Zone Defense
79
Red Zone Offense
34
Rushing Defense
31
Rushing Offense
58
Sacks Allowed
42
Scoring Defense
28
Scoring Offense
29
Tackles for Loss Allowed
53
Team Passing Efficiency
23
Team Passing Efficiency Defense
53
Team Sacks
81
Team Tackles for Loss
78
Time of Possession
45
Total Defense
41
Total Offense
34
Turnover Margin
44
Turnovers Gained
39
Turnovers Lost
58
Stat
0.475
0.365
0.556
0.438
4
1
1
0
0.628
-
41
5.13
311
38.88
153
198
7
4
20.93
19.89
37.5
7
12
288.9
227.3
12.56
4.67
7.76
0.846
0.872
131.9
169.4
1.75
21.6
35.4
5.63
149.05
122.14
1.88
5.6
30:41
359.1
458.3
0.25
16
14
National Leader
Georgia Tech
Clemson
Two teams tied
Alabama
Eastern Michigan
45 teams tied
Temple
95 teams tied
UCLA
Washington
Navy
Navy
Kansas State
Kansas State
Two teams tied
Colorado
Two teams tied
Two teams tied
South Alabama
Duke
Utah
8 teams tied
Two teams tied
Washington State
San Jose State
Georgia Tech
Memphis
Auburn
Mississippi State
UCLA
Penn State
Navy
Duke
Ole Miss
Baylor
Duke
Oregon
LSU
Utah
Clemson
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Baylor
TCU
TCU
Three teams tied
Stat
0.574
0.23
0.889
0
6
0
3
0
0.712
7
25
2.78
222
27.75
107
245
1
16
14.43
29.06
44.42
2
18
481
114.1
19.81
-0.67
20.62
0.571
0.97
77.1
350.4
0.5
13.2
50.4
2.63
187.62
96.36
4.88
9.8
36:02
253.8
590.3
1.88
26
5
Blocked Kicks
Completions PercentageCompletions/Game
Jarron Jones
3rd2
Everett Golson 36th.628
Everett Golson 15th23.00
Field Goal Percentage
Field Goals/GameForced Fumbles
Kyle Brindza
94th.625
Kyle Brindza
38th1.25
Romeo Okwara 41st 0.25
Joe Schmidt
41st 0.25
Fumbles Recovered
Interceptions Kickoff Returns
Sheldon Day
95th 1
Cole Luke
28th 0.4
Amir Carlisle
83rd20.5
Isaac Rochell
95th 1
Matthias Farley 82nd 0.3
Elijah Shumate 95th 1
Joe Schmidt
82nd 0.3
Passing Efficiency Passing TDsPassing Yards
Everett Golson 27th149.1
Everett Golson 11th 22
Everett Golson 20th 2,311
Passing Yards/Game
Passing Yards/Completion
Points Responsible For
Everett Golson 14th 288.9
Everett Golson 42nd 12.56
Everett Golson
3rd 176
Points Responsible For/Game Punt Returns Punting
Everett Golson 2nd 22.0
Cody Riggs
51st 7.3
Kyle Brindza
55th41.8
Receiving TDs
Receiving Yards
Receiving Yards/Game
Will Fuller
4th
9
Will Fuller
54th 599
Will Fuller
47th74.9
Corey Robinson 86th 4
Receptions/Game Rush Yards/Carry
Rushing TDs
Will Fuller
40th5.8
Tarean Folston 54th5.27
Everett Golson 46th7
Rushing Yards
Rushing Yards/Game Scoring
Tarean Folston 86th532
Tarean Folston 84th 66.5
Kyle Brindza
49th 8.1
Will Fuller 91st
6.8
Solo Tackles Total Offense Total Tackles
Joe Schmidt
57th 5.3
Everett Golson 11th 322.9
Joe Schmidt
86th 8.1
Yards/Pass Attempt
Everett Golson 34th 7.89
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
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Notre Dame
Probable Starting Lineup
OFFENSE
Pos. No.Player
WR 7 Will Fuller – So.
WR 3 Amir Carlisle – Sr.
LT78 Ronnie Stanley – Jr.
LG 72 Nick Martin – Jr.
C 77 Matt Hegarty – Sr.
RG79 Steve Elmer – So.
RT 74 Christian Lombard – Gr.
WR 2 Chris Brown – Jr.
TE 18 Ben Koyack – Sr.
QB 5 Everett Golson – Sr.
RB 33 Cam McDaniel – Sr.
Notes
Ranks fourth nationally with nine TD catches; leads the 2014 team with 46 receptions
Shifted from running back to slot receiver for 2014; had two TD catches vs. Michigan
First player other than Zack Martin to start at left tackle since 2010
Started 14 games at center; moved to left guard vs. Syracuse (Sept. 27) and remains starter there
Seven out of eight career starts have been at center, including each of the last five games
Started the first three games this year at right tackle before moving inside to right guard
Has 40 career games played and 27 career starts at right guard (9) and right tackle (18)
Caught 23 passes for 303 yards and a touchdown; 13 career starts
'14 Mackey Award candidate; boasts 23 catches in 2014 for 233 yards and two TDs
Ranks second in the nation in points responsible for; now boasts a 17-2 career record as a starter
Notre Dame's leading rusher in 2013; has gained 205 yards on the ground in 2014 with two TDs
DEFENSE
Pos. No.Player
DL 91 Sheldon Day – Jr.
DL 94 Jarron Jones – Jr.
DL 90 Isaac Rochell – So.
DL 45 Romeo Okwara – Jr.
LB 5 Nyles Morgan – Fr.
LB 9 Jaylon Smith – So.
LB 17 James Onwaulu – So.
CB 36 Cole Luke – So.
S
10 Max Redfield – So.
S
22 Elijah Shumate – Jr.
CB 2 Cody Riggs – Gr.
Notes
Outland Trophy Watch List; started every game this year and is second on the team with 5.5 TFLs
Blocked two kicks in 2013 and blocked two more thus far in 2014; started every game this year
Started all eight games this year; has made 20 tackles, including 3.5 TFLs
Has yet to miss a game in his Notre Dame career; had a career-high 11 tackles against Purdue
USA Today first-team high school All-American last year; expected to make first start at Arizona State
Preseason All-American and candidate for many awards; leads Irish with 6.5 TFLs this year
Converted wide receiver who started at linebacker against Rice, Purdue, Stanford and UNC
Has started all eight games in 2014; leads the team with three interceptions and five PBUs
Started every game this year at safety; has 38 tackles and one INT on the season
Has started six games in 2014 and leads all defensive backs with 42 tackles
Fifth-year senior transfer from Florida; has started every game this year at CB
SPECIAL TEAMS
Pos. No.Player
Notes
PK 27 Kyle Brindza – Sr.
Groza Award candidate who is tied for fifth in the FBS in career field goals (53) by active players
P 27 Kyle Brindza – Sr.
Serving as the punter for the second consecutive year; averaging 41.8 yards per punt in 2014
H 99 Hunter Smith – Jr.Took over the holding duties from the graduated Luke Massa
SNP 61 Scott Daly – Jr.
Now in his second year as the primary long snapper
PR 2 Cody Riggs – Gr.
Added punt returning to his repertoire against Rice, returning two for 49 yards
KR 3 Amir Carlisle – Sr.
First season as the primary kickoff returner; averages 21.8 yards on his 13 career kickoff returns
KEY PROBABLE NON-STARTERS
Pos. No.Player
Notes
QB 8 Malik Zaire – So.
Saw his first career action against Rice and ran for 58 yards on his first collegiate play
RB 25 Tarean Folston – So.
Leads Notre Dame in rushing yards; had 120 yards at Florida State and 149 vs. Navy
RB 1 Greg Bryant – So.
Ran for 71 yards and his first career TD against Rice; USA Today All-American in high school
OL68 Mike McGlinchey – So. First-team Pennsylvania 4A all-state pick in high school who made his collegiate debut against Rice
OL 65 Conor Hanratty – Sr.
Started four of the final six games last year; started vs. Purdue in 2014
OL 75 Mark Harrell – Jr.
A MaxPreps high school All-American who is one of the team's top offensive line backups
OL 70 Hunter Bivin – So.
A Parade All-American in 2012 who made his collegiate debut against Rice
WR 88 Corey Robinson – So. Team's second-leading WR in 2014; has 29 catches for 393 yards and four TDs
WR 20 C.J. Prosise – Jr.
Has started each of the last five games; 78-yard TD catch in first minute vs. Navy
WR 11 Justin Brent – Fr.
Enrolled in January after a standout prep career at Speedway High School near Indianapolis
TE 13 Tyler Luatua – Fr.
Orange County, Calif., product who is playing both at tight end and on special teams in 2014
TE 80 Durham Smythe – So. Made his collegiate debut against Rice after not playing as a freshman in 2013
DL 75 Daniel Cage – Fr.
An all-Ohio selection in high school; has appeared in all eight games this year at defensive tackle
DL 98 Andrew Trumbetti – Fr. Enrolled in January; has played in seven games this fall and has nine tackles with two TFLs
DL 92 Grant Blankenship – Fr. Ranked 91st nationally by Scout.com coming out of high school; has made nine tackles in 2014
DL 53 Justin Utupo – Gr.
Seen action in all eight games this year and 43 in his career, mainly on special teams; first INT came vs. Navy
LB 48 Greer Martini – Fr.
An all-Virginia selection in 2013; made his first career start vs. Navy and led team with nine tackles
LB 31 John Turner – Jr.
A contributor on special teams in all eight games this year
LB 30 Ben Councell – Sr.
Appeared in each of the first nine games last year and made 15 tackles before an injury
LB 59 Jarrett Grace – Sr.
Started each of the first six games last year before suffering a season-ending injury
CB 12 Devin Butler – So.
Played in all eight games this year, making seven tackles, an INT and forced two fumbles
CB 19 Nick Watkins – Fr.
Ranked 123rd by ESPN.com and 186th by Rivals.com in high school; has played in six games this fall
S
41 Matthias Farley – Sr.
Team's main nickelback for 2014; veteran of 22 career starts capable of playing both corner and safety
S
23 Drue Tranquill – Fr.
Made three tackles against Rice in his collegiate debut and currently has 20 on the year
OFFENSIVE LINE PAVES THE WAY
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The 2013 offensive line featured first-year starters in Nick
Martin (missed last two games of the season), Matt Hegarty,
Steve Elmer, Ronnie Stanley and Conor Hanratty. That group
helped Notre Dame allow just eight sacks and rank tied for second in
the Football Bowl Subdivision in fewest sacks allowed in 2013.
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Notre Dame finished the season with four first-year starting linemen, all of whom are among the seasoned returnees in 2014.
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Stanley, a junior, has made 21 career starts. He started all 13
games at right tackle in 2013 and slid over to left tackle this fall, replacing first-round NFL Draft pick Zack Martin of the Dallas Cowboys.
Stanley saw action in two games in 2012.
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On Aug. 30 against Rice, Stanley became the first Irish player other
than Zack Martin to start at left tackle since Matt Romine on Oct. 16,
2010.
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Graduate Christian Lombard made his first career start in the
2012 season opener against Navy and went on to start all 13 games
that year at right tackle. Lombard moved inside during 2013 fall training camp and started each of the first seven games at right guard
before suffering a season-ending back injury. He started the first two
games this fall at right guard, missed the Purdue game (Sept. 13) due
to injury, and returned to action against Syracuse (Sept. 27) as the
starting right tackle.
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Lombard leads all active Irish players with 27 career starts.
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Senior Nick Martin has made 19 career starts (11 coming in
2013). The younger brother of Zack Martin was lost for the season to
a knee injury suffered against BYU on Nov. 23, 2013, but returned to
the starting lineup for the 2014 season opener against Rice. Against
Syracuse (Sept. 27), Nick Martin started at left guard, his first career
start at a position other than center. He has since remained the starting
left guard.
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Martin earned a spot on the watch lists for both the Lombardi
Award and the Rimington Trophy.
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Following Lombard's season-ending surgery in 2013, Elmer made
his first career start at Air Force on Oct. 26, playing right guard. He
started four games overall. Elmer began the 2014 campaign as the
starter at right tackle but shifted back inside to right guard for the
Syracuse game (Sept. 27). Elmer has maintained this role and started
every game since Syracuse at right guard.
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Hegarty, a senior, replaced Nick Martin at center against BYU
last fall and made his first two career starts (at Stanford on Nov. 30, and
vs. Rutgers on Dec. 28 in the Pinstripe Bowl). He saw extensive action
at right guard against Michigan on Sept. 6 in relief of a sore Lombard.
Hegarty started at right guard against Purdue (Sept. 13) and center
against Syracuse (Sept. 27), Stanford (Oct. 4), North Carolina (Oct. 11),
Florida State (Oct. 18) and Navy (Nov. 1).
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With Hegarty's start at right guard against Purdue, Notre Dame
has four different active players who have started a game at right guard
in their careers as Hegarty joined Lombard (nine starts), Elmer (eight)
and Hanratty (two) in that regard.
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Against Navy on Nov. 2, 2013, Hanratty made his first career start
as the left guard for Notre Dame. Hanratty also saw extensive action
against Stanford on Nov. 30, 2013, and then started in the 29-16 victory over Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl. Now a senior, Notre Dame
called upon Hanratty to start at left guard in the first three games this
fall.
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Four other backup offensive linemen, Mike McGlinchey, Colin
McGovern, Mark Harrell and Hunter Bivin, all made their collegiate debuts in the season opener against Rice on Aug. 30.
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
TOUGH TO BEAT WHEN WINNING THE RUSHING BATTLE
u Since the start of the 2005 season, Notre Dame has won 53 of its past 58 games when recording more
rushing yards than its opponent, including a 5-1 mark so far in 2014.
u Fifth-year head coach Brian Kelly has his own fairly remarkable run when his teams outrush their
opponents. He is 171-26-1 in his career and 34-5 at Notre Dame when winning the rushing battle.
u The Irish were 5-2 in 2013 when outrushing their opponents, losing contests to both Oklahoma
(Sept. 28) and Pittsburgh (Nov. 9) when winning the rushing battle.
u Notre Dame outrushed 10 of its 13 opponents in 2012. The only three teams to outrush the Irish were
Purdue (Sept. 8), Michigan (Sept. 22) and Alabama (Jan. 7).
30 IS THE WAY TO CARRY THE DAY
u The number 30 has proven critical when predicting Notre Dame's overall success recently.
u Notre Dame had a run of 26 consecutive games where it did not lose a game in which it had at least
30 rushing attempts snapped on Oct. 18 at No. 2 Florida State. The Irish ran the ball effectively against the
Seminoles, gaining 157 yards on 35 carries (4.5 average) but lost a game for the first time when carrying
the ball at least 30 times since an 18-14 defeat at the hands of Florida State in the 2011 Champs Sports
Bowl in Orlando.
u Conversely, Notre Dame has lost its last six games when rushing the ball less than 30 times, dating
back to a 59-33 win over Air Force on Oct. 8, 2011, when the Irish ran the ball 29 times for 266 yards.
u The Irish are 7-1 in 2014 when rushing the ball at least 30 times. Notre Dame has yet to carry the ball
on fewer than 30 plays this fall.
DOUBLE CENTURY GROUND GAME
u Notre Dame is 32-2 since the start of the 2002 season when it gains 200 or more yards rushing.
u Notre Dame has rushed for at least 200 yards 15 different times during the last three seasons (201214) — more than the previous five years combined (2006-10).
u The Irish ran for 281 yards against Rice on Aug. 30. That sum marked the team's best total since
rushing for 376 yards against Miami on Oct. 6, 2012, in a Shamrock Series contest at Soldier Field.
u Notre Dame had won 15 consecutive games when rushing for at least 200 yards prior to the
Oklahoma contest on Sept. 28, 2013. The Irish had not previously lost a game with more than 200 yards
on the ground since Nov. 3, 2007, against Navy.
u Notre Dame ran for at least 200 yards seven times in 2012, including six of the last nine contests.
u The Irish had not posted more 200+ yard rushing games in a single season since 1996 when Notre
Dame registered nine games with at least 200 yards rushing.
IRISH HANG ON TO THE FOOTBALL
u Notre Dame lost a fumble just four times in 2013, tying Bowling Green, Utah, Virginia Tech and
Wisconsin for first in the nation in fewest fumbles lost for the year.
u Overall, Notre Dame ranked 21st in the nation last fall in turnovers lost, turning the ball over just 17
times.
u Notre Dame's running backs were even better at holding on to the football. The Irish quintet of Cam
McDaniel, George Atkinson III, Tarean Folston, Amir Carlisle and Greg Bryant toted the
rock 383 times in 2013 and only lost the football twice.
u The Irish have continued this trend in 2014, losing seven fumbles thus far, but just one by a running
back (Bryant against Syracuse).
u Here is a look at the success Irish running backs have had in terms of ball security since the arrival of
head coach Brian Kelly:
Year
Carries by RBs Fumbles Lost
2010325 2
2011357 3
2012378 3
2013383 2
2014213 1
Total1,646
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THREE-DIMENSIONAL TAILBACK THREAT
u Notre Dame has the luxury of utilizing the distinct abilities of three different tailbacks in 2014, Greg
Bryant, Tarean Folston and Cam McDaniel, each of whom can bring different strengths to the
table depending upon what a certain opponent or down-and-distance situation requires.
u The season opener against Rice saw the three share the load fairly evenly. Folston had 12 carries for
71 yards, Bryant had eight carries for 71 yards and a touchdown and McDaniel, who was credited with the
start, had eight carries for 40 yards. The trio combined for 182 rushing yards on 28 carries (6.5 avg.) and a
touchdown.
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u Including the efforts of quarterbacks Everett Golson and Malik Zaire, it marked the first time
since facing Boston College on Nov. 9, 1996, that the Irish had five different players rush for at least 40
yards in the same game.
u The balance of carries continued through the first six games of the season until Folston got 21 of 23
carries by running backs in week seven at Florida State (Oct. 18). In each of the first four games, the discrepancy in carries between the three running backs stood at no larger than four. McDaniel received a
majority of the carries against the physical Stanford defense on Oct. 4 to end that string.
u Folston has rushed for 269 yards in Notre Dame's last two games (120 at Florida State and 149 vs.
Navy). It is first time that a Notre Dame player has run for at least 120 yards in consecutive games since
Darius Walker at Air Force (153 yards) and Army (162) on Nov. 11 and 18, 2006.
u Folston's 149 rushing yards against Navy marked the best single-game effort by a Notre Dame runner since Cierre Wood scampered for 150 at Wake Forest on Nov. 17, 2012. Folston also had two
catches for 38 yards against the Midshipmen, giving him a career-high 187 all-purpose yards on the
night.
u The 120 rushing yards at No. 2 Florida State (Oct. 18) marked Folston's first 100-yard game of the
2014 season and the second of his career. It represented the best rushing total for an individual against
the Seminoles through the season's first seven games, since Auburn's Tre Mason ran for 195 yards in
the 2014 BCS National Championship Game.
u Folston received the game ball after Notre Dame's win over North Carolina (Oct. 11). The sophomore
had 169 total yards and three TDs in the win. Folston ran for 98 yards and two scores on 18 carries while
catching five passes for 71 yards and a TD. Folston's five receptions, 71 receiving yards and TD catch were
all career highs. Two of his TDs came in the fourth quarter and proved to be the winning margin in the
contest.
u Folston's 71 receiving yards against North Carolina were the most by an Irish running back since
Darius Walker caught nine passes for 73 yards against Purdue on Sept. 30, 2006.
u Folston came on late in 2013 as a true freshman after being named class 4A first-team all-state in
2012 at Cocoa High School in Florida. After running for just 116 yards over the first eight games, Folston
rushed for 140 in the ninth game (vs. Navy) and a combined 354 yards over the final five games of the
year.
u His 140 yards against Navy on Nov. 2, 2013, were the third most in a single game by a Notre Dame
freshman, trailing only Jerome Heavens' 148 against Georgia Tech on Nov. 8, 1975, and Julius Jones'
146 against Navy on Oct. 30, 1999.
u McDaniel, a senior in 2014, is the most experienced of the trio and led the Irish last fall with 705
rushing yards on 152 carries with three scores. With a more powerful style, McDaniel averaged 4.6 yards
per carry last fall as he started four games.
u The Irish were 4-0 in 2013 when McDaniel ran for at least 80 yards, rushing for 117 against BYU (Nov.
23), 97 against USC (Oct. 19), 82 against Arizona State (Oct. 5) and 80 against Rutgers in the Pinstripe
Bowl (Dec. 28).
u Conversely, McDaniel was held to 22 yards or less in each of Notre Dame's four losses in 2013, comfortably his four lowest totals of the year.
u Bryant played in three of the first four games last fall as a freshman before an injury sidelined him for
the remainder of the 2013 season.
u An elusive slashing style of runner which earned him second-team All-America honors as a high
school senior, Bryant was limited to just three carries for 14 yards a year ago.
u In addition to his running back chores, Bryant also has helped the Irish in 2014 on special teams as
both a punt returner and a kickoff returner.
NOTRE DAME HAS A LOFTY GOAL, SON
u Senior quarterback Everett Golson has returned to Notre Dame after missing the 2013 season
while not enrolled at the University during the 2013 fall semester. Golson's initial action came in 2012 and
he began his Irish career like only one other has, leading Notre Dame onward to victory in each of his first
10 collegiate starts.
u Golson's 10 straight wins to open his starting career were the second-most in school history. Bob
Williams holds the school record as he guided Notre Dame to victories in each of his first 11 career starts.
Consecutive Wins To Open Starting Career
Quarterback (Years) Wins
1. Bob Williams (1949-50) 11
2. Everett Golson (2012) 10
3. Kevin McDougal (1993) 9
Frank Tripucka (1948) 9
5. Terry Hanratty (1966) 8
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
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2014 Notre Dame
Football Media Information
Interview requests and media access for the 2014 Notre Dame football team are administered by
lead football contact Michael Bertsch and assistant football contact Leigh Torbin.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Michael Bertsch......................................................................mbertsc1@nd.edu
Office: (574) 631-8642
Cell: (574) 532-4154
Twitter: @NDsidBertschy
Leigh Torbin.............................................................................. [email protected]
Office: (574) 631-9471
Cell: (407) 325-5703
Twitter: @LTorbin
BRIAN KELLY AVAILABILITY
During game weeks, Irish head coach Brian Kelly will be available for a Tuesday teleconference, a
Sunday conference call and an in-person media briefing after practice Thursday. Media looking for
the teleconference and conference call numbers should contact Michael Bertsch.
TUESDAY - Noon-12:45 p.m. EDT
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Isban Auditorium at Guglielmino Athletics Complex
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This teleconference will function as a look ahead at the upcoming weekend's opponent
and other football-related issues.
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5.500; FEC: ¾; Downlink: 3825 – Vertical (Available from 11:45-12:45 p.m. ET)
WEDNESDAY - 10:20 a.m. EDT
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Atlantic Coast Conference weekly football teleconference weeks when Notre Dame is playing an ACC opponent (Nov. 19)
THURSDAY - 6:00 p.m. EDT
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Post-practice at Isban Auditorium
SUNDAY - 2:00-2:30 p.m. EDT
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This conference call will function as a look back at the previous Saturday’s game.
For accredited members of the media who want to attend the weekly teleconference, contact
Michael Bertsch or Leigh Torbin for more information. The Guglielmino Athletics Complex is located
on the east side of campus, behind the Joyce Center and the Rolfs Recreation Center and just north
of LaBar Practice Complex.
The Guglielmino Athletics Complex auditorium can be accessed through the main entrance,
which is located on the west side of the building (facing the Rolfs Recreation Center and main
campus).
The Tuesday teleconference will be broadcast live (audio and video) and archived for future
use on UND.com each week. A full transcript will be posted as well on the website.
PLAYER POST-PRACTICE INTERVIEWS
All interviews with Notre Dame players will take place at approximately 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday of game week at the Isban Auditorium inside the Guglielmino Athletics Complex.
All requests must be submitted to Michael Bertsch by 5 p.m. EDT Sunday.
A list of available players for Wednesday will be distributed Monday evening.
Notre Dame Football
Coaching Staff Game Day Locations
Name
Brian Kelly
Mike Denbrock
Brian VanGorder
Tony Alford
Scott Booker
Kerry Cooks
Bob Elliott
Mike Elston
Harry Hiestand
Matt LaFleur
Position
Head Coach
Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers
Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator
Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator
Secondary
Outside Linebackers
Defensive Line
Offensive Line
Quarterbacks
Game Day
Sideline
Press Box
Sideline
Sideline
Sideline
Sideline
Press Box
Sideline
Sideline
Press Box
u The winning quarterback in 17 of his 19 career starts, Golson's .895 winning percentage ranks third
in school history. He surpassed 1947 Heisman Trophy winner John Lujack against Syracuse (Sept. 27)
but slipped back to third after the Florida State game on Oct. 18.
Best Career Winning Percentage as Starting Quarterback
Quarterback (Years)
Record
1. John Lujack (1943, 1946-47)
20-1-1 (.932)
2. Tony Rice (1987-89)
28-3-0 (.903)
3. Everett Golson (2012, 14)
17-2-0 (.895)
4. Ralph Guglielmi (1951-54)
26-3-2 (.871)
5. Tom Clements (1972-74)
29-5-0 (.853)
6. Joe Theismann (1968-70)
20-3-2 (.840)
7. Terry Hanratty (1966-68)
22-4-1 (.833)
8. Angelo Bertelli (1941-43)
15-2-3 (.825)
9. Joe Montana (1975, 1977-78)
19-5-0 (.7917)
Rick Mirer (1989-92)
28-7-1 (.7917)
u Golson had a streak of 120 consecutive passing attempts without being intercepted snapped by
Syracuse (Sept. 27). It dated back to Jan. 7, 2013, and the third quarter of the BCS National Championship
Game against Alabama.
u Golson has thrown for at least three TD passes in five of Notre Dame's eight games this year, tossing
four against Syracuse (Sept. 27) and three against Michigan (Sept. 6), North Carolina (Oct. 11), Florida
State (Oct. 18) and Navy (Nov. 1).
u Golson has thrown for at least two TDs in each of the eight games this year and 11 times in his Irish
career.
u Golson threw for 315 yards against Navy on Nov. 1. He has now eclipsed 300 yards passing five times
in his career and four times in 2014. In Irish lore, only three other passers have more 300-yard games.
300-Yard Passing Games - Career
Quarterback (Years)
1. Brady Quinn (2003-06)
2. Jimmy Clausen (2007-09)
3. Tommy Rees (2010-13)
4. Everett Golson (2012, 14)
Games
11
10
7
5
u Golson led the Irish on a pair of nine-play scoring drives in the fourth quarter against No. 14 Stanford
(Oct. 4). The first gave Notre Dame a 10-7 lead on a field goal with 7:32 remaining in the game. The
second provided the game-winning margin, a 23-yard TD pass to Ben Koyack on a fourth-and-11 play
with 1:01 left in the contest.
u Golson has thrown 22 TD passes through eight games in 2014. He threw 12 TD passes in all of 2012
(12 games played). His 34 career TD passes already tie for sixth in school history.
Most Touchdown Passes - Career
Quarterback (Years)
1. Brady Quinn (2003-06)
2. Tommy Rees (2010-13
3. Jimmy Clausen (2007-09)
4. Ron Powlus (1994-97)
5. Rick Mirer (1989-92)
6. Everett Golson (2012, 14)
Jarious Jackson (1996-99)
TD passes
95
61
60
52
41
34
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u Golson also has made plays with his feet in 2014. He ranks second on the team with 272 rushing
yards and tops the Irish with seven rushing TDs.
u Golson's seven rushing TDs tie for fifth in the nation among quarterbacks. He trails only Navy's
Keenan Reynolds (11), Nevada's Cody Fajardo (10), Mississippi State's Dak Prescott (10),
Auburn's Nick Marshall (9) and Boston College's Tyler Murphy (9).
u Golson led the Irish in rushing against Purdue (Sept. 13), gaining 56 yards on 14 carries with a
touchdown. It marked the first time that a Notre Dame quarterback has been the team's leading rusher in
a game since Andrew Hendrix did it against Air Force on Oct. 8, 2011.
u Golson is averaging 322.9 total offensive yards per game while Notre Dame averages 458.2 as a team,
giving Golson responsibility for 70 percent of the squad's total offense. The 322.9 yards per game by
Golson ranks 11th in the nation.
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
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u Golson's seven rushing TDs this year tie for third in school history by a quarterback.
Most Rushing TDs by a Quarterback -Season
Quarterback (Year)
Rushing TDs
1. Tony Rice (1988)
9
Rick Mirer (1991)
9
3. Everett Golson (2014)
7
Paul Hornung (1956)
7
Terry Hanratty (1967)
7
Tony Rice (1987)
7
Tony Rice (1989)
7
Jarious Jackson (1999)
7
u Golson led Notre Dame to a 6-0 start in both 2012 and 2014. The last time a Notre Dame starting quarterback began two seasons at 6-0
came in 1988-89 with Tony Rice under center.
u In 2012, Golson became the first quarterback in school history to lead the Irish to victories over top 10 foes in his first two road starts when
he helped Notre Dame beat No. 10 Michigan State (20-3 on Sept. 15, 2012) and No. 8 Oklahoma (30-13 on Oct. 27, 2012).
u Having Golson's mobility returned another dimension to the 2014 Irish offense. In 2012, his six rushing touchdowns were the most for an
Irish signal caller since Jarious Jackson had seven in 1999. Golson has matched Jackson's seven through just eight games in 2014.
u Golson capped the 2012 season in the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game with one of the best quarterbacking performances all season against Alabama's defense. His 270 passing yards were the second-most allowed by the Crimson Tide in 2012, exceeded only
by Zach Mettenberger of LSU (298 yards on Nov. 3, 2012). Golson was one of just two quarterbacks in 2012 to both throw and rush for a TD in
the same game against Alabama, joining Michigan's Denard Robinson (Sept. 1, 2012).
u In 2012, Golson went 187 of 318 passing for 2,405 yards with 12 TDs and six interceptions. He also ran for 298 yards and six TDs on 94 carries.
In comparison, Notre Dame's 2013 quarterbacks combined to run for minus-30 yards on 27 attempts with one TD.
u Golson showed an innate ability to protect the football on his throws in 2012 and has extended that into 2014 by being intercepted just 13
times on 611 career attempts (2.05 percent of his passes). Golson continues to hold the Notre Dame career record for lowest interception percentage.
Lowest INT Percentage - Career (min. 150 attempts)
Quarterback
INT Percentage, Years
1. Everett Golson
2.13 (13 of 611), 2012, 2014
2. Jimmy Clausen
2.432 (27 of 1110), 2007-09
3. Brady Quinn
2.434 (39 of 1602), 2003-06
4. Matt LoVecchio
2.58 (5 of 194), 2000-01
5. Dayne Crist
2.66 (9 of 338), 2008-11
6. Ron Powlus
2.79 (27 of 969), 1994-97
7. Rick Mirer
3.30 (23 of 698), 1989-92
8. Kevin McDougal
3.33 (6 of 180), 1990-93
9. Carlyle Holiday
3.35 (16 of 477), 2001-04
10. Tommy Rees
3.53 (37 of 1,048), 2010-13
GOLSON SECOND IN THE NATION IN POINT RESPONSIBILITY
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A dual-threat quarterback, Everett Golson ranks among the country's top signal callers this fall in points responsible for.
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Golson has thrown for 22 touchdowns, run for seven TDs and thrown for a two-point conversion, amassing responsibility for 176 points on the year.
The 176 points rank third in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Golson's 22.0 points responsible for per game ranks second nationally, behind Oregon's
Marcus Mariota.
Most Points Responsible For Per Game in 2014 - Football Bowl Subdivision
Player
School
Rush TDs Rec TDs Pass TDs 2Pt. PointsPPG
1. Marcus Mariota Oregon
7
1
26
0
20422.7
2. Everett Golson Notre Dame
7
0
22
1
17622.0
3. J.T. Barrett
Ohio State
6
0
23
0
17421.8
4. Connor Halliday Washington State 0
0
32
0
19221.3
5. Brandon Doughty Western Kentucky 1
0
25
3
16220.3
Dak Prescott
Mississippi State 11
0
16
0
16220.3
GOLSON RANKS WITH IRISH LEGENDS IN POINT RESPONSIBILITY
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The season is only eight games old, but quarterback Everett Golson ranks among Notre Dame's seasonal record holders in point responsibility.
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Golson is fourth in Notre Dame history with his 176 points respibsibility thus far in 2014. His 22.0 per game average would set a school record,
topping Brady Quinn's 18.0 average from 2006.
Most Points Responsible For - Single Season
Player
Year
Rush TDs Pass TDs
1. Brady Quinn
2006
2
37
2. Brady Quinn
2005
1
32
3. Jimmy Clausen
2009
3
28
4. Everett Golson 2014
7
22
2Pt.
0
0
0
1
Points PPG
234
18.0
198
16.5
186
15.5
176 22.0
Notre Dame's
Record When...
Kelly Career Kelly at ND 2014
At Home
116-27-1
23-6
4-0
On The Road
86-41-111-7
0-1
Neutral Site Games
13-5
10-3
3-0
In Overtime
6-3
2-1
0-0
Coming off a loss
45-21
11-5
1-0
Coming off a win
156-41-1
32-11
6-1
Coming off an open date
17-2
6-1
2-0
Vs. AP top 25
16-12
8-8
1-1
Both teams are AP-ranked
8-84-60-1
Neither team is ranked
48-22
16-6
0-0
Ranked higher
45-7
23-4
7-0
Opponent is ranked higher
7-104-6
0-1
Vs. In-state Opponents
75-22-2
5-0
1-0
In August
5-2
2-01-0
In September
64-30
12-7
3-0
In October
75-21-215-4
2-1
In November
61-1613-3
1-0
In December
10-2
2-1
0-0
In January
0-2
0-1
0-0
On Television
74-24*
44-16
7-1
On NBC
28-628-6
5-0
On ABC
11-4
9-4
1-1
On ESPN
10-6
2-4
0-0
On ESPN2
8-2
1-0
0-0
On CBS
3-1
3-1
1-0
On FOX
0-1
0-10-0
CBS College Sports
1-0
1-0
0-0
Afternoon Games
143-50-2
25-6
3-0
Night Games
72-2319-10
4-1
Decided By 3 or Less
40-14-2
7-3
1-0
Decided By 7 or Less
72-32-217-9
2-1
Scoring First
145-26
31-8
5-1
Opponent Scores First
68-47-213-8
2-0
Leading At Halftime
168-15
35-5
6-1
Tied At Halftime
14-3
3-1
1-0
Trailing At Halftime
31-55-26-10
0-0
Leading After 3 Qtrs.
179-11
34-3
4-0
Tied After 3 Qtrs.
11-4-1
3-3
1-1
Trailing After 3 Qtrs.
22-59-1
6-11
1-1
Scoring 40+ Points
78-1
10-0
3-0
Scoring 30-39 Points
58-7
12-3
3-0
Scoring 20-29 Points
57-29-115-7
0-1
Scoring 0-19 Points
22-36-1
7-6
1-0
Allowing 40+ Points
7-16
1-2
1-0
Allowing 30-39 Points
15-28
4-7
1-1
Allowing 20-29 Points
52-23-14-6
0-0
Allowing 0-19 Points
141-6-1
35-1
5-0
Outrushing Opponent
171-26-134-5
5-1
Getting Outrushed
41-45-1
10-11
2-0
Passing For More Yds
143-47-1
30-14
6-1
Passing For Fewer Yds
71-25-114-2
1-0
Outgaining Opponent
180-23-1
35-6
6-1
Getting Outgained
33-47-1
9-10
1-0
Winning Time of Poss.
115-25
26-3
4-1
Losing Time of Poss.
98-46-218-13
3-0
Scoring a Def./ST TD
65-7
6-3
0-0
Allowing a Def./ST TD
18-25
4-6
2-0
Fewer Penalty Yards
60-35-1
22-10
5-1
More Penalty Yards
146-35-1
21-5
2-0
Winning Turnover Battle
127-12
24-1
3-0
Losing Turnover Battle
53-42-112-14
2-1
Individual 100-yard rusher
94-21-111-4
1-1
Individual 100-yard receiver
82-2512-8
2-0
Individual 200-yard passer
144-35-1
30-10
7-1
Opponent 100-yard rusher
39-36-1
7-8
2-0
Opponent 100-yard receiver
62-33
6-8
2-1
Opponent 200-yard passer
81-37-114-13
3-1
* excludes regular season games from GVSU era (unknown TV games).
Some records fail to include two contests; Nov. 16, 1991 vs. Valparaiso
and Oct. 26, 1996 vs. Saginaw Valley State (detailed stats unavailable)
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GOLSON RUSHES FOR THREE AND PASSES FOR THREE TO SINK NAVY
u Senior quarterback Everett Golson became the first Notre Dame player to both rush for three
touchdowns and also pass for three TDs in the same game, accounting for 36 points in Notre Dame's
49-39 win over Navy on Nov. 1 at FedEx Field.
u Golson and Oklahoma's Trevor Knight are the only two players in the nation this year to both rush
and throw for three TDs in the same game. Knight also accomplished the feat on Nov. 1, doing it at Iowa
State.
u The 36 points by Golson are just one shy of the Notre Dame school single-game record of 37 set by
Art Smith against Loyola-Chicago on Oct. 28, 1911. Smith scored seven touchdowns (then worth five
points each) and added a pair of extra points.
GOLSON SQUEEZES HIS WAY INTO RECORD BOOK VS. ORANGE
u Senior quarterback Everett Golson left a mark on Notre Dame's single-game record book when
the Irish faced Syracuse at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 27. Golson went 32 of 39 passing for 362 yards with
four touchdowns and two interceptions.
u From the second to fourth quarters, Golson completed 25 consecutive passes. That run obliterated the
previous school record of 14 set by Ron Powlus against Michigan State in 1997 and matched by both
Brady Quinn against Ohio State in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl and Tommy Rees against Maryland in 2011.
u Golson's 25 consecutive completions stood just one shy of matching the Football Bowl Subdivision
single-game record of 26, established by Dominique Davis of East Carolina against Navy on Oct. 22, 2011.
u During the streak, Golson was 25 of 25 for 312 yards and four TDs. The Irish were eight for eight on
third-down conversions and nine different players picked up a first down. Notre Dame ran 49 plays during
the streak for 379 yards, an average of 7.7 yards per play.
u The 32 completions by Golson rank tied for fifth in single-game school history. They are the most
since Dayne Crist completed 32 passes against Michigan State in 2010.
u By completing 82.1 percent of his passes, Golson recorded the eighth-best single-game completion
percentage in Notre Dame annals and the best since Jimmy Clausen connected on 84.6 percent of his
passes (22 for 26) in the 2008 Hawai'i Bowl.
u Golson's 362 passing yards against the Orange were the most by an Irish signal caller since Crist's 369
against Michigan State in 2010.
u The career-high four touchdown passes thrown by Golson against Syracuse place him into a tie for
seventh in single-game school history.
GOLSON RESPONSIBLE FOR FIVE TOUCHDOWNS VS. RICE IN SEASON OPENER
u Senior quarterback Everett Golson appeared in a game for Notre Dame for the first time in
exactly 600 days when he started against Rice on Aug. 30 and he put forth a record-tying performance.
u Golson completed 14 of 22 passes for 295 yards and a pair of touchdowns while running for 41 yards
and three more TDs, giving him 336 yards of total offense and responsibility for five TDs.
u His three rushing TDs against the Owls tied Notre Dame's school record for rushing TDs in a game by
a quarterback. Paul Hornung accomplished the feat against North Carolina on Nov. 17, 1956, during
his Heisman Trophy-winning season for the Irish. Jarious Jackson matched that sum against Stanford
on Oct. 3, 1998. Golson would equal this mark against Navy (Nov. 1).
u Golson became the first Notre Dame player, regardless of position, with three rushing TDs in a game
since Jonas Gray against Navy on Oct. 29, 2011.
u Golson's two TD passes against Rice were also noteworthy as they were the two longest passing
plays of his Irish career to that point. Golson's first scoring strike was a 75-yard pass to Will Fuller while
the second went for 53 yards to C.J. Prosise.
GOLSON HELPS IRISH WIN PASSING BATTLE
u Notre Dame has thrown for more yards than seven of its eight opponents in 2014, the exception
being North Carolina which edged the Irish in passing yards 326-300 on Oct. 11.
u Prior to the North Carolina game, the Irish had outpassed their opponent in each of Everett
Golson's last eight starts, dating back to Nov. 10, 2012, when Boston College threw for 247 yards,
compared to 209 for Notre Dame.
u Regardless of whom is under center, Notre Dame had outgained each of its last 11 opponents through
the air before the Tar Heels, a stretch that began after USC led 201 to 166 in passing yardage on Oct. 19,
2013.
u The Irish got back to outpassing their foes a week later as Golson threw for 313 yards, as opposed to
273 for Florida State's Jameis Winston, in their Oct. 18 showdown in Tallahassee. Notre Dame continued that momentum by outpassing Navy, 315-118, on Nov. 1.
DEPTH AND YOUTH AT WIDE RECEIVER FOR THE IRISH
u Notre Dame's wide receiving crop has an ample supply of talent and youth. None of the six receivers
on the current two-deep is in his final season of eligibility.
u Sophomores Will Fuller, Torii Hunter Jr., and Corey Robinson, as well as junior C.J.
Prosise, add speed, athleticism and, most importantly, depth to the wide receiver position.
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
u Fuller earned a start in the season opener against Rice (Aug. 30) and caught four passes for 85 yards,
including a career-long 75-yard touchdown catch late in the first quarter. He has built off of that momentum and leads the Irish in receptions (46), receiving yards (599) and TD catches (nine).
u Fuller recorded the team's first 100-yard receiving game of the year when he caught six passes for
119 yards and two scores against Syracuse (Sept. 27). Along with his blocking work on screen passes,
Fuller received the game ball in the postgame locker room.
u Fuller's second time eclipsing the century mark in receiving yards came when he caught seven
passes for 133 yards and two TDs in the win over North Carolina (Oct. 11). He followed that up by tying
for the team-lead with eight catches at No. 2 Florida State (Oct. 18), good for 79 yards with one TD.
u Fuller became the first Irish receiver to collect TD catches over the season's first four games since Jeff
Samardzija caught a TD pass in eight straight games to open the 2005 season.
u Five of Fuller's nine TD catches this year have been for over 20 yards.
u Fuller's nine TD catches in 2014 tie for fourth nationally.
Most TD Receptions in 2014 - Football Bowl Subdivision
Player
School
Gms. Rec. TDs
1. Rashard Higgins Colorado State
9
13
2. Nelson Spruce
Colorado
9
11
3. Isiah Myers
Washington State 9
10
4. Will Fuller
Notre Dame
8
9
Amari Cooper
Alabama
8
9
Tony Lippett
Michigan State
8
9
u Robinson was awarded the game ball in the locker room after the win over Purdue (Sept. 13) in
which he had three catches for a team-high 52 yards, including a leaping TD catch in the end zone.
u Robinson is second on the team in receptions (29), receiving yards (393) and receiving TDs (four).
u At No. 2 Florida State (Oct. 18), Robinson led Notre Dame with 99 receiving yards, tied Fuller for the
team lead with eight catches and recorded his first career multiple-TD game, catching a pair of TD passes.
u Robinson is the son of David Robinson, 10-time NBA All-Star and 2009 Naismith Basketball Hall of
Fame Inductee.
u Against Rice (Aug. 30), Prosise only made one catch but it was good for a career-long 53-yard TD. He
is one of five members of the team through eight games with at least 250 receiving yards. Prosise has 294
yards through the air, coming on just 19 receptions for a team-high average per reception of 15.5 yards.
u Prosise had the most productive game of his Irish career at No. 2 Florida State (Oct. 18), setting career
highs with six catches and 59 receiving yards.
u Prosise eclipsed that yardage benchmark in the first minute of the Navy game (Nov. 1) when he
caught a 78-yard TD pass at the 14:02 mark of the first quarter. Notre Dame's longest pass play of the
season, it also marked the earliest the Irish have scored a TD since Tommy Rees connected with
Michael Floyd for a 35-yard TD 24 seconds into the 2011 Purdue game.
u Hunter Jr. was named the team's Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year in 2013. He missed almost
all of the 2014 preseason practices due to an injury suffered during the opening week of camp at Culver
Academies but returned for the Syracuse game on Sept. 27. He is the son of longtime MLB outfielder Torii
Hunter, currently with the Detroit Tigers.
u In his collegiate debut against Syracuse, Hunter Jr. made his first career catch, a 13-yard TD strike in
the fourth quarter.
u Converted running back Amir Carlisle changed to wide receiver during 2014 spring drills and
started in the slot against Rice. The senior did see action in the slot and out of the backfield in 2013.
Carlisle ranks tied for second on the team with two touchdown catches. He has 16 grabs overall on the
year, good for 181 yards. Carlisle missed the Syracuse game (Sept. 27) due to an injury.
u Carlisle, who gained 315 all-purpose yards in 2013 (204 rushing, 30 receiving, 81 kickoff return) also
continues to help the Irish on special teams as a kickoff returner.
u Junior Chris Brown was one of three opening-day starters and is seeing the most extensive playing
time of his career.
u Brown hauled in a career-best six passes for 57 yards against Syracuse (Sept. 27).
u Brown scored his first TD of the year on a 17-yard catch against Stanford (Oct. 4).
u Brown set his career high of 82 receiving yards, on just two receptions, in the win at Navy on Nov. 1.
u Brown is tied for third on the Irish with his 23 receptions and ranks third with 303 receiving yards.
u Freshman Justin Brent, who enrolled at Notre Dame for the spring 2014 semester, is also a candidate to figure prominently into the wide receiver rotation along with performing on special teams.
KOYACK LEADS TIGHT ENDS INTO 2014
u Notre Dame has become "Tight End U" recently as each of the last five starting tight ends for the Irish
have been either first-or second-round NFL Draft picks, an esteemed roll that includes Anthony Fasano
(2006 second round - Dallas), John Carlson (2008 second round - Seattle), Kyle Rudolph (2011
second round - Minnesota), Tyler Eifert (2013 first round - Cincinnati) and Troy Niklas (2014 second
round - Arizona).
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
u Senior Ben Koyack has earned this coveted starting position in 2014. The Mackey Award semifinalist and third-team preseason All-America pick by Phil Steele showed over the second half of last season
that he's fully capable of carrying on the tradition of successful Notre Dame tight ends.
u Koyack caught 10 passes for 171 yards and three touchdowns in 2013. Among players with at least
10 receptions, his per-catch average of 17.1 yards was tops on the Irish roster.
u He already has exceeded his 2013 season totals with 23 catches, good for 233 yards, thus far in 2014.
u Koyack made his first TD of the season count, scoring in the corner of the end zone on a fourthand-11 play with 1:01 remaining in the game to beat No. 14 Stanford, 17-14 on Oct. 4.
u Koyack led the Irish with five receptions, good for 54 yards, with a TD, in the win over Navy (Nov. 1).
u Koyack came into his own down the stretch in 2013. After not catching a TD in his first 29 games for
the Irish, starting with Arizona State on Oct. 5, he had a TD catch in three of Notre Dame's last eight games.
u Talented sophomore Durham Smythe and freshman Tyler Luatua are both playing regularly
this season, along with Koyack.
u Smythe did not see any game action in 2013 but was one of the stars of spring practice, particularly
for his pass-catching ability.
u Luatua came to the Irish this summer after a standout prep career at La Mirada High School in
California's Orange County and has impressed the coaches this fall with his blend of size (6-0.25, 260
pounds) and pass-catching ability.
u Both Luatua and Smythe are looking for their first career receptions, seeing the bulk of their playing
time in 2014 on special teams as the Irish have seldom used two-tight end sets.
DEFENSE PRETTY STINGY ON THE SCOREBOARD
u Notre Dame’s defense has allowed two offensive touchdowns or less in 34 of its last 51 games. The
Irish have actually allowed one offensive TD or less in 23 of those outings, including 17 of the last 34
games.
u Notre Dame has allowed an average of 19.42 points/game over the last five seasons combined, which
ranks as the ninth-best average over 2010-14 of any team in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Best FBS Scoring Defense Since 2010
Team
2010-14
1. Alabama 11.38
2. Florida State 16.10
3. LSU 17.02
4. Michigan State 17.80
5. Wisconsin 17.90
6. Stanford 18.37
7.Louisville
18.83
8. Boise State 18.97
9. Notre Dame 19.42
10. UCF
19.58
THE 300 CLUB
u Notre Dame has allowed 300 yards of total offense or less in 19 of its last 40 games.
u Notre Dame has won 15 straight games when limiting its opponent to 300 yards of total offense or
less. The Irish are 24-2 under Brian Kelly when their opponent fails to eclipse the 300-yard mark of total
offense.
u Notre Dame has held 43 percent of its opponents (26) in the Brian Kelly era (60 games) to less than
300 yards of total offense.
DEFENSE STINGY UNDER KELLY
u Notre Dame has consistently ranked near the top of the national defensive rankings since the arrival
of head coach Brian Kelly. Here are just a few specialized markers that highlight how the Irish have
excelled on defense under Kelly's watch:
Category
Points Per Play
Rushing TDs Per Game
Passing TDs Per Game
Total Yards Per Play
Rushing Attempts Allowed Per Game
Rushing Yards Per Game
Passing Yards Per Game
Stat
0.28
0.87
1.26
5.05
35.91
137.18
209.20
Rank
t-5th
6th
t-19th
21st
22nd
25th
28th
19
KEY TO IRISH DEFENSIVE SUCCESS IS STOPPING THE RUN
u Carrying the ball across the goal line has not been a regular occurrence for Irish opponents of late.
u The Irish have yielded 10 rushing touchdowns thus far in 2014, building upon a recent trend.
u Notre Dame’s defense allowed four rushing TDs in 2012 (and the first did not come until the eighth
game of the year). The Irish were the only team in the Football Bowl Subdivision that did not allow a rushing TD over its first seven games of the season. Notre Dame still led the FBS in fewest rushing TDs with four.
u Notre Dame allowed just 13 rushing TDs in 2013, which ranked 15th in the FBS.
u The Irish are tied for 30th in the country by allowing 10 rushing TDs in 2014.
u Since the start of the 2011 season, only one team (Alabama) has allowed fewer rushing TDs than
Notre Dame's 35.
Rank Name
1. Alabama 2. Notre Dame Florida State 4.
Michigan State 5.TCU
6.Louisville
7.Utah
8.Cincinnati
9.Michigan
10.
Utah State
Rushing TDs Allowed (2011-14)
23
35
35
37
38
39
42
43
44
45
u Notre Dame has given up 36 rushing touchdowns over its last 51 games (dating back to the Tulsa
game in 2010). Even more amazing, only 21 of those rushing TDs have come from an opposing running
back and two (Jonathan Lee’s eight-yard TD run for Air Force came with the Irish leading, 59-27, with 33
seconds left in the fourth quarter on Oct. 8, 2011, and D.J. Adams’ two-yard TD on Nov. 12, 2011, with the
Irish leading Maryland, 45-14, with 37 seconds left) came against the Irish reserves.
u Even crazier, 15 of the last 32 rushing TDs against the Irish have come from quarterbacks.
u Over the last 55 games, only 17 running backs have recorded a rushing TD against Notre Dame (Gee
Gee Greene, Navy, 2010; Jon Lee, Air Force, 2011; Josh Harris, Wake Forest, 2011; D.J. Adams, Maryland,
2011; Ray Graham, Pittsburgh, 2012; TJ Yeldon and Eddie Lacy of Alabama, 2012; Kenney Harper, Temple,
2013; Silas Redd, USC, 2013; James Conner, Pittsburgh, 2013; Tyler Gaffney, Stanford, 2013; Anthony
Wilkerson, Stanford, 2013; Remound Wright, Stanford, 2014; Elijah Hood, North Carolina, 2014; Karlos
Williams, Florida State, 2014; Geoffrey Whiteside, Demond Brown and Chris Swain, Navy, 2014).
VANGORDER BRINGS A NEW ORDER
u Notre Dame's defense has a new look in 2014 under first-year coordinator Brian VanGorder.
u Drawing particularly upon VanGorder's experience last year with the New York Jets under head coach
Rex Ryan, the Irish have increasingly applied pressure on the quarterback.
u VanGorder's system also calls for providing multiple looks from the same personnel so the Irish have
shown more versatility from the Notre Dame players as they switch regularly from 4-3 sets to 3-4 sets,
among other defenses.
u An assistant coach alongside and, later, under Brian Kelly at Grand Valley State from 1989-91,
VanGorder's coaching career includes a combined seven years of NFL experience with the Jacksonville
Jaguars (2005), Atlanta Falcons (2007-11) and New York Jets (2013).
u VanGorder also boasts five years of experience as a defensive coordinator in the Southeastern Conference at Georgia (2001-04) and Auburn (2012), among his collegiate career coaching stops.
SCORING DEFENSE AMONG THE ELITE
u Notre Dame has allowed just 173 points through its first eight games, a 21.6 points-per-game average which is 28th best in the nation.
u Not surprisingly, every team in the top 28 of this crucial category stands at .500 or better in 2014.
u The Irish held each of their first five opponents to 17 points or less, a feat also accomplished by the
heralded 2012 defense, but one which had not been previously seen at Notre Dame since the 1982 season.
IRISH SMOTHER FOES IN SECOND HALF
u Notre Dame’s defense has been dynamite in terms of halftime adjustments since head Brian Kelly
arrived in 2010. The Irish have allowed an average of just 3.10 points per third quarter, which ranks atop
the Football Bowl Subdivision. Notre Dame has allowed an average of 8.93 points per second half, which
ranks sixth-best in the FBS.
u In 2014, Notre Dame has allowed only 86 second-half points (10.8 per game). The Irish did not yield
any points in the third quarter until Oct. 11 against North Carolina. The 76 points against Notre Dame
include an interception return for a touchdown by Syracuse (Sept. 27) and a touchdown scored by Rice
against the Irish backups (Aug. 30).
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
20
u In its win over No. 14 Stanford (Oct. 4), the Notre Dame defense limited the Cardinal to just 82 yards
of total offense after halftime on 31 plays (2.6 avg.).
u Notre Dame's defense turned in a dominating second half against Purdue (Sept. 13) to secure a 30-14
victory in this year's annual Shamrock Series game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
u After intermission, Purdue gained just 121 yards of total offense. Seven second-half possessions by
the Boilermakers resulted in three punts, two interceptions, a turnover on downs and the end of the game.
u In all, seven of Purdue's final 10 drives of the game gained less that 20 yards. Those final 10 drives
amounted to 160 yards on 49 plays (3.27 average).
u In a historic day for offenses at Notre Dame Stadium on Oct. 11, Notre Dame's defense forced North
Carolina to punt on each of its first three second half possessions, helping the Irish regain control of a game
they would eventually win 50-43.
RED ALERT SIREN STAYS SILENT
u Notre Dame's strong red-zone showings have been a mainstay of the team's defense since Brian
Kelly arrived on campus in 2010.
u The Irish have ceded a rushing touchdown on just 25.77 percent of their opponents' red-zone drives
since 2010, the fourth best percentage nationally.
u The Irish have yielded just 3.84 points per red-zone drive since 2010, ranking fifth nationally.
u Notre Dame's foes have scored a touchdown on just 49.5 percent of their red-zone trips under Kelly,
the fifth best mark in the country.
u Sometimes the best way to keep teams from scoring in the red zone is to prevent them from getting
there in the first place.
u The Irish allowed just 11 opposing trips inside the 20-yard line through the first five games, two by
Rice, four by Purdue, three by Syracuse and two by Stanford. After five games, 11 red-zone defensive attempts stood tied for the eighth-fewest in the nation.
u Michigan did not advance the ball into the red zone against the Irish defense on Sept. 6, with its deepest
penetration being the Notre Dame 29-yard line on the game's opening drive. It marked the first time Notre
Dame had held an opponent out of the red zone since Nov. 17, 2012, a 38-0 win over Wake Forest.
OPPOSITION CAN'T GO THE DISTANCE
u Notre Dame's defense has not allowed an 80-yard scoring drive through eight games in 2014.
This builds upon a trend from 2013 when Notre Dame allowed just three scoring drives of at least 80 yards.
u Conversely, the Irish offense has enjoyed 10 scoring marches of at least 80 yards this year, including
seven in its last three games (three vs. North Carolina, two at Florida State and two vs. Navy).
SEMINOLES SLOWED BY IRISH DEFENSE
u No. 2 Florida State defeated Notre Dame, 31-27, on Oct. 18, but the Irish defense put forth a notable
performance.
u The 31 points scored by the Seminoles remain the fewest in any of Jameis Winston's 21 career
starts. The previous low was 34 by Auburn in last year's BCS National Championship Game.
u Florida State's 273 passing yards are still its lowest total of the 2014 season. The 323 yards of total
offense for the Seminoles remain the second-fewest in any of Winston's 21 career starts, behind only a
296-yard effort in a 59-3 win at Wake Forest, Nov. 9, 2013.
STANFORD DEFENSE UPSTAGED BY IRISH
u Stanford has been known lately as one of the country's top defenses, but it was Notre Dame's defensive unit which helped provide the difference in a 17-14 win over the No. 14 Cardinal on Oct 4.
u By holding Stanford to 205 yards of total offense, it marked the best performance by Notre Dame's
defense against a ranked foe since holding No. 15 Pittsburgh to 175 yards in a 20-14 victory Oct. 11, 2003.
u The 205 yards of total offense were the Cardinal's lowest figure since Sept. 13, 2008, when Stanford
gained just 193 in a loss at TCU.
u Notre Dame limited Stanford to just 47 yards rushing, the Cardinal's lowest total since Oct. 27, 2007,
at Oregon State.
u The Irish held the Cardinal to just 3.0 yards per play (205 yards on 68 plays), its lowest since Oct. 21,
2006, at Arizona State.
u Notre Dame forced seven three and outs against Stanford. The Cardinal had to convert on third and
seven or more eight times against the Irish. In its first four games, the Cardinal only faced 11 third-andseven or longer situations.
SYRACUSE GROUND GAME GETS STUCK AGAINST IRISH
u The Irish defense bottled up Syracuse's rushing attack to help Notre Dame claim a Sept. 27 victory at
MetLife Stadium.
u The Orange entered the game averaging 265 yards per game on the ground but could only muster
about half of that, 135 yards, against the Irish. Furthermore, 42 of those rushing yards came on a fake punt.
u Syracuse running back Prince-Tyson Gulley entered the game ranked ninth in the nation, averaging
7.8 yards per carry, but averaged just 3.6 yards per carry against Notre Dame.
NOTRE DAME MAKES NAVY STICK TO THE GROUND
u While Navy is famed for its precise triple-option rushing attack, the Midshipmen do throw the ball on
occassion too. Against Notre Dame on Nov. 1, the Irish aptly defended the passing game.
u Navy completed just six of its 17 passing attempts while Notre Dame disrupted seven designed passes
by defending five attempts (four breakups and one interception) and adding two sacks.
NOTRE DAME ELIMINATES BIG PLAYS
u The Irish defense has excelled limiting big plays since head coach Brian Kelly arrived at Notre Dame
in 2010.
u Notre Dame has allowed the second fewest percentage of plays run against its defense to go for at
least 20 yards over that time. In fact, for each of the 10-yard splits of at least 20 yards, Notre Dame ranks
no worse than fourth in the country since 2010 in percentage of opposing plays reaching these critical
momentum-shifting distances.
Play Distance 10+ yards
20+ yards
30+ yards
40+ yards
50+ yards
60+ yards
Percentage
18.25%
4.58%
1.63%
0.83%
0.39%
0.12%
Rank
22nd
2nd
2nd
4th
4th
1st
DEFENSIVE LINE UNDERGOING FACELIFT
u Notre Dame was led up front the last couple seasons by the All-America duo of Louis Nix III and
Stephon Tuitt. Both have moved on to the National Football League. Tuitt was drafted in the second
round by the Pittsburgh Steelers, while Nix was a third-round selection of the Houston Texans.
u The 2014 defensive line is headlined by junior Sheldon Day (33 tackles, 5.5 TFL in 2013). He took
over a starting role in 2013. Day was named to the 2014 Outland Trophy preseason watch list.
u Against Rice on Aug. 30, Day doubled any other defensive lineman by making six tackles, one of them
for a loss. He followed it up with five tackles against Michigan (Sept. 6), including half of a TFL and four
pass pressures. Day recovered a fumble and made three tackles against Purdue (Sept. 13).
u Day is tied for fifth on the squad this fall with 31 tackles. His 5.5 tackles for loss trail only Jaylon
Smith for the team lead.
u Nix III was lost late in the 2013 season following knee surgery, but his absence allowed some younger
players to gain some needed experience.
u Junior Jarron Jones (12 games played, 20 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and two blocked
kicks in 2013) developed into a reliable option for the Irish. He is tied with Day for 2014's top tackler
among defensive linemen with 31.
u Jones recorded six tackles against Michigan on Sept. 6, including a 12-yard TFL, one forced fumble
and a pass breakup.
u Jones recorded a blocked kick on Sept. 27 against Syracuse when he swatted away an extra-point
attempt. Jones blocked a North Carolina extra-point attempt on Oct. 11 for his fourth career blocked kick.
u Against No. 2 Florida State (Oct. 18), Jones disrupted the Seminoles' offense, recording three tackles
for loss and a pass pressure. He had six total tackles on the night. The three TFLs at Florida State matched
the total of his 18-game Irish career entering the contest.
u The 2013 defensive front also benefited from the addition of sophomore Isaac Rochell (11 games
played, 10 tackles in 2013). Rochell made his first career start in the 2014 season opener against Rice on
Aug. 30 and had a crucial fumble recovery to accompany his four tackles a week later against Michigan.
u Other veteran options up front are fifth-year senior Justin Utupo (13 games played, seven tackles,
one TFL in 2013) and junior Romeo Okwara (13 games played, 19 tackles, 1.5 TFL and a half sack in
'13).
u Okwara led Notre Dame with 11 tackles against Purdue (Sept. 13), including a half of a sack. He also
forced a fumble against the Boilermakers.
u Okwara made his first career start at Pittsburgh on Nov. 9, 2013. He remains extremely young and raw
having picked up football at a late age, but his frame (6-4, 260) and athleticism helped him see the field.
He started the first seven games this year and has 23 tackles, including a team-best 3.5 sacks.
u Utupo has played in 43 career games, mainly on special teams, but saw a significant increase in his
snaps on the defensive line during the later stages of the 2013 season following some injuries.
u Utupo made his first career start against Navy (Nov. 1) and recorded his first career interception. The
critical pick came in Navy territory with 7:09 remaining and the Irish defending an 11-point lead.
u Four freshmen, Andrew Trumbetti, Grant Blankenship, Daniel Cage and Kolin Hill,
played their way into competing this fall during strong fall camps. All but Hill played in the season opener
against Rice on Aug. 30.
u Trumbetti enrolled at Notre Dame in January and made great strides during both spring practice and
preseason drills. An Under Armour All-American at New Jersey's Northern Valley Regional High School,
Trumbetti had one stop against Rice.
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
u Trumbetti has made nine tackles, including two for a loss. He made his first career sack against Stanford (Oct. 4). Trumbetti missed the Sept. 13 Purdue game due to injury.
u Blankenship also saw time during preseason at defensive end while the stout 6-0.5, 325-pound Cage
regularly proved to be tough to stop this past August while playing defensive tackle.
u Cage has three tackles in 2014, appearing in all eight games.
u Blankenship has played in every game this year except for Navy (Nov. 1), making nine tackles.
u Hill made his debut against Michigan (Sept. 6). Both of Hill's tackles against the Wolverines resulted
in negative yardage, making an 11-yard solo sack of Devin Gardner and sharing a sack with Day. Hill
picked up a half of a sack against Purdue (Sept. 13).
u Senior Anthony Rabasa did not play as a freshman in 2011 and saw limited action in 2012, but added
great depth to the linebacker group in 2013 and is expected to do the same in 2014 for the defensive line. He
had a TFL among his six stops last fall and has played in a reserve role in three games this fall. He broke up a
pass at Florida State (Oct. 18).
u Sophomore Jacob Matuska saw action on the defensive line against Rice (Aug. 30), Florida State (Oct.
18) and Navy (Nov. 1). He made his first collegiate tackle against the Seminoles.
LINEBACKER CORPS AS EXPERIENCED AS ANY IRISH UNIT
u Notre Dame featured three senior starters at linebacker in 2013 in Dan Fox, Carlo Calabrese and
Prince Shembo. Despite the losses, the Irish might return their top playmaking linebacker from 2013.
u Named as a preseason All-American this fall, sophomore Jaylon Smith in 2013 became the first Notre
Dame freshman linebacker to start a season opener since Kory Minor in 1995. Smith started all 13 games last
fall and ranked third on the squad with 67 tackles while trailing only Tuitt for the team lead with 6.5 tackles
for loss.
u Smith added one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one interception, one quarterback hurry and three
pass breakups last year. 2012 Heisman Trophy runner-up and unanimous All-American Manti Te'o needed 39
career games at Notre Dame to record an interception, fumble recovery and forced fumble. Smith accomplished the same feat by his eighth career game.
u Smith's 67 tackles were the third most ever by an Irish freshman and most since Bob Golic set the
rookie record with 82 in 1975.
Most Tackles In A Freshman Season
Player
Tackles (Year)
1. Bob Golic 82 (1975)
2. Ross Browner 68 (1973)
3. Jaylon Smith 67 (2013)
4. Manti Te'o 63 (2009)
5. Mike Kovaleski 62 (1983)
u Smith was named a 2014 preseason All-American by numerous selectors, including Sports Illustrated
and CBSSports.com. He was named to the watch list for the Bednarik Award, Butkus Award, Lombardi Award,
Lott IMPACT Trophy and Nagurski Trophy. He is a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award and the Butkus Award.
u Smith, winner of the 2012 Butkus Award presented by Pro Football Weekly to the top high school linebacker in the country, was the first-team linebacker on the Parade prep All-America squad. He was also
named a first-team USA Today All-USA high school All-American and a finalist for American Family Insurance
All-USA Defensive Player of the Year.
u Smith contributed a team-high 10 tackles, including one for a loss, to the historic shutout win over
Michigan (Sept. 6). A week later, he had nine tackles, including two for a loss, one of which was a 13-yard
sack, against Purdue (Sept.13). He is second on the Irish with 59 tackles on the season, plus two sacks. He
tops the team with 6.5 TFLs this season.
u Smith made a career-high 14 tackles in the win over No. 14 Stanford (Oct. 4) where the Irish limited the
Cardinal to just 205 yards of total offense. Among the 14 tackles were 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack.
u Senior Joe Schmidt saw action in all 13 games in 2013, making 15 tackles, two of which were for a
loss. He made his first career start in the Rice game on Aug. 30 and led Notre Dame with eight tackles.
u Originally a walk-on and now on scholarship, Schmidt is a nominee for the 2014 AFCA Good Works Team
for his benevolence in the community, particularly with his fight to raise both funds and awareness to battle
the rare bone cancer osteosarcoma.
u Schmidt leads the team with 65 tackles through eight games while also forcing two fumbles and making his first two career interceptions.
u Schmidt led Notre Dame with 11 tackles in the Oct. 11 win over North Carolina. Schmidt also forced a
fumble, shared a tackle for loss, broke up a pass and applied one pass pressure in the victory. He followed that
performance up with an interception of Jameis Winston and a team-high nine tackles at Florida State (Oct.
18).
u Schmidt suffered an ankle injury against Navy (Nov. 1) and is out for the rest of the season.
u Sophomore James Onwualu made the transition from wide receiver to linebacker this past spring and
earned a start on opening day against Rice. Onwualu tackled three Owls in the game. He has started every
game this year when the Irish opened the contest with its base 4-3 personnel.
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u Although he did not start against Navy (Nov. 1) when the Irish went to more of a 4-4 look, Onwualu did
tie for third on the team with seven tackles, including a pair of TFLs against the Midshipmen.
u A pair of freshmen, Greer Martini and Nyles Morgan, had impressive fall camps and also factor into
the team's rotation at linebacker in 2014. Both made their collegiate debuts on Aug. 30 against Rice, making
two solo tackles apiece.
u Martini earned his first career start against Navy (Nov. 1) and led the Irish with nine tackles with one
quarterback hurry.
u Morgan played extensively against the Midshipmen after Schmidt's injury, making four tackles including
one TFL. He is slated to make his first career start on Saturday at Arizona State.
u Junior John Turner, a converted safety, has gotten a look at linebacker in 2014 and is fighting for a top
reserve role. He played in all 13 games in 2013, predominantly on special teams, and made four tackles.
u Senior Ben Councell backed up Smith in 2013, but was lost for the season due to a knee injury suffered
against Navy on Nov. 2, 2013. He missed the entire spring season but returned to action on Aug. 30 against
Rice, mainly on special teams. While on special teams against Michigan (Sept. 6), he blocked a field goal.
u Senior Jarrett Grace picked up his first career start on Sept. 21, 2013, against Michigan State. He
registered eight tackles. This effort came one week after he recorded a career-best 10 stops in the victory over
Purdue on Sept. 14. Grace was tied for tops on the squad with 40 tackles over the first six games, but was lost
for the 2013 season with a broken leg suffered Oct. 5 in the Arizona State game. He missed the entire spring
and has yet to see action in 2014.
u Sophomore Michael Deeb has been added to the two-deep this week as Morgan's backup. The
Plantation, Florida resident has yet to play for Notre Dame.
IRISH RANK 11TH NATIONALLY IN INTERCEPTIONS
u Notre Dame's defense ranks among the best in the nation this year in interceptions. The Irish stand
tied for 11th in the Football Bowl Subdivision with 12 interceptions in 2014.
u The Irish trail only Ole Miss (18), Louisville (18), Louisiana Tech (16), Houston (15), TCU (15), Utah
State (15), Boise State (14), Ohio State (14), Auburn (13) and Kentucky (13).
u Eight different Notre Dame players have intercepted a pass in 2014. Cole Luke has a team-high
three while Matthias Farley and Joe Schmidt each have a pair.
u Notre Dame has intercepted at least one pass in each of its eight games this year and boasts an active
streak of 11 consecutive games with an interception, last failing to pick off a pass on Nov. 9, 2013, at
Pittsburgh.
u Notre Dame has not registered a longer streak of consecutive games with an interception since 200102 (20 games).
CORNERING THE OPPOSITION
u The cornerback positional unit received a boost this past summer with the addition of Cody Riggs,
a fifth-year transfer from Florida.
u Having already received a bachelor's degree with eligibility remaining, Riggs did not have to sit out
for a year before starting coursework at Notre Dame for a master's in business management.
u Riggs appeared in 40 games from 2010-13 with 26 starts for the Gators as both a cornerback and safety.
He was credited with 107 career tackles, including nine for a loss.
u In addition to his duties in the secondary, Riggs is also serving as Notre Dame's top punt returner.
u In the shutout win over Michigan (Sept. 6), he made his first interception since the 2011 Outback Bowl,
and broke up a second pass, to accompany his three tackles.
u Two sophomores gained valuable experience at cornerback in 2013. Cole Luke played in all 13 games
and recorded 15 tackles along with a pair of PBUs. Devin Butler (12 games, five tackles, 1 PBU) also played
on a regular basis.
u Luke made two interceptions against Stanford (Oct. 4). He became the first Notre Dame player to intercept two passes in a game since Manti Te'o picked off a pair against Michigan in 2012. A week later, Luke
intercepted his third pass of the year during the Oct. 11 win over North Carolina.
u On the play prior to his first interception against the Cardinal, Luke sacked quarterback Kevin Hogan and
forced a fumble. Luke finished the game with four tackles, including one for loss (the afore-mentioned sack),
two interceptions, three passes defended and a forced fumble. He was named the national defensive player
of the week by Athlon.
u Luke has started each of Notre Dame's first eight games, making 27 tackles with a team-high eight pass
defenses. Luke is tied for 28th in the nation with three interceptions in eight games played (0.38 per game).
u Butler made his first career interception in the Shamrock Series win over Purdue (Sept. 13) along with
four solo tackles.
u Freshman Nick Watkins played well enough during fall camp to earn a spot on the two-deep lineup
for the season opener against Rice. He made his collegiate debut in that game and has appeared in six games
this fall, mainly on special teams.
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SAFETY IN NUMBERS
u Five different players started at least one game in 2013 at safety for Notre Dame and four of them,
graduate Austin Collinsworth (10 starts), senior Matthias Farley (eight), junior Elijah Shumate
(four) and sophomore Max Redfield (one), are back in the fold for Notre Dame in 2014.
u Against Rice (Aug. 30), Purdue (Sept. 13) and Stanford (Oct. 4), Shumate and Redfield held the starting
spots with Farley serving as the nickel. All three started against Michigan (Sept. 6), Syracuse (Sept. 27) and
Florida State (Oct. 18) as the Irish opened with five defensive backs. Redfield and Collinsworth started against
North Carolina (Oct. 11). Redfield started against Navy (Nov. 1) along with freshman Drue Tranquill who
played a mix of safety and linebacker while combatting the Mids' stout triple-option offense.
u Redfield played in 12 games in 2013 as a backup safety and on special teams. He had 12 tackles in '13.
u Redfield made his first career interception in the shutout of Michigan (Sept. 6) and contributed a careerhigh six tackles. He has 31 tackles on the 2014 season, including a career-high 10 against North Carolina (Oct.
11).
u Farley moved from safety to cornerback this past spring, rejoining the safeties for preseason camp, and is
using his experiences in each role well as the team's top nickel back this fall. He topped the safeties in tackles
in 2013 with his 49. Farley's two interceptions tied for the second most on the team while he also contributed a trio of pass breakups and one tackle for loss.
u Against Rice on Aug. 30, Farley snared his fourth career interception, shared a sack and made five tackles
during Notre Dame's season-opening 48-17 win. He is seventh on the team with 29 tackles this year, the
most of any reserve player.
u Farley made his second interception of the season in the win over Syracuse (Sept. 27). He is presently one
behind Cole Luke's three for the team lead.
u Farley recorded the first two sacks of his career, accounting for 18 yards lost, in the win against Navy (Nov.
1). He also broke up a Midshipman pass.
u Farley made the largest leap of any safety during 2012. In his first year at the position after playing wide
receiver in his freshman year (entirely on the scout team as he did not see any game action), Farley started
the final 11 games, including the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game against Alabama.
u Shumate was hampered by injuries in 2013 but still saw action in 10 contests, making 23 tackles, including one TFL, and breaking up a pass.
u In 2014, he leads all Irish defensive backs with 42 tackles.
u Shumate contributed three tackles and one pass break-up to the win over Rice on Aug. 30.
u Against Michigan (Sept. 6), Shumate tied for the team lead with 10 tackles while making his first career
interception, breaking up a pass, and providing one pass pressure.
u On the final play of the win over No 14 Stanford (Oct 4), Shumate logged his first career sack, a 16-yard
loss for Cardinal QB Kevin Hogan, ensuring a 17-14 Irish victory.
u Collinsworth, who missed the 2012 season with injury, saw action in all 13 games in 2013. He registered
a career-high 43 tackles and his first three career interceptions. An injury suffered in practice two days before
the Rice game on Aug. 30 kept him off of the field until the Stanford game (Oct. 4).
u Against the Cardinal, Collinsworth's first play resulted in a tackle as he split a stop with Jaylon Smith at
the 6:05 mark of the third quarter.
u Collinsworth returned to the starting lineup Oct. 11 against North Carolina, but left the game in the first
half with an injury. He did not play against Florida State a week later on Oct. 18, or against Navy on Nov. 1.
u Collinsworth recorded an interception in the 2013 Pinstripe Bowl victory over Rutgers. He added four
tackles against the Scarlet Knights. Collinsworth became the first Irish player with an interception in three
consecutive games since current defensive graduate assistant Kyle McCarthy had picks in the first three
games of the 2009 season.
u Collinsworth is the son of CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Famer Cris Collinsworth who played wide
receiver at Florida and later for the Cincinnati Bengals before moving into the broadcast booth.
u Tranquill has made an immediate impact to the defense as a freshman, seeing significant action as a
reserve safety. Tranquill has been credited with 20 tackles this fall, including half of a sack.
u Tranquill received his first taste of extensive playing time against Purdue (Sept. 13) after Redfield was
ejected in the second quarter for targeting. Tranquill helped balance the secondary against the Boilermakers
and finished the contest with four tackles.
u Tranquill made his presence felt on special teams against Stanford (Oct. 4) when he blocked a punt.
Tranquill became the first Notre Dame player to block a punt since Robert Blanton swatted one down
against Utah in 2010.
u Tranquill's first career start came against Navy (Nov. 1) in a hybrid safety/linebacker role to help combat
the Mids' triple-option offense. He made five stops, all of them solo, on the night.
u Junior Nicky Baratti (8 tackles, 1 INT in 2012) was lost for the 2013 season during fall practice following a shoulder injury. He returned to the field this past spring but suffered another shoulder injury against
Purdue (Sept. 13).
u Farley and Collinsworth both started their Irish careers on the offensive side of the ball. Farley and
Collinsworth were wide receivers.
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
PUNT RETURN GAME RETURNS TO FORM
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Notre Dame's punt return game took a step forward against Rice on Aug. 30 as Cody Riggs and
Greg Bryant combined to return five punts for 80 yards.
u The Irish gained just 106 yards on punt returns in all of 2013. The 80 yards against Rice eclipsed the
46 yards in punt returns that the Irish recorded in all of 2012 and its 48-yard total from 2011 as well.
u The 80 punt-return yards against Rice marked the best for the Irish since Nov. 14, 2009, when Notre
Dame returned three punts for 100 yards at Pittsburgh. Golden Tate returned two punts for 101 yards,
including an 87-yard touchdown, while John Goodman had a single return for minus-one yard.
u Riggs (51st) ranks among the top punt returners in the nation, helping the Irish rank 66th as a team
after Notre Dame finished 2013 ranked 80th nationally in punt returns.
NEARLY PERFECT UNDER PRESSURE
u Senior Kyle Brindza, a 2014 Groza Award candidate, nailed a school-record 23 field goals in 2012. He
followed that up by making 20 of 26 in 2013. Brindza is also a near-perfect 101 of102 in career extra-point
tries, converting each of his last 84 attempts.
u Brindza is nearly perfect at 22 for 26 in game-winning, game-tying, overtime or fourth-quarter leadextending field goals over his career. His only misses came in the fourth quarter against Temple on Aug. 31,
2013, with the Irish leading 28-6, against Stanford on Oct. 4, 2014, on a poorly-executed hold in the rain and
against Navy on Nov. 1, 2014, with one of them being blocked.
Purdue (2012): Connected on the game-winning 27-yard field goal with 11 seconds remaining in a
20-17 Irish win.
Michigan State (2012): Hit a pair of fourth-quarter field goals (29 and 47 yards) to extend a 14-3
lead to a 20-3 final.
Michigan (2012): Connected on a 39-yarder to extend Notre Dame's lead from one score, 10-3, to 10
points, 13-3, with just over six minutes remaining.
Stanford (2012): Hit the game-tying 22-yard field goal in a driving rain to force overtime, a game
the Irish won 20-13.
Oklahoma (2012): Connected on three of four overall including a 46-yarder to extend Notre
Dame's lead from one score, 20-13, to 23-13 with just over three minutes remaining.
Pittsburgh (2012): Hit three of four vs. the Panthers including a 37-yarder in overtime to tie the
score and force a second extra session.
USC (2012): Hit a 19-yard offering to extend Notre Dame's lead from 19-13 to 22-13 late in the
fourth quarter. Brindza hit five of six vs. the Trojans including a 52-yarder at the halftime gun.
Michigan (2013): Connected on a 40-yarder to draw the Irish within four, 34-30, with just over
nine minutes remaining.
Arizona State (2013): Hit a 33-yard field goal to give the Irish a 27-20 lead in the fourth quarter.
He added a 25-yard field goal with 3:03 left in the fourth quarter to break a 27-27 tie.
BYU (2013): Hit a crucial 51-yard field goal in frigid temperatures with 6:53 left in the fourth
quarter to give Notre Dame a two-score lead. Was three for three in the game overall.
Rutgers (2013): Hit a 25-yard field goal to cap a 90-yard drive that gave the Irish a 19-13 lead
over the Scarlet Knights. Drilled a 49-yarder late in the contest to round out the scoring (29-16). Was five
for six in the game overall.
Rice (2014): Connected from 29 yards out to extend Notre Dame's lead over Rice with 7:47 left in
the game.
Michigan (2014): Added to Notre Dame's historic shutout of Michigan with a 43-yard fourth
quarter field goal.
Purdue (2014): Hit two lead-extending fourth-quarter field goals against the Boilermakers, one
from 48 yards and another from 39 yards out.
Syracuse (2014): Hit a 37-yard lead-extending fourth-quarter field goal against the Orange.
Stanford (2014): Missed a 27-yard field goal with 12:08 left in a tie game when the snap was
mishandled on a rainy day. Recovered to hit a 45-yard field goal with 7:32 remaining and give the Irish a
10-7 lead.
Florida State (2014): Hit a 46-yard field goal to break a tie and give Notre Dame a 27-24 lead
over No. 2 Florida State in the fourth quarter in Tallahassee.
Navy (2014): Uncharacteristically, missed two field goals in the fourth quarter with the Irish leading 42-31. The first went wide left from 46 yards while Navy blocked the second attempt, a 44-yard try.
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
u Brindza's five field goals in the Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 28, 2013, tied the NCAA record for most field
goals made in a bowl game.
MOST FIELD GOALS MADE IN A BOWL GAME
5—Kyle Brindza, Notre Dame (29) vs. Rutgers (16) (Pinstripe, 2013) (21, 38, 26, 25, 49
yards)
5—Jeremy Shelley, Alabama (21) vs. LSU (0) (BCS Championship Game, 2012) (23, 37, 41, 35, 44 yards)
5—Andrew Aguila, Central Mich. (44) vs. Troy (41) (2 ot) (GMAC, 2010) (28, 35, 44, 42, 37 yards)
5—Dan Nystrom, Minnesota (29) vs. Arkansas (14) (Music City, 2002) (24, 45, 21, 22, 29 yards)
5—Kyle Bryant, Texas A&M (22) vs. Michigan (20) (Alamo, 1995) (27, 49, 47, 31, 37 yards)
5—Tim Rogers, Mississippi St. (24) vs. North Carolina St. (28) (Peach, 1995) (37, 21, 29, 36, 30 yards)
5—Arden Czyzewski, Florida (28) vs. Notre Dame (39) (Sugar, 1992) (26, 24, 36, 37, 24 yards)
5—Jess Atkinson, Maryland (23) vs. Tennessee (30) (Florida Citrus, 1983) (18, 48, 31, 22, 26 yards)
BRINDZA CLIMBING CHARTS
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Kyle Brindza holds the Notre Dame record for career field goals made with 53.
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Among Brindza's 53 career field goals are a school-record four of at least 50 yards, including three
last fall (53 vs. Arizona State, 51 at Air Force and 51 vs. BYU).
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Brindza is the only Notre Dame kicker ever to make a field goal of at least 51 yards in a true road
game, accomplishing this feat twice (2012 at USC and 2013 at Air Force).
Longest Field Goals
Player
1. Kyle Brindza vs. Arizona State (at AT&T Stadium), Oct. 5, 2013
Dave Reeve vs. Pittsburgh, Sept. 11, 1976
3. Kyle Brindza at USC, Nov. 24, 2012
David Ruffer vs. Maryland (at FedEx Field), Nov. 12, 2011
5. Kyle Brindza vs. BYU, Nov. 23, 2013
Kyle Brindza at Air Force, Oct. 26, 2013
Nicholas Setta vs. Maryland (at Giants Stadium), Aug. 31, 2002
John Carney vs. SMU (Aloha Bowl), Dec. 29, 1984
Harry Oliver vs. Michigan, Sept. 20, 1980
Dave Reeve vs. Michigan State, Oct. 1, 1977
Distance
53
53
52
52
51
51
51
51
51
51
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Brindza has made multiple field goals 16 times in the 25 career games when he has attempted a field
goal. He had five multiple field goal games in 2013, making five field goals against Rutgers in the Pinstripe
Bowl, three field goals against Michigan, Arizona State and BYU and two field goals at Stanford.
Most Field Goals - Career
Player
1. Kyle Brindza 2. John Carney 3. Nicholas Setta 4. Craig Hentrich Dave Reeve Field Goals (Years)
53-73 (2011-)
51-69 (1984-86)
46-66 (2000-03)
39-56 (1989-92)
39-64 (1974-77)
Most Field Goals - Season
Player
1. Kyle Brindza 2. John Carney 3. Kyle Brindza 4. Mike Johnson 5. David Ruffer John Carney Harry Oliver 8. Nick Tausch Brandon Walker Nicholas Setta Field Goals (Year)
23-31 (2012)
21-28 (1986)
20-26 (2013)
19-22 (1982)
18-19 (2010)
18-22 (1985)
18-23 (1980)
14-17 (2009)
14-24 (2008)
14-25 (2002)
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Most 50-yard Field Goals - Career
Player
Field Goals (Years)
1. Kyle Brindza 4 (2011-)
2. David Ruffer 3 (2008-11)
Harry Oliver 3 (1980-81)
4. Dave Reeve 2 (1974-77)
5. Three players with 1
Most 50-yard Field Goals - Season
Player
Field Goals (Year)
1. Kyle Brindza 3 (2013)
Harry Oliver 3 (1980)
3. David Ruffer 2 (2010)
Best Field Goal Percentage - Career (min. 50 attempts)
Player, Years
Field Goals
1. John Carney, 1984-86 51-69 (.739)
2. Kyle Brindza, 2011- 53-73 (.726)
Most Field Goals - Game
Player Field Goals
1. Kyle Brindza 5
vs. Rutgers (Pinstripe Bowl), Dec. 28, 2013
Kyle Brindza 5
at USC, Nov. 24, 2012
Nick Tausch 5
vs. Washington, Oct. 3, 2009
Nicholas Setta 5
vs. Washington State, Sept. 6, 2003
Nicholas Setta 5
vs. Maryland, Aug. 31, 2002
Craig Hentrich 5
vs. Miami (Fla.), Oct. 20, 1990
Most Points by Kicking - Game
Player Points
1. Kyle Brindza 17
5 FGs, 2 PAT vs. Rutgers, Dec. 28, 2013
Nick Tausch 17
5 FGs, 2 PATs vs. Washington, Oct. 3, 2009
Nicholas Setta 17
5 FGs, 2 PATs vs. Washington State, Sept. 6, 2003
Craig Hentrich 17
5 FGs, 2 PATs vs. Miami (Fla.), Oct. 20, 1990
5. Kyle Brindza 16
5 FGs, 1 PAT at USC, Nov. 24, 2012
Nicholas Setta 16
5 FGs, 1 PAT vs. Maryland, Aug. 31, 2002
Most Points by Kicking - Career
Player, Years
1. Craig Hentrich, 1989-92 2. Kyle Brindza, 2011- 3. Dave Reeve, 1974-77 4. Nicholas Setta, 2000-03
5. John Carney, 1984-86 FGXPTotal Points
39
177 294
53
101 260
39
130 247
46
104 242
51
70 223
Most Points (All Positions) - Career
Player, Years
TD
1. Allen Pinkett, 1982-85
53
2. Craig Hentrich, 1989-92
0
3. Autry Denson, 1995-98
47
4. Kyle Brindza, 2011- 0
PAT
0
177
0
101
2PT
1
0
0
0
FG
0
39
0
53
Total Points
320
294
282
260
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
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Brindza has produced each of the top two scoring seasons by a kicker in Irish lore.
Most Points by Kicking - Season
Player, Year
FGXPTotal Points
1. Kyle Brindza, 2013 20
38 98
2. Kyle Brindza, 2012 23
28 97
3. David Ruffer, 2010 18
37 91
4. Craig Hentrich, 1990 16 41 89
5. Kevin Pendergast, 1993 14 45 87
John Carney, 1986 21 24 87
Most Consecutive Extra Points
Player Consecutive PATs
1. Craig Hentrich
136
Sept. 30, 1989 vs. Purdue-Sept. 26, 1992 vs. Purdue
2.
Nicholas Setta92
Oct. 7, 2000 vs. Stanford-Oct. 11, 2003 (injury)
3.
Kyle Brindza84
Nov. 10, 2012 at Boston College-current
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Brindza also has done his part to prevent teams from returning kickoffs for big plays against the Irish
in 2014.
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Of Brindza's 54 kickoffs this year, 36 have gone for touchbacks, 67 percent. It is a marked improvement
from 2013 when just 35 of Brindza's 75 kickoffs (47 percent) went for touchbacks.
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Looking beyond the confines of the Notre Dame record book, Brindza is tied for fifth among all active
Football Bowl Subdivision kickers with his 53 career field goals.
Most Career Field Goals - Active FBS Players
Player
School
Cl. Att
1. Mike Hunnicutt
Oklahoma
Sr. 85
2. Jeremiah Detmer
Toledo
Sr. 70
3. Jordan Williamson Stanford
Sr.
85
4. Ty Long
UAB
Sr. 71
5. Kyle Brindza
Notre Dame Sr. 73
Trevor Romaine
Oregon State
Sr. 69
FG
72
60
59
55
53
53
KNUTE ROCKNE TO BE INDUCTED INTO ROSE BOWL HALL OF FAME
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One of the legendary figures in college football history, former Notre Dame player and head coach
Knute Rockne will be inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame on Dec. 30.
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Rockne collaborated with the famed Four Horsemen to defeat unbeaten Stanford in the 1925 Rose
Bowl to give Notre Dame its first of 11 consensus national championships.
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Rockne is joined in the 2014 class by former UCLA head coach Dick Vermeil and former Penn State
running back Ki-Jana Carter.
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During his 13 years as head coach at Notre Dame, Rockne led the Fighting Irish to national prominence and a 105-12-5 record. His .881 career winning percentage tops the list for both major college and
professional coaches. Rockne's teams earned three consensus national championships and posted five
undefeated seasons.
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In his playing days, Rockne, along with quarterback Gus Dorais, helped popularize the forward
pass. Notre Dame revolutionized the sport when it extensively utilized the seldom-used tactic in its monumental upset of Army on Nov. 1, 1913.
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Rockne is the second Notre Dame representative in the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, joining Elmer
Layden who was selected in 1992. In that same 1925 Rose Bowl, Layden scored three touchdowns, two
of them on interception returns of 70 and 78 yards (on Ernie Nevers pass attempts). That game marked the
final collegiate appearance of Notre Dame's Four Horsemen.
SCHMIDT RECEIVES AWARD FROM MENDOZA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
uJoe Schmidt, a management entrepreneurship major in the Mendoza College of Business, was
selected as the 49th recipient of the Eugene D. Fanning Award in Business Communication from the University of Notre Dame.
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The award is presented annually for excellence in business communication, leadership and demonstration of exemplary personal character.
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL—A FAMILY AFFAIR
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Notre Dame's roster includes just one player this year whose father also played for the Irish. Senior
Conor Hanratty's father, Terry, was a consensus All-American in 1968 who went on to a long career
with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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The 2014 roster has two players (Nick Martin and Josh Atkinson) whose brothers played for the
Irish just last year and are on NFL rosters. Martin's older brother, Zack, was a first round pick of the Dallas
Cowboys and is their starting right guard as a rookie. Atkinson's brother, George III, finds himself on the
practice squad with the Oakland Raiders, the franchise their father, George Jr., played for from 1968-77.
OFFICIAL NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL POSTGAME SHOW
uThe Official Notre Dame Football Postgame Show will again be broadcast live following the conclusion of every Notre Dame game on News and Sports Radio WSBT 96.1 FM and 960 AM along with Sunny
101.5 FM and WatchND (WatchND.tv). The show is hosted by Jack Nolan and Irish All-American Reggie Brooks, and a former player guest hosts each week.
OFFICIAL BRIAN KELLY RADIO SHOW, PRESENTED BY TIRERACK.COM
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The Brian Kelly Radio Show, presented by TireRack.com, begins live at 7 p.m. ET on the Thursday of
most game weeks. University of Notre Dame football fans can attend the show at O'Rourke's in Eddy Street
Commons. It will be video streamed live on WatchND at UND.com and broadcast live on WSBT 96.1 FM
and 960 AM in South Bend. The show can be heard later in the week on WXNT 1430 AM in Indianapolis,
WJRW 1340 AM in Grand Rapids and KVCE 1150 AM in Dallas. The video of the show will be archived on
WatchND and an audio podcast of the show will be available on both WatchND and iTunes.
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Remaining dates for the shows are Nov. 6, 13 and 20.
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Hosted by Jack Nolan, "The Brian Kelly Radio Show, presented by TireRack.com," is a production of
Fighting Irish Digital Media (FIDM).
THURSDAY NIGHT CLASSICS PRESENTED BY TIRERACK.COM
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Each game week, Fighting Irish Digital Media will present "Thursday Night Classics, presented by
TireRack.com" on WatchND. The Nov. 6 classic will have a Pacific-12 Conference feel, replaying the 20-17
win over UCLA in 2006, capped by a 45-yard touchdown pass from Brady Quinn to Jeff Samardzija
with 0:27 left in the game.
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During the live stream on WatchND, fans will be treated to bonus content and be able to engage in
social media chats.
INSIDE NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL WITH BRIAN KELLY, PRESENTED BY TIRERACK.COM
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Taped on Sunday afternoons, "Inside Notre Dame Football, presented by TireRack.com," will feature a
recap of the week's contest, Notre Dame player features and more. The show can be seen locally Sunday
evenings on WNDU-TV following the late local news. It will also re-air on WNDU-TV the following Saturday morning at 6:30 a.m. as well as 90 minutes prior to kickoff of Notre Dame home games. All shows
can also be viewed on WatchND at UND.com starting Tuesday of each week. Inside Notre Dame Football,
presented by TireRack.com, airs on 38 affiliates worldwide reaching more than 160 million households.
NOTRE DAME ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK
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NBC Sports Network aired a series of documentary-style programs dedicated to the Irish.
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The first episode of "Strong And True", titled "Prelude: 2014, presented by Sprint," made its debut on
Aug. 25. Chronicling all aspects of the team's preseason training camp at Culver Academies, the program
reaired on NBCSN Aug. 29 and 30. It was produced in conjunction with award-winning 3 Penny Films.
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An hour-long special "Reborn" which looked at what the Notre Dame football program means to
both its current student-athletes and alumni, debuted on NBC Sept. 6. The show, which included exclusive
interviews with Irish greats Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown and Joe Theismann, reaired on NBCSN
Sept. 10 and 19.
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"Onward Notre Dame: ND in Indy" returned for its third season, premiering on NBC Sports Network
on Oct. 4. The hour-long special told the story of Notre Dame's annual Shamrock Series game, this year
played in Indianapolis vs. Purdue. The show reaired on NBCSN on Oct. 6, Oct. 12 and Oct. 18.
STATUES OF STATURE AT NOTRE DAME
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The NCAA's "High Five" online video on Sept. 23 looked into the best college football statues and
Notre Dame claimed two of the top five places.
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The sculpture of the famed Four Horsemen which stands in the lobby of the Guglielmino Athletics
Complex topped the chart.
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Ranking fifth is the statue of Ara Parseghian outside of Notre Dame Stadium. The statue depicts
Parseghian being carried off of the field by his players after Notre Dame beat Texas in the 1971 Cotton Bowl
to deprive the Longhorns of a national championship.
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
25 YEARS OF THE SHIRT
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The Shirt is a student created t-shirt that unifies Notre Dame students, fans and alumni and supports
students through a number of charities. The Shirt was started in 1990 by a member of the Notre Dame
Marching Band, Brennan Harvath '91, as a fundraiser for Notre Dame's spring festival AnTostal.
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All proceeds from the sales are directed to three student charities: the Student Union Endowment, the
Rector Fund and The Shirt Charity Fund.
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Annually The Shirt raises over $750,000 for student charities.
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In recent years more 150,000 shirts have been sold annually. (2011-165,000, 2012-135,000, 2013156,000).
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The Shirt is the largest selling single piece of collegiate apparel in the nation. Over its 25-year history,
2.1 million shirts have been sold in total.
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This year marks the 25th anniversary of The Shirt, but there have been 26 shirts. The Shirt's inaugural
year, 1990, saw two shirts.
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There was a second shirt in 1990 sold before and after the Miami game to raise funds for medical bills
of a Notre Dame student who had been struck by a car.
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The Shirt is annually designed, marketed and sold by a committee of students.
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This year The Shirt is manufactured by Alta Gracia, a factory in the Dominican Republic which pays its
workers a living wage, three times the minimum wage.
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For more info, visit theshirt.nd.edu or email [email protected].
FIELDTURF ARRIVES AT NOTRE DAME
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Thanks to a generous gift by former team captain Jim Morse, Notre Dame Stadium has been outfitted with a FieldTurf playing surface for the 2014 season.
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The field design retained the classic diagonally-striped end zones but also added a large ND monogram at the 50-yard line and a small shamrock at each 35-yard line to denote the kickoff spots.
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In a nod to the University's history, the 18 end zone stripes (nine in each end) are oriented at 42-degree angles toward the Basilica and the Golden Dome. The numbers 18 and 42 represent 1842, the year
the University was founded.
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Morse's philanthropy towards his alma mater extends far beyond the football field. He also made a
major gift that helped underwrite the Coleman-Morse Center which was dedicated in 2001 and is home
to the First Year of Studies, the Academic Services for Student-Athletes offices and the Office of Campus
Ministry.
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His other gifts to Notre Dame have included the Morse Family Scholarship Fund, which supports
about 12 students annually; funding for football and baseball scholarships; an endowed fellowship for
MBA students; and a major gift for the Morse Recruiting Lounge in the Guglielmino Athletics Complex,
featuring banners for Notre Dame's 11 consensus national football titles. Morse also has been a generous
benefactor to Catholic education in his hometown of Muskegon, Mich.
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A three-year starter at right halfback, Morse captained the 1956 Irish football team while becoming
just the ninth Notre Dame player to lead the Irish in receiving during multiple seasons. His 41.6 yards-percatch (five for 208) in 1955 against USC set an NCAA record. Morse is one of only two Irish running backs
to catch passes for more than 1,000 yards in his career.
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Morse has served on the advisory council for Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters and on the
Athletic Alumni Development Committee. He was the ABC radio voice of Notre Dame football from 196467. The Notre Dame Monogram Club honored Morse in 2004 with its Moose Krause Distinguished Service
Award.
NOTRE DAME AND VYSK COMMUNICATIONS PARTNER FOR ON-FIELD HEADSETS
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The Notre Dame football program and Vysk Communications, a market leader in the private secure
communications industry, have announced a multi-year sponsorship in which Vysk will be the official
coach's headset sponsor for the 2014 Irish football season and beyond.
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The headsets first appeared on Irish head coach Brian Kelly and his coaching staff Aug. 30 when
Notre Dame took on Rice.
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Vysk is a market leader and manufacturer of private secure communications solutions. Founded in
2012, Vysk's mission is to redefine, and restore, privacy in the digital age. Vysk's combination of encrypted
hardware with encrypted software delivers the ultimate in privacy solutions to all markets, from enterprise
to retail. Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with its R&D and engineering arm Silicon Valley, Calif., Vysk
holds more than 10 patents related to encryption, privacy and security.
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WE MUST PROTECT THIS DOME
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This is the first season of Notre Dame's new 10-year agreement with Under Armour which began on
July 1. Under Armour will exclusively design and supply the footwear, apparel and equipment for training
and game-day uniforms for each of the University's men's and women's varsity athletics teams.
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Respecting the University's classic look, Under Armour's 2014 Notre Dame football home and away
uniforms retain their historical identity with solid gold helmets, solid gold pants, simple blue and white
jerseys which feature a block uniform number on both the front and back with a ND monogram on each
sleeve.
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The Shamrock Series game uniform for 2014 (Sept. 13 vs. Purdue at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis) borrowed from campus icons. The uniform replicated the Main Building's famous golden dome in a
crosshatch design on the helmets, which also, for the first time in school history, bore the familiar ND
monogram on the sides. The jersey's shoulders, baselayer and gloves replicated the tile mosaic embedded
in the floor of the rotunda beneath the dome.
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Embroidered on the hem of all jerseys is the familiar campus mantra "God, Country, Notre Dame."
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Evidence of the palpable interest in Notre Dame's new Under Armour look came on Aug. 19 when
the team's 2014 uniforms were unveiled. Social media conversation surrounding the event registered 37.1
million impressions over nearly 12,000 posts while images on the uniforms were displayed via numerous
traditional national media outlets including ESPN, USA Today and the Washington Post.
CAMPUS CROSSROADS PROJECT CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN IN NOVEMBER
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Construction on the Campus Crossroads Project, a $400 million project that will use the University
of Notre Dame’s iconic football stadium as a hub for new facilities supporting academic and student life
initiatives, will begin in November, after the final home game of the season.
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The Campus Crossroads Project is the largest building project in the University's 172-year history,
integrating the academy, student life and athletics with the construction of more than 750,000 square
feet in three new buildings attached to the west, east and south sides of the University’s iconic football
stadium, at a projected cost of $400 million.
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The plan features three new structures attached to and serving the stadium – a west building for
student life services, including space for student organizations, a recreation center and career center; an
east building for the anthropology and psychology departments and a digital media center; and a south
building for the Department of Music and the Sacred Music at Notre Dame program. The east and west
buildings also will include some 3,000 to 4,000 premium seats for the football stadium with supporting
club amenities.
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The project also will enhance the football fan experience on game days. A variety of premium seating
options – both indoor and outdoor and mostly club seats – will be available on three upper levels on
the east and west sides. A hospitality area also is planned for the new building on the south end of the
stadium.
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More information about the project is available online at Crossroads.nd.edu.
IRISH FIVE FOR FIVE ON TROPHIES
u Notre Dame plays five “trophy games” and the foyer outside of head coach Brian Kelly’s office is
presently populated with all five of these spoils of victory.
u The Irish completed the collection on Oct. 4, reclaiming the Legends Trophy from Stanford with a
17-14 win.
u Prior to Oct. 4, the Irish last possessed all five trophies simultaneously from Nov. 24, 2012, until Nov.
30, 2013. That window began when Notre Dame beat USC to win back the Jeweled Shillelagh and ended
when the Cardinal defeated the Irish to return the Legends Trophy to California.
u The oldest of Notre Dame’s game trophies is the battle for the Megaphone Trophy, which has been
presented to the winner of the Notre Dame-Michigan State game since 1949. Notre Dame has maintained
possession of the Megaphone Trophy since 2011, taking the most recent meeting, 17-13, on Sept. 21,
2013, at Notre Dame Stadium.
u The Jeweled Shillelagh was first presented to the winner of the Notre Dame-USC game in 1952. Notre
Dame has held the Jeweled Shillelagh since 2012, retaining it with a 14-10 win on Oct. 19, 2013, at Notre
Dame Stadium.
u The Shillelagh Trophy, awarded to the Notre Dame-Purdue winner, made its debut in 1957. Notre
Dame has kept the Shillelagh Trophy since 2008. The most recent meeting resulted in a 30-14 Irish victory on Sept. 13, 2014, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
u The Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl, named for the former head coach of both Notre Dame and Boston
College, has been presented since 1975 to the winner of the game between the only two Catholic Football
Bowl Subdivision members. The Irish have maintained possession of the Leahy Bowl since 2009, taking
the most recent meeting, 21-6, on Nov. 10, 2012, at Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
u The Legends Trophy has gone to the Notre Dame-Stanford victor since 1989. The Irish regained possession of the Legends Trophy on Oct. 4, 2014, taking a 17-14 win over the Cardinal at Notre Dame
Stadium.
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
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Notre Dame’s Competitive Trophy Games
School
Trophy
Debut
Boston College Frank Leahy Bowl
1975
Michigan State Megaphone Trophy
1949
Purdue
Shillelagh Trophy
1957
Stanford
Legends Trophy
1989
USC
Jeweled Shillelagh
1952
Held Since
2009
2011
2008
2014
2012
Next Game
Nov. 21, 2015
Sept. 17, 2016
TBA
Nov. 28, 2015
Nov. 29, 2014
u In addition to the five competitive trophies, the foyer outside of Kelly’s office also contains Notre
Dame’s half of the “Rip” Miller Trophy which unites Notre Dame and Navy. The Trophy is named for Edgar
“Rip” Miller, a member of Notre Dame’s 1924 national championship team who served Navy for 48
years as a coach and administrator. Making its debut in 2011, the trophy features two identical halves
which are retained by Notre Dame and Navy and reunited on game days of the longest uninterrupted
intersectional rivalry in college football.
NOTRE DAME FUTURE SCHEDULES
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The following are Notre Dame's schedules for the 2015 and 2016 seasons:
2015 Season
DateOpponent
Sept. 5
Texas
Sept. 12
at Virginia
Sept. 19
Georgia Tech
Sept. 26
Massachusetts
Oct. 3
at Clemson
Oct. 10
Navy
Oct. 17
USC
Oct. 31
at Temple
Nov. 7
at Pittsburgh
Nov. 14
Wake Forest
Nov. 21
vs. Boston College*
Nov. 28
at Stanford
* Shamrock Series game
Fenway Park (Boston, Mass.)
2016 Season
Date Opponent
Sept. 3
at Texas
Sept. 10
Nevada
Sept. 17
Michigan State
Sept. 24
Duke
Oct. 1
vs. Syracuse (at East Rutherford, N.J.)
Oct. 8
at NC State
Oct. 15
Stanford
Oct. 29
Miami, Fla.
Nov. 5
vs. Navy (Site TBA)
Nov. 12
vs. Army#
Nov. 19
Virginia Tech
Nov. 26
at USC
# Shamrock Series game
Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas)
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Beyond 2016, the University has announced three other marquee home-and-home series.
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Notre Dame will play Georgia with the Bulldogs coming to Notre Dame Stadium on Sept. 9, 2017 and
the Irish going to Sanford Stadium to play "between the hedges" on Sept. 21, 2019.
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The Irish will face Ohio State in a future home-and-home series. Notre Dame will take on Ohio State
on Sept. 3, 2022, at Ohio Stadium with the Buckeyes travelling to South Bend on Sept. 23, 2023.
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Notre Dame will take on Texas A&M in a home-and-home series. The Irish will face the Aggies on Aug.
31, 2024, in College Station, Texas. Texas A&M will play at Notre Dame Stadium on Sept. 27, 2025.
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As a part of its 60-game, 12- year scheduling agreement with the Atlantic Coast Conference that runs
through 2025, Notre Dame will play the following ACC foes. Specific dates have been announced through
the 2019 season, along with the 2021 Florida State game.
2017: Home: North Carolina State (Oct. 28) and Wake Forest (Nov. 4). Away: Boston College (Sept.
16), North Carolina (Oct. 7) and Miami (Nov. 11).
2018: Home: Syracuse (Sept. 22), Pittsburgh (Oct. 20) and Florida State (Nov. 10). Away: Virginia
Tech (Oct. 13) and Wake Forest (Nov. 17).
2019: Home: Virginia (Sept. 28), Virginia Tech (Nov. 2), Boston College (Nov. 23). Away: Louisville
(Sept. 2/Labor Day), Georgia Tech (Oct. 19) and Duke (Nov. 9).
2020: Home: Clemson, Duke and Louisville. Away: Pittsburgh and Wake Forest.
2021: Home: Georgia Tech and North Carolina. Away: Florida State (Sept. 6/Labor Day), Virginia and
Virginia Tech.
2022: Home: Boston College and Clemson. Away: North Carolina and Syracuse.
2023: Home: Pittsburgh and Wake Forest. Away: Clemson, Duke, Louisville and North Carolina State.
2024: Home: Florida State, Miami and Virginia. Away: Georgia Tech.
2025: Home: North Carolina State and Syracuse. Away: Boston College, Miami and Pittsburgh.
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The Irish also have confirmed a Sept. 30, 2017, home game against Miami (Ohio).
IRISH POSTSEASON OUTLOOK
u Notre Dame is bowl eligible. The following is the breakdown of postseason possibilities for the Irish:
u The team's primary goal is to be one of four schools selected to participate in the inaugural College
Football Playoff for the national championship. Semifinal games will be played on Jan. 1 in the Sugar
Bowl and the Rose Bowl. The winners of those two games will meet on Jan. 12 at AT&T Stadium in
Arlington, Texas for the national title.
u Over the next 12 years, the Orange Bowl will host four CFP semifinals, the first after the 2015 season,
and also eight traditional Orange Bowl games. In those eight years (including this one), either Notre
Dame, a Big Ten team or a team from the Southeastern Conference will oppose an Atlantic Coast
Conference school. Out of that eight-year window, the Irish can appear in the Orange Bowl twice while
the Big Ten and SEC will send a minimum of three representatives each. If the ACC champion is selected
for the CFP in one of those eight years, then the next highest-ranked ACC school will face the Irish, Big Ten
or SEC team in the Orange Bowl.
u The Irish also can be chosen by the playoff committee to participate as an at-large selection in one of
the three CFP "access bowls" - the Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl and Peach Bowl - against either a fellow
at-large selection or the automatic "group of five" entrant.
u After the possibilities of the six CFP bowls, Notre Dame will fall into the ACC’s bowl structure in a
manner similar to its previous place in the BIG EAST’s bowl structure. The Irish will adhere to a “one-win
rule,” meaning that an 8-4 Notre Dame team could be picked ahead of a 9-3 ACC team but not a 10-2 ACC
team.
u The top pick of ACC schools outside of the CFP falls to Florida Citrus Sports and will bring either a
league school or the Irish to Orlando. In a traditional Orange Bowl year, like this one, if a Big Ten team is
the ACC representative’s opponent, then the ACC (and thus Notre Dame) is eligible to play on New Year’s
Day in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl against an SEC school. The next pick from the ACC (or the first
pick when the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl scenario does not occur) belongs to the Russell Athletic
Bowl, which will pair a team against a Big 12 Conference opponent.
u The ACC next features a list of “Tier One Bowls” that includes the Belk, Hyundai Sun, New Era
Pinstripe, Franklin American Heritage Music City and Taxslayer Bowls. Each of these five games has an
equal selection status. The ACC will work with its bowl game partners to produce the best games using a
general list of criteria that will emphasize regionality and quality matchups.
u Among the first tier of games the Belk matches ACC vs. SEC in Charlotte, the Sun pairs the ACC and
Pac-12 in El Paso, the Pinstripe pits the ACC vs. Big Ten in the Bronx, New York, the Music City matches the
ACC and SEC in Nashville, while the Taxslayer ties the ACC and SEC in Jacksonville.
u The ACC’s “Tier Two Bowls” will follow the same regional and competitive matchup criteria, pairing
schools for spots in the Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman, the Duck Commander
Independence Bowl and the Quick Lane Bowl. The Military Bowl matches the ACC and the American
Athletic Conference in Annapolis, Maryland. The Independence Bowl is an ACC vs. SEC matchup in
Shreveport, Louisiana. The Quick Lane Bowl draws an ACC vs. Big Ten contest at Ford Field in Detroit.
u Additionally, in 2014 and 2016, the ACC has a berth in the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl at Tropicana
Field against a team from the American Athletic Conference. In other years, the ACC has a conditional spot
in this game if either the American or Conference USA does not have enough eligible team to fill their
respective spots. The ACC has a similar conditional deal with the Birmingham Bowl to fill any spot for
which either the SEC or American cannot produce a bowl-eligible team to send to Legion Field.
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
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Notre Dame Football
Two-Deep Depth Chart
Notre Dame Offense
WR 7
*Will Fuller
16
Torii Hunter Jr.
6-0180
6-0
190
So./2
So./1
Notre Dame Defense
DL91 **SHELDON DAY
53
*Justin Utupo
WR
3
20
*Amir Carlisle
*C.J. Prosise
5-10
190
6-0.5220
Sr./3
Jr./2
DL
LT
78
70
*RONNIE STANLEY
6-5.5315
Jr./2
Hunter Bivin6-5.5
296
So./1
DL
90
92
*Isaac Rochell6-3.5
287
So./2
Grant Blankenship6-4.25252Fr./1
LG
72
65
**NICK MARTIN6-4.5
295
*Conor Hanratty
6-4.5
310
Sr./3
Sr./3
DL
45
98
**Romeo Okwara6-4260Jr./3
Andrew Trumbetti6-3.5251
Fr./1
C
77
75
*Matt Hegarty6-4.5
295
Mark Harrell
6-4306
Sr./3
Jr./2
LB
5
42
Nyles Morgan6-0.75230
Michael Deeb
6-2
240
RG
79
62
*Steve Elmer
Colin McGovern
6-5.5315So./2
6-4.5313 So./1
LB
9
48
*JAYLON SMITH6-2.5235
So./2
Greer Martini6-2.5230 Fr./1
RT
74
68
***CHRISTIAN LOMBARD
Mike McGlinchey
6-5311Gr./4
6-7.5310
So./1
LB
17
31
*James Onwualu6-1220
So./2
*John Turner6-0.5225Jr./2
TE18
80
or
13
***Ben Koyack
6-5254
Durham Smythe
6-4.5
242
Tyler Luatua6-2.5260
WR
2
88
Chris Brown
6-1.5195 Jr./3
*Corey Robinson6-4.5
215So./2
QB
5
8
*Everett Golson6-0
200Sr./3
Malik Zaire6-0210
So./1
RB
33
or25
or
1
**Cam McDaniel5-10
205
*Tarean Folston
5-9.5
209
Greg Bryant
5-10
205
Notre Dame Special Teams
PK27 *** Kyle Brindza
85
Tyler Newsome
P
27
*** Kyle Brindza
85
Tyler Newsome
LS61
99
Sr./4
So./1
Fr./1
Sr./4
So./2
So./1
6-1236Sr./4
6-2.5190
Fr./1
6-1236Sr./4
6-2.5190
Fr./1
*Scott Daly
6-1.5
250
Hunter Smith+6-3213
Jr./3
Jr./1
94
75
6-2285
Jr./3
6-0.5290Gr./4
*Jarron Jones
6-5.5
315
Daniel Cage6-0.5325
Jr./2
Fr./1
Fr./1
So./1
CB
36
*Cole Luke
12 *Devin Butler
5-11190 So./2
6-0.5
195
So./2
S22 **Elijah Shumate
23
Drue Tranquill
6-0
6-1.5
208
225
Jr./3
Fr./1
S10 *Max Redfield
6-1
198
41 **MATTHIAS FARLEY5-11205
So./2
Sr./3
CB2
19
Cody Riggs
Nick Watkins
5-9185
Gr./4
6-0.25194Fr./1
Notre Dame Special Teams
HLD 99
Hunter Smith+6-3213
Jr./1
PR
or
2
1
Cody Riggs
Greg Bryant
5-0185
5-10
205
Gr./4
So./1
KR
3
33
*Amir Carlisle
**Cam McDaniel
5-10
5-10
Sr./3
Sr./4
*** Kyle Brindza
Tyler Newsome
6-1236Sr./4
6-2.5190
Fr./1
KO27
85
Class (academic year)/Eligibility (athletic season)
+ Walk-on Player
* Number of monograms earned
ALL CAPS - returning starter from 2013
190
205
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
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Notre Dame Football
Roster Information
NUMERICAL
No.Name
Pos.
1 Bryant, Greg
RB
2 Brown, Chris
WR
2 Riggs, Cody
CB
3 *Carlisle, Amir
WR
4 *Hardy, Eilar
S
5 *Golson, Everett
QB
5 Morgan, Nyles
LB
6 Fiessinger, Charlie
QB
6 **Russell, KeiVarae
CB
7*Fuller, WillWR
8 ***Moore, Kendall
LB
8 Zaire, Malik
QB
9 Heuerman, Mike
TE
9 *Smith, Jaylon
LB
10 *Daniels, DaVaris
WR
10 *Redfield, Max
S
11 Brent, Justin
WR
11 ***Williams, Ishaq
DL
12 *Butler, Devin
CB
13 Luatua, Tyler
TE
14 Kizer, DeShone
QB
15 Holmes, Corey
WR
16 Hunter Jr., Torii
WR
17 *Onwualu, James
LB
18 ***Koyack, Ben
TE
19 VanGorder, Montgomery
QB
19 Watkins, Nick
CB
20 *Prosise, C.J.
WR
21 Brown, Jalen
CB
22 **Shumate, Elijah
S
23 Tranquill, Drue
S
24 *Atkinson, Josh
CB
25 *Folston, Tarean
RB
27 ***Brindza, Kyle
K/P
28 ***Collinsworth, Austin
S
29 *Baratti, Nicky
S
30 **Councell, Ben
LB
31 *Turner, John
LB
32 Bryan, Cam+WR
33 **McDaniel, Cam
RB
33 Williams, Jhonny
DL
34 Bongiovi, Jesse+CB
35 Hammann, Grant+
WR
36 *Luke, Cole
CB
37 Lee, Eric+WR
37 Soto, Ernie+S
38 **Schmidt, Joe
LB
39 Recker, Drew+S
41 **Farley, Matthias
CB
42 Deeb, Michael
LB
43 Chereson, John+K
43 Hill, Kolin
LB
44 Randolph, Doug
LB
45 **Okwara, Romeo
DL
46 Anderson, Josh+RB
46 McOsker, Eamon+S
47 *Cavalaris, Connor
CB
ALPHABETICAL
No. Name
46
Anderson, Josh+
24
*Atkinson, Josh
29
*Baratti, Nicky
71
Bars, Alex
70
Bivin, Hunter
92
Blankenship, Grant
34
Bongiovi, Jesse+
55
Bonner, Jonathan
11
Brent, Justin
27
***Brindza, Kyle
2
Brown, Chris
21
Brown, Jalen
32
Bryan, Cam+
1
Bryant, Greg
63
Bush, Sam+
12
*Butler, Devin
67
Byrne, Jimmy
75
Cage, Daniel
3
*Carlisle, Amir
47
*Cavalaris, Connor
87
Centlivre, Keenan+
43
Chereson, John+
28
***Collinsworth, Austin
30
**Councell, Ben
61
*Daly, Scott
10
*Daniels, DaVaris
91
**Day, Sheldon
42
Deeb, Michael
95
Dickerson, Marquis+
79
*Elmer, Steve
41
**Farley, Matthias
6
Fiessinger, Charlie
25
*Folston, Tarean
7*Fuller, Will
5
*Golson, Everett
59
**Grace, Jarrett
35
Hammann, Grant+
65
*Hanratty, Conor
4
*Hardy, Eilar
75
Harrell, Mark
93
Hayes, Jay
77
*Hegarty, Matt
9
Heuerman, Mike
43
Hill, Kolin
15
Holmes, Corey
50
*Hounshell, Chase
81
Hunter, Omar+
16
Hunter Jr., Torii
94
*Jones, Jarron
64
Kilander, Ryan+
73
Kingsley, Scott+
14
Kizer, DeShone
18
***Koyack, Ben
52
Larkin, Austin+
37
Lee, Eric+
74
***Lombard, Christian
13
Luatua, Tyler
36
*Luke, Cole
72
**Martin, Nick
48
Martini, Greer
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
RB
5-9
200
CB
5-11.5
195
S
6-1
205
OL
6-6
305
OL
6-5.5
296
DL
6-4.25
252
CB
5-9.5
185
DL
6-3
269
WR
6-1.5
205
K/P
6-1
236
WR
6-1.5
195
CB
6-1.5
202
WR
6-2
204
RB
5-10
205
OL
6-3.5
305
CB
6-0.5
195
OL
6-4
295
DL
6-0.5
325
WR
5-10
190
CB
5-11
195
WR
6-5.5
208
K
5-9
178
S
6-1
205
LB
6-4.5
254
LS
6-1.5
250
WR
6-1.5
203
DL
6-2
285
LB
6-2
240
DL
6-1.5
285
OL
6-5.5
315
CB
5-11
205
QB
6-1
194
RB
5-9.5
209
WR
6-0
180
QB
6-0
200
LB
6-2.5
253
WR
5-11.75
180
OL
6-4.5
310
S
5-11.5
202
OL
6-4
306
DL
6-3
265
OL 6-4.5295
TE
6-3.5
225
LB
6-1.5
230
WR
6-0.5
184
DL
6-4.5
275
WR
5-9
175
WR
6-0
190
DL
6-5.5
315
DL6-0
310
DL
6-4
237
QB
6-4.5
220
TE
6-5
254
LB
6-3
240
WR
5-8
170
OL
6-5
311
TE
6-2.5
260
CB
5-11
190
OL
6-4.5
295
LB
6-2.5
230
Cl./Elg.^
Jr./2
Sr./4
Jr./2
Fr./1
So./1
Fr./1
So./1
Fr./1
Fr./1
Sr./4
Jr./3
Sr./3
Jr./4
So./1
Fr./1
So./2
Fr./1
Fr./1
Sr./3
Sr./4
Fr./1
So./1
Gr./4
Sr./3
Jr./3
Sr./3
Jr./3
So./1
So./1
So./2
Sr./3
Sr./4
So./2
So./2
Sr./3
Sr./3
Fr./1
Sr./3
Sr./3
Jr./2
Fr./1
Sr./3
So./1
Fr./1
Fr./1
Sr./3
So./1
So./1
Jr./2
Fr./1
So./1
Fr./1
Sr./4
So./1
Sr./4
Gr./4
Fr./1
So./2
Sr./3
Fr./1
Hometown/High School
Chatsworth, CA/Notre Dame
Stockton, CA/Granada
Tomball, TX/Klein Oak
Nashville, TN/Montgomery Bell Academy
Owensboro, KY/Apollo
The Colony, TX/The Colony
Brooklyn, NY/Poly Prep
Chesterfield, MO/Parkway Central
Speedway, IN/Speedway
Canton, MI/Plymouth
Hanahan, SC/Hanahan
Irving, TX/MacArthur
Westwood, MA/Xaverian Brothers
Delray Beach, FL/American Heritage
Newport Beach, CA/Mater Dei
Washington, DC/Gonzaga
Cleveland, OH/St. Ignatius
Cincinnati, OH/Winton Woods
Santa Clara,CA/King's Academy
Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest
Fort Wayne, IN/Bishop Dwenger
Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep
Fort Thomas, KY/Highlands
Asheville, NC/A.C. Reynolds
Downers Grove, IL/South
Vernon Hills, IL/Vernon Hills
Indianapolis, IN/Warren Central
Plantation, FL/American Heritage
Marianna, AR/Lee
Midland, MI/Midland
Charlotte, NC/Christian
Mason, OH/Moeller
Cocoa, FL/Cocoa
Philadelphia, PA/Roman Catholic
Myrtle Beach, SC/Myrtle Beach
Cincinnati, OH/Colerain
Dyersville, IA/Beckman
New Canaan, CT/New Canaan
Reynoldsburg, OH/Pickerington Central
Charlotte, NC/Catholic
Brooklyn, NY/Poly Prep Country Day
Aztec, NM/Aztec
Naples, FL/Barron Collier
Schertz, TX/Samuel Clemens
Pembroke Pines, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas
Kirtland, OH/Lake Catholic
Harlingen, TX/Harlingen
Prosper, TX/Prosper
Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA/Santa Margarita
Sherborn, MA/Saint Sebastian's
Toledo, OH/Central Catholic
Oil City, PA/Oil City
San Ramon, CA/Dougherty Valley
West Des Moines, IA/Dowling Catholic
Inverness, IL/Fremd
Paramount, CA/La Mirada
Chandler, AZ/Hamilton
Indianapolis, IN/Bishop Chatard
Cary, NC/Woodberry Forest
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Roster Information
ALPHABETICAL (CONT.)
No. Name
89
Matuska, Jacob
97
Mazza, Patrick+
33
**McDaniel, Cam
68
McGlinchey, Mike
62
McGovern, Colin
46
McOsker, Eamon+
96
Mokwuah, Peter
60
Montelus, John
8
***Moore, Kendall
5
Morgan, Nyles
53
Mustipher, Sam
56
Nelson, Quenton
85
Newsome, Tyler
45
**Okwara, Romeo
17
*Onwualu, James
49
Plantz, Tyler
49
Price, Tyler+
20
*Prosise, C.J.
56
Rabasa, Anthony
44
Randolph, Doug
39
Recker, Drew+
10
*Redfield, Max
2
Riggs, Cody
88
*Robinson, Corey
90
*Rochell, Isaac
6
**Russell, KeiVarae
38
**Schmidt, Joe
86
Sheridan, Buster+
22
**Shumate, Elijah
99
Smith, Hunter+
9
*Smith, Jaylon
80
Smythe, Durham
37
Soto, Ernie+
78
*Stanley, Ronnie
84
Suttman, Ben+
23
Tranquill, Drue
98
Trumbetti, Andrew
31
*Turner, John
53
*Utupo, Justin
19
VanGorder, Montgomery
19
Watkins, Nick
83
Webster, Austin+
82
Weishar, Nic
11
***Williams, Ishaq
33
Williams, Jhonny
8
Zaire, Malik
Pos.
DL
DL
RB
OL
OL
S
DL
OL
LB
LB
OL
OL
P/K
DL
LB
RB
S
WR
DL
LB
S
S
CB
WR
DL
CB
LB
WR
S
LS
LB
TE
S
OL
TE
S
DL
LB
DL
QB
CB
WR
TE
DL
DL
QB
Ht.
6-4.5
6-7
5-10
6-7.5
6-4.5
5-11.5
6-2.75
6-4
6-1
6-0.75
6-2
6-4.5
6-2.5
6-4
6-1
5-8.5
6-0
6-0.5
6-2.5
6-2
5-11
6-1
5-9
6-4.5
6-3.5
5-11
6-0.5
6-3
6-0
6-3
6-2.5
6-4.5
5-9
6-5.5
6-2
6-1.5
6-3.5
6-0.5
6-0.5
6-0.25
6-0.25
6-2
6-4
6-5.5
6-4
6-0
Wt.
289
277
205
310
313
205
325
310
251
230
305
325
190
260
220
219
205
220
250
240
205
198
185
215
287
190
235
199
208
213
235
242
200
315
228
225
251
225
290
215
194
180
237
271
252
210
Cl./Elg.^
So./1
So./1
Sr./4
So./1
So./1
Jr./2
Fr./1
So./1
Gr./4
Fr./1
Fr./1
Fr./1
Fr./1
Jr./3
So./2
Gr./4
So./1
Jr./2
Sr./3
So./1
So./1
So./2
Gr./4
So./2
So./2
Jr./3
Sr./3
So./1
Jr./3
Jr./1
So./2
So./1
Sr./4
Jr./2
So./1
Fr./1
Fr./1
Jr./2
Gr./4
Fr./1
Fr./1
Fr./1
Fr./1
Sr./4
Fr./1
So./1
Hometown/High School
Columbus, OH/Bishop Hartley
Glen Ellyn, IL/Glenbard West
Coppell, TX/Coppell
Philadelphia, PA/William Penn Charter
New Lenox, IL/Lincoln-Way West
San Pedro, CA/Loyola
Staten Island, NY/St. Joseph by-the-Sea
Everett, MA/Everett
Raleigh, NC/Southeast Raleigh
Crete, IL/Crete-Monee
Olney, MD/Good Counsel
Holmdel, NJ/Red Bank Catholic
Carrollton, GA/Carrollton
Charlotte, NC/Ardrey Kell
Saint Paul, MN/Cretin-Derham Hall
Frankfort, IL/Providence Catholic
Spring, TX/College Park
Petersburg, VA/Woodberry Forest
Miami, FL/Columbus
Richmond, VA/Woodberry Forest
Lindenhurst, IL/Lakes
Mission Viejo, CA/Mission Viejo
Fort Lauderdale, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas
San Antonio, TX/San Antonio Christian
McDonough, GA/Eagle's Landing Christian
Everett, WA/Mariner
Orange, CA/Mater Dei
Chicago, IL/Mount Carmel
East Orange, NJ/Don Bosco Prep
Raleigh, NC/Cardinal Gibbons
Fort Wayne, IN/Bishop Luers
Belton, TX/Belton
Davie, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas
Las Vegas, NV/Bishop Gorman
Kettering, OH/Archbishop Alter
Fort Wayne, IN/Carroll
Demarest, NJ/Northern Valley Regional
Indianapolis, IN/Cathedral
Lakewood, CA/Lakewood
Buford, GA/Buford
DeSoto, TX/Bishop Dunne
Beverly Hills, CA/Windward
Midlothian, IL/Marist
Brooklyn, NY/Lincoln
Benton Harbor, MI/Berrien Springs
Kettering, OH/Archbishop Alter
^ Class (academic year)/Eligibility (athletic season)
+ Walk-on Player
* Number of monograms earned
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Baratti, Nicky – buh-RAH-tee
Bivin, Hunter – BIV-un
Brindza, Kyle – BRIND-zuh
Carlisle, Amir – ah-MEER
Centlivre, Keenan – CENT-liver
Daniels, DaVaris – duh-VAR-iss
Fiessinger, Charlie – FISS-in-jurr
Folston, Tarean – TAR-ee-an
Hardy, Eilar – EYE-lar
Harrell, Mark – HAIR-el
Heuerman, Mike – HIRE-mun
Jones, Jarron – juh-RON
Koyack, Ben – KOY-ack
Luatua, Tyler – Lou-UH-two-Uh
Matuska, Jacob – muh-TUSK-uh
McGlinchey, Mike – muh-GLINCH-ee
McGovern, Colin – muh-GUV-earn
Mokwuah, Peter – Mock-wuh
Montelus, John – MONT-uh-luss
Okwara, Romeo – oak-WAR-uh, ROME-ee-oh
Onwualu, James – on-WALL-ew
Prosise, C.J. – PRO-cise (like precisely)
Russell, KeiVarae – key-var-eee
Utupo, Justin – you-TOO-poe
Weishar, Nic – Wish-err
Williams, Ishaq – EE-shack
Zaire, Malik – zy-EAR, muh-LEEK
NUMERICAL (CONT.)
No.Name
Pos.
48 Martini, Greer
LB
49 Plantz, Tyler
RB
49 Price, Tyler+S
50 *Hounshell, Chase
DL
52 Larkin, Austin+LB
53 Mustipher, Sam
OL
53 *Utupo, Justin
DL
55 Bonner, Jonathan
DL
56 Nelson, Quenton
OL
56 Rabasa, Anthony
DL
59 **Grace, Jarrett
LB
60 Montelus, John
OL
61 *Daly, Scott
LS
62 McGovern, Colin
OL
63 Bush, Sam+OL
64 Kilander, Ryan+DL
65 *Hanratty, Conor
OL
67 Byrne, Jimmy
OL
68 McGlinchey, Mike
OL
70 Bivin, Hunter
OL
71 Bars, Alex
OL
72**Martin, Nick
OL
73 Kingsley, Scott+DL
74 ***Lombard, Christian
OL
75 Cage, Daniel
DL
75 Harrell, Mark
OL
77 *Hegarty, Matt
C
78 *Stanley, Ronnie
OL
79 *Elmer, Steve
OL
80 Smythe, Durham
TE
81 Hunter, Omar+WR
82 Weishar, Nic
TE
83 Webster, Austin+WR
84 Suttman, Ben+TE
85 Newsome, Tyler
P/K
86 Sheridan, Buster+WR
87 Centlivre, Keenan+WR
88 *Robinson, Corey
WR
89 Matuska, Jacob
DL
90 *Rochell, Isaac
DL
91 **Day, Sheldon
DL
92 Blankenship, Grant
DL
93 Hayes, Jay
DL
94 *Jones, Jarron
DL
95 Dickerson, Marquis+DL
96 Mokwuah, Peter
DL
97 Mazza, Patrick+DL
98 Trumbetti, Andrew
DL
99 Smith, Hunter+LS
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NOTRE DAME
Rushing
Had 400 or more yards: ...................................................................................at Boston College, 1996 (426)
Had 300 or more yards: ......................................................................................vs. Miami (Fla.), 2012 (376)
Had 70 or more rushing attempts: ..................................................................vs. Michigan State, 1991 (76)
Had 60 or more rushing attempts: .................................................................................. vs. Navy, 2007 (63)
Had 50 or more rushing attempts: ......................................................................... vs. Pittsburgh, 2012 (51)
Had eight or more rush TDs: ..................................................................................... vs. Pittsburgh, 1965 (9)
Had seven rush TDs: ........................................................................................................... vs. Navy, 2011 (7)
Had six rush TDs: ................................................................................................................ vs. Navy, 1996 (6)
Had five rush TDs: ................................................................................................... vs. Miami (Fla.), 2012 (5)
Had four rush TDs: ...............................................................................................................vs. Navy, 2014 (4)
Had two players with 100 rush yards in a game: .....................................................................vs. BYU, 2012
.............................................................................................................. (Theo Riddick 143, Cierre Wood 114)
Passing
Had 500 or more yards:......................................................................................................at USC, 1970 (526)
Had 400-499 yards: ........................................................................................................ vs. Navy, 2009 (452)
Had 300-399 yards: .........................................................................................................vs. Navy, 2014 (315)
Had 50 or more pass attempts: ............................................................................ at Florida State, 2014 (52)
Had 40-49 pass attempts: ...........................................................................................vs. Stanford, 2014 (43)
Had 30-39 pass attempts: .................................................................................vs. North Carolina, 2014 (38)
Had 35-39 pass completions: .......................................................................................... vs. Navy, 2009 (37)
Had 30-34 pass completions: ............................................................................... at Florida State, 2014 (31)
Had 25-29 pass completions: .......................................................................................vs. Purdue, 2014 (25)
Had six or more passing TDs.................................................................................................vs. BYU, 2005 (6)
Had five or more passing TDs: .......................................................................................at Air Force, 2013 (5)
Had four or more passing TDs: ..................................................................................... vs. Syracuse, 2014 (4)
Had three or more passing TDs: ..........................................................................................vs. Navy, 2014 (3)
Had five or more passes intercepted: ..................................................................................vs. USC, 1967 (7)
Had four or more passes intercepted: ................................................................. at Boston College, 2008 (4)
Had three or more passes intercepted: ......................................................................vs. Oklahoma, 2013 (3)
Receiving
Had two players with 100 receiving yards in a game:
.......................................................................at Pittsburgh, 2009 (Golden Tate - 113, Michael Floyd - 107)
Had a player with over 150 receiving yards in a game:
..........................................................................................................at Purdue, 2013 (DaVaris Daniels - 167)
Had two players with 10 catches in a game:
............................................................................ vs. BYU, 2005 (Maurice Stovall - 14, Jeff Samardzija - 10)
Combination Offense
Had a 300-yard passer and 100-yard rusher in a game:
.......................................................................... vs. Navy, 2014 (Everett Golson - 315, Tarean Folston - 149)
Had a 200-yard passer and 100-yard rusher in a game:
.......................................................................... vs. Navy, 2014 (Everett Golson - 315, Tarean Folston - 149)
Had a 100-yard receiver and 100-yard rusher in a game:
.........................................vs. Navy, 2013 (DaVaris Daniels – 107 receiving; Cam McDaniel – 117 rushing)
Total Offense
Had 600 or more yards total offense: ........................................................................at Stanford, 2005 (663)
Had 500-599 yards total offense: ...................................................................................vs. Navy, 2014 (533)
Had 400-499 yards total offense: ....................................................................... at Florida State, 2014 (470)
Had 100 or more plays total offense: ................................................................... vs. Pittsburgh, 2012 (104)
Had 85-99 plays total offense: .............................................................................. at Florida State, 2014 (87)
Had 75-84 plays total offense: ..........................................................................vs. North Carolina, 2014 (81)
Scoring
Scored 60 or more points: ............................................................................................vs. Rutgers, 1996 (62)
Scored 50-59 points: .........................................................................................vs. North Carolina, 2014 (50)
Scored 40-49 points: .........................................................................................................vs. Navy, 2014 (49)
Scored 30-39 points: .................................................................................................. vs. Syracuse, 2014 (31)
Scored a two-point conversion: ................................................................................vs. North Carolina, 2014
Allowed 60 or more points: ....................................................................................................................Never
Allowed 50-59 points: .......................................................................................... at Miami (Fla.), 1985 (58)
Allowed 40-49 points: ......................................................................................vs. North Carolina, 2014 (43)
Allowed 30-39 points: ......................................................................................................vs. Navy, 2014 (39)
Was held scoreless: ....................................................................................... at Boston College, 2008 (17-0)
Was held scoreless at home: . ............................................................................................ USC, 2007 (38-0)
Was held scoreless on the road: ................................................................... at Boston College, 2008 (17-0)
Was held without offensive touchdown: ....................................................................... at USC, 2008 (38-3)
Was held without offensive touchdown on the road: ................................................... at USC, 2008 (38-3)
Was held without offensive touchdown at home: ........................................................ at USC, 2008 (38-3)
Held opponent scoreless: ...................................................................................... vs. Michigan, 2014 (31-0)
Held opponent scoreless at home: ....................................................................... vs. Michigan, 2014 (31-0)
Held opponent scoreless on the road: .......................................................................at Purdue, 1993 (17-0)
Held opponent without offensive touchdown:..................................................... vs. Michigan, 2014 (31-0)
Held opponent without offensive touchdown on the road:......................... at Boston College, 2012 (21-6)
Held opponent without offensive touchdown at home:...................................... vs. Michigan, 2014 (31-0)
Held opponent scoreless at neutral site:
................................................................vs. Maryland (Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ), 2002 (22-0)
Held two or more opponents scoreless in a season:
..................................................................................................2002 vs. Maryland (22-0) vs. Rutgers (42-0)
Held three or more opponents scoreless in a season:
............................................................. 1976 vs. Purdue (23-0) at Northwestern (49-0), vs. Oregon (41-0)
Held four or more opponents scoreless in a season:
.........................................................1966 vs. Army (35-0) vs. North Carolina (32-0), at Oklahoma (38-0),
..................................................................................... vs. Pittsburgh (40-0) vs. Duke (64-0), at USC (51-0)
Held five or more opponents scoreless in a season:
.........................................................1966 vs. Army (35-0) vs. North Carolina (32-0), at Oklahoma (38-0),
..................................................................................... vs. Pittsburgh (40-0) vs. Duke (64-0), at USC (51-0)
Held six or more opponents scoreless in a season:
.........................................................1966 vs. Army (35-0) vs. North Carolina (32-0), at Oklahoma (38-0),
..................................................................................... vs. Pittsburgh (40-0) vs. Duke (64-0), at USC (51-0)
Had multiple players with multiple TDs in a game:
..........................................................................vs. North Carolina, 2014 (Tarean Folston - 3, Will Fuller - 2)
Turnovers
Did not commit a turnover: ........................................................................................ vs. Michigan, 2014 (0)
Committed six or more turnovers: ..................................................................................... vs. Navy, 1984 (6)
Committed five turnovers: .............................................................................................at Syracuse, 2014 (5)
Lost four or more fumbles: .................................................................................vs. Michigan State, 1999 (4)
Lost three fumbles: ....................................................................................................... vs. Syracuse, 2014 (3)
Recorded six or more takeaways: ............................................................................... vs. Michigan, 2012 (6)
Recorded five takeaways: ...................................................................................vs. Boston College, 2009 (5)
Returned two or more interceptions for TDs: ...............................................................vs. Stanford, 2002 (2)
...............................................................................(Shane Walton - 18 yards, Courtney Watson - 34 yards)
Returned an interception for a TD: .......................................................................vs. Arizona State, 2013 (1)
..........................................................................................................................................(Dan Fox - 14 yards)
Returned a fumble for a TD: ............................................................................................... vs. Navy, 2012 (1)
................................................................................................................................ (Stephon Tuitt - 77 yards)
Defense
Held opponent 50 or fewer rushing yards:........................................................... at Florida State, 2014 (50)
Held opponent to 100 or fewer passing yards: ................................................................vs. Navy, 2013 (88)
Held opponent to 101-200 passing yards: .....................................................................vs. Navy, 2014 (118)
Held opponent to 201-300 yards total offense:........................................................vs. Stanford, 2014 (205)
Held opponent to 200 or fewer yards total offense: .................................................... vs. Army, 2010 (174)
Intercepted five or more passes: ................................................................................. vs. Michigan, 2012 (5)
Intercepted four passes: ..................................................................... vs. Rutgers (Pinstripe Bowl), 2013 (4)
Intercepted three passes: ............................................................................................ vs. Michigan, 2014 (3)
Scored a safety: .....................................................................................................................at Stanford, 2003
Recorded nine or more sacks:.........................................................................................vs. Rutgers, 1996 (9)
Recorded eight sacks: ........................................................................... vs. Hawai'i (Hawai'i Bowl), 2008 (8)
Recorded seven sacks: ....................................................................................................at Stanford, 2005 (7)
Recorded six sacks: ................................................................................................vs. Arizona State, 2013 (6)
Recorded five sacks: ............................................................................................. at Boston College, 2012 (5)
Held opponent to 10 or fewer first downs:............................................................vs. Wake Forest, 2012 (9)
Special Teams
Returned a punt for a TD: ..........................................................at Pittsburgh, 2009 (Golden Tate, 87 yards)
Returned a blocked punt for a TD: .................................................vs. Utah, 2010 (Robert Blanton, 6 yards)
Returned a kickoff for a TD: .....................................................vs. USC, 2011 (George Atkinson III, 96 yards)
Returned a blocked FG for a TD..............................................at Air Force, 2006 (Terrail Lambert, 76 yards)
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Blocked a punt: ......................................................................................... vs. Stanford, 2014 (Drue Tranquill)
Punted 10 or more times: ....................................................................................................... USC, 2007 (10)
Did not punt: ............................................................................................................................. vs. Navy, 2013
Blocked a field goal: .......................................................................................................... vs. Michigan, 2014
Had a field goal blocked: ...........................................................................................................vs. Navy, 2014
Blocked a PAT kick:.....................................................................................................vs. North Carolina, 2014
Scored on a blocked PAT attempt: ..........................................................................................vs. Texas, 1995
Missed a kicking PAT: ............................................................................................................... vs. Navy, 2012
Had a kicking PAT blocked: ......................................................................................................vs. Tulsa, 2010
Opponent scored on a blocked PAT attempt: .........................................................................vs. Tulsa, 2010
Had a punt blocked: .................................................................................................vs. Michigan State, 2013
Miscellaneous
Had 30 or more first downs: ............................................................ vs. Rutgers (Pinstripe Bowl), 2013 (31)
Had 25-29 first downs: .....................................................................................................vs. Navy, 2014 (25)
Had 20-24 first downs: ...............................................................................................vs. Stanford, 2014 (21)
Was not penalized: ...................................................................................................................... at LSU, 1997
Had 10 or more penalties: ......................................................................................North Carolina, 2014 (10)
Had 120 or more yards in penalties: ..........................................................................at Rutgers, 2000 (120)
Had 40 minutes or more of possession time:........................................vs. Washington State, 2009 (40:54)
Had 35-40 minutes of possession time:......................................vs. Rutgers (Pinstripe Bowl), 2013 (38:16)
Was involved in a tie game: .........................................................................................at USC, 1994 (17-17)
Was involved in an overtime game: ................................................................. vs. Pittsburgh, 2012 (29-26)
Was involved in a double overtime game: ...................................................... vs. Pittsburgh, 2012 (29-26)
Was involved in a triple overtime game: ......................................................... vs. Pittsburgh, 2012 (29-26)
Was involved in a quadruple overtime game: ................................................. vs. Pittsburgh, 2008 (33-36)
A NOTRE DAME PLAYER
Rushing
Rushed for 300 or more yards: ................................................................................................................Never
Rushed for 250-299 yards:..................................................................Julius Jones at Pittsburgh, 2003 (262)
Rushed for 200-249 yards: ....................................................................Julius Jones at Stanford, 2003 (218)
Rushed for 175-199 yards: ..................................................................... Cierre Wood at Purdue, 2011 (191)
Rushed for 150-174 yards: ........................................................... Cierre Wood vs. Wake Forest, 2012 (150)
Rushed for 125-149 yards: .....................................................................Tarean Folston vs. Navy, 2014 (149)
Rushed for 100-124 yards: ..........................................................Tarean Folston at Florida State, 2014 (120)
Quarterback rushed for 100 or more yards: ................................Andrew Hendrix vs. Air Force, 2011 (111)
Rushed 40 or more times: .............................................................................Allen Pinkett at LSU, 1984 (40)
Rushed 35-39 times: .....................................................................................Julius Jones vs. BYU, 2003 (35)
Rushed 30-34 times: ..............................................................................James Aldridge vs. Navy, 2007 (32)
Rushed 25-29 times: .................................................................. Cierre Wood vs. Boston College, 2011 (26)
Rushed for four or more TDs: .................................................................. Emmett Mosley vs. Navy, 1994 (4)
Rushed for three TDs: .................................................................................. Everett Golson vs. Rice, 2014 (3)
Rushed for two TDs: ................................................................... Tarean Folston vs. North Carolina, 2014 (2)
Had a run of 80 yards or more:................................................ George Atkinson III vs. Oklahoma, 2013 (80)
Had a run of 70-79 yards: ..............................................................Andrew Hendrix vs. Air Force, 2011 (78)
Had a run of 60-69 yards: .............................................................. Cierre Wood vs. Wake Forest, 2012 (68)
Had a run of 50-59 yards: ...............................................................................Malik Zaire vs. Rice, 2014 (56)
Passing
Passed for 500 or more yards: ................................................................ Joe Theismann at USC, 1970 (526)
Passed for 400-499 yards: ................................................................... Jimmy Clausen vs. Navy, 2009 (452)
Passed for 300-399 yards: .....................................................................Everett Golson vs. Navy, 2014 (315)
Attempted 50 or more passes:......................................................Everett Golson at Florida State, 2014 (52)
Attempted 40-49 passes: ...................................................................Everett Golson vs. Stanford, 2014 (43)
Attempted 30-39 passes: .........................................................Everett Golson vs. North Carolina, 2014 (38)
Completed 30 or more passes: .....................................................Everett Golson at Florida State, 2014 (31)
Completed 20-29 passes: ..................................................................Everett Golson vs. Stanford, 2014 (20)
Threw six TDs: ................................................................................................. Brady Quinn vs. BYU, 2005 (6)
Threw five or more TDs: ...........................................................................Tommy Rees at Air Force, 2013 (5)
Threw four or more TDs: ......................................................................Everett Golson vs. Syracuse, 2014 (4)
Threw three or more TDs............................................................................Everett Golson vs. Navy, 2014 (3)
Threw five or more interceptions: .............................................................. Terry Hanratty vs. USC, 1967 (5)
Threw four interceptions: .......................................................... Jimmy Clausen at Boston College, 2008 (4)
Threw three interceptions: .................................................................. Tommy Rees vs. Oklahoma, 2013 (3)
Completed a pass of 90 yards or more:................................................. Dayne Crist vs. Michigan, 2010 (95)
Completed a pass of 80-89 yards:...................................................... Tommy Rees at Pittsburgh, 2013 (80)
Completed a pass of 70-79 yards:............................................................Everett Golson vs. Navy, 2014 (78)
Completed a pass of 60-69 yards:............................................................... Tommy Rees vs. BYU, 2013 (61)
Completed a pass of 50-59 yards: ............................................................Everett Golson vs. Rice, 2014 (53)
Receiving
Caught 15 or more passes: ......................................................................................................................Never
Caught 10-14 passes: ...............................................................Michael Floyd vs. Boston College, 2011 (10)
Caught seven to nine passes:.................................Corey Robinson (8), Will Fuller (8) at Florida State, 2014
Had 200 or more yards receiving: .........................................................Golden Tate at Stanford, 2009 (201)
Had 175-199 yards receiving:.............................................................Michael Floyd vs. Nevada, 2009 (189)
Had 150-174 yards receiving: ........................................................... DaVaris Daniels at Purdue, 2013 (167)
Had 100-149 yards receiving: .......................................................Will Fuller vs. North Carolina, 2014 (133)
Caught four or more TDs:...........................................................................Maurice Stovall vs. BYU, 2005 (4)
Caught three TDs: ...............................................................Michigan Floyd vs. Western Michigan, 2010 (3)
Caught two TDs: ............................................................................Corey Robinson at Florida State, 2014 (2)
Total Offense
Had 500 or more yards total offense: ..................................................... Joe Theismann at USC, 1970 (512)
Had 400-499 yards total offense: ........................................................ Jimmy Clausen vs. Navy, 2009 (447)
Had 100 yards both passing and rushing:
...................................................................Jarious Jackson vs. Oklahoma, 1999 (276 passing, 107 rushing)
Scoring
Accounted for six or more touchdowns:.....................Everett Golson vs. Navy, 2014 (3 rushing, 3 passing)
Accounted for five touchdowns:................................... Everett Golson vs. Rice, 2014 (3 rushing, 2 passing)
Accounted for four touchdowns:............................................ Everett Golson vs. Syracuse, 2014 (4 passing)
Accounted for three touchdowns:..................................... Everett Golson at Florida State, 2014 (3 passing)
Defense
Intercepted three or more passes:.................................................Harrison Smith vs. Miami (Fla.), 2010 (3)
Intercepted two passes:................................................................................ Cole Luke vs. Stanford, 2014 (2)
Recovered three or more fumbles: .........................................................................................................Never
Forced two fumbles: ..............................................................................Maurice Crum, Jr. at UCLA, 2007 (2)
Recovered two fumbles: .........................................................................Brian Smith vs. Michigan, 2008 (2)
Recorded 20 or more tackles: ..................................................................Manti Te'o vs. Stanford, 2010 (21)
Recorded 15-20 tackles: .................................................................................Dan Fox at Stanford, 2013 (15)
Recorded 10-14 tackles: ....................................................................... Jaylon Smith vs. Stanford, 2014 (14)
Recorded 4.0 or more sacks: .............................................................Victor Abiamiri at Stanford, 2005 (4.0)
Recorded 3.0-3.5 sacks: ...........................................................Prince Shembo vs. Arizona State, 2013 (3.0)
Recorded 2.0-2.5 sacks: ........................................................................ Matthias Farley vs. Navy, 2014 (2.0)
Special Teams
Scored 17 or more points kicking:...............................Kyle Brindza vs. Rutgers (Pinstripe Bowl), 2013 (17)
Scored 15-16 points kicking:..........................................................................Kyle Brindza at USC, 2012 (16)
Scored 10-14 points kicking: ...................................................................Kyle Brindza vs. Purdue, 2014 (12)
Kicked five or more field goals:......................................Kyle Brindza vs. Rutgers (Pinstripe Bowl), 2013 (5)
Kicked four field goals: ...................................................................Brandon Walker vs. Pittsburgh, 2008 (4)
Kicked two field goals of 50 or more yards: ...........................................................................................Never
Kicked a field goal of 50 or more yards:....................................................... Kyle Brindza vs. BYU, 2013 (51)
Kicked a punt 70 or more yards:.....................................................................Jim Yoder vs. Texas, 1971 (71)
Kicked a punt 60-69 yards: ..................................................................Geoff Price vs. Penn State, 2006 (62)
Punted 10 or more times: ...............................................................................Geoff Price vs. USC, 2007 (10)
Totaled 175 or more kickoff return yards:....................................... George Atkinson III vs. USC, 2011 (178)
Totaled 100 or more punt return yards:.............................................Golden Tate at Pittsburgh, 2009 (101)
AN OPPOSING TEAM
Rushing
Had 400 or more yards: ...............................................................................................Pittsburgh, 1975 (411)
Had 300-399 yards: ..............................................................................................................Navy, 2014 (336)
Had 200-299 yards: ........................................................................................................Stanford, 2013 (261)
Had 50 or more rushing attempts: ........................................................................................Navy, 2014 (60)
Had five or more rush TDs: ........................................................................................................ USC, 2005 (5)
Had four rush TDs: ....................................................................................................................Navy, 2013 (4)
Had two or more players with 100 rush yards in a game: ............................................................ BYU, 2013
..............................................................................................................(Taysom Hill - 101, Paul Lasike - 101)
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Passing
Had 400 or more yards: ............................................................................................Washington, 2005 (408)
Had 300-399 yards: ..............................................................................................North Carolina, 2014 (326)
Had 60 or more pass attempts: ....................................................................................Tennessee, 1990 (60)
Had 50-59 pass attempts: .............................................................................................Oklahoma, 2012 (52)
Had 40-49 pass attempts:.......................................................................................North Carolina, 2014 (41)
Had 30 or more pass completions: .......................................................................... Arizona State, 2013 (33)
Had five or more passing TDs: .................................................................................................. USC, 2004 (5)
Had four passing TDs: ........................................................................................................Michigan, 2013 (4)
Had three passing TDs: ............................................................................................... Arizona State, 2013 (3)
Receiving
Had two players with 100 receiving yards in a game: .................................................................. USC, 2009
.................................................................................................(Anthony McCoy 153, Damien Williams 108)
Total Offense
Had 600 or more yards total offense: .....................................................Ohio State, 2006 Fiesta Bowl (617)
Had 500-599 yards total offense: ........................................................................North Carolina, 2014 (510)
Had 400-499 yards total offense: ........................................................................................Navy, 2014 (454)
Had 80 or more plays: ............................................................................................North Carolina, 2014 (84)
Had 75-79 plays: ....................................................................................................................Navy, 2014 (77)
Scoring
Scored 60 or more points: .......................................................................................................................Never
Scored 50-59 points: ..................................................................................................Miami (Fla.), 1985 (58)
Scored 40-49 points: ..............................................................................................North Carolina, 2014 (43)
Scored 30-39 points: ..............................................................................................................Navy, 2014 (39)
Scored a two-point conversion: ..................................................................................................... Navy, 2014
Turnovers
Did not commit a turnover: ..................................................................................................Pittsburgh, 2013
Had three or more fumbles lost: ..............................................................................................Navy, 2012 (3)
Intercepted five or more passes: ............................................................................................... USC, 1967 (7)
Intercepted four passes: ....................................................................................................... Purdue, 2003 (4)
Intercepted three passes: ...................................................................................................... Oklahoma, 2013
Returned an interception for a TD: ................................................................................ North Carolina, 2014
............................................................................................................................. (Jeff Schoettmer - 29 yards)
Returned a fumble for a TD: ............................................................................................................ USC, 2011
...........................................................................................................................(Jawanza Starling - 80 yards)
Defense
Held ND to 10 or fewer first downs: ......................................................................................... USC, 2008 (4)
Scored a safety: ........................................................................................................................... Purdue, 2010
Held ND to 50 or fewer rushing yards: ..........................................Alabama (BCS National Title), 2013 (32)
Held ND to 101-200 passing yards: ...............................................................................Stanford, 2013 (199)
Held ND to 100 or fewer passing yards: ...............................................................................UCLA, 2007 (94)
Held ND to 201-300 yards total offense: ..................................................................... Michigan, 2014 (280)
Held ND to 200 or fewer yards total offense: ....................................................................... USC, 2007 (165)
Special Teams
Returned a punt for a TD: .............................................................Tulsa, 2010 (Damaris Johnson - 59 yards)
Returned a blocked punt for a TD: ................................................................................ Michigan State, 2004
.................................................................................................................................. (Jerramy Scott - 0 yards)
Returned a kickoff for a TD:........................................................Michigan, 2009 (Darryl Stonum - 94 yards)
Punted 10 or more times: ..................................................................................... Boston College, 2010 (11)
Did not punt: .......................................................................................................................Miami (Fla.), 1985
Missed a kicking PAT: ..................................................................................................................... Navy, 2013
Miscellaneous
Had 30 or more first downs: ..................................................................................North Carolina, 2014 (30)
Had 20-29 first downs: ..........................................................................................................Navy, 2014 (23)
Had 10 or more penalties: ................................................................................................Syracuse, 2014 (10)
Had 100 or more yards in penalties: ..................................................................Michigan State, 2013 (115)
Had 35 minutes or more of possession time: .........................................................Pittsburgh, 2013 (36:33)
Had one 100-yard receiver and one 100-yard rusher: .................................................................. USC, 2011
..........................................................................(Curtis McNeal, 118 rushing, Robert Woods, 119 receiving)
AN OPPOSING PLAYER
Rushing
Rushed for 300 or more yards: .............................................................Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, 1975 (303)
Rushed for 200-299 yards: ...................................................................... Alexander Teich, Navy, 2010 (210)
Rushed for 150-199 yards:.......................................................................Tyler Gaffney, Stanford, 2013 (189)
Rushed for 100-149 yards: ........................................................................Noah Copeland, Navy, 2014 (138)
Rushed 40 or more times: .................................................................. Craig Heyward, Pittsburgh, 1987 (42)
Rushed 30-39 times: .................................................................................Tyler Gaffney, Stanford, 2013 (33)
Rushed 25-29 times: ................................................................................. Alexander Teich, Navy, 2010 (26)
Rushed for five or more TDs:.......................................................................Walter Reyes, Syracuse, 2003 (5)
Rushed for four or more TDs: .....................................................................Walter Reyes, Syracuse, 2003 (5)
Rushed for three or more TDs: ...................................................................Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2013 (3)
Rushed for two or more TDs: ................................................................. James Conner, Pittsburgh, 2013 (2)
Had a run of 80 yards or more:.........................................................Denard Robinson, Michigan, 2010 (87)
Had a run of 70-79 yards:.........................................................................Walter Reyes, Syracuse, 2003 (71)
Had a run of 60-69 yards:...............................................................Javon Ringer, Michigan State, 2008 (63)
Had a run of 50-59 yards: ...........................................................................Noah Copeland, Navy, 2014 (54)
Passing
Passed for 500 or more yards: ................................................................................................................Never
Passed for 400-499 yards: ..............................................................................Matt Leinart, USC, 2004 (400)
Passed for 300-399 yards: ...................................................Marquise Williams, North Carolina, 2014 (303)
Attempted 60 or more passes: .................................................................Andy Kelly, Tennessee, 1990 (60)
Attempted 50-59 passes: ...................................................................... Landry Jones, Oklahoma, 2012 (51)
Attempted 40-49 passes: .......................................................Marquise Williams, North Carolina, 2014 (41)
Completed 30 or more passes: ............................................................Taylor Kelly, Arizona State, 2013 (33)
Completed 20-29 passes: ..............................................................Jameis Winston, Florida State, 2014 (23)
Threw five or more TDs:.......................................................................................Matt Leinart, USC, 2004 (5)
Threw four TDs: .......................................................................................Devin Gardner, Michigan, 2013 (4)
Threw three TDs: ....................................................................................Taylor Kelly, Arizona State, 2013 (3)
Completed a pass of 90 yards or more: ..........................................................Kyle Orton, Purdue, 2004 (97)
Completed a pass of 80-89 yards: .............................................................Curtis Painter, Purdue, 2006 (88)
Completed a pass of 70-79 yards: ...................................................Denard Robinson, Michigan, 2011 (77)
Completed a pass of 60-69 yards: ..........................................................Devin Street, Pittsburgh, 2013 (63)
Completed a pass of 50-59 yards:................................................................... Tyler Stehling, Rice, 2014 (53)
Receiving
Caught 15 or more passes: ................................................................. Jalen Saunders, Oklahoma, 2012 (15)
Caught 10-14 passes: .....................................................................................Robert Woods, USC, 2011 (12)
Caught seven to nine passes: .......................................................... Rashaad Greene, Florida State, 2014 (8)
Had 200 or more yards receiving: ......................................................... Selwyn Lymon, Purdue, 2006 (238)
Had 150-199 yards receiving: .............................................................Jeremy Gallon, Michigan, 2013 (184)
Had 100-149 yards receiving: .....................................................Rashaad Greene, Florida State, 2014 (108)
Caught three or more TD passes: ............................................................Jeremy Gallon, Michigan, 2013 (3)
Caught two TD passes: ..............................................................................Devin Street, Pittsburgh, 2013 (2)
Scoring
Accounted for five or more touchdowns: ................Devin Gardner, Michigan, 2013 (4 passing, 1 rushing)
Accounted for four touchdowns: ................................Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2013 (3 rushing, 1 passing)
Accounted for three touchdowns:.............Marquise Williams, North Carolina, 2014 (2 passing, 1 rushing)
Defense
Intercepted three or more passes: ...........................................Rod Johnson, North Carolina State, 2003 (3)
Intercepted two passes: ..............................................................................Wayne Lyons, Stanford, 2013 (2)
Recorded three or more sacks: ........................................................................Bruce Davis, UCLA, 2007 (3.0)
Recorded two sacks: ..............................................................................Chase Thomas, Stanford, 2011 (2.0)
Special Teams
Kicked four or more field goals: ...............................................................Kevin Harper, Pittsburgh, 2012 (4)
Kicked a field goal 50 or more yards: ................................................................Matt Payne, BYU, 2004 (53)
Kicked a punt of 65 or more yards:........................................................Jared Armstrong, Purdue, 2006 (69)
Totaled 100 or more kick return yards: ................................................... Marcus Thomas, Navy, 2013 (137)
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TEAM GAME RECORDS
Most Carries
1. 51 Pittsburgh
51 vs. Miami, Fla.
3. 48 vs. Miami, Fla.
4. 47 BYU
5. 46 vs. Maryland
46 vs. Navy
7. 44 Stanford
8. 43 North Carolina
43 vs. Rutgers
43 BYU
Most Net Yards Rushing
1. 376 vs. Miami, Fla.
2. 293 vs. Navy
3. 287 at Purdue
4. 281 Rice
5. 270 BYU
6. 266 Air Force
7. 264 Navy
8. 235 BYU
9. 231 Pittsburgh
10. 222 at USC
Nov. 3, 2012
Oct. 6, 2012
Dec. 31, 2010
Nov. 23, 2013
Nov. 12, 2011
Sept. 1, 2012
Oct. 13, 2012
Oct. 11, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Oct. 20, 2012
Oct. 6, 2012 (51 carries)
Sept. 1, 2012 (46 carries)
Oct. 1, 2011 (40 carries)
Aug. 30, 2014 (42 carries)
Oct. 20, 2012 (43 carries)
Oct. 8, 2011 (29 carries)
Nov. 2, 2013 (36 carries)
Nov. 23, 2013 (47 carries)
Nov. 3, 2012 (51 carries)
Nov. 24, 2012 (42 carries)
Highest Average Gain/Rush (min. 20 rushes)
1. 9.2 Air Force
Oct. 8, 2011 (29-266)
2. 7.6 Oklahoma
Sept. 28, 2013 (29-220)
3. 7.4 vs. Miami, Fla.
Oct. 6, 2012 (51-376)
7.4 Wake Forest
Nov. 17, 2012 (30-221)
5. 7.3 Navy
Nov. 2, 2013 (36-264)
6. 7.2 at Purdue
Oct. 1, 2011 (40-287)
7. 6.7 Rice
Aug. 30, 2014 (42-281)
8. 6.4 vs. Navy
Sept. 1, 2012 (46-293)
9. 6.3 BYU
Oct. 20, 2012 (43-270)
10. 6.0 at Michigan
Sept. 10, 2011 (33-198)
Most Rushing TDs
1. 7 Navy
2. 5 vs. Miami, Fla.
5 vs. Navy
4. 4 vs. Navy
4 North Carolina
4 Rice
4 Air Force
8. 3 Navy
3 vs. Maryland
3 at Oklahoma
Oct. 29, 2011
Oct. 6, 2012
Sept. 1, 2012
Nov. 1, 2014
Oct. 11, 2014
Aug. 30, 2014
Oct. 8, 2011
Nov. 2, 2013
Nov. 12, 2011
Oct. 27, 2012
Most Passes Attempted
1. 56 Tulsa
2. 55 at Michigan State
3. 53 Pittsburgh
53 at Michigan
5. 52 at Florida State
6. 49 USF
7. 47 vs. Rutgers
8. 45 at Boston College
45 Stanford
10. 44 Michigan
Oct. 30, 2010
Sept. 18, 2010
Nov. 3, 2012
Sept. 7, 2013
Oct. 18, 2014
Sept. 3, 2011
Dec. 28, 2013
Oct. 2, 2010
Sept. 25, 2010
Sept. 11, 2010
Most Passes Completed
1. 33 Tulsa
2. 32 vs. Syracuse
32 at Michigan State
4. 31 at Florida State
31 USF
6. 30 vs. Maryland
7. 29 Pittsburgh
29 at Michigan
9. 27 vs. Rutgers
27 Air Force
27 USC
27 at Michigan
Oct. 30, 2010
Sept. 27, 2014
Sept. 18, 2010
Oct. 18, 2014
Sept. 3, 2011
Nov. 12, 2011
Nov. 3, 2012
Sept. 7, 2013
Dec. 28, 2013
Oct. 8, 2011
Oct. 22, 2011
Sept. 10, 2011
Highest Completion Percentage (min. 10 passes)
1. 82.1 vs. Syracuse
Sept. 27, 2014 (32-39)
2. 78.9 vs. Maryland
Nov. 12, 2011 (30-38)
3. 76.0 Navy
Oct. 29, 2011 (19-25)
4. 75.0 Air Force
Oct. 8, 2011 (27-36)
5. 73.1 vs. Miami, Fla.
Oct. 6, 2012 (19-26)
73.1 Purdue
Sept. 4, 2010 (19-26)
7. 72.0 vs. Navy
Nov. 1, 2014 (18-25)
8. 69.6 vs. Navy
Sept. 1, 2012 (16-23)
9. 69.2 at Air Force
Oct. 26, 2013 (18-26)
69.2 at Michigan
Sept. 10, 2011 (27-39)
69.2 Michigan State
Sept. 17, 2011 (18-26)
Most Passing Yards
1. 391 USF
2. 381 Michigan
3. 369 at Michigan State
4. 363 Wake Forest
5. 362 vs. Syracuse
6. 355 Temple
7. 334 Tulsa
8. 331 at Air Force
9. 324 Purdue
10. 319 vs. Rutgers
Sept. 3, 2011
Sept. 11, 2010
Sept. 18, 2010
Nov. 17, 2012
Sept. 27, 2014
Aug. 31, 2013
Oct. 30, 2010
Oct. 26, 2013
Sept. 8, 2012
Dec. 28, 2013
Most Passing Yards/Attempt (min. 10 attempts)
1. 13.4 Rice
Aug. 30, 2014 (22-295)
2. 13.1 Temple
Aug. 31, 2013 (27-355)
3. 12.7 at Air Force
Oct. 26, 2013 (26-331)
4. 12.6 vs. Navy
Nov. 1, 2014 (25-315)
5. 12.1 Navy
Nov. 2, 2013 (20-242)
6. 10.7 vs. Army
Nov. 20, 2010 (20-214)
7. 10.4 Navy
Oct. 29, 2011 (25-260)
8. 10.1 Wake Forest
Nov. 17, 2012 (36-363)
9. 10.0 Western Michigan
Oct. 16, 2010 (30-299)
10. 9.4 at Purdue
Sept. 14, 2013 (33-309)
Most Passing Yards/Completion (min. five completions)
1. 21.1 Rice
Aug. 30, 2014 (14-295)
2. 20.9 Temple
Aug. 31, 2013 (17-355)
3. 20.2 Navy
Nov. 2, 2013 (12-242)
4. 18.4 at Air Force
Oct. 26, 2013 (18-331)
5. 18.1 Michigan
Sept. 11, 2010 (21-381)
6. 17.7 at Pittsburgh
Nov. 9, 2013 (18-318)
7. 17.5 vs. Navy
Nov. 1, 2014 (18-315)
8. 16.5 Wake Forest
Nov. 17, 2012 (22-363)
16.5 vs. Army
Nov. 20, 2010 (13-214)
10. 16.4 vs. Arizona State
Oct. 5, 2013 (17-279)
Most Touchdown Passes
1. 5 at Air Force
2. 4 vs. Syracuse
4 Air Force
4 Western Michigan
4 Tulsa
4 at Michigan State
7. 3 10 times
Oct. 26, 2013
Sept. 27, 2014
Oct. 8, 2011
Oct. 16, 2010
Oct. 30, 2010
Sept. 18, 2010
Most Passes Intercepted
1. 3 vs. Florida State
3 at USC
3 Tulsa
3 USF
3 Michigan
3 Oklahoma
7. 2 12 times
Dec. 29, 2011
Nov. 27, 2010
Oct. 30, 2010
Sept. 3, 2011
Sept. 11, 2010
Sept. 28, 2013
Highest Passing Efficiency (min. 11 attempts)
1. 239.6 at Air Force
2. 210.1 Temple
3. 209.4 vs. Navy
4. 206.3 Rice
5. 187.7 Western Michigan
6. 183.6 vs. Syracuse
7. 180.3 Air Force
8. 174.6 Navy
9. 168.7 Utah
10. 168.6 Navy
Oct. 26, 2013
Aug. 31, 2013
Nov. 1, 2014
Aug. 30, 2014
Oct. 16, 2010
Sept. 27, 2014
Oct. 8, 2011
Nov. 2, 2013
Nov. 13, 2010
Oct. 29, 2011
Most Total Offense Plays
1. 104 Pittsburgh
2. 90 vs. Rutgers
3. 87 at Florida State
4. 84 vs. Maryland
5. 81 North Carolina
81 at Purdue
81 at Michigan State
8. 80 vs. Syracuse
80 Tulsa
10. 78 Boston College
78 USF
78 vs. Purdue
Nov. 3, 2012 (51 rush,53 pass)
Dec. 28, 2013 (43 rush,47 pass)
Oct. 18, 2014 (52 pass,35 rush)
Nov. 12, 2011 (46 rush,38 pass)
Oct. 11, 2014 (43 rush,38 pass)
Oct. 1, 2011 (40 rush,41 pass)
Sept. 18, 2010 (26 rush,55 pass)
Sept. 27, 2014 (41 rush,39 pass)
Oct. 30, 2010 (24 rush,56 pass)
Nov. 19, 2011 (39 rush,39 pass)
Sept. 3, 2011 (29 rush,49 pass)
Sept. 13, 2014 (38 rush,40 pass)
Most Total Offense Yards
1. 587 vs. Miami, Fla.
2. 584 Wake Forest
3. 576 Rice
4. 560 Air Force
5. 551 at Purdue
6. 543 Temple
7. 535 Michigan
8. 533 vs. Navy
9. 523 vs. Syracuse
10. 522 Pittsburgh
Oct. 6, 2012 (376 rush,211 pass)
Nov. 17, 2012 (221 rush,363 pass)
Aug. 30, 2014 (281 rush,295 pass)
Oct. 8, 2011 (266 rush,294 pass)
Oct. 1, 2011 (287 rush,264 pass)
Aug. 31, 2013 (188 rush,355 pass)
Sept. 11, 2010 (154 rush,381 pass)
Nov. 1, 2014 (218 rush,315 pass)
Sept. 27, 2014 (161 rush,362 pass)
Nov. 3, 2012 (231 rush,291 pass)
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Highest Average Gain/Play
1. 9.0 Navy
9.0 Rice
3. 8.8 Wake Forest
8.8 Temple
5. 8.6 Air Force
6. 8.3 vs. Navy
7. 7.6 vs. Miami, Fla.
8. 7.4 at Air Force
7.4 Navy
10. 7.2 at Pittsburgh
Nov. 2, 2013 (56-506)
Aug. 30, 2014 (64-576)
Nov. 17, 2012 (66-584)
Aug. 31, 2013 (62-543)
Oct. 8, 2011 (65-560)
Nov. 1, 2014 (64-533)
Oct. 6, 2012 (77-587)
Oct. 26, 2013 (63-466)
Oct. 29, 2011 (60-442)
Nov. 9, 2013 (63-456)
Most Punt Returns
1. 5 Rice
2. 4 Michigan
4 Wake Forest
4 Purdue
5. 3 Stanford
3 Temple
3 vs. Florida State
3 vs. Alabama
3 vs. Army
3 at Michigan
3 at Michigan State
Aug. 30, 2014
Sept. 6, 2014
Nov. 17, 2012
Sept. 8, 2012
Oct. 4, 2014
Aug. 31, 2013
Dec. 29, 2011
Jan. 7, 2013
Nov. 20, 2010
Sept. 10, 2011
Sept. 18, 2010
Aug. 30, 2014 (5 returns)
Dec. 29, 2011 (3 returns)
Sept. 4, 2010 (1 return)
Nov. 13, 2010 (2 returns)
Oct. 5, 2013 (1 return)
Sept. 18, 2010 (3 returns)
Sept. 6, 2014 (4 returns)
Aug. 31, 2013 (3 returns)
Sept. 7, 2013 (1 return)
Sept. 27, 2014 ( 1 return)
Sept. 15, 2012 (2 returns)
Most All-Purpose Yards Gained
1. 711 Rice
2. 697 Air Force
3. 634 at Purdue
4. 624 Navy
5. 622 vs. Maryland
6. 616 USF
7. 614 Wake Forest
8. 612 Pittsburgh
612 at Michigan
10. 607 vs. Navy
607 Michigan
Aug. 30, 2014
Oct. 8, 2011
Oct. 1, 2011
Nov. 2, 2013
Nov. 12, 2011
Sept. 3, 2011
Nov. 17, 2012
Nov. 3, 2012
Sept. 10, 2011
Nov. 1, 2014
Sept. 11, 2010
Most All-Purpose Attempts
1. 86 Pittsburgh
2. 81 vs. Maryland
3. 78 vs. Rutgers
4. 77 vs. Syracuse
5. 73 at Florida State
6. 72 vs. Miami, Fla.
72 at Michigan
8. 71 North Carolina
71 at Purdue
10. 70 vs. Miami, Fla.
Most Punt Return Yards
1. 80 Rice
2. 45 vs. Florida State
3. 38 Purdue
4. 27 Utah
27 vs. Arizona State
27 at Michigan State
7. 26 Michigan
23 Temple
9. 18 at Michigan
10. 16 vs. Syracuse
16 at Michigan State
Nov. 3, 2012
Nov. 12, 2011
Dec. 28, 2013
Sept. 27, 2014
Oct. 18, 2014
Oct. 6, 2012
Sept. 10, 2011
Oct. 11, 2014
Oct. 1, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Most Points Scored
1. 59 Air Force
2. 56 Navy
3. 50 North Carolina
50 vs. Navy
5. 49 vs. Navy
6. 48 Rice
7. 45 vs. Maryland
45 at Air Force
9. 44 Western Michigan
10. 41 vs. Miami, Fla.
Highest Average Gain/Punt Return (min. two returns)
1. 16.0 Rice
Aug. 30, 2014 (5-80)
2. 15.0 vs. Florida State
Dec. 29, 2011 (3-45)
3. 13.5 Utah
Nov. 13, 2010 (2-27)
4. 9.0 at Michigan State
Sept. 18, 2010 (3-27)
5. 8.0 at Michigan State
Sept. 15, 2012 (2-16)
6. 7.7 Temple
Aug. 31, 2013 (3-23)
7. 7.0 at Pittsburgh
Nov. 9, 2013 (2-14)
8. 6.5 Michigan
Sept. 6, 2014 (4-26)
9. 4.5 Stanford
Oct. 13, 201 (2-9)
10. 3.3 Stanford
Oct. 4, 2014 (3-10)
3.3 at Michigan
Sept. 10, 2011 (3-10)
Oct. 8, 2011
Oct. 29, 2011
Oct. 11, 2014
Sept. 1, 2012
Nov. 1, 2014
Aug. 30, 2014
Nov. 12, 2011
Oct. 26, 2013
Oct. 16, 2010
Oct. 6, 2012
Most Touchdowns Scored
1. 8 Air Force
8 Navy
3. 7 vs. Navy
7 North Carolina
7 vs. Navy
6. 6 Rice
6 vs. Maryland
6 Western Michigan
6 at Air Force
10. 5 Four times
Oct. 8, 2011
Oct. 29, 2011
Nov. 1, 2014
Oct. 11, 2014
Sept. 1, 2012
Aug. 30, 2014
Nov. 12, 2011
Oct. 16, 2010
Oct. 26, 2013
Most Kick Returns
1. 7 Air Force
2. 6 at Stanford
6 vs. Arizona State
6 USC
6 at Navy
6 Tulsa
6 at Michigan
6 Stanford
9. 5 Eight times
Most Kick Return Yards
1. 197 USC
2. 142 Michigan State
3. 139 at Stanford
4. 137 Air Force
5. 126 Tulsa
6. 123 at Navy
7. 119 at Purdue
8. 117 vs. Arizona State
9. 115 at Wake Forest
10. 113 Navy
Oct. 8, 2011
Nov. 30, 2013
Oct. 5, 2013
Oct. 22, 2011
Oct. 23, 2010
Oct. 30, 2010
Sept. 10, 2011
Sept. 25, 2010
Oct. 22, 2011 (6 returns)
Sept. 17, 2011 (4 returns)
Nov. 30, 2013 (6 returns)
Oct. 8, 2011 (7 returns)
Oct. 30, 2010 (6 returns)
Oct. 23, 2010 (6 returns)
Sept. 14, 2013 (4 returns)
Oct. 5, 2013 (6 returns)
Nov. 5, 2011 (4 returns)
Nov. 2, 2013 (5 returns)
Highest Average Gain/Kick Return (min. two returns)
1. 38.0 at Michigan
Sept. 7, 2013 (2-76)
2. 35.5 Michigan State
Sept. 17, 2011 (4-142)
3. 32.8 USC
Oct. 22, 2011 (6-197)
4. 30.3 Navy
Oct. 29, 2011 (3-91)
5. 29.8 at Purdue
Sept. 14, 2013 (4-119)
6. 28.8 at Wake Forest
Nov. 5, 2011 (4-115)
7. 28.7 vs. Purdue
Sept. 13, 2014 (3-86)
8. 27.8 at Boston College
Oct. 2, 2010 (4-111)
9. 27.0 vs. Rutgers
Dec. 28, 2013 (3-81)
10. 26.5 Utah
Nov. 13, 2010 (2-53)
Most Fumble Returns
1. 1 North Carolina
1 vs. Arizona State
1 at Michigan State
1 vs. Navy
1 vs. Florida State
1 Air Force
Most Fumble Returns Yards
1. 77 vs. Navy
2. 29 vs. Florida State
3. 8 at Michigan State
4. 6 North Carolina
6 vs. Arizona State
6. 4 Air Force
Most Interceptions
1. 5 Michigan
2. 4 vs. Rutgers
4 vs. Miami, Fla.
4. 3 Michigan
3 at Michigan
6. 2 13 times
Most Interception Return Yards
1. 82 Michigan State
2. 69 Michigan
3. 57 vs. Maryland
4. 56 vs. Army
5. 49 Stanford
6. 47 Purdue
7. 34 at Stanford
34 at Purdue
9. 33 Michigan
10. 29 Michigan State
Oct. 11, 2014
Oct. 5, 2013
Sept. 15, 2012
Sept. 1, 2012
Dec. 29, 2011
Oct. 8, 2011
Sept. 1, 2012 (1 return)
Dec. 29, 2011 (1 return)
Sept. 15, 2012 (1 return)
Oct. 11, 2014 (1 return)
Oct. 5, 2013 (1 return)
Oct. 8, 2011 (1 return)
Sept. 22, 2012
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 31, 2010
Sept. 6, 2014
Sept. 10, 2011
Sept. 17, 2011 (1 return)
Sept. 22, 2012 (5 returns)
Nov. 12, 2011 (1 return)
Nov. 20, 2010 (2 returns)
Oct. 13, 2012 (2 returns)
Sept. 8, 2012 (2 returns)
Nov. 26, 2011 (1 return)
Sept. 14, 2013 (1 return)
Sept. 6, 2014 (3 returns)
Sept. 21, 2013 (1 return)
Highest Average Gain/Interception Return (min. two returns)
1. 28.0 vs. Army
Nov. 20, 2010 (2-56)
2. 24.5 Stanford
Oct. 13, 2012 (2-49)
3. 23.5 Purdue
Sept. 8, 2012 (2-47)
4. 13.8 Michigan
Sept. 22, 2012 (5-69)
5. 13.5 Stanford
Sept. 25, 2010 (2-27)
6. 12.0 vs. Arizona State
Oct. 5, 2013 (2-24)
7. 11.0 at Boston College
Oct. 2, 2010 (2-22)
8. 11.0 Michigan
Sept. 6, 2014 (3-33)
9. 4.5 Western Michigan
Oct. 16, 2010 (2-9)
10. 4.0 vs. Miami, Fla.
Dec. 31, 2010 (4-16)
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Most Tackles
1. 106 Air Force
2. 102 Navy
3. 91 USC
4. 88 BYU
88 at Air Force
88 Navy
88 Michigan State
8. 86 at Stanford
86 Michigan
86 Stanford
Most Sacks
1. 6.0 vs. Arizona State
6.0 at Pittsburgh
3. 5.0 vs. Florida State
5.0 Pittsburgh
5.0 at Boston College
5.0 at Boston College
5.0 Tulsa
8. 4.0 Eight times
Most Tackles for Loss
1. 11.0 at Boston College
2. 10.0 Tulsa
3. 9.0 at Boston College
9.0 Western Michigan
5. 8.0 Michigan
8.0 Pittsburgh
8.0 vs. Arizona State
8.0 at Michigan
8.0 at Michigan State
8.0 at Pittsburgh
Oct. 8, 2011 (46-60)
Nov. 2, 2013 (46-56)
Oct. 22, 2011 (37-54)
Nov. 23, 2013 (36-52)
Oct. 26, 2013 (58-30)
Oct. 29, 2011 (36-52)
Sept. 17, 2011 (30-58)
Nov. 30, 2013 (38-48)
Sept. 11, 2010 (46-40)
Sept. 25, 2010 (40-46)
Oct. 5, 2013
Sept. 24, 2011
Dec. 29, 2011
Nov. 3, 2012
Nov. 10, 2012
Oct. 2, 2010
Oct. 30, 2010
Oct. 2, 2010
Oct. 30, 2010
Nov. 10, 2012
Oct. 16, 2010
Sept. 6, 2014
Nov. 3, 2012
Oct. 5, 2013
Sept. 7, 2013
Sept. 18, 2010
Sept. 24, 2011
Most Fumbles Forced
1. 3 at Boston College
3 vs. Arizona State
3 Western Michigan
4. 2 Michigan
2 at Stanford
2 Tulsa
7. 1 23 times
Nov. 10, 2012
Oct. 5, 2013
Oct. 16, 2010
Sept. 6, 2014
Nov. 26, 2011
Oct. 30, 2010
Most Fumbles Recovered
1. 3 vs. Navy
2. 2 Western Michigan
2 at Air Force
2 Tulsa
5. 1 19 times
Sept. 1, 2012
Oct. 16, 2010
Oct. 26, 2013
Oct. 30, 2010
Most Pass Breakups
1. 10 Michigan State
2. 8 at Michigan State
3. 7 Air Force
7 Stanford
5. 5 at USC
5 Tulsa
5 Michigan
5 at Michigan State
9. 4 13 times
Sept. 17, 2011
Sept. 15, 2012
Oct. 8, 2011
Sept. 25, 2010
Nov. 27, 2010
Oct. 30, 2010
Sept. 11, 2010
Sept. 18, 2010
Most Blocked Kicks
1. 1 North Carolina
1 Stanford
1 vs. Syracuse
1 Michigan
1 Temple
1 Utah
1 BYU
1 Air Force
1 Stanford
Oct. 11, 2014
Oct. 4, 2014
Sept. 27, 2014
Sept. 6, 2014
Aug. 31, 2013
Nov. 13, 2010
Nov. 23, 2013
Oct. 8, 2011
Oct. 13, 2012
INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS
Most Carries
1. 27 Robert Hughes vs. Miami, Fla.
2. 26 Cierre Wood
Boston College
3. 25 Cierre Wood
at Michigan
4. 24 Cam McDaniel
BYU
5. 23 Cierre Wood
at Pittsburgh
6. 22 Theo Riddick
Pittsburgh
7. 21 Tarean Folston
at Florida State
21 Jonas Gray
vs. Maryland
21 Cierre Wood
USF
10. 20 Tarean Folston
vs. Navy
20 Theo Riddick
at USC
20 Cierre Wood
at Purdue
Dec. 31, 2010
Nov. 19, 2011
Sept. 10, 2011
Nov. 23, 2013
Sept. 24, 2011
Nov. 3, 2012
Oct. 18, 2014
Nov. 12, 2011
Sept. 3, 2011
Nov. 1, 2014
Nov. 24, 2012
Oct. 1, 2011
Most Net Yards Rushing
1. 191 Cierre Wood
2. 150 Cierre Wood
3. 149 Tarean Folston
4. 148 George Atkinson III
5. 146 Theo Riddick
6. 143 Theo Riddick
7. 140 Tarean Folston
8. 136 Jonas Gray
9. 134 Cierre Wood
10. 123 George Atkinson III
at Purdue
Wake Forest
vs. Navy
Oklahoma
at USC
BYU
Navy
vs. Maryland
at Michigan
vs. Miami, Fla.
Oct. 1, 2011 (20 carries)
Nov. 17, 2012 (11 carries)
Nov. 1, 2014 (20 carries)
Sept. 28, 2013 (14 carries)
Nov. 24, 2012 (20 carries)
Oct. 20, 2012 (15 carries)
Nov. 2, 2013 (18 carries)
Nov. 12, 2011 (21 carries)
Sept. 10, 2011 (25 carries)
Oct. 6, 2012 (10 carries)
Highest Average Gain/Rush (min. 10 carries)
1. 13.6 Cierre Wood
Wake Forest
Nov. 17, 2012 (11-150)
2. 12.3 George Atkinson III vs. Miami, Fla.
Oct. 6, 2012 (10-123)
3. 10.6 George Atkinson III Oklahoma
Sept. 28, 2013 (14-148)
4. 9.6 Cierre Wood
at Purdue
Oct. 1, 2011 (20-191)
5. 9.5 Theo Riddick
BYU
Oct. 20, 2012 (15-143)
6. 8.5 Cierre Wood
Western Michigan Oct. 16, 2010 (11-94)
7. 7.8 Tarean Folston Navy
Nov. 2, 2013 (18-140)
8. 7.4 Tarean Folston
vs. Navy
Nov. 1, 2014 (20-149)
9. 7.3 Theo Riddick
at USC
Nov. 24, 2012 (20-146)
10. 6.8 Cierre Wood
vs. Miami, Fla.
Dec. 31, 2010 (12-81)
Most Rushing Touchdowns Scored
1. 3 Everett Golson
vs. Navy
3 Everett Golson
Rice
3 Jonas Gray
Navy
4. 2 Tarean Folston
North Carolina
2 Amir Carlisle
Michigan
2 George Atkinson III vs. Navy
2 Jonas Gray
vs. Maryland
2 Jonas Gray
Air Force
2 Theo Riddick
vs. Navy
2 Cierre Wood
vs. Miami, Fla.
2 Cierre Wood
Navy
2 Cierre Wood
Michigan State
Nov. 1, 2014
Aug. 30, 2014
Oct. 29, 2011
Oct. 11, 2014
Sept. 6, 2014
Sept. 1, 2012
Nov. 12, 2011
Oct. 8, 2011
Sept. 1, 2012
Oct. 6, 2012
Oct. 29, 2011
Sept. 17, 2011
Longest Rush
1. 80 George Atkinson III
2. 79 Jonas Gray
3. 78 Andrew Hendrix
4. 68 Cierre Wood
5. 62 Cierre Wood
6. 56 George Atkinson III
56 Malik Zaire
8. 55 George Atkinson III
55 Theo Riddick
55 Cierre Wood
Oklahoma
at Pittsburgh
Air Force
Wake Forest
at Oklahoma
vs. Navy
Rice
vs. Miami, Fla.
BYU
at Purdue
Sept. 28, 2013
Sept. 24, 2011
Oct. 8, 2011
Nov. 17, 2012
Oct. 27, 2012
Sept. 1, 2012
Aug. 30, 2014
Oct. 6, 2012
Oct. 20, 2012
Oct. 1, 2011
Most Passes Attempted
1. 55 Dayne Crist
2. 54 Tommy Rees
3. 52 Everett Golson
4. 51 Tommy Rees
5. 47 Tommy Rees
6. 44 Dayne Crist
44 Dayne Crist
8. 43 Everett Golson
9. 42 Everett Golson
10. 41 Tommy Rees
at Michigan State
Tulsa
at Florida State
at Michigan
vs. Rutgers
at Boston College
Stanford
Stanford
Pittsburgh
at Pittsburgh
Sept. 18, 2010
Oct. 30, 2010
Oct. 18, 2014
Sept. 7, 2013
Dec. 28, 2013
Oct. 2, 2010
Sept. 25, 2010
Oct. 4, 2014
Nov. 3, 2012
Sept. 24, 2011
Most Passes Completed
1. 33 Tommy Rees
2. 32 Everett Golson
32 Dayne Crist
4. 31 Everett Golson
5. 30 Tommy Rees
6. 29 Tommy Rees
7. 27 Tommy Rees
27 Tommy Rees
9. 25 Everett Golson
25 Dayne Crist
Tulsa
vs. Syracuse
at Michigan State
at Florida State
vs. Maryland
at Michigan
vs. Rutgers
at Michigan
vs. Purdue
Stanford
Oct. 30, 2010
Sept. 27, 2014
Sept. 18, 2010
Oct. 18, 2014
Nov. 12, 2011
Sept. 7, 2013
Dec. 28, 2013
Sept. 10, 2011
Sept. 13, 2014
Sept. 25, 2010
Highest Completion Percentage (min. 10 attempts)
1. 82.1 Everett Golson
vs. Syracuse
Sept. 27, 2014 (32-39)
2. 78.9 Tommy Rees
vs. Maryland
Nov. 12, 2011 (30-38)
3. 77.3 Everett Golson
vs. Miami, Fla.
Oct. 6, 2012 (17-22)
77.3 Tommy Rees
at Air Force
Oct. 26, 2013 (17-22)
5. 73.1 Dayne Crist
Purdue
Sept. 4, 2010 (19-26)
6. 72.7 Tommy Rees
Navy
Oct. 29, 2011 (16-22)
72.7 Tommy Rees
Michigan
Sept. 22, 2012 (8-11)
8. 72.0 Everett Golson
vs. Navy
Nov. 1, 2014 (18-25)
9. 71.9 Tommy Rees
Air Force
Oct. 8, 2011 (23-32)
10. 70.6 Tommy Rees
USF
Sept. 3, 2011 (24-34)
Most Passing Yards
1. 369 Dayne Crist
2. 362 Everett Golson
3. 346 Everett Golson
346 Tommy Rees
5. 334 Tommy Rees
6. 319 Tommy Rees
7. 318 Tommy Rees
8. 315 Everett Golson
315 Tommy Rees
10. 314 Tommy Rees
at Michigan State
vs. Syracuse
Wake Forest
Temple
Tulsa
vs. Rutgers
at Pittsburgh
vs. Navy
at Michigan
at Michigan
Sept. 18, 2010
Sept. 27, 2014
Nov. 17, 2012
Aug. 31, 2013
Oct. 30, 2010
Dec. 28, 2013
Nov. 9, 2013
Nov. 1, 2014
Sept. 10, 2011
Sept. 7, 2013
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Most Passing Yards Gained/Attempt (min. 10 attempts)
1. 15.0 Tommy Rees
Temple
Aug. 31, 2013 (23-346)
2. 13.4 Everett Golson
Rice
Aug. 30, 2014 (22-295)
3. 12.9 Tommy Rees
at Air Force
Oct. 26, 2013 (22-284)
4. 12.6 Everett Golson
vs. Navy
Nov. 1, 2014 (25-315)
5. 12.1 Tommy Rees
Navy
Nov. 2, 2013 (20-242)
6. 11.5 Everett Golson
Wake Forest
Nov. 17, 2012 (30-346)
7. 11.1 Dayne Crist
Michigan
Sept. 11, 2010 (25-277)
8. 10.8 Tommy Rees
Navy
Oct. 29, 2011 (22-237)
9. 10.7 Tommy Rees
vs. Army
Nov. 20, 2010 (20-214)
10. 10.5 Tommy Rees
Michigan
Sept. 22, 2012 (11-115)
Highest Passing Efficiency (min. 10 attempts)
1. 260.7Tommy Rees
at Air Force
2. 239.0Tommy Rees
Temple
3. 209.4Everett Golson
vs. Navy
4. 206.3Everett Golson
Rice
5. 189.9Everett Golson
Wake Forest
6. 183.6Everett Golson
vs. Syracuse
7. 181.6Tommy Rees
Air Force
8. 174.6Tommy Rees
Navy
9. 169.1Tommy Rees
Navy
10. 169.0Dayne Crist
Western Michigan
Oct. 26, 2013
Aug. 31, 2013
Nov. 1, 2014
Aug. 30, 2014
Nov. 17, 2012
Sept. 27, 2014
Oct. 8, 2011
Nov. 2, 2013
Oct. 29, 2011
Oct. 16, 2010
Most Passing Yards Gained/Completion (min. five completions)
1. 21.6 Tommy Rees
Temple
Aug. 31, 2013 (16-346)
2. 21.3 Dayne Crist
Michigan
Sept. 11, 2010 (13-277)
3. 21.1 Everett Golson
Rice
Aug. 30, 2014 (14-295)
4. 20.2 Tommy Rees
Navy
Nov. 2, 2013 (12-242)
5. 17.7 Tommy Rees
at Pittsburgh
Nov. 9, 2013 (18-318)
6. 17.5 Everett Golson
vs. Navy
Nov. 1, 2014 (18-315)
17.5 Andrew Hendrix at Stanford
Nov. 26, 2011 (11-192)
8. 17.3 Everett Golson
Wake Forest
Nov. 17, 2012 (20-346)
9. 16.7 Tommy Rees
BYU
Oct. 20, 2012 (7-117)
16.7 Tommy Rees
at Air Force
Oct. 26, 2013 (17-284)
Longest Pass Completion
1. 95 Dayne Crist
Michigan
2. 82 Tommy Rees
at Purdue
3. 80 Dayne Crist
Western Michigan
80 Tommy Rees
at Pittsburgh
5. 78 Everett Golson
vs. Navy
6. 75 Everett Golson
Rice
7. 72 Everett Golson
vs. Syracuse
8. 66 Tommy Rees
Temple
9. 61 Tommy Rees
BYU
10. 56 Tommy Rees
Navy
Sept. 11, 2010
Sept. 14, 2013
Oct. 16, 2010
Nov. 9, 2013
Nov. 1, 2014
Aug. 30, 2014
Sept. 27, 2014
Aug. 31, 2013
Nov. 23, 2013
Oct. 29, 2011
Most Touchdown Passes
1. 5 Tommy Rees
2. 4 Everett Golson
4 Dayne Crist
4 Tommy Rees
4 Tommy Rees
6. 3 Everett Golson
3 Everett Golson
3 Everett Golson
3 Everett Golson
3 Dayne Crist
3 Everett Golson
3 Tommy Rees
3 Tommy Rees
3 Tommy Rees
3 Tommy Rees
3 Tommy Rees
at Air Force
vs. Syracuse
at Michigan State
Air Force
Tulsa
vs. Navy
Florida State
North Carolina
Michigan
Western Michigan
Wake Forest
Temple
Utah
vs. Arizona State
at Purdue
at Michigan
Oct. 26, 2013
Sept. 27, 2014
Sept. 18, 2010
Oct. 8, 2011
Oct. 30, 2010
Nov. 1, 2014
Oct. 18, 2014
Oct. 11, 2014
Sept. 6, 2014
Oct. 16, 2010
Nov. 17, 2012
Aug. 31, 2013
Nov. 13, 2010
Oct. 5, 2013
Oct. 1, 2011
Sept. 10, 2011
Most Passes Caught
1. 13 Michael Floyd
2. 12 Michael Floyd
12 Michael Floyd
4. 11 Michael Floyd
11 Michael Floyd
6. 10 Michael Floyd
10 Theo Riddick
8. 9 Will Fuller
9 Michael Floyd
9 Michael Floyd
9 TJ Jones
9 Theo Riddick
at Michigan
at Purdue
USF
at USC
Tulsa
Boston College
at Michigan State
Michigan
vs. Maryland
Western Michigan
at Michigan
at Boston College
Sept. 10, 2011
Oct. 1, 2011
Sept. 3, 2011
Nov. 27, 2010
Oct. 30, 2010
Nov. 19, 2011
Sept. 18, 2010
Sept. 6, 2014
Nov. 12, 2011
Oct. 16, 2010
Sept. 7, 2013
Oct. 2, 2010
Most Passes Intercepted
1. 3 Tommy Rees
3 Tommy Rees
3 Tommy Rees
4. 2 Everett Golson
2 Everett Golson
2 Dayne Crist
2 Everett Golson
2 Tommy Rees
2 Tommy Rees
2 Tommy Rees
2 Tommy Rees
2 Tommy Rees
2 Tommy Rees
2 Tommy Rees
2 Tommy Rees
at USC
Tulsa
Oklahoma
at Florida State
vs. Syracuse
at Navy
Michigan
vs. Florida State
Navy
at Wake Forest
at Pittsburgh
at Stanford
USF
at Michigan
at Michigan
Nov. 27, 2010
Oct. 30, 2010
Sept. 28, 2013
Oct. 18, 2014
Sept. 27, 2014
Oct. 23, 2010
Sept. 22, 2012
Dec. 29, 2011
Nov. 2, 2013
Nov. 5, 2011
Nov. 9, 2013
Nov. 30, 2013
Sept. 3, 2011
Sept. 7, 2013
Sept. 10, 2011
Most Yards Receiving
1. 167 DaVaris Daniels
2. 164 Kyle Rudolph
3. 159 Michael Floyd
4. 157 Michael Floyd
5. 154 Michael Floyd
6. 149 TJ Jones
7. 138 TJ Jones
8. 137 Michael Floyd
9. 135 TJ Jones
10. 133 Will Fuller
at Purdue
Michigan
at Michigan
Western Michigan
USF
at Pittsburgh
Temple
at Purdue
vs. Arizona State
North Carolina
Sept. 14, 2013 (8 rec.)
Sept. 11, 2010 (8 rec.)
Sept. 10, 2011 (13 rec.)
Oct. 16, 2010 (9 rec.)
Sept. 3, 2011 (12 rec.)
Nov. 9, 2013 (6 rec.)
Aug. 31, 2013 (6 rec.)
Oct. 1, 2011 (12 rec.)
Oct. 5, 2013 (8 rec.)
Oct. 11, 2014 (7 rec.)
Highest Average Gain/Reception (min. three receptions)
1. 27.8 TJ Jones
Navy
Nov. 2, 2013 (4-111)
2. 24.8 TJ Jones
at Pittsburgh
Nov. 9, 2013 (6-149)
3. 24.5 Tyler Eifert
Purdue
Sept. 8, 2012 (4-98)
4. 24.3 TJ Jones
Michigan
Sept. 11, 2010 (3-73)
5. 23.0 DaVaris Daniels Temple
Aug. 31, 2013 (3-69)
23.0 TJ Jones
Temple
Aug. 31, 2013 (6-138)
7. 21.2 Will Fuller
Rice
Aug. 30, 2014 (4-85)
8. 21.0 Michael Floyd
vs. Army
Nov. 20, 2010 (3-63)
9. 20.9 DaVaris Daniels at Purdue
Sept. 14, 2013 (8-167)
10. 20.5 Kyle Rudolph
Michigan
Sept. 11, 2010 (8-164)
Most Touchdown Receptions
1. 3 Michael Floyd
Western Michigan
2. 2 Corey Robinson at Florida State
2 Will Fuller
North Carolina
2 Will Fuller
vs. Syracuse
2 Amir Carlisle
Michigan
2 DaVaris Daniels Temple
2 DaVaris Daniels at Purdue
2 Michael Floyd
vs. Miami, Fla.
2 Michael Floyd
Tulsa
2 Michael Floyd
USF
2 Michael Floyd
at Michigan State
2 Duval Kamara
Utah
2 Theo Riddick
at Michigan
2 Cierre Wood
Tulsa
Oct. 16, 2010
Oct. 18, 2014
Oct. 11, 2014
Sept. 27, 2016
Sept. 6, 2014
Aug. 31, 2013
Sept. 14, 2013
Dec. 31, 2010
Oct. 30, 2010
Sept. 3, 2011
Sept. 18, 2010
Nov. 13, 2010
Sept. 10, 2011
Oct. 30, 2010
Longest Pass Reception
1. 95 Kyle Rudolph
2. 82 DaVaris Daniels
3. 80 Michael Floyd
80 TJ Jones
5. 78 C.J. Prosise
6. 75 Will Fuller
7. 72 Will Fuller
8. 66 Troy Niklas
9. 61 DaVaris Daniels
10. 56 Michael Floyd
Michigan
at Purdue
Western Michigan
at Pittsburgh
vs. Navy
Rice
vs. Syracuse
Temple
BYU
Navy
Sept. 11, 2010
Sept. 14, 2013
Oct. 16, 2010
Nov. 9, 2013
Nov. 1, 2014
Aug. 30, 2014
Sept. 27, 2014
Aug. 31, 2013
Nov. 23, 2013
Oct. 29, 2011
Most Total Offense Plays
1. 63 Everett Golson
2. 61 Dayne Crist
3. 57 Everett Golson
4. 56 Tommy Rees
5. 54 Everett Golson
6. 52 Tommy Rees
7. 50 Everett Golson
50 Everett Golson
50 Dayne Crist
10. 49 Everett Golson
49 Tommy Rees
at Florida State
at Michigan State
Pittsburgh
Tulsa
vs. Purdue
at Michigan
North Carolina
Stanford
at Boston College
vs. Syracuse
vs. Rutgers
Oct. 18, 2014 (11r,52p)
Sept. 18, 2010 (6r,55p)
Nov. 3, 2012 (15r,42p)
Oct. 30, 2010 (2r,54p)
Sept. 13, 2014 (14r,40p)
Sept. 7, 2013 (1r,51p)
Oct. 11, 2014 (12r,38p)
Oct. 4, 2014 (7r,43p)
Oct. 2, 2010 (6r,44p)
Sept. 27, 2014 (10r,39p)
Dec. 28, 2013 (2r,47p)
Most Total Offense Yards
1. 383 Everett Golson
2. 377 Dayne Crist
3. 371 Everett Golson
4. 348 Everett Golson
5. 346 Everett Golson
6. 346 Everett Golson
7. 341 Tommy Rees
8. 339 Tommy Rees
9. 336 Everett Golson
10. 325 Tommy Rees
vs. Syracuse Sept. 27, 2014 (21r,362p)
at Michigan State Sept. 18, 2010 (8r,369p)
North Carolina Oct. 11, 2014 (71r,300p)
vs. Navy
Nov. 1, 2014 (33r,315p)
at Florida State Oct. 18, 2014 (33r,313p)
Wake Forest
Nov. 17, 2012 (0r,346p)
Temple
Aug. 31, 2013 (-5r,346p)
Tulsa
Oct. 30, 2010 (5r,334p)
Rice
Aug. 30, 2014 (41r,295p)
vs. Rutgers
Dec. 28, 2013 (6r,319p)
Highest Average Gain/Play (min. 20 plays)
1. 14.2 Tommy Rees
Temple
Aug. 31, 2013 (24-341)
2. 12.1 Tommy Rees
Navy
Nov. 2, 2013 (20-242)
3. 12.0 Tommy Rees
at Air Force
Oct. 26, 2013 (23-276)
4. 11.2 Everett Golson
Wake Forest
Nov. 17, 2012 (31-346)
5. 10.2 Everett Golson
vs. Navy
Nov. 1, 2014 (34-348)
10.2 Dayne Crist
Michigan
Sept. 11, 2010 (29-296)
7. 9.9 Tommy Rees
Navy
Oct. 29, 2011 (23-228)
9.9 Everett Golson
Rice
Aug. 30, 2014 (34-336)
9. 9.6 Cierre Wood
at Purdue
Oct. 1, 2011 (20-191)
10. 9.3 Tommy Rees
vs. Army
Nov. 20, 2010 (23-215)
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Most All-Purpose Yards Gained
1. 213 Cierre Wood
at Purdue
2. 204 TJ Jones
at Pittsburgh
3. 187 Tarean Folston
vs. Navy
187 George Atkinson III Navy
5. 179 Theo Riddick
at USC
6. 178 George Atkinson III USC
7. 172 George Atkinson III Oklahoma
8. 169 Tarean Folston
North Carolina
9. 167 DaVaris Daniels at Purdue
10. 165 Cam McDaniel
vs. Arizona State
Oct. 1, 2011
Nov. 9, 2013
Nov. 1, 2014
Nov. 2, 2013
Nov. 24, 2012
Oct. 22, 2011
Sept. 28, 2013
Oct. 11, 2014
Sept. 14, 2013
Oct. 5, 2013
Most All-Purpose Attempts
1. 28 Robert Hughes vs. Miami, Fla.
2. 27 Cam McDaniel
BYU
3. 26 Theo Riddick
Pittsburgh
26 Cierre Wood
Boston College
5. 25 Cierre Wood
at Michigan
6. 24 Cierre Wood
USF
24 Cierre Wood
at Pittsburgh
8. 23 Armando Allen Jr. at Boston College
23 Theo Riddick
at USC
23 Tarean Folston
North Carolina
Dec. 31, 2010
Nov. 23, 2013
Nov. 3, 2012
Nov. 19, 2011
Sept. 10, 2011
Sept. 3, 2011
Sept. 24, 2011
Oct. 2, 2010
Nov. 24, 2012
Oct. 11, 2014
Most Points Scored
1. 18 Everett Golson
18 Tarean Folston
18 Michael Floyd
18 Everett Golson
18 Jonas Gray
6. 17 Kyle Brindza
7. 16 Kyle Brindza
8. 13 Kyle Brindza
9. 12 Corey Robinson
12 Will Fuller
12 Will Fuller
12 Kyle Brindza
12 Amir Carlisle
12 George Atkinson III
12 Kyle Brindza
12 Kyle Brindza
12 Kyle Brindza
12 DaVaris Daniels
12 DaVaris Daniels
12 Michael Floyd
12 Michael Floyd
12 Michael Floyd
12 Michael Floyd
12 Michael Floyd
12 Jonas Gray
12 Jonas Gray
12 TJ Jones
12 Duval Kamara
12 Theo Riddick
12 Theo Riddick
12 David Ruffer
12 Cierre Wood
12 Cierre Wood
12 Cierre Wood
12 Cierre Wood
Nov. 1, 2014
Oct. 11, 2014
Oct. 16, 2010
Aug. 30, 2014
Oct. 29, 2011
Dec. 28, 2013
Nov. 24, 2012
Oct. 5, 2013
Oct. 18, 2014
Oct. 11, 2014
Sept. 27, 2014
Sept. 13, 2014
Sept. 6, 2014
Sept. 1, 2012
Aug. 30, 2014
Oct. 27, 2012
Sept. 7, 2013
Aug. 31, 2013
Sept. 14, 2013
Dec. 31, 2010
Oct. 29, 2011
Oct. 30, 2010
Sept. 3, 2011
Sept. 18, 2010
Nov. 12, 2011
Oct. 8, 2011
Nov. 9, 2013
Nov. 13, 2010
Sept. 1, 2012
Sept. 10, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Oct. 6, 2012
Oct. 29, 2011
Oct. 30, 2010
Sept. 17, 2011
vs. Navy
North Carolina
Western Michigan
Rice
Navy
vs. Rutgers
at USC
vs. Arizona State
at Florida State
North Carolina
vs. Syracuse
vs. Purdue
Michigan
vs. Navy
Rice
at Oklahoma
at Michigan
Temple
at Purdue
vs. Miami, Fla.
Navy
Tulsa
USF
at Michigan State
vs. Maryland
Air Force
at Pittsburgh
Utah
vs. Navy
at Michigan
vs. Miami, Fla.
vs. Miami, Fla.
Navy
Tulsa
Michigan State
Most Touchdowns Scored
1. 3 Everett Golson
vs. Navy
3 Tarean Folston
North Carolina
3 Everett Golson
Rice
3 Michael Floyd
Western Michigan
3 Jonas Gray
Navy
6. 2 Corey Robinson at Florida State
2 Will Fuller
North Carolina
2 Will Fuller
vs. Syracuse
2 Amir Carlisle
Michigan
2 George Atkinson III vs. Navy
2 DaVaris Daniels Temple
2 DaVaris Daniels at Purdue
2 Michael Floyd
vs. Miami, Fla.
2 Michael Floyd
Navy
2 Michael Floyd
Tulsa
2 Michael Floyd
USF
2 Michael Floyd
at Michigan State
2 Jonas Gray
vs. Maryland
2 Jonas Gray
Air Force
2 TJ Jones
at Pittsburgh
2 Duval Kamara
Utah
2 Theo Riddick
vs. Navy
2 Theo Riddick
at Michigan
2 Cierre Wood
vs. Miami, Fla.
2 Cierre Wood
Navy
2 Cierre Wood
Tulsa
2 Cierre Wood
Michigan State
Nov. 1, 2014
Oct. 11, 2014
Aug. 30, 2014
Oct. 16, 2010
Oct. 29, 2011
Oct. 18, 2014
Oct. 11, 2014
Sept. 27, 2014
Sept. 6, 2014
Sept. 1, 2012
Aug. 31, 2013
Sept. 14, 2013
Dec. 31, 2010
Oct. 29, 2011
Oct. 30, 2010
Sept. 3, 2011
Sept. 18, 2010
Nov. 12, 2011
Oct. 8, 2011
Nov. 9, 2013
Nov. 13, 2010
Sept. 1, 2012
Sept. 10, 2011
Oct. 6, 2012
Oct. 29, 2011
Oct. 30, 2010
Sept. 17, 2011
Most Extra Points Made
1. 8 David Ruffer
2. 7 Kyle Brindza
7 David Ruffer
4. 6 Kyle Brindza
6 Kyle Brindza
6 Kyle Brindza
6 David Ruffer
8. 5 Kyle Brindza
5 Kyle Brindza
5 Kyle Brindza
5 David Ruffer
5 David Ruffer
5 Nick Tausch
Navy
vs. Navy
Air Force
North Carolina
Rice
at Air Force
vs. Maryland
Navy
Wake Forest
vs. Miami, Fla.
Western Michigan
at Purdue
vs. Navy
Oct. 29, 2011
Nov. 1, 2014
Oct. 8, 2011
Oct. 11, 2014
Aug. 30, 2014
Oct. 26, 2013
Nov. 12, 2011
Nov. 2, 2013
Nov. 17, 2012
Oct. 6, 2012
Oct. 16, 2010
Oct. 1, 2011
Sept. 1, 2012
Most Extra Points Attempted
1. 8 David Ruffer
Navy
2. 7 Kyle Brindza
vs. Navy
7 David Ruffer
Air Force
4. 6 Kyle Brindza
North Carolina
6 Kyle Brindza
Rice
6 Kyle Brindza
at Air Force
6 David Ruffer
vs. Maryland
6 David Ruffer
Western Michigan
6 Nick Tausch
vs. Navy
10. 5 Kyle Brindza
Navy
5 Kyle Brindza
Wake Forest
5 Kyle Brindza
vs. Miami, Fla.
5 David Ruffer
at Purdue
Oct. 29, 2011
Nov. 1, 2014
Oct. 8, 2011
Oct. 11, 2014
Aug. 30, 2014
Oct. 26, 2013
Nov. 12, 2011
Oct. 16, 2010
Sept. 1, 2012
Nov. 2, 2013
Nov. 17, 2012
Oct. 6, 2012
Oct. 1, 2011
Most Points Scored by Kicking
1. 17 Kyle Brindza
vs. Rutgers
2. 16 Kyle Brindza
at USC
3. 13 Kyle Brindza
vs. Arizona State
4. 12 Kyle Brindza
vs. Purdue
12 Kyle Brindza
Rice
12 Kyle Brindza
at Oklahoma
12 Kyle Brindza
at Michigan
12 David Ruffer
vs. Miami, Fla.
9. 11 Kyle Brindza
BYU
11 Kyle Brindza
vs. Miami, Fla.
11 David Ruffer
Pittsburgh
11 David Ruffer
Purdue
Dec. 28, 2013
Nov. 24, 2012
Oct. 5, 2013
Sept. 13, 2014
Aug. 30, 2014
Oct. 27, 2012
Sept. 7, 2013
Dec. 31, 2010
Nov. 23, 2013
Oct. 6, 2012
Oct. 9, 2010
Sept. 4, 2010
Most Field Goals Attempted
1. 6 Kyle Brindza
vs. Rutgers
6 Kyle Brindza
at USC
3. 4 Kyle Brindza
vs. Purdue
4 Kyle Brindza
Pittsburgh
4 Kyle Brindza
vs. Arizona State
4 Kyle Brindza
at Oklahoma
4 David Ruffer
vs. Miami, Fla.
8. 3 Kyle Brindza
Stanford
3 Kyle Brindza
Rice
3 Kyle Brindza
BYU
3 Kyle Brindza
vs. Miami, Fla.
3 Kyle Brindza
BYU
3 Kyle Brindza
at Michigan
3 Kyle Brindza
Purdue
3 David Ruffer
Boston College
3 David Ruffer
Pittsburgh
3 David Ruffer
at Purdue
3 David Ruffer
Purdue
Dec. 28, 2013
Nov. 24, 2012
Sept. 13, 2014
Nov. 3, 2012
Oct. 5, 2013
Oct. 27, 2012
Dec. 31, 2010
Oct. 4, 2014
Aug. 30, 2014
Nov. 23, 2013
Oct. 6, 2012
Oct. 20, 2012
Sept. 7, 2013
Sept. 8, 2012
Nov. 19, 2011
Oct. 9, 2010
Oct. 1, 2011
Sept. 4, 2010
Most Field Goals Made
1. 5 Kyle Brindza
5 Kyle Brindza
3. 3 Kyle Brindza
3 Kyle Brindza
3 Kyle Brindza
3 Kyle Brindza
3 Kyle Brindza
3 Kyle Brindza
3 David Ruffer
3 David Ruffer
3 David Ruffer
3 David Ruffer
vs. Rutgers
at USC
vs. Purdue
Pittsburgh
BYU
vs. Arizona State
at Oklahoma
at Michigan
vs. Miami, Fla.
Boston College
Pittsburgh
Purdue
Dec. 28, 2013
Nov. 24, 2012
Sept. 13, 2014
Nov. 3, 2012
Nov. 23, 2013
Oct. 5, 2013
Oct. 27, 2012
Sept. 7, 2013
Dec. 31, 2010
Nov. 19, 2011
Oct. 9, 2010
Sept. 4, 2010
Longest Field Goal
1. 53 Kyle Brindza
2. 52 Kyle Brindza
52 David Ruffer
4. 51 Kyle Brindza
51 Kyle Brindza
6. 50 David Ruffer
50 David Ruffer
8. 49 Kyle Brindza
9. 48 Kyle Brindza
10. 47 Kyle Brindza
47 David Ruffer
vs. Arizona State
at USC
vs. Maryland
BYU
at Air Force
vs. Miami, Fla.
Pittsburgh
vs. Rutgers
vs. Purdue
at Michigan State
vs. Army
Oct. 5, 2013
Nov. 24, 2012
Nov. 12, 2011
Nov. 23, 2013
Oct. 26, 2013
Dec. 31, 2010
Oct. 9, 2010
Dec. 28, 2013
Sept. 13, 2014
Sept. 15, 2012
Nov. 20, 2010
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Most Punts
1. 8 Ben Turk
8 Ben Turk
8 Ben Turk
8 Ben Turk
8 Ben Turk
6. 7 Kyle Brindza
7 Ben Turk
8. 6 Kyle Brindza
6 Kyle Brindza
6 Ben Turk
6 Ben Turk
6 Ben Turk
Most Yards Punting
1. 352 Ben Turk
2. 339 Ben Turk
3. 329 Ben Turk
4. 313 Ben Turk
5. 310 Ben Turk
6. 285 Ben Turk
7. 260 Kyle Brindza
8. 252 Ben Turk
9. 233 Ben Turk
10. 231 Kyle Brindza
Boston College
at Boston College
Tulsa
Michigan
at Michigan State
USC
vs. Florida State
Stanford
Michigan
Utah
at Stanford
at USC
Boston College
at Michigan State
Tulsa
at Boston College
Michigan
vs. Florida State
USC
at Stanford
Pittsburgh
at Pittsburgh
Nov. 19, 2011
Oct. 2, 2010
Oct. 30, 2010
Sept. 11, 2010
Sept. 15, 2012
Oct. 19, 2013
Dec. 29, 2011
Oct. 4, 2014
Sept. 6, 2014
Nov. 13, 2010
Nov. 26, 2011
Nov. 27, 2010
Nov. 19, 2011 (8 punts)
Sept. 15, 2012 (8 punts)
Oct. 30, 2010 (8 punts)
Oct. 2, 2010 (8 punts)
Sept. 11, 2010 (8 punts)
Dec. 29, 2011 (7 punts)
Oct. 19, 2013 (7 punts)
Nov. 26, 2011 (6 punts)
Oct. 9, 2010 (5 punts)
Nov. 9, 2013 (5 punts)
Highest Average Yards/Punt (min. three punts)
1. 48.2 Kyle Brindza
vs. Purdue
Sept. 13, 2014 (4-193)
2. 48.0 Kyle Brindza
Rice
Aug. 30, 2014 (3-144)
3. 46.6 Ben Turk
Pittsburgh
Oct. 9, 2010 (5-233)
4. 46.2 Kyle Brindza
at Pittsburgh
Nov. 9, 2013 (5-231)
5. 44.3 Kyle Brindza
at Air Force
Oct. 26, 2013 (3-133)
44.3 Ben Turk
at USC
Nov. 24, 2012 (3-133)
7. 44.0 Ben Turk
Boston College
Nov. 19, 2011 (8-352)
8. 43.8 Ben Turk
BYU
Oct. 20, 2012 (4-175)
9. 43.7 Ben Turk
vs. Maryland
Nov. 12, 2011 (3-131)
43.7 Kyle Brindza
at Florida State
Oct. 18, 2014 (3-131)
Most Punts Downed Inside 20
1. 4 Ben Turk
vs. Florida State
4 Ben Turk
Michigan
4 Ben Turk
at Michigan State
4. 3 Ben Turk
vs. Miami, Fla.
3 Ben Turk
at Boston College
3 Ben Turk
Pittsburgh
3 Ben Turk
at Michigan State
3 Ben Turk
at Pittsburgh
3 Alex Wulfeck
vs. Arizona State
10. 2 Kyle Brindza
at Florida State
2 Kyle Brindza
Stanford
2 Kyle Brindza
vs. Purdue
2 Kyle Brindza
Michigan
2 Kyle Brindza
Temple
2 Kyle Brindza
at Stanford
2 Ben Turk
at Boston College
2 Ben Turk
vs. Maryland
2 Ben Turk
Utah
2 Ben Turk
vs. Army
2 Ben Turk
at Stanford
2 Ben Turk
Tulsa
2 Ben Turk
at Michigan
2 Ben Turk
Michigan State
Dec. 29, 2011
Sept. 11, 2010
Sept. 15, 2012
Dec. 31, 2010
Oct. 2, 2010
Oct. 9, 2010
Sept. 18, 2010
Sept. 24, 2011
Oct. 5, 2013
Oct. 18, 2014
Oct. 4, 2014
Sept. 13, 2014
Sept. 6, 2014
Aug. 31, 2013
Nov. 30, 2013
Nov. 10, 2012
Nov. 12, 2011
Nov. 13, 2010
Nov. 20, 2010
Nov. 26, 2011
Oct. 30, 2010
Sept. 10, 2011
Sept. 17, 2011
Longest Punt
1. 58 Ben Turk
2. 56 Kyle Brindza
56 Ben Turk
4. 55 Kyle Brindza
55 Kyle Brindza
55 Kyle Brindza
55 Ben Turk
8. 53 Kyle Brindza
53 Ben Turk
53 Ben Turk
53 Ben Turk
vs. Maryland
at Pittsburgh
Tulsa
North Carolina
Rice
Oklahoma
Boston College
vs. Arizona State
at Boston College
Purdue
at Michigan State
Nov. 12, 2011
Nov. 9, 2013
Oct. 30, 2010
Oct. 11, 2014
Aug. 30, 2014
Sept. 28, 2013
Nov. 19, 2011
Oct. 5, 2013
Oct. 2, 2010
Sept. 8, 2012
Sept. 15, 2012
Longest Punt Return
1. 41 Michael Floyd
2. 38 Armando Allen Jr.
3. 27 TJ Jones
4. 25 Cody Riggs
5. 18 Greg Bryant
18 TJ Jones
7. 16 Cody Riggs
8. 13 John Goodman
13 John Goodman
13 TJ Jones
vs. Florida State
Purdue
vs. Arizona State
Rice
Rice
at Michigan
vs. Syracuse
at Michigan
at Michigan State
at Pittsburgh
Dec. 29, 2011
Sept. 4, 2010
Oct. 5, 2013
Aug. 30, 2014
Aug. 30, 2014
Sept. 7, 2013
Sept. 27, 2014
Sept. 10, 2011
Sept. 18, 2010
Nov. 9, 2013
Longest Kick Return
1. 96 George Atkinson III USC
2. 89 George Atkinson III Michigan State
3. 50 George Atkinson III at Michigan
4. 47 Amir Carlisle
vs. Purdue
47 George Atkinson III at Purdue
6. 43 Bennett Jackson at Boston College
7. 41 George Atkinson III at Pittsburgh
41 Austin Collinsworth at Wake Forest
41 Bennett Jackson Tulsa
10. 40 George Atkinson III Air Force
Oct. 22, 2011
Sept. 17, 2011
Sept. 7, 2013
Sept. 13, 2014
Sept. 14, 2013
Oct. 2, 2010
Nov. 9, 2013
Nov. 5, 2011
Oct. 30, 2010
Oct. 8, 2011
Longest Interception Return
1. 82 Robert Blanton Michigan State
2. 57 Lo Wood
vs. Maryland
3. 49 Matthias Farley Stanford
4. 42 Darrin Walls
vs. Army
5. 36 Bennett Jackson Purdue
6. 34 Darius Fleming at Stanford
34 Bennett Jackson at Purdue
8. 31 KeiVarae Russell Michigan
9. 29 Matthias Farley Michigan State
10. 28 Manti Te'o
Michigan
Sept. 17, 2011
Nov. 12, 2011
Oct. 13, 2012
Nov. 20, 2010
Sept. 8, 2012
Nov. 26, 2011
Sept. 14, 2013
Sept. 22, 2012
Sept. 21, 2013
Sept. 22, 2012
Longest Fumble Return
1. 77 Stephon Tuitt
2. 29 Zeke Motta
3. 8 Manti Te'o
4. 6 Dan Fox
5. 6 Elijah Shumate
6. 4 Robert Blanton
Sept. 1, 2012
Dec. 29, 2011
Sept. 15, 2012
Oct. 5, 2013
Oct. 11, 2014
Oct. 8, 2011
vs. Navy
vs. Florida State
at Michigan State
vs. Arizona State
North Carolina
Air Force
Most Punt Returns
1. 4 DaVonte' Neal
4 DaVonte' Neal
3. 3 Cody Riggs
3 Cody Riggs
3 Greg Bryant
3 John Goodman
3 John Goodman
3 John Goodman
3 TJ Jones
3 DaVonte' Neal
Wake Forest
Purdue
Stanford
Michigan
Rice
vs. Army
at Michigan
at Michigan State
Temple
vs. Alabama
Most Punt Return Yards
1. 49 Cody Riggs
2. 44 Michael Floyd
3. 38 Armando Allen Jr.
4. 31 Greg Bryant
5. 27 Robert Blanton
27 John Goodman
27 TJ Jones
8. 23 TJ Jones
9. 20 Cody Riggs
18 TJ Jones
Rice
Aug. 30, 2014 (2 returns)
vs. Florida State Dec. 29, 2011 (2 returns)
Purdue
Sept. 4, 2010 (1 return)
Rice
Aug. 30, 2014 (3 returns)
Utah
Nov. 13, 2010 (2 returns)
at Michigan StateSept. 18, 2010 (3 returns)
vs. Arizona State Oct. 5, 2013 (1 return)
Temple
Aug. 31, 2013 (3 returns)
Michigan
Sept. 6, 2014 (3 returns)
at Michigan
Sept. 7, 2013 (1 return)
Nov. 17, 2012
Sept. 8, 2012
Oct. 4, 2014
Sept. 6, 2014
Aug. 30, 2014
Nov. 20, 2010
Sept. 10, 2011
Sept. 18, 2010
Aug. 31, 2013
Jan. 7, 2013
Highest Average Gain/Punt Return (min. two returns)
1. 24.5 Cody Riggs
Rice
Aug. 30, 2014 (2-49)
2. 22.0 Michael Floyd
vs. Florida State
Dec. 29, 2011 (2-44)
3. 13.5 Robert Blanton Utah
Nov. 13, 2010 (2-27)
4. 10.3 Greg Bryant
Rice
Aug. 30, 2014 (3-31)
5. 9.0 John Goodman at Michigan State Sept. 18, 2010 (3-27)
6. 8.0 DaVonte' Neal
at Michigan State Sept. 15, 2012 (2-16)
7. 7.7 TJ Jones
Temple
Aug. 31, 2013 (3-23)
8. 7.0 TJ Jones
at Pittsburgh
Nov. 9, 2013 (2-14)
9. 6.7 Cody Riggs
Michigan
Sept. 6, 2014 (3-20)
10. 4.5 DaVonte' Neal
Stanford
Oct. 13, 2012 (2-9)
Most Kick Returns
1. 6 George Atkinson III
6 Bennett Jackson
6 Bennett Jackson
4. 5 George Atkinson III
5 George Atkinson III
5 George Atkinson III
5 George Atkinson III
5 Bennett Jackson
5 Cam McDaniel
5 Theo Riddick
5 Cierre Wood
5 Cierre Wood
at Stanford
at Navy
Tulsa
vs. Florida State
Air Force
USC
Navy
at USC
vs. Arizona State
at Michigan
at Michigan State
Stanford
Most Kick Return Yards
1. 178 George Atkinson III
2. 142 George Atkinson III
3. 139 George Atkinson III
4. 126 Bennett Jackson
5. 124 George Atkinson III
6. 123 Bennett Jackson
7. 119 George Atkinson III
8. 113 George Atkinson III
9. 111 Bennett Jackson
10. 106 Bennett Jackson
USC
Oct. 22, 2011 (5 returns)
Michigan State Sept. 17, 2011 (4 returns)
at Stanford
Nov. 30, 2013 (6 returns)
Tulsa
Oct. 30, 2010 (6 returns)
Air Force
Oct. 8, 2011 (5 returns)
at Navy
Oct. 23, 2010 (6 returns)
at Purdue
Sept. 14, 2013 (4 returns)
Navy
Nov. 2, 2013 (5 returns)
at Boston College Oct. 2, 2010 (4 returns)
at USC
Nov. 27, 2010 (5 returns)
Nov. 30, 2013
Oct. 23, 2010
Oct. 30, 2010
Dec. 29, 2011
Oct. 8, 2011
Oct. 22, 2011
Nov. 2, 2013
Nov. 27, 2010
Oct. 5, 2013
Sept. 10, 2011
Sept. 18, 2010
Sept. 25, 2010
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Highest Average Gain/Kick Return (min. two returns)
1. 38.0 George Atkinson III at Michigan
Sept. 7, 2013 (2-76)
2. 35.6 George Atkinson III USC
Oct. 22, 2011 (5-178)
3. 35.5 George Atkinson III Michigan State Sept. 17, 2011 (4-142)
4. 33.5 Austin Collinsworth at Wake Forest
Nov. 5, 2011 (2-67)
5. 30.0 George Atkinson III at Pittsburgh
Sept. 24, 2011 (2-60)
6. 29.8 George Atkinson III at Purdue
Sept. 14, 2013 (4-119)
7. 29.0 George Atkinson III Navy
Oct. 29, 2011 (2-58)
8. 28.5 Amir Carlisle
vs. Purdue
Sept. 13, 2014 (2-57)
9. 27.8 Bennett Jackson at Boston College Oct. 2, 2010 (4-111)
10. 27.5 Theo Riddick
USF
Sept. 3, 2011 (2-55)
Most Fumble Returns
1. 1 Elijah Shumate
1 Dan Fox
1 Manti Te'o
1 Stephon Tuitt
1 Robert Blanton
1 Zeke Motta
North Carolina
vs. Arizona State
at Michigan State
vs. Navy
Air Force
vs. Florida State
Oct. 11, 2014
Oct. 5, 2013
Sept. 15, 2012
Sept. 1, 2012
Oct. 8, 2011
Dec. 29, 2011
Most Fumble Returns Yards
1. 77 Stephon Tuitt
vs. Navy
Sept. 1, 2012 (1 return)
2. 29 Zeke Motta
vs. Florida State Dec. 29, 2011 (1 return)
3. 8 Manti Te'o
at Michigan State Sept. 15, 2012 (1 return)
4. 6 Dan Fox
vs. Arizona State Oct. 5, 2013 (1 return)
6 Elijah Shumate North Carolina Oct. 11, 2014 (1 return)
6. 4 Robert Blanton Air Force
Oct. 8, 2011 (1 return)
Most Interceptions
1. 3 Harrison Smith
2. 2 Cole Luke
2 Bennett Jackson
2 Manti Te'o
vs. Miami, Fla.
Stanford
Purdue
Michigan
Dec. 31, 2010
Oct. 4, 2014
Sept. 8, 2012
Sept. 22, 2012
Most Interception Return Yards
1. 82 Robert Blanton Michigan State
2. 57 Lo Wood
vs. Maryland
3. 49 Matthias Farley Stanford
4. 47 Bennett Jackson Purdue
5. 42 Darrin Walls
vs. Army
6. 34 Darius Fleming at Stanford
34 Bennett Jackson at Purdue
8. 31 KeiVarae Russell Michigan
9. 29 Matthias Farley Michigan State
10. 28 Manti Te'o
Michigan
Sept. 17, 2011 (1 return)
Nov. 12, 2011 (1 return)
Oct. 13, 2012 (1 return)
Sept. 8, 2012 (2 returns)
Nov. 20, 2010 (1 return)
Nov. 26, 2011 (1 return)
Sept. 14, 2013 (1 return)
Sept. 22, 2012 (1 return)
Sept. 21, 2013 (1 return)
Sept. 22, 2012 (2 returns)
Highest Average Gain/Interception Return (min. two returns)
1. 23.5 Bennett Jackson Purdue
Sept. 8, 2012 (2-47)
2. 14.0 Manti Te'o
Michigan
Sept. 22, 2012 (2-28)
3. 5.3 Harrison Smith vs. Miami, Fla.
Dec. 31, 2010 (3-16)
Most Tackles
1. 21 Manti Te'o
2. 16 Zeke Motta
3. 15 Dan Fox
4. 14 Jaylon Smith
14 Harrison Smith
14 Manti Te'o
7. 13 Harrison Smith
13 Manti Te'o
13 Manti Te'o
13 Manti Te'o
13 Manti Te'o
Stanford
vs. Alabama
at Stanford
Stanford
USC
USF
Pittsburgh
vs. Florida State
at Navy
Navy
Michigan
Sept. 25, 2010 (8-13)
Jan. 7, 2013 (7-9)
Nov. 30, 2013 (7-8)
Oct. 4, 2014 (7-7)
Oct. 22, 2011 (7-7)
Sept. 3, 2011 (6-8)
Oct. 9, 2010 (7-6)
Dec. 29, 2011 (7-6)
Oct. 23, 2010 (8-5)
Oct. 29, 2011 (5-8)
Sept. 11, 2010 (6-7)
Most Sacks
1. 3.0 Prince Shembo
3.0 Prince Shembo
3. 2.0 Matthias Farley
2.0 Darius Fleming
2.0 Darius Fleming
2.0 Darius Fleming
2.0 Ethan Johnson
2.0 Prince Shembo
2.0 Jamoris Slaughter
2.0 Manti Te'o
2.0 Team
2.0 Stephon Tuitt
2.0 Stephon Tuitt
2.0 Stephon Tuitt
2.0 Stephon Tuitt
at Boston College
vs. Arizona State
vs. Navy
Tulsa
at Michigan State
at Pittsburgh
Purdue
at Boston College
vs. Florida State
at Purdue
vs. Arizona State
USC
BYU
vs. Navy
Purdue
Nov. 10, 2012
Oct. 5, 2013
Nov. 1, 2014
Oct. 30, 2010
Sept. 18, 2010
Sept. 24, 2011
Sept. 4, 2010
Oct. 2, 2010
Dec. 29, 2011
Oct. 1, 2011
Oct. 5, 2013
Oct. 19, 2013
Oct. 20, 2012
Sept. 1, 2012
Sept. 8, 2012
Most Tackles for Loss
1. 4.0 Prince Shembo
2. 3.5 Carlo Calabrese
3. 3.0 Jarron Jones
3.0 Robert Blanton
3.0 Sheldon Day
3.0 Darius Fleming
3.0 Prince Shembo
3.0 Manti Te'o
9. 2.5 Jaylon Smith
2.5 Manti Te'o
2.5 Manti Te'o
2.5 Manti Te'o
at Boston College
at Boston College
at Florida State
Michigan State
at Pittsburgh
at Pittsburgh
vs. Arizona State
at Purdue
Stanford
Air Force
Navy
at Michigan State
Nov. 10, 2012
Oct. 2, 2010
Oct. 18, 2014
Sept. 17, 2011
Nov. 9, 2013
Sept. 24, 2011
Oct. 5, 2013
Oct. 1, 2011
Oct. 4, 2014
Oct. 8, 2011
Oct. 29, 2011
Sept. 18, 2010
at Boston College
Nov. 10, 2012
Most Fumbles Recovered
1. 1 Elijah Shumate North Carolina
1 Sheldon Day
vs. Purdue
1 Isaac Rochell
Michigan
1 Nicky Baratti
Rice
1 Robert Blanton Air Force
1 Carlo Calabrese Temple
1 Dan Fox
vs. Arizona State
1 Gary Gray
at Wake Forest
1 Bennett Jackson Michigan
1 Ethan Johnson Western Michigan
1 Ethan Johnson Michigan State
1 Kapron Lewis-MoorePittsburgh
1 Zeke Motta
vs. Florida State
1 Zeke Motta
Wake Forest
1 Zeke Motta
Stanford
1 Danny McCarthy vs. Navy
1 Kerry Neal
Western Michigan
1 Troy Niklas
Navy
1 KeiVarae Russell at Air Force
1 Kona Schwenke Tulsa
1 Prince Shembo at Boston College
1 Daniel Smith
Utah
1 Harrison Smith at Stanford
1 Jaylon Smith
at Air Force
1 Manti Te'o
vs. Navy
1 Manti Te'o
at Michigan State
1 Stephon Tuitt
vs. Navy
1 Darrin Walls
Tulsa
Oct. 11, 2014
Sept. 13, 2014
Sept. 6, 2014
Aug. 30, 2014
Oct. 8, 2011
Aug. 31, 2013
Oct. 5, 2013
Nov. 5, 2011
Sept. 22, 2012
Oct. 16, 2010
Sept. 17, 2011
Oct. 9, 2010
Dec. 29, 2011
Nov. 17, 2012
Sept. 25, 2010
Sept. 1, 2012
Oct. 16, 2010
Oct. 29, 2011
Oct. 26, 2013
Oct. 30, 2010
Nov. 10, 2012
Nov. 13, 2010
Nov. 26, 2011
Oct. 26, 2013
Sept. 1, 2012
Sept. 15, 2012
Sept. 1, 2012
Oct. 30, 2010
Most Fumbles Forced
1. 2 Stephon Tuitt
2. 1 36 times
Most Pass Breakups
1. 5 Harrison Smith
2. 3 Robert Blanton
3 KeiVarae Russell
3 KeiVarae Russell
5. 2 Robert Blanton
2 Robert Blanton
2 Darius Fleming
2 Darius Fleming
2 Gary Gray
2 Gary Gray
2 Bennett Jackson
2 Louis Nix III
2 Elijah Shumate
2 Brian Smith
2 Brian Smith
2 Harrison Smith
2 Harrison Smith
2 Danny Spond
2 Manti Te'o
2 Darrin Walls
Michigan State
Michigan State
vs. Rutgers
Michigan State
at Stanford
at Michigan State
at Purdue
Michigan
Air Force
at Michigan State
at Boston College
Purdue
at Michigan State
Utah
at USC
at USC
Pittsburgh
BYU
at Michigan State
Stanford
Sept. 17, 2011
Sept. 17, 2011
Dec. 28, 2013
Sept. 21, 2013
Nov. 26, 2011
Sept. 18, 2010
Oct. 1, 2011
Sept. 11, 2010
Oct. 8, 2011
Sept. 18, 2010
Nov. 10, 2012
Sept. 8, 2012
Sept. 15, 2012
Nov. 13, 2010
Nov. 27, 2010
Nov. 27, 2010
Oct. 9, 2010
Oct. 20, 2012
Sept. 15, 2012
Sept. 25, 2010
Most Blocked Kicks
1. 1 Jarron Jones
1 Drue Tranquill
1 Jarron Jones
1 Ben Councell
1 Robert Blanton
1 Darius Fleming
1 Jarron Jones
1 Jarron Jones
1 Stephon Tuitt
North Carolina
Stanford
vs. Syracuse
Michigan
Utah
Air Force
Temple
BYU
Stanford
Oct. 11, 2014
Oct. 4, 2014
Sept. 27, 2014
Sept. 6, 2014
Nov. 13, 2010
Oct. 8, 2011
Aug. 31, 2013
Nov. 23, 2013
Oct. 13, 2012
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Game 1 (Rice): Aug. 30, 2014 • Notre Dame, Ind. • Notre Dame Stadium
Score by Quarters
Rice
#17/17 Notre Dame
1
7
14
2
3
14
Golson Returns and Leads No. 17 Notre Dame
Past Rice, 48-17
Golson ties Irish record for rushing touchdowns in a game by a
quarterback with his three.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) - Everett Golson looked better
after a year off than he ever did in helping Notre Dame get to the
national championship two seasons ago.
In his first game back after missing last season for academic
impropriety, Golson threw touchdown passes of 75 and 53 yards
and became just the third Notre Dame quarterback to run for three
touchdowns in a game as the Irish beat Rice 48-17 on Saturday.
"Everett Golson was electric," coach Brian Kelly said. "He kept
his eyes down field. He knew when to run. He knew when to throw it."
Golson was 14-of-22 passing for 295 yards and ran for 41 yards on 12 carries. He threw the ball away
on purpose three times and three other times Irish receivers dropped passes. His only big mistake was a
pass early in the second quarter that Rice safety Gabe Baker should have intercepted but dropped.
Golson said it was the type of comeback he envisioned while spending a semester away from Notre
Dame.
"That's what inspired me through all the training and all the days of me just working out by myself. I
think that's what helped me get through it," he said.
Golson's most exciting throw was a 75-yard touchdown pass to Will Fuller that traveled nearly 60
yards in the air. Fuller was in a full sprint and wide open and needed to slow down to catch the pass near
the 25-yard line. Fuller then made Rice safety Julius White miss as he raced into the end zone. It was the
longest TD pass for Notre Dame since 2010.
The 53-yard touchdown pass was a little better timed as Golson scrambled and threw a perfect pass
to a wide-open C.J. Prosise in the end zone with 5 seconds left in the half, giving the Irish 28-10 lead.
Golson was hit hard just after throwing the pass.
Rice coach David Bailiff said Golson is amazing in his ability to extend plays.
"We left our corner on an island for too long and he got separation. Because that's what great quarterbacks do," Bailiff said.
Golson scored on an 11-yard run on a planned keeper, a 14-yard scramble and a 4-yard run on a
blown handoff.
Kelly said Golson had shown a lot of confidence in recent days.
"There's a lot of things that he will tell you that he's got to continue to improve on, but there's a
confidence that he carries with him that is starting to emanate, and that's going to only get better and
better as he gains more confidence," Kelly said.
Driphus Jackson, making his second career start at quarterback for Rice, was 13 of 24 passing for 163
yards and one touchdown and the key interception.
"I've just got to be better managing the ball, and understand it's OK to throw the ball away," Jackson
said. "I don't have to try and make plays all the time."
Rice backup quarterback Tyler Stehling threw a 53-yard TD pass to James Mayden.
First Quarter
6:02 ND
2:13 RICE
2:01 ND
Golson 11 run (Brindza kick), 7-47 3:04
Wright 26 pass from Jackson (Hairston kick), 8-65 3:49
Fuller 75 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 1-75 0:12
Second Quarter
5:51 RICE Hairston 33 field goal, 9-64 3:29
2:33 ND
Golson 14 run (Brindza kick), 7-86 3:18
0:05 ND
Prosise 53 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 2-53 0:16
3
0
10
Third Quarter
4:07 ND
0:17 ND
4
7
10
F
17
48
Record: 0-1
Record: 1-0
Brindza 36 field goal, 13-53 5:30
Golson 4 run (Brindza kick), 6-34 2:23
Fourth Quarter
7:47 ND
Brindza 29 field goal, 9-72 5:01
4:57 RICE Mayden 53 pass from Stehling (Hairston kick), 6-75 2:50
3:32 ND
Bryant 17 run (Brindza kick), 3-75 1:25
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: Number-Yards
RICEND
16
23
40-141
42-281
226
295
26-15-1
22-14-0
66-367
64-576
0-0
0-0
0-0
5-80
1-29
2-49
0-0
1-6
5-48.2
3-48.0
1-10-0
5-302-10
29:51
30:09
6 of 15
6 of 13
0 of 1
0 of 0
2-2
6-6
1-8
2-5
RUSHING: Rice-Jackson 11-61; Davis 14-33; Hamilton 6-29; Dillard 6-18; Turner 2-2; Team 1-(-2). Notre
Dame-Folston 12-71; Bryant 8-71; Zaire 2-58; Golson 12-41; McDaniel 8-40.
PASSING: Rice-Jackson 13-24-1-163; Stehling 2-2-0-63. Notre Dame-Golson 14-22-0-295.
RECEIVING: Rice-Parks 3-37; Dillard 3-30; Wright 2-39; Turner 2-33; Davis 2-8; Mayden 1-53; Pollard
1-16; Decell 1-10. Notre Dame-Fuller 4-85; Koyack 3-51; Carlisle 2-54; Brown 2-20; Prosise 1-53; Robinson 1-25; McDaniel 1-7.
INTERCEPTIONS: Rice-None. Notre Dame-Farley 1-6.
FUMBLES: Rice-Decell 1-1. Notre Dame-None.
SACKS: Rice-Patt 1-8. Notre Dame-Okwara 1-4; Farley 0.5-1; Jones 0.5-0.
TACKLES: Rice-Patt 5-1; Baker 5-1; Finner 4-2; White 3-2; Elder 2-2; Callahan 2-1; White 2-1; Lyons 2-1;
Hill 2-1; Nordstrom 1-2; Radcliffe 1-2; Schantz 2-0; Ellerbee 1-1; Covington 1-1; Espinoza 1-1; Womac
1-0; Turner 1-0; Pollard 1-0; Peterson 1-0; Mayden 1-0; Hairston 1-0; Jones 1-0; Farrimond 1-0; McGaskey
1-0; Henessee 1-0; Hamilton 1-0; Dillard 0-1; Green 0-1; Jackson 0-1. Notre Dame-Schmidt 4-4; Day
2-4; Farley 4-1; Smith 3-0; Jones 2-1; Shumate 2-1; Onwaulu 1-2; Redfield 1-2; Tranquill 1-2; Luke 2-0;
Martini 2-0; Blankenship 2-0; Morgan 2-0; Okwara 1-1; Utupo 0-2; Brindza 1-0; Turner 1-0; Matuska 1-0;
Trumbetti 1-0; Butler 1-0; Rochell 0-1; Cage 0-1; Riggs 0-1; McDaniel 0-1.
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Game 2 (Michigan): Sept. 6, 2014 • Notre Dame, Ind. • Notre Dame Stadium
Score by Quarters
Michigan
#16/15 Notre Dame
1
0
7
2
0
14
No. 16 Notre Dame Records Program's First
Shutout of Michigan, 31-0
Irish snap Wolverines' NCAA-record 365-game streak without being
shutout, dating back to 1984
NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) - Everett Golson threw three
touchdown passes and No. 16 Notre Dame beat the Wolverines
31-0, snapping Michigan's NCAA record streak of games without
being shut out at 365 before the rivalry goes into hiatus.
Coach Brian Kelly tried to downplay the win a little.
"It only counts for one," he said, before adding: "I'd be lying
if I told you that it didn't feel great to shut out Michigan, 31-tonothing," stressing the 31.
Game No. 42 in a rivalry that has been off-and-on for more
than 100 years is the last scheduled. Notre Dame broke off the series a couple years ago to make room on
its schedule to accommodate its new arrangement with the Atlantic Coast Conference. Michigan didn't
take it well.
Coach Brady Hoke jokingly accused the Fighting Irish of chickening out before last year's game at
Ann Arbor. Then after Michigan beat the Irish, "The Chicken Dance" blared through the sound system at
the Big House.
No hard feelings?
"It was great revenge," Notre Dame linebacker Jaylon Smith said.
The previous most lopsided victory for Notre Dame against Michigan as 35-12 in 1943. The last time
the Wolverines were shut out was 26-0 by Iowa on Oct. 20, 1984.
This one will probably sting longer, considering the circumstances.
"We will bounce back," Hoke said. "This is a very resilient, hard-working group of young men, who
know what it takes to win."
Golson was 23 for 34 for 226 yards.
Devin Gardner was 19 for 32 for 189 yards and committed four second-half turnovers for Michigan.
Maybe it was just a coincidence that this week Notre Dame announced a future home-and-home
with Ohio State, Michigan's hated rival - and a team that has owned the Wolverines in recent years. Still,
this is a rivalry that has been generally quite civil in recent years. Two of the bluest of bloods in college
football history, they are the winningest programs ever by percentage. They have combined for 1,787
victories. In fact, Michigan had a chance to take back the top spot by beating the Fighting Irish.
Notre Dame and Michigan always seemed to like being associated with one another. Classic uniforms.
Recognizable fight songs (they sound a little alike to an untrained ear). They both tout their high academic
standards and doing things the right way.
The traditional early season meeting between the Irish and Wolverines has always been a measuring stick.
But things change. Notre Dame now has artificial turf and an interlocking ND logo at midfield. And
Michigan has now been shut out for the first time in 30 years.
The golden domes and winged helmets will now go their separate ways. Michigan leads the series
24-17-1, but Notre Dame will get to bask in this one for a while.
Kelly came to Notre Dame five years ago, promising to recruit better athletes and install an up-tempo
spread offense. Notre Dame went to a national championship game in 2012 on the strength of its defense.
Golson was a redshirt freshman starter who Kelly said just "rode the bus" to the BCS title game. He didn't
even finish the 13-6 victory against Michigan that year.
Then Golson watched last season while serving a suspension.
Now, Golson is in the driver's seat.
He was pinpoint and poised in the first half, leading Notre Dame to a 21-0 lead.
Golson mostly worked the intermediate and short middle of the field, until he went deep down on
a third-and-1 to Will Fuller, who stretched to make the catch and still keep a foot inbounds for a 24-yard
touchdown with 34 seconds left.
Notre Dame still looks as if it can play some defense, though it's hard to tell just how good the Irish are
on that side of the ball from this game. Michigan's offense, a mess last year, still looks out of sorts under
new offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier.
The offense devolved into Gardner needing to make a play under pressure far too often. It didn't work
in 2013 and it had no chance against Smith, Sheldon Day and Notre Dame's feisty defense.
When Golson slipped an inside screen to Carlisle, who scooted 12 yards for a TD, it was 28-0 with 3:02
left in the third quarter.
Michigan lost its 11th straight road game to a ranked team, the last win came in South Bend in 2006,
and Hoke fell to 7-12 away from Ann Arbor.
3
0
7
First Quarter
1:50 ND
4
0
3
F
0
31
Record: 1-1
Record: 2-0
McDaniel 1 run (Brindza kick), 8-71 3:45
Second Quarter
3:58 ND
Carlisle 1 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 13-80 5:14
0:34 ND
Fuller 24 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 6-56 0:50
Third Quarter
3:02 ND
Carlisle 12 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 8-61 3:37
Fourth Quarter
12:03 ND
Brindza 43 field goal, 7-0 2:07
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: Number-Yards
UMND
18
20
35-100
31-54
189
226
32-19-3
34-23-0
67-289
65-280
0-0
0-0
0-0
4-26
1-16
1-16
0-0
3-33
4-42.5
6-38.3
2-10-0
5-503-20
33:04
26:56
4 of 13
7 of 15
1 of 2
1 of 1
0-0
4-4
1-16
3-17
RUSHING: Michigan-Smith 7-30, Green 13-25, Norfleet 2-20, Hayes 2-20, Gardner 11-5. Notre DameMcDaniel 8-25, Bryant 8-19, Folston 9-17, Zaire 2-9, Team 1-(-2), Golson 3-(-14).
PASSING: Michigan-Gardner 19-32-3-189. Notre Dame-Golson 23-34-0-226.
RECEIVING: Michigan-Funchess 9-107, Chesson 3-30, Norfleet 3-16, Darboh 2-23, Hill 1-9, Kerridge
1-4. Notre Dame-Fuller 9-89, Carlisle 7-61, McDaniel 2-17, Koyack 2-14, Robinson 1-22, Prosise 1-18,
Brown 1-5.
INTERCEPTIONS: Michigan-None. Notre Dame-Riggs 1-0, Tranquill 1-16, Redfield 1-17.
FUMBLES: Michigan-Gardner 2-1. Notre Dame-None.
SACKS: Michigan-Beyer 1-16. Notre Dame-Hill 1.5-11, Utupo 1-5, Tranquill 0.5-1.
TACKLES: Michigan-Ryan 5-6, Bolden 1-9, Hollowell 3-3, Countess 2-2, Beyer 1-3, Wilson 1-3, Lewis
1-2, Mone 0-3, Henry 0-3, J. Clark 0-3, Norfleet 1-1, Taylor 1-1, Stribling 1-1, Charlton 1-1, F. Clark 1-1,
Jenkins-Stone 0-2, Pipkins 0-2, Chesson 0-2, Thomas 1-0, Hurst Jr. 1-0, D. Hill 1-0, Ojemudia 1-0, Houma
0-1, K. Hill 0-1, Godin 0-1, Glasgow 0-1, Gedeon 0-1, Wormley 0-1. Notre Dame-Smith 5-5, Shumate
4-6, Schmidt 3-4, Jones 3-3, Redfield 2-4, Day 2-3, Trumbetti 1-3, Rochell 1-3, Farley 3-0, Luke 2-1, Riggs
1-2, Tranquill 2-0, Okwara 1-1, Hill 1-1, Cage 1-1, Utupo 1-1, Blankenship 0-1, Onwualu 0-1.
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Game 3 (Purdue): Sept. 13, 2014 • Indianapolis, Ind. • Lucas Oil Stadium
Score by Quarters
Purdue
#11/11 Notre Dame
1
7
7
2
7
10
No. 11 Notre Dame Races Past Purdue, 30-14
Everett Golson throws two touchdown passes and runs for another
score for the 3-0 Irish
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Everett Golson was quick on his feet
Saturday night.
He had to be. With Amir Carlisle out with an injured right knee
and an already short-handed defense getting even thinner, Golson
did what he does best - tucked the ball and improvised.
The senior quarterback scrambled for a 15-yard touchdown
just before halftime to erase Notre Dame's first deficit of the season, kept a second-half TD drive going with a 17-yard completion
on the run and helped the 11th-ranked Fighting Irish score the final
20 points to pull away from rival Purdue 30-14.
"He just understands the game," coach Brian Kelly said. "The game is slower for him than it was when
he was here in his first year. The game has slowed down. He sees the field better. He can see it better. He's
not there yet. We missed some things tonight that would have changed the complexion of the game."
No, it wasn't easy for the Irish to get to 3-0 for the second time in three years, the first time Notre
Dame has done that since four straight years from 1987-90. And there wasn't much celebrating, either.
"They play so well every year," Kelly said. "We knew it was going to be a battle, we lost some players
and we battled through it."
Carlisle left in the first quarter with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee and did
not return. Safety Max Redfield was ejected in the second quarter after being called for targeting, safety
Nicky Baratti re-injured his shoulder on the next play and starting cornerback Cole Luke left later with a
neck injury.
So Golson put the burden to do more on his shoulders - and legs - and the guy who led the Fighting
Irish to the national championship game two seasons ago took control as one of the few offensive players
in sync.
Golson finished 25 of 40 for 259 yards with two touchdown passes and ran 18 times for a season-high
56 yards and one touchdown, the nifty scramble that gave Notre Dame the lead for good.
The combination was good enough to send the Shillelagh Trophy back to South Bend, Indiana, for a
seventh consecutive year, where it will stay until these teams resume the rivalry in 2020 following a fiveyear hiatus. The series has been played every year since 1946.
With No. 6 Georgia losing to No. 24 South Carolina and Boston College knocking off No. 9 USC in a
matchup of Irish rivals, Notre Dame could crack the Top 10 for the first time this season - though Kelly isn't
convinced his team is playing that well yet.
"We're still not a finished product by any means, we're still such a young team," Kelly said. "At 3-0,
we're extremely pleased with where we are, but we know we're nowhere close to where we need to be."
That may partially explain why this game again failed to follow the expected script.
Purdue (1-2), which has traditionally played some of its best football against the Irish, delivered another strong performance exactly one week after a poor showing in a loss to Central Michigan.
Quarterback Danny Etling kept the starting job and rewarded coach Darrell Hazell by going 27 of 40
for 234 yards with two touchdowns. He also had two interceptions.
Brandon Cottom scored on a 7-yard TD pass in the first quarter to tie the score at 7, and Etling somehow managed to fit in a 19-yard TD pass to DeAngelo Yancey, who tip-toed the end line despite drawing a
pass interference call, to give the Boilermakers a 14-10 lead with 3 minutes left in the first half.
But against Golson's improv act, it wasn't enough.
"That's where he hurts you," Hazell said. "You watched it the first two weeks against Rice and Michigan. Whether he ran it or whether he found a guy down the field, those play-making capabilities he has
can really keep you off-balance."
Purdue hung around until late in the third quarter when Golson avoided the pass rush by sprinting right and found Greg Byrant for a 17-yard completion. Two plays later, Golson hooked up with Corey
Robinson for a 15-yard TD pass to make it 24-14. Golson then directed two time-consuming drives in
the fourth quarter, both of which ended with field goals, to end any lingering comeback hopes for the
Boilermakers.
"I had confidence through it all," Golson said. "For me, never was there a point, and I'm not saying
this to be cocky or anything like that, but there never was a point that I thought we were going to lose.
That's just because I knew everybody was looking at me and you can't have that mindset or any doubt
that you're going to lose."
The Irish improved to 6-2 all-time in Indianapolis, though it was the first time the Irish had played in
their home state's capital city since 1984 and only the second time since 1923.
3
0
7
First Quarter
12:23 ND
1:50 PU
4
0
6
F
14
30
Record: 1-2
Record: 3-0
Fuller 6 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 6-45 2:37
Cottom 7 pass from Etling (Griggs kick), 9-67 5:00
Second Quarter
11:57 ND
Brindza 19 field goal, 12-76 4:53
3:00 PU
Yancey 19 pass from Etling (Griggs kick), 3:26 0:47
0:13 ND
Golson 15 run (Brindza kick), 8-70 2:47
Third Quarter
4:05 ND
Robinson 15 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 7-62 1:56
Fourth Quarter
9:31 ND
Brindza 48 field goal, 10-39 5:08
5:30 ND
Brindza 39 field goal, 10-27 2:49
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: Number-Yards
PUND
17
27
26-56
38-139
234
259
40-27-2
40-25-0
66-290
78-398
0-0
0-0
2-24
1-(-5)
1-33
3-86
0-0
2-0
4-42.5
4-48.2
1-11-1
5-417-43
27:00
33:00
6 of 15
8 of 17
1 of 3
0 of 0
2-4
4-4
4-18
3-37
RUSHING: Purdue-Mostert 14-47, Hunt 5-32, Team 1-(-2), Etling 6-(-21). Notre Dame-Golson 14-56,
McDaniel 9-32, Bryant 6-29, Folston 9-22.
PASSING: Purdue-Etling 27-40-2-234. Notre Dame-Golson 25-40-0-259.
RECEIVING: Purdue-Sinz 5-26, Hunt 5-14, Anthrop 4-61, Posey 4-28, Mostert 3-30, Yancey 2-48,
Holmes 2-14, Cottom 1-7, Macarthy 1-6. Notre Dame-Fuller 6-51, Koyack 5-32, Prosise 4-51, Robinson
3-52, Bryant 2-34, Folston 2-26, Carlisle 2-2, Brown 1-11.
INTERCEPTIONS: Purdue-None. Notre Dame-Butler 1-0, Schmidt 1-0.
FUMBLES: Purdue-Hunt 1-1. Notre Dame-Koyack 1-1.
SACKS: Purdue-Brown 1.5-6, Phillips 1-5, Robinson 1-5, Ezechukwu 0.5-2. Notre Dame-Smith 1-13, Hill
0.5-9, Okwara 0.5-8, Jones 0.5-4, Rochell 0.5-3.
TACKLES: Purdue-Feichter 5-5, Robinson 3-7, Bentley 2-7, Williams 5-3, Phillips 2-5, Lewis 4-2, Brown
4-1, Russell 3-2, Richards 2-1, Howard 1-2, Watson 1-2, Robinson 1-2, Ezechukwu 1-1, Replogue 0-2,
Hart 1-0, Knox 1-0, Garcia 0-1, Gilliam 0-1, Clark 0-1, Link 0-1. Notre Dame-Okwara 3-8, Smith 8-1,
Schmidt 5-3, Rochell 1-5, Shumate 3-2, Butler 4-0, Tranquill 0-4, Luke 2-1, Riggs 1-2, Jones 1-2, Day 0-3,
Farley 2-0, Hill 1-1, Onwualu 1-0, Morgan 0-1, Redfield 0-1.
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Game 4 (Syracuse): Sept. 27, 2014 • East Rutherford N.J. • MetLife Stadium
Score by Quarters
#8/8 Notre Dame
Syracuse
1
0
0
2
14
3
No. 8 Notre Dame Gains 523 Yards in 31-15
Victory Over Syracuse
Everett Golson sets Notre Dame record by completing 25 consecutive
passes
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - This was the best type of
learning experience for Everett Golson and Notre Dame.
Golson offset a four-turnover performance with some pinpoint
passing, setting a school record for consecutive completions and
throwing a career-high four touchdown passes to lead the eighthranked Fighting Irish to a 31-15 victory against Syracuse on Saturday night.
Golson threw his first two interceptions of the season, including one returned for a touchdown in the fourth quarter by Durell
Eskridge. He fumbled the ball away deep in Syracuse territory and bumbled an attempt to spike the ball
late in the first half into another giveaway.
"Pretty weird for me," Golson said. "Definitely got to get better. Got to clean up a lot of things."
A total of five turnovers by the Irish (4-0) allowed Syracuse (2-2) to linger. Terrel Hunt's 7-yard touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter cut the lead to 21-9.
"You could tell in the locker room there was not the normal chatter, excitement. They knew they did
not play the kind of football necessary to win each and every week," Irish coach Brian Kelly said. "This
game will get you beat week in and week out. We made enough big plays to overcome it."
Golson came right back with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Torii Hunter Jr., son of the major league
outfielder, for his 25th straight completion. Golson was 32 for 39 for a career-best 362 yards, coming one
completion short of matching the FBS record for consecutive completions in a game set by Dominique
Davis in 2011 with East Carolina.
Corey Robinson, the son of former San Antonio Spurs star David Robinson, caught eight passes for 91
yards a touchdown.
For the first time since 1943, Notre Dame has scored at least 30 points in each of its first four games.
Syracuse has tried to turn MetLife Stadium into a home away from home, but it's not working out so
well for the university that calls itself New York's college team.
The Orange have played Southern California, Penn State and Notre Dame at the home of the Jets and
Giants over the past three seasons, and lost each time.
"We want our kids to understand that they played hard, gave good effort, but still gave up 523 (total
yards)," Syracuse coach Scott Shafer said. "We can't misunderstand effort for victories. The only ones that
count are the ones that end up in the win column."
The Irish's fourth turnover, a fumble by Greg Bryant inside the Syracuse 30 late in the third quarter,
led to the Orange's first touchdown. After Hunt's TD run, Jarron Jones blocked the extra point for the Irish.
A nice start to the season has put Golson in the Heisman Trophy discussion, for what it's worth in
September. This uneven performance in a win probably didn't hurt the cause too much. Golson had two
turnovers in the first quarter, losing a fumble after a nifty scramble and throwing an interception on a pass
that sailed badly.
The junior got it together in the second quarter, when Notre Dame when to its "now game" to combat
Syracuse's blitzes. Zipping quick screens from side to side and working underneath, Golson directed a
95-yard touchdown drive that was capped by a 23-yard pass to Will Fuller, who took a screen into the
end zone to make it 7-0.
"He did a lot of really, really good things," Kelly said. "He threw the ball on target down the field and
his perimeter throws were outstanding."
Golson showed off his long-range game next. Fuller beat cornerback Corey Winfield to the inside
and Golson hit the receiver in stride. Fuller skipped past the end-zone pylon for a 72-yard touchdown to
make it 14-0.
Fuller had six catches for 119 yards.
After a Syracuse field goal, the Irish had a chance to add to the lead with a late first-half score, but
Golson bobbled the ball away while trying to kill the clock with a spike. He slapped the ball to the ground
and it bounced a few yards away with most of the players just standing around, watching it roll. Syracuse's
Julian Whigham raced in, picked the ball up and took off toward the end zone.
Syracuse thought it had a fumble return for a touchdown. Notre Dame figured it was an incomplete pass.
After a review, the officials split the difference. Golson's goof was ruled a fumble, but because officials
had blown the play dead the ball was given to the Orange with no advancement.
"He experienced some things tonight that are going to make him a better quarterback," Kelly said.
3
7
0
4
10
12
F
31
15
Record: 4-0
Record: 2-2
First Quarter
None
Second Quarter
10:56 ND
Fuller 23 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 11-95 3:54
8:31 ND
Fuller 72 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 1-72 0:12
3:07 SU
Murphy 38 field goal, 13-55 5:24
Third Quarter
9:39 ND
Robinson 8 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 9-60 3:51
Fourth Quarter
14:54 SU
10:19 ND
5:09 SU
1:57 ND
Hunt 7 run (Murphy kick blocked), 7-72 2:35
Hunter Jr. 13 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 10-50 4:35
Eskridge 29 interception return (Hunt pass failed)
Brindza 37 field goal, 7-24 3:12
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: Number-Yards
NDSU
29
17
41-161
30-135
362
294
39-32-2
38-22-1
80-523
68-429
0-0
0-0
1-16
0-0
2-33
2-38
1-15
2-29
2-40.0
5-38.8
4-30-0
8-8010-85
33:17
26:43
9 of 14
3 of 15
0 of 0
2 of 4
3-4
2-3
0-0
1-9
RUSHING: Notre Dame-Bryant 11-55, Folston 9-41, McDaniel 8-33, Golson 10-21, Hunter Jr. 2-13,
Team 1-(-2). Syracuse-Dixon 1-42, Gulley 8-29, Hunt 7-26, Philips 6-22, Ameen-Moore 5-15, Morris
2-3, Team 1-(-2).
PASSING: Notre Dame-Golson 32-39-2-362. Syracuse-Hunt 22-38-1-294.
RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Robinson 8-91, Fuller 6-119, Brown 6-57, McDaniel 3-21, Prosise 3-20, Koyack 3-16, Folston 2-25, Hunter Jr. 1-13. Syracuse-West 8-103, Estime 4-58, Lewis 3-58, Gulley 3-12,
Flemming 2-24, Ishmael 1-25, Moore 1-14.
INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-Farley 1-15. Syracuse-Eskridge 1-29, Reddish 1-0.
FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Golson 3-2, Bryant 1-1. Syracuse-None.
SACKS: Notre Dame-None. Syracuse-Johnson 1-9.
TACKLES: Notre Dame-Smith 5-4, Schmidt 5-2, Farley 4-1, Day 4-1, Luke 4-1, Redfield 3-2, Riggs 3-0,
Blankenship 3-0, Shumate 3-0, Okwara 1-2, Trumbetti 2-0, Jones 1-1, Rochell 1-1, Morgan 1-0, Folston
1-0, Tranquill 0-1. Syracuse-Davis 8-3, Desir 6-3, Eskridge 5-4, Hodge 4-4, Kelly 5-2, Robinson 4-2,
Whigham 3-1, Thompson 2-2, Reddish 3-0, Winfield 3-0, Crume 2-1, Lynch 1-2, Sloan 1-2, Welsh 1-2,
Kirkland 2-0, Estime 1-0, Johnson 1-0, Arciniega 1-0, Coleman 1-0, Cornelius 0-1, Philips 0-1.
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Game 5 (Stanford): Oct. 4, 2014 • Notre Dame, Ind. • Notre Dame Stadium
Score by Quarters
#14/13 Stanford
#9/8 Notre Dame
1
7
0
2
0
7
Golson Rallies No. 9 Notre Dame To Win Over
No. 14 Stanford, 17-14
23-yard TD pass to Ben Koyack on fourth and 11 with 1:01 remaining pushes Notre Dame to 5-0.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) - Everett Golson spotted tight end
Ben Koyack alone in the back of the end zone just in time.
On fourth-and-11 from the 23 and trailing 14-10, Golson
dropped back to pass and managed to avoid the Stanford rush just
long enough to find Koyack as two Cardinal defensive backs tried
to recover from the blown assignment.
Koyack caught the pass as he fell out of bounds, while safety
Jordan Richards dove to try to break it up, and scored the winning
touchdown with 61 seconds left to give the Irish the 17-14 victory on a cold, rainy Saturday.
"I went to my first read and it wasn't there and I needed to begin improvising a little bit," Golson said.
"I guess they busted the coverage a little bit and I found Koyack in the back of the end zone."
Koyack said he broke off his route when he saw the coverage and hoped Golson would see him.
"He did," he said. "It felt like the ball was in the air for about an hour."
Stanford coach David Shaw was asked what coverage the Cardinal were in on the play.
"There was no coverage on Notre Dame's touchdown pass," he said. "That sounds sarcastic but he was
wide open. There was nobody on him."
Richards said Koyack got behind the Cardinal defense.
"I was just trying to head over there as fast as I could but I just couldn't do it," he said.
Golson struggled with accuracy at times and threw an interception and had a fumble that was hard to
overcome, but still managed to pull it out.
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly called Golson a winner, pointing out he is 15-1 as a starting quarterback. That 93.8 percent winning percentage is the best in school history.
"The kid's a winner and he keeps competing and he keeps playing," Kelly said. "And he has a bunch of
winners around him. So you never feel like you're out of it. You just keep playing and keep giving it a shot."
The Fighting Irish improved to 5-0 for just the third time since Lou Holtz left in 1996 and the second
time in three seasons. The Cardinal (3-2) have two losses this early in the season for the first time since
opening 1-2 in 2008 in Jim Harbaugh's second season as coach.
Golson also threw a 17-yard TD pass to Chris Brown and Notre Dame amassed 370 yards of total
offense against the nation's top defense. The game wasn't as exciting as Notre Dame's 20-13 overtime
victory two years ago on a goal-line stand, but it was close.
The Irish defense held the Cardinal to 139 yards total offense and just 47 yards rushing. Stanford
receiver Ty Montgomery, who entered the game averaging 69 yards a game receiving, was held to four
catches for 12 yards. But he did have a 42-yard kickoff return that helped set up a Stanford touchdown
late in the fourth quarter.
Shaw was disappointed the Cardinal defense couldn't hold on.
"We had a chance to seal it and we didn't," he said.
Stanford entered the game giving up 198 yards a game total offense and had given up only two runs
of 25 yards or more. The Irish had 192 yards total offense at halftime and Golson had a career-long 33-yard
run to set up a touchdown and C.J. Prosise had a 26-yard run that set up a scoring chance. Amir Carlisle
had a 26-yard catch.
Golson was 20-of-43 passing for 241 yards with one interception and a fumble a week after having four turnovers against Syracuse. Kevin Hogan was 18 of 36 for 158 yards with two interceptions for
Stanford.
Notre Dame had a chance to take the lead with 12 minutes left in the game, but holder Hunter Smith
bungled the snap on a 27-yard try. Notre Dame kicker Kyle Brindza kicked the ball into the line and Stanford's A.J. Tarpley returned it 39 yards to the Stanford 44. The Irish also had a failed field goal attempt in
the first quarter when Smith bobbled another snap and Brindza missed wide right on a 41-yard attempt.
But Smith got the ball down for a 45-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter after putting
gloves on. Kelly sarcastically called putting gloves on the holder "a revolutionary idea that will probably be
now the biggest thing in college football."
3
0
0
First Quarter
3:50 STAN
4
7
10
F
14
17
Record: 3-2
Record: 5-0
Hogan 10 run (Williamson kick), 2-12 0:44
Second Quarter
3:06 ND
Brown 17 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 6-62 1:20
Third Quarter
None
Fourth Quarter
7:32 ND
Brindza 45 field goal, 9-50 3:39
3:01 STAN Wright 11 run (Williamson kick), 9-58 4:31
1:01 ND
Koyack 23 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 9-65 2:00
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: Number-Yards
STANND
14
21
32-47
32-129
158
241
36-18-2
43-20-1
68-205
75-370
0-0
0-0
0-0
3-10
2-45
0-0
1-0
2-(-3)
8-36.9
6-36.8
2-02-1
9-661-10
30:12
29:48
5 of 16
6 of 18
0 of 1
1 of 2
2-2
2-4
2-8
4-34
RUSHING: Stanford-Wright 8-29, Young 7-18, Sanders 3-14, Montgomery 5-14, Seale 1-1, Team 1-(13), Hogan 7-(-16). Notre Dame-McDaniel 15-41, Golson 7-34, Prosise 1-26, Folston 3-14, Bryant 6-14.
PASSING: Stanford-Hogan 18-36-2-158. Notre Dame-Golson 20-43-1-241.
RECEIVING: Stanford-Cajuste 5-68, Montgomery 4-12, Trojan 3-12, Wright 2-21, McCaffrey 1-18, Skov
1-16, Pratt 1-6, Rector 1-5. Notre Dame-Brown 4-60, Robinson 4-46, Fuller 3-27, Carlisle 2-34, Koyack
2-28, Hunter Jr. 2-24, Prosise 2-16, Folston 1-6.
INTERCEPTIONS: Stanford-Richards 1-0. Notre Dame-Luke 2-(-3).
FUMBLES: Stanford-Hogan 1-0, Team 1-0. Notre Dame-Golson 1-1, Riggs 1-0.
SACKS: Stanford-Anderson 2-8. Notre Dame-Shumate 1-16, Smith 1-9, Trumbetti 1-7, Luke 1-2.
TACKLES: Stanford-Tarpley 2-7, Anderson 4-4, Richards 4-3, Martinez 5-1, Lyons 3-2, Hoffpauir 4-0,
Anderson 4-0, Olugbode 3-1, Carter 2-1, Vaughters 2-1, Parry 1-2, Harris 2-0, Shittu 0-2, Davis 1-0,
Kalambay 1-0, McCaffrey 1-0, Pippens 0-1. Notre Dame-Smith 7-7, Schmidt 5-2, Riggs 4-2, Shumate
4-2, Day 3-1, Luke 3-1, Farley 3-1, Redfield 2-1, Trumbetti 2-0, Tranquill 2-0, Brindza 1-0, Onwualu 1-0,
Martini 1-0, Jones 0-1, Collinsworth 0-1, Hill 0-1.
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Game 6 (North Carolina): Oct. 11, 2014 • Notre Dame, Ind. • Notre Dame Stadium
Score by Quarters
North Carolina
#6/5 Notre Dame
1
14
7
2
12
21
No. 6 Notre Dame Pulls Out Victory Over North
Carolina, 50-43
Golson throws three touchdown passes to keep Notre Dame
undefeated at 6-0.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) - Everett Golson threw three
touchdown passes and No. 6 Notre Dame remained unbeaten with
a 50-43 victory over North Carolina.
The 50-43 victory, the highest-scoring game in the 84-yearhistory of Notre Dame Stadium, wasn't secure for the Irish until Ben
Koyack recovered the Tar Heels' onside kick with 47 seconds left.
"We managed to find a way to battle back and get up on them
and score 15 points late in the game and get a win," Notre Dame
coach Brian Kelly said. "There are many, many things I could delve into, but I would say the thing that
points up for me is that our guys know how to win football games. They found a way to win this one."
It marked the second straight game the Irish (6-0) rallied to win in the fourth quarter. Last week, they
beat Stanford with a touchdown with 61 seconds left.
North Carolina (2-4) lost its fourth straight and fell to 0-12 all-time at Notre Dame Stadium.
"I just left a team whose guts are ripped out of them right now," North Carolina coach Larry Fedora
said. "They came here believing they were going to win a football game, and they came up short."
Golson threw three touchdowns passes to overcome his three turnovers, giving him a total of nine
turnovers in the past three games. He was 21-of-38 passing for 300 yards.
"If you take away those three turnovers that I had, the score looks a little bit more relaxed. I will do
better," Golson said.
North Carolina's Marquise Williams threw two touchdown passes, ran for another score and caught a
23-yard TD pass from receiver Quinshad Davis late in the third quarter to give the Tar Heels a 36-35 lead.
But mistakes hurt the Tar Heels as they have all season. A roughing-the-center penalty on North
Carolina's Norkeithus Otis kept alive a drive that led to a 9-yard TD pass from Golson to Tarean Folston early
in the fourth quarter and the Irish added a two-point conversion.
But Kelly said the Notre Dame coaches alerted officials earlier that North Carolina was doing it.
North Carolina was driving when Williams' short pass was intercepted by cornerback Cole Luke at the
26. That set up Folston's 6-yard scoring run, his third touchdown.
Fedora called the interception unfortunate.
"That guy played his heart out," Fedora said. "He really gave everything he had out there."
Williams rushed for a career-high 132 yards and was 24-of-41 passing for 303 yards.
"We couldn't tackle him," Kelly said. "We had two or three ties where we couldn't get him down."
Fedora said Williams played as hard as he could.
"He ran hard, he threw the ball. He gave us a chance," Fedora said. "He gave his team a chance to win
a football game tonight."
Fedora abandoned his practice of rotating quarterbacks. Mitch Trubisky, a redshirt freshman, had entered each game on the third offensive series, but didn't play against the Irish. Williams said that helped
him get in a rhythm.
"I was going with the flow and the guys were behind me," he said.
Folston finished with 98 yards rushing for the Irish on 18 carries for Notre Dame. Will Fuller had seven
catches for 133 yards and two touchdowns.
Freshman Elijah Hood, who originally committed to Notre Dame, had a season-high 17 carries, finishing with 27 yards. The Tar Heels finished with a season-high 510 yards of offense.
First Quarter
13:28 UNC
8:48 UNC
7:09 ND Hood 6 run (Weiler kick), 3-37 0:43
Schoettmer 29 interception return (Weiler kick)
Fuller 13 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 5-88 1:39
Second Quarter
14:57 ND
9:56 ND 4:16 UNC 2:25 ND 1:20 UNC McDaniel, 1 run (Brindza kick), 12-58 4:13
Bryant 7 run (Brindza kick), 7-77 3:12
Williams 3 run (Weiler kick blocked), 16-75 5:40
Folston 6 run (Brindza kick), 1-6 0:03
Davis 20 pass from Williams (Hibbard pass failed), 7-75 1:05
3
10
7
Third Quarter
11:52 ND
3:37 UNC
3:11 UNC
4
7
15
F
43
50
Record: 2-4
Record: 6-0
Fuller 35 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 5-62 1:46
Weiler 19 field goal, 8-78 2:34
Williams 23 pass from Davis (Weiler kick), 1-23 0:09
Fourth Quarter
10:39 ND Folston 9 pass from Golson (Koyack pass from Golson), 15-81 7:32
2:19 ND
Folston 6 run (Brindza kick), 10-81 4:55
0:47 UNC Hollins 18 pass from Williams (Weiler kick), 10-75 1:32
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: Number-Yards
UNCND
30
27
42-184
43-219
326
300
42-25-1
38-21-1
84-510
81-519
0-0
0-0
3--13
0-0
2-35
5-57
1-29
1-0
5-39.0
5-41.8
2-12-2
9-9410-76
27:23
32:37
9 of 17
7 of 15
0 of 0 1 of 1
5-6
6-6
1-(-6)
0-0
RUSHING: North Carolina-Williams 18-132, Hood 17-27, Logan 4-13, Switzer 2-7, Morris 1-5. Notre
Dame-Folston 18-98, Golson 12-71, Carlisle 3-19, Bryant 4-13, Prosise 1-12, McDaniel 3-10, Team 2-(4).
PASSING: North Carolina-Williams 24-41-1-303, Davis 1-1-23-1. Notre Dame-Golson 21-38-1-300.
RECEIVING: North Carolina-Hollins 6-84, Morris 3-59, Davis 3-57, Tabb 3-30, Howard 3-23, Logan
3-10, Switzer 1-24, Williams 1-23, Proehl 1-11, Washington 1-5. Notre Dame-Fuller 7-133, Folston 5-71,
Brown 2-30, Robinson 2-24, Bryant 2-12, Carlisle 1-21, Koyack 1-9, McDaniel 1-0.
INTERCEPTIONS: North Carolina-Schoettmer 1-29. Notre Dame-Luke 1-0.
FUMBLES: North Carolina-Hood 1-1, Williams 1-0. Notre Dame-Golson 2-2.
SACKS: North Carolina-Rogers 1-0. Notre Dame-None.
TACKLES: North Carolina-Lawrence 8-0, Scott 3-4, Hughes 3-2, Schoettmer 2-3, Farmer 1-4, Walker
4-0, Thomason 3-1, Stewart 2-2, Miles 3-0, Otis 1-2, Staub 2-0, Rogers 2-0, Jones 2-0, Bart 1-0, Powell
1-0, Rashad 1-0, Simmons 1-0, Tomlin 1-0, Collins 1-0, Brown 0-1, Drennon 0-1, Green 0-1, Smiley 0-1,
Washington 0-1, Gnonkonde 0-1. Notre Dame-Schmidt 8-3, Redfield 7-3, Shumate 5-3, Riggs 5-1, Jones
2-3, Farley 3-1, Luke 2-2, Smith 1-3, Prosise 3-0, Okwara 2-1, Tranquill 0-3, Butler 2-0, Rochell 2-0, Utupo
1-1, Blankenship 0-2, Onwualu 1-0, Collinsworth 1-0, Councell 1-0, Martini 1-0, Day 0-1, Folston 0-1.
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Game 7 (Florida State): Oct. 18, 2014 • Tallahassee, Fla. • Doak Campbell Stadium
Score by Quarters
#5/5 Notre Dame
#2/2 Florida State
1
7
7
2
10
3
No. 5 Notre Dame Falls At No. 2 Florida State,
31-27
Everett Golson throws for 313 yards and three touchdowns in loss
to the Seminoles.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - For a few seconds, it looked
as if Everett Golson and Notre Dame had another streak-busting
victory, this time against the defending national champions from
Florida State.
As the fifth-ranked Fighting Irish celebrated an apparent goahead touchdown with 13 seconds left, flags flew.
The call: offensive pass interference. The touchdown was gone.
Golson's last pass was nowhere close and Notre Dame was
done. After leading for most of the game, the Irish lost 31-27 to
No. 2 Florida State.
Golson was 31 for 52 for 313 yards and three touchdowns, an effort worthy of keeping him in the
Heisman Trophy discussion. And Notre Dame will likely stay in contention for the College Football Playoff if
it keeps winning. But ultimately Jameis Winston and the Seminoles had just enough to remain unbeaten
and run their winning streak to 23.
On its last drive, Notre Dame faced fourth-and-18 from its 43 after a sack by Terrance Smith. Golson
bought a little time, rolled right and found Corey Robinson right at that first down marker for a first down,
silencing the Florida State crowd for a moment.
Golson did it again with a 17-yard pass to Will Fuller that gave the Irish a first down at the 20. Then a
Golson run up the middle made it first-and-goal Irish at the 8 with 45 second left.
Florida State shut down a screen on first down and broke up a slant on second. Golson faced a huge
blitz and complete to Prosise for 6. On fourth-and-ball game, Golson found Robinson all by himself, but
flags flew as the Irish celebrated, and the crowd exploded when pass interference was called on C.J. Prosise, who locked up Florida State safety Jalen Ramsey in the end zone, helping Robinson get free.
After the last Irish play misfired, Winston took a knee to end it.
Notre Dame has a long history of snapping winning streaks, including Oklahoma's NCAA record 47game winning streak back in 1957.
Florida State's streak was modest by comparison, but still the best in the nation. As the Irish harassed
Winston with defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder's blitzes and the Notre Dame offensive line opened
up running lanes in Florida State's defense in the first half, it looked as if `Noles streak might become
seventh of at least 20 games to be halted by the Irish.
But the Seminoles had Winston. The Heisman showed off his NFL arm on Florida State's first drive of
the second half, driving the `Noles to a tying touchdown on 10-yard slant to Rashad Greene.
Golson and the Irish's response: an 83-yard touchdown drive, an inside screen Will Fuller took 11
yards to the end zone.
Golson went to the locker room after the score to get an apparent leg problem checked. The junior
came away a little gimpy after scrambling to avoid a rush and pushing a pass to Prosise for 13 yards on the
play right before the touchdown.
Sophomore backup Malik Zaire began warming up on the sideline, but before Florida State completed
its second touchdown drive of the quarter and tied the score at 24, Golson had jogged back to the sideline.
He never missed a play.
Kyle Brindza's 46-yard field goal with 11:40 left in the fourth quarter gave Notre Dame a 27-24 lead,
but Winston was just about unstoppable in the second half.
The blitzes that got to him in the first, he stared down in the second half. The Irish secondary couldn't
stay with Greene, Jesus Wilson and freshman Travis Rudolph. Winston picked the Irish apart and Karlos Williams' second short scoring run gave Florida State its first lead, 31-27, with 7:23 left in the fourth quarter.
Winston finished with 273 yards and two touchdowns.
3
7
14
First Quarter
2:10 ND 0:19 FSU
4
3
7
F
27
31
Record: 6-1
Record: 7-0
Robinson 1 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 12-84 6:43
Rudolph 11 pass from Winston (Aguayo kick), 4-65 1:51
Second Quarter
12:00 ND Robinson 9 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 2-31 0:40
4:46 FSU
Aguayo 28 field goal, 10-39 3:41
0:39 ND Brindza 34 field goal, 14-67 4:01
Third Quarter
10:37 FSU 7:26 ND 3:38 FSU Greene 10 pass from Winston (Aguayo kick), 9-70 4:17
Fuller 11 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 7-83 3:06
Williams 2 run (Aguayo kick), 7-75 3:48
Fourth Quarter
11:40 ND Brindza 46 field goal,10-29 4:01
7:39 FSU Williams 1 run (Aguayo kick), 10-75 4:01
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: Number-Yards
NDFSU
26 18
35-157 26-50
313 273
52-31-2
31-23-1
87-470 57-323
0-0 0-0
1-5 1-17
4-67 3-64
1-0 2-5
3-43.7 5-42.2
2-0 0-0
9-67 9-84
32:51 27:09
7 of 18 2 of 8
2 of 5 0 of 0
4-5
5-5
1-8 3-13
RUSHING: Notre Dame-Folston 21-120, Golson 11-33, McDaniel 1-3, Bryant 1-2, Carlisle 1-(-1). Florida
State-Williams 8-25, Cook 12-20, Winston 4-8, Stevenson 1-0, Team 1-(-3).
PASSING: Notre Dame-Golson 31-52-2-313. Florida State-Winston 23-31-1-273
RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Robinson 8-99, Fuller 8-79, Prosise 6-59, Brown 5-38, Koyack 2-29, Carlisle
2-9. Florida State-Greene 8-108, Rudolph 6-80, Wilson 4-45, O'Leary 3-13, Williams 2-27.
INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-Schmidt 1-0. Florida State-Pugh 2-5.
FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Golson 1-0, Carlisle 1-0. Florida State-None.
SACKS: Notre Dame-Okwara 1-8. Florida State-Smith 1-6, Casher 1-5, Goldman 1-2.
TACKLES: Notre Dame-Schmidt 8-1, Jones 5-1, Luke 4-2, Shumate 3-2, Smith 4-0, Riggs 4-0, Farley
1-2, Redfield 1-2, Day 2-0, Prosise 1-1, Okwara 1-1, Rochell 1-0, Koyack 1-0, Blankenship 1-0, Martini
0-1, Onwualu 0-1, Turner 0-1, McDaniel 0-1. Florida State-Smith 7-4, Andrews 10-0, Darby 6-1, Hunter
6-0, Thomas 5-1, Northrup 2-3, Goldman 3-1, Edwards 2-2, Williams 1-3, Featherston 2-0, Ramsey 2-0,
Pugh 1-1, Casher 1-1, Brutus 1-1, Mitchell 0-2, Vickers 1-0, Walker 1-0.
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Game 8 (Navy): Nov. 1, 2014 • Landover, Md. • FedEx Field
Score by Quarters
#6/7 Notre Dame
Navy
1
14
7
2
14
10
No. 6 Notre Dame Defeats Navy, 49-39
Everett Golson threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns in win
over Navy.
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - On a night in which Notre Dame
blew a 21-point lead and its youthful defense surrendered 454
yards, coach Brian Kelly still found reason to smile.
Mostly because the sixth-ranked Fighting Irish somehow
found a way to beat Navy 49-39.
"As a coach that's really all you can ask for, to win a football
game and give a lot of young guys experience," Kelly said Saturday
night. "And then, not have to play Navy again until next year."
Everett Golson became the first player in Notre Dame history
to throw for three touchdowns and run for three scores. The Irish
(7-1, No. 10 CFP) needed that kind of performance to win, because their defense had no answer for Navy's
triple option.
"It ended up being a game where we outscored them," Kelly said.
After Notre Dame ended its first four possessions with touchdowns, the Midshipmen (4-5) tallied 24
straight points to move ahead 31-28 with 4 minutes left in the third quarter.
"It's a long game," Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds said. "You see time and time again, teams
fighting back from 20-something points down. It's just one play at a time. Just keep fighting."
Golson put Notre Dame back in front with a 3-yard burst into the end zone, and a 25-yard touchdown
run by Tarean Folston made it 42-31 with 12:22 remaining.
No, it wasn't over yet.
Two missed field goals by the Irish kept Navy's hopes alive. The Midshipmen took advantage by scoring a touchdown and 2-point conversion to close to 42-39 with 4:18 remaining, but the onside kick failed
and Golson wrapped it up with an 8-yard TD run with 1:27 to go.
The game was quite similar to last year's, a 38-34 Notre Dame win. Painfully similar, as far as Reynolds
was concerned.
"It's disappointing," he said. "I'm tired of being almost close to beating Notre Dame. We just didn't
make enough plays. We have to point the finger at ourselves."
The Irish have won four straight in college football's longest continuous intersectional rivalry and now
lead the series 75-12-1.
"I challenge anyone to put these guys on their schedule," Kelly said, "anybody that thinks Navy is an
easy team to play. It's very difficult."
Off last week, Notre Dame had two weeks to agonize over a 31-27 loss at Florida State. Needing a
victory to stay relevant in the college football playoff, the Irish averaged nearly 10 yards on their 35 plays
during the opening 30 minutes and finished with 533 yards.
The defense wasn't nearly as impressive. Navy ran for 336 yards - most against Notre Dame this
season - and the Irish have now yielded a total of 113 points in their last three games.
Golson, however, was virtually unstoppable. He completed 18 for 25 passes for 315 yards and ran for
33 yards on nine carries to help Notre Dame to its highest point total of the season.
Just like last year, when Notre Dame allowed 419 yards, the Irish counted on their offense to compensate for a defense that had all sorts of trouble.
After cutting a 21-point deficit to 28-17 at halftime, Navy took the second-half kickoff and held the
ball for 7 1/2 minutes before Geoffrey Whiteside scored on a 13-yard run.
The Midshipmen then forced Notre Dame into its first punt in this series since 2012. Mids coach Ken
Niumatalolo kept his offense on the field for a fourth-and-2 from the Navy 42, and Noah Copeland justified the decision with a 54-yard run around left end to set up a 4-yard touchdown by Chris Swain for a
31-28 lead.
Golson's 3-yard TD run put the Irish back in front, and Navy tried to keep pace by pulling out a trick
play on a third-and-7 from its own 39. Quarterback Keenan Reynolds pitched the ball to Copeland, who
passed it to a wide-open Reynolds. But the ball went through Reynold's hands, and the Midshipmen had
to punt.
After Golson hit Chris Brown for a 42-yard gain, Folston scored for an 11-point cushion.
At that point, many in the crowd of 36,807 at the home stadium of the Washington Redskins began
heading to the exits.
They should have known Navy had something left, just as it did in the first half after falling behind
28-7.
Navy closed to 28-14 with an 18-yard touchdown run by Desmond Brown. Then, after an interception
by George Jamison at the Navy 14, Austin Grebe kicked a 44-yard field goal as the half ended.
3
0
14
4
21
8
F
49
39
Record: 7-1
Record: 4-5
First Quarter
14:08 ND
8:00 NAVY
4:53 ND
Prosise 78 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 2-79 0:52
Wilson 26 pass from Reynolds (Grebe kick), 11-75 6:08
Koyack 2 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 8-65 3:07
Second Quarter
14:06 ND
7:15 ND
2:30 NAVY
0:00 NAVY
Golson 5 run (Brindza kick), 11-76 4:47
Fuller 4 pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 8-84 3:34
Brown 18 run (Grebe kick), 10-78 4:45
Grebe 44 field goal, 5-45 0:24
Third Quarter
7:29 NAVY
4:09 NAVY
Whiteside 13 run (Grebe kick), 15-75 7:31
Swain 4 run (Grebe kick), 6-66 2:12
Fourth Quarter
14:55 ND
12:22 ND
4:18 NAVY
1:27 ND
Golson 3 run (Brindza kick), 10-70 4:14
Folston 25 run (Brindza kick), 2-86 0:23
Swain 12 pass from Reynolds (Whiteside pass from Reynolds), 5-73 1:25
Golson 8 run (Brindza kick), 5-48 2:51
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: Number-Yards
NDNAVY
25
23
39-218
60-336
315
118
25-18-1
17-6-1
64-533
77-454
0-0 0-0
2-0
0-0
3-67
3-54
1-7
1-14
1-45.0
3-48.3
1-00-0
1-53-56
26:53
33:07
7 of 10 7 of 16
0 of 0 3 of 5
5-6
4-4
2-18
1-15
RUSHING: Notre Dame-Folston 20-149; Golson 9-33; McDaniel 6-21; Prosise 1-14; Carlisle 1-5; Team
2-(-4). Navy-Copeland 16-138; Whiteside 5-52; Reynolds 18-47; Williams 6-24; Brown 2-21; Swain
5-21; Sanders 3-17; Romine 3-15; Gulley 1-2; Cass Jr. 1-(-1).
PASSING: Notre Dame-Golson 18-25-1-315. Navy-Reynolds 6-15-1-118; Team 0-1-0-0; Copeland
0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Koyack 5-54; Fuller 3-16; Brown 2-82; Prosise 2-77; Folston 2-38; Robinson
2-34; McDaniel 1-7; Hunter Jr. 1-7. Navy-Williams 1-42; Wilson 1-26; Tillman 1-21; Dudeck 1-12; Swain
1-12; Brown 1-5.
INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-Utupo 1-7. Navy-Jamison 1-14.
FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Team 1-0. Navy-None.
SACKS: Notre Dame-Farley 2-18. Navy-Sarra 0.5-8; Uzoma 0.5-7.
TACKLES: Notre Dame-Martini 6-3; Schmidt 4-4; Onwualu 5-2; Redfield 3-4; Smith, J. 3-3; Tranquill
5-0; Day 4-1; Jones 4-1; Morgan 3-1; Utupo 1-3; Rochell 1-3; Farley 3-0; Riggs 2-0; Shumate 1-1; McDaniel 1-0; Prosise 1-0; Hill 1-0; Turner 1-0. Navy-Jamison 5-3; Drake 5-2; Clements 4-1; Adams 2-2;
Sarra 1-3; Gonzales 3-0; Tuider 3-0; Johnson 3-0; Harris 2-1; Gaines 2-1; Uzoma 2-1; Goble 2-1; Palmore
2-0; Anthony 0-2; White, She. 1-0; White, Sha. 1-0; Tillman 1-0; Quessenberry 1-0; Singleton 0-1.
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
48
Notre Dame/Opponent
Scoring Drives
Game
Rice
Rice
Rice
Rice
Rice
Rice
Rice
Rice
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan
Purdue
Purdue
Purdue
Purdue
Purdue
Purdue
Syracuse
Syracuse
Syracuse
Syracuse
Syracuse
Stanford
Stanford
Stanford
North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina
Florida State
Florida State
Florida State
Florida State
Florida State
Navy
Navy
Navy
Navy
Navy
Navy
Navy
NOTRE DAME SCORING DRIVES
QtrPtsPlays Yds TOP How
1 7
7
47
3:04 Golson 11 yd run
1 7
1
75
0:12 Fuller 75 yd pass from Golson
2 7
7
86
3:18 Golson 14 yd run
2 7
2
53
0:16 Prosise 53 yd pass from Golson
3 3
13
53
5:50 Brindza 36 yd field goal
3 7
6
34
2:23 Golson 4 yd run
4 3
9
72
5:01 Brindza 29 yd field goal
4 7
3
75
1:25 Bryant 17 yd run
1 7
8
71
3:45 McDaniel 1 yd run
2 7
13
80
5:14 Carlisle 1 yd pass from Golson
2 7
6
56
0:50 Fuller 24 yd pass from Golson
3 7
8
61
3:37 Carlisle 12 yd pass from Golson
4 3
7
0
2:07 Brindza 43 yd field goal
1 7
6
45
2:37 Fuller 6 yd pass from Golson
2 3
12
76
4:53 Brindza 19 yd field goal
2 7
8
70
2:47 Golson 15 yd run
3 7
7
62
1:56 Robinson 15 yd pass from Golson
4 3
10
39
5:08 Brindza 48 yd field goal
4 3
10
27
2:49 Brindza 39 yd field goal
2 7
11
95
3:54 Fuller 23 yd pass from Golson
2 7
1
72
0:12 Fuller 72 yd pass from Golson
3 7
9
60
3:51 Robinson 8 yd pass from Golson
4 7
10
50
4:35 Hunter Jr. 13 yd pass from Golson
4 3
7
24
3:12 Brindza 37 yd field goal
2 7
6
62
1:20 Brown 17 yd pass from Golson
4 3
9
50
3:39 Brindza 45 yd field goal
4 7
9
65
2:00 Koyack 23 yd pass from Golson
1 7
5
88
1:39 Fuller 13 yd pass from Golson
2 7
12
58
4:13 McDaniel 1 yd run
2 7
7
77
3:12 Bryant 7 yd run
2 7
1
6
0:03 Folston 6 yd run
3 7
5
62
1:46 Fuller 35 yd pass from Golson
4 8
15
81
7:32 Folston 9 yd pass from Golson
4 7
10
81
4:55 Folston 6 yd run
1 7
12
84
6:43 Robinson 1 yd pass from Golson
2 7
2
31
0:40 Robinson 9 yd pass from Golson
2 3
14
67
4:01 Brindza 34 yd field goal
3 7
7
83
3:06 Fuller 11 yd pass from Golson
4 3
10
29
4:01 Brindza 46 yd field goal
1 7
2
79
0:52 Prosise 78 yd pass from Golson
1 7
8
65
3:07 Koyack 2 yd pass from Golson
2 7
11
76
4:47 Golson 5 yd run
2 7
8
84
3:34 Fuller 4 yd pass from Golson
4 7
10
70
4:14 Golson 3 yd run
4 7
2
86
0:23 Folston 25 yd run
4 7
5
48
2:51 Golson 8 yd run
Game
Rice
Rice
Rice
Purdue
Purdue
Syracuse
Syracuse
Syracuse
Stanford
Stanford
North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina
Florida State
Florida State
Florida State
Florida State
Florida State
Navy
Navy
Navy
Navy
Navy
Navy
OPPONENTS’ SCORING DRIVES
QtrPtsPlays Yds TOP How
1 7
8
65
3:49 Wright 26 yd pass from Jackson
2 3
9
64
3:29 Hairston 33 yd field goal
4 7
6
75
2:50 Mayden 53 yd pass from Stehling
1 7
9
67
5:00 Cottom 7 yd pass from Etling
2 7
3
26
0:47 Yancey 19 yd pass from Etling
2 3
13
55
5:24 Murphy 38 yd field goal
4 6
7
72
2:35 Hunt 7 yd run
4 6
-
-
-
Eskridge 29 yd interception return
1 7
2
12
0:44 Hogan 10 yd run
4 7
9
58
4:31 Wright 11 yd run
1 7
3
37
0:43 Hood 6 yd run
1 7
-
-
-
Schoettmer 29 yd interception return
2 6
16
75
5:40 Williams 3 yd run
2 6
7
75
1:05 Davis 20 yd pass from Williams
3 3
8
78
2:34 Weiler 19 yd field goal
3 7
1
23
0:09 Williams 23 yd pass from Davis
4 7
10
75
1:32 Hollins 18 yd pass from Williams
1 7
4
65
1:51 Rudolph 11 yd pass from Winston
2 3
10
39
3:41 Aguayo 28 yd field goal
3 7
9
70
4:17 Greene 10 yd pass from Winston
3 7
7
75
3:48 Williams 2 yd run
4 7
10
75
4:01 Williams 1 yd run
1 7
11
75
6:08 Wilson 26 yd pass from Reynolds
2 7
10
78
4:45 Brown 18 yd run
2 3
5
45
0:24 Grebe 44 yd field goal
3 7
15
75
7:31 Whiteside 13 yd run
3 7
6
66
2:12 Swain 4 yd run
4 8
5
73
1:25 Swain 12 yd pass from Reynolds
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
49
Notre Dame
Big Plays
BIG PLAYS (35+ YARDS)
YardsType Player(s)
*78
Pass
C.J. Prosise from Everett Golson
*75
Pass
Will Fuller from Everett Golson
*72
Pass
Will Fuller from Everett Golson
56
Run
Malik Zaire
*53
Pass
C.J. Prosise from Everett Golson
47
KR
Amir Carlisle
46
Pass
Chris Brown from Everett Golson
37
Pass
Tarean Folston from Everett Golson
37
Pass
Tarean Folston from Everett Golson
36
Pass
Chris Brown from Everett Golson
36
KR
Amir Carlisle
Opponent
Navy
Rice
Syracuse
Rice
Rice
Purdue
Navy
Navy
North Carolina
Navy
Rice
OPPONENT BIG PLAYS (35+ YARDS)
YardsType Player(s)
54
Rush
Noah Copeland
*53
Pass
James Mayden from Tyler Stehling
46
Pass
Ben Lewis from Terrel Hunt
42
Pass
Ryan Williams from Keenan Reynolds
42
KR
Ty Montgomery
42
Run
Riley Dixon (fake punt)
41
Run
Marquise Williams
38
Pass
Brisly Estime from Terrel Hunt
Opponent
Navy
Rice
Syracuse
Navy
Stanford
Syracuse
North Carolina
Syracuse
Yards
56
33
26
26
*25
23
22
20
20
19
*17
17
17
16
Player(s)
Malik Zaire
Everett Golson
Tarean Folston
C.J. Prosise
Tarean Folston
Cam McDaniel
Everett Golson
Tarean Folston
Tarean Folston
Tarean Folston
Greg Bryant
Everett Golson
Tarean Folston
Greg Bryant
EXPLOSIVE RUNNING PLAYS (15+ YARDS)
Opponent
Rice
Stanford
Navy
Stanford
Navy
Rice
Syracuse
Florida State
North Carolina
Rice
Rice
North Carolina
Florida State
Michigan
OPPONENT EXPLOSIVE RUNNING PLAYS (15+ YARDS)
YardsPlayer(s)
Opponent
54
Noah Copeland
Navy
42
Riley Dixon (fake punt)
Syracuse
41
Marquise Williams
North Carolina
33
Noah Copeland
Navy
24
Geoffrey Whiteside
Navy
19
Driphus Jackson
Rice
18
DeBrandon Sanders
Navy
18
Demond Brown
Navy
EXPLOSIVE PASSING PLAYS (20+ YARDS)
YardsPlayer(s)
*78
C.J. Prosise from Everett Golson
*75
Will Fuller from Everett Golson
*72
Will Fuller from Everett Golson
*53
C.J. Prosise from Everett Golson
46
Chris Brown from Everett Golson
37
Tarean Folston from Everett Golson
36
Chris Brown from Everett Golson
*35
Will Fuller from Everett Golson
32
Will Fuller from Everett Golson
32
Corey Robinson from Everett Golson
32
Amir Carlisle from Everett Golson
30
Tarean Folston from Everett Golson
30
Will Fuller from Everett Golson
28
Ben Koyack from Everett Golson
26
C.J. Prosise from Everett Golson
26
Amir Carlisle from Everett Golson
25
C.J. Prosise from Everett Golson
25
Corey Robinson from Everett Golson
*24
Will Fuller from Everett Golson
23
Corey Robinson from Everett Golson
23
Ben Koyack from Everett Golson
23
Corey Robinson from Everett Golson
23
Will Fuller from Everett Golson
*23
Ben Koyack from Everett Golson
23
Chris Brown from Everett Golson
*23
Will Fuller from Everett Golson
22
Chris Brown from Everett Golson
22
Corey Robinson from Everett Golson
22
Corey Robinson from Everett Golson
22
Amir Carlisle from Everett Golson
21
Ben Koyack from Everett Golson
21
Will Fuller from Everett Golson
21
Amir Carlisle from Everett Golson
21
Amir Carlisle from Everett Golson
Yards
*53
46
42
38
33
33
33
30
28
*26
26
*26
26
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
21
21
21
Opponent
Navy
Rice
Syracuse
Rice
Navy
North Carolina
Navy
North Carolina
North Carolina
Purdue
Rice
Navy
Florida State
Rice
Florida State
Stanford
Purdue
Rice
Michigan
Florida State
Florida State
Florida State
North Carolina
Stanford
Syracuse
Syracuse
Florida State
Michigan
Syracuse
Rice
Navy
North Carolina
North Carolina
Michigan
OPPONENT EXPLOSIVE PASSING PLAYS (20+ YARDS)
Player(s)
Opponent
James Mayden from Tyler Stehling
Rice
Ben Lewis from Terrel Hunt
Syracuse
Ryan Williams from Keenan Reynolds
Navy
Brisly Estime from Terrel Hunt
Syracuse
Rashaad Greene from Jameis Winston
Florida State
Jarrod West from Terrel Hunt
Syracuse
Devin Funchess from Devin Gardner
Michigan
Dennis Parks from Driphus Jackson
Rice
Jarrod West from Terrel Hunt
Syracuse
Thomas Wilson from Keenan Reynolds
Navy
Romar Morris from Marquise Williams
North Carolina
Zach Wright from Driphus Jackson
Rice
Luke Turner from Driphus Jackson
Rice
Mack Hollins from Marquise Williams
North Carolina
Steve Ishmael from Terrel Hunt
Syracuse
Ryan Switzer from Marquise Williams
North Carolina
Rashaad Greene from Jameis Winston
Florida State
Quinshad Davis from Marquise Williams
North Carolina
Marquise Williams from Quinshad Davis
North Carolina
Devon Cajuste from Kevin Hogan
Stanford
Jamir Tillman from Keenan Reynolds
Navy
Karlos Williams from Jameis Winston
Florida State
Romar Morris from Marquise Williams
North Carolina
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
50
Notre Dame
Big Plays
NOTRE DAME’S LONGEST PLAYS OF THE SEASON
Rushing: 56, Malik Zaire vs. Rice (8.30)
Rushing Touchdown: 25, Tarean Folston vs. Navy (11.1)
Passing: 78, C.J. Prosise from Everett Golson vs. Navy (11.1)
Passing Touchdown: 78, C.J. Prosise from Everett Golson vs. Navy (11.1)
Punt Return: 25, Cody Riggs vs. Rice (8.30)
Kick Return: 47, Amir Carlisle vs. Purdue (9.13)
Interception Return: 17, Max Redfield vs. Michigan (9.6)
Fumble Return: 6, Elijah Shumate vs. North Carolina (10.11)
Punt: 55, Kyle Brindza vs. Rice (8.30)
Punt: 55, Kyle Brindza vs. North Carolina (10.11)
Field Goal: 48, Kyle Brindza vs. Rice (8.30)
OPPONENTS’ LONGEST PLAYS OF THE SEASON
Rushing: 54, Noah Copeland; Navy (11.1)
Rushing Touchdown: 18, Demond Brown; Navy (11.1)
Passing: 53, James Mayden from Tyler Stehling; Rice (8.30)
Passing Touchdown: 53, James Mayden from Tyler Stehling; Rice (8.30)
Punt Return: 17, Frankie Williams; Purdue (9.13)
17, Rashaad Greene; Florida State (10.18)
Kick Return: 42, Ty Montgomery; Stanford (10.4)
Interception Return: 29, Durell Eskridge; Syracuse (9.27)
Fumble Return: -Punt: 67, James Farrimond; Rice (8.30)
Field Goal: 44, Austin Grebe; Navy (11.1)
2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES
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Turnovers
Result
NOTRE DAME
GAME
FUM
INT
TOTAL
OPP POINTS OFF
Rice0000
Michigan
0000
vs. Purdue
1017
vs. Syracuse
32512
Stanford
1127
North Carolina
21321
at Florida State
0220
vs. Navy
0113
at Arizona State
Northwestern
Louisville
at USC
TOTALS
771450
OPPONENTS
GAME
FUM
INT
TOTAL
ND POINTS OFF
Rice1127
Michigan
1343
vs. Purdue
1233
vs. Syracuse
0117
Stanford
0220
North Carolina
11214
at Florida State
0117
vs. Navy
0110
at Arizona State
Northwestern
Louisville
at USC
TOTALS
4 121644
Drive
Charts
NOTRE DAME
GAME
NO. 3&OUTPCT.SCOREPCT.TDPCT.
Rice
13 3
23.1%8
61.5%6 46.2%
Michigan
12 4
33.3%5
41.7%4 33.3%
vs. Purdue
12 3
25.0%6
50.0%3 25.0%
vs. Syracuse
13
17.7%
538.5%
4
30.8%
Stanford
14 2
14.3%3
21.4%2 14.3%
North Carolina 16 3
18.8%7
43.8%7 43.8%
at Florida State
12
2
12.5% 5
41.7% 3
25.0%
vs. Navy12
00.0%
758.3%
7
58.3%
at Arizona State
Northwestern
Louisville
at USC
TOTALS
104 18
17.3%46
44.2%36 34.6%
OPPONENTS
GAME
NO. 3&OUTPCT.SCOREPCT.TDPCT.
Rice
13 4
30.8%3
23.1%2 15.4%
Michigan
12 1
8.3%0
0.0%0 0.0%
vs. Purdue
13 3
23.1%2
15.4%2 15.4%
vs. Syracuse 13 3
23.1%3
23.1%2 15.4%
Stanford
15 8
53.3%2
13.3%2 13.3%
North Carolina 14 3
21.4%7
50.0%6 42.9%
at Florida State
13
5
38.5% 5
38.5% 4
30.8%
vs. Navy12
18.3%
650.0%
5
41.7%
at Arizona State
Northwestern
Louisville
at USC
TOTALS
105 28
26.7%28
26.7%23 21.9%
Third Down
Conversions
NOTRE DAME
GAME
1-34-67-910-1415-1920+TOT.PCT.
Rice
2-31-63-30-0 0-1 0-06-1346.2
Michigan
4-62-60-01-2 0-1 0-07-1546.7
vs. Purdue 3-63-32-40-2 0-1 0-18-1747.1
vs. Syracuse 4-54-61-20-0 0-0 0-19-1464.3
Stanford
0-12-71-43-5 0-1 0-06-1735.3
North Carolina 1-31-22-42-5 0-0 1-17-1546.7
at Florida State 6-90-50-31-1 0-0 0-07-1838.9
vs. Navy
2-25-50-20-1 0-0 0-07-1070.0
at Arizona State
Northwestern
Louisville
at USC
TOTALS
22-3518-409-22 7-16 0-4
1-3 57-11947.9
OPPONENTS
GAME
1-34-67-910-1415-1920+TOT.PCT.
Rice
2-22-51-31-4 0-1 0-06-1540.0
Michigan
1-21-41-41-2 0-0 0-14-1330.8
vs. Purdue 5-61-50-10-1 0-1 0-16-1540.0
vs. Syracuse 2-51-30-30-2 0-1 0-13-1520.0
Stanford
2-21-31-51-4 0-2 0-05-1631.3
North Carolina 4-43-71-31-1 0-2 0-09-1752.9
at Florida State 2-20-00-10-4 0-1 0-02-8 25.0
vs. Navy
3-43-61-20-3 0-0 0-17-1643.8
at Arizona State
Northwestern
Louisville
at USC
TOTALS
21-2712-335-22 4-21 0-8
0-4 42-11536.5
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Game Results (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
Date
Opponent
Aug 30, 2014
Sep 06, 2014
Sep 13, 2014
Sep 27, 2014
Oct 04, 2014
Oct 11, 2014
Oct 18, 2014
Nov 01, 2014
RICE
MICHIGAN
vs Purdue
vs Syracuse
#14 STANFORD
NORTH CAROLINA
at #2 Florida State
vs Navy
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
Score
Overall
Conference
Time
Attend
48-17
31-0
30-14
31-15
17-14
50-43
27-31
49-39
1-0
2-0
3-0
4-0
5-0
6-0
6-1
7-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
3:07
3:17
3:28
3:45
3:28
3:44
3:27
3:25
80795
80795
56832
76802
80795
80795
82431
36807
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
Team Statistics
SCORING
Points Per Game
Points Off Turnovers
FIRST DOWNS
R us hing
P as s ing
Penalty
RUSHING YARDAGE
Yards gained rushing
Yards lost rushing
Rushing Attempts
Average Per Rush
Average Per Game
TDs Rushing
PASSING YARDAGE
Comp-Att-Int
Average Per Pass
Average Per Catch
Average Per Game
TDs Passing
TOTAL OFFENSE
Total Plays
Average Per Play
Average Per Game
KICK RETURNS: #-Yards
PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards
INT RETURNS: #-Yards
KICK RETURN AVERAGE
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE
INT RETURN AVERAGE
FUMBLES-LOST
PENALTIES-Yards
Average Per Game
PUNTS-Yards
Average Per Punt
Net punt average
KICKOFFS-Yards
Average Per Kick
Net kick average
TIME OF POSSESSION/Game
3RD-DOWN Conversions
3rd-Down Pct
4TH-DOWN Conversions
4th-Down Pct
SACKS BY-Yards
MISC YARDS
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS
ON-SIDE KICKS
RED-ZONE SCORES
RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS
PAT-ATTEMPTS
ATTENDANCE
Games/Avg Per Game
Neutral Site Games
Score by Quarters
Notre Dame
Opponents
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
56 104
49 38
45
38
78
48
0
0
Total
283
173
ND
OPP
283
35.4
76
198
76
104
18
1355
1515
160
301
4.5
169.4
14
2311
184-293-7
7.9
12.6
288.9
22
3666
594
6.2
458.2
19-378
17-132
12-58
19.9
7.8
4.8
12-7
41-311
38.9
30-1253
41.8
37.5
54-3418
63.3
40.8
30: 41
57/120
48%
5/9
56%
15-119
1
36
10-16
0-0
(34-39) 87%
(28-39) 72%
(35-35) 100%
323180
4/80795
173
21.6
105
153
60
85
8
1055
1272
217
291
3.6
131.9
10
1818
155-262-12
6.9
11.7
227.2
11
2873
553
5.2
359.1
15-314
6-28
7-77
20.9
4.7
11.0
8-4
55-506
63.2
39-1621
41.6
37.7
31-1943
62.7
42.4
29: 19
42/115
37%
7/16
44%
14-92
39
23
5-10
0-4
(22-26) 85%
(18-26) 69%
(18-20) 90%
82431
1/82431
3/56814
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
SEASON
Rushing
gp
FOLSTON, Tarean
GOLSON, Everett
MCDANIEL, Cam
BRYANT, Greg
ZAIRE, Malik
PROSISE, CJ
CARLISLE, Amir
HUNTER Jr., Torii
TEAM
Total
Opponents
Passing
td
lg avg/g
gp
att
gain
loss
net
avg
td
lg
avg/g
8 101 543 11 532 5.3 3
8 78 382 110 272 3.5 7
8 58 215 10 205 3.5 2
7 44 214 11 203 4.6 2
2
4
72
5
67 16.8 0
8
3
52
0
52 17.3 0
7
5
24
1
23 4.6 0
5
2
13
0
13 6.5 0
4
6
0 12 -12 -2.0 0
8 301 1515 160 1355 4.5 14
8 291 1272 217 1055 3.6 10
26 66.5
33 34.0
23 25.6
17 29.0
56 33.5
26
6.5
12
3.3
7
2.6
0 -3.0
56 169.4
54 131.9
20
20
42
10
2
21
20
5
189
172
236
47
4
3
52
2
1037
797
1096
228
72
52
235
13
35
227
52
11
5
0
8
0
1002
570
1044
217
67
52
227
13
5.3
3.3
4.4
4.6
16.8
17.3
4.4
6.5
6
13
6
2
0
0
0
0
43
33
36
17
56
26
45
7
50.1
28.5
24.9
21.7
33.5
2.5
11.4
2.6
gp
GOLSON, Everett
Total
Opponents
Receiving
att
CAREER
gain loss
net avg
effic comp-att-int
8 149.05 184-293-7
8 149.05 184-293-7
8 122.14 155-262-12
gp
FULLER, Will
ROBINSON, Corey
BROWN, Chris
KOYACK, Ben
PROSISE, CJ
CARLISLE, Amir
FOLSTON, Tarean
MCDANIEL, Cam
BRYANT, Greg
HUNTER Jr., Torii
Total
Opponents
no.
td
lg avg/g
gp
effic comp-att-int
pct
yds
td
lg
avg/g
62.8 2311 22
62.8 2311 22
59.2 1818 11
pct
yds
78 288.9
78 288.9
53 227.2
20
139.66 371-611-13
60.7
4716
34
78
235.8
yds
avg
td
lg avg/g
gp
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
avg/g
8 46 599
8 29 393
8 23 303
8 23 233
8 19 294
7 16 181
8 12 166
8
8
52
7
4
46
5
4
44
8 184 2311
8 155 1818
13.0
13.6
13.2
10.1
15.5
11.3
13.8
6.5
11.5
11.0
12.6
11.7
9
4
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
22
11
75 74.9
32 49.1
46 37.9
28 29.1
78 36.8
32 25.9
37 20.8
12
6.5
17
6.6
13
8.8
78 288.9
53 227.2
21
21
33
45
21
20
20
42
10
5
52
38
40
37
26
23
17
16
4
4
759
550
568
448
366
211
201
127
46
44
14.6
14.5
14.2
12.1
14.1
9.2
11.8
7.9
11.5
11.0
10
5
2
5
2
2
1
0
0
1
75
35
50
38
78
32
37
21
17
13
36.1
26.2
17.2
10.0
17.4
10.6
10.1
3.0
4.6
8.8
pass
Total Offense
g plays
total avg/g
g
plays
rush
pass
total
avg/g
GOLSON, Everett
FOLSTON, Tarean
MCDANIEL, Cam
BRYANT, Greg
ZAIRE, Malik
PROSISE, CJ
CARLISLE, Amir
HUNTER Jr., Torii
TEAM
Total
Opponents
8
8
8
7
2
8
7
5
4
8
8
371 272 2311 2583 322.9
101 532
0 532 66.5
58 205
0 205 25.6
44 203
0 203 29.0
4
67
0
67 33.5
3
52
0
52
6.5
5
23
0
23
3.3
2
13
0
13
2.6
6 -12
0 -12 -3.0
594 1355 2311 3666 458.2
553 1055 1818 2873 359.1
rush
20
20
42
10
2
21
20
5
783
189
236
47
4
3
52
2
570
1002
1044
217
67
52
227
13
4716
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5286
1002
1044
217
67
52
227
13
264.3
50.1
24.9
21.7
33.5
2.5
11.4
2.6
Scoring
td
fg
BRINDZA, Kyle
FULLER, Will
GOLSON, Everett
FOLSTON, Tarean
ROBINSON, Corey
KOYACK, Ben
BRYANT, Greg
PROSISE, CJ
MCDANIEL, Cam
CARLISLE, Amir
BROWN, Chris
HUNTER Jr., Torii
Total
Opponents
- 10-16
9 7 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 36 10-16
23 5-10
kick
35-35
35-35
18-20
PAT
rush rcv pass dxp saf
-
- - - 1-1
- - 1 - - - - - - 1 1-1
1 1-3
-
pts
- 65
- 54
- 42
- 24
- 24
- 14
- 12
- 12
- 12
- 12
6
6
- 283
- 173
td
fg
- 53-73
10
13
7
5
5
2
2
6
2
2
1
-
kick
101-102
-
PAT
rush rcv pass dxp saf
pts
1-1
-
260
60
80
42
30
32
12
12
36
12
12
6
- - - 1-1
- - 1 - - - - - - -
-
-
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
SEASON
CAREER
Punt Returns
no.
yds avg
td
lg
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
RIGGS, Cody
BRYANT, Greg
ONWUALU, James
Total
Opponents
13
3
1
17
6
95
31
6
132
28
7.3
10.3
6.0
7.8
4.7
0
0
0
0
0
25
18
6
25
17
13
3
1
95
31
6
7.3
10.3
6.0
0
0
0
25
18
6
Kick Returns
no.
yds avg
td
lg
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
CARLISLE, Amir
MCDANIEL, Cam
BRYANT, Greg
Total
Opponents
13
3
3
19
15
267
49
62
378
314
20.5
16.3
20.7
19.9
20.9
0
0
0
0
0
47
20
29
47
42
16
20
3
348
345
62
21.8
17.2
20.7
0
0
0
47
26
29
Interceptions
no.
yds avg
LUKE, Cole
FARLEY, Matthias
SCHMIDT, Joe
BUTLER, Devin
UTUPO, Justin
REDFIELD, Max
SHUMATE, Elijah
RIGGS, Cody
Total
Opponents
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
12
7
Fumble Returns
td
lg
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
-1.0
10.5
0.0
0.0
7.0
17.0
16.0
0.0
4.8
11.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
15
0
0
7
17
16
0
17
29
3
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
-3
109
0
0
7
17
16
0
-1.0
21.8
0.0
0.0
7.0
17.0
16.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
49
0
0
7
17
16
0
no.
yds avg
td
lg
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
1
1
1
6 6.0
6 6.0
-3 -3.0
0
0
0
6
6
0
1
6
6.0
0
6
SHUMATE, Elijah
Total
Opponents
rush
-3
21
0
0
7
17
16
0
58
77
All Purpose
g
rcv
pr
kr
FOLSTON, Tare
FULLER, Will
CARLISLE, Amir
ROBINSON, Cor
PROSISE, CJ
BRYANT, Greg
MCDANIEL, Cam
BROWN, Chris
GOLSON, Everet
KOYACK, Ben
RIGGS, Cody
ZAIRE, Malik
HUNTER Jr., Tori
FARLEY, Matthia
REDFIELD, Max
SHUMATE, Elija
UTUPO, Justin
ONWUALU, Jam
LUKE, Cole
TEAM
Total
Opponents
8 532 166
8
0 599
7
23 181
8
0 393
8
52 294
7 203
46
8 205
52
8
0 303
8 272
0
8
0 233
8
0
0
2
67
0
5
13
44
8
0
0
8
0
0
8
0
0
8
0
0
8
0
0
8
0
0
4 -12
0
8 1355 2311
8 1055 1818
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
0
0
0
95
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
132
28
0
0
267
0
0
62
49
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
378
314
Field Goals
att good
BRINDZA, Kyle
Total
Opponents
16
16
10
10
10
5
ir
total avg/g
g
rush
rcv
pr
kr
ir
total
avg/g
0 698 87.2
0 599 74.9
0 471 67.3
0 393 49.1
0 346 43.2
0 342 48.9
0 306 38.2
0 303 37.9
0 272 34.0
0 233 29.1
0
95 11.9
0
67 33.5
0
57 11.4
21
21
2.6
17
17
2.1
16
16
2.0
7
7
0.9
0
6
0.8
-3
-3 -0.4
0 -12 -3.0
58 4234 529.2
77 3331 416.4
20
21
20
21
21
10
42
33
20
45
8
2
5
34
20
30
43
20
21
1002
8
227
0
52
217
1044
0
570
0
0
67
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
201
759
211
550
366
46
127
568
0
448
0
0
44
0
0
0
0
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
0
0
0
95
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
348
0
0
62
345
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
109
17
16
7
0
-3
1203
767
786
550
418
356
1516
568
570
448
95
67
57
109
17
16
7
40
-3
60.2
36.5
39.3
26.2
19.9
35.6
36.1
17.2
28.5
10.0
11.9
33.5
11.4
3.2
0.9
0.5
0.2
2.0
-0.1
long
blkd
att
good
long
blkd
48
48
44
1
1
1
73
53
53
2
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
SEASON
CAREER
Punting
no. yds avg
BRINDZA, Kyle
Total
Opponents
30 1253 41.8 55
30 1253 41.8 55
39 1621 41.6 67
Kickoffs
no. yds avg
BRINDZA, Kyle
Total
Opponents
54 3418 63.3 36
54 3418 63.3 36
31 1943 62.7 10
## Defensive Leaders
38
9
22
10
91
94
41
2
36
45
90
23
17
48
53
98
92
5A
12
43
20
33
7A
31
28
25
27
18
30
89
29
56
SCHMIDT, Joe
SMITH, Jaylon
SHUMATE, Elijah
REDFIELD, Max
DAY, Sheldon
JONES, Jarron
FARLEY, Matthias
RIGGS, Cody
LUKE, Cole
OKWARA, Romeo
ROCHELL, Issac
TRANQUILL, Drue
ONWUALU, James
MARTINI, Greer
UTUPO, Justin
TRUMBETTI, Andrew
BLANKENSHIP, Grant
MORGAN, Nyles
BUTLER, Devin
HILL, Kolin
PROSISE, CJ
MCDANIEL, Cam
CAGE, Daniel
TURNER, John
COLLINSWORTH, Aust
FOLSTON, Tarean
BRINDZA, Kyle
KOYACK, Ben
COUNCELL, Ben
MATUSKA, Jacob
BARATTI, Nicky
RABASA, Anthony
Total
Opponents
gp
ua
lg blk
no.
0
0
1
tb ob
a total
avg
lg
blk
41.4
56
1
avg
tb
ob
63.4 109
7
no.
3
3
2
8 42 23 65
8 36 23 59
8 25 17 42
8 19 19 38
8 17 14 31
8 18 13 31
8 23
6 29
8 20
8 28
8 19
8 27
8
9 14 23
8
7 13 20
8
9 11 20
8
9
6 15
8 10
4 14
8
3
7 10
7
6
3
9
7
6
3
9
7
6
2
8
8
7
.
7
6
3
4
7
8
4
1
5
8
2
2
4
8
1
2
3
8
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
8
1
1
2
8
2
.
2
8
1
.
1
7
1
.
1
3
1
.
1
2
.
.
.
3
.
.
.
8 3 10 2 06 5 16
8 3 29 2 40 5 69
yds
73 3022
yds
271 17190
tfl sack int pbu
0.5
6.5
2.5
0.5
5.5
5.0
4.5
1.0
1.0
3.5
3.5
1.0
2.0
0.0
1.5
2.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
45
45
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2 .0 . .
1 .0 1 3
. 1 2
. . 2
1 .0 . .
2 .5 2 1
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1 .0 3 5
3 .5 . .
0 .5 . 1
0 .5 . .
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1 .0 1 1
1 .0 . .
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14 7 27
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gp
31
21
30
20
32
20
34
8
21
34
19
8
20
8
43
7
7
7
20
6
21
42
8
21
41
20
47
45
28
3
15
10
ua
54
77
46
22
51
28
71
20
27
23
12
9
15
10
7
6
6
6
11
3
7
9
1
3
34
1
7
1
16
1
5
4
a
32
49
28
28
36
23
56
8
15
26
18
11
6
4
10
3
3
2
1
4
2
4
2
4
36
1
3
.
10
.
3
3
total
tfl
86 2.5
126 13.0
74 3.5
50 0.5
87 14.5
51 6.0
127 7.5
28 1.0
42 1.5
49 6.5
30 3.5
20 1.0
21 2.0
14 0.0
17 2.5
9 2.0
9 0.0
8 1.0
12 0.0
7 2.5
9 0.0
13 0.0
3 0.0
7 0.0
70 0.5
2 0.0
10 0.0
1 0.0
26 2.0
1 0.0
8 0.0
7 1.0
sack int pbu
.
2 .0
1 .0
.
2 .5
2 .0
2 .5
.
1 .0
4 .0
0 .5
0 .5
.
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2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Game Superlatives (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes
Yards Rushing
TD Rushes
Long Rush
Pass attempts
Pass completions
Yards Passing
TD Passes
Long Pass
Receptions
Yards Receiving
TD Receptions
Long Reception
Field Goals
Long Field Goal
Punts
Punting Avg
Long Punt
Punts inside 20
Long Punt Return
Long Kickoff Return
Tackles
Sacks
Tackles For Loss
Interceptions
21
149
3
3
56
52
32
362
4
78
9
133
2
2
2
2
78
3
48
6
6
48.2
55
55
2
2
2
2
25
47
14
2.0
3.0
2
FOLSTON, Tarean at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
FOLSTON, Tarean vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
GOLSON, Everett vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
GOLSON, Everett vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
ZAIRE, Malik vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
GOLSON, Everett at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
GOLSON, Everett vs Syracuse (Sep 27, 2014)
GOLSON, Everett vs Syracuse (Sep 27, 2014)
GOLSON, Everett vs Syracuse (Sep 27, 2014)
GOLSON, Everett vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
FULLER, Will vs Michigan (Sep 06, 2014)
FULLER, Will vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
CARLISLE, Amir vs Michigan (Sep 06, 2014)
FULLER, Will vs Syracuse (Sep 27, 2014)
FULLER, Will vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
ROBINSON, Corey at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
PROSISE, CJ vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
BRINDZA, Kyle vs Purdue (Sep 13, 2014)
BRINDZA, Kyle vs Purdue (Sep 13, 2014)
BRINDZA, Kyle vs Michigan (Sep 06, 2014)
BRINDZA, Kyle vs Stanford (Oct 04, 2014)
BRINDZA, Kyle vs Purdue (Sep 13, 2014)
BRINDZA, Kyle vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
BRINDZA, Kyle vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
BRINDZA, Kyle vs Michigan (Sep 06, 2014)
BRINDZA, Kyle vs Purdue (Sep 13, 2014)
BRINDZA, Kyle vs Stanford (Oct 04, 2014)
BRINDZA, Kyle at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
RIGGS, Cody vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
CARLISLE, Amir vs Purdue (Sep 13, 2014)
SMITH, Jaylon vs Stanford (Oct 04, 2014)
FARLEY, Matthias vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
JONES, Jarron at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
LUKE, Cole vs Stanford (Oct 04, 2014)
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Game Superlatives (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes
Yards Rushing
Yards Per Rush
TD Rushes
Pass attempts
Pass completions
Yards Passing
Yards Per Pass
TD Passes
Total Plays
Total Offense
Yards Per Play
Points
Sacks By
First Downs
Penalties
Penalty Yards
Turnovers
Interceptions By
Punts
Punting Avg
Long Punt
Punts inside 20
Long Punt Return
43
281
6.7
4
4
4
52
32
362
13.4
4
87
576
9.0
50
4
29
10
80
5
3
6
6
48.2
55
55
2
2
2
2
25
vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
vs Syracuse (Sep 27, 2014)
vs Syracuse (Sep 27, 2014)
vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
vs Syracuse (Sep 27, 2014)
at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
vs Stanford (Oct 04, 2014)
vs Syracuse (Sep 27, 2014)
vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
vs Syracuse (Sep 27, 2014)
vs Syracuse (Sep 27, 2014)
vs Michigan (Sep 06, 2014)
vs Michigan (Sep 06, 2014)
vs Stanford (Oct 04, 2014)
vs Purdue (Sep 13, 2014)
vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
vs Michigan (Sep 06, 2014)
vs Purdue (Sep 13, 2014)
vs Stanford (Oct 04, 2014)
at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Game Superlatives (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes
Yards Rushing
TD Rushes
Long Rush
Pass attempts
Pass completions
Yards Passing
TD Passes
Long Pass
Receptions
Yards Receiving
TD Receptions
Long Reception
Field Goals
Long Field Goal
Punts
Punting Avg
Long Punt
Punts inside 20
Long Punt Return
Long Kickoff Return
Tackles
Sacks
Tackles For Loss
Interceptions
18
18
138
2
54
41
27
303
2
2
2
2
53
9
108
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
53
1
1
1
1
1
44
7
48.3
67
2
2
2
17
17
42
11
11
11
2.0
2.5
2
Williams, M, vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
Reynolds, K, vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
Copeland, Noah, vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
Williams, K., at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
Copeland, Noah, vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
Williams, M, vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
Etling, Danny, vs Purdue (Sep 13, 2014)
Williams, M, vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
Etling, Danny, vs Purdue (Sep 13, 2014)
Williams, M, vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
Winston, J., at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
Reynolds, K, vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
STEHLING, Tyler, vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
Funchess, Devin, vs Michigan (Sep 06, 2014)
Greene, R., at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
MAYDEN, James, vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
WRIGHT, Zach, vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
Yancey, De., vs Purdue (Sep 13, 2014)
Cottom, Brandon, vs Purdue (Sep 13, 2014)
Hollins, M, vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
Davis, Q, vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
Williams, M, vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
Rudolph, T., at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
Greene, R., at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
Swain, Chris, vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
Wilson, Thomas, vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
MAYDEN, James, vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
HAIRSTON, James, vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
Murphy, C., vs Syracuse (Sep 27, 2014)
Weiler, N, vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
Aguayo, R., at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
Grebe, Austin, vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
Grebe, Austin, vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
Rhyne,B, vs Stanford (Oct 04, 2014)
Beltran, Pablo, vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
FARRIMOND, Jame, vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
FARRIMOND, Jame, vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
Dixon, R., vs Syracuse (Sep 27, 2014)
Beltran, Pablo, vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
Williams, F., vs Purdue (Sep 13, 2014)
Greene, R., at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
Montgomery,T, vs Stanford (Oct 04, 2014)
Ryan, Jake, vs Michigan (Sep 06, 2014)
Davis, D., vs Syracuse (Sep 27, 2014)
Smith, Terr., at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
Anderson,K, vs Stanford (Oct 04, 2014)
Brown, Anthony, vs Purdue (Sep 13, 2014)
Pugh, J., at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Game Superlatives (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes
Yards Rushing
Yards Per Rush
TD Rushes
Pass attempts
Pass completions
Yards Passing
Yards Per Pass
TD Passes
Total Plays
Total Offense
Yards Per Play
Points
Sacks By
First Downs
Penalties
Penalty Yards
Turnovers
Interceptions By
Punts
Punting Avg
Long Punt
Punts inside 20
Long Punt Return
60
336
5.6
3
42
27
326
8.8
3
84
516
6.3
43
4
30
10
94
4
2
2
8
48.3
67
2
2
2
17
17
vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
vs Purdue (Sep 13, 2014)
vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
vs Syracuse (Sep 27, 2014)
vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
vs Purdue (Sep 13, 2014)
vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
vs Syracuse (Sep 27, 2014)
vs North Carolina (Oct 11, 2014)
vs Michigan (Sep 06, 2014)
vs Syracuse (Sep 27, 2014)
at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
vs Stanford (Oct 04, 2014)
vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
vs Rice (Aug 30, 2014)
vs Syracuse (Sep 27, 2014)
vs Navy (Nov 01, 2014)
vs Purdue (Sep 13, 2014)
at Florida State (Oct 18, 2014)
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
TEAM STATISTICS
Date
Opponent
no.
Aug 30
RICE
Sep 06
MICHIGAN
Sep 13
vs Purdue
Sep 27
vs Syracuse
Oct 04
STANFORD
Oct 11
NORTH CAROLINA
Oct 18
at Florida State
Nov 01
vs Navy
Notre Dame
Opponents
Rushing
yds td
42 281 4
31
54 1
38 139 1
41 161 0
32 129 0
43 216 4
35 157 0
39 218 4
301 1355 14
291 1055 10
td
lg
Kick Returns
no. yds td lg
Punt Returns
no. yds td lg
56 14 295 2 75
14-22-0 295 2
14 23 226 3 24
23-34-0 226 3
16 25 259 2 32
25-40-0 259 2
22 32 362 4 72
32-39-2 362 4
33 20 241 2 26
20-43-1 241 2
20 21 300 3 37
21-38-1 300 3
20 31 313 3 30
31-52-2 313 3
26 18 315 3 78
18-25-1 315 3
56 184 2311 22 78 184-293-7 2311 22
54 155 1818 11 53 155-262-12 1818 11
75
24
32
72
26
37
30
78
78
53
2 49
1 16
3 86
2 33
0
0
4 60
4 67
3 67
19 378
15 314
5 80
4 26
1 -5
1 16
3 10
0
0
1
5
2
0
17 132
6 28
lg
no.
Receiving
yds td
Passing
cmp-att-int
yds
lg
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
16
47
17
0
21
20
30
47
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
tot
off
25 576
12 280
0 398
16 523
8 370
0 516
5 470
0 533
25 3666
17 2873
Games played: 8
Avg per rush: 4.5
Avg per catch: 12.6
Pass efficiency: 149.05
Kick ret avg: 19.9
Punt ret avg: 7.8
All purpose avg/game: 529.2
Total offense avg/gm: 458.2
Date
Opponent
ua
Tackles
a
total
24
42
34
16
20
28
16
26
206
240
58
74
66
57
58
75
53
75
516
569
tfl-yds
Sacks
no-yds
4.0-7
8.0-52
4.0-39
4.0-10
7.0-38
6.0-12
6.0-24
6.0-25
45.0-207
45.0-160
2.0-5
3.0-34
3.0-37
0.0-0
4.0-34
0.0-0
1.0-8
2.0-18
16.0-136
14.0-92
Fumble
ff fr-yds
1
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
7
9
Pass Defense
blkd
int-yds qbh brup kick
Aug 30 RICE
Sep 06 MICHIGAN
Sep 13 vs Purdue
Sep 27 vs Syracuse
Oct 04 STANFORD
Oct 11 NORTH CAROLINA
Oct 18 at Florida State
Nov 01 vs Navy
Notre Dame
Opponents
34
32
32
41
38
47
37
49
310
329
1-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
1-6
0-0
0-0
4-6
7--3
1-6
3-33
2-0
1-15
2--3
1-0
1-0
1-7
12-58
7-77
Date
no.
yds
avg
long
blkd
tb
fc
50+
i20
md-att
3
6
4
2
6
5
3
1
30
39
144
230
193
80
221
209
131
45
1253
1621
48.0
38.3
48.2
40.0
36.8
41.8
43.7
45.0
41.8
41.6
55
47
52
43
51
55
52
45
55
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
5
1
1
4
2
2
2
0
1
1
13
14
2
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
7
4
0
2
2
1
2
1
2
0
10
9
2-3
1-1
3-4
1-1
1-3
0-0
2-2
0-2
10-16
5-10
Punting
Opponent
Aug 30 RICE
Sep 06 MICHIGAN
Sep 13 vs Purdue
Sep 27 vs Syracuse
Oct 04 STANFORD
Oct 11 NORTH CAROLINA
Oct 18 at Florida State
Nov 01 vs Navy
Notre Dame
Opponents
1
9
4
4
7
11
3
2
41
32
2
2
3
1
2
4
2
4
20
27
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
4
1
PAT Attempts
kick rush rcv saf
6-6
4-4
3-3
4-4
2-2
6-6
3-3
7-7
35-35
18-20
Field Goals
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
pts
0
7
0
3
0
3
0 21
0
0
0 28
0 14
0
0
0 76
0 105
48
31
30
31
17
50
27
49
283
173
Kickoffs
long blkd
36
43
48
37
45
0
46
0
48
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
off
t/o
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
no.
yds
avg
tb
ob
9 580
6 390
7 448
6 387
4 234
8 505
6 376
8 498
54 3418
31 1943
64.4
65.0
64.0
64.5
58.5
63.1
62.7
62.2
63.3
62.7
7
5
5
4
2
6
2
5
36
10
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
3
2
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
OPPONENT STATISTICS
Date
Opponent
no.
Aug 30
RICE
Sep 06
MICHIGAN
Sep 13
vs Purdue
Sep 27
vs Syracuse
Oct 04
STANFORD
Oct 11
NORTH CAROLINA
Oct 18
at Florida State
Nov 01
vs Navy
Opponents
Notre Dame
Rushing
yds td
40 141 0
35 100 0
26
56 0
30 135 1
32
47 2
42 190 2
26
50 2
60 336 3
291 1055 10
301 1355 14
lg
no.
Receiving
yds td
Passing
cmp-att-int
yds
lg
td
lg
19 15 226 2 53
15-26-1 226 2 53
15 19 189 0 33
19-32-3 189 0 33
11 27 234 2 29
27-40-2 234 2 29
42 22 294 0 46
22-38-1 294 0 46
11 18 158 0 23
18-36-2 158 0 23
41 25 326 3 26
25-42-1 326 3 26
10 23 273 2 33
23-31-1 273 2 33
54
6 118 2 42
6-17-1 118 2 42
54 155 1818 11 53 155-262-12 1818 11 53
56 184 2311 22 78 184-293-7 2311 22 78
Kick Returns
no. yds td lg
Punt Returns
no. yds td lg
1 29
1 16
1 33
2 38
2 45
2 35
3 64
3 54
15 314
19 378
0
0
0
0
2 24
0
0
0
0
3 -13
1 17
0
0
6 28
17 132
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
16
33
19
42
20
30
20
42
47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
tot
off
0 367
0 289
17 290
0 429
0 205
0 516
17 323
0 454
17 2873
25 3666
Games played: 8
Avg per rush: 3.6
Avg per catch: 11.7
Pass efficiency: 122.14
Kick ret avg: 20.9
Punt ret avg: 4.7
All purpose avg/game: 416.4
Total offense avg/gm: 359.1
Date
Opponent
ua
Tackles
a
total
24
54
46
30
24
24
20
18
240
206
68
77
82
84
63
66
71
58
569
516
tfl-yds
Sacks
no-yds
4.0-16
8.0-31
9.0-30
5.0-14
6.0-18
6.0-19
5.0-16
2.0-16
45.0-160
45.0-207
1.0-8
1.0-16
4.0-18
1.0-9
2.0-8
1.0-5
3.0-13
1.0-15
14.0-92
16.0-136
Fumble
ff fr-yds
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
0
9
7
Pass Defense
blkd
int-yds qbh brup kick
Aug 30 RICE
Sep 06 MICHIGAN
Sep 13 vs Purdue
Sep 27 vs Syracuse
Oct 04 STANFORD
Oct 11 NORTH CAROLINA
Oct 18 at Florida State
Nov 01 vs Navy
Opponents
Notre Dame
44
23
36
54
39
42
51
40
329
310
0-0
0-0
1-0
3-0
1-0
2--3
0-0
0-0
7--3
4-6
0-0
0-0
0-0
2-29
1-0
1-29
2-5
1-14
7-77
12-58
Date
no.
yds
avg
long
blkd
tb
fc
50+
i20
md-att
5
4
4
5
8
5
5
3
39
30
241
170
170
194
295
195
211
145
1621
1253
48.2
42.5
42.5
38.8
36.9
39.0
42.2
48.3
41.6
41.8
67
48
48
44
43
44
54
51
67
55
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
5
0
0
2
3
4
3
2
0
14
13
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
7
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
9
10
1-2
0-2
0-0
1-2
0-0
1-2
1-1
1-1
5-10
10-16
Punting
Opponent
Aug 30 RICE
Sep 06 MICHIGAN
Sep 13 vs Purdue
Sep 27 vs Syracuse
Oct 04 STANFORD
Oct 11 NORTH CAROLINA
Oct 18 at Florida State
Nov 01 vs Navy
Opponents
Notre Dame
5
2
6
0
11
7
1
0
32
41
1
1
5
2
2
5
10
1
27
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
PAT Attempts
kick rush rcv saf
2-2
0-0
2-2
0-1
2-2
4-5
4-4
4-4
18-20
35-35
Field Goals
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
pts
0
0
0
0
0
7
0 36
0 14
0 42
0
0
0
6
0 105
0 76
17
0
14
15
14
43
31
39
173
283
Kickoffs
long blkd
33
0
0
38
0
19
28
44
44
48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
off
t/o
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
no.
yds
avg
tb
ob
4 258
1
65
3 174
2 124
3 194
7 450
6 370
5 308
31 1943
54 3418
64.5
65.0
58.0
62.0
64.7
64.3
61.7
61.6
62.7
63.3
2
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
10
36
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
3
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
Opponent
RICE
MICHIGAN
Purdue
Syracuse
STANFORD
NORTH CAROLINA
Florida State
Navy
Totals
Opponent
RICE
MICHIGAN
Purdue
Syracuse
STANFORD
NORTH CAROLINA
Florida State
Navy
Totals
Score
Total
48 - 17
31 - 0
30 - 14
31 - 15
17 - 14
50 - 43
27 - 31
49 - 39
283 - 173
23
20
27
29
21
27
26
25
198
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
16
18
17
17
14
30
18
23
153
3rd Down
Conversions
6-13
7-15
8-17
9-14
6-18
7-15
7-18
7-10
57-120
/
/
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/
/
/
/
/
/
6-15
4-13
6-15
3-15
5-16
9-17
2-8
7-16
42-115
First Downs
Rush
Pass
14
3
8
10
5
11
12
13
76
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
7
9
6
14
5
17
6
17
4
13
10 12
4
11
18 11
60 104
4th Down
Conversions
0-0
1-1
0-0
0-0
1-2
1-1
2-5
0-0
5-9
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
0-1
1-2
1-3
2-4
0-1
0-0
0-0
3-5
7-16
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
9
12
11
9
10
17
12
5
85
Rushing
Number-Yards
Pen
0
3
2
2
3
4
3
1
18
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
0
0
1
2
0
3
2
0
8
42-281
31-54
38-139
41-161
32-129
43-216
35-157
39-218
301-1355
Time of
Possession
30:09
26:56
33:00
33:17
29:48
32:37
32:51
26:53
245:31
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/
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/
/
/
/
/
/
29:51
33:04
27:00
26:43
30:12
27:23
27:09
33:07
234:29
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category
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Passing
Comp-Att-Int
40-141
35-100
26-56
30-135
32-47
42-190
26-50
60-336
291-1055
TOP
Margin
0:18
-6:08
6:00
6:34
-0:24
5:14
5:42
-6:14
11:02
14-22-0
23-34-0
25-40-0
32-39-2
20-43-1
21-38-1
31-52-2
18-25-1
184-293-7
Avg
Yds/Rush
6.7
1.7
3.7
3.9
4.0
5.0
4.5
5.6
4.5
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
3.5
2.9
2.2
4.5
1.5
4.5
1.9
5.6
3.6
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
15-26-1
295
19-32-3
226
27-40-2
259
22-38-1
362
18-36-2
241
25-42-1
300
23-31-1
313
6-17-1
315
155-262-12 2311
Avg
Yds/Pass
13.4
6.6
6.5
9.3
5.6
7.9
6.0
12.6
7.9
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
8.7
5.9
5.8
7.7
4.4
7.8
8.8
6.9
6.9
Total Offense
Plays-Yards
Yards
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
226
64-576
189
65-280
234
78-398
294
80-523
158
75-370
326
81-516
273
87-470
118
64-533
1818 594-3666
Avg
Yds/Play
9.0
4.3
5.1
6.5
4.9
6.4
5.4
8.3
6.2
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/
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/
/
/
/
/
/
5.6
4.3
4.4
6.3
3.0
6.1
5.7
5.9
5.2
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
66-367
67-289
66-290
68-429
68-205
84-516
57-323
77-454
553-2873
Punting
Number-Avg
3-48.0
6-38.3
4-48.2
2-40.0
6-36.8
5-41.8
3-43.7
1-45.0
30-41.8
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
5-48.2
4-42.5
4-42.5
5-38.8
8-36.9
5-39.0
5-42.2
3-48.3
39-41.6
Return
Yards
135
75
81
64
7
66
72
74
574
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
29
16
57
67
45
48
86
68
416
Penalties
Number-Yards
2-10
3-20
7-43
8-80
1-10
10-76
9-67
1-5
41-311
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
5-30
5-50
5-41
10-85
9-66
9-94
9-84
3-56
55-506
TurnOvers
0
0
1
5
2
3
2
1
14
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
2
4
3
1
2
2
1
1
16
Sacks
2
3
3
0
4
0
1
2
15
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
1
1
4
1
2
1
3
1
14
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Games Played (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
##
29
70
92
11
27
2A
1
12
7A
3
47
28
30
61
91
79
41
25
7
5
65
75
77
43
15
50
16
94
18
52
37
74
13
36
72
48
89
33
68
62
60
5A
45
17
20
56
44
PLAYER
BARATTI
BIVIN
BLANKENSHIP
BRENT
BRINDZA
BROWN, C.
BRYANT
BUTLER
CAGE
CARLISLE
CAVALARIS
COLLINSWORTH
COUNCELL
DALY
DAY
ELMER
FARLEY
FOLSTON
FULLER
GOLSON
HANRATTY
HARRELL
HEGARTY
HILL
HOLMES
HOUNSHELL
HUNTER, T.
JONES, J.
KOYACK
LARKIN
LEE
LOMBARD
LUATUA
LUKE
MARTIN, N.
MARTINI
MATUSKA
MCDANIEL
MCGLINCHEY
MCGOVERN
MONTELUS
MORGAN
OKWARA
ONWUALU
PROSISE
RABASA
RANDOLPH
GP-GS
2/5/7/4/8/8/6
7/8/8/7/3
7/2/1
7/8/8/8
8/8
8/3
8/5
8/8
8/8
7/3
2/8/6
6/2/1/5/8/8
8/8
1/1/7/7
5/8/8
8/8
8/1
3/8/3
8/2/1/7/8/7
8/4
8/5
3/3/-
RICE
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
START
XXX
XXX
XXX
START
XXX
...
XXX
XXX
START
START
XXX
XXX
START
START
START
XXX
XXX
...
XXX
XXX
...
START
START
...
XXX
START
XXX
START
START
XXX
XXX
START
XXX
XXX
...
XXX
START
START
XXX
XXX
...
MICH
...
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
START
XXX
...
XXX
XXX
START
START
START
START
START
START
START
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
...
...
START
START
...
...
START
XXX
START
START
XXX
...
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
...
START
XXX
XXX
...
XXX
PUR
XXX
...
XXX
XXX
XXX
START
XXX
XXX
XXX
START
XXX
...
XXX
XXX
START
START
XXX
START
START
START
START
...
START
XXX
...
...
...
START
START
...
...
...
XXX
START
START
XXX
...
XXX
XXX
...
...
XXX
START
START
XXX
...
XXX
SU
STANFO
NC
...
...
...
...
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
...
...
...
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
START START
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
...
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
...
XXX
START
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
START START START
START START START
START
XXX
XXX
START
XXX
XXX
START START START
START START START
...
XXX
XXX
...
...
...
START START START
XXX
XXX
XXX
...
...
...
...
...
...
XXX
XXX
XXX
START START START
START START START
...
...
...
...
...
...
START START START
XXX
XXX
...
START START START
START START START
XXX
XXX
XXX
...
...
...
XXX
START START
XXX
XXX
XXX
...
...
...
...
...
...
XXX
XXX
XXX
START START START
XXX
START START
START START START
...
...
XXX
...
...
...
FS
...
XXX
XXX
...
XXX
START
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
...
...
XXX
START
START
START
START
START
START
XXX
...
START
...
...
...
XXX
START
START
...
...
START
...
START
START
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
...
...
XXX
START
XXX
START
XXX
...
NAVY
...
...
...
XXX
XXX
START
...
XXX
XXX
XXX
...
...
XXX
XXX
START
START
XXX
START
START
START
XXX
...
START
XXX
...
...
XXX
START
START
XXX
...
START
...
START
START
START
XXX
XXX
XXX
...
...
XXX
XXX
XXX
START
...
XXX
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Games Played (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
##
10
2
88
90
38
22
99
9
80
78
23
98
31
53
19
8
PLAYER
REDFIELD
RIGGS
ROBINSON, C.
ROCHELL
SCHMIDT, J.
SHUMATE
SMITH, Hu.
SMITH, J.
SMYTHE
STANLEY
TRANQUILL
TRUMBETTI
TURNER
UTUPO
WATKINS
ZAIRE
GP-GS
8/8
8/8
8/2
8/8
8/8
8/6
7/8/8
8/8/8
8/1
7/8/8/1
6/2/-
RICE
START
START
XXX
START
START
START
XXX
START
XXX
START
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
MICH
START
START
START
START
START
START
XXX
START
XXX
START
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
...
XXX
PUR
START
START
XXX
START
START
START
XXX
START
XXX
START
XXX
...
XXX
XXX
XXX
...
SU
STANFO
NC
START START START
START START START
START
XXX
XXX
START START START
START START START
START START
XXX
...
XXX
XXX
START START START
XXX
XXX
XXX
START START START
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
...
XXX
...
...
...
FS
START
START
XXX
START
START
START
XXX
START
XXX
START
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
...
NAVY
START
START
XXX
START
START
XXX
XXX
START
XXX
START
START
XXX
XXX
START
XXX
...
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame All-Purpose Yards Game-by-Game (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
FOLSTON
FULLER
CARLISLE
ROBINSON, C.
PROSISE
BRYANT
MCDANIEL
BROWN, C.
GOLSON
KOYACK
RIGGS
ZAIRE
HUNTER, T.
FARLEY
REDFIELD
SHUMATE
UTUPO
ONWUALU
LUKE
TEAM
Total
698
599
471
393
346
342
306
303
272
233
95
67
57
21
17
16
7
6
-3
-12
RICE
71
85
103
25
53
102
47
20
41
51
49
58
DNP
6
-
MICH
17
89
77
22
18
19
42
5
-14
14
20
9
DNP
17
16
6
-2
PUR
48
51
59
52
51
92
32
11
56
32
-5
DNP
DNP
-
SU
66
119
DNP
91
20
88
54
57
21
16
16
DNP
26
15
-2
STANFO
20
27
34
46
42
14
41
60
34
28
10
DNP
24
-3
-
NC
169
133
100
24
12
25
10
30
68
9
DNP
-4
FS
120
79
26
99
59
2
52
38
33
29
5
DNP
-
NAVY
187
16
72
34
91
DNP
28
82
33
54
DNP
7
7
-4
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Passing Game-by-Game (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
#5 GOLSON
Rice
Michigan
Purdue
Syracuse
Stanford
North Carolina
Florida State
Navy
TOTALS
Comp
14
23
25
32
20
21
31
18
184
Att
22
34
40
39
43
38
52
25
293
Int
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
7
Pct
63.6
67.6
62.5
82.1
46.5
55.3
59.6
72.0
62.8
Yards
295
226
259
362
241
300
313
315
2311
TD Long
2
75
3
24
2
32
4
72
2
26
3
37
3
30
3
78
22
78
Sacked
1-8
1-16
4-18
1-9
2-8
1-5
3-13
1-15
14-92
Effic
206.27
152.60
133.39
183.61
104.29
142.37
121.52
209.44
149.05
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
RUSHING
FOLSTON RB
GOLSON QB
MCDANIEL RB
BRYANT RB
ZAIRE QB
PROSISE WR
CARLISLE WR
HUNTER, T. WR
TEAM
No-Yds/TD
101-532/3
78-272/7
58-205/2
44-203/2
4-67/0
3-52/0
5-23/0
2-13/0
6--12/0
RICE
12-71/0
12-41/3
8-40/0
8-71/1
2-58/0
DNP
DNP
MICH
9-17/0
3--14/0
8-25/1
8-19/0
2-9/0
DNP
1--2/0
PUR
9-22/0
14-56/1
9-32/0
6-29/0
DNP
DNP
DNP
SU
STANFO
NC
FS
NAVY
9-41/0
3-14/0 18-98/2 21-120/0 20-149/1
10-21/0 7-34/0 12-68/0 11-33/0 9-33/3
8-33/0 15-41/0 3-10/1
1-3/0
6-21/0
11-55/0 6-14/0
4-13/1
1-2/0
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
1-26/0
1-12/0
1-14/0
DNP
3-19/0
1--1/0
1-5/0
2-13/0
1--2/0
DNP
2--4/0
DNP
2--4/0
RECEIVING
FULLER WR
ROBINSON, C. WR
BROWN, C. WR
PROSISE WR
KOYACK TE
CARLISLE WR
FOLSTON RB
MCDANIEL RB
BRYANT RB
HUNTER, T. WR
No-Yds/TD
46-599/9
29-393/4
23-303/1
19-294/2
23-233/2
16-181/2
12-166/1
8-52/0
4-46/0
4-44/1
RICE
4-85/1
1-25/0
2-20/0
1-53/1
3-51/0
2-54/0
1-7/0
DNP
MICH
9-89/1
1-22/0
1-5/0
1-18/0
2-14/0
7-61/2
2-17/0
DNP
PUR
6-51/1
3-52/1
1-11/0
4-51/0
5-32/0
2-2/0
2-26/0
2-34/0
DNP
SU
STANFO
NC
6-119/2 3-27/0 7-133/2
8-91/1
4-46/0
2-24/0
6-57/0
4-60/1
2-30/0
3-20/0
2-16/0
3-16/0
2-28/1
1-9/0
DNP
2-34/0
1-21/0
2-25/0
1-6/0
5-71/1
3-21/0
1-0/0
2-12/0
1-13/1
2-24/0
-
FS
8-79/1
8-99/2
5-38/0
6-59/0
2-29/0
2-9/0
-
NAVY
3-16/1
2-34/0
2-82/0
2-77/1
5-54/1
2-38/0
1-7/0
DNP
1-7/0
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Return Stats Game-by-Game (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
PUNT RETURNS
RIGGS
BRYANT
ONWUALU
No-Yds
13-95
3-31
1-6
RICE
2-49
3-31
-
MICH
3-20
1-6
PUR
1--5
-
SU
1-16
-
STANFO
3-10
-
NC
-
FS
1-5
-
NAVY
2-0
DNP
-
KICK RETURNS
CARLISLE
BRYANT
MCDANIEL
No-Yds
13-267
3-62
3-49
RICE
2-49
-
MICH
1-16
-
PUR
2-57
1-29
-
SU
DNP
2-33
-
STANFO
-
NC
4-60
-
FS
1-18
3-49
NAVY
3-67
DNP
-
INT. RETURNS
LUKE
SCHMIDT, J.
FARLEY
REDFIELD
RIGGS
SHUMATE
UTUPO
BUTLER
No-Yds
3--3
2-0
2-21
1-17
1-0
1-16
1-7
1-0
RICE
1-6
-
MICH
1-17
1-0
1-16
-
PUR
1-0
1-0
SU
1-15
-
STANFO
2--3
-
NC
1-0
-
FS
1-0
-
NAVY
1-7
-
FUMBLE RETURNS
SHUMATE
No-Yds
1-6
RICE
-
MICH
-
PUR
-
SU
-
STANFO
-
NC
1-6
FS
-
NAVY
-
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Total Tackles Game-by-Game (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
Total Tackles
UA-A
Total
RICE
MICH
PUR
SU
STANFO
NC
FS
NAVY
SCHMIDT, J. LB
SMITH, J. LB
SHUMATE
REDFIELD
JONES, J. DL
DAY DL
FARLEY CB
RIGGS CB
LUKE CB
OKWARA DL
ROCHELL DL
TRANQUILL
ONWUALU
MARTINI LB
UTUPO DL
BLANKENSHIP DL
TRUMBETTI DL
MORGAN LB
HILL LB
BUTLER CB
PROSISE
MCDANIEL
CAGE DL
TURNER LB
COLLINSWORTH
BRINDZA
FOLSTON
MATUSKA DL
KOYACK
COUNCELL LB
42-23
36-23
25-17
19-19
18-13
17-14
23-6
20-8
19-8
9-14
7-13
9-11
9-6
10-4
3-7
6-3
6-3
6-2
3-4
7-0
4-1
2-2
1-2
2-1
1-1
2-0
1-1
1-0
1-0
1-0
65
59
42
38
31
31
29
28
27
23
20
20
15
14
10
9
9
8
7
7
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
4-4
3-0
2-1
1-2
2-1
2-4
4-1
0-1
2-0
1-1
0-1
1-2
1-2
2-0
0-2
2-0
1-0
2-0
DNP
1-0
0-1
0-1
1-0
DNP
1-0
1-0
-
3-4
5-5
4-6
2-4
3-3
2-3
3-0
1-2
2-1
1-1
1-3
1-1
0-1
1-1
0-1
1-3
DNP
1-2
1-1
DNP
DNP
-
5-3
8-1
3-2
0-1
1-2
0-3
2-0
1-2
2-1
3-8
1-5
0-4
1-0
DNP
0-1
1-1
4-0
DNP
DNP
-
5-2
5-4
3-0
3-2
1-1
4-1
4-1
3-0
4-1
1-2
1-1
0-1
3-0
2-0
1-0
DNP
1-0
DNP
-
5-2
7-7
4-2
2-1
0-1
3-1
3-1
4-2
3-1
2-0
1-0
1-0
2-0
0-1
0-1
1-0
DNP
-
8-3
1-3
5-3
7-3
2-3
0-1
3-1
5-1
2-2
2-1
2-0
0-3
1-0
1-0
1-1
0-2
2-0
2-0
1-0
1-0
0-1
DNP
1-0
8-1
4-0
3-2
1-2
5-1
2-0
1-2
4-0
4-2
1-1
1-0
0-1
0-1
1-0
DNP
1-1
0-1
0-1
DNP
1-0
DNP
4-4
3-3
1-1
3-4
4-1
4-1
3-0
2-0
1-3
5-0
5-2
6-3
1-3
DNP
3-1
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
DNP
-
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Tackle For Loss Game-by-Game (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
TACKLES FOR LOSS
SMITH, J. LB
DAY DL
JONES, J. DL
FARLEY CB
ROCHELL DL
OKWARA DL
SHUMATE
HILL LB
ONWUALU
TRUMBETTI DL
UTUPO DL
RIGGS CB
COUNCELL LB
MORGAN LB
LUKE CB
TRANQUILL
SCHMIDT, J. LB
REDFIELD
UA-A
6-1
5-1
4-2
4-1
3-1
3-1
2-1
1-3
2-0
2-0
1-1
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
0-2
0-1
0-1
Total
6.5
5.5
5.0
4.5
3.5
3.5
2.5
2.5
2.0
2.0
1.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
RICE
1.0-1
1.0-1
0.5-0
0.5-1
1.0-4
DNP
-
MICH
1.0-3
0.5-1
1.0-12
1.0-2
1.0-17
2.0-11
1.0-5
DNP
0.5-1
-
PUR
2.0-15
0.5-4
0.5-3
0.5-8
0.5-9
DNP
-
SU
2.0-4
1.0-1
1.0-5
-
STANFO
2.5-11
1.0-2
1.0-16
1.0-7
1.0-2
0.5-0
NC
2.0-8
0.5-1
0.5-1
1.0-1
1.0-1
0.5-0
0.5-0
-
FS
1.0-5
3.0-10
1.0-1
1.0-8
DNP
DNP
-
NAVY
2.0-18
1.0-1
2.0-4
1.0-2
-
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Sacks Game-by-Game (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
SACKS
OKWARA DL
FARLEY CB
HILL LB
SMITH, J. LB
LUKE CB
JONES, J. DL
TRUMBETTI DL
UTUPO DL
SHUMATE
TRANQUILL
ROCHELL DL
UA-A
3-1
2-1
1-2
2-0
1-0
0-2
1-0
1-0
1-0
0-1
0-1
Total
3.5
2.5
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
RICE
1.0-4
0.5-1
DNP
0.5-0
-
MICH
1.0-17
1.5-11
1.0-5
0.5-1
-
PUR
0.5-8
0.5-9
1.0-13
0.5-4
DNP
0.5-3
SU
-
STANFO
1.0-9
1.0-2
1.0-7
1.0-16
-
NC
-
FS
1.0-8
DNP
-
NAVY
2.0-18
-
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Fumbles Game-by-Game (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
FUMBLES
GOLSON QB
CARLISLE WR
RIGGS
KOYACK TE
TEAM
BRYANT RB
No-Lost
7-5
1-0
1-0
1-1
1-0
1-1
RICE
DNP
-
MICH
-
PUR
1-1
DNP
-
SU
3-2
DNP
1-1
STANFO
1-1
1-0
DNP
-
NC
2-2
-
FS
1-0
1-0
DNP
-
NAVY
1-0
DNP
FUMBLES FORCED
OKWARA
SCHMIDT, J.
JONES, J.
LUKE
BUTLER
Number
2
2
1
1
1
RICE
1
MICH
1
1
1
-
PUR
1
-
SU
-
STANFO
1
-
NC
1
-
FS
-
NAVY
-
FUMBLES RECOVERED
DAY
ROCHELL
SHUMATE
BARATTI
Number
1
1
1
1
RICE
1
MICH
1
DNP
PUR
1
-
SU
DNP
STANFO
DNP
NC
1
DNP
FS
DNP
NAVY
DNP
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame By-Quarter Statistics (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
3rd-Down Conversions
Date
Opponent
Aug 30, 2014
Sep 06, 2014
Sep 13, 2014
Sep 27, 2014
Oct 04, 2014
Oct 11, 2014
Oct 18, 2014
Nov 01, 2014
RICE
MICHIGAN
vs Purdue
vs Syracuse
STANFORD
NORTH CAROLINA
at Florida State
vs Navy
Notre Dame
Opponents
Score
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
48-17
31-0
30-14
31-15
17-14
50-43
27-31
49-39
Overall
6-13
7-15
8-17
9-14
6-18
7-15
7-18
7-10
57-120
42-115
1st Qtr
46.2
46.7
47.1
64.3
33.3
46.7
38.9
70.0
47.5
36.5
1-3
2-3
1-2
1-4
1-4
2-5
3-6
3-3
14-30
7-26
33.3
66.7
50.0
25.0
25.0
40.0
50.0
100.0
46.7
26.9
2nd Qtr
1-3
2-4
2-5
3-3
2-5
0-2
3-6
2-2
15-30
12-29
33.3
50.0
40.0
100.0
40.0
0.0
50.0
100.0
50.0
41.4
3rd Qtr
4-5
2-3
4-6
3-3
0-3
1-4
0-1
1-2
15-27
8-27
4th Qtr
80.0
66.7
66.7
100.0
0.0
25.0
0.0
50.0
55.6
29.6
0-2
1-5
1-4
2-4
3-6
4-4
1-5
1-3
13-33
15-33
0.0
20.0
25.0
50.0
50.0
100.0
20.0
33.3
39.4
45.5
Overtime
0-0
0-0
0.0
0.0
4th-Down Conversions
Date
Opponent
Aug 30, 2014
Sep 06, 2014
Sep 13, 2014
Sep 27, 2014
Oct 04, 2014
Oct 11, 2014
Oct 18, 2014
Nov 01, 2014
RICE
MICHIGAN
vs Purdue
vs Syracuse
STANFORD
NORTH CAROLINA
at Florida State
vs Navy
Notre Dame
Opponents
Score
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
48-17
31-0
30-14
31-15
17-14
50-43
27-31
49-39
Overall
0-0
1-1
0-0
0-0
1-2
1-1
2-5
0-0
5-9
7-16
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
100.0
40.0
0.0
55.6
43.8
1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
1-1
1-2
0-0
2-4
1-1
0-0
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-0
1-2
1-3
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
3-6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
50.0
0.0
50.0
100.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
33.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
4th Qtr
Overtime
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-1
0-0
1-2
0-0
2-3
2-6
0-0
0-0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
66.7
33.3
0.0
0.0
Time of Possession
Date
Opponent
Aug 30, 2014
Sep 06, 2014
Sep 13, 2014
Sep 27, 2014
Oct 04, 2014
Oct 11, 2014
Oct 18, 2014
Nov 01, 2014
RICE
MICHIGAN
vs Purdue
vs Syracuse
STANFORD
NORTH CAROLINA
at Florida State
vs Navy
Notre Dame
Opponents
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
Score
Overall
1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
Overtime
48-17
31-0
30-14
31-15
17-14
50-43
27-31
49-39
Total
Avg.
Total
Avg.
30:09
26:56
33:00
33:17
29:48
32:37
32:51
26:53
245:31
30:41
234:29
29:18
6:19
6:56
7:50
8:09
6:45
8:03
10:34
7:52
62:28
7:48
57:32
7:11
7:09
7:37
9:00
7:00
6:21
6:18
8:55
6:34
58:54
7:21
61:06
7:38
8:13
5:31
7:03
7:21
8:18
8:13
4:48
5:17
54:44
6:50
65:16
8:09
8:28
6:52
9:07
10:47
8:24
10:03
8:34
7:10
69:25
8:40
50:35
6:19
0:00
0:00
0:00
0:00
2014 Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame Red-Zone Results (as of Nov 02, 2014)
All games
Notre Dame Inside Opponent Red-Zone
Date
Opponent
Aug 30, 2014
Sep 06, 2014
Sep 13, 2014
Sep 27, 2014
Oct 04, 2014
Oct 11, 2014
Oct 18, 2014
Nov 01, 2014
RICE
MICHIGAN
vs Purdue
vs Syracuse
STANFORD
NORTH CAROLINA
at Florida State
vs Navy
Totals
34 of 39 (87.2%)
Score
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
48-17
31-0
30-14
31-15
17-14
50-43
27-31
49-39
Times Times
In RZ Scored
6
4
4
4
4
6
5
6
39
6
4
4
3
2
6
4
5
34
Total
Pts
TDs
Rush
TDs
Pass
TDs
FGs
Made
34
24
24
17
14
43
24
35
215
4
3
3
2
2
6
3
5
28
4
1
1
0
0
4
0
3
13
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
15
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
6
Failed to score inside RZ
FGA Down
Int Fumb Half Game
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Opponents Inside Notre Dame Red-Zone
Date
Opponent
Aug 30, 2014
Sep 06, 2014
Sep 13, 2014
Sep 27, 2014
Oct 04, 2014
Oct 11, 2014
Oct 18, 2014
Nov 01, 2014
RICE
MICHIGAN
vs Purdue
vs Syracuse
STANFORD
NORTH CAROLINA
at Florida State
vs Navy
Totals
22 of 26 (84.6%)
Score
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
48-17
31-0
30-14
31-15
17-14
50-43
27-31
49-39
Times Times
In RZ Scored
2
0
4
3
2
6
5
4
26
2
0
2
2
2
5
5
4
22
Total
Pts
TDs
Rush
TDs
Pass
TDs
FGs
Made
10
0
14
9
14
29
31
29
136
1
0
2
1
2
4
4
4
18
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
10
1
0
2
0
0
2
2
1
8
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
4
Failed to score inside RZ
FGA Down
Int Fumb Half Game
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0