American college football season
The 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team was led by Brian Kelly in his 11th season at Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana .
Because the Power Five conferences enforced restrictions on non-conference games in light of the COVID-19 pandemic , Notre Dame played a full Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) schedule for the 2020 season, expanding upon an existing relationship in all other sports besides football and ice hockey.[1] This was the first season in several decades that Notre Dame did not play its traditional intersectional rivalry games against Navy (previously played every season since 1927), USC (since 1946), or Stanford (since 1997).
After the cancellation of the Wake Forest game scheduled for December 12 by the ACC, due to an evaluation of the three teams in contention to play in the ACC Championship Game ,[2] Notre Dame clinched a spot in the ACC Championship Game, which they went on to lose to Clemson .
The Fighting Irish were subsequently ranked fourth in the final College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, securing a spot in the Rose Bowl , a CFP semifinal game, against top–ranked Alabama . Notre Dame lost to Alabama on New Year's Day, the eventual national champion , ending the season with a 10–2 record.
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OL Cole Mabry (medically retired from football)[3] Transfers in [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] The 2020 schedule was officially released on December 7, 2017.[4]
Due to suspensions of athletic programs nationwide as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic , the team called off the 2020 edition of its spring Blue-Gold Game.[5] The Emerald Isle Classic game against Navy at Aviva Stadium in Dublin , Ireland was tentatively rescheduled for Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland ,[6] and three games were scrapped after the Big Ten and Pac-12 elected to restrict play to conference opponents only. This included a game scheduled against Wisconsin on October 3 (which was to be played at Lambeau Field in Green Bay as a Shamrock Series game),[7] the team's rivalry game against Stanford , and the team's rivalry game against USC (resulting in its postponement for the first time since World War II ).[8] [9]
In regards to replacing the canceled games, head coach Brian Kelly told ESPN's Mike Greenberg that "our phone is ringing off the hook right now in terms of teams looking for games", and that Notre Dame athletics director Jack Swarbrick had been communicating with ACC commissioner John Swofford ; as per its membership in most other sports, Notre Dame typically plays five games against ACC opponents per-season.[10] On July 29, 2020, the ACC officially announced that Notre Dame would play its 2020 season within the conference, with 10 games against ACC opponents, a non-conference game of its choice played in-state, and being eligible to compete for the conference championship . The team contributed revenue from its broadcast rights with NBC into the conference's shared pool, split between all ACC members and Notre Dame.[11]
Notre Dame's opening game against Duke marked the first time that the Fighting Irish had ever competed in, or won a conference game.[12]
Original [ edit ] Revised [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 12 2:30 p.m. Duke No. 10 NBC W 27–1310,097 September 19 2:30 p.m. South Florida * No. 7 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN USA W 52–010,085 October 10 7:30 p.m. Florida State No. 5 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) NBC W 42–2610,409 October 17 2:30 p.m. Louisville No. 4 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC W 12–710,182 October 24 3:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh No. 3 ABC W 45–35,451 October 31 3:30 p.m. at Georgia Tech No. 4 ABC W 31–1311,000 November 7 7:30 p.m. No. 1 Clemson No. 4 NBC, USA W 47–40 2OT 11,011 November 14 3:30 p.m. at Boston College No. 2 ABC W 45–310 3:30 p.m. at No. 19 North Carolina No. 2 ABC W 31–173,535 December 5 2:30 p.m. Syracuse No. 2 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC W 45–216,831 December 12 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest No. 2 ABC No contest [2] December 19 4:00 p.m. vs. No. 3 Clemson No. 2 ABC L 10–345,240 5:00 p.m. vs. No. 1 Alabama * No. 4 ESPN L 14–3118,373
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final AP 10 10* 7 7 5 5 4 3 4 4 2 (2) 2 (1) 2 2 2 2 4 5 Coaches 10 10* 7 7 5 5 4 3 4 4 2 (4) 2 (3) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 4 5 CFP Not released 2 2 2 2 4 Not released
Personnel [ edit ] 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 19 Jay Bramblett So P 30 Jake Rittman Jr K 38 Dawson Goepferich GS K 39 Jonathan Doerer Sr LS 44 Alex Peitsch Fr LS 46 Axel Raarup Jr LS 65 Michael Vinson Jr K 98 Harrison Leonard So
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
Game summaries [ edit ] Duke at Notre Dame 1 2 3 4 Total Blue Devils 3 3 7 0 13 • No. 10 Fighting Irish 0 10 7 10 27
Scoring summary 1 07:01 DU Charlie Ham 29–yard field goal(10 plays, 79 yards, 3:53) DU 3–0 2 10:39 ND Kyren Williams 1–yard run (Jonathan Dorerer kick)(12 plays, 96 yards, 4:37) ND 7–3 03:20 DU Charlie Ham 30–yard field goal(11 plays, 80 yards, 4:12) ND 7–6 00:00 ND Jonathan Dorerer 48–yard field goal(9 plays, 54 yards, 1:13) ND 10–6 3 07:57 ND Kyren Williams 26–yard run (Jonathan Dorerer kick)(7 plays, 59 yards, 3:32) ND 17–6 02:19 DU Chase Brice 2–yard run (Charlie Ham kick)(6 plays, 39 yards, 2:24) ND 17–13 4 10:58 ND Avery Davis 17–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Dorerer kick)(15 plays, 83 yards, 6:14) ND 24–13 05:21 ND Jonathan Dorerer 34–yard field goal(6 plays, 40 yards, 3:45) ND 27–13
Pregame line Over/under ND –21.5 51.5[22]
Statistics Duke Notre Dame First downs 18 24 Total yards 338 441 Rushing yards 79 178 Passing yards 259 263 Turnovers 4 0 Time of possession 26:36 33:24
Team Category Player Statistics Duke Passing Chase Brice 20/37, 259 yards Rushing Deon Jackson 15 carries, 52 yards Receiving Eli Pancol 3 receptions, 78 yards Notre Dame Passing Ian Book 19/31, 263 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Kyren Williams 19 carries, 112 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Kyren Williams 2 receptions, 93 yards
South Florida [ edit ] South Florida at Notre Dame 1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 • No. 7 Fighting Irish 14 21 10 7 52
Scoring summary 1 12:05 ND Ian Book 4–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(7 plays, 55 yards, 2:50) ND 7–0 07:06 ND Chris Tyree 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(7 plays, 43 yards, 3:24) ND 14–0 2 14:25 ND Ian Book 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(11 plays, 58 yards, 5:07) ND 21–0 11:15 ND C'Bo Flemister 26–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(5 plays, 53 yards, 1:57) ND 28–0 01:55 ND Ian Book 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(4 plays, 25 yards, 0:54) ND 35–0 3 06:34 ND Jonathan Doerer 22–yard field goal(10 plays, 60 yards, 3:21) ND 38–0 03:23 ND Jordan Botelho 1–yard blocked punt return (Jonathan Doerer kick) ND 45–0 4 02:15 ND Jafar Armstrong 5–yard run (Dawson Goepferich kick)(10 plays, 66 yards, 7:00) ND 52–0
Pregame line Over/under ND –23 49[23]
Statistics South Florida Notre Dame First downs 11 21 Total yards 231 430 Rushing yards 106 281 Passing yards 125 149 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 27:33 32:27
Team Category Player Statistics South Florida Passing Jordan McCloud 8/14, 64 yards Rushing Johnny Ford 6 carries, 70 yards Receiving Latrell Williams 2 receptions, 48 yards Notre Dame Passing Ian Book 12/19, 144 yards Rushing C'Bo Flemister 13 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tommy Tremble 3 receptions, 61 yards
Florida State [ edit ] Florida State at Notre Dame (rivalry ) 1 2 3 4 Total Seminoles 17 3 6 0 26 • No. 5 Fighting Irish 14 21 7 0 42
Scoring summary 1 12:03 FS Ryan Fitzgerald 42–yard field goal(4 plays, 8 yards, 2:07) FS 3–0 10:43 ND Michael Mayer 8–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick)(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:20) ND 7–3 06:10 ND Kyren Williams 46–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(5 plays, 76 yards, 2:19) ND 14–3 02:51 FS Jordan Travis 4–yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick)(3 plays, 19 yards, 1:13) ND 14–10 00:38 FS Tamorrion Terry 48–yard pass from Jordan Travis (Ryan Fitzgerald kick)(4 plays, 71 yards, 1:13) FS 17–14 2 12:27 ND Kyren Williams 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:11) ND 21–17 05:25 ND Chris Tyree 45–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(4 plays, 81 yards, 1:50) ND 28–17 01:17 FS Ryan Fitzgerald 26–yard field goal(13 plays, 67 yards, 4:08) ND 28–20 00:11 ND Braden Lenzy 6–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick)(8 plays, 57 yards, 0:58) ND 35–20 3 12:25 FS La'Damian Webb 7–yard run (Tamorrion Terry pass failed)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:35) ND 35–26 08:40 ND Ian Book 3–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(8 plays, 86 yards, 3:39) ND 42–26
Pregame line Over/under ND –21 53.5[24]
Statistics Florida State Notre Dame First downs 18 26 Total yards 405 554 Rushing yards 153 353 Passing yards 252 201 Turnovers 0 4 Time of possession 32:08 27:52
Team Category Player Statistics Florida State Passing Jordan Travis 13/24, 204 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jordan Travis 19 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tamorrion Terry 9 receptions, 146 yards, 1 TD Notre Dame Passing Ian Book 16/25, 201 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Kyren Williams 19 carries, 185 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Javon McKinley 5 receptions, 107 yards
Louisville [ edit ] Louisville at Notre Dame 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 7 0 7 • No. 4 Fighting Irish 6 0 6 0 12
Scoring summary 1 09:26 ND Jonathan Doerer 32–yard field goal(12 plays, 61 yards, 5:34) ND 3–0 00:30 ND Jonathan Doerer 30–yard field goal(15 plays, 76 yards, 7:09) ND 6–0 3 07:37 UL Marshon Ford 1–yard pass from Malik Cunningham (Jason Turner kick)(13 plays, 83 yards, 7:16) UL 7–6 03:43 ND Ian Book 13–yard run (Javon McKinley pass failed)(8 plays, 66 yards, 3:49) ND 12–7
Pregame line Over/under ND –16 62[25]
Statistics Louisville Notre Dame First downs 14 24 Total yards 233 338 Rushing yards 96 232 Passing yards 137 106 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 23:45 36:15
Team Category Player Statistics Louisville Passing Malik Cunningham 16/19, 132 yards, 1 TD Rushing Javian Hawkins 15 carries, 51 yards Receiving Javian Hawkins 5 receptions, 46 yards Notre Dame Passing Ian Book 11/19, 106 yards Rushing Kyren Williams 25 carries, 127 yards Receiving Ben Skowronek 2 receptions, 28 yards
At Pittsburgh [ edit ] Notre Dame at Pittsburgh (rivalry ) 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 3 Fighting Irish 7 21 17 0 45 Panthers 3 0 0 0 3
Scoring summary 1 10:08 ND Ben Skowronek 34–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:52) ND 7–0 07:38 UP Alex Kessman 45–yard field goal(10 plays, 37 yards, 2:30) ND 7–3 2 10:37 ND Ben Skowronek 73–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick)(4 plays, 87 yards, 1:29) ND 14–3 01:29 ND Kyren Williams 2–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(8 plays, 46 yards, 3:42) ND 21–3 00:11 ND Isaiah Foskey 0–yard blocked punt return (Jonathan Doerer kick)ND 28–3 3 07:34 ND Jonathan Doerer 21–yard field goal(14 plays, 72 yards, 6:10) ND 31–3 04:22 ND Michael Mayer 14–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick)(4 plays, 49 yards, 2:01) ND 38–3 02:42 ND C'Bo Flemister 2–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(4 plays, 35 yards, 1:33) ND 45–3
Pregame line Over/under ND –10 43.5[26]
Statistics Notre Dame Pittsburgh First downs 28 11 Total yards 434 162 Rushing yards 115 44 Passing yards 319 118 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 40:59 19:01
Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing Ian Book 16/30, 312 yards, 3 TDs Rushing C'Bo Flemister 13 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD Receiving Ben Skowronek 2 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TDs Pittsburgh Passing Joey Yellen 10/27, 101 yards, 3 INTs Rushing Vincent Davis 8 carries, 28 yards Receiving Jordan Addison 3 receptions, 40 yards
At Georgia Tech [ edit ] Notre Dame at Georgia Tech (rivalry ) 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 4 Fighting Irish 7 10 7 7 31 Yellow Jackets 0 7 0 6 13
Date: October 31, 2020Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 3:41 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutesGame attendance: 11,000Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Cool and Sunny • Wind: BreezyReferee: Gary PattersonTV announcers (ABC ): Dave Pasch (play–by–play), Mike Golic (analyst) and Marty Smith (sideline) Scoring summary 1 06:16 ND Joe Wilkins Jr. 8–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick)(15 plays, 81 yards, 8:38) ND 7–0 2 14:42 GT Zamari Walton 93–yard fumble return (Jude Kelley kick) TIE 7–7 10:47 ND Kyren Williams 2–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:48) ND 14–7 01:49 ND Jonathan Doerer 32–yard field goal(8 plays, 35 yards, 2:10) ND 17–7 3 10:43 ND Kyren Williams 4–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(6 plays, 65 yards, 2:56) ND 24–7 4 12:59 ND C'Bo Flemister 3–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(9 plays, 74 yards, 4:32) ND 31–7 07:15 GT Jordan Mason 1–yard run (Adonicas Sanders rush failed)(8 plays, 69 yards, 2:42) ND 31–13
Pregame line Over/under ND –20.5 58.5[27]
Statistics Notre Dame Georgia Tech First downs 24 17 Total yards 426 238 Rushing yards 227 88 Passing yards 199 150 Turnovers 2 4 Time of possession 36:54 23:06
Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing Ian Book 18/26, 199 yards, 1 TD Rushing Kyren Williams 15 carries, 76 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Javon McKinley 5 receptions, 93 yards Georgia Tech Passing Jeff Sims 15/26, 150 yards Rushing Jahmyr Gibbs 14 carries, 61 yards Receiving Jahmyr Gibbs 5 receptions, 49 yards
Clemson [ edit ] Clemson at Notre Dame (College GameDay ) 1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total No. 1 Tigers 7 6 10 10 7 0 40 • No. 4 Fighting Irish 10 13 0 10 7 7 47
Scoring summary 1 14:27 ND Kyren Williams 65–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(1 play, 75 yards, 0:33) ND 7–0 05:55 ND Jonathan Doerer 24–yard field goal(10 plays, 49 yards, 6:24) ND 10–0 04:11 CU Cornell Powell 53–yard pass from DJ Uiagalelei (B.T. Potter kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:44) ND 10–7 2 13:09 ND Jonathan Doerer 27–yard field goal(13 plays, 66 yards, 6:02) ND 13–7 08:32 CU B.T. Potter 25–yard field goal(11 plays, 80 yards, 4:32) ND 13–10 05:53 ND Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah 23–yard fumble recovery (Jonathan Doerer kick)ND 20–10 02:41 ND Jonathan Doerer 45–yard field goal(4 plays, –2 yards, 2:25) ND 23–10 01:09 CU B.T. Potter 45–yard field goal(6 plays, 47 yards, 1:32) ND 23–13 3 12:15 CU B.T. Potter 46–yard field goal(9 plays, 36 yards, 2:45) ND 23–16 04:12 CU Davis Allen 10–yard pass from D.J. Uiagalelei (B.T. Potter kick)(13 plays, 60 yards, 6:29) TIE 23–23 4 11:37 ND Jonathan Doerer 44–yard field goal(7 plays, 31 yards, 3:12) ND 26–23 09:42 CU B.T. Potter 30–yard field goal(5 plays, 58 yards, 1:49) TIE 26–26 03:33 CU Travis Etienne 3–yard run (B.T. Potter kick)(12 plays, 74 yards, 5:41) CU 33–26 00:22 ND Avery Davis 4–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick)(8 plays, 91 yards, 1:26) TIE 33–33 OT 15:00 CU D.J. Uiagalelei 1–yard run (B.T. Potter kick)(2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) CU 40–33 15:00 ND Kyren Williams 3–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(4 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) TIE 40–40 2OT 15:00 ND Kyren Williams 3–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(6 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) ND 47–40
Pregame line Over/under CU –4.5 51[28]
Statistics Clemson Notre Dame First downs 22 22 Total yards 473 518 Rushing yards 34 208 Passing yards 439 310 Turnovers 6 2 Time of possession 29:38 30:22
Team Category Player Statistics Clemson Passing DJ Uiagalelei 29/44, 439 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Travis Etienne 18 carries, 28 yards, 1 TD Receiving Amari Rodgers 8 receptions, 134 yards Notre Dame Passing Ian Book 22/39, 310 yards, 1 TD Rushing Kyren Williams 23 carries, 140 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Javon McKinley 5 receptions, 102 yards
At Boston College [ edit ] Notre Dame at Boston College (Holy War ) 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 2 Fighting Irish 10 21 7 7 45 Eagles 10 6 7 8 31
Scoring summary 1 09:39 ND Jonathan Doerer 23–yard field goal(13 plays, 70 yards, 5:21) ND 3–0 05:03 BC Zay Flowers 4–yard pass from Phil Jurkovec (Aaron Boumerhi kick)(10 plays, 80 yards, 4:30) BC 7–3 03:56 BC Aaron Boumerhi 41–yard field goal(4 plays, –6 yards, 0:56) BC 10–3 00:11 ND Ben Skowronek 10–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick)(8 plays, 77 yards, 3:39) TIE 10–10 2 12:41 BC Aaron Boumerhi 31–yard field goal(9 plays, 44 yards, 2:25) BC 13–10 10:24 ND C'Bo Flemister 2–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:13) ND 17–13 05:43 ND Ben Skowronek 13–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick)(7 plays, 50 yards, 3:32) ND 24–13 03:12 BC Aaron Boumerhi 35–yard field goal(6 plays, 57 yards, 2:31) ND 24–16 00:04 ND Ben Skowronek 7–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick)(9 plays, 49 yards, 2:05) ND 31–16 3 06:34 ND C'Bo Flemister 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(4 plays, 43 yards, 1:57) ND 38–16 00:35 BC David Bailey 3–yard run (Aaron Boumerhi kick)(12 plays, 80 yards, 5:59) ND 38–23 4 12:19 ND Ian Book 6–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(7 plays, 70 yards, 3:10) ND 45–23 04:09 BC Hunter Long 8–yard pass from Phil Jurkovec (Travis Levy rush)(6 plays, 70 yards, 1:28) ND 45–31
Pregame line Over/under ND –13 51.5[29]
Statistics Notre Dame Boston College First downs 29 22 Total yards 561 357 Rushing yards 278 85 Passing yards 283 272 Turnovers 6 2 Time of possession 34:27 25:33
Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing Ian Book 20/27, 283 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Ian Book 10 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD Receiving Avery Davis 2 receptions, 70 yards Boston College Passing Phil Jurkovec 18/40, 272 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Travis Levy 9 carries, 51 yards Receiving Jaelen Gill 5 receptions, 105 yards
At North Carolina [ edit ] Notre Dame at North Carolina (rivalry ) 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 2 Fighting Irish 14 3 7 7 31 No. 19 Tar Heels 14 3 0 0 17
Scoring summary 1 09:56 NC Emery Simmons 6–yard pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)(7 plays, 50 yards, 2:54) NC 7–0 05:19 ND Kyren Williams 2–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:37) TIE 7–7 02:59 NC Sam Howell 1–yard run (Grayson Atkins kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:20) NC 14–7 01:05 ND Kyren Williams 4–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick)(4 plays, 82 yards, 1:50) TIE 14–14 2 01:10 NC Grayson Atkins 42–yard field goal(12 plays, 72 yards, 4:40) NC 17–14 00:00 ND Jonathan Doerer 32–yard field goal(7 plays, 61 yards, 1:10) TIE 17–17 3 07:05 ND Ben Skowronek 13–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(13 plays, 97 yards, 5:22) ND 24–17 4 01:20 ND Kyren Williams 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(8 plays, 89 yards, 4:32) ND 31–17
Pregame line Over/under ND –4.5 69.5[30]
Statistics Notre Dame North Carolina First downs 25 14 Total yards 478 298 Rushing yards 199 87 Passing yards 279 211 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 35:04 24:56
Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing Ian Book 23/33, 279 yards, 1 TD Rushing Kyren Williams 23 carries, 124 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Javon McKinley 6 receptions, 135 yards North Carolina Passing Sam Howell 17/27, 211 yards, 1 TD Rushing Michael Carter 8 carries, 57 yards Receiving Dyami Brown 4 receptions, 84 yards
Syracuse [ edit ] Syracuse at Notre Dame 1 2 3 4 Total Orange 0 7 7 7 21 • No. 2 Fighting Irish 3 21 14 7 45
Scoring summary 1 09:32 ND Jonathan Doerer 25–yard field goal(12 plays, 73 yards, 5:28) ND 3–0 2 09:55 SU Anthony Queeley 18–yard pass from Rex Culpepper (Andre Szmyt kick)(10 plays, 62 yards, 4:07) SU 7–3 03:18 ND Ian Book 28–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(5 plays, 72 yards, 2:18) ND 10–7 01:30 ND Javon McKinley 21–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick)(1 play, 21 yards, 0:08) ND 17–7 00:06 ND Javon McKinley 28–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick)(6 plays, 68 yards, 0:32) ND 24–7 3 11:20 SU Sean Tucker 40–yard run (Andre Szmyt kick)(5 plays, 57 yards, 2:14) ND 24–14 06:32 ND Ian Book 17–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(8 plays, 53 yards, 3:23) ND 31–14 01:07 ND Javon McKinley 26–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick)(3 plays, 68 yards, 1:03) ND 38–14 4 06:25 ND Chris Tyree 94–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(2 plays, 87 yards, 0:52) ND 45–14 05:33 SU Cooper Lutz 80–yard run (Andre Szmyt kick)(2 plays, 81 yards, 0:52) ND 45–21
Pregame line Over/under ND –34 51[31]
Statistics Syracuse Notre Dame First downs 15 26 Total yards 414 568 Rushing yards 229 283 Passing yards 185 285 Turnovers 7 2 Time of possession 26:10 33:50
Team Category Player Statistics Syracuse Passing Rex Culpepper 18/29, 185 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Sean Tucker 24 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD Receiving Taj Harris 8 receptions, 69 yards Notre Dame Passing Ian Book 24/37, 285 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Kyren Williams 20 carries, 110 yards Receiving Javon McKinley 7 receptions, 111 yards, 3 TDs
At Wake Forest (No Contest) [ edit ] Notre Dame at Wake Forest (No Contest) 1 2 3 4 Total No.2 Fighting Irish 0 0 0 0 0 Demon Deacons 0 0 0 0 0
Pregame line Over/under N/A N/A[32]
The No. 2 Notre Dame at Wake Forest game was canceled by the ACC, due to an evaluation of the three teams in contention to play in the ACC Championship Game and the game was not rescheduled. Instead, Notre Dame ended their regular season vs. Syracuse and had a bye this week, and Wake Forest played a replacement game at Louisville .[33]
Vs. Clemson (ACC Championship) [ edit ] Clemson vs. Notre Dame (ACC Championship Game /College GameDay ) 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 3 Tigers 7 17 7 3 34 No. 2 Fighting Irish 3 0 0 7 10
Scoring summary 1 08:16 ND Jonathan Doerer 51–yard field goal(11 plays, 46 yards, 6:44) ND 3–0 00:41 CU Amari Rodgers 67–yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (B.T. Potter kick)(3 plays, 80 yards, 1:01) CU 7–3 2 09:24 CU E.J. Williams 33–yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (B.T. Potter kick)(6 plays, 72 yards, 2:44) CU 14–3 04:28 CU B.T. Potter 27–yard field goal(8 plays, 63 yards, 2:37) CU 17–3 00:21 CU Travis Etienne 44–yard run (B.T. Potter kick)(10 plays, 88 yards, 1:49) CU 24–3 3 03:43 CU Trevor Lawrence 34–yard run (B.T. Potter kick)(8 plays, 83 yards, 2:35) CU 31–3 4 10:31 CU B.T. Potter 37–yard field goal(12 plays, 66 yards, 6:22) CU 34–3 08:09 ND Chris Tyree 21–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:22) CU 34–10
Pregame line Over/under CU –10.5 58[34]
Statistics Clemson Notre Dame First downs 23 18 Total yards 541 263 Rushing yards 219 44 Passing yards 322 219 Turnovers 0 4 Time of possession 28:08 31:52
Team Category Player Statistics Clemson Passing Trevor Lawrence 25/36, 322 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Travis Etienne 10 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD Receiving Amari Rodgers 8 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD Notre Dame Passing Ian Book 20/28, 219 yards Rushing Kyren Williams 15 carries, 50 yards Receiving Michael Mayer 5 receptions, 51 yards
Vs. Alabama (Rose Bowl) [ edit ] Notre Dame vs. Alabama (Rose Bowl – CFP Semifinal /College GameDay ) 1 2 3 4 Total No. 4 Fighting Irish 0 7 0 7 14 • No. 1 Alabama 14 7 7 3 31
Scoring summary 1 10:14 UA DeVonta Smith 26–yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick)(7 plays, 79 yards, 2:36) UA 7–0 04:19 UA Jahleel Billingsley 12–yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick)(5 plays, 97 yards, 2:11) UA 14–0 2 11:16 ND Kyren Williams 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(15 plays, 75 yards, 8:03) UA 14–7 08:49 UA DeVonta Smith 34–yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick)(6 plays, 84 yards, 2:21) UA 21–7 3 04:58 UA DeVonta Smith 7–yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick)(5 plays, 62 yards, 2:29) UA 28–7 4 12:45 UA Will Reichard 41–yard field goal(10 plays, 47 yards, 4:20) UA 31–7 00:56 ND Ian Book 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(14 plays, 80 yards, 4:36) UA 31–14
Pregame line Over/under UA –19.5 65.5[35]
Statistics Notre Dame Alabama First downs 24 24 Total yards 375 437 Rushing yards 139 140 Passing yards 236 297 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 33:43 26:17
Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing Ian Book 27/39, 229 yards, 1 INT Rushing Kyren Williams 16 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD Receiving Kyren Williams 8 receptions, 31 yards Alabama Passing Mac Jones 25/30, 297 yards, 4 TDs Rushing Najee Harris 15 carries, 125 yards Receiving DeVonta Smith 7 receptions, 130 yards, 3 TDs
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