2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 10
Record	10–2
Head coach	Marcus Freeman (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Denbrock (2nd in current stint, 3rd overall season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Chris Ash (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Captains	Drayk Bowen; Donovan Hinish; Will Pauling; Billy Schrauth; Adon Shuler; Aamil Wagner;
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Notre Dame		–		10	–	2
UConn		–		9	–	4

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish were led by Marcus Freeman in his fourth year as Notre Dame's head coach. They played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium located in Notre Dame, Indiana.

The Fighting Irish completed their regular season with a 10–2 record and narrowly missed being invited to the 2025–26 College Football Playoff. The team did receive an invitation to the 2025 Pop-Tarts Bowl; however, the team announced on December 7 that they would be withdrawing their name from bowl game consideration.^[1]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish drew an average home attendance of 77,622, the 16th highest of all college football teams.^[2]

Offseason

Coaching changes

Departures

Name	Position	New team	New position
Al Golden	Defensive coordinator	Cincinnati Bengals	Defensive coordinator^[3]
Deland McCullough	Associate head coach/running backs coach	Las Vegas Raiders	Running backs coach^[4]

Additions

Name	Position	Previous team	Previous position
Chris Ash	Defensive coordinator	Jacksonville Jaguars	Scout^[5]
Ja'Juan Seider	Associate head coach/running backs coach	Penn State	Associate head coach/co-offensive coordinator/running backs coach^[6]

Player departures

NFL

Player	Position	Team	Round	Pick
Benjamin Morrison	CB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	53
Xavier Watts	S	Atlanta Falcons	3	96
Jack Kiser	LB	Jacksonville Jaguars	4	107
Rylie Mills	DL	Seattle Seahawks	5	142
Mitchell Evans	TE	Carolina Panthers	5	163
Riley Leonard	QB	Indianapolis Colts	6	189
Jordan Clark	S	New York Jets	Undrafted free agent
Beaux Collins	WR	New York Giants	Undrafted free agent
Howard Cross III	DL	Cincinnati Bengals	Undrafted free agent
Max Hurleman	CB	Pittsburgh Steelers	Undrafted free agent
Devyn Ford	RB	Las Vegas Raiders	Rookie minicamp invite
Mitch Jeter	K	Minnesota Vikings	Rookie minicamp invite
Kris Mitchell	WR	Las Vegas Raiders	Rookie minicamp invite
RJ Oben	DL	Kansas City Chiefs	Rookie minicamp invite

Transfers out

QB Steve Angeli transferred to Syracuse.
OL Ty Chan transferred to UConn.
WR Deion Colzie transferred to Miami (OH).
OL Pat Coogan transferred to Indiana.
DL Tyson Ford transferred to California; previously medically retired.
DL Aiden Gobaira transferred to James Madison; previously medically retired.
CB Jaden Mickey transferred to Boise State; previously committed to California.
LS Rino Monteforte transferred to California; previously walk-on.
OL Sam Pendleton transferred to Tennessee.
OL Rocco Spindler transferred to Nebraska.
WR Jayden Thomas transferred to Virginia.
S Kennedy Urlacher transferred to USC.
TE Andrew Yanoshak transferred to Dayton; previously walk-on.
K Zac Yoakam transferred to Houston; previously walk-on.

Retirements

CB Marty Auer
DL Quentin Autry
OL Tosh Baker
P William Bartel
TE Kevin Bauman
P/K Eric Goins
WR Jayden Harrison
S Rod Heard II
WR Jack Polian
LB Tre Reader
DL Grant Ristoff
K Chris Salerno
TE Charlie Selna
TE Davis Sherwood

Player additions

Transfers in

K Noah Burnette transferred in from North Carolina.
DL Jared Dawson transferred in from Louisville.
WR Malachi Fields transferred in from Virginia.
DL Elijah Hughes transferred in from USC.
WR Will Pauling transferred in from Wisconsin.
CB DeVonta Smith transferred in from Alabama.
S Jalen Stroman transferred in from Virginia Tech.
TE Ty Washington transferred in from Arkansas.

Recruiting

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Matty Augustine OL	Greenwich, CT	Brunswick School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	292 lb (132 kg)
Matty Augustine OL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78)
Jerome Bettis Jr. WR	Atlanta, GA	Woodward Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)
Jerome Bettis Jr. WR	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (77)
Will Black OL	London, ON	Choate Rosemary Hall	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	292 lb (132 kg)
Will Black OL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (83)
JaDon Blair S	Winston-Salem, NC	Mount Tabor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
JaDon Blair S	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (81)
Christopher Burgess Jr. DL	Chicago, IL	Simeon Career Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	245 lb (111 kg)
Christopher Burgess Jr. DL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (81)
Elijah Burress WR	Totowa, NJ	DePaul Catholic	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	173 lb (78 kg)
Elijah Burress WR	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (80)
Davion Dixon DL	Homestead, FL	Miami Palmetto	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	322 lb (146 kg)
Davion Dixon DL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (75)
Madden Faraimo LB	Oceanside, CA	JSerra Catholic	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
Madden Faraimo LB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (83)
James Flanigan TE	Green Bay, WI	Notre Dame de la Baie Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
James Flanigan TE	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (83)
Dallas Golden CB	Tampa, FL	Berkeley Prep	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Dallas Golden CB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Blake Hebert QB	Boxford, MA	Brunswick School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
Blake Hebert QB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (81)
Cam Herron OL	Indianapolis, IN	Warren Central	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	288 lb (131 kg)
Cam Herron OL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (80)
Dominik Hulak DL	Glendale Heights, IL	Immaculate Conception	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)
Dominik Hulak DL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (77)
Nolan James Jr. RB	Westwood, NJ	DePaul Catholic	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	199 lb (90 kg)
Nolan James Jr. RB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (79)
Ko'o Kia LB	Kahaluʻu, HI	Punahou	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	209 lb (95 kg)
Ko'o Kia LB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78)
Brandon Logan S	Fort Wayne, IN	Snider	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	186 lb (84 kg)
Brandon Logan S	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (77)
Ethan Long S	Milford, CT	Brunswick School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)
Ethan Long S	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (77)
Joe Reiff DL	Elmhurst, IL	York Community High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)
Joe Reiff DL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78)
Scrap Richardson WR	Greenville, GA	Greenville	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	166 lb (75 kg)
Scrap Richardson WR	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (80)
Anthony Sacca LB	Delran Township, NJ	St. Joseph's Prep School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
Anthony Sacca LB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Erik Schmidt K	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette University High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
Erik Schmidt K	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (76)
Owen Strebig OL	Brookfield, WI	Waukesha Catholic Memorial	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	298 lb (135 kg)
Owen Strebig OL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Gordy Sulfsted DL	Cincinnati, OH	St. Xavier	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)
Gordy Sulfsted DL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78)
Cree Thomas CB	Phoenix, AZ	Brophy College Preparatory	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	176 lb (80 kg)
Cree Thomas CB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78)
Mark Zackery IV CB	Indianapolis, IN	Ben Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Mark Zackery IV CB	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (81)
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 11 247Sports: 12
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals commits". Rivals. Retrieved March 17, 2025. "ESPN commits". ESPN. Retrieved March 17, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 17, 2025. "247Sports commits". 247Sports. Retrieved March 17, 2025.

Changes

Tyler Buchner switched positions from WR to QB.
Justin Fisher switched positions from RB to TE.
Devan Houstan switched positions from DL to OL.
WR Matt Jeffery earned scholarship; previously walk-on.
LS Joseph Vinci earned scholarship; previously walk-on.
Preston Zinter switched positions from LB to DL.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Miami (FL)	No. 6	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 24–27	66,793
September 13	7:30 p.m.	No. 16 Texas A&M	No. 8	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 40–41	77,622
September 20	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 24	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	NBC/Peacock^[a]	W 56–30	77,622
September 27	12:00 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 22	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ABC	W 56–13	75,111
October 4	3:30 p.m.	Boise State	No. 21	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 28–7	77,622
October 11	3:30 p.m.	NC State	No. 16	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	Peacock/NBC^[b]	W 36–7	77,622
October 18	7:30 p.m.	No. 20 USC	No. 13	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Jewelled Shillelagh)	NBC	W 34–24	77,622
November 1	3:30 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 12	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	ESPN	W 25–10	44,500
November 8	7:30 p.m.	Navy	No. 10	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	W 49–10	77,622
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Pittsburgh	No. 9	Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry, College GameDay)	ABC	W 37–15	68,400
November 22	3:30 p.m.	Syracuse	No. 9	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 70–7	77,622
November 29	10:30 p.m.	at Stanford	No. 9	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy)	ESPN	W 49–20	27,456
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 4) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time Source: ^[7]^[8]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	6	9	8	24	22	21	16	13	12	12	10	9	9	9	9	9	10
Coaches	5	9	8	21	21	21	16	15	13	12	10	9	9	9	9	9	11
CFP	Not released										10	9	9	9	10	11	Not released

Game summaries

at No. 10 Miami (FL)

No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at No. 10 Miami Hurricanes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Fighting Irish	0	7	0	17	24
No. 10 Hurricanes	0	14	7	6	27

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: August 31
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Rain, 77 °F (25 °C), Wind N @ 4 mph (6 km/h)
Game attendance: 66,793
Referee: Adam Savoie
TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath and Taylor McGregor (sideline reporters)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

(14:03) MIA – Malachi Toney 28-yard pass from Carson Beck, Carter Davis kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:42; Miami 7–0)
(5:21) ND – Micah Gilbert 7-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:49; Tied 7–7)
(0:12) MIA – CJ Daniels 20-yard pass from Carson Beck, Carter Davis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:09; Miami 14–7)

Third quarter

(7:23) MIA – CharMar Brown 5-yard run, Carter Davis kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:37; Miami 21–7)

Fourth quarter

(14:55) ND – Jordan Faison 1-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:16; Miami 21–14)
(9:42) MIA – Carter Davis 38-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:13; Miami 24–14)
(5:32) ND – Noah Burnette 39-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:10; Miami 24–17)
(3:21) ND – CJ Carr 7-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:14; Tied 24–24)
(1:04) MIA – Carter Davis 47-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 2:17; Miami 27–24)

Statistics	ND	MIA
First downs	18	20
Total yards	314	339
Rushes/yards	28–93	38–134
Passing yards	221	205
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–30–1	20–30–0
Time of possession	26:03	33:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	19/30, 221 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jadarian Price	6 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Eli Raridon	5 receptions, 97 yards
Miami (FL)	Passing	Carson Beck	20/30, 205 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	CharMar Brown	15 carries, 69 yards, TD
	Receiving	Malachi Toney	6 receptions, 82 yards, TD

vs No. 16 Texas A&M

No. 16 Texas A&M Aggies (2–0) at No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Aggies	7	21	3	10	41
No. 8 Fighting Irish	14	10	7	9	40

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: September 13
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C), Wind SE @ 6 mph (10 km/h)
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: Kyle Olson
TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(13:06) ND – Tae Johnson 20-yard blocked punt return, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 1:54; Notre Dame 7–0)
(9:33) TA&M – Mario Craver 86-yard pass from Marcel Reed, Randy Bond kick (Drive: 2 plays, 90 yards, 0:47; Tied 7–7)
(6:30) ND – Jadarian Price 7-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:03; Notre Dame 14–7)

Second quarter

(14:54) ND – Noah Burnette 22-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 5:55; Notre Dame 17–7)
(12:23) TA&M – Le'Veon Moss 1-yard run, Randy Bond kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:31; Notre Dame 17–14)
(9:43) ND – Jeremiyah Love 36-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:40; Notre Dame 24–14)
(5:32) TA&M – Le'Veon Moss 2-yard run, Randy Bond kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:11; Notre Dame 24–21)
(1:11) TA&M – Le'Veon Moss 1-yard run, Randy Bond kick (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:20; Texas A&M 28–24)

Third quarter

(8:17) ND – Jadarian Price 17-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:15; Notre Dame 31–28)
(0:44) TA&M – Randy Bond 43-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:50; Tied 31–31)

Fourth quarter

(14:01) ND – Noah Burnette 39-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 1:36; Notre Dame 34–31)
(9:06) TA&M – Randy Bond 45-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:55; Tied 34–34)
(2:53) ND – Jeremiyah Love 12-yard run, Preston Zinter pass from Tyler Buchner failed (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:13; Notre Dame 40–34)
(0:13) TA&M – Nate Boerkircher 11-yard pass from Marcel Reed, Randy Bond kick (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 2:28; Texas A&M 41–40)

Statistics	TA&M	ND
First downs	24	23
Total yards	488	429
Rushes/yards	32–128	39–136
Passing yards	360	293
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–37–1	20–32–1
Time of possession	26:53	33:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M	Passing	Marcel Reed	17/37, 360 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Le'Veon Moss	20 rushes, 81 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Mario Craver	7 receptions, 207 yards, TD
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	20/32, 293 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	23 rushes, 94 yards, TD
	Receiving	Eli Raridon	4 receptions, 85 yards

vs Purdue (rivalry)

Purdue Boilermakers (2–1) vs No. 24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	7	16	0	7	30
No. 24 Fighting Irish	14	21	21	0	56

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: September 20
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C), Wind S @ 6 mph (10 km/h)
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: Mark Kluczynski
TV announcers (NBC/Peacock): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(13:40) ND – Malachi Fields 66-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 1 play, 66 yards, 0:09; Notre Dame 7–0)
(10:58) PUR – Ryan Browne 14-yard pass from Devin Mockobee, Spencer Porath kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:42; Tied 7–7)
(5:54) ND – Jeremiyah Love 1-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:57; Notre Dame 14–7)

Second quarter

(14:50) PUR – Spencer Porath 48-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 45 yards, 6:04; Notre Dame 14–10)
(10:00) ND – Jadarian Price 21-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:50; Notre Dame 21–10)
(6:33) ND – Jadarian Price 9-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 2:16; Notre Dame 28–10)
(1:46) PUR – Spencer Porath 26-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:47; Notre Dame 28–13)
(1:13) PUR – Spencer Porath 35-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:27; Notre Dame 28–16)
(1:00) ND – Jadarian Price 100-yard kickoff return, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 0:00; Notre Dame 35–16)
(0:07) PUR – Nitro Tuggle 24-yard pass from Ryan Browne, Spencer Porath kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 0:53; Notre Dame 35–23)

Third quarter

(12:54) ND – Jeremiyah Love 46-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:06; Notre Dame 42–23)
(9:52) ND – Jordan Faison 48-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:11; Notre Dame 49–23)
(3:46) ND – Jadarian Price 1-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 5:01; Notre Dame 56–23)

Fourth quarter

(1:53) PUR – Jesse Watson 24-yard pass from Malachi Singleton, Spencer Porath kick (Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:05; Notre Dame 56–30)

Statistics	PUR	ND
First downs	20	27
Total yards	369	535
Rushes/yards	28–66	43–254
Passing yards	303	281
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–40–2	17–20–0
Time of possession	28:00	32:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing	Ryan Browne	21/34, 250 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Malachi Singleton	5 rushes, 26 yards
	Receiving	Nitro Tuggle	3 receptions, 66 yards, TD
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	10/12, 223 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	19 rushes, 157 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	5 receptions, 105 yards, TD

at Arkansas

No. 22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–2) at Arkansas Razorbacks (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Fighting Irish	14	28	7	7	56
Razorbacks	3	10	0	0	13

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

Date: September 27
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C), Wind SW @ 3 mph (5 km/h)
Game attendance: 75,111
Referee: Lee Hedrick
TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First Quarter

(12:55) ARK – Scott Starzyk 39-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:05, Arkansas 3–0)
(8:16) ND – Jeremiyah Love 1-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:39, Notre Dame 7–3)
(4:14) ND – Jeremiyah Love 7-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:14, Notre Dame 14–3)

Second Quarter

(11:19) ARK – Shaq McRoy 1-yard run, Scott Starzyk kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:55, Notre Dame 14–10)
(8:26) ND – Will Pauling 23-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:53, Notre Dame 21–10)
(6:04) ND – Jeremiyah Love 34-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:25, Notre Dame 28–10)
(3:48) ARK – Scott Starzyk 49-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:16, Notre Dame 28–13)
(0:35) ND – Jeremiyah Love 3-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:13, Notre Dame 35–13)
(0:09) ND – Jadarian Price 35-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:15, Notre Dame 42–13)

Third Quarter

(1:01) ND – Jadarian Price 16-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:37, Notre Dame 49–13)

Fourth Quarter

(8:54) ND – Aneyas Williams 17-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 2:07, Notre Dame 56–13)

Statistics	ND	ARK
First downs	32	15
Total yards	641	365
Rushes/yards	40–210	30–158
Passing yards	431	207
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–32–0	17–32–1
Time of possession	32:47	27:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	22/30, 354 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jadarian Price	13 rushes, 86 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	7 receptions, 89 yards
Arkansas	Passing	Taylen Green	17/32, 207 yards, INT
	Rushing	Taylen Green	10 rushes, 81 yards
	Receiving	O'Mega Blake	6 receptions, 73 yards

vs Boise State

Boise State Broncos (3–1) vs No. 21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	7	0	0	7
No. 21 Fighting Irish	6	8	7	7	28

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: October 4
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: Justin Elliott
TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(4:47) ND – Will Pauling 19-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick blocked (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:25, Notre Dame 6–0)

Second quarter

(4:03) BOIS – Maddux Madsen 1-yard run, Colton Boomer kick (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:24, Boise State 7–6)
(0:48) ND – Jeremiyah Love 4-yard run, Will Pauling pass from CJ Carr (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:15, Notre Dame 14–7)

Third quarter

(5:49) ND – Malachi Fields 6-yard pass from CJ Carr, Marcello Diomede kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:31, Notre Dame 21–7)

Fourth quarter

(7:54) ND – Jadarian Price 49-yard run, Marcello Diomede kick (Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:43, Notre Dame 28–7)

Statistics	BOIS	ND
First downs	23	19
Total yards	315	389
Rushes/yards	34–100	31–200
Passing yards	215	189
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–37–4	15–23–0
Time of possession	35:46	24:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boise State	Passing	Maddux Madsen	22/37, 215 yards, 4 INT
	Rushing	Sire Gaines	11 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Chris Marshall	4 receptions, 58 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	15/23, 189 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	16 carries, 103 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	6 receptions, 83 yards

vs NC State

NC State Wolfpack (4–2) vs No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	0	7	0	0	7
No. 16 Fighting Irish	7	3	14	12	36

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: October 11
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
TV announcers (Peacock/NBC): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(9:49) ND – Jeremiyah Love 2-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:04, Notre Dame 7–0)

Second quarter

(13:48) NCSU – Terrell Anderson 45-yard pass from CJ Bailey, Kanoah Vinesett kick (Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:27, Tied 7–7)
(0:00) ND – Noah Burnette 48-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 0:23, Notre Dame 10–7)

Third quarter

(6:58) ND – KK Smith 18-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:56, Notre Dame 17–7)
(2:46) ND – Will Pauling 12-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:28, Notre Dame 24–7)

Fourth quarter

(12:48) ND – Noah Burnette 34-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:16, Notre Dame 27–7)
(9:17) ND – Team safety (Drive: 1 play, -2 yards, 0:20, Notre Dame 29–7)
(5:13) ND – Jeremiyah Love 1-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:41, Notre Dame 36–7)

Statistics	NCSU	ND
First downs	12	24
Total yards	233	485
Rushes/yards	28–51	39–143
Passing yards	182	342
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–31–3	19–32–1
Time of possession	28:47	31:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing	CJ Bailey	17/30, 186 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Hollywood Smothers	12 carries, 46 yards
	Receiving	Terrell Anderson	3 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	19/31, 342 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	18 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Eli Raridon	7 receptions, 109 yards

vs No. 20 USC (rivalry)

No. 20 USC Trojans (5–1) vs No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Trojans	10	3	11	0	24
No. 13 Fighting Irish	7	7	13	7	34

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: October 18
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: Jerry Magallanes
TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(11:09) USC – Lake McRee 10-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Ryon Sayeri kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:51, USC 7–0)
(10:11) ND – Jeremiyah Love 12-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:58, Tied 7–7)
(8:04) USC – Ryon Sayeri 42-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:07, USC 10–7)

Second quarter

(14:36) ND – Jadarian Price 16-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:36, Notre Dame 14–10)
(1:42) USC – Ryon Sayeri 24-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:09, Notre Dame 14–13)

Third quarter

(8:04) ND – Will Pauling 6-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:56, Notre Dame 21–13)
(6:19) USC – Ryon Sayeri 43-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:45, Notre Dame 21–16)
(4:32) USC – Ja'Kobi Lane 59-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Ja'Kobi Lane pass from Jayden Maiava (Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 0:53, USC 24–21)
(4:17) ND – Jadarian Price 100-yard kickoff return, Noah Burnette kick missed (Notre Dame 27–24)

Fourth quarter

(7:16) ND – CJ Carr 1-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:55, Notre Dame 34–24)

Statistics	USC	ND
First downs	23	23
Total yards	396	442
Rushes/yards	29–68	44–306
Passing yards	328	136
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–42–2	16–26–1
Time of possession	27:02	32:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing	Jayden Maiava	22/42, 328 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	King Miller	18 carries, 70 yards
	Receiving	Ja'Kobi Lane	6 receptions, 111 yards, TD
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	16/26, 136 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	24 carries, 228 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	6 receptions, 60 yards

at Boston College (Holy War)

No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5–2) at Boston College Eagles (1–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Fighting Irish	0	12	6	7	25
Eagles	0	7	3	0	10

at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Date: November 1
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 53 °F (12 °C), Wind W @ 16 mph (26 km/h)
Game attendance: 44,500
Referee: Jon Noli
TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

(14:52) ND – Malachi Fields 40-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick missed (Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:20, Notre Dame 6–0)
(1:53) ND – Will Pauling 44-yard pass from CJ Carr, Jeremiyah Love pass from CJ Carr failed (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:30, Notre Dame 12–0)
(0:22) BC – Reed Harris 25-yard pass from Grayson James, Luca Lombardo kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:31, Notre Dame 12–7)

Third quarter

(3:36) BC – Luca Lombardo 25-yard field goal (Drive: 21 plays, 74 yards, 11:20, Notre Dame 12–10)
(0:32) ND – Jeremiyah Love 3-yard run, Marcello Diomede kick missed (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:04, Notre Dame 18–10)

Fourth quarter

(11:07) ND – Jeremiyah Love 94-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 1 play, 94 yards, 0:14, Notre Dame 25–10)

Statistics	ND	BC
First downs	22	21
Total yards	458	281
Rushes/yards	29–159	33–12
Passing yards	299	269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–26–0	30–45–3
Time of possession	24:33	35:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	18/25, 299 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	17 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	4 receptions, 82 yards
Boston College	Passing	Grayson James	25/37, 240 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Turbo Richard	16 carries, 26 yards
	Receiving	Lewis Bond	8 receptions, 92 yards

vs Navy (rivalry)

Navy Midshipmen (7–1) vs No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	10	0	0	10
No. 10 Fighting Irish	7	14	21	7	49

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: November 8
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Rain, 41 °F (5 °C), Wind E @ 5 mph (8 km/h)
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: Kevin Randall
TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(7:31) ND – Jeremiyah Love 1-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 7 plays, 94 yards, 4:06, Notre Dame 7–0)

Second quarter

(11:02) NAVY – Braxton Woodson 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:19, Tied 7–7)
(5:57) ND – Jadarian Price 2-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:02, Notre Dame 14–7)
(1:42) ND – Jordan Faison 5-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:43, Notre Dame 21–7)
(0:15) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 33-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 1:27, Notre Dame 21–10)

Third quarter

(13:27) ND – Jeremiyah Love 48-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:33, Notre Dame 28–10)
(11:27) ND – KK Smith 34-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:07, Notre Dame 35–10)
(6:27) ND – Ty Washington 4-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:21, Notre Dame 42–10)

Fourth quarter

(11:27) ND – Aneyas Williams 54-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 5:13, Notre Dame 49–10)

Statistics	NAVY	ND
First downs	13	23
Total yards	228	502
Rushes/yards	45–206	38–249
Passing yards	22	253
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	3–10–0	16–19–0
Time of possession	29:23	30:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Braxton Woodson	3/8, 22 yards
	Rushing	Braxton Woodson	23 carries, 101 yards, TD
	Receiving	Eli Heidenreich	2 receptions, 20 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	13/16, 218 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	13 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Malachi Fields	4 receptions, 97 yards

at No. 22 Pittsburgh (rivalry)

No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–2) at No. 22 Pittsburgh Panthers (7–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Fighting Irish	14	7	9	7	37
No. 22 Panthers	0	3	6	6	15

at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: November 15
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C), Wind SW @ 11 mph (18 km/h)
Game attendance: 68,400
Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), and Katie George (sideline reporter)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(8:16) ND – Jeremiyah Love 56-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, 0:10, Notre Dame 7–0)
(7:59) ND – Tae Johnson 49-yard interception return, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 0:10, Notre Dame 14–0)

Second quarter

(13:55) PITT – Sam Carpenter 24-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:47, Notre Dame 14–3)
(1:56) ND – Malachi Fields 25-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:40, Notre Dame 21–3)

Third quarter

(10:43) ND – Malachi Fields 6-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:07, Notre Dame 28–3)
(1:39) PITT – Rasheem Biles 10-yard interception return, Tony Kinsler pass from Mason Heintschel failed (Drive: 2:37, Notre Dame 28–9)
(1:39) ND – Adon Shuler PAT return (Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, Notre Dame 30–9)

Fourth quarter

(9:55) ND – CJ Carr 5-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:38, Notre Dame 37–9)
(0:00) PITT – Malachi Thomas 21-yard pass from Eli Holstein (Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 2:49, Notre Dame 37–15)

Statistics	ND	PITT
First downs	20	17
Total yards	387	219
Rushes/yards	36–175	25–70
Passing yards	212	149
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–32–2	19–39–1
Time of possession	35:17	24:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	21/32, 212 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	23 carries, 147 yards, TD
	Receiving	Malachi Fields	7 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD
Pittsburgh	Passing	Mason Heintschel	16/33, 126 yards, INT
	Rushing	Juelz Goff	5 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Desmond Reid	6 receptions, 63 yards

vs Syracuse

Syracuse Orange (3–7) vs No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	0	0	7	7
No. 9 Fighting Irish	35	14	7	14	70

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: November 22
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 47 °F (8 °C), Wind SW @ 6 mph (10 km/h)
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: Mike Roche
TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst) and Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(14:03) ND – Jalen Stroman 44-yard interception return, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 0:50, Notre Dame 7–0)
(12:19) ND – Luke Talich 22-yard punt return, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 1:38, Notre Dame 14–0)
(9:43) ND – Leonard Moore 46-yard interception return, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 2:36, Notre Dame 21–0)
(6:32) ND – Jeremiyah Love 45-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:36, Notre Dame 28–0)
(4:01) ND – Jadarian Price 58-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 0:52, Notre Dame 35–0)

Second quarter

(14:56) ND – Will Pauling 6-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:23, Notre Dame 42–0)
(6:49) ND – Jeremiyah Love 14-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 3:46, Notre Dame 49–0)

Third quarter

(14:23) ND – Jeremiyah Love 68-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:37, Notre Dame 56–0)

Fourth quarter

(13:32) ND – Aneyas Williams 30-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:23, Notre Dame 63–0)
(6:06) ND – Kenny Minchey 25-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 4:14, Notre Dame 70–0)
(0:07) SYR – Joseph Filardi 6-yard run, Tripp Woody kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:59, Notre Dame 70–7)

Statistics	SYR	ND
First downs	18	17
Total yards	207	396
Rushes/yards	50–112	24–329
Passing yards	95	67
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–30–3	9–15–0
Time of possession	41:50	18:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Syracuse	Passing	Joseph Filardi	14/26, 83 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Joseph Filardi	14 carries, 33 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dan Villari	5 receptions, 30 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	5/9, 49 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	8 carries, 171 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	2 receptions, 21 yards

at Stanford (rivalry)

No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–2) at Stanford Cardinal (4–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Fighting Irish	14	21	7	7	49
Cardinal	0	3	3	14	20

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

Date: November 29
Game time: 10:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 27,456
Referee: Darryl DeBarry
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst) and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(8:43) ND – Jeremiyah Love 2-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:14, Notre Dame 7–0)
(1:52) ND – Jadarian Price 1-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:27, Notre Dame 14–0)

Second quarter

(14:33) ND – Luke Talich 84-yard pass from Joshua Burnham, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 0:55, Notre Dame 21–0)
(7:26) ND – Aneyas Williams 2-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:21, Notre Dame 28–0)
(2:38) STAN – Emmet Kenney 39-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 4:48, Notre Dame 28–3)
(0:17) ND – Jadarian Price 12-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 1:04, Notre Dame 35–3)

Third quarter

(12:43) ND – Jordan Faison 6-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:51, Notre Dame 42–3)
(2:09) STAN – Emmet Kenney 44-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, 7:36, Notre Dame 42–6)

Fourth quarter

(12:15) STAN – Bryce Farrell 9-yard pass from Elijah Brown, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 2:45, Notre Dame 42–13)
(9:08) ND – Aneyas Williams 51-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:07, Notre Dame 49–13)
(4:00) STAN – Marcus Brown 3-yard pass from Charlie Mirer, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:04, Notre Dame 49–20)

Statistics	ND	STAN
First downs	24	16
Total yards	524	312
Rushes/yards	38–187	30–86
Passing yards	337	226
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–36–0	20–40–1
Time of possession	30:35	29:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	17/27, 205 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Aneyas Williams	10 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Luke Talich	1 reception, 84 yards, TD
Stanford	Passing	Elijah Brown	18/37, 204 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Cole Tabb	11 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Sam Roush	4 receptions, 73 yards

Personnel

Roster

2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Malachi Fields	RSr
WR	`1`	Jaden Greathouse	Jr
WR	`2`	Will Pauling (C)	RSr
RB	`3`	Gi'Bran Payne	RJr
RB	`4`	Jeremiyah Love	Jr
WR	`5`	Cam Williams	RFr
WR	`6`	Jordan Faison	Jr
TE	`7`	Ty Washington	RJr
QB	`8`	Kenny Minchey	RSo
TE	`9`	Eli Raridon	Sr
QB	`10`	Tyler Buchner (W)	RSr
WR	`11`	KK Smith	RSo
QB	`12`	Blake Hebert	Fr
QB	`13`	CJ Carr	RFr
WR	`14`	Micah Gilbert	RFr
WR	`15`	Jerome Bettis Jr.	Fr
QB	`16`	Anthony Rezac (W)	So
WR	`17`	Elijah Burress	Fr
WR	`19`	Logan Saldate	RFr
RB	`21`	Kedren Young	RFr
RB	`22`	Aneyas Williams	So
RB	`23`	Nolan James Jr.	Fr
RB	`24`	Jadarian Price	RJr
RB	`25`	Dylan Devezin (W)	Sr
RB	`26`	Jake Tafelski (W)	RSr
TE	`32`	Justin Fisher (W)	Sr
WR	`33`	Matt Jeffery	RFr
TE	`42`	Henry Garrity (W)	Jr
OL	`52`	Devan Houstan	RSo
OL	`54`	Anthonie Knapp	So
OL	`55`	Chris Terek	RSo
OL	`56`	Charles Jagusah	RSo
OL	`57`	Cam Herron	Fr
OL	`58`	Matty Augustine	Fr
OL	`59`	Aamil Wagner (C)	RJr
OL	`60`	Max Anderson (W)	So
OL	`61`	Robbie Wollan (W)	So
OL	`64`	Joe Otting	RSo
OL	`65`	Will Black	Fr
OL	`70`	Ashton Craig	RJr
OL	`71`	Styles Prescod	RFr
OL	`74`	Billy Schrauth (C)	RJr
OL	`75`	Sullivan Absher	RSo
OL	`76`	Guerby Lambert	RFr
OL	`77`	Peter Jones	RFr
OL	`78`	Owen Strebig	Fr
WR	`80`	Xavier Southall (W)	So
WR	`81`	Scrap Richardson	Fr
WR	`82`	Leo Scheidler (W)	Sr
TE	`85`	Jack Larsen	RFr
WR	`86`	Alex Whitman (W)	Jr
TE	`87`	Cooper Flanagan	Jr
TE	`88`	James Flanigan	Fr

Defense }

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`0`	DeVonta Smith	RSr
LB	`3`	Jaylen Sneed	RJr
LB	`4`	Jaiden Ausberry	RSo
DL	`5`	Boubacar Traore	RSo
CB	`6`	Christian Gray	Jr
S	`7`	Jalen Stroman	RSr
S	`8`	Adon Shuler (C)	RSo
S	`9`	Tae Johnson	RFr
DL	`10`	Loghan Thomas	So
S	`11`	JaDon Blair	Fr
DL	`12`	Jordan Botelho	RSr
S	`13`	Ben Minich	RSo
CB	`14`	Dallas Golden	Fr
CB	`15`	Leonard Moore	So
DL	`17`	Brenan Vernon	RSo
CB	`18`	Chance Tucker	RSr
LB	`19`	Madden Faraimo	Fr
CB	`20`	Cree Thomas	Fr
CB	`21`	Karson Hobbs	So
S	`22`	Ethan Long	Fr
CB	`24`	Mark Zackery IV	Fr
DL	`25`	Preston Zinter	RSo
LB	`27`	Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa	So
S	`28`	Luke Talich	Jr
S	`29`	Brandon Logan	Fr
DL	`30`	Dominik Hulak	Fr
S	`31`	Taebron Bennie-Powell	RFr
CB	`32`	Isaiah Dunn (W)	Sr
DL	`33`	Christopher Burgess Jr.	Fr
LB	`34`	Drayk Bowen (C)	Jr
LB	`35`	Teddy Rezac	RFr
LB	`36`	Bodie Kahoun	RFr
LB	`38`	Tommy Powlus (W)	So
LB	`39`	Anthony Sacca	Fr
DL	`40`	Joshua Burnham	RJr
DL	`41`	Donovan Hinish (C)	RJr
DL	`42`	Cole Mullins	RFr
LB	`43`	Kahanu Kia	RSo
DL	`44`	Junior Tuihalamaka	Sr
LB	`45`	Ko'o Kia	Fr
LB	`46`	Jerry Rullo (W)	Sr
DL	`47`	Jason Onye	RSr
CB	`48`	Mickey Brown (W)	Sr
CB	`49`	Charles Du (W)	Sr
DL	`56`	Elijah Hughes	Jr
DL	`59`	Sean Sevillano Jr.	RFr
DL	`60`	Davion Dixon	Fr
DL	`88`	Armel Mukam	RSo
DL	`90`	Kobi Onyiuke (W)	Sr
DL	`91`	Gordy Sulfsted	Fr
DL	`93`	Jared Dawson	RSr
DL	`94`	Joe Reiff	Fr
DL	`95`	Bryce Young	So
DL	`97`	Gabriel Rubio	RSr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`16`	James Rendell	RSr
K	`18`	Erik Schmidt	Fr
K	`48`	Marcello Diomede (W)	Jr
LS	`49`	Andrew Kros (W)	Jr
LS	`96`	Joseph Vinci	RFr
K	`98`	Noah Burnette	RSr

Head coach

Marcus Freeman

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Mike Denbrock – Offensive coordinator/tight ends
Chris Ash – Defensive coordinator
Marty Biagi – Special teams coordinator/assistant defensive backs
Gino Guidugli – Quarterbacks/pass game coordinator
Ja'Juan Seider – Associate head coach/running backs
Mike Brown – Wide receivers
Joe Rudolph – Offensive line
Al Washington – Defensive line/defensive run game coordinator
Max Bullough – Linebackers
Mike Mickens – Defensive backs/defensive pass game coordinator
Loren Landow – Director of football performance

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 23, 2025

Depth chart

Depth chart is a projection and is subject to change.

Defense

NB
DeVonta Smith
Dallas Golden
Karson Hobbs

FS
Jalen Stroman
Luke Talich
JaDon Blair

WLB	SLB
Jaiden Ausberry	Drayk Bowen
Jaylen Sneed	Madden Faraimo
Madden Faraimo	–

BS
Adon Shuler
Ethan Long
–

CB
Christian Gray
Mark Zackery IV
Cree Thomas

DE	DT	DT	DE
Bryce Young	Donovan Hinish	Jason Onye	Boubacar Traore
Joshua Burnham	Jared Dawson	Cole Mullins	Junior Tuihalamaka
Loghan Thomas	Elijah Hughes	–	Jordan Botelho

CB
Leonard Moore
Karson Hobbs
–

Offense

WR-X
Malachi Fields
Cam Williams
–

WR-F
Will Pauling
Logan Saldate
–

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Anthonie Knapp	Sullivan Absher	Joe Otting	Guerby Lambert	Aamil Wagner
Styles Prescod	Chris Terek	Cam Herron	Sullivan Absher	Guerby Lambert
–	–	Chris Terek	–	–

TE
Eli Raridon
Ty Washington
Jack Larsen

WR-Z
Jordan Faison
KK Smith
Elijah Burress

QB
CJ Carr
Kenny Minchey
Tyler Buchner

Key reserves
RB Gi'Bran Payne
WR Micah Gilbert, Matt Jeffery
OL Devan Houstan
DL Armel Mukam, Brenan Vernon, Preston Zinter
LB Bodie Kahoun, Kahanu Kia, Teddy Rezac
S Taebron Bennie-Powell, Ben Minich
Injured Noah Burnette (K), Ashton Craig (OL), Cooper Flanagan (TE), Charles Jagusah (OL), Tae Johnson (S), Peter Jones (OL), Brandon Logan (S), Gabriel Rubio (DL), Billy Schrauth (OL), Sean Sevillano Jr. (DL), Chance Tucker (CB), Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa (LB), Kedren Young (RB)

Special teams
PK Erik Schmidt
P James Rendell
KR Jadarian Price
PR Jordan Faison
LS Joseph Vinci
H Tyler Buchner

RB
Jeremiyah Love
Jadarian Price
Aneyas Williams Nolan James Jr.

Notes

^ Game was moved to Peacock due to overrun into Big Ten Saturday Night after it was delayed due to lightning in the area.
^ Game also aired on NBC at the end of the USC at UCLA women's volleyball game.

References

^ Backus, Will (December 7, 2025). "Notre Dame withdraws from bowl consideration following College Football Playoff snub". CBS Sports. CBS Broadcasting. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ https://www.d1ticker.com/2025-fbs-attendance-trends/
^ Breech, John (January 23, 2025). "Bengals hire Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden for same job in Cincinnati". CBS Sports. CBS Broadcasting. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
^ Berardino, Mark (February 6, 2025). "Veteran assistant Deland McCullough to leave Notre Dame football for NFL return". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
^ Bromberg, Nick (January 29, 2025). "Notre Dame hires former Rutgers coach Chris Ash as defensive coordinator". Yahoo Sports. Yahoo. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
^ Feldman, Bruce; Snyder, Audrey; Sampson, Pete (February 9, 2025). "Notre Dame hiring Penn State assistant Ja'Juan Seider as RBs coach: Source". The Athletic. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
^ Chen, Michael (December 14, 2024). "Notre Dame football's 2025 schedule". Fighting Irish Wire. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
^ "2025 Notre Dame Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[7] Game was moved to Peacock due to overrun into Big Ten Saturday Night after it was delayed due to lightning in the area.

[8] Game also aired on NBC at the end of the USC at UCLA women's volleyball game.

[1] Backus, Will (December 7, 2025). "Notre Dame withdraws from bowl consideration following College Football Playoff snub". CBS Sports. CBS Broadcasting. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[2] ttps://www.d1ticker.com/2025-fbs-attendance-trends/

[3] Breech, John (January 23, 2025). "Bengals hire Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden for same job in Cincinnati". CBS Sports. CBS Broadcasting. Retrieved September 29, 2025.

[4] Berardino, Mark (February 6, 2025). "Veteran assistant Deland McCullough to leave Notre Dame football for NFL return". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved September 29, 2025.

[5] Bromberg, Nick (January 29, 2025). "Notre Dame hires former Rutgers coach Chris Ash as defensive coordinator". Yahoo Sports. Yahoo. Retrieved September 29, 2025.

[6] Feldman, Bruce; Snyder, Audrey; Sampson, Pete (February 9, 2025). "Notre Dame hiring Penn State assistant Ja'Juan Seider as RBs coach: Source". The Athletic. Retrieved September 29, 2025.

[9] Chen, Michael (December 14, 2024). "Notre Dame football's 2025 schedule". Fighting Irish Wire. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[10] "2025 Notre Dame Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

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