American college football season
The 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team was led during the regular season by Brian Kelly in his 12th and final season at Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana .
On November 29, Kelly resigned to become the head coach at LSU .[ 1] He finished at Notre Dame with a 12-year record of 113–40 on the field, and an official record of 92–40 due to games vacated by the NCAA . Defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman was named the program's new head coach.[ 2] The Irish played in the Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma State , losing 37–35 after blowing a 28–7 2nd quarter-lead.
On December 14, 2020 defensive coordinator Clark Lea left the school to become the head coach at Vanderbilt .[ 3] [ 4] On January 8, 2021, the school named Cincinnati defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman to replace Lea.[ 5]
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OL Hunter Spears (medically retired from football)[ 8] The 2021 schedule was officially released on April 25, 2019.[ 9] The neutral site game at Soldier Field had been designated the Shamrock Series game, although television rights were owned and operated by the Big Ten Network . This was the second year since 2020 that not every home game aired on NBC, as the home opener aired on Peacock.[ 10]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 5 7:30 p.m. at Florida State No. 9 ABC W 41–38 OT 68,316 September 11 2:30 p.m. Toledo No. 8 Peacock W 32–2962,009 September 18 2:30 p.m. Purdue No. 12 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) NBC W 27–1374,341 September 25 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 18 Wisconsin No. 12 Fox W 41–1359,571 October 2 2:30 p.m. No. 7 Cincinnati No. 9 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC L 13–2477,622 October 9 7:30 p.m. at Virginia Tech No. 14 ACCN W 32–2965,632 October 23 7:30 p.m. USC No. 13 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) NBC W 31–1677,622 October 30 7:30 p.m. North Carolina No. 11 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) NBC W 44–3471,018 November 6 3:30 p.m. Navy No. 10 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) NBC W 34–677,096 November 13 7:30 p.m. at Virginia No. 9 ABC W 28–348,584 November 20 2:30 p.m. Georgia Tech No. 8 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) NBC W 55–070,011 November 27 8:00 p.m. at Stanford No. 6 Fox W 45–1431,571 January 1, 2022 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State No. 5 ESPN L 35–3749,550
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 9 8 12 12 9 14 14 13 11 8 7 6 5 6 5 8 Coaches 7 7 10 10 7 13 13 13 11 8 7 6 5 6 5 9 CFP Not released 10 9 8 6 6 5 Not released
2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Pos. # Name Class S 2 DJ Brown Sr S 3 Houston Griffith GS S 4 Litchfield Ajavon Jr CB 5 Cam Hart Jr CB 6 Clarence Lewis So DL 7 Isaiah Foskey Jr LB 8 Marist Liufau Jr DL 9 Justin Ademilola Sr LB 10 Isaiah Pryor GS CB/S 11 Ramon Henderson So DL 12 Jordan Botelho So LB 13 Paul Moala Sr S 14 Kyle Hamilton (C) Jr CB 15 Ryan Barnes Fr S 16 KJ Wallace Jr CB 18 Chance Tucker Fr CB 20 JoJo Johnson Fr S 20 Justin Walters Fr CB 21 Caleb Offord So LB 24 Jack Kiser Jr CB 25 Philip Riley Fr LB 27 JD Bertrand Jr CB 28 TaRiq Bracy Sr S 29 Khari Gee Fr S 30 Chris Velotta Jr DL 31 Nana Osafo-Mensah Jr CB 31 Tyler Wilson Jr LB 32 Prince Kollie Fr LB 33 Shayne Simon Sr DL 34 Osita Ekwonu Jr S 36 Eddie Scheidler Jr S 37 Chase Love Sr LB 38 Davis Sherwood Fr LB 40 Barret Liebentritt Fr LB 40 Drew White (C) GS DL 41 Kurt Hinish (C) GS S 42 Marty Auer Fr LB 42 Giovanni Ghilotti So CB 43 Marcus Thorne Sr DL 44 Kahanu Kia Fr LB 45 Colin Gutzmer Jr LB 46 Adam Shibley GS DL 47 Jason Onye Fr DL 48 Will Schweitzer Fr S 49 Mike Graves Sr LB 52 Bo Bauer GS DL 54 Jacob Lacey Jr DL 56 Howard Cross III Jr DL 57 Jayson Ademilola Sr DL 90 Alexander Ehrensberger So DL 92 Aidan Keanaaina So DL 93 Zane Heemsoth Jr DL 95 Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa (C) GS DL 97 Gabriel Rubio Fr DL 99 Rylie Mills So
Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 19 Jay Bramblett Jr P 30 Jake Rittman Sr K 32 Chris Salerno Fr K/P 39 Jonathan Doerer GS LS 44 Alex Peitsch So LS 46 Axel Raarup Sr LS 65 Michael Vinson Sr K 91 Josh Bryan Fr K/P 98 Harrison Leonard Jr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 17, 2021
Notre Dame at Florida State (Rivalry ) 1 2 3 4 OT Total • No. 9 Fighting Irish 7 10 21 0 3 41 Seminoles 7 7 6 18 0 38
Scoring summary 1 12:46 ND Michael Mayer 41–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:09) ND 7–0 05:06 FSU Jashaun Corbin 89–yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick)(2 plays, 89 yards, 0:20) TIE 7–7 2 10:05 FSU Jordan Travis 2–yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick)(4 plays, 45 yards, 1:39) FS 14–7 05:02 ND Jonathan Doerer 48–yard field goal(10 plays, 46 yards, 5:03) FS 14–10 02:21 ND Joe Wilkins Jr. 23–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(5 plays, 48 yards, 1:24) ND 17–14 3 13:36 FSU Ja'Khi Douglas 60–yard pass from Jordan Travis (Alex Mastromanno pass failed)(3 plays, 63 yards, 1:07) FS 20–17 11:52 ND Kevin Austin Jr. 37–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:44) ND 24–20 07:05 ND Kyren Williams 6–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(7 plays, 69 yards, 4:17) ND 31–20 04:37 ND Chris Tyree 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(3 plays, 32 yards, 0:58) ND 38–20 4 13:42 FSU Andrew Parchment 8–yard pass from Jordan Travis (Keyshawn Helton pass)(15 plays, 75 yards, 5:55) ND 38–28 05:36 FSU Treshaun Ward 2–yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick)(12 plays, 88 yards, 4:43) ND 38–35 00:40 FSU Ryan Fitzgerald 43–yard field goal(10 plays, 46 yards, 3:35) TIE 38–38 OT 00:00 ND Jonathan Doerer 41–yard field goal(4 plays, 2 yards, 0:00) ND 41–38
Pregame line Over/under ND –7.0 53.5[ 11]
Statistics Notre Dame Florida State First downs 17 19 Total yards 431 442 Rushing yards 65 264 Passing yards 366 178 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 30:35 29:25
Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 26/35, 366 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Kyren Williams 18 carries, 42 yards Receiving Michael Mayer 9 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD Florida State Passing Jordan Travis 9/19, 130 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INT Rushing Jashaun Corbin 15 carries, 144 yards, 1 TD Receiving Keyshawn Helton 4 receptions, 53 yards
Toledo at Notre Dame 1 2 3 4 Total Rockets 6 10 0 13 29 • No. 8 Fighting Irish 7 7 0 18 32
Scoring summary 1 12:45 ND Michael Mayer 4–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:15) ND 7–0 10:06 TOL Thomas Cluckey 31–yard field goal(7 plays, 69 yards, 2:32) ND 7–3 04:14 TOL Thomas Cluckey 32–yard field goal(6 plays, 42 yards, 2:49) ND 7–6 2 09:21 ND Kyren Williams 43–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(5 plays, 96 yards, 2:13) ND 14–6 01:04 TOL Thomas Cluckey 23–yard field goal(10 plays, 35 yards, 4:00) ND 14–9 00:46 TOL Chris McDonald Jr. 27–yard interception (Thomas Cluckey kick) TOL 16–14 4 12:25 ND Jonathan Doerer 48–yard field goal(13 plays, 55 yards, 6:11) ND 17–16 10:57 ND Chris Tyree 55–yard pass from Tyler Buchner (Jonathan Doerer kick)(1 play, 55 yards, 0:09) ND 24–16 07:48 TOL Bryant Koback 8–yard run (Carter Bradley pass failed)(6 plays, 89 yards, 3:03) ND 24–22 01:35 TOL Dequan Finn 26–yard run (Thomas Cluckey kick)(7 plays, 73 yards, 1:51) TOL 29–24 01:09 ND Michael Mayer 18–yard pass from Jack Coan (Kyren Williams pass)(3 plays, 75 yards, 0:26) ND 32–29
Pregame line Over/under ND –16.5 55.5[ 12]
Statistics Toledo Notre Dame First downs 16 27 Total yards 353 449 Rushing yards 132 132 Passing yards 221 317 Turnovers 2 4 Time of possession 30:04 29:56
Team Category Player Statistics Toledo Passing Carter Bradley 17/27, 213 yards Rushing Bryant Koback 21 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD Receiving Devin Maddox 9 receptions, 135 yards Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 21/33, 239 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Kyren Williams 16 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD Receiving Michael Mayer 7 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TDs
Purdue at Notre Dame (Shillelagh Trophy ) 1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 3 0 10 0 13 • No. 12 Fighting Irish 0 10 7 10 27
Scoring summary 1 09:58 PUR Mitchell Fineran 34–yard field goal(10 plays, 32 yards, 3:41) PUR 3–0 2 13:51 ND Kyren Williams 39–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(5 plays, 66 yards, 2:14) ND 7–3 08:45 ND Jonathan Doerer 28–yard field goal(10 plays, 48 yards, 3:13) ND 10–3 3 11:06 PUR Mitchell Fineran 34–yard field goal(9 plays, 50 yards, 3:54) ND 10–6 09:59 ND Avery Davis 62–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:07) ND 17–6 07:08 PUR Milton Wright 2–yard pass from Jack Plummer (Mitchell Fineran kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:51) ND 17–13 4 10:50 ND Jonathan Doerer 30–yard field goal(11 plays, 53 yards, 5:20) ND 20–13 06:05 ND Kyren Williams 51–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(1 play, 51 yards, 0:11) ND 27–13
Pregame line Over/under ND –7.5 58.5[ 13]
Statistics Purdue Notre Dame First downs 19 16 Total yards 348 343 Rushing yards 57 120 Passing yards 291 223 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 34:11 25:49
Team Category Player Statistics Purdue Passing Jack Plummer 25/36, 187 yards, 1 TD Rushing King Doerue 10 carries, 45 yards Receiving Jackson Anthrop 7 receptions, 90 yards Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 15/31, 223 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Kyren Williams 12 carries, 91 yards, 1 TD Receiving Avery Davis 5 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD
Vs. No. 18 Wisconsin [ edit ] Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin (Shamrock Series / Big Noon Kickoff / College GameDay ) 1 2 3 4 Total No. 18 Badgers 3 0 7 3 13 • No. 12 Fighting Irish 0 10 0 31 41
Date: September 25, 2021Location: Soldier Field Chicago, IL Game start: 11:04 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 4 hours and 7 minutesGame attendance: 59,571Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 11 MPH Referee: Michael CannonTV announcers (Fox ): Gus Johnson (play–by–play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline) Scoring summary 1 11:48 WIS Collin Larsh 37–yard field goal(5 plays, 26 yards, 1:54) WIS 3–0 2 08:44 ND Jonathan Doerer 51–yard field goal(16 plays, 45 yards, 6:29) TIE 3–3 04:48 ND Kevin Austin Jr. 36–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(5 plays, 51 yards, 2:18) ND 10–3 3 09:53 WIS Kendric Pryor 8–yard pass from Graham Mertz (Collin Larsh kick)(4 plays, 56 yards, 2:01) TIE 10–10 4 14:14 WIS Collin Larsh 27–yard field goal(9 plays, 30 yards, 3:44) WIS 13–10 14:01 ND Chris Tyree 96–yard kickoff return (Jonathan Doerer kick) ND 17–13 09:34 ND Kevin Austin Jr. 16–yard pass from Drew Pyne (Jonathan Doerer kick)(6 plays, 46 yards, 2:40) ND 24–13 03:20 ND Jonathan Doerer 37–yard field goal(4 plays, 4 yards, 1:45) ND 27–13 02:13 ND Jack Kiser 66–yard interception (Jonathan Doerer kick) ND 34–13 01:01 ND Drew White 45–yard interception (Jonathan Doerer kick) ND 41–13
Pregame line Over/under WIS –6 43.5[ 14]
Statistics Wisconsin Notre Dame First downs 16 17 Total yards 318 242 Rushing yards 78 3 Passing yards 240 239 Turnovers 5 1 Time of possession 28:24 31:36
For this season's Shamrock Series, Notre Dame kept with tradition by donning special uniforms. The team wore its usual gold helmet that featured four stars on the back of the helmet, which honors the Flag of Chicago . The school's blue uniform had sleeves featuring two gold stripes, which resemble the rivers and waterways represented on Chicago's flag. The all-white numbers are block slab-serif , which represent the "City of Broad Shoulders". The back collar of the uniform displays Notre Dame's mission statement, which is to "Graduate Champions". The pants are a nod to the Fighting Irish team that played the first football game at Soldier Field in 1924, the same year the university won its first championship. The pants are gold, with two blue lines with a white line in the middle, running down the side of the leg.[ 15]
With this victory, Brian Kelly became the winningest coach in Notre Dame history with victory number 106, surpassing Knute Rockne in his 12th season with the Fighting Irish.[ 16]
Team Category Player Statistics Wisconsin Passing Graham Mertz 18/41, 240 yards, 1 TD, 4 INTs Rushing Chez Mellusi 18 carries, 54 yards Receiving Kendric Pryor 6 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 15/29, 158 yards, 1 TD Rushing Kyren Williams 18 carries, 33 yards Receiving Kevin Austin Jr. 6 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TDs
Cincinnati at Notre Dame 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 7 Bearcats 0 17 0 7 24 No. 9 Fighting Irish 0 0 7 6 13
Scoring summary 2 12:09 CIN Leonard Taylor 1–yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)(3 plays, 8 yards, 1:12) CIN 7–0 10:32 CIN Cole Smith 23–yard field goal(5 plays, 12 yards, 1:37) CIN 10–0 00:40 CIN Tre Tucker 27–yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)(5 plays, 80 yards, 1:08) CIN 17–0 3 01:19 ND Kyren Williams 3–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(4 plays, 38 yards, 2:01) CIN 17–7 4 08:20 ND Braden Lenzy 32–yard pass from Drew Pyne (Jonathan Doerer kick failed)(8 plays, 80 yards, 3:08) CIN 17–13 05:08 CIN Desmond Ridder 6–yard run (Cole Smith kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 3:12) CIN 24–13
Pregame line Over/under CIN –2 50.5[ 17]
Statistics Cincinnati Notre Dame First downs 16 19 Total yards 390 341 Rushing yards 93 84 Passing yards 297 257 Turnovers 4 2 Time of possession 28:10 31:50
Team Category Player Statistics Cincinnati Passing Desmond Ridder 19/32, 297 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Jerome Ford 17 carries, 71 yards Receiving Alec Pierce 6 receptions, 144 yards Notre Dame Passing Drew Pyne 9/22, 143 yards, 1 TD Rushing Kyren Williams 13 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD Receiving Michael Mayer 8 receptions, 93 yards
Notre Dame at Virginia Tech 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 14 Fighting Irish 0 14 7 11 32 Hokies 7 6 9 7 29
Date: October 9, 2021Location: Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 33 minutesGame attendance: 65,632Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NE 0 MPHReferee: Jerry MagallanesTV announcers (ACCN ): Dave O'Brien (play–by–play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst) and Kelsey Riggs (sideline)
Scoring summary 1 3:22 VT Raheem Blackshear 7–yard run (John Parker Romo kick)(7 plays, 80 yards, 3:54) VT 7–0 2 10:35 VT John Parker Romo 19–yard field goal(14 plays, 29 yards, 6:08) VT 10–0 6:51 ND Tyler Buchner 3–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:44) ND 10–7 0:32 ND Kyren Williams 8–yard pass from Tyler Buchner (Jonathan Doerer kick)(9 plays, 80 yards, 1:03) ND 14–10 0:00 VT John Parker Romo 52–yard field goal(5 plays, 46 yards, 0:28) ND 14–13 3 8:53 VT John Parker Romo 26–yard field goal (11 plays, 61 yards, 6:01) VT 16–14 4:27 ND Kyren Williams 10–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(4 plays, 29 yards, 1:56) ND 21–16 0:50 VT Jermaine Waller 26–yard Interception Return (Two-Point Conversion Failed)(5 plays, 15 yards, 1:58) VT 22–21 4 3:55 VT Braxton Burmeister 19–yard run (John Parker Romo kick)(9 plays, 56 yards, 3:44) VT 29–21 2:26 ND Avery Davis 4–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jack Coan pass to Kevin Austin Jr. for Two-Point Conversion)(7 plays, 75 yards, 1:29) TIE 29–29 0:17 ND Jonathan Doerer 48–yard field goal(7 plays, 45 yards, 1:34) ND 32–29
Pregame line Over/under ND –1 47[ 18]
Statistics Notre Dame Virginia Tech First downs 21 21 Total yards 401 321 Rushing yards 180 134 Passing yards 221 187 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 28:36 31:24
Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing Tyler Buchner 6/14, 113 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Kyren Williams 19 carries, 81 yards, TD Receiving Kevin Austin Jr. 3 receptions, 70 yards Virginia Tech Passing Braxton Burmeister 15/30, 184 yards, INT Rushing Braxton Burmeister 10 carries, 49 yards, TD Receiving Tré Turner 6 receptions, 80 yards
USC at No. 13 Notre Dame (Jeweled Shillelagh ) 1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 0 3 0 13 16 • No. 13 Fighting Irish 7 10 7 7 31
Scoring summary 1 4:09 ND Avery Davis 4–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(11 plays, 70 yards, 4:53) ND 7–0 2 13:24 ND Jonathan Doerer 21–yard field goal(4 plays, 1 yard, 1:20) ND 10–0 7:29 USC Parker Lewis 33–yard field goal (13 plays, 60 yards, 5:55) ND 10–3 4:13 ND Kyren Williams 5–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:16) ND 17–3 3 2:51 ND Kyren Williams 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(13 plays, 80 yards, 5:17) ND 24–3 4 14:52 USC Keaontay Ingram 4–yard run (Parker Lewis kick)(9 plays, 77 yards, 2:59) ND 24–10 8:51 USC Darwin Barlow 3–yard run (Parker Lewis PAT failed)(8 plays, 86 yards, 2:34) ND 24–16 4:52 ND Tyler Buchner 3–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:59) ND 31–16
Pregame line Over/under ND –7.5 60
Statistics USC Notre Dame First downs 25 26 Total yards 428 383 Rushing yards 129 170 Passing yards 299 213 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 28:37 31:23
Team Category Player Statistics USC Passing Kedon Slovis 27/37, 299 yards, INT Rushing Keaontay Ingram 24 carries, 138 yards, TD Receiving Drake London 15 receptions, 171 yards Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 20/28, 189 yards, TD, INT Rushing Kyren Williams 25 carries, 138 yards, 2 TD Receiving Lorenzo Styles Jr. 3 receptions, 57 yards
North Carolina at Notre Dame (Rivalry ) 1 2 3 4 Total Tar Heels 0 13 14 7 34 • No. 11 Fighting Irish 7 10 14 13 44
Scoring summary 1 3:25 ND Avery Davis 7–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(7 plays, 41 yards, 3:19) ND 7–0 2 14:55 UNC Ty Chandler 3–yard run (Grayson Atkins kick)(8 plays, 81 yards, 3:30) TIE 7–7 10:01 ND Jonathan Doerer 31–yard field goal(13 plays, 62 yards, 5:54) ND 10–7 3:22 UNC Grayson Atkins 38–yard field goal(13 plays, 63 yards, 6:39) TIE 10–10 1:23 ND Kevin Austin Jr. 21–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:59) ND 17–10 0:02 UNC Grayson Atkins 26-yard field goal(7 plays, 51 yards, 1:21) ND 17–13 3 13:21 UNC Ty Chandler 53-yard run (Gaydon Atkins kick)(5 plays, 79 yards, 1:39) UNC 20–17 12:23 ND Jack Coan 21–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(3 plays, 75 yards, 0:58) ND 24–20 4:56 ND Logan Diggs 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(11 plays, 81 yards, 5:24) ND 31–20 2:48 UNC Antonie Green 33–yard pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:08) ND 31–27 4 14:27 ND Kyren Williams 91–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(1 play, 91 yards, 0:17) ND 38–27 11:52 ND Jonathan Doerer 20-yard field goal(5 plays, 15 yards, 2:28) ND 41–27 7:23 UNC Sam Howell 31–yard run (Grayson Atkins kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:29) ND 41–34 4:52 ND Jonathan Doerer 21-yard field goal(13 plays, 73 yards, 5:46) ND 44–34
Pregame line Over/under ND –3.5 63
Statistics North Carolina Notre Dame First downs 28 26 Total yards 554 523 Rushing yards 213 293 Passing yards 341 230 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 30:15 29:45
Team Category Player Statistics North Carolina Passing Sam Howell 24/31, 341 yards, TD, INT Rushing Sam Howell 18 carries, 91 yards, TD Receiving Josh Downs 10 receptions, 142 yards Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 16/24, 213 yards, TD Rushing Kyren Williams 22 carries, 199 yards, TD Receiving Lorenzo Styles Jr. 3 receptions, 74 yards
Navy at No. 10 Notre Dame (Rip Miller Trophy ) 1 2 3 4 Total Midshipmen 3 0 3 0 6 • No. 10 Fighting Irish 0 17 0 17 34
Scoring summary 1 3:03 NAVY Bijan Nichols 49–yard field goal(13 plays, 36 yards, 7:36) NAVY 3–0 2 9:47 ND Jonathan Doerer 24–yard field goal(11 plays, 74 yards, 3:45) TIE 3–3 2:46 ND Kyren Williams 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(11 plays, 66 yards, 5:00) ND 10–3 0:50 ND Kyren Williams 5–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(5 plays, 95 yards, 1:00) ND 17–3 3 5:16 NAVY Bijan Nichols 21–yard field goal(14 plays, 71 yards, 9:44) ND 17–6 4 13:20 ND Team Safety(2 plays, –1 yard, 0:49) ND 19–6 10:55 ND Kyren Williams 20–yard run (Jack Coan pass to Braden Lenzy for Two-Point Conversion)(7 plays, 54 yards, 2:25) ND 27–6 3:13 ND Logan Diggs 8–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(7 plays, 53 yards, 3:45) ND 34–6
Pregame line Over/under -21.0 48
Statistics Navy Notre Dame First downs 11 21 Total yards 184 430 Rushing yards 166 150 Passing yards 18 280 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 34:33 25:27
Team Category Player Statistics Navy Passing Xavier Arline 1/2, 18 yards Rushing Isaac Ruoss 22 carries, 73 yards Receiving Jayden Umbarger 1 reception, 18 yards Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 23/29, 269 yards, TD Rushing Kyren Williams 17 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kevin Austin Jr. 6 receptions, 139 yards, TD
Notre Dame at Virginia 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 9 Fighting Irish 7 14 7 0 28 Cavaliers 0 0 0 3 3
Scoring summary 1 4:53 ND Michael Mayer 6–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(6 plays, 43 yards, 2:40) ND 7–0 2 14:11 ND Braden Lenzy 4–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(7 plays, 60 yards, 3:28) ND 14–0 4:33 ND Kyren Williams 22–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(9 plays, 80 yards, 4:13) ND 21–0 3 1:41 ND Kevin Austin Jr. 15–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(5 plays, 61 yards, 2:20) ND 28–0 4 12:16 UVA Brendan Farrell 34-yard field goal(10 plays, 59 yards, 4:25) ND 28–3
Pregame line Over/under ND –9.0 62
Statistics Notre Dame Virginia First downs 22 17 Total yards 423 278 Rushing yards 249 82 Passing yards 174 196 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 29:41 30:19
Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 15/20, 132 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Kyren Williams 14 carries, 70 yards, TD Receiving Michael Mayer 7 receptions, 84 yards, TD Virginia Passing Jay Woolfolk 18/33, 196 yards, 2 INT Rushing Mike Hollins 9 carries, 44 yards Receiving Keytaon Thompson 9 receptions, 110 yards
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame (Rivalry ) 1 2 3 4 Total Yellow Jackets 0 0 0 0 0 • No. 8 Fighting Irish 24 21 10 0 55
Scoring summary 1 12:35 ND Jonathan Doerer 41-yard field goal(5 plays, 25 yards, 2:25) ND 3–0 10:33 ND Jack Kiser 43–yard interception return (Jonathan Doerer kick)(5 plays, 25 yards, 1:57) ND 10–0 4:57 ND Kyren Williams 9–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(9 plays, 65 yards, 3:29) ND 17–0 0:08 ND Michael Mayer 52–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(4 plays, 69 yards, 1:22) ND 24–0 2 10:41 ND Logan Diggs 5–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(7 plays, 61 yards, 3:45) ND 31–0 7:21 ND Logan Diggs 20–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(4 plays, 60 yards, 1:47) ND 38–0 4:33 ND Kyren Williams 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(7 plays, 89 yards, 3:01) ND 45–0 3 6:45 ND Jonathan Doerer 26–yard field goal(6 plays, 86 yards, 3:02) ND 48–0 4:33 ND Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa 70–yard fumble return (Josh Bryan kick)(5 plays, 46 yards, 1:48) ND 55–0 4 No scoring plays
Pregame line Over/under ND –18 58.0
Statistics Georgia Tech Notre Dame First downs 11 23 Total yards 224 514 Rushing yards 128 212 Passing yards 96 302 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 30:39 29:21
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia Tech Passing Jordan Yates 14/28, 96 yards, INT Rushing Jahmyr Gibbs 12 carries, 58 yards Receiving Malachi Carter 3 receptions, 89 yards Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 15/20, 285 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tyler Buchner 5 carries, 67 yards Receiving Kevin Austin Jr. 2 receptions, 89 yards
Notre Dame at Stanford (Legends Trophy ) 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 6 Fighting Irish 7 17 7 14 45 Cardinal 0 0 7 7 14
Date: November 27, 2021Location: Stanford Stadium Palo Alto, CA Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 10 minutesGame attendance: 31,571Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 3 MPHReferee: Gary PattersonTV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (play-by-play) & Brock Huard (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 9:39 ND Braden Lenzy 16–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(5 plays, 74 yards, 3:00) ND 7–0 2 14:30 ND George Takacs 2–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(9 plays, 69 yards, 3:40) ND 14–0 11:27 ND Jonathan Doerer 36–yard field goal(4 plays, 5 yards, 2:23) ND 17–0 4:47 ND Kyren Williams 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:09) ND 24–0 3 13:06 STAN Austin Jones 5-yard run (Joshua Karty kick)(2 plays, 13 yards, 0:39) ND 24–7 11:31 ND Jack Coan 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:35) ND 31–7 4 14:33 ND Tyler Buchner 33–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(3 plays, 72 yards, 0:35) ND 38–7 11:44 STAN Benjamin Yurosek 49–yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:49) ND 38–14 0:58 ND Kyren Williams 12-yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)(9 plays, 77 yards, 5:26) ND 45–14
Pregame line Over/under ND –21.0 53.0
Statistics Notre Dame Stanford First downs 26 11 Total yards 509 227 Rushing yards 168 55 Passing yards 341 172 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 34:10 25:50
Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 26/35, 345 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Kyren Williams 19 carries, 74 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kevin Austin Jr. 6 carries, 125 yards Stanford Passing Tanner McKee 20/25, 172 yards, TD Rushing Austin Jones 9 carries, 35 yards, TD Receiving Benjamin Yurosek 5 receptions, 87 yards, TD
Vs. Oklahoma State (Fiesta Bowl)[ edit ] Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma State (PlayStation Fiesta Bowl ) 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 9 Cowboys 7 7 17 6 37 No. 5 Fighting Irish 14 14 0 7 35
Scoring summary 1 13:21 ND Lorenzo Styles Jr. 29–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:39) ND 7–0 7:05 ND Chris Tyree 53–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick) (4 plays, 66 yards, 2:08) ND 14–0 1:46 OSU Jaden Bray 9–yard pass from Spencer Sanders (Tanner Brown kick)(8 plays, 82 yards, 2:29) ND 14–7 2 11:04 ND Michael Mayer 16–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(10 plays, 78 yards, 3:43) ND 21–7 1:16 ND Michael Mayer 7–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(11 plays, 84 yards, 4:25) ND 28–7 0:37 OSU Tay Martin 9–yard pass from Spencer Sanders (Tanner Brown kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 0:39) ND 28–14 3 10:52 OSU Tay Martin 5-yard pass from Spencer Sanders (Tanner Brown kick)(12 plays, 87 yards, 4:08) ND 28–21 2:47 OSU Tay Martin 8–yard pass from Spencer Sanders (Tanner Brown kick)(10 plays, 89 yards, 2:22) TIE 28–28 0:06 OSU Tanner Brown 38–yard field goal(7 plays, 36 yards, 2:17) OSU 31–28 4 9:07 OSU Tanner Brown 41–yard field goal(7 plays, 37 yards, 2:40) OSU 34–28 2:16 OSU Tanner Brown 25–yard field goal(4 plays, 7 yards, 0:22) OSU 37–28 1:05 ND Kevin Austin Jr. 25-yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 1:11) OSU 37–35
Pregame line Over/under OSU –1.0 45.0
Statistics Oklahoma State Notre Dame First downs 34 27 Total yards 605 551 Rushing yards 234 42 Passing yards 371 509 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 29:06 30:54
Team Category Player Statistics Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 34/51, 371 yards, 4 TD Rushing Spencer Sanders 17 carries, 125 yards Receiving Brennan Presley 10 receptions, 137 yards Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 38/68, 509 yards, 5 TD, INT Rushing Logan Diggs 9 carries, 29 yards Receiving Lorenzo Styles Jr. 8 receptions, 136 yards, TD
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