The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program in various categories,[ 1] [ 2] including passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, kicking , and scoring. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Fighting Irish represent the University of Notre Dame as an independent in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
Although Notre Dame began competing in intercollegiate football in 1887,[ 1] records from the early years are often incomplete and inconsistent and may not appear on this list. Notre Dame's official record book does not list a specific "modern era" beginning in a certain year, and the records listed below can go as far back as 1900, although they may not be complete.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since the 1940s, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length. The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers. Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[ 3] The Fighting Irish have played in 13 bowl games since then, allowing more recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics. Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Brady Quinn 11,762 2003 2004 2005 2006 2 Ian Book 8,948[ 4] 2017 2018 2019 2020 3 Jimmy Clausen 8,148 2007 2008 2009 4 Tommy Rees 7,670 2010 2011 2012 2013 5 Ron Powlus 7,602 1994 1995 1996 1997 6 Steve Beuerlein 6,527 1983 1984 1985 1986 7 Rick Mirer 5,997 1989 1990 1991 1992 8 Everett Golson 5,850 2012 2014 9 DeShone Kizer 5,809 2015 2016 10 Jarious Jackson 4,820 1996 1997 1998 1999
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Brady Quinn 3,919 2005 2 Jimmy Clausen 3,722 2009 3 Everett Golson 3,445 2014 4 Brady Quinn 3,426 2006 5 Tommy Rees 3,257 2013 6 Jimmy Clausen 3,172 2008 7 Jack Coan 3,150[ 5] 2021 8 Ian Book 3,034[ 4] 2019 9 DeShone Kizer 2,925 2016 10 DeShone Kizer 2,884 2015
Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Autry Denson 4,318 1995 1996 1997 1998 2 Allen Pinkett 4,131 1982 1983 1984 1985 3 Vagas Ferguson 3,472 1976 1977 1978 1979 4 Darius Walker 3,249 2004 2005 2006 5 Josh Adams 3,198 2015 2016 2017 6 Julius Jones 3,018 1999 2000 2001 2003 7 Jerome Heavens 2,682 1975 1976 1977 1978 8 Cierre Wood 2,447 2009 2010 2011 2012 9 Phil Carter 2,409 1979 1980 1981 1982 10 George Gipp 2,341 1917 1918 1919 1920
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Vagas Ferguson 1,437 1979 2 Josh Adams 1,430 2017 3 Allen Pinkett 1,394 1983 4 Reggie Brooks 1,343 1992 5 Audric Estime 1,341[ 18] 2023 6 Julius Jones 1,268 2003 7 Autry Denson 1,268 1997 8 Darius Walker 1,267 2006 9 Darius Walker 1,196 2005 10 Vagas Ferguson 1,192 1978
Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Michael Floyd 3,686 2008 2009 2010 2011 2 Golden Tate 2,707 2007 2008 2009 3 Jeff Samardzija 2,593 2003 2004 2005 2006 4 Derrick Mayes 2,512 1992 1993 1994 1995 Will Fuller 2,512 2013 2014 2015 6 Tim Brown 2,493 1984 1985 1986 1987 7 T. J. Jones 2,429 2010 2011 2012 2013 8 Thom Gatewood 2,283 1969 1970 1971 9 Rhema McKnight 2,277 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 10 Maurice Stovall 2,195 2002 2003 2004 2005
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Golden Tate 1,496 2009 2 Will Fuller 1,258 2015 3 Jeff Samardzija 1,249 2005 4 Maurice Stovall 1,149 2005 5 Michael Floyd 1,147 2011 6 Thom Gatewood 1,123 1970 7 Jack Snow 1,114 1964 8 T. J. Jones 1,108 2013 9 Will Fuller 1,094 2014 10 Golden Tate 1,080 2008
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ] Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 33]
Total offense yards [ edit ] Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Brady Quinn 11,944 2003 2004 2005 2006 2 Ian Book 10,466 [ 4] 2017 2018 2019 2020 3 Jimmy Clausen 7,793 2007 2008 2009 4 Tommy Rees 7,543 2010 2011 2012 2013 5 Ron Powlus 7,479 1994 1995 1996 1997 6 DeShone Kizer 6,801 2015 2016 7 Rick Mirer 6,691 1989 1990 1991 1992 8 Steve Beuerlein 6,459 1983 1984 1985 1986 9 Everett Golson 6,431 2012 2014 10 Jarious Jackson 5,777 1996 1997 1998 1999
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Brady Quinn 4,009 2005 2 Everett Golson 3,728 2014 3 Jimmy Clausen 3,627 2009 4 Ian Book 3,580 [ 4] 2019 5 Brady Quinn 3,497 2006 6 DeShone Kizer 3,404 2015 7 DeShone Kizer 3,397 2016 8 Ian Book 3,315 [ 4] 2020 9 Jarious Jackson 3,217 1999 10 Tommy Rees 3,201 2013
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ] "Touchdowns responsible for" is the official NCAA term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[ 36]
Field goal percentage [ edit ] Single game Rank Player Points Year Opponent 1 Art Smith 37 1911 Loyola (Chicago) 2 Bill Downs 30 1903 DePauw Alvin Berger 30 1912 St. Viator Willie Maher 30 1923 Kalamazoo Bill Wolski 30 1965 Pittsburgh DeShone Kizer 30 2015 Pittsburgh
These lists reflect touchdowns scored . Accordingly, they include rushing, receiving, and return touchdowns, but not passing touchdowns.
Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Art Smith 7 1911 Loyola (Chicago) 2 Bill Downs 5 1903 DePauw 3 9 times by 7 players 4 Most recent: Audric Estimé , 2023 vs. Stanford
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