2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
CFP First Round, W 27–17 vs. Indiana; Sugar Bowl, vs. Georgia
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
CFP	No. 5
Record	12–1
Head coach	Marcus Freeman (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Denbrock (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Al Golden (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Jack Kiser; Riley Leonard; Rylie Mills; Benjamin Morrison; Xavier Watts;
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represents the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish are led by Marcus Freeman in his third year as Notre Dame's head coach. They play their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

2024 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Notre Dame ^		–		12	–	1
UConn		–		8	–	4
UMass		–		2	–	10

^ – College Football Playoff participant As of December 26, 2024 Rankings from CFP Rankings

Despite an upset loss as heavy favorites against Northern Illinois, Notre Dame proceeded to win their next 10 games, including ranked wins over Louisville, Navy, and Army, and made their 3rd College Football Playoff appearance, their first in the inaugural 12-team playoff. They defeated the Indiana Hoosiers, 27–17, in their first round home game, and are poised to play the Georgia Bulldogs in the quarterfinal Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day 2025. Their playoff victory over Indiana marked the first time a home game would air on ABC since 1990.

Offseason

Coaching changes

The following coaches left the program:

Offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Gerad Parker left for the head coach position with Troy.
Defensive backs and safeties coach Chris O'Leary left for the safeties coach position with the Los Angeles Chargers of the NFL.
Wide receivers coach Chansi Stuckey was not retained.

The following coaches were hired:

Mike Denbrock was hired from LSU to be the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach.
Mike Brown was hired from Wisconsin to be the wide receivers coach.
Loren Landow was hired to be the director of football performance. The position has been vacant since Matt Balis resigned prior to the 2023 season.

The following coaches were promoted:

Running backs coach and run game coordinator Deland McCullough was promoted to associate head coach and running backs coach.
Graduate assistant Max Bullough was promoted to linebackers coach.
Cornerbacks coach and defensive pass game coordinator Mike Mickens was promoted to defensive backs coach and defensive pass game coordinator.

Departures

NFL

Player	Position	Team	Round	Pick
Joe Alt	OL	Los Angeles Chargers	1	5
Blake Fisher	OL	Houston Texans	2	59
Marist Liufau	LB	Dallas Cowboys	3	87
Cam Hart	CB	Los Angeles Chargers	5	140
JD Bertrand	LB	Atlanta Falcons	5	143
Audric Estimé	RB	Denver Broncos	5	147
Javontae Jean-Baptiste	DL	Washington Commanders	7	222
Thomas Harper	S	Los Angeles Chargers	Undrafted
Sam Hartman	QB	Washington Commanders	Undrafted
Spencer Shrader	K	Indianapolis Colts	Undrafted
Michael Vinson	LS	Indianapolis Colts	Undrafted

UFL

Player	Position	Team	Round	Pick
Sam Hartman	QB	Birmingham Stallions	9	72

Transfers out

CB Ryan Barnes transferred to UMass.
CB Micah Bell transferred to Vanderbilt.
OL Michael Carmody transferred to UCLA.
S Antonio Carter II transferred to Jacksonville State.
OL Zeke Correll transferred to NC State.
WR Rico Flores Jr. transferred to UCLA.
S Ramon Henderson transferred to UCLA.
WR Braylon James transferred to TCU.
DL Aidan Keanaaina transferred to California.
CB Clarence Lewis transferred to Syracuse.
P Bryce McFerson transferred to Maryland.
WR Tobias Merriweather transferred to California.
OL Quinn Murphy transferred to Western Michigan.
DL NaNa Osafo-Mensah transferred to TCU.
TE Holden Staes transferred to Tennessee.
OL Joey Tanona transferred to Purdue; previously medically retired.
WR Chris Tyree transferred to Virginia.
RB Skip Velotta transferred to LSU.
LB Nolan Ziegler transferred to Central Michigan.

Retirements

RB Sam Assaf
DL Cole Aubrey
S DJ Brown
WR Henry Cook
WR Chase Dixon
P Bryan Dowd (selected 6th overall by Chicago Fire FC in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft)
WR Griffin Eifert
DL Tyson Ford (medically retired)
DL Aiden Gobaira (medically retired)
RB Chase Ketterer
P Ben Krimm
OL Andrew Kristofic
WR Matt Salerno
TE Hakim Sanfo
S Eddie Scheidler
OL Brennan Wicks

Additions

Transfers in

S Jordan Clark transferred in from Arizona State.
WR Beaux Collins transferred in from Clemson.
WR Jayden Harrison transferred in from Marshall.
S Rod Heard II transferred in from Northwestern.
K Mitch Jeter transferred in from South Carolina.
QB Riley Leonard transferred in from Duke.
WR Kris Mitchell transferred in from FIU.
DL RJ Oben transferred in from Duke.
P James Rendell transferred in from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.^[1]

Walk-on transfers in

DL Quentin Autry transferred in from Columbia.
P William Bartel transferred in from Villanova.
WR Tyler Buchner transferred in from Alabama.
P/K Eric Goins transferred in from The Citadel.
CB Max Hurleman transferred in from Colgate.
RB Jake Tafelski transferred in from Central Michigan.

Recruiting

^[2]

College recruiting information (2024)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Taebron Bennie-Powell S	Cincinnati, OH	Lakota West	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	177 lb (80 kg)
Taebron Bennie-Powell S	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
CJ Carr QB	Saline, MI	Saline	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
CJ Carr QB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Micah Gilbert WR	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte Christian	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	208 lb (94 kg)
Micah Gilbert WR	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Karson Hobbs CB	Cincinnati, OH	Archbishop Moeller	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)
Karson Hobbs CB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Tae Johnson S	Fort Wayne, IN	North Side	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
Tae Johnson S	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Peter Jones OL	Coatesville, PA	Malvern Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	310 lb (140 kg)
Peter Jones OL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Bodie Kahoun LB	Roanoke, VA	Patrick Henry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	221 lb (100 kg)
Bodie Kahoun LB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Anthonie Knapp OL	Roswell, GA	Roswell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	291 lb (132 kg)
Anthonie Knapp OL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Guerby Lambert OL	Boston, MA	Catholic Memorial	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	318 lb (144 kg)
Guerby Lambert OL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Jack Larsen TE	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte Catholic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	246 lb (112 kg)
Jack Larsen TE	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Leonard Moore CB	Round Rock, TX	Round Rock	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)
Leonard Moore CB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Cole Mullins DL	Hoschton, GA	Mill Creek	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	259 lb (117 kg)
Cole Mullins DL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Styles Prescod OL	Fishers, IN	Hamilton Southeastern	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	293 lb (133 kg)
Styles Prescod OL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Teddy Rezac LB	Omaha, NE	Westside	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	199 lb (90 kg)
Teddy Rezac LB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Logan Saldate WR	Gilroy, CA	Palma	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	187 lb (85 kg)
Logan Saldate WR	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Sean Sevillano Jr. DL	Clearwater, FL	Clearwater Academy International	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	320 lb (150 kg)
Sean Sevillano Jr. DL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Loghan Thomas DL	Katy, TX	St. Edward (Ohio)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	224 lb (102 kg)
Loghan Thomas DL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Kennedy Urlacher S	Chandler, AZ	Chandler High	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	196 lb (89 kg)
Kennedy Urlacher S	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa LB	Inland Empire, CA	St. John Bosco	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (110 kg)
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa LB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Aneyas Williams RB	Hannibal, MO	Hannibal	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
Aneyas Williams RB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Cam Williams WR	Glen Ellyn, IL	Glenbard South	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	199 lb (90 kg)
Cam Williams WR	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Bryce Young DL	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte Christian	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	258 lb (117 kg)
Bryce Young DL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Kedren Young RB	Lufkin, TX	Lufkin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	229 lb (104 kg)
Kedren Young RB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 9 247Sports: 8
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023. "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023. "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

New walk-ons

OL Max Anderson
CB Mickey Brown
CB Charles Du
WR Matt Jeffery (on lacrosse scholarship)
LB Tommy Powlus
QB Anthony Rezac
WR Xavier Southall
LS Joseph Vinci
OL Robbie Wollan

Other

LB Kahanu Kia returned from Mormon missionary.^[3]^[4]

Changes

Marty Auer switched positions from S to CB.
Dylan Devezin switched positions from QB to RB.
Justin Fisher switched positions from TE to RB.
Kahanu Kia switched positions from DL to LB.
Chris Salerno switched positions from P to K.
S Luke Talich earned scholarship on March 7; previously walk-on.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Texas A&M	No. 7	Kyle Field College Station, TX (College GameDay)	ABC	W 23–13	107,315
September 7	3:30 p.m.	Northern Illinois	No. 5	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 14–16	77,622
September 14	3:30 p.m.	at Purdue	No. 18	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	CBS	W 66–7	61,441
September 21	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	No. 17	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 28–3	77,622
September 28	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 Louisville	No. 16	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	Peacock	W 31–24	77,622
October 12	3:30 p.m.	Stanford	No. 11	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC/CNBC*	W 49–7	77,622
October 19	3:30 p.m.	vs. Georgia Tech	No. 12	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 31–13	59,021
October 26	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 24 Navy	No. 12	MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)	ABC	W 51–14	76,112
November 9	7:30 p.m.	Florida State	No. 10	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	W 52–3	77,622
November 16	3:30 p.m.	Virginia	No. 8	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 35–14	77,622
November 23	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 19 Army	No. 6	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY (Shamrock Series, rivalry)	NBC	W 49–14	47,342
November 30	3:30 p.m.	at USC	No. 5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	CBS	W 49–35	73,241
December 20	8:00 p.m.	(10) No. 8 Indiana	(7) No. 5	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (CFP First Round, College GameDay)	ESPN/ABC	W 27–17	77,622
January 1, 2025	8:45 p.m.	vs. (2) No. 2 Georgia	(7) No. 5	Caesars Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl–CFP Quarterfinal)	ESPN
Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 5) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

^[6]

'*' Game was moved to CNBC due to overrun into Big Ten Saturday Night

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	7	5	18	17	16	14	11т	12	12	8	10	8	6	5	4	3
Coaches	7	7	19	18	14	13	12	11	11	9	8	7	6	5	4	3
CFP	Not released										10	8	6	5	4	5	Not released

Game summaries

at No. 20 Texas A&M

No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at No. 20 Texas A&M Aggies (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Fighting Irish	3	3	7	10	23
No. 20 Aggies	3	3	0	7	13

at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas

Date: August 31, 2024
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: NE 18 MPH • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 107,315
Referee: Adam Savoie
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(11:07) TAMU – Randy Bond 34-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:53; Texas A&M 3–0)
(6:39) ND – Mitch Jeter 46-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:28; Tied 3–3)

Second quarter

(14:14) TAMU – Randy Bond 49-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 3:45; Texas A&M 6–3)
(8:32) ND – Mitch Jeter 26-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 2:35; Tied 6–6)

Third quarter

(6:50) ND – Jeremiyah Price 47-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 2:05; Notre Dame 13–6)

Fourth quarter

(11:49) TAMU – Le'Veon Moss 1-yard run, Randy Bond kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:43; Tied 13–13)
(1:54) ND – Jeremiyah Love 21-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:29; Notre Dame 20–13)
(0:30) ND – Mitch Jeter 46-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:04; Notre Dame 23–13)

Statistics	ND	TAMU
First downs	18	17
Total yards	356	246
Rushes/yards	34–198	38–146
Passing yards	158	100
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–30–0	12–30–2
Time of possession	31:35	28:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Riley Leonard	18/30, 158 yards
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	14 carries, 91 yards
	Receiving	Beaux Collins	5 receptions, 62 yards
Texas A&M	Passing	Conner Weigman	12/30, 100 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Le'Veon Moss	20 carries, 70 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jahdae Walker	6 receptions, 31 yards

Pregame line	Over/under
Texas A&M –2.5	46.5

Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois Huskies (1–0) vs. No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	10	3	0	3	16
No. 5 Fighting Irish	7	0	7	0	14

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

Date: September 7, 2024
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: NE 16 MPH • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(8:28) ND – Riley Leonard 11-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:25; Notre Dame 7–0)
(5:35) NIU – Antario Brown 83-yard pass from Ethan Hampton, Kanon Woodill kick (Drive: 5 plays, 98 yards, 2:51; Tied 7–7)
(2:13) NIU – Kanon Woodill 42-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:28; Northern Illinois 10–7)

Second quarter

(13:39) NIU – Kanon Woodill 21-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:08; Northern Illinois 13–7)

Third quarter

(8:34) ND – Jeremiyah Love 34-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:43; Notre Dame 14–13)

Fourth quarter

(0:31) NIU – Kanon Woodill 35-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 31 yards, 5:24; Northern Illinois 16–14)

Statistics	NIU	ND
First downs	16	17
Total yards	388	286
Rushes/yards	45–190	28–123
Passing yards	198	163
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–20–0	20–33–2
Time of possession	34:38	25:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Illinois	Passing	Ethan Hampton	10/19, 198 yards, TD
	Rushing	Antario Brown	20 carries, 99 yards
	Receiving	Antario Brown	2 receptions, 126 yards, TD
Notre Dame	Passing	Riley Leonard	20/32, 163 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	11 carries, 79 yards, TD
	Receiving	Beaux Collins	5 receptions, 45 yards

Pregame line	Over/under
Notre Dame –28.5	46.5

at Purdue (rivalry)

No. 18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–1) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Fighting Irish	14	28	10	14	66
Boilermakers	0	0	7	0	7

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: September 14, 2024
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: E 10 MPH • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 61,441
Referee: Jerry Magallanes
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(12:50) ND – Jeremiyah Love 48-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:10; Notre Dame 7–0)
(1:53) ND – Riley Leonard 3-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:43; Notre Dame 14–0)

Second quarter

(8:24) ND – Riley Leonard 34-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:16; Notre Dame 21–0)
(2:10) ND – Riley Leonard 13-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:54; Notre Dame 28–0)
(1:32) ND – Boubacar Traore 34-yard interception return, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 0:38; Notre Dame 35–0)
(0:04) ND – Jeremiyah Price 70-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:37; Notre Dame 42–0)

Third quarter

(12:41) ND – Cooper Flanagan 28-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:40; Notre Dame 49–0)
(9:33) PUR – De'Nylon Morrissette 5-yard pass from Hudson Card, Spencer Porath kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:08; Notre Dame 49–7)
(5:39) ND – Mitch Jeter 42-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:54; Notre Dame 52–7)

Fourth quarter

(14:52) ND – Kevin Bauman 8-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:43; Notre Dame 59–7)
(5:44) ND – Kenny Minchey 5-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:31; Notre Dame 66–7)

Statistics	ND	PUR
First downs	27	6
Total yards	578	162
Rushes/yards	44–362	25–38
Passing yards	216	124
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–26–0	11–24–2
Time of possession	35:43	24:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Riley Leonard	11/16, 112 yards
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	10 carries, 109 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jayden Harrison	2 receptions, 47 yards
Purdue	Passing	Hudson Card	11/24, 124 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Reggie Love III	10 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Kam Brown	1 reception, 52 yards

Pregame line	Over/under
Notre Dame –7.5	47.5

Miami (OH)

Miami RedHawks (0–2) vs. No. 17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	3	0	0	3
No. 17 Fighting Irish	0	14	7	7	28

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

Date: September 21, 2024
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: SW 3 MPH • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: Gary Patterson
TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays this quarter.

Second quarter

(12:32) MIA – Dom Dzioban 26-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:09; Miami (OH) 3–0)
(3:33) ND – Riley Leonard 8-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:59; Notre Dame 7–3)
(1:05) ND – Beaux Collins 38-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 0:56; Notre Dame 14–3)

Third quarter

(4:17) ND – Jeremiyah Love 15-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:00; Notre Dame 21–3)

Fourth quarter

(5:39) ND – Riley Leonard 50-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:34; Notre Dame 28–3)

Statistics	M-OH	ND
First downs	17	24
Total yards	229	428
Rushes/yards	28–110	36–270
Passing yards	119	158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–36–2	17–28–0
Time of possession	29:54	30:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (OH)	Passing	Brett Gabbert	14/35, 119 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Keyon Mozee	6 carries, 36 yards
	Receiving	Cade McDonald	4 receptions, 52 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Riley Leonard	16/25, 154 yards, TD
	Rushing	Riley Leonard	12 carries, 143 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Beaux Collins	4 receptions, 60 yards, TD

Pregame line	Over/under
Notre Dame –27.5	44.5

No. 15 Louisville

No. 15 Louisville Cardinals (3–0) vs. No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Cardinals	7	7	0	10	24
No. 16 Fighting Irish	21	3	0	7	31

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana

Date: September 28, 2024
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NE 11 MPH • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: Mike Roche
TV announcers (Peacock): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(13:30) LOU – Isaac Brown 10-yard pass from Tyler Shough, Brock Travelstead kick (Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:24; Louisville 7–0)
(7:22) ND – Jeremiyah Love 46-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:28; Tied 3–3)
(4:59) ND – Jaden Greathouse 34-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 2:05; Notre Dame 14–7)
(2:40) ND – Riley Leonard 4-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:03; Notre Dame 21–7)

Second quarter

(12:28) LOU – J'Corey Brooks 5-yard pass from Tyler Shough, Brock Travelstead kick (Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:30; Notre Dame 21–14)
(3:46) ND – Mitch Jeter 48-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:14; Notre Dame 24–14)

Third quarter

No scoring plays this quarter

Fourth quarter

(11:25) LOU – Brock Travelstead 56-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:04; Notre Dame 24–17)
(9:16) ND – Jeremiyah Love 32-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:09; Notre Dame 31–17)
(5:17) LOU – Ja'Corey Brooks 24-pass from Tyler Shough (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 3:59; Notre Dame 31–24)

Statistics	LOU	ND
First downs	19	11
Total yards	395	280
Rushing yards	35–131	31–163
Passing yards	264	163
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–41–1	17–23–0
Time of possession	32:05	27:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisville	Passing	Tyler Shough	24/41, 264 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Isaac Brown	13 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	Ja'Corey Brooks	5 receptions, 71 yards, 2 TD
Notre Dame	Passing	Riley Leonard	17/23, 163 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Riley Leonard	13 carries, 52 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jaden Greathouse	4 receptions, 61 yards, TD

Pregame line	Over/under
Notre Dame –7	46.5

Stanford (rivalry)

Stanford Cardinal (2–3) vs. No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	0	0	0	7
No. 11 Fighting Irish	7	14	21	7	49

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana

Date: October 12, 2024
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SE 7 MPH • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: Stuart Mullins
TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(6:49) STAN – Justin Lamson 1-yard run, Emmett Kenny kick (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 5:14; Stanford 7–0)
(1:27) ND – Riley Leonard 6-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:22; Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

(7:46) ND – Jayden Thomas 15-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:20; Notre Dame 14–7)
(1:11) ND – Kris Mitchell 5-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 2:37; Notre Dame 21–7)

Third quarter

(12:12) ND – Jadarian Price 16-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:40; Notre Dame 28–7)
(6:49) ND – Jeremiyah Love 39-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 1:23; Notre Dame 35–7)
(1:29) ND – Eli Raridon 5-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:37; Notre Dame 42–7)

Fourth quarter

(9:17) ND – Aneyas Williams 19-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:25; Notre Dame 49–7)

Statistics	STAN	ND
First downs	14	24
Total yards	59–200	66–477
Rushing yards	41–113	39–229
Passing yards	87	248
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–18–0	18–27–0
Time of possession	30:44	29:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	8/13, 74 yards
	Rushing	Chris Davis Jr.	10 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Ismael Cisse	2 receptions, 29 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Riley Leonard	16/22, 229 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	6 carries, 53 yards, TD
	Receiving	Beaux Collins	4 receptions, 85 yards

Pregame line	Over/under
Notre Dame –22.5	45.5

at Georgia Tech

No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5–1) vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Fighting Irish	0	14	7	10	31
Yellow Jackets	7	0	0	6	13

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

Date: October 19, 2024
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: N/A • Weather: Sunny/Indoors (roof closed)
Game attendance: 59,021
Referee: Gary Patterson
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline reporter)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(0:00) GT – Jamal Haynes 1-yard run, Adrian Birr kick (Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 7:06; Georgia Tech 7–0)

Second quarter

(7:00) ND – Riley Leonard 1-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:00; Tied 7–7)
(1:53) ND – Riley Leonard 12-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:51; Notre Dame 14–7)

Third quarter

(11:01) ND – Jeremiyah Love 1-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:10; Notre Dame 21–7)

Fourth quarter

(10:01) ND – Zac Yoakam 42-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 32 yards, 3:59; Notre Dame 24–7)
(2:37) ND – Adon Shuler 36-yard interception, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:10; Notre Dame 31–7)
(0:23) GT – Chase Lane 6-yard pass from Zach Pyron, Two-point conversion failed (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:08; Notre Dame 31–13)

Statistics	ND	GT
First downs	23	18
Total yards	69–385	67–333
Rushing yards	39–168	29–64
Passing yards	217	269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–30–1	20–38–2
Time of possession	35:45	24:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Riley Leonard	20/29, 203 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jadarian Price	8 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Jeremiyah Love	3 receptions, 57 yards
Georgia Tech	Passing	Zach Pyron	20/36, 269 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Zach Pyron	13 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Abdul Janneh, Jr.	1 reception, 60 yards

Pregame line	Over/under
Notre Dame –14.5	49.5

at No. 24 Navy (rivalry)

No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6–1) vs. No. 24 Navy Midshipmen (6–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Fighting Irish	14	17	13	7	51
No. 24 Midshipmen	0	7	7	0	14

at MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: October 26, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: SE 8 MPH • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 76,112
Referee: Marcus Woods
TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(10:28) ND – Riley Leonard 1-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:32; Notre Dame 7–0)
(5:44) ND – Kris Mitchell 6-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:19; Notre Dame 14–0)

Second quarter

(13:33) NAVY – Blake Horvath 47-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:18; Notre Dame 14–7)
(12:28) ND – Jeremiyah Love 64-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:08; Notre Dame 21–7)
(5:05) ND – Jeremiyah Love 2-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:57; Notre Dame 28–7)
(0:26) ND – Zac Yoakam 32-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 1:20; Notre Dame 21–7)

Third quarter

(8:44) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:16; Notre Dame 31–14)
(5:35) ND – Beaux Collins 1-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:16; Notre Dame 38–14)
(4:18) ND – Jaylen Sneed 0-yard fumble return (Drive: 3 plays, -3 yards, 1:17; Notre Dame 44–14)

Fourth quarter

(7:08) ND – Kadren Young 4-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 2:12; Notre Dame 51–14)

Statistics	ND	NAVY
First downs	20	17
Plays–yards	65–466	57–310
Rushes–yards	40–265	43–222
Passing yards	201	88
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–25–0	7–14–1
Time of possession	30:29	29:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Riley Leonard	13/21, 178 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	12 carries, 102 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	4 receptions, 52 yards
Navy	Passing	Blake Horvath	7/13, 88 yards, INT
	Rushing	Blake Horvath	13 carries, 129 yards, TD
	Receiving	Alex Tecza	2 receptions, 39 yards

Pregame line	Over/under
Notre Dame –14.5	50.5

Florida State

Florida State Seminoles (1–8) vs. No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	3	0	0	0	3
No. 10 Fighting Irish	7	14	10	21	52

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana

Date: November 9, 2024
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: SE 10 MPH • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: Adam Savoie
TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(13:17) ND – Riley Leonard 34-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:43; Notre Dame 7–0)
(5:44) FS – Ryan Fitzgerald 23-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:52; Notre Dame 7–3)

Second quarter

(14:35) ND – Jadarian Price 65-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:05; Notre Dame 14–3)
(0:17) ND – Mitchell Evans 12-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 1:31; Notre Dame 21–3)

Third quarter

(9:38) ND – Riley Leonard 6-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:55; Notre Dame 28–14)
(1:05) ND – Mitch Jeter 28-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:51; Notre Dame 31–3)

Fourth quarter

(10:53) ND – Jeremiyah Love 1-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:51; Notre Dame 38–3)
(4:06) ND – Deion Colzie 7-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:20; Notre Dame 45–3)
(1:23) ND – Luke Talich 79-yard interception return, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 2:43; Notre Dame 52–3)

Statistics	FSU	ND
First downs	14	22
Total yards	69–208	62–453
Rushing yards	43–120	32–201
Passing yards	88	252
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	0–0–0	0–0–0
Time of possession	33:11	26:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida State	Passing	Brock Glenn	5/18, 51 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Lawrence Toafili	16 carries, 77 yards
	Receiving	Lawayne McCoy	2 receptions, 22 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Riley Leonard	14/27, 215 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jadarian Price	7 carries, 95 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jaden Greathouse	5 receptions, 66 yards

Pregame line	Over/under
Notre Dame –26.0	42.5

Virginia

Virginia Cavaliers (5–4) vs. No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	0	0	7	7	14
No. 8 Fighting Irish	7	21	7	0	35

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana

Date: November 16, 2024
Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind: SE 9 MPH • Weather: Cloudy
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

(13:04) ND – Jeremiyah Love 4-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 1:52; Notre Dame 7–0)

Second quarter

(6:34) ND – Jayden Harrison 8-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 3:42; Notre Dame 14–0)
(2:20) ND – Cooper Flanagan 64-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:08; Notre Dame 21–7)
(5:05) ND – Jeremiyah Love 2-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:03; Notre Dame 21–0)
(0:49) ND – Mitchell Evans 16-yard pass from Riley Leonard,

Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:34; Notre Dame 28–0)

Third quarter

(8:44) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:16; Notre Dame 31–14)
(9:38) ND – Jeremiyah Love 76-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:46; Notre Dame 35–0)
(7:52) VA – Tony Muskett 18-yard run, Will Bettridge kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:46; Notre Dame 35–7)

Fourth quarter

(0:18) VA – Tony Muskett 2-yard run, Will Bettridge kick (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 5:42; Notre Dame 35–14)

Statistics	UVA	ND
First downs	15	21
Total yards	68–300	71–448
Rushing yards	32–128	38–234
Passing yards	172	214
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–36–3	22–33–1
Time of possession	25:24	34:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing	Tony Muskett	9/14, 103 yards
	Rushing	Xavier Brown	11 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Malachi Fields	4 receptions, 81 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Riley Leonard	22/33, 214 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	16 carries, 137 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jayden Harrison	3 receptions, 41 yards, TD

Pregame line	Over/under
Notre Dame –21.5	51.5

vs. No. 19 Army (rivalry)

The 2024 meeting between Army and Notre Dame at new Yankee Stadium commemorated the Notre Dame's Four Horsemen backfield that led them to an upset win over Army at the Polo Grounds in 1924.^[7] Notre Dame wore special blue-gray uniforms, a nod to the blue-gray sky mentioned in Grantland Rice's 1924 "Four Horsemen" dispatch in his opening line, "outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four Horsemen rode again." While the shiny gold uniform numbers represent the Gothic Blackletter of New York City's newspaper mastheads. Notre Dame again won easily, 49–14, handing Army their first loss of the season.

No. 19 Army Black Knights (9–0) vs. No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Black Knights	0	7	0	7	14
No. 6 Fighting Irish	14	14	14	7	49

at Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY

Date: November 23, 2024
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind: W 10 MPH • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 47,352
Referee: Mike Roche
TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(10:24) ND – Jordan Faison 28-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:17; Notre Dame 7–0)
(6:30) ND – Jeremiyah Love 6-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:38; Notre Dame 14–0)

Second quarter

(13:53) ARMY – Bryson Daily 4-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:37; Notre Dame 14–7)
(4:35) ND – Jeremiyah Love 14-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:23; Notre Dame 21–7)
(0:26) ND – Jadarian Price 2-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:14; Notre Dame 28–7)

Third quarter

(14:44) ND – Jeremiyah Love 68-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 1 play, 68 yards, 0:10; Notre Dame 35–7)
(0:45) ND – Jadarian Price 10-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:33; Notre Dame 42–7)

Fourth quarter

(10:40) ND – Aneyas Williams 58-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:12; Notre Dame 49–7)
(0:22) ARMY – Bryson Daily 1-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 10:18; Notre Dame 49–14)

Statistics	ARMY	ND
First downs	15	20
Total yards	67–233	47–462
Rushing yards	58–207	29–273
Passing yards	26	189
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	4–9–0	14–18–0
Time of possession	39:49	20:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing	Bryson Daily	4/8, 26 yards
	Rushing	Bryson Daily	39 carries, 139 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Casey Reynolds	1 reception, 11 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Riley Leonard	10/13, 148 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	7 carries, 130 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	2 receptions, 46 yards, TD

Pregame line	Over/under
Notre Dame –14.5	44.5

at USC (rivalry)

No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10–1) vs. USC Trojans (6–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Fighting Irish	7	7	21	14	49
Trojans	0	14	7	14	35

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

Date: November 30, 2024
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: E 2 MPH • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 73,241
Referee: Rod Snodgrass
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(2:28) ND – Jeremiyah Love 1-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 7:14; Notre Dame 7–0)

Second quarter

(12:07) USC – Jayden Maiava 1-yard run, Michael Lantz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:47; Tied 7–7)
(0:59) ND – Eli Raridon 12-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:27; Notre Dame 14–7)
(0:24) USC – Ja'Kobi Lane 12-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Michael Lanz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 0:31; Tied 14–14)

Third quarter

(12:38) ND – Jadarian Price 36-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:22; Notre Dame 21–14)
(9:06) USC – Jayden Maiava 1-yard run, Michael Lantz kick (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:27; Tied 21–21)
(6:27) ND – Riley Leonard 2-yard run, Mitch Jeter (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:06; Notre Dame 28–14)
(1:11) ND – Mitchell Evans 23-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:06; Notre Dame 35–21)

Fourth quarter

(8:43) USC – Ja'Kobi Lane 6-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Michael Lantz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 3:09; Notre Dame 35–28)
(3:39) ND – Christian Gray 99-yard interception return, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:21; Notre Dame 42–28)
(1:18) ND – Xavier Watts 100-yard interception return, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:21; Notre Dame 49–28)
(0:13) USC – Ja'Kobi Lane 8-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Michael Lantz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:05; Notre Dame 49–35)

Statistics	ND	USC
First downs	23	29
Total yards	61–436	77–557
Rushing yards	38–258	28–197
Passing yards	178	360
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–23–1	27–49–2
Time of possession	29:45	30:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Riley Leonard	17/22, 155 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jadarian Price	12 carries, 111 yards, TD
	Receiving	Mitchell Evans	5 receptions, 59 yards, TD
USC	Passing	Jayden Maiava	27/49, 360 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Quinton Joyner	10 carries, 83 yards
	Receiving	Makai Lemon	9 receptions, 133 yards

Pregame line	Over/under
Notre Dame –6.5	42.5

No. 8 Indiana (College Football Playoff – First Round)

No. 8 Indiana Hoosiers (11–1) at No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Hoosiers	0	3	0	14	17
No. 5 Fighting Irish	7	10	3	7	27

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana

Date: December 20, 2024
Game time: 8:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 27 °F (−3 °C) • Wind: MPH • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: David Alvarez
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath and Katie George (sideline reporter)

This game marked the first time a home game would air on ABC since the 1990 season.

Statistics	IU	ND
First downs	17	20
Total yards	278	394
Rushing yards	63	193
Passing yards	215	201
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–33–1	23–32–1
Time of possession	24:17	35:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Pregame line	Over/under
Notre Dame -6.5	52.5

No. 2 Georgia (Sugar Bowl / College Football Playoff Quarterfinal)

2025 Sugar Bowl
No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12–1) vs No. 2 Georiga Bulldogs (11–2)– Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Fighting Irish	-	-	-	-	0
No. 2 Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: Wednesday January 1, 2025
Game time: 8:45 p.m. EST
Game weather: Indoors
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline)

Statistics	ND	UGA
First downs
Total yards	–	–
Rushing yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

Roster

2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Deion Colzie	RJr
WR	`1`	Jaden Greathouse	So
WR	`2`	Jayden Harrison	RSr
RB	`3`	Gi'Bran Payne	RSo
RB	`4`	Jeremiyah Love	So
WR	`5`	Beaux Collins	Sr
WR	`6`	Jordan Faison	So
QB	`8`	Kenny Minchey	RFr
TE	`9`	Eli Raridon	Jr
WR	`10`	Kris Mitchell	RSr
WR	`11`	KK Smith	RFr
QB	`12`	CJ Carr	Fr
QB	`13`	Riley Leonard (C)	Sr
WR	`14`	Micah Gilbert	Fr
QB	`15`	Anthony Rezac (W)	Fr
WR	`17`	Cam Williams	Fr
QB	`18`	Steve Angeli	RSo
WR	`19`	Logan Saldate	Fr
RB	`20`	Aneyas Williams	Fr
RB	`21`	Kedren Young	Fr
RB	`22`	Devyn Ford	RSr
RB	`24`	Jadarian Price	RSo
RB	`25`	Dylan Devezin (W)	Jr
WR	`26`	Tyler Buchner (W)	RJr
RB	`32`	Justin Fisher (W)	Jr
WR	`33`	Matt Jeffery (W)	Fr
RB	`35`	Jake Tafelski (W)	RSr
TE	`38`	Davis Sherwood	Sr
TE	`39`	Andrew Yanoshak (W)	Sr
TE	`42`	Henry Garrity (W)	So
OL	`50`	Rocco Spindler	RJr
OL	`54`	Anthonie Knapp	Fr
OL	`55`	Chris Terek	RFr
OL	`56`	Charles Jagusah	RFr
OL	`59`	Aamil Wagner	RSo
OL	`60`	Max Anderson (W)	Fr
OL	`61`	Robbie Wollan (W)	Fr
OL	`64`	Joe Otting	RFr
OL	`70`	Ashton Craig	RSo
OL	`71`	Styles Prescod	Fr
OL	`72`	Sam Pendleton	RFr
OL	`73`	Peter Jones	Fr
OL	`74`	Billy Schrauth	RSo
OL	`75`	Sullivan Absher	RFr
OL	`76`	Guerby Lambert	Fr
OL	`77`	Ty Chan	RSo
OL	`78`	Pat Coogan	RJr
OL	`79`	Tosh Baker	RSr
WR	`80`	Xavier Southall (W)	Fr
WR	`81`	Jack Polian (W)	Sr
WR	`82`	Leo Scheidler (W)	Jr
WR	`83`	Jayden Thomas	RJr
TE	`84`	Kevin Bauman	RSr
TE	`85`	Jack Larsen	Fr
WR	`86`	Alex Whitman (W)	So
TE	`87`	Cooper Flanagan	So
TE	`88`	Mitchell Evans	Sr
TE	`89`	Charlie Selna (W)	RSr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`0`	Xavier Watts (C)	RSr
S	`1`	Jordan Clark	RSr
S	`2`	Rod Heard II	RSr
LB	`3`	Jaylen Sneed	RSo
LB	`4`	Jaiden Ausberry	RFr
DL	`5`	Boubacar Traore	RFr
CB	`7`	Jaden Mickey (I)	Jr
S	`8`	Adon Shuler	RFr
DL	`9`	RJ Oben	RSr
DL	`10`	Loghan Thomas	Fr
DL	`12`	Jordan Botelho	RSr
S	`13`	Ben Minich	RFr
CB	`15`	Leonard Moore	Fr
S	`16`	Tae Johnson	Fr
DL	`17`	Brenan Vernon	RFr
CB	`18`	Chance Tucker	RJr
CB	`19`	Marty Auer (W)	Sr
CB	`20`	Benjamin Morrison (C)	Jr
CB	`21`	Karson Hobbs	Fr
S	`23`	Kennedy Urlacher	Fr
LB	`24`	Jack Kiser (C)	RSr
LB	`25`	Preston Zinter	RFr
LB	`27`	Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa	Fr
S	`28`	Luke Talich	So
CB	`29`	Christian Gray	So
DL	`30`	Bryce Young	Fr
S	`31`	Taebron Bennie-Powell	Fr
CB	`32`	Isaiah Dunn (W)	Jr
LB	`33`	Tre Reader (W)	Jr
LB	`34`	Drayk Bowen	So
LB	`35`	Teddy Rezac	Fr
LB	`36`	Bodie Kahoun	Fr
CB	`37`	Max Hurleman (W)	RSr
LB	`38`	Tommy Powlus (W)	Fr
DL	`40`	Joshua Burnham	RSo
DL	`41`	Donovan Hinish	RSo
DL	`42`	Cole Mullins	Fr
LB	`43`	Kahanu Kia	RFr
DL	`44`	Junior Tuihalamaka	Jr
DL	`45`	Kobi Onyiuke (W)	Jr
LB	`46`	Jerry Rullo (W)	Jr
DL	`47`	Jason Onye	RJr
CB	`48`	Mickey Brown (W)	Jr
CB	`49`	Charles Du (W)	Jr
DL	`56`	Howard Cross III	RSr
DL	`58`	Grant Ristoff (W)	RSr
DL	`59`	Sean Sevillano Jr.	Fr
DL	`88`	Armel Mukam	RFr
DL	`93`	Quentin Autry (W)	RSr
DL	`97`	Gabriel Rubio	RJr
DL	`98`	Devan Houstan	RFr
DL	`99`	Rylie Mills (C)	RSr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`16`	James Rendell	RSr
K	`26`	Chris Salerno (W)	Sr
LS	`39`	Rino Monteforte (W)	Jr
K	`48`	Marcello Diomede (W)	So
LS	`49`	Andrew Kros (W)	So
P, K	`90`	Eric Goins (W)	RSr
P	`91`	William Bartel (W)	RSr
K	`92`	Zac Yoakam (W)	Jr
LS	`96`	Joseph Vinci (W)	Fr
K	`98`	Mitch Jeter	RSr

Head coach

Marcus Freeman

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Mike Denbrock – Offensive coordinator/tight ends
Al Golden – Defensive coordinator
Marty Biagi – Special teams coordinator
Gino Guidugli – Quarterbacks/pass game coordinator
Deland McCullough – 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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2024

Depth chart

Defense

FS
Xavier Watts
Rod Heard II
–

ROVER	MLB	WLB
Jaylen Sneed	Drayk Bowen	Jack Kiser
Jaiden Ausberry	Preston Zinter	Jaiden Ausberry
–	–	–

SS
Adon Shuler
Luke Talich
Kennedy Urlacher

CB
Christian Gray
Leonard Moore
Karson Hobbs Tae Johnson

DE	DT	DT	DE
RJ Oben	Howard Cross III	Gabriel Rubio	Joshua Burnham
Bryce Young	Donovan Hinish	Armel Mukam	Junior Tuihalamaka
Joshua Burnham	Sean Sevillano Jr.	–	Loghan Thomas

CB
Jordan Clark
Karson Hobbs
–

Offense

WR-X
Jordan Faison
Kris Mitchell
–

WR-F
Jaden Greathouse
Jayden Harrison
–

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Anthonie Knapp	Billy Schrauth	Pat Coogan	Sam Pendleton	Aamil Wagner
Tosh Baker	Sullivan Absher	Joe Otting	Chris Terek	Guerby Lambert
–	–	–	–	–

TE
Mitchell Evans
Cooper Flanagan
Eli Raridon

WR-Z
Beaux Collins
Jayden Thomas
–

QB
Riley Leonard
Steve Angeli
–

Key reserves
QB Kenny Minchey
WR Deion Colzie
TE Kevin Bauman, Davis Sherwood
OL Ty Chan, Charles Jagusah
DL Devan Houstan, Brenan Vernon
LB Kahanu Kia
S Ben Minich
Injured Taebron Bennie-Powell, Jordan Botelho, CJ Carr, Ashton Craig, Rylie Mills, Benjamin Morrison, Jason Onye, Gi'Bran Payne, Styles Prescod, KK Smith, Rocco Spindler, Boubacar Traore, Chance Tucker, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa

Special teams
PK Mitch Jeter (Field goals, extra points) Eric Goins (Kickoffs)
P James Rendell Eric Goins
KR Jayden Harrison Jeremiyah Love Jadarian Price
PR Max Hurleman Jordan Faison Jaden Greathouse
LS Rino Monteforte (Field goals, extra points) Joseph Vinci (Punting)
H Chris Salerno Jack Polian

RB
Jeremiyah Love
Jadarian Price
Aneyas Williams Devyn Ford

References

^ Soble, Jack (May 1, 2024). "Australian punter James Rendell commits to Notre Dame football". On3.
^ "Notre Dame Signs An Outstanding 2024 Recruiting Class". December 20, 2023.
^ Vowles, Joshua (January 10, 2022). "Notre Dame DE Kahanu Kia is leaving Notre Dame for mission trip". One Foot Down.
^ Stires, Sean (December 18, 2023). "Kahanu Kia Is On His Way Back To Notre Dame Defense". Sports Illustrated.
^ Soble, Jack (March 7, 2024). "Notre Dame puts walk-on safety Luke Talich on scholarship". On3.
^ "Football". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
^ Dinich, Heather (February 14, 2024). "Notre Dame to play Army in Shamrock Series game at Yankee Stadium". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2024.

[1] Soble, Jack (May 1, 2024). "Australian punter James Rendell commits to Notre Dame football". On3.

[2] "Notre Dame Signs An Outstanding 2024 Recruiting Class". December 20, 2023.

[3] Vowles, Joshua (January 10, 2022). "Notre Dame DE Kahanu Kia is leaving Notre Dame for mission trip". One Foot Down.

[4] Stires, Sean (December 18, 2023). "Kahanu Kia Is On His Way Back To Notre Dame Defense". Sports Illustrated.

[5] Soble, Jack (March 7, 2024). "Notre Dame puts walk-on safety Luke Talich on scholarship". On3.

[6] "Football". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved September 18, 2024.

[7] Dinich, Heather (February 14, 2024). "Notre Dame to play Army in Shamrock Series game at Yankee Stadium". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2024.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

v t e Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Venues	Brownson Hall field (1892?–1899) Cartier Field (1899–1928) Soldier Field (1929) Notre Dame Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Emerald Isle Classic Army Boston College Michigan Michigan State Navy Northwestern Pittsburgh Purdue Stanford USC
Culture and lore	History Band of the Fighting Irish Irish Guard Notre Dame Box Notre Dame Leprechaun "Notre Dame, Our Mother" "Notre Dame Victory March" Play Like a Champion Today Subway Alumni T formation Tall Grass Game 1946 "Game of the Century" 1966 "Game of the Century" Catholics vs. Convicts 30 for 30 film 1993 "Game of the Century" Bush Push Navy ends the drought Death of Lizzy Seeberg 2020 ACC Championship Game The Spirit of Notre Dame Knute Rockne, All American Notre Dame Football on NBC Rudy
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Four Horsemen NFL draftees Statistical leaders Team captains
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold