2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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2016 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
BYU			–						9	–	4
Army			–						8	–	5
Notre Dame			–						4	–	8
UMass			–						2	–	10
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represents the University of Notre Dame in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish are led by seventh-year head coach Brian Kelly and play their home games in Notre Dame Stadium. They compete as an independent.

Before the season

Previous season

The 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team finished the regular season with a 10–2 record. They lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes 44–28 in the Fiesta Bowl.

2016 NFL draft

The following former Notre Dame players were selected in the 2016 NFL Draft:

Main article: 2016 NFL Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	Team
1	6	Ronnie Stanley	Offensive Tackle	Baltimore Ravens
1	21	Will Fuller	Wide Receiver	Houston Texans
2	34	Jaylon Smith	Linebacker	Dallas Cowboys
2	50	Nick Martin	Center	Houston Texans
3	74	Keivarae Russell	Cornerback	Kansas City Chiefs
3	90	C. J. Prosise	Running back	Seattle Seahawks
4	103	Sheldon Day	Defensive tackle	Jacksonville Jaguars

Transfers out / departures

Notre Dame lost FS Max Redfield and CB Devin Butler in the offseason for violating team policies.

Coaching changes

Reports from UND.com the official Notre Dame Athletics website, NBCSN, and CSN Chicago say Brian VanGorder, has been relieved of his duties. Defensive Analyst Greg Hudson will take over as the Irish's Defensive Coordinator. Kelly said, " I have the utmost respect for Brian as both a person and football coach, but our defense simply isn't where it should be and I believe this change is necessary for the best interest of our program and our student-athletes.

Recruiting class

Brian Kelly and the Notre Dame coaching staff accepted 23 commitments for the 2016 recruiting cycle, including two 5-stars: Daelin Hayes and Tommy Kraemer. The class included student-athletes from 11 different states, and one Canadian province.

College recruiting information (2016)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Ian Book QB	El Dorado Hills, California	Oak Ridge High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Aug 14, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Parker Boundreaux OL	Winter Garden, Florida	Bishop Moore High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	–	Jul 2, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Chase Claypool WR	Abbotsford, British Columbia	Abbotsford Senior Secondary	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	–	Jul 10, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Liam Eichenberg OL	Cleveland, Ohio	St. Ignatius High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Apr 19, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Jalen Elliott DB	Richmond, Virginia	Lloyd C. Bird High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	–	Jun 19, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Daelin Hayes DE/LB	Belleville, Michigan	Skyline High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	–	Dec 10, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Jamir Jones LB	Rochester, New York	Aquinas Institute	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	–	Jun 23, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Jonathan Jones LB	Ocoee, Florida	Oak Ridge High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–	Feb 3, 2016
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Tony Jones, Jr. RB	St. Petersburg, Florida	IMG Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	–	Mar 22, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Khalid Kareem DE	Pontiac, Michigan	Harrison High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	–	Oct 23, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Tommy Kraemer OL	Cincinnati, Ohio	Elder High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	–	Oct 4, 2014
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Julian Love DB	Westchester, Illinois	Nazareth Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–-	Mar 21, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Deon McIntosh RB	Pompano Beach, Florida	Cardinal Gibbons High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Nov 16, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Javon McKinley WR	Corona, California	Centennial High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	–	Jan 9, 2016
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
D. J. Morgan DB	Norwalk, California	St. John Bosco High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Sep 27, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Adetokunbo Ogundeji DE	West Bloomfield, Michigan	Walled Lake Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	–	Jul 16, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Julian Okwara DE	Charlotte, North Carolina	Ardrey Kell High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	–	Apr 14, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Spencer Perry DB	Newnan, Georgia	IMG Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	–	Jun 29, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Troy Pride, Jr. DB	Greer, South Carolina	Greer High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Dec 24, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
John Shannon LS	Lake Forest, Illinois	Loyola Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	–	Mar 21, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 68
Kevin Stepherson WR	Jacksonville, Florida	First Coast High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	–	Jun 18, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Devin Studstill DB	Riviera Beach, Florida	Palm Beach Garden High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	–	Dec 15, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Donte Vaughn DB	Memphis, Tennessee	Whitehaven High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Oct 12, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 13   Rivals: 12  ESPN: 16
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Notre Dame Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06. "Scout.com Football Recruiting: Notre Dame". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06. "2016 Player Commitments – Notre Dame". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Notre Dame	Alma mater (Year)
Brian Kelly	Head Coach	7th	Assumption (1982)
Mike Denbrock	Associate Head Coach/Wide Receivers	7th	Grand Valley State (1987)
Mike Elston	Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator	7th	Michigan (1998)
Harry Hiestand	Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator	5th	East Stroudsburg (1983)
Scott Booker	Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator	5th	Kent State (2003)
Brian VanGorder	Defensive Coordinator	3rd	Wayne State (1980)
Greg Hudson	Interim Defensive Coordinator	1st	Notre Dame (1988)
Mike Sanford Jr.	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	2nd	Boise State (2005)
Autry Denson	Running Backs	2nd	Notre Dame (1999)
Keith Gilmore	Defensive Line	2nd	Wayne State (1981)
Todd Lyght	Defensive Backs Coach	2nd	Notre Dame (1991)
Paul Longo	Director of Football Strength and Conditioning	7th	Wayne State (1981)

Roster

2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Quarterbacks  4 Montgomery VanGorder – Junior (6'5, 215)  7 Brandon Wimbush – Sophomore (6'1, 216)  9 Malik Zaire – Senior (6'0, 225) 12 Ian Book – Freshman 14 DeShone Kizer – Junior (6'4, 230) 17 Nolan Henry – Sophomore (6'1, 195) Running Backs  2 Dexter Williams – Sophomore (5'11, 210) 11 Justin Brent – Junior (6'1, 220) 25 Tarean Folston – Senior (5'9, 214) 28 Austin Ross – Senior (5'10, 206) 33 Josh Adams – Sophomore (6'1, 219) 34 Tony Jones Jr. – Freshman 38 Deon McIntosh – Freshman 46 Josh Anderson – Graduate Student (5'9, 205) 49 Bailey Ross – Senior (5'10, 202) Wide Receivers  3 C. J. Sanders – Sophomore (5'8, 185)  6 Equanimeous St. Brown – Sophomore (6'4, 205) 15 Corey Holmes – Junior (6'0, 190) 16 Torri Hunter Jr. – Senior (6'0, 195) 26 Austin Webster – Junior (5'11, 195) 27 Chris Finke – Sophomore (5'9, 175) 29 Kevin Stepherson – Freshman (6'0, 181) 35 Grant Hammann – Junior (6'0, 192) 37 Omar Hunter – Senior (5'9, 195) 81 Miles Boykin – Sophomore (6'3, 225) 83 Chase Claypool – Freshman 86 Javon McKinley – Freshman 87 Keenan Centlivre – Junior (6'5, 225) 89 Buster Sheridan – Senior (6'3, 200) Tight Ends 10 Alize Jones – Sophomore (6'4, 240) 80 Durham Smythe – Senior (6'4, 245) 82 Nic Weishar – Junior (6'4, 245) 84 Ben Suttman – Senior (6'2, 240) 89 Jacob Matuska – Senior (6'4, 275) Punters 80 Tyler Newsome – Junior (6'2, 210) (+K)		Offensive Lineman 50 Parker Boundreaux – Freshman 53 Sam Mustipher – Junior (6'2, 305) 56 Quenton Nelson – Junior (6'5, 325) 57 Trevor Ruhland – Sophomore (6'3, 300) 62 Colin McGovern – Senior (6'4, 315) 63 Sam Bush – Junior (6'3, 305) 66 Tristen Hoge – Sophomore (6'4, 300) 67 Jimmy Byrne – Junior (6'4, 300) 68 Mike McGlinchey – Senior (6'7, 310) 69 Logan Plantz – Sophomore (6'2, 310) 70 Hunter Bivin – Senior (6'5, 308) 71 Alex Bars – Junior (6'6, 320) 74 Liam Eichenberg – Freshman 75 Mark Harrell – Graduate Student (6'4, 306) 78 Tommy Kraemer – Freshman Defensive Lineman  9 Daelin Hayes – Freshman (6'3, 257) 42 Julian Okwara – Freshman 53 Khalid Kareem – Freshman (6'3, 270) 54 Lincoln Feist – Sophomore (6'2, 315) 55 Jonathan Bonner – Junior (6'3, 286) 58 Elijah Taylor – Sophomore (6'3, 285) 60 John Montelus – Senior (6'4, 310) 64 Ryan Kilander – Junior (6'0, 310) 75 Daniel Cage – Junior (6'1, 315) 77 Brandon Tiassum – Sophomore (6'3, 302) 90 Isaac Rochell – Senior (6'3, 290) 92 Grant Blankenship – Junior (6'5, 278) 93 Jay Hayes – Junior (6'3, 285) 94 Jarron Jones – Graduate Student (6'5, 315) 95 Marquis Dickerson – Senior (6'1, 285) 96 Peter Mokwuah – Junior (6'3, 317) 97 Micah Dew-Treadway – Sophomore (6'4, 300) 98 Andrew Trumbetti – Junior (6'3, 260) 99 Jerry Tillery – Sophomore (6'6, 310) 91 Adetokunbo Ogundeji – Freshman Kickers 19 Justin Yoon – Sophomore (5'9, 190) 29 Sam Kohler – Junior (6'0, 175) 42 Jeff Riney – Sophomore (5'10, 175) (+P) 43 John Chereson – Senior (5'9, 178)		Linebackers  4 Te'Von Coney – Sophomore (6'1, 235)  5 Nyles Morgan – Junior (6'1, 245) 17 James Onwualu – Senior (6'1, 232) 22 Asmar Bilal – Sophomore (6'2, 230) 30 Josh Barajas – Sophomore (6'1, 240) 40 Kier Murphy – Sophomore (6'0, 230) 42 Jimmy Thompson – Sophomore (6'0, 215) 44 Jamir Jones – Freshman 45 Jonathan Jones – Freshman 48 Greer Martini – Junior (6'2, 245) 49 Brandon Hutson – Sophomore (6'2, 230) 51 Devyn Spruell – Sophomore (6'1, 240) Cornerbacks  7 Nick Watkins – Junior (6'0, 200) 12 Devin Butler – Senior (6'0, 200) 25 Brian Ball – Sophomore (5'11, 185) 26 Ashton White – Sophomore (5'11, 190) 34 Jesse Bongiovi – Senior (5'9, 194) 36 Cole Luke – Senior (5'11, 193) Safeties  4 Avery Sebastian – Graduate Student (5'10, 200) 13 Devin Studstill – Freshman (6'0, 190) 23 Drue Tranquill – Junior (6'1, 225) 28 Nicco Fertitta – Sophomore (5'8, 185) 31 Spencer Perry – Freshman (6'2, 204) 38 Robert Regan – Sophomore (6'2, 200) 39 Drew Recker – Senior (5'11, 205) Defensive Backs 18 Troy Pride Jr. – Freshman 20 Shaun Crawford – Sophomore (5'8, 189) 24 Nick Coleman – Sophomore (5'11, 190) 21 Jalen Elliott – Freshman 27 Julian Love – Freshman 32 D.J. Morgan – Freshman 35 Donte Vaughn – Freshman Long Snappers 54 John Shannon – Freshman 61 Scott Daly – Graduate Student (6'1, 250)

Season

Schedule

September 47:30 p.m.at TexasNo. 10

• Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
• Austin, TX

ABCL 47–50 ^2OT102,315 September 103:30 p.m.NevadaNo. 18

• Notre Dame Stadium
• Notre Dame, IN

NBCW 39–1080,795 September 177:30 p.m.No. 12 Michigan StateNo. 18

• Notre Dame Stadium
• South Bend, IN (Megaphone Trophy)

NBCL 28–3680,795 September 243:30 p.m.Duke

• Notre Dame Stadium
• South Bend, IN

NBCL 35–3880,795 October 112:00 p.m.vs. Syracuse

• MetLife Stadium
• East Rutherford, NJ

ESPNW 50–3362,794 October 812:00 p.m.at NC State

• Carter–Finley Stadium
• Raleigh, NC

ABCL 3–1058,200 October 157:30 p.m.Stanford

• Notre Dame Stadium
• South Bend, IN (Legends Trophy)

NBCL 10–1780,795 October 293:30 p.m.Miami (FL)

• Notre Dame Stadium
• South Bend, IN

NBCW 30–2780,795 November 511:30 a.m.vs. Navy

• EverBank Field
• Jacksonville, FL (Rip Miller Trophy)

CBSL 27–2850,867 November 123:30 p.m.vs. Army

• Alamodome
• San Antonio, TX (Rivalry / Shamrock Series)

NBCW 44–645,762 November 193:30 p.m.Virginia Tech

• Notre Dame Stadium
• South Bend, IN

NBCL 31–3480,795 November 263:30 p.mat USC

• Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
• Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)

ABCL 27–4572,402

Game notes

at Texas

See also: 2016 Texas Longhorns football team

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total #10 Fighting Irish 7 7 14 9 7 3 47 • Longhorns 7 14 10 6 7 6 50 Date: September 4, 2016 Location: Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX Game start: 7:42 pm EDT Elapsed time: 4 hours Game attendance: 102,315 Game weather: Temp: 91 F • Wind: SE 8 MPH • Weather: Mostly Cloudy Referee: Gary Patterson TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe (sideline)

Nevada

See also: 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 3 7 10 • #18 Fighting Irish 0 25 14 0 39 Date: September 10, 2016 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN Game start: 3:42 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours 25 minutes Game attendance: 80,795 Game weather: Temp: 70 F • Wind: W 12 MPH • Weather: Partly Cloudy Referee: Jeff Maconaghy TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Doug Flutie and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)

Michigan State

See also: 2016 Michigan State Spartans football team, Michigan State-Notre Dame football rivalry, and Megaphone Trophy

1 2 3 4 Total • #12 Spartans 0 15 21 0 36 #18 Fighting Irish 7 0 7 14 28 Date: September 17, 2016 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN Game start: 7:44 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours 31 minutes Game attendance: 80,795 Game weather: Temp: 77 F • Wind: W 6 MPH • Weather: Clear Referee: Dan Capron TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Doug Flutie and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)

Duke

See also: 2016 Duke Blue Devils football team

1 2 3 4 Total • Blue Devils 14 14 0 10 38 Fighting Irish 14 7 7 7 35 Date: September 24, 2016 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN Game start: 3:40 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours 14 minutes Game attendance: 80,795 Game weather: Temp: 74 F • Wind: ENE 9 MPH • Weather: Mostly Cloudy Referee: Riley Johnson TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Doug Flutie and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)

at Syracuse

See also: 2016 Syracuse Orange football team

1 2 3 4 Total • Fighting Irish 23 10 14 3 50 Orange 13 14 0 6 33 Date: October 1, 2016 Location: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ Game start: 12:01 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours 39 minutes Game attendance: 62,794 Game weather: Temp: 60 F • Wind: NNE 7 MPH • Weather: Cloudy, Rain Referee: Stuart Mullins TV announcers (ESPN): Brock Huard, Bob Wischusen and Allison Williams (sideline)

at NC State

See also: 2016 NC State Wolfpack football team

1 2 3 4 Total Fighting Irish 0 0 3 0 3 • Wolfpack 3 0 0 7 10 Date: October 8, 2016 Location: Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC Game start: 12:00 pm EDT Elapsed time: 4 hours Game attendance: 58,200 Game weather: Temp: 69 F • Wind: NE 18 MPH • Weather: Hurricane Matthew Referee: Jeff Heaser TV announcers (ABC): Greg McElroy, Dave Pasch and Tom Luginbill (sideline)

Stanford

See also: 2016 Stanford Cardinal football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinal 0 0 9 8 17 Fighting Irish 7 3 0 0 10 Date: October 15, 2016 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN Game start: 7:40 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours 17 minutes Game attendance: 80,795 Game weather: Temp: 69 F • Wind: S 9 MPH • Weather: Mostly Cloudy Referee: Michael Batlan TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks, Doug Flutie and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)

Miami (FL)

See also: 2016 Miami Hurricanes football team

1 2 3 4 Total Hurricanes 0 7 10 10 27 • Fighting Irish 17 3 0 10 30 Date: October 29, 2016 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN Game start: 3:40 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours 38 minutes Game attendance: 80,795 Game weather: Temp: 70 F • Wind: WSW 9 MPH • Weather: Overcast Referee: Jeff Flanagan TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks, Doug Flutie and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)

at Navy

See also: 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team, Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry, and Rip Miller Trophy

1 2 3 4 Total Fighting Irish 10 7 7 3 27 • Midshipmen 7 7 7 7 28 Date: November 5, 2016 Location: EverBank Field, Jacksonville, FL Game start: 11:40 am EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours 5 minutes Game attendance: 50,867 Game weather: Temp: 70 F • Wind: ENE 13 MPH • Weather: Partly Cloudy Referee: J. Magallanes TV announcers (CBS): Carter Blackburn, Adam Archuleta and Jenny Dell

vs. Army

See also: 2016 Army Black Knights football team, Army-Notre Dame football rivalry, and Shamrock Series

1 2 3 4 Total Black Knights 0 6 0 0 6 • Fighting Irish 21 17 6 0 44 Date: November 12, 2016 Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, TX Game start: 3:39 pm EST Elapsed time: 2 hours 55 minutes Game attendance: 45,762 Game weather: Temp: 74 F • Wind: N/A • Weather: Indoors Referee: Stuart Mullins TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks, Doug Flutie and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)

Virginia Tech

See also: 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

1 2 3 4 Total • Hokies 0 14 7 13 34 Fighting Irish 10 14 7 0 31 Date: November 19, 2016 Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN Game start: 3:40 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 22 minutes Game attendance: 80,795 Game weather: Temp: 36 F • Wind: WNW 20 MPH • Weather: Cloudy, Snow Flurries Referee: Duane Heydt TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks, Doug Flutie and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)

at USC

See also: 2016 USC Trojans football team, Notre Dame–USC football rivalry, and Jeweled Shillelagh

1 2 3 4 Total Fighting Irish 7 0 14 6 27 • Trojans 10 14 14 7 45 Date: November 26, 2016 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA Game start: 3:42 pm EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 39 minutes Game attendance: 72,402 Game weather: Temp: 63 F • Wind: E 5 MPH • Weather: Partly Cloudy, Rain Referee: Don Cherry TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings