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]
NFL
Transfers out
Other
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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