2012 Notre Dame Football Media Guide by Chris Masters

TYLER

EIFERT

MANTI

TE’O

Celebrating 125 Years of

NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL

What is Notre Dame football? It’s six Hall of Fame coaches, from Jesse Harper to Lou Holtz. It’s seven Heisman Trophy winners, from Angelo Bertelli to Tim Brown. It’s the House that Rockne Built (Notre Dame Stadium) and the Rocket (Raghib Ismail) racing down its sideline. It’s 11 consensus national championships and 853 victories. It’s the Four Horsemen and “Win One For The Gipper.” It’s 185 All-Americans and 56 Academic All-Americans. It’s a 99 percent graduation rate and 225 consecutive home-game sellouts. It’s bowl-game connections from chicken soup to Cheerios. It’s Gus Dorais to Knute Rockne on the beach and at West Point. It’s Tom Clements to Robin Weber vs. #1 Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. It’s Brady Quinn to Jeff Samardzija vs. UCLA. It’s barnstorming tours and a celebration of independent status. It’s Friday night pep rallies and tailgating on Saturday. It’s a spirit that could light the universe if bottled, as Joe Theismann once suggested. What is Notre Dame football? It’s 125 years since the first season. It’s the 2012 squad preparing to wake up the echoes. It’s Irish head coach Brian Kelly. It’s standout homegrown tight end Tyler Eifert. It’s Manti Te’o, the tackler who packs a Hawaiian punch with every hit. It’s 2012 games in the Emerald Isle, the Windy City and under the Golden Dome. This is Notre Dame Football. And there isn’t anything like it in all of college athletics.

Table Of Contents HERE COME THE IRISH Notre Dame Football… At A Glance................................................3-4 Preseason Depth Chart......................................................................... 5 2012 Notre Dame Roster...................................................................6-7 2012 Irish by State and Hometown..................................................8-9 How the Irish Were Built.................................................................... 10 2012 Notre Dame Outlook.............................................................11-17 2012 Opponent Information...........................................................18-19 THE FIGHTING IRISH 2012 Notre Dame Veterans...........................................................21-75 2012 Notre Dame Freshmen.........................................................76-79 COACHES AND STAFF Head Coach Brian Kelly.................................................................80-84 Bob Diaco............................................................................................ 85 Chuck Martin....................................................................................... 86 Tony Alford........................................................................................... 87 Scott Booker........................................................................................ 88 Kerry Cooks.......................................................................................... 89 Mike Denbrock.................................................................................... 90 Bob Elliott............................................................................................ 91 Mike Elston.......................................................................................... 92 Harry Hiestand.................................................................................... 93 Paul Longo........................................................................................... 94 Support Staff..................................................................................95-98 2011 SEASON IN REVIEW USF....................................................................................................... 99 Michigan............................................................................................ 100 Michigan State.................................................................................. 101 Pittsburgh........................................................................................... 102 Purdue................................................................................................ 103 Air Force............................................................................................. 104 USC.................................................................................................... 105 Navy................................................................................................... 106 Wake Forest...................................................................................... 107 Maryland........................................................................................... 108 Boston College.................................................................................. 109 Stanford............................................................................................. 110 Florida State...................................................................................... 111 2011 Honors and Awards................................................................. 112 2011 Results and Defensive Statistics............................................ 113 2011 Individual Statistics..........................................................114-115 2011 Game-by-Game Individual Statistics...............................116-118

2011 Game-by-Game Team Statistics............................................. 119 2011 Game-by-Game Starters.......................................................... 120 HISTORY AND RECORDS Individual Records......................................................................121-127 Team Records.............................................................................128-131 Opponent Records............................................................................. 132 Longest Plays..................................................................................... 133 Year-by-Year Leaders.................................................................134-137 NCAA Statistical Leaders................................................................. 138 NCAA Records................................................................................... 139 Statistical Trends............................................................................... 140 All-Time Scores..........................................................................141-155 Year-by-Year Record.......................................................................... 156 Super Seasons.................................................................................. 157 Series Scores..............................................................................158-163 Records vs. Conferences................................................................... 164 Records vs. Opponents..................................................................... 165 Bowl Summaries........................................................................166-167 Bowl Records.............................................................................168-169 National Championships.................................................................. 170 Heisman Trophy..........................................................................171-174 Consensus All-Americans................................................................. 175 All-Time All-Americans..............................................................176-177 College Football Hall of Fame.......................................................... 178 Pro Football Hall of Fame.................................................................. 179 Honors and Accolades...............................................................180-183 Irish in the NFL...........................................................................184-187 Irish and the NFL Draft...............................................................188-191 Knute Rockne.................................................................................... 192 George Gipp....................................................................................... 193 The Four Horsemen........................................................................... 194 UNIVERSITY AND MEDIA INFORMATION University of Notre Dame................................................................. 195 University Leadership................................................................196-197 Notre Dame Stadium........................................................................ 198 Guglielmino Athletics Complex........................................................ 199 Football Practice Facilities................................................................ 200 Media Information.....................................................................201-202 Athletics Media Relations Staff....................................................... 203 NBC Sports........................................................................................ 204 Notre Dame IMG College Network.................................................. 205 Primary Media Outlets...................................................................... 206

2012 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS The 2012 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE is a copyright production of the University of Notre Dame Athletics Media Relations Department, 112C Joyce Center, Notre Dame, IN 46556, AC (574) 631-7516. This publication was written, compiled and edited by director of football media relations Brian Hardin and assistant media relations director Michael Bertsch with assistance from senior associate athletics director John Heisler, associate media relations directors Tim Connor and Chris Masters, media relations assistant Brent Henningfeld, student assistant emeritus Michael Scholl, student assistants Andrew Bartolini, Nick Bucholtz, Aaron Horvath and Mike Korman, senior administrative assistant Susan McGonigal and senior staff assistant Carol Copley. Page layout and design, as well as cover designs by Cathy Scholz of C Graphics in Granger, Ind. Special thanks to Chuck Cealka of Ave Maria Press, the entire South Bend Tribune photographic department, Mike and Sue Bennett and everyone at Lighthouse Imaging, Matt Cashore, Kevin Leahy, Marcus Snowden, Brian Spurlock Photography, Joe Raymond, Linda Dunn, Kevin Burke, Heather Gollatz, David Berta, Gary Mills, Ed Ballotts, Mike Binette, Chuck Linster, Scott Ecker, John Dlugolecki, John Dunn, Cheryl Ertelt, Pete Fontaine, Bruce Harlan, Greg Kohs, Pete LaFleur, Br. Charles McBride, Steven Navratil, Bill Panzica/Sporting Shots, Bob Rosato, Mike Stahlschimdt, James Smith, Jack Stohlman, Jack Berry, Don Stacy, Vince Wehby, Rico Casaraes, Vince Muzik, for their photographic contributions. Printing by Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Ind. © University of Notre Dame, Athletics Media Relations Department, 2012. All rights reserved. 2

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Notre Dame … At a Glance

RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing Comp. Att. Yards Pct. TD INT Avg./Gm Effic. Tommy Rees 269 411 2,871 65.5 20 14 220.8 133.37 Andrew Hendrix 18 37 249 48.6 1 2 49.8 103.29

Receiving Tyler Eifert Theo Riddick

Rec. Yards Avg. TD Yds/Gm Long 63 803 12.7 5 61.8 38 38 436 11.5 3 39.6 45

Tackles Total Solo Assist Sacks TFL INT PBU FF FR Manti Te’o 128 62 66 5.0 13.5 0 2 0 1 Dan Fox 48 21 27 1.0 2.5 0 1 1 0 RETURNING IN 2012 OFFENSIVE LETTERMEN RETURNING (18) RB George Atkinson III, C Braxston Cave, TE Tyler Eifert, C Mike Golic Jr., WR John Goodman, QB Andrew Hendrix, WR TJ Jones, TE Ben Koyack, OT Christian Lombard, OT Dennis Mahoney, OT Zack Martin, TE Troy Niklas (lettered at OLB), QB Tommy Rees, RB Theo Riddick, WR Daniel Smith, WR Robby Toma, OG Chris Watt, RB Cierre Wood

HISTORY & RECORDS

DEFENSIVE LETTERMEN RETURNING (19) ILB Carlo Calabrese, S Austin Collinsworth, ILB Dan Fox, DE Chase Hounshell, CB Bennett Jackson, DE Kapron Lewis-Moore, S Dan McCarthy, ILB Kendall Moore, S Zeke Motta, NG Louis Nix III, S Chris Salvi, DE Kona Schwenke, OLB Prince Shembo, S Jamoris Slaughter, OLB Danny Spond, ILB Manti Te’o, DE Stephon Tuitt, OLB Ishaq Williams, CB Lo Wood

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

COACHING STAFF Name (Alma Mater, Year) Title Brian Kelly (Assumption, ’83) Head Coach Bob Diaco (Iowa, ’95) Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers Chuck Martin (Millikin, ’90) Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Kerry Cooks (Iowa, ’00) Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Cornerbacks Tony Alford (Colorado State, ’92) Running Backs/Slot Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator Scott Booker (Kent State, ’03) Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator Mike Denbrock (Grand Valley State, ’87) Outside Wide Receivers/Pass Game Coordinator Bob Elliott (Iowa, ’76) Safeties Mike Elston (Michigan, ’98) Defensive Line Harry Hiestand (East Stroudsburg, ‘83) Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator Bill Brechin (Grand Valley State, ‘06) Graduate Assistant (Offense) Corey Brown (Iowa, ‘05) Graduate Assistant (Defense) Josh Reardon (Central Michigan, ’06) Graduate Assistant (Defense) Pat Welsh (Grand Valley State, ‘10) Graduate Assistant (Offense)

Rushing Att. Yards Avg. TD Yds/Gm Long Cierre Wood 217 1,102 5.1 9 84.8 55 Andrew Hendrix 25 162 6.5 1 32.4 78

COACHING & STAFF

FOOTBALL INFORMATION Offensive Formation: Spread Defensive Formation: 3-4 2011 Overall Record: 8-5 Final Ranking: Unranked/Unranked Starters Returning/Lost: 16/9 Offensive Starters From 2011 Returning/Lost: 8/3 Defensive Starters From 2011 Returning/Lost: 6/5 Special Teams Starters From 2011 Returning/Lost: 2/1 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 41/31

W/L Score Attendance TV L 20-23 80,795 NBC L 31-35 114,804 ESPN W 31-13 80,795 NBC W 15-12 65,050 ABC W 38-10 61,555 ESPN W 59-33 80,795 NBC L 17-31 80,795 NBC W 56-14 80,795 NBC W 24-17 36,307 ABC W 45-21 70,251 NBC W 16-14 80,795 NBC L 14-28 50,360 ABC L 14-18 68,305 ESPN

THE FIGHTING IRISH

2011 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Opponent Sept. 3 USF Sept. 10 at Michigan Sept. 17 #15 Michigan State Sept. 24 at Pittsburgh Oct. 1 at Purdue Oct. 8 Air Force Oct. 22 USC Oct. 29 Navy Nov. 5 at Wake Forest Nov. 12 vs. Maryland Nov. 19 Boston College Nov. 26 at #4 Stanford Dec. 29 vs. #25 Florida State

HERE COME THE IRISH

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Notre Dame, Ind. Founded: 1842 Nickname: Fighting Irish Colors: Blue and Gold Enrollment: 8,372 (undergraduates), 11,816 (total) Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium (Natural Grass/80,795) President: Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. Provost: Thomas Burish NCAA Faculty Representative: Patricia Bellia Athletics Director: Jack Swarbrick Sr. Associate Athletics Director/Media Relations and Broadcast Properties: John Heisler Director of Football Media Relations: Brian Hardin Athletics Department Website: und.com

SPECIAL TEAMS LETTERMEN RETURNING (4) PK Kyle Brindza, LS Jordan Cowart, PK Nick Tausch, P Ben Turk UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

LETTERMEN LOST (31) CB Robert Blanton, OT Lane Clelland, RB Patrick Coughlin, QB Dayne Crist, NG Sean Cwynar, OT Taylor Dever, OLB Steve Filer, OLB Darius Fleming, WR Michael Floyd, OLB Jonathan Frantz, CB Gary Gray, RB Jonas Gray, P Mike Grieco, DE Ethan Johnson, LS/H Ryan Kavanagh, CB Nick Lezynski, DE Aaron Lynch, ILB Anthony McDonald, QB Matt Mulvey, NG Brandon Newman, OG Andrew Nuss, ILB Sean Oxley, CB Andrew Plaska, ILB David Posluszny, TE Mike Ragone, OG Trevor Robinson, PK David Ruffer, CB Ryan Sheehan, S Harrison Smith, WR Deion Walker, DE Hafis Williams 3

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Notre Dame … At a Glance STARTERS Offensive Players With Starting Experience Returning (13)

Pos. Name Career 2011 OT Zack Martin................................................................26............................ 13 C Braxston Cave..............................................................22............................. 9 TE Tyler Eifert...................................................................21............................ 13 WR TJ Jones...................................................................19............................ 12 RB Theo Riddick*............................................................18............................. 9 QB Tommy Rees..............................................................16............................ 12 RB Cierre Wood...............................................................14............................. 9 OG Chris Watt.................................................................13............................ 13 WR Robby Toma...............................................................6.............................. 4 WR John Goodman..........................................................5.............................. 1 C Mike Golic Jr.................................................................4.............................. 4 TE Ben Koyack..................................................................1.............................. 1 TE Troy Niklas^.................................................................1.............................. 1 *Starts came at wide receiver ^Start came at outside linebacker Offensive Players With Starting Experience Lost (6)

Pos. Name Career 2011 WR Michael Floyd...........................................................41............................ 12 OG Trevor Robinson.........................................................40............................ 13 OT Taylor Dever...............................................................23............................ 13 QB Dayne Crist................................................................10............................. 1 TE Mike Ragone...............................................................9.............................. 0 RB Jonas Gray..................................................................5.............................. 4 Defensive Players With Starting Experience Returning (9)

Pos. Name Career 2011 ILB Manti Te’o.................................................................36............................ 13 DE Kapron Lewis-Moore.................................................29............................. 7 S Jamoris Slaughter.......................................................16............................ 10 S Zeke Motta...................................................................15............................. 7 ILB Dan Fox......................................................................13............................ 13 NG Louis Nix III................................................................11............................ 11 OLB Prince Shembo..........................................................9.............................. 9 ILB Carlo Calabrese..........................................................8.............................. 0 DE Stephon Tuitt...............................................................3.............................. 3 Defensive Players With Starting Experience Lost (7)

Pos. Name Career 2011 S Harrison Smith.............................................................47............................ 13 DE Ethan Johnson...........................................................37............................. 9 OLB Darius Fleming.........................................................36............................ 13 CB Gary Gray...................................................................33............................ 13 CB Robert Blanton...........................................................26............................ 13 NG Sean Cwynar..............................................................7.............................. 2 DE Aaron Lynch................................................................6.............................. 6

What Returns by Percentage

Rushing Yards.................................................................................................62.2 Passing Yards.................................................................................................95.0 Receiving Yards..............................................................................................63.6 Punt Return Yards............................................................................................8.3 Kickoff Return Yards......................................................................................100.0 Scoring............................................................................................................44.7 Total Yards......................................................................................................82.3 All-Purpose Yards...........................................................................................68.7 Field Goals.......................................................................................................0.0 Punting Yards.................................................................................................100.0 Tackles............................................................................................................60.6 Tackles for Loss..............................................................................................60.0 Sacks...............................................................................................................60.0 Fumble Recoveries.........................................................................................33.3 Interceptions...................................................................................................37.5 Passes Broken Up...........................................................................................34.1 IRISH BY CLASS GRADUATES (7)

C Braxston Cave, C/G Mike Golic Jr., WR John Goodman, DE Kapron LewisMoore, OT Dennis Mahoney, S Dan McCarthy, S Jamoris Slaughter SENIORS (21)

S Blake Breslau, ILB Carlo Calabrese, LS Jordan Cowart, TE Tyler Eifert, WR Nick Fitzpatrick, ILB Dan Fox, TE Jake Golic, OT Zack Martin, S Zeke Motta, DE Grant Patton, RB Theo Riddick, S Chris Salvi, CB Will Salvi, NG Tyler Stockton, OL Matt Tansey, K Nick Tausch, ILB Manti Te‘o, WR Robby Toma, P Ben Turk, OG Chris Watt, RB Cierre Wood JUNIORS (24)

DE Kevin Carr, S Austin Collinsworth, C Bruce Heggie, QB Andrew Hendrix, CB Bennett Jackson, WR TJ Jones, G/T Christian Lombard, DE Arturo Martinez, WR Luke Massa, ILB Kendall Moore, OT Tate Nichols, NG Louis Nix III, RB Tyler Plantz, QB Tommy Rees, K/P Jude Rhodes, RB Cameron Roberson, CB Joe Romano, NG Kona Schwenke, OLB Prince Shembo, WR Daniel Smith, OLB Danny Spond, ILB Justin Utupo, TE Alex Welch, CB Lo Wood SOPHOMORES (31)

RB George Atkinson III, CB Josh Atkinson, K/P Kyle Brindza, CB Jalen Brown, RB Amir Carlisle, S Connor Cavalaris, OG Brad Carrico, OLB Ben Councell, WR DaVaris Daniels, S Matthias Farley, QB Charlie Fiessinger, QB Everett Golson, ILB Jarrett Grace, C/G Conor Hanratty, S Eilar Hardy, C Matt Hegarty, DE Chase Hounshell, TE Ben Koyack, WR Eric Lee, OLB Connor Little, G/T Nick Martin, CB Cam McDaniel, TE Troy Niklas, OT Jordan Prestwood, OLB Anthony Rabasa, ILB Joe Schmidt, WR Andre Smith, S Ernie Soto, NG Tony Springmann, DE Stephon Tuitt, OLB Ishaq Williams FRESHMEN (17)

S Chris Badger, S Nick Baratti, WR Chris Brown, LS Scott Daly, DE Sheldon Day, WR Justin Ferguson, OL Mark Harrell, DE Jarron Jones, QB Gunner Kiel, RB Will Mahone, WR Davonte’ Neal, OLB Romeo Okwara, S C.J. Prosise, RB KeiVarae Russell, S Elijah Shumate, OL Ronnie Stanley, S John Turner

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Preseason Depth Chart Jr./3 So./1 Sr./4 Jr./3 Sr./3 So./1 Sr./3 Jr./2 Gr./4 Gr./4 So./1 Gr./4 So./1 So./1 Jr./2 Jr./2 Sr./3 So./2 Jr./2 So./2 Gr./4 Jr./3 Jr./3 Jr./2 So./1 Fr./1

6-4 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-6 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-5 5-10 5-11 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-1 5-10

306 286 290 326 300 303 275 250 255 240 240 245 258 255 240 242 248 240 195 185 215 205 185 200 190 185 199 195

Gr./4 Fr./1 Jr./3 Jr./2 So./1 So./2 So./2 Jr./3 So./2 So./1 Sr./3 Sr./3 Jr./2 Sr./4 So./1 Jr./2 Jr./3 So./1 Jr./3 So./2 Sr./4 Gr./4 So./1 Gr./4 Sr./4 Jr./3 So./1 So./2

IRISH SPECIAL TEAMS PK 40 Nick Tausch 27 Kyle Brindza P 35 Ben Turk 27 Kyle Brindza LS 60 Jordan Cowart 61 Scott Daly SS 60 Jordan Cowart 61 Scott Daly HLD 35 Ben Turk KO 27 Kyle Brindza KR 34 George Atkinson III 6 Theo Riddick 2 Bennett Jackson PR 81 John Goodman 6 Theo Riddick 20 Cierre Wood

6-0 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-0

201 225 186 225 230 245 230 245 186 225 210 200 185 215 200 215

Sr./3 So./2 Sr./4 So./2 Sr./4 Fr./1 Sr./4 Fr./1 Sr./4 So./2 So./2 Sr./4 Jr./3 Gr./4 Sr./4 Sr./3

ALL CAPS = Started at least seven games in 2011

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

IRISH DEFENSE DE 89 KAPRON LEWIS-MOORE 91 Sheldon Day NG 96 Kona Schwenke 9 LOUIS NIX III 69 Tony Springmann DE 7 Stephon Tuitt 50 Chase Hounshell OLB 55 PRINCE SHEMBO 11 Ishaq Williams 56 Anthony Rabasa ILB 48 DAN FOX or 44 Carlo Calabrese 53 Justin Utupo ILB 5 MANTI TE’O 59 Jarrett Grace 8 Kendall Moore OLB 13 Danny Spond 30 Ben Councell CB 23 Lo Wood 43 Josh Atkinson S 17 ZEKE MOTTA 15 Dan McCarthy 4 Eilar Hardy S 26 JAMORIS SLAUGHTER 24 Chris Salvi CB 2 Bennett Jackson 21 Jalen Brown 33 Cam McDaniel

HISTORY & RECORDS

6-0 215 Sr./3 5-11 200 Sr./4 6-1 210 So./2

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

RB 20 CIERRE WOOD 6 THEO RIDDICK 34 George Atkinson III

COACHING & STAFF

190 190 185 190 304 295 310 285 304 295 296 295 290 305 309 320 251 253 250 260 215 215 210 220 185 210

THE FIGHTING IRISH

5-11 6-2 5-9 5-11 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-8 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-4

HERE COME THE IRISH

IRISH OFFENSE WR 7 TJ JONES 16 DaVaris Daniels WR 9 Robby Toma 7 TJ Jones LT 70 ZACK MARTIN 79 Jordan Prestwood LG 66 CHRIS WATT 51 Bruce Heggie C 52 BRAXSTON CAVE 57 Mike Golic Jr. 77 Matt Hegarty RG 57 Mike Golic Jr. or 72 Nick Martin 65 Conor Hanratty RT 74 Christian Lombard 64 Tate Nichols TE 80 TYLER EIFERT 18 Ben Koyack or 82 Alex Welch 85 Troy Niklas WR 81 John Goodman 87 Daniel Smith QB 11 TOMMY REES or 12 Andrew Hendrix or 5 Everett Golson or 1 Gunner Kiel

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Notre Dame Roster No. Name Position 1 Gunner Kiel QB 2 Chris Brown WR 2 Bennett Jackson CB 3 Amir Carlisle RB 3 Davonte’ Neal WR 4 George Atkinson III RB 4 Eilar Hardy S 5 Everett Golson QB 5 Manti Te’o ILB RB 6 Theo Riddick 7 TJ Jones WR 7 Stephon Tuitt DE 8 Kendall Moore ILB 8 KeiVarae Russell RB NG 9 Louis Nix III 9 Robby Toma WR 10 DaVaris Daniels WR 11 Tommy Rees QB 11 Ishaq Williams OLB QB 12 Andrew Hendrix 13 Danny Spond OLB 14 Luke Massa WR 15 Justin Ferguson WR 15 Dan McCarthy S 17 Charlie Fiessinger QB 17 Zeke Motta S 18 Ben Koyack TE 20 Cierre Wood RB 21 Jalen Brown CB S 22 Elijah Shumate CB 23 Lo Wood 24 Chris Salvi S 26 Jamoris Slaughter S 27 Kyle Brindza K/P 28 Austin Collinsworth S S 29 Nicky Baratti 30 Ben Councell OLB 31 Cameron Roberson RB 31 John Turner S 32 Will Mahone RB CB 33 Cam McDaniel 34 C.J. Prosise S 35 Joe Romano CB 35 Ben Turk P 36 Will Salvi CB 37 Chris Badger S 37 Eric Lee WR 38 Nick Fitzpatrick WR 38 Joe Schmidt ILB 39 Jude Rhodes K/P

No. 4 43 37 29 49 27 2 21 44 3 67 56 40 52 28 30 60 61 10 91 80 41 15 17 38 48 88 57 5 81 59 65 4 75 77 51 12 50 2 94 7 1 18 37 89 93 74 32 71 72 70 86 14 15 33 8 17 3 64

Name Pos. *Atkinson III, George RB Atkinson, Josh CB Badger, Chris S Baratti, Nicky S Breslau, Blake+ S *Brindza, Kyle K/P Brown, Chris WR Brown, Jalen CB **Calabrese, Carlo ILB Carlisle, Amir RB Carr, Kevin+ DE Carrico, Brad 06 Cavalaris, Connor+ S ***Cave, Braxston C **Collinsworth, Austin S Councell, Ben OLB **Cowart, Jordan LS Daly, Scott LS Daniels, DaVaris WR Day, Sheldon DE **Eifert, Tyler TE Farley, Matthias S Ferguson, Justin WR Fiessinger, Charlie+ QB Fitzpatrick, Nick+ WR **Fox, Dan ILB Golic, Jake TE **Golic Jr., Mike C/G Golson, Everett QB ***Goodman, John WR Grace, Jarrett ILB Hanratty, Conor C/G Hardy, Eilar S Harrell, Mark OL Hegarty, Matt C Heggie, Bruce C *Hendrix, Andrew QB *Hounshell, Chase DE **Jackson, Bennett CB Jones, Jarron DE **Jones, TJ WR Kiel, Gunner QB *Koyack, Ben TE Lee, Eric+ WR ***Lewis-Moore, Kapron DE Little, Connor+ OLB *Lombard, Christian G/T Mahone, Will RB *Mahoney, Dennis+ OT Martin, Nick G/T **Martin, Zack OT Martinez, Arturo+ DE Massa, Luke WR *McCarthy, Dan S McDaniel, Cam CB *Moore, Kendall ILB ***Motta, Zeke S Neal, Davonte’ WR Nichols, Tate OT

Ht. 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-7 6-5 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-6 5-11 6-2 6-1 5-8 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-5 5-11 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-5 5-11 6-4 6-5 5-9 6-4 6-3 6-5 5-10 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-2 5-9 6-8

Wt. 210 185 193 206 185 225 172 199 245 185 325 290 194 304 202 240 230 245 190 286 251 200 196 185 170 240 245 300 185 215 240 305 185 287 296 285 220 275 185 299 190 210 253 180 306 225 309 211 294 290 304 250 225 205 195 242 215 171 320

Cl./Elg.^ So./2 So./2 Fr./1 Fr./1 Sr./2 So./2 Fr./1 So./1 Sr./3 So./2 Jr./1 So./1 So./1 Gr./4 Jr./3 So./1 Sr./4 Fr./1 So./1 Fr./1 Sr./3 So./1 Fr./1 So./1 Sr./2 Sr./3 Sr./2 Gr./4 So./1 Gr./4 So./1 So./1 So./1 Fr./1 So./1 Jr./2 Jr./2 So./2 Jr./3 Fr./1 Jr./3 Fr./1 So./2 So./1 Gr./4 So./1 Jr./2 Fr./1 Gr./3 So./1 Sr./3 Jr./1 Jr./2 Gr./4 So./2 Jr./2 Sr./4 Fr./1 Jr./2

Hometown/High School Stockton, CA/Granada Stockton, CA/Granada Timpview, UT/Timpview Tomball, TX/Klein Oak San Diego, CA/Francis Parker Canton, MI/Plymouth Hanahan, SC/Hanahan Irving, TX/MacArthur Verona, NJ/Verona Santa Clara, CA/King’s Academy Nashville, TN/Montgomery Bell Academy Dublin, OH/Coffman Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest Mishawaka, IN/Penn Fort Thomas, KY/Highlands Asheville, NC/A.C. Reynolds Plantation, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas Downers Grove, IL/South Vernon Hills, IL/Vernon Hills Indianapolis, IN/Warren Central Fort Wayne, IN/Bishop Dwenger Charlotte, NC/Christian Pembroke Pines, FL/Flanagan Mason, OH/Moeller Mishawaka, IN/Marian Rocky River, OH/St. Ignatius West Hartford, CT/Northwest Catholic West Hartford, CT/Northwest Catholic Myrtle Beach, SC/Myrtle Beach Fort Wayne, IN/Bishop Dwenger Cincinnati, OH/Colerain New Canaan, CT/New Canaan Reynoldsburg, OH/Pickerington Central Charlotte, NC/Catholic Aztec, NM/Atec Sorrento, FL/Mount Dora Cincinnati, OH/Moeller Kirtland, OH/Lake Catholic Hazlet, NJ (Raritan) Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute Roswell, GA/Gainesville Columbus, IN/Columbus East Oil City, PA/Oil City West Des Moines, IA/Dowling Catholic Weatherford, TX/Weatherford Lake Elmo, MN/Hill-Murray Inverness, IL/Fremd Austintown, OH/Fitch Baltimore, MD/Boys Latin School Indianapolis, IN/Bishop Chatard Indianapolis, IN/Bishop Chatard Miami, FL/Belen Jesuit Cincinnati, OH/St. Xavier Youngstown, OH/Cardinal Mooney Coppell,TX/Coppell Raleigh, NC/Southeast Raleigh Vero Beach, FL/Vero Beach Scottsdale, AZ/Central Walton, KY/Ryle

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Notre Dame Roster Cl./Elg.^ So./2 Jr./2 Fr./1 Sr./1 Jr./1 So./1 Fr./1 So./1 Jr./3 Jr./1 Sr./4 Jr./1 Jr./1 Fr./1 Sr./4 Sr./1 So./1 Jr./3 Jr./3 Fr./1 Gr./4 So./1 Jr./3 So./1 Jr./3 So./1 Fr./1 Sr./2 Sr./3 Sr./3 Sr./4 Sr./4 So./2 Sr./4 Fr./1 Jr./2 Sr./3 Jr./2 So./2 Sr./3 Jr./3

Hometown/High School Fullerton, CA/Servite Jacksonville, FL/Raines Charlotte, NC/Ardrey Kell Louisville, KY/Saint Xavier Frankfort, IL/Providence Catholic Plant City, FL/Plant City Petersburg, VA/Woodberry Forest Miami, FL/Columbus Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest Kapsowar, Kenya/Nordhoff (Oja, CA) Manville, NJ/Immaculata Newbury Park, CA/Newbury Park River Forest, IL/Fenwick Everett, WA/Mariner Lake Forest, IL/Carmel Catholic Lake Forest, IL/Carmel Catholic Orange, CA/Mater Dei Hauula, HI/Kahuku Charlotte, NC/Ardrey Kell East Orange, NJ/Don Bosco Prep Stone Mountain, GA/Tucker Davie, FL/North Broward Prep South Bend, IN/Clay Davie, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas Littleton, CO/Columbine Fort Wayne, IN/Bishop Dwenger Las Vegas, NV/Bishop Gorman Linwood, NJ/Hun School Berkeley Heights, NJ/Governor Livingston Plano, TX/Jesuit Laie, HI/Punahou Laie, HI/Punahou Monroe, GA/Monroe Davie, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas Indianapolis, IN/Cathedral Lakewood, CA/Lakewood Glen Ellyn, IL/Glenbard West Cincinnati, OH/Elder Brooklyn, NY/Lincoln Oxnard, CA/Santa Clara Apopka, FL/Apopka

^ Class is the academic year they will be this fall (Gr. = Graduate Student)/Eligibility is the athletic season they will be this fall + Walk-on Player * Number of monograms earned Kiel, Gunner - keel Koyack, Ben – KOY-ack Lewis-Moore, Kapron – cap-rin Mahone, Will – muh-HONE Massa, Luke – MASS-uh Neal, Davonte’ – duh-VONN-tay Okwara, Romeo – oak-WAR-uh, ROME-ee-oh Prosise, C.J. – PRO-cise (like precisely) Russell, KeiVarae – key-var-A (long A at end) Schwenke, Kona – sh-wenk-ee, COE-nuh

Slaughter, Jamoris – juh-MORE-iss Tausch, Nick – TOWSH Te’o, Manti – TAY-oh, MAN-tie Toma, Robby – TOE-muh Tuitt, Stephon – TWO-it, stuh-FON Utupo, Justin – you-TOO-poe Williams, Ishaq – EE-shack Wood, Cierre – see-AIR

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Baratti, Nicky – buh-RAH-tee Brindza, Kyle – BRIND-zuh Calabrese, Carlo – CAL-uh-breeze Carlisle, Amir – ah-MEER Carrico, Brad – CARE-uh-co Cowart, Jordan – COW-ert Daniels, DaVaris – duh-VAR-iss Eifert, Tyler – EYE-fert Hardy, Eilar – EYE-lar Harrell, Mark – HAIR-el Heggie, Bruce – HEGG-ee Jones, Jarron – juh-RON

No. Name Position 40 Connor Cavalaris S 40 Nick Tausch K 41 Matthias Farley S 42 Ernie Soto S 43 Josh Atkinson CB 44 Carlo Calabrese ILB 45 Romeo Okwara OLB 48 Dan Fox ILB 49 Blake Breslau S RB 49 Tyler Plantz 50 Chase Hounshell DE 51 Bruce Heggie C/G 52 Braxston Cave C 53 Justin Utupo ILB OLB 55 Prince Shembo 56 Brad Carrico OG 56 Anthony Rabasa OLB 57 Mike Golic Jr. C/G 59 Jarrett Grace ILB LS 60 Jordan Cowart 61 Scott Daly LS 62 Matt Tansey OL 63 Grant Patton DE 64 Tate Nichols OT OG 65 Connor Hanratty 66 Chris Watt OG 67 Kevin Carr DE 69 Tony Springmann NG 70 Zack Martin OT OT 71 Dennis Mahoney C/G 72 Nick Martin 74 Christian Lombard OT 75 Mark Harrell OL 77 Matt Hegarty OT 78 Ronnie Stanley OL 79 Jordan Prestwood OT 80 Tyler Eifert TE 81 John Goodman WR 82 Alex Welch TE 84 Andre Smith WR TE 85 Troy Niklas 86 Arturo Martinez DE 87 Daniel Smith WR 88 Jake Golic TE 89 Kapron Lewis-Moore DE 91 Sheldon Day DE 92 Tyler Stockton NG 93 Connor Little OLB 94 Jarron Jones DE 96 Kona Schwenke NG

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Wt. 260 326 239 256 202 295 208 240 210 180 200 218 175 182 190 176 230 290 250 198 200 190 215 188 248 300 304 285 270 201 255 185 303 186 207 258 310 250 255 215 195

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Ht. 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-6 5-9 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-2 5-10 5-11 6-0 5-9 5-11 5-10 5-10 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-4 5-9 6-2 6-6 6-6 6-0 6-6 6-0 6-2 5-9 6-6 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-0 5-10

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Pos. TE NG OLB DE RB OT S OLB QB K/P RB RB CB RB S CB ILB NG OLB S S WR WR S OLB NG OL NG OL K ILB WR DE P S ILB OG TE OLB RB CB

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Name *Niklas, Troy *Nix III, Louis Okwara, Romeo Patton, Grant+ Plantz, Tyler+ Prestwood, Jordan Prosise, C.J. Rabasa, Anthony **Rees, Tommy Rhodes, Jude+ ***Riddick, Theo Roberson, Cameron Romano, Joe+ Russell, KeiVarae **Salvi, Chris Salvi, Will+ Schmidt, Joe+ *Schwenke, Kona **Shembo, Prince Shumate, Elijah ***Slaughter, Jamoris Smith, Andre+ *Smith, Daniel Soto, Ernie+ **Spond, Danny Springmann, Tony Stanley, Ronnie Stockton, Tyler Tansey, Matt+ *Tausch, Nick ***Te’o, Manti **Toma, Robby *Tuitt, Stephon **Turk, Ben Turner, John Utupo, Justin **Watt, Chris Welch, Alex *Williams, Ishaq **Wood, Cierre **Wood, Lo

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No. 85 9 45 63 49 79 34 56 11 39 6 31 35 8 24 36 38 96 55 22 26 84 87 42 13 69 78 92 62 40 5 9 7 35 31 53 66 82 11 20 23

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

2012 Irish by State and Hometown Player

Hometown

Arizona (1) Davonte’ Neal

Scottsdale

Central

California (9) George Atkinson III Josh Atkinson Blake Breslau Amir Carlisle Troy Niklas Cameron Roberson Joe Schmidt Justin Utupo Cierre Wood

Stockton Stockton San Diego Santa Clara Fullerton Newbury Park Orange Lakewood Oxnard

Granada Granada Francis Parker King’s Academy Servite Newbury Park Mater Dei Lakewood Santa Clara

Colorado (1) Danny Spond

Littleton

Columbine

Connecticut (3) Jake Golic Mike Golic Jr. Conor Hanratty

West Hartford West Hartford New Canaan

Northwest Catholic Northwest Catholic New Canaan

Florida (12) Jordan Cowart Justin Ferguson Bruce Heggie Arturo Martinez Zeke Motta Louis Nix III Jordan Prestwood Anthony Rabasa Andre Smith Ernie Soto Ben Turk Lo Wood

Plantation Pembroke Pines Sorrento Miami Vero Beach Jacksonville Plant City Miami Davie Davie Davie Apopka

St. Thomas Aquinas Flanagan Mount Dora Belen Jesuit Vero Beach Raines Plant City Columbus North Broward Prep St. Thomas Aquinas St. Thomas Aquinas Apopka

Georgia (3) TJ Jones Jamoris Slaughter Stephon Tuitt

Roswell Tucker Monroe

Gainesville Tucker Monroe

Hawaii (3) Kona Schwenke Manti Te’o Robby Toma

Hauula Laie Laie

Kahuku Punahou Punahou

Lake Forest Vernon Hills Downers Grove Inverness Frankfort Lake Forest River Forest Lake Forest Lake Forest Glen Ellyn

Lake Forest Vernon Hills South Fremd Providence Catholic Lake Forest Fenwick Carmel Catholic Carmel Catholic Glenbard West

Illinois (10) Connor Cavalaris DaVaris Daniels Scott Daly Christian Lombard Tyler Plantz Tommy Rees Joe Romano Chris Salvi Will Salvi 8 Chris Watt

High School

Player

Hometown

High School

Indiana (11) Braxston Cave Sheldon Day Tyler Eifert Nick Fitzparick John Goodman Gunner Kiel Nick Martin Zack Martin Daniel Smith Tony Springmann John Turner

Mishawaka Indianapolis Ft. Wayne Mishawaka Ft. Wayne Columbus Indianapolis Indianapolis South Bend Ft. Wayne Indianapolis

Iowa (1) Eric Lee

West Des Moines Dowling Catholic

Kenya (1) Jude Rhodes

Kapsowar

Nordhoff (Ojai, Calif.)

Kentucky (3) Austin Collinsworth Tate Nichols Grant Patton

Fort Thomas Walton Louisville

Highlands Ryle St. Xavier

Maryland (1) Dennis Mahoney

Baltimore

Boys Latin School

Michigan (1) Kyle Brindza

Canton

Plymouth

Minnesota (1) Connor Little

Lake Elmo

Hill-Murray

Nevada (1) Ronnie Stanley

Las Vegas

Bishop Gorman

New Jersey (6) Carlo Calabrese Bennett Jackson Theo Riddick Elijah Shumate Tyler Stockton Matt Tansey

Verona Hazlet Manville East Orange Linwood Berkely Heights

Verona Raritan Immaculata Don Bosco Prep Hun School Governor Livingston

New Mexico (1) Matt Hegarty

Aztec

New York (2) Jarron Jones Ishaq Williams

Rochester Brooklyn

Aquinas Institute Lincoln

Penn Warren Central Bishop Dwenger Marian Bishop Dwenger Columbus East Bishop Chatard Bishop Chatard Clay Bishop Dwenger Cathedral

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2012 Irish by State and Hometown

HERE COME THE IRISH THE FIGHTING IRISH

Ohio (11) Brad Carrico Charlie Fiessinger Dan Fox Jarrett Grace Eilar Hardy Andrew Hendrix Chase Hounshell Will Mahone Luke Massa Dan McCarthy Alex Welch

Dublin Mason Rocky River Cincinnati Reynoldsburg Cincinnati Kirtland Austintown Cincinnati Youngstown Cincinnati

Coffman Moeller St. Ignatius Colerain Pickerington Central Moeller Lake Catholic Fitch St. Xavier Cardinal Mooney Elder

Pennsylvania (1) Ben Koyack

Oil City

South Carolina (2) Chris Brown Everett Golson

Hanahan Myrtle Beach

Tennessee (1) Kevin Carr

Nashville

Montgomery Bell Academy

Texas (5) Nicky Baratti Jalen Brown Kapron Lewis-Moore Cam McDaniel Nick Tausch

Tomball Irving Weatherford Coppell Plano

Klein Oak MacArthur Weatherford Coppell Jesuit

Utah (1) Chris Badger

Timpview

Virginia (1) C.J. Prosise

Petersburg

Woodberry Forest

Washington (1) KeiVarae Russell

Everett

Mariner

(non-scholarship players in italics)

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A.C. Reynolds Christian Catholic Southeast Raleigh Ardrey Kell Ardrey Kell

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Asheville Charlotte Charlotte Raleigh Charlotte Charlotte

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North Carolina (6) Ben Councell Matthias Farley Mark Harrell Kendall Moore Romeo Okwara Prince Shembo

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How The Irish Were Built BOLD CAPS indicates started at least seven games in 2011 * indicates monograms earned Scholarship players only

OFFENSE (38) Freshmen (8) WR Chris Brown Justin Ferguson WR OL Mark Harrell Gunner Kiel QB RB Will Mahone Davonte Neal WR RB KeiVarae Russell OL Ronnie Stanley

Sophomores (10) *RB George Atkinson III Amir Carlisle RB OG Brad Carrico DaVaris Daniels WR QB Everett Golson C/G Conor Hanratty Matt Hegarty C *TE Ben Koyack G/T Nick Martin Troy Niklas *TE

Juniors (10) *QB Andrew Hendrix Bruce Heggie C **WR TJ JONES *OT Christian Lombard WR Luke Massa Tate Nichols OT **QB TOMMY REES RB Cameron Roberson Daniel Smith *WR TE Alex Welch

Seniors (7) **TE TYLER EIFERT Jake Golic TE **OT ZACK MARTIN ***WR THEO RIDDICK **WR Robby Toma CHRIS WATT **OG **RB CIERRE WOOD

Graduates (3) ***C BRAXSTON CAVE **C/G Mike Golic Jr. ***WR John Goodman

Sophomores (12) CB Josh Atkinson CB Jalen Brown OLB Ben Councell Matthias Farley S ILB Jarrett Grace Eilar Hardy S *DE Chase Hounshell Cam McDaniel CB OLB Anthony Rabasa NG Tony Springmann *DE Stephon Tuitt Ishaq Williams *OLB

Juniors (9) **S Austin Collinsworth **CB Bennett Jackson Kendall Moore *ILB *NG LOUIS NIX III *NG Kona Schwenke **OLB PRINCE SHEMBO Danny Spond **OLB ILB Justin Utupo Lo Wood **CB

Seniors (6) **ILB Carlo Calabrese **ILB DAN FOX ***S ZEKE MOTTA **S Chris Salvi NG Tyler Stockton ***ILB MANTI TE’O

Graduates (3) ***DE KAPRON LEWIS-MOORE *S Dan McCarthy ***S JAMORIS SLAUGHTER

Sophomore (1) *K/P Kyle Brindza

Juniors (0)

Seniors (3) **LS JORDAN COWART *K Nick Tausch ***P BEN TURK

Graduates (0)

DEFENSE (35) Freshmen (7) S Nicky Baratti DE Sheldon Day Jarron Jones DE OLB Romeo Okwara C.J. Prosise S S Elijah Shumate John Turner S

SPECIALISTS (5) Freshman (1) LS Scott Daly

THE ’12 IRISH BY CLASS Class Offense Freshman 8 Sophomore 10 (3 lettermen) Junior 10 (5 lettermen) Senior 7 (6 lettermen) Graduate 3 (3 lettermen) Total 38 (17 lettermen)

Defense 7 12 (3 lettermen) 9 (8 lettermen) 6 (5 lettermen) 3 (3 lettermen) 37 (19 lettermen)

Specialists Total 1 16 1 (1 letterman) 23 (7 lettermen) 0 (0 lettermen) 19 (13 lettermen) 3 (3 lettermen) 16 (14 lettermen) 0 (0 lettermen) 6 (6 lettermen) 5 (4 lettermen) 80 (40 lettermen)

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Irish set to face five top-15 teams and enter season with 16 returning starters ing All-America linebacker Manti Te’o and a talented, but young, defensive line. The Irish must replace one defensive lineman, one linebacker and three members of the secondary that combined to start 61 games in 2011 and 179 games in their respective Notre Dame careers. One position that has an incumbent starter but will be challenged this August is quarterback--and Kelly is as interested in that race as the Irish faithful. “I’m excited to see the competition at quarterback,” Kelly said. “We have four talented players who will all be given the opportunity to earn the starting job, and I’m looking forward to how this will unfold.” Notre Dame’s offense tallied more than 500 yards five times in 2011, equal to the combined number of 500-yard games produced by the Irish from 2006-10. The Irish improved their ranking in many offensive categories, including total offense (No. 61

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Kelly said. “In our first season, we were learning the players’ names and they were learning our concepts. Last year, we were still installing portions of our offense and defense. Now, in year three, it’s about taking everyone’s game to a higher level.” Based on the depth chart from the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl, Notre Dame returns 34 of 45 players listed on the offensive and defensive two-deep projections. By adding in players listed on the specialteams depth chart, the Irish return 44 of 56 players on the bowl game depth chart. Notre Dame begins 2012 training camp with 41 returning monogram winners and 16 combined starters (players who started at least seven games) from offense, defense and special teams. The Irish offense features eight returning starters--as Notre Dame must replace its right guard and right tackle plus Michael Floyd, the most prolific wide receiver in school history. Defensively, six starters are back, includ-

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When Brian Kelly was hired as head football coach at the University of Notre Dame, he made two of his top priorities clear--improving the Irish defense and creating an atmosphere that encouraged the players to develop themselves mentally and physically to play better in the second halves of games. Over the last two seasons, Notre Dame’s defense has allowed less than 21 points per game, making it the first time in a decade an Irish defense surrendered that few points in consecutive seasons. Notre Dame has also registered a 15-3 record in games it has led at halftime under Kelly, marked improvement from the 9-6 record the Irish had when leading at halftime in the two seasons prior to Kelly’s arrival. Kelly knows where the focus needs to be as he enters his third season in 2012. “We need to continue the development of our players across the board,”

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Notre Dame Ready to Tackle Challenging 2012 Slate

2012 Season Preview Position-by-Position Listing QUARTERBACK: +Charlie Fiessinger, 6-1, 185, So./1 Everett Golson, 6-0, 185, So./1 *Andrew Hendrix, 6-2, 220, Jr./2 Gunner Kiel, 6-4, 210, Fr./1 **TOMMY REES, 6-2, 210, Jr./3 RUNNING BACK: *George Atkinson III, 6-1, 210, So./2 Amir Carlisle, 5-10, 185, So./2 Will Mahone, 5-10, 211, Fr./1 Cam McDaniel, 5-10, 195, So./2 +Tyler Plantz, 5-9, 202, Jr./1 ***THEO RIDDICK, 5-11, 200, Sr./4 Cameron Roberson, 6-0, 218, Jr./1 KeiVarae Russell, 5-11, 182, Fr./1 **CIERRE WOOD, 6-0, 215, Sr./3 WIDE RECEIVER: Chris Brown, 6-2, 172, Fr./1 DaVaris Daniels, 6-2, 190, So./1 Justin Ferguson, 6-2, 196, Fr./1 +Nick Fitzpatrick, 5-8, 170, Sr./2 ***John Goodman, 6-3, 215, Gr./4 **TJ JONES, 5-11, 190, Jr./3 +Eric Lee, 5-9, 180, So./1 Luke Massa, 6-4, 225, Jr./2 Davonte Neal, 5-9, 171, Fr./1 +Andre Smith, 6-2, 190, So./1 *Daniel Smith, 6-4, 215, Jr./2 **Robby Toma, 5-9, 185, Sr./4 BOLD CAPS indicates player started at least seven games in 2011 * indicates number of monograms earned + indicates walk-on player

to No. 35), rushing offense (No. 92 to No. 54) and scoring offense (No. 67 to No. 49). Defensively, the Irish in 2011 ranked in the top 50 in total defense, scoring defense, rushing defense and passing defense for only the second time since 2003 and just the fourth time in the last 15 seasons. Notre Dame’s 2012 schedule arguably could be the toughest in the nation, as five of the 12 opponents have been ranked in the top 25 of numerous preseason polls and four opponents have been rated among the top 11 teams in the country. The Irish play host to Michigan (11-2 in ’11; Sugar Bowl champions; No. 12 in final Associated Press poll) and Stanford (11-2 in ’11; Lost in Fiesta Bowl; No. 7 in final AP poll) and travel to Michigan State (11-3 in ’11; No. 11 in final AP poll), Oklahoma (103 in ’11; No. 16 in final AP poll) and USC (10-2 in ’11; No. 6 in final AP poll). Notre Dame opens the season in Dublin, Ireland, against Navy and hosts a game at Soldier Field in Chicago against Miami (Fla.). The Irish will accumulate major frequent flyer miles in 2012 as flights to Dublin, Boston, Norman, Okla., Pittsburgh and Los Angeles total 10,899 miles. Notre Dame will bus to Chicago and East Lansing, Mich., for its battle with Michigan State. The Fighting Irish coaching staff has been remodeled on offense as Chuck Martin moves from coaching Notre Dame’s safeties the last two years to become offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Harry Hiestand (most recently an assistant at Tennessee) joins the staff as offensive line coach and run game coordinator, while Mike Denbrock moves from tight ends to outside wide receivers and will serve as the pass game coordinator. Tony Alford shifts from wide receivers to running backs, but he will continue coaching the slot receivers. Scott Booker has been promoted from offensive intern to tight ends coach and also serves as special teams coordinator. Defensively, Bob Diaco has been elevated to assistant head coach and Kerry Cooks has been promoted to co-defensive coordinator. Mike Elston remains with the defensive line, and Bob Elliott (most recently an assistant at Iowa State) joins the Irish staff to coach Notre Dame’s safeties. Here is a more detailed position-byposition breakdown of Irish personnel for 2012:

Offensive Preview For the second straight training camp, plenty of attention will be devoted to the quarterback competition at Notre Dame. Not to be overshadowed, though, will be efforts to replace the right side of the offensive line--as well as the open wide receiver position created with Michael Floyd’s graduation. Talented players from the sophomore, junior and senior classes competed for starting spots in spring drills and will be joined in competition this fall from three freshmen. Eight players that started at least nine games in 2011 return to the Irish offense, and the 2012 Notre Dame offense will feature 10 players that have started at least six games in their Irish careers. Of a possible 143 starts last season (13 games with 11 starters), 100 total starts return for Notre Dame’s offense in 2012, the highest percentage Brian Kelly has had in his Notre Dame coaching career. The Irish return 95 percent of their total passing yards from 2011 as well as 63.6 percent of their receiving yards and 62.2 percent of rushing yards.

Quarterbacks New quarterbacks coach Chuck Martin inherits a quarterback competition for the third straight season, albeit this year’s is completely different than the previous two years. Juniors Tommy Rees and Andrew Hendrix both played last year, while sophomore Everett Golson preserved a season of athletic eligibility in his rookie year and early-enrollee freshman Gunner Kiel was busy leading his Columbus (Ind.) East High School team in 2011. The four signal-callers will all get an opportunity to stake their claim as starting Notre Dame quarterback this fall. Rees (11 games started, 269 of 411 passing for 2,871 yards, 20 TDs, 14 INTs in ’11) is the most experienced quarterback of the bunch, having fashioned a 12-4 record as a starting quarterback at Notre Dame. Only Jimmy Clausen and Brady Quinn started more games in their freshman and sophomore seasons combined at Notre Dame than the 16 contests opened by Rees. He is the current career leader in completion percentage (64.2 percent) by a Notre Dame quarterback--and Clausen and Quinn are the only two Irish quarterbacks to pass for more yards and TDs in a season than Rees did in ’11.

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

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The 2012 Irish wide receiving corps won’t be the only group attempting to fill the void created by the graduation of standout Michael Floyd—as Notre Dame tight ends and running backs are expected to become greater receiving threats this year. But it will be important for the Irish to identify someone who can fill the role of an outside wide receiver this training camp. Junior TJ Jones tied for third on the team in receptions (38 for 366, 3 TDs) and, with Theo Riddick moving to running back this year, Jones ranks as the leading returning pass-catcher among wide receivers in 2012. A concise route-runner, Jones has 61 total receptions in his first two seasons and has started 19 of 25 career games for the Irish. Senior slot receiver Robby Toma (19 for 207, 1 TD) emerged late in 2011 after Riddick missed two games due to injury. A shifty player with reliable hands, Toma started the final four games and recorded 16 receptions for 172 yards over the final four games of 2011 (only Floyd and AllAmerica tight end Tyler Eifert had more catches and yards over that stretch). Graduate John Goodman will utilize his

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Notre Dame’s running backs arguably had the best season of any offensive position group last year, as they averaged 5.8 yards per carry and 153.2 rushing yards per game with 23 rushing TDs. Senior Cierre Wood (217 carries for 1,102 yards, 9 TDs in ’11; 27 receptions for 189 yards) became the 10th Notre Dame running back and first Irish running back in five seasons to gain over 1,000 yards on the ground. He recorded the 12th-best single-season rushing total in Notre Dame history--and his 1,291 yards from scrimmage (total of rushing yards and receiving yards) were the ninth most in school history. Senior Theo Riddick moved from slot receiver to running back for the final two games of 2011 and sticks at that position as training camp opens. Riddick, who arrived at Notre Dame as a heralded running back, has rushed 54 times for 252 yards in his college career. He gained 36 yards on eight carries in the Champs Sports Bowl against Florida State. Sophomore George Atkinson III played a limited role on offense in his rookie season, as Atkinson rushed for 27 yards on nine carries with two TDs. However,

Wide Receivers

fifth season with the Irish after graduating from Notre Dame in May and will compete for the vacant wide receiver position. Goodman has started four games in his Notre Dame career and totaled 28 receptions for 315 yards and one TD. Juniors Luke Massa and Daniel Smith and sophomore DaVaris Daniels are three other options at wide receiver. At 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, Massa has the biggest frame among the Irish wide receivers but tore the anterior cruciate ligament in a knee and might not be available this season. Smith, another 6-foot-4 wide receiver, has been hampered by injuries in his Notre Dame career but has flashed signs of being a good playmaker when healthy. Daniels has the best vertical on the team at 38 inches and preserved a year of eligibility in 2011. An electric player in high school, Daniels showed flashes of his potential during spring practices and could be a favorite to eventually win the open receiver battle. Three dynamic freshmen will all get an opportunity to compete for playing time in 2012. Chris Brown was the South Carolina state champion in triple jump while placing second in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes plus the high jump and could be the fastest receiver on the team. Justin Ferguson recorded 21 receiving TDs over his final two seasons at Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Davonte Neal was the Gatorade Arizona player of the year following his junior and senior seasons and could be a natural slot receiver for the Irish.

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Running Backs

Atkinson thrilled the Irish faithful in the 2012 Blue-Gold Spring Football Game by gaining 124 yards on 15 carries and added 54 yards on three pass receptions. Sophomore Amir Carlisle transferred to Notre Dame from USC prior to the start of the 2012 spring semester. Carlisle gained 118 yards on 19 rushes in 2011 and will be eligible for the Irish in 2012 after receiving a waiver from the NCAA. Carlisle missed spring practice with a broken ankle. Junior Cameron Roberson was a limited participant in spring drills while he recovered from a serious knee injury suffered in 2011 spring practice. He begins August drills hoping to be closer to 100 percent. Two freshmen join the mix in August to add quality depth to the Irish running backs. Will Mahone gained 700 yards and scored nine TDs as senior at Fitch High School in Austintown, Ohio, despite missing almost half of his senior season with an ankle injury. KeiVarae Russell was a first-team all-state player at Mariner High School in Everett, Wash., and rushed for 1,293 yards and scored 14 rushing TDs in 2011.

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Hendrix (5 games played, 18 of 37 passing for 249 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT and 25 carries for 162 yards, 1 TD in ’11) electrified the Irish faithful against Air Force as he led Notre Dame with 111 rushing yards on six carries. He also completed all four pass attempts against the Falcons for 33 yards, displaying his ability to both pass and run in Kelly’s offense. Golson earned offensive scout team player-of-the-year honors in 2011 after preparing the Irish defense most weeks as the upcoming opponent’s quarterback. Prior to the USC game, Golson flashed his athletic ability by practicing as Robert Woods, the All-America wide receiver for the Trojans. Golson passed for 11,634 yards with 151 TDs while helping Myrtle Beach (S.C.) High School win 44 of 49 games he started. The consensus top prep quarterback in the nation in the 2012 class, Kiel enrolled in January at Notre Dame, allowing him to participate in spring drills and learn the offense. Indiana’s Mr. Football passed for 2,517 yards and 28 TDs while rushing for 452 yards and 11 TDs as a senior in high school.

2012 Season Preview TIGHT END: **TYLER EIFERT, 6-6, 251, Sr./3 Jake Golic, 6-4, 245, Sr./2 *Ben Koyack, 6-5, 253, So./2 *Troy Niklas, 6-7, 260, So./2 Alex Welch, 6-4, 250, Jr./2 OFFENSIVE LINE: Brad Carrico, 6-5, 290, So./1 ***BRAXSTON CAVE, 6-3, 304, Gr./4 **Mike Golic Jr., 6-3, 295, Gr./4 Conor Hanratty, 6-5, 305, So./1 Mark Harrell, 6-4, 287, Fr./1 Matt Hegarty, 6-5, 296, So./1 Bruce Heggie, 6-5, 285, Jr./2 *Christian Lombard, 6-5, 309, Jr./2 +*Dennis Mahoney, 6-7, 294, Gr./3 Nick Martin, 6-4, 290, So./1 **ZACK MARTIN, 6-4, 304, Sr./3 Tate Nichols, 6-8, 320, Jr./2 Jordan Prestwood, 6-5, 295, So./1 Ronnie Stanley, 6-6, 304, Fr./1 +Matt Tansey, 6-6, 270, Sr./3 **CHRIS WATT, 6-3, 310, Sr./3 NOSE GUARD: *LOUIS NIX III, 6-3, 326, Jr./2 *Kona Schwenke, 6-4, 290, Jr./3 Tony Springmann, 6-6, 300, So./1 Tyler Stockton, 6-0, 285, Sr./2 DEFENSIVE END: +Kevin Carr, 6-7, 325, Jr./1 Sheldon Day, 6-2, 286, Fr./1 *Chase Hounshell, 6-4, 275, So./2 Jarron Jones, 6-5, 299, Fr./1 ***KAPRON LEWIS-MOORE, 6-4, 306, Gr./4 +Arturo Martinez, 6-4, 250, Jr./1 +Grant Patton, 6-6, 256, Sr./1 *Stephon Tuitt, 6-6, 303, So./2

Tight Ends Notre Dame continued its tradition of producing great tight ends in 2011 as senior Tyler Eifert excelled arguably as the top player at his position last year. Eifert led all FBS tight ends with 63 receptions and 803 yards. He set the school record for most receptions and receiving yards in a season by a tight end, ranks second in career receiving yards by a Notre Dame tight end and is tied for fourth in career receptions by an Irish tight end. A finalist for the 2011 Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end, Eifert received first-team All-America recognition from the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Junior Alex Welch and sophomore Ben Koyack were thrust into action in 2011 when veteran Mike Ragone was lost for the season with an injury. Welch (1 for 8 yards) appeared in 10 games for the Irish and improved as a blocker as the season progressed. Koyack (1 for 5 yards) played in 12 games and started one contest. Senior Jake Golic missed the 2011 season with an injury and will be looking to work his way up the depth chart this fall. New to the tight ends group is sophomore Troy Niklas. The 6-foot-7, 252 pounder played in 12 games as an outside linebacker in his first season with the Irish, totaling 20 tackles. As a junior in high school, Niklas caught 16 passes as a tight end for 128 yards and three TDs.

Offensive Line Probably no position group on the 2011 Irish squad made bigger strides than the offensive line, and three starters from that unit return in 2012. Notre Dame averaged 4.8 yards per carry, its best rushing average since 1996, and the 17 sacks allowed

in 13 games (1.31/game) qualified as the fewest by an Irish offensive line since 1998 (0.8/game). The centerpiece for the Irish in 2012 will be graduate Braxston Cave. In the nine games he started before suffering a foot injury that caused him to miss the final four games, Notre Dame signal-callers endured only five sacks and the Irish averaged 173.6 rushing yards per game, helping the Irish to a 6-3 record. Senior left tackle Zack Martin has started every game the last two years after sitting out his freshman season. He has been recipient of the Guardian of the Year award, signifying Martin as the top offensive lineman on the Irish, in both seasons he has played. Senior left guard Chris Watt started every game last year after sitting out in 2009 and playing primarily as a reserve in 2010. A powerful interior player, Watt is a strong player who helped the Irish average 160.4 rushing yards per game in 2011, most by a Notre Dame squad since 2001. A host of players competed for the vacant right guard and right tackle positions in spring. One player, graduate Mike Golic Jr., already has the experience of starting on the offensive line as he filled in at center for Cave for the final four games of 2011. Golic enters training camp as a favorite to win the right guard battle.. Juniors Christian Lombard, Tate Nichols and Bruce Heggie will try to break into the depth chart--with Lombard and Nichols playing tackle and Heggie focusing on center. Lombard was Taylor Dever’s backup at right tackle in 2011 and would appear to have an inside track on winning the job. Nichols, the largest player on the Irish offense, backed up Martin at left tackle last year when he was healthy.

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Senior tight end Tyler Eifert earned All-America honors in 2011 after leading all FBS tight ends in receptions and receiving yards. Eifert enters 2012 needing 39 catches and 605 receiving yards to break Ken MacAfee’s school records for most receptions and receiving yards in a career by a tight end.

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Linebackers

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For the second straight season, three of four starting Notre Dame linebackers return but competition for starting spots and playing time will remain fierce as the linebackers unit features more upperclassmen than any other position on defense. The linebackers and the entire defense, for that matter are led by All-American Manti Te’o. A finalist last year for the Butkus Trophy and Lott Award, Te’o led the Irish in tackles for a second-straight season with 128 stops while setting career highs of 13.5 tackles for loss and five sacks. After considering entering the NFL Draft, Te’o chose to return to school and will undoubtedly be a preseason AllAmerican by virtually every selector. Senior Dan Fox emerged from a pack of contenders to earn the starting inside linebacker job opposite Te’o last year and played well enough to start all 13 games. Fox ranked sixth on the squad with 48 tackles and added two and a half tackles for loss and one sack. Senior Carlo Calabrese split time with Fox in 2011 and played especially well against the run. Only three players on the team have more career tackles than Calabrese’s 97 stops. Junior Kendall Moore and sophomore

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The Irish defensive line proved young but talented in 2011, as three of the six players who started games a year ago for the Irish were in their first season of competition. The front line of Notre Dame’s defense became a major reason why opponents recorded only eight rushing TDs last year, the second fewest by a Notre Dame defense since 1990. Junior Louis Nix III anchored the middle of the 2011 defensive line and started 11 games in his first season of competition. Nix led all defensive linemen and ranked seventh on the team with 45 tackles, including four and a half tackles for loss and one-half sack. Junior Kona Schwenke arguably was the biggest and most pleasant surprise for the Irish in spring drills. The Hawaii native moved from defensive end to nose guard in the spring and thrived during practices and the spring game. Joining Nix and Schwenke as other options on the interior of the Irish defensive line are senior Tyler Stockton, sophomore Tony Springmann and early-enrollee freshman Sheldon Day. Neither Stockton nor Springmann played for Notre Dame in 2011 while contributing to the Irish primarily as members of the scout team. Day was runner-up for Mr. Football in Indiana last year, losing out to fellow early enrollee and quarterback Gunner Kiel. The youth movement on the Notre Dame defensive line extends to defensive end where only graduate Kapron LewisMoore is in his final season of athletic eligibility. Lewis-Moore started each of the first seven games last year and had tallied 32 tackles with four tackles for loss, one

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Not many defenses in the Football Bowl Subdivision have seen the type of drastic improvement displayed by Notre Dame’s defense over the past two seasons. The Irish have improved at least 38 spots in FBS defensive rankings in four categories from 2009 to 2011: total defense from being ranked No. 86 in 2009 to 30th in 2011, scoring defense from 63rd to 24th, rushing defense from 89th to 47th and passing defense 76th to 38th. Seven players who started at least seven games in 2011 return this year--as do players that accounted last year for 60.6 percent of tackles, 60.0 percent of tackles for loss and 60.0 percent of sacks. Notre Dame must replace graduated players defensive end Ethan Johnson, outside linebacker Darius Fleming, cornerbacks Robert Blanton and Gary Gray plus safety Harrison Smith. Their experience

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and leadership will leave voids that will start to be filled this season.

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Heggie has added almost 45 pounds to his frame since he arrived at Notre Dame and is beginning to learn the nuances of playing center after entering Notre Dame as a defensive lineman. A quintet of talented sophomores did not play last year. Brad Carrico, Conor Hanratty, Matt Hegarty, Nick Martin and Jordan Prestwood all preserved a season of eligibility. Carrico and Hanratty practiced at guard in spring, Hegarty moved to center during spring drills, Martin will play both guard and tackle this year--and Prestwood will focus solely on tackle. Mark Harrell and Ronnie Stanley were both highly-decorated high school players in their home states. Harrell was a firstteam all-state selection in North Carolina in 2010 and 2011 and Stanley was widely considered the top football player in Nevada in 2011.

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Graduate Kapron Lewis-Moore has recovered from a knee injury that ended his 2011 season and is back to lead a talented defensive line. Only one active player on Notre Dame’s roster has more career tackles and tackles for loss than Lewis-Moore’s 140 tackles and 13.5 tackles for loss.

and a half sacks, two pass breakups and a forced fumble, before a knee injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season. Lewis-Moore practiced in the spring and should be 100 percent entering training camp. The 2011 Irish defense found itself greatly buoyed by the arrival of sophomore Stephon Tuitt last year. Tuitt provided great versatility as he lined up at both defensive end and defensive tackle, depending on the defensive situation. Tuitt missed a few games due to mononucleosis but still recorded 30 tackles in nine games. A classmate of Tuitt, Chase Hounshell was forced into action due to injuries to Ethan Johnson and Lewis-Moore. Hounshell participated in seven games and was another freshman defender who flashed great potential in 2011. Another young, big body gets added to the Irish defensive line in 2012 as freshman Jarron Jones is added to the roster. Jones, a 6-6, 298 pound defensive end from Rochester, N.Y., was rated as one of the top defensive linemen in the country by many recruiting outlets.

2012 Season Preview INSIDE LINEBACKER: **Carlo Calabrese, 6-1, 245, Sr./3 **DAN FOX, 6-3, 240, Sr./3 Jarrett Grace, 6-3, 240, So./1 +Connor Little, 6-3, 225, So./1 *Kendall Moore, 6-1, 242, Jr./2 Anthony Rabasa, 6-3, 240, So./1 +Joe Schmidt, 6-0, 230, So./1 ***MANTI TE’O, 6-2, 255, Sr./4 Justin Utupo, 6-1, 258, Jr./2 OUTSIDE LINEBACKER: Ben Councell, 6-5, 240, So./1 Romeo Okwara, 6-4, 239, Fr./1 **PRINCE SHEMBO, 6-2, 250, Jr./3 **Danny Spond, 6-2, 248, Jr./3 *Ishaq Williams, 6-5, 255, So./2 CORNERBACK: Josh Atkinson, 5-11, 185, So./2 Jalen Brown, 6-1, 199, So./1 **Bennett Jackson, 6-0, 185, Jr./3 +Joe Romano, 5-9, 175, Jr./1 +Will Salvi, 5-10, 176, Sr./1 **Lo Wood, 5-10, 195, Jr./3 SAFETY: Chris Badger, 6-0, 193, Fr./1 Nick Baratti, 6-1, 206, Fr./1 +Blake Breslau, 5-10, 185, Sr./2 +Connor Cavalaris, 5-10, 194, So./1 **Austin Collinsworth, 6-1, 202, Jr./3 Matthias Farley, 5-11, 200, So./1 Eilar Hardy, 5-11, 185, So./1 *Dan McCarthy, 6-2, 205, Gr./4 ***ZEKE MOTTA, 6-2, 215, Sr./4 C.J. Prosise, 6-2, 208, Fr./1 **Chris Salvi, 5-10, 190, Sr./4 ***JAMORIS SLAUGHTER, 6-0, 198, Gr./4 Elijah Shumate, 6-0, 198, Fr./1 +Ernie Solo, 5-9, 188, So./1 John Turner, 6-2, 207, Fr./1 BOLD CAPS indicates player started at least seven games in 2011 * indicates number of monograms earned + indicates walk-on player

Jarrett Grace have received good reviews from the Irish coaching staff and provide quality depth at both inside linebacker positions. A consistent contributor on special teams, junior Justin Utupo moved to inside linebacker last year and could be an option for the Irish down the road. At outside linebacker, junior Prince Shembo started eight of 12 games played in 2011; the only four games he didn’t start came when the Irish opened with five defensive backs on the field. Shembo recorded 31 tackles with three and a half tackles for loss and two sacks in 2011—though he moves to the outside linebacker position owned by Darius Fleming the previous two seasons. Junior Danny Spond proved a specialteams stalwart in 2011, with a chance now to become the starter at the “dog” outside linebacker position with Shembo’s move to the other side of the formation and Troy Niklas’ defection to offense. Sophomore Ishaq Williams spent much of his first year with the Irish learning how to play outside linebacker after being one of the top defensive ends in the country as a high school senior. Standing 6-foot-5 and 255 pounds, he has the physical attributes needed to compete at the highest of levels and will get a chance in his second season to become a larger contributor. Sophomore Ben Councell has tremendous potential and should be a solid addition to the special teams units. He benefited from the extra snaps in spring practices and will compete with Spond for the starting outside linebacker spot. Sophomore Anthony Rabasa did not play as a freshman in 2011 but adds great depth to the position this year. Romeo Okwara, a freshman from Charlotte, N.C., attended the same high school as Shembo and was a first-team all-state defensive player in 2011.

Defensive Backs The most inexperienced unit on the 2012 Fighting Irish football team, without question, is the secondary where safeties Jamoris Slaughter and Zeke Motta are the only players with starting experience. However, the entire group of defensive backs has combined to appear in 201 games at Notre Dame. Slaughter, who graduated from Notre

Dame in May, started 10 games in 2011 as a safety and also can be an outside linebacker in certain defensive packages. Always known for his ferocious tackles, Slaughter recorded a career-best 45 tackles, four tackles for loss and two sacks last year. Motta started seven games and has opened 15 contests in his Irish career. Only Kapron Lewis-Moore and Manti Te’o have more career stops among active Irish players than Motta’s 102 tackles. Behind Slaughter and Motta at the safety positions are graduate Dan McCarthy, senior Chris Salvi and sophomores Matthias Farley and Eilar Hardy. McCarthy returns for a fifth year and has been primarily a special-teams player in his Notre Dame career. Salvi is a walk-on who was rewarded with a scholarship this year. The hard-hitting safety packs even bigger punches in the boxing ring, as Salvi won the 188-pound title at the 2012 Bengal Bouts on Notre Dame’s campus. Farley is entering his first season as a safety at Notre Dame after playing wide receiver in his freshman year. Hardy suffered a knee injury early in 2011 and missed the entire season while recovering. Junior Austin Collinsworth was great in spring and would have been in the safety rotation this season, but a shoulder injury suffered near the end the spring drills required surgery and Collinsworth will most likely miss the 2012 season. The Irish secondary was boosted with the addition of five freshmen safeties this fall. Chris Badger enrolled early in January 2010 and participated in Brian Kelly’s first set of spring drills before Badger left Notre Dame for his Mormon mission. Nick Baratti played five positions in high school and was named a first-team all-state selection in Texas as a senior. Virginia’s C.J. Prosise earned all-state honors as a junior and senior and Elijah Shumate played for the top-rated high school in the country last year (Don Bosco Prep in East Orange, N.J.) and was ranked as a top-10 defensive back last year. John Turner helped Cathedral High School in Indianapolis win the state championship last year and he was selected to the Indianapolis Star Super Team in 2011. Only five scholarship cornerbacks dot the Irish roster at the start of training camp--and juniors Lo Wood and Bennett Jackson enter as the favorites to start.

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KICKER: *Kyle Brindza, 6-1, 225, So./2 +Jude Rhodes, 5-10, 180, Jr./1 *Nick Tausch, 6-0, 201, Sr./3

BOLD CAPS indicates player started at least seven games in 2011 * indicates number of monograms earned + indicates walk-on player

Senior Jordan Cowart enters his fourth year as Notre Dame’s long snapper and will get the first opportunity to serve as the snapper on punts as well as field goals this year. Cowart was the snapper for the first half of last season before he injured his hand against Purdue allowing Ryan Kavanagh to take over and not give up that position for the rest of 2011. Cowart has never had a punt blocked when he was snapping at Notre Dame. Freshman Scott Daly was the nation’s top long snapper last year and will compete with Cowart for snapping duties this year.

Returners The Irish found one kickoff returner in 2011 but will be searching this August for a second kickoff returner and someone that can return punts. Freshman George Atkinson III ranked 19th in the nation by averaging 26.1 yards per kickoff return, the best average by a player that led the Irish in kickoff returns since Vontez Duff in 2002. Atkinson set the Notre Dame record with 914 return yards and his 35 returns were the second most in school history. He returned two kickoffs for TDs (one against Michigan State and one against USC) to tie a school record for most kickoff returns for TDs in a season and he became the first Notre Dame freshman to score twice on kickoffs since Raghib “Rocket” Ismail.

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Senior Nick Tausch looks to reclaim the starting kicking job he had as a freshman in 2009 and continue the accurate kicking he displayed in his first year. As a freshman, Tausch set the Notre Dame record for most consecutive made field goals in a season when he converted 14 straight field goals. That record lasted only one season, though, as David Ruffer made 18 consecutive field goals in 2010. Challenging Tausch could be sophomore Kyle Brindza. As a freshman, Brindza was Notre Dame’s kickoff specialist and he averaged 65.3 yards per kickoff and recorded 12 touchbacks on 71 kickoffs. One of the nation’s top high school kickers in 2009, Brindza set the Michigan re-

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After a shaky start to the 2011 season, senior Ben Turk rebounded nicely to average 41.6 yards per punt over the last 11 games with 17 of 44 punts landing inside the 20 yard line. In his Notre Dame career, 54 of Turk’s 147 career punts have landed inside the 20 and 52 of his punts have been fair caught.

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The Irish found success in the kickoff return game in 2011 as they ranked 36th in the nation averaging 22.9 yards per kickoff return. Notre Dame averaged only 3.7 yards per punt return last year and a priority this year will be on finding a playmaker the return punts in 2012. Notre Dame returns its punter, long snapper, kickoff specialist and best returner but must replace its record-setting placekicker in 2012.

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cord with 19 made field goals as a senior, and converted six of nine from beyond 50 yards.

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LONG SNAPPER: **Jordan Cowart, 6-2, 230, Sr./4 Scott Daly, 6-2, 245, Fr./1

Wood played in 10 games, while Jackson played in 13--though both were primarily contributors to special teams. Jackson helped Notre Dame’s indoor track team win the 2012 BIG EAST Championship, competing in the 60-meter hurdles. A track teammate of Jackson, sophomore Josh Atkinson placed fifth in the 60-meter dash and sixth in the 200 at the 2012 BIG EAST Indoor Championships and followed that up by placing fourth in the 100-meter dash and fifth in the 200-meter dash at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships. Atkinson played in eight games in his freshman season, mostly on special teams. Sophomore Jalen Brown is the tallest of Notre Dame’s cornerbacks at 6-foot-1. He did not play as a freshman in 2011 but defended Michael Floyd in practice every day as a member of the scout team. Floyd actually thanked Brown in his speech after winning the team MVP award for the effort Brown gave every day in practice, helping make Floyd a better player. Sophomore Cam McDaniel moved from running back to cornerback in the spring and could be an option this fall.

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PUNTER: *Kyle Brindza, 6-1, 225, So./2 +Jude Rhodes, 5-10, 180, Jr./1 ***BEN TURK, 5-11, 186, Sr./4

Opponent Information NAVY Sept. 1 Aviva Stadium Dublin, Ireland GENERAL INFORMATION School: United States Naval Academy Location: Annapolis, Md. Founded: 1845 Enrollment: 4,400 Nickname: Midshipmen Colors: Navy Blue and Gold Conference: Independent FOOTBALL INFORMATION Series: Notre Dame leads 72-12-1 First Played: Oct. 15, 1927 (at Baltimore, Notre Dame 19, Navy 6) Last Played: Oct. 29, 2011 (at Notre Dame 56, Navy 14) 2011 Record: 5-7 2011 Bowl Game: None 2011 Final Rankings: NR/NR Starters Returning/Lost: 14/12 MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Football Contact: Scott Strasemeier Phone: (410) 293-8775 Email: sstrasem@usna.edu Website: www.navysports.com 2012 SCHEDULE Sept. 1 vs. Notre Dame (Dublin) Sept. 15 at Penn State Sept. 22 VMI Sept. 29 San Jose State Oct. 6 at Air Force Oct. 13 at Central Michigan Oct. 20 Indiana Oct. 27 at East Carolina Nov. 3 Florida Atlantic Nov. 10 at Troy Nov. 17 Texas State vs. Army (Philadelphia) Dec. 8 PURDUE Sept. 8 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, Ind. GENERAL INFORMATION School: Purdue University Location: West Lafayette, Ind. Founded: 1869 Enrollment: 39,726 Nickname: Boilermakers Colors: Old Gold and Black Conference: Big Ten FOOTBALL INFORMATION Series: Notre Dame leads 55-26-2 First Played: Nov. 14, 1896 (Purdue 28, at Notre Dame 22) Last Played: Oct. 1, 2011 (Notre Dame 38, at Purdue 10) 2011 Record: 7-6 2011 Bowl Game: Little Caesars Pizza Bowl vs. Western Michigan (W, 37-32) 2011 Final Rankings: NR/NR Starters Returning/Lost: 21/6

MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Football Contact: Matt Rector Phone: (765) 494-3196 Email: rector@purdue.com Website: www.purduesports.com 2012 SCHEDULE Sept. 1 Eastern Kentucky Sept. 8 at Notre Dame Sept. 15 Eastern Michigan Sept. 29 Marshall Oct. 6 Michigan Oct. 13 Wisconsin Oct. 27 at Minnesota Penn State Nov. 3 Nov. 10 at Iowa Nov. 17 at Illinois Nov. 24 Indiana MICHIGAN STATE Sept. 15 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, Mich. GENERAL INFORMATION School: Michigan State University Location: East Lansing, Mich. Founded: 1855 Enrollment: 47,965 Nickname: Spartans Colors: Green and White Conference: Big Ten FOOTBALL INFORMATION Series: Notre Dame leads 46-28-1 First Played: Nov. 25,1897 (at Notre Dame 34, Michigan State 6) Last Played: Sept. 17, 2011 (at Notre Dame 31, Michigan State 13) 2011 Record: 11-3 2011 Bowl Game: Outback Bowl vs. Georgia (W, 33-30 3OT) 2011 Final Rankings: 11/10 Starters Returning/Lost: 17/10 MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Football Contact: John Lewandowski Phone: (517) 355-2271 Email: lewski@ath.msu.edu Website: www.msuspartans.com 2012 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 Boise State Sept. 8 at Central Michigan Sept. 15 Notre Dame Sept. 22 Eastern Michigan Sept. 29 Ohio State Oct. 6 at Indiana Oct. 13 Iowa Oct. 20 at Michigan Oct. 27 at Wisconsin Nov. 3 Nebraska Nov. 17 Northwestern Nov. 24 at Minnesota

MICHIGAN Sept. 22 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, Ind. GENERAL INFORMATION School: University of Michigan Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. Founded: 1817 Enrollment: 41,942 Nickname: Wolverines Colors: Maize and Blue Conference: Big Ten FOOTBALL INFORMATION Series: Michigan leads 23-15-1 First Played: Nov. 23, 1887 (Michigan 8, at Notre Dame 0) Last Played: Sept. 10, 2011 (at Michigan 35, Notre Dame 31) 2011 Record: 11-2 2011 Bowl Game: Allstate Sugar Bowl vs. Virginia Tech (W, 23-20 OT) 2011 Final Rankings: 12/9 Starters Returning/Lost: 13/9 MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Football Contact: Justin Dickens Phone: (734) 615-0680 Email: dickensj@umich.edu Website: www.MGoBlue.com 2012 SCHEDULE Sept. 1 vs. Alabama Sept. 8 Air Force Sept. 15 Massachusetts Sept. 22 at Notre Dame Oct. 6 at Purdue Oct. 13 Illinois Oct. 20 Michigan State Oct. 27 at Nebraska Nov. 3 at Minnesota Nov. 10 Northwestern Nov. 17 Iowa Nov. 24 at Ohio State MIAMI (FLA.) Oct. 6 Solider Field Chicago, Ill. GENERAL INFORMATION School: University of Miami (Fla.) Location: Coral Gables, Fla. Founded: 1925 Enrollment: 15,629 Nickname: Hurricanes Colors: Orange, Green and White Conference: ACC FOOTBALL INFORMATION Series: Notre Dame leads 16-7-1 First Played:Oct. 7, 1955 (Notre Dame 14, at Miami 0) Last Played: Dec. 31, 2010 (at Sun Bowl Stadium Notre Dame 33, Miami 17) 2011 Record: 6-6 2011 Bowl Game: None 2011 Final Rankings: NR/NR Starters Returning/Lost: 11/14

MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Football Contact: Chris Yandle Phone: (305) 284-3248 Email: c.yandle@miami.edu Website: www.hurricanesports.com 2012 SCHEDULE Sept. 1 at Boston College Sept. 8 at Kansas State Sept. 15 Bethune Cookman Sept. 22 at Georgia Tech Sept. 29 North Carolina State vs. Notre Dame (Chicago, Ill.) Oct. 6 Oct. 13 North Carolina Oct. 20 Florida State Nov. 1 Virginia Tech Nov. 10 at Virginia Nov. 17 USF Nov. 24 at Duke STANFORD Oct. 13 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, Ind. GENERAL INFORMATION School: Stanford University Location: Stanford, Calif. Founded: 1891 Enrollment: 15,319 Nickname: Cardinal Colors: Cardinal and White Conference: Pac-12 FOOTBALL INFORMATION Series: Notre Dame leads 17-9-0 First Played: Jan. 1, 1925 (1925 Rose Bowl: Notre Dame 27, Stanford 10) Last Played: Nov. 26, 2011 (at Stanford 28, Notre Dame 14) 2011 Record: 11-2 2011 Bowl Game: Tostitos Fiesta Bowl vs. Oklahoma State (L, 41-38 OT) 2011 Final Rankings: 7/7 Starters Returning/Lost: 15/10 MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Football Contact: Jim Young Phone: (650) 721-1989 Email: jfyoung@stanford.edu Website: www.gostanford.com 2012 SCHEDULE Sept. 1 San Jose State Sept. 8 Duke Sept. 15 USC Sept. 27 at Washington Oct. 6 Arizona Oct. 13 at Notre Dame Oct. 20 at California Oct. 27 Washington State Nov. 3 at Colorado Nov. 10 Oregon State Nov. 17 at Oregon Nov. 24 at UCLA

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USC Nov. 24 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, Calif. GENERAL INFORMATION School: University of Southern California Location: Los Angeles, Calif. Founded: 1880 Enrollment: 37,000 Nickname: Trojans Colors: Cardinal and Gold Conference: Pac-12 FOOTBALL INFORMATION Series: Notre Dame leads 43-35-5 First Played: Dec. 4, 1926 (Notre Dame 13, at USC 12) Last Played: Oct. 22, 2011 (USC 31, at Notre Dame 17) 2011 Record: 10-3 2011 Bowl Game: None 2011 Final Rankings: 6/NR Starters Returning/Lost: 19/5 MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Football Contact: Tim Tessalone Phone: (213) 740-8480 Email: tessalon@usc.edu Website: www.usctrojans.com 2012 SCHEDULE Sept. 1 Hawai’i Sept. 8 vs. Syracuse (East Rutherford, N.J.) Sept. 15 at Stanford Sept. 22 California Oct. 4 at Utah Oct. 13 at Washington Oct. 20 Colorado Oct. 27 at Arizona Nov. 3 Oregon Nov. 10 Arizona State Nov. 17 at UCLA Nov. 24 Notre Dame

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WAKE FOREST Nov. 17 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, Ind. GENERAL INFORMATION School: Wake Forest University Location: Winston-Salem, N.C. Founded: 1834 Enrollment: 6,830 Nickname: Demon Deacons Colors: Old Gold and Black Conference: ACC FOOTBALL INFORMATION Series: Notre Dame leads 1-0-0 First Played: Nov. 5, 2011 (Notre Dame 24, at Wake Forest 17) Last Played: Nov. 5, 2011 (Notre Dame 24, at Wake Forest 17) 2011 Record: 6-7 2011 Bowl Game: Music City Bowl vs. Mississippi State (L, 23-17) 2011 Final Rankings: NR/NR Starters Returning/Lost: 13/12

MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Football Contact: Steve Shutt Phone: (336) 758-5640 Email: shuttsj@wfu.edu Website: www.wakeforestsports.com 2012 SCHEDULE Sept. 1 Liberty Sept. 8 North Carolina Sept. 15 at Florida State Sept. 22 Army Sept. 29 Duke at Maryland Oct. 6 Oct. 20 at Virginia Oct. 25 Clemson Nov. 3 Boston College Nov. 10 at North Carolina State Nov. 17 at Notre Dame Nov. 24 Vanderbilt

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PITTSBURGH Nov. 3 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, Ind. GENERAL INFORMATION School: University of Pittsburgh Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Founded: 1787 Enrollment: 28,766 Nickname: Panthers Colors: Blue and Gold Conference: BIG EAST FOOTBALL INFORMATION Series: Notre Dame leads 46-20-1 First Played: Oct. 30, 1909 (Notre Dame 6, at Pitt 0) Last Played: Sept. 24, 2011 (Notre Dame 15, at Pitt 12) 2011 Record: 6-7 2011 Bowl Game: BBVA Compass Bowl vs. SMU (L, 28-6) 2011 Final Rankings: NR/NR Starters Returning/Lost: 14/10 MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Football Contact: E.J. Borghetti Phone: (412) 648-8240 Email: eborghetti@athletics.pitt.edu Website: www.pittsburghpanthers. com 2012 SCHEDULE Sept. 1 Youngstown State Sept. 6 at Cincinnati Sept. 15 Virginia Tech Sept. 22 Gardner-Webb Oct. 5 at Syracuse Oct. 13 Louisville Oct. 20 at Buffalo Oct. 27 Temple Nov. 3 at Notre Dame Nov. 9 at Connecticut Nov. 24 Rutgers Dec. 1 at USF

BOSTON COLLEGE Nov. 10 Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, Mass. GENERAL INFORMATION School: Boston College Location: Chestnut Hill, Mass. Founded: 1863 Enrollment: 14,640 Nickname: Eagles Colors: Maroon and Gold Conference: ACC FOOTBALL INFORMATION Series: Notre Dame leads 12-9-0 First Played: Sept. 15, 1975 (at Foxboro, Notre Dame 17, Boston College 3) Last Played: Nov. 19, 2011 (at Notre Dame 16, Boston College 14) 2011 Record: 4-8 2011 Bowl Game: None 2011 Final Rankings: NR/NR Starters Returning/Lost: 17/7 MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Football Contact: Chris Cameron Phone: (617) 552-3004 Email: cameroch@bc.edu Website: www.bceagles.com 2012 SCHEDULE Sept. 1 Miami Sept. 8 Maine Sept. 15 at Northwestern Sept. 29 Clemson Oct. 6 at Army Oct. 13 at Florida State Oct. 20 at Georgia Tech Oct. 27 Maryland Nov. 3 at Wake Forest Nov. 10 Notre Dame Nov. 17 Virginia Tech Nov. 24 at North Carolina State

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OKLAHOMA Oct. 27 Memorial Stadium Norman, Okla. GENERAL INFORMATION School: University of Oklahoma Location: Norman, Okla. Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 30,315 Nickname: Sooners Colors: Crimson and Cream Conference: Big 12 FOOTBALL INFORMATION Series: Notre Dame leads 8-1 First Played: Nov. 8, 1952 (at Notre Dame 27, Oklahoma 21) Last Played: Oct. 2, 1999 (at Notre Dame 34, Oklahoma 30) 2011 Record: 10-3 2011 Bowl Game: Insight Bowl vs. Iowa (W, 31-14) 2011 Final Rankings: 16/15 Starters Returning/Lost: 18/10

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BYU Oct. 20 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, Ind. GENERAL INFORMATION School: Brigham Young University Location: Provo, Utah Founded: 1875 Enrollment: 33, 278 Nickname: Cougars Colors: Dark Blue and White Conference: Independent FOOTBALL INFORMATION Series: Notre Dame leads 4-2 First Played: Oct. 24, 1992 (at Notre Dame 42, BYU 16) Last Played: Oct. 22, 2005 (at Notre Dame 49, BYU 23) 2011 Record: 10-3 2011 Bowl Game: Armed Forces Bowl vs. Tulsa (W, 24-21) 2011 Final Rankings: NR/25 Starters Returning/Lost: 14/8 MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Football Contact: Brett Pyne Phone: (801) 422-4912 Email: brett_pyne@byu.edu Website: www.byucougars.com 2012 SCHEDULE Sept. 1 Washington State Sept. 8 Weber State Sept. 15 at Utah Sept. 22 at Boise State Sept. 29 Hawai’i Utah State Oct. 5 Oct. 13 Oregon State Oct. 20 at Notre Dame Oct. 27 at Georgia Tech Nov. 10 Idaho Nov. 17 at San Jose State Nov. 24 at New Mexico State

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RB | KR | 6-1 | 210 | So. Stockton, Calif. (Granada)

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2011 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games for the Irish, proving to be a key asset on special teams … returned a pair of kickoffs for touchdowns … tied school record for most kickoff returns for TDs in a season … named second-team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele and was honorable mention All-American by SI.com as a kick returner … aver-

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CAREER: One of the fastest players on Notre Dame football team … exploded onto scene in freshman season and quickly identified himself as one of the top kickoff returners in the country … named honorable mention All-American as a kick returner by SI.com after averaging 26.1 yards on 35 kickoff returns in 2011 … returned two kickoffs for touchdowns to tie school record for most TD returns in one season … set school record with 915 kickoff return yards in one season … ran indoor and outdoor track for Notre Dame in 2012 … placed third in 200-meter dash at BIG EAST Indoor Championships, helping the Irish claim the team title … his time of 21.47 was seventh-best among all football players that ran indoor track and ranked third by a freshman football player in 2012 … ran 10.36 in 100-meter dash in preliminary round at BIG EAST Outdoor Championships, the second-fastest 100-meter clocking ever by a Notre Dame track runner (Raghib “Rocket” Ismail ran 10.34 in 1991) … his 10.36 time was the fifth-fastest time in the nation by a football player who ran outdoor track in 2012 and was the quickest run by a freshman football player … finished fifth in the 100-meter dash at BIG EAST Outdoor Championships, helping the Irish win the team title.

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GEORGE Atkinson’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 2, at Purdue (Oct. 1, 2011) Kickoff Returns: 5, three times (last vs. FSU, Dec. 29, 2011) Kickoff Return Yards: 178, vs. USC (Oct. 22, 2011) Touchdowns: 1, twice (last vs. USC, Oct. 22, 2011) Kickoff Return Average: 35.6, vs. USC (Oct. 22, 2011) Kickoff Return Touchdowns: 1, twice (last vs. USC, Oct. 22, 2011) Rushing Touchdowns: 1, twice (last vs. Navy, Oct. 29, 2011)

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated 89th on Rivals.com list of top 100 players nationally … rushed 172 times for 1,669 yards and 17 TDs in 2010 as running back, wide receiver and defensive back for Granada High School in Livermore, Calif. … top games featured 206 rushing yards on five carries and three TDs vs. Castro Valley (and a 60-yard punt return for a TD), plus rushing games of 202 yards vs. Amador Valley (TD runs of 26, 68 and 71), 178 vs. Livermore and 177 vs. College Park (also 157 receiving yards in that second-round playoff game) … named Bay Area News Group athlete of the week after win over Amador Valley … 41-16 win over Castro Valley included a 79-yard TD run and three Atkinson TDs in the first 90 seconds of the game … also caught 27 passes for 678 yards and six TDs, including five for 167

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GEORGE Atkinson’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS • Single-Season Kickoff Return Touchdowns (2011, 2, t-1st) • Single-Season Kickoff Return Yards (2011, 915, 1st) • Single-Season Kickoff Returns (2011, 35, 2nd) • Single-Season Kickoff/Punt Return Yards (2011, 822, 4th) • Single-Game Kickoff Return Yards (Oct. 22, 2011 vs. USC, 178, 3rd)

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GEORGE Atkinson’S HONORS & AWARDS • SI.com Honorable Mention All-American (2011) • Phil Steele Second-Team Freshman All-American (2011) • FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (10/23/11) • College Football Performance Awards National Kickoff Returner of the Week (10/23/11) • College Football Performance Awards National Kickoff Returner of the Week (9/18/11) • FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (9/18/11)

aged 26.1 yards on 35 kickoff returns and ranked 19th nationally … the 915 kickoff return yards were the most in a season in school history and the 35 kickoff returns were second most in Notre Dame history … first TD return was an 89-yarder vs. Michigan State … second TD return was 96-yarder vs. USC … the return against the Trojans was the fifth-longest in Notre Dame Stadium history and the longest since Julius Jones went 100 yards against Nebraska on Sept. 9, 2000 … became first Irish player since Allen Rossum in 1997 to have a pair of kick returns for TDs in a season … became first freshman with two kickoff returns for TDs in a season since Raghib “Rocket” Ismail in 1988 … averaged season-best 35.6 yards a return against USC, returning five kicks for 178 yards and a TD … also registered over 100 yards in a game against Michigan State and Air Force … averaged 26.1 yards a return on the season … notched rushing TDs as a reserve running back in games against Air Force and Navy … also recorded nine tackles on special teams to rank tied for third on team.

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George Atkinson III

Student-Athlete Profiles and two TDs vs. Sierra … made 23 tackles and broke up 10 passes as free safety on defense, helping team to 8-5 record after loss to power De La Salle in California high school North Coast Section Division I playoff semifinals as Matadors reached playoffs for first time since 2005 … scored game-wining TD in second overtime in first playoff game vs. Freedom … scored on plays of 68, 55 and 65 yards in playoff game vs. College Park … first-team pick as utility player on all-metro squad … played in U.S. Army All-American Bowl and served as captain of West team … first-team all-East Bay Athletic League pick for 2010 at running back and a second-team all-league pick at defensive back … third-team all-East Bay in 2010 as utility player as selected by Bay Area News Group … played in Holiday Classic between Sacramento and Bay Area standouts … selected for Team USA vs. The World all-star game Feb. 2 in Austin, Texas … carried 106 times as junior in 2009 for 965 yards and 10 TDs, caught 13 passes for 260 yards and one TD and had 295 yards in kickoff returns … scored four TDs in 2009 opener vs. Antioch and later rushed 11 times for 200 yards (TD runs of 65, 80 and 20, plus a 95-yard kickoff return for a TD) vs. Foothill … second-team all-EBAL defensive back as junior … had TD runs of 51, 14 and 23 yards as sophomore in 2008 in 56-15 victory over Livermore … standout in track who earned medals in California state track meet in 100 (third at 10.66) and 200 meters (fourth at 21.46) as sophomore in 2009 … father is former all-pro Oakland Raider defensive back George Atkinson Jr. who played professionally with Raiders from 1968-77, helped Oakland to Super Bowl XI title and now is part of Raider radio broadcast team … twin brother Josh also is Irish sophomore on 2012 roster … played for coach Tim Silva at Granada High School … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters. GEORGE atkinson’S CAREER Rushing STATISTICS Year G-GS ATT YDS TD LG AVG/C AVG/G 2011 13-0 9 27 2 15 3.0 2.2

Josh Atkinson

| 5-11 | 185 | So. CB Stockton, Calif. (Granada)

JOSH Atkinson’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 1, twice (last at Wake Forest, Nov. 5, 2011) Solo Tackles: 1, at Wake Forest (Nov. 5, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 1, vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) CAREER: Primarily a special teams player in his first season … played in seven games and tallied two special teams tackles … enters 2012 in competition for playing time at cornerback as both starting cornerbacks from 2011 graduated … ran indoor and outdoor track at Notre Dame in 2012 and helped the Irish claim both the BIG EAST indoor and outdoor team titles … ran 10.39 in the finals of the 100-meter dash at BIG EAST Outdoor Championships to place fourth … time of 10.39 was the thirdfastest time recorded by a Notre Dame track runner in the 100-meter dash (10.34 by Raghib “Rocket” Ismail in 1991 and 10.36 by George Atkinson III in 2012) … tied for the sixth-fastest 100-meter dash time recorded in 2012 by an NCAA football player competing in track and tied for the second-fastest 100-meter time by a freshman football player in the nation (only his brother, George, recorded faster time) … ran 21.20 in the finals of the 200-meter dash at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships to finish fifth in the race … time of 21.20 was the seventh-fastest clocking by a football player competing in track in 2012 spring … placed fifth in the 60-meter dash and sixth in the 200-meter dash at BIG EAST Indoor Championships.

GEORGE atkinson’s CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G-GS REC YDS TO LG REC/G AVG/C AVG/G 2011 13-0 1 10 0 10 0.1 10.0 0.8 GEORGE atkinson’S CAREER RETURN stats Year G-Gs kr yds avg Td lg pr yds avg Tdlg 2011 35 915 26.1 2 96 0 0 0.0 0 0 GEORGE atkinson’S CAREER defensive STATISTICS Year G-Gs UT AT TT TFL SCK INT PBU FF FR BLK 2011 13-0 5 4 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 GEORGE atkinson’S GAME-BY-GAME statistics USF 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 at Michigan 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 4 142 1 35.5 89 Michigan State 0-0 0 at Pittsburgh 0-0 0 2 60 0 30.0 36 at Purdue 1-1 2 3 73 0 24.3 26 Air Force 0-1 1 5 124 0 24.8 40 USC 1-0 1 5 178 1 35.6 96 Navy 0-0 0 2 58 0 29.5 31 at Wake Forest 1-0 1 2 48 0 24.0 32 vs. Maryland 0-1 1 3 51 0 17.0 20 Boston College 0-1 1 1 17 0 17.0 17 at Stanford 1-0 1 3 71 0 23.7 28 vs. Florida State 1-0 1 5 93 0 18.6 37 22 * - games started

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

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brindza’s HONORS & AWARDS • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Kickoff Specialist (10/23/11) CAREER: Was the kickoff specialist for Irish in 2011 … landed 12 touchbacks on 71 kickoffs and averaged 65.3 yards per kickoff … will compete for starting placekicker job in 2012 and also serve as backup punter. 2011 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 13 games, serving as the team’s kickoff specialist … kicked off 71 times throughout the year, totaling 4,635 yards … averaged 65.3 yards a kick … forced opponents into 12 touchbacks … averaged season-best 70.0 yards a kickoff against USC … made two tackles on special teams HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Set Michigan state high school record with 19 made field goals as a senior in 2010, including six of nine from 50 yards or more … averaged 43.2 yards per punt and 60 of 63 kickoffs resulted in touchbacks in 2010 while handling kicking and punting duties for Plymouth High School in Canton, Mich. … played in Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Dec. 31 … rated ninth-best player in Michigan by Detroit Free Press … named 13th-best prospect in Michigan by Detroit News … selected to Detroit

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JOSH Atkinson’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS year UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk USF Did Not Play at Michigan Did Not Play Michigan State Did Not Play at Pittsburgh Did Not Play at Purdue Did Not Play Air Force 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 USC 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Navy 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Wake Forest 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Maryland 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Boston College 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Stanford 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Florida State Did Not Play TOTALS 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started

K-P | 6-1 | 225 | So. Canton, Mich. (Plymouth)

COACHING & STAFF

JOSH atkinson’S CAREER defensive STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2011 7-0 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played both running back and defensive back for Granada High School in Livermore, Calif. … carried 30 times for 218 rushing yards and three TDs in 2010 – including 73-yard touchdown run vs. Sierra … also made 20 tackles on defense and broke up 11 passes … second-team all-East Bay Athletic League as defensive back in 2010 … helped team to 8-5 record after loss to power De La Salle in California high school North Coast Section Division I playoff semifinal as Matadors reached playoffs for first time since 2005 … made 38 tackles and broke up 15 passes as honorable mention all-East Bay Athletic League defensive back as junior in 2009 … selected for Team USA vs. The World all-star game in Austin, Texas … father is former all-pro Oakland Raider defensive back George Atkinson Jr. who played professionally with Raiders from 1968-77, helped Oakland to Super Bowl XI title and now is part of Raider radio broadcast team … twin brother George III also is Irish sophomore on 2012 roster … played for coach Tim Silva at Granada High School … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters.

Kyle Brindza

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2011 (FRESHMAN): Played in seven games (did not play in first five games or bowl game), primarily on special teams … recorded two tackles on special teams … registered a tackle in games against Navy and Wake Forest.

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99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Student-Athlete Profiles News Dream Team as junior and senior … named first-team all-state kicker by Associated Press following senior season … tabbed nation’s best kicker by Scout.com and was rated sixth best by Rivals.com … helped lead high school team to state championship game and 11-3 record in 2010 … lost to Lake Orion in state finals 21-13, but recorded 70-yard punt (longest in Michigan playoff history) and booted 43-yard field goal (second longest in title game history) in the championship game … booted 47-yard field goal into wind to secure playoff victory against archrival Canton and converted game-winning field goal with 38 seconds remaining to help Plymouth defeat Detroit Catholic Central and win the Michigan Division 1 regional championship … averaged 48.2 yards per punt as a junior in 2009 to earn first-team Associated Press all-state honors as punter … named all-area as sophomore in 2008 by Ann Arbor News … converted nine field goals, with a long of 45 yards, made 24 of 29 extra-point attempts and 25 of 43 kickoffs went for touchbacks in 2008 … in addition to football was starting goalkeeper for soccer team and threw shot put and discus for track and field team … born in Valparaiso, Ind. … graduated from high school in December 2010 and enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2011 … played for coach Mike Sawchuk at Plymouth High School … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters. Brindza’S kickoff STATISTICS Year G-GS KO YDS AVG TB OB 2011 13-0 71 4,635 65.3 12 4

Carlo Calabrese

ILB | 6-1 | 245 | Sr. Verona, N.J. (Verona)

CALABRESE’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 10, twice (last at Boston College, Oct. 2, 2010) Solo Tackles: 8, at Boston College (Oct. 2, 2010) Assisted Tackles: 7, vs. Michigan (Sept. 11, 2010) Tackles For Loss: 3.5, at Boston College (Oct. 2, 2010) Sacks: 1.5, at Michigan State (Sept. 18, 2010) Interceptions: None Forced Fumbles: None Fumble Recoveries: None Pass Breakups: 1, three times (last vs. Boston College, Nov. 19, 2011) CAREER: Hard-hitting inside linebacker who is a stout run defender … did not play in freshman season but has appeared in 24 games the last two years and started eight contests … enters 2012 with 97 career tackles, six tackles for loss, three and a half sacks and three pass breakups … key contributor on defense last two years while lining up next to All-America linebacker Manti Te’o.

Brindza’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2011 13-0 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0

jalen brown

| 6-1 | 199 | So. CB Irving, Texas (MacArthur)

CAREER: Did not play in freshman season but will compete for playing time at cornerback position in 2012. 2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the season HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Recorded 37 tackles with 13 passes broken up, one interception and one fumble recovery as junior in 2009 … played cornerback at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas … rated one of top 100 players in Texas by Fort Worth Star-Telegram … in final high school game vs. unbeaten Euless Trinity blocked a PAT and ran it back 90 yards for two points to conclude 4-6 campaign in 2010 … previously ran back blocked PAT to score vs. Hurst L.D. Bell … rated one of top 100 players in Dallas area coming into 2010 by Dallas Morning News … first-team all-Texas District 7-5A pick at cornerback as junior in 2009 … started several games for Cardinals as sophomore in 2008 … has run 10.8 in 100 meters and 4.37 in 40 and also ran on 400 and 1,600 relay squads for MacArthur … played for coach Brian Basil at MacArthur High School … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters.

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

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Calabrese’s GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2010 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk *Purdue 7-2 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Michigan 3-7 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Michigan State 1-3 4 1.5-7 1.5-7 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Stanford 1-3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Boston College 8-2 10 3.5-11 1.0-4 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Pittsburgh 2-6 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Western Michigan 3-4 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Navy 0-5 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Tulsa Did Not Play Utah Did Not Play vs. Army 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at USC 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Miami (Fla.) 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 TOTALS 26-34 60 5.0-18 2.5-11 0 0-0 0-0 0 0

2009 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action during his first season at Notre Dame.

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW HISTORY & RECORDS UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to 2008 MaxPreps All-America second team … ranked 23rd among inside linebackers and the fourth-best run stopper by Rivals.com … named 11th-best prospect in the Rivals.com postseason New Jersey Top 30 … ranked 12th-best inside linebacker by ESPN … selected to SuperPrep All-America team as the 30th-best linebacker nationally … rated as sixth-best player in New Jersey 35 by SuperPrep … rated 234th-overall player and 14thbest middle linebacker by Scout.com … named first-team all-state and New Jersey defensive player of the year as a senior at Verona High school … named second-team all-state, first-team all-group 1 and firstteam all-Essex County as junior by Newark Star-Ledger, to go along with Essex County sophomore defensive player of the year … totaled 131 tackles and three sacks as senior … played quarterback and receiver on offense, catching 27 passes for 488 yards and four touchdowns his senior year … led team to New Jersey state championship in 2008 … recorded 104 tackles including 34 tackles for a loss, six sacks, three forced fumbles and two interceptions during junior campaign … rushed for 800 yards as starting quarterbacks during junior season in 2007 … recorded 53 tackles, 2.5 sacks and four fumble recoveries as sophomore in 2006 … named freshman defensive player of the year by Star-Ledger after tallying 50 solo tackles and three sacks in 2005 … played for head coach Lou Racioppe at Verona High School … son of Annie and Carlo Calabrese … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in design.

2011 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk USF 1-4 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Michigan 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Michigan State 1-3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Pittsburgh 4-1 5 1.0-3 1.0-3 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 at Purdue 3-1 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Air Force 1-4 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 USC 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Navy 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Wake Forest 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Maryland 0-5 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Boston College 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 at Stanford 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Florida State 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 TOTALS 15-22 37 1.0-3 1.0-3 0 0-0 0-0 3 0 * - games started

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2010 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 11 games, starting against Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State, Stanford, Boston College, Pittsburgh, Western Michigan and Navy … missed two games (Tulsa and Utah) with a hamstring injury … ranked fifth on the Irish with 60 tackles, including 26 solo tackles … recorded five tackles for loss, pushing back opponents a total of 18 yards, and added two and a half sacks … debuted in the starting role against Purdue with seven solo stops and two assists … recorded a career-high 10 tackles against Michigan … posted one solo and one assisted sack against Michigan State … dominated the Boston College offense with eight solo tackles, one of which was a sack for a loss of four yards … recorded a career high of three and a half tackles for loss, pushing the Eagles back 11 yards … the three and a half tackles for loss were the most by an Irish player in 2010 season and most since Derek Landri had four and a half tackles for loss against Army on Nov 18, 2006 … helped slow down Pittsburgh’s rushing attack with eight stops … recorded seven stops against Western Michigan … aided the Irish defense with eight tackles against Navy … returned to the lineup against Army, posting one solo tackle … collected one tackle in the season finale at USC … totaled 489 snaps on defense, the third most of any Irish linebacker.

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CALABRESE’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2009 Did Not Play 2010 11-8 26 34 60 5.0-18 2.5-11 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 2011 13-0 15 22 37 1.0-3 1.0-3 0-0 3 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 24-8 41 56 97 6.0-21 3.5-14 0-0 3 0 0-0 0

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2011 (JUNIOR): Saw action in all 13 games as a reserve linebacker … recorded 37 tackles, including 15 solo stops, one for loss, one sack and three pass breakups … registered a season-high-tying five tackles, including a sack and pass breakup, in the victory at Pittsburgh … also had five tackles in victories over Maryland and Air Force as well as season-opening game vs. USF.

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AMIR carlisle

RB | 5-10 | 185 | So. Santa Clara, Calif. (King’s Academy)

carlisle’s CAREER HIGHS (all from usc) Carries: 10, at Colorado (Nov. 4, 2011) Rushing Yards: 90, at Colorado (Nov. 4, 2011) Rushing Touchdowns: None Longest Rush: 26, at Colorado (Nov. 4, 2011) Receptions: 2, twice (last at Colorado, Nov. 4, 2011) Receiving Yards: 31, at Colorado (Nov. 4, 2011) Receiving Touchdowns: 1, at Colorado (Nov. 4, 2011) Longest Reception: 19, at Colorado (Nov. 4, 2011) All-Purpose Yards: 121, at Colorado (Nov. 4, 2011) CAREER: Quick and elusive running back can also be used as a slot wide receiver to give the Irish another playmaker on offense … transferred to Notre Dame from USC in January 2012 after playing in eight games for the Trojans during 2011 season … averaged 6.2 yards on 19 carries and caught seven passes for 41 yards and one TD … suffered a broken ankle prior to 2012 spring practice but was healthy in time for summer workouts and the 2012 season. 2011 (FRESHMAN): Attended USC and played in eight games for the Trojans … recorded 19 rushes for 118 yards (6.2 avg) and seven receptions for 41 yards with one TD … rushed twice for 14 yards and caught two passes for minus-one yard against Arizona State … caught one pass for eight yards vs. Stanford … gained 90 yards on 10 carries at Colorado and registered two receptions for 31 yards, including a 19-yard TD pass from Matt Barkley … rushed seven times for 14 yards against Washington and gained one yard on one reception vs. the Huskies … recorded one reception for two yards at Oregon. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: His 2010 honors included Parade All-American, SuperPrep All-American, PrepStar All-American, UnderArmour All-American, ESPNU 150, Rivals 100, PrepStar Dream Team, SuperPrep All-Farwest, PrepStar All-West, Orange County Register Fab 15 second team, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports AllState first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Small Schools first team, SectionSports.com All-Central Coast second team and Palo Alto Daily News Offensive Player of the Year as a senior running back at Kings Academy in Sunnyvale (Calif.)...ran for 2,110 yards (10.0 average per carry) and 28 TDs in 2010 and also caught 12 passes for 231 yards (19.3 avg.) with 3 TDs … as a junior in 2009, made Cal-Hi Sports All-State Small Schools first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass first team, Max Preps All-State Division III second team and San Jose Mercury News All-County … ran for 2,037 yards on 187 carries (10.9 avg.) with 29 TDs and caught 11 passes for 182 yards (16.5 avg.) in 2009, and returned kicks and punts … as a sophomore in 2008 made Cal-Hi Sports All-State Small Schools second team and Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore while running for 961 yards with 14 TDs … in career, rushed for 5,108 yards (11.0 average per carry) with 73 TDs and had 26 100-yard performances (in 28 games) … father, Duane, ran track at Maryland and 26 then was a strength and conditioning coach/speed and performance

coach with numerous high school, college and pro teams, including the Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Penn State, Philadelphia Charge (women’s pro soccer), New Jersey Pride (pro lacrosse) and, most recently, San Francisco 49ers (2005-10) … enrolled in First Year of Studies. carlisle’S CAREER Rushing STATISTICS Year G-GS ATT YDS TD LG AVG/C AVG/G 2011 8-0 19 118 0 26 6.2 14.8 carlisle’s CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G-GS rec yds td lg rec/g avg/c avg/g 2011 8-0 7 41 1 19 0.9 5.9 5.1

brad carrico

OG | 6-5 | 290 | So. Dublin, Ohio (Coffman)

CAREER: 2011 early-enrollee freshman did not play in rookie season for the Irish … competing for playing time at offensive guard in 2012. 2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Starter at offensive tackle as senior in 2010 at Coffman High School in Dublin, Ohio … helped Coffman to 8-3 campaign in 2010 including loss to Westerville South in first round of Ohio state playoffs … recorded 74 tackles, eight tackles for loss, nine sacks and five passes broken up as junior defensive end in 2009 … played quarterback through his sophomore season in 2008 before making switch to become lineman … stood 6-3 and 200 pounds as a freshman signal-caller … played defensive end in Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C., while playing with future Irish classmates Jarrett Grace and Eilar Hardy … played basketball as freshman and participated in track and field (shot and discus) as sophomore … from same high school that produced former Irish football standouts Brady Quinn and Chinedum Ndukwe and basketball star Chris Quinn … father Doug played quarterback at Bowling Green, including on 1985 Falcon team that finished regular season unbeaten before losing in California Bowl to Fresno State … graduated high school in December 2010 and enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2011 with Kyle Brindza, Everett Golson and Ishaq Williams … played for coach Mark Crabtree at Coffman High School … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters.

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C | 6-3 | 304 | Gr. Mishawaka, Ind. (Penn)

cave’s HONORS & AWARDS • Rimington Trophy Watch List (2011, 2012)

COACHING & STAFF

2011 (SENIOR): Started first nine games at center before suffering a season-ending foot injury against Wake Forest … Irish offense averaged 173.6 rushing yards per game and 5.5 yards per carry through first nine games … was named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List in the preseason … offensive line allowed only five sacks in 324 pass attempts in the nine games he started … helped Irish rush for 198 yards on 33 carries (6.0 yards per carry) at Michigan … opened holes for Notre Dame rushing attack that gained 287 yards on 40 carries at Purdue … helped Irish average 9.2 yards per carry vs. Air Force .

CAVE’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS 2008 1-0 2009 12-0 2010 13-13 2011 9-9 TOTAL 35-22

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CAREER: Talented local player has played in 35 games during his career … started the last 22 games he has appeared in over the last two seasons … recovered from season-ending injury as freshman to serve as short snapper in 2010 … has practiced at both center and guard during his Irish career … suffered foot injury in 2011 season that required surgery and forced him to miss final four games of season … missed 2012 spring practice while recovering from foot injury but enters 2012 as the starting center … approved for fifth season of eligibility by Faculty Board on Athletics.

in country … ranked by SuperPrep the 25th best offensive lineman in nation, third-best offensive lineman in Midwest and 14th-best prospect in Midwest … ranked by Scout.com as the number-two center in nation and second-best player in Indiana … rated 125th on ESPN 150 list … helped guide the Kingsmen to an undefeated regular season in his senior season and final 12-1 record … named after former Notre Dame football player Braxston Banks … also participated in track where he threw the shot put over 51 feet and tossed discus 145 feet … attended same high school as former Irish offensive linemen Thomas Bemenderfer and Mike Rosenthal … played for coach Cory Yeoman at Penn … son of Rick and Kim Cave … youngest of three children (two older sisters - Brooke and Brittney) … graduated in May 2012 from College of Arts and Letters with a psychology degree … enrolled in graduate studies program.

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Braxston Cave

2010 (JUNIOR): Saw action in all 13 games … one of 11 players to start all 13 games … joined OT Zack Martin, OG Chris Stewart and OG Trevor Robinson as the only players on the offensive side of the ball to start all 13 games … made his first career start against Purdue … the Irish offensive line allowed 20 sacks over its 13 games in 2010, which averaged 1.54 sacks per game … Notre Dame had not allowed fewer sacks per game since 1998 when the Irish allowed only nine sacks in 11 games or 0.82 per game … totaled 836 snaps on offense, the most of any Irish offensive lineman.

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

2009 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 12 games, primarily on special teams for Irish … served as snapper on field goals and extra points … logged 7:08 of playing time and made 110 special-teams appearances, tied for 12th-most on the team.

HISTORY & RECORDS

2008 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in the San Diego State game … served as the Irish short snapper … logged 2:03 of playing time and five specialteams appearances before suffering a season-ending injury.

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in Under Armour All-America Game in Orlando … placed on Scout.com AllAmerica second team … named to Indiana top-50 all-state team by Indiana Football Coaches Association … one of 12 finalists for Indiana’s “Mr. Football” award … runner-up for Offensive Lineman of the Year Award sponsored by Indianapolis Star … placed a close second finishing with 93 votes, two behind winner … Rivals.com rated him second-best player in Indiana and fourth-best center in the nation … chosen for Rivals 250 by Rivals.com recognizing him as one of the top 250 players

Student-Athlete Profiles

austin collinsworth

S | 6-1 | 202 | Jr. Fort Thomas, Ky. (Highlands)

collinsworth’s HONORS & AWARDS • Notre Dame’s Special Teams Player of the Year Award (2011) • Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (11/7/11) COLLINSWORTH’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 4, vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) Solo Tackles: 3, twice (last at Michigan, Sept. 10, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 2, twice (last vs. Navy, Oct. 29, 2011) Tackles For Loss: None Sacks: None Interceptions: None Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Utah (Nov. 13, 2010) Fumble Recoveries: None Pass Breakups: None Kickoff Returns: 2, at Wake Forest (Nov. 5, 2011) Kickoff Return Yards: 67, at Wake Forest (Nov. 5, 2011) Longest Kickoff Return: 41, at Wake Forest (Nov. 5, 2011)

in Fort Thomas, Ky., while playing as running back, wide receiver and defensive back … ran for 229 yards and two TDs on 26 carries in one 2009 game vs. Covington Catholic … won Paul Hornung Award for 2009 from Louisville Touchdown Club as top high school player in Kentucky … earned first-team Kentucky all-state honors in athlete category in 2009 from Louisville Courier-Journal … first-team pick as running back on Cincinnati Enquirer Northern Kentucky Football All-Stars for 2009 … Lexington Herald-Leader named him one of 22 players on its Class of the Commonwealth squad for 2009 … nominated for Brian Williams “That’s My Boy” Award given by local chapter of National Football Foundation to top scholar-athlete in Northern Kentucky … ran for 176 yards (25 carries) and three TDs as Highlands defeated John Hardin 35-7 for final 15-0 mark and third straight Kentucky 5A state title in 2009 … caught 46 passes for 840 yards and five TDs as junior in 2008 while earning first-team all-state honors as receiver … also played as defensive back as junior in ’08 … rushed 18 times for 166 yards and one TD in ’08, returned three kickoffs and two punts for TDs and also intercepted four passes on defense and returned one for a score … played safety and returned kicks as sophomore in 2007, intercepting five passes and earning second-team Associated Press all-state honors at defensive back … Highlands lost only one game combined over his final three seasons (2007-09) and ranked third on final USA Today listing of top high school teams for ’09 and eighth on ESPN Rise Fab 50 listing … one of four players from Kentucky on Orlando Sentinel All-Southern team …

CAREER: Entering his second season as a defensive back after originally starting Notre Dame career as a wide receiver … played in every game in Irish career, primarily on special teams … totaled 22 tackles on special teams the last two years, including 20 tackles on kickoff coverage … contributed to Notre Dame’s defense as a reserve safety in 2011 and was in position start in various sub packages in 2012 but a shoulder surgery suffered at the end of spring drills required surgery and will cause him to most likely miss the 2012 season. 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Participated in all 13 games, seeing action primarily on special teams and as a backup safety … notched 18 tackles on the year … named Notre Dame Special Teams Player of the Year after leading the Irish with 16 tackles on special teams, including teambest 14 tackles on kickoffs … had career-high four tackles in win vs. Navy … produced career highs in kick returns (two), yards (67) and long (41) in a win at Wake Forest … returned three kicks, including a long of 24 yards against USF (Sept. 3). 2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 13 games of his rookie season … one of six freshmen to make their debut for the Irish in the home opener against Purdue … recorded seven tackles on the season, tallying solo stops against Michigan State, Stanford, Western Michigan, Utah and Army … six of his seven tackles came on the Irish special teams … his six special teams tackles ranked sixth on the team and his six kickoff return tackles also ranked sixth … forced a fumble on the opening kickoff of the second half against Utah that set up an Irish touchdown … recorded a 34-yard kickoff return to open the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) … the 34-yard kickoff return was the first of his career. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: EA Sports second-team AllAmerican as a multi-purpose player … rushed for 1,503 yards and 23 touchdowns on 172 carries in 2009 as a senior at Highlands High School 28

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Student-Athlete Profiles

CAREER: Did not play in freshman season but will compete for playing time at outside linebacker in 2012. 2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the season HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked 91st on Rivals.com list of top 100 players nationally for 2010 … also rated by Rivals.com as fifth-best weak-side defensive end nationally … rated ninth-best outside linebacker prospect in nation by Scout.com … tabbed 97th-best player in 2011 class and fourth-best prospect in North Carolina by Scout. com … listed 19th on Rivals.com North Carolina postseason top 30 chart … participated in Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, registered 13 tackles, one sack and one blocked punt – and was named a top 10 player of the game … totaled 141 solo stops, 47 assists and 25 tackles for loss as senior in 2010 for A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, N.C. … totaled 124 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and four interceptions as junior in 2009 … named 4A Defensive Player of the Year by ncprep.com following senior season in 2010 … also a North Carolina 4A all-state pick in 2010 … received 2010 All-Southern Team honorable mention accolades from Orlando Sentinel … was homeschooled until sophomore year in high school … named Mountain Athletic Conference defensive player of year following senior campaign in 2010 … selected to all-Western North Carolina football team by Asheville Citizen-Times … played for coach Shane Laws at A.C. Reynolds High School … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters.

jordan cowart

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

| 6-2 | 230 | Sr. LS Plantation, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)

CAREER: Solid long snapper who has served as the Irish starter each of last three seasons … quick snaps have prohibited opposing teams from blocking any Irish punts over the last three years … played in 34 games in Notre Dame career.

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in every game for the Irish during the 2010 season as the long snapper on punts … snapped for 68 punts on the year without one being blocked … registered a special teams tackle against Utah.

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

2011 (JUNIOR): Saw action in nine games, serving as the team’s starting short snapper on field goals and extra points … did not play vs. Air Force, USC, Navy or Wake Forest … also served as the long snapper for punts for part of the year … missed four games with a hand injury.

HISTORY & RECORDS

collinsworth’s GAME-BY-GAME KICK RETURN STATISTICS 2011 no yds td lg USF 1 24 0 24 at Michigan 1 -10 0 0 Michigan State 0 0 0 0 at Pittsburgh 1 10 0 10 at Purdue 0 0 0 0 Air Force 0 0 0 0 USC 1 19 0 19 1 33 0 33 Navy at Wake Forest 2 67 0 41 0 0 0 0 vs. Maryland Boston College 0 0 0 0 at Stanford 0 0 0 0 vs. Florida State 1 1 0 1 TOTALS 7 144 0 41

OLB | 6-5 | 240 | So. Asheville, N.C. (A.C. Reynolds)

COACHING & STAFF

collinsworth’s GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 2011 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk USF 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Michigan 3-0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Michigan State 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Pittsburgh 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Purdue 3-0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Air Force 1-2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 USC 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Navy 2-2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Wake Forest 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Maryland Boston College 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Stanford 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Florida State 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 TOTALS 12-6 18 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started

THE FIGHTING IRISH

COLLINSWORTH’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2010 13-0 5 2 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0 2011 13-0 12 6 18 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 26-0 17 8 25 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0

ben councell

HERE COME THE IRISH

selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio but did not play due to injury … also competed in track as sprinter … son of Cris Collinsworth, who caught 120 career passes as collegiate wide receiver at Florida, played eight years (1981-88) with NFL Cincinnati Bengals (earning all-pro honors in 1981-82-83 and catching 417 career passes for 6,698 yards and 36 TDs), and now is analyst on NBC Sports’ Football Night in America Sunday night NFL games (and also does work for the NFL Network) … played for coach Dale Mueller at Highlands … son of Cris and Holly Collinsworth … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in finance.

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Student-Athlete Profiles 2009 (FRESHMAN): Started every game as freshman as long snapper on punts for the Irish … did not play against Navy as Irish did not punt against Midshipmen … snapped on all 45 punts during season and also logged 30 seconds of action. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked as 66th overall “athlete” according to ESPN … strictly a long snapper in high school at St. Thomas Aquinas High School … made 370 long snaps during four-year high school career … member of 2007 and 2008 Florida Class 5A state championship teams … Raiders finished their season ranked first nationally by USA Today and ESPN Rise … high school teammate of fellow Irish signee Ben Turk … hails from same high school as former Notre Dame offensive lineman Dan Wenger … played for coach George F. Smith at St. Thomas Aquinas … born July 19, 1991 … son of Jodi and Gary Cowart … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in Sociology. cowart’s CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS 2009 10-0 2010 13-0 2011 11-0 TOTALS 34-0

davaris Daniels

WR | 6-2 | 190 | So. Vernon Hills, Ill. (Vernon Hills)

CAREER: Talented wide receiver who did not play in freshman year but was a valuable contributor on the Irish scout team … enters 2012 competing for a starting wide receiver spot. 2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named best prospect in Illinois and 63rd-best player in nation by 24/7 Sports … rated ninth-best wide receiver and 64th-ranked player in country by Sporting News … ranked 65th on ESPNU Top 150 list … named to Illinois High School Football Coaches Association 5A all-state team in 2010 … played in Under Armour All-American Bowl … tabbed area athlete of year by Pioneer Press … selected as senior in 2010 to Lake County all-area and all-North Suburban Conference teams … Chicago Tribune first-team all-state selection and Chicago Sun-Times all-area first team as senior in 2010 … named to Arlington Heights Daily Herald all-area team after senior season … helped lead Vernon Hills High School in Vernon Hills, Ill., to Illinois Class 5A quarterfinals in 2010 state playoffs … accounted for 19 total TDs during senior season in 2010: 10 rushing TDs, five receiving TDs, two punt returns, one interception return and one blocked field goal return … posted 23 catches for 513 yards (22.3 yards per reception) in 2010 … accounted for 888 all-purpose yards (221 receiving, 344 rushing, 323 passing) as junior in 2009 … led Vernon Hills to 8-3 record in 2009 … first varsity touch for Vernon Hills came in freshman season in 2007 and resulted in 93-yard kickoff return for TD … father Phillip was 15-year NFL veteran as defensive end and was drafted by Seattle 30 Seahawks in fourth round of 1995 NFL Draft … Phillip played four years

with Seahawks, for Chicago Bears from 2000-03, then played seven seasons for Washington Redskins … Phillip played college football at Georgia and is currently Washington Redskins director of player development … member of Vernon Hills basketball and track and field teams … played for coach Tony Monken at Vernon Hills … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters.

tyler eifert

TE | 6-6 | 251 | Sr. Ft. Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger)

eifert’s HONORS & AWARDS • Walter Camp First-Team All-American (2011) • Mackey Award Finalist (2011) • Mackey Award Semifinalist (2011) • Associated Press Second-Team All-American (2011) • Rivals Third-Team All-American (2011) • Phil Steele Third-Team All-American (2011) • SI.com Honorable Mention All-American (2011) • Maxwell Award Watch List (2012) • Lombard Award Watch List (2012) • Mackey Award Watch List (2011, 2012) • Sporting News’ Midseason All-American First Team (2011) • Phil Steele Midseason All-American First Team (2011) • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (11/27/11) • College Football Performance Awards National Tight End of the Week (11/13/11) • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (11/6/11) • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (10/23/11) • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (10/9/11) • FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (9/25/11) • College Football Performance Awards National Tight End of the Week (9/25/11) • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (9/5/11) • Notre Dame Offensive Newcomer of the Year (2010) EIFERT’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS • Career Receiving Yards By Tight End (2009-, 1,155, 2nd) • Career Receptions By Tight End (2009-, 90, t-4th) • Single-Season Receptions By Tight End (2011, 63, 1st) • Single-Season Receiving Yards By Tight End (2011, 803, 1st) • Single-Game Receptions By Tight End (Nov. 12, 2011 vs. Maryland, 8, t-2nd) • Single-Game Receptions By Tight End (Oct. 8, 2011 vs. Air Force, 8, t-2nd) • Single-Game Receptions By Tight End (Sept. 24, 2011 at Pittsburgh, 8, t-2nd)

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Student-Athlete Profiles

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

HISTORY & RECORDS

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 11 games for the Irish during his second season with the program (did not see game action against Boston College or Pittsburgh) … named Notre Dame Offensive Newcomer of the Year … registered six receptions of 20 yards or more … 16 of 27 catches resulted in a touchdown or first down … seven of nine receptions on third down plays resulted in a TD or first down … played somewhat sparingly in each of the first four games (totaled one reception for 17 yards against Michigan) behind starting tight end Kyle Rudolph … forced into the starting lineup following Rudolph’s seasonending injury … started the final seven games of the season and made a major impact for the Irish … registered 352 yards receiving on 27 catches, including a pair of TDs … averaged 17.0 yards per reception or more in three separate games (Michigan, Western Michigan and Army) … snatched a 17-yard reception against Michigan … started for the first time in his career against Stanford … scored his first career touchdown on a career-long 39-yard reception against Western Michigan …

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to Indiana Class 4A first-team all-state team as a defensive back in 2008 by Associated Press … named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State team as tight end as senior … placed on all-Northeast Indiana first team by Fort Wayne Journal Gazette in 2008 … rated as 10th-best prospect in Indiana according to Rivals.com’s postseason state rankings … rated as 12th-best tight end in the country by ESPN … ranked 24th-best tight end according to both Rivals.com and Scout.com … recorded nine touchdowns on offense and 97 tackles as well as five interceptions, returning one for a TD on defense as a senior in 2008 … caught 33 passes for 586 yards and four TDs as a junior … received honorable mention all-state accolades as a junior in 2007 … tallied 40 tackles and three interceptions as a defensive back during junior season … logged minutes at tight end, wide receiver, linebacker and safety during senior season at Bishop Dwenger High School … led team to perfect record entering Indiana 4A state championship game in 2008 … SuperPrep named him 51st-best overall player in Midwest … as junior his quarterback was current Irish wide receiver John Goodman … played for head coach Chris Svarczkopf in high school … son of Greg and Julie Eifert … father Greg is 1984 Purdue graduate who played in 115 basketball games (3.1 career scoring average) under coach Gene Keady … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in management-consulting

COACHING & STAFF

2011 (JUNIOR): Established himself as one of the top tight ends in the country, hauling in 63 catches for 803 yards and five touchdowns … named a finalist for the John Mackey Award, which is awarded to the nation’s top tight end … started all 13 games for the Irish … finished first in the nation among tight ends with 63 catches and 803 yards … had a catch in every game, and had at least two receptions in all but one … tied career high with eight catches in three contests … eight receptions in a game tied him with Kyle Rudolph (twice in 2010), John Carlson (2006), Anthony Fasano (2004) and Ken MacAfee (1977) for second most ever in a game by a Notre Dame tight end … averaged 15 or more yards a catch in six games, including five of the last six … ranked first on the team in average yards per catch and second in catches, yards, TD receptions and yards per game … named FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 25) and the College Football Performance Awards National Tight End of the Week (Sept. 25) after tying his career high with eight receptions, including four catches on the 11-play, 85-yard, goahead touchdown drive in the fourth quarter at Pittsburgh … the four grabs totaled 34 yards … also added the two-point conversion reception to help secure the win … tied career high in catches with eight for 81 yards and a TD against Air Force … also notched eight catches, this time for 83 yards and a TD, in win vs. Maryland … hauled in six balls for 90 yards in Champs Sports Bowl vs. Florida State … named College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (Sept. 5) after hauling in six receptions for 93 yards, including a 37-yard grab, in the season opener vs. USF (Sept. 3).

2009 (FRESHMAN): Saw limited action during first campaign with Irish, playing in season opener against Nevada … did not record a catch in that contest.

THE FIGHTING IRISH

CAREER: The next in the fine line of great Notre Dame tight ends … a consensus preseason first-team All-American at tight end for 2012 … enters 2012 with the second-most career receptions and receiving yards of any tight end in Notre Dame history … needs 39 receptions and 605 yards to break Ken MacAfee’s school records … owns Notre Dame record for most receptions and receiving yards in a season by an Irish tight end … named a first-team All-American by Walter Camp Football Foundation in 2011 and was finalist for John Mackey Award (best college football tight end) last year.

recorded four receptions for 42 yards against Navy … hauled in five catches for 61 yards in the matchup with Tulsa … registered two receptions for 15 yards in the victory over Utah … his top game of his career came in the defeat of Army … recorded four catches for a career-best 78 yards and one TD … hauled in a 31-yard TD pass … the TD reception was his second of the season and career … also had a 35-yard grab to set up another TD … registered a 22-yard reception to set up a first-andgoal situation late in the second quarter which led to an Irish TD at USC … totaled six receptions of 20+ yards over the last seven games of the season … totaled 434 snaps on offense, the most of any Irish tight end.

HERE COME THE IRISH

eifert’s CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 8, three times (last vs. Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011) Receiving Yards: 93 vs. USF (Sept. 3, 2011) Longest Reception: 39, vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 16, 2010) Receiving Touchdowns: 1, seven times (last vs. Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011)

Student-Athlete Profiles eifert’s CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G-GS rec yds td lg rec/g avg/c avg/g 2009 1-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2010 11-8 27 352 2 39 2.5 13.0 32.0 2011 13-13 63 803 5 38 4.8 12.7 61.8 TOTALS 25-21 90 1,155 7 39 3.6 12.8 46.2 eifert’s GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING STATISTICS 2010 rec yds avg td lg Purdue 0 0 0.0 0 0 Michigan 1 17 17.0 0 17 at Michigan State 0 0 0.0 0 0 *Stanford 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Boston College Did Not Play Pittsburgh Did Not Play *Western Michigan 4 72 18.0 1 39 4 42 10.5 0 23 *at Navy *Tulsa 5 61 12.2 0 21 *Utah 2 15 7.5 0 14 *vs. Army 4 78 19.5 1 35 *at USC 3 36 12.0 0 22 *vs. Miami (Fla.) 4 31 7.8 0 13 TOTALS 27 352 13.0 2 39 2011 rec yds avg td lg *USF 6 93 15.5 0 37 *at Michigan 4 51 12.8 0 22 *Michigan State 2 25 12.5 0 16 *at Pittsburgh 8 75 9.4 1 18 *at Purdue 4 38 9.5 1 13 *Air Force 8 81 10.0 1 22 *USC 7 66 9.4 0 11 *Navy 1 17 17.0 0 17 *at Wake Forest 3 60 20.0 1 38 *vs. Maryland 8 83 10.3 1 34 *Boston College 2 45 22.5 0 37 *at Stanford 4 79 19.8 0 24 *vs. Florida State 6 90 15.0 0 34 TOTALS 63 803 12.7 5 38 * - games started

matthias farley

S | 5-11 | 200 | So. Charlotte, N.C. (Christian)

first two years at Christian … helped North Carolina defeat South Carolina 31-24 in Oasis All-Star Shrine Classic … ranked 18th on MaxPrep Top 25 Safeties list … tabbed first-team all-conference wide receiver in 2010 by Charlotte Observer … named to 2010 all-Mecklenburg Team first team by Charlotte Observer as defensive back after totaling 39 tackles and two interceptions in 2010 at Christian High School in Charlotte, N.C. … registered 49 tackles and one interception during senior season … caught 37 passes for more than 600 yards and registered 10 touchdowns in 2010 … named one of top 25 players in North Carolina in 2010 by Charlotte Observer … recorded 37 receptions for more than 900 yards and 12 TDs as junior in 2009 … helped guide Christian to state runner-up spot in North Carolina playoffs as junior in 2009 … played for coach Jason Estep at Charlotte Christian High School … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in film, television and theatre.

dan fox

| 6-3 | 240 | Sr. ILB Rocky River, Ohio (St. Ignatius)

fox’s HONORS & AWARDS • Notre Dame’s Defensive Newcomer of the Year (2011) fox’s CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 7, vs. Navy (Oct. 23, 2010) Solo Tackles: 4, at Boston College (Oct. 2, 2010) Assisted Tackles: 6, vs. Navy (Oct. 23, 2010) Tackles For Loss: 2.0, vs. Michigan (Sept. 10, 2010) Sacks: 1.0, vs. Michigan (Sept. 10, 2010) Interceptions: None Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Maryland (Nov. 12, 2011) Fumble Recoveries: None Pass Breakups: 1, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) CAREER: Athletic inside linebacker has played in every game the last two years and started every contest in 2011 at inside linebacker, opposite All-America linebacker Manti Te’o … recorded 68 tackles in Irish career with one sack and two and a half tackles for loss … a converted safety who has maintained his speed to become the fastest linebacker on the Irish roster.

2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the season.

2011 (JUNIOR): Started all 13 games at inside linebacker … notched 48 tackles, including two and a half for loss … also tallied one sack, one forced fumble and one pass breakup on the season … recorded at least three tackles in 11 games, including seven contests with four or more tackles … registered four tackles, including two for loss and one sack, at Michigan … registered career-high six tackles in victory vs. Air Force … had four tackles and first career forced fumble in win vs. Maryland … produced four tackles and first career pass breakup at Stanford.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Led Christian High School to 2010 North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association state football title … selected to NCISAA Division I all-state team as wide receiver by Charlotte Observer following senior season in 2010 … did 32 not start playing football until junior year in high school … played soccer

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games for the Irish, predominantly on special teams … totaled 20 tackles, including nine solo stops … ranked fourth on the team with eight overall stops on special teams and tied for third with eight stops on kickoff return … made first career appearance for the Irish against Purdue … registered four solo stops in

CAREER: Transitions from wide receiver to safety in 2012 after spending entire 2011 season as a reserve wide receiver.

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Student-Athlete Profiles

2009 (FRESHMAN): Did not see action for Irish during his rookie year.

| 6-4 | 245 | Sr. TE West Hartford, Conn. (Northwest Catholic)

CAREER: Reserve tight end has also appeared on special teams for the Irish … played in three career games, all in 2010 … competing for playing time in 2012 as a reserve tight end. 2011 (JUNIOR): Did not see game action. 2010 (SOPHOMORE): Played in three games … totaled 11 snaps on offense. 2009 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action for Irish during rookie season.

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Golic’s CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS 2009 Did Not Play 2010 3-0 2011 Did Not Play TOTALS 3-0

HISTORY & RECORDS

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Participated in 2009 U.S. Army All-American game in San Antonio … named first-team all-state following senior season by Hartford Courant … ranked 88th in OffenseDefense Top 100 … Rivals.com ranked him as sixth-best player in Connecticut’s postseason rankings 2009 … named 10th-best player in New England 12 by SuperPrep … caught 43 passes for 613 yards and eight touchdowns as senior on offense at Northwest Catholic High School … made 32 tackles and recorded a sack defensively in 2008 … tallied 21 receptions for 410 yards and two TDs as a junior in 2007 … brother Mike Jr. currently plays for Notre Dame … father, Mike, and uncles Bob and Greg, all played for the Irish with Bob (1978) adn Mike (1984) serving as Irish captains adn Bob earning ‘78 All-America honors … played for head coach Mike Tyler at Northwest Catholic High School … full name is Jacob Kenneth Golic … son of Mike Sr. and Chris Golic … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in design.

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

fox’s GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2010 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk Purdue 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Michigan at Michigan State 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Stanford 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Boston College 4-0 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Pittsburgh 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Western Michigan 1-2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Navy 1-6 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Tulsa 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Utah 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Army 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at USC 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Miami (Fla.) 0-2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 TOTALS 9-11 20 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0

88 COACHING & STAFF

fox’s CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2009 Did Not Play 2010 13-0 9 11 20 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 2011 13-13 21 27 48 2.5-6 1.0-5 0-0 1 1 0-0 0 TOTALS 26-13 30 38 68 2.5-6 1.0-5 0-0 1 1 0-0 0

Jake Golic

THE FIGHTING IRISH

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated 13th-best outside linebacker by Rivals.com and 15th-best overall prospect in Ohio according to their postseason prospect state rankings … ranked as fourth-best outside linebacker and best in pass coverage according to OhioVarsity. com … named to Ohio All-Championship Team by Bill Greene and Dave Berk, who rank the best players in Ohio during championship weekend … selected to Division I second-team all-state squad by Associated Press … named third-team Division I-II all state by OhioVarsity.com … ranked 76th-best player in Midwest by SuperPrep … member of St. Ignatius High School state championship football team in 2008 … the Wildcats finished the season ranked 12th nationally by USA Today … intercepted one pass in 2008 state title game … recorded 76 tackles as junior, including nine tackles for loss and three interceptions … high school teammate of former Irish players Robby Parris and John Ryan … played safety throughout prep career … played for head coach Chuck Kyle at St. Ignatius … full name is Daniel Patrick Fox … son of Kathleen and Michael Fox … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in management-consulting.

2011 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk 0-3 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *USF *at Michigan 3-1 4 2.0-6 1.0-5 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Michigan State 1-4 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Pittsburgh 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Purdue 2-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2-4 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Air Force *USC 2-3 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Navy 1-2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Wake Forest 1-3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Maryland 3-1 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Boston College 1-2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Stanford 2-2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *vs. Florida State 1-1 2 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 TOTALS 21-27 48 2.5.-6 1.0-5 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 * - games started

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the victory at Boston College … notched two unassisted tackles against Pittsburgh … collected three tackles against Western Michigan … registered a season-high seven tackles against Navy … nabbed one solo stop over Army … recorded a pair of assisted tackles in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) … totaled 270 snaps on special teams, tied with Bennett Jackson and Steve Filer for the most of any Irish player … totaled 55 snaps on defense.

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MIKE Golic JR.

C/G | 6-3 | 295 | Gr. West Hartford, Conn. (Northwest Catholic)

CAREER: Backup center in 2009 and 2010 emerged in 2011 when starting center Braxston Cave was lost for the year due to injury … has appeared in 27 games over his career … did not see the field in his first season (2008) … talented interior lineman who will compete for playing time at either guard or center this year … approved by Faculty Board on Athletics for fifth season of eligibility in 2012 since he did not play as rookie in 2008. 2011 (SENIOR): Played in 12 games, did not play vs. USC … primarily played on special teams, before starting the final four games of the regular season at center, replacing injured starter Braxston Cave … in his first game as a starter, Irish rushed season-high 46 times vs. Maryland for 212 yards and scored three rushing touchdowns. 2010 (JUNIOR): Saw action in 12 games (did not play against Purdue) as a reserve offensive lineman … the Irish offensive line allowed 20 sacks over its 13 games in 2010, which averaged 1.54 sacks per game … Notre Dame had not allowed fewer sacks per game since 1998 when the Irish allowed only nine sacks in 11 games or 0.82 per game … totaled 25 snaps on offense. 2009 (SOPHOMORE): Played in three games for Irish (Nevada, Boston College and Navy), seeing playing time as backup center … earned 7:13 of playing time and made three appearances on special teams. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Chosen to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio … named to the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Class S all-state team as a junior and senior … served as anchor of the offensive line on a team that averaged 23.7 points per game as a senior … led Northwest Catholic to an 8-1 league record and 8-3 overall record in final season … won the Nutmeg Conference championship for the second year in a row … ranked by Rivals.com as the eighth-best center in the nation and the fourth-best player in Connecticut … rated the sixth-best prospect in Connecticut and the 30th-best guard in the nation by Scout.com … helped lead the Indians to 10-0 record in league play and a 10-1 record as a junior … was a member of the National Honor Society … father, Mike, and uncles, Bob and Greg, all played at Notre Dame … Bob was a unanimous All-American as senior captain in 1978 and father Mike was an ‘84 captain … played for coach Mike Tyler … born in Voorhees, N.J. … son of Mike Sr. and Chris Golic … oldest of three children ...younger brother Jake is a senior tight end for the Irish … graduated from College of Arts and Letters in May 2012, earning a degree in film, television and theatre … boasted a 3.429 undergraduate cumulative grade-point average … currently enrolled in graduate studies program.

Golic JR.’s CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS 2008 Did Not Play 2009 3-0 2010 12-0 2011 12-4 TOTAL 27-4

everett golson

| 6-0 | 185 | So. QB Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach)

golson’s HONORS & AWARDS • Notre Dame’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year (2011) CAREER: Backup quarterback in 2011 who did not play and preserved a year of eligibility … ran the quarterback position on Notre Dame’s scout team offense and competed against Notre Dame’s first- and second-team defense at practice … quick and shifty player who posted outstanding passing statistics in high school … will compete for starting QB job in 2012. 2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Finalist for Mr. Football of South Carolina in 2010 … ranked sixth all-time in national high school history with 151 career touchdown passes … tabbed SCPrep.com coplayer of year following senior season in 2010 … rated 79th-best player in nation for 2010 by MaxPreps … named SuperPrep All-American in 2010 … selected to all-Southern first-team offense in 2010 by Orlando Sentinel … named second-team all-state by SCVarsity.com in 2010 … led South Carolina to victory in Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas … ranked 16th on Rivals.com dual-threat quarterback list … rated 12th on Rivals. com South Carolina postseason top 30 list … finished 44-5 in his career as starting quarterback at Myrtle Beach High School in Myrtle Beach, S.C. … threw for 11,634 yards and 151 TDs in his career … led Myrtle Beach to 14-1 record and South Carolina Class AAA state championship vs. South Pointe in 2010 … missed half of 2010 season due to injury, but still threw for 1,770 yards and 25 TDs as senior … led Myrtle Beach to South Carolina Class AAA state runner-up finish in junior season in 2009, completing 224 of 356 passes for 3,529 yards with 47 TDs and three interceptions … named MaxPreps junior All-American in 2009 … 2009 Associated Press South Carolina all-state selection … two-time recipient of WPDE Zoneman award as top player in Florence/Myrtle Beach area in 2008 and 2009 … as a sophomore in 2008 guided Myrtle Beach to 13-1 record and South Carolina Class AAA State Championship, throwing for 3,570 yards with 44 TDs and 10 interceptions … led Seahawks to 12-1 record as freshman in 2007 and completed 62.9 percent of his passes for 2,765 yards with 35 TDs and 11 interceptions … played point guard for Myrtle Beach basketball team and led team to 2008 South Carolina Class AAA state championship … named all-state in basketball by South Carolina basketball coaches association after averaging 19.6 points, 5.0 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game as junior in 2009-10 … plays piano and drums with his father at Mount Olive AME

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Student-Athlete Profiles

john goodman

WR | 6-3 | 215 | Gr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger)

HISTORY & RECORDS UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

2010 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games for the Irish, making starting appearances against Boston College, Pittsburgh and Navy … recorded 15 receptions for 146 yards … registered two plays (reception, punt return) of 20 yards or more … eight of 15 catches resulted in a TD or first down … four of four receptions on third-down plays resulted in a TD or first down … added 13 punt returns for 17 yards … completed one of two passes for 32 yards, including a TD … tossed a 32-yard TD pass to Michael Floyd against Western Michigan … caught five passes for 59 yards against Stanford … collected three receptions for 19 yards against Boston College … totaled 15 yards on two receptions against Pittsburgh … hauled in two receptions against both Navy and Tulsa … registered three punt returns against Army … hauled in a 30-yard catch in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) … totaled 256 snaps on offense, fifth most of any Irish wide receiver.

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2011 (SENIOR): Played in all 13 games, starting the Champs Sports Bowl against Florida State, serving as a punter returner and reserve wide receiver for the Irish … caught seven passes for 65 yards … returned punts in four games, with a long return of 13 against Michigan … caught passes in six games, with a long of 17 in a win at Wake Forest.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio … one of five Irish players placed on the EA Sports All-America third team … placed on Detroit Free Press’ Best of the Midwest Top 20 team as the 20th-best player and fifth-best wide receiver … moved to quarterback as a senior and guided his team to an undefeated regular season and No. 1 ranking before falling in the state semifinals … received all-state honors from the Indiana Associated Press as a senior … awarded the Fort Wayne NewsSentinel’s PrepSports Football Player of the Year as a senior … named first-team all-state by the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette … considered by Scout.com to be the top player in Indiana and the 21st-best wide receiver nationally … rated by Rivals.com as the third-best player in Indiana (one spot behind teammate Braxston Cave) and the 51st-best wide receiver … completed 95 of 175 passes for 1,697 yards and 16 touchdowns with only two interceptions and rushed 98 times for 535 yards … during his senior season, totaled 199 yards on seven receptions, returned eight kickoffs for 191 yards and 22 punts for 309 yards … totaled 28 tackles while snagging two interceptions and averaged 35.3 yards per punt … named the state’s best defensive back and was a finalist for the Mr. Football award … earned all-conference accolades as a wide receiver following his junior season and as a quarterback after his senior season … played for coach Chris Svarczkopf at Bishop Dwenger … son of Andy and Julie Goodman … youngest child (two older sisters, one older brother) … brother T.J. played football at University of St. Francis (Ind.) … graduated from Mendoza College of Business in May 2012, earning a degree in management-consulting … currently enrolled in graduate studies program.

COACHING & STAFF

CAREER: Good athlete who has played in 35 games for the Irish and started five contests … totaled 28 receptions for 315 yards with one TD … sure-handed player has been used on punt return and registered 21 punt returns from 2010-11 … former high school quarterback has completed one of three passes at Notre Dame (lone completion was 32-yard TD pass to Michael Floyd vs. Western Michigan in 2010) … enters 2012 in competition to replace Floyd as a starting wide receiver approved for fifth season of eligibility in 2012 by Faculty Board on Athletics since he did not play as a rookie in 2008.

2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action.

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goodman’s CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 5, twice (last vs. Stanford, Sept. 25, 2010) Receiving Yards: 73, vs. Washington State (Oct. 31, 2009) Longest Reception: 64, vs. Washington State (Oct. 31, 2009) Receiving Touchdowns: 1, vs. Washington State (Oct. 31, 2009) Carries: 1, twice (last vs. USC, Oct. 17, 2009) Rushing Yards: 13, vs. USC (Oct. 17, 2009) Longest Rush: 13, vs. USC (Oct. 17, 2009) Pass Attempts: 1, twice (last vs. Western Michigan, Oct. 16, 2010) Pass Completions: 1, vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 16, 2010) Passing Yards: 32, vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 16, 2010) Passing Touchdowns: 1, vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 16, 2010) Longest Completion: 32, vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 16, 2010)

2009 (SOPHOMORE): Played in nine games for Irish (did not play against Michigan, Purdue and Stanford) and recorded first career start against USC … saw playing time increase as season progressed … caught six passes for 104 yards and one touchdown … also rushed twice for 14 yards … returned five punts for 56 yards with long return of 24 yards against Nevada … caught one pass for nine yards and rushed once for 13 yards after lining up at quarterback against USC … recorded three receptions for 22 yards against Boston College … gained 73 yards on two catches against Washington State including 64-yard TD reception from quarterback Dayne Crist … TD reception against Cougars came in Alamodome, site of his last TD reception in 2008 U.S. Army All-America Game … logged 53:45 of playing time and made nine appearances on special teams.

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Church … played piano at Champs Sports Bowl luncheon talent show … graduated from high school in December 2010 and enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2011 … played for coach Mickey Wilson at Myrtle Beach High School … enrolled in Mendoza College of Buisness.

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Student-Athlete Profiles GOODMAN’S CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G-GS rec yds td lg rec/g avg/c avg/g 2008 Did Not Play 2009 9-1 6 104 1 64 0.7 17.3 11.6 2010 13-3 15 146 0 30 1.2 9.7 11.2 2011 13-1 7 65 0 17 0.6 9.3 5.4 9.3 TOTALS 35-5 28 315 1 64 0.8 11.2 goodman’s CAREER RETURN statistics Year KR Yds Avg TD LG PR Yds Avg TD 2008 Did Not Play 2009 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 56 11.2 0 2010 0 0 0.0 0 0 13 17 1.3 0 2011 0 0 0.0 0 0 8 5 0.6 0 Totals 0 0 0.0 0 0 26 78 3.0 0

LG 24 13 13 24

GOODMAN’S GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING STATISTICS 2010 rec yds avg td lg Purdue 0 0 0.0 0 0 Michigan 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Michigan State 0 0 0.0 0 0 Stanford 5 59 11.8 0 20 *at Boston College 3 19 6.3 0 9 *Pittsburgh 2 15 7.5 0 9 Western Michigan 0 0 0.0 0 0 *at Navy 2 10 5.0 0 6 Tulsa 2 13 6.5 0 9 Utah 0 0 0.0 0 0 vs. Army 0 0 0.0 0 0 at USC 0 0 0.0 0 0 vs. Miami (Fla.) 1 30 30.0 0 30 TOTALS 15 146 9.7 0 30 2011 rec yds avg td lg USF 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Michigan Michigan State 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Pittsburgh 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Purdue 1 8 8.0 0 8 Air Force 1 8 8.0 0 8 USC 0 0 0.0 0 0 Navy 2 15 7.5 0 0 at Wake Forest 1 17 17.0 0 17 vs. Maryland 1 11 11.0 0 11 Boston College 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Stanford 1 6 6.0 0 6 *vs. Florida State 0 0 0.0 0 0 TOTALS 7 65 9.3 0 17 * - games started

GOODMAN’S GAME-BY-GAME PUNT RETURN STATISTICS 2011 no yds td lg USF 0 0 0 0 at Michigan 3 10 0 13 2 -3 0 1 Michigan State at Pittsburgh 1 1 0 1 2 -3 0 0 at Purdue Air Force 0 0 0 0 USC 0 0 0 0 Navy 0 0 0 0 at Wake Forest 0 0 0 0 vs. Maryland 0 0 0 0 Boston College 0 0 0 0 at Stanford 0 0 0 0 vs. Florida State 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 8 5 0 13

Jarrett Grace

| 6-3 | 240 | So. ILB Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain)

CAREER: Intelligent inside linebacker did not play during rookie season in 2011 but enters 2012 competing for playing time at inside linebacker plus on special teams. 2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Associated Press Division I Ohio all-state linebacker as senior in 2010 … Greater Miami Conference defensive player of year for 2010 … helped Colerain High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, to 11-1 record and GMC co-championship in 2010, with only loss coming by 24-23 count to St. Xavier in second round of Ohio state playoffs … regional playoff win over Hamilton marked 59th straight Colerain victory at home … made 92 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and added four sacks and four passes broken up in 2010 … had 15 tackles in 48-6 win over Oak Hills to end the regular season … Cincinnati Enquirer first-team Division I All-Star at linebacker for both 2010 and 2009 … also an Associated Press Ohio first-team all-Southwest district selection and an Enquirer all-GMC first-team linebacker … made teamleading 95 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, caused five fumbles and had four sacks and two interceptions as junior in 2009 … all-league middle linebacker in 2009 when he led team to eight straight wins to end season … second-team all-Ohio Central District as junior … . had 10 tackles and recovered a fumble as sophomore in 2008 … made five tackles, one tackle for loss and a fumble recovery in Dec. 31 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C., while playing with future Irish classmates Brad Carrico and Eilar Hardy … three-year letterwinner in football … four-year letterwinner in both basketball and track & field … earned one letter in tennis (only time ever playing the sport) … Received 2010 Colerain Multi-Sport Award as he earned 11 varsity letters in high school career … captured the ‘That’s Our Boy’ award from the Southwest Ohio National Football Foundation … received the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Award … named a Buckeye Blue Chip award winner by the Touchdown Club of Columbus … won the 2010 Colerain LaRosa MVP Male Athlete of the Year … graduated top 10 in his class and summa cum laude … played for coach Tom Bolden at Colerain High School … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Student-Athlete Profiles

OG | 6-5 | 305 | So. New Canaan, Conn. (New Canaan)

CAREER: Did not play in his freshman season but enters 2012 competing for spot on depth chart at offensive guard. 2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the season.

CAREER: Did not play in freshman year while recovering from a knee injury … enters 2012 competing for playing time in the defensive backfield and on special teams.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Associated Press Ohio Division I all-state pick as defensive back for 2010 … first-team defensive back on Columbus Dispatch all-metro team … first-team defensive back on Associated Press Ohio Central All-District squad … rated 209th on Rivals.com list of top 250 players nationally … four-year starter at safety for Central High School in Pickerington, Ohio … made

2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked 43rd nationally on Sporting News Top 100 list for 2010 … rated 36th on ESPNU Top 150 list and 40th in Rivals.com national prospect rankings … top-rated player out of New Mexico and sixth-best offensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com … selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl … selected for Team USA vs. The World all-star game in Austin, Texas … RivalsHigh.com second-team All-American … finalist for Anthony Munoz Lineman of the Year Award at U.S. Army All-American Bowl … named first-team all-state as a junior and senior in 2009 and 2010 … Sports Illustrated High School Player of the Week for Dec. 18, 2010 … helped Aztec High School in Aztec, N.M., to 13-1 record and New Mexico state runner-up finish in 2010 … totaled 81 pancake blocks while not giving up a sack in senior season … also played on defensive line where he made 11 tackles and half a sack … helped Aztec rushing attack tally 2,340 yards and 36 TDs in 2010 … member of offense that generated 4,176 passing yards and 48 TDs overall in 2010 … helped pave way for 242 yards rushing and 521 yards passing in 35-28 win over Durango (Colo.) in 2010 … helped opened holes for Aztec running backs for 280 yards and three TDs vs. Kirtland in 2010 … played for coach Brad Hirsch at Aztec High School … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the season.

CAREER: One of five offensive linemen entering sophomore season who did not play in first year with the Irish … moved positions in spring and is learning to play center.

HISTORY & RECORDS

| 5-11 | 185 | So. S Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Pickerington Central)

| 6-5 | 296 | So. C Aztec, N.M. (Aztec) 2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

COACHING & STAFF

Eilar Hardy

Matt Hegarty

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked third-best player in Connecticut by Rivals.com … named first-team all-state by Connecticut High School Coaches Association as senior in 2010 … selected allFairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference … landed on 2010 Walter Camp Foundation All-Connecticut Team … tabbed one of top 30 players in Connecticut for 2010 by New Haven Register … second-team offensive selection for MaxPreps Junior All-American Team in 2009 … named first-team all-state as junior by Connecticut High School Football Coaches Association and New Haven Register … aided New Canaan High School in New Canaan, Conn., to 11-2 record as senior in 2010 … assisted offense in rushing for 233 yards against Trinity Catholic in 48-8 victory in 2010 … helped open rushing lanes as New Canaan gained 292 rushing yards in 49-0 triumph over Seymour in 2010 … started as sophomore and junior in 2008 and 2009 and helped guide New Canaan to Connecticut state titles both years … threw discus for first time on track and field team as junior in 2010 … father Terry played as starting quarterback at Notre Dame from 1966-68 and was sophomore standout on 1966 Irish national championship squad … Terry earned consensus All-America honors as senior in 1968 and finished third in Heisman Trophy voting … Terry set Notre Dame career marks for pass completions, passing yards and passing TDs, completing 304 of 550 career passes for 4,152 yards and 27 TDs … Terry was second-round 1969 NFL Draft selection (30th overall pick) and went on to play for NFL Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969-75 and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976 … played for coach Lou Marinelli at New Canaan High School … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.

63 tackles as senior in 2010 to go with five tackles for loss and six passes broken up … intercepted four passes as senior and returned one for a score … also played at running back … helped Pickerington Central to 11-1 record mark as senior, with only loss coming 13-6 to Hilliard Davidson in Ohio state playoffs, with Hilliard Davidson becoming first team in nine games to score 10 or more points against Central defense … rushed for 60 yards vs. Grove City … scored on 70-yard punt return vs. Lancaster in win that also included 55 rushing yards and eight tackles … scored on 37-yard rushing play and ran an interception back for a TD in first round of Ohio playoffs vs. Troy … helped Central record six shutout wins in 2010 … ran opening kickoff back 98 yards and later scored on 26-yard run in playoff win over Westerville South that also included six tackles on defense … made 75 tackles, three interceptions and forced three fumbles as junior in 2009 … second-team defensive back on Associated Press Ohio All-Central District squad as junior in 2009 … played cornerback in Dec. 31 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C., playing along with future Irish classmates Brad Carrico and Jarrett Grace … brother Eisen made 93 tackles and four interceptions as junior defensive back at Ohio Dominican … brother Terrance Brown played wide receiver at Michigan State in 1998-2001 … played for coach Jay Sharrett at Pickerington High School … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters.

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conor hanratty

Student-Athlete Profiles

bruce heggie

| 6-5 | 285 | Jr. C Sorrento, Fla. (Mount Dora)

CAREER: Switched from defense to offense in 2011 and appeared in two games as a reserve offensive lineman and on special teams … focusing in 2012 on playing center. 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Participated in two games (Air Force and Maryland) in a reserve role. 2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played both offense and defense as senior in 2009 at Mount Dora High School in Mount Dora, Fla. … caught 16 passes for 160 yards and three touchdowns as senior tight end in 2009 and tallied four sacks as defensive end … first-team allLake/Sumter Counties selection as offensive lineman/tight end following senior campaign by Orlando Sentinel … missed first three games of 2009 season due to injury, then returned to help Hurricanes to 6-4 record … named one of top 100 players in Central Florida prior to senior year by Orlando Sentinel … received honorable mention all-area accolades from Southlake Press following 2009 season … ranked 10th in senior class academically with 4.2 grade-point average … named academic all-state as senior in 2009 … father Bruce Sr. played defensive end at Florida State from 1983-86 … played for coach Chad Grabowski at Mount Dora … son of Bruce Sr. and Susan Heggie. … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in management-consulting. heggie’s CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS 2010 Did Not Play 2011 2-0 TOTALS 2-0

andrew hendrix

| 6-2 | 220 | Jr. QB Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller)

Passing Yards: 192, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Long Completion: 45, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Passing Touchdowns: 1, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Completion Percentage: 100.0 (4-for-4), vs. Air Force (Oct. 8, 2011) Passing Yards Per Attempt: 8.25, vs. Air Force (Oct. 8, 2011) Passing Yards Per Completion: 17.5, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Passing Efficiency: 169.30, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Interceptions: 1, twice (last vs. Florida State, Dec. 29, 2011) CAREER: Skilled quarterback who can run or throw and enters 2012 competing for the starting quarterback job … did not play during freshman season but appeared in five contests in 2011 … ranked third on the team in rushing yards and second in yards per carry (among rushers with at least five carries) in 2011 … former high school baseball pitcher who touched low-90s on fast ball … completed 18 of 37 passes for 249 yards with one TD and two interceptions in 2011. 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in five games as a change-of-pace quarterback, before starting the second half of the Stanford game … passed for 249 yards and a TD on 37 attempts, while rushing for 162 yards and a TD on 25 attempts … ranked third on Irish in rushing yards … saw first action of career vs. Air Force in reserve duty … made presence known with 78-yard run in game … ended contest with 111 yards rushing on six carries … completed all four pass attempts vs. Air Force for 33 yards … started second half at Stanford and completed 11 passes for 192 yards and a TD … rushed 12 times for 20 yards and one TD against the Cardinal … completed three of eight passes for 24 yards and an interception vs. Florida State in Champs Sports Bowl … gained 26 yards on four carries against the Seminoles. 2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Completed 103 of 183 passes for 1,242 yards and eight touchdowns with four interceptions as senior in 2009 at Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio … rushed 47 times for 238 yards and six TDs in 2009 … completed 15 of 20 throws for 251 yards and two TDs in 2009 game vs. St. Edward … helped Moeller to #5 ranking in final 2009 Ohio Division I Associated Press poll with 9-2 record, losing in Ohio Division I Region 4 state playoff quarterfinal to Middletown … honorable mention pick on Cincinnati Enquirer Football All-Stars squad for 2009 … named to Offense-Defense Top 250, Rivals. com 250 and SI.com/TAKKLE Top 200 lists for 2009 season … completed 158 of 292 for 1,731 yards and 11 TDs with eight interceptions as junior in 2008 … started for East squad in January 2010 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C. … played for coach Jon Rodenberg at Moeller … son of Rick and Jennifer Hendrix … enrolled in College of Science majoring in science pre-professional studies.

hendrix’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS • Single-Game Quarterback Rushing Yards (Oct. 8, 2011 vs. Air Force, 111, 5th) Hendrix’s CAREER HIGHS Carries: 12, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Rushing Yards: 111, vs. Air Force (Oct. 8, 2011) Rushing Touchdowns: 1, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Longest Rush: 78, vs. Air Force (Oct. 8, 2011) Pass Attempts: 24, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Pass Completions: 11, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) 38

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Student-Athlete Profiles

CAREER: Appeared in seven games during rookie season and tallied four tackles as a defensive end … talented defensive end and part of good, young defensive line crop.

JACKSON’S HONORS & AWARDS • Notre Dame’s Special Teams Player of the Year (2010) jackson’s PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS • Single-Game Kickoff Returns (Oct. 23, 2010 vs. Navy, 6, t-3rd) • Single-Game Kickoff Returns (Oct. 30, 2010 vs. Tulsa, 6, t-3rd) • Single-Season Kickoff Returns (2010, 29, 4th) • Career Kickoff Returns (2010-, 32, t-10th) • Single-Season Kickoff Return Yards (2010, 645, 5th) • Single-Season Kickoff/Punt Return Yards (2010, 645, 10th) jackson’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 4, vs. Purdue (Sept. 4, 2010) Kickoff Returns: 6, twice (last vs. Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010) Kickoff Return Yards: 126, vs. Tulsa (Oct. 30, 2010) Longest Kickoff Return: 43, at Boston College (Oct. 2, 2010) CAREER: Speedy player has made smooth transition from wide receiver in freshman season to cornerback … enters 2012 in competition to earn one of two vacant starting spots at cornerback … special teams stalwart who earned Special Teams Player of the Year honors in 2010 … tallied 17 special teams tackles in his Irish career … played in every game of Notre Dame career … ran 60-meter high hurdles for Notre Dame track team during 2012 indoor season. 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams … notched 18 tackles … ranked fifth on the team with seven special teams tackles … also returned three kickoffs for 32 yards … had a pair of kickoff returns for 31 yards vs. South Florida … notched three tackles vs. Purdue and Air Force … also had two tackles vs. USF, Wake Forest and Florida State. 2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 13 games in 2010 … Notre Dame Special Teams Player of the Year … served as lead kickoff returner and one of the top gunners on punt and kickoff return defense … returned 29 kickoffs for 645 yards, good for average of 22.24 yards per return …

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Associated Press Ohio Division II co-defensive player of the year for 2010 … standout two-way lineman at Lake Catholic High School in Mentor, Ohio … helped Cougars reach Ohio Division II state semifinals in both 2009 and 2010, as Lake Catholic finished 12-2 both years … had 36 tackles, five sacks, nine tackles for loss and three forced fumbles as senior in 2010 … first-team defensive lineman on Associated Press Ohio Division II all-state squad as senior … Northeast Lakes District Division II Defensive player of the year for 2010 … named Willoughby News-Herald Ohio Division II player of the year … first-team defensive lineman on Cleveland Plain-Dealer prep all-star team for 2010 … one of five finalists for Tony Fisher Award (named after former Notre Dame running back) that goes to top high school player in area … first-team offensive lineman on News-Herald all-star team … Plain-Dealer made him North Coast League preseason defensive MVP for 2010 … had six sacks and 18 tackles for loss on

| 6-0 | 185 | Jr. CB Hazlet, N.J. (Raritan)

HISTORY & RECORDS

2011 (FRESHMAN): Competed in seven games in a reserve role for the Irish, tallying four tackles … played against Air Force, USC, Navy, Maryland, Boston College, Stanford and Florida State … all four tackles came in a victory vs. Air Force … had one solo and three assisted tackles.

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

| 6-4 | 275 | So. DE Kirtland, Ohio (Lake Catholic)

Bennett Jackson

COACHING & STAFF

chase hounshell

HOUNSHELL’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2011 7-0 1 3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0

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Hendrix’s GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Passing rushing 2011 C-A-INT PCT YDS TD ATT YDS AVG TD USF Did Not Play at Michigan Did Not Play Michigan State Did Not Play at Pittsburgh Did Not Play at Purdue Did Not Play Air Force 4-4-0 100.0 33 0 6 111 18.5 0 USC 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 2 4 2.0 0 Navy Did Not Play at Wake Forest Did Not Play vs. Maryland 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 Boston College Did Not Play at Stanford 11-24-1 45.8 192 1 12 20 1.7 1 vs. Florida State 3-8-1 37.5 24 0 4 26 6.5 0 TOTALS 18-37-2 48.6 249 1 25 162 6.5 1 * - games started

defense as junior in 2009, helping offense rushing for 215 yards per game and allowing only three sacks … first-team offensive lineman on Associated Press Ohio Division II all-state squad as junior in 2009 … first-team offensive lineman on Cleveland Plain-Dealer prep all-star team as junior in 2009 … brother Chad was redshirt sophomore offensive guard in 2010 at Central Florida on 11-3 Liberty Bowl champion squad … . twin sister Colette is a sophomore center on the basketball team at St. Francis (N.Y.) … played for Mike Bell at Lake Catholic High School … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters.

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hendrix’S CAREER OFFENSIVE STATISTICS PASSING RUSHING Year G-GS COMP ATT INT PCT YDS TD ATT YDS AVG TD 2010 Did Not Play 2011 5-0 18 37 2 48.6 249 1 25 162 6.5 1 TOTALS 5-0 18 37 2 48.6 249 1 25 162 6.5 1

Student-Athlete Profiles ranked 88th in the FBS in kickoff returns (22.24) … raced 43 yards on his first career kickoff return, the longest return of the season for Notre Dame, at Boston College … finished the game versus the Eagles with 111 yards on four kickoff returns, good for a 27.8 yard average … ran 20 yards on a fake punt to help set up a Notre Dame touchdown against Tulsa … took the opening kickoff against Utah and returned it 35 yards … registered 10 tackles on special teams, including nine on kickoff return … the 10 total special teams tackles ranked second best on the team (only Steve Filer had more with 11) … his nine kickoff return tackles was tied with Filer for most on the team … recorded four solo tackles, all on kickoff return, in his Irish debut against Purdue and added another tackle against Michigan … added one tackle during the matchup with Western Michigan … added a pair of kickoff return tackles in the victory over Army … added a tackle on kickoff return in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) … totaled 270 snaps on special teams, tied with Steve Filer and Dan Fox for the most of any Irish player … totaled six snaps on offense. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named second-best wide receiver in New Jersey by SuperPrep … recorded 40 receptions for 729 yards and rushed 20 times for 350 yards as senior in 2009 at Raritan High School in Hazlet, N.J. … also played defensive back and intercepted four passes in 2009 … led high Raritan to 8-3 record in 2009 … named second-team all-state, first-team all-area and first-team all-Group 2 following senior season by Newark Star-Ledger … selected first-team allarea by Asbury Park Press … named preseason first-team all-state by MaxPreps … scored 13 touchdowns and converted 53 PATs for 131 points as senior, ranking 26th in New Jersey scoring … caught 35 passes for 509 yards with four TDs during junior season in 2008 and rushed 35 times for 267 yards and four TDs … added two passing TDs, two punt returns for TDs and one kickoff return for a score during junior campaign … averaged 38 yards per kickoff return and 18 yards per punt return in 2008 … participated in New Jersey vs. Northeast All-Star Football Classic in June 2009 … also competed in track and field as sprinter and high hurdler … played for coach Bob Generelli at Raritan … son of Bennett Sr. and Grace Jackson … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business. jackson’S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year G-GS ATT YDS TD LG AVG/C AVG/G 2010 13-0 1 20 0 20 20.0 1.5 2011 13-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 TOTALS 26-0 1 20 0 20 20.0 0.8 jackson’S CAREER RETURN STATISTICS Year KR Yds Avg TD LG PR Yds Avg 2010 29 645 22.2 0 43 0 0 0.0 2011 3 32 10.7 0 17 0 0 0.0 TotalS 32 677 21.2 0 43 0 0 0.0

TD 0 0 0

LG 0 0 0

jackson’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2010 13-0 9 1 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 2011 13-0 11 7 18 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 26-0 20 8 28 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0

jackson’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2011 UT-AT TT KR KR YDS TDS USF 1-1 2 2 31 0 at Michigan 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Michigan State at Pittsburgh 1-0 1 0 0 0 3-0 3 0 0 0 at Purdue Air Force 3-0 3 1 1 0 USC 0-0 0 0 0 0 Navy 1-2 3 0 0 0 at Wake Forest 0-2 2 0 0 0 vs. Maryland 1-0 1 0 0 0 Boston College 0-1 1 0 0 0 at Stanford 0-0 0 0 0 0 vs. Florida State 1-1 2 0 0 0 TOTALS 11-7 18 3 32 0 * - games started

tj jones

AVG LG 15.5 17 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 1.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 10.7 17

WR | 5-11 | 190 | Jr. Roswell, Ga. (Gainesville)

jones’ CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 6, vs. USF (Sept. 3, 2011) Receiving Yards: 73, vs. Michigan (Sept. 11, 2010) Longest Reception: 53, vs. Michigan (Sept. 11, 2010) Receiving Touchdowns: 1, six times (last at Purdue, Oct. 1, 2011) All-Purpose Yards: 73, vs. Michigan (Sept. 11, 2010) CAREER: Quick wide receiver who runs crisp routes and has played both on the outside and in the slot … started 19 of 25 career games played … recorded 61 receptions for 672 yards and six touchdowns in Notre Dame career … recorded at least one reception in 23 of 25 career games played … enters 2012 with third-most career receptions among active players and most among wide receivers (tight end Tyler Eifert and running back Theo Riddick are only players with more catches) … became first Notre Dame wide receiver with TD catches in each of first two games of freshman season … was only second freshman wide receiver in school history to register a TD in the season opener … enters 2012 as a projected starter at wide receiver … opens 2012 campaign with at least one catch in 14 straight games. 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Played in every game, starting 12 games (did not start vs. Air Force) … set season highs in receptions (38) and yards (366) … also caught three TD passes … caught a pass in every game and notched three or more catches in eight games … had season bests in catches (six) and yards (58) in season opener vs. South Florida … caught TD passes vs. Michigan, Michigan State and Purdue … caught 15-yard TD pass at Michigan to give Irish 24-7 lead in third quarter … helped extend Notre Dame lead to 28-10 over Michigan State when he caught 26-yard pass from Tommy Rees in third quarter vs. Spartans … scored TD on 11-yard pass from Rees at Purdue in the third quarter, giving Notre Dame a 28-3 lead over Boilermakers.

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2011 rec yds avg td lg *USF 6 58 9.7 0 23 *at Michigan 3 28 9.3 1 15 *Michigan State 3 40 13.3 1 26 *at Pittsburgh 3 31 10.3 0 14 *at Purdue 5 49 9.8 1 16 Air Force 1 23 23.0 0 23 *USC 2 23 11.5 0 16 *Navy 3 28 9.3 0 13 3 16 5.3 0 8 *at Wake Forest *vs. Maryland 2 19 9.5 0 13 *Boston College 5 42 8.4 0 18 1 2 2.0 0 2 *at Stanford *vs. Florida State 1 7 7.0 0 7 TOTALS 38 366 9.6 3 26 * - games started

COACHING & STAFF

jones’ GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2010 rec yds avg td lg *Purdue 3 41 13.7 1 21 *Michigan 3 73 24.3 1 53 *at Michigan State 2 10 5.0 0 7 Stanford 1 21 21.0 0 21 at Boston College 1 14 14.0 0 14 Pittsburgh 1 37 37.0 0 37 *Western Michigan 1 7 7.0 0 7 *at Navy 5 53 10.6 1 17 *Tulsa 5 31 6.2 0 9 Utah Did Not Play vs. Army 0 0 0.0 0 0 at USC 0 0 0.0 0 0 *vs. Miami (Fla.) 1 19 19.0 0 19 TOTALS 23 306 13.3 3 53

THE FIGHTING IRISH HISTORY & RECORDS UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected as SuperPrep AllAmerican and 13th-best wide receiver nationally … named MaxPreps. com second-team All-American as senior in 2009 … finished with 76 receptions for 1,399 yards and 18 touchdowns as senior at Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Ga. … also scored TDs via rushing, passing and fumble return in 2009 … listed as 35th best player nationally on Sporting News Top 100 … ranked 40th-best player nationally by SI.com/ TAKKLE … listed 68th-best player and 10th-best wide receiver in ESPNU 150 … ranked by Scout.com as 138th-best prospect in 2009 … Rivals. com ranked him 141st-best player in 2009 … rated on the OffenseDefense 250 list … member of Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Top 50 team … selected in 2009 preseason to Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Super 11 squad … named first-team all-state by Georgia Sports Writers Association following 2009 senior season … rated 84th nationally on The Kickoff Top 120 … selected to play in Under Armour AllAmerica Game in St. Petersburg, Fla., and caught three passes for 29 yards … helped Gainesville to Georgia state championship game in 2009 for first time since 1982 … rated sixth-best player in Georgia by SuperPrep … selected to Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 team … caught 81 passes for 979 yards as junior in 2008 … first-team all-state pick by Associated Press and Georgia Sports Writers Association following junior campaign in 2008 … helped high school team advance to Georgia state quarterfinals in 2008 … averaged 19.6 yards on kickoff returns and 17.5 yards on punt returns as junior … enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2010, … father Andre Jones (passed away in summer 2011) was defensive end at Notre Dame from 1987-91 and played on 1988 Notre Dame national championship team … uncle is Philip Daniels, former NFL defensive lineman who played for Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins … godfather is former Notre Dame flanker Raghib “Rocket” Ismail … played for coach Bruce Miller at Gainesville … son of Michele … born in Winnipeg, Canada … enrolled in College of Arts and Letter, majoring in film, television and theatre.

jones’ CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G-GS rec yds td lg rec/g avg/c avg/g 2010 12-7 23 306 3 53 1.9 13.3 25.5 2011 13-12 38 366 3 26 2.9 9.6 28.2 TOTAL 25-19 61 672 6 53 2.4 11.0 26.9

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2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in 12 games in 2010 (missed the Utah game with an injury) and started seven contests … made his Irish debut against Purdue … started against the Boilermakers, Michigan, Michigan State, Western Michigan, Navy, Tulsa and Miami (Fla.) … recorded 23 season receptions for 306 yards and three touchdowns … registered four catches of 20 yards or more … 14 of 23 receptions resulted in a TD or first down … three of six catches on third-down plays resulted in a TD or first down … first freshman wideout in school history to catch TD passes in each of his first two career games … became the second freshman wideout in Notre Dame history to register a touchdown in the Irish season opener … recorded a five-yard touchdown reception against Purdue … finished the game with the Boilermakers with three receptions for 41 yards … collected three passes for a career-best 73 against Michigan … hauled in a 53-yard touchdown pass from Dayne Crist against the Wolverines … hooked up with Crist for 37 yards to help set up a Notre Dame field goal in the second quarter against Pittsburgh … the 37-yard grab was the second longest of Jones’ brief career … recorded one reception for 21 yards against Stanford … registered a 16-yard touchdown reception against Navy … added 53 yards receiving versus the Midshipmen … registered 31 yards on five receptions against Tulsa … collected a 19-yard catch in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) … totaled 531 snaps on offense, the second most of any Irish wide receiver.

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Ben Koyack

| 6-5 | 253 | So. TE Oil City, Pa. (Oil City Senior)

| 6-4 | 306 | Jr. DE Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford)

CAREER: Very talented tight end with great hands … improved his blocking ability throughout his freshman season, learning behind AllAmerica tight end Tyler Eifert … could see role expanded in 2012.

lewis-moore’s HONORS & AWARDS • Hendricks Award Watch List (2010, 2011) • Nagurski Award Watch List (2012)

2011 (FRESHMAN): Played in 12 games, while starting the game vs. Air Force (Oct. 8) … did not play vs. USF … caught one pass for five yards in win at Pittsburgh.

lewis-moore’s CAREER HIGHS Total Tackles: 10, vs. Navy (Oct. 23, 2010) Solo Tackles: 4, six times (last at Pittsburgh, Sept. 24, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 8, vs. Utah (Nov. 13, 2010) Tackles For Loss: 2.0, vs. Washington (Oct. 3, 2009) Sacks: 1.0, five times (last vs. Air Force, Oct. 8, 2011) Interceptions: None Forced Fumble: 1, three times (last at Michigan, Sept. 10, 2011) Fumble Recoveries: 1, twice (last vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 9, 2010) Pass Breakups: 1, three times (last at Purdue, Oct. 1, 2011)

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Received first-team Pennsylvania all-state honors from Pennsylvania Sportswriters and Associated Press in 2010 … also Pennsylvania Football News/Coaches AAA first-team Pennsylvania all-state in 2010 … named SuperPrep Northeast Offensive Player of the Year … rated best tight end in country and 25th-best prospect overall by Scout.com … ranked 34th on Sporting News Top 100 list … named to ESPNU Top 150 and MaxPreps Top100 recruiting lists … named to Rivals100 list … chosen to play in Under Armour All-American Bowl … Pennsylvania Region 5 all-star in 2010 … selected top player in Pennsylvania by Pittsburgh Sports Report and second-best player in state by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette prior to 2010 season … guided Oil City Senior High School in Oil City, Pa., to 9-3 record as senior in 2010 … recorded 62 receptions for 1,031 yards and 11 TDs as senior … averaged 16.6 yards per catch … totaled 65.5 tackles and six and a half tackles for loss on defense in 2010, adding one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and two pass breakups … set Pennsylvania District 10 records with 152 career receptions for 2,591 yards … caught eight passes for 135 yards and a TD in a 35-21 win over DuBois in 2010 … made 11 tackles in 49-28 victory vs. Girard in 2010 … had four receptions for 121 yards and two TDs while making nine tackles on defense vs. Franklin in 2010 … caught eight passes for 171 yards and two TDs in 42-26 win over Slippery Rock in 2010 … played in seven games as junior in 2009 and caught 43 passes for 748 yards and seven TDs … averaged 17.4 yards per catch in 2009 … registered nine receptions for 249 yards and two TDs in 2009 season opener vs. Meadville … won Pennsylvania state title in javelin with personal best throw of 19211 in 2010 … caught 47 passes for 812 yards and 10 TDs as sophomore in 2008 … over final three game of 2008 season caught 22 passes for 434 yards and seven TDs … besides tight end, played quarterback, wide receiver, defensive end and linebacker … hails from family of musicians and is proficient playing trombone, piano and euphonium … mother is a music teacher … played for coach Matt LaVerde at Oil City High School … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business. KOYACK’S CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G-GS rec yds td lg rec/g avg/c avg/g 2011 12-1 1 5 0 5 0.1 5.0 0.4

kapron lewis-moore

CAREER: Played in 32 games in Notre Dame career and started 29 contests, including all 13 in 2010 … started 24 straight games he has played … totaled 140 career tackles, most of any Irish defensive lineman, including 13.5 tackles for loss and six sacks … added three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three pass breakups … paced the Irish defensive line in tackles in 2009 and 2010 and was on pace to do so again in 2011 before a knee injury ended his season … played both defensive end and defensive tackle as sophomore but moved exclusively to defensive end in 2010 as the Irish switched to a 3-4 defense … hardworking player has added approximately 75 pounds to his body since he arrived on campus … approved for fifth season of play by Faculty Board on Athletics since he did not see the field as a rookie in 2008. 2011 (SENIOR): Started first seven games of year before suffering season-ending knee injury vs. USC … tallied 32 tackles, including four for loss, before suffering the injury … also recorded one and a half sacks, two pass breakups and one forced fumble on the season … tallied four or more tackles in six games … registered season-best seven tackles, including one and a half for loss and one-half sack, vs. USF … registered four solo tackles in victory at Pittsburgh … recorded four tackles, one-half tackle for loss, one forced fumble and one pass breakup at Michigan … tallied four tackles and one sack in victory over Air Force … notched six tackles vs. USC before being injured. 2010 (JUNIOR): Started all 13 games in 2010 … one of 11 players to start all 13 games for the Irish … joined LB Darius Fleming, CB Gary Gray, DE Ethan Johnson, S Harrison Smith, ILB Manti Te’o and CB Darrin Walls as the only players on the defensive side of the ball to start all 13 games … totaled 62 tackles, which ranked fifth on the team but first among defensive linemen … recorded 20 solo and 42 assisted stops … added two and a half tackles for loss (19 yards) and two sacks (19 yards) … registered four tackles and a sack for minus-14 yards in the seasonopening victory over Purdue … collected three solo tackles and three more assisted stops against Michigan … registered six more tackles, including two solo stops, against Stanford … added a solo tackle for the Irish against Pittsburgh … made just two tackles, but added a sack for

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lewis-moore’s GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2009 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk Nevada 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 0 0 at Michigan 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Michigan State 1-3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Purdue 4-0 4 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Washington 4-3 7 2.0-9 1.0-7 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *USC 3-2 5 1.5-4 0.5-2 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Boston College 2-4 6 0.5-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Washington State 4-1 5 1.0-4 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Navy 4-3 7 1.0-3 1.0-3 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Pittsburgh 0-2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Connecticut 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Stanford 0-2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 TOTALS 26-20 46 7.0-23 2.5-12 1 1-0 0-0 0 0

2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action.

HISTORY & RECORDS UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

2011 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk *USF 1-6 7 1.5-7 0.5-3 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Michigan 3-1 4 0.5-3 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 *Michigan State 2-3 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Pittsburgh 4-0 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Purdue 2-0 2 1.0-5 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *Air Force 2-2 4 1.0-4 1.0-4 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *USC 2-4 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Navy Did Not Play at Wake Forest Did Not Play vs. Maryland Did Not Play Boston College Did Not Play at Stanford Did Not Play vs. Florida State Did Not Play TOTALS 16-16 32 4.0-19 1.5-7 1 0-0 0-0 2 0 * - games started

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to the Fabulous 55 team by the Austin American-Statesman for top players in Texas … ranked No. 33 on the Fab 55 list … considered the 29th-best prospect in Texas and the third-best defensive end in the Lone Star State by SuperPrep … named a SuperPrep All-American as the 41st-best defensive line prospect in the country … ranked the 33rd-best player in Texas by Rivals.com and the 13th-best strongside defensive end by the … rated by Scout.com as the 32nd-best defensive end in the nation … as a junior, collected 50 tackles and added six sacks, two forced fumbles and three recovered fumbles … received second-team all-district honors following junior season … helped lead the football team to the playoffs as a sophomore and junior … named honorable mention all-district following sophomore season … also played basketball for the Kangaroos … led his team to one conference win after pouring in 31 points and grabbing 12 rebounds … averaged a double-double for the Weatherford basketball team … named newcomer of the year following his freshman season on the basketball team for district 4-5A by the Dallas Morning News … also was a member of the track and field team … played football for coach Kenny Wheaton … son of Wanna Lewis and Archie Moore … graduated from Mendoza College of Business and earned a degree in marketing … currently enrolled in graduate studies program.

2010 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk *Purdue 1-3 4 1.0-14 1.0-14 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Michigan 3-3 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Michigan State 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Stanford 2-4 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Boston College 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Pittsburgh 1-3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Western Michigan 1-1 2 1.0-5 1.0-5 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Navy 3-7 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Tulsa 1-2 3 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *Utah 0-8 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Army 4-3 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at USC 4-3 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Miami (Fla.) 0-4 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 TOTALS 20-42 62 2.5-19 2.0-19 1 0-0 0-0 1 0

COACHING & STAFF

2009 (SOPHOMORE): Made tremendous strides as sophomore, appearing in all 12 games and starting nine, after not seeing action as freshman … led Irish defensive line and ranked sixth on team with 46 tackles … recorded second-most tackles for loss on team with seven and his two and a half sacks ranked third … added one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … recovered fumble in Irish debut against Nevada … started for first time against Michigan State and responded with four tackles and forced one fumble … credited with four solo tackles at Purdue including first career tackle for loss … tallied seven tackles, including two tackles for loss and first career sack, against Washington … continued to be one of top defensive linemen on team against USC when he recorded five tackles with one and a half tackles for loss and one-half sack … registered six tackles against Boston College … notched five tackles with one tackle for loss against Washington State … tied career high with seven tackles against Navy, including one tackle for loss and one sack … totaled 227:26 of playing time and made 51 appearances on special teams.

THE FIGHTING IRISH

lewis-moore’s CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2008 Did Not Play 2009 12-9 26 20 46 7.0-23 2.5-12 0-0 0 1 1-0 0 2010 13-13 20 42 62 2.5-19 2.0-19 0-0 1 1 1-0 0 2011 7-7 16 16 32 4.0-19 1.5-7 0-0 2 1 0-0 0 TOTAL 32-29 62 78 140 13.5-61 6.0-38 0-0 3 3 2-0 0

HERE COME THE IRISH

minus-five yards and forced fumble against Western Michigan … collected a career-high 10 tackles, including three solo stops, against Navy … registered eight assisted tackles in the victory over Utah … posted four solo tackles (seven overall) in the win over Army at Yankee stadium … recorded seven tackles for the second straight game in the victory at USC … four of which were solo stops … collected four tackles, all assisted stops, in he Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) … totaled 680 snaps on defense, the most of any Irish defensive lineman.

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Christian Lombard

G/T | 6-5 | 309 | Jr. Inverness, Ill. (Fremd)

CAREER: Talented offensive lineman who served as an understudy to Taylor Dever in 2010 and 2011 … did not play as a freshman and participated in 13 games in 2011, primarily on special teams and as a reserve right tackle … enters 2012 with good chance to start either at right tackle or right guard. 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Backup offensive tackle and special teams performer who played in all 13 games. 2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: USA Today first-team prep All-America offensive lineman … EA Sports first-team All-American … named to Parade magazine All-America team for 2009 as one of 18 offensive and defensive linemen … MaxPreps #30 national prospect and second-team All-American … played offensive right tackle for Fremd High School in Palatine, Ill. … Gatorade Player of the Year for state of Illinois in 2009 … selected to Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 8A all-state football squad for 2009 (one of 18) … named to Chicago Tribune all-state team as senior in 2009 after helping Fremd to perfect regular season and final 11-1 finish after falling in Illinois Class 8A quarterfinals … first-team pick on Champaign NewsGazette all-state squad for 2009 … rated #13 offensive lineman nationally by SuperPrep … rated 103rd nationally on The Kickoff Top 120 … made 32 tackles on defense as senior in 2009 … played in 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio … named to Daily Herald Northwest Suburban all-area team for 2009 and 2008 … helped team average 331 yards per game … helped Fremd to 8-3 record as junior in 2008 … attended U.S. Army All-American Combine in January 2009 and Notre Dame football camp in summer of 2009 … earned special mention on all-area team as sophomore in 2007 … played for coach Mike Donatucci at Fremd … son of Greg and Erin Lombard … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business, majoring in management-consulting. LOMBARD’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS 2010 Did Not Play 2011 13-0 TOTALS 13-0

nick martin

G/T | 6-4 | 290 | So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard)

CAREER: One of five offensive linemen to not play in their freshman season in 2011 … enters 2012 competing for starting spot on right side of offensive line … younger brother of starting left tackle Zack Martin. 2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any action during the season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Indiana all-state pick on Associated Press Class 3A team as offensive lineman … also named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 all-state team as one of 10 offensive linemen … named to 2010 Super Team by Indianapolis Star … second-team offensive lineman on U.S. Air Force Medium Schools Prep All-America squad … helped fourth-ranked Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis, Ind., to 2010 Indiana Class 3A state title with 28-14 win over South Bend St. Joseph’s in state title contest that marked Chatard’s record 10th state title … Chatard ended season with 11-4 record and 10 straight wins after early three-game losing streak … helped team to number-three state ranking in IFCA final regular-season poll for 2010 … starter on both offensive and defensive lines … rated second-best Class 3A defensive player in Indianapolis area in preseason listings by Indianapolis Star … . helped Chatard to 12-2 mark as junior in 2009 before losing to Evansville Memorial in Indiana state playoff semi-state round … brother Zack was Notre Dame offensive tackle starter as sophomore in 2010 and junior in 2011 … father Keith played football at Kentucky and was 1982 Academic AllSoutheastern Conference pick as team’s top defensive tackle while also earning NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship in 1983 … played for coach Vincent Lorenzano at Bishop Chatard High School … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.

zack martin

OT | 6-4 | 304 | Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard)

zack martin’s HONORS & AWARDS • Notre Dame’s Guardian of the Year (2010, 2011) • Outland Trophy Watch List (2011, 2012) • Lombardi Award Watch List (2012) CAREER: Recipient of Notre Dame’s Guardian of the Year award from the Guardian Life Insurance Company (a sponsor of Irish football on IMG College radio broadcasts) as the top Notre Dame offensive lineman in each of last two years … has two seasons remaining of eligibility after not playing as a freshman … has started all 26 games he has played in … started two games at right tackle and 24 games at left tackle … opens 2012 as the starter at left tackle.

2011 (JUNIOR): Started all 13 games at left offensive tackle … part of a unit that only allowed 17 sacks during the season … helped pave the

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CAREER: Entering second year at wide receiver after starting Notre Dame career as a quarterback … played in eight games for the Irish in 2011, primarily on special teams … enters 2012 looking to crack the depth chart at wide receiver. 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in eight games during the season, primarily on special teams … did not play in first four games or at Wake Forest 2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season.

massa’s CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS 2010 Did Not Play 2011 8-0 TOTALS 8-0

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zack martin’s CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS 2009 Did Not Play 2010 13-13 2011 13-13 TOTALS 26-26

HISTORY & RECORDS

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team quarterback on Cincinnati Enquirer Division I Football All-Stars squad for 2009 … threw for 1,800 yards and 16 touchdowns while completing 67 percent of his throws as senior in 2009 for St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati … earned all-league honors in 2009 while helping St. Xavier to Cincinnati Greater Catholic League South title … helped St. Xavier to final numberfour ranking in Associated Press poll to end 2009 regular season – and 9-3 final record following regional semifinal playoff loss to Elder in 2009 Ohio Division I playoffs … completed 20 of 28 passes in that Elder game, his final high school contest, for 221 yards and a TD … hit 14 of 17 throws for 194 yards and three TDs in first-round state playoff win vs. Centerville … completed 66 of 124 passes for 752 yards and three TDs as junior in 208 despite laying in only four games due to collarbone injury … career numbers at St. Xavier included 3,496 passing yards and 28 TDs … also a starting forward in basketball in 2009-10 for St. Xavier … father Gary is former basketball captain at Xavier … grandfather Larry Krutko played football as fullback at West Virginia and three seasons with NFL Pittsburgh Steelers in 1958-60 … mother Mary is a television personality in Cincinnati real estate market … from same high school that produced 2001 Irish captain and linebacker Rocky Boiman … played for head coach Steve Specht at St. Xavier … son of Gary and Mary Massa … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business as a marketing major.

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in 2009 Under Armour All-American game in Orlando … named to Best in Midwest team by Detroit Free Press as the fifth-best player and secondbest offensive lineman (behind future classmate Chris Watt) in the Midwest … ranked as 107th-best prospect in the SI/TAKKLE Top 200 … rated 110th in ESPNU150 and 10th-best offensive tackle according to ESPN … named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 AllState team as an offensive lineman in senior year … selected first-team all-state in 2008 by Indianapolis Star and Associated Press … also named to Indianapolis Star’s 2008 Super Team … tallied 114 pancake blocks during senior campaign … first-team all-state selection as senior and junior … named to Bloomington Herald Times Junior All-State team as sophomore … selected to Bloomington Herald Times Top 33 team as junior and senior … selected as SuperPrep All-American and 20th-best offensive lineman … SuperPrep ranked him as 16th-best player in the Midwest … ranked as second-best prospect in the Rivals.com Indiana postseason rankings … member of Indiana Class 3A State Championship team as sophomore with 12-3 record … helped lead high school team to 14-1 record and second consecutive Indiana Class 3A state championship as junior in 2007 … started both ways as sophomore along offensive and defensive lines … recorded 73 tackles including five tackles for loss as defensive tackle during sophomore season in 2006 … father Keith played football at Kentucky and was 1982 Academic AllSoutheastern Conference pick as team’s top defensive tackle while also earning NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship in 1983 … played for head coach Vince Lorenzano at Bishop Chatard High School … brother Nick joined Irish in 2011 as an offensive lineman … full name is Zachary Edward Martin … son of Pam and Keith Martin … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in management-entrepreneurship

WR | 6-4 | 225 | Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier)

COACHING & STAFF

2009 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action for Irish.

THE FIGHTING IRISH

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 13 games in 2010 … one of 11 players to start all 13 games for the Irish that season … joined C Braxston Cave, OG Chris Stewart and OG Trevor Robinson as the only players on the offensive side of the ball to start all 13 games … won the Guardian of the Year Award from the Guardian Life Insurance Company (a sponsor of Irish football on IMG College radio broadcasts) as the top Notre Dame offensive lineman … made his first career start against Purdue … started 11 games at left tackle and two games at right tackle (vs. Pittsburgh and Western Michigan) … named Jimmy Rogers, Jr. Most Valuable Lineman following the victory over Miami (Fla.) in the Hyundai Sun Bowl … the Irish offensive line allowed 20 sacks over its 13 games in 2010, which averaged out to 1.54 sacks per game … Notre Dame had not allowed fewer sacks per game since 1998 when the Irish allowed only nine sacks in 11 games or 0.82 per game … totaled 831 snaps on offense, the most of any Irish offense lineman and second-most of any Notre Dame player.

Luke massa

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way for a running game that averaged 4.8 yards a carry, the best by a Notre Dame team since 1996 … older brother of sophomore offensive lineman Nick Martin.

Student-Athlete Profiles

dan mccarthy

| 6-2 | 205 | Gr. S Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney)

CAREER: Has played in 24 career games … recorded 16 tackles in Notre Dame career, including one-half tackle for loss … added one forced fumble … has contributed predominantly on special teams and scout team for the Irish … enters 2012 in competition for playing time at one of the safety positions … approved for fifth year of eligibility by Faculty Board on Athletics since he did not play as a freshman in 2008. 2011 (SENIOR): Played in 12 games during the season … did not play at Wake Forest … saw action primarily on special teams and as a reserve safety … produced nine tackles … tied for fifth on the team with seven tackles on special teams … had four tackles each against Air Force and Navy. 2010 (JUNIOR): Played in seven games for the Irish, versus Purdue, Michigan State, Stanford, Boston College, Pittsburgh, Western Michigan and Tulsa (missed the final three games of regular season and the bowl game due to injury) … totaled five tackles … recorded three solo and two assisted stops … added one-half tackle for loss (1 yard) and one forced fumble … made one solo tackle at Boston College … posted an assisted tackle against Pittsburgh … registered three tackles, including two solo stops, in the victory over Western Michigan … also added a half tackle for loss and forced fumble versus the Broncos … totaled 22 snaps on defense.

Watterson in the regular-season finale … as a junior, helped lead his team to a state championship - the sixth in school history - after playing both quarterback and defensive back … in the state title game, rushed 22 times for 161 yards and a TD and completed two of four passes for 61 yards en route to the 26-12 victory … threw for 785 yards and eight TDs while rushing for 1,910 yards and 21 TDs during junior season and added 112 tackles, seven sacks and two interceptions on defense … grandfather Jack Mayo attended Notre Dame from 1943-47 and was captain of the baseball team his final year … older brother Kyle played safety at Notre Dame from 2005-09 and was captain in ’09 … older brother Brian also attended Notre Dame and graduated in ’06 … played for coach P.J. Fecko at Mooney … named to National Honor Society … four-year member of the student council, spanish and science clubs in high school .. son of John and Janet McCarthy … second youngest of four children (all boys) … graduated from Mendoza College of Business in May 2012 and earned a finance degree … currently enrolled in graduate studies program. mccarthy’S CAREER defensive STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2008 Did Not Play 2009 5-0 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 2010 7-0 3 2 5 0.5-1 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0 2011 12-0 3 7 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 24-0 7 9 15 0.5-1 0.0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0

2009 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in five games for Irish against Nevada, Washington State, Navy, Pittsburgh and Connecticut … played primarily on special teams but also contributed as backup safety against Nevada and Washington State … made Irish debut against Nevada in season opener … recorded first career tackle against Washington State in San Antonio … logged 1:08 of playing time and made 15 special-teams appearances. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named Gatorade Player of the Year for Ohio … finalist for Mr. Football award in Ohio … earned second-team All-America honors from USA Today following senior season … one of five future Irish players placed on the EA Sports AllAmerica third team … named offensive player of the year for Division IV by the Associated Press and the quarterback on the Associated Press NE Inland Division IV all-district football team … ranked by Scout.com as the sixth-best Ohio prospect and eighth-best safety in the nation … Rivals.com rated him to be the 12th-best player in Ohio and the 14th-best safety in the country … played in first 12 games for Mooney and helped team go undefeated in those contests while being ranked No. 1 in Ohio and No. 9 in the nation by USA Today … rushed for 1,340 yards with 15 TDs and passed for 625 yards with seven TDs as a senior … posted 137 tackles and nine sacks during senior season … gained 128 yards on the ground with one TD and passed for 103 yards with two TDs to lead Mooney to a 21-17 win over Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary’s … rushed for 161 yards and two TDs in the Cardinals 28-0 victory over Bishop

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Student-Athlete Profiles

| 5-10 | 195 | So. CB Coppell, Texas (Coppell)

CAREER: Very quick and agile player started career at Notre Dame as a running back and switched to cornerback during 2012 spring drills … played in eight games during freshman season, mostly on special teams.

mcdaniel’S CAREER defensive STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2011 8-0 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0

CAREER: Former Notre Dame Scout Team Player of the Year who played in 13 games as a sophomore in 2011 and enters 2012 competing for more playing time at inside linebacker … recorded 10 tackles, including two tackles for loss, while on defense … has also contributed to Irish special teams. 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, seeing action on special teams and as a reserve linebacker … tallied 10 tackles and two tackles for loss … had season-high four tackles, including one tackle for loss, in win vs. Maryland (Nov. 12) … also had one tackle for loss in win vs. Navy. 2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season … selected Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year for his stellar contributions in practice situations against the first-team offense. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named SuperPrep AllAmerican and eighth-best player in North Carolina by SuperPrep … earned All-America accolades at inside linebacker in 2009 from PrepStar … named first-team all-state as senior by NCPreps.com … tallied 120 tackles and 10 sacks during senior season in 2009 at Southeast Raleigh High School in Raleigh, N.C. … helped Southeast Raleigh to 10-3 record and second round of North Carolina state playoffs in 2009 … scored tying touchdown for Bulldogs as running back on three-yard plunge in fourth quarter of second-round playoff game to force overtime … key member of defense that limited five opponents to a touchdown or less … named eighth-best player in North Carolina by … recorded 125 tackles with seven sacks and added 30 receptions and seven touchdowns as tight end during junior campaign in 2008 … led Southeast Raleigh to 11-3 record in 2008 … registered 110 tackles and one interception as a sophomore in 2007 … played for coach Daniel Finn at Southeast Raleigh … son of Jeffrey and Tammie Moore … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in film, television and theatre. moore’S CAREER defensive STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2010 Did Not Play 2011 13-0 7 3 10 2.0-3 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0

HISTORY & RECORDS

mcdaniel’S CAREER RETURN stats Year KR Yds Avg TD LG PR Yds Avg TD LG 2011 2 24 12.0 0 18 0 0 0.0 0 0

MOORE’S HONORS & AWARDS • Notre Dame’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year (2010)

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McDaniel‘S CAREER Rushing STATISTICS Year G-GS ATT YDS TD LG AVG/C AVG/G 2011 8-0 3 9 0 12 3.0 1.1

| 6-1 | 242 | Jr. ILB Cary, N.C. (Southeast Raleigh)

COACHING & STAFF

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Second-team all-state running back as senior on 2010 Texas Associated Press Sports Editors Class 5A team … MVP of District 7-5A by Fort Worth Star-Telegram … second-team running back pick on Dallas Morning News all-area squad … rushed 301 times for 1,906 yards and 32 TDs as senior in 2010 at Coppell High School in Coppell, Texas … also caught 40 passes for 492 yards and three TDs … . led Dallas area 5A players in scoring with 37 TDs and ranked third in rushing … helped Coppell to 13-1 record and #2 ranking in Texas Class 5A, losing only 41-40 to Euless Trinity in state quarterfinals … Coppell finished regular season 10-0 and ranked fifth in Texas Associated Press Class 5A poll … rated one of top 100 players in Dallas area (one of six running backs) coming into 2010 by Dallas Morning News … helped 2009 Cowboys team as junior to 11-2 record ending in 5A playoff loss to Arlington … played for coach Joe McBride at Coppell High School … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in psychology.

THE FIGHTING IRISH

2011 (FRESHMAN): Played in eight games during the season, primarily on special teams … did not play in first four games or against Navy … saw time on special teams and at running back in a reserve role … had three carries for nine yards and two kick returns for 24 yards … also tallied a pair of tackles.

kendall moore

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cam mcdaniel

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zeke motta

| 6-2 | 215 | Sr. S Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach)

MOTTA’S CAREER HIGHS Total Tackles: 11, at Michigan State (Sept. 18, 2010) Solo Tackles: 5, at Michigan State (Sept. 18, 2010) Assisted Tackles: 6, at Michigan State (Sept. 18, 2010) Tackles For Loss: 1.0, vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 9, 2010) Sacks: 0.5, vs. Washington State (Oct. 31, 2009) Interceptions: 1, twice (last at Michigan, Sept. 10, 2011) Forced Fumble: 1, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Fumble Recoveries: 1, twice (last vs. Florida State, Dec. 29, 2011) Pass Breakups: 1, three times (last vs. Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011) CAREER: Has not missed a game in his Irish career, playing in all 38 games and starting 16 contests … has totaled 102 tackles, 53 solo stops, two tackles for loss, one-half sack, four pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions … enters 2012 with most career tackles among active Notre Dame defensive backs and only Manti Te’o (324 tackles) and Kapron Lewis-Moore (140) have more tackles at Notre Dame … talented, young player enrolled early in 2009 and spent the spring of 2010 practicing at linebacker before moving to safety in fall … utilized more towards middle and end of freshman season as extra rusher in box … carved out major contributing role on special teams in first year with Irish … starts 2012 as a starter at safety along with Jamoris Slaughter. 2011 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games, starting eight at safety … tallied 40 tackles, one interception, one pass breakup, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … recorded three or more tackles in six games … registered three six-tackle games … tallied six tackles in games against Michigan State, Boston College and Stanford … had second career interception at Michigan … forced first career fumble at Stanford … recovered fumble and returned 29 yards for game’s first touchdown against Florida State. 2010 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games for the Irish, starting against Michigan, Michigan State, Western Michigan, Navy, Tulsa, Utah, USC and Miami (Fla.) … totaled 50 tackles … recorded 30 solo and 20 assisted stops … ranked seventh on the team in tackles … added one and a half tackles for loss (one yard), one fumble recovery, one interception and two pass breakups … tallied three tackles, including two solo stops against Purdue … registered four tackles and a pass breakup against Michigan … registered career highs in total tackles (11), solo stops (five) and assisted tackles (six) against Michigan State … added a half tackle for loss and interception against the Spartans … registered three solo stops and four tackles overall against Stanford and three total stops (all solo tackles) against Pittsburgh … added a tackle for loss against the Panthers … registered four tackles, two solo, in the victory over Western Michigan … totaled six tackles, five assisted stops, against Navy … collected three tackles, two solo stops, against Utah … totaled four solo tackles in the regular season finale at USC … recorded four tackles, three solos, in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) … totaled 553 snaps on defense, the fourth most of any 48 Irish defensive back and the second most of any safety.

2009 (FRESHMAN): One of three freshmen to play in every game … contributed primarily on special teams and also moved back and forth between outside linebacker and safety … participated on four special teams units and was standout performer on kickoff coverage where he was credited with eight tackles … ranked fourth on the team in specialteams tackles with eight and tied for second on squad in kickoff return tackles … finished season with 12 tackles including one-half sack and one-half tackle for loss … registered four tackles, including half a sack, against Washington State at San Antonio’s Alamodome … notched three stops against Michigan State … earned 11:06 of playing time and ranked fifth on team with 166 appearances on special teams. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Participated in 2009 U.S. Army All-American Game in San Antonio … selected to play in Hawaii Football Prep Classic, featuring all-star team from the U.S. mainland against all-star team from Hawaii … Rivals.com ranked him 54th in Rivals100 rankings … rated the eighth-best overall prospect in Florida according to Rivals.com’s postseason prospect rankings by state … rated the 168th overall prospect in SI/TAKKLE Top 200 … ranked 179th overall player according to Scout.com … member of Florida Varsity Top 100 … named Class 6A first-team all-state in Florida in 2007 and firstteam academic all-state in 2008 for Florida Class 6A football … named District 17 Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008 … named SuperPrep All-American as 25th-best linebacker nationally … ranked 13th among Florida’s best players according to SuperPrep’s Florida 110 … selected to the Jacksonville Times-Union’s Florida Super 75 squad … tabbed the second-best outside linebacker in Florida by the Times-Union … named first-team Class 6A all-state as a senior … tallied 137 tackles including eight tackles for a loss and three sacks during senior campaign at Vero Beach High School... one of three early enrollees at Notre Dame … played for head coach Gary Coggin at Vero Beach High School … full name is Ezekiel Edward Motta … son of Bill Motta, who was the defensive coordinator at Vero Beach High School … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters as an industrial design major. MOTTA’S CAREER defensive STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2009 12-0 6 6 12 0.5-1 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 2010 13-8 30 20 50 1.5-1 0.0-0 1-0 2 0 1-0 0 2011 13-8 17 23 40 0.0-0 0.0-0 1-0 2 1 1-29 0 TOTALS 38-16 53 49 102 2.0-2 0.5-1 2-0 4 1 2-29 0 MOTTA’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2010 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk Purdue 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Michigan 2-2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *at Michigan State 5-6 11 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 0 0 Stanford 3-1 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 0 0 at Boston College 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Pittsburgh 3-0 3 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Western Michigan 2-2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Navy 1-5 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Tulsa 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Utah 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Army 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at USC 4-0 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *vs. Miami (Fla.) 3-1 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 TOTALS 20-30 50 1.5-1 0.0-0 0 1-0 1-0 2 0

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Student-Athlete Profiles

Tate Nichols

OT | 6-8 | 320 | Jr. Walton, Ky. (Ryle)

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Did not see any game action during the season 2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season.

COACHING & STAFF 2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Caught 28 passes for 455 yards and three touchdowns as senior tight end and defensive end in 2009 at Ryle High School in Union, Ken. … one of 22 players on Class of the Commonwealth squad for 2009 by Lexington Herald-Leader … second-team 2009 all-state pick in Kentucky in athlete category by Louisville Courier-Journal … first-team selection as tight end on Cincinnati Enquirer Northern Kentucky Football All-Stars … one of two recipients of Brian Williams “That’s My Boy” Award given by local chapter of National Football Foundation to top scholar-athlete in Northern Kentucky … helped Ryle to 9-4 record in 2009, including second-round Kentucky playoff loss to eventual state champion St. Xavier … one of Ryle’s four losses in 2009 came to eventual state champion Highlands team that includes current Notre Dame teammate Austin Collinsworth … played wide receiver as sophomore, then moved to tight end for junior and senior seasons … distant relative of former Irish tight end Kyle Rudolph … played for coach Bryson Warner at Ryle … son of Dave and Annie Nichols … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in marketing.

THE FIGHTING IRISH

CAREER: The tallest player on Notre Dame’s roster is competing for the vacant right tackle position in the starting lineup … a former high school tight end and defensive end who moved to offensive tackle when he arrived at Notre Dame … has not played in his Notre Dame career.

HERE COME THE IRISH

2011 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk USF 1-4 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Michigan 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 0 0 Michigan State 1-5 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Pittsburgh 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Purdue 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Air Force 0-2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *USC *Navy 1-3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Wake Forest 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Maryland 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *Boston College 2-4 6 0.5-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Stanford 4-2 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Florida State 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-29 0-0 1 0 TOTALS 17-23 40 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 1-29 1-0 2 0 * - games started

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TROY NIKLAS

| 6-7 | 260 | So. TE Fullerton, Calif. (Servite)

NIKLAS’ CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 4, vs. Boston College (Nov. 19, 2011) Solo Tackles: 2, twice (last vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 4, vs. Boston College (Nov. 19, 2011) Tackles For Loss: 0.5, vs. Boston College (Nov. 19, 2011) Sacks: None Forced Fumbles: None Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) Pass Breakups: None Interceptions: None CAREER: Great athlete who transitions from defense to offense for the Irish in 2012 … played in 12 games as a freshman at outside linebacker but switched to tight end for spring drills in 2012 … tallied 20 tackles in only season on defense and started at outside linebacker in Notre Dame’s win against then-No. 15 Michigan State … nickname on the team is Hercules. 2011 (FRESHMAN): Played in 12 games for the Irish as an outside linebacker, starting the game against Michigan State … tallied careerhigh four tackles and one-half tackle for loss in win vs. Boston College … recorded two tackles and first career fumble recovery in a win vs. Navy … registered three tackles in start against the Spartans. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Los Angeles Times lineman of the year as senior in 2010 … two-way standout as both offensive and defensive lineman at Servite High School in Anaheim, Calif., where he played offensive guard and defensive tackle in 2010 … helped Servite to 14-1 record in 2010, a second straight CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division title and runner-up in state playoffs … named co-lineman of the year as senior in Trinity League by Orange County Register … an offensive lineman on Los Angeles Times high school all-star football team for 2010 … first-team all-state offensive lineman by CalHiSports … rated 215th among all prospects nationally on Rivals.com 250 list … rated 11th by SuperPrep among all prospects in California, Nevada and Hawaii … all-CIF Southern Section Pac-5 as defensive lineman as senior by Orange County Register … first-team defensive lineman on Orange County Register all-county team for 2010 … two-time first-team allTrinity League selection … played tight end on offense until switch to guard as senior in 2010 … made 14 tackles as senior in 48-8 CIF State Open Division title game loss to De La Salle … helped Servite to 2009 California state title (33-20 victory over Rocklin in Division II championship), in addition to Pac-5 and Trinity League crowns … caught 16 passes as tight end for 128 yards and three TDs in 2009 … also helped Servite to Trinity League title as sophomore in 2008 … brother Austin was sophomore linebacker at Air Force in 2010 … uncle Bruce Matthews played at USC, was ninth overall pick in NFL Draft, earned Pro Bowl honors 14 times while playing with NFL Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans from 1983-2001 and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007 … from same high school as former Irish quarterback standout, NFL veteran and current CBS Sports analyst Steve Beuerlein … enrolled 50 in Mendoza College of Business.

NIKLAS’ CAREER Defensive STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2011 12-1 8 12 20 0.5-3 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 NIKLAS’ GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2011 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk USF 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Michigan 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Michigan State 0-3 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Pittsburgh 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Purdue 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Air Force 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 USC 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Navy 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 0 0 at Wake Forest 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Maryland 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Boston College 0-4 4 0.5-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Stanford 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Florida State Did Not Play TOTALS 8-12 20 0.5-3 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started

LOUIS NIX III

| 6-3 | 326 | Jr. NG Jacksonville, Fla. (Raines)

NIX III CAREER HIGHS Total Tackles: 6, twice (last vs. Navy, Oct. 29, 2011) Solo Tackles: 2, four times (last at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 5, vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) Tackles For Loss: 1.5, at Stanford (Nov. 26, 2011) Sacks: 0.5, vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) Interceptions: None Forced Fumble: None Fumble Recoveries: None Pass Breakups: 1, vs. Boston College (Nov. 19, 2011) CAREER: The anchor of Notre Dame’s defensive line was a force at times in the middle of the Irish defense … tied for seventh on the team and was tops among defensive ends and nose guards with 45 tackles in 2011 … recorded 32 tackles over final seven games of season … has three seasons of eligibility remaining after not playing as a rookie in 2010. 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Started 11 games at nose guard while playing in all 13 during the season … did not start vs. USF or Navy … collected 45 tackles, including four and a half for loss … also recorded one pass breakup and one-half sack … registered nine games with at least two tackles and six games of four or more … had a pair of six-tackle games … opened career with six tackles, including one-half tackle for loss against South Florida … tied career high in tackles with six, including one-half tackle for loss and one-half sack in win against Navy … had four tackles, including a career-high one and a half tackles for loss, against Stanford … notched five tackles, including one tackle for loss

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Student-Athlete Profiles and a pass breakup in win vs. Boston College … registered three tackles in Champs Sports Bowl against Florida State

jordan prestwood

CAREER: Sat out 2011 season after transferring to Notre Dame in January 2011 from Florida State … adds depth to offensive line group and will compete for playing time at offensive tackle. 2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action during rookie campaign at Florida State.

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Big, athletic lineman who is considered an outstanding run-blocker with the agility to protect the passer … three-star offensive lineman according to Rivals.com … rated the No. 130 overall prospect in the ESPNU 150 and the 10th offensive tackle … ranked the No. 5 offensive tackle and the No. 70 player in the nation by 247Sports … rated the No. 10 offensive tackle nationally by Scout.com and No. 28 by Rivals.com at that position … showed the ability to move well both straight ahead and laterally … 23rd on Bill Buchalter’s 2011 Florida Top 100 for the Orlando Sentinel … selected to Tampa Tribune All-Hillsborough County First Team as a senior … 95th on Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 … member of the TimesUnion’s Florida Super 75 where he was rated as the No. 4 offensive tackle … No. 66 on Tom Lemming’s MaxPreps.com 2011 Top 100 … 30th on the SuperPrep Florida 110 … played tight end as a junior and finished with 28 catches for 319 yards … had four touchdown receptions and one rushing touchdown, earning third team 5A All-State honors … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters.

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

OT | 6-5 | 295 | So. Plant City, Fla. (Plant City)

COACHING & STAFF

NIX III’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2011 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk USF 1-5 6 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Michigan 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Michigan State 0-3 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Pittsburgh 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Purdue 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Air Force 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *USC 0-4 4 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Navy 1-5 6 0.5-1 0.5-1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Wake Forest 2-2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Maryland 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Boston College 1-4 5 1.0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *at Stanford 2-2 4 1.5-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Florida State 0-3 3 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 TOTALS 12-33 45 4.5-9 0.5-1 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 * - games started

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named to Florida Super 75 and to Jacksonville Super 24 teams by Jacksonville Times-Union following his senior year in 2009 … rated 59th nationally on Sporting News Top 100 list … tabbed SuperPrep All-American and eighth-best defensive tackle nationally … made 50 tackles and 10 sacks as senior in 2009 at Raines High School in Jacksonville, Fla. … a 2009 all-First Coast pick as defensive lineman by Jacksonville Times-Union … selected to play in Under Armour All-America Game in St. Petersburg, Fla. … tallied 19 combined sacks as a sophomore and junior in 2007 and 2008 … selected to Jacksonville Times-Union Super 11 squad prior to senior season and was labeled “most disruptive” player in First Coast … named to Super Southeast 120 team by Mobile Press-Register … rated 64th-best player nationally and sixth-best defensive tackle in ESPNU 150 … listed as seventh-best defensive tackle nationally and 85th-best player by Rivals.com … rated ninth-best defensive tackle in country and 102nd-best prospect nationally by Scout.com … ranked 108th player nationally by SI.com/TAKKLE … rated on Offense-Defense Top 250 list … rated 75th nationally by The Kickoff Top 120 … tallied 60 tackles and 10 sacks as junior and named second-team all-First Coast by Jacksonville Times-Union … helped Raines High School to 7-4 record and appearance in Florida state playoffs as sophomore in 2007 … named to Jacksonville Times-Union second-team all-First Coast in 2007 … also played basketball … played for coach Deran Wiley at Raines … son of Louis Nix and Stephanie Ancrum … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a film, television and theatre major.

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2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season.

NIX III’S CAREER defensive STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2010 Did Not Play 2011 13-11 12 33 45 4.5-9 0.5-1 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 13-11 12 33 45 4.5-9 0.5-1 0-0 1 0 0-0 0

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anthony rabasa

OLB | 6-3 | 240 | So. Miami, Fla. (Columbus)

CAREER: Versatile linebacker with ability to play both inside and outside linebacker … did not play during freshman season. 2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action during the season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked 11th nationally on Rivals weak-side defensive end list … selected to Florida Times-Union Super 75 team of Florida’s top players … listed 123rd on ESPN 150 list of top players nationally for 2010 … selected to play in Team USA vs. The World game in Austin, Texas … tabbed as best defensive lineman and fifth-best prospect in Miami-Dade County by Miami Herald … named to Orlando Sentinel Florida Top 100 list as fourth-best defensive end in state … led Columbus High School team in Miami, Fla., to 6A regional quarterfinals of 2010 Florida state playoffs … registered 80 tackles and 10 sacks for Columbus as junior defensive end in 2009 … named first-team all-county in 2010 by Miami Herald … 2009 first-team all-Dade County selection … named second team all-state defensive line by Florida sportswriters and first team all-county by Miami Herald following junior campaign in 2009 … played for coach Chris Merritt at Christopher Columbus High School … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters.

TOMMY REES

| 6-2 | 210 | Jr. QB Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest)

rees’ HONORS & AWARDS • FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (11/14/11) • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Quarterback (10/9/11) • FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (10/11/11) • Notre Dame’s Next Man In Award Recipient (2010) rees’ PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS • Career Completion Percentage (2010-, 64.2, 1st) • Career Pass Attempts/Game (2010-, 26.1, 3rd) • Career Completions/Game (2010-, 16.8, 3rd) • Career Passing Yards/Game (2010-, 180.8, 3rd) • Career 300-Yard Passing Games (2010-, 2, t-3rd) • Career Total Yards/Game (2010-, 178.1, 5th) • Career Pass Completions (2010-, 369, 6th) • Career Total Yards/Attempt (2010-, 6.34, 6th) • Career Touchdown Passes (2010-, 32, 6th) • Career Pass Attempts (2010-, 575, 7th) • Career Efficiency Rating (2010-, 133.4, 9th) • Lowest Career Interception Percentage (2010-, 3.83, 9th)

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Career Passing Yards (2010-, 3,977, 10th) Single-Season Consecutive Completions (2011, 14, t-1st) Single-Season Completion Percentage (2011, 65.5, 2nd) Single-Season Consecutive Passes Without Interception (2011, 135, 3rd) Single-Season Completions/Game (2011, 20.7, 4th) Single-Season Pass Completions (2011, 269, 4th) Single-Season Pass Attempts (2011, 411, 5th) Single-Season Touchdown Passes (2011, 20, 5th) Single-Season Passing Yards (2011, 2,871, 5th) Single-Season Total Offense Plays (2011, 442, 6th) Single-Season Pass Attempts/Game (2011, 31.6, 6th) Single-Season Total Offense Yards (2011, 2,815, 6th) Single-Season Completion Percentage (2010, 61.0, 7th) Single-Season 300-Yard Passing Games (2011, 1, t-7th) Single-Season 300-Yard Passing Games (2010, 1, t-7th) Single-Season Passing Yards/Game (2011, 220.8, 8th) Single-Season Total Yards/Game (2011, 216.5, 9th) Single-Game Consecutive Completions (Nov. 12, 2011 vs. Maryland, 14, t-1st) Single-Game Pass Completions (Oct. 30, 2010 vs. Tulsa, 33, 2nd) Single-Game Pass Attempts (Oct. 30, 2010 vs. Tulsa, 54, 6th) Single-Game Touchdown Passes (Oct. 30, 2010 vs. Tulsa, 4, t-6th) Single-Game Touchdown Passes (Oct. 8, 2011 vs. Air Force, 4, t-6th) Single-Game Pass Completions (Nov. 12, 2011 vs. Maryland, 30, t-9th) Single-Game Consecutive Passes Without Interception (Oct. 1, 2011 at Purdue, 40, t-10th)

rees’ CAREER HIGHS Carries: 5, at Pittsburgh (Sept. 24, 2011) Rushing Yards: 6, twice (last vs. USC, Oct. 22, 2011) Rushing Touchdowns: None Longest Rush: 12, vs. Tulsa (Oct. 30, 2010) Pass Attempts: 54, vs. Tulsa (Oct. 30, 2010) Pass Completions: 33, vs. Tulsa (Oct. 30, 2010) Passing Yards: 334, vs. Tulsa (Oct. 30, 2010) Long Completion: 56, vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) Passing Touchdowns: 4, twice (last vs. Air Force, Oct. 8, 2011) Completion Percentage: 85.7 (6-for-7), vs. Navy (Oct. 23, 2010) Passing Yards Per Attempt: 10.77, vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) Passing Yards Per Completion: 16.5, vs. Army (Nov. 20, 2010) Passing Efficiency: 181.64, vs. Air Force (Oct. 8, 2011) Interceptions: 3, vs. Tulsa (Oct. 30, 2010) CAREER: A 16-game starter for the Irish at quarterback whose name is littered throughout the Notre Dame record book for career and singleseason performances … completed 369 of 575 passes (64.2 percent) for 3,977 yards with 32 TDs and 22 interceptions … owns a 12-4 record as starting quarterback for the Irish … career leader in completion percentage among all Notre Dame players, he ranks in the top 10 in 13 different career lists and 16 different single-season lists … ranks third in career completions per game and passing yards per game … ranks sixth in career TD passes, ninth in career efficiency rating (133.4) and 10th in career passing yards … started final four games of his freshman year and led Notre Dame to victories in all four contests … became the first freshman QB in Notre Dame history to ever lead the Irish to a victory in

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2010 (FRESHMAN): Played in nine games for the Irish, starting four contests (Utah, Army, USC and Miami) … led Irish to four straight victories including a Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) as the starting quarterback … became the first freshman quarterback in Notre Dame history to ever lead the Irish to a victory in a bowl game … completed 61.0 percent of his passes (100 of 164) for 1,106 yards and 12 touchdowns … registered a passing efficiency of 132.70 … recorded 17 completions of 20 yards or more … completed 66.7 percent (40 of 60) of his passes on first down … set a single-season freshman school record with 12 TD passes … established a single-season freshman record in completion percentage … ranked among the top five in the following categories for Irish freshman quarterbacks: passing yards (second, 1,106), passing efficiency (second, 132.70), pass attempts (third, 164), completions (third, 100) and games played (t-fourth, 9) … made career debut against Michigan, but attempted two passes, one of which was intercepted, without a completion … saw action late in the game against Navy, but guided the Irish on a touchdown drive … went six of seven for 79 yards on the scoring drive … replaced Dayne Crist following his season-ending injury against Tulsa … proceeded to complete 33 of 54 passes for 334 yards and four TDs vs. Tulsa … was the first Irish freshman quarterback to ever throw four TD passes in a single game … the 334 yards passing was the most ever by a quarterback that did not start the game … his 300-yard game was the 35th in school history and second ever by a Notre Dame freshman … Brady Quinn was the only other freshman signal-caller to throw for at least 300 yards in a single game (350, Oct. 25, 2003 at Boston College) … started the final three games of the regular season at national sports landmarks (Notre Dame Stadium, Yankee Stadium and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum) … ninth freshman quarterback to start for the Irish in the last 60 seasons (1951-present), joining Ralph Guglielmi (1951), Blair Kiel (1980), Steve Beuerlein (1983), Kent Graham (1987), Paul Failla (1991), Matt LoVecchio

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Completed 215 of 308 passes for 2,572 yards and 23 touchdowns as senior in 2009 at Lake Forest High School in Lake Forest, Ill. … threw for 526 yards and six TDs in one 2009

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2011 (SOPHOMORE): Started 12 games for the Irish, while appearing in all 13 … took over for then-starter Dayne Crist at halftime of South Florida game, and started the remaining 12 games … passed for over 200 yards in eight games … threw multiple TDs in six games … threw at least one touchdown pass in 11 straight games from 2010 to 2011, which ranks third for the longest streak in school history … threw for 2,871 yards and 20 TDs on the year … completed 65.5 percent of passes, the second-best completion percentage in a season by any Notre Dame QB … tied school record by completing 14 consecutive passes at one point … completed 135 consecutive passes without an interception, the third-longest streak in school history … ranked in the top five in school history in single-season passes attempted, completed, TD passes and passing yards … put together strong game in a 38-10 victory over Purdue, throwing for 254 yards and three scores … tied career high with four TD passes, all coming in the first half, in a victory over Air Force … four TD passes in first half tied with Brady Quinn for most in a half in Irish history … named College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Quarterback and FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11) for effort against the Falcons … produced most efficient game of season in win vs. Maryland, going 30 for 38 (79.0 percent) for 296 yards and two TDs … named FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 14) for performance against the Terrapins … threw for 315 yards and three TDs at Michigan … also had two TD tosses against South Florida and Wake Forest.

(2000), Brady Quinn (2003) and Jimmy Clausen (2007) … became the first Irish freshman quarterback to knock off a top-20 opponent since Blair Kiel helped Notre Dame get past No. 13 Miami, (Fla.), 32-14 … completed 13 of 20 passes for 129 yards and three touchdowns in the victory over Utah … his three TD passes were the most by a freshman in his first career start in school history … he also threw for the fourthmost yards ever by an Irish quarterback in his first start … threw seven TD passes in back-to-back outings against Tulsa (four) and Utah (three) … the seven TD passes in consecutive games were the third-most TD passes over a two-game stretch in school history … only Brady Quinn has ever thrown more TD passes in two consecutive games … Quinn had nine TD passes over back-to-back games in 2009 and twice had eight TD passes in consecutive games in 2006 … threw for 214 yards and completed 13 of 20 passes for the second straight game in the victory over Army … collected another TD pass against the Black Knights … closed out the regular season connecting on 20 of 32 pass attempts for 149 yards and two TDs at USC … the first rookie Notre Dame quarterback to knock off USC since Matt LoVecchio in 2000 … completed 15 of 29 passes for 201 yards and two TDs in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) … threw two or more TD passes in four of the last five games of 2010.

Student-Athlete Profiles game versus Bradford (Wis.) … also threw for five TDs and 348 yards in 2009 vs. Warren … as junior in 2008 completed 195 of 344 passes for 2,170 yards and 21 TDs (including four in 65-52 win over Wauconda) in seasons that ended with Illinois Class 6A first-round playoff loss to Lemont … played basketball at Lake Forest until he enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2010 … started final six games at quarterback for Lake Forest as sophomore in 2007 … brother Danny was punter and holder at UCLA … father Bill is former assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for years at UCLA (1979-93) under Terry Donohue, also has worked in scouting and pro personnel for Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers – after playing quarterback at Ohio Wesleyan and serving as an assistant coach at Northwestern (1976-78) for three years … played for coach Chuck Spagnoli at Lake Forest … son of Bill and Susan Rees … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business as management-consulting major. rees’ CAREER Offensive STATISTICS PASSING RUSHING Year G-GS COMP ATT INT PCT YDS TD ATT YDS AVG TD 2010 9-4 100 164 8 61.0 1106 12 12 -2 -0.2 0 2011 13-12 269 411 14 65.5 2871 20 31 -56 -1.8 0 TOTALS 22-16 369 575 22 64.2 3977 32 43 -58 -1.3 0 rees’ GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Passing rushing 2010 C-A-INT PCT LG YDS TD ATT YDS AVG TD Purdue Did Not Play Michigan 0-2-1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 at Michigan State Did Not Play Stanford Did Not Play at Boston College 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Pittsburgh Did Not Play Western Michigan 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 6-7-0 85.7 23 79 0 0 0 0.0 0 vs. Navy Tulsa 33-54-3 61.1 26 334 4 2 5 2.5 0 13-20-0 65.0 26 129 3 2 -7 -3.5 0 *Utah 13-20-1 65.0 35 214 1 3 1 0.3 0 *vs. Army 20-32-3 62.5 22 149 2 4 -3 -1.3 0 *at USC *vs. Miami (Fla.) 15-29-0 51.7 36 201 2 1 2 2.0 0 TOTALS 100-164-8 61.0 36 1,106 12 12 -2 -0.2 0 * - games started 2011 C-A-INT PCT LG YDS TD ATT YDS AVG TD USF 24-34-2 70.6 37 296 2 2 1 0.5 0 *at Michigan 27-39-2 69.2 29 315 3 2 -2 -1.0 0 *Michigan State 18-26-1 69.2 33 161 1 4 -7 -1.8 0 *at Pittsburgh 24-42-1 57.1 19 216 1 5 6 1.2 0 *at Purdue 24-40-0 60.0 35 254 3 1 3 3.0 0 *Air Force 23-32-0 72.0 34 261 4 0 0 0.0 0 *USC 23-37-1 62.2 25 190 0 1 6 6.0 0 *Navy 16-22-1 72.7 56 237 1 1 -9 -9.0 0 *at Wake Forest 14-23-2 60.9 38 166 2 2 2 1.0 0 *vs. Maryland 30-38-0 79.0 34 296 2 5 -21 -4.2 0 *Boston College 24-39-1 61.5 37 256 0 1 3 3.0 3 *at Stanford 6-13-1 46.2 23 60 0 3 -16 -3.3 0 *vs. Florida State 16-27-1 59.3 34 163 1 4 -28 -7.0 0 TOTALS 269-411-14 65.5 56 2,871 20 31 -56 -1.8 0 * - games started 54

theo riddick

| 5-11 | 200 | Sr. RB Manville, N.J. (Immaculata)

riddick’s PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS • Single-Game Kickoff Returns (Oct. 3, 2009 vs. Washington, 6, t-3rd) • Single-Game Kickoff Returns (Nov. 28, 2009 at Stanford, 6, t-3rd) • Single-Season Kickoff Returns (2009, 37, 1st) • Career Kickoff Returns (2009-, 47, t-5th) • Single-Season Kickoff Return Yards (2009, 849, 1st) • Career Kickoff Return Yards (2009-, 1,051, 8th) • Single-Season Kickoff/Punt Return Yards (2009, 849, 3rd) • Career Kickoff/Punt Return Yards (2009-, 1,049, 10th) riddick’s CAREER HIGHS Carries: 9, vs. Washington State (Oct. 31, 2009) Rushing Yards: 51, vs. Washington State (Oct. 31, 2009) Rushing Touchdowns: None Longest Rush: 24, at Purdue (Sept. 26, 2009) Receptions: 10, at Michigan State (Sept. 18, 2010) Receiving Yards: 128, at Michigan State (Sept. 18, 2010) Receiving Touchdowns: 2, at Michigan (Sept. 10, 2011) Longest Reception: 37, vs. Michigan (Sept. 11, 2010) Kickoff Returns: 6, vs. Washington (Oct. 3, 2009) Kickoff Return Yards: 129, vs. Washington (Oct. 3, 2009) Kickoff Return Touchdowns: None Longest Kickoff Return: 38, vs. Michigan State (Sept. 19, 2009) Punt Returns: 2, vs. USF (Sept. 3, 2011) Punt Return Yards: 1, vs. Florida State (Dec. 29, 2011) Punt Return Touchdowns: None Longest Punt Return: 1, vs. Florida State (Dec. 29, 2011) All-Purpose Yards: 152, vs. Navy (Nov. 7, 2009) CAREER: One of quickest and most exciting players on Irish roster … returned to his original position of running back at end of 2011 following injury to Jonas Gray … opens 2012 as a running back but will also play out of slot wide receiver position … moved to wide receiver as a sophomore in 2010 after playing in every game during freshman season as reserve running back and kickoff returner … missed four games in 2010 with foot injury … has played in 32 career games and started 18, 17 in last two years … has 84 career catches for 893 yards and six touchdowns … has added 54 career rushes for 252 yards, good for a 4.7 per-carry average … has returned 47 kickoffs and averaged 22.4 yards per return … broke Armando Allen’s school record with 849 kickoff return yards in 2009. 2011 (JUNIOR): Played in 11 games during the season, starting the first nine before missing two with injury … proved to be a reliable No. 2 wide receiver, hauling in 38 catches for 436 yards and three TDs … ranked third on the team in receptions, receiving yards and receiving TDs behind Michael Floyd and Tyler Eifert … had eight games with two or more catches … produced six games with 50 or more yards receiving … recorded six receptions for 62 yards and two touchdowns at Michigan (Sept. 17), including 29-yard grab late in the fourth quarter to give Irish a 31-28 lead … collected six more catches (52 yards) in the victory at

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked 82nd in OffenseDefense Top 100 … member of Rivals250, ranking 242nd overall … 241st overall player in country according to Scout.com … named SuperPrep All-American, rating him as 23rd-best running back nationally

HISTORY & RECORDS

2009 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 12 contests for Irish, serving as primary return man on kickoffs and as reserve running back … earned first start of career in final game of season against Stanford … tallied 849 kickoff return yards on 37 returns, most kickoff return yards in single season in Irish history (Armando Allen – 704 in 2007) … rushed five times for 19 yards in opener against Nevada … averaged season-best 26.8 yards on four kickoff returns against Michigan State … set season highs with nine rushes for 51 yards and three receptions for 24 yards against Washington State … averaged 7.0 yards on five rushes against Navy and added one 16-yard reception … totaled 155 all-purpose yards in season finale at Stanford behind 35 rushing yards, minus-two receiving yards and 122 kickoff return yards … logged 14:01 of playing time and made 60 special-teams appearances.

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RIDDICK’S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year ATT YDS TD LG AVG/C AVG/G 2009 29 160 0 24 5.5 13.3 2010 11 29 0 18 2.6 3.2 2011 8 63 0 14 4.5 5.7 TOTALS 54 252 0 24 4.7 7.9

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RIDDICK’S CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G-GS rec yds td lg rec/g avg/c avg/g 2009 12-1 6 43 0 16 0.5 7.2 3.6 2010 9-8 40 414 3 37 4.4 10.4 46.0 2011 11-9 38 436 3 45 3.5 11.5 39.6 TOTALS 32-18 84 893 6 45 2.6 10.6 27.9

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2010 (SOPHOMORE): Played in nine games for the Irish, starting eight … missed four games (Navy, Tulsa, Utah and Army) with a foot injury … still ranked second on the team in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns (tied) … recorded 40 catches for 414 yards and three TDs … added 11 rushes for 29 yards and two kickoff returns for 36 yards … registered four catches of 20 yards or more … 22 of 40 receptions resulted in a TD or first down … five of seven receptions on third down plays resulted in a TD or first down … started out Irish career as a running back, but Brian Kelly liked the idea of moving Riddick to the slot in his spread offense … managed just four catches for 52 yards against Purdue and Michigan, but found his form over a four-game stretch against Michigan State, Stanford, Boston College and Pittsburgh … totaled 33 receptions for 343 yards and three TDs (all team highs over the four-game stretch) … recorded a game-high and career-high 10 catches for 128 yards against Michigan State … also grabbed a 15-yard TD pass from Dayne Crist versus the Spartans … registered his first career 100-yard receiving game against Michigan State … posted two grabs for 42 yards on Notre Dame’s opening scoring drive of the second half (on 18- and 24-yard grabs) … his 10 receptions against the Spartans were tied for the ninth most in single-game school history … his output was tied for the third most ever by an Irish sophomore wideout … Michael Floyd also hauled in 10 catches against Navy on Nov. 7, 2009 and Jim Seymour, who was a first-year player, but a sophomore eligibility wise, has the two highest outputs (13 and 11 catches in 1966) … registered a TD catch in three consecutive weeks (Michigan State, Stanford and Boston College) … recorded seven catches for 71 yards and a TD versus Stanford … added nine more catches (69 yards) and a TD in the victory at Boston College … collected seven receptions over 75 yards against Pittsburgh … managed just one catch against Western Michigan before he was sidelined by an injury … returned to the field against USC and had one catch for six yards … managed only one reception for two yards in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.), but rushed for 32 yards on eight carries (both season highs) … totaled 490 snaps on offense, third most of any Irish wide receive

… SuperPrep ranks him as seventh best player in New Jersey 35 … first-team all state performer senior year at Immaculata High School … selected third-team all-state running back during junior season by Newark Star-Ledger … Star-Ledger named him to first-team non-public school all-state squad after junior season ...named second-team all-state performer as defensive back during sophomore campaign by Associated Press and Newark Star-Ledger … as junior carried 159 times for 1,192 yards and 13 touchdowns on offense and added 17 tackles on defense … tallied 1,352 yards and 23 TDs on 172 carries during sophomore season … added 13 catches for 157 yards offensively and five interceptions as safety on defense in 2006 sophomore season … ran for 217 yards in 2006 state championship game, leading his team to victory and perfect 12-0 season … added three TDs and an interception in the end zone with 57 seconds left to preserve victory in state championship … rushed for 4,042 yards and 52 TDs during high school career … ranked second in New Jersey preseason top 30 according to Rivals.com and fourth in its postseason rankings … played for head coach Pierce Frauenheim at Immaculata High School … son of Celeste Bell … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in film, television and theatre.

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Pittsburgh (Sept. 24) … notched season-highs of eight catches and 83 yards with a TD in a victory over Air Force (Oct. 8) … had a pair of catches for 67 yards against Stanford (Nov. 26) … carried the ball eight times for 36 yards and hauled in two passes for seven yards against Florida State (Dec. 29).

Student-Athlete Profiles RIDDICK’S CAREER RETURN stats Year KR Yds Avg TD LG 2009 37 849 22.9 0 38 2010 2 36 18.0 0 19 8 166 20.8 0 34 2011 Totals 47 1051 22.4 0 38

PR Yds Avg TD LG 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 -1 -0.3 0 1 3 -1 -0.3 0 1

riddick’s GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Rushing Receiving 2009 Att Yds Avg LG TD Rec Yds Avg LG TD Nevada 5 19 3.8 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Michigan 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Michigan State 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Purdue 1 24 24.0 24 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Washington 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 USC 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Boston College 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 vs. Washington State 9 51 5.7 14 0 3 24 8.0 12 0 Navy 5 35 7.0 18 0 1 16 16.0 16 0 at Pittsburgh 2 -4 -2.0 0 0 1 5 5.0 5 0 Connecticut 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Stanford 6 35 5.8 24 0 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 TOTALS 29 160 5.5 24 0 6 43 7.2 16 0 2010 Rec Yds Avg TD LG *Purdue 2 13 6.5 0 7 *Michigan 2 39 19.5 0 37 *at Michigan State 10 128 12.8 1 24 *Stanford 7 71 10.1 1 22 *at Boston College 9 69 7.7 1 20 *Pittsburgh 7 75 10.7 0 16 *Western Michigan 1 11 11.0 0 11 at Navy Did Not Play Tulsa Did Not Play Utah Did Not Play vs. Army Did Not Play at USC 1 6 6.0 0 6 *vs. Miami (Fla.) 1 2 2.0 0 2 TOTALS 40 414 10.4 3 37 2011 rec yds avg td lg *USF 3 32 10.7 0 27 *at Michigan 6 62 10.3 2 29 *Michigan State 1 7 7.0 0 7 *at Pittsburgh 6 52 8.7 0 19 0 0 0.0 0 0 *at Purdue *Air Force 8 83 10.4 1 24 *USC 5 56 11.2 0 25 *Navy 4 58 14.5 0 37 *at Wake Forest 1 12 12.0 0 12 vs. Maryland Did Not Play Boston College Did Not Play at Stanford 2 67 33.5 0 45 vs. Florida State 2 7 3.5 0 7 TOTALS 38 436 11.5 3 45 * - games started

cameron ROBERSON

| 6-0 | 218 | Jr. RB Newbury Park, Calif. (Newbury Park)

ROBERSON’S HONORS & AWARDS • Notre Dame Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year (2010) CAREER: Recovering from surgery following knee injury in 2011 spring practices … did not play during freshman year … named Notre Dame Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year in 2010 for his stellar play at running back against the first-team Irish defense. 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Did not see any game action during the season while recovering from knee surgery. 2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season … received Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year Award for his great play against the Irish first-team defense. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team pick as running back as both senior and junior in 2009 and 2008 on California Southern Section Marmonte League all-conference squad … named to Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 squad for 2009 … second-team running back on all-county large school squad selected for 2009 by Ventura County Football Coaches Association … carried 199 times for 1,107 rushing yards and 20 TDs as senior in 2009 for Newbury Park High School in Thousand Oaks, Calif. … top game in 2009 featured 26 attempts for 186 and three TDs versus Saugus … caught 29 passes for 268 yards and one TD in 2009 while helping Panthers to 9-3 record … listed on Rivals.com 250 chart for 2009 … rushed 226 times for 1,452 yards and 18 TDs as junior in 2008 – and also caught 29 passes for 279 yards and three TDs as Newbury Park finished 7-4 … grandfather Thomas Murray Turner is ’59 Notre Dame graduate … played for coach George Hurley at Newbury Park … son of Marvin Roberson and Tanya Turner … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

chris salvi

| 5-10 | 190 | Sr. S Lake Forest, Ill. (Carmel Catholic)

CAREER: Hardworking walk-on was rewarded with a scholarship during winter workouts in 2012 … transfer from Butler University has played in 22 games over past two seasons and totaled 12 tackles … won the 188-pound division at 2012 Bengal Bouts, Notre Dame’s boxing club tournament. 2011 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games as a member of the special teams unit … tallied 10 tackles … had two each in wins over Air Force, Navy and Maryland … also had a tackle against Michigan State, Purdue and Wake Forest.

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2009 (FRESHMAN): Transferred to Notre Dame and did not play. 2008 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 11 games at Butler University and recorded four tackles … helped the Bulldogs to a 6-5 record, the most wins by the team had in 12 seasons.

kona schwenke

| 6-4 | 290 | Jr. NG Hauula, Hawaii (Kahuku)

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Hawaii all-state selection for 2009 as defensive lineman by Honolulu Advertiser … named second-team all-state as senior by Honolulu Star-Bulletin … helped lead team to Hawaii state championship game and 12-1 record as senior at Kahuku High School in Kahuku, Hawaii … only loss came 34-21 in Division I title game to Kamehameha … participated in 2009 Hawaii/Polynesia vs. Mainland Bowl … selected to Tacoma NewsTribune Western 100 team … one of 14 defensive linemen from 11 Western states selected to Western 100 team … ranked by Rivals.com as top defensive lineman, fourth-best player in Hawaii for 2009 and one of top 35 defensive ends nationally … selected Oahu Interscholastic Association Red East defensive player of year for 2009 as Kahuku claimed OIA crown … had six tackles, four for loss, and two sacks, in

shembo’s CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 6, at Pittsburgh (Sept. 24, 2011) Solo Tackles: 5, at Pittsburgh (Sept. 24, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 4, vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) Tackles For Loss: 2.0, at Boston College (Oct. 2, 2010) Sacks: 2.0, at Boston College (Oct. 2, 2010) Forced Fumbles: 1, at Boston College (Oct. 2, 2010) Fumble Recoveries: None Pass Breakups: None Interceptions: None CAREER: Arguably the most explosive pass rusher on the Irish roster … capable of playing as outside linebacker in a 3-4 defense or a defensive end in a 4-3 alignment … switches from outside linebacker position to the opposite side in 2012 to become more of a pass rush threat for Notre Dame … has played in 25 games for the Irish and started eight games (all in 2011) … totaled 46 career tackles with eight and a half tackles for loss, six and a half sacks and one forced fumble. 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 12 games for the Irish, while starting eight contests … did not play vs. Michigan State … did not start vs. Air Force, Maryland or Boston College … notched six games of three tackles or more … totaled 31 tackles, including three and a half for loss … also had a pair of sacks … recorded a career-high six tackles at Pittsburgh and also had a sack for an 11-yard loss … registered four tackles and a sack in a win at Wake Forest … also had four tackles each against USC and Navy. 2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 13 games in 2010 … one of six freshmen to make their Irish debut against Purdue … one of three freshmen (joined Austin Collinsworth and Bennett Jackson) to play in every game... registered 15 tackles on the year, including six solo stops and nine assisted tackles … had only three tackles, including half a tackle for loss, in Notre Dame’s first four games of the season … then recorded two and a half sacks, forced fumble and quarterback hurry in the two games against Boston College and Pittsburgh … picked up his first career sack and forced fumble on the same play late in the third quarter against the Eagles … added a second sack in the fourth quarter versus

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in five games in 2010 … moved into the playing rotation over the final five games of the year (Tulsa, Utah, Army, USC and Miami) … posted two solo tackles on the year, both came against Utah … added a fumble recovery against Tulsa.

OLB | 6-2 | 250 | Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey Kell)

HISTORY & RECORDS

2011 (SOPHOMORE)): Played in three games during the season: Purdue, Wake Forest and Maryland.

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

CAREER: Improving defensive lineman has provided excellent depth for the Irish in his first two seasons … switches from defensive end to nose guard in 2012 and will back up Louis Nix III on the interior of the Notre Dame defensive line … has played in eight games for the Irish and totaled two tackles and one fumble recovery.

PRINCE SHEMBO

COACHING & STAFF

salvi’s CAREER Defensive STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2010 9-0 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 2011 13-0 3 7 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 22-0 4 8 12 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0

schwenke’s CAREER Defensive STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2010 5-0 2 0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 2011 3-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 8-0 2 0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 0

THE FIGHTING IRISH

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: All-conference defensive back at Carmel Catholic High School … earned all-area recognition … team captain … helped lead high school team to a 10-3 record and the Illinois 7A state semifinals in 2007 … earned two varsity football letters … coached in high school by Andy Bitto … son of Pat and Lindy Salvi … brother W

Kahuku’s 24-20 victory over Leilehua to earn 2009 OIA Red Conference title … one of four finalists for 2009 Island Sports Media Athlete of the Year award … played for coach Reggie Torres at Kahuku … son of McKay and Angela Schwenke … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, majoring in anthropology.

HERE COME THE IRISH

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Played in nine games for the Irish, primarily on special teams … did not play against Purdue, Michigan, Stanford and Miami (Fla.) in the Champs Sports Bowl … recorded two tackles on the season.

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Student-Athlete Profiles Boston College … registered a quarterback hurry and half sack in the victory over the Panthers … recorded a career-high five tackles, including two solo, and one sack in the victory over No. 15 Utah … totaled three tackles and a sack (for minus-16 yards) in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) … totaled 121 snaps on defense, the sixth most of any Irish linebacker. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in 2010 Offense-Defense Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C. … named SuperPrep AllAmerican and 11th-best linebacker nationally … rated seventh-best inside linebacker in nationally and among top 250 players nationally by Rivals.com … received honorable mention accolades on Orlando Sentinel all-Southern Team following senior year in 2009 … played in only five games during senior campaign at Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, N.C., due to an ankle injury … invited to play in Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and helped North Carolina defeat South Carolina 24-14 … ranked sixth-best player in North Carolina by SuperPrep … rated ninth-best player in North Carolina by Charlotte Observer … recorded 86 tackles with nine sacks and added two interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as junior in 2008 … made 117 tackles during sophomore season in 2007 and was named to 2007 all-Observer team by Charlotte Observer … one of only two sophomores on that team and was joined by former Irish defensive back Robert Blanton … helped lead Knights to first state playoff appearance in 2007 … became starter on Ardrey Kell’s initial varsity team as freshman in 2006 … also competed in basketball and track in high school … played for coach Marty Woolbright at Ardrey Kell … son of Maurice and Gina Shembo … father moved to United States in 1986 from Democratic Republic of the Congo … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters. shembo’s CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTIC Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2010 13-0 6 9 15 5.0-40 4.5-39 0-0 0 1 0-0 0 2011 12-8 17 14 31 3.5-18 2.0-15 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 25-8 23 23 46 8.5-58 6.5-54 0-0 0 1 0-0 0

shembo’s GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2010 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk Purdue 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Michigan 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Michigan State 0-2 2 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Stanford 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Boston College 2-0 2 2.0-10 2.0-10 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 Pittsburgh 0-1 1 0.5-3 0.5-3 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Western Michigan 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Navy 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Tulsa 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Utah 2-3 5 1.0-10 1.0-10 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Army 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at USC 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Miami (Fla.) 1-2 3 1.0-16 1.0-16 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 TOTALS 6-9 15 5.0-40 4.5-39 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2011 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk *USF 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Michigan 1-0 1 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Michigan State Did Not Play *at Pittsburgh 5-1 6 1.0-11 1.0-11 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Purdue 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Air Force 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *USC 3-1 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Navy 0-4 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Wake Forest 3-1 4 1.0-4 1.0-4 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Maryland 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Boston College 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Stanford 2-1 3 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Florida State 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 TOTALS 17-14 31 3.5-18 2.0-15 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started

Jamoris Slaughter

| 6-0 | 200 | Gr. S Stone Mountain, Ga. (Tucker)

slaughter’s HONORS & AWARDS • FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (10/11/11) slaughter’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 8, vs. USC (Oct. 22, 2011) Solo Tackles: 5, vs. Florida State (Dec. 29, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 5, vs. USC (Oct. 22, 2011) Tackles for Loss: 2.0, vs. Florida State (Dec. 29, 2011) Sacks: 2.0, vs. Florida State (Dec. 29, 2011) Interceptions: 1, twice (last vs. Air Force (Oct. 8, 2011) Longest Interception Return: 26, vs. Stanford (Sept. 25, 2010) Interception Return Yards: 26, vs. Stanford (Sept. 25, 2010) Pass Breakups: 1, five times (last vs. USC, Oct. 22, 2011) Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Air Force (Oct. 8) Fumble Recoveries: None 58

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Student-Athlete Profiles

HISTORY & RECORDS UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

2008 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action as a rookie.

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

2009 (SOPHOMORE): Defensive back appeared in all 12 games for Irish, making his first career start against Washington State … tallied 14 tackles, including 12 solo stops, in his first season playing … ranked eighth on team with five special teams tackles … recorded four tackles, including three solos, against Washington State … also recorded multiple tackles against Nevada (two solo), Boston College (three total, two solo) and Stanford (two solo) … earned 33:51 of playing time on defense and made 110 special teams appearances.

COACHING & STAFF

2010 (JUNIOR): Played in 11 games for the Irish, starting against Purdue, Stanford, Boston College, Pittsburgh and Army … totaled 31 tackles … recorded 20 solo and 11 assisted stops … added one interception and three pass breakups … did not see action against Michigan or Navy due to an injury … registered three tackles, including one solo stop, and a pass breakup against Purdue … recorded a season and career-high seven tackles versus Stanford … hauled in an interception against the Cardinal and raced 26 yards, marking the second-longest interception return for the Irish that season … registered four tackles, three solo, in the victory over Pittsburgh … added three tackles and a pass breakup against Tulsa … collected a season-high four solo tackles (five total tackles) against Army at Yankee Stadium … recorded four tackles, including three unassisted stops, in the victory over USC … registered a pair of solo tackles in the victory over Miami (Fla.) in the Hyundai Sun Bowl … added a pass breakup against the Hurricanes … totaled 292 snaps on defense, the third most of any Irish safety and sixth most of any Notre Dame defensive back.

THE FIGHTING IRISH

2011 (SENIOR): Started 10 games at safety, while appearing in all 13 … did not start vs. Pittsburgh, USC or Stanford ...tallied 45 tackles, including four for loss … also had an interception, forced fumble and two pass breakups … had six games with four or more tackles … had career game against Air Force, notching six tackles, while forcing a fumble and intercepting a pass … named FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week following performance against the Falcons … notched career high in tackles with eight against USC … had five tackles, including first-career tackle for loss, in a victory over Navy … also had four tackles in a win vs. Michigan State and at Stanford … registered career high in solo tackles (five), tackles for loss (two) and sacks (two) against Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Invited to play in the Under Armour All-American Game in Orlando … named first-team all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution following his senior year … one of just six safeties named to Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 list … named first-team all-state for Class AAAA by the Georgia Sports Writers Association … chosen to the Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 where he was the ninth-ranked defensive back and the 53rd-ranked player on the list … rated the 86th-best player on the ESPN 150 list … considered by Rivals.com as the 13th-best safety in the country and the 14th-best player in Georgia … ranked the 11th-best player in Georgia and the 11th-best safety in the nation by Scout.com … helped lead the Tigers to the Class AAAA state semifinals before losing to the eventual state champions … finished the season with a 13-1 record and ranked No. 2 in the state … won region six as a senior with a 10-0 record and was member of a defense that allowed only six points per game (best in Class AAAA) and pitched seven shutouts … credited with 56 tackles, three interceptions and 11 pass break ups during senior season … totaled 66 tackles, four interceptions and three forced fumbles as a junior … also ran track and had personal bests of 10.9 in the 100-meter dash and 49.0 in the 400 meters … played for coach Franklin Stephens at Tucker … son of Debbie Garrett... graduated from College of Arts and Letters as an industrial design major … enrolled in graduate studies program.

HERE COME THE IRISH

CAREER: Versatile defensive back who has played both cornerback and safety for Irish … has seen action in 36 career games and started 16 … started 10 of 13 games for the Irish in 2011 and played both safety and also an outside linebacker in certain defensive formations … has totaled 90 career tackles with four tackles for loss, two sacks, two interceptions, five pass breakups and one forced fumble … opened 2010 as the starter at safety but was hindered with a foot injury for much of the year … practiced initially at Notre Dame as a cornerback but received increased playing time during 2009 season at safety … appeared in every game during 2009 after not seeing any action in rookie campaign … a valuable special-teams contributor on multiple units … opens 2012 as a leader of the Irish defense and a starter at a safety position... approved for fifth year by Faculty Board on Athletics since he did not play as a freshman in 2008.

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Student-Athlete Profiles slaughter’S CAREER defensive STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2008 Did Not Play 2009 12-1 12 2 14 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 2010 11-5 20 11 31 0.0-0 0.0-0 1-26 3 0 0-0 0 2011 13-10 25 20 45 4.0-13 2.0-10 1-0 2 1 0-0 0 TOTALS 36-16 57 33 90 4.0-13 2.0-10 2-26 5 1 0-0 0 slaughter’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2009 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk Nevada 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Michigan 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Michigan State 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Purdue 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Washington 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 USC Boston College 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Washington State 3-1 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Navy 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Pittsburgh 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Connecticut 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Stanford 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 TOTALS 12-2 14 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2010 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk 1-2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *Purdue Michigan Did Not Play at Michigan State 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Stanford 3-4 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-26 0 0 *at Boston College 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Pittsburgh 3-1 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Western Michigan 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Navy Did Not Play Tulsa 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 Utah 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Army 4-1 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at USC 3-1 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Miami 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 TOTALS 20-11 31 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-26 3 0 2011 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk *USF 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Michigan 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Michigan State 2-2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Pittsburgh 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Purdue *Air Force 2-4 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 1-0 1 0 USC 3-5 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *Navy 2-3 5 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Wake Forest 0-2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Maryland 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Boston College 2-1 3 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Stanford 4-1 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Florida State 5-0 5 2.0-10 2.0-10 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 TOTALS 25-20 45 4.0-13 2.0-10 1 0-0 1-0 2 0 * - games started

Daniel Smith

WR | 6-4 | 215 | Jr. South Bend, Ind. (Clay)

CAREER: One of the bigger wide receivers on the Irish roster will compete to replace Michael Floyd in Notre Dame’s starting lineup … played in nine games in Notre Dame career, primarily on special teams. 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in two games, recording a tackle in a win vs. Navy … also played in season opener vs. USF. 2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action the final seven games of 2010 … played against Western Michigan, Navy, Tulsa, Utah, Army, USC and Miami (Fla.)in Hyundai Sun Bowl … registered one assisted tackle against Navy … recorded a critical fumble recovery that helped set up a touchdown just after halftime in the victory over No. 15 Utah … totaled 117 snaps on special teams. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team pick as receiver on 2009 Associated Press Indiana Class 4A all-state squad … named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State team for 2009 as one of four receivers … four-year starter as wide receiver for Clay High School in South Bend, Ind. … caught 60 passes as senior in 2009 for more than 1,000 yards and nine touchdowns … grabbed nine catches for 175 vs. Mishawaka in 2009, including TD receptions of 30 and 57 yards … caught 10 passes for 124 yards and a TD vs. Elkhart Central in 2009 … caught 51 passes for 1,061 yards and nine TDs as junior in 2008 … also made seven interceptions as junior starter at defensive back for Clay team that finished 5-5 and Indiana Class 4-A sectional runner-up … first-team all-conference receiver as junior … caught 30 passes for 400 yards and eight TDs as sophomore in 2007 … grabbed 49 passes for 800 yards and eight TDs as a freshman in 2006 … caught 61-yard TD pass on first play of his career as freshman … also a standout at Clay in basketball and track and field (as long jumper) … brother-in-law is former Irish safety Gerome Sapp (1999-2002) … played for coach Joe Szajko at Clay … son of Robert and Vicki Smith. … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business as an accounting major. SMITH’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2010 7-0 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 2011 2-0 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 9-0 0 2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 0

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Student-Athlete Profiles

OLB | 6-2 | 248 | Jr. Littleton, Colo. (Columbine)

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 games, primarily on special teams and also as a reserve linebacker … did not play vs. Michigan State, Pittsburgh or Purdue … totaled 13 tackles, including seven solo … had career-best six tackles in win vs. Maryland … notched three tackles in win vs. Navy and two tackles in win vs. Air Force … chipped in with one-half tackle for loss against the Falcons.

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW HISTORY & RECORDS UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team all-Colorado selection by Denver Post as junior and honorable mention all-state by Post as senior in 2009 … played quarterback for Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., and helped lead Rebels to state semifinals as junior and quarterfinals as senior in 2009 … rated by Rivals.com as second-best player in Colorado and the 27th-best athlete nationally … labeled as “best athlete” in Colorado high school football prior to start of 2009 season by Denver Post … missed four games as a senior in 2009 due to injury … passed for 517 yards on 41-for-64 throwing with 10 touchdowns and rushed for 386 yards with four TDs in 2009 … also kicked five of seven PATs, connected on both field-goal attempts (one for 46 yards), punted 14 times for 35.9-yard average, intercepted one pass and made 13.5 tackles as cornerback … rushed for 178 yards in one 2009 game vs. Chatfield … first-team all-Big 8 Conference selection for 2009 on Columbine team that finished 8-4 and qualified for Colorado 5A playoffs … played quarterback in wing-T offense and passed 57 times for 511 yards as junior in 2008, with eight passes for TDs … totaled 874 rushing yards in 2008 and averaged 9.8 rushing yards per carry with 10 rushing TDs … led Columbine to 11-2 record in 2008 … named all-conference linebacker in 2007 and also served as placekicker for Rebels as sophomore … named Denver Post high school student-athlete of week on Sept. 6, 2009 … won seven consecutive Carnation Bowls, South Jeffco (Colo.) youth league’s version of Super Bowl … compiled 77-1 record in youth football with one loss occurring as he sat out due to injury … played for coach Andy Lowry at Columbine … son of Don and Janet Spond … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters as a political science major.

COACHING & STAFF

2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in eight games in 2010 … one of six freshmen to make their Irish debut against Purdue … saw the field against Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State, Stanford, Boston College, Pittsburgh, Utah and Miami (Fla.) in Hyundai Sun Bowl … majority of playing time came on multiple Irish special teams … recorded one solo tackle against Boston College … totaled 105 plays on special teams and 10 plays on defense.

spond’s GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2011 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk USF 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Michigan 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Michigan State Did Not Play at Pittsburgh Did Not Play at Purdue Did Not Play Air Force 0-2 2 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 USC 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Navy 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Wake Forest 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Maryland 5-1 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Boston College 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Stanford 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Florida State 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 TOTALS 7-6 13 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0

THE FIGHTING IRISH

CAREER: Former high school quarterback who also played defensive back in high school has grown into an athletic linebacker who is competing for starting outside linebacker position … played in 18 games in Notre Dame career, primarily on special teams.

Spond’s CAREER Defensive STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2010 8-0 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 2011 10-0 7 6 13 0.5-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 18-0 8 6 14 0.5-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0

HERE COME THE IRISH

Danny spond

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

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tony springmann

| 6-6 | 300 | So. NG Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger)

CAREER: Solid contributor to Irish scout team last year looks to break into depth chart this season on the interior of the Notre Dame defensive line. 2011 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action during the season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Indiana all-state pick on Associated Press Class 4A team as offensive tackle … also named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 all-state team as one of eight defensive linemen … helped Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne, Ind., to Indiana Class 4A state title game before losing to Indianapolis Cathedral 31-20 … Dwenger in 2010 finished 13-1, won the Summit Athletic Conference title for fifth straight year and set an alltime record with 36 consecutive league wins … first-team all-Northeast Indiana offensive tackle by Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette . . .returned an interception seven yards for a score in 42-0 win over Harding … recorded 11 tackles and a sack in 46-45 double overtime win over Snider … IFCA Junior All-State 4A defensive lineman as junior in 2009 when he made 73 tackles and 10 sacks … also an Associated Press first-team all-state selection on defensive line and SAC first-team offensive lineman in 2009 … had 89 tackles and nine sacks as sophomore defensive lineman in 2008 … from same high school as current Irish players John Goodman and Tyler Eifert … played football with Eifert and played basketball with Goodman when Goodman was a senior and Springmann a freshman … played for coach Chris Svarczkopf at Bishop Dwenger High School … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters.

tyler stockton

| 6-0 | 285 | Sr. NG Linwood, N.J. (Hun School)

Stockton’s CAREER Defensive STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2009 Did Not Play 2010 6-0 1 0 1 1.0-4 1.0-4 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 2011 Did Not Play TOTALS 6-0 1 0 1 1.0-4 1.0-4 0-0 0 0 0-0 0

nick Tausch

PK | 6-0 | 201 | Sr. Plano, Texas (Jesuit)

tausch’s PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS • Single-Game Field Goals (Oct. 3, 2009 vs. Washington, 5, t-1st) • Single-Season Field Goals (2009, 14, t-6th) • Career Consecutive Field Goals (2009, 14, 2nd) • Single-Season Consecutive Field Goals (2009, 14, 2nd) • Single-Game Points (Oct. 3, 2009 vs. Washington, 17, t-1st)

CAREER: Strong interior defensive lineman has played in six games in Notre Dame career (all in 2010) … will compete for playing time at nose guard in 2012 with Louis Nix III, Kona Schwenke and Tony Springmann.

CAREER: Accurate field-goal kicker who was primary Notre Dame placekicker as a freshman in 2009 before an injury sidelined him for last three games of his rookie season … set school record with 14 consecutive made field goals during freshman season (record later broken by David Ruffer) … has two seasons of eligibility remaining … connected on 15 of 18 field goals and 27 of 30 point-after touchdowns to total 72 points in his college career.

2011 (JUNIOR): Did not see any game action during the season.

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in six games in 2010 … saw the field against Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State, Stanford, Boston College and Navy … registered only tackle of the season, a sack for a loss of four yards, at Boston College.

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in three games in 2010 … served as the kickoff specialist against Pittsburgh … replaced an injured David Ruffer in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) and connected on a 34-yard field goal … registered eight kickoffs for a total of 443 yards (55.4 per kick) … attempted Notre Dame’s onside kick against Stanford.

2009 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action during rookie campaign.

tackle in country by ESPN … ranked 17th in SI/TAKKLE Top 200 … ranked 32nd in ESPNU150 … rated as 121st overall player by Scout.com … Rivals.com ranked him 192nd in its Rivals250 … ranked top player in New Jersey in postseason state rankings according to Rivals.com … named to SuperPrep All-American team as 22nd-best overall defensive lineman … rated second among New Jersey’s top 35 players according to SuperPrep … named first-team all-state by the Newark Star-Ledger as a junior at The Hun School … Trenton Times named him all-area performer during junior season in 2007 … earned Mid-Atlantic Conference defensive player-of-the-year honors as junior … helped team to 9-0 record and recorded 68 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and nine sacks during junior campaign … one of three early enrollees at Notre Dame in 2009, joining E.J. Banks and Zeke Motta … played for head coach Dave Dudeck at The Hun School … son of Naomi and Lyndon Stockton … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a marketing major.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio … rated third-best defensive

2009 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in each of first nine games before missing final three contests (Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Stanford) due to foot

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40-49 50+ LG Blkd 3-4 0-0 46 0 0-0 0-0 34 0 3-4 0-0 46 0

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Field Goals Breakdown Year 0-19 20-29 30-39 2009 0-0 5-6 6-7 2010 0-0 0-0 1-1 TOTALS 0-0 5-6 7-8

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TAusch’S CAREER STATISTICS Field Goals XP Kickoffs Year G M-A Pct LG M-A Pct Pts Att Yds Avg TB 2009 9-0 14-17 .824 46 27-30 .900 69 35 2164 61.8 0 2010 3-0 1-1 1.000 34 0-0 .000 3 8 443 55.4 0 2011 Did Not Play TOTALS 12-0 15-18 .833 46 27-30 .900 72 43 2607 60.6 0

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2010 FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Points Purdue Did Not Play Michigan Did Not Play at Michigan State Did Not Play Stanford 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Boston College Did Not Play Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 Did Not Play Western Michigan at Navy Did Not Play Tulsa Did Not Play Utah Did Not Play vs. Army Did Not Play at USC Did Not Play vs. Miami (Fla.) 1 1 34 0 0 3 TOTALS 1 1 34 0 0 3

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked as ninth-best kicker nationally according to Rivals.com … connected on nine of 15 field goals during senior season including made field goals of 51 and 53 yards … 22 of 41 kickoff attempts resulted in touchbacks as senior … opposing teams averaged 16.0 on kickoff returns in 2008 … participated in Hawaii Prep Classic, converting only field-goal attempt from 37 yards and averaging 47.2 yards on four punts … named to Dallas Morning News Top 100 list for area players – the only kicker placed on the list … also named first-team all-area by the Dallas Morning News … placed on third-team all-state following senior year by the Texas Sports Writers Association … named to first-team all-district squad as both punter and placekicker as senior … attended same high school as former Irish star Omar Jenkins … father, Terry, played offensive line in the NFL for eight years (Minnesota, 1982-88; San Francisco 1989) and was with the 49ers team that won Super Bowl XXIV … brother Eric is a 295-pound junior offensive lineman at TCU … played for head coach Bob Wunderlick at Jesuit Prep … full name is Nicholas Andrew Tausch … son of Ela and Terry Tausch … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters as a sociology major.

TAusch’S CAREER GAME-BY-GAME statistics 2009 FGM FGA LG XPM XPA Points Nevada 0 0 0 5 5 5 at Michigan 2 3 42 2 2 8 Michigan State 2 2 46 3 4 9 1 1 34 3 3 6 at Purdue 5 5 40 2 2 17 Washington USC 0 0 0 3 4 3 Boston College 2 2 37 2 2 8 29 4 5 10 vs. Washington State 2 2 Navy 0 2 0 3 3 3 at Pittsburgh Did Not Play Connecticut Did Not Play at Stanford Did Not Play TOTALS 14 17 46 27 30 69

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injury … connected on 14 of 17 field goal attempts and 27 of 30 pointafter touchdowns (PAT) … ranked second on team with 69 points … broke then-school record by converting 14 consecutive field goals from Michigan game through Washington State game … set school record for most field goals made in game without a miss when he converted all five field goals against Washington … longest field goal made was 46 yards … converted five of six field goals between 20-29 yards, made six of seven from 30-39 yards and converted three of four field goals between 40-49 yards … did not attempt field goal over 46 yards and did not have a kick blocked … split time on kickoff duty, averaged 61.8 yards per kick on 35 kickoffs he handled … converted all five PATs in season opener against Nevada … missed his first field-goal attempt of season from 28 yards at Michigan but came back to convert from 34 and 42 yards, respectively, against Wolverines … made both field goals against Michigan State including season-best 46-yarder … tallied season-best 17 points after making all five field-goal attempts and both PATs against Washington … continued hot streak against Boston College and Washington State, making two field goals apiece against both teams … made 81 appearances in rookie campaign.

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recorded 10 or more tackles in a game 18 times over his career … only four Irish players started more games on defense in 2009 … recorded third-most tackles ever by an Irish freshman and ranked fourth on team with 63 stops.

te’o’s HONORS & AWARDS • Associated Press Second-Team All-American (2011) • Walter Camp Second-Team All-American (2011 • Rivals Second-Team All-American (2011) • Phil Steele Second-Team All-American (2011) • SI.com Second-Team All-American (2010, 2011) • Capital One Academic All-America Second Team (2011) • Academic All-District V (2011) • Lott Trophy Finalist (2011) • Butkus Award Finalist (2011) • Notre Dame’s Rockne Student-Athlete of the Year Award (2011) • Lombardi Award Semifinalist (2011) • Lott Trophy Semifinalist (2011) • Butkus Award Semifinalist (2010, 2011) • Phil Steele Midseason All-American First Team (2011) • FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (11/21/11) • FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (10/31/11) • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Linebacker (10/30/11) • FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (10/3/11) • Bednarik Award Watch List (2010, 2011, 2012) • Butkus Award Watch List (2010, 2011, 2012) • Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List (2010, 2011, 2012) • Nagurski Trophy Watch List (2010, 2011, 2012)

2011 (JUNIOR): All-America linebacker who started all 13 games at inside linebacker, tallying 128 tackles with 13.5 tackles for loss … selected second-team All-American by Associated Press, Walter Camp Football Foundation, SI.com, Rivals.com and Phil Steele … chosen to Capital One Academic All-America Second Team and recipient of Notre Dame’s Rockne Student-Athlete of the Year … named finalist for some of college football’s most prestegious awards including the Lott and Butkus Awards after being named to numerous preseason awards lists and All-America scrolls … semifinalist for the Bednarik, Butkus and Lombardi Awards and was a quarterfinalist for the Lott Trophy all at the same time, making him one of only three players in the country to be on all four lists … placed on the Phil Steele Midseason All-America First Team … notched double-digit tackles in nine games … led team in tackles nine times … had at least one tackle for loss in seven games … became only 10th Irish player to register 300 tackles for career at Stanford … recorded 14 tackles and a sack against USF … had 12 tackles against Michigan State … tallied 10 tackles and a sack at Pittsburgh … produced eight tackles, including a sack and a career-high three tackles for loss, in victory at Purdue … named FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week following game against the Boilermakers … recorded 12 tackles, including two and a half for loss, and a pass breakup in victory over Air Force … had productive game against Navy (Oct. 29), tallying 13 tackles, including two and a half for loss, and onehalf sack … named College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Linebacker and FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week following game against the Midshipman … tallied 12 tackles, including one-half tackle for loss, in win vs. Boston College … named FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week following game against the Eagles … tallied 13 tackles and assisted on a sack in the Champs Sports Bowl against Florida State.

manti te’o

| 6-2 | 255 | Sr. ILB Laie, Hawaii (Punahou)

te’o’s PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS • Single-Game Tackles (Sept. 25, 2010 vs. Stanford, 21, 6th) • Career Tackles (2009-, 324, 8th) te’o’s CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 21, Stanford (Sept. 25, 2010) Solo Tackles: 8, three times (last at Pittsburgh, Sept. 23, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 13, vs. Stanford (Sept. 25, 2010) Tackles For Loss: 3.0, at Purdue (Oct. 1, 2011) Sacks: 1.0, five times (last at Purdue, Oct. 1, 2011) Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Michigan (Sept. 11, 2010) Pass Breakups: 1, six times (last vs. Air Force, Oct. 8, 2011) CAREER: Consensus preseason first-team All-America linebacker for 2012 … played in all 38 games in Notre Dame career, starting 36 total games including 35 consecutive contests for the Irish … one of highest regarded and most-decorated defensive recruits to select Notre Dame in recent memory … totaled 324 tackles, 157 solo stops, 28.5 tackles for loss, seven sacks, six pass breakups and two forced fumbles … ranks eighth at Notre Dame in career tackles … named a second-team AllAmerican by five outlets in 2011 … earned Capital One Academic AllAmerica Second Team honors in 2011 … finalist for the Lott Trophy and Butkus Award in 2011 … his 133 tackles in 2010 finished just outside the top 10 in single-season school history … the 133 tackles were the most by an Irish player since Tony Furjanic made 147 in 1983 … has 64

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 13 games in 2010 … one of 11 players to start all 13 games for the Irish that season … joined LB Darius Fleming, CB Gary Gray, DE Kapron Lewis-Moore, DE Ethan Johnson, S Harrison Smith and CB Darrin Walls as the only players on the defensive side of the ball to start all 13 games … totaled 133 tackles, including nine and a half tackles for loss (34 yards), one sack (seven yards), one forced fumble and two pass breakups … led the Irish in total tackles (133), tackles on running plays (95), tackles on passing plays (35, tied), solo tackles (66) and assisted tackles (67) … also ranked second on the team in tackles for loss (9.5) … nearly became the first Notre Dame defender to eclipse 100 total tackles and lead the team in tackles for loss since Melvin Dansby in 1997 … nearly became the first Irish defender to lead the team in total tackles and tackles for loss since Brandon Hoyte in 2005 … ranked t-18th in the FBS in tackles per game (10.23), 12th in total tackles (133), tied for 17th in assisted tackles (67) and tied for 29th in solo stops (66) … eclipsed 10 or more tackles in seven different games (Michigan, 13; Michigan State, 11; Stanford, 21; Boston College, 10; Western Michigan, 10; Navy, 13; Army, 12) … only failed to reach double digits in tackles in six games (Purdue, Pittsburgh, Tulsa, Utah, USC and Miami) … added one tackle for loss, forced a fumble and registered a pass breakup against the Wolverines … recorded two and a half tackles for loss for a total of 15 yards in the overtime defeat against the Spartans … registered at least one tackle for loss in seven of Notre

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in 2009 Under Armour All-American game in Orlando … participated in Hawaii Prep Football Classic, which featured an all-star team from U.S. mainland against an all-star team from Hawaii … named 2008 High School Athlete of the Year by Sporting News … selected as defensive player of the year by USA Today … became inaugural high school recipient of the Butkus Award, given to the best linebacker in the country … two-time recipient of Hawaii Gatorade Player-of-the-Year award in 2007 and 2008 … Sporting News rated him the top defensive player in the nation and second-best player in the country … rated second-best overall prospect in the ESPNU150 and best linebacker according to ESPN … ranked fifth nationally in SI/TAKKLE Top 200 for 2008 … rated third in 2009 Athlon Consensus 100 … ranked sixth nationally by Scout.com and its top linebacker prospect … Rivals.com ranked him as 12th-best overall player nationally and second-best inside linebacker … rated as the best

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2009 (FRESHMAN): Linebacker appeared in all 12 games as rookie, while starting 10 … finished season with 63 total tackles, ranking fourth on team and third most for any freshman in program history … became full-time starter in fifth game of season against Washington and recorded 57 tackles over last eight games, second most on team … added five and a half tackles for loss, one sack and one pass breakup in first season … recorded two solo tackles in his Irish debut against Nevada including tackle on first career play in Irish uniform … recorded only sack of season against Purdue with 16 seconds left in contest to help secure Notre Dame’s 24-21 win over Boilermakers … totaled 10 tackles in first game as full-time starter against Washington … tied for team-high honors with eight tackles against USC … paced Irish with nine tackles against Boston College including season-best two and a half tackles for loss and one pass breakup … recorded season-high seven solo tackles in final home game against Connecticut … matched season high with 10 tackles in season finale against Stanford … totaled 238:28 of playing time and made 63 special-teams appearances.

player in Hawaii according to Rivals.com’s postseason state rankings … listed seventh nationally in Chicago Sun-Times rating of top 100 players … Tom Lemming of CBS College Sports rated him as 12th-best all around player in his Top 100 … named to SuperPrep Elite 50 squad as 12th-best overall player and made SuperPrep All-America team as second-best linebacker in the county … also named SuperPrep Farwest Defensive Player of the Year … named top overall prospect in the Offense-Defense 100 … top vote-getter among defensive players in Long Beach Press-Telegram’s 2009 Best in the West team … selected to Western 100 in 2008 by Tacoma News Tribune … named to 2008 MaxPreps All-America first-team defense as a senior … named 2007 defensive player of the year and first-team all-state linebacker by Honolulu Star-Bulletin … received first-team all-state and conference defensive player of the year honors as junior and senior by Honolulu Advertiser … as sophomore named 2006 second-team all-state linebacker by both Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin as well as first-team all-conference … registered 129 tackles, 11 sacks, three forced fumbles, three interceptions, one which he returned for a touchdown and a blocked punt that he scored a touchdown on during his senior campaign … helped Punahou High School team capture its first ever state championship by racking up eight tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss, and a forced fumble in title game en route to 38-7 victory … recorded 90 tackles and five sacks as junior in 2007 … named an Eagle Scout in 2008 and volunteers his time at Hawaii Special Olympics and Head Start Preschool program … graduated from President Barack Obama’s high school … high school teammate of Irish wide receiver Robby Toma … played for head coach Kale Ane at Punahou School … full name is Manti Malietau Louis Te’o … son of Ottilia and Brian Te’o … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters as a design major … boasts a cumulative grade-point average of 3.296.

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Dame’s 13 games, including five consecutive games (Western Michigan, Navy, Tulsa, Utah and Army) … finished with nine tackles against the Black Knights, nine tackles against the Boilermakers, nine tackles against the Utes, eight versus the Golden Hurricane and six against the Trojans and Hurricanes (missed most of the second half with an injury) … his 133 tackles in 2010 finished just outside the top 10 in singleseason school history … the 133 tackles were the most by an Irish player since Tony Furjanic made 147 in 1983 … his 133 tackles rank as the third most ever by a Notre Dame sophomore … Bob Crable’s school record total of 187 in 1979 and Furjanic’s total of 142 in 1983 came during each of their second year in an Irish uniform … established a career high in tackles with 21 against Stanford … first player in the FBS in 2010 to eclipse the 20-tackle barrier … no player in the FBS had had more tackles in one game against a BCS conference foe since Durell Mapp of North Carolina had 23 stops against North Carolina State on Nov. 10, 2007 … most tackles by a sophomore against a BCS opponent since Austin Thomas of Indiana had 22 against Michigan State on Oct. 13, 2007 (Luke Kuechly of Boston College equaled total of 21 on Nov. 13, 2010 against Duke) … most tackles by a Notre Dame player since Chinedum Ndukwe had 22 in a victory over Air Force on Nov. 11, 2006 … the 21 tackles against Stanford not only rank as the sixth-most in single-game school history, but also the second-most ever by an Irish sophomore … Crable was a sophomore when he tied the school record with 26 stops against Clemson on Nov. 17, 1979 … totaled 824 snaps on defense, the most of any Irish player.

Student-Athlete Profiles te’o’s CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2009 12-10 29 34 63 5.5-25 1.0-12 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 2010 13-13 66 67 133 9.5-34 1.0-7 0-0 3 1 0-0 0 2011 13-13 52 66 128 13.5-36 5.0-23 0-0 2 1 0-0 0 TOTALS 38-36 157 167 324 28.5-95 7.0-42 0-0 6 2 0-0 0 te’o’s GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2009 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk Nevada 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Michigan 1-1 2 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Michigan State 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Purdue 1-0 1 1.0-12 1.0-12 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Washington 2-8 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4-4 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *USC *Boston College 2-7 9 2.5-10 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *vs. Washington State 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Navy 2-3 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Pittsburgh 1-3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Connecticut 7-1 8 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Stanford 5-5 10 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 TOTALS 29-34 63 5.5-25 1.0-12 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 2010 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk 6-3 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Purdue *Michigan 6-7 13 1.0-3 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 *at Michigan State 6-5 11 2.5-15 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Stanford 8-13 21 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *at Boston College 6-4 10 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Pittsburgh 2-3 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Western Michigan 4-6 10 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 8-5 13 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Navy *Tulsa 5-3 8 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Utah 3-6 9 1.5-9 1.0-7 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Army 8-4 12 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at USC 3-3 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Miami (Fla.) 1-5 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 TOTALS 66-67 133 9.5-34 1.0-7 1 0-0 0-0 3 0 2011 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk *USF 6-8 14 1.0-1 1.0-1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Michigan 5-0 5 1.0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Michigan State 2-10 12 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Pittsburgh 8-2 10 1.0-5 1.0-5 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 8-0 8 3.0-12 1.0-6 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Purdue *Air Force 5-5 10 2.5-4 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *USC 3-7 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Navy 5-8 13 2.5-4 0.5-1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Wake Forest 2-3 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Maryland 3-1 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Boston College 3-9 12 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Stanford 5-7 12 1.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Florida State 7-6 13 0.5-6 0.5-6 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 TOTALS 52-66 128 13.5-36 5.0-23 2 0-0 0-0 6 0 * - games started

Robby Toma

WR | 5-9 | 185 | Sr. Laie, Hawaii (Punahou)

toma’s HONORS & AWARDS • Notre Dame’s Next Man In Award (2011) toma’s CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 7, vs. Maryland (Nov 12, 2011) Receiving yards: 73, vs. Maryland (Nov. 12, 2011) Long reception: 27, vs. Boston College (Nov. 19, 2011) All-purpose yards: 73, vs. Maryland (Nov. 12, 2011) Kick returns: 1, Washington State, Oct 31, 2009 Kick return yards: 11, Washington State, Oct 31, 2009 (1 returns) Long kick return: 11, Washington State, Oct 31, 2009 Tackles: 1, Western Michigan, Oct 16, 2010 (1-0) CAREER: Quick and shifty receiver that has predominantly lined up in the slot at Notre Dame … has appeared in 24 games for Irish and started six … played in every game in 2011 and started four contests … has 36 career receptions for 415 yards and one touchdown … earned first bit of playing time midway through the 2009 season after being one of top offensive scout team players over the first half of year … enters 2012 as the starting slot receiver. 2011 (JUNIOR): Saw action in all 13 games, starting the final four after injuries hit the Irish … caught 19 balls for 207 yards and first career touchdown … recipient of Next Man In Award signifying him as the top reserve on the team … produced career highs in catches (seven) and yards (73) in win vs. Maryland … had five catches for 65 yards in win vs. Boston College … caught first career TD pass in win vs. Air Force … had four grabs for 34 yards in the Champs Sports Bowl against Florida State. 2010 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in eight games for the Irish during 2010, starting against Army and USC … moved into the regular rotation at wide receiver following the injuries to TJ Jones and Theo Riddick … totaled 14 receptions for 187 yards on the year, including a season-high grab of 26 yards against Tulsa … registered four plays of 20 yards or more, all on receptions … 10 of 14 receptions resulted in a touchdown or first down … two of four receptions on third-down plays resulted in a touchdown or first down … hauled in a 11-yard reception against Western Michigan … nabbed two catches for 26 yards against Navy … collected a career-high-tying four receptions for a career-best 67 yards against Tulsa, including a career-best catch of 26 yards … snatched a five-yard toss against Utah … totaled 63 yards on four receptions at Yankee Stadium against Army … recorded two catches for 15 yards versus USC … totaled 161 snaps on offense, the sixth most of any Irish wide receiver. 2009 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in three games at wide receiver (Boston College, Washington State, Connecticut) during freshman season … recorded three receptions for 21 yards … also registered one kick return (Washington State) good for 11 yards … hauled in two catches for 13 yards against Boston College before securing one catch for eight yards following week against Washington State … totaled 5:12 of playing time and made one appearance on special teams.

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Student-Athlete Profiles Toma’s CAREER Receiving STATISTICS Year G-GS rec yds TD lg Rec/g avg/c avg/g 2009 3-0 3 21 0 8 1.0 7.0 7.0 2010 8-2 14 187 0 26 1.8 13.4 23.4 2011 13-4 19 207 1 27 1.5 10.9 15.9 TOTALS 24-6 36 415 1 27 1.5 11.5 16.6

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2011 rec yds Avg TD lg USF 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Michigan 0 0 0.0 0 0 Michigan State 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Pitt 1 16 16.0 0 16 at Purdue 0 0 0.0 0 0 Air Force 1 10 10.0 1 10 USC 1 9 9.0 0 9 Navy 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Wake Forest *vs. Maryland 7 73 10.4 0 26 *Boston College 5 65 13.0 0 27 0 0 0.0 0 0 *at Stanford *vs. Florida State 4 34 8.5 0 19 TOTALS 19 207 10.9 1 27 * - games started

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toma’s GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2010 rec yds Avg TD lg Purdue Did Not Play Michigan 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Michigan State 0 0 0.0 0 0 Stanford Did Not Play at Boston College Did Not Play Pittsburgh Did Not Play Western Michigan 1 11 11.0 0 11 at Navy 2 26 13.0 0 20 Tulsa 4 67 16.8 0 26 Utah 1 5 5.0 0 5 *vs. Army 4 63 15.8 0 22 *at USC 2 15 7.5 0 8 vs. Miami Did Not Play TOTALS 14 187 13.4 0 26

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named 2008 Hawaii Co-Offensive Player of the Year by Honolulu Advertiser … also named first-team all-state by Advertiser … participated in Hawaii vs. Mainland All-Star Game … selected to play in 2009 Under Armour All-American All-Star Game … won best hands contest at Under Armour game … earned all-conference honors as junior and senior … led state as senior with 1,393 receiving yards and 15 receiving touchdowns … also returned kickoffs and played defensive back in certain situations … finished season with 19 total TDs … along with current Notre Dame senior Manti Te’o, helped lead their high school to 12-1 record and first state championship … totaled 211 all-purpose yards in championship game, including seven receptions for 147 yards and a TD as the Buffanblu defeated Leilehua 38-7... named first-team all-state by Honolulu StarBulletin as junior after posting 35 receptions for 836 receiving yards with 13 TDs … totaled 992 all-purpose yards as junior … selected first-team all-conference in 2007 and 2008 … ranked eighth-best player in Hawaii by Rivals.com … named one of top 150 players in SuperPrep’s Far West (California, Hawaii, Nevada) rankings … graduated from President Barack Obama’s high school … teammate in high school of Irish linebacker Manti Te’o … played for head coach Kale Ane at Punahou School … full name is Robert Joseph Toma … son of Tammy and Ross Toma … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters as a film, television and theatre major.

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Stephon Tuitt

| 6-6 | 303 | So. DE Monroe, Ga. (Monroe Area)

Tuitt’s HONORS & AWARDS • Phil Steele Third-Team Freshman All-American (2011) Tuitt’s CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 7, twice (last vs. Navy, Oct. 29, 2011) Solo Tackles: 2, twice (last vs. Florida State, Dec. 29, 2012) Assisted Tackles: 6, vs. USC (Oct. 22, 2011) Tackles for Loss: 2.0, at Wake Forest (Nov. 5, 2011) Sacks: 1.0, twice (last vs. Florida State, Dec. 29, 2011) CAREER: Physically-imposing defensive lineman who showed ability to play both defensive end and defensive tackle for the Irish as a freshman … played in nine games and totaled 30 tackles with three tackles for loss and two sacks … received third-team Freshman All-America honors from Phil Steele.

tuitt’s CAREER defensive STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2011 9-3 11 19 30 3.0-21 2.0-18 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 Tuitt’s GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2011 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk USF 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Michigan Did Not Play Michigan State 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Pittsburgh 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Purdue Did Not Play Air Force 1-4 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 USC 1-6 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Navy 2-5 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Wake Forest 3-1 4 2.0-14 1.0-11 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Maryland 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Boston College Did Not Play at Stanford Did Not Play vs. Florida State 2-1 3 1.0-7 1.0-7 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 TOTALS 11-19 30 3.0-21 2.0-18 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 * - games started

2011 (FRESHMAN): Talented freshman who saw action in nine games, while starting three … started vs. Navy, Wake Forest and Maryland … did not play vs. Michigan, Purdue, Boston College or Stanford … showed steady improvement throughout the season, tallying 26 of 30 tackles over final six games played … had season high in tackles with seven in games against USC and Navy … notched five and a pass breakup in a win vs. Air Force … turned in most disruptive game in a win at Wake Forest, compiling four tackles, with two going for a loss of 14 yards … also had an 11-yard sack … tallied two tackles each in wins against Michigan State and Pittsburgh … registered three tackles to go along with a seven-yard sack in the Champs Sports Bowl against Florida State. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated 38th nationally on Sports Illustrated list of top players from 2010 … Georgia Class 3A allstate first-team defense selection for 2010 by Atlanta JournalConstitution … one of four Georgia players to be named to all-Southern team by Orlando Sentinel … second on Rivals strong-side defensive end list … ranked 22nd overall on Rivals 100 lists … 23rd on Sporting News Top 100 list and 90th on ESPN 150 list … ranked 42nd nationally on MaxPrep Top 100 list … landed 13th spot on Atlanta JournalConstitution Fab 50 breakdown and SuperPrep defensive line rankings … rated 35th on The Kickoff Top 150 Prospects list … played in U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio and Team USA vs. The World All-Star Game in Austin, Texas … led Monroe Area High School in Monroe, Ga., to 11-2 record and third-round appearance in the Georgia Class AAA state playoffs during senior season in 2010, after Monroe Area had finished a combined 0-20 the previous two seasons … also played as tight end … first-team all-Georgia Region 8-AAA for 2010 by vote of area coaches … recorded 56 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, four forced fumbles and two fumbles recovered as junior in 2009 … played for coach Matt Figg at Monroe Area High School … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters. 68

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

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| 5-11 | 196 | Sr. P Davie, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)

turk’s PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS • Career Punts (2009-, 140, t-6th)

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

2009 (FRESHMAN): Named starting punter for Irish midway through season and punted in six of final eight games (Washington, Boston College, USC, Washington State, Connecticut and Stanford) … punted 26 times for an average of 38.2 yards per kick and net of 34.7 yards … nine of his punts were downed inside 20-yard line with long punt of 53 yards … finished season strong as three of his final eight punts traveled at least 50 yards and averaged 45.5 yards per punt in final two games combined … made Irish debut against Washington … landed three of

HISTORY & RECORDS

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Took to the field as the starting punter for the Irish in all 13 games in 2010 … punted 68 times for a total of 2,603 yards and averaged 38.3 yards per punt … registered a career-long punt of 56 yards against Tulsa … only 14 of 68 punts were returned … 22 resulted in fair catches and 26 were downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line … six punts sailed over 50 yards … recorded four games with a punt average above 40.0 yards (Pittsburgh, Western Michigan, Navy and Tulsa) … pinned Miami (Fla.) inside its 20-yard line on three of his four punts in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over the Hurricanes.

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

2011 (JUNIOR): Was the team’s starting punter in all 13 games … averaged 40 yards a punt or more per game the last seven games and nine games total … averaged a career-best 40.3 for the season, hitting 53 punts for 2,136 yards … had a career-long 58 yarder in win vs. Maryland … had five punts that went at least 50 yards … forced 13 fair catches and placed 14 inside the 20 yard line … averaged 44 yards a punt in win vs. Boston College … also set career highs for punts, punt yards, touchbacks and fair catches against the Eagles … stopped four punts inside the 20-yard line during Champs Sports Bowl against Florida State.

COACHING & STAFF

CAREER: Served as the starting Irish punter for each of the last three years … has punted 147 times for 5,733 yards (39.0 per punt) over his career ...owns a career-long punt of 58 yards … registered 14 career punts of 50 yards or longer and dropped 53 career punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line … only nine of 147 career punts have resulted in touchbacks … has yet to have a punt blocked in his career … ascended to Irish starting punter midway through his first season (2009) and averaged 38.2 yards on 26 punts.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Scout.com ranked him as the third-best punter nationally … rated the sixth-best kicker in the country by Rivals.com … named first-team all-state for Class 5A following senior year … selected to Florida Super 75 squad by Jacksonville TimesUnion and also tabbed the state’s top kicker by the Times-Union … named first-team all-Broward County following senior season … averaged 41 yards per punt as a junior and 39 yards per punt during his senior campaign at St. Thomas Aquinas … landed 14 of his 28 punts inside the 20-yard line as a senior in 2008 … high school teammate of Irish long snapper Jordan Cowart … nephew of longtime NFL punter Matt Turk who made three Pro Bowls with Washington Redskins in 1996-97-98 (punted 1,137 times in NFL career through 2011 season) … helped his high school to a 29-1 record as a junior and senior and was a member of 2007 and 2008 Florida Class 5A state champions … the Raiders finished the 2008 season ranked first nationally by USA Today and ESPN Rise … played for head coach George Smith at St. Thomas Aquinas High School … son of Kelly and Tony Turk ...enrolled in Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

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turk’s CAREER HIGHS Punts: 8, four times (last vs. Boston College, Nov. 19, 2011) Punt Yards: 352, vs. Boston College (Nov. 19, 2011) Long Punt: 58, vs. Maryland (Nov. 12, 2011) Punt Average: 46.6, vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 9, 2010) Touchbacks: 3, vs. Boston College (Nov. 19, 2011) Fair Catches: 5, twice (last at Boston College, Oct. 2, 2010) 50+ Yard Punts: 2, twice (last vs. Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010) Inside 20: 4, twice (last vs. Florida State, Dec. 29, 2011)

five punts inside 20-yard line against USC and recorded net average of 37.0 yards per punt … punted season-high six times against Boston College … booted five punts against Connecticut with 47.0-yard average, highest single-game punting average by Notre Dame punter since Geoff Price averaged 47.4 yards on five punts in Sugar Bowl following 2006 season … recorded two punts of 50 yards against Huskies and landed one punt inside 20-yard line … punted three times for 129 yards at Stanford (43.0-yard average) including season-best 53-yard punt … registered season-best 41.0-yard net average … made 27 appearances on special teams.

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Ben Turk

Student-Athlete Profiles turk’s CAREER punting STATISTICS Year G-GS No Yds Avg lg tb fc I20 50+ Blkd 2009 6-0 26 994 38.2 53 2 13 9 3 0 2010 13-0 68 2603 38.3 56 3 22 26 6 0 2011 13-0 53 2136 40.3 58 4 15 18 5 0 TOTAL 32-0 147 5733 39.0 58 9 50 53 14 0 turk’s GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2009 No Yds Avg lg tb fc I20 50+ Blkd Nevada Did Not Play at Michigan Did Not Play Michigan State Did Not Play at Purdue Did Not Play Washington 2 79 39.5 40 1 1 0 0 0 USC 5 189 37.8 48 0 1 3 0 0 Boston College 6 196 32.7 38 0 5 1 0 0 vs. Washington State 5 166 33.2 49 1 3 2 0 0 Navy Did Not Play at Pittsburgh Did Not Play Connecticut 5 235 47.0 50 0 2 1 2 0 at Stanford 3 129 43.0 53 0 1 2 1 0 TOTALS 26 994 38.2 53 2 13 9 3 0 No Yds Avg lg tb fc I20 50+ Blkd 2010 Purdue 3 95 31.7 35 0 2 1 0 0 Michigan 8 310 38.8 47 0 3 4 0 0 at Michigan State 5 181 36.2 44 0 3 3 0 0 Stanford 5 160 32.0 46 0 1 1 0 0 at Boston College 8 313 39.1 53 0 5 3 1 0 Pittsburgh 5 233 46.6 51 0 0 3 2 0 Western Michigan 5 204 40.8 50 1 1 1 1 0 1 43 43.0 43 0 0 0 0 0 at Navy Tulsa 8 329 41.1 56 2 1 2 2 0 Utah 6 216 36.0 41 0 3 2 0 0 vs. Army 4 135 33.8 49 0 1 2 0 0 at USC 6 225 37.5 49 0 2 1 0 0 vs. Miami (Fla.) 4 159 39.8 45 0 0 3 0 0 TOTALS 68 2,603 38.3 56 3 22 26 6 0 2011 No Yds Avg lg tb fc I20 50+ Blkd USF 5 171 34.2 41 0 1 0 0 0 at Michigan 4 134 33.5 52 0 1 2 1 0 Michigan State 4 166 41.5 50 0 0 2 1 0 at Pittsburgh 4 149 37.2 47 0 2 3 0 0 at Purdue 2 88 44.0 46 0 0 1 0 0 Air Force 2 75 37.5 38 0 1 1 0 0 USC 4 168 42.0 48 0 1 0 0 0 Navy 1 41 41.0 41 0 0 0 0 0 at Wake Forest 3 124 41.3 51 0 1 0 1 0 vs. Maryland 3 131 43.7 58 0 0 2 1 0 Boston College 8 352 44.0 55 3 1 1 1 0 at Stanford 6 252 42.0 48 1 4 2 0 0 vs. Florida State 7 285 40.7 49 0 2 4 0 0 TOTALS 53 2,136 40.3 58 4 15 18 5 0

justin utupo

| 6-1 | 258 | Jr. ILB Lakewood, Calif. (Lakewood)

CAREER: Versatile defensive player who has experience as a defensive end and inside linebacker for the Irish … did not play as a freshman but saw action in 12 games in 2011. 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in 12 games on the year, primarily on special teams … did not play vs. USF. 2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action in 2010. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team defensive lineman on California Division I all-state squad as senior in 2009 … named Lineman of the Year for 2009 by Los Angeles Times … first-team defensive lineman on Los Angeles Times All-Star team for 2009 … defensive player of the year on all-Southland team named by Los Angeles Times … named Moore League defensive player of the year as senior in 2009 … recorded 67 total tackles, 11.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries, 29 tackles for loss and forced four fumbles as senior defensive tackle and tight end in 2009 at Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Calif. … made seven receptions for touchdowns as tight end in 2009 as Lancers finished 11-2 … helped Lakewood to final #9 Southern California overall top 25 ranking and final #4 ranking in CIF Division I South by CalHiSports. com … recovered a pair of fumbles to help Lakewood end Long Beach Poly’s 80-game conference win streak with 21-14 victory in 2009 and ensure Lakewood’s first outright Moore League title since 1974 … had four sacks in Lancers’ CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division quarterfinal win over #23 La Puente Bishop Amat … first-team all-conference selection as defensive lineman as junior in 2008 on Lakewood squad that finished 10-3 … made 70 tackles and six sacks as junior in 2008 while leading conference in tackles for loss … helped Lakewood to CIF Southern Section Pac-5 semifinals in 2008 … played in Offense-Defense All-American game in Myrtle Beach, S.C., in January 2010 … played for coach Thadd Macneal at Lakewood … son of Dennis and Maria Utupo … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters as an anthropology major. UTUPO’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS 2010 Did Not Play 2011 12-0 TOTALS 12-0

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

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OG | 6-3 | 310 | Sr. Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West)

2011 (JUNIOR): Started all 13 games at left guard … part of a unit that allowed only 17 sacks in 13 games during the regular season (fewest since 1998) … helped pave the way for a running game that averaged 4.8 yards a carry (best by an Irish team since 1996)

2009 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action as rookie.

| 6-4 | 250 | Jr. TE Cincinnati, Ohio (Elder)

CAREER: Talented tight end who played in 10 games in 2011 after preserving a year of eligibility in freshman season … will compete for playing time in 2012 behind All-America tight end Tyler Eifert. 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in 10 games … caught one pass for eight yards and recorded three tackles on special teams … caught pass in win vs. Navy … tackles came in wins against the Midshipman, Maryland and Maryland. 2010 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the 2010 season.

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

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welch’s CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G-GS rec yds td lg rec/g avg/c avg/g 2010 Did Not Play 2011 10-0 1 8 0 8 0.1 8.0 0.8

HISTORY & RECORDS

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Ohio all-state tight end for 2009 by OhioVarsity.com … an honorable mention selection on 2009 Cincinnati Enquirer Football All-Stars … rated #10 tight end nationally by SuperPrep … rated 112th player nationally by The Kickoff Top 120 … caught 43 passes for 620 yards and five touchdowns as senior in 2009 … had five catches for 98 yards, including 41-yarder for a TD vs. Trinity in 2009 … also caught five for 89 yards and two TDs vs. St. Francis de Sales in 2009 … caught 32 passes for 480 yards as junior in 2008, four of them for TDs at Elder High School in Cincinnati, Ohio … helped Elder to 10-3 mark as senior in 2009, including Ohio Division I semifinal loss to Hilliard Davidson … selected to South roster for Ohio North-South Classic in April 2010 in Columbus, Ohio … 2009 Elder team had been ranked as high as third nationally early in the fall … as junior in 2008 helped Elder to 13-2 record, including Ohio Division 1 championship game loss to Cleveland St. Ignatius … from same high school as former Irish tight end Kyle Rudolph … played behind Rudolph at tight end as a sophomore in 2007 when Rudolph was a senior … starting center on 2009 Elder basketball team … joins long list of Elder graduates to play football at Notre Dame, including 1975 co-captain and offensive tackle Ed Bauer … nephew of former Irish linebacker Steve Heimkreiter (1975-78) … played for coach Doug Ramsey at Elder … son of Austin and Lynn Welch … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business as a management-consulting major.

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Participated in 2009 U.S. Army All-American game in San Antonio … named to USA Today AllAmerican team … placed on Parade All-America team following senior year … honored as the top high school recruit in the Midwest in the Detroit Free Press’ Best in the Midwest rankings … named to Tom Lemming’s 26-man All-America team … ranked 31st-best overall player and top overall offensive guard according to Scout.com … considered 35th-best player nationally and the fifth-best offensive lineman by the Sporting News … rated as 68th-best overall prospect in the SI/TAKKLE Top 200 … ranked as 67th-best overall prospect in country according to Tom Lemming of CBS College Sports … Rivals.com ranks him as 77thbest overall player and second-best offensive guard … selected firstteam All-American by MaxPreps in 2008 … ranked second in Illinois postseason Top 30 according to Rivals.com … named to SuperPrep AllAmerican team as the third-best overall offensive lineman in the country … selected as an Elite 50 player, 40th overall, by SuperPrep … selected first-team all-state as senior by Illinois High School Football Coaches Association, Chicago Tribune and Champaign News-Gazette … named 2008-09 Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year … selected to Chicago SunTimes’ all-area team as a senior … named special mention all-state as junior by Chicago Tribune and Champaign News-Gazette … Arlington Heights Daily Herald named Watt captain of 2008 all-area football team for DuPage County … named West Suburban Silver Conference Most Valuable Player in 2008 … recorded 118 pancake blocks as a junior and 107 as a senior despite missing two games due to an ankle sprain in 2008 … led Glenbard West High School to 12-1 record in 2008 … played three different positions along offensive line and never surrendered a sack … brother Kevin played defensive end at Northwestern (2007-11) … played for head coach Chad Hetlet at Glenbard West High

alex welch

COACHING & STAFF

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 13 games in 2010 … provided depth behind Chris Stewart the right guard position … took the field for the Irish for the first time in his career against Purdue … the Irish offensive line allowed 20 sacks over its 13 games in 2010, which averaged out to 1.54 sacks per game … Notre Dame had not allowed fewer sacks per game since 1998 when the Irish allowed only nine sacks in 11 games or 0.82 per game … totaled 117 snaps on offense, the seventh most of any Irish offensive lineman.

WATT’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS 2009 Did Not Play 2010 13-0 2011 13-13 TOTALS 26-13

THE FIGHTING IRISH

CAREER: Powerful offensive lineman who has played in 26 consecutive games for the Irish … started every game in 2011 at left guard after serving as a backup in 2010 … started every game in career next to Zack Martin … has two seasons of eligibility remaining … opens training camp as the projected starter at left guard.

School … son of Mary Pat and Rich Watt … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a marketing major. HERE COME THE IRISH

Chris Watt

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ISHAQ WILLIAMS

OLB | 6-5 | 255 | So. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Lincoln)

ishaq WILLIAMS’ CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 1, four times (last vs. Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011) Solo Tackles: 1, twice (last vs. Navy, Oct. 29, 2011) Assisted Tackles: 1, vs. Maryland (Nov. 12, 2011) Tackles for Loss: 1, vs. Navy (Oct. 29, 2011) CAREER: Very talented outside linebacker played in 11 games during freshman season … participated on special teams and as a reserve linebacker … enters 2012 looking to compete for playing time at outside linebacker.

WILLIAMS’ GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2011 UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk USF 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Michigan 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Michigan State 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Pittsburgh at Purdue 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Air Force 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 USC Did Not Play Navy 1-0 1 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Wake Forest Did Not Play vs. Maryland 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Boston College 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Stanford 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Florida State 1-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 TOTALS 4-2 6 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started

2011 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in 11 games as a reserve outside linebacker … recorded six tackles, including one tackle for loss … did not play against USC or Wake Forest … notched a tackle against Michigan, Purdue, Air Force, Navy, Maryland and Florida State in Champs Sports Bowl. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Gatorade Player of the Year as top high school football player in state of New York for 2010 … ranked 45th nationally in 2010 by Sports Illustrated … ranked 16th nationally on Rivals 100 list … ranked second on Rivals weak-side defensive end listing … rated 42nd on ESPN 150 list … 84th among The Kickoff Top 150 high school prospects from 2010 … 17th on SuperPrep Elite 50 and was named SuperPrep Northeast Defensive Player of Year … fourth-ranked defensive lineman in country according to SuperPrep … 70th player nationally on MaxPreps Top 100 … U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl selection … first-team all-Borough pick in 2010 by New York Daily News … tabbed 2010 New York Daily News all-city selection … dubbed top player in New York state postseason rankings by Rivals … led Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., to 12-1 record and a Public School Athletic League playoff runner-up spot as senior in 2010 … had 22 tackles, six sacks and two fumble recoveries in 2010 senior season … recorded six tackles and fumble recovery in 28-7 victory over Port Richmond in 2010 … led Lincoln to 40-24 win over Boys & Girls in 2010 with five tackles and two sacks … 2009 first-team New York Post all-city and Daily News all-city selection as junior … tallied 43 tackles, 11 sacks and three forced fumbles during junior season in 2010 … graduated from high school in December 2010 and enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2011 … played for coach Shawn O’Connor at Lincoln High School … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters. WILLIAMS’ CAREER DEFENsive STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2011 11-0 4 2 6 1.0-2 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

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| 6-0 | 215 | Sr. RB Oxnard, Calif. (Santa Clara)

cierre wood’s PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS • Career Receptions By Running Back (2010-, 47, 9th) • Single-Season Receptions By Running Back (2011, 27, 9th) • Single-Season Touchdown Receptions By Running Back (2010, 2, t-9th)

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

HISTORY & RECORDS

2011 (JUNIOR): Quick, shifty back who put together the 16th 1,000-yard season in Notre Dame history … provided a powerful one-two punch at running back with teammate Jonas Gray … played in all 13 games, starting nine … did not start vs. Navy, Wake Forest, Maryland and Boston College … averaged 84.8 yards a game and an impressive 5.1 yards a carry … rushed for 1,102 yards on 217 carries with nine TDs … all three categories were career highs … tallied three 100-yard rushing games … recorded two multi-touchdown games … named to the preseason Walker and Hornung Award watch lists … had career-high 26 carries in a win vs. Boston College … eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark for the season against the Eagles … produced a then career high in yards (134) and carries (25) against Michigan … scored two TDs in a 31-13 win over Michigan State … also had career-high six receptions against the Spartans … recorded two more rush TDs in a win vs. Navy … smashed career high in yards (191), all-purpose yards (212) and longest run (55) in

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

CAREER: Great all-around running back who has always had great speed but showed good strength on short yardage runs in 2011 … gained 1,705 yards in two seasons of competition and has averaged 5.1 yards per carry in college career with 12 rushing TDs … added 47 career receptions for 359 yards and two TDs … recorded the 16th 1,000-yard season in school history in 2011 and became only the 11th Notre Dame player to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in a season.

COACHING & STAFF

cierre wood’s CAREER HIGHS Carries: 26, vs. Boston College (Nov. 19, 2011) Rushing Yards: 191, at Purdue (Oct. 1, 2011) Longest Rush: 55, at Purdue (Oct. 1, 2011) Rushing Touchdowns: 2, twice (last vs. Navy, Oct. 29, 2011) Receptions: 6, two times (last vs. USC, Oct. 22, 2011) Receiving Yards: 57, vs. Tulsa (Oct. 30, 2010) Longest Reception: 31, vs. USF (Sept. 3, 2011) Receiving Touchdowns: 2, vs. Tulsa (Oct. 30, 2010) Kickoff Returns: 5, two times (last vs. Stanford, Sept. 25, 2010) Kickoff Return Yards: 95, vs. Stanford (Sept. 25, 2010) Longest Kickoff Return: 38, vs. Purdue (Sept. 4, 2010) All-Purpose Yards: 212, at Purdue (Oct. 1, 2011)

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 13 games in 2010 and started five games (Western Michigan, Tulsa, Utah, Army and USC) … opened the season behind Armando Allen Jr., but moved into the starting lineup when Allen Jr. was lost for the season with an injury following the Navy game … led the Irish in rushing with 603 yards on 119 carries, good for a 5.1 yard average per rush … rushed for three touchdowns … had 20 receptions for 170 yards and two receiving TDs … added 15 kickoff returns for 300 yards … totaled 1,073 all-purpose yards … registered 15 plays of 20 yards or more, including eight rushes, one reception and six kickoff returns … collected 21 rushes of 10 yards or more … 27 of 119 carries resulted in a TD or first down … six of 17 rushing attempts on third down plays resulted in a TD or first down … eight of 20 receptions resulted in a TD of first down … made first career appearance in an Irish uniform against Purdue … raced 16 and 15 yards, respectively, on his first two career carries … totaled 58 yards rushing on only seven carries against the Boilermakers … added two catches for 14 yards and two kickoffs for 50 yards against Purdue … managed only 19 yards rushing (10 carries) over the next four games against Michigan, Michigan State, Stanford and Boston College … totaled 28 yards rushing on seven carries in the victory over Pittsburgh … with Allen Jr. unavailable for most of the Western Michigan game with injury, stepped in and did not miss a beat … ran for 94 yards on 11 rushes, including a 39-yard TD run (the first TD of his career) … the 39-yard run was the longest by an Irish running back since Robert Hughes rumbled 45 yards at Stanford on Nov. 24, 2007 … it was also the longest TD run by a Notre Dame running back since Ryan Grant registered a 46-yard touchdown run at Stanford on Nov. 29, 2003 … also registered three catches for 29 yards versus the

THE FIGHTING IRISH

cierre wood’s HONORS & AWARDS • FBS Independent Co-Offensive Player of the Week (10/3/11) • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Running Back (10/2/11) • Walker Award Watch List (2011, 2012) • Hornung Award Watch List (2011) • Maxwell Award Watch List (2012)

victory at Purdue (Oct. 1) … matched career high with six receptions vs. USC … named College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Running Back and FBS Independent Co-Offensive Player of the Week following game against the Boilermakers … had 99 yards and a TD in a win vs. Maryland … toted the ball 18 times for 60 yards against Florida State.

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CIERRE WOOD

Student-Athlete Profiles Broncos … gained 17 yards rushing on eight carries against Navy, including a TD run … chalked up a pair of TD receptions against Tulsa … became the first Irish running back with two or more TD receptions in a game since Tony Fisher had a pair in a 42-28 victory over West Virginia on Oct. 21, 2000 … carried 19 times for 71 yards during the win over Utah … finished the Army game with 88 yards rushing on 14 carries, good an average of 6.3 per rush … registered 50 yards rushing on five carries during Notre Dame’s opening drive of the game … closed out the regular season with 15 carries against USC for 89 yards … over the final five games of the season, rushed for 387 yards on 76 carries good for a 5.1-yard average per rush … averaged 77.4 yards per game on the ground over the stretch … even better during Notre Dame’s four-game winning streak to end the year … recorded 329 yards on 60 rushes (5.5 yards per rush) in victories over Utah, Army, USC and Miami (Fla.) … rushed for 81 yards on 12 carries, including a 34-yard TD scamper in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) … added a 26-yard run against the Hurricanes … played 328 snaps on offense, second most of any Irish running back. 2009 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action as rookie running back.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio … named to USA Today AllAmerican team … rated 10th-best overall player nationally and secondbest running back by Sporting News … ranked 12th-best overall prospect and second-best running back in SI/TAKKLE Top 200 … rated 15th-best overall player and third-best running back in Tom Lemming’s Top 100 football prospects rankings … rated 17th-best player nationally by Chicago Sun-Times … ranked 76th in Rivals100 by Rivals.com and rated as the eighth-best running back prospect in the country … rated as eighth-best overall prospect in California according to Rivals.com’s postseason state rankings … ESPN ranks him as 25th-best overall player in ESPNU150 … rated as 54th-best overall player according to Scout.com … ranked 17th overall in the 2009 Athlon Consensus 100 … was the only running back selected to 2009 Long Beach Press-Telegram’s Best in the West first team … named to Western 100 by Tacoma News Tribune in 2008 … named first-team all-state by CalHiSports.com as a multi-purpose player following senior season … selected to 2008 allVentura County small schools football team … tabbed 2008 defensive back of the year … co-offensive player of the year in Tri-Valley League as senior … lauded as the top running back and 12th-best player in California by Contra Costa Times in 2009 class … named first-team allVentura County as junior … named Division IV state player of the year by Maxpreps.com … rated fourth in Offense-Defense Top 100 … selected SuperPrep All-American as the 14th-rated running back … named to the SuperPrep Far West 150 as 15th overall player and top pure running back in the area … rushed for 1,632 yards and 20 TDs and caught eight passes for 182 yards and four TDs as senior following 2,612 yards rushing with 34 TDs during junior year … posted 33 tackles, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries in 2008 … led high school team to first division title in 42 years as junior … also handled punting duties and played cornerback, recording 63 tackles and two interceptions in 2007 … tallied 1,407 rushing yards with 17 TDs rushes as a sophomore, to go along with 585 receiving yards on 16 catches with seven additional scores … also returned four kickoffs for TDs during high school career … named first-team all-area as sophomore by Ventura County Star … CalHiSports.com named him sophomore player of the year in 2006 … recorded 64 tackles on defense as sophomore … named sec-

ond-team all state as junior in 2007 by CalHiSports.com … named offensive player of the year for CIF Southern Section Mid-Valley division after junior season … as special teams player in 2007 he returned seven punts for 373 yards, had seven kickoff returns for 307 yards and also kicked off five times resulting in three touchbacks … tallied 2,480 allpurpose yards as sophomore and named receiver of the year in Frontier League after averaging 37.2 yards per catch … played for head coach Fran Fredette at Santa Clara High School … full name is Cierre Marcelle Wood … son of Valerie and Martine Robertson … major is film, television and theatre in College of Arts and Letters. cierre wood’s CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year G-GS ATT YDS TD LG AVG/C AVG/G 2009 Did Not Play 2010 13-5 119 603 3 39 5.1 46.4 2011 13-9 217 1102 9 55 5.1 84.8 TOTALS 26-14 336 1705 12 55 5.1 65.6 cierre wood’s CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G-GS rec yds td lg rec/g avg/c avg/g 2009 Did Not Play 2010 13-5 20 170 2 23 1.5 8.5 13.1 2011 13-9 27 189 0 31 2.1 7.0 14.5 TOTALS 26-14 47 359 2 31 1.8 7.6 13.8 cierre wood’s GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Rushing Receiving 2010 Att Yds Avg LG TD Rec Yds Avg TD LG Purdue 7 58 8.3 16 0 2 14 7.0 0 11 Michigan 6 10 0.6 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Michigan State 3 3 1.0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Stanford 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Boston College 1 6 6.0 6 0 2 4 2.0 0 7 Pittsburgh 7 28 4.0 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 *Western Michigan 11 94 8.5 39 1 3 29 9.7 0 18 at Navy 8 17 2.1 11 1 3 37 12.3 0 23 *Tulsa 16 58 3.6 18 0 5 57 11.4 2 14 *Utah 19 71 3.7 20 0 2 25 12.5 0 17 25 0 1 5 5.0 0 5 *vs. Army 14 88 6.3 *at USC 15 89 5.9 28 0 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 vs. Miami (Fla.) 12 81 6.8 34 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 TOTALS 119 603 5.1 39 3 20 170 8.5 2 23 2011 ATT YDS AVG TD LG rec yds avg td lg *USF 21 104 5.0 1 18 3 44 14.7 0 31 *at Michigan 25 134 5.4 1 24 0 0 0.0 0 0 *Michigan State 14 61 4.4 2 22 6 5 0.8 0 7 *at Pitt 23 94 4.1 0 18 1 10 10.0 0 10 *at Purdue 20 191 9.6 1 55 2 22 11.0 0 20 *Air Force 10 66 6.6 1 24 2 11 5.5 0 11 *USC 5 5 1.0 0 7 6 41 6.8 0 15 Navy 11 66 6.0 2 14 2 13 6.5 0 9 at Wake Forest 14 87 6.2 0 27 1 17 17.0 0 17 vs. Maryland 18 99 5.5 1 21 2 15 7.5 0 10 Boston College 26 94 3.6 0 9 0 -3 -0.3 0 0 *at Stanford 12 41 3.4 0 13 1 6 6.0 0 6 *vs. Florida State 18 60 3.3 0 15 1 8 8.0 0 8 TOTALS 217 1,102 5.1 9 55 27 189 7.0 0 31 * - games started

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Student-Athlete Profiles

HERE COME THE IRISH

lo wood

| 5-10 | 195 | Jr. CB Apopka, Fla. (Apopka)

THE FIGHTING IRISH

CAREER: Defensive back that will be called upon to contribute in 2012 … has played in 21 games for the Irish and totaled 10 tackles and one interception … tallied one touchdown on 57-yard interception return in 2011 … in competition to start at cornerback in 2012. 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 games for the Irish during the season … did not play vs. Wake Forest, Stanford or Florida State … tallied six tackles and an interception, which went for a 57-yard touchdown in a win vs. Maryland … had a pair of tackles in a win vs. Air Force.

| 6-0 | 193 | Fr. S Provo, UT (Timpview)

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Signed with Notre Dame in 2010 and enrolled in January 2010 . . . left school after 2010 spring semester to participate in mission in Ecuador for LDS Church . . . returned to Notre Dame in June 2012 . . . first-team Utah 4A all-state defensive back for 2009 by both Salt Lake Tribune and Salt Lake City Deseret News . . . named defensive MVP on 2009 all-Valley team selected by Provo Herald . . . ranked 10th-best player and secondbest defensive back in Midlands region (Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah) by SuperPrep . . . selected to Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 team for 2009 . . . one of 12 defensive backs from 11 Western states named to Western 100 … made 77 tackles and had three interceptions as senior safety in 2009 for Timpview High School in Provo, Utah . . . also played wide receiver . . . Provo Herald all-Valley selection as defensive back as junior in 2008 as one of only two juniors to earn all-state honors . . . led Timpview in tackles as junior in 2008 with 74 tackles, two interceptions and two forced fumbles . . . made 51 tackles, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as sophomore in 2007 . . . earned second-team allconference recognition as sophomore, to go with all-Valley honorable mention notice . . . led Thunderbirds to four straight Utah 4A state titles, as starter each of last three seasons . . . in Utah 4A state title games Timpview defeated Salt Lake City Highland 21-12 in 2006, Pine View 50-7 in 2007 (defensive MVP of that game), Cottonwood 34-28 in 2008 and Springville 35-6 in 2009 . . . helped Timpview to four-year combined record of 49-3 – 11-2 in 2009, 13-0 in both 2008 and 2007 and 12-1 in 2006 . . . led Timpview to four straight Utah 4A Region 7 league titles, including 6-0 conference marks in 2009, 2008 and 2007 and 5-0 record in 2006 . . . played for coach Louis Wong at Timpview … son of Rod and Shauna Badger . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.

HISTORY & RECORDS

lo wood’s CAREER DEFENsive STATISTICS Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sck Int PBU FF FR Blk 2010 11-0 3 1 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 2011 10-0 5 1 6 0.5-1 0.0-0 1-57 0 0 0-0 0 TOTALS 21-0 8 2 10 0.5-1 0.0-0 1-57 0 0 0-0 0

chris badger

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team all-Central Florida selection following senior season in 2009 by Orlando Sentinel … registered one interceptions and eight pass breakups as senior in addition to 58 tackles, five blocked kicks, and a fumble recovery for Apopka High School in Apopka, Fla. … named second-team all-state by SunStateFootball.com … ranked 55th on Orlando Sentinel Final Florida Top 100 list, including fourth on Sentinel Final Central Florida Top 100 … led Apopka to undefeated regular season and semifinals of Florida Class 6A state playoffs as senior … Blue Darters were District 5-6A champions in 2009 … led defense during senior season that allowed only 86 points through first 11 games … first-team defensive back on all-Metro Conference team for 2009 as selected by Orange County coaches … first-team defensive back on all-Orange County team for 2009 by Orlando Sentinel … named third-best cornerback in Florida prior to 2009 season by Orlando Sentinel … selected one of top players in Florida by SuperPrep … totaled 35 tackles, five interceptions, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and blocked one kick during junior season in 2008 … named all-county by Orlando Sentinel and first-team all-metro following junior campaign … named one of top 10 juniors in Florida and only cornerback listed prior to 2009 season by Gainesville Sun … fouryear starter in high school who transferred to Apopka before junior year after attending Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando as freshman and sophomore … intercepted four passes as freshman starter at Dr. Phillips … played for coach Rick Darlington at Apopka … son of Lo Wood Sr. and Diana Biles … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters as a film, television and theatre major.

COACHING & STAFF

2010 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in the first 11 games of the season (did not see the field at USC or against Miami) … notched four tackles during his rookie campaign … one of six freshmen to make their Irish debut against Purdue … registered one assisted tackle against Purdue … posted another assisted stop versus Michigan State … recorded his first career solo tackle at Boston College … played 23 snaps on defense and 155 snaps on special teams (seventh most of any Irish player).

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Student-Athlete Profiles

Nicky Baratti

| 6-1 | 206 | Fr. S Tomball, Texas (Klein Oak)

Multipurpose standout who worked most notably at safety at Klein Oak High School in Spring, Texas . . . played as many as five positions in a game in 2011, including quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end and safety and also punted . . . named first-team all-state for class 5A by Texas Sportswriters Association in 2011 . . . helped Klein Oak to 9-4 mark as senior in 2011, including 6-1 district record . . . completed 13 of 33 passes in 2011 for 214 yards; rushed 59 times for 338 yards; caught 48 passes for 570 yards and four TDs . . . helped Klein Oak in 2011 defeat top-ranked Klein Collins in triple overtime and end its 28-game regular-season winning streak . . . caught 11 passes for 168 yards and two scores in 49-21 win over Spring . . . rated 71st among Texas players by SuperPrep . . . named to Houston Chronicle Top 100 list prior to 2011 season as one of six players in “athlete” category . . . rated second-team quarterback on Chronicle All-Greater Houston team prior to senior season . . . played primarily at quarterback as junior in 2010, including one game in which he had two scoring runs of 60-plus yards . . . rushed 188 times for 1,267 yards and 17 TDs and completed 136 of 237 passes for 1,873 yards and 13 TDs (five interceptions) as junior in 2010 on 8-4 Klein Oak team . . . played mainly at safety as sophomore in 2009 . . .also competed in 110- and 300meter hurdles in track . . . coached by David Smith at Klein Oak High School . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.

chris brown

WR | 6-2 | 172 | Fr. Hanahan, S.C. (Hanahan)

One of four wide receivers on HSSR Division I-AA South Carolina all-state team for 2011 . . . named male athlete of the year by Charleston Post and Courier for 2012 . . . top-flight wide receiver at Hanahan High School in Hanahan, S.C. . . . ranked the 26th-best athlete in the nation and seventhbest prospect in South Carolina by 247 Sports Illustrated 29th among all receivers nationally and seventh among all South Carolina players by SuperPrep . . . ranked 11th-best player in South Carolina by Rivals.com . . . caught 33 passes as senior in 2011 for 532 yards and 12 touchdowns in only four and a half games . . . also played defensive back in senior season . . . made five catches for 130 yards and four scores in 57-6 win over Stall . . . had nine grabs for 145 yards and three scores and also returned a punt 72 yards for a score in third round of South Carolina playoffs in 42-18 win over Lake City . . . returned two punts for TDs . . . missed handful of games in 2011 due to broken collarbone . . . had 52 receptions for 1,105 yards and 16 TDs as junior in 2010, to go with three kick returns for scores . . . also intercepted three passes, returned one for a score, and returned three fumbles for TDs in 2010 . . . caught 31 passes as sophomore in 2009 for 332 yards and five TDs, while also making 32 tackles and five tackles for loss on defense . . . had more than 450 kick return yards in 2009 . . . totaled 34 points by himself at 2012 South Carolina high school state track meet, more than all but seven schools of 29 teams that scored at state meet . . . claimed triple jump championship for second consecutive season and finished second in 100- and 200-meter dashes, as well as high jump . . . named 2012 male track and field performer of the year by Charleston Post and Courier . . . ran 10.81 in 100-meter dash at 2012 South Carolina state meet and 21.6 in 200-meter dash at state meet . . . selected 2011 Gatorade track and field performer of the year for South Carolina . . . ranked as top

triple-jumper in the nation as junior in 2011 . . . broke 32-year-old South Carolina high school record for triple jump as junior at 51-2.5 . . . helped Hanrahan to 2011 South Carolina state title in track while winning the triple jump and long jump (23-9), taking second in 200 meters (21.9) and helping 4x100 relay squad (he ran the third leg) to blue ribbon . . . ran in Puerto Rico with U.S. Junior National Track team in June 2011 . . . coached by Charlie Patterson at Hanahan High School . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.

Scott Daly

| 6-2 | 245 | Fr. LS Downers Grove, Ill. (South)

Named national high school long snapper of the year for 2011 in winning the first Herbalife 24 Chris Rubio Award . . . ranked the number-one long snapper in the nation by Scout.com . . . rated the second-best long snapper in the nation by 247Sports . . . listed the third-best long snapper in the nation by ESPNU . . . played tight end and handled long-snapping duties at Downers Grove South High School in Downers Grove, Ill. . . . helped Downers Grove South to 10-2 record as senior in 2011 before losing in Illinois Class 8A state quarterfinals . . . scored first career touchdown as tight end in 2011 opener vs. South Elgin . . . earned special mention on Chicago Tribune all-state team for 2011 . . . rated 55th player in Midwest by SuperPrep . . . earned all-conference honors at tight end as junior in 2010, as well as all-area honorable mention . . . helped Mustangs to 7-3 mark as junior in 2010, including 6-0 record in West Suburban Gold play and first-round loss to Neuqua Valley in Illinois 8A playoffs . . . has worked extensively at camps with former UCLA long snapper Chris Rubio . . . began long-snapping in fifth grade . . . owns black belt in tae kwon do and practices yoga . . . coached by John Belskis at Downers Grove south High School . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.

Sheldon Day

| 6-2 | 286 | Fr. DE Indianapolis, IN (Warren Central)

Enrolled early at Notre Dame, starting classes in January 2012 after graduating from high school in December 2011 … second-team selection on SI.com High School All-America team . . . ranked the sixth-best defensive tackle in the country and 50th-best player in his class by Scout.com . . . rated 81st nationally on 247Sports list of top prospects . . . considered 10th-best defensive tackle in the nation and second-best player in Indiana by 247Sports . . . rated number-143 player nationally on 2012 ESPNU 150 list . . . listed as second-best player in Indiana, 12th-best prospect in the Midwest and 14th-best defensive tackle in his class by ESPNU . . . rated number-121 player nationally and eighth-best defensivetackle in his class by MaxPreps and Tom Lemming . . . listed 244th nationally on Rivals.com Rivals250 . . . ranked third-best player in Indiana and 18th-best defensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com . . . rated 24th-best defensive lineman nationally and 12th-best player in Midwest by SuperPrep . . . named Indianapolis Star Super Team Player of the Year for 2011 . . . runner-up for 2011 Indiana Mr.Football award as chosen by Indiana Football Coaches Association . . . one of eight defensive linemen on IFCA Top 50 all-state squad in both 2011 and 2010 . . . first-team defensive lineman on Associated Press Indiana Class 5A all-state squad for 2011 . . . starter on defensive line for Warren Central High School in Indianapolis, Ind. . . . made 55 tackles, 12 for loss, nine sacks, 12 quarterback pressures, two fumble recoveries as senior in 2011 . . . named Marion County Coaches’

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Student-Athlete Profiles

justin Ferguson

OL | 6-4 | 287 | Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Catholic)

Gunner Kiel

| 6-4 | 210 | Fr. QB Columbus, IN (East)

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Enrolled early at Notre Dame, beginning classes in January 2012 after graduating from high school in December 2011 â&#x20AC;Ś second-team pick on USA Today All-USA high school football team for 2011 . . . honorable mention selection on SI.com High School All-America team . . . rated 24th on 247Sports list of top national prospects . . . listed the top QB in the country and number-one player in Indiana by 247Sports . . . rated numbertwo player nationally and top-ranked quarterback by MaxPreps and Tom Lemming . . . rated 20th on Rivals.com Rivals250 list . . . listed number-one QB in the nation and top player from Indiana by Rivals.com . . . ranked the top QB in the nation and 38th-best prospect in the country by Scout.com . . . rated number-52 player nationally on 2012 ESPNU 150 list . . . ESPNU ranked him the third-best QB in the country, second-best player in the Midwest and top player in Indiana . . . listed 10th player nationally on SuperPrep Elite 50 team . . . rated number-one quarterback nationally and SuperPrep Midwest Offensive Player of the Year . . . named top player in Indiana on Detroit Free-Press Best of the Midwest team . . . received 2011 Indiana Mr. Football Award from Indianapolis Star . . . named Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year for 2011 . . . named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 all-state team for 2011, as one of three quarterbacks selected . . . Associated PressIndiana Class 4A first-team all-state quarterback selection . . . threw for2,517 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior in 2011, while also rushing for 482 yards and 11 TDs . . . helped East to 12-2 record and Indiana Class 4A state semifinals in 2011 . . . career statistics

HISTORY & RECORDS

Second-team pick on MaxPreps 2011 U.S. Air Force All-American team as offensive lineman . . . second-leading vote-getter among offensive linemen on 2011 Associated Press North Carolina all-state team . . . first-team offensive lineman on All-Observer squad named by Charlotte Observer in both 2011 and 2010 . . . rated 16th among North Carolina players by SuperPrep . . . ranked 17th-best prospect in North Carolina and 25th-best offensive lineman in the nation by Rivals.com . . . helped Catholic average 333 rushing yards and 43 points per game in 2011 to go with 5,197 yards of total offense and also played some at tight end . . . two-time first-team All-Mecklenburg selection by Observer in 2011 and 2010 for players in immediate Charlotte area . . . three-time all-MEGA 7 3A/4A selection . . . helped 2010 Catholic team to 14-1 record in junior campaign that featured 4,904 team rushing yards and included advancement to North Carolina Class 3AA playoff semifinals . . . played in Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in Phoenix . . . chosen to play in North Carolina-South Carolina Shrine Bowl . . . also played basketball and throws the shot in track and field . . . coached by Jim Oddo at Charlotte Catholic High School . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.

Rated number-20 player nationally by MaxPreps and Tom Lemming. . . listed 107th on 247Sports rating of national prospects . . . ranked number-10 offensive tackle in the nation and second-best player in New York by 247Sports . . . rated number-102 player nationally on 2012 ESPNU 150 list . . . listed 11th-best offensive tackle in the nation, second-best player in New York and 13th-best prospect in Northeast region by ESPNU . . . rated 199th nationally on Rivals.com Rivals250 list . . . listed as secondbest player in New York and 14th-best defensive tackle in his class by Rivals.com . . . listed 229th nationally on the Scout.com Scout 300 rankings . . . rated best player in New York and 43rd-best offensive lineman nationally by SuperPrep . . . first-team defensive lineman on all-Greater Rochester team for 2011 by Rochester Democrat and Chronicle . . . helped Little Irish win New York Section V Class A title again in 2011 . . . standout defensive lineman at Aquinas Institute in Rochester, N.Y. . . . made 71 tackles, five sacks, recovered a fumble, broke up nine passes and blocked two field goals in 2011 . . . made nine tackles in 19-16 state playoff semifinal loss to Mane-Endwell . . . as junior in 2010 made 68 tackles (32 unassisted), 14 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, one interception, four passes broken up, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery on team that finished 13-0 and claimed New York Class A state crown . . . two-time firstteam defensive lineman on New York State Sportswriters Association Class A all-state team . . . also plays basketball at Aquinas . . . recorded a triple-double on Jan. 27, 2012, recording a school record 33 rebounds to go with 20 points and 11 blocks . . . played in U.S. Army All-American Bowl in January in San Antonio . . . coached by Chris Battaglia at Aquinas Institute . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

Mark harrell

| 6-5 | 299 | Fr. DE Rochester, N.Y. (Aquinas Institute)

COACHING & STAFF

Rated as number-85 player nationally and 14th-best wide receiver in the country on 2012 ESPNU 150 list . . . listed as 19th-best player in Florida and 41st-ranked prospect in Southeast by ESPNU . . . rated number-127 player nationally and 15th-best wide receiver in his class by MaxPreps and Tom Lemming . . . listed as 41st-best player in Florida by SuperPrep . . . member of the Florida Top 100 as selected by Orlando Sentinel . . . standout wide receiver at Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines, Fla. . . . helped Flanagan to 6-4 record in 2011 while grabbing 29 passes for 527 yards and nine touchdowns . . . made four catches for 213 yards in 33-30 win over Western, including TD receptions for 58 and 99 yards . . . caught 44 passes for 953 yards and 12 TDs as junior in 2010 . . . first-team allBroward County pick by both Miami Herald and Ft. Lauderdale SunSentinel in 2010 . . . selected for USA Football U-19 team that played against World team in Austin, Texas, Feb. 1, 2012 . . . played in Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in Phoenix . . . coached by Don Simon at Flanagan High School . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.

THE FIGHTING IRISH

WR | 6-2 | 196 | Fr. Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Flanagan)

jarron jones

HERE COME THE IRISH

Player of the Year at Indianapolis Kiwanis Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 55th Annual High School Awards program for 2011 . . . first-team defensive lineman on all-Marion County team . . . helped Warren Central to 11-1 record and number-one ranking in 2011, with only loss in sectional final to eventual Indiana 5A champion Carmel . . . played in Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in Phoenix . . . honorable mention AP all-state pick as junior in 2010 . . . coached by John Hart at Warren Central High School . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.

Student-Athlete Profiles included 7,175 passing yards . . . honorable mention Associated Press 5A all-state pick as junior in 2010 after throwing for 2,500 yards and 25 TDs and also rushing for 425 yards and six TDs . . . played in U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl in San Antonio . . . uncle Blair Kiel played quarterback at Notre Dame from 1980-83 (throwing for 3,650 career yards in 29 career starts) and also spent seven seasons in NFL with Tampa Bay, Indianapolis and Green Bay . . . coached by Bob Gaddis at Columbus East High School . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.

will mahone

| 5-11 | 211 | Fr. RB Austintown, Ohio (Fitch)

Rated 197th player nationally on Rivals.com Rivals250 list . . . listed ninthbest player in Ohio and 18th-best running back in the nation by Rivals.com . . . ranked the 23rd-best running back in his class by Scout.com and the 201st player on Scout 300 list . . . rated 50th player in Midwest by SuperPrep . . . earned second-team 2011 Division I all-Ohio honors from Associated Press as linebacker . . . helped Fitch High School in Austintown, Ohio, to 6-4 mark in 2011 after 10-2 season in 2010, while playing as both running back and linebacker . . . captain of team as senior in 2011 . . . rushed 81 times as senior for 700 yards and nine touchdowns, despite missing about half of senior season with ankle injury . . . also caught two TD passes and returned two kickoffs for scores . . . recorded 30 tackles and an interception on defense in 2011 . . . made five interceptions on defense as junior, returning two for scores . . . also played basketball for Fitch as standout three-point shooter . . . named co-MVP of high school basketball team following senior season . . . earned second-team all-Northeast Ohio honors after averaging 19.0 points per game and scoring ninth-most points in a season at Fitch in 2011-12 . . . coached by Phil Annarella at Austintown Fitch High School . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.

Davonte’ Neal

WR | 5-9 | 171 | Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Central)

Named Gatorade Arizona Player of the Year as a junior and senior . . . selected to Parade All-America team following senior season . . . named to the ESPNHS All-America first team as a kick returner in 2011 . . . rated the eighth-best player in the nation on the 2012 ESPNU 150 list . . . ranked by ESPN the best “athlete” in the nation, the top player in the West and the number-one player in Arizona . . . named a SuperPrep All-American in 2011 . . . rated the third-best player in the Far West and number-six “athlete” nationally by SuperPrep . . . listed the number-53 player in the country by 247Sports . . . ranked the best player in Arizona and sixth-best “athlete” nationally by 247 Sports Illustrated the 67th-best player in the country and the number-eight wide receiver nationally by MaxPreps and Tom Lemming . . . considered the fifth-best cornerback in the nation by Scout.com and the 74th-best prospect in the country . . . rated by Rivals. com the third-best player in Arizona, 17th-best wide receiver in the nation and number-107 player nationally . . . played in the Under Armour AllAmerica Game in St. Petersburg, Fla. . . . scored 35 touchdowns as a senior in high school in Scottsdale, Ariz., with 16 receiving TDs, 14 rushing TDs and five TDs on kickoff or punt returns . . . gained 1,317 rushing yards and caught 62 passes for 1,113 yards as a senior . . . averaged 39 yards on kickoff returns with three TDs and averaged 26.6 yards per punt return with two TDs . . . also made 31 tackles and 12 pass breakups as a corner78 back in 2011 . . . selected to All-Arizona team as the all-purpose player by

Arizona Republic in 2011 and 2010 . . . named to Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 list as one of the 100 best players in 13 western states . . . tallied 64 total TDs in last two years of high school . . . recorded 2,020 receiving yards and 27 receiving TDs as a junior and senior . . . registered 35 total TDs as a senior and 29 TDs as junior in high school. . . won state championship as a junior and senior in high school . . . caught 37 passes for 907 yards and 11 TDs as a junior . . . added five interceptions as defensive back in 2010 . . . named offensive MVP of the U.S. Army National Combine in 2011 after recording the most dominate offensive performance during the skill and position drills . . . as a senior in high school, volunteered as a middle school mentor and also served as a youth football coach . . . attended Cesar Chavez High School as a freshman and sophomore and played for head coach Jim Rattay, father of former NFL quarterback Tim Rattay . . . graduated from Central High School in Phoenix . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.

Romeo Okwara

OLB | 6-4 | 239 | Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey Kell)

First-team defensive lineman on all-Observer squad by Charlotte Observer for 2011 . . . considered the 13th-best player in North Carolina by 247Sports . . . rated 15th-best player in North Carolina by SuperPrep . . . ranked number-19 player in North Carolina by Rivals.com . . . led team with 76 tackles, 14 sacks and 27 tackles for loss, to go with 18 quarterback pressures, three pass breakups, a forced fumble and a field-goal block . . . two-time all-Mecklenburg select by Charlotte Observer . . . as junior in 2010 recorded 70 tackles, nine sacks, two forced fumbles and a blocked field goal . . . an all-league selection on 8-5 Ardrey Kell team as junior . . . chosen to play in North Carolina-South Carolina Shrine Bowl . . . from same high school that produced current Irish defender Prince Shembo . . . moved to United States from Nigeria as sixth-grader . . . coached by Adam Hastings at Ardrey Kell High School . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.

C.J. Prosise

| 6-2 | 208 | Fr. S Petersburg, VA (Woodberry Forest)

Earned first-team Virginia all-state honors in both 2011 and 2010 . . . named Central Virginia defensive player of the year for 2011 by Charlottesville Daily Progress . . . first-team defensive back on all-Central Virginia squad . . . listed as ninth-best player in Virginia and 24th defensive back nationally by SuperPrep . . . ranked 276th on Scout.com Scout 300 list and 21st-best safety in the nation by Scout.com . . . rated the 13th-best player in Virginia and 22nd-best safety nationally by 247Sports . . . Prep League player of the year and first-team defensive back on Richmond Times-Dispatch Prep League all-district team for 2011 . . . receiver, safety and kick returner at Woodberry Forest School in Woodberry Forest, Va. . . . credited with 51 tackles, six interceptions and 10 passes defended as senior safety in 2011 . . . scored seven touchdowns on returns in 2011, five on kicks, one on an interception, one on a fumble . . . helped Tigers to 8-2 record and Virginia Prep League crown in 2011 . . . made 42 tackles and seven interceptions as junior in 2010 . . . returned four kicks for scores as junior . . . won the long jump and 55-meter dash at Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association indoor state track and field championship in 2012 . . . placed second in 100-meter dash at VISAA state outdoor track meet as a junior and senior . . . coached by Clint Alexander at Woodberry Forest School . . . enrolled in First Year of

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| 5-11 | 182 | Fr. CB Everett, Wash. (Mariner)

| 6-0 | 198 | Fr. S East Orange, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep)

Ranked the 11th-best offensive tackle in the country and 66th-best prospect nationally by Scout.com . . . rated number-118 player nationally and 17th-best offensive tackle in the country by MaxPreps and Tom Lemming . . . ranked the 145th-best player in the nation by 247Sports . . . rated the best player from Nevada and 16th-best offensive tackle prospect nationally by 247Sports . . . listed 176th on Rivals.com Rivals250 . . . ranked as best player in Nevada and 15th-best offensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com . . . rated 17th nationally among offensive linemen and 12thbest player in California/Hawaii/Nevada by SuperPrep . . . named to Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 list as one of the 100 best players in 13 western U.S. states . . . first-team offensive lineman on Nevada Class 4A all-state team for 2011 . . . selected first-team all-Southwest League as senior in 2011 . . . honorable mention pick on SI.com High School AllAmerica team . . . played at offensive tackle for Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas, Nev. . . . helped Gorman finish 15-1 in 2011 and win third straight Nevada Class 4A state crown with 72-28 win over Reed in title matchup . . . three-year starter who helped Gorman to combined 43-3 record and final number-five ranking in 2011 by USA Today . . . played in Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in Phoenix . . . also a standout in basketball, averaging 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists per game as junior on Gorman team that reached state semifinals . . . helped lead Gorman to Nevada class 4A state title as a senior . . . four of his basketball teammates signed letters of intent to play at NCAA Division I schools (UCLA, Stanford, Oregon and UNLV) . . . helped basketball team to No. 11 final ranking by ESPN and No. 14 by USA Today . . . high school basketball teammate was Shabazz Muhammad, the nation’s top recruit . . . coached in football by Tony Sanchez at Bishop Gorman High School . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.

John Turner

| 6-2 | 207 | Fr. S Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral)

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

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Named to Indianapolis Star Super Team for 2011 . . . first-team defensive back on 2011 Indianapolis Star all-city team . . . first-team defensive back on Associated Press Indiana Class 4A all-state squad for 2011 . . . ranked the fifth-best prospect in Indiana by 247Sports . . . rated 62nd-best player in Midwest by SuperPrep . . . made 49 tackles and broke up six passes as senior defensive back in 2011 for Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Ind. . . . helped Cathedral to second straight Indiana Class 4A title in 2011 with championship game win over South Bend Washington . . . his Cathedral team eliminated Columbus East and current Irish teammate Gunner Kiel in semifinal matchup . . . made 55 tackles and four interceptions as junior in 2010 in Cathedral’s state title season . . . won AAU national championship in tae kwon do as junior high competitor . . . coached by Rick Streiff at Cathedral High School . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.

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Rated 37th player nationally on SuperPrep Elite 50 squad . . . listed seventh nationally among defensive backs and third-best player in New Jersey by SuperPrep . . . ranked 55th on Scout.com Scout 300 list and considered fourth-best safety in the nation by Scout.com . . . rated 103rd on 247Sports list of top prospects nationally . . . ranked the sixth-best safety in the nation and fourth-best prospect from New Jersey by 247 Sports Illustrated listed 113th on Rivals.com Rivals250 . . . ranked eighth-best defensive back in nation and fourth-best recruit in New Jersey by Rivals.com . . . rated number-136 player nationally and ninth-best safety in his class by MaxPreps and Tom Lemming . . . listed the 14th-best safety nationally by ESPNU . . . rated number-four player in New Jersey in Newark Star-Ledger The Ledger 50 listing . . . played defensive back and running back for Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, N.J., in 2011 . . . first-team all-state pick on defense by Star-Ledger . . . first-team selection on Star-Ledger all-Non-Public squad . . . first-team all-Suburban by Bergen Record . . . scored 14 rushing touchdowns on 60 attempts for 361 yards and averaged more than six yards per carry as senior running back . . . helped Don Bosco to sixth straight New Jersey SIAA Non-Public Group 4 title, with Don Bosco finishing the 2011 season as the top-rated high school team in the country according to USA Today . . . had 41 tackles and two interceptions in 2011 . . . returned an interception 21 yards for a score as Don Bosco defeated

OL | 6-6 | 304 | Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman)

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Listed 122nd player nationally on 247Sports chart of top prospects . . . ranked the fifth-best all-purpose back in the nation and third-best player from Washington by 247Sports . . . rated 124th on Rivals.com Rivals250 list . . . listed as ninth-best athlete in the nation and third-best player in Washington by Rivals.com . . . rated number-138 player nationally and 12th-best tailback in his class by MaxPreps and Tom Lemming . . . rated 12th nationally among running backs and fourth-best player in Washington by SuperPrep . . . listed 207th nationally on Scout.com Scout 300 rankings . . . named to Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 list as one of the 100 best players in 13 western U.S. states . . . first-team 2011 Washington Class 4A all-state running back by Associated Press . . . gained 1,293 rushing yards on 177 attempts with 14 touchdowns as senior in 2011 despite missing three games due to injury . . . also caught five passes n 2011 for 69 yards and one TD and completed all three of his passes for 58 yards and another TD . . . first-team all-area running back by Everett Herald – and finished second in voting for all-area offensive player of the year . . . standout running back at Mariner High School in Everett, Wash. . . . rushed 30 times for 284 yards and four TDs in 28-24 win over Mount Vernon in second game of 2011 season . . . accounted for 1,850 rushing yards on 288 carries with 20 TDs as junior in 2010 . . . rushed 159 times for 1,232 yards and 14 TDs as sophomore in 2009, to go with five catches for 120 yards and two TDs . . . also played defensive back as a sophomore, making 25 tackles and three interceptions . . . carried 36 times as freshman for 182 yards and two TDs in 2008 . . . selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio . . . coached by John Ondriezek at Mariner High School . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.

Bergen Catholic 42-14 in 2011 New Jersey title game for final 11-0 mark . . . made 67 tackles, five sacks, two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and an interception as junior in 2010 . . . played in U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio . . . also a track standout who ran 49.6 leg on championship 4x400 relay squad . . . coached by Greg Toal at Don Bosco High School . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.

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KeiVarae Russell

Head Coach Brian Kelly

BRIAN KELLY HEAD COACH 30th Year Coaching 22nd Year as a Head Coach Third Year at Notre Dame

Brian Kelly’s head coaching resume includes: • Two seasons at Notre Dame where he has fashioned a 16-10 record that has included six losses by a combined 19 points. He has helped the Irish win eight of their last 11 games in 2011 and 12 of the last 17 games dating back to 2010. Kelly became the first Irish head coach to win a bowl game in his first season and has defeated opponents ranked in the top 15 in both seasons. • Three seasons at Cincinnati from 2007-09, including a 34-6 record (.850) and two straight outright BIG EAST Conference title teams that earned BCS appearances in 2008 (FedEx Orange Bowl) and ’09 (Allstate Sugar Bowl). At the time he accepted the position at Notre Dame, he qualified as the winningest active BIG EAST football coach and the only league coach with more than 150 wins.   • Three seasons at Central Michigan University from 2004-06, including a 19-16 overall record (.542) featuring a 9-4 mark and Mid-American Conference title in 2006. • Thirteen seasons at Grand Valley State University from 1991-2003, including a 11835-2 record (.767) highlighted by NCAA Division II national championships in 2002 (14-0) and 2003 (14-1). • An overall record of 187-67-2 (.734) in those 21 seasons as a head coach.

When Kelly was hired at Notre Dame he said two things he needed to accomplish early in his tenure were shoring up the defense and getting the players to be mentally and physically stronger so they could compete for all four quarters of all 12 games. Through his first two seasons, Kelly’s defense was one of 13 units in the FBS that allowed fewer than 21 points per game in both seasons. It was the first time an Irish defense accomplished that feat in a decade. The 2011 defense ranked 30th in the nation in yards allowed per game, a vast improvement from the defense Kelly inherited that ranked 86th in that category in 2009. The Irish ranked in the top 50 nationally in total defense, scoring defense, rushing defense and passing defense in 2011, marking just the second time in the last nine seasons Notre Dame had ranked that high in all four categories. The month of November had not been kind to Notre Dame in the three years that preceded Kelly’s arrival in South Bend. The Irish had won only three of 13 games in the final month of the regular season. Through rigorous strength and conditioning workouts and Kelly’s coaching style, Notre Dame posted a 6-1 combined record in November games in 2010 and 2011. The Irish also had a hard time hanging onto leads prior to Kelly’s arrival. Notre Dame was a combined 9-6 when leading at halftime in 2008 and 2009 but improved under Kelly to 15-3 when taking an advantage into the locker room.

Notre Dame was one of 24 schools that opened 2011 with a 0-2 record but was one of only three teams (Georgia and Western Kentucky the others) to rebound and have a winning season. Since 2001, 275 FBS teams started 0-2 and Notre Dame became one of only 27 schools that won at least eight of its next 10 games. The Irish offense that Kelly directed eclipsed 500 yards of offense in five games, equal to the combined number of 500-yard games Notre Dame tallied in the previous five seasons. Notre Dame scored at least 45 points in three games in 2011, the most by an Irish offense since 1996. The Irish were led on offense by wide receiver Michael Floyd’s school-record 100 receptions and the running back duo of Cierre Wood and Jonas Gray that combined for 1,893 yards and 21 touchdowns. Floyd capped off his career by breaking former teammate Golden Tate’s two-year-old school record of single-season receptions. Wood and Gray formed a potent one-two punch out of the backfield. The tandem was one of only three running back duos in the FBS to each have at least nine rushing TDs in the 2011 regular season. The other two running back teammates played on the high-octane offenses at Oregon and Oklahoma State. Defensively, Notre Dame held 12 of 13 teams below their season scoring average and held 11 of 13 schools below their season rushing average. When Kelly arrived at Notre Dame, the Irish were coming off a season where the defense ranked 86th in the nation in total defense at 397.8 yards per game. Two years later, Notre Dame’s defense ranked 30th in yards allowed per game at 344.7 and were 25th in scoring defense. Linebacker Manti Te’o was named a finalist for the 2011 Butkus Award and Lott Trophy after leading Notre Dame with 128 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss and five sacks. Safety and team captain Harrison Smith paced the secondary with 90 tackles and 10 pass breakups.

Brian Kelly, a veteran of 21 seasons as a collegiate head coach – heads into his third season as the 29th head football coach at the University of Notre Dame. Currently the fifth-winningest active coach in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, Kelly has guided Notre Dame to 16 wins over the last two seasons. His 110 victories as a head coach since 2001 are more than all but two active FBS head coaches – Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops and Mack Brown of Texas. 80

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Head Coach Brian Kelly Year by Year with Brian Kelly Record/Postseason 4-5 4-4 5-3 1-8 7-4 7-4 11-1/NCAA Division II playoffs (0-1)

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10-2/NCAA Division II playoffs (0-1)

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99 Percent Graduation Rate | 43 College Football Hall of Famers 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

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9-3/NCAA Division II playoffs (0-1) 8-3 6-3-2 8-4/NCAA Division II playoffs (0-1) 8-3 8-3 9-2 9-3/NCAA Division II playoffs (0-1) 5-5 7-4 13-1/NCAA Division II runner-up (3-1) 14-0/NCAA Division II champion (4-0) 14-1/NCAA Division II champion (4-0) 4-7 6-5 9-4/qualified for Motor City Bowl vs. Middle Tennessee 1-0/International Bowl: W 27-24 vs. Western Michigan 10-3/Papajohns.com Bowl: W 31-21 vs. Southern Mississippi Final Rankings: 17th AP, 20th USA Today 11-3/FedEx Orange Bowl: L 7-20 vs. Virginia Tech Final Rankings: 17th AP and USA Today 12-0/qualified for Allstate Sugar Bowl vs. Florida Rankings: 4th AP and USA Today 8-5/Hyundai Sun Bowl: W 33-17 vs. Miami (Fla.) 8-5/Champs Sports Bowl L 14-18 vs. Florida State 118-35-2 .767 19-16 .542 34-6 .850 16-10 .615 187-67-2 .734

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Year School Position 1983 Assumption Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers 1984 Assumption Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers 1985 Assumption Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers 1986 Assumption Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers 1987 Grand Valley State Graduate Assistant/ Defensive Backs 1988 Grand Valley State Graduate Assistant/ Defensive Backs 1989 Grand Valley State Defensive Coordinator/ Recruiting Coordinator 1990 Grand Valley State Defensive Coordinator/ Recruiting Coordinator 1991 Grand Valley State Head Coach 1992 Grand Valley State Head Coach 1993 Grand Valley State Head Coach 1994 Grand Valley State Head Coach 1995 Grand Valley State Head Coach 1996 Grand Valley State Head Coach 1997 Grand Valley State Head Coach 1998 Grand Valley State Head Coach 1999 Grand Valley State Head Coach 2000 Grand Valley State Head Coach 2001 Grand Valley State Head Coach 2002 Grand Valley State Head Coach 2003 Grand Valley State Head Coach 2004 Central Michigan Head Coach 2005 Central Michigan Head Coach 2006 Central Michigan Head Coach 2006 Cincinnati Head Coach 2007 Cincinnati Head Coach 2008 Cincinnati Head Coach 2009 Cincinnati Head Coach 2010 Notre Dame Head Coach 2011 Notre Dame Head Coach Grand Valley State Totals (13 seasons) Central Michigan Totals (3 seasons) Cincinnati Totals (3 seasons) Notre Dame Totals (2 seasons) Overall Totals (21 seasons)

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Following the season, Floyd and Smith both were selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. Floyd was taken with the 13th overall pick by Minnesota while Arizona tabbed Smith with the 29th selection. It marked the first time since 1994 Notre Dame had multiple first round NFL draft picks. Combined with Kyle Rudolph being drafted 43rd overall in the 2011 NFL Draft, Kelly became the first Notre Dame coach in 17 seasons to produce three combined players selected in the first 43 picks of consecutive NFL drafts. Despite enduring a slew of injuries at key positions, Kelly’s first Irish squad in 2010 came on strong to play perfectly in November. In addition to a convincing 28-3 victory over once-beaten and 15th-ranked Utah (Notre Dame’s widest margin over an Associated Press top 20 opponent in 14 years), the Irish defeated Army in the historic first football game ever played at the new Yankee Stadium – then ended an eight-game losing streak at the hands of archrival USC with a come-frombehind win at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Then, in the convincing 33-17 Hyundai Sun Bowl triumph against Miami, the Irish charged to a 30-3 lead after three periods, as Kelly became the first Notre Dame football coach ever to record a bowl victory in his first season on the Notre Dame sidelines. The Irish success down the stretch came mainly because of its defense, as Notre Dame went 13 consecutive periods over one late, fourgame stretch without allowing an offensive touchdown (the best sequence in that category in 30 years). In those final four wins Notre Dame’s defense limited the Utes, Black Knights, Trojans and Hurricanes to combined averages of 9.8 points (best stretch for an Irish team since 1989), 91.8 yards on the ground and 276.5 total yards. In the last four contests, the Irish defense faced teams that were averaging 38 points (Tulsa), 41 (Utah), 31 (Army) and 32 (USC) per game, yet yielded only two offensive touchdowns, combined, to that quartet. Among individual defensive leaders was Te’o, Notre Dame’s top tackler in 2010 with 133 and a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award and Butkus Award. Each of those four victories came in the first four career starts by Rees, following a seasonending injury to Dayne Crist. Among the pacesetters for Kelly’s spread offense was Floyd who caught 79 balls in 2010 for 1,025 yards and 12 touchdowns and was named the MVP of the Hyundai Sun Bowl (six catches for 109 yards and two TDs in that contest). Meanwhile, the Irish kicking game also sparkled in 2010, thanks to placekicker David Ruffer, who successfully converted his first 18 field-goal attempts (18 of 19 overall in 2010 and 23 for 24 in his career). Ruffer became one of three finalists for the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award as the top placekicker in the nation. Kelly’s debut season in South Bend saw the 2010 Irish play arguably the most difficult sched-

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ule in the country, as all but one of the Notre Dame opponents finished .500 or better – something no other team in the country could claim. Notre Dame’s agenda ranked first nationally in the official NCAA schedule strength standings at the end of the regular season, with Irish opponents playing at a .652 clip (79-42). On the academic side, Kelly’s first season at Notre Dame featured a first-team ESPN Academic All-America honor for Ruffer, an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship for offensive lineman Chris Stewart (he attended law school at Notre Dame during the 2010 season) as a National Football

Foundation National Scholar-Athlete selection – and a first-place finish by Notre Dame among all FBS programs in the latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate standings with a 96 mark. In 2011, Te’o was named a second-team ESPN Academic All-American and Notre Dame, once again, led all FBS programs in NCAA Graduation Success Rate standings with a 97 score. Architect of two consecutive Bowl Championship Series appearances at the University of Cincinnati, including a perfect 12-0 regular season in 2009 that earned him nationalcoach-of-the-year honors. Kelly earned the ESPN/

Brian Kelly’s Postseason Record (14-6) 1991 Grand Valley State NCAA Div. II Playoffs 1994 Grand Valley State NCAA Div. II Playoffs NCAA Div. II Playoffs 1998 Grand Valley State 2001 Grand Valley State NCAA Div. II Playoffs NCAA Div. II Playoffs 2002 Grand Valley State 2003 Grand Valley State NCAA Div. II Playoffs 2006 Cincinnati International Bowl 2007 Cincinnati Papajohns.com Bowl 2008 Cincinnati FedEx Orange Bowl Hyundai Sun Bowl 2010 Notre Dame 2011 Notre Dame Champs Sports Bowl * home games played in Allendale, Mich. # NCAA Division II championship games 82

L 15-38 vs. East Texas State L 27-35 vs. Indiana (Pa.) L 14-37 vs. Slippery Rock W 42-13 vs. Bloomsburg* W 33-30 vs. Saginaw Valley State* W 34-16 vs. Catawba* L 14-17 vs. North Dakota# W 62-13 vs. C.W. Post* W 62-21 vs. Indiana (Pa.)* W 44-7 vs. Northern Colorado* W 31-24 vs. Valdosta State# W 65-36 vs. Bentley W 10-3 vs. Saginaw Valley State W 31-3 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville W 10-3 vs. North Dakota# W 27-24 vs. Western Michigan W 31-21 vs. Southern Mississippi L 7-20 vs. Virginia Tech W 33-17 vs. Miami L 14-18 vs. Florida State

Home Depot National Coach of the Year Award in 2009, was the BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year in 2007, 2008 and 2009 (the first time a BIG EAST football coach won the award three straight years) -- and received the American Football Coaches Association Division II Coach of the Year Award in both 2002 and 2003. He also in ’09 was a finalist for four other national awards – the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award (Football Writers Association of America), Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Award (National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association), Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award and the George Munger Coach of the Year Award (Maxwell Football Club). He boasted a 2-1 record at Cincinnati in postseason bowl games – including a 27-24 win over Western Michigan in the International Bowl after the 2006 season (he coached in that game immediately after taking the job at Cincinnati), a 31-21 win over Southern Mississippi in the Papajohns. com Bowl after the ’07 season and a 20-7 loss to Virginia Tech in the FedEx Orange Bowl after the ’08 campaign. Kelly’s ’06 Central Michigan team finished 9-4 and qualified for the Motor City Bowl (Central Michigan defeated Middle Tennessee 31-14, though he did not coach after accepting the head coaching position at Cincinnati) – and his 12-0 team in ’09 earned an Allstate Sugar Bowl assignment against once-beaten Florida. In six NCAA Division II playoff appearances at Grand Valley State, Kelly’s teams combined for an 11-4 (.733) postseason record – including four straight victories in winning both the ’02 and ’03 NCAA titles. His ’01 Grand Valley State team fell 17-14 to North Dakota in the Division II national title game. Kelly’s ’09 team at Cincinnati finished third in the final BCS standings and fourth in both the final regular-season Associated Press and USA Today/ ESPN polls. His ’08 team ended up 11-3 and 17th in both polls – and his ‘07 Bearcat squad finished 10-3 and 17th (AP) and 20th (USA Today/ESPN) in the final polls. Through the end of the 2009 regular season, his Cincinnati team won all 12 of its games, led the nation in passing efficiency (166.19), ranked second in kickoff returns (29.2 each) and sixth in total offense (464.25 yards per game), passing yardage (320.33) and scoring (39.83 points). Meanwhile, Kelly’s Bearcat defense rated third nationally in tackles for losses (8.42 per game) and eighth in sacks (2.92). The ’09 Cincinnati squad set Bearcat single-season records for points (495), passing yards (3,844), fewest fumbles (10), fewest fumbles lost (two) and fewest turnovers (10). Cincinnati concluded the ’09 campaign with a record 18 straight regular-season victories. Among the standouts Kelly coached on the ’09 Bearcat roster were first-team All-America receiver Mardy Gilyard (he ranked second nationally in all-purpose yards at 203.5 per game at the end of the regular season) and quarterback Tony

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 184 First-Team All-Americans

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rank 20th nationally in passing efficiency and 14th in total offense.    Kelly had 12 of his players achieve first-team all-conference honors over his three years at Central Michigan (including ’05 MAC Defensive Player of the Year Daniel Bazuin) -- and three advanced to the NFL (including 2005 draftees Eric Ghiacuic and Adam Kieft and free agent Tory Humphrey). Bazuin, who led the nation in ’05 in tackles for losses, also was a ’06 first-team Academic All-American.    Kelly arrived at Central Michigan after winning the back-to-back NCAA Division II national titles at Grand Valley State in Allendale, Mich. The all-time winningest program in NCAA Division II history, the Lakers were 41-2 in Kelly’s final three seasons, at one point winning 32 consecutive games. Grand Valley State went 14-0 in 2002 en route to its first national title and was 14-1 in 2003 when it claimed its second crown. Kelly was named the AFCA Division II Coach of the Year after both seasons.   Kelly led the Lakers to five conference titles (1992-97-98-2001-02) and six Division II playoff appearances in his 13 seasons at Grand Valley. The Lakers never finished lower than third in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference.    Kelly mentored a pair of finalists for the Harlon Hill Award, presented annually to the top player in Division II. Quarterback Curt Anes won the award in 2002 after finishing as runner-up in 2001. He threw for 10,581 career yards and 114 TD passes – 48 in ’01 and 47 in ‘02 (12 games with at least five TD passes). Anes still holds the NCAA Division II single-season passing efficiency record for ’01 at 221.6 (189 for 271 for 3,086 yards, with 21 TDs, three interceptions). Quarterback Jeff Fox was third in the balloting in 1998, as he became the first Laker quarterback to throw for more than 2,000 in multiple seasons.   Kelly’s Grand Valley State players earned 77 All-America awards (11 in 2002 alone). Four players moved on to the NFL and another three to the Canadian Football League. His 2001 national runner-up squad set 77 NCAA, GLIAC and school records, including the alltime Division II scoring record by averaging 58.4 points per game (and an average victory margin of 48.0 points). The 2001 team also became the first Division II unit in 53 years to average more than 600 yards per game in total offense (600.8), leading the nation in that category.    Grand Valley State followed up its recordshattering 2001 season by averaging 497.5 yards and a nation-leading 46.7 points during its undefeated 2002 national championship run in which Kelly’s squad went wire to wire as the top-rated Division II squad. That ’02 campaign ended with a 31-24 championship game win over secondranked and unbeaten Valdosta State – as AllAmerica receiver David Kircus caught passes for 270 yards and three TDs. Kircus holds the NCAA Division II season record for TD receptions with 35

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Pike (ninth in passing efficiency at 155.36). Eleven Cincinnati players merited all-BIG EAST honors for ’09 (five first-team selections), including Gilyard, the league’s Special Teams Player of the Year for the second straight season. In three years at the helm of the program, Kelly put together a 34-6 record and led the Bearcats to their first two BIG EAST championships in 2008 and ‘09.   Cincinnati achieved a then-school-record 11 victories in 2008, followed that up with a dozen wins in ’09, and had backto-back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time in school history. Kelly’s Bearcats in ’08 won the school’s first outright conference championship since 1964 and earned the school’s first berth in a BCS game, playing against Virginia Tech in the 75th FedEx Orange Bowl.   In ’08 Cincinnati achieved its then-highest ranking to close the regular season – 12th in the AP and USA Today/ ESPN polls and the BCS standings entering the Orange Bowl. The Bearcats held down a postseason ranking of 17th in both polls, tying the top postseason ranking in school history.   Following the close of the ’08 regular season, Kelly was named the BIG EAST Coach of the Year for the second straight season. He also was named the American Football Monthly Schutt Sports FBS Coach of the Year, earned AFCA Region 1 Coach of the Year honors and was named BIG EAST Coach of the Year by Sporting News.   Cincinnati placed 10 players on the 2008 all-BIG EAST teams (including first-team selection Connor Barwin) – with kick returner Gilyard named the BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year and punter Kevin Huber earning the first AFCA AllAmerica nod in program history. Huber became the first two-time AP first-team All-America selection in Bearcat football history.

The Bearcats’ 27-24 bowl victory over Western Michigan in 2006 came just 34 days after Kelly was hired.   Then, in his first full season at the helm in ‘07, he put Cincinnati on the national radar by jumping out to a 6-0 start and earning the Bearcats their first appearance in the polls in more than 30 years. By winning 10 games for the first time since 1951, Cincinnati earned its 10th bowl appearance in program history and sixth bowl appearance in eight years. The Bearcats finished 17th in the AP poll and 20th in the USA Today/ ESPN rankings, earning their first appearances in the final polls.   Along the way to the 2007 Papajohns.com Bowl victory, the Bearcats’ third straight bowl win, Kelly earned BIG EAST Coach of the Year honors. Cincinnati listed seven individuals on the all-BIG EAST teams, including BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year and consensus All-America punter Huber. The national leader in punting, Huber was one of three Bearcats to be named to an All-America team.   Cincinnati ranked second in the BIG EAST and 24th nationally in passing offense (254.1), and was also second in the league and 27th nationally in passing efficiency (139.4). At the same time, the Bearcat defense led the BIG EAST in sacks (2.9) and tackles for a loss (6.5).   Kelly’s Bearcats led the FBS in net punting (41.5 yards per punt), and Cincinnati also paced the BIG EAST in kickoff returns (24.2).   During his three years at Central Michigan, he transformed a Chippewa program that had won more than three games only once in the past four seasons into a conference champion. Central Michigan posted a 9-4 regular-season record in 2006 en route to winning the MAC title and qualifying for its first bowl game in 12 years.   Kelly inherited a program that had produced a mere 12 wins over its previous four seasons when he took the helm at Central Michigan in 2004. He guided the Chippewas to a 4-7 record in 2004 and a 6-5 slate -- the school’s first winning season in seven years -- in 2005.   The Chippewas in 2005 defeated both defending MAC divisional champions, Miami and Toledo, and also knocked off eventual ‘05 league champ Akron. Central Michigan ranked first nationally in fewest turnovers (10) and fewest fumbles lost (four), while the team’s rushing defense ranked 20th and led the MAC at 113.7 yards per game (compared to 245.8 in ’03 -- the year before Kelly arrived).    In 2006 Central Michigan rolled up a 7-1 record in conference play to win the MAC West, then dominated Ohio 31-10 in the league championship game. Central Michigan boasted the 19th-most prolific passing attack in the nation, averaging 252.4 yards per game, set a Chippewa season mark with 28 TD passes and led the MAC in total offense (375.3 yards per game) and scoring (29.7 points). MAC Freshman of the Year Dan LeFevour passed for 2,869 yards and 25 TDs to

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Head Coach Brian Kelly in ’02, catching at least one TD pass in 24 straight games in 2001-02. He ended his career with 4,142 receiving yards and 76 TD catches and led the nation (Division II) in scoring in both ’01 and ’02. The 2003 team, meanwhile, became more noted for its defense, leading the country in rushing defense at 62.0 yards per game. The Lakers defeated North Dakota 10-3 in the 2003 national title game (played annually in Florence, Ala.). In 10 of his 13 seasons at Grand Valley State, Kelly’s teams won eight or more games – and he finished with a 103-22-2 mark in GLIAC contests. The seniors on his final team in ’03 won 47 of their final 49 games (and finished 34-4 in four seasons of GLIAC play) and won 20 straight games in 200203. Kicker David Hendrix led the nation in ’03 with 25 field goals. Born in Everett, Mass., and raised in Chelsea, Mass., Kelly attended St. John’s Prep School in Danvers, Mass. He was a four-year letter-winner at Assumption College (Worcester, Mass.) as a linebacker, captaining the squad in both ’81 and ’82 under coach Paul Cantiani on teams that finished 8-3 and 7-1-1. After graduating from Assumption in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in political science, he served as linebacker coach and defensive coordinator (as well as softball coach) from 1983-86 at Assumption under head football coach Bernie Gaughan.   Kelly was invited back to Assumption in 2012 where he served as commencement speaker and received an honorary degree from his alma mater. Kelly also endowed a $250,000 scholarship for Assumption football players.

Kelly joined the Grand Valley State staff in 1987 as a graduate assistant and defensive backs coach. He became the defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator in 1989 and took over (at age 28) as head coach in 1991 (replacing Tom Beck, who left to become running backs coach at Notre Dame under Lou Holtz). His very first team Laker team finished 9-3 and qualified for the NCAA playoffs. In 2009 Kelly was inducted into the Grand Valley State Athletics Hall of Fame and in 2011 Grand Valley State renamed its Laker Turf Building the Kelly Family Sports Center. The Kelly Family Sports Center is a 138,000 square foot building that houses a regulation football field, a six-lane, 300-meter track, all of the amenities for field events, batting cages that drop from the ceiling, an athletic training room, locker rooms, multi-purpose rooms, classrooms, bleacher seating for 800 in the grandstand and bleachers on the field level for another 260 spectators. In addition to intercollegiate athletics, the movement science department, campus recreation/intramurals and club sports also use the facility. Kelly was announced as the Notre Dame head coach on Dec. 10, 2009. He signed a five-year contract to coach the Irish. On Jan. 10, 2012, the University announced it extended Kelly’s contract two seasons through the 2016 campaign. In June 2010, Kelly and his wife Paqui made a $250,000 gift to the University of Notre Dame in support of endeavors in research, academics and community engagement. The benefaction directly supports three Notre Dame initiatives -- cancer

research, the Hesburgh Libraries and the Robinson Community Learning Center (RCLC). In the area of cancer research -- the fight against breast cancer is a deeply personal cause for the Kelly family -the gift benefits the Mike and Josie Harper Cancer Research Institute that opened this past summer in Notre Dame’s new Harper Hall. The institute brings together scientists from Notre Dame and Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend to collaborate to advance basic and clinical research as it pertains to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer. The gift also provides financial support for the Hesburgh Libraries, which consist of the main Hesburgh Library and 11 subject branches across campus. The funding enables senior library personnel to identify and purchase the learning and teaching materials most in demand by Notre Dame scholars. At the RCLC, the gift underwrites innovative tutoring, violence-prevention, youth entrepreneurship and performing arts projects for adults and children in South Bend’s Northeast Neighborhood. Sponsored by Notre Dame in partnership with local residents, the RCLC serves an estimated 500 youths and adults each week, in addition to another 8,000 children annually through its outreach programs. In conjunction with the gift, Kelly launched the “Coach Kelly Challenge,” an effort aimed to encourage all members of the Notre Dame family to offer financial support to the University through one of its annual giving programs: the Notre Dame Annual Fund, the MBA and Law School annual funds, and the Rockne Heritage Fund. Notre Dame’s head football coach and his wife play host to a series of events benefitting the Kelly Cares Foundation, established by Brian and Paqui Kelly to support organizations, initiatives and programs that closely align with the goals and values of the Kelly family in three main areas: personal involvement, with emphasis on breast cancer research, prevention, education and awareness; education and institutional advancement; and, community involvement in selected initiatives and projects. In addition to several charity golf events, Kelly co-hosted the Irish Legends Golf Classic in June 2011 and 2012 with former Notre Dame coaches Ara Parseghian and Lou Holtz. Proceeds from that event were split evenly between the charities of the three coaches. Football 101 has become a must-attend event in the summers of 2010, 2011 and 2012 as more than 1,200 women had the opportunity to meet the Notre Dame football coaching staff, learn fun facts about Fighting Irish football and enjoy an upscale taste of South Bend. The participants also got a behind-the-scenes look at the Notre Dame football facilities – with proceeds benefitting breast cancer prevention, awareness and early detection initiatives. Kelly and his wife Francisca (Paqui) are parents of three children – Patrick, Grace and Kenzel.

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 184 First-Team All-Americans

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Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 16th year coaching Third year at Notre Dame THE DIACO FILE Cedar Grove, N.J. Cedar Grove Iowa (Sociology, 1995) Julia Sons: Angelo and Michael; Daughter: Josephine

COACHING CAREER Graduate Assistant RB/Special Teams Coord. RB/Special Teams Coord. LB/Special Teams Coord. OLB/Special Teams Coord. LB/Special Teams Coord. Co-Defensive Coord./LB LB/Special Teams Coord. Defensive Coord./ILB Defensive Coord./ILB Defensive Coord./LB Assistant Head Coach/ Defensive Coord./LB

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED Alamo Sun NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs-First Round Gator Sugar Sun Champs Sports

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1991-95 Iowa

Linebacker

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS PLAYED Holiday Alamo Sun

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DYNAMIC DISCIPLES LB Manti Te’o (Notre Dame) • 2011 finalist for Butkus Award and Lott Trophy S Aaron Webster (Cincinnati) • 2009 first-team all-Big East LB Clint Sintim (Virginia) • Led nation in sacks by a linebacker in 2007 DE Dan Bazuin (Western Michigan) • Led nation in tackles for loss in 2005; Secondround NFL draft pick in 2007 by Chicago Bears

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• Semifinalist for the 2011 Broyles Award, presented annually to college football’s top assistant coach. • Promoted to assistant head coach for 2012 season. • The 2011 defense ranked in the top 50 in scoring defense (24th, 20.7), total defense (30th, 344.7), rushing defense (47th, 138.9) and passing defense (38th, 205.8). It was only the second time since 2003 and fourth time in the last 15 seasons a Notre Dame defense ranked in the top 50 in all four categories. • Led a defense that held 12 of 13 opponents below their season scoring average and 11 of 13 teams below their season rushing average. • For the first time in 10 years, Notre Dame’s defense allowed fewer than 21 points per game in consecutive seasons. The Irish are one of 13

PERSONAL INFORMATION • Twice an all-Big Ten selection at Iowa under Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry and was named team’s co-MVP in 1995. • Led the Hawkeyes in tackles in both 1994 and 1995 and finished his career as the seventhleading tackler in Iowa history with 334 career stops. Started all 23 games during his final two seasons.

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teams to allow less than 21 points per game in each of the last two years. • Diaco’s defense surrendered 14 points or less in five games in 2011, the most since 2002. • The rush defense was stingy near the goal line in 2011 as only eight rushing TDs were scored against Notre Dame. Only four schools permitted fewer rushing TDs. Of the eight rushing TDs last year, only three were scored by running backs. • The Irish defense was nothing short of sensational in the third quarter as Pittsburgh and Florida State were the only teams to score against Notre Dame in the first period following halftime. • Coached the linebackers and helped the growth of Manti Te’o who led the team with 128 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss and five sacks. Te’o was a second-team All-American and a finalist for the Butkus Award and Lott Trophy in 2011. • In his first season at Notre Dame, Diaco switched defensive schemes from a blitzing 4-3 defense the Irish utilized in 2009 and instilled a 3-4 no-crease defense. • Diaco’s defense was drastically better than the 2009 Notre Dame defense. The Irish allowed 5.69 fewer points per game, 40.5 fewer yards per game, averaged one half sacks more per game and forced more turnovers in 2010 than 2009. • The 2010 defense was dramatically improved compared to the 2009 defense in almost every statistical category: scoring defense (from 63rd in ’09 to 23rd in ’10), pass efficiency (82nd to 25th), rushing defense (89th to 50th) and total defense (86th to 50th). • In the final three games of the regular season, Diaco’s defense limited teams averaging at least 31 points per game to 22 combined points – the fewest points allowed by a Notre Dame defense in three straight games since the 1993 season. • Only four touchdowns were scored against the Irish defense in the final five games of the regular season. • Working with the inside linebackers, Diaco helped turn Te’o into an All-America candidate in 2010. The Bednarik Award and Butkus Award semifinalist led the Irish with 133 tackles and posted 9.5 tackles for loss as a sophomore. • In his only season at Cincinnati, he was charged with replacing 10 starters on the Bearcats’ defense, including every player on the front seven for 2009. • The Bearcats recorded 110 tackles for loss in 2009 (8.46 per game) to rank third in the nation. They totaled 37 sacks and tied for 10th in the country averaging 2.85 sacks per contest. Cincinnati’s defense allowed 3.6 rushing yards per carry. • Focused on the inside linebackers in 2009 at Cincinnati and helped Andre Revels and JK Schaffer experience career years in their first seasons as starters. Revels led the Bearcats with

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108 tackles and added 4.5 tackles for loss and one interception, while Schaffer ranked second on the team with 100 tackles with 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and three interceptions. • Safety Aaron Webster was named first-team all-BIG EAST in 2009 after pacing Cincinnati with four interceptions and five pass breakups. Defensive end Ricardo Mathews was named second-team all-BIG EAST as a first-year starter after he recorded a team-best 12.5 tackles for loss. • Prior to Cincinnati, spent three years as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator on Al Groh’s coaching staff at the University of Virginia from 2006-08. • At the conclusion of the 2008 season, was promoted to the Cavaliers’ defensive coordinator position, but he left two months later to take the same position at Cincinnati. • Diaco’s linebackers were critical to Virginia allowing only 3.7 yards per carry and just over 21 points per game to their opponents in 2008. • Only four schools permitted fewer rushing touchdowns than Virginia’s nine in 2007, and the Cavaliers allowed 106.9 rushing yards per game, 13th in the nation. Virginia ranked 16th nationally at 19.7 points allowed per game and were 23rd in total defense, allowing 332.5 yards per game. • Served as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach under Brian Kelly at Central Michigan in 2005. • In his only season with the Chippewas, Diaco turned around Central Michigan’s rushing defense that just two years earlier had ranked last in the Mid-American Conference. • Under Diaco’s watch, Central Michigan led the MAC, allowing only 113.7 rushing yards per game. He also helped defensive end Dan Bazuin lead the nation with 26.5 tackles for loss and tie a MAC record with 16 sacks. • In 2004, coached the special teams and linebackers at Western Michigan. The punting, punt return and kickoff return units all finished in the top three of the MAC. • First full-time position was at Western Illinois where he was the running backs coach and special teams coordinator in 1999 and 2000. The Leathernecks won the Gateway Conference crown in 2000 and made an appearance in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.

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Chuck Martin Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 21st year coaching Third year at Notre Dame

THE MARTIN FILE Hometown High School College Wife Children

Park Forest, Ill. Rich East High School Millikin (Ill.) (Accounting, 1990) Dulcie Son: Max; Daughter: Emma

COACHING CAREER 1992-93 Mankato State (Minn.) Graduate Assistant 1994-95 Wittenberg (Ohio) LB 1996-97 Millikin (Ill.) Defensive Coord./DB 1998-99 Eastern Michigan LB 2000-02 Grand Valley State DB 2003 Grand Valley State Defensive Coord./DB 2004-09 Grand Valley State Head Coach 2010 Notre Dame DB/Recruiting Coord. 2011 Notre Dame Safeties/Recruiting Coord. 2012 Notre Dame Offensive Coord./QB

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED 1995 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Wittenberg (Ohio) Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Notre Dame Notre Dame

Division III First Round Division II National Finalist Division II Champions Division II Champions Division II Regional Division II Champions Division II Champions Division II Semifinal Division II Regional Division II National Finalist Sun Champs Sports

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COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Martin switches sides of the ball in 2012 and will serve as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach after working with the Irish secondary from 2010-11. • Prior to coming to Notre Dame, Martin was head coach at Grand Valley State for six seasons, following Kelly who served as the Lakers head coach from 19912003. While coaching the NCAA Division II school in Allendale, Mich., Martin directed the Lakers offense, continuing the same offensive system Kelly installed. • From 2004-09, the Grand Valley State offense led by Martin averaged 35.1 points per game, 427 total yards and 208 rushing yards per game. • The Lakers ranked in the top 25 nationally in total offense in five of six seasons and ranked in the top 27 in scoring offense in all but one season. • Grand Valley State scored at least 30 points in 56 of 81 games and scored at least 40 points in 34 contests. • Martin produced quarterbacks that became finalists for the Harlon Hill Award, presented annually to the NCAA Division II Player of the Year, four times in six years (Cullen Finnerty in 2006; Brad Iciek from 200709).

• Grand Valley State’s starting quarterbacks combined to throw 184 TDs and only 41 interceptions (average of 31 TDs and 7 INTs per season) under Martin and had an average passer efficiency mark of 159.9 in his six years directing the offense (a 159.9 efficiency rating in 2011 would have ranked 10th in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision). • Martin’s offense produced a 1,000-yard rusher in all six seasons he was in control of the Lakers offense. Four of the top 10 single-season rushing leaders and five of the 11 best single-season passing seasons happened from 2004-09. • Grand Valley State’s all-time leaders in career rushing and passing played for Martin and seven offensive players earned Associated Press first-team AllAmerica accolades under Martin’s watch. • In the season prior to Martin’s arrival at Notre Dame, the Irish ranked 76th in the nation in pass defense and 82nd in pass efficiency defense. Notre Dame ranked 38th in pass defense and 58th in pass efficiency defense in 2011. • Focused on safeties in 2011 and got great performances from senior Harrison Smith, senior Jamoris Slaughter and junior Zeke Motta. • Smith ranked second on the Irish with 90 tackles and became the 11th Notre Dame player to reach 300 career tackles. His 222 career tackles as a defensive back are the fifth most in school history. • Motta and Slaughter combined to record 85 tackles, two interceptions and four pass breakups in 2011. • In first season at Notre Dame, helped improve the defensive statistical categories when compared to 2009: passing defense (76th to 54th) and pass efficiency defense (82nd to 25th). • Members of his secondary combined to total 15 of team’s 18 interceptions and 28 of team’s 46 passes broken up in 2010. • The improved coverage and tackling by the defensive backs under Martin led to the Irish allowing only 10.2 yards per completion in 2010, the fewest yards allowed by a Notre Dame defense since 1993. The 10.2 yards per completion average was seventh-best in the FBS in 2010. • Smith became one of Notre Dame’s most consistent players as he ranked fourth in nation with team-best seven interceptions and was second on Irish with 93 tackles. • Named one of top 25 recruiters in nation by ESPN.com in February 2011 and was named to Rivals.com’s Tom Dienhart’s second team assistant coach dream team coaching staff in March 2011. • Led Grand Valley State University to two NCAA Division II national championships and won over 91 percent of his games as Lakers’ head coach. • Replaced Brian Kelly as Lakers’ head coach after Kelly was named head coach at Central Michigan University. • Under Martin’s watch, Grand Valley went 74-7 (.914) and won NCAA Division II national championships in 2005 and 2006. The Lakers were runners-up in 2009. • Guided the Lakers to five Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference championships in six years and posted a 16-4 record in Division II playoffs. • Martin’s .914 winning percentage was the second best among active college football coaches, regardless of division (Mount Union’s Larry Kehres owned a .925 winning percentage).

• A member of the Lakers coaching staff since 2000, Martin helped Grand Valley State post a 122-13 record from 2000-09, including winning 121 of its last 130 games. • As Grand Valley State head coach, helped develop 34 players who earned various All-America honors and 114 players who earned all-GLIAC plaudits, including 56 first-team selections. • The Lakers were ranked number one in the American Football Coaches Association Coaches Poll for 56 of 70 weeks the poll was released during his tenure. • From 2004 to 2009, directed Grand Valley State to 48 consecutive regular-season victories and 45 straight wins in GLIAC action. He also guided the Lakers to a Division II record 40-game winning streak from 200507. • Guided the Lakers to 13-2 record and school’s fifth consecutive GLIAC championship in 2009. Grand Valley State also made its ninth straight NCAA Division II playoff appearance and advanced to national championship game for third time in five seasons (falling to Northwest Missouri State, 30-23). It marked the sixth time since 2001 the Lakers had advanced to NCAA Division II finals. • The 2008 team turned in its fourth straight undefeated regular season and finished with an 11-1 record. The Lakers advanced to quarterfinals of Division II playoffs before falling to eventual national champion Minnesota-Duluth in double overtime. • 2007 squad cruised through regular season undefeated and led GLIAC in scoring defense (14.5 points per game), total defense (303.6 yards per game), pass efficiency defense (95.6) and quarterback sacks (42). The Lakers advanced to national semifinals but were defeated at Northwest Missouri State. • Claimed his second national championship and Grand Valley State’s fourth title in 2006 after the Lakers defeated Northwest Missouri State for the second straight year, 17-14. The win capped off a perfect 15-0 season that saw Grand Valley State outscore its GLIAC foes by an average score of 37.1-14.6. • In his second season as head coach, guided Lakers to an undefeated season (13-0) and their third national championship. • Led Grand Valley State to a 10-3 mark and a berth in the NCAA Division II playoffs (lost in quarterfinals) in first season at the helm in 2004. The 10 wins by Martin were the most of any first-year head coach in school history. • Served as defensive coordinator under Kelly in 2003 and helped the Lakers to the national championship. Grand Valley State rode its defense to the title as it limited its final three opponents in the playoffs to just a field goal apiece. • Coached the linebackers at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, from 1994-95 and also served as head golf coach and assistant baseball coach.

PERSONAL INFORMATION • Martin was an All-America safety at Millikin and was also selected a GTE Academic All-American. He also doubled as an all-conference placekicker for the football team and received academic all-district honors for Millikin’s basketball team. He was inducted into the Millikin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES CB Brandon Carr (Grand Valley State); Dallas Cowboys • Started all 64 games at cornerback in first four seasons with Kansas City Chiefs OL Brandon Barnes (Grand Valley State) • 2007 Gene Upshaw Award winner (top offensive lineman in NCAA Division II) QB Brad Iciek (Grand Valley State) • Harlon Hill Award finalist (top player in NCAA Division II) from 2007-09 QB Cullen Finnerty (Grand Valley State) • 2006 Harlon Hill Award runner-up DL Mike McFadden (Grand Valley State) • 2005 and 2006 Gene Upshaw Award winner

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 184 First-Team All-Americans

Coaching Staff

Running Backs/Slot Wide Receivers/ Recruiting Coordinator 18th year coaching Fourth year at Notre Dame THE ALFORD FILE Colorado Springs, Colo. Doherty (Colo.) High School Colorado State (Exercise and Sports Science, 1992) Trina Sons: Rylan, Kyler and Braydon

COACHING CAREER

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED Iowa State Insight.com Washington Holiday Iowa State Humanitarian Iowa State Independence Iowa State Houston Notre Dame Sun Notre Dame Champs Sports

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1987-90

Colorado State

Running Back

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS PLAYED 1990

Colorado State

Freedom Bowl

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES WR Michael Floyd (Notre Dame), Arizona Cardinals • Career record holder at Notre Dame for receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns; 13th overall selection of 2012 NFL Draft by Arizona RB Victor Anderson (Louisville) • 2008 BIG EAST Conference Rookie of the Year; ’08 Freshman All-American RB Ennis Haywood (Iowa State) • 2000 all-Big 12 first team RB Darren Davis (Iowa State) • 1999 all-Big 12 first team; Iowa State’s No. 2 career rusher

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 43 College Football Hall of Famers 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

HISTORY & RECORDS

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Returns to running backs coach in 2012 and will continue coaching the Irish slot wide receivers. • Adds the role of recruiting coordinator in 2012. • Coached running backs the first 15 seasons of his college-coaching career before moving to wide receivers from 2010-11. • Notre Dame wide receivers accounted for 165.8 yards of 252.6 receiving yards per game (66 percent) in 2011. • Michael Floyd led the Irish with a Notre Dame single-season record 100 receptions for 1,147 yards and nine TDs in 2011. He became just the second Irish player to record multiple seasons of at least 60 receptions. Floyd set career records of receptions, receiving yards, receiving TDs, yards per game and 100-yard games under Alford’s tutelage. • Floyd was a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist and an honorable mention selection to Pro Football Weekly’s All-America team.

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PERSONAL INFORMATION • Alford was a first-team all-Western Athletic Conference running back as a player for Colorado State in 1989 and was an honorable mention selection on USA Today’s All-America team. He played for the Rams from 1987-90 and was a 1989 Doak Walker Award nominee. Alford ran for a school-record 310 yards versus Utah during the 1989 season. • Participated in Denver Broncos training camp in 1991 and played for the World League of American Football’s Birmingham Fire in 1992.

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1993 Fort Collins (Colo.) H.S. 1994 Lake Wales (Fla.) H.S. 1995 Mount Union RB 1996 Kent State RB 1997-2000 Iowa State RB 2001 Washington RB 2002-06 Iowa State Asst. Head Coach/ RB 2007-08 Louisville RB 2009 Notre Dame RB 2010-11 Notre Dame WR RB/Slot WR/ 2012 Notre Dame Recruiting Coord.

• Junior Theo Riddick recorded a career-high 436 receiving yards despite missing over two games with a hamstring injury. • Sophomore TJ Jones and junior Robby Toma both set career highs in receptions and receiving yards. Toma was recipient of the Next Man In Award at the Notre Dame football awards banquet. • Named one of six finalists for national recruiter of the year by 247Sports.com following 2011 signing day and was tabbed one of nation’s top 25 recruiters in 2011 by Rivals.com. • Helped the Irish receiving game average 253.1 yards per contest in the 2010 regular season. • With Alford’s coaching, Floyd recorded a breakthrough season at Notre Dame in 2010. Floyd led the Irish with 79 receptions for 1,025 yards and 12 TDs. His totals all rank in the top 10 on Notre Dame’s single-season records list. • In his first season as a wide receiver, Riddick flourished under Alford’s tutelage as Riddick ranked second on the squad with 40 catches for 414 yards and three TDs in nine games. Prior to ’10, Riddick had only played running back. • Jones and Toma became consistent receiving options under Alford in 2010 as Jones totaled 306 yards and three TDs on 22 receptions and Toma caught 14 passes for 187 yards. • Notre Dame’s running backs Armando Allen, Robert Hughes, Riddick and Jonas Gray averaged 4.8 yards on 293 carries in 2009 while the top four Irish rushers in 2008 averaged 3.9 yards per carry. • Prior to Notre Dame, spent his entire 14-year coaching career working with running backs at five different schools and produced a 1,000-yard rusher seven times. • During the 2008 season, one of Alford’s pupils, redshirt freshman Victor Anderson, rushed for 1,047 yards with eight touchdowns and became the first Louisville running back to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards since 2005. Anderson was named the BIG EAST Conference Rookie of the Year and second-team all-BIG EAST. He was also placed on Sporting News’ Freshman All-America squad. • Louisville averaged 164.5 yards rushing per game in 2008 and scored 18 rushing touchdowns. • Spent nine years during two stints as running backs coach at Iowa State (1997-2000, 2002-06) where he developed three of the school’s top six career rushing leaders (the last five years at Iowa State he also held the title of assistant head coach). Darren Davis, Ennis Haywood and Stevie Hicks combined for five 1,000-yard seasons with Alford as their position coach. • Four of the 10 best single-game rushing totals in Cyclone history occurred during Alford’s tenure, and Iowa State had a 200-yard rushing effort by

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one of his running backs eight times during his nine-year stint in Ames. • Hicks became the third Cyclone rusher under Alford to surpass 1,000 rushing yards in a season, as he led Iowa State with 1,062 yards in 2004. • Iowa State was one of only three FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) schools that produced a 1,000yard rusher annually from 1995-2001. • Haywood continued the tradition in 2000, as he led the Big 12 Conference and ranked 10th nationally with 1,237 rushing yards. Haywood was a first-team all-Big 12 running back as the Cylcones’ rushing attack averaged 209.0 yards per game and totaled 27 rushing TDs. • During his initial four years in Ames (1997-2000), Iowa State improved from 103rd to 17th nationally in rushing. • Under Alford’s guidance, Davis produced three consecutive seasons over 1,000 yards en route to becoming the second-most prolific rusher in school history. • Davis gained 1,005 yards as a sophomore in 1997, 1,116 yards in 1998 and ranked ninth in the nation in 1999 with a Big 12-best 1,388 rushing yards. • Sandwiched between Alford’s stints at Iowa State was a year as Washington’s running backs coach in 2001. Under Alford, Husky tailback Willie Hurst became the ninth back in school history to rush for more than 2,000 career yards.

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Scott Booker Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator Seventh year coaching Third year at Notre Dame THE BOOKER FILE Hometown High School College Wife Children

Pittsburgh, Pa. Shady Side Academy B.A. Kent State (Business Administration, 2003); M.A. Kent State (Sports Studies, 2006) Jen Daughter: Morgan

• At Kent State, helped develop two NFL draft picks in Jack Williams and Usama Young. Williams earned second-team all-Mid-American Conference honors in 2007 and was a fourth round selection by the Denver Broncos in the 2008 NFL Draft. Young received second-team all-MAC accolades in 2006 and was selected in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints.

• Under Booker’s tutelage, Kent State ranked first or second in the MAC in pass defense efficiency, pass defense and interceptions in 2006. • In 2005, the Golden Flashes allowed only 190.5 passing yards per game to rank 24th in the nation. • Served as a graduate assistant at Kent State in 2004 and was a student assistant in 2003.

PERSONAL INFORMATION • Four-year regular at safety and on special teams for Kent State from 1999-2002. • Named to the MAC all-academic team in 2001.

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES CB Jack Williams, Kent State • 2007 second-team all-MAC selection; Fourthround selection in 2008 NFL Draft S Usama Young, Kent State • 2006 second-team all-MAC honoree; Third-round selection in 2007 NFL Draft

COACHING CAREER 2003 Kent State 2004 Kent State 2005-08 Kent State 2009 Western Kentucky 2010-11 Notre Dame 2012 Notre Dame

Student Assistant Graduate Assistant Defensive Backs Defensive Backs Intern Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator

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COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Enters his third season with the Irish but first year as an assistant coach. • Will coach the tight ends and serve as special teams coordinator after learning the Irish offense as an intern from 2010-11. • As an intern with the Irish, he assisted the offensive coaches in a variety of areas including film breakdowns, scouting reports, playbooks and other duties assigned by head coach Brian Kelly and the offensive staff. • Served as an intern for offensive staff in 2011 that helped Irish register over 500 yards of offense in five games, equal to the combined number of 500yard offensive games Notre Dame recorded from 2006-10. • The Irish offense in 2011 scored at least 45 points in three games, the most by a Notre Dame team since 1996. • Part of a staff that helped Tyler Eifert become a finalist for the Mackey Award (top collegiate tight end) and Michael Floyd set every career receiving record at Notre Dame. • Prior to Notre Dame, coached defensive backs for five seasons at two schools. He worked with the secondary at Western Kentucky in 2009 and was the defensive backs coach at his alma mater, Kent State, from 2005-08. • Also worked with all four special teams units at both Western Kentucky and Kent State.

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 184 First-Team All-Americans

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Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Cornerbacks 10th year coaching Third year at Notre Dame THE COOKS FILE Irving, Texas Nimitz (Texas) High School Iowa (Sociology, 2000) Elvern Daughters: Kerrington and

COACHING CAREER Graduate Assistant Defensive Backs/Asst. Special Teams Defensive Backs Defensive Backs/Asst. Special Teams Outside Linebackers Cornerbacks Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Cornerbacks

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED Kansas State Minnesota Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Notre Dame Notre Dame

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BOWLS/PLAYOFFS PLAYED 1993 Iowa 1995 Iowa 1996 Iowa 1997 Iowa

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99 Percent Graduation Rate | 43 College Football Hall of Famers 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

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CB Robert Blanton (Notre Dame), Minnesota Vikings • 2012 fifth-round draft pick by Minnesota CB Darrin Walls (Notre Dame), Atlanta Falcons • Played in four games during rookie season with Atlanta in 2011 CB Allen Langford (Wisconsin) • 2008 first-team all-Big Ten • 2006 and 2007 first-team all-Big Ten; 2008 fourthround draft pick by Philadelphia

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COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Former all-Big Ten Conference safety and National Football League veteran was promoted to co-defensive coordinator for 2012 and will continue coaching cornerbacks. • Enters his 10th season coaching in college football and his second year with Notre Dame’s cornerbacks. • Coached the cornerbacks in 2011 and helped the Irish improve 17 spots in pass efficiency defense and 16 positions in pass defense. Notre Dame’s secondary helped limit opponents to 205.8 passing yards per game and ranked 38th in the FBS. • Senior Robert Blanton had his best season in his Irish career in 2011 as he ranked third on the team with 70 tackles, ranked second with eight tackles for loss and added six pass breakups, two interceptions, one sack and one fumble recovery. • Senior Gary Gray was the fourth-leading tackler with 67 stops and tied his career-high with two

PERSONAL INFOrmation • A four-year letterwinner and two-year starter as a strong safety at Iowa, Cooks played for the Hawkeyes from 1993-97. • As a senior, he was a team captain and earned all-Big Ten honors. • A fifth-round draft choice of the Minnesota Vikings in the 1998 NFL Draft, Cooks also played for Green Bay, Atlanta and Jacksonville before retiring from the NFL in 2001. He also played for the XFL’s Chicago Enforcers in 2001. • Graduated from Iowa in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology.

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interceptions while adding five pass breakups. • Helped develop Lo Wood and Bennett Jackson as capable backups to Blanton and Gray. Wood returned his first career interception 57 yards for a TD vs. Maryland. • Invited to attend 2011 NCAA Champion Forum, a seminar for minority coaches where they learn from current athletics directors how to interview for head coaching jobs and run a football program. • Worked with the outside linebackers in his first season at Notre Dame and helped improve the production of Darius Fleming, Kerry Neal, Brian Smith and Prince Shembo. • Notre Dame’s outside linebackers combined for 12 sacks and 20 tackles for loss in 2010. • Fleming tallied career highs of six sacks and 49 tackles and he led the Irish in sacks and with 11 tackles for loss. • Coached defensive backs at Wisconsin for four seasons and helped develop 10 all-Big Ten honorees, including three first-team selections. • Helped lead the Badgers to a 38-14 record from 2006-09, with Wisconsin finishing the season ranked in the top 25 three times. • In 2009, two members of Cooks’ secondary received all-Big Ten accolades and a third player burst onto the scene as a first-year starter. • Safeties Jay Valai and Chris Maragos directed the Badgers defensive backfield and ranked in the top 10 in tackles on the team in 2009. • Valai was named a second-team all-Big Ten performer for the second year in a row in 2009 while Maragos garnered honorable mention allconference accolades. • Cooks’ star pupil in 2008 was cornerback Allen Langford who earned first-team all-Big Ten plaudits and was named the team’s MVP after recording 47 tackles, two interceptions and a team-best 13 pass breakups. • Valai was named second-team all-Big Ten as a sophomore after posting 56 tackles and forcing three fumbles in his first season as a starter. • Cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu led the Badgers and tied for third in the conference in 2007 with 16 passes defended en route to being named firstteam all-Big Ten. • Free Safety Shane Carter was a consensus honorable mention all-conference pick in 2007 after his seven interceptions led the Big Ten and tied for sixth nationally. • In his first season at Wisconsin in 2006, Cooks helped the Badgers lead the nation in pass efficiency defense (84.19 rating), and the 138.3 passing yards allowed per game ranked second in the nation.

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• Cooks helped Wisconsin allow 111.5 fewer passing yards per game in 2006 than 2005 and opposing quarterbacks only completed 47.8 percent of their passes against the Badgers. • Wisconsin finished 12-1 in 2006 and ranked fifth in the final coaches’ poll after defeating Arkansas in the Capital One Bowl. • Each of Cooks’ four starting defensive backs in 2006 received postseason recognition from the Big Ten, including Ikegwuonu who earned first-team honors after tallying 41 tackles, two interceptions and 11 pass breakups. • Free safety Roderick Rogers was named to the Big Ten second team in 2006 while Langford and strong safety Joe Stellmacher both were named honorable mention all-Big Ten. • Cooks spent one season at Minnesota coaching defensive backs in 2005. His defensive backs allowed opponents to complete just 55.3 percent of their passes during the Big Ten season, second best in the league. • Prior to his year at Minnesota, Cooks coached defensive backs and assisted on special teams for one season at Western Illinois in 2004. The Leathernecks limited opponents to a Gateway Conference-best 157.2 passing yards per game, held opponents to the lowest completion percentage (45.4) in the conference and finished second in the league with 17 interceptions. • Cooks began coaching at his alma mater, Nimitz (Texas) High School, in 2003 before joining the coaching staff at Kansas State as a graduate assistant for the 2003 campaign. • While with the Wildcats, he worked mostly with defensive game plan preparation and assisted with the Kansas State secondary.

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Mike Denbrock Outside Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator 27th year coaching Sixth year at Notre Dame THE DENBROCK FILE Hometown High School College Wife Children

Homer, Mich. Homer (Mich.) Grand Valley State (Communications, 1987) Dianne Son: Chance

COACHING CAREER 1986-87 Grand Valley State 1988-89 Michigan State 1990-91 Illinois State 1992-95 Grand Valley State 1996-98 Grand Valley State 1999-2000 Buffalo (AFL) Stanford 2001 2002-04 Notre Dame 2005-08 Washington 2009 Indiana State 2010-11 Notre Dame 2012 Notre Dame

Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Offensive Tackles/ Tight Ends Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers Assistant Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator/ Offensive& Defensive Line Offensive Tackles/ Tight Ends Offensive Tackles/ Tight Ends Offensive Line Associate Head Coach/ Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Tight Ends Outside Wide Receivers/ Passing Game Coordinator

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED 1989 Michigan State 1989 Michigan State Grand Valley State 1994 1998 Grand Valley State 2000 Buffalo 2001 Stanford Notre Dame 2003 2004 Notre Dame 2010 Notre Dame 2011 Notre Dame

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PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1982-85 Grand Valley State Tight End

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Denbrock moves to coach the outside wide receivers and will also serve as passing game coordinator. • Earlier in his career he spent a combined eight seasons with head coach Brian Kelly at Grand Valley State where he learned Kelly’s offense. Kelly served as the Lakers’ head coach and Denbrock was on his coaching staff from 199298. From 1992-95, Denbrock served as offensive coordinator for Kelly as well as quarterbacks and wide receivers coach. The two were graduate 90

assistants together at Grand Valley State in 1987. • Selected one of Tom Lemming’s Assistant Coaches of the Year in 2011. Named one of top 25 recruiters by Rivals.com and selected one of top 50 recruiters by 247Sports.com following 2012 signing day. • Coached junior tight end Tyler Eifert to one of the best seasons ever by a Notre Dame tight end. Eifert ranked second on the team with 63 receptions for 803 yards and five TDs. • A Mackey Award finalist, Eifert led all FBS tight ends in receptions and receiving yards. He also set Notre Dame single-season records for receptions receiving yards by a Notre Dame tight end. • Eifert was selected to the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America first team. He became Notre Dame’s 185th All-America first-team selection and the first Irish tight end named firstteam All-American since Derek Brown in 1991. • Developed sophomore Alex Welch and freshman Ben Koyack into contributors after injuries to senior Mike Ragone and junior Jake Golic ended their seasons. • Coached 2010 preseason All-American Kyle Rudolph as he collected 28 receptions for 328 yards and three touchdowns in first six games before a hamstring injury ended his season. Rudolph earned John Mackey Tight End of the Week honors following the Michigan game where he set career highs with eight catches for 164 yards and one touchdown. • Developed Eifert in Rudolph’s absence and turned the sophomore tight end into a reliable receiving option for the Irish. Eifert snagged 27 passes for 352 yards and two touchdowns and was named John Mackey Award Tight End of the Week following his performance vs. Army where he caught four passes for 78 yards with one touchdown. • At Indiana State in 2009, helped turn redshirt freshman linebacker Aaron Archie into an allconference player in his first season of collegiate football. He was named a second-team performer in the Missouri Valley Football Conference and was a member of the league’s all-newcomer team. • Junior return specialist Darrius Gates earned honorable mention accolades in 2009 from the Missouri Valley Football Conference after leading the league and ranking fifth nationally averaging 27.1 yards per kickoff return. • Coached offensive line at Washington and in 2007, the Husky line helped running back Louis Rankin become the first 1,000-yard rusher at Washington since 1997. Quarterback Jake Locker also nearly eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards in 2007 as he gained 986 yards on the ground. Rankin and Locker ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, in rushing yards per game among Pac-10 players. • Center Juan Garcia earned second-team allPacific-10 honors in 2007. • Denbrock’s offensive line paved the way for the

Huskies to average 203.1 rushing yards per game in 2007. Washington ranked 18th nationally in rushing and second in the Pac-10 Conference. • Coached several players at Notre Dame who became NFL Draft selections, including offensive tackles Ryan Harris (2007, third round, Denver), Jim Molinaro (2004, seventh round, Washington), Jordan Black (2003, fifth round, Kansas City) and Brennan Curtin (2003, sixth round, Green Bay) plus tight ends John Carlson (2008, second round, Seattle), Anthony Fasano (2006, second round, Dallas) and Jerome Collins (2005, fifth round, St. Louis). • Prior to coming to Notre Dame, Denbrock worked in a similar capacity with the offensive tackles and tight ends at Stanford. His line helped lead the way for a Stanford rushing attack which ranked 23rd in the nation, averaging more than 200 yards per game and scoring 27 TDs. • Developed Kwame Harris into one of the top offensive tackles in the Pac-10 Conference. Harris earned second-team all-Pac-10 honors following 2001 and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers with the 26th pick in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. • Prior to his two years in Buffalo, Denbrock returned to his alma mater, Grand Valley State, where he coached with Kelly. • Denbrock served as the Lakers’ defensive coordinator and linebackers coach from 1996-98 and his defensive unit ranked among the nation’s top 30 in total defense, scoring defense and rushing defense each season. • His 1996 defense led the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference and was 11th nationally in scoring defense while also leading the conference in total defense. • As the offensive coordinator, Denbrock’s squad was first in the MIFC in both total and scoring offense from 1992-94. • In 1995, his offense ranked eighth in the nation in scoring and 12th in total offense. • Eight of his players earned first-team All-America honors during his seven years at Grand Valley State. • Denbrock’s first full-time coaching assignment came in 1990-91 as the tackles and tight ends coach at Illinois State. • He focused on the offensive line as a graduate assistant at Michigan State in 1989 and helped with the quarterbacks and receivers on the 1988 Spartans squad. • He broke into coaching as a graduate assistant from 1986-87 at Grand Valley State where he worked with the offensive tackles and tight ends.

Dynamic DISCIPLES TE Tyler Eifert (Notre Dame) • 2011 first-team All-American; Set Notre Dame record for most receptions and receiving yards in a season by a tight end TE Kyle Rudolph (Notre Dame), Minnesota Vikings • 2011 second-round NFL draft pick and first tight end drafted TE John Carlson (Notre Dame) • 2008 second-round NFL draft pick by Seattle OT Ryan Harris (Notre Dame), Philadelphia Eagles • 2007 third-round NFL draft pick by Denver TE Anthony Fasano (Notre Dame), Miami Dolphins • 2006 second-round NFL draft pick by Dallas OT Kwame Harris (Stanford) • 2002 first-round NFL draft pick by San Francisco

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 184 First-Team All-Americans

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Safeties 34th year coaching First year at Notre Dame

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THE ELLIOTT FILE Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City West High School Iowa (History, 1976) Joey Son: Grant; Daughter:

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PERSONAL INFORMATION • Son of former Iowa athletics director and Michigan head football coach Bump Elliott . • Graduated with high distinction from Iowa. • Candidate for Rhodes Scholarship in 1976 and was named an Academic All-American in 1974 and 1975. • NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient and member of Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa honor societies.

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Josh Buhl, LB (Kansas State) First-Team All-American; Butkus Award semifinalist Terence Newman, DB (Kansas State), Dallas Cowboys 2002 Consensus All-American; Thorpe Award winner; Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year; Fifth overall pick in 2003 NFL Draft Merton Hanks, DB (Iowa) First-Team All-American Tom Knight, DB (Iowa) First-round NFL Draft pick in 1997

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 43 College Football Hall of Famers 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

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• Spent 29 of his 33 seasons coaching defense, primarily as a defensive backs coach or defensive coordinator. Served as defensive coordinator for a combined 11 seasons at San Diego State, Kansas State, Iowa and Ball State. • Has had three two-year coaching stints at Iowa State in the last 30 years and most recently served as the Cyclones’ secondary coach from 2010-11. • Helped improve an Iowa State pass defense that ranked 84th in pass efficiency defense the season before he arrived to 46th this year. He also helped Iowa State improve 29 spots in the pass defense rankings from 2009 to 2011. • Cyclones cornerback Leonard Johnson earned second-team all-Big 12 honors in 2010 and 2011. Safety Ter’Ran Benton was an honorable mention all-Big 12 selection in 2011 and safety David Sims totaled 96 tackles in 11 games en route to earning all-Big 12 honorable mention accolades in 2010.

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1983 North Carolina 1986 North Carolina 1987 Iowa 1988 Iowa 1991 Iowa 1991 Iowa 1993 Iowa 1996 Iowa 1997 Iowa 2000 Iowa State 2001 Iowa State 2002 Kansas State 2004 Kansas State Iowa State 2011

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• Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for three seasons at San Diego State from 2006-08. Added the duties of inside linebackers coach in 2008. He worked in the Aztecs athletics department in 2009. • Elliott was the first hire by then-head coach Chuck Long at San Diego State. In his first two seasons with the Aztecs, San Diego State had the top tackler in Mountain West Conference games as Joe Martin averaged 10.0 tackles per game in 2006 and Russell Allen recorded 10.6 tackles per contest in 2007. • In his first year at San Diego State, the Elliott’s defense allowed only 171.0 passing yards per game and ranked second in pass defense in the Mountain West Conference. The Aztecs allowed scores on only 67.3 percent of opponent red zone trips to rank second in the conference. • Defensive coordinator at Kansas State from 2002-05 and helped the Wildcats to a 31-19 record, including four wins over nationally-ranked opponents. • K-State recorded two 11-win seasons, claimed the school’s lone Big 12 championship and advanced to the 2003 Fiesta Bowl – the only BCS bowl appearance in school history. • In his four seasons as the Wildcats’ defensive coordinator, Elliott’s defenses allowed an average of 111.6 rushing yards per game and 194.1 passing yards per game. • Kansas State intercepted 58 passes from 2002-05 and returned 12 interceptions for touchdowns. • Twelve of Elliott’s players received all-Big 12 accolades and four players were drafted. • The 2002 defense directed by Elliott led the nation in scoring defense (11.8 points per game), ranked second in the country in total defense (249.0 yards) and rushing defense (69.5 yards) and was third in pass efficiency defense (91.7). • The 69.5 rushing yards allowed per game in 2002 was a school record while the 11.8 points per game were the second-fewest points allowed by a K-State defense. The 249.0 total yards permitted was third-best in Wildcats history. • Cornerback Terence Newman was a consensus All-American at Kansas State in 2002 and was recipient of the Jim Thorpe Award, presented annually to college football’s best defensive back. Newman was named 2002 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and became the fifth overall selection in the 2003 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. • Elliott’s defense intercepted 20 passes in 2002 and five picks were returned for touchdowns to set a school record. • Safety Bobby Walker led the Wildcats with six interceptions in 2002. Walker returned two interceptions for touchdowns in a 23-second span against Iowa State and was named National Defensive Player of the Week for his performance. • The 2003 Wildcats defense also recorded 20 interceptions, tying the 2002 squad for third-most interceptions in a season. • The 40 combined interceptions in Elliott’s first two seasons as Kansas State defensive coordinator were the second most in school history. • Elliott’s defense in his second season at Kansas State ranked sixth nationally in total defense (283.1 yards per game), seventh in pass defense (174.6), eighth in scoring defense (16.3 points) and 17th in rushing defense (108.8 yards). The Wildcats set a school record with 51 sacks in 2003. • Linebacker Josh Buhl broke the Kansas State record with 184 tackles in 2003 en route to being named a first-team AllAmerican by Sporting News and a second-team All-American by Associated Press and Sports Illustrated. • From 2000-01, was the Iowa State associate head coach and worked with the Cyclones secondary and coordinated the special teams. • Elliott’s secondary recorded 18 interceptions in 2001, the most

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picks by an Iowa State defensive backfield in 25 years. The Cyclones ranked fourth nationally in passing defense (151.8 yards per game) and 21st in pass efficiency defense. Iowa State defensive backs intercepted 10 passes in 2000, the most in eight years. Defensive back Jamarcus Powers and safety Dustin Avey earned all-Big 12 honors while safety Marc Simmons was one of the Big 12’s top freshman players. The Cyclone special teams shined in 2000, blocking seven kicks to lead the Big 12. Kick returner J.J. Moses earned first-team all-Big 12 accolades. Member of the Iowa athletics department from 1987-99. He was on Hayden Fry’s coaching staff from 1987-94 and from 1996-98. In 1999, Elliott served as a special assistant to Iowa athletics director Bob Bowlsby. Elliott was executive director of the University of Iowa Alumni Association in 1995. Served as secondary coach from 1987-94. He returned as defensive coordinator from 1996-98 and added the title assistant head coach in 1998. Elliott’s position group focus switched to the Hawkeyes outside linebackers from 1996-98. Elliott coached seven first-team all-Big Ten selections and eight second-team all-conference players at Iowa. The Hawkeyes were 74-52-5 (.584) in his 11 seasons as an assistant coach and helped Iowa get invited to seven bowl games. In his 11 seasons coaching at Iowa, opposing quarterbacks completed only 51.6 percent of passes and averaged only 176.9 yards per game. Six of Elliott’s players rank in the top 10 in career interceptions at Iowa. The 1997 defense coordinated by Elliott ranked among the best in the Big Ten and the nation. The Hawks ranked fourth nationally in scoring defense and pass efficiency defense, seventh in total defense and 11th in rushing defense. Iowa recorded three shutouts in 1997 and held two other opponents to only one touchdown. Defensive lineman Jared DeVries was named Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year in 1997 and was a consensus All-American in 1998 en route to setting the career school record for tackles for loss and sacks. Iowa led the Big Ten in pass defense in two seasons between 1987-94 and had the best third-down defense four times in that eight-year window. Former NFL All-Pro safety Merton Hanks was a top defensive back for Elliott and helped Iowa win the Big Ten in 1990 and play in the 1991 Rose Bowl. Hanks was a first-team All-American and semifinalist for the Thorpe Award. Only stint coaching offense came at North Carolina from 1983-86 when he coached the wide receivers and tight ends. Prior to North Carolina, made his first stop at Iowa State as the secondary coach from 1981-82. The Cyclones pass defense in 1982 led the Big Eight and produced professionals Ron Osborne and John Arnaud. Earned his first defensive coordinator position at Ball State in 1980 after serving as the Cardinals’ secondary coach the previous two seasons. First full-time coaching job was as the secondary coach at Kent State in 1977 and he served as a graduate assistant at Iowa in 1976.

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Mike Elston Defensive Line 14th year coaching Third year at Notre Dame

THE ELSTON FILE Hometown High School College Wife Children and Isabella

St. Marys, Ohio Memorial High School Michigan (Sport Management and Communications, 1998) Beth (Broyles) Daughters: Olivia, Sophia

COACHING CAREER 1997 Michigan 1998 Michigan 1999-2000 Michigan 2001 Eastern Michigan 2002-03 Eastern Michigan 2004 Central Michigan 2005 Central Michigan 2006 Central Michigan 2007-08 Cincinnati Cincinnati 2009 2010-11 Notre Dame 2012 Notre Dame

Student Assistant Video Intern Graduate Assistant (OLB) DE DL/Recruiting Coord. DL Co-Defensive Coord./DL LB/Special Teams Coord. TE/ Special Teams Coord./ Recruiting Coord. Assistant Head Coach/DL/ Special Teams Coord. DL/Special Teams Coord. DL

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED 1998 Michigan 1999 Michigan 2000 Michigan 2001 Michigan 2006 Central Michigan 2007 Cincinnati 2009 Cincinnati 2010 Cincinnati 2010 Notre Dame 2011 Notre Dame

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PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1993-96 Michigan

Outside Linebacker

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS PLAYED 1993 Michigan 1994 Michigan 1995 Michigan 1997 Michigan

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• Led a defensive line unit that helped permit only 3.8 rushing yards per carry (best since 2004) and held 11 of 13 opponents below their season rushing average. • Opened year with three veteran players on defensive line: NG Sean Cwynar, DE Ethan Johnson and DE Kapron Lewis-Moore. All three players suffered injuries at various points of the season that caused them to miss 11 combined games. • Developed first-year players DE Aaron Lynch, NG Louis Nix III and DE Stephon Tuitt. The young

trio combined to start 20 games and totaled 108 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss and eight sacks. • Helped Lynch earn freshman All-America honors after posting 33 tackles, seven tackles for loss and team-high five and a half sacks. • George Atkinson ranks 19th in the nation in kickoff return average at 26.1 and was a key reason the Irish kick returns moved from 75th in the NCAA in 2010 to 36th in 2011. • Kicker David Ruffer converted more PATs without a miss in 2011 than anyone in Notre Dame history (47-47). • In first season at Notre Dame, helped turn around Irish defense as well as coordinated special teams efforts that included an All-American caliber placekicker. • The defensive line aided the Irish efforts in holding opponents to 4.0 yards per carry in 2010, almost a yard fewer than the ’09 Irish defense permitted. In Notre Dame’s four-game win streak to close the 2010 season, the Irish allowed only 2.9 yards per rush against Utah, Army, USC and Miami. Those four teams combined to average 4.9 yards per carry against the rest of their respective schedules. • The starting defensive line of Lewis-Moore, Ian Williams, Cwynar and Johnson combined for 12 sacks and 15 tackles for loss. • Ruffer flourished with Elston’s tutelage as he was named one of three finalists for the Groza Award, presented annually to college football’s top kicker. He converted his first 18 field goal attempts of 2010 before missing his final kick of the season, snapping his school record streak for most consecutive made field goals in a season (18) and career (23). • In his only season as Cincinnati’s defensive line coach, Elston was forced to replace all of his starters while helping to implement a new defensive scheme. • The results were an attacking defensive front in 2009 that limited its opponents to 3.6 rushing yards per carry and helped lead Cincinnati’s defense to the third-most tackles for loss and 10th-most sacks in the nation. • The Bearcats’ defensive line combined for 57 tackles for losses and 25.5 of the team’s 37 sacks for the season. • Cincinnati was led in 2009 by Ricardo Mathews and Alex Daniels, two first-year starters at defensive end. Mathews received second-team all-BIG EAST honors and led Cincinnati with 12.5 tackles for loss. Daniels paced the defensive line with 56 tackles and led the team with 8.5 sacks. • Elston served as special teams coordinator in 2009 for the third straight season and helped Mardy Gilyard earn the BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year award for the second consecutive year. Gilyard averaged 30.5 yards on 42 kickoff returns and returned two kickoffs for touchdowns. He also averaged 12.6 yards on 16 punt returns including one punt return for TD.

• Elston’s kickoff return unit ranked second in the nation, averaging 28.5 yards per kickoff return, and only three schools returned more kickoffs for TDs than Cincinnati’s three returns. His punt return unit averaged 13.0 yards per return which ranked 17th in the nation. • Under Elston’s direction, Kevin Huber was selected as the first-team punter on the Associated Press’ All-America team in 2007 and 2008. Huber was also tabbed a first-team All-American in 2008 by the American Football Coaches Association and the Football Writers Association of America. He ranked seventh in the nation, averaging 45.0 yards per punt, and helped the Bearcats lead the nation in net punting at 41.5 yards. • Cincinnati became only the fourth team in NCAA FBS history to lead the nation in net punting in consecutive seasons. • Huber was selected in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. • Gilyard also was named BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year in 2008 after leading the BIG EAST and ranking 11th nationally by averaging 27.6 yards on 36 kickoff returns. Gilyard returned two kickoffs for TDs, the first a 97-yarder at Oklahoma and the second for 100 yards at West Virginia. • In 2007, Huber was named a consensus AllAmerican and recipient of the BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year award after he led the nation averaging 46.9 yards per punt. Huber also helped the Bearcats rank first in the nation in net punting at 39.6 yards. • In 2006, he served as Central Michigan’s special teams coordinator and linebackers coach and instructed two all-Mid-American Conference linebackers, including the top tackler in the league. • Elston’s work with special teams in 2006 sparked a drastic improvement in the punting unit, which finished 19th nationally in net punting. • Spent the 2005 season as the Central Michigan co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. He helped develop a unit that led the MAC in rushing defense, allowing 113.7 yards per game, a major improvement for a team that ranked last in the MAC in rushing defense two years earlier. • Worked directly with defensive end Dan Bazuin who led the nation with 26.5 tackles for loss and tied a MAC record with 16 sacks. • Bazuin later became a second-round NFL draft pick by the Chicago Bears in 2007.

PERSONAL INFORMATION • Elston was a member of Michigan’s football team from 1993-96 and lettered for the Wolverines as an outside linebacker from 1994-96. Michigan finished in the top 20 each year he lettered and he helped the Wolverines to a 25-12 record in his three seasons.

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES David Ruffer (Notre Dame) • 2010 Lou Groza Award finalist Dan Bazuin (Central Michigan) • Led NCAA with 26.5 tackles for loss in 2005 and tied MAC record with 16 sacks; Second-round NFL draft pick of Chicago Bears in 2007 Kevin Huber (Cincinnati), Cincinnati Bengals • 2007 and 2008 first-team All-American; 2007 BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year Mardy Gilyard (Cincinnati), St. Louis Rams • 2008 and 2009 BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 184 First-Team All-Americans

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Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator 30th year coaching First year at Notre Dame THE HIESTAND FILE Malvern, Pa. Radnor (Pa.) High School East Stroudsburg (Pa.) (Health and Physical Education, 1983) Terri Sons: Michael, Matthew and Mark; Daughter: Sarah

COACHING CAREER

Rose Micron PC Sugar NFL Divisional Round Super Bowl XLI Music City

PLAYING EXPERIENCE Offensive Line Offensive Line

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 43 College Football Hall of Famers 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

• A 29-year coaching veteran who has directed the offensive lines at football programs in the Southeastern Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference and National Football League for the past 18 seasons. • Coached at Tennessee the last two years (201011) after working with the offensive line of the Chicago Bears from 2005-09. He coached the offensive line at Illinois from 1997-2004 and at Missouri from 1994-96. • Tennessee was one of only seven schools in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision that did not start a senior on the offensive line in any game in 2011. • The Volunteers allowed only 18 sacks while attempting 400 passes in 2011 --and only Alabama, among conference schools, allowed fewer sacks in 2011 than Tennessee. • Freshman Marcus Jackson started the last five games of the 2011 season and was named to Phil Steele’s Freshman All-America first team.

HISTORY & RECORDS

1978-79 Springfield (Mass.) 1980-81 East Stroudsburg (Pa.)

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES C Olin Kreutz, Chicago Bears • 2005 and 2006 Pro Bowl selection; Named to AllPro team in 2006 G Ruben Brown, Chicago Bears • 2006 Pro Bowl selection LT David Diehl, Illinois (New York Giants) • 2003 fifth-round draft choice; 2009 Pro Bowl selection; Two-time Super Bowl champion RT Tony Pashos, Illinois • Nine-year NFL veteran has started 70 of 92 career games played for four NFL teams C Roberto Garza, Chicago Bears • Started 94 consecutive games he has appeared in; Current captain of Chicago Bears

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BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED 1988 USC 1999 Illinois 2001 Illinois 2005 Chicago Bears 2006 Chicago Bears 2010 Tennessee

PERSONAL INFORMATION • Began his college career as an offensive lineman at Springfield College (Mass.) before transferring to East Stroudsburg where injuries ended his playing career. • Graduated from East Stroudsburg in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education.

COACHING & STAFF

1982 East Stroudsburg (Pa.) Student Assistant 1983 East Stroudsburg (Pa.) Assistant OL 1984-85 East Stroudsburg (Pa.) OL 1986 Pennsylvania TE 1987 USC Graduate Assistant 1988 Toledo TE 1989-91 Cincinnati OL 1992 Cincinnati OL/Run Game Coord. Cincinnati OL/Offensive Coord. 1993 OL 1994-96 Missouri 1997-99 Illinois OL 2000-04 Illinois OL/Assistant Head Coach 2005-09 Chicago Bears OL 2010-11 Tennessee OL OL/Running Game Coord. 2012 Notre Dame

• In first season with the Volunteers in 2010, only one player in his group had starting experience and that amounted to only three career starts. • Started three true freshmen on the 2010 offensive line and still helped running back Tauren Poole tie for the SEC lead with six 100-yard rushing games. Poole recorded just the 16th 1,000-yard rushing season in Tennessee history with 1,034 yards. • Freshman James Stone started eight games at center in 2010 and was named a Freshman AllAmerican by both Sporting News and the Football Writers Association of America. • Freshman Ja’Wuan James started every game in 2010 at right tackle and was named to the all-SEC freshman team by the SEC coaches. • Freshman Zach Fulton started five games at guard for the Vols, and sophomore Dallas Thomas started all 13 games at left tackle. • Prior to his arrival in Knoxville, spent five seasons coaching the offensive line of the Chicago Bears. The Bears were division champions in 2005 and 2006, advancing to Super Bowl XLI following the 2006 season. • His offensive line helped Bears running backs eclipse 1,200 rushing yards three times in five seasons. • Thomas Jones gained 1,335 rushing yards in 2005 and 1,210 yards in 2006, while Matt Forte totaled 1,238 yards on the ground in 2008. Jones and Forte joined an exclusive list of Bears running backs to ever gain at least 1,200 rushing yards in a season: Neal Anderson, Walter Payton and Gale Sayers. • Two of Hiestand’s players made the Pro Bowl while in Chicago. Center Olin Kreutz was selected in 2005 and 2006--and guard Ruben Brown earned the honor following the 2006 campaign. • Kreutz was named first-team All-Pro in 2006 and became the first Bears offensive lineman to receive that honor in 17 years. • Worked with the offensive line at Illinois from 1997-2004 and held the title of assistant head coach for the final five seasons in Champaign. • During his tenure at Illinois, Hiestand tutored 12 all-Big Ten selections on the offensive line, and every senior starting offensive lineman in his first seven years with the Illini signed with an NFL team. • Hiestand had six offensive linemen drafted during his eight seasons at Illinois. • Three of the seven best seasons for total offense and scoring occurred with Hiestand on the offensive staff at Illinois--and four of the top-10 seasons for fewest sacks allowed happened on Hiestand’s watch. • Coached the offensive line at Missouri from 199496 and in his final season with the Tigers helped them average 250.7 rushing yards per game, the ninth-best rushing average in the NCAA in 1996.

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• In his three seasons at Missouri, he helped the Tigers average 184.1 rushing yards per game, and four of his offensive linemen received all-Big 12 honors in 1996 (the first year of that conference’s existence.) • Coached the offensive line at Cincinnati from 1989-93. In 1992 he added the title of run game coordinator and he added the duties of offensive coordinator in 1993 when the Bearcats won eight games, the most since in 17 seasons. • First coaching job at the FBS level occurred at Toledo where he worked with the tight ends from 1988-89. • Worked with the offensive line as a graduate assistant at Pac-10 champion USC in 1987, after coaching the tight ends at a 10-0, Ivy League champion, Penn team in 1986. • First assistant coach role came at alma mater, East Stroudsburg. Coached offensive line from 1984-85 and was assistant offensive line coach in 1983 at the NCAA Division II school after serving as a student assistant in 1982.

Support Staff

Paul Longo Director of Football Strength and Conditioning 26th year in collegiate athletics Third year at Notre Dame THE LONGO FILE Hometown High School College Wife Children

Sterling Heights, Mich. Adlai Stevenson Wayne State (Physical Education, 1983) Shannon Son: Anthony; Daughter: Natalie

CAREER 1987 Wisconsin 1988-92 Iowa 1993-98 Iowa 1999-2003 Iowa 2004-06 Central Michigan 2007-09 Cincinnati 2010-12 Notre Dame

Assistant Strength Coach Assistant Football Strength Coach Head Football Strength Coach Olympic Sports Strength Coach Head Strength Coach Director of Football Strength and Conditioning Director of Football Strength and Conditioning

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS 1988 Iowa 1991 Iowa 1991 Iowa 1993 Iowa 1995 Iowa 1996 Iowa 1997 Iowa 2006 Central Michigan 2007 Cincinnati 2007 Cincinnati 2009 Cincinnati 2010 Cincinnati 2010 Notre Dame 2011 Notre Dame

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PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1978-81 Wayne State

Wide Receiver

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Veteran strength and conditioning coach with 25 years of experience at NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision schools. • Worked in a similar capacity from 2007-09 at the University of Cincinnati and has worked alongside current Irish head football coach Brian Kelly as his speed, strength and conditioning coach since Kelly’s first season at Central Michigan in 2004. • Longo has instilled a grueling strength and conditioning program at Notre Dame that has helped the Irish become one of the top closing teams in the nation. • Through two years at Notre Dame, Longo and Kelly have helped the Irish secure a 14-3 record

when leading after three quarters and are 15-3 when entering halftime with a lead. In the two seasons prior to Kelly’s and Longo’s arrival, Notre Dame was only 9-6 in games it led at halftime. • Under Kelly’s watch at Cincinnati, the Bearcats were 32-0 when entering a fourth quarter with a lead and 29-2 when leading at halftime. • Since 2005 at Central Michigan, Kelly’s teams are 55-4 when leading after three quarters and 54-5 when taking the lead into halftime. • Stops at Wisconsin (1987), Iowa (1988-98), Central Michigan (2004-06) and Cincinnati (2007-09) have helped Longo produce more than 50 NFL draft picks. • Helped develop Michael Floyd and Harrison Smith into first round NFL draft picks in 2012. Floyd and Smith became first Irish teammates selected in first round of NFL Draft in 18 years. • In his firs two seasons at Notre Dame, has helped produce three players drafted in the first 43 picks of the NFL Draft. Notre Dame hadn’t had that many total players drafted in that high in consecutive drafts since 1994-95. • Eight Cincinnati players were selected in 2008 and 2009 combined, equal to the combined total of NFL draft picks from Cincinnati in the previous five drafts. • At Central Michigan, Longo served as the head strength coach and helped develop five NFL draft selections, including Longo’s prized pupil, Joe Staley. Staley entered Central Michigan in 2003 as a tight end and graduated as a left tackle and the first Chippewa to be a NFL first-round draft pick. • Staley caught 11 passes for 130 yards and one touchdown in his freshman season. Longo arrived with Kelly prior to the 2004 season and helped Staley pack on 80 pounds during his Chippewa career as he grew into an offensive tackle. He started 11 games at right tackle as a sophomore and moved to left tackle where he started all 25 games from 2005-06 and allowed only one combined sack in his final two seasons. • After becoming just the fifth Central Michigan player to participate in the Senior Bowl, Staley became the 28th overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, picked by the San Francisco 49ers. • From 1988-2003, Longo served on the strength and conditioning staff at Iowa and worked primarily with football from 1988-98. • Worked with Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry as Longo served as the assistant strength coach for the football program from 1988-92 before being promoted to head strength coach for the Hawkeye football team in 1993.

• Longo played a critical role in helping the Hawkeyes to seven bowl games including the 1991 Rose Bowl after Iowa claimed the Big Ten Conference championship in 1990. • The 1991 Hawkeyes compiled a 10-1-1 record and finished second in the Big Ten with a 7-1 ledger. Iowa was ranked 10th in the final polls after tying BYU in the Holiday Bowl. • Longo also made two trips to the Sun and Alamo Bowls and one appearance in the Peach Bowl. • Longo began his career as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Wisconsin in 1987.

PERSONAL INFORMATION • He was a four-year starter at wide receiver on the Warriors’ football team, set season and career receiving records and twice was the MVP. • Totaled 91 career receptions for 1,154 yards at Wayne State and paced the Warriors in receiving from 1978-80. • Longo went to training camps as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1982, Philadelphia Stars of the USFL in 1983 and Toronto Argonauts of the CFL in 1984.

Dynamic DISCIPLES WR Michael Floyd (Notre Dame), Arizona Cardinals • 13th overall selection in first round of 2012 NFL Draft S Harrison Smith (Notre Dame), Minnesota Vikings • 29th overall selection in first round of 2012 NFL Draft WR Mardy Gilyard (Cincinnati), St. Louis Rams • 2009 All-American; 2008-09 first-team all-BIG EAST OT Joe Staley (Central Michigan), San Francisco 49ers • 28th overall selection in first round of 2007 NFL Draft by San Francisco CB Tom Knight (Iowa) • Ninth overall selection in first round of 1997 NFL Draft by Arizona OT Ross Verba (Iowa) • 30th overall section in first round of 1997 NFL Draft by Green Bay

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 184 First-Team All-Americans

Support Staff Bill Brechin Graduate Assistant - Offense

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99 Percent Graduation Rate | 43 College Football Hall of Famers 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

HISTORY & RECORDS

Pat Welsh is in his first season as a graduate assistant at Notre Dame and will work with offensive line coach/running game coordinator Harry Hiestand and the Irish offensive line. Welsh arrived at Notre Dame after working at Wittenberg (Ohio) College in 2011 and with Grand Valley State’s football program from 2008-10. In 2011, Welsh served as quarterbacks coach at Wittenberg. With the Tigers, Welsh helped Ben Zoeller earn North Coast Athletic Conference offensive player of the year honors after Zoeller led the NCAC with 2,651 passing yards and 265.1 passing yards per game. Wittenberg was 8-2 in 2011 and finished second in the NCAC with a 5-1 record. Welsh served as a defensive assistant for the Lakers in 2010 and helped Grand Valley State’s defense hold opponents to 19.2 points per game. The Lakers were 11-2 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II Playoffs. Welsh assisted with coaching the Grand Valley State defensive backs and also doubled as the Lakers video coordinator.

Chad Klunder is in his eighth season as director of football operations at Notre Dame this fall. In his role, Klunder coordinates and oversees all day-to-day administrative and operational details including team travel, budgets, pre-season camp arrangements, the annual coaches clinic and summer camps. A former graduate assistant coach at Notre Dame in 2003-04, Klunder worked with the Irish offense for two seasons. He previously served as running backs coach and coordinator of football operations at Harvard from 1998 through 2002. During his tenure at Harvard, his running backs led the Ivy League in rushing on three occasions. He coached three all-Ivy League players, including Chris Menick, Harvard’s all-time leading rusher. Harvard in 2001 finished 9-0 in the Ivy League and became the first Harvard team to go unbeaten or untied in conference play since 1913. Klunder also served as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Minnesota – and worked as a graduate assistant football coach at St. Cloud State. At St. Cloud, he coached Randy Martin, who was a finalist in 1995 and ’96 for the Harlon Hill Trophy that goes to the NCAA Division II player of the year. The Waverly, Iowa, native played defensive back at Wartburg College in Waverly. He earned four letters, was twice a unanimous all-league pick and gained honorable mention All-America recognition. He served as a Wartburg co-captain in 1994 when his team advanced to the NCAA Division III quarterfinals. Klunder received a degree in sports management from Wartburg in 1995 and has done master’s degree coursework at St. Cloud State, Minnesota and Notre Dame. He is married to the former Lisa Malin who is executive director of the Kelly Cares Foundation. The couple have one daughter, Allyson, and reside in Granger.

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Pat Welsh Graduate Assistant - Offense

Chad Klunder Director of Football Operations

COACHING & STAFF

Corey Brown is in his first season as a graduate assistant for the defensive coaching staff at the University of Notre Dame. A former defensive lineman at the University of Iowa, Brown has five years of coaching experience – all with the defensive line – and will work with defensive line coach Mike Elston and his group. Brown coached the previous three seasons at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He focused on the defensive line and also served as a strength and conditioning coach. At Iowa Western, Brown helped six players earn scholarships to Football Bowl Subdivision schools such as Oregon, Washington State, West Virginia and Iowa State. He coached one All-American and had eight all-region or all-conference performers. From 2006-07, Brown coached the defensive line and again was a strength and conditioning coach at North Iowa Area Community College. Brown graduated from the University of Iowa in 2005 with a sociology degree. He was a member of Hawkeyes football team from 1995-99. Brown was a teammate of Notre Dame defensive coordinator Bob Diaco in 1995 and with co-defensive coordinator Kerry Cooks from 1995-97. Brown’s defensive coordinator at Iowa from 1995-98 was Bob Elliott, Notre Dame’s current safeties coach. As a senior in 1999, Brown started all 11 games at defensive tackle, ranked ninth on the team with 52 tackles and earned the team’s defensive hustle award. Following college, Brown played five years on the defensive and offensive line for the Quad City Steam Wheelers in the Arena Football League 2. Brown helped the Steam Wheelers claim back-to-back AFL2 championships as Quad

Josh Reardon is in his first season at the University of Notre Dame as a graduate assistant for the Irish defense. Reardon joined Notre Dame after coaching four years at the College of the Holy Cross and Sacred Heart University. At Notre Dame, Reardon will assist defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Bob Diaco and work with the Irish inside and outside linebackers. In 2011, Reardon was outside linebackers coach at Holy Cross and was part of a defensive coaching staff that helped hold opponents to only 3.9 yards per carry. Jimmy Thomas ranked fifth on the team with 59 tackles while Mike Tucker led the Crusaders with nine sacks and ranked second on the team in tackles for loss. Reardon spent three seasons at Sacred Heart, coaching the defensive line in 2008, the secondary in 2009 and serving as defensive coordinator and secondary coach in 2010. Reardon’s first job was as a graduate assistant at Central Michigan from 2006-07. He assisted with coaching the defensive line and inside linebackers. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly was the Chippewas head coach in 2006 and defensive line coach Mike Elston was the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator. In Reardon’s first season as graduate assistant, Central Michigan won the Mid-American Conference and the Motor City Bowl en route to a 10-4 season. Reardon was a student assistant in 2005 for Central Michigan’s football team and worked with current Notre Dame defensive coordinator Bob Diaco. A 2006 graduate of Central Michigan, Reardon was a linebacker and long snapper on the Chippewas football team from 2001-04. He earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education with a minor in history. Born in Big Rapids, Mich., Reardon is a native of Sturgis, Mich. He is single and resides in Mishawaka.

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Corey Brown Graduate Assistant – Defense

Josh Reardon Graduate Assistant - Defense

A 2010 graduate of Grand Valley State with a degree in physical education and an emphasis in sports leadership, Welsh worked as a student assistant with the football team in 2008 and 2009. Current Notre Dame offensive coordinator Chuck Martin served as Grand Valley State’s head coach in 2008 and 2009. Welsh worked on film breakdowns, compiled scouting reports and managed projects assigned by Martin. Prior to enrolling at Grand Valley State in 2007, Welsh served as a coach at Whitehall High School, in Whitehall, Mich, from 2005-07. He served as the quarterbacks coach for the varsity football team and offensive coordinator for the junior varsity team, in addition to working with the boys basketball and baseball programs. Born in Grand Rapids, Mich., Welsh is a native of Whitehall, Mich. He and his wife Jacqueline were married in May 2012 and reside in South Bend.

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Bill Brechin is in his third season working with the Notre Dame football team and his first season as a graduate assistant. From 2010-11, Brechin was an intern for the offensive staff and his primary duties involved assisting the offensive coaches in a variety of areas. He was responsible for film breakdowns, scouting reports, playbooks and other duties as assigned by head coach Brian Kelly or the offensive coaching staff. In 2012, Brechin will work with wide receivers and slot receivers, assisting both outside wide receivers coach Mike Denbrock and running backs/slot receivers coach Tony Alford. Brechin joined the Irish following a two-year stint as graduate assistant at Grand Valley State where he worked with the Lakers’ safeties. In 2009, Grand Valley State advanced to the NCAA Division II national championship game. Brechin was an all-conference performer at Grand Valley State from 2005-07 as a defensive back. He played for current Notre Dame offensive coordinator Chuck Martin at Grand Valley State as Martin served as the head coach of the Lakers. In his career with the Lakers, Brechin tallied 82 tackles, 24 pass deflections and eight interceptions. He helped lead Grand Valley State to back-to-back national championships in 2005 and 2006. The Lakers posted a 40-1 record during his playing career. Brechin is a native of Addison, Ill. He and his wife Jessica have one son, John.

City posted a combined 37-1 record in Brown’s first two seasons with the club. A native of Houston, Texas, Brown is single and has two daughters, Erin and Kayla, and one son, Anthony. Brown resides in South Bend.

Support Staff Tim McDonnell

Director of Football Administration

Tim McDonnell is in his eighth season with the Irish football office this fall and second year as director of player personnel. For the previous four seasons, McDonnell served as the director of football personnel. In this capacity, McDonnell covered a variety of football-related matters, serving as a liaison between the team and NFL personnel, assisting with recruiting efforts, and helping to coordinate the walk-on program. In his current role, McDonnell continues many of his previous job responsibilities but adds a greater role in the recruiting department by organizing and administering the Irish recruiting efforts. From 2005-06, McDonnell served as the coordinator of quality control under previous head coach Charlie Weis. In this role, McDonnell assisted the head football coach in all football-related matters, handled special projects for the coaching staff and assisted with personnel development and recruiting. A 2005 graduate of Holy Cross College in Worcester, Mass., and a three-year football letterman as a receiver. McDonnell was the inaugural recipient of the Daniel Allen Sportsmanship Award in 2005, presented to the Holy Cross varsity athlete who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship that coach Daniel Allen exhibited throughout his life. He also received the 2004 Unsung Hero Award as the player who supported the team spiritually, emotionally and physically for the good of the team. A native of Harrison, N.Y., McDonnell graduated from Iona Prep before starting his collegiate career at Holy Cross. McDonnell is the grandson of the late Wellington Mara, former president of the New York Giants who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1997. McDonnell is married to the former Marisa Meister.

Beth Rex is in her third year as director of football administration at Notre Dame after serving as the football program associate from 2008-09 at the University of Cincinnati. Rex served as the assistant to current Irish head football coach Brian Kelly at Cincinnati and that continues to be part of her duties at Notre Dame where she serves as the primary contact person in all matters for Kelly. Rex coordinates Kelly’s schedule, is responsible for all football staff and office operations as well as assists in event planning. Rex has been a driving force behind the very successful Football 101 initiative that benefits Kelly Cares Foundation and introduces women over the age of 21 to the game of football. She also has organized the Notre Dame Football Awards Show each of the last two seasons that replaced the year-end celebratory banquet. Rex has worked in athletics for 16 years, primarily as an athletics trainer. She served as an athletics trainer at Cincinnati from 2001-08 and worked with the football, baseball, women’s basketball, men’s soccer, tennis, men’s and women’s golf, cheerleading and dance teams. Among her various duties, Rex managed the administrative responsibilities of the athletics training room, oversaw the budget, handled all purchases and inventory and processed all medical claims for Cincinnati’s student-athletes. Rex also served as an adjunct professor at Cincinnati from 2006-08 and taught medical terminology, sports administration and athletics training. Prior to Cincinnati, Rex was an assistant athletics trainer at the University of Memphis for two years (1999-2001) and one year at the College of Wooster (1998-99). She worked with the baseball, women’s basketball and men’s soccer teams at Memphis and at Wooster she managed the athletic training duties for 21 varsity sports. While living in Memphis, she assisted the Memphis Maniax of the Xtreme Football League in the spring of 2001. From 1997-98, Rex worked at the National Athletic Trainers Association in Dallas where she was a continuing education assistant. Rex graduated in 1996 from Cincinnati with a bachelor’s degree in education. She began her career as a graduate assistant at Eastern Kentucky where she earned her master’s degree in physical education with an emphasis in sports administration. A native of Tiffin, Ohio, Rex is married to Byron Rex and the couple resides in Granger.

David Peloquin Director of Football Development

Beth Rex

Director of Player Personnel

The 2012 football season is Dave Peloquin’s ninth season with the Notre Dame football program, and his sixth year as director of football development. In this role, Peloquin’s responsibilities include serving as a liaison between the football program and various University departments, including admissions, academic services for student-athletes and campus housing. Peloquin also works with the program’s recruiting efforts, handles special projects assigned by head coach Brian Kelly and assists in the social media strategies and execution of the football program. Peloquin played a critical role in helping the Irish secure three top-10 recruiting classes in a five-year period. Prior to being promoted to director of football development, Peloquin served as coordinator of player personnel development for two seasons in numerous administrative duties regarding Notre Dame’s recruiting. In 2004, Peloquin served in a similar capacity as a recruiting assistant, a role in which he worked with the entire coaching staff assisting in all recruiting aspects. A 2003 Notre Dame graduate with a bachelor’s degree in business marketing from the Mendoza College of Business, Peloquin served as a student manager from 2000 to 2002 and was named head senior manager for the 2002 season. Peloquin is a native of Blue Island, Ill., and is married to the former Jamie Meisenhelder.

Ernest Jones Director of Player Development and Engagement Ernest Jones, associate head coach of the University of Buffalo football team the last two seasons, enters his first year as director of player development and engagement. Jones is responsible for helping develop the Fighting Irish football players in three of the five core areas Kelly uses to develop complete student-athletes: intellectual development, social development and spiritual development (the coaching staff is charged with skill development and the strength and conditioning staff is responsible for physical development). Jones acts as a liaison between the football players and coaching staff plus serve as primary contact between both the student welfare and development office and academic services for student-athletes department.

Through the athletics department’s student welfare and development office, Jones helps coordinate community service projects via the “Irish Around the Bend” initiative. He also helps coordinate and monitor the study hall sessions with the associate director and senior academic counselor of the academic services for student-athletes department. In addition to his title of associate head coach at Buffalo, Jones coached the Bulls’ cornerbacks and served as recruiting coordinator. He also oversaw the “Bulls in the Community” program, an initiative that encouraged Buffalo football players to be active in community service. In this capacity, Jones initiated and oversaw the football team’s adoption of Jacob Ortel, a local pediatric cancer patient. Jones served as director of player services at Cincinnati in 2009 (as a member of Kelly’s staff), providing guidance and counseling to the Bearcats’ football team. He worked with the academic services department regarding classroom performance and managed the “Cats in the Community” program. From 2000-08, Jones was a college football coach, including one year as a head coach and three years coaching at the Football Bowl Subdivision level. He was head coach at Alcorn State in 2008 and was an assistant coach under Kelly from 2005-07. Jones coached the running backs at Cincinnati in 2007, the running backs at Central Michigan in 2006 and coached the Chippewas’ cornerbacks in 2005. Prior to joining Kelly’s coaching staff, Jones served as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Oberlin in 2004. He coached the defensive backs and was recruiting coordinator at Kentucky State in 2003. His first coaching job was at Concordia University (Minn.) where he worked with defensive backs from 2000-02. Jones earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Alcorn State in 1995. He received a master’s degree in human services from Concordia in 2002 and is currently working towards his doctorate degree in educational leadership from Walden University. Jones and his wife, Kimberly, have two sons: Kgai and Myles.

Rob Hunt Head Football Athletic Trainer The 2012 football season is Rob Hunt’s second season at Notre Dame as head football athletic trainer. Hunt joined Notre Dame in March 2011 and has 16 years of experience as an athletic trainer at NCAA institutions. Prior to Notre Dame, Hunt worked at Oklahoma State University for five years, serving as the head football athletic trainer from 2006-07 and the head athletic trainer for the Cowboys since 2007. At Oklahoma State, Hunt served as athletic trainer for the football team all five years and in his final four years in Stillwater he coordinated all aspects of medical care for the athletic department’s 16 athletics teams as well as supervised six assistant athletic trainers, eight graduate assistants and two insurance coordinators. Hunt spent 10 years in the state of Missouri prior to moving to Oklahoma State. From 2004-06 he was the head athletic trainer at Southeast Missouri State after serving as an assistant athletic trainer with the University of Missouri football team from 1999-2004. In his final year with the Tigers, Hunt also served as director of rehabilitation services. A graduate of Ball State in 1997 with a major in athletic training, Hunt earned his master’s degree in education at Missouri and served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer from 1997-99. In 1996 Hunt worked as an athletic trainer during the preseason with the New England Patriots.

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 184 First-Team All-Americans

Support Staff

Mike Bean Associate Athletic Trainer

Adam Myers Assistant Equipment Manager

Ryan Gould Assistant Video Coordinator Ryan Gould is in his second season as the assistant video coordinator for the Notre Dame football team, serving as the primary assistant to video coordinator Tim Collins. In this role, Gould assists Collins with all video and filming needs for the football team in addition to traveling to all football games. Gould helps compile all video packages utilized by Notre Dame’s football coaches in their scouting and game preparation and also works on special assignments within the program, such as highlight videos. A 2011 graduate from State University of New YorkCortland with a bachelor’s degree in sports management, Gould worked with the Irish as a temporary employee during spring practices before being hired full time in June. Gould worked as an intern in the Syracuse University football video department during the 2010 season where he filmed practice and filled other requests. As a student at SUNY-Cortland, Gould was a member of the sports management club where he volunteered in a variety of roles at sporting events, including selling tickets, fundraising, working as security for an event and many other duties. A native of Newburgh, N.Y., Gould attended Burke Catholic High School. He is single and resides in South Bend. Gould is a member of the Collegiate Sports Video Association.

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 43 College Football Hall of Famers 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

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A former assistant equipment manager at the University of Minnesota, Adam Myers enters his third season in a similar role at the University of Notre Dame. Myers assisted head football equipment manager Ryan Grooms at Minnesota and was hired at Notre Dame shortly after Grooms arrived in South Bend. Myers spent two years at Minnesota where he managed the Golden Gophers’ student equipment managers, repaired damaged equipment and packed team trunks for travel to away games. Prior to joining the Minnesota staff, Myers served as a graduate assistant equipment manager at Marshall University where he was responsible for fitting studentathletes with helmets, shoulder pads, footwear and other equipment. He was also charged with equipment repair, inventory, laundry, transportation assistance and other duties at Marshall. He served as a student manager at Marshall from 2002 through 2007 and worked with the wide receivers and quarterbacks in addition to handling laundry duties. Myers completed a summer internship in 2005 with the New York Jets and he was involved in laundry, maintenance

The 2012 football season is Tim Collins’ 22nd year in charge of all video and filming needs for Notre Dame’s athletic department as its video systems coordinator. In addition to traveling to shoot Irish football games, Collins compiles all video packages utilized by Notre Dame’s football coaches in their scouting and game preparation. Collins and his staff also tape men’s and women’s home basketball games as well as hockey. A native of South Bend, Collins is a 1987 graduate of John Adams High School and attended Indiana Vocational Technical College. He also spent three years as a part-time news photographer at WNDU-TV, the NBC affiliate in South Bend. Collins was named the independent conference video coordinator of the year in 1997, 1998, 2003 and 2004 by the Collegiate Sports Video Association. In 2001, Collins was elected an executive officer of the CSVA, serving as secretary, and in 2002 was named treasurer of the organization. In 2004, the Notre Dame Monogram Club awarded Collins an honorary monogram in recognition of his years of service. Collins and his wife, the former Michelle Williamson, married in 1990, and have one son, Carson.

HISTORY & RECORDS

Dustin Melvin is in his first year as an assistant athletic trainer at Notre Dame and works primarily with the Fighting Irish football team. Melvin helps with treatment and rehabilitation of student-athlete injuries plus covers football practices and games. A native of Lebanon, Ind., Melvin joined Notre Dame after working in the athletic training staff at Oklahoma State University from 2010-12. Melvin was a graduate assistant athletic trainer with the Cowboys football team for two years and worked under current Notre Dame head football athletic trainer from 2010-11. While at Oklahoma State, Melvin earned a Master’s degree in applied exercise science. Melvin graduated in 2010 from Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training and worked with the Boilermakers football team as a senior. He was a member of the athletic training club at Purdue from his freshman through senior years. In summer 2009, he was an intern with the New York Jets athletic training department and also assisted them at the 2010 AFC Championship game when the Jets played at the Indianapolis Colts. Melvin is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association as well as Indiana Athletic Trainers Association. He and his wife Gina reside in South Bend.

Video Coordinator

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Assistant Athletic Trainer

50 student managers. Grooms came to Notre Dame following two years at the University of Minnesota where he served in a similar capacity. Prior to Minnesota he spent five seasons as an equipment specialist for the United States Air Force Academy football program. During his time at Air Force, Grooms supervised 30 Cadet student managers and oversaw the daily football operations that included laundry for more than 240 Cadet varsity and junior varsity football players. He was responsible for organization and upkeep of the Falcon Athletic Center equipment room and bi-annual inventory. Grooms also handled equipment for boxing, cross country, track and field and water polo at the Air Force Academy. Grooms has been involved in equipment management since 2000, when he was a student at Ohio University. He spent two seasons with the Bobcat football team working with equipment and also taking part in film exchange and highlight videos. Following graduation, Grooms was an equipment intern for the New Orleans Saints’ summer training camp. He spent one year as a graduate assistant equipment manager at Marshall University where he supervised 12 student managers and assisted in the organization of equipment travel. Grooms is a member of the Athletic Equipment Manager Association and was a 2008 nominee for the Knight Pickard Award as the District 7 Equipment Manager of the Year. He also serves on the McDavid Advisory Committee. He and his wife Lynzee have one child, Easton, and live in Granger.

Tim Collins

COACHING & STAFF

Dustin Melvin

Ryan Grooms enters his third season at Notre Dame as the head football equipment manager. In his position, Grooms directs all facets of athletic equipment management for the Irish football team and oversees one assistant equipment manager and

of protective equipment, packing trunks for home preseason games and sideline and locker room setup for home preseason games. A member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association since 2006, Myers was certified by the AEMA in June 2006. Myers is single and resides in Granger.

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Mike Bean is an associate athletic trainer at Notre Dame, working with the Irish football team since 1996. He also supervises the student-athletic trainer program and serves on the BIG EAST Conference Sports Medicine Committee. A native of Belle Fourche, S.D., he has been at Notre Dame since 1991 as a full-time member of the sports medicine staff after a one-year internship. During his tenure at Notre Dame, he also has served as the athletic trainer for the University’s baseball, women’s soccer, men’s soccer, hockey, and men’s and women’s tennis teams. While obtaining his master’s degree in sports medicine at Western Michigan University, Bean served as the head athletic trainer at Kalamazoo College, as well as working as a part-time assistant athletic trainer at the Southwestern Michigan Sports Medicine Clinic. During his undergraduate days at Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University), Bean was a student athletic trainer for the Bears’ football, baseball and volleyball teams. He also spent time at Evangel College in Springfield, Mo., working with the school’s football and basketball squads. Bean began his athletic training education at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, S.D., working with its football, basketball and wrestling programs. He received his bachelor’s degree in education from Southwest Missouri State in 1989. He also received an honorary monogram from the Notre Dame Monogram Club in 2006. Bean is married to the former Colleen Waldron of South Bend, and they have two daughters: Taylor and Courtney.

Ryan Grooms Head Football Equipment Manager

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A native of West Lafayette, Ind., Hunt is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association. He and his wife Krista are parents of four children: Robbie, Alexa, Rachel and Cole.

Support Staff Jacob Flint Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning Jacob Flint is in his third year as assistant director of strength and conditioning at the University of Notre Dame. He is a registered strength and conditioning coach by the NSCA and certified by USAW as a level one sports performance coach. Prior to joining Notre Dame’s staff in January 2010, Flint was a member of the strength and conditioning staff at the University of Cincinnati from 2007-09. While at Cincinnati, Flint helped the Bearcats to a 33-6 record, while winning back-to-back BIG EAST championships in 2008 and 2009. Flint played for Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly at Central Michigan University as a walk-on and was rewarded for his dedication to the football program with a scholarship in his last season in 2005. Following his senior season, Flint worked as a staff assistant, serving primarily in the weight room while also assisting with the development of the running backs in the 2006 Mid-American Conference championship season. Flint competes in the 85-kilogram weight class of USA weightlifting and is a national level lifter. A native of Shepherd, Mich., Flint was a four-sport letterwinner at Shepherd High School and was twice named an all-league running back. He graduated with honors from Central Michigan University in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in education. Flint is married to the former Katie Schafer and they have two daughters.

valedictorian at his senior year commencement. Grimes resides in South Bend.

Julie DeBuysser Senior Staff Assistant, Assistant Coaches A 30-year employee of the University of Notre Dame, Julie DeBuysser is in her 29th season as the secretary for the assistant coaching staff in the Irish football office. In her role, DeBuysser serves as the primary assistant to Notre Dame’s assistant coaches. A native of South Bend, DeBuysser is married to Denny DeBuysser and the couple has a son, Chris Martin, a 2003 Notre Dame graduate, and two daughters: Cara DeBuysser and Deanne Burton.

Joy Schosker Senior Staff Assistant Joy Schosker is in her fifth year in the Irish football office and her 13th year overall at the University of Notre Dame. She serves as the primary contact for all general communication and donation requests at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex. Prior to joining the Irish football office, Schosker worked at Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Library for five years and the Chemistry/Physics Library for three years. A native of Lakeville, Ind., she has three sons: Kyle, Kayne and Michael.

Sarah Lawless Recruiting Services Coordinator Sarah Lawless enters her first year as the recruiting services coordinator for Notre Dame’s football program. In her current role, Lawless assists recruiting coordinator Tony Alford and director of player personnel Tim McDonnell in the recruiting department. She organizes all official and unofficial visits by prospective student-athletes, manages compliance and academic records for recruits, oversees student workers and helps organize and direct gameday recruiting efforts. Lawless worked for the football program as the assistant to director of operations Chad Klunder from 2010-12 while she attended graduate school at Notre Dame. Lawless assisted Klunder with daily logistics, travel preparations plus organization and management of football summer camps. Lawless earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Notre Dame. She graduated with a finance degree in 2008 and earned a Master’s in non-profit business administration in July 2012. While an undergraduate, Lawless was a student manager all four years. She worked with the football team in her first three years at Notre Dame and was the senior manager for the women’s basketball team in 2007-08. Lawless was also involved in hall government and the student international business council at Notre Dame.

David Grimes Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Former Notre Dame football captain David Grimes returned to the Fighting Irish football family in 2011 as an intern in the player development department and will serve as an assistant strength and conditioning coach in 2012. In his current role, Grimes works with Paul Longo and Jake Flint as a member of the strength and conditioning staff that works with the Irish football team. As the player development intern in 2011, Grimes reported to Tim McDonnell and served as a resource for the current Notre Dame football players. Grimes acted as a liaison between the players and coaching staff and served as a primary contact between Notre Dame’s student welfare and development office and academic services for studentathletes department. Through the student welfare and development office, Grimes helped coordinate community service projects through the “Irish Around the Bend” program. He also helped coordinate and monitor the study hall sessions at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex. Grimes graduated from Notre Dame in 2009 with a degree in marketing and participated in the training camps of the Denver Broncos in 2009 and Kansas City Chiefs in 2010. Voted one of three team captains as a senior, Grimes played wide receiver for the Irish from 2005-08 and caught 90 passes for 900 yards with seven touchdowns. He played in 45 games during his Notre Dame career and started 24 contests. Grimes played in three bowl games, including two Bowl Championship Series games (2006 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and 2007 Allstate Sugar Bowl), and he helped the Irish snap their nine-game bowl losing streak by winning his final collegiate game in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl (defeated Hawaii 49-21). Born in Los Angeles, Calif., Grimes graduated from St. Martin DePorres High School in Detroit, Mich., and was

Senior Managers Andru Creighton, Sean Hannon and Case Sketch Three senior managers lead the Notre Dame student managers who work with the 2012 Irish football team. Andru Creighton, the head manager for equipment, is from Indianapolis, Ind., and is an economics major. Sean Hannon, the head manager for personnel, is from Pittsburgh, Pa., and is majoring in finance. Case Sketch, the head manager for administration, is from Independence, Ky., and is an accounting major. The three senior managers are responsible for overseeing the Student Manager Organization as well as tending to all matters regarding players and coaches. A group of seven junior managers and 14 sophomore managers will assist the team this fall. The seven junior managers are: Scott Aufderheide (Phoenix, Ariz.), Dan Bryne (Bettendorf, Iowa), Allison DeLuna (San Antonio, Texas), Scott Grimes (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Quinn White (Havertown, Pa.), Kevin Wildey (Comstock Park, Mich.) and Bethany Young (Hayesville, Ohio). The 14 sophomore managers are: Justin Cunningham (Lawerenceville, N.J.), Andrew Eckert (Maple Glen, Pa.), Mary Clare Fonesca (St. Louis, Mo.), Maddie Gore (Glade Park, Colo.), Ryan Harvey (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Kat Landers (Woodstock, Ill.), Kevin Leuck (Saint Charles, Mo.), Elizabeth Lombard (Western Springs, Ill.), Alexis Lopez Medina (Trinadad, Colo.), Brian Maloy (San Diego, Calif.), Maggie McGonigle (Minnetonka, Minn.), Lindsay Renz (Plymouth, Ind.), Robert Uhl (Dallas, Texas) and Ted Williams (Pasadena, Calif.).

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USF Game Summary

Sept. 3, 2011 • Notre Dame, Ind. • Notre Dame Stadium 1

USF

Record: (1-0)

#16/18 Notre Dame

Record: (0-1)

Third Quarter

11:00 USF Webster 96 yd fumble recovery (Bonani kick) 4:45 USF Bonani 49 yd field goal, 8-41 3:04 1:08 USF Bonani 17 yd field goal, 5-39 2:31 Second Quarter

7:12 ND Floyd 24 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 5-66 1:21 Fourth Quarter

4:04

USF Bonani 36 yd field goal, 4-1 0:59

20 27 42-126 29-117 128 391 30-18-0 49-31-3 72-254 78-508 1-96 0-0 1-34 2--2 4-67 5-110 3-0 0-0 7-36.6 5-34.2 1-0 4-2 9-43 8-73 31:06 28:54 2 of 14 5 of 14 1 of 1 0 of 0 3-3 2-6 2-14 2-7

The Irish moved from the 20 to the South Florida 1 on the opening drive as Wood went 31 yards with a swing pass from Crist on the game’s first scrimmage play and Floyd later grabbed a 26-yarder. Wood had four carries for 21 yards to get the ball to the 1, but his backup Jonas Gray fumbled near the goal line as USF’s Young stripped the ball. Webster picked it up and ran 96 yards down the sideline, a score upheld by video replay. Bonani hit a 49-yarder to put the Bulls up 10-0 and then USF threatened to pull way ahead. After back-to-back facemask penalties on Notre Dame safety and captain Harrison Smith, the Bulls had a first down at the Irish 5. But the Irish defense held and when Daniels was stopped on a third down from the 1 for no gain, the Bulls sent in Bonani for a 17-yarder that made it 13-0. Later in the first half, Riddick fumbled a punt and Victor Marc recovered for USF. Bonani hit again from 36 yards out and the lead was 16-0. Rees completed a 15-yard pass to Floyd early in the third to put the ball at the 5, but once again the Irish couldn’t convert. Rees’ pass intended for TJ Jones hit the receiver and deflected in the air, resulting in an interception by South Florida’s Michael Lanaris. But on the next series, Rees hooked up tight end Tyler Eifert on a 37-yard pass and then hit Floyd for a 29-yard TD with 7:12 to go in the quarter, cutting the lead to 16-7. Notre Dame’s David Ruffer, who was 23-of-24 on field goals in his career, missed a 30-yard attempt later in the third quarter after Rees hit Riddick with a 27-yard pass and Floyd 99 with one of 15.

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included two fumbles, a holding penalty that nullified a Cierre Wood TD run and then an interception of Dayne Crist by USF’s Devekeyan Lattimore in the end zone. Maikon Bonani kicked three field goals, and the Bulls had a 16-0 halftime lead. Then things got even stranger. With the crowd getting restless over Notre Dame’s erratic play as the teams left the field for halftime, the storms moved in and officials asked fans to evacuate Notre Dame Stadium. The teams were kept in their locker rooms. When the Irish finally emerged, they had switched quarterbacks from Crist to Tommy Rees, who led them to four straight victories as the starter at the end of last season. Crist was 7-of-15 for 85 yards. Right after the second delay late in the fourth quarter, Jerrell Young intercepted Rees - Notre Dame’s fifth turnover of the game. Rees threw an 8-yard TD pass to Michael Floyd to cap a 99-yard drive with 21 seconds left as the Irish closed to 23-20. But USF recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock. Rees went 24 for 34 for 296 yards. With the delays, the game lasted 5 hours, 59 minutes. Rees also hit Floyd with a scoring pass in the third quarter and Cierre Wood’s 1-yard scoring run with 7:35 left made it 23-13 before the Irish failed to convert a 2-point attempt. Floyd made 12 catches and became the Irish’s career leader in receptions, passing Jeff Samardzija (179). Floyd now has 183. USF’s B.J. Daniels completed 18-of-30 for 128 yards and also carried 12 times for a net of 37.

SACKS (UA-A): USF-Forte 1-0; Davis 1-0. Notre Dame-Te’o 1-0; Fleming 0-1; LewisMoore 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): USF-Lejiste 6-4; Lanaris 5-5; Lattimore 5-4; Barrington 2-7; Young 5-2; Washington 5-2; Jeune 1-2; Webster 1-2; Sanchez 0-3; Giddins 0-3; Forte 2-0; McCaskill 1-1; Jenkins 0-2; Grisson 1-0; Davis 1-0; Cliett 1-0; Mitchell 1-0; Hampton 1-0; Boyd 0-1; Watson 0-1; Shaw 0-1. Notre Dame-Te’o 4-5; Fleming 3-5; Lewis-Moore 1-7; Nix 2-5; Blanton 4-2; Smith 3-3; Johnson 1-5; Gray, G. 5-0; Calabrese 1-4; Motta 1-4; Fox 0-4; Cwynar 0-4; Slaughter 2-0; Jackson 1-1; Turk 1-0; Wood 1-0; Lynch 0-1; Shembo 0-1; Niklas 0-1.

HISTORY & RECORDS

NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) – Skip Holtz returned to a place that educated and shaped him. As soon as he reached campus, his memories from Notre Dame jumped out. And now he’s created an even more vivid one. Holtz and the South Florida Bulls came to South Bend and upset the 16th-ranked Irish 23-20 in a wild game that was twice disrupted by heavy storms. “I don’t know if all that’s hit me yet. Notre Dame’s a special place,” Holtz said. “And it was great to come back.” His dad, Lou Holtz, wasn’t there Saturday. But there were plenty of family members there to see one of Skip Holtz’s biggest wins. Lou led Notre Dame to its last national title in 1988. Skip graduated from Notre Dame, played a year for his father and then coached with him in South Bend. The weather wasn’t cooperating for this homecoming. Officials asked fans to leave the stadium at halftime because of severe weather, mostly lightning, and the teams then stayed in their locker rooms for 2 hours, 10 minutes until it cleared. South Florida led 16-0 at the time. Then with 4:21 to play, the game was delayed for 43 minutes and again fans departed the stadium with wicked lightning flickering around the stadium. USF’s Kayvon Webster returned a fumble return 96 yards for a TD four minutes into the game, taking all the momentum from the Irish. They couldn’t recover. The score came after Notre Dame took the opening kickoff and drove smartly to the USF 1. What followed was a nightmare first half for the Irish that

RUSHING: USF-Murray 14-40; Daniels 12-37; Scott 12-33; Lamar 2-18; Team 2-minus 2. Notre Dame-Wood 21-104; Gray, J. 4-17; Rees 2-1; Crist 2-minus 5. PASSING: USF-Daniels 18-30-0-128. Notre Dame-Rees 24-34-2-296; Crist 7-15-1-95. RECEIVING: USF-Griffin 8-75; Landi 3-14; Love 2-26; Lamar 2-3; Shields 1-12; Murray 1-1; Marc 1-minus 3. Notre Dame-Floyd 12-154; Eifert 6-93; Jones 6-58; Wood 3-44; Riddick 3-32; Ragone 1-10. INTERCEPTIONS: USF-Lattimore 1-0; Young 1-0; Lanaris 1-0. Notre Dame-None. FUMBLES: USF-Daniels 1-0. Notre DameRiddick 2-1; Rees 1-0; Gray 1-1.

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USF

FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

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11:05 USF Landi 2 yd pass from Daniels (Bonani kick), 14-80 5:02 7:35 ND Wood, C. 1 yd run (Rees, pass failed), 12-76 3:30 0:21 ND Floyd 8 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 10-99 1:58

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HERE COME THE IRISH

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Michigan Game Summary

Sept. 10, 2011 • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Michigan Stadium Score by Quarters

Notre Dame

Record: (0-2)

Michigan

Record: (2-0)

First Quarter

Third Quarter

9:05 ND Riddick 7 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 7-57 3:46 1:56 ND Wood, C. 4 yd run (Ruffer kick), 10-83 5:35 Second Quarter

2:13 ND Jones 15 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 7-71 3:55 Fourth Quarter

10:18 UM Hemingway 43 yd pass from Robinson (Gibbons kick), 2-45 0:48 1:40 ND Ruffer 38 yd field goal, 8-29 2:53

28 16 33-198 26-114 315 338 39-27-2 24-11-3 72-513 50-452 0-0 0-0 3-10 1-21 6-89 5-98 3-0 2-18 4-33.5 5-38.6 4-3 1-0 9-75 9-82 37:01 22:59 8 of 14 3 of 9 0 of 0 0 of 0 3-5 3-3 1-5 0-0

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – Denard Robinson stunned Notre Dame in the final minute again, capping a heart-pounding, pom-pom pumping night under the lights at the Big House. Michigan’s star quarterback threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Roy Roundtree with 2 seconds left to lift the Wolverines to a thrilling 35-31 win over Notre Dame on “It’s never over until you see zeros on the clock,” Robinson said. In the first prime-time game at Michigan Stadium, matching up storied programs trying to restore their luster, new Michigan coach Brady Hoke could have chosen to kick a field goal to force overtime. But Hoke gave Robinson a shot, and it proved to be good idea. “Coach took a stab,” Roundtree said. On a night when Michigan Stadium was vibrant, with an NCAA-record crowd of 114,804 fired up an hour before kickoff, the Wolverines took their first lead on Robinson’s 21-yard pass to Vincent Smith with 1:12 left. Then they lost it. Briefly. Tommy Rees threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Theo Riddick with 30 seconds left, but the Fighting Irish left Jeremy Gallon wide open on a pass that let Michigan go from its 20

14:54 10:47 1:12 0:30 0:02

UM UM UM ND UM

Robinson 1 yd run (Gibbons kick), 4-83 2:19 Gallon 14 yd pass from Robinson (Gibbons kick), 5-40 2:35 Smith 21 yd pass from Robinson (Gibbons kick), 5-58 1:04 Riddick 29 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 4-61 0:42 Roundtree 16 yd pass from Robinson (Gibbons kick), 3-80 0:30

RUSHING: Notre Dame-Wood, C. 25-134; Gray, J. 6-66; Rees 2-minus 2. MichiganRobinson 16-108; Hopkins 5-10; Smith 1-3; Shaw 2-minus 3; Team 2-minus 4. PASSING: Notre Dame-Rees 27-39-2-315. Michigan-Robinson 11-24-3-338. RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Floyd 13-159; Riddick 6-62; Eifert 4-51; Jones 3-28; Gray, J. 1-15. Michigan-Hemingway 3-165; Gallon 2-78; Smith 2-26; Grady 1-27; Roundtree 1-16; McColgan 1-15; Koger 1-11. INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-Blanton 1-0; Motta 1-0; Gray, G. 1-0. Michigan-Floyd 1-16; Kovacs 1-2. FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Rees 2-1; Collinsworth 1-1; Wood, C. 1-1. Michigan-Hopkins 1-0. to the Notre Dame 16. “That was an exciting football game,” Hoke said. “Both teams fought for 60 minutes. It wasn’t pretty at times on both ends, but as I told my players, it’s great to win.” The Wolverines (2-0) have won three straight against the rival Irish (0-2) on late-game plays by their quarterbacks. Last year at Notre Dame, Robinson ran for a touchdown with 27 seconds left, and Tate Forcier threw a TD pass against the Irish two years ago with 11 seconds left. “It’s devastating,” Irish receiver Michael Floyd said. “It’s hard to take this one in. It’s distressing.” It’s the first time Michigan has beaten Notre Dame three straight times since 1908. Robinson didn’t match his game last year against Notre Dame, when he had a school-record 502 total yards, but Notre Dame couldn’t stop him when it mattered. He was 11 of 24 for 338 yards with four TDs and three interceptions and ran 11 times for 108 yards and a score. That one came on a fortunate bounce, when he scooped up Stephen Hopkins’ fumble inside the Notre Dame 1 and trotted in. “It was kind of crazy,” Robinson said. “I’ve never scored like that before.” With a new patch on his jersey bearing Desmond How-

SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-Fox 1-0. Michigan-None. TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Te’o 5-0; Smith, H. 4-1; Fox 3-1; Blanton 2-2; Collinsworth 3-0; Lewis-Moore 2-1; Johnson 2-0; Williams, H. 1-1; Calabrese 1-0; Watt 1-0; Williams, Ish. 1-0; Shembo 1-0; Motta 1-0; Fleming 1-0; Nix III 0-1; Slaughter 0-1; Posluszny 0-1; Filer 0-1; Niklas 0-1; Moore 0-1. Michigan-Demens 8-4; Gordon 4-5; Kovacs 5-3; Robinson 5-2; Floyd 5-1; Hawthorne 4-2; Ryan 2-2; Black 3-0; Woolfolk 3-0; Martin 1-2; Van Bergen 2-0; Avery 0-2; Gallon 1-0; McColgan 1-0; Smith 1-0; Hemingway 1-0; Fitzgerald 1-0; Wile 1-0; Clark 1-0; Morgan 0-1.

ard’s name, Junior Hemingway, caught three passes for 165 yards and a TD. Michigan honored the former Heisman Trophy winner - who made a diving catch on fourth down against the Irish in 1991 - by announcing that the No. 21 jersey would always have his name on it. Notre Dame was doomed by turnovers for the second straight week. Rees threw two interceptions, one near the end zone, and fumbled deep in Michigan territory. Cierre Wood, who gave Notre Dame a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, also fumbled. “You can’t have turnovers. Period,” Rees said. “You have to eliminate them.” In his first loss in five starts, Rees was 27 of 39 for 315 yards with three TDs and two interceptions. Wood ran for 134 yards and a score on 25 carries. Floyd caught 13 passes for 159 yards, becoming Notre Dame’s career leader in yards receiving, and matched a school record with his 15th 100-yard receiving game. The Fighting Irish did whatever they wanted on the ground, through the air and on defense early on. In the end, though, they couldn’t make enough plays on both sides of the ball to get a needed win for second-year coach Brian Kelly.

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Michigan State Game Summary

Sept. 17, 2011 • Notre Dame, Ind. • Notre Dame Stadium 1

#15/15 Michigan State

Record: (2-1)

Notre Dame

Record: (1-2)

Third Quarter

10:41 ND Wood, C. 22 yd run (Ruffer kick), 8-76 4:19 1:32 MSU Conroy 40 yd field goal, 4-4 1:27 1:20 ND Atkinson III 89 yd kickoff return (Ruffer kick) Second Quarter

9:30 ND Jones 26 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 8-71 3:47 Fourth Quarter

11:57 MSU Sims 6 yd pass from Cousins, Kirk (Conroy kick), 11-80 4:23 3:36 ND Wood, C. 6 yd run (Ruffer kick), 10-92 4:49

FIRST DOWNS FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

28 16 21 18 23-29 32-114 329 161 54-34-1 26-18-1 77-358 58-275 0-0 0-0 0-0 2--3 4-129 4-142 1-34 1-82 6-39.7 4-41.5 1-1 3-2 12-86 6-53 32:28 27:32 5 of 17 5 of 12 1 of 3 0 of 0 2-5 2-2 1-7 2-18

fumbled with MSU’s Jerel Worthy recovering. But just moments later, Notre Dame freshman defensive end Aaron Lynch drove into Cousins from behind, forcing a fumble and Johnson recovered for the Irish. But three plays later Rees’ pass was picked off by Kurtis Drummond and returned 34 yards to the Irish 27, setting up Conroy’s 40-yard field goal that made it 7-3. It was Notre Dame’s 12th turnover of the season. But 12 seconds later, Atkinson - the son of the former NFL star defensive back - took the ensuing kickoff, broke to the sideline and sprinted in for the touchdown. It was Notre Dame’s first kickoff return for a TD by a freshman since Raghib Ismail returned two against Rice in 1988. “That kickoff return was a huge play for them and I think it kind of deflated us momentarily on the sideline,” MSU linebacker Max Bullough said. “When a team can make plays like that in their own stadium, it is tough to beat them.” Whether Notre Dame can build on the victory remains to be seen. On this one, the Irish got some validation for their effort. “We’re 1-2 right now and we’re not happy with it, but it’s great to get a win,” said Johnson, who also recovered a fumble in addition to snuffing the fake field goal. “You have to enjoy the wins and get over the losses.”

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with just under four minutes left by Blanton, who returned it 82 yards to the 12. The Spartans had just recovered a fumbled punt by Notre Dame’s John Goodman at the Irish 21 and were ready to set the stage for another frantic finish between the rivals. But with the Spartans trailing 28-13 and having a first and goal at the 3, Blanton came up with a juggling interception and then took off on his long return that sealed the win. Notre Dame pushed the lead to 28-10 in the third quarter when Tommy Rees hit Michael Floyd on a 22-yard pass and then lofted a perfect 26-yarder to TJ Jones for a touchdown. The Irish were penalized on the ensuing kickoff for unsportsmanlike conduct after Jones made a hand signal following his catch. Cousins came right back after a 42-yard kickoff return by Nick Hill gave the Spartans good field position. His 21-yard pass to Todd Anderson and an 11-yarder to Cunningham gave the Spartans a first down at the Irish 8. But after the drive stalled, MSU lined up for a field goal, only to have their attempt at trickery turned away. After Notre Dame took an early 7-0 lead on a Wood TD run, the teams traded turnovers twice. Rees took a hard blindside hit from Kevin Pickelman and

SACKS (UA-A): Michigan State-Pickelman 1-0. Notre Dame-Lynch 1-0; Blanton 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Michigan State-Lewis 5-4; Allen 4-3; Rush 3-4; Norman 2-5; Adams 4-1; Worthy 3-1; Gholston 3-1; Robinson 2-1; Pickelman 2-1; Dennard 2-0; Bullough 1-1; Gainer 1-1; Drummond 1-0; Bell 1-0; Freeman 0-1; Elsworth 0-1; Jones 0-1; White 0-1; Mumphery 0-1. Notre Dame-Te’o 2-10; Gray, G. 7-3; Smith, H. 4-4; Blanton 3-3; Motta 1-5; Lewis-Moore 2-3; Lynch 2-3; Fox 1-4; Fleming 1-4; Slaughter 2-2; Calabrese 1-3; Niklas 0-3; Nix III 0-3; Tuitt 1-1; Johnson 0-2; Posluszny 0-2; Wood, C. 1-0; Brindza 1-0; Filer 1-0; Coughlin 0-1; Salvi 0-1; Cwynar 0-1.

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NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) – No surprises this time for Notre Dame. The Irish used two touchdown runs from Cierre Wood, an electrifying 89-yard kickoff return from freshman George Atkinson III and a key late interception from Robert Blanton to beat No. 15 Michigan State 31-13 for their first win. “We wake up every morning and prepare to win,” said Blanton, part of an Irish defense that limited the Spartans to 29 rushing yards and only a field goal in the second half. “We just had to show we could go out and get the job done.” The Irish also showed they can stop a play off a fake field goal. The Spartans (2-1) stunned Notre Dame in overtime a year ago with a game-winning TD pass off a fake field goal and tried to surprise the Irish again after lining up for a field goal near the end of the first half. Notre Dame (1-2) was ready this time. On fourth-and-goal from the 2, Ethan Johnson broke up a shovel pass attempt and the Irish led 21-10 at the half. Michigan State’s Kirk Cousins, who had 11 straight completions at one juncture of the second half, was 34 of 53 for 329 yards but he was intercepted at the Notre Dame 6

RUSHING: Michigan State-Bell 7-27; Baker 10-26; Cunningham 1-minus 1; Martin 1-minus 3; Cousins 4-minus 20. Notre Dame-Gray, J. 12-65; Wood, C. 14-61; Team 2-minus 5; Rees 4-minus 7. PASSING: Michigan State-Cousins 34-531-329; Sonntag 0-1-0-0. Notre Dame-Rees 18-26-1-161. RECEIVING: Michigan State-Cunningham 12158; Martin 5-32; Bell 5-23; Caper 4-25; Sims 3-38; Baker 2-15; Anderson 1-21; Nichol 1-9; Linthicum 1-8. Notre Dame-Floyd 6-84; Wood, C. 6-5; Jones 3-40; Eifert 2-25; Riddick 1-7. INTERCEPTIONS: Michigan State-Drummond 1-34. Notre Dame-Blanton 1-82. FUMBLES: Michigan State-Cousins 1-1. Notre Dame-Rees 1-1; Atkinson III 1-0; Goodman 1-1.

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COACHING & STAFF

10:56 MSU Conroy 35 yd field goal, 8-42 3:53 3:11 ND Ruffer 33 yd field goal, 4-(-5) 0:21

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First Quarter

HERE COME THE IRISH

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Pittsburgh Game Summary

Sept. 24, 2011 • Pittsburgh, Pa. • Heinz Field Score by Quarters

Notre Dame

Record: (2-2)

Pittsburgh

Record: (2-2)

First Quarter

Third Quarter

2:16 PITT Harper 45 yd field goal, 4- (-5) 1:13 Second Quarter

6:36 PITT Graham, H. 3 yd pass from Sunseri (Anderson rush failed), 19-80 8:24 Fourth Quarter

13:44 ND Gray, J. 79 yd run (Ruffer kick), 1-79 0:14 9:13 PITT Harper 23 yd field goal, 11-54 4:31

6:48

23 19 32-182 38-103 216 165 41-24-1 32-22-0 73-398 70-268 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-10 3-70 1-16 0-0 1-1 4-37.2 5-42.0 1-1 0-0 8-85 9-55 31:00 29:00 6 of 15 7 of 17 2 of 2 1 of 2 1-1 2-2 6-36 2-9

PITT

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh spent 45 minutes knocking Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees around. The sophomore needed less than five minutes to knock the Panthers out. Rees shrugged off a slow start to hit tight end Tyler Eifert on a 6-yard touchdown pass with less than 7 minutes to go and lift Notre Dame to a 15-12 win. The score and subsequent two-point conversion - also to Eifert - capped 4:40 of perfection from Rees, as the Irish (2-2) won their second in a row. Rees went 8 for 8 on the game-winning drive, remaining patient even as the Panthers (2-2) bottled up Notre Dame wide receiver Michael Floyd. Did Rees want to go deep to his favorite target? Sure. Yet he reined in his inner swashbuckler and ignored the beating he took over the first three quarters to play with the kind of poise that has earned him the starting job and his teammates’ respect. “You’ve just got to make the right decisions,” Rees said. “We did some good things getting the ball underneath and just kind of chipping away at their defense.” Rees finished 24 of 41 for 216 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and running back Jonas Gray scored on a 79-yard touchdown run for Notre Dame, which overcame

ND Eifert 6 yd pass from Rees (Eifert pass from Rees), 11-85 4:40

RUSHING: Notre Dame-Wood, C. 23-94; Gray, J. 3-84; Rees 5-6; Team 1-minus 2. PITTGraham, R. 21-89; Brown 3-12; Sunseri 12-6; Team 1-minus 1; Gonzalez 1-minus 3. PASSING: Rees 24-41-1-216. PittsburghSunseri 22-30-0-165; Anderson 0-2-0-0; Gonzalez 0-0-0-0. RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Eifert 8-75; Riddick 6-52; Floyd 4-27; Jones 3-31; Toma 1-16; Wood 1-10; Koyack 1-5. Pittsburgh-Graham, R. 8-43; Shanahan 6-64; Street 2-21; Jones 2-18; Saddler 1-8; Patton 1-5; Graham, H. 1-3; Brinson 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-None. Pittsburgh-Hendricks 1-1. FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Rees 1-1. PittsburghNone.

eight penalties and two costly turnovers. It wasn’t pretty. Then again, it beats the alternative for a team that already has a couple of aesthetically pleasing losses - from a statistical standpoint anyway - under their belt. Notre Dame, which began the day tied for last in the country with 13 turnovers, only gave it away twice against the Panthers, but both were costly. Rees took a shot in the first quarter and ended up fumbling to set up a Pitt field goal. He later threw an interception at the Pitt goal line in the second quarter to cut short a lengthy Notre Dame drive. When it mattered, however, Rees delivered, showcasing why he took the starting job away from senior Dayne Crist three weeks ago. The youthful mistakes he’s mixed in between flashes of solid play disappeared in the fourth quarter. “He’s growing up and seeing some things,” said Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly. “There were some new looks for him that he had not seen before that we had to adjust. And after Tommy sees it, he gets much more comfortable.” Rees certainly looked like it in the fourth and with Floyd double-covered had no problem zeroing in on Eifert. The junior caught four passes on the clinching drive, in-

SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-Fleming 2-0; Shembo 1-0; Calabrese 1-0; Te’o 1-0; Lynch 1-0. Pittsburgh-Taglianetti 1-0; Lindsey 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Te’o 8-2; Blanton 6-1; Shembo 5-1; Smith, H. 4-2; Calabrese 4-1; Gray, G. 4-1; Lewis-Moore 4-0; Fleming 3-1; Fox 2-1; Motta 2-0; Lynch 2-0; Slaughter 1-1; Tuitt 1-1; Jackson 1-0; Niklas 1-0; Nuss 1-0; Cwynar 1-0; Johnson 0-1; Nix III 0-1. Pittsburgh-Gruder 3-5; Williams, K. 6-1; Thomas 4-2; Holley 3-3; Roberts 4-1; Hendricks 4-1; Alecxih 3-2; Gordon 3-0; Taglianetti 3-0; Williams, G. 2-1; Ifill 2-1; Lindsey 1-2; Price 2-0; Caragein 1-0; Donald 1-0; Reed 0-1; Pecora 0-1; Jackson 0-1.

cluding an 18-yard gain that gave Notre Dame a first down at the Pitt 9. He landed hard on the play but brushed off the trainers and immediately caught a 3-yard pass and then followed it up by holding onto a laser from Rees, who split a pair of Pitt defenders and found Eifert just past the goal line. Pitt had one last chance and drove to Notre Dame 40 before going backward. Aaron Lynch sacked Sunseri on first down and Prince Shembo racked up Notre Dame’s fifth and final sack on third down, setting the Panthers up with a fourth-and-26. No chance. Sunseri’s pass to Mike Shanahan was incomplete and Rees came on to lead the Irish to one more first down and run out the clock. Ray Graham ran for 82 yards and added 43 yards receiving for Pitt, but the Panthers could do little else. Sunseri, who has struggled getting the ball downfield, didn’t complete a pass longer than 18 yards. Cierre Wood ran 23 times for 96 yards for Notre Dame but it was Gray who provided the big play. The senior sprinted 79 yards down the sideline in the second quarter for his first career score, the school’s longest rush since Terrance Howard darted 80 yards against West Virginia in 2000.

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Purdue Game Summary

Oct. 1, 2011 • West Lafayette, Ind. • Ross-Ade Stadium 1

Notre Dame

Record: (3-2)

Purdue

Record: (2-2)

Third Quarter

14:36 ND Floyd 35 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 2-35 0:10 0:03 ND Gray, J. 2 yd run (Ruffer kick), 13-82 4:12 Second Quarter

12:00 ND Eifert 6 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 7-69 3:00 2:07 ND Jones 11 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 12-87 4:45 Fourth Quarter

9:06 3:39

8:06 0:21

ND Wood, C. 55 yd run (Ruffer kick), 3-79 1:03 PUR Wiggs 27 yd field goal, 14-70 5:27

34 17 40-287 27-84 264 192 41-25-0 38-19-1 81-551 65-276 0-0 0-0 2--3 0-0 3-73 7-151 1-13 0-0 2-44.0 7-42.6 2-0 0-0 8-85 13-118 33:11 26:49 4 of 11 5 of 14 1 of 1 1 of 1 4-5 2-2 3-12 0-0

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J. 15-94; Rees 1-3; Goodman 1-2; McDaniel 1-1; Team 2-minus 4. Purdue-Hunt 3-25; Bolden 6-17; Edison 2-14; Marve 3-10; TerBush 6-8; Shavers 5-4; Pegram 1-4; Bush 1-2. PASSING: Notre Dame-Rees 24-40-0-254; Crist 1-1-0-10. Purdue-Marve 9-22-0-91; TerBush 10-15-1-101; Thomas 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Floyd 12-137; Jones 5-49; Eifert 4-38; Wood, C. 2-22; Atkinson III 1-10; Goodman 1-8. Purdue-Edison 7-105; Siller 4-26; Gravesande 2-22; Ross 2-13; Wright 1-9; Shavers 1-7; Bush 1-6; Hunt 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-Gray, G. 1-13. Purdue-None. FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Gray, J. 1-0; Floyd 1-0. Purdue-None.

Purdue went three-and-out, and Notre Dame quickly took advantage. Catching Purdue in a blitz, Wood broke into the secondary and ran 55 yards to give the Irish a 21-0 lead with 9:06 left in the second quarter. Purdue finally got on the board when Carson Wiggs made a 27-yard field goal with 3:39 left in the second quarter to trim Notre Dame’s lead to 21-3. Marve didn’t fare as well as TerBush statistically, but he moved the team more effectively and earned the start in the second half. Before he even got on the field, though, Notre Dame scored again. Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame’s improving tight end who had just one catch in the first half, caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Rees to make it 28-3. Later in the quarter, Jones caught an 11-yard pass from Rees to push the lead to 35-3. Purdue finally got into the end zone late in the game. TerBush finished a 95-yard drive with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Antavian Edison with 21 seconds remaining. Notre Dame’s defense was as impressive as its offense. Purdue entered the game ranked 11th nationally in rushing, but finished with 84 yards on 27 carries. “We made good decisions, we ran hard, and we exerted our will on the opposing team,” Kelly said.

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The Irish had committed 15 turnovers in their first four games, but none against Purdue. This time, Notre Dame’s opponent made the mistakes. The Boilermakers also committed 13 penalties for 118 yards. Antavian Edison’s performance was one of the few bright spots for Purdue (2-2). He caught seven passes for 105 yards and a score. The Boilermakers entered the game with a two-quarterback system, and they left it with nothing settled. Caleb TerBush started and completed 10 of 15 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown. Robert Marve relieved him in the second quarter and got the start in the second half, but couldn’t move the team. TerBush re-entered the game and threw a touchdown pass, but it came in the final minute with Purdue down 38-3. “We didn’t play well,” Purdue coach Danny Hope said. “We didn’t have any luck. We didn’t match up well. We’re a better team than that.” Purdue’s TerBush threw an interception right to Notre Dame’s Gary Gray on the first play from scrimmage and two plays later, Rees found Floyd beyond Purdue’s defense for their long touchdown connection. Later in the first quarter, Purdue had Notre Dame stopped on a third-and-goal, but an unsportmanlike conduct penalty on Albert Evans gave the Irish a first down. Notre Dame then scored on a 2-yard run by Gray to take a 14-0 lead. Ruffer missed a 49-yard field goal early in the second quarter, and Marve entered the game for Purdue’s next possession.

SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-Lynch 1-0; Te’o 2-0. Purdue-None. TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Te’o 8-0; Blanton 4-2; Calabrese 3-1; Jackson 3-0; Collinsworth 3-0; Smith, H. 3-0; Lynch 3-0; Shembo 2-1; Fox 2-0; Lewis-Moore 2-0; Niklas 2-0; Filer 2-0; Atkinson III 1-1; Williams, H. 1-1; Fleming 1-1; Wood, L. 1-0; Slaughter 1-0; Gray, G. 1-0; Moore 1-0; Williams, Ish. 1-0; Posluzny 1-0; Salvi 0-1. Purdue-Evans 9-2; Allen 8-2; Feichter 8-0; Beckford 6-2; Holland 4-2; Charlot 2-3; Johnson 3-0; Harris 1-2; Carlino 2-0; Short 2-0; Link 1-1; Russell 1-1; Maci 1-0; Gooden 1-0; Siller 1-0; Lucas 1-0; Team 1-0; Greaves 1-0; Taylor 0-1.

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) – So much for Michael Floyd the decoy. Twenty-four seconds into Notre Dame’s game against Purdue, the star receiver surpassed his yardage total from the previous week. His 35-yard touchdown catch from Tommy Rees sparked a 38-10 rout of Purdue. Floyd caught four passes for 27 yards against Pittsburgh, and he talked during the week about his willingness to do his job and help the team’s other talented receivers get open. This week, Floyd was featured. “Getting Mike Floyd the ball early on really gave us a lot of confidence offensively,” Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said. “It was more of a concerted effort to make sure he got his touches, and making it part of our game plan that he has to touch the ball and not just if the offense comes to him, it comes to him. We’re not going to play that way. Mike has to get the ball and that’s what we saw.” Floyd’s excellence was just one element of the team’s most dominant performance of the season. Notre Dame outgained Purdue 551 yards to 276. It was a season-high yardage total for the Irish and their third game with at least 500 yards of offense. Tommy Rees passed for 254 yards and three touchdowns for the Fighting Irish (3-2). Cierre Wood ran for a career-high 191 yards on 20 carries and Jonas Gray rushed for 94 yards, highlighting a running game that churned out 287 yards on 40 attempts.

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ND Ruffer 21 yd field goal, 16-70 7:34 PUR Edison 13 yd pass from TerBush (Wiggs kick), 11-95 3:59

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Air Force Game Summary

Sept. 17, 2011 • Notre Dame, Ind. • Notre Dame Stadium Score by Quarters

Air Force

Record: (3-2)

Notre Dame

Record: (4-2)

First Quarter

Third Quarter

12:13 ND Floyd 34 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 8-81 3:06 8:21 ND Eifert 5 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 9-59 3:33 5:48 AF Herrington 34 yd field goal, 8-64 2:33 4:07 ND Toma 10 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 4-51 0:00 Second Quarter

6:49 ND Gray, J. 6 yd run (Ruffer kick), 6-64 1:54 Fourth Quarter

13:41 11:39 6:10 1:41 0:32

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Jefferson 3 yd run (Herrington kick blockd), 14-80 5:26 Gray, J. 5 yd run (Ruffer kick), 5-38 2:02 Wood, C. 8 yd run (Ruffer kick), 6-44 2:27 MacArthur 6 yd pass from Jefferson (Herrington kick), 12-80 4:29 Riddick 24 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 6-74 1:09

af nd FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

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32 28 60-363 29-266 202 294 28-16-1 36-27-0 88-565 65-560 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 6-125 7-137 0-0 1-0 3-40.0 2-37.5 2-1 0-0 6-70 6-54 32:26 27:34 6 of 17 8 of 11 5 of 5 0 of 0 5-5 6-6 0-0 1-4

NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) – Notre Dame showed just how its spread offense is supposed to work. Tommy Rees found four different receivers with first-half TD passes, and seven Irish players reached the end zone as Notre Dame scored its most points since the end of the Lou Holtz era 15 years ago and routed Air Force 59-33. “We have got very good diversity within our offense. We can run and throw it. We are hard to defend right now,” coach Brian Kelly said after his team’s fourth straight victory. “We are making the strides. ... We have not arrived. The pieces are starting to come together for us. We are getting there.” Notre Dame (4-2) got TDs on all six of its first-half possessions and led 42-16 at the intermission. The Irish now head into a bye week with a four-game winning streak. Rees was 19 of 25 for 208 yards in the first half and finished 23 of 32 for 261 yards. The wide-open game featured the most combined points ever for a game at Notre Dame Stadium, breaking the previous mark of 90. And the 59 points were the most by Notre Dame since beating Rutgers 62-0 in 1996 - Holtz’s final home game as Irish coach. The two teams combined for 1,125 yards total offense 565 by Air Force and 560 by Notre Dame.

14:56 10:12 6:22 4:32 0:33

AF ND ND AF AF

Herrington 32 yd field goal, 18-54 6:53 Ruffer 39 yd field goal, 9-56 4:44 Atkinson III 1 yd run (Grieco kick), 4-80 2:00 Coleman 36 yd pass from Dietz (Lacoste rush), 4-74 1:50 Lee 8 yd run (Hart rush failed), 7-67 1:41

RUSHING: Air Force-Clark 11-102; Jones 5-50; Dewitt 7-49; Lacoste 2-26; Lee 3-25; Getz 7-24; Jefferson 10-22; Baska 1-19; Strickland 2-18; Cobb 5-16; Dietz 2-10; Hart 1-3; Warzeka 3-2; Hunter 1-minus 3. Notre Dame-Hendrix 6-111; Gray, J. 7-69; Wood, C. 10-66; Riddick 1-14; McDaniel 2-8; Atkinson III 2-1; Team 1-minus 3. PASSING: Air Force-Jefferson 12-24-1-137; Tipton 2-2-0-24; Dietz 2-2-0-41. Notre DameRees 23-32-0-261; Hendrix 4-4-0-33. RECEIVING: Air Force-Warzeka 6-71; Coleman 2-50; Freeman 2-32; Hirneise 2-15; Kauth 1-13; Dewitt 1-9; MacArthur 1-6; Hunter 1-6. Notre Dame-Riddick 8-83; Eifert 8-81; Floyd 6-78; Wood, C. 2-11; Jones 1-23; Toma 1-10; Goodman 1-8. INTERCEPTIONS: Air Force-None. Notre Dame-Slaughter 1-0. Air Force tried everything - a no-huddle and option offense that ran up big yards, an onside kick the Falcons’ didn’t recover, a fake punt that resulted in a 19-yard gain. Air Force finished the first half with 311 yards and was 5-for-5 on fourth down conversions in the game. But the Falcons (3-2) were simply no match physically for the Irish, especially Notre Dame’s big offensive front that allowed Rees ample time to find wide open receivers and running backs to dance through huge holes. “Frankly, when you see them playing live, you’re a little bit surprised that the record is not even better, and it can be as they go,” Air Force coach Troy Calhoun said of the Irish. Two Falcons turnovers, a fumble by Asher Clark on Air Force’s first play from scrimmage and an interception, helped send the Irish onto TD drives. “We put our defense out there with some short fields, absolutely,” Calhoun said. The Irish also showed a new wrinkle and a new weapon in Kelly’s attack when sophomore Andrew Hendrix was inserted as a change-of-pace quarterback in place of Rees. Hendrix completed all four of his passes and broke off a 78-yard run to the 2 in the fourth quarter, showing off his ability and giving a glimpse perhaps of the Irish’s future. Hendrix finished with six carries for 111 yards.

FUMBLES: Air Force-Clark 1-1; Jefferson 1-0. Notre Dame-None. SACKS (UA-A): Air Force-None. Notre DameLewis-Moore 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Air Force-Davis 7-5; Lindsay 2-7; Hall 4-3; Waiwaiole 1-5; Cooks 2-3; Wooding 0-5; Kusan 1-3; Wright 1-3; Amack 0-4; Hennessy 2-1; Batts 1-1; Kehs 0-2; Adeji-Paul 0-2; Jablonsky 0-2; Champaign 0-2; Siderberg 1-0; Niklas 1-0; Benson 1-0; Pierce 1-0; Chamberrs 0-1; Watkins 0-1; Avery 0-1; Mays 0-1; Dejulio 0-1; Jones 0-1. Notre Dame-Smith, H. 7-5; Blanton 7-3; Te’o 5-5; Fleming 2-5; Fox 2-4; Slaughter 2-4; Gray, G. 3-2; Calabrese 1-4; Tuitt 1-4; Lewis-Moore 2-2; Hounshell 1-3; McCarthy 1-3; Jackson 3-0; Motta 1-2; Collinsworth 1-2; Salvi 2-0; Niklas 1-1; Wood, L. 1-1; Moore 1-1; Cwynar 1-1; Nix III 1-1; Spond 0-2; McDaniel 0-1; Shembo 0-1; Williams, I. 0-1; Lynch 0-1; Atkinson III 0-1. Tim Jefferson’s 6-yard TD pass to Ty MacArthur, set up after punter David Baska’s 19-yard run and another 30-yard jaunt by Mike DeWitt, got Air Force within 35-16 in the second quarter. But just as they did all day, the Irish played pitch-andcatch and went right down the field for another score. This time it was Riddick catching a pass over the middle as Rees was hit. Riddick sailed through the defense on a 24-yard play that made it 42-16. Notre Dame scored on its first drive and kept going. Michael Floyd leaped high over Air Force’s Bobby Watkins III to grab a pass from Rees at the front pylon of the end zone. Initially ruled a touchdown, the play was reviewed - and even though replays showed that Floyd’s left foot appeared on the line - the score was upheld. The 34-yard TD pass capped an 81-yard drive, one that took under three minutes and also included a Rees-to-Riddick hookup of 24 yards. After a field goal by Air Force’s Parker Herrington, the Irish got a 40-yard kickoff return by George Atkinson III and moved in for another TD in four plays. Hendrix hit Eifert for 22 yards, setting up Rees’ 10-yarder to Robby Toma for the score.

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USC Game Summary

Oct. 22, 2011 • Notre Dame, Ind. • Notre Dame Stadium 1

USC

Record: (6-1)

Notre Dame

Record: (4-3)

Third Quarter

6:16 USC Telfer 2 yd pass from Barkley (Heidari kick), 13-66 7:39 1:01 USC Woods 3 yd pass from Barkley (Heidari kick), 6-62 2:47 Second Quarter

0:53 USC Starling 80 yd fumble recovery (Heidari kick) Fourth Quarter

3:34 3:22 0:21

USC Heidari 25 yd field goal, 14-69 4:54 ND Atkinson III 96 yd kickoff return (Ruffer kick) ND Ruffer 25 yd field goal, 10-68 1:34

29 17 44-219 14-41 224 226 35-24-0 43-27-1 79-443 57-267 1-80 0-0 3-38 0-0 2-41 6-197 1-6 0-0 2-22.0 4-42.0 0-0 2-2 2-25 5-48 39:41 20:19 7 of 15 5 of 13 1 of 2 1 of 1 4-6 1-2 0-0 0-0

Any hope of an Irish comeback evaporated when Rees was intercepted by Nickell Robey on the next series. Barkley completed 24 of 35 passes for 224 yards, and Curtis McNeal finished as the Trojans’ leading rusher with 118 yards on 24 carries. USC had 219 yards total rushing on 44 carries. Woods, meanwhile, made 12 catches for 119 yards and two TDs. USC’s defense held Notre Dame star Michael Floyd to just four catches for 28 yards and limited the Irish to 41 yards rushing on 14 carries. USC dominated most of the first half with its offense behind the running of Tyler and the passing of Barkley and built the 17-0 lead late in the second quarter. But Irish freshman George Atkinson III broke loose for a 96-yard TD kickoff return and got both his team and the crowd back in the game with just over three minutes remaining in the half. It was his second kickoff return for a score this season. Then, after the Irish defense forced USC’s first punt of the game, Rees completed 6 of 9 passes and took the Irish on a late drive that reached USC 7. It stalled and David Ruffer’s 25-yard field goal got Notre Dame within 17-10 at the half.

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the 1. But when he couldn’t control the snap, the ball got loose and Starling picked it up and ran in for the long TD. Instead of a potentially tied game, USC went up 24-10 late in the third. “That was a big momentum swing,” Starling said. “They were driving the ball, and we come out and get a play like that on defense, it just turns the whole tone of the game.” Rees returned to the game on the next series and immediately led the Irish to a score, that coming on Jonas Gray’s 25-yard TD run, cutting the lead to a touchdown early in the fourth. After USC’s Andre Heidari missed a 32-yard field goal with 9:13 to go, the Trojans’ Chris Galippo came up with the second of three second-half turnovers by the Irish. He recovered what was ruled a fumbled lateral when Rees threw a pass behind the line to Cierre Wood, who didn’t catch the ball. The play was upheld by video replay, giving the Trojans a first down at the 18 with 8:46 to go. Marc Tyler was open in the end zone but his foot hit the sideline as he caught a pass from Barkley. But two plays later, Barkley made a great pump fake and hit Robert Woods with a 14-yard TD pass for a 31-17 lead. That play was also upheld by video replay.

FUMBLES: USC-None. Notre Dame-Wood, C. 1-1; Crist 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): USC-None. Notre DameNone. TACKLES (UA-A): USC-Pullard 5-3; Bailey 3-3; Robey 2-4; Perry 2-4; McDonald 1-4; Starling 1-3; Cumming 0-3; Kennard 2-0; Horton, S. 1-1; Tupou, C. 1-1; Dawson 0-2; Wiley 0-2; Madden 0-2; Wright 0-2; Romness 1-0; Galippo 0-1; Uko 0-1; Horton, W. 0-1; Jones 0-1. Notre Dame-Smith, H. 7-7; Gray, G. 7-5; Te’o 3-7; Slaughter 3-5; Tuitt 1-6; Fleming 3-3; Lewis-Moore 2-4; Fox 2-3; Blanton 3-1; Shembo 3-1; Nix III 0-4; Motta 0-2; Collinsworth 1-0; Eifert 1-0; Atkinson III 1-0; Filer 0-1; Calabrese 0-1; Moore 0-1; Spond 0-1; Cwynar 0-1; Lynch 0-1.

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NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) – USC safety Jawanza Starling saw the ball rolling around and bouncing on the ground and knew if he could control it, somehow pick it up, an open field was in front of him. Talk about a game-changing play. Starling made the biggest one Saturday night, an 80-yard return of a fumbled snap as the Trojans started strong and then held off Notre Dame for a 31-17 victory. With the Trojans nursing a 17-10 lead, Notre Dame had the ball at the USC 1 and was on the verge of tying the game when backup quarterback Dayne Crist lost the handle on the snap. Matt Barkley passed for three TDs for the Trojans (6-1), who jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first half. USC, which has now won nine of the last 10 meetings in the long rivalry, had a 443-267 advantage in total yards. Notre Dame (4-3) had three second-half turnovers, couldn’t stop the Trojans’ rushing attack and saw its four-game winning streak end. When starter Tommy Rees hurt his knee after being hit and had to come out momentarily, Crist replaced him. Crist, who lost the starter’s job after the first half of the season opener, completed 4 of 5 passes to help the Irish reach

RUSHING: USC-McNeal 24-118; Tyler 13-67; Barkley 4-19; Farmer 1-11; Woods 1-5; Team 1-minus 1. Notre Dame-Gray, J. 4-38; Riddick 1-7; Rees 1-6; Wood, C. 5-5; Hendrix 2-4; Crist 1-minus 19. PASSING: USC-Barkley 24-35-0-224. Notre Dame-Rees 23-37-1-190; Crist 4-5-0-36; Hendrix 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: USC-Woods 12-119; Lee 2-36; Carswell 2-23; Telfer 2-14; Grimble 2-12; Farmer 1-9; Butler 1-5; McNeal 1-4; Ellison 1-2. Notre Dame-Eifert 7-66; Wood, C. 6-41; Riddick 5-56; Floyd 4-28; Jones 2-23; Gray, J. 2-3; Toma 1-9. INTERCEPTIONS: USC-Robey 1-6. Notre Dame-None.

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14:07 ND Gray, J. 25 yd run (Ruffer kick), 5-62 1:46 7:47 USC Woods 14 yd pass from Barkley (Heidari kick), 3-18 0:59

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Navy Game Summary

Oct. 29, 2011 • Notre Dame, Ind. • Notre Dame Stadium Score by Quarters

Navy

Record: (2-6)

Notre Dame

Record: (5-3)

First Quarter

Third Quarter

4:52 ND Gray, J. 4 yd run (Ruffer kick), 5-70 2:14 0:31 ND Wood, C. 1 yd run (Ruffer kick), 6-63 2:24 Second Quarter

2:59 ND Floyd 10 yd run (Ruffer kick), 9-86 4:23 Fourth Quarter

11:06 10:51 9:07 3:37

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Greene 9 yd pass from Miller (Teague kick), 6-27 2:42 Floyd 56 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 1-56 0:22 Gray, J. 2 yd run (Ruffer kick), 4-22 1:37 Wood, C. 1 yd run (Ruffer kick), 10-56 3:59

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16 21 50-196 35-182 33 260 13-5-0 25-19-1 63-229 60-442 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 9-174 3-91 1-9 0-0 5-33.8 1-41.0 1-1 1-1 3-30 6-51 31:52 28:08 8 of 17 4 of 7 0 of 2 1 of 1 2-3 7-7 0-0 1-2

NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) – Notre Dame needed less than two minutes to make its problems disappear. Michael Floyd and Jonas Gray scored in a span of 1 minute, 59 seconds, and Notre Dame rolled from there, rebounding from its rough week with a 56-14 thrashing of Navy. The Irish (5-3) rushed for seven touchdowns, their most in 19 years, while limiting Navy (2-6) to a season-low 229 yards of total offense in the Midshipmen’s sixth straight loss. Notre Dame scored on five of its first six possessions, and had two running backs score multiple touchdowns (Gray had three, Cierre Wood had two) for the first time since 2001. Floyd also had two TDs, scoring on a 56-yard catch and a 10-yard lateral for Notre Dame, which beat Navy for only the second time in five years after winning 43 straight from 1964 to 2006. The game was so out of hand, the starters spent the fourth quarter on the sidelines. Not that everything was perfect. Notre Dame has struggled with turnovers all season, and its sloppiness cost the Irish again early in the second quarter. Theo Riddick couldn’t get his hands on a swing pass from Tommy Rees, and Navy end Jabree Tuani scooped the ball up. Though the play was initially ruled a forward pass and, thus

13:38 ND Gray, J. 5 yd run (Ruffer kick), 5-43 2:03 9:25 NAVY Cummings 12 yd run (Teague kick), 2-26 0:34 3:49 ND Atkinson III 1 yd run (Ruffer kick), 10-53 5:36

RUSHING: Navy-Teich 15-62; Miller 19-55; Cummings 6-24; Howell 2-22; Aiken 1-14; Staten 1-11; Snelson 2-5; Diggs 1-2; Greene 3-1. Notre Dame-Gray, J. 12-69; Wood, C. 1166; Atkinson III 7-26; Toma 1-12; Floyd 1-10; Crist 2-8; Rees 1-minus 9. PASSING: Navy-Miller 5-13-0-33. Notre Dame-Rees 16-22-1-237; Crist 3-3-0-23. RECEIVING: Navy-Aiken 2-16; Teich 2-8; Greene 1-9. Notre Dame-Floyd 6-121; Riddick 4-58; Jones 3-28; Goodman 2-15; Wood, C. 2-13; Eifert 1-17; Welch 1-8. INTERCEPTIONS: Navy-Warrick 1-9. Notre Dame-None. FUMBLES: Navy-Thomas 1-1. Notre DameRees 1-1.

an incompletion, that was overturned, giving the Middies the ball at the Notre Dame 27. Six plays later, Gee Gee Greene scored on a 9-yard pass from young quarterback Trey Miller, playing in place of the injured Kriss Proctor, to cut Notre Dame’s lead to 14-7. Instead of falling apart, though, the Irish roared back with two touchdowns in a 2-minute span. George Atkinson III, who returned his second kick for a score last week against Southern California, gave the Irish great field position, putting the ball at the Notre Dame 44. Rees then found Floyd, who took advantage of Navy’s defensive breakdowns and strolled into the end zone untouched for a 56-yard score. “He was great,” Kelly said of Floyd. “He had talked about it all week, coming out this week and having a great game, and you know, he was not going to be denied today.” Navy then botched the kickoff return, with Marcus Thomas never getting up to the ball and watching helplessly as it bounced off the ground. He gave chase, but Troy Niklas beat him to the ball to give Notre Dame back possession at the Navy 22. Four plays later, Gray scored on a 2-yard run to give Notre Dame a 28-7 lead. “Coach Kelly did a great job getting his guys ready, bounc-

SACKS (UA-A): Navy-None. Notre Dame-Nix III 0-1; Te’o 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): Navy-Ferguson 1-8; Bush 3-5; Warrick 0-8; Gaines 4-3; French 3-1; Myers 3-0; King 1-2; Ryder 1-2; Sperry 0-3; Mitchell 2-0; Shannon 1-1; Jones 1-1; Tuani 1-1; Brewer 0-2; O’Boyle 1-0; Lynch 1-0; Sturdivant 0-1; Dowling-Fitz 0-1; Paulson 0-1. Notre Dame-Te’o 5-8; Blanton 4-3; Tuitt 2-5; Nix III 1-5; Slaughter 2-3; Smith, H. 3-1; Collinsworth 2-2; McCarthy 1-3; Motta 1-3; Shembo 0-4; Spond 2-1; Fox 1-2; Jackson 1-2; McDonald 1-2; Gray, G. 2-0; Niklas 2-0; Williams, H. 1-1; Salvi 1-1; Fleming 0-2; Cwynar 0-2; Moore 1-0; Williams, I. 1-0; Welch 1-0; Calabrese 1-0; Smith, D. 0-1; Atkinson 0-1.

ing back after the USC game,” Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo said. “They came prepared and focused, and they got after us ... offensively, defensively and special teams. Just a total butt whipping.” Though there was still almost 40 minutes left to play, the game was effectively over. The Irish defense hounded Miller all afternoon. He finished just 5 of 13 for 33 yards, and Navy could only manage 196 yards on the ground - well below its average of 325 yards. Fullback Alexander Teich, who ran roughshod over the Irish last year for a career-high 210 yards on 26 carries, was held to just 62 on 15 touches. “You have to give those guys some credit,” Teich said. “Last year ... it was like night and day. Those guys just flat got after it.” Notre Dame is now 13-8 under Kelly. While that’s not nearly good enough for zealous Irish fans, it’s the same record Lou Holtz had in his first 21 games at Notre Dame. “We want a consistency about how we play each and every game,” Kelly said. “We’ve got to play together, play a brand of football that I’m starting to see. Today was a great example. Everybody was playing together, everybody was playing hard for each other, and that’s what we expect.”

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Wake Forest Game Summary

Nov. 5, 2011 • Winston-Salem, N.C. • BB&T Field 1

Notre Dame

Record: (6-3)

Wake Forest

Record: (5-4)

10:52 6:15 4:07 3:38

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Second Quarter Pendergrass 20 yd pass from Price (Newman kick) 8-70 4:08 Ruffer 44 yd field goal 10-28 4:28 Newman 46 yd field goal 4-4 1:58 Eifert 38 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick) 2-50 0:23

20 21 38-175 37-110 166 187 24-14-2 24-17-0 62-341 61-297 0-0 0-0 0-0 1--2 4-115 5-136 0-0 2-54 4-36.2 5-37.4 1-0 1-1 3-37 6-55 29:23 30:37 6 of 12 3 of 10 0 of 0 0 of 0 2-2 2-4 3-21 0-0

Ball security has been a problem all year for the Irish, who entered ranked 118th nationally in turnover margin, and it looked like the Demon Deacons were going to make them pay for Rees’ second interception to Bush before Pendergrass’ costly fumble swung momentum back to the Irish. Harris put Wake Forest up 17-10 when he powered in with 28 seconds left before halftime. That capped an 11play, 81-yard march that chewed up nearly five minutes and ended with just the fifth rushing touchdown allowed all year by the Irish. The first meeting between the schools - and the only one scheduled in Winston-Salem - was billed as one of the biggest in Wake Forest history with an announced crowd of 36,307 at the 31,500-seat BB&T Field, the smallest venue to host Notre Dame since 1945. The teams combined to provide plenty of early fireworks, with both scoring on their first two possessions before the defenses finally settled down. Price capped the Demon Deacons’ opening drive with his scoring pass to Pendergrass down the right sideline just over four minutes in. They traded field goals - Notre Dame’s David Ruffer kicking one from 44 yards out, and Newman following with a 46-yarder - before Eifert slipped through a seam in the defense and Rees found him for a long score that tied it at 10-10 with 3:38 left in the quarter.

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The Demon Deacons squandered Josh Bush’s long interception return midway through the third quarter when Pendergrass fumbled at the Irish 9. Wake Forest then had a first-and-goal from the 10 midway through the fourth, but lost 15 yards on its next three plays and David Newman’s 42-yard field goal sailed wide right with 5:24 left. Gray and Cierre Wood then took over on the ground for the Irish, who ran out the clock. Gray finished with 92 yards for the Irish. “Obviously, the third quarter was the deciding part of this game in terms of our ability to put points on the board,” Kelly said. “We did a great job in the second half ... closing out the game running the football.” Gray tied it at 17 when he took a pitch untouched around left end for his ninth touchdown of the season. That came two plays after Gray appeared to score from 26 yards out, but an official review determined his elbow touched the turf inside the 1-yard line. Notre Dame went back to work 1 1/2 minutes later, with Wood’s 27-yard run up the middle setting up Rees’ go-ahead touchdown pass. Floyd slipped behind a pair of Wake Forest defenders and pulled down a perfectly thrown ball in the right corner of the end zone before 6 minutes had elapsed in the half.

FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Gray, J. 1-0. Wake Forest-Pendergrass 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-Tuitt 1-0; Shembo 1-0; Lynch 1-0. Wake Forest-None. TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Smith, H. 8-3; Blanton 7-3; Te’o 2-3; Shembo 3-1; Fleming 3-1; Tuitt 3-1; Nix III 2-2; Fox 1-3; Gray, G. 3-0; Lynch 2-1; Cwynar 1-1; Slaughter 0-2; Jackson 0-2; Atkinson, J. 1-0; Collinsworth 1-0; Martin 1-0; Jones 1-0; Atkinson III 1-0; Motta 0-1; Salvi 0-1; Kavanagh 0-1. Wake Forest-Jackson 5-3; Bush 5-3; Olson 2-6; Ehrmann 2-5; Dorty 3-3; Thompson 0-6; Noel 5-0; Whitlock 0-5; Wilber 2-2; Okoro 3-0; Marshall 1-1; Quarles 1-1; Lowe 1-0; Allen 1-0; Mack 0-1; Cooper 0-1; Betros 0-1.

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) – With the game on the line, Notre Dame gave up plenty of yardage to Wake Forest. What the Fighting Irish refused to surrender was the lead. Tommy Rees threw two touchdown passes and Notre Dame shut out the Demon Deacons in the second half of a 24-17 victory. “The words I would use? Gritty. Tough,” Irish coach Brian Kelly said. “You’ve got to win games like this where it’s just a gritty, tough performance.” Rees finished 14 of 23 for 166 yards with scoring passes of 38 yards to Tyler Eifert and 16 yards to Michael Floyd. Jonas Gray added a 1-yard touchdown run for the Irish (6-3), who outgained the Demon Deacons 341-297. Notre Dame scored on its first two possessions of the second half and held on to win its second straight. Twice in the second half, Wake Forest had the ball at or inside the Notre Dame 10 while down by a touchdown - and came away with no points. “That really killed us,” Wake Forest receiver Chris Givens said. “It was devastating for our offense.” Tanner Price was 17 of 24 for 187 yards with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Pendergrass. Josh Harris added a 2-yard touchdown run for Wake Forest (5-4), which led 17-10 at halftime but has lost three of four.

RUSHING: Notre Dame-Gray, J. 19-92; Wood, C. 14-87; Rees 2-2; Team 3-minus 6. Wake Forest-Pendergrass 17-47; Givens 4-39; Harris 7-11; Price 6-10; Reynolds 2-5; Team 1-minus 2. PASSING: Notre Dame-Rees 14-23-2166; Goodman 0-1-0-0. Wake Forest-Price 17-24-0-187. RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Floyd 5-44; Eifert 3-60; Jones 3-16; Wood, C. 1-17; Goodman 1-17; Riddick 1-12. Wake Forest-Campanaro 6-74; Givens 6-57; Pendergrass 2-29; Ford 1-16; Parker 1-15; Reynolds 1-minus 4. INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-None. Wake Forest-Bush 2-54.

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12:54 ND Gray, J. 1 yd run (Ruffer kick) 6-62 1:58 9:04 ND Floyd 16 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick) 6-65 2:22

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Maryland Game Summary

Nov. 12, 2011 • Landover, Md. • FedEx Field Score by Quarters

Maryland

Record: (2-8)

Notre Dame

Record: (7-3)

First Quarter

Third Quarter

11:25 ND Gray, J. 1 yd run (Ruffer kick), 8-67 2:33 2:47 ND Ruffer 52 yd field goal, 11-57 2:39 Second Quarter

8:48 ND Wood, C. 3 yd run (Ruffer kick), 14-84 6:06 7:18 ND Wood, L. 57 yd interception return (Ruffer kick) Fourth Quarter

8:29 5:18 0:29

14:02 MD Brown 24 yd run (Ferrara kick), 10-97 3:16 5:31 ND Eifert 34 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 7-77 3:23 0:37 MD Adams 2 yd run (Ferrara kick), 13-67 4:49

ND Floyd 19 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 7-80 2:31 MD McCree 13 yd pass from O’Brien (Ferrara kick), 9-61 3:04 ND Gray, J. 1 yd run (Ruffer kick), 13-70 4:43

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20 30 35-145 46-212 219 296 31-20-1 38-30-0 66-364 84-508 0-0 0-0 1-14 0-0 7-133 4-57 0-0 1-57 7-40.7 4-41.2 1-0 1-0 5-36 3-35 25:30 34:30 3 of 12 10 of 16 2 of 2 1 of 1 2-2 4-4 3-22 0-0

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) – Notre Dame’s no-huddle offense created more than enough feel-good moments for the Fighting Irish and their “hometown” crowd. Jonas Gray ran for a career-high 136 yards and two touchdowns, Tommy Rees threw for 296 yards and two scores, and Notre Dame cruised to a 45-21 victory over skidding Maryland. Rees completed 30 of 38 passes, including 14 of 15 after halftime. The Irish (7-3) amassed 508 yards in offense and ran an astonishing 84 plays. “We wanted to go with a hurry-up tempo offense,” Rees said. “Throughout the game they were getting tired with our tempo.” The Irish have made a habit of playing one “home” game a year at a neutral site. Although this one was held at a stadium only 12 miles from the Maryland campus, both end zones read “Notre Dame” and most fans in the crowd of 70,251 at FedEx Field were pulling for the Irish. They were not disappointed. Notre Dame led 7-0 after four minutes, 24-7 at halftime and 38-7 midway through the third quarter. Gray led the charge, running for 84 yards and a pair of 1-yard touchdowns in the first half. 108

RUSHING: Maryland-Adams 16-55; Meggett 9-37; Brown 3-31; O’Brien 4-18; Cierski 3-4. Notre Dame-Gray, J. 21-136; Wood, C. 18-99; Hendrix 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 3; Rees 5-minus 21. PASSING: Maryland-O’Brien 14-21-1132; Brown 6-10-0-87. Notre Dame-Rees 30-38-0-296. RECEIVING: Maryland-McCree 5-76; Boykins 3-37; Dorsey 3-25; Furstenburg 3-23; Tyler 2-27; Adams 2-13; Campbell 1-12; Meggett 1-6. Notre Dame-Floyd 9-90; Eifert 8-83; Toma 7-73; Jones 2-19; Wood, C. 2-15; Goodman 1-11; Gray, J. 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Maryland-None. Notre Dame-Wood, L. 1-57. FUMBLES: Maryland-Meggett 1-0. Notre Dame-Atkinson III 1-0. Maryland (2-8) dropped its sixth straight and also lost starting quarterback Danny O’Brien, who broke a bone in his left arm and is out for the season. The right-hander was replaced by C.J. Brown, who ran 24 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to cap a 97yard drive. Both teams were dressed for success. Notre Dame wore green jerseys and affixed large shamrocks onto their gold helmets, and Maryland pulled out its garish “Pride” uniforms - a white, red, black and yellow salute to the state flag. The Terrapins last wore the ensemble in the opener against Miami, a 32-24 win that remains their lone victory over an FBS team this season. After Gray dictated the action in the first half, Rees went 8 for 8 on an 84-yard drive to open the third quarter. The march, which was kept alive by Gray’s 19-yard scamper on a thirdand-17, ended with a 3-yard touchdown run by Cierre Wood (who finished with 99 yards rushing). Minutes later, Lo Wood returned an interception 57 yards for a score to make it 38-7. A week ago, Notre Dame needed a second-half comeback to beat Wake Forest. In this one, the Irish took control early. After holding Maryland without a first down on the opening possession, Notre Dame cruised 67 yards in eight plays to

SACKS (UA-A): Maryland-Bowers 0-1; Whitfield 1-0; Monroe 0-1; Twine 1-0. Notre Dame-None. TACKLES (UA-A): Maryland-Hartsfield 9-4; Hendy 9-4; Twine 7-5; Franklin 4-8; Vellano 5-3; Drakeford 3-4; Hughes 2-4; Whitfield 2-2; Francis 1-3; Bowers 2-1; Till 2-0; McDougle 2-0; Claiborne 0-2; Monroe 0-2; Chism 1-0; Au.Walker 1-0; Goree 0-1; Farrand 0-1. Notre Dame-Gray, G. 5-1; Spond 5-1; Nix III 4-2; Lynch 5-0; Smith, H. 3-2; Fleming 0-5; Calabrese 0-5; Moore 4-0; Fox 3-1; Te’o 3-1; Cwynar 1-2; Motta 2-0; Niklas 1-1; Williams, H. 1-1; Salvi 0-2; Jackson 1-0; Slaughter 1-0; Johnson 1-0; Collinsworth 1-0; Welch 1-0; Wood, L. 1-0; Brindza 0-1; Shembo 0-1; Williams, I. 0-1; Atkinson III 0-1.

take a 7-0 lead. Gray ran four times for 32 yards, including a touchdown that extended his streak of games with a rushing TD to seven - most by a Notre Dame player since 1998. Late in the quarter, David Ruffer kicked a career-long 52-yard field goal to cap an 11-play drive and put the Irish up 10-0. In the second quarter, Notre Dame gave up its first sack in five games and 195 passing attempts. That possession ended in a punt, but the Irish quickly got the ball back and went ahead 17-0 on a 19-yard pass from Rees to Michael Floyd, whose 36th career touchdown tied him for third place on the school’s career list behind only Allen Pinkett (53) and Autry Denson (47). Held to three first downs on its first five possessions, Maryland finally got its offense clicking behind O’Brien, who went 5 for 5 on a 61-yard drive that ended with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Quintin McCree. Notre Dame promptly restored the 17-point margin with a 13-play drive that ended with a touchdown run by Gray on a fourth-down play. The Irish padded the margin soon after halftime. Notre Dame has outscored the opposition 77-13 in the third quarter this year.

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Boston College Game Summary

Nov. 19, 2011 • Notre Dame, Ind. • Notre Dame Stadium 1

Boston College

Record: (2-8)

Notre Dame

Record: (8-3)

Fourth Quarter

12:38 ND Gray, J. 26 yd run (Ruffer kick), 8-80 2:22 8:15 ND Ruffer 40 yd field goal, 9-46 2:51 Second Quarter

8:08 1:57

3:04 1:19

ND Ruffer 27 yd field goal, 9-55 3:50 BC Swigert 7 yd pass from Rettig (Freese kick), 7-72 1:43

BC Bordner 2 yd run (Freese kick), 9-80 4:08 ND Ruffer 41 yd field goal, 7-46 1:45

14 21 25-80 39-161 170 256 38-18-0 39-24-1 63-250 78-417 0-0 0-0 3-20 0-0 3-61 1-17 1-0 0-0 9-41.0 8-44.0 1-0 0-0 6-55 6-65 26:39 33:21 3 of 13 8 of 19 0 of 1 0 of 0 2-2 2-2 0-0 1-6

afternoon when it marched 80 yards on its opening drive, with Gray shredding the Boston College defense on his 26-yard scoring run. But the Irish were hampered by poor field position all afternoon, starting five drives inside their own 10-yard line, and the offense never quite got into gear. Boston College stopped the Irish just outside the red zone twice, and held them to a third field goal after they’d gotten to the Eagles’ 10. Tommy Rees was picked off around midfield on another drive, and finished 24 of 39 for 256 yards. Michael Floyd had 10 catches for 92 yards in his final game at Notre Dame Stadium, including a nifty 18-yard reverse in the fourth quarter. But he dropped what almost certainly would have been a touchdown five plays later. He also had an open field on Notre Dame’s second drive, but couldn’t catch up to Rees’ pass. Cierre Wood had 94 yards for Notre Dame, giving him 1,001 for the season. “It’s a win,” Rees said. “It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t, at times, the most successful offense we’ve had, obviously. Anytime you can get a win this late in November, you’ll take it.”

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for most of the second half, with Chase Rettig throwing 10 incompletions in a row at one point. He got on track just in time to make things interesting, finding Chris Pantale for a 21-yard gain and throwing a 17-yarder to Rolandan Finch as the Eagles advanced to the Notre Dame 16 with about 3 minutes to play. A pass interference call on Zeke Motta moved Boston College to the 2 and, after a false start and an incompletion, Rettig connected with Bobby Swigert for a 7-yard score. The Eagles went for the onside kick, but Robby Toma came up with the ball just past midfield. The Irish tried to run out the ball, but they came up eight seconds short and Ben Turk’s punt went into the end zone, giving the Eagles the ball at their own 20. Rettig threw an 8-yard pass to Colin Larmond Jr., who then lateraled back to Swigert. Swigert fumbled the ball but Bobby Vardaro scooped it up before Irish linebacker Troy Niklas made the final tackle at the Boston College 14 to end the game. Boston College was just 3 of 13 on third-down conversions, and came away with only Swigert’s score despite advancing to the Irish 44 or beyond three times in the second half. Notre Dame looked as if it was going to have an easy

SACKS (UA-A): Boston College-None. Notre Dame-Fleming 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Boston College-Kuechly 7-7; Asprilla 1-9; Appiah 2-6; Divitto 1-7; Pierre-Louis 3-4; Hughes 1-6; Holloway 4-2; Fletcher 3-3; Sylvia 2-3; Quinn 0-5; Rositano 1-3; Edebali 0-3; Williams 1-1; Duggan 0-2; Mihalik 0-2; O’Neal 0-1. Notre Dame-Te’o 3-9; Smith, H. 2-5; Motta 2-4; Nix III 1-4; Gray, G. 1-4; Fleming 1-3; Cwynar 1-3; Niklas 0-4; Blanton 2-1; Slaughter 2-1; Fox 1-2; Wood, L. 1-0; McDaniel 1-0; Toma 1-0; Calabrese 0-1; Shembo 0-1; Welch 0-1; Johnson 0-1; Atkinson III 0-1; Lynch 0-1; McCarthy 0-1; Spond 0-1; Jackson 0-1; Collinsworth 0-1.

HISTORY & RECORDS

NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) – Saddled with awful field position all afternoon, No. 24 Notre Dame needed to recover an onside kick with about 2 minutes left and then stifle a last-gasp flurry of laterals to hold off Boston College 16-14. The victory, rough as it may have been, was the fourth in a row for the Irish (8-3), who have matched last year’s victory total and won eight of nine after beginning the year 0-2. “Winning is hard in college football,” said Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly, whose teams have won 15 straight games in November. “I just like the way our guys now understand how to win games. In November, it’s hard to win unless you’ve got a great mental outlook, and our guys do. They have overcome so many injuries late, and they keep battling.” Jonas Gray continued his breakout year, rushing for 61 yards and extending his scoring streak to eight games with a 26-yard rumble on the opening drive. But he left with what appeared to be a serious knee injury in the third quarter, and will have more tests Sunday. David Ruffer kicked field goals of 40, 41 and 27 yards for Notre Dame, which has won three straight against Boston College (3-8) after losing six in a row. The Eagles struggled to get anything going offensively

RUSHING: Boston College-Kimble 10-42; Finch 6-32; Bordner 4-7; Rettig 2-0; Williams 3-minus 1. Notre Dame-Wood, C. 26-94; Gray, J. 11-61; Floyd 1-3; Rees 1-3. PASSING: Boston College-Rettig 18-38-0170. Notre Dame-Rees 24-39-1-256. RECEIVING: Boston College-Pantale 5-60; Swigert 5-39; Larmond 3-30; Finch 1-17; Coleman 1-8; Amidon 1-7; Anderson 1-6; Kimble 1-3. Notre Dame-Floyd 10-92; Toma 5-65; Jones 5-42; Eifert 2-45; Gray, J. 2-15; Wood, C. 0-minus 3. INTERCEPTIONS: Boston College-Holloway 1-0. Notre Dame-None. FUMBLES: Boston College-Swigert 1-0. Notre Dame-None.

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Stanford Game Summary

Nov. 26, 2011 • Stanford, Calif. • Stanford Stadium Score by Quarters

Notre Dame

Record: (8-4)

Stanford

Record: (11-1)

First Quarter

Third Quarter

9:16 SU Toilolo 3 yd pass from Luck (Williamson kick), 7-58 3:31 Second Quarter

6:21 ND Floyd 6 yd pass from Hendrix (Ruffer kick), 7-77 2:53 Fourth Quarter

4:45 0:10

5:40 0:23

SU Fleener 28 yd pass from Luck (Williamson kick), 10-80 5:14 SU Montgomery 11 yd pass from Luck (Williamson kick), 10-64 1:28

20 23 31-57 42-196 252 233 37-17-2 31-20-1 68-309 73-429 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-7 5-89 1-24 1-34 2-42 7-36.7 6-44.0 2-1 2-1 10-68 11-113 27:28 32:32 5 of 15 8 of 15 0 of 0 0 of 0 2-3 2-2 0-0 5-44

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) – Andrew Luck set the school record for the most career touchdown passes and eclipsed his own single-season mark, throwing for 233 yards and four scores to lead fourth-ranked Stanford past No. 22 Notre Dame 28-14 in his home finale. Luck topped John Elway’s record of 77 touchdown passes and helped the Cardinal (11-1) build a 21-0 halftime lead. He has thrown for 80 touchdowns in three years and 35 this season. Tommy Rees threw an interception, lost a fumble and took a bruising blow to the ribs for Notre Dame (8-4) before getting benched. Andrew Hendrix threw for 192 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in a second-half rally for the Fighting Irish that came up short. It wasn’t the prettiest performance of Luck’s brilliant college career. Still, he earned a rare place in Stanford history. “We didn’t come here for second prize,” said Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly. “We got off to a slow start and battled against it. To me, the scoreboard showed 28-14 and that’s not good enough. The slow start put us in a tough position.” Stanford coach David Shaw shined the spotlight on his program and his quarterback’s Heisman Trophy campaign with

SU Fleener 55 yd pass from Luck (Williamson kick), 6-80 2:31 ND Hendrix 2 yd run (Ruffer kick), 4-87 0:39

RUSHING: Notre Dame-Wood, C. 12-41; Hendrix 12-20; Riddick 4-6; Rees 3-minus 10. Stanford-Taylor 20-118; Gaffney 6-30; Luck 4-20; Stewart 8-19; Wilkerson 3-8; Team 1-1. PASSING: Notre Dame-Hendrix 11-24-1-192; Rees 6-13-1-60. Stanford-Luck 20-30-1-233; Team 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Floyd 8-92; Eifert 4-79; Riddick 2-67; Goodman 1-6; Wood, C. 1-6; Jones 1-2. Stanford-Montgomery 6-77; Fleener 4-97; Hewitt 3-11; Toilolo 2-19; Gaffney 2-17; Whalen 2-12; Ertz 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-Fleming 1-34. Stanford-Thomas 1-42; Gatewood 1-0.

a calculated rip of the “flawed” BCS system this week. The Cardinal’s play matched his words for 30 minutes. For a while, though, it looked like a sloppy second half just might undo everything Stanford had worked for. Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly benched Rees in favor of Hendrix to start the third quarter, and the move pumped some life into a stagnant Irish offense. Notre Dame took advantage of pass interference and roughing the passer penalties for its first score. Hendrix threw a 6-yard TD to Michael Floyd to slice Stanford’s lead to 21-7 halfway through the third quarter. Floyd finished the regular season with 95 catches, breaking the Notre Dame singleseason mark of 93 set by Golden Tate in 2009. The Irish were driving for another score when Hendrix overthrew a receiver, the ball was tipped and intercepted by Michael Thomas. When Notre Dame regained possession, Hendrix was sacked by A.J. Tarpley for a 13-yard loss that sent another drive tumbling. Luck quickly connected with Coby Fleener for a 55-yard TD pass to extend Stanford’s lead to 28-7 with 5:40 remaining to put the game out of reach. Fleener also caught a 28-yard TD in the first half that gave Luck every major school touchdown record.

FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Rees 1-1; Hendrix 1-0. Stanford-Gaffney 1-0; Taylor 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-None. StanfordThomas 2-0; Tarpley 1-0; Mauro 1-0; Gardner 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Te’o 5-3; Blanton 5-1; Lynch 5-1; Gray 5-1; Motta 4-2; Fleming 5-0; Slaughter 4-1; Fox 2-2; Nix III 2-2; Smith, H. 2-2; Johnson 3-0; Calabrese 2-1; Shembo 2-1; Niklas 1-1; Cwynar 1-0; Atkinson III 1-0; Toma 1-0. Stanford-Thomas, M. 7-1; Howell 6-2; Lancaster 4-2; Thomas, C. 5-0; Bernard 2-1; Brown 2-0; Masifilo 2-0; Gardner 2-0; Gatewood 1-1; Tarpley 1-1; Bademosi 1-0; Stewart 1-0; Anderson 1-0; Fleener 1-0; Murphy 1-0; Mauro 1-0; Vaughters 1-0; Bergen 0-1; Debniak 0-1.

Stanford’s Senior Day belonged to the redshirt junior. Luck lobbed a fade to the short corner of the end zone to complete a 3-yard score to Levine Toilolo, giving Stanford a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Even he had to hold back a smile running to the sideline to a swarm of well-wishes from teammates for the records-tying toss. But Luck lost his rhythm when a back-side blitzer closed the pocket, and he tossed a short pass that Darius Fleming intercepted and returned 35 yards. Notre Dame took over at the Stanford 10 after a 15-yard penalty on Fleener for a horse collar. Stanford stifled the Irish on consecutive plays and forced a 20-yard field goal that David Ruffer missed wide right. No luck for the Irish on this night. The only Luck belonged to Stanford. He followed with a 28-yard TD pass to Fleener. The tight end dragged cornerback Robert Blanton the final 10 yards into the end zone, sealing Luck’s marks in the school record book. With the clock dwindling down before the half, Corey Gatewood intercepted a pass from Rees and handed Luck and the offense the ball with 1:38 left. Luck led a 10-play, 64-yard drive capped by an 11-yard TD pass to Ty Mongtomery with 10 seconds left to extend the Cardinal’s lead to 21-0.

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Champs Sports Bowl Game Summary

Dec. 29, 2011 • Orlando, Fla. • Florida Citrus Bowl 1

#25/25 Florida State

Record: (9-4)

Notre Dame

Record: (8-5)

Third Quarter

9:04

11:24 ND Floyd 5 yd pass from Rees (Ruffer kick), 9-62 3:36 9:03 FS Hopkins 42 yd field goal, 4-(-3) 2:08 Fourth Quarter

ND Motta 29 yd fumble recovery (Ruffer Kick)

14:54 FS Reed 18 yd pass from Manuel (Manuel rush failed), 10-84 4:10 13:18 FS Greene 15 yd pass from Manuel (Manuel rush failed), 2-18 0:42 8:05 FS Hopkins 29 yd field goal, 9-71 3:23

First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Offensive Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

13 19 29-41 35-93 249 187 31-20-0 35-19-3 60-290 70-280 0-0 1-29 2-18 3-45 2-101 5-94 3-39 0-0 8-47.2 7-40.7 1-1 1-0 5-44 5-39 29:51 30:09 3 of 14 7 of 15 0 of 1 0 of 0 4-4 1-3 4-28 5-44

They took the lead just 1:32 later after Nigel Bradham intercepted a Hendrix pass inside the Notre Dame 20 to set up an 18-yard touchdown catch by Greene to make it 15-14 with just over 13 minutes to play following another failed 2-point try. The Seminoles added their second field goal of the game a series later. Notre Dame punted on its next possession, but pinned FSU inside its own 5 and forced a quick three-and-out. A poor punt by the Seminoles and a facemask penalty on the return gave the Irish the ball on the FSU 28 with 3:56 to play, but Rees was picked off in the end zone with 2:48 left and FSU was able run out most of the remaining time. Notre Dame took a 14-0 lead on its opening drive of the second half by capping a nine-play, 62-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown pass from Rees to Floyd. Floyd fought Seminoles cornerback Greg Reid for the ball on the play, juggling it multiple times before finally getting his hands around it. Reid stayed down on the turf after the play and left the game with concussion symptoms. FSU bounced right back with a 77-yard kickoff return by Lamarcus Joyner, but Notre Dame’s fifth sack of the night on Manuel helped force the Seminoles to settle for a 42-yard field goal by Hopkins.

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Injuries forced the Seminoles to start four freshman on their line and they gave up five sacks, but their defense picked off Notre Dame quarterbacks Tommy Rees and Andrew Hendrix three times and also had four sacks. Notre Dame shuffled between Rees and Hendrix throughout the game, but both struggled. They were a combined 19 for 35 and 187 yards passing. FSU scored on all four of its red zone chances. The Irish also were without their biggest offensive weapon late, with receiver Michael Floyd being forced to the sideline following a third quarter touchdown catch with what coach Brian Kelly described afterward was an “upper body injury.” He returned to the game, but was a non-factor. Junior linebacker Manti Te’o, who led Notre Dame with 13 tackles and got in on a sack Thursday, said fatigue was not a factor in the Irish not being able to maintain pressure on Manuel in the fourth quarter. After some stagnant offense on both sides in the first half, FSU trailed 14-0 early in the third quarter before finding some momentum through the air. The Seminoles closed the gap to 14-9 with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Manuel to Bert Reed to open the fourth quarter, but failed on their 2-point conversion attempt.

SACKS (UA-A): Florida State- Carradine 1-0; Jenkins 1-0; Werner 1-0; Dawkins 1-0. Notre Dame- Slaughter 2-0; Lynch 1-1; Tuitt 1-0; Te’o 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): Florida State- Bradham 8-1;l Joyner 7-0; Parks 5-2; Harris 5-0; Smith 4-1; Williams 2-3; Rhodes; 4-0; Carradine 3-1; Reid 2-0; Jernigan 2-0; Jenkins 2-0; Werner 2-0; Stevens 1-1; Hicks 0-2; Dawkins 1-0; Pryor 1-1; Powell 1-0; Jones 1-0; Brooks 1-0; Erving 0-1; McCloud 0-1; Moody 0-1. Notre Dame- Te’o 7-6; Gray 5-2; Smith 4-2; Slaughter 5-0; Lynch 2-3; Tuitt 2-1; Nix 0-3; Shembo 2-0; Cwynar 2-0; Motta 2-0; Jackson 1-1; Fox 1-1; Calabrese 1-1; McCarthy 1-0; Blanton 1-0; Fleming 1-0; Golic, M. 1-0; Williams 1-0; Eifert 1-0; Atkinson III 1-0; Collinsworth 0-1; Salvi 0-1.

HISTORY & RECORDS

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The day before his team took the field for its Champs Sports Bowl matchup with Notre Dame, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher acknowledged that he had higher hopes for his team than how they ended up in 2011. Loaded with talent and expectations in the preseason, the No. 25 Seminoles squandered early season opportunities against ranked foes and fizzled again late in the year to end any path back to the Bowl Championship Series. The 18-14 win over Notre Dame in front of a sellout crowd at Florida’s Citrus Bowl might not have been the national stage FSU expected to be on this season, but how it won the game could be proof it is finally making progress. The Seminoles rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit and used a pair of touchdown passes by E.J. Manuel and two field goals from Dustin Hopkins to earn their fourth straight bowl win and second under Fisher. FSU receiver Rashad Greene, who caught one of Manuel’s touchdown passes, was selected the game’s MVP. The Seminoles finished the game with 290 yards, including going 3 for 14 on third down, and got an efficient night from Manuel. He played behind a young offensive line, but was 20 for 31 passing for 249 yards.

RUSHING: Florida State- Freeman 13-48; Wilder 4-10; Abram 1-3; Manuel 11-(-20). Notre Dame- Wood 18-60; Riddick 8-36; Hendrix 4-26; Team 1-(-1); Rees 4-(-28). PASSING: Florida State- Manuel 20-31-2249. Notre Dame- Rees 16-27-1-163; Hendrix 3-8-0-24. RECEIVING: Florida State- Greene 5-99; Shaw 4-64; Smith 4-34; Wilder 2-14; Freeman 2-12; Reed 1-18; Pryor 1-5; Green 1-3. Notre Dame- Eifert 6-90; Floyd 5-41; Toma 4-34; Riddick 2-7; Wood 1-8; Jones 1-7. INTERCEPTIONS: Florida State- Joyner 1-22; Bradham 1-17; Brooks 1-0. Notre Dame- None. FUMBLES: Florida State- Freeman 1-1. Notre Dame- Atkinson III 1-0.

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

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COACHING & STAFF

THE FIGHTING IRISH

First Quarter

HERE COME THE IRISH

Score by Quarters

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99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

2011 Honors & Awards George Atkinson, Fr., RB • FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 23) • College Football Performance Awards National Kickoff Returner of the Week (Oct. 23) • College Football Performance Awards National Kickoff Returner of the Week (Sept. 18) • FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 18) Robert Blanton, Sr., CB • Notre Dame’s Back of the Year Award • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Defensive Back (Sept. 18) • FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 18) Kyle Brindza, Fr., PK • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Kickoff Specialist (Oct. 23) Braxston Cave, Sr., C • Rimington Trophy Watch List Austin Collinsworth, So., S • Notre Dame’s Special Teams Player of the Year Award • Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 7) • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Tyler Eifert, Jr., TE Walter Camp First Team All-American Mackey Award Finalist Mackey Award Semifinalist Mackey Award Watch List Sporting News’ Midseason All-American First Team Phil Steele Midseason All-American First Team College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (Nov. 27) College Football Performance Awards National Tight End of the Week (Nov. 13) College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (Nov. 6) College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (Oct. 23) College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (Oct. 9) FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 25) College Football Performance Awards National Tight End of the Week (Sept. 25) College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Tight End (Sept. 5)

Darius Fleming, Sr., LB • Notre Dame’s Lineman of the Year Award • Butkus Award Watch List Michael Floyd, Sr., WR Notre Dame’s Monogram Club Most Valuable Player Award Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist Phil Steele Midseason All-American Second Team Biletnikoff Award Watch List Walter Camp Award Watch List Maxwell Award Watch List College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Wide Receiver (Sept. 5) • FBS Independent Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 5) • FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12) • FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 31) • • • • • • •

Dan Fox, So., ILB • Notre Dame’s Defensive Newcomer of the Year Award Everett Golson, Fr., QB • Notre Dame’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year Award

Jonas Gray, Sr., RB • Notre Dame’s Offensive Newcomer of the Year • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Running Back (Oct. 30) Ethan Johnson, Sr., DE • Hendricks Award Watch List Kapron Lewis-Moose, Sr., DE • Hendricks Award Watch List Zack Martin, Jr., OT • Notre Dame’s Guardian of the Year Award • Outland Trophy Watch List Brandon Newman, Sr., NG • Notre Dame’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year Award Tommy Rees, So., QB • FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 14) • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Quarterback (Oct. 9) • FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11) David Ruffer, Sr., PK • FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 21) • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Place Kicker (Nov. 20) • FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 14) • Lou Groza Award Watch List Jamoris Slaughter, Sr., S • FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Harrison Smith, Sr., S Notre Dame’s Nick Pietrosante Award Independent Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 7) Phil Steele Midseason All-American Third Team Nagurski Trophy Watch List Thorpe Award Watch List Manti Te’o, Jr., LB Notre Dame’s Rockne Student-Athlete of the Year Award Capital One Academic All-America Second Team Academic All-District V Walter Camp Second Team All-American Lott Trophy Finalist Butkus Award Finalist Lombardi Award Semifinalist Lott Trophy Semifinalist Butkus Award Semifinalist Phil Steele Midseason All-American First Team FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 21) FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 31) College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Linebacker (Oct. 30) FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 3) Bednarik Award Watch List Butkus Award Watch List Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List Nagurski Trophy Watch List

Robby Toma, Jr., WR • Notre Dame’s Next Man In Award Cierre Wood, Jr., RB • FBS Independent Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 3) • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Running Back (Oct. 2) • Walker Award Watch List • Hornung Award Watch List

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11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

2011 Results & Defensive Statistics Season Results (8-5)

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

BrUp 2 10 6 5 3 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 40

QBH 4 1 1 1 7 1 . . . . 14 1 2 5 1 2 1 . 4 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 31

FR-Yds . 1-0 1-4 1-0 . . . . 1-29 . . . . . . 1-0 . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33 12-176

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

FF Blk Saf 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . . 1 1 . 1 . . . . . 1 . . 1 . . . . . 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1 . 9 1 .

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Sck-Yds Int-Yds 5.0-23 . . . 1.0-11 2-82 . 2-13 3.5-17 1-34 1.0-5 . 0.5-1 . 2.0-10 1-0 . 1-0 1.0-3 . 5.5-45 . 1.5-7 . 2.0-15 . 2.0-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-155 8-186 17-124 17-203

Attend 80795 114804 80795 65050 61555 80795 80795 80795 36307 70251 80795 50360 68305

HISTORY & RECORDS

Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds 62 66 128 13.5-36 53 37 90 3.0-9 48 22 70 8.0-24 48 19 67 0.5-1 24 31 55 7.0-26 21 27 48 2.5-6 12 33 45 4.5-9 25 20 45 4.0-13 17 23 40 . 15 22 37 1.0-3 19 14 33 7.0-48 16 16 32 4.0-19 17 14 31 3.5-18 11 19 30 3.0-21 8 15 23 . 8 12 20 . 12 6 18 . 11 7 18 . 6 8 14 1.0-2 7 6 13 0.5-0 3 7 10 . 3 7 10 . 7 3 10 2.0-3 5 4 9 . 4 4 8 1.5-4 4 2 6 1.0-2 5 1 6 0.5-1 3 2 5 1.0-3 1 3 4 . 1 3 4 . 1 2 3 . 2 1 3 . 1 1 2 . 1 1 2 . 1 1 2 . 2 . 2 . . 1 1 . . 1 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . . 1 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 493 462 955 69-248 481 432 913 62.0-263

Time 5:59 3:30 3:19 3:17 3:21 3:23 3:10 3:06 3:04 3:03 3:22 3:23 3:26

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

GP-GS 13-13 13-13 13-13 13-13 13-13 13-13 13-11 13-10 13-8 13-0 12-6 7-7 12-8 9-3 12-2 12-1 13-0 13-0 9-9 10-0 13-0 12-0 13-0 13-0 5-0 11-0 10-0 9-0 7-0 10-0 4-0 10-0 8-0 13-0 8-0 13-13 13-0 5-0 13-0 12-4 2-0 13-13 13-13 13-4 13-12 13-0 13-12 13-9 13-0 13-0

Overall 0-1 0-2 1-2 2-2 3-2 4-2 4-3 5-3 6-3 7-3 8-3 8-4 8-5

COACHING & STAFF

5 TE’O, Manti 22 SMITH, Harrison 12 BLANTON, Robert 4 GRAY, Gary 45 FLEMING, Darius 48 FOX, Dan 9 NIX III, Louis 26 SLAUGHTER, Jamoris 17 MOTTA, Zeke 44 CALABRESE, Carlo 19 LYNCH, Aaron 89 LEWIS-MOORE, Kapron 55 SHEMBO, Prince 7 TUITT, Stephon 98 CWYNAR, Sean 58 NIKLAS, Troy 28 COLLINSWORTH, Austin 2 JACKSON, Bennett 90 JOHNSON, Ethan 13 SPOND, Danny 24 SALVI, Chris 15 McCARTHY, Dan 8 MOORE, Kendall 34 ATKINSON III, George 94 WILLIAMS, Hafis 1 WILLIAMS, Ishaq 23 WOOD, Lo 46 FILER, Steve 50 HOUNSHELL, Chase 36 POSLUSZNY, David 54 McDONALD, Anthony 82 WELCH, Alex 33 MCDANIEL, Cam 27 BRINDZA, Kyle 43 ATKINSON, Josh 80 EIFERT, Tyler 50 KAVANAGH, Ryan 29 COUGHLIN, Patrick 76 NUSS, Andrew 57 GOLIC, Mike 87 SMITH, Daniel 70 MARTIN, Zack 66 WATT, Chris 9 TOMA, Robby 7 JONES, TJ 35 TURK, Ben 3 FLOYD, Michael 20 WOOD, Cierre Total Opponents

Score 20-23 L 31-35 L 31-13 15-12 38-10 59-33 17-31 L 56-14 24-17 45-21 16-14 14-28 L 14-18 L

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Opponent USF at Michigan #15 MICHIGAN STATE W at Pittsburgh W at Purdue W AIR FORCE W USC NAVY W at Wake Forest W vs Maryland W BOSTON COLLEGE W at #4 Stanford vs #25 Florida State

HERE COME THE IRISH

Date Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 29

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2011 Individual Statistics INDIVIDUAL STATS RUSHING

GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G

Cierre Wood 13-9 217 1186 84 1102 5.1 9 55 84.8 Jonas Gray 11-4 114 812 21 791 6.9 12 79 71.9 Andrew Hendrix 5-0 25 195 33 162 6.5 1 78 32.4 George Atkinson III 13-0 9 29 2 27 3.0 2 15 2.1 Theo Riddick 11-9 14 68 5 63 4.5 0 14 5.7 Michael Floyd 13-13 2 13 0 13 6.5 1 10 1.0 Robby Toma 13-4 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 0.9 8-0 3 13 4 9 3.0 0 12 1.1 Cam McDaniel John Goodman 13-1 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 Dayne Crist 4-1 5 14 30 -16 -3.2 0 7 -4.0 Team 7-0 11 0 24 -24 -2.2 0 0 -3.4 Tommy Rees 13-12 31 39 95 -56 -1.8 0 8 -4.3 Total Opponents PASSING

13 13

433 2383 298 2085 4.8 25 79 478 2064 258 1806 3.8 8 42

G-GS

Effic

160.4 138.9

Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G

Tommy Rees 13-12 133.37 269-411-14 18-37-2 Andrew Hendrix 5-0 103.29 Dayne Crist 4-1 111.57 15-24-1 John Goodman 13-1 0.00 0-1-0 Total 13 129.63 302-473-17 Opponents 13 129.24 244-409-8

65.5 2871 20 56 220.8 48.6 249 1 45 49.8 62.5 164 0 31 41.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 63.8 3284 21 56 252.6 59.7 2675 23 77 205.8

RECEIVING

G-GS

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

Avg/G

Michael Floyd Tyler Eifert Theo Riddick TJ Jones Cierre Wood Robby Toma John Goodman Jonas Gray George Atkinson III Mike Ragone Alex Welch Ben Koyack

13-13 13-13 11-9 13-12 13-9 13-4 13-1 11-4 13-0 2-0 10-0 12-1

100 63 38 38 27 19 7 6 1 1 1 1

1147 803 436 366 189 207 65 38 10 10 8 5

11.5 12.7 11.5 9.6 7.0 10.9 9.3 6.3 10.0 10.0 8.0 5.0

9 5 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

56 38 45 26 31 27 17 15 10 10 8 5

88.2 61.8 39.6 28.2 14.5 15.9 5.0 3.5 0.8 5.0 0.8 0.4

13 13

302 244

3284 2675

10.9 11.0

21 23

56 77

252.6 205.8

PUNT RETURNS No.

Total Opponents

Yds

Avg

Long

John Goodman Theo Riddick Michael Floyd

8 3 2

5 -1 44

0.6 -0.3 22.0

0 0 0

13 1 41

Total Opponents

13 15

48 161

3.7 10.7

0 0

41 34

INTERCEPTIONS Gary Gray Robert Blanton Zeke Motta Darius Fleming Lo Wood Jamoris Slaughter

No. 2 2 1 1 1 1

Yds 13 82 0 34 57 0

Avg 6.5 41.0 0.0 34.0 57.0 0.0

TD 0 0 0 0 1 0

Long 13 82 0 34 57 0

Total Opponents

8 17

186 203

23.2 11.9

1 0

82 54

KICK RETURNS

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

George Atkinson III Theo Riddick Austin Collinsworth Bennett Jackson Cam McDaniel Danny Spond

35 8 7 3 2 1

915 166 144 32 24 0

26.1 20.8 20.6 10.7 12.0 0.0

2 0 0 0 0 0

96 34 41 17 18 0

Total Opponents

56 56

1281 1256

22.9 22.4

2 0

96 77

FUMBLE RETURNS

No.

Yds

Avg

Long

Zeke Motta Robert Blanton

1 1

29 4

29.0 4.0

1 0

29 4

Total Opponents

2 2

33 176

16.5 88.0

1 2

29 96

SCORING

PATs TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points

David Ruffer 0 10-16 47-47 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 Jonas Gray 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 Michael Floyd 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 Cierre Wood 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 Tyler Eifert 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 George Atkinson III 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 Theo Riddick 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 TJ Jones 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 Andrew Hendrix 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 Robby Toma 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 Lo Wood 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 Zeke Motta 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 Mike Grieco 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 Tommy Rees 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-2 0 0

77 72 60 54 32 24 18 18 6 6 6 6 1 0

Total Opponents

380 269

TOTAL OFFENSE

50 10-16 48-48 33 14-20 27-28 G

Plays

0-0 1-4 Rush

1 0

1-2 0-1 Pass

0 0 Total

0 0

Avg/G

Tommy Rees 13 442 -56 2871 2815 216.5 Cierre Wood 13 217 1102 0 1102 84.8 Jonas Gray 11 114 791 0 791 71.9 Andrew Hendrix 5 62 162 249 411 82.2 Dayne Crist 4 29 -16 164 148 37.0 Theo Riddick 11 14 63 0 63 5.7 George Atkinson III 13 9 27 0 27 2.1 Michael Floyd 13 2 13 0 13 1.0 Robby Toma 13 1 12 0 12 0.9 Cam McDaniel 8 3 9 0 9 1.1 John Goodman 13 2 2 0 2 0.2 Team 7 11 -24 0 -24 -3.4 Total Opponents

13 13

906 887

2085 1806

3284 2675

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11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

5369 4481

413.0 344.7

2011 Individual Statistics FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk David Ruffer 10-16 62.5 0-0 3-5 3-5 3-5 1-1 52 1

Yds 2136 60 2196 3011

Avg 40.2 20.0 39.2 40.1

Long 58 34 58 61

TB 4 1 5 6

FC 17 0 17 33

I20 18 1 19 27

Blkd 0 0 0 0

Yds 4635 31 4666 3619

Avg 65.3 15.5 63.9 60.3

TB 12 0 12 3

OB 4 1 5 0

Retn

Net

YdLn

22.4 22.9

43.4 38.0

26 32

KICKOFFS Kyle Brindza David Ruffer Total Opponents

No. 52 3 56 75 No. 71 2 73 60

3rd

4th

Total

Notre Dame 114 93 91 82 380 Opponents 53 81 16 119 269

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

2nd

HISTORY & RECORDS

Score By Quarters 1st

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G ALL PURPOSE Cierre Wood 13 1102 189 0 0 0 1291 99.3 Michael Floyd 13 13 1147 44 0 0 1204 92.6 George Atkinson III 13 27 10 0 915 0 952 73.2 Jonas Gray 11 791 38 0 0 0 829 75.4 Tyler Eifert 13 0 803 0 0 0 803 61.8 Theo Riddick 11 63 436 -1 166 0 664 60.4 TJ Jones 13 0 366 0 0 0 366 28.2 Robby Toma 13 12 207 0 0 0 219 16.8 Andrew Hendrix 5 162 0 0 0 0 162 32.4 Austin Collinsworth 13 0 0 0 144 0 144 11.1 Robert Blanton 13 0 0 0 0 82 82 6.3 John Goodman 13 2 65 5 0 0 72 5.5 Lo Wood 10 0 0 0 0 57 57 5.7 Darius Fleming 13 0 0 0 0 34 34 2.6 Cam McDaniel 8 9 0 0 24 0 33 4.1 Bennett Jackson 13 0 0 0 32 0 32 2.5 Gary Gray 13 0 0 0 0 13 13 1.0 Mike Ragone 2 0 10 0 0 0 10 5.0 Alex Welch 10 0 8 0 0 0 8 0.8 Ben Koyack 12 0 5 0 0 0 5 0.4 Dayne Crist 4 -16 0 0 0 0 -16 -4.0 Team 7 -24 0 0 0 0 -24 -3.4 -56 0 0 0 0 -56 -4.3 Tommy Rees 13 Total 13 2085 3284 48 1281 186 6884 529.5 Opponents 13 1806 2675 161 1256 203 6106 469.3

COACHING & STAFF

PUNTING Ben Turk Tommy Rees Total Opponents

OPP

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Notre Dame Opponents 30 (49),(17),52,(36) (38) (33) (40),(35) 39 (45),(23) 28,49,(21) (27),54 (39) (34),(32) (25) (25),32 - 47 (44) (46),42 (52) (40),(41),(27) 20 49 47 (42),(29)

380 269 SCORING Points Per Game 29.2 20.7 FIRST DOWNS 306 261 Rushing 116 101 162 135 Passing Penalty 28 25 2085 1806 RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing 2383 2064 298 258 Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts 433 478 4.8 3.8 Average Per Rush Average Per Game 160.4 138.9 TDs Rushing 25 8 3284 2675 PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int 302-473-17 244-409-8 6.9 6.5 Average Per Pass Average Per Catch 10.9 11.0 Average Per Game 252.6 205.8 21 23 TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE 5369 4481 906 887 Total Plays Average Per Play 5.9 5.1 Average Per Game 413.0 344.7 56-1281 56-1256 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-48 15-161 8-186 17-203 INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.9 22.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 3.7 10.7 23.2 11.9 INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST 22-12 12-6 83-768 96-812 PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game 59.1 62.5 56-2196 75-3011 PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt 39.2 40.1 Net punt average 34.6 37.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 29:53 30:07 3RD-DOWN Conversions 81/174 63/184 3rd-Down Pct 47% 34% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/6 12/20 4th-Down Pct 100% 60% SACKS BY-Yards 25-155 17-124 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 50 33 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 10-16 14-20 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (37-48) 77% (35-43) 81% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (32-48) 67% (25-43) 58% PAT-ATTEMPTS (48-48) 100% (27-28) 96% ATTENDANCE 484770 328076 Games/Avg Per Game 6/80795 5/65615 Neutral Site Games 2/69278

HERE COME THE IRISH

FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE USF Michigan Michigan State Pittsburgh Purdue Air Force USC Navy Wake Forest Maryland Boston College Stanford Florida State

Team Statistics

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2011 Game-by-Game Individual Statistics RUSHING

No-Yds/TD USF at MICH MSU at PITT at PUR AFA USC NAVY at WF vs MD BC at STAN vs FSU 217-1102/9 21-104/1 25-134/1 14-61/2 23-94/0 20-191/1 10-66/1 5-5/0 11-66/2 14-87/0 18-99/1 26-94/0 12-41/0 18-60/0 Cierre Wood Jonas Gray 114-791/12 4-17/0 6-66/0 12-65/0 3-84/1 15-94/1 7-69/2 4-38/1 12-69/3 19-92/1 21-136/2 11-61/1 DNP DNP Andrew Hendrix 25-162/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 6-111/0 2-4/0 DNP DNP 1-1/0 DNP 12-20/1 4-26/0 Theo Riddick 14-63/0 - - - - - 1-14/0 1-7/0 - - DNP DNP 4-6/0 8-36/0 George Atkinson III 9-27/2 - - - - - 2-1/1 - 7-26/1 - - - - Michael Floyd 2-13/1 - - - - - - - 1-10/1 - - 1-3/0 - Robby Toma 1-12/0 - - - - - - - 1-12/0 - - - - Cam McDaniel 3-9/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-1/0 2-8/0 - DNP - - - - John Goodman 1-2/0 - - - - 1-2/0 - - - - - - - Dayne Crist 5--16/0 2--5/0 DNP DNP DNP - DNP 1--19/0 2-8/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Team 11--24/0 DNP DNP 2--5/0 1--2/0 2--4/0 1--3/0 DNP DNP 3--6/0 1--3/0 DNP DNP 1--1/0 Tommy Rees 31--56/0 2-1/0 2--2/0 4--7/0 5-6/0 1-3/0 - 1-6/0 1--9/0 2-2/0 5--21/0 1-3/0 3--10/0 4--28/0

RECEIVING

No-Yds/TD USF at MICH MSU at PITT at PUR AFA USC NAVY at WF vs MD BC at STAN vs FSU Michael Floyd 100-1147/9 12-154/2 13-159/0 6-84/0 4-27/0 12-137/1 6-78/1 4-28/0 6-121/1 5-44/1 9-90/1 10-92/0 8-92/1 5-41/1 Tyler Eifert 63-803/5 6-93/0 4-51/0 2-25/0 8-75/1 4-38/1 8-81/1 7-66/0 1-17/0 3-60/1 8-83/1 2-45/0 4-79/0 6-90/0 Theo Riddick 38-436/3 3-32/0 6-62/2 1-7/0 6-52/0 - 8-83/1 5-56/0 4-58/0 1-12/0 DNP DNP 2-67/0 2-7/0 TJ Jones 38-366/3 6-58/0 3-28/1 3-40/1 3-31/0 5-49/1 1-23/0 2-23/0 3-28/0 3-16/0 2-19/0 5-42/0 1-2/0 1-7/0 Robby Toma 19-207/1 - - - 1-16/0 - 1-10/1 1-9/0 - - 7-73/0 5-65/0 - 4-34/0 Cierre Wood 27-189/0 3-44/0 - 6-5/0 1-10/0 2-22/0 2-11/0 6-41/0 2-13/0 1-17/0 2-15/0 - 1-6/0 1-8/0 John Goodman 7-65/0 - - - - 1-8/0 1-8/0 - 2-15/0 1-17/0 1-11/0 - 1-6/0 Jonas Gray 6-38/0 - 1-15/0 - - - - 2-3/0 - - 1-5/0 2-15/0 DNP DNP George Atkinson III 1-10/0 - - - - 1-10/0 - - - - - - - Mike Ragone 1-10/0 1-10/0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Alex Welch 1-8/0 - DNP DNP - - - - 1-8/0 DNP - - - Ben Koyack 1-5/0 DNP - - 1-5/0 - - - - - -

PASSING

Tommy Rees Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack-Yds Effic USF 34 24 2 70.6 296 2 37 1-3 151.4 at Michigan 39 27 2 69.2 315 3 29 0-0 152.2 Michigan State 26 18 1 69.2 161 1 33 1-7 126.2 at Pittsburgh 41 24 1 58.5 216 1 19 2-9 106.0 at Purdue 40 24 0 60.0 254 3 35 0-0 138.1 Air Force 32 23 0 71.9 261 4 34 0-0 181.6 USC 37 23 1 62.2 190 0 25 0-0 99.9 22 16 1 72.7 237 1 56 0-0 169.1 Navy at Wake Forest 23 14 2 60.9 166 2 38 0-0 132.8 vs. Maryland 38 30 0 78.9 296 2 34 3-22 161.7 24 1 61.5 256 0 37 0-0 111.5 Boston College 39 at Stanford 13 6 1 46.2 60 0 23 2-16 69.5 Florida State 27 16 2 59.3 163 1 34 4-28 107.4 TOTALS 411 269 14 65.5 2871 20 56 13-85 133.4 Andrew Hendrix Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack-Yds Effic Air Force 4 4 0 100.0 33 0 22 0-0 169.3 USC 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0.0 24 11 1 45.8 192 1 45 3-28 118.4 at Stanford Florida State 8 3 1 37.5 24 0 15 0-0 37.7 TOTALS 37 18 2 48.6 249 1 45 3-28 103.3 Dayne Crist USF at Purdue USC Navy TOTALS

Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack-Yds Effic 15 7 1 46.7 95 0 31 1-11 86.5 1 1 0 100.0 10 0 10 0-0 184.0 5 4 0 80.0 36 0 15 0-0 140.5 3 3 0 100.0 23 0 13 0-0 164.4 24 15 1 62.5 164 0 31 1-11 111.6

John Goodman at Wake Forest TOTALS

Att 1 1

Comp 0 0

Int 0 0

Pct 0.0 0.0

Yards 0 0

TD 0 0

Long 0 0

Sack-Yds 0-0 0-0

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11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Effic 0.0 0.0

2011 Game-by-Game Individual Statistics TOTAL TACKLES HERE COME THE IRISH THE FIGHTING IRISH COACHING & STAFF 2011 SEASON IN REVIEW HISTORY & RECORDS UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

UA-A TOT USF at MICH MSU at PITT at PUR AFA USC NAVY at WF vs. MD BC at STAN vs FSU Manti Te'o 62-66 128 6-8 5-0 2-10 8-2 8-0 5-5 3-7 5-8 2-3 3-1 3-9 5-7 7-6 Harrison Smith 53-37 90 3-3 4-1 4-4 4-2 3-0 7-5 7-7 3-1 7-3 3-2 2-5 2-2 4-2 Robert Blanton 48-22 70 4-2 2-2 3-3 6-1 4-2 7-3 3-1 4-3 7-3 - 2-1 5-1 1-0 Gary Gray 48-19 67 5-0 - 7-3 4-1 1-0 3-2 7-5 2-0 3-0 5-1 1-4 5-1 5-2 Darius Fleming 24-31 55 2-6 1-0 1-4 3-1 1-1 2-5 3-3 0-2 4-1 0-5 1-3 5-0 1-0 Dan Fox 21-27 48 0-3 3-1 1-4 2-1 2-0 2-4 2-3 1-2 1-3 3-1 1-2 2-2 1-1 Jamoris Slaughter 25-20 45 2-0 0-1 2-2 1-1 1-0 2-4 3-5 2-3 0-2 1-0 2-1 4-1 5-0 Louis Nix III 12-33 45 1-5 0-1 0-3 0-1 - 1-1 0-4 1-5 2-2 4-2 1-4 2-2 0-3 Zeke Motta 17-23 40 1-4 1-0 1-5 2-0 - 1-2 0-2 1-3 0-1 2-0 2-4 4-2 2-0 Carlo Calabrese 15-22 37 1-4 1-0 1-3 4-1 3-1 1-4 0-1 1-0 - 0-5 0-1 2-1 1-1 Aaron Lynch 19-14 33 0-1 DNP 2-3 2-0 3-0 0-1 0-1 - 2-1 5-0 0-1 3-3 2-3 Kapron Lewis-Moore 16-16 32 1-6 3-1 2-3 4-0 2-0 2-2 2-4 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Prince Shembo 17-14 31 0-1 1-0 DNP 5-1 2-1 0-1 3-1 0-4 3-1 0-1 0-1 1-2 2-0 Stephon Tuitt 11-19 30 - DNP 1-1 1-1 DNP 1-4 1-6 2-5 3-1 - DNP DNP 2-1 Sean Cwynar 8-15 23 0-4 DNP 0-1 1-0 - 1-1 0-1 0-2 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-0 2-0 Troy Niklas 8-12 20 0-1 0-1 0-3 1-0 2-0 1-1 - 2-0 - 1-1 0-4 1-1 DNP Bennett Jackson 11-7 18 1-1 - - 1-0 3-0 3-0 - 1-2 0-2 1-0 0-1 - 1-1 Austin Collinsworth 12-6 18 - 3-0 - - 3-0 1-2 1-0 2-2 1-0 1-0 0-1 - 0-1 Ethan Johnson 6-8 14 1-3 2-0 0-2 0-1 - DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 0-1 2-1 Danny Spond 7-6 13 - - DNP DNP DNP 0-2 0-1 2-1 - 5-1 0-1 - Chris Salvi 3-7 10 - - 0-1 - 0-1 2-0 - 1-1 0-1 0-2 - - 0-1 Kendall Moore 7-3 10 - 0-1 - - 1-0 1-1 0-1 1-0 - 4-0 - - Dan McCarthy 3-7 10 - - - - - 1-3 - 1-3 DNP - 0-1 - 1-0 George Atkinson III 5-4 9 - - - - 1-1 0-1 1-0 - 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 Hafis Williams 4-4 8 DNP 1-1 DNP DNP 1-1 DNP - 1-1 DNP 1-1 DNP DNP DNP Lo Wood 5-1 6 1-0 - - - 1-0 1-1 - - DNP 1-0 1-0 DNP DNP Ishaq Williams 4-2 6 - 1-0 - - 1-0 0-1 DNP 1-0 DNP 0-1 - - 1-0 Steve Filer 3-2 5 - 0-1 1-0 - 2-0 - 0-1 - - DNP DNP DNP DNP Chase Hounshell 1-3 4 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-3 - - DNP - - - David Posluzny 1-3 4 DNP 0-1 0-2 - 1-0 - DNP DNP - - - - Alex Welch 2-1 3 - DNP DNP - - - - 1-0 DNP 1-0 0-1 - Anthony McDonald 1-2 3 DNP DNP - DNP - DNP DNP 1-2 - DNP DNP DNP DNP Tyler Eifert 2-0 2 - - - - - - 1-0 - - - - - 1-0 Cam McDaniel 1-1 2 DNP DNP DNP DNP - 0-1 - DNP - - 1-0 - Josh Atkinson 1-1 2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - 0-1 1-0 - - - Kyle Brindza 1-1 2 - - 1-0 - - - - - - 0-1 - - Michael Floyd 1-0 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 Chris Watt 1-0 1 - 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - Zack Martin 1-0 1 - - - - - - - - 1-0 - - - TJ Jones 1-0 1 - - - - - - - - 1-0 - - - Ryan Kavanagh 0-1 1 - - - - - - - - 0-1 - - - Andrew Nuss 1-0 1 - - - 1-0 - - - - - - - - Cierre Wood 1-0 1 - - 1-0 - - - - - - - - - Ben Turk 1-0 1 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - Robby Toma 1-0 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 - Mike Golic 1-0 1 DNP - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 Patrick Coughlin 0-1 1 DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP - - DNP - - DNP DNP

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99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

2011 Game-by-Game Individual Statistics SACKS

UA-A TOT USF at MICH MSU at PITT at PUR AFA USC NAVY at WF vs. MD BC at STAN vs FSU Aaron Lynch 5-1 5.5 - DNP 1.0-7 1.0-9 1.0-2 - - - 1.0-6 - - - 1.5-21 4-2 5.0 1.0-1 - - 1.0-5 2.0-10 - - 0.5-1 - - - - 0.5-6 Manti Te’o Darius Fleming 3-1 3.5 0.5-3 - - 2.0-8 - - - - - - 1.0-6 - Stephon Tuitt 2-0 2.0 - DNP - - DNP - - - 1.0-11 - DNP DNP 1.0-7 Jamoris Slaughter 2-0 2.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.0-10 Prince Shembo 2-0 2.0 - - DNP 1.0-11 - - - - 1.0-4 - - - Kapron Lewis-Moore 1-1 1.5 0.5-3 - - - - 1.0-4 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Dan Fox 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-5 - - - - - - - - - - Carlo Calabrese 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-3 - - - - - - - - Robert Blanton 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-11 - - - - - - - - - Louis Nix III 0-1 0.5 - - - - - - - 0.5-1 - - - - -

TACKLES FOR LOSS

UA-A TOT USF at MICH MSU at PITT at PUR AFA USC NAVY at WF vs. MD BC at STAN vs FSU Manti Te’o 10-7 13.5 1.0-1 1.0-3 - 1.0-5 3.0-12 2.5-4 - 2.5-4 - - 0.5-0 1.5-1 0.5-6 Robert Blanton 8-0 8.0 1.0-3 - 3.0-13 - 1.0-1 1.0-2 - - 2.0-5 - - - Aaron Lynch 5-4 7.0 0.5-1 DNP 1.0-7 1.0-9 1.0-2 - - - 1.0-6 - 0.5-1 0.5-1 1.5-21 Darius Fleming 6-2 7.0 0.5-3 - - 3.0-12 - 0.5-1 1.0-1 - - - 1.0-6 1.0-3 Louis Nix III 2-5 4.5 0.5-0 - - - - - 0.5-1 0.5-1 - - 1.0-3 1.5-3 0.5-1 Jamoris Slaughter 4-0 4.0 - - - - - - - 1.0-2 - - 1.0-1 - 2.0-10 Kapron Lewis-Moore 3-2 4.0 1.5-7 0.5-3 - - 1.0-5 1.0-4 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Prince Shembo 3-1 3.5 - 1.0-2 DNP 1.0-11 - - - - 1.0-4 - - 0.5-1 Harrison Smith 3-0 3.0 - - - 1.0-4 - - - - 1.0-4 - - - 1.0-1 Stephon Tuitt 3-0 3.0 - DNP - - DNP - - - 2.0-14 - DNP DNP 1.0-7 Dan Fox 2-1 2.5 - 2.0-6 - - - - - - - - - - 0.5-0 Kendall Moore 2-0 2.0 - - - - - - - 1.0-2 - 1.0-1 - - Hafis Williams 1-1 1.5 DNP 0.5-3 DNP DNP 1.0-1 DNP - - DNP - DNP DNP DNP Ishaq Williams 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - DNP 1.0-2 DNP - - - Carlos Calabrese 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-3 - - - - - - - - Steve Filer 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-3 - - - - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP Ethan Johnson 1-0 1.0 1.0-2 - - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - Gary Gray 0-1 0.5 - - - - - - 0.5-1 - - - - - Lo Wood 0-1 0.5 - - - - - 0.5-1 - - DNP - - DNP DNP Danny Spond 0-1 0.5 - - DNP DNP DNP 0.5-0 - - - - - - -

INTERCEPTION RETURNS

No-Yds USF at MICH MSU at PITT at PUR AFA USC NAVY at WF vs. MD Gary Gray 2-13 - 1-0 - - 1-13 - - - - - Robert Blanton 2-82 - 1-0 1-82 - - - - - - - Darius Fleming 1-34 - - - - - - - - - - Lo Wood 1-57 - - - - - - - - DNP 1-57 - 1-0 - - - - - - - - Zeke Motta 1-0 Jamoris Slaughter 1-0 - - - - - 1-0 - - - -

BC at STAN vs FSU - - - - - 1-34 - DNP DNP - - - - -

PUNT RETURNS

No-Yds USF at MICH MSU at PITT at PUR AFA USC NAVY at WF vs MD BC at STAN Michael Floyd 2-44 - - - - - - - - - - - - John Goodman 8-5 - 3-10 2--3 1-1 2--3 - - - - - - - Theo Riddick 3--1 2--2 - - - - - - - - DNP DNP -

KICK RETURNS

No-Yds USF at MICH MSU at PITT at PUR AFA USC NAVY at WF vs. MD BC at STAN 35-915 - - 4-142 2-60 3-73 5-124 5-178 2-58 2-48 3-51 1-17 3-71 George Atkinson III Theo Riddick 8-166 2-55 5-99 - - - 1-12 - - - DNP DNP - Austin Collinsworth 7-144 1-24 1--10 - 1-10 - - 1-19 1-33 2-67 - - - 3-32 2-31 - - - - 1-1 - - - - - - Bennett Jackson Cam McDaniel 2-24 DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - DNP - 1-6 - 1-18 Danny Spond 1-0 - - DNP DNP DNP - - - - - - 1-0

FUMBLE RETURNS

vs FSU 2-44 1-1 vs FSU 5-93 -

No-Yds USF at MICH MSU at PITT at PUR AFA USC NAVY at WF vs. MD BC at STAN vs FSU Zeke Motta 1-29 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-29 Robert Blanton 1-4 - - - - - 1-4 - - - - - - 118

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

2011 Game-by-Game Team Statistics

Avg Yds/Play 6.5/3.5 7.1/9.0 4.7/4.6 5.5/3.8 6.8/4.2 8.6/6.4 4.7/5.6 7.4/3.6 5.5/4.9 6.0/5.5 5.3/4.1 4.5/5.9 4.0/4.8 5.9/5.1

Punting Penalties Number-Avg Number-Yards 5-34.2/7-36.6 8-73/9-43 4-33.5/5-38.6 9-75/9-82 4-41.5/6-39.7 6-53/12-86 4-37.2/5-42.0 8-85/9-55 2-44.0/7-42.6 8-85/13-118 2-37.5/3-40.0 6-54/6-70 4-42.0/2-22.0 5-48/2-25 1-41.0/5-33.8 6-51/3-30 4-36.2/5-37.4 3-37/6-55 4-41.2/7-40.7 3-35/5-36 8-44.0/9-41.0 6-65/6-55 7-36.7/6-44.0 10-68/11-113 7-40.7/8-47.2 5-39/5-44 56-39.2/75-40.1 768/812

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Avg Yds/Pass 8.0/4.3 8.1/14.1 6.2/6.1 5.3/5.2 6.4/5.1 8.2/7.2 5.3/6.4 10.4/2.5 6.9/7.8 7.8/7.1 6.6/4.6 6.8/7.5 5.3/8.0 6.9/6.5

Time of TOP Possession Margin 28:54/31:06 -2:12 37:01/22:59 14:02 27:32/32:28 -4:56 31:00/29:00 2:00 33:11/26:49 6:22 27:34/32:26 -4:52 20:19/39:41 -19:22 28:08/31:52 -3:44 29:23/30:37 -1:14 34:30/25:30 9:00 33:21/26:39 6:42 27:28/32:32 -5:04 30:09/29:51 0:18 388:30/391:30 -3:00

HISTORY & RECORDS

Avg Yds/Rush 4.0/3.0 6.0/4.4 3.6/1.3 5.7/2.7 7.2/3.1 9.2/6.1 2.9/5.0 5.2/3.9 4.6/3.0 4.6/4.1 4.1/3.2 1.8/4.7 2.7/1.4 4.8/3.8

4th Down Conversions 0-0/1-1 0-0/0-0 0-0/1-3 2-2/1-2 1-1/1-1 0-0/5-5 1-1/1-2 1-1/0-2 0-0/0-0 1-1/2-2 0-0/0-1 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-1 6-6/12-20

252/233 187/249 3284/2675

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

Opponent USF at Michigan MICHIGAN STATE at Pittsburgh at Purdue AIR FORCE USC NAVY at Wake Forest vs. Maryland BOSTON COLLEGE at Stanford Florida State Totals

Return 3rd Down Yards TO Conversions 108/197 5/0 5-14/2-14 99/137 5/3 8-14/3-9 221/163 3/2 5-12/5-17 71/27 2/0 6-15/7-17 83/151 0/1 4-11/5-14 141/125 0/2 8-11/6-17 197/165 3/0 5-13/7-15 91/184 2/1 4-7/8-17 115/188 2/1 6-12/3-10 114/147 0/1 10-16/3-12 17/81 1/0 8-19/3-13 123/73 3/2 5-15/8-15 168/158 3/1 7-15/3-14 1548/1796 29/14 81-174/63-184

216/165 264/192 294/202 226/224 260/33 166/187 296/219

COACHING & STAFF

Total Offense Plays-Yards 78-508/72-254 72-513/50-452 58-275/77-358 73-398/70-268 81-551/65-276 65-560/88-565 57-267/79-443 60-442/63-229 62-341/61-297 84-508/66-364 78-417/63-256 68-309/73-429 70-280/60-290 906-5369/887-4481

Yards 391/128 315/338

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Opponent USF at Michigan MICHIGAN STATE at Pittsburgh at Purdue AIR FORCE USC NAVY at Wake Forest vs. Maryland BOSTON COLLEGE at Stanford Florida State Totals

Passing Comp-Att-Int 31-49-3/18-30-0 27-39-2/11-24-3 18-26-1/34-54-1 24-41-1/22-32-0 25-41-0/19-38-1 27-36-0/16-28-1 27-43-1/24-35-0 19-25-1/5-13-0 14-24-2/17-24-0 30-38-0/20-31-1 24-39-1/18-38-0 17-37-2/20-31-1 19-35-3/20-31-0 302-473-17/244-409-8

HERE COME THE IRISH

First Downs Rushing Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards USF 20-23 27/20 5/7 18/8 4/5 29-117/42-126 at Michigan 31-35 28/16 9/5 15/10 4/1 33-198/26-114 MICHIGAN STATE 31-13 18/21 6/1 8/18 4/2 32-114/23-29 at Pittsburgh 15-12 23/19 10/9 11/8 2/2 32-182/38-103 at Purdue 38-10 34/17 15/5 17/10 2/2 40-287/27-84 AIR FORCE 59-33 28/32 10/17 16/13 2/2 29-266/60-363 USC 17-31 17/29 5/16 12/11 0/2 14-41/44-219 NAVY 56-14 21/16 11/11 9/3 1/2 35-182/50-196 at Wake Forest 24-17 20/21 10/7 9/13 1/1 38-175/37-110 vs. Maryland 45-21 30/20 15/6 14/12 1/2 46-212/35-145 BOSTON COLLEGE 16-14 21/14 6/2 13/10 2/2 39-161/25-80 at Stanford 14-28 20/23 5/11 11/11 4/1 31-57/42-196 Florida State 14-18 19/13 9/4 9/8 1/1 35-93/29-41 380-269 306/261 116/101 162/135 28/25 433-2085/478-1806 Totals

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category. 119

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

2011 Game-by-Game Starters OFFENSE USF Michigan Michigan State Pittsburgh Purdue Air Force USC Navy Wake Forest Maryland Boston College Stanford Florida State

WR Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd Floyd Goodman

LT Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin Z. Martin

LG Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt Watt

C Cave Cave Cave Cave Cave Cave Cave Cave Cave M. Golic M. Golic M. Golic M. Golic

DE Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Lynch Lynch Shembo (DE) Lynch Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson

NG Cwynar Nix Nix Nix Nix Nix Nix Cwynar Nix Nix Nix Nix Nix

DE Lewis-Moore Lewis-Moore Lewis-Moore Lewis-Moore Lewis-Moore Lewis-Moore Lewis-Moore Tuitt (DT) Tuitt Tuitt Lynch Lynch Lynch

RG Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson

RT Dever Dever Dever Dever Dever Dever Dever Dever Dever Dever Dever Dever Dever

TE Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert Eifert

RB C. Wood C. Wood C. Wood C. Wood C. Wood C. Wood C. Wood J. Gray J. Gray J. Gray J. Gray C. Wood C. Wood

QB Crist Rees Rees Rees Rees Rees Rees Rees Rees Rees Rees Rees Rees

WR Riddick Riddick Riddick Riddick Riddick Riddick Riddick Riddick Riddick Toma Toma Toma Toma

WR Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Koyack (TE) Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones

DEFENSE USF Michigan Michigan State Pittsburgh Purdue Air Force USC Navy Wake Forest Maryland Boston College Stanford Florida State

OLB Fleming Fleming Fleming Fleming Fleming Fleming Fleming Fleming (DE) Fleming Fleming Fleming Fleming Fleming

ILB Fox Fox Fox Fox Fox Fox Fox Fox Fox Fox Fox Fox Fox

ILB Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o Te’o

OLB Shembo Shembo Motta (S) Shembo Shembo Slaughter (S) Shembo Slaughter Shembo Motta (S) Motta (S) Shembo Slaughter (S)

CB Blanton Blanton Blanton Blanton Blanton Blanton Blanton Blanton Blanton Blanton Blanton Blanton Blanton

S H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith H. Smith

SPECIALISTS P PK USF Turk Ruffer Michigan Turk Ruffer Michigan State Turk Ruffer Pittsburgh Turk Ruffer Purdue Turk Ruffer Air Force Turk Ruffer USC Turk Ruffer Navy Turk Ruffer Wake Forest Turk Ruffer Maryland Turk Ruffer Boston College Turk Ruffer Stanford Turk Ruffer Florida State Turk Ruffer

KO H LS Brindza Kavanagh Cowart Brindza Kavanagh Cowart Brindza Kavanagh Cowart Brindza Kavanagh Cowart Brindza Kavanagh Cowart Brindza Kavanagh Kavanagh Brindza Kavanagh Kavanagh Brindza Kavanagh Kavanagh Brindza Kavanagh Kavanagh Brindza Kavanagh Kavanagh Brindza Kavanagh Kavanagh Brindza Kavanagh Kavanagh Brindza Kavanagh Kavanagh

SS Cowart Cowart Cowart Cowart Cowart Cave Cave Cave Cave Cowart Cowart Cowart Cowart

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S Slaughter Slaughter Slaughter Motta Slaughter Motta Motta Motta Slaughter Slaughter Slaughter Motta Motta

CB G. Gray G. Gray G. Gray G. Gray G. Gray G. Gray G. Gray G. Gray G. Gray G. Gray G. Gray G. Gray G. Gray

Individual Records Rushing

Rushing Yards

Season 6 Lee Becton, 1993 (Pittsburgh, BYU, USC, Navy, Florida State, Boston College) Games Rushing for 200 Yards or More Season 3 Julius Jones, 2003 (Pittsburgh, Navy, Stanford) 2 Reggie Brooks, 1992 (Purdue, USC) 2 Jim Stone, 1980 (Miami, Navy) 2 Vagas Ferguson, 2 Vagas Ferguson, 1978 (Navy, Ga. Tech) Rushing Yards by a Freshman Game 148 Jerome Heavens vs. Ga. Tech, 1975 (18 atts.) 146 Julius Jones vs. Navy, 1999 (19 atts.) 138 Jerome Heavens vs. Air Force, 1975 (20 atts.) Season 786 Darius Walker, 2004 (185 atts.) 756 Jerome Heavens, 1975 (129 atts.) 695 Autry Denson, 1995 (137 atts.) Rushing Yards by a Quarterback

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

Pass Attempts Per Game Season 37.5 Brady Quinn, 2005 (450 in 12 games) 35.9 Brady Quinn, 2006 (467 in 13 games) 35.4 Jimmy Clausen, 2009 (425 in 12 games) Career 32.7 Brady Quinn, 2003-06 (1602 in 49 games) 31.7 Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 (1110 in 35 games) 26.1 Tommy Rees, 2010- (575 in 22 games) Pass Completions Game 37 Jimmy Clausen vs. Navy, 2009 (att. 51) 33 Tommy Rees vs. Tulsa, 2010 (att. 54) 33 Brady Quinn vs. Michigan State, 2005 (att. 60) 33 Joe Theismann vs. USC, 1970 (att. 58) Season 292 Brady Quinn, 2005 (att. 450) 289 Brady Quinn, 2006 (att. 467) 289 Jimmy Clausen, 2009 (att. 425) Career 929 Brady Quinn, 2003-06 (att. 1602) 695 Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 (att. 1110) 558 Ron Powlus, 1994-97 (att. 969)

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Game (min. 10 attempts) 17.1 John Petitbon vs. Michigan State, 1950 (10 for 171) Game (min. 5 attempts) 24.3 Coy McGee vs. USC, 1946 (6 for 146) Season (min. 100 attempts) 8.11 George Gipp, 1920 (102 for 827) 8.04 Reggie Brooks, 1992 (167 for 1,343) 7.48 Marchy Schwartz, 1930 (124 for 927) Career (min. 150 attempts) 7.6 Reggie Brooks, 1989-92 (198 for 1,508) 6.8 Don Miller, 1922-24 (283 for 1,933) 6.4 Christie Flanagan, 1926-28 (285 for 1,822)

Pass Attempts Game 63 Terry Hanratty vs. Purdue, 1967 (comp. 29) 60 Brady Quinn vs. Michigan State, 2005 (comp. 33) 59 Brady Quinn vs. Purdue, 2003 (comp. 29) Season 467 Brady Quinn, 2006 (comp. 289) 450 Brady Quinn, 2005 (comp. 292) 440 Jimmy Clausen, 2008 (comp. 268) Career 1602 Brady Quinn, 2003-06 (comp. 929) 1110 Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 (comp. 695) 969 Ron Powlus, 1994-97 (comp. 558)

HISTORY & RECORDS

Game 146 Bill Etter vs. Navy, 1969 (11 atts.) Season 884 Tony Rice, 1989 (174 atts.) Career 1,921 Tony Rice, 1987-89 (394 atts.) Per Game (Career) 58.2 Tony Rice, 1987-89 (1,921 in 33 games)

Passing

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

Game 262 Julius Jones at Pittsburgh, 2003 (24 atts.) 255 Vagas Ferguson vs. Ga. Tech, 1978 (30 atts.) 254 Phil Carter vs. Michigan State, 1980 (40 atts.) Season 1,437 Vagas Ferguson, 1979 (301 atts.) 1,394 Allen Pinkett, 1983 (252 atts.) 1,343 Reggie Brooks, 1992 (167 atts.) Career 4,318 Autry Denson, 1995-98 (854 atts.) 4,131 Allen Pinkett, 1982-85 (889 atts.) 3,472 Vagas Ferguson, 1976-79 (673 atts.)

Consecutive Games Rushing For 100 Yards or More

COACHING & STAFF

Game 8 Mark Green vs. Boston College, 1987 8 Phil Carter vs. Air Force, 1980 8 Larry Conjar vs. Army, 1965 8 Neil Worden vs. Oklahoma, 1952 8 James Aldridge vs. Navy, 2006

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Consecutive Rushing Attempts by Same Player

Games Rushing for 100 Yards or More Season 9 Allen Pinkett, 1983 7 Darius Walker, 2005 7 Autry Denson, 1997 7 Autry Denson, 1996 7 Vagas Ferguson, 1979 Career 22 Autry Denson, 1995-98 21 Allen Pinkett, 1982-85 15 Darius Walker, 2004-06

Rushing Touchdowns Game 7 Art Smith vs. Loyola (Chicago), 1911 6 Bill Downs vs. DePauw, 1905 4 Allen Pinkett vs. Penn State, 1984 4 Allen Pinkett vs. Penn State, 1983 4 Larry Conjar vs. USC, 1965 4 Frank Lonergan vs. DePauw, 1903 4 Frank Lonergan vs. Chicago Physicians, 1903 Season 17 Allen Pinkett, 1984 17 Vagas Ferguson, 1979 16 Jerome Bettis, 1991 16 Allen Pinkett, 1983 16 Bill Downs, 1905 Career 49 Allen Pinkett, 1982-85 43 Autry Denson, 1995-98 36 Louis (Red) Salmon, 1900-03 Per Game (Season) 1.7 Ray Eichenlaub, 1913 (12 in 7 games) Per Game (Career) 1.2 Stan Cofall, 1914-16 (30 in 25 games)

HERE COME THE IRISH

Rushing Attempts Game 40 Allen Pinkett vs. LSU, 1984 (162 yards) 40 Phil Carter vs. Michigan State, 1980 (254 yards) 39 Vagas Ferguson vs. Ga. Tech, 1979 (177 yards) Season 301 Vagas Ferguson, 1979 (1,437 yards) 275 Allen Pinkett, 1984 (1,105 yards) 264 Autry Denson, 1997 (1,268 yards) Career 889 Allen Pinkett, 1982-85 (4,131 yards) 854 Autry Denson, 1995-98 (4,318 yards) 693 Darius Walker, 2003-06 (3,249 yards) Per Game (Season) 27.4 Vagas Ferguson, 1979 (301 in 11 games) Per Game (Career) 20.7 Allen Pinkett, 1982-85 (889 in 43 games)

Rushing Yards Per Game Season 130.6 Vagas Ferguson, 1979 (1,437 in 11 games) 126.7 Allen Pinkett, 1983 (1,394 in 11 games) 122.1 Reggie Brooks, 1992 (1,343 in 11 games) Career 96.1 Allen Pinkett, 1982-85 (4,131 in 43 games) 96.0 Autry Denson, 1995-98 (4,318 in 45 games) 90.3 Darius Walker, 2004-06 (3,249 in 36 games)

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Individual Records Consecutive Pass Completions Game 14 Tommy Rees vs. Maryland, 2011 14 Ron Powlus vs. Michigan State, 1997 14 Brady Quinn vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl), 2005 Season 14 Tommy Rees vs. Maryland, 2011 14 Ron Powlus vs. Michigan State, 1997 14 Brady Quinn vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl), 2005 Consecutive Games Completing a Pass Career 49 Brady Quinn (12, 2003; 12, 2004; 12, 2005; 13, 2006) 43 Ron Powlus (11, 1994; 10, 1995; 11, 1996; 11, 1997) 34 Rick Mirer (11, 1990; 12, 1991; 11, 1992) 34 Ralph Guglielmi (4, 1951; 10, 1952; 10, 1953; 10, 1954) Pass Completions Per Game Season 24.3 Brady Quinn, 2005 (292 in 12 games) 24.1 Jimmy Clausen, 2009 (289 in 12 games) 22.2 Brady Quinn, 2006 (289 in 13 games) Career 19.9 Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 (695 in 35 games) 19.0 Brady Quinn, 2003-06 (929 in 49 games) 16.8 Tommy Rees, 2010- (369 in 22 games) Completion Percentage Game (min. 10 completions) .909 Steve Beuerlein vs. Colorado, 1984 (10 of 11) .857 Jarious Jackson vs. Navy, 1998 (12 of 14) .857 Rick Mirer vs. Purdue, 1991 (12 of 14) .857 Rick Slager vs. Northwestern, 1976 (12 of 14) Season (min. 100 attempts) .680 Jimmy Clausen, 2009 (289 of 425) .650 Tommy Rees, 2011 (269 of 411) .649 Brady Quinn, 2005 (292 of 450) Career (min. 150 attempts) .642 Tommy Rees, 2010- (369 of 575) .626 Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 (695 of 1110) .622 Kevin McDougal, 1990-93 (112 of 180) Highest Passing Efficiency Rating Season (min. 50 completions) 161.42 Jimmy Clausen, 2009 (425 att., 289 comp., 4 int., 3,722 yds, 28 TDs) 161.37 Bob Williams, 1949 (147 att., 83 comp., 7 int., 1,374 yds, 16 TDs) 158.4 Brady Quinn, 2005 (450 att., 292 comp., 7 int., 3,919 yds, 32 TDs) Season (min. 100 completions) 161.4 Jimmy Clausen, 2009 (425 att., 289 comp., 4 int., 3,722 yds, 28 TDs) 158.4 Brady Quinn, 2005 (450 att., 292 comp., 7 int., 3,919 yds, 32 TDs) 155.1 John Huarte, 1964 (205 att., 114 comp., 11 int., 2,062 yds, 16 TDs) Career (min. 100 completions) 156.7 Kevin McDougal, 1990-93 (180 att., 112 comp., 6 int., 1,774 yds, 10 TDs) 145.7 Jarious Jackson, 1996-99 (536 att., 306 comp., 21 int., 4,820 yds, 34 TDs) 144.7 John Huarte, 1962-64 (255 att., 138 comp., 11 int., 2,343 yds, 17 TDs)

Passes Had Intercepted Game 7 Frank Dancewicz vs. Army, 1944 5 Terry Hanratty vs. USC, 1967 4 6 times - last: Jimmy Clausen vs. Boston College, 2008 Season 18 Steve Beuerlein, 1984 18 John Niemiec, 1928 17 Jimmy Clausen, 2008 Career 44 Steve Beuerlein, 1983-86 39 Brady Quinn, 2003-06 35 Joe Theismann, 1968-70 Per Game (Season) 1.78 John Niemiec, 1928 (16 in 9 games) 1.64 Steve Beuerlein, 1984 (18 in 11 games) 1.60 Joe Theismann, 1969 (16 in 10 games) Per Game (Career) 1.31 Terry Hanratty, 1966-68 (34 in 26 games) 1.05 Steve Beuerlein, 1983-86 (44 in 42 games) 1.00 Tommy Rees, 2010- (22 in 22 games) Lowest Interception Percentage Season (min. 100 attempts) 0.80% Matt LoVecchio, 2000 (1 in 125 atts.) 0.94% Jimmy Clausen, 2009 (4 in 425 atts.) 1.50% Brady Quinn, 2006 (7 in 467 atts.) Career (min. 200 attempts) 2.432% Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 (27 in 1110 atts.) 2.434% Brady Quinn, 2003-06 (39 in 1602 atts.) 2.548% Matt LoVecchio, 2000-01 (5 in 194 atts.) Pass Attempts Without Interception Game 47 Brady Quinn vs. BYU, 2004 46 Brady Quinn vs. Purdue, 2004 45 Jimmy Clausen vs. Connecticut, 2009 45 Brady Quinn vs. USC, 2006 45 Brady Quinn vs. UCLA, 2006 45 Brady Quinn vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl), 2005 Consecutive Pass Attempts Without Interception Career 226 Brady Quinn, Michigan State 2006 - Army 2006 160 Jimmy Clausen, Washington 2009 - Navy 2009 147 Jimmy Clausen, USC 2008 - Purdue 2009 Passing Yards Game 526 Joe Theismann vs. USC, 1970 (33 of 58) 487 Brady Quinn vs. Michigan State, 2005 (33 of 60) 467 Brady Quinn vs. BYU, 2005 (32 of 41) Season 3,919 Brady Quinn, 2005 (292 of 450) 3,722 Jimmy Clausen, 2009 (289 of 425) 3,426 Brady Quinn, 2006 (289 of 467) Career 11,762 Brady Quinn, 2003-06 (929 of 1602) 8,148 Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 (695 of 1110) 7,602 Ron Powlus, 1994-97 (558 of 969)

Passing Yards Per Game Season 326.6 Brady Quinn, 2005 (3,919 in 12 games) 310.2 Jimmy Clausen, 2009 (3,722 in 12 games) 263.5 Brady Quinn, 2006 (3,426 in 13 games) Career 240.0 Brady Quinn, 2003-06 (11,762 in 49 games) 232.8 Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 (8,148 in 35 games) 180.8 Tommy Rees, 2011- (3,977 in 22 games) Passing Yards Per Attempt Game (min. 15 attempts) 17.50 Jimmy Clausen vs. Nevada, 2009 (18 for 315) 15.42 Jimmy Clausen vs. Hawai’i, 2008 (Hawai’i Bowl), (26 for 401) 13.61 Jimmy Clausen vs. Washington, 2009 (31 for 422) Season (min. 100 attempts) 10.06 John Huarte, 1964 (205 for 2,062) 9.69 Kevin McDougal, 1993 (159 for 1,541) 9.35 Bob Williams, 1949 (147 for 1,374) Career (min. 150 attempts) 9.86 Kevin McDougal, 1990-93 (180 for 1,774) 9.19 John Huarte, 1962-64 (255 for 2,343) 8.99 Jarious Jackson, 1996-99 (536 for 4,820) Passing Yards Per Completion Game (min. 10 completions) 27.4 John Huarte vs. Navy, 1964 (10 for 274 yards) Season (min. 50 completions) 18.09 John Huarte, 1964 (114 for 2,062 yards) 17.78 George Izo, 1958 (60 for 1,067 yards) 17.06 Ralph Guglielmi, 1954 (68 for 1,160 yards) Career (min. 75 completions) 17.31 George Izo, 1957-59 (121 for 2,095 yards) 17.12 Tony Rice, 1987-89 (173 for 2,961 yards) 16.98 John Huarte, 1962-64 (138 for 2,343 yards) Touchdown Passes Game 6 Brady Quinn vs. BYU, 2005 5 Jimmy Clausen at Stanford, 2009 5 Jimmy Clausen vs. Hawai’i (Hawai’i Bowl), 2008 5 Brady Quinn vs. Michigan State, 2005 5 Brady Quinn at Michigan State, 2006 Season 37 Brady Quinn, 2006 (13 games) 32 Brady Quinn, 2005 (12 games) 28 Jimmy Clausen, 2009 (12 games) Career 95 Brady Quinn, 2003-06 (49 games) 60 Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 (35 games) 52 Ron Powlus, 1994-97 (44 games) Touchdown Passes Per Game Season 2.85 Brady Quinn, 2006 (37 in 13 games) 2.67 Brady Quinn, 2005 (32 in 12 games) 2.33 Jimmy Clausen, 2009 (28 in 12 games) Career 1.94 Brady Quinn, 2003-06 (95 in 49 games) 1.71 Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 (60 in 35 games) 1.45 Tommy Rees, 2010- (32 in 22 games)

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Individual Records Receiving

Season 12 Brady Quinn, 2006 11 Jimmy Clausen, 2009 11 Brady Quinn, 2005 Career 33 Brady Quinn, 2003-06 20 Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 15 Jarious Jackson, 1996-99 15 Ron Powlus, 1994-97

Total Offense Total Offense Attempts

Total Offense Yards Game 512 Joe Theismann vs. USC, 1970 (71 atts.) 479 Brady Quinn vs. Michigan State, 2005 (67 atts.) 463 Brady Quinn vs. Purdue, 2005 (40 atts.)

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Game 75 Terry Hanratty vs. Purdue, 1967 (420 yards) 71 Joe Theismann vs. USC, 1970 (512 yards) Season 549 Brady Quinn, 2006 (3,497 yards in 13 games) 520 Brady Quinn, 2005 (4,009 yards in 12 games) 494 Jimmy Clausen, 2008 (3,099 yards in 13 games) Career 1,856 Brady Quinn, 2003-06 (11,944 yards in 49 games) 1,285 Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 (7,793 yards in 35 games) 1,201 Ron Powlus, 1994-97 (7,479 yards in 44 games) Plays Per Game (Season) 43.3 Brady Quinn, 2005 (520 plays in 12 games) 42.2 Brady Quinn, 2006 (549 plays in 13 games) 40.3 Jimmy Clausen, 2009 (484 plays in 12 games) Plays Per Game (Career) 37.9 Brady Quinn, 2003-06 (1,856 plays in 49 games) 36.7 Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 (1,285 plays in 35 games) 28.1 Tommy Rees, 2010- (618 plays in 22 games)

HISTORY & RECORDS

Pass Receiving Yards Per Game Season 124.7 Golden Tate, 2009 (1,496 in 12 games) 123.1 Jim Seymour, 1966 (862 in 7 games) 113.6 Michael Floyd, 2009 (795 in 7 games) Career 85.7 Michael Floyd, 2008-11 (2,686 in 43 games) 81.3 Jim Seymour, 1966-68 (2,113 in 26 games) 76.1 Tom Gatewood, 1969-71 (2,283 in 30 games)

Games Gaining 200 Yards Total Offense or More

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

Pass Receiving Yards Game 276 Jim Seymour vs. Purdue, 1966 (13 receptions) 244 Golden Tate vs. Washington, 2009 (9 receptions) 217 Jack Snow vs. Wisconsin, 1964 (9 receptions) Season 1,496 Golden Tate, 2009 (93 receptions) 1,249 Jeff Samardzija, 2005 (77 receptions) 1,149 Maurice Stovall, 2005 (69 receptions) Career 3,686 Michael Floyd, 2008-11 (271 receptions) 2,707 Golden Tate, 2007-09 (157 receptions) 2,593 Jeff Samardzija, 2003-06 (179 receptions)

Season 334.1 Brady Quinn, 2005 (4,009 yards in 12 games) 302.3 Jimmy Clausen, 2009 (3,627 yards in 12 games) 281.3 Joe Theismann, 1970 (2,813 yards in 10 games) Career 243.8 Brady Quinn, 2003-06 (11,944 yards in 49 games) 222.7 Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 (7,793 yards in 35 games) 187.3 Joe Theismann, 1968-70 (5,432 yards in 29 games)

COACHING & STAFF

Pass Receptions by a Tight End Game 9 Ken MacAfee at Purdue, 1977 (114 yards) 8 8 times - last: Tyler Eifert vs. Maryland, 2011 (83 yards) Season 63 Tyler Eifert, 2011 (803 yards) 54 Ken MacAfee, 1977 (797 yards) 47 Anthony Fasano, 2005 (576 yards) 47 John Carlson, 2006 (634 yards) Career 128 Ken MacAfee, 1974-77 (1,759 yards) 100 John Carlson, 2004-07 (1,093 yards) 92 Anthony Fasano, 2003-05 (1,102 yards)

Total Offense Yards Per Game

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Pass Receptions Per Game Season 7.75 Golden Tate, 2009 (93 in 12 games) 7.70 Tom Gatewood, 1970 (77 in 10 games) 7.69 Michael Floyd, 2011 (100 in 13 games) Career 6.30 Michael Floyd, 2008-11 (271 in 43 games) 5.30 Jim Seymour, 1966-68 (138 in 26 games) 5.23 Tom Gatewood, 1969-71 (157 in 30 games)

Touchdown Receptions Game 4 Maurice Stovall vs. BYU, 2005 3 12 - last: Michael Floyd vs. Western Michigan, 2010 Season 15 Golden Tate, 2009 15 Jeff Samardzija, 2005 15 Rhema McKnight, 2006 Career 37 Michael Floyd, 2008-11 27 Jeff Samardzija, 2003-06 26 Golden Tate, 2007-09 Per Game (Season) 1.29 Michael Floyd, 2009 (9 in 7 games) 1.25 Golden Tate, 2009 (15 in 12 games) 1.25 Jeff Samardzija, 2005 (15 in 12 games) Per Game (Career) 0.86 Michael Floyd, 2008-11 (37 in 43 games) 0.70 Golden Tate, 2007-09 (26 in 37 games) 0.63 Tom Gatewood, 1969-71 (19 in 30 games)

Season 4,009 Brady Quinn, 2005 (520 atts.) 3,627 Jimmy Clausen, 2009 (484 atts.) 3,497 Brady Quinn, 2006 (549 atts.) Career 11,944 Brady Quinn, 2003-06 (1,856 atts.) 7,793 Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 (1,285 atts.) 7,479 Ron Powlus, 1994-97 (1,201 atts.)

HERE COME THE IRISH

Pass Receptions Game 14 Maurice Stovall vs. BYU, 2005 (207 yards) 13 Michael Floyd at Michigan, 2011 (159 yards) 13 Jim Seymour vs. Purdue, 1966 (276 yards) Season 100 Michael Floyd, 2011 (1,147 yards in 13 games) 93 Golden Tate, 2009 (1,496 yards in 12 games) 79 Michael Floyd, 2010 (1,025 yards in 12 games) Career 271 Michael Floyd, 2008-11 (3,686 yards) 179 Jeff Samardzija, 2003-06 (2,593 yards) 170 Rhema McKnight, 2002-06 (2,277 yards)

Pass Receiving Yards Per Catch Game (min. 4 receptions) 47.3 Michael Floyd, vs. Nevada, 2009 (4 for 189 yards) 41.6 Jim Morse vs. USC, 1955 (5 for 208 yards) 31.8 Golden Tate vs. Michigan, 2008 (4 for 127 yards) Season (min. 20 receptions) 25.8 Matt Shelton, 2004 (20 for 515 yards) 25.6 Tony Hunter, 1979 (27 for 690 yards) 22.1 Jim Morse, 1956 (20 for 442 yards) Career (min. 35 receptions) 22.0 Raghib Ismail, 1988-90 (71 for 1,565 yards) 21.5 Kris Haines, 1975-78 (63 for 1,353 yards) 21.2 Jim Morse, 1954-56 (52 for 1,102 yards)

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99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Individual Records Total Offense Yards Per Attempt Game (min. 20 attempts) 15.8 Jimmy Clausen vs. Nevada, 2009 (20 for 316 yards) 14.1 Jimmy Clausen vs. Hawai’i (Hawai’i Bowl), 2008 (28 for 395 yards) 13.7 John Huarte vs. Navy, 1964 (20 for 273 yards) Season (min. 1,000 yards) 9.37 George Gipp, 1920 (164 for 1,536 yards) 8.55 John Huarte, 1964 (242 for 2,069 yards) 7.84 Rick Mirer, 1991 (309 for 2,423 yards) Career (min. 2,000 yards) 7.46 John Huarte, 1962-64 (306 for 2,283 yards) 7.39 George Gipp, 1917-20 (556 for 4,110 yards) 7.34 Jarious Jackson, 1996-99 (787 for 5,777 yards) Points Responsible For (rushing and passing) Game 37 Art Smith vs. Loyola (Chicago), 1911 (7 touchdowns worth 5 points each & 2 PATs) Modern Record 30 Bill Wolski vs. Pittsburgh, 1965 (5 TDs) Season 234 Brady Quinn, 2006 (2 rush TDs, 37 pass TDs) 198 Brady Quinn, 2005 (1 rush TD, 32 pass TDs) 186 Jimmy Clausen, 2009 ( 3 rush TDs, 28 pass TDs) Career 606 Brady Quinn, 2003-06 (6 rush TDs, 95 pass TDs) 390 Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 (5 rush TDs, 60 pass TDs) 350 Rick Mirer, 1989-92 (17 rush TDs, 41 pass TDs, 2-pt. run)

Points Responsible For Per Game Season 18.0 Brady Quinn, 2006 (234 points in 13 games) 16.5 Brady Quinn, 2005 (198 points in 12 games) 15.5 Jimmy Clausen, 2009 (186 points in 12 games) Career 12.4 Brady Quinn, 2003-06 (606 pts in 49 games) 11.1 Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 (390 in 35 games) 10.2 Terry Hanratty, 1966-68 (264 points in 26 games)

Scoring Points Game 37 Art Smith vs. Loyola (Chicago), 1911 (7 touchdowns worth 5 points each & 2 PATs) 30 Bill Wolski vs. Pittsburgh, 1965 (5 TDs) 30 Alvin Berger vs. St. Viator, 1912 (5 TDs) 30 Willie Maher vs. Kalamazoo, 1923 (5 TDs) 30 Bill Downs vs. DePauw, 1905 (6 touchdowns worth 5 points each) Season 120 Jerome Bettis, 1991 (20 TDs) 110 Allen Pinkett, 1983 (18 TDs, 2-pt. run) 108 Golden Tate, 2009 (18 TDs) 108 Allen Pinkett, 1984 (18 TDs) Career 320 Allen Pinkett, 1982-85 (53 TDs, 2-pt. run) 294 Craig Hentrich, 1989-92 (39 FGs, 177 PATs) 282 Autry Denson, 1995-98 (47 TDs) Points Per Game Season 12.0 Alvin Berger, 1912 (84 in 7 games) 11.7 Louis (Red) Salmon, 1903 (105 in 9 games) 10.0 Jerome Bettis, 1991 (120 in 12 games) 10.0 Allen Pinkett, 1982 (110 in 11 games) Career 10.3 Stan Cofall, 1914-16 (246 in 24 games) 7.4 Allen Pinkett, 1982-85 (320 in 43 games) 7.1 Gus Dorais, 1910-13 (198 in 28 games) Touchdowns Game 7 Art Smith vs. Loyola (Chicago), 1911 6 Bill Downs vs. DePauw, 1905 Season 20 Jerome Bettis, 1991 (12 games) 18 Golden Tate, 2009 (12 games) 18 Allen Pinkett, 1983 (11 games) 18 Allen Pinkett, 1984 (11 games) Career 53 Allen Pinkett, 1982-85 (43 games) 47 Autry Denson, 1995-98 (45 games) 38 Michael Floyd, 2008-11 (43 games) Per Game (Season) 1.78 Bill Downs, 1905 (16 in 9 games) Per Game (Career) 1.25 Stan Cofall, 1914-16 (30 in 24 games) First Notre Dame Touchdown Harry Jewett vs. Michigan – April 20, 1888 (5-yard run)

Field Goals Field Goals Made Game 5 Nick Tausch vs. Washington, 2009 (5 atts.) 5 Nicholas Setta vs. Washington State, 2003 (6 atts.) 5 Nicholas Setta vs. Maryland, 2002 (5 atts.) 5 Craig Hentrich vs. Miami, 1990 (6 atts.) 4 8 times - last: Brandon Walker vs. Pittsburgh, 2008 (6 atts.) Season 21 John Carney, 1986 (28 atts., 11 games) 19 Mike Johnston, 1982 (22 atts., 11 games) 18 David Ruffer, 2010 (19 atts., 13 games) 18 Harry Oliver, 1980 (23 atts., 11 games) Career 51 John Carney, 1984-86 (69 atts., 44 games) 46 Nicholas Setta, 2000-03 (66 atts., 40 games) 39 Craig Hentrich, 1989-92 (56 atts., 46 games) 39 Dave Reeve, 1974-77 (64 atts., 44 games) Field Goals Attempted Game 7 Gus Dorais vs. Texas, 1913 (made 3) 6 Brandon Walker vs. Syracuse, 2008 (made 3) 6 Nicholas Setta vs. Washington State, 2003 (made 5) 6 Craig Hentrich vs. Miami, 1990 (made 5) Season 28 John Carney, 1986 (made 21 in 11 games) 25 Nicholas Setta, 2002 (made 14 in 13 games) 24 Brandon Walker, 2008 (made 14 in 13 games) Career 69 John Carney, 1984-86 (made 51 in 44 games) 66 Nicholas Setta, 2000-03 (made 46 in 40 games) 64 Dave Reeve, 1974-77 (made 39 in 44 games) Field Goal Percentage Season (min. 10 attempts) .947 David Ruffer, 2010 (18 of 19) .895 John Carney, 1984 (17 of 19) Career .825 David Ruffer, 2008-11 (33 of 40) .739 John Carney, 1984-86 (51 of 69) Consecutive Field Goals Season 18 David Ruffer, 2010 14 Nick Tausch, 2009 13 Mike Johnston, 1982 Career 23 David Ruffer, 2009-10 14 Nick Tausch, 2009 13 Mike Johnston, 1982 Consecutive Regular-Season Games With a Field Goal 16 Nicholas Setta, 2000-02 (last 2 games of ’00, all 11 games of ’01, first 3 of ’02 - also ’01 Fiesta Bowl) 11 David Ruffer, 2009-10 (last 3 games of ‘09, first 8 games of ‘10) 11 John Carney, 1986 (all 11 games) First Notre Dame Field Goal Mike Daly vs. Chicago, 1897 (35 yards)

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Individual Records Extra Points

Extra Point Percentage

punt Returns Punt Returns Game 9 Tom Schoen vs. Pittsburgh, 1967 (167 yards) Season 42 Tom Schoen, 1967 (447 yards) 40 Vontez Duff, 2002 (385 yards) 40 Gene Edwards, 1925 (173 yards) Career 103 Dave Duerson, 1979-82 (869 yards) 92 Frank Carideo, 1928-30 (947 yards) 88 Harry Stuhldreher, 1922-24 (701 yards) Per Game (Season) 4.7 Tom Schoen, 1967 (42 in 9 games) Per Game (Career) 3.3 Frank Carideo, 1928-30 (92 in 28 games) Punt Return Yards Game 167 Tom Schoen vs. Pittsburgh, 1967 (9 returns) 157 Chet Grant vs. Case Tech, 1916 (3 returns) Season 459 Nick Rassas, 1965 (24 returns) 447 Tom Schoen, 1967 (42 returns) 405 Frank Carideo, 1929 (33 returns) Career 947 Frank Carideo, 1928-30 (92 returns)

kickoff Returns Kickoff Returns Game 8 George Gipp (157 yards) vs. Army, 1920 7 Julius Jones (163 yards) vs. Pittsburgh, 1999 6 Mark McLane (95 yards) vs. USC, 1974 6 Jack Landry (112 yards) vs. Michigan State, 1951 6 6 times - last: Bennett Jackson vs. Tulsa, 2010 Season 37 Theo Riddick (849 yards), 2009 35 George Atkinson III (915 yards), 2011 33 Armando Allen (740 yards), 2007 Career 72 Julius Jones, 1999-2001, 2003 (1,678 yards) 69 Tim Brown, 1984-87 (1,613 yards) 54 Armando Allen, 2007-10 (1,247 yards) Per Game (Career) 2.69 George Atkinson III, 2011- (35 in 13 games) 1.54 Armando Allen, 2007-10 (54 in 35 games) 1.47 Theo Riddick, 2009- (39 in 21 games)

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 43 College Football Hall of Famers 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Points by Kicking (PATs and FGs) Game 17 Nick Tausch (5 FGs, 2 PATs) vs. Washington, 2009 17 Nicholas Setta (5 FGs, 2 PATs) vs. Washington State, 2003 17 Craig Hentrich (5 FGs, 2 PATs) vs. Miami, 1990

Game 3 Joe Theismann vs. Pittsburgh, 1970 3 Terry Hanratty vs. Pittsburgh, 1966 3 John Huarte vs. Wisconsin, 1964 3 John Huarte vs. Michigan State, 1964 Season 9 John Huarte, 1964 6 Terry Hanratty, 1966 Career 10 John Huarte, 1962-64 8 Terry Hanratty, 1966-68

Punt Returns for Touchdowns Game 2 Allen Rossum vs. Pittsburgh, 1996 2 Tim Brown vs. Michigan State, 1987 2 Vince McNally vs. Beloit, 1926 Season 3 Allen Rossum, 1996 3 Tim Brown, 1987 3 Nick Rassas, 1965 Career 3 Tom Zbikowski, 2004-07 3 Allen Rossum, 1994-96 3 Ricky Watters, 1987-90 3 Tim Brown, 1984-87 3 Nick Rassas, 1963-65

HISTORY & RECORDS

Consecutive Extra Points Career 136 Craig Hentrich (from 9-30-89 vs. Purdue to 9-26-92 vs. Purdue, missed 2nd attempt vs. Purdue) 92 Nicholas Setta (from 10-7-00 vs. Stanford to 10-11-03 ended by injury) 63 David Ruffer (from 10-30-10 vs. Tulsa to end of career after 2011 season)

Two-Point Conversions Attempts

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

Season (min. 20 made) 1.000 David Ruffer, 2011 (47 of 47) 1.000 Brandon Walker, 2008 (39 of 39) 1.000 Nicholas Setta, 2002 (32 of 32) 1.000 Nicholas Setta, 2001 (23 of 23) 1.000 Craig Hentrich, 1991 (48 of 48) 1.000 Craig Hentrich, 1990 (41 of 41) 1.000 Bob Thomas, 1972 (34 of 34) 1.000 Ted Gradel, 1987 (33 of 33) 1.000 Stefan Schroffner, 1994 (30 of 30) 1.000 John Carney, 1984 (25 of 25) .978 Nicholas Setta, 2000 (44 of 45) .978 Craig Hentrich, 1989 (44 of 45) Career (min. 50 made) .990 Nicholas Setta, 2000-2003 (104 of 105) .984 Brandon Walker, 2007-10 (61 of 62) .983 Craig Hentrich, 1989-92 (177 of 180)

Two-Point Conversions By Pass Season 2 Steve Beuerlein, 1986 (5 atts.) 2 John Huarte, 1964 (9 atts.)

*In 1996, Allen Rossum had only 15 punt returns, which does not meet the 1.5 per game requirement. However, he eclipsed the record based on his return yards (344) divided by the min. return amount of 17 (in 11 games). Rossum actually averaged 22.9 yards per return.

COACHING & STAFF

Game 12 Frank Winter vs. Englewood H.S., 1900 (made 9) 10 Ken Ivan vs. Pittsburgh, 1965 (made 9) Season 54 D.J. Fitzpatrick, 2005 (made 52) 53 Carl Gioia, 2006 (made 49) 52 Steve Oracko, 1949 (made 38) Career 180 Craig Hentrich, 1989-92 (made 177) 143 Dave Reeve, 1974-77 (made 130) 132 Scott Hempel, 1968-70 (made 122)

Punt Return Yards Per Attempt Game (min. 3 attempts) 52.3 Chet Grant vs. Case Tech, 1916 (3 for 157 yards) Game (min. 5 attempts) 22.0 Frank Carideo vs. Ga. Tech, 1929 (5 for 110 yards) Season (min. 1.5 attempts per game) *19.1 Nick Rassas, 1965 (459 on 24 atts.) Career (min. 1.5 attempts per game) 15.8 Allen Rossum, 1994-97 (427 on 27 atts.)

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Extra Point Attempts

Two-Point Conversions Season 2 Marc Edwards, 1995 2 Bob Minnix, 1971 2 Bill Wolski, 1965

869 Dave Duerson, 1979-82 (103 returns) 725 Vontez Duff, 2000-03 (73 returns) Per Game (Season) 49.7 Tom Schoen, 1967 (447 in 9 games) Per Game (Career) 33.8 Frank Carideo, 1928-30 (947 in 28 games)

HERE COME THE IRISH

Extra Point Conversions (PATs) Game 9 4 times - last: Ken Ivan vs. Pittsburgh, 1965 (10 atts.) Season 52 D.J. Fitzpatrick, 2005 (54 atts.) 49 Carl Gioia, 2006 (53 atts.) 48 Craig Hentrich, 1991 (48 atts.) Career 177 Craig Hentrich, 1989-92 (180 atts.) 130 Dave Reeve, 1974-77 (143 atts.) 122 Scott Hempel, 1968-70 (132 atts.) Per Game (Season) 4.5 Craig Hentrich, 1990 (45 in 10 games) 4.3 D.J. Fitzpatrick, 2005 (52 in 12 games) Per Game (Career) 4.4 Scott Hempel, 1968-70 (122 in 28 games)

16 Nicholas Setta (5FGs, 1 PAT) vs. Maryland, 2002 Season 91 David Ruffer, 2010 (18 FGs, 32 PATs) 89 Craig Hentrich, 1990 (16 FGs, 41 PATs) 87 Kevin Pendergast, 1993 (14 FGs, 45 PATs) 87 John Carney, 1986 (21 FGs, 24 PATs) Career 294 Craig Hentrich, 1989-92 (177 PATs, 39 FGs) 247 Dave Reeve, 1974-77 (130 PATs, 39 FGs) 242 Nicholas Setta, 2000-03 (104â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;PATs, 46 FGs) Per Game (Season) 8.1 Craig Hentrich, 1990 (89 in 11 games) Per Game (Career) 6.7 Craig Hentrich, 1989-92 (294 in 44 games)

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Individual Records Kickoff Returns Yards

Return Yards (punts & kickoffs)

Game 253 Paul Castner vs. Kalamazoo, 1922 (4 returns) 192 Raghib Ismail vs. Michigan, 1989 (3 returns) 178 George Atkinson III vs. USC, 2011 (5 returns) Season 915 George Atkinson III, 2011 (35 returns) 849 Theo Riddick, 2009 (37 returns) 704 Armando Allen, 2007 (33 returns) Career 1,678 Julius Jones, 1999-2001, 2003 (72 returns) 1,613 Tim Brown, 1984-87 (69 returns) 1,271 Raghib Ismail, 1988-90 (46 returns) Per Game (Season) 70.8 Theo Riddick, 2009 (849 in 12 games) 70.4 George Atkinson III, 2011 (915 in 13 games) 70.0 Paul Castner, 1922 (490 in 7 games) Per Game (Career) 70.4 George Atkinson III, 2011- (915 in 13 games) 37.5 Tim Brown, 1984-87 (1,613 in 43 games) 32.8 Theo Riddick, 2009- (1,051 in 32 games)

Game 254 Willie Maher vs. Kalamazoo, 1923 (80 PR, 174 KR) 253 Paul Castner vs. Kalamazoo, 1922 (253 KR) Season 915 George Atkinson III, 2011 (915 KR, 0 PR) 911 Vontez Duff, 2002 (526 KR, 385 PR) 857 Tim Brown, 1987 (401 PR, 456 KR) Career 2,104 Julius Jones, 1999-2001, 2003 (426 PR, 1678 KR) 2,089 Tim Brown, 1984-87 (476 PR, 1613 KR) 1,955 Vontez Duff, 2000-2003 (725 PR, 1230 KR) Per Game (Season) 77.9 Tim Brown, 1987 (857 in 11 games) Per Game (Career) 48.6 Tim Brown, 1984-87 (2,089 in 43 games)

Kickoff Return Yards Per Attempt Game (min. 2 returns) 85.0 Raghib Ismail vs. Rice, 1988 (2 for 170) Season (min. 0.5 returns per game) 44.5 Paul Castner, 1922 (11 for 490) Career (min. 0.5 returns per game) 36.5 Paul Castner, 1920-22 (21 for 767) Kickoff Returns for Touchdowns Game 2 Raghib Ismail vs. Michigan, 1989 2 Raghib Ismail vs. Rice, 1988 2 Paul Castner vs. Kalamazoo, 1922 Season 2 George Atkinson III, 2011 2 Allen Rossum, 1997 2 Raghib Ismail, 1989 2 Raghib Ismail, 1988 2 Tim Brown, 1986 2 Nick Eddy, 1966 2 Johnny Lattner, 1953 2 Paul Castner, 1922 Career 5 Raghib Ismail, 1988-90

Total Returns (Combined punt and kickoff returns) Returns (punts & kickoffs) Game 10 George Gipp vs. Army, 1920 (2 PR, 8 KR, 207 yards) 10 Tom Schoen vs. Pittsburgh, 1967 (1, KR, 9 PR, 167 yards) Season 59 Vontez Duff, 2002 (40 PR, 19 KR, 941 yards) 57 Tim Brown, 1987 (34 PR, 23 KR, 857 yards) 43 Gene Edwards, 1925 (40 PR, 3 KR, 213 yards) Career 120 Vontez Duff, 2000-2003 (73 PR, 47 KR, 1,955 yards) 110 Julius Jones, 1999-2003 (38 PR, 72 KR, 2,104 yards) 105 Tim Brown, 1984-87 (36 PR, 69 KR, 2,089 yards) Per Game (Season) 5.2 Tim Brown, 1987 (57 in 11 games)

Return Yards Per Attempt (punts & kickoffs) Game (min. 5 attempts) 35.6 George Atkinson III vs. USC, 2011 (5 for 178) 35.0 Julius Jones vs. Nebraska, 2000 (5 for 175) 30.6 Tim Brown vs. USC, 1986 (5 for 153) Season (min. 1.5 per game) 29.7 Raghib Ismail, 1988 (17 for 505) 28.6 Tim Brown, 1986 (27 for 773) 28.0 Paul Hornung, 1956 (20 for 559) Career (min. 1.5 per game) 26.1 George Atkinson III, 2011- (35 for 915) 22.6 Raghib Ismail, 1988-90 (71 for 1607) 22.0 Jim Stone, 1977-80 (49 for 1079) Returns for Touchdowns (punts & kickoffs) Game 2 Allen Rossum (PR) vs. Pittsburgh, 1996 2 Raghib Ismail (KR) vs. Rice, 1988 2 Raghib Ismail (PR, KR) vs. Michigan, 1989 2 Tim Brown (PR) vs. Michigan State, 1987 2 Vince McNally (PR) vs. Beloit, 1926 2 Paul Castner (KR) vs. Kalamazoo, 1922 Season 4 Allen Rossum (3 PR, 1 KR), 1996 3 Raghib Ismail (1 PR, 2 KR), 1989 3 Tim Brown (3 PR), 1987 3 Nick Rassas (3 PR), 1965 Career 6 Allen Rossum (3 PR, 3 KR), 1994-97 6 Tim Brown (3 PR, 3 KR), 1984-87 6 Raghib Ismail (5 KR, 1 PR), 1988-90 3 Vontez Duff (1PR, 2KR), 2000-03 3 Nick Rassas (3 PR), 1965 3 Ricky Watters (3 PR), 1987-90

All-Purpose Running (Yardage from rushing, receiving and all returns) All-Purpose Yards Game 361 Willie Maher vs. Kalamazoo, 1923 (107 rushing, 80 PR, 174 KR) 357 George Gipp vs. Army, 1920 (150 rushing, 50 PR, 157 KR) 276 Jim Seymour vs. Purdue, 1966 (276 receiving)

Season 1,937 Tim Brown, 1986 (254 rushing, 910 receiving, 75 PR, 698 KR) 1,915 Golden Tate, 2009 (186 rushing, 1,496 receiving, 171 PR, 62 KR) 1,847 Tim Brown, 1987 (144 rushing, 846 receiving, 401 PR, 456 KR) Career 5,462 Julius Jones, 1999-2001, 2003 (3,108 rushing, 250 receiving, 426 PR, 1,678 KR) 5,327 Autry Denson, 1995-98 (4,318 rushing, 432 receiving, 273 KR, 304 PR) 5,259 Allen Pinkett, 1982-85 (4,131 rushing, 774 receiving, 354 KR) Per Game (Season) 176.1 Tim Brown, 1986 (1,937 in 11 games) Per Game (Career) 122.3 Allen Pinkett, 1982-85 (5,259 in 43 games)

Total Yardage (Yardage from rushing, passing, receiving and all returns) Total Yardage Game 519 Joe Theismann vs. USC, 1970 (526 passing, 7 receiving, -14 rushing) 479 Brady Quinn vs. Michigan State, 2005 (487 passing, -8 rushing) 463 Brady Quinn vs. Purdue, 2005 (440 passing, 23 rushing) Season 4,009 Brady Quinn, 2005 (3,919 passing, 90 rushing) 3,627 Jimmy Clausen, 2009 (3,722 passing, -95 rushing) 3,497 Brady Quinn, 2006 (3,426 passing, 71 rushing) Career 11,944 Brady Quinn, 2003-06 (11,762 passing, 182 rushing) 7,793 Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 (8,148 passing, -355 rushing) 7,479 Ron Powlus, 1994-97 (7,602 passing, minus-123 rushing) Per Game (Season) 334.1 Brady Quinn, 2005 (4,009 in 12 games) 302.3 Jimmy Clausen, 2009 (3,627 in 12 games) 282.0 Joe Theismann, 1970 (2,820 in 10 games) Per Game (Career) 243.8 Brady Quinn, 2003-06 (11,944 in 49 games) 222.7 Jimmy Clausen, 2007-09 (7,793 in 35 games) 178.1 Tommy Rees, 2010- (3,977 in 22 games)

Punting Punts Game 15 Marchy Schwartz vs. Army, 1931 (509 yards) Season 78 Joey Hildbold, 2002 (3,038 yards) 77 Blair Kiel, 1982 (3,267 yards) 76 D.J. Fitzpatrick, 2004 (3,175 yards) Career 259 Blair Kiel, 1980-83 (10,534 yards) 256 Joey Hildbold, 1999-2002 (10,304 yards) 209 Joe Restic, 1975-78 (8,409 yards)

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11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Individual Records Punts Per Game

Punting Average

Defense Interceptions

Interception Return Yards

Note: The NCAA decided to include all bowl game statistics along with regular-season statistics starting in 2003. Before the ‘03 season, all bowl game statistics were not reflected in a player’s final year stats and the NCAA decided not to make the ruling retroactive. Therefore, players who participated in bowl games before the 2003 season do not have their respective bowl game statistics reflected on these lists.

Tackles by a Front Four Lineman (since 1956) Season 113 Steve Niehaus, 1975 112 Trevor Laws, 2007 Career 340 Ross Browner, 1973, 75-77 290 Steve Niehaus, 1972-75 Tackles for Loss (since 1967) Season 28 Ross Browner, 1976 (203 yards) 21 Anthony Weaver, 2001 (56 yards) 19 Justin Tuck, 2003 (117 yards) Career 77 Ross Browner, 1973, 1975-77 (515 yards) 43 Justin Tuck, 2002-04 (210 yards) 42 Anthony Weaver, 1998-2001 (121 yards) Passes Broken Up (since 1956) Season 14 Shane Walton, 2002 13 Clarence Ellis, 1969 12 Dave Waymer, 1978 Career

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Game 103 Luther Bradley vs. Purdue, 1975 (2 returns) 89 Bobbie Howard vs. LSU, 1998 (1 return) 88 Dave Duerson at Miami (Fla.), 1981 (1 return) Season 197 Nick Rassas, 1965 (6 returns) 151 Frank Carideo, 1929 (5 returns) 136 Tom Zbikowski, 2005 (5 returns) Career 256 Dave Duerson, 1979-82 (12 returns) 233 Steve Lawrence, 1983-86 (10 returns) 226 Tom Schoen, 1965-67 (11 returns) Per Game (Season) 19.7 Nick Rassas, 1965 (197 in 10 games) Per Game (Career) 10.5 Nick Rassas, 1963-65 (220 in 21 games)

Fumble Returns for Touchdowns Game 2 Tony Driver vs. Navy, 2000 Season 2 Tony Driver, 2000 Career 2 Tony Driver, 2000 2 Tom Zbikowski, 2004-07

HISTORY & RECORDS

Season 5 Lyron Cobbins, 1995 (86 yards) 5 John Pergine, 1966 (72 yards) Career 9 John Pergine, 1965-67 (91 yards)

Tackles by a Linebacker (since 1956) Game 26 Bob Crable vs. Clemson, 1979 26 Bob Golic vs. Michigan, 1978 Season 187 Bob Crable, 1979 167 Bob Crable, 1981 160 Steve Heimkreiter, 1978 Career 521 Bob Crable, 1978-81 479 Bob Golic, 1975-78 398 Steve Heimkreiter, 1975-78

Fumble Returns Game 2 Tony Driver vs. Navy, 2000 Season 2 Gerome Sapp, 2001 2 Rocky Boiman, 2001 2 Donald Dykes, 2001 2 Tony Driver, 2000 2 Anthony Denman, 1999 2 Ivory Covington, 1996 Career 4 Tony Driver, 1997-2000

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

Interceptions by a Linebacker

Game 2 Dave Waymer vs. Miami, 1979 Season 2 Tom Zbikowski, 2005 2 Shane Walton, 2002 2 Allen Rossum, 1995 2 Dave Waymer, 1979 2 Bobby Leopold, 1977 2 Randy Harrison, 1974 2 Tom Schoen, 1966 Career 3 Shane Walton, 1999-2002 3 Allen Rossum, 1994-97 3 Bobby Leopold, 1976-78 3 Tom Schoen, 1965-67

Fumbles Recovered (since 1952) Season 7 Cedric Figaro, 1986 Career 12 Ross Browner, 1973, 1975-77 9 Steve Lawrence, 1983-86

COACHING & STAFF

Game 3 14 players - last: Harrison Smith vs. Miami, Fla. (Sun Bowl), 2010 Season 10 Mike Townsend, 1972 (39 yards) 9 Tom MacDonald, 1962 (81 yards) 8 Angelo Bertell, 1942 (41 yards) 8 Tony Carey, 1964 (121 yards) 8 Todd Lyght, 1989 (42 yards) Career 17 Luther Bradley, 1973, 1975-77 (218 yards) 15 Tom MacDonald, 1961-63 (167 yards) 13 John Lattner, 1951-53 (128 yards) 13 Clarence Ellis, 1969-71 (157 yards) 13 Ralph Stepaniak, 1969-71 (179 yards) 13 Mike Townsend, 1971-73 (86 yards) 13 Joe Restic, 1975-78 (176 yards) Per Game (Season) 1.0 Mike Townsend, 1972 (10 in 10 games) 0.9 Tom MacDonald, 1962 (9 in 10 games) Per Game (Career) 0.6 Tom MacDonald, 1961-63 (15 in 24 games)

Interception Returns for Touchdowns

32 Clarence Ellis, 1969-71 28 Harrison Smith, 2007-11 27 Luther Bradley, 1973, 1975-77

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Game (min. 5 punts) 51.9 Geoff Price vs. Michigan, 2006 (7 for 363 yards) Game (min. 10 punts) 44.8 Paul Castner vs. Purdue, 1921 (12 for 537 yards) Season (min. 25 punts) 45.4 Geoff Price, 2006 (50 for 2,272 yards) Career (min. 50 punts) 44.1 Craig Hentrich, 1989-92 (118 for 5,204 yards)

Interception Yards Per Return Game (min. 2 returns) 51.5 Luther Bradley vs. Purdue, 1975 (2 for 103 yards) Season (min. 4 returns) 33.8 Luther Bradley, 1975 (4 for 135 yards) 32.8 Nick Rassas, 1965 (6 for 197 yards) Career (min. 6 returns) 31.4 Nick Rassas, 1963-65 (7 for 220) 28.4 Tom Zbikowski, 2004-07 (7 for 199) 23.9 Tom Gibbons, 1977-80 (9 for 215)

HERE COME THE IRISH

Season 7.4 Fred Evans, 1941 (67 in 9 games) Career 5.57 Joey Hildbold, 1999-2002 (256 in 46 games)

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99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Team Records Single Game Offense

Rushing Rushing Attempts 91...... vs. Navy, 1969 (597 yards) Fewest Rushing Attempts 14...... vs. USC, 2011 (41 yards) Rushing Yards 629.... vs. Drake, 1931 Modern Record: 597 vs. Navy, 1969 Fewest Rushing Yards -12..... vs. Michigan State, 1965 (31 attempts) Rushing Yards Per Attempt 12.9 vs. Kalamazoo, 1923 (36 for 464 yards) Modern Record: 10.0 vs. Great Lakes, 1942 (25 for 250 yards) Rushing Touchdowns 27 ..... vs. American Medical, 1905 Modern Record: 10 vs. Dartmouth, 1944 Passing Pass Attempts 63 ..... vs. Purdue, 1967 (completed 29) Fewest Pass Attempts 0........ many times Modern Record: 1 vs. Iowa, 1945 Pass Completions 37 ..... vs. Navy, 2009 (attempted 51) Fewest Pass Completions 0........ many times Modern Record: 0 vs. Iowa, 1945

Consecutive Pass Completions 14...... vs. Maryland, 2011 14 ..... vs. Michigan State, 1997 14...... vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl), 2006 Completion Percentage (min. 20 attempts) .857 .. vs. Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;i (Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;i Bowl), 2008 (24 of 28) Passing Yards 526 ... vs. USC, 1970 (33 of 58) Fewest Passing Yards -7 ...... vs. Iowa, 1948 Passes Had Intercepted 8 ....... vs. Army, 1944 Consecutive Pass Attempts Without Interception 47 vs. BYU, 2004 Touchdown Passes 6 ....... vs. BYU, 2005 Total Offense Total Offense Attempts 104 ... vs. Iowa, 1968 (587 yards) Fewest Total Offense Attempts 31 ..... vs. Pittsburgh, 1937 (87 yards) Total Offense Yards 720 ... vs. Navy, 1969 (99 attempts) Fewest Total Offense Yards 12 ..... vs. Michigan State, 1965 (42 attempts) Total Offense Average Per Attempt 12.9 .. vs. Kalamazoo, 1923 (36 for 464) Modern Record: 10.2 vs. Navy, 1949 (50 for 511) Scoring Points 142 ... vs. American Medical, 1905 Modern Record: 69 ..... vs. Georgia Tech, 1977 69 ..... vs. Pittsburgh, 1965 Touchdowns 27 ..... vs. American Medical, 1905 Modern Record: 10 ..... vs. Georgia Tech, 1977 10 ..... vs. Pittsburgh, 1965 10 ..... vs. Dartmouth, 1944 Extra Points 12 ..... vs. Rose Poly, 1914 Modern Record: 9 ....... vs. Georgia Tech, 1977 9 ....... vs. Pittsburgh, 1965 Two-Point Conversions 2 ....... vs. USC, 1986 2 ....... vs. Michigan State, 1964 Two-Point Conversion Attempts 4 ....... vs. Pittsburgh, 1970 4 ....... vs. Michigan State, 1964

Field Goals 5........ vs. Washington, 2009 (5 attempts) 5........ vs. Washington State, 2003 (6 attempts) 5 ....... vs. Maryland, 2002 (5 attempts) 5 ....... vs. Miami, 1990 (6 attempts) Field Goal Attempts 7 ....... vs. Texas, 1913 Modern Record: 6 vs. Miami, 1990 (made 5); vs. Washington State, 2003 (made 5) Interceptions Interceptions 7 ....... vs. Northwestern, 1971 (185 yards) 7 ....... vs. Wisconsin, 1943 (75 yards) Interception Yards 185 ... vs. Northwestern, 1971 (7 returns) Interception Returns for Touchdowns 2 ....... vs. Miami, 1979 2 ....... vs. Northwestern, 1971 2 ....... vs. USC, 1966 Punt Returns Punt Returns 13 ..... vs. Wabash, 1924; Modern Record: 12 vs. Iowa, 1939 Punt Return Yards 231 ... vs. Pittsburgh, 1996 (6 returns) Punt Return Yards Per Attempt (minimum 3) 38.5 .. vs. Pittsburgh, 1996 (6 for 231) Kickoff Returns Kickoff Returns 9 ....... vs. Iowa, 1956 (179 yards) 9 ....... vs. Army, 1945 (137 yards) Kickoff Return Yards 354 ... vs. Kalamazoo, 1922 Modern Record: 192 vs. Michigan, 1989 (3 returns) Kickoff Return Yards Per Attempt (min. 3) 64.0 .. vs. Michigan, 1989 (3 for 192) Fumble Returns Fumble Returns 2 ....... vs. Purdue, 2000 (58 yards) 2 ....... vs. Navy, 2000 (46 yards) 2 ....... vs. Vanderbilt, 1995 (15 yards) Fumble Return Yards 96 ..... vs. Michigan State, 1998 (1 return)

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11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Team Records Punting

First Downs

Rushing Rushing Attempts 684.... 1974 (3,119 yards in 11 games) Rushing Attempts Per Game 67.3... 1973 (673 in 10 games) Rushing Yards 3,502.1973 (673 attempts in 11 games) Rushing Yards Per Attempt 6.2..... 1921 (556 for 3,430 yards in 11 games) Modern Record: 5.6..... 1992 (555 for 3,090 yards in 11 games) Rushing Yards Per Game 350.2.1973 (3,502 yards in 10 games) Rushing Touchdowns (11 games) 42...... 1989 Passing

Total Offense Yards Per Attempt 6.72... 1921 (671 for 4,512 yards) Modern Record: 6.59 – 1991 (830 for 5,467 yards) Scoring

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Points 440.... 2005 Points Per Game 55.6... 1912 (389 in 7 games) Modern Record: 37.6 – 1968 (376 in 10 games) Touchdowns 59...... 1991 Touchdowns Per Game 7.9...... 1912 (55 in 7 games) Modern Record: 5.3 – 1949 (53 in 10 games) Extra Points 57...... 1991 Extra Point Percentage 100.0.2011 (47 of 47) 100.0.1990 (41 of 41) 100.0.1987 (36 of 36) 100.0.1972 (34 of 34) Two-Point Conversions Attempts 12...... 1964 Two-Point Conversions 3........ 1999, 1971, 1970, 1965, 1958 Field Goals 21...... 2003 (27 attempts), 1986 (28 attempts) Consecutive Games With a Field Goal 17...... from 2001-02 Safeties 2........ 2002, 1989, 1987, 1983, 1979, 1973, 1959, 1958, 1954, 1949

HISTORY & RECORDS

Pass Attempts 481.... 2010 (completed 285 in 13 games) Pass Attempts Per Game 37.8... 2005 (attempted 454 in 12 games) Pass Completions 302.... 2011 (attempted 473 in 13 games) Pass Completions Per Game 25.1... 2009 (301 in 12 games) Completion Percentage .673... 2009 (301 of 447 attempts) Passes Had Intercepted 22...... 1958 Lowest Pass Interception Percentage .011... 2009 (5 of 447 attempts) Passing Yards 3,963.2005 (294 completions in 454 attempts) Passing Yards Per Game 330.3.2005 (3,963 in 12 games) Average Passing Yards Per Attempt (min. 125 attempts) 10.0... 1993 (185 for 1,857 yards)

Total Offense Attempts 945.... 2005 (5,728 yards) Total Offense Attempts Per Game 92.4... 1970 (924 in 10 games – NCAA record) Total Offense Yards 5,728.2005 (945 attempts) Total Offense Yards Per Game 510.5.1970 (5,105 in 10 games)

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

Penalties 20 ..... vs. Beloit, 1926 Modern Record: 20 vs. Nebraska, 1948 Fewest Penalties 0 ....... vs. Ohio State, 1935 0 ....... vs. USC, 1981

Season Offense

Total Offense

COACHING & STAFF

Penalties

Fumbles Fumbles 10 ..... vs. Northwestern, 1931 Modern Record: 10 ..... vs. Oklahoma, 1952 10 ..... vs. Purdue, 1952 Fumbles Lost 7 ....... vs. Michigan State, 1952

Average Passing Yards Per Completion (min. 75 completions) 17.5.... 1964 (120 for 2,105 yards) Touchdown Passes 37...... 2006

THE FIGHTING IRISH

First Downs 36 ..... vs. Army, 1974 Fewest First Downs 2 ....... vs. Nebraska, 1917 Modern Record: 3 vs. Pittsburgh, 1937 First Downs by Rushing 31 ..... vs. Pittsburgh, 1993 Fewest First Downs by Rushing 1........ vs. Michigan, 2006 1 ....... vs. Michigan State, 1965 1 ....... vs. Minnesota, 1938 1 ....... vs. Pittsburgh, 1937 1 ....... vs. Nebraska, 1917 First Downs by Passing 24 ..... vs. Navy, 2009 Fewest First Downs by Passing 0........ many times (most recent: vs. Pittsburgh, 1989) First Downs by Penalty 6 ....... vs. North Carolina State, 2003

0 ....... vs. Miami, 1981 0 ....... vs. LSU, 1997 Most Penalty Yards 175 ... vs. SMU, 1954

HERE COME THE IRISH

Punts 16 ..... vs. Indiana, 1921 Modern Record: 16 vs. Army, 1941 Fewest Punts 0........ several times - last: vs. Navy, 2009 Punting Average (minimum 5) 52.2 .. vs. Arizona State (5 for 261), 1998

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Team Records Kickoff Returns Kickoff Returns 58..........2007 (1,142 yards) Kickoff Return Yards 1,281.....2011 (56 returns) Kickoff Return Yards Per Game 117.4......1956 (1,174 in 10 games) Kickoff Return Yards Per Attempt 32.2.......1922 (36 for 1,160 yards) Modern Record: 27.6 – 1957 (25 for 689 yards) Kickoff Returns for Touchdowns 5........ 1922 Fumble Returns Fumble Returns 5........ 1996 (72 yards) Fumble Return Yards 122.... 2003 (4 returns) Fumble Returns for Touchdowns 2........ 1996, 1998, 2000 Punting Punts 90...... 1934 Modern Record: 85 – 1941, 1939 Fewest Punts

Interceptions Interceptions 29...... 1977 (374 yards) Interception Yards 497.... 1966 (26 returns) Interception Yards Per Return (min. 10 returns) 21.8... 1998 (12 for 261) Interception Returns for Touchdowns 4........ 2002, 1966 Fumbles Most Opponent Fumbles 51...... 1952 Most Opponent Fumbles Lost 28...... 1952 Punt Returns

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Punt Returns 66...... 1921 Modern Record: 58 – 1939 (617 yards) Punt Return Yards 617.... 1939 (58 returns) Punt Return Yards Per Game 68.6... 1939 (617 in 9 games) Punt Return Yards Per Attempt 18.7....1965 (25 for 468) Punt Returns for Touchdowns 5.........1996

3........ 1968 Punting Average 45.4... 2006 (50 for 2,272 yards) First Downs First Downs 314.... 2005 First Downs Per Game 29.2... 1968 (292 in 10 games) First Downs by Rushing 193......1989

First Downs by Passing 169.... 2005 First Downs by Penalty 28...... 2011 Penalties Penalties 101......1926 Modern Record: 98 – 1952 (933 yards) Fewest Penalties 29........1939, 1937 Penalty Yards Per Game 93.3.....1952 (933 in 10 games) Fewest Penalty Yards 225.... 1939 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 25.0... (225 in 9 games), 1937

Fumbles Fumbles 57...... 1952 Fewest Fumbles 12...... 2000 Fumbles Lost 29...... 1952 Fewest Fumbles Lost 4........ 2000 Single Game Defense

Rushing Defense Fewest Rushing Attempts 8........ by Kalamazoo, 1923 Modern Record: 15 by Pittsburgh (15 yards), 1968 Fewest Rushing Yards –51.... by Wisconsin (28 attempts), 1964 Most Rushing Yards Lost 141.... by USC (43 attempts), 1961 Fewest Rushing Yards Per Attempt –1.8 .. by Wisconsin (28 for –51), 1964 Pass Defense Fewest Pass Attempts 0........ by Carnegie Tech, 1925 & St. Louis, 1922 Modern Record: 1 by Georgia Tech, 1976 Fewest Pass Completions 0........ many times - last: Georgia Tech, 1976 Fewest Passing Yards 0........ many times - last: Georgia Tech, 1976 Total Defense Fewest Total Offense Yards –17.... by St. Louis, 1922 Modern Record: 2 by Carnegie Tech, 1941 First Downs Fewest First Downs 0........ by Wabash, 1924; Kalamazoo, 1923; St. Louis, 1922; Michigan State, 1921 Modern Record: 1 by USC, 1950 & Carnegie Tech, 1941 Fumbles Most Fumbles 11 ..... by Purdue, 1952 Most Fumbles Lost 8 ....... by Purdue, 1952

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Team Records Season Defense

Fewest Punt Returns 5........ 1968 (52 yards) Fewest Punt Return Yards 47...... 1954 Fewest Punt Return Yards Per Attempt 4.7..... 2000 (33 for 156 yards) Punting Most Opponent Punts 119..... 1921 Modern Record: 98 – 1939 Most Opponent Punts Blocked 7........ 1933, 1932 Modern Record: 4 – 2000, 1949, 1938 First Downs

Won Lost Tied Pct.

Total

853 300 42 .731

Home Away Neutral

461 118 13 .790 280 144 23 .652 112 38 6 .737

Consecutive Wins 23...... Sept. 10, 1988 to Nov. 25, 1989

First Half 111..... vs. American Medical, 1905 Modern Record: 49 vs. Pittsburgh, 1968 Second Half 64 ..... vs. St. Viator, 1912 Modern Record: 41 vs. Navy, 1993 1st quarter 35 ..... vs. Kalamazoo, 1921 Modern Record: 32 vs. Tulane, 1947 2nd quarter 40 ..... vs. Pittsburgh, 1996 3rd quarter 32 ..... vs. St. Viator, 1912 Modern Record: 28 vs. Rutgers, 2002 4th quarter 32 ..... vs. St. Viator, 1912 Modern Record: 28 vs. Illinois, 1941

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Most Points Scored in Each Half and Quarter (game was divided into quarters in 1910)

HISTORY & RECORDS

Fewest First Downs Allowed 42...... 1924 Modern Record: 61 – 1937 Fewest First Downs by Rushing Allowed 27 – 1932, 1923 Modern Record: 40 – 1946 Fewest First Downs by Passing Allowed 8........ 1924 Modern Record: 14 – 1937 Miscellaneous Win-Loss Record (includes bowl games)

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

Total Defense Fewest Total Offense Attempts Allowed Per Game 37.1.... 1924 Modern Record: 46.1 – 1937 Fewest Total Offense Yards 651.... 1924 Modern Record: 1,275 – 1946

Punt Returns

COACHING & STAFF

Fewest Pass Attempts Allowed Per Game 6.9..... 1925 (69 in 10 games) Modern Record: 9.7 – 1937 (87 in 9 games) Fewest Pass Completions Allowed Per Game 1.6..... 1924 (14 in 9 games) Modern Record: 3.0 – 1937 (27 in 9 games) Lowest Completion Percentage .215... 1924 (14 of 65) Modern Record: .306 – 1938 (41 of 134) Fewest Passing Yards Allowed Per Game 15.6... 1924 (140 in 9 games) Modern Record: 49.4 – 1938 (445 in 9 games) Fewest Touchdown Passes Allowed 0........ 1931, 1924, 1922, 1921 Modern Record: 1 – 1946, 1940 Most Quarterback Sacks 41...... 1996

Fewest Points Allowed 0........ 1903 (9 games) Modern Record: 24, 1946 (9 games)

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Pass Defense

Scoring

Consecutive Games Without Defeat 39...... (37 wins, 2 ties) Sept. 28, 1946 to Oct. 30, 1950 27...... (24 wins, 3 ties) Nov. 12, 1910 to Oct. 17, 1914 26 ..... (25 wins, 1 tie) Oct. 5, 1929 to Nov. 21, 1931 Consecutive Losses 8........ Oct. 1, 1960 to Nov. 19, 1960 Consecutive Wins at Home 40...... Nov. 9, 1907 to Nov. 9, 1918 (Great Lakes ended with 7-7 tie) Consecutive Wins in Notre Dame Stadium 28...... Nov. 21, 1942 to Oct. 7, 1950 (Purdue ended with 28-14 victory) Consecutive Games Without Defeat at Home 93 ..... (90 wins, 3 ties) Oct. 28, 1905 to Nov. 17, 1928 (Carnegie Tech ended with 27-7 victory) Consecutive Games Scoring 131.... Sept. 24, 1966 to Sept. 9, 1978 (Missouri ended streak with 3-0 victory) Consecutive Shutouts 9........ 1903 Consecutive Quarters Opponents Held Without a TD 23...... (1st quarter 10-18-80 vs. Army through 3rd quarter 11-22-80 vs. Air Force) Consecutive Games Shut Out by Opponents 4........ Oct. 21, 1933 to Nov. 11, 1933 Consecutive Capacity Crowds in Notre Dame Stadium 225.... Sept. 27, 1974 to present

HERE COME THE IRISH

Rushing Defense Fewest Rushing Attempts Allowed Per Game 29.2... 1920 (263 in 9 games) Modern Record: 35.7 – 1946 (321 in 9 games) Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed 495 – 1921 Modern Record: 611 – 1941 (340 attempts) Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game 45.0... 1921 (495 in 11 games) Modern Record: 67.9 – 1941 (611 in 9 games) Fewest Rushing Yards Per Attempt 1.4..... 1921 (365 for 495 yards) Modern Record: 1.8 – 1941 (340 for 611 yards) Rushing Yards Lost by Opponents 578 – 1949

Fewest Total Offense Yards Allowed Per Game 72.3... 1924 (651 in 9 games) Modern Record: 141.7 – 1946 (1275 in 9 games) Fewest Total Offense Yards Per Attempt 1.8..... 1921 (468 for 843 yards) Modern Record: 2.7 – 1941 (481 for 1,283 yards)

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Opponent Records Individual game

Rushing Rushing Attempts 44 �� Charles White, USC, 1979 (261 yards) Rushing Yards 303 �� Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, 1975 (23 attempts) Longest Rush 88 �� Dick Panin, Michigan State, 1951 Passing Pass Attempts 68 �� Steve Smith, Stanford, 1989 (completed 39) Pass Completions 39 ��Steve Smith, Stanford, 1989 (attempted 68) Passing Yards 425 ��Carson Palmer, USC, 2002 (32 of 46 attempts) Touchdown Passes 5 ��Matt Leinart, USC, 2004 5 ��Tyler Palko, Pittsburgh, 2004 Receiving Pass Receptions 14 ��Robert Lavette, Georgia Tech, 1981 (50 yards) 14 ��John Jackson, USC, 1989 (200 yards) 14 ��Jim Price, Stanford, 1989 (98 yards) Pass Reception Yards 238 ��Selwyn Lymon, Purdue, 2006 (8 receptions) Touchdown Receptions 3 ��Dwayne Jarrett, USC, 2006 3 ��Mario Manningham, Michigan, 2006 3 ��Pat Fitzgerald, Texas, 1995 3 ��Andy Hamilton, LSU, 1971 Longest Pass 97 ��Kyle Orton to Taylor Stubblefield, Purdue, 2004 Total Offense Total Offense Attempts 69 ��Steve Smith, Stanford, 1989 (289 yards) Total Offense Yards 502 ��Denard Robinson, Michigan, 2010 (68 attempts) Scoring Points 36 ��Anthony Davis, USC, 1972 (6 TDs) Touchdowns 6 ��Anthony Davis, USC, 1972

Extra Points (modern) 6 ��Paul Edinger, Michigan State, 1998 6 ��Eric Hipp, USC, 1979 6 ��Bernie Allen, Purdue, 1960 6 ��Bob Prescott, Iowa, 1956 Field Goals 5 ��Nate Whitaker, Stanford, 2010 5 ��Conor Lee, Pittsburgh, 2008 5 ��Massimo Manca, Penn State, 1985 5 ��Arden Czyzewski, Florida, 1991 (Sugar Bowl) Longest Field Goal 60 ��Don Shafer, USC, 1986 Returns

Pass Completions 100 ��Steve Stenstrom, Stanford, 1991-94 (163 attempts) Passing Yards 1,020 Steve Stenstrom, Stanford, 1991-94 (100 of 147) Touchdown Passes 9 ��Matt Leinart, USC, 2003-05 Receiving Pass Receptions 27 ��B.J. Cunningham, Michigan State, 2008-11 Pass Reception Yards 355 ��B.J. Cunningham, Michigan State, 2008-11

Interceptions 4 ��Adrian Young, USC, 1967

Touchdown Receptions 5 ��Dwayne Jarrett, USC, 2004-06

Longest Interception 100 ��Jeff Ford, Georgia Tech, 1969

Total Offense Total Offense Attempts 285 ��Carson Palmer, USC, 1998-2002 (908 yards)

Longest Punt Return 80 ��Jerry Mauren, Iowa, 1959 Longest Kickoff Return 100 ��Jerome Brooks, Purdue, 2004 100 ��Anthony Davis, USC, 1974 100 ��Joe Williams, Iowa, 1961 100 ��Frank Rieple, Penn, 1955 Longest Fumble Return 96 ��Kayvon, Webster USF, 2011 Longest Blocked Field Goal Return 85 ��Floyd Miller, Tennessee, 1991 Punting Punts 18 ��Joe Mihm, Carnegie Tech, 1934 18 ��Paul Dobson, Nebraska, 1918 Punting Average (min. 5 punts) 52.8 ��Bob Huston (5 for 264 yards), Drake, 1937 Longest Punt 83 ��Verl Lillywhite, USC, 1946 individual Career

Rushing Rushing Attempts 120 ��Charles White, USC, 1976-79 (648 yards) Rushing Yards 754 �� Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, 1973-76 (96 attempts) Passing Pass Attempts 163 �� Steve Stenstrom, Stanford, 1991-94 (100 comp.) 163 ��Alex Van Pelt, Pittsburgh, 1989-92 (99 comp.)

Total Offense Yards 969 ��Denard Robinson, Michigan, 2009- (112 attempts) Scoring Points 68 ��Anthony Davis, USC, 1972-74 (11 TDs, 1 two-point conversion) Touchdowns 11 ��Anthony Davis, USC, 1972-74 Extra Points 16 ��Ryan Killeen, USC, 2002-04 Field Goals 6 ��Ryan Killeen, USC, 2002-04 Team

First Downs .......................... 34 by Stanford, 1997 First Downs by Rushing ..... 27 by Air Force, 1991 First Downs by Passing .......... 23 by Miami, 1988 Rushing Attempts ............. 76 by Nebraska, 1922 Rushing Yards 411 by Pittsburgh (50 attempts), 1975 411 by Michigan State (60 attempts), 1962 Pass Attempts ... 68 by Stanford (completed 39), 1989 Pass Completions ...... 39 by Stanford (attempted 68), 1989 Passing Yards ......... 425 by USC (32 of 46), 2002 Touchdown Passes ..... 5 by USC & Purdue, 2004 Total Offense Atts. ... 95 by Stanford (421 yards), 1994 Total Offense Yards .. 617 by OSU (64 attempts), 2006 Points .......................................... 59 by Army, 1944 Touchdowns ...................... 10 by Wisconsin, 1904

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Longest Plays Rushing

Kickoff Returns

Punt Returns

Player (Opponent-Year) ....................... Yards Ricky Watters (SMU, 1989) .............................. 97 M. Harry (Red) Miller (Olivet, 1909) .............. *95 Chet Grant (Case Tech, 1916) ........................... 95 Joe Heap (USC, 1953) ....................................... 94 Joe Heap (Pittsburgh, 1952) ............................. 92 Golden Tate (Pittsburgh, 2009) ........................ 87 John Lattner (Iowa, 1952) ................................. 86 Lancaster Smith (Pittsburgh, 1948) ................. 85 Joey Getherall (Nebraska, 2000) ..................... 83 Allen Rossum (Pittsburgh, 1996) ...................... 83 Bob Scarpitto (USC, 1958) .............................. *82 Ricky Watters (Michigan, 1988) ....................... 81

Player (Opponent-Year) Yards Frank Shaughnessy (Kansas, 1904) ................. 107 Tom Zbikowski (Michigan State, 2004) ............. 75 Gerome Sapp (Purdue, 2002) ............................. 54 Garron Bible (Stanford, 2003) ............................ 48

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

*Did not score @Cotton Bowl $Sugar Bowl +Aloha Bowl #Rose Bowl &Orange Bowl ^Hawai’i Bowl

HISTORY & RECORDS

Fumble Returns

Player (Opponent-Year) Yards Dave Reeve (Pittsburgh, 1976) ........................... 53 David Ruffer (Maryland, 2011)........................... 52 Nicholas Setta (Maryland, 2002) ....................... 51 John Carney (SMU, 1984) ................................ +51 Harry Oliver (Michigan, 1980) ............................ 51 Dave Reeve (Michigan State, 1977) .................. 51 David Ruffer (Miami, Fla., 2010) ....................... 50 David Ruffer (Pittsburgh, 2010) ........................ 50 D.J. Fitzpatrick (Syracuse, 2003) ........................ 50 Harry Oliver (Georgia, 1980) ............................ $50 Harry Oliver (Navy, 1980) .................................. 50 Ted Gradel (Alabama, 1987) .............................. 49 John Carney (Purdue, 1986) ............................... 49 Mike Johnston (South Carolina, 1983) .............. 49 Harry Oliver (Army, 1980) ................................... 49 Chuck Male (Michigan State, 1979) .................. 49 Joe Perkowski (USC, 1961) ................................ 49

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

Player (Opponent-Year) Yards Alfred Bergman (Loyola, Chicago, 1911) ........ !105 Julius Jones (Nebraska, 2000) ......................... 100 Clint Johnson (Stanford, 1993) ........................ 100 Joe Savoldi (SMU, 1930) .................................. 100 Allen Rossum (Purdue, 1996) ............................. 99 Greg Bell (Miami, 1981) ..................................... 98 George Melinkovich (Northwestern, 1932) ....... 98 Arthur Bergman (Nebraska, 1919) ..................... 97 Terry Brennan (Army, 1947) ............................... 97 George Atkinson III (USC, 2011)..................96 Armando Allen (Hawai’i, 2008) ........................ ^96 Tim Brown (LSU, 1986) ....................................... 96 Vontez Duff (Purdue, 2001) ................................. 96 Nick Eddy (Purdue, 1966) .................................... 96 Tim Brown (Air Force, 1986) ............................... 95 Dom Callicrate (Olivet, 1907) ............................. 95 Paul Castner (Kalamazoo, 1922) ........................ 95 Don Miller (St. Louis, 1922) ................................ 95 Bill Cerney (DePauw, 1922) ................................ 95 Paul Hornung (USC, 1956) .................................. 95 ! Playing field was 110 yards long in 1911. Bergman received the kickoff on his own goal line and was downed on Loyola’s 5-yard line.

Field Goals

COACHING & STAFF

Passer-Receiver (Opponent-Year) Yards Blair Kiel-Joe Howard (Georgia Tech, 1981) .......................................... 96 Dayne Crist-Kyle Rudolph (Michigan, 2010) ................................................ 95 John Huarte-Nick Eddy (Pittsburgh, 1964) ............................................... 91 Jimmy Clausen-Michael Floyd (Nevada, 2009) ................................................... 88 Brady Quinn-Maurice Stovall (Purdue, 2003) .................................................... 85 Steve Beuerlein-Tim Brown (SMU, 1986) ........................................................ 84 Terry Hanratty-Jim Seymour (Purdue, 1966) .................................................... 84 Rick Mirer-Tony Smith (Air Force, 1991) ................................................. 83 Dayne Crist-Michael Floyd (Western Michigan, 2010) ................................ 80 Brady Quinn-Jeff Samardzija (Stanford, 2005) ................................................. 80 Paul Failla-Derrick Mayes (Stanford, 1993) ................................................. 80 Joe Montana-Ted Burgmeier (North Carolina, 1975) ....................................... 80 Joe Theismann-Mike Creaney (Pittsburgh, 1970) ............................................... 78 Jimmy Clausen-Golden Tate (Stanford, 2009) ................................................. 78 Paul Hornung-Jim Morse (USC, 1955) ......................................................... 78 Jimmy Clausen-Golden Tate (Washington, 2009) ........................................... 77 Steve Beuerlein-Tim Brown (Navy, 1986) ........................................................ 77 Rusty Lisch-Tony Hunter (Air Force, 1979) ................................................. 75 Harry Stuhldreher-Jim Crowley (Nebraska, 1924) ................................................ 75 Bob Williams-Gary Myers (Navy, 1958) ........................................................ 75

Player (Opponent-Year) Yards Bill Shakespeare (Pittsburgh, 1935) ................. 86 Elmer Layden (Stanford, 1924) ....................... #80 Hunter Smith (Arizona State, 1998) ................. 79 Craig Hentrich (Colorado, 1990) .................... &77 Bill Shakespeare (Navy, 1935) .......................... 75 Ed DeGree (Nebraska, 1922) ............................. 74 Bill Shakespeare (Pittsburgh, 1934) ................. 72 Nick Pietrosante (Navy, 1957) .......................... 72 Elmer Layden (Wabash, 1924) .......................... 71 Jim Yoder (Texas, 1970) ................................. @71

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Pass Plays

Interceptions

Player (Opponent-Year) ....................... Yards Jack Elder (Army, 1929) .................................... 100 Luther Bradley (Purdue, 1975) ............................ 99 Nick Rassas (Northwestern, 1965) .................... 92 Jack Elder (Drake, 1927) ..................................... 90 Bobbie Howard (LSU, 1998) ............................... 89 Dave Duerson (Miami, 1981) ............................. 88 Steve Juzwik (Army, 1940) ................................. 85 Mike Swistowicz (North Carolina, 1949) ........... 84 Tom Zbikowski (BYU, 2005) ............................... 83 Robert Blanton (Michigan State, 2011)...........*82 Art Parisien (Minnesota, 1925) ........................ *82 Wally Fromhart (USC, 1935) ............................. *82 Tom Carter (Tennessee, 1991) ........................... 79 Elmer Layden (Stanford, 1924) ......................... #78 Allen Rossum (Washington, 1995) .................... 76 Lou Loncaric (North Carolina, 1955) .................. 75

Punts HERE COME THE IRISH

Player (Opponent-Year) Yards Bob Livingstone (USC, 1947) ............................ 92 Larry Coutre (Navy, 1949) ................................. 91 Joe Heap (SMU, 1954) ...................................... 89 Ulric Ruell (Ohio Northern, 1908) ..................... 85 Alvin Berger (St. Louis, 1912) ............................ 85 Paul McDonald (St. Vincent’s, 1907) ............... 85 Jack McCarthy (Drake, 1937) ........................... 85 Bob Kelly (Pittsburgh, 1944) ............................. 85 Eric Penick (USC, 1973) .................................... 85 Lou Zontini (Minnesota, 1938) ......................... 84 Emil Sitko (Illinois, 1946) ................................. *83 Corwin Clatt (Great Lakes, 1942) ..................... 81 Larry Coutre (Tulane, 1949) ............................... 81 Robert Farmer (Boston College, 1996) ............ 81

Steve Beuerlein-Reggie Ward (Missouri, 1984) .................................................. 74 George Izo-Aubrey Lewis (Pittsburgh, 1957) ................................................ 74 John Huarte-Nick Eddy (Navy, 1964) ......................................................... 74 George Izo-Red Mack (Pittsburgh, 1958) ............................................. *72

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99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Year-By-Year Leaders Rushing Rushes Yards TD 1918 George Gipp 98 541 6 1919 George Gipp 106 729 7 1920 George Gipp 102 827 8 1921 John Mohardt 136 781 10 1922 Jim Crowley 75 566 5 1923 Don Miller 89 698 9 1924 Don Miller 107 763 5 556 7 1925 Christie Flanagan 99 1926 Christie Flanagan 68 535 4 1927 Christie Flanagan 118 731 4 120 539 3 1928 Jack Chevigny 1929 Joe Savoldi 112 597 6 1930 Marchy Schwartz 124 927 9 1931 Marchy Schwartz 146 692 5 1932 George Melinkovich 88 503 6 107 339 2 1933 Nick Lukats 1934 George Melinkovich 73 324 6 1935 Bill Shakespeare 104 374 3 1936 Bob Wilke 132 434 6 1937 Bunny McCormick 91 347 0 60 353 2 1938 Bob Saggau 1939 Milt Piepul 82 414 6 1940 Steve Juzwik 71 407 4 1941 Fred Evans 141 490 9 1942 Corwin Clatt 138 698 4 1943 Creighton Miller 151 911 9 1944 Bob Kelly 136 681 8 1945 Elmer Angsman 87 616 6 1946 Emil Sitko 53 346 3 1947 Emil Sitko 60 426 4 129 742 9 1948 Emil Sitko 1949 Emil Sitko 120 712 9 1950 Jack Landry 109 491 2 1951 Neil Worden 181 676 9 1952 John Lattner 148 732 3 145 859 11 1953 Neil Worden 1954 Don Schaefer 141 766 3 1955 Don Schaefer 145 638 3 1956 Paul Hornung 94 420 6 1957 Nick Pietrosante 90 449 2 1958 Nick Pietrosante 117 549 4 50 256 3 1959 Gerry Gray 1960 Angelo Dabiero 80 325 2 1961 Angelo Dabiero 92 637 2 90 454 3 1962 Don Hogan 1963 Joe Kantor 88 330 1 136 657 9 1964 Bill Wolski 1965 Nick Eddy 115 582 4 1966 Nick Eddy 78 553 8 1967 Jeff Zimmerman 133 591 8 1968 Bob Gladieux 152 713 14 148 612 9 1969 Denny Allan 1970 Ed Gulyas 118 534 3 1971 Bob Minnix 78 337 5 124 726 5 1972 Eric Penick 1973 Wayne Bullock 162 752 11 1974 Wayne Bullock 203 855 12 1975 Jerome Heavens 129 756 5 233 1,058 12 1976 Al Hunter 1977 Jerome Heavens 229 994 6 1978 Vagas Ferguson 211 1,192 7 1979 Vagas Ferguson *301 *1,437 *17 1980 Jim Stone 192 908 7 1981 Phil Carter 165 727 6 1982 Phil Carter 179 715 2 1983 Allen Pinkett 252 1,394 16 1984 Allen Pinkett 275 1,105 *17 1985 Allen Pinkett 255 1,100 11 1986 Mark Green 96 406 2

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

Mark Green Tony Rice Tony Rice Rodney Culver Jerome Bettis Reggie Brooks Lee Becton Randy Kinder Randy Kinder Autry Denson Autry Denson Autry Denson Tony Fisher Julius Jones Julius Jones Ryan Grant Julius Jones Darius Walker Darius Walker Darius Walker James Aldridge Armando Allen Armando Allen Cierre Wood Cierre Wood

146 121 174 150 168 167 164 119 143 202 264 251 156 162 168 261 229 185 253 255 121 134 142 119 217

861 700 884 710 972 1,343 1,044 702 809 1,179 1,268 1,176 783 657 718 1,085 1,341 786 1,196 1,267 463 585 697 603 1102

6 9 7 5 10 13 6 4 9 8 12 15 5 3 7 9 10 7 9 7 0 3 3 3 9

Passing Att Comp 1918 George Gipp 45 19 1919 George Gipp 72 41 1920 George Gipp 62 30 1921 John Mohardt 98 53 1922 Jim Crowley 21 10 1923 Jim Crowley 36 13 1924 Harry Stuhldreher 33 25 1925 Harry Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Boyle 21 7 1926 Christie Flanagan 29 12 1927 John Niemiec 33 14 1928 John Niemiec 108 37 1929 Jack Elder 25 8 1930 Marchy Schwartz 56 17 1931 Marchy Schwartz 51 9 1932 Nick Lukats 28 13 1933 Nick Lukats 67 21 1934 Bill Shakespeare 29 9 1935 Bill Shakespeare 66 19 1936 Bob Wilke 52 19 1937 Jack McCarthy 53 16 1938 Bob Saggau 28 8 1939 Harry Stevenson 50 14 1940 Bob Saggau 60 21 1941 Angelo Bertelli 123 70 1942 Angelo Bertelli 159 72 1943 Johnny Lujack 71 34 1944 Frank Dancewicz 163 68 1945 Frank Dancewicz 90 30 1946 Johnny Lujack 100 49 1947 Johnny Lujack 109 61 1948 Frank Tripuka 91 53 1949 Bob Williams 147 83 1950 Bob Williams 210 99 1951 John Mazur 110 48 1952 Ralph Guglielmi 143 62 1953 Ralph Guglielmi 113 52 1954 Ralph Guglielmi 127 68 1955 Paul Hornung 103 46 1956 Paul Hornung 111 59 1957 Bob Williams 106 53 1958 George Izo 118 68 1959 George Izo 95 44 1960 George Haffner 108 30

Yards TD 293 1 727 3 709 3 995 9 154 1 154 1 471 4 107 0 207 0 187 0 456 3 187 1 319 3 174 3 252 2 329 0 230 2 267 3 365 2 225 3 179 3 236 1 483 4 1,027 8 1,039 10 525 4 989 9 489 5 778 6 777 9 660 11 1,374 16 1,035 10 645 5 725 4 792 8 1,162 6 743 9 917 3 565 3 1,067 9 661 6 548 3

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

Frank Budka 95 40 Daryle Lamonica 128 64 Frank Budka 40 21 John Huarte 205 114 Bill Zloch 88 36 Terry Hanratty 147 78 Terry Hanratty 206 110 Terry Hanratty 197 116 Joe Theismann 192 108 Joe Theismann 268 155 Cliff Brown 111 56 Tom Clements 162 83 Tom Clements 113 60 Tom Clements 215 122 Rick Slager 139 66 Rick Slager 172 86 Joe Montana 189 99 Joe Montana 260 141 Rusty Lisch 208 108 Blair Kiel 124 48 Blair Kiel 151 67 Blair Kiel 219 118 Steve Beuerlein 145 75 Steve Beuerlein 232 140 Steve Beuerlein 214 107 Steve Beuerlein 259 151 Tony Rice 82 35 Tony Rice 138 70 Tony Rice 137 68 Rick Mirer 200 110 Rick Mirer 234 132 Rick Mirer 234 120 Kevin McDougal 159 98 Ron Powlus 222 119 Ron Powlus 217 124 Ron Powlus 232 133 Ron Powlus 298 182 Jarious Jackson 188 104 Jarious Jackson 316 184 Matt LoVecchio 125 73 Carlyle Holiday 144 73 Carlyle Holiday 257 129 Brady Quinn 411 195 Brady Quinn 353 191 Brady Quinn 450 *292 Brady Quinn *467 289 Jimmy Clausen 245 138 Jimmy Clausen 440 268 Jimmy Clausen 425 289 Dayne Crist 294 174 Tommy Rees 411 269

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11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

636 3 821 6 239 4 2,062 16 558 3 1,247 8 1,439 9 1,466 10 1,531 13 2,429 16 669 4 1,163 8 882 8 1,549 8 686 2 1,281 11 1,604 11 2,010 10 1,781 4 531 0 936 7 1,273 3 1,061 4 1,920 7 1,335 3 2,211 13 663 1 1,176 8 1,122 2 1,824 8 2,117 18 1,876 15 1,541 7 1,729 19 1,853 12 1,942 12 2,078 9 1,740 13 2,753 17 980 11 784 3 1,788 10 2,149 9 2,586 17 *3,919 32 3,426 *37 1,254 7 3,172 25 3,722 28 2,033 15 2,871 20

Year-By-Year Leaders Receiving

Tim Brown Rickey Watters Raghib Ismail Raghib Ismail Tony Smith Lake Dawson Lake Dawson Derrick Mayes Derrick Mayes Pete Chryplewicz Bobby Brown Malcolm Johnson Bobby Brown David Givens Javin Hunter Arnaz Battle Rhema McKnight Rhema McKnight Jeff Samardzija Jeff Samardzija John Carlson Golden Tate Golden Tate Michael Floyd Michael Floyd

39 15 27 32 42 25 25 47 48 27 45 43 36 25 37 58 47 42 77 78 40 58 93 79 *100

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Pts 43 49 64 72 64 60 60 71 45 41 31 18 42 54 30 48 12 36 24 36 24 24 24 36 43 67 30 30 78 84 42 36 36 66 54 54 54 42 48 60 66 48 47 56

Scoring

HISTORY & RECORDS

TD XPts FG 1918 George Gipp 6 7 0 1919 George Gipp 7 4 1 8 16 0 1920 George Gipp 1921 John Mohardt 12 0 0 1922 Paul Castner 8 10 2 1923 Don Miller 10 0 0 Red Maher 10 0 0 9 17 0 1924 Jim Crowley 1925 Christie Flanagan 7 3 0 1926 Bucky Dahman 6 5 0 1927 John Niemiec 4 7 0 1928 Jack Chevigny 3 0 0 7 0 0 1929 Jack Elder 1930 Marchy Schwartz 9 0 0 1931 Marchy Schwartz 5 0 0 1932 George Melinkovich 8 0 0 1933 Nick Lukats 2 0 0 1934 George Melinkovich 6 0 0 1935 Bill Shakespeare 4 0 0 1936 Bob Wilke 6 0 0 1937 Andy Puplis 3 6 0 1938 Benny Sheridan 4 0 0 Earl Brown 4 0 0 1939 Milt Piepul 6 0 0 1940 Steve Juzwik 7 1 0 1941 Fred Evans 11 1 0 1942 Corwin Clatt 5 0 0 Creighton Miller 5 0 0 1943 Creighton Miller 13 0 0 1944 Bob Kelly 13 6 0 1945 Elmer Angsman 7 0 0 1946 Terry Brennan 6 0 0 Jim Mello 6 0 0 1947 Terry Brennan 11 0 0 1948 Emil Sitko 9 0 0 1949 Emil Sitko 9 0 0 Billy Barrett 9 0 0 1950 Jim Mutscheller 7 0 0 1951 Neil Worden 8 0 0 1952 Neil Worden 10 0 0 1953 Neil Worden 11 0 0 8 0 0 1954 Joe Heap 1955 Paul Hornung 6 5 2 1956 Paul Hornung 7 14 0

1957 Monty Stickles 3 11 1 32 1958 Monty Stickles 7 15 1 60 1959 Bob Scarpitto 8 0 0 48 1960 Bob Scarpitto 5 0 0 30 1961 Joe Perkowski 0 16 5 31 1962 Joe Farrell 4 0 0 24 Jim Kelly 4 0 0 24 Daryle Lamonica 4 0 0 24 1963 Frank Budka 4 0 0 24 1964 Bill Wolski 11 0 0 66 1965 Bill Wolski 8 4 0 52 1966 Nick Eddy 10 0 0 60 1967 Joe Azzaro 0 37 8 61 1968 Bob Gladieux 14 0 0 84 1969 Scott Hempel 0 41 5 56 1970 Scott Hempel 0 36 4 48 1971 Robert Thomas 0 21 5 36 1972 Andy Huff 10 0 0 60 0 43 9 70 1973 Bob Thomas 1974 Wayne Bullock 12 0 0 72 1975 Dave Reeve 0 24 11 57 1976 Al Hunter 13 0 0 78 1977 Dave Reeve 0 39 12 75 1978 Vagas Ferguson 8 0 0 48 1979 Vagas Ferguson 17 0 0 102 1980 Harry Oliver 0 19 18 73 1981 Harry Oliver 0 28 6 46 1982 Mike Johnston 0 19 19 76 18 @1 0 110 1983 Allen Pinkett 1984 Allen Pinkett 18 0 0 108 1985 Allen Pinkett 11 0 0 66 1986 John Carney 0 24 *21 87 1987 Ted Gradel 0 33 14 75 0 32 9 59 1988 Reggie Ho 1989 Anthony Johnson 13 0 0 78 1990 Craig Hentrich 0 41 16 89 1991 Jerome Bettis *20 0 0 *120 1992 Reggie Brooks 14 @1 0 86 1993 Kevin Pendergast 0 *45 14 87 1994 Derrick Mayes 11 @1 0 68 1995 Marc Edwards 12 +2 0 76 1996 Autry Denson 11 0 0 66 13 0 0 78 1997 Autry Denson 1998 Autry Denson 15 0 0 90 1999 Tony Fisher 7 @1 0 44 2000 Nicholas Setta 1 44 8 74 2001 Nicholas Setta 0 23 15 68 2002 Nicholas Setta 0 32 14 74 2003 Julius Jones 10 0 0 60 2004 D.J. Fitzpatrick 0 34 11 67 2005 Jeff Samardzija 15 0 0 90 2006 Rhema McKnight 15 0 0 90 2007 Brandon Walker 0 22 6 40 2008 Brandon Walker 0 39 14 81 2009 Golden Tate 18 0 0 108 2010 David Ruffer 0 37 18 91 2011 David Ruffer 0 47 10 77 @ Indicates one two-point conversion + Indicates two two-point conversions

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

3 2 0 2 4 1 2 11 6 4 6 6 5 2 1 5 3 3 *15 12 3 10 *15 12 9

COACHING & STAFF

846 286 535 699 789 462 395 847 881 331 543 642 608 310 387 786 600 610 1,249 1,017 372 1,080 *1,496 1,025 1,147

THE FIGHTING IRISH

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

HERE COME THE IRISH

Catches Yards TD 1918 Bernie Kirk 7 102 1 1919 Bernie Kirk 21 372 2 1920 Eddie Anderson 17 293 3 1921 Eddie Anderson 26 394 2 1922 Don Miller 6 144 1 1923 Don Miller 9 149 1 1924 Don Miller 16 297 2 1925 Gene Edwards 4 28 0 1926 Ike Voedisch 6 95 0 1927 John Colrick 11 126 1 1928 John Colrick 18 199 2 1929 John Colrick 4 90 0 1930 Ed Kosky 4 76 1 1931 Paul Host 6 48 2 106 1 1932 George Melinkovich 7 1933 Steve Banas 6 59 0 1934 Dom Vairo 4 135 2 1935 Wally Fromhart 11 174 1 1936 Joe Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill 8 140 1 1937 Andy Puplis 5 86 1 1938 Earl Brown 6 192 4 1939 Bud Kerr 6 129 0 1940 Bob Hargrave 9 98 1 1941 Steve Juzwik 18 307 2 1942 Bob Livingstone 17 272 3 1943 John Yonakor 15 323 4 1944 Bob Kelly 18 283 5 1945 Bob Skoglund 9 100 1 1946 Terry Brennan 10 154 2 16 181 4 1947 Terry Brennan 1948 Leon Hart 16 231 4 1949 Leon Hart 19 257 5 1950 Jim Mutscheller 35 426 7 1951 Jim Mutscheller 20 305 2 29 437 2 1952 Joe Heap 1953 Joe Heap 22 335 5 1954 Joe Heap 18 369 0 1955 Jim Morse 17 424 3 1956 Jim Morse 20 442 1 1957 Dick Lynch 13 128 0 1958 Monty Stickles 20 328 7 1959 Bob Scarpitto 15 297 4 1960 Les Traver 14 225 0 1961 Les Traver 17 349 2 1962 Jim Kelly 41 523 4 18 264 2 1963 Jim Kelly 1964 Jack Snow 60 1,114 9 1965 Nick Eddy 13 233 2 1966 Jim Seymour 48 862 8 1967 Jim Seymour 37 515 4 1968 Jim Seymour 53 736 4 1969 Tom Gatewood 47 743 8 1970 Tom Gatewood 77 1,123 7 1971 Tom Gatewood 33 417 4 1972 Willie Townsend 25 369 4 26 404 5 1973 Pete Demmerle 1974 Pete Demmerle 43 667 6 1975 Ken MacAfee 26 333 5 1976 Ken MacAfee 34 483 3 1977 Ken MacAfee 54 797 6 1978 Kris Haines 32 699 5 1979 Dean Masztak 28 428 2 1980 Tony Hunter 23 303 1 1981 Tony Hunter 28 387 2 1982 Tony Hunter 42 507 0 1983 Allen Pinkett 28 288 2 1984 Mark Bavaro 32 395 1 1985 Tim Brown 25 397 3 1986 Tim Brown 45 910 5

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Year-By-Year Leaders Tackles 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 136

Ed Sullivan 79 Paul Hornung 55 Jim Schaaf 88 Al Ecuyer 88 Al Ecuyer 78 Ken Adamson 53 Bob Scholtz 84 Ken Adamson 84 Myron Pottios 74 Nick Buoniconti 71 Nick Buoniconti 74 Bob Bill 58 Ed Hoerster 73 Bob Lehmann 61 Bill Pfeiffer 101 Bob Lehmann 95 Jim Carroll 140 Ken Maglicic 88 Jim Lynch 108 Pete Duranko 95 Jim Lynch 106 John Pergine 98 Bob Olson 98 Mike McGill 93 Bob Olson 129 Tim Kelly 80 Bob Olson 142 Mike McCoy 88 Jim Wright 110 Tim Kelly 99 Mike Kadish 97 Greg Marx 85 Jim O’Malley 122 Greg Marx 96 Greg Collins 133 Gary Potempa 75 Greg Collins 144 Drew Mahalic 117 Steve Niehaus 113 Jeff Weston 101 Steve Heimkreiter 118 Bob Golic 99 Ken Dike 99 Bob Golic 146 Ross Browner 104 Steve Heimkreiter 160 Bob Golic 152 Bob Crable *187 Mike Whittington 108 Bob Crable 154 Mark Zavagnin 82 Bob Crable 167 Mark Zavagnin 94 Mark Zavagnin 113 Mike Larkin 112 Tony Furjanic 142 Rick Naylor 71 Mike Kovaleski 108 Robert Banks 68 Tony Furjanic 147 Mike Kovaleski 95 Mike Kovaleski 88 Wally Kleine 74 Ned Bolcar 106 Wes Pritchett 70 Wes Pritchett 112 Michael Stonebreaker 104 Ned Bolcar 109 Donn Grimm 93 Michael Stonebreaker 95

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Greg Davis Demetrius DuBose Rod Smith Pete Bercich Demetrius DuBose Anthony Peterson Justin Goheen Pete Bercich Brian Magee Jeremy Sample Lyron Cobbins Kinnon Tatum Kinnon Tatum Lyron Cobbins Jimmy Friday Melvin Dansby Bobbie Howard Jimmy Friday A’Jani Sanders Anthony Denman Anthony Denman Tony Driver Tyreo Harrison Courtney Watson Courtney Watson Glenn Earl Courtney Watson Brandon Hoyte Mike Goolsby Brandon Hoyte Brandon Hoyte Corey Mays Maurice Crum Chinedum Ndukwe Trevor Laws Joe Brockington Kyle McCarthy David Bruton Kyle McCarthy Brian Smith Manti Te’o Harrison Smith Manti Te’o Harrison Smith

58 127 69 69 87 75 92 71 81 70 105 82 77 72 109 103 118 79 91 89 84 65 97 76 90 81 117 74 97 74 92 80 100 98 112 108 110 97 101 71 133 93 128 90

Punt Return Average (minimum of 5 returns through 1969; minimum of 1.0 returns per game from 1970) No. Yds Avg. 1919 Joe Brandy 26 186 7.2 1920 Joe Brandy 27 249 9.2 1921 (None) 21 196 9.3 1922 Frank Thomas 1923 Harry Stuhldreher 32 308 9.6 1924 Harry Stuhldreher 22 194 8.8 1925 Charlie Riley 7 38 5.4 1926 Vince McNally 8 153 19.1 36 7.2 1927 Charles McKinney 5 1928 Frank Carideo 22 239 10.9 1929 Frank Carideo 33 405 12.3 1930 Frank Carideo 37 303 8.2 1931 Emmett Murphy 10 105 10.5 1932 Chuck Jaskwhich 23 254 11.0 1933 Andy Pilney 9 124 13.8 1934 Wally Fromhart 33 288 8.7 1935 Andy Pilney 13 148 11.4 1936 Bob Wilke 5 73 14.6 1937 Andy Puplis 21 281 13.4 1938 Benny Sheridan 11 194 17.6 1939 Benny Sheridan 8 107 13.4 1940 Bob Hargrave 24 176 7.3 1941 Steve Juzwik 22 280 12.7

1942 Pete Ashbaugh 1943 Creighton Miller 1944 Bob Kelly 1945 Frank Dancewicz 1946 Bob Livingstone 1947 Coy McGee 1948 Lancaster Smith *31.4 1949 Bill Gay 1950 Bill Gay 1951 Billy Barrett 1952 John Lattner 1953 Joe Heap 1954 Dean Studer 1955 Dean Studer 1956 Aubrey Lewis 1957 (None) 1958 Pat Doyle 1959 Bob Scarpitto 1960 Angelo Dabiero 1961 Angelo Dabiero 1962 Frank Minik 1963 Bill Wolski 1964 Nick Rassas 1965 Nick Rassas 1966 Tom Schoen 1967 Tom Schoen 1968 Bob Gladieux 1969 Brian Lewallen 1970 Mike Crotty 1971 Mike Crotty 1972 Ken Schlezes 1973 Bob Zanot 1974 Ted Burgmeier 1975 Ted Burgmeier 1976 Steve Schmitz 1977 Steve Schmitz 1978 Dave Waymer 1979 Dave Duerson 1980 Dave Duerson 1981 Dave Duerson 1982 Dave Duerson 1983 Joe Howard 1984 Troy Wilson 1985 Troy Wilson 1986 Troy Wilson 1987 Tim Brown 1988 Ricky Watters 1989 Ricky Watters 1990 Raghib Ismail 1991 Jeff Burris 1992 Michael Miller 1993 Michael Miller 1994 (None) 1995 (None) 1996 Allen Rossum 1997 Allen Rossum 1998 Joey Getherall 1999 Julius Jones 2000 Joey Getherall 2001 Julius Jones 2002 Vontez Duff 2003 Vontez Duff 2004 Carlyle Holiday 2005 Tom Zbikowski 2006 Tom Zbikowski 2007 Tom Zbikowski 2008 Golden Tate 2009 Golden Tate 2010 John Goodman 2011 (None)

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

13 7 12 18 7 6 5

196 151 129 240 103 162 157

15.1 21.6 10.8 13.3 14.7 27.0

19 14 5 7 8 5 6 5

254 96 107 113 143 62 92 46

13.4 6.9 21.4 16.1 17.9 12.4 15.3 9.2

7 7 8 11 6 6 15 24 29 *42 6 7 19 33 10 19 6 9 18 14 25 12 25 32 34 28 11 17 26 34 19 15 13 18 25 26

64 118 102 97 41 31 153 *459 253 447 91 75 100 297 138 141 46 52 168 127 175 209 194 221 245 202 84 144 222 401 253 201 151 227 172 213

9.1 16.9 12.8 8.8 6.8 5.2 10.2 19.1 8.7 10.6 15.2 10.7 5.3 9.0 13.8 7.4 7.7 5.8 9.3 9.1 7.0 17.4 7.8 6.9 7.2 7.2 7.6 8.5 8.5 11.8 13.3 13.4 11.6 12.6 6.9 8.2

15 12 20 15 24 18 40 24 29 27 16 23 14 12 13

344 83 157 195 392 192 385 260 314 379 144 234 116 171 17

22.9 6.9 7.9 13.0 16.3 10.7 9.6 10.8 10.8 14.0 9.0 10.2 8.3 14.3 1.3

Year-By-Year Leaders Kickoff Return Average Yds Avg. 166 20.8 208 18.9 258 28.7 490 *44.5 184 46.0 111 22.2 86 21.5 183 30.5 91 22.8 115 23.0 81 20.3 186 46.5

70 89 195 86 145 331 166 115 496 159 297 247 167 193 309 131 103 131 193 119 156 111 91 199 331 181 150 284 241 211 242 493 344 371 354 174 178 338

17.5 22.3 17.7 21.5 24.2 41.4 33.2 23.0 31.0 31.8 24.8 20.6 23.9 24.1 23.8 26.2 25.8 21.8 48.3 23.8 39.0 27.8 22.8 28.4 22.1 22.6 18.8 28.4 20.1 23.4 18.6 25.9 20.2 28.5 25.3 17.4 29.7 24.1

Interceptions (minimum of 3) No. Yards 3 32 1919 George Gipp 1920 (None) 1921 Chet Wynne 4 43 Harry Mehre 4 97 1922 (None) 4 31 1923 Jim Crowley 1924 (None) 1925 (None) 1926 Vince McNally 3 0 1927 (None) 1928 (None) 1929 Frank Carideo 5 151 3 26 1930 Carl Cronin Marty Brill 3 8 3 4 Tom Conley 1931 Nordy Hoffmann 3 32 1932 Mike Koken 4 18 1933 Nick Lukats 3 22 Ray Brancheau 3 10 1934 (None) 1935 (None) 1936 Bob Wilke 3 33 1937 Ed Simonich 3 10 1938 (None) 1939 (None) 4 26 1940 Steve Bagarus 1941 Bernie Crimmins 4 12 1942 Angelo Bertelli 8 41 1943 Creighton Miller 6 78 1944 Joe Gasparella 4 28 1945 Frank Dancewicz 3 31 1946 Terry Brennan 3 18 1947 Johnny Lujack 3 44 1948 Bill Gay 6 83 1949 Bill Gay 4 80 1950 Dave Flood 4 28 1951 John Lattner 5 66 1952 John Lattner 4 58 Jack Whelan 4 35 1953 Ralph Guglielmi 5 50 1954 Ralph Guglielmi 5 50 1955 Paul Hornung 5 59

*Notre Dame record.

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

17.0 30.5 22.9 23.0 13.3 26.6 21.0

1956 Aubrey Lewis 3 39 1957 Bob Williams 3 28 1958 George Izo 4 11 1959 George Sefcik 3 35 Don White 3 39 1960 (None) 1961 Angelo Dabiero 5 78 1962 Tom MacDonald 9 81 1963 Tom MacDonald 5 63 1964 Tony Carey 8 121 1965 Nick Rassas 6 *197 1966 Tom Schoen 7 112 1967 Tom Schoen 4 108 John Pergine 4 19 1968 Chuck Zloch 5 31 1969 Ralph Stepaniak 4 84 1970 Clarence Ellis 7 25 1971 Ken Schlezes 4 63 39 1972 Mike Townsend *10 1973 Luther Bradley 6 37 1974 (None) 1975 Luther Bradley 4 135 Tom Lopienski 4 79 4 92 1976 Joe Restic 1977 Joe Restic 6 25 1978 Joe Restic 3 59 Tom Gibbons 3 48 Dave Waymer 3 10 4 77 1979 Dave Waymer 1980 (None) 1981 Mark Zavagnin 3 27 1982 Dave Duerson 7 104 1983 Rick Naylor 3 24 3 41 1984 Pat Ballage 1985 Steve Lawrence 3 57 1986 Steve Lawrence 3 28 1987 Corny Southall 3 80 Marv Spence 3 18 3 39 1988 George Streeter Jeff Alm 3 8 1989 Todd Lyght 8 42 1990 (None) 1991 Tom Carter 5 79 1992 Tom Carter 5 0 Jeff Burris 5 6 1993 Bobby Taylor 4 100 1994 (None) 1995 Lyron Cobbins 5 86 1996 Benny Guilbeaux 4 42 1997 Benny Guilbeaux 4 76 1998 A’Jani Sanders 3 29 1999 Deveron Harper 4 27 3 41 2000 Ron Israel 2001 Vontez Duff 3 37 2002 Shane Walton 7 84 2003 Quentin Burrell 4 18 2004 (None) 2005 Tom Zbikowski 5 136 2006 Mike Richardson 4 21 2007 David Bruton 3 20 2008 David Bruton 4 57 2009 Kyle McCarthy 5 90 2010 Harrison Smith 7 54 2011 (None)

HISTORY & RECORDS

85 122 206 184 53 213 105

27.9 19.8 36.1 25.1 24.0 24.1 29.0 40.9 24.6 27.9 37.8 28.5 23.3 23.2 28.5 22.5 27.7 21.6 18.6 22.5 24.5 21.3 25.9 22.9 22.2 26.1

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

41.0 15.6 15.0 24.6 27.2

698 456 433 502 336 217 261 409 320 419 227 570 163 603 427 405 526 346 353 338 514 704 543 849 645 *915

COACHING & STAFF

164 109 60 123 136

Tim Brown 25 Tim Brown 23 Raghib Ismail 12 Raghib Ismail 20 Raghib Ismail 14 Clint Johnson 9 Michael Miller 9 Clint Johnson 10 Emmett Mosley 13 Emmett Mosley 15 Allen Rossum 6 Allen Rossum 20 Darcey Levy 7 Julius Jones 26 Julius Jones 15 Julius Jones 18 Vontez Duff 19 Vontez Duff 16 Chase Anastasio 19 David Grimes 15 David Grimes 21 Armando Allen 33 Armando Allen 21 Theo Riddick *37 Bennett Jackson 29 George Atkinson III 35

THE FIGHTING IRISH

No. 1919 George Gipp 8 1920 George Gipp 11 1921 Chet Wynne 9 1922 Paul Castner 11 1923 Willie Maher 4 5 1924 Elmer Layden 1925 Rex Enright 4 1926 Christie Flanagan 6 1927 Jack Chevigny 4 1928 Jack Chevigny 5 1929 Joe Savoldi 4 1930 Joe Savoldi 4 1931 (None) 1932 George Melinkovich 4 1933 Ray Brancheau 7 1934 Bill Shakespeare 4 1935 Bill Shakespeare 5 5 1936 Andy Puplis 1937 (None) 1938 (None) 1939 Harry Stevenson 5 1940 Milt Piepul 4 9 1941 Fred Evans 1942 Bob Livingstone 8 1943 Creighton Miller 4 1944 Bob Kelly 8 1945 Phil Colella 5 1946 (None) 1947 (None) 4 1948 Larry Coutre 1949 Emil Sitko 4 1950 Jack Landry 11 4 1951 Billy Barrett 1952 Joe Heap 6 1953 John Lattner 8 1954 Jim Morse 5 1955 Dean Studer 5 16 1956 Paul Hornung 1957 Dick Lynch 5 1958 Jim Crotty 12 1959 Bob Scarpitto 12 7 1960 George Sefcik 1961 Angelo Dabiero 8 13 1962 Ron Bliey 1963 Ron Bliey 5 1964 Nick Rassas 4 6 1965 Bill Wolski 1966 Nick Eddy 4 5 1967 Dave Haley 1968 Coley O’Brien 4 1969 Mike Crotty 4 4 1970 Darryll Dewan 1971 Gary Diminick 7 15 1972 Gary Diminick 1973 Gary Diminick 8 1974 Al Samuel 8 1975 Dan Knott 10 1976 Al Hunter 12 1977 Terry Eurick 9 1978 Jim Stone 13 1979 Jim Stone 19 1980 Jim Stone 17 1981 Greg Bell 13 1982 Allen Pinkett 14 1983 Alonzo Jefferson 10 1984 Hiawatha Francisco 6 1985 Tim Brown 14

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

HERE COME THE IRISH

(minimum of 4 returns through 1969; minimum of 0.5 returns per game from 1970)

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NCAA Statistical Leaders Since the NCAA began producing its annual statistical rankings in 1937, individual Notre Dame players have finished in the final top 10 on 87 occasions. From 1937 through 1969, all individual rankings were by season totals. Beginning in 1970, most season individual rankings were by per game averages. In total offense, rushing and scoring, it is yards or points per game; in receiving and interceptions, it is catches per game; in punt and kickoff returns, it is yards per return and in field goals, field goals per game. Punting always has been by average.

Beginning in 1970, passers were ranked on completions per game, and starting in 1979, were ranked on efficiency rating points. The all-purpose running rankings have been compiled only since 1970. The field-goal rankings began when the goal posts were widened in 1959. Kick scoring is no longer an active category. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a complete listing of all those Irish players finishing among the top 10 in any individual statistical category:

Total Offense 1944 4............................. Frank Dancewicz.....................1120 1949 6............................. Bob Williams..........................1437 1954 6............................. Ralph Guglielmi .....................1257 1955 4............................. Paul Hornung..........................1215 1956 2............................. Paul Hornung..........................1337 1964 3............................. John Huarte............................2069 1970 2............................. Joe Theismann......................281.3 2005 5............................. Brady Quinn...........................334.1 2009 8............................. Jimmy Clausen......................302.3

Punt Returns 1965 1............................. Nick Rassas..............................459 1967 6............................. Tom Schoen .............................447 1988 4............................. Ricky Watters........................13.32 1996 1............................. Allen Rossum.........................22.93 2000 8............................. Joey Getherall.......................16.33

Rushing 1943 1............................. Creighton Miller ......................911 1943 7............................. Jim Mello..................................704 1944 10........................... Bob Kelly...................................681 1953 5............................. Neil Worden ............................859 1979 5............................. Vagas Ferguson ....................130.6 1983 5............................. Allen Pinkett..........................126.4 1992 7............................. Reggie Brooks........................122.1 Passing 1941 3............................. Angelo Bertelli ...........................70 1942 6............................. Angelo Bertelli............................72 1944 2............................. Frank Dancewicz.........................68 1950 10........................... Bob Williams..............................99 1954 10........................... Ralph Guglielimi.........................68 1990 10........................... Rick Mirer..............................138.8 1991 8............................. Rick Mirer..............................149.2 2005 7............................. Brady Quinn...........................158.4 2009 3............................. Jimmy Clausen......................161.4 Receiving 1964 2............................. Jack Snow..................................60 1970 2............................. Tom Gatewood..........................7.7 2009 8............................. Golden Tate................................7.8 2011 9............................. Michael Floyd..........................7.69 Punting 1944 10........................... Bob Kelly..................................37.8 1973 6............................. Brian Doherty...........................42.7 1975 7............................. Joe Restic................................43.7 2006 5............................. Geoff Price.............................45.44

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Interceptions 1955 t5............................ Paul Hornung................................5 1961 t8............................ Angelo Dabiero.............................5 1962 t2............................ Tom MacDonald ..........................9 1963 t6............................ Tom MacDonald...........................5 1964 1............................. Tony Carey....................................8 1965 t8............................ Nick Rassas..................................6 1966 t7............................ Tom Schoen..................................7 1972 1............................. Mike Townsend .........................10 1982 t5............................ Dave Duerson...............................7 1989 t8............................ Todd Lyght................................0.67 2010 4............................. Harrison Smith.........................0.54

Kickoff Returns 1953 4............................. John Lattner..............................331 1956 2............................. Paul Hornung............................496 1961 8............................. Paul Costa.................................359 1975 7............................. Terry Eurick...............................26.7 1979 6............................. Jim Stone.................................25.9 1982 9............................. Allen Pinkett............................25.3 1986 3............................. Tim Brown................................27.9 1988 1............................. Raghib Ismail ..........................36.1 1995 5............................. Emmett Mosley.......................27.9 1997 6............................. Allen Rossum.........................28.50 2000 4............................. Julius Jones...........................28.47 2002 8............................. Vontez Duff............................27.68 All-Purpose Running (first compiled in 1970) 1976 9............................. Al Hunter ...............................135.4 1983 6............................. Allen Pinkett..........................152.9 1986 3............................. Tim Brown..............................176.1 1987 6............................. Tim Brown..............................167.9 1990 9............................. Raghib Ismail.......................156.91 Scoring 1941 10........................... Fred Evans...................................67 1943 t4............................ Creighton Miller.........................78 1944 t2............................ Bob Kelly.....................................84 1947 t5............................ Terry Brennan..............................66 1979 4............................. Vagas Ferguson ........................9.3 1983 2............................. Allen Pinkett............................10.0 1984 2............................. Allen Pinkett..............................9.8 1991 4............................. Jerome Bettis..........................10.0 Kick Scoring 1953 1............................. Menil Mavraides........................27 1958 t8............................ Monty Stickles............................18 1965 7............................. Ken Ivan......................................48 1967 5............................. Joe Azzaro..................................61 1968 t8............................ Scott Hemple..............................60 1966 t9............................ Joe Azzaro..................................47 1973 t3............................ Bob Thomas...............................7.0 Field Goals 1955 t3............................ Paul Hornung................................2 1959 t9............................ Monty Stickles..............................3 1961 t8............................ Joe Perkowski..............................5 1980 3............................. Harry Oliver .............................1.64 1982 8............................. Mike Johnston.........................1.73 1986 4............................. John Carney.............................1.91

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

NCAA Records Punt Returns 1958, 17.6 yards per return

Individual Annual Champions Rushing Creighton Miller, 1943 (151 for 911 yards)

Kickoff Returns 1957, 27.6 yards per return 1966, 29.6 yards per return 1988, 24.2 yards per return

Passing Efficiency Bob Williams, 1949 (159.1 - min. 11 attempts/game)

Interceptions Tony Carey, 1964 (8 for 121 yards) Mike Townsend, 1972 (10 for 39 yards) Kick Scoring Menil Mavraides, 1953 (27 points)

Total Defense 1946, 141.7 yards per game 1974, 195.2 yards per game Rushing Defense 1974, 102.8 yards per game Scoring Defense 1946, 2.7 points per game Kickoff Return Defense 2008, 16.47 yards per return Records Single-Game Touchdowns Scored on Kickoff Returns 2, vs. Rice 1988, vs. Michigan 1989 (held by many teams)

Records Highest Season Percentage of Field Goals Made 40-49 Yards John Carney, 1984 (1.000 – 10 of 10)

Single-Game Fewest Punts By Losing Team 0, vs. Navy, 2007 (with numerous other teams)

Team Annual Champions Total Offense 1943, 418.0 yards per game 1946, 441.3 yards per game 1949, 434.8 yards per game

Scoring Offense 1966, 36.2 points per game

Single-Game Touchdowns Scored on Fumble Returns 2, vs. Navy, 2000 (with nine other teams) Season Total Offense – Most Plays Per Game 92.4, 1970 (924 in 10 games) Season Pass Defense – Lowest Completion Pct. Allowed (min. 200 attempts) .333, 1967 (102 of 306 attempts) Season Pass Defense– Fewest Yds Allowed Per Attempt (min. 300 attempts) 3.78, 1967 (306 for 1,158 yards) Season Punt Return Defense – Fewest Returns Allowed 5, 1968 (52 yards) (tied with Nebraska 1995) Season Fewest Turnovers Lost 8, 2000 (tied with Clemson 1940 and Miami, Ohio 1966) Most Consecutive Winning Seasons (All Time) 42 from 1889 to 1932 (no teams in 1890-91) Season Fewest Turnovers Per Game 0.73, 2000 (8 in 11 games)

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Rushing Offense 1943, 313.7 yards per game 1946, 340.1 yards per game

Single-Game – Most Defensive Extra Point Attempts Against 2, vs. Rice, 1988 (2 returns, 1 scored; with three other teams)

HISTORY & RECORDS

Most Career Touchdowns on Interceptions, Punt Returns and Kickoff Returns (Must have at Least One Touchdown in Each Category) Allen Rossum, 1994-97 (9) (3 interceptions, 3 punt returns, 3 kickoff returns)

Single-Game Touchdowns Scored on Punt Returns 3, vs. Pittsburgh, 1996 (with five other teams) 2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

Most Single-Game Touchdowns Scored on Fumble Returns Tony Driver, 2000 vs. Navy (2) (with Tyrone Carter of Minnesota, 1996, and Alvin Nnabuife of SMU, 2004))

COACHING & STAFF

Kickoff Returns Raghib Ismail, 1988 (36.1 average - 12 for 433 yards)

Most Single-Game Touchdowns Scored on Kickoff Returns Raghib Ismail, 1988 vs. Rice (2), 1989 vs. Michigan (2) (with 12 others, though Ismail is the only player in history to score twice in two games)

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Punt Returns Nick Rassas, 1965 (24 for 459 yards) Allen Rossum, 1996 (15 for 344 yards)

HERE COME THE IRISH

A number of Notre Dame players and teams occupy places in the NCAA’s all-time collegiate football record book:

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Statistical Trends Here are Notre Dame’s team statistical averages and corresponding NCAA rankings since 1946:

Offense Defense Total Off. Rushing Passing Scoring Total Def. Rushing Passing Scoring Year Record . Games Yds PG ..Rank Yds PG. Rank Yds PG....Rank Pts PG....Rank Yds PG..Rank Yds PG...Rank Yds PG..Rank Pts PG....Rank 1946 8-0-1.................. 9 441.3..........1 340.1.............. 1 101.2.............40 30.1................7 141.7*............1 83.7..................5 58.0...............3 2.7*..................1 1947 9-0-0................. 9 408.6..........2 273.8.............. 4 134.8...............9 32.3................3 168.2...............8 112.2..............20 *56.0.............6 5.8....................4 1948 9-0-1................10 396.4..........5 319.4.............. 3 77.0...............93 32.0................6 204.9.............22 103.6..............12 101.3...........76 9.3..................13 1949 10-0-0..............10 434.8..........1 291.4.............. 4 143.4.............22 36.0................4 219.6.............11 86.4..................4 133.2.........103 8.6....................8 1950 4-4-1.................. 9 305.7..........57 171.0........... 67 134.7.............27 15.4..............84 252.4.............40 156.0..............47 96.4.............36 15.6................52 1951 7-2-1................10 326.7..........36 210.0............ 31 116.7.............46 24.1..............38 251.2.............33 129.4..............23 121.8...........81 12.2................20 1952 7-2-1................10 321.3..........34 204.6............ 33 116.7.............47 18.3..............53 240.5.............24 131.5..............25 109.0...........44 10.8................17 1953 9-0-1................10 383.9..........2 288.1.............. 4 95.8...............57 31.7................4 223.9.............24 120.7................9 103.2...........57 13.9................37 1954 9-1-0................10 385.3..........6 239.3............ 20 146.0...............5 26.1..............14 218.0.............15 109.4................6 108.6...........81 11.5................25 1955 8-2-0................10 357.3..........6 272.7.............. 5 85.6...............47 21.0..............17 248.0.............43 146.9..............27 101.1...........83 11.2................27 1956 2-8-0................10 297.2..........38 170.8............ 73 126.4.............12 13.0..............76 372.6...........103 279.1............102 93.5.............71 28.9..............101 1957 7-3-0................10 296.4..........34 190.9............ 44 105.5.............31 20.0..............29 279.2.............66 185.9..............64 93.3.............62 13.6................44 1958 6-4-0................10 369.7..........5 213.6............ 16 156.1...............8 20.6..............25 265.8.............51 144.1..............26 121.7...........95 17.3................70 1959 5-5-0................10 278.3..........40 135.2............ 80 143.1.............13 17.1..............44 267.2.............62 168.5..............64 98.7.............59 18.0................85 1960 2-8-0................10 243.7..........80 153.7............ 71 90.0...............63 11.1..............85 252.7.............50 160.8..............56 91.9.............49 18.8................88 1961 5-5-0................10 320.6..........16 224.5............ 14 96.1...............49 17.5..............42 287.3.............84 128.2..............25 159.1.......112† 18.2................82 1962 5-5-0................10 252.5..........74 137.9............ 83 114.6.............42 15.9..............60 263.4.............57 176.4..............75 87.0.............18 19.2................90 1963 2-7-0.................. 9 220.0..........105 147.3............ 74 72.6.............101 12.0..............93 284.4.............81 166.8..............74 117.6...........84 17.6................77 1964 9-1-0................10 401.4..........2 190.9............ 19 210.5...............5 28.7................3 206.3.............15 *68.7................2 137.6.........103 7.7..................11 1965 7-2-1................10 299.5..........41 214.5............ 15 85.0...............87 27.0................9 194.4...............6 75.4..................5 119.0...........53 7.3 ...................4 1966 9-0-1................10 391.5..........3 210.6............ 13 180.9.............17 36.2................1 187.6...............4 79.3..................9 108.3...........20 3.8....................2 1967 8-2-0................10 391.1..........7 217.0............ 16 174.1.............20 33.7................4 220.1.............13 104.3..............18 115.8...........22 12.4................24 1968 7-2-1................10 504.4..........2 305.9.............. 4 198.5.............22 37.6*..............4 249.0.............10 179.3................4 169.7...........81 17.0................38 1969 8-1-1................10 448.9..........7 290.5.............. 6 158.4.............52 33.4..............12 218.7...............4 85.1..................6 133.6...........31 11.3................13 1970 9-1-0................10 510.5*..........2 257.8............ 14 252.7...............8 33.0................9 220.7...............5 96.2..................5 124.5...........22 9.7....................6 1971 8-2-0................10 332.9..........46 232.1............ 24 100.8.............88 22.5..............38 198.1...............4 86.4..................3 111.7...........23 8.6....................5 1972 8-2-0................10 423.8..........7 304.3.............. 4 119.5.............74 28.3..............18 258.3.............13 143.9..............26 114.4...........28 15.2................29 1973 10-0-0..............10 461.4..........5 350.2*............ 6 111.2.............83 35.8................8 201.3...............2 82.4..................3 118.8...........38 6.6....................3 1974 9-2-0................11 434.5..........4 283.5............ 11 150.9.............29 27.7..............16 195.2...............1 102.8................1 92.4.............15 12.4................14 1975 8-3-0................11 326.0..........71 218.2............ 55 107.8.............73 22.2..............48 270.1............ 23 171.7..............37 98.4.............34 13.1................20 1976 8-3-0................11 363.7..........30 207.3............ 63 156.5.............32 24.9..............38 273.7.............28 120.4................7 153.4.........118 13.5................26 1977 10-1-0..............11 440.0..........5 231.9............ 40 208.1.............13 34.7................7 237.0.............11 89.2..................3 147.8.........104 11.7................12 1978 8-3-0................11 395.9..........19 209.0........... 51 186.9.............20 23.5..............41 324.7.............61 139.7..............21 185.0.........133 14.8................30 1979 7-4-0................11 380.3..........26 184.1............ 74 196.2.............20 22.1..............50 307.4.............50 180.5..............62 126.9.......... 50 17.9................59 1980 9-1-1................11 328.6..........72 244.9............ 15 83.7............131 21.6..............61 213.2...............4 109.8................8 103.0.............8 10.1..................5 1981 5-6-0...............11 328.1..........71 180.5............ 55 147.6.............72 21.1..............64 293.3.............37 166.1..............68 127.2...........16 14.5................32 1982 6-4-1................11 330.9..........67 173.5............ 42 157.4.............64 18.7..............72 283.9.............10 95.5.................8 188.5...........60 15.8................22 1983 6-5-0................11 428.5..........9 238.8............ 17 189.6.............45 27.0..............21 286.7.............14 133.9..............29 152.8...........14 14.5................13 1984 7-4-0................11 336.5..........57 146.9............ 69 189.6.............37 25.4..............33 318.2.............31 174.3..............69 143.9...........12 19.3 ..............42 1985 5-6-0...............11 335.0..........68 164.4............ 56 170.6.............61 20.9..............62 352.7.............56 158.3..............42 194.5...........65 21.3................49 1986 5-6-0................11 411.5..........14 189.4............ 33 222.2.............28 27.2..............24 312.6.............26 119.5..............19 193.2...........63 19.9................44 1987 8-3-0................11 381.0..........35 252.1............ 14 128.9.............81 29.9..............15 301.3.............17 154.2..............41 147.1...........13 16.6................21 1988 11-0-0..............11 388.0..........36 258.0............ 11 130.0.............86 32.6..............15 280.3.............13 112.4..............10 167.9...........34 12.3................. 3 1989 11-1-0..............12 401.5..........29 287.7.............. 8 113.8.............98 33.8..............11 295.8.............14 105.6..............14 190.3...........43 15.3................12 1990 9-2-0................11 417.0..........17 250.3............ 12 166.7.............68 31.8..............19 390.3.............73 123.2..............24 267.1...........90 22.6................50 1991 9-3-0................12 455.6..........11 269.1.............. 6 186.5.............51 35.5..............10 382.3.............73 204.8..............84 177.5...........60 21.8................53 1992 9-1-1................11 470.4..........3 280.9.............. 3 189.5............t49 37.2................4 327.1.............32 111.1................9 216.1...........31 16.2................20 1993 10-1-0..............11 429.6..........22 260.7.............. 6 168.8.............73 36.6................9 317.0.............20 89.6..................4 227.5...........51 17.6................20 1994 6-4-1................11 384.55..........37 215.6............ 20 168.9.............78 28.9.............t30 332.8.............32 139.8..............39 193.0...........43 21.7.............. t37 1995 9-2-0................11 419.9..........22 233.8.............. 6 186.1.............69 33.3..............13 362.2.............51 190.7..............78 171.5...........57 19.6................33 1996 8-3....................11 463.7..........10 269.5.............. 8 193.7.............53 37.0.............t10 270.0.............11 119.5..............24 150.5.............8 16.5................14 1997 7-6....................13 360.25..........63 174.9............ 36 185.3.............75 22.8..............67 365.1.............60 184.8..............83 180.3...........24 19.8................51 1998 9-3....................12 382.45..........42 212.5............ 16 169.9.............82 27.3..............43 347.2.............43 141.8..............40 205.4...........53 19.4................27 1999 5-7....................12 419.7..........19 181.5............ 26 238.2.............34 29.0..............35 383.7.............74 142.2..............50 241.5...........82 27.6................78 2000 9-3....................12 345.7..........76 213.5............ 14 132.2...........109 31.3..............29 353.8.............51 147.6..............57 206.2...........44 20.5................34 2001 5-6....................11 289.7..........110 188.8............ 30 101.5...........114 19.4..............99 304.9.............14 132.2..............39 172.6...........10 19.5................22 2002 10-3..................13 313.54..........108 139.4............ 68 174.2.............91 22.3..............91 300.0.............13 95.2................10 204.8...........46 16.7..................9 2003 5-7....................12 336.3..........90 157.2............ 56 179.0.............92 20.2..............93 340.1.............33 127.1..............29 213.0...........48 26.2................65 2004 6-6....................12 345.5..........81 127.4............ 85 218.1.............54 24.1..............72 369.4.............54 88.2..................4 281.2.........116 24.1................46 2005 9-3....................12 477.3..........10 147.1............ 55 330.3*.............4 36.7................8 396.9.............75 132.3..............34 264.6.........103 24.5................53 2006 10-3..................13 389.77..........23 125.69.......... 72 264.08...........13 31.0..............16 340.23..........65 136.85...........61 203.38.........60 23.85..............67 2007 3-9....................12 242.25..........119 75.25..........115 167.00.........110 16.42..........116 357.00..........39 195.42...........96 161.58...........2 28.75..............72 2008 7-6....................13 355.08..........65 109.69........100 245.38...........34 24.69............67 329.85..........39 134.15...........45 195.69.........43 22.15..............42 2009 6-6....................12 451.75..........8 128.25.......... 84 323.50.............5 30.08............32 397.75..........86 170.25...........89 227.50.........76 25.92..............63 2010 8-5....................13 379.69..........61 126.62.......... 92 253.08...........34 26.31............67 357.23..........50 142.15...........50 215.08.........54 20.23..............23 2011 8-5....................13 413.00..........35 138.92.......... 47 252.62...........40 29.23............49 344.69..........30 138.92...........47 205.77.........38 20.69..............24 * Notre Dame record 140 †Last in nation

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

All-Time Scores Coach: Frank E. Hering Captain: Frank E. Hering Record: 4-3-0 October 8 L Chicago Physicians & Surgeons October 14 L Chicago October 27 W South Bend Commercial Athletic Club October 31 W Albion November 14 L Purdue November 20 W Highland Views November 26 W Beloit (R)

0-8

1888 Coach: None Record: 1-2-0 April 20 April 21 December 6

Captain: Edward Prudhomme L Michigan L Michigan W Harvard Prep

6-26 H 4-10 H 20-0 H

9-0

Coach: Frank E. Hering Captain: Jack Mullen Record: 4-1-1 October 13 T Rush Medical October 23 W DePauw October 28 W Chicago Dental Surgeons November 6 L Chicago November 13 W St. Viator November 25 W Michigan State (R)

1892 Coach: None Captain: Pat Coady Record: 1-0-1 October 19 W South Bend High School November 24 T Hillsdale

Coach: Frank E. Hering Captain: Jack Mullen Record: 4-2-0 October 8 W Illinois October 15 W Michigan State October 23 L Michigan October 29 W DePauw November 5 L Indiana November 19 W Albion

H H H H A

H H H H H

Coach: James McWeeney Captain: Jack Mullen Record: 6-3-1 September 27 W Englewood High School September 30 W Michigan State October 4 L Chicago October 14 W Lake Forest October 18 L Michigan October 23 W Indiana October 27 W Northwestern (R) November 4 W Rush Medical November 18 T Purdue November 30 L Chicago Physicians & Surgeons

20-0 18-2 0-18 32-0

H H H H

1895 Coach: H. G. Hadden Captain: Dan Casey Record: 3-1-0 October 19 W Northwestern Law November 7 W Illinois Cycling Club November 22 L Indianapolis Artillery (S) November 28 W Chicago Physicians & Surgeons

A H A H H A

29-5 40-0 6-23 38-0 0-12 17-0 12-0 17-0 10-10 0-5

H H A H A H H H A H

W-L-T H A N NT HC TH R S

Game won, lost or tied Home game A: game, played at opponent’s home stadium Game played at a N: site; see footnote for city Night game Homecoming game Game played on Thanksgiving Day Game played in rain Game played in snow

0:00 C AP

Time remaining in games decided in the final minutes; in case of ties, time followed by team scoring last Capacity crowd Beginning with the 1936 season, the number in front of the opponent name indicates Notre Dame’s ranking in the Associated Press poll coming into the game. The number following the opponent name indicates its ranking.

Seasons Touchdown Field Goal 1887-1897 4 points 5 points 1898-1903 5 points 5 points 1904-1908 5 points 4 points 1909-1911 5 points 3 points 1912-1957 6 points 3 points 1958 to date 6 points 3 points

Point After 2 points 1 point 1 point 1 point 1 point 1 point for kick 2 points for run or pass

Safety 2 points 2 points 2 points 2 points 2 points 2 points

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Scoring Values

HISTORY & RECORDS

Key to Abbreviations

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14-0 6-6 30-0 18-6 12-19

5-0 53-0 0-23 32-0 5-11 60-0

1899

1894 Coach: James L. Morison Captain: Frank Keough Record: 3-1-1 October 13 W Hillsdale October 20 T Albion November 15 W Wabash November 22 W Rush Medical November 29 L Albion

H H H A H H

COACHING & STAFF

34-0 8-6 28-0 22-10 0-8

0-0 4-0 62-0 5-34 60-0 34-6

1898

56-0 H 10-10 H

1893 Coach: None Captain: Frank Keough Record: 4-1-0 October 25 W Kalamazoo November 11 W Albion November 23 W De LaSalle (S) November 30 W Hillsdale (S) January 1 L Chicago

H H H H H H H

1897

1889 Coach: None Captain: Edward Prudhomme Record: 1-0-0 November 14 W Northwestern 1890-1891 - No Team

0-4 0-18 46-0 24-0 22-28 82-0 8-0

THE FIGHTING IRISH

1896

Coach: None Captain: Henry Luhn Record: 0-1-0 November 23 L Michigan

HERE COME THE IRISH

1887

141

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

All-Time Scores 1900

1905

Coach: Pat O’Dea Captain: John Farley Record: 6-3-1 September 29 W Goshen October 6 W Englewood High School October 13 W South Bend Howard Park October 20 W Cincinnati October 25 L Indiana November 3 T Beloit November 10 L Wisconsin November 17 L Michigan November 24 W Rush Medical (R) November 29 W Chicago Physicians & Surgeons

Coach: Henry J. McGlew Captain: Pat Beacom Record: 5-4-0 September 30 W North Division High School (Chicago) 44-0 H October 7 W Michigan State 28-0 H October 14 L Wisconsin (at Milwaukee) 0-21 N October 21 L Wabash 0-5 H 142-0 H October 28 W *American Medical November 4 W DePauw 71-0 H November 11 L Indiana 5-22 A November 18 W Bennett Medical College (Chicago) 22-0 H November 24 L Purdue 0-32 A * After a 25-minute first half, with Notre Dame leading 111-0, the second half was shortened to only eight minutes to permit the ‘‘Doctors’’ time to eat before catching a train to Chicago. Notre Dame scored 27 touchdowns, but missed 20 extra points.

55-0 68-0 64-0 58-0 0-6 6-6 0-54 0-7 5-0 5-0

H H H H A H A A H H

0-0 6-0 0-2 32-0 5-0 16-0 12-6 18-5 34-0 22-6

H A A H A H H H H H

1901 Coach: Pat O’Dea Captain: Al Fortin Record: 8-1-1 September 28 T South Bend Athletic Club October 5 W Ohio Medical University October 12 L Northwestern (R) October 19 W Chicago Medical College October 26 W Beloit November 2 W Lake Forest November 9 W Purdue November 16 W Indiana (R) November 23 W Chicago Physicians & Surgeons November 28 W South Bend Athletic Club

1906 Coach: Thomas A. Barry Captain: Bob Bracken Record: 6-1-0 October 6 W Franklin October 13 W Hillsdale October 20 W Chicago Physicians & Surgeons October 27 W Michigan State November 3 W Purdue November 10 L Indiana (at Indianapolis) November 24 W Beloit (R)

1902

1907

Coach: James F. Faragher Captain: Louis (Red) Salmon Record: 6-2-1 September 27 W Michigan State October 11 W Lake Forest October 18 L Michigan (at Toledo) October 25 W Indiana November 1 W Ohio Medical University November 8 L Knox November 15 W American Medical November 22 W DePauw November 27 T Purdue

Coach: Thomas A. Barry Captain: Dom Callicrate Record: 6-0-1 October 12 W Chicago Physicians & Surgeons (R) October 19 W Franklin October 26 W Olivet November 2 T Indiana November 9 W Knox November 23 W Purdue November 28 W St. Vincent’s (Chicago)

33-0 28-0 0-23 11-5 6-5 5-12 92-0 22-0 6-6

H H A A A A H H A

1903 Coach: James F. Faragher Captain: Louis (Red) Salmon Record: 8-0-1 October 3 W Michigan State October 10 W Lake Forest October 17 W DePauw (R) October 24 W American Medical October 29 W Chicago Physicians & Surgeons November 7 W Missouri Osteopaths November 14 T Northwestern (at South Side Park, Chicago) November 21 W Ohio Medical University November 26 W Wabash

12-0 28-0 56-0 52-0 46-0 28-0 0-0 35-0 34-0

H H H H H H N A A

1904 Coach: Louis (Red) Salmon Captain: Frank Shaughnessy Record: 5-3-0 October 1 W Wabash October 8 W American Medical October 15 L Wisconsin (at Milwaukee) October 22 W Ohio Medical University October 27 W Toledo Athletic Association November 5 L Kansas November 19 W DePauw November 24 L Purdue

12-4 44-0 0-58 17-5 6-0 5-24 10-0 0-36

H H N A H A H A

26-0 17-0 28-0 5-0 2-0 0-12 29-0

H H H H A N H

32-0 23-0 22-4 0-0 22-4 17-0 21-12

H H H H H A A

39-0 64-0 6-12 88-0 58-4 11-0 8-4 46-0 6-0

H H A H H N A H A

58-0 60-11 17-0 6-0 11-3 46-0 38-0 0-0

H H H A A H H A

1908 Coach: Victor M. Place Captain: Harry Miller Record: 8-1-0 October 3 W Hillsdale October 10 W Franklin October 17 L Michigan October 24 W Chicago Physicians & Surgeons October 29 W Ohio Northern November 7 W Indiana (at Indianapolis) November 13 W Wabash November 18 W St. Viator November 26 W Marquette

1909 Coach: Frank C. Longman Captain: Howard Edwards Record: 7-0-1 October 9 W Olivet October 16 W Rose Poly October 23 W Michigan State October 30 W Pittsburgh November 6 W Michigan November 13 W Miami (Ohio) November 20 W Wabash November 25 T Marquette “The Notre Dame Victory March” was introduced this season.

142

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

All-Time Scores 1916

Coach: Frank C. Longman Captain: Ralph Dimmick Record: 4-1-1 October 8 W Olivet October 22 W Butchel (Akron) October 29 L Michigan State November 12 W Rose Poly November 19 W *Ohio Northern November 24 T Marquette *Notre Dame’s 100th victory

Coach: Jesse Harper Captain: Stan Cofall Record: 8-1-0 September 30 W Case Tech October 7 W Western Reserve October 14 W Haskell October 28 W Wabash November 4 L Army November 11 W South Dakota (at Sioux Falls) November 18 W Michigan State November 25 W Alma November 30 W Nebraska

48-0 51-0 0-17 41-3 47-0 5-5

H H A A H A

32-6 43-0 27-0 80-0 0-0 34-0 6-3 0-0

H H H H A H A A

116-7 74-7 39-0 41-6 3-0 47-7 69-0

H H H H A A N

1911

The Knute Rockne Years – 13 seasons: 105-12-5 (.881) 1918 Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Leonard Bahan Record: 3-1-2 September 28 W Case Tech November 2 W Wabash November 9 T Great Lakes November 16 L Michigan State (R) November 23 W Purdue November 28 T Nebraska (S)

26-6 67-7 7-7 7-13 26-6 0-0

A A H A A A

32-0 34-0 19-20 6-0 7-0 41-0 36-7 55-2

H H A H A A A A

5,000 4,000 10,000 2,500 5,000 8,000 5,000 7,000 10,000

1920 Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Frank Coughlin Record: 9-0-0 October 2 W Kalamazoo 39-0 H 5,000 October 9 W Western Michigan 41-0 H 3,500 October 16 W Nebraska 16-7 A 9,000 October 23 W Valparaiso 28-3 H 8,000 October 30 W Army 27-17 A 10,000 November 6 W Purdue (HC) 28-0 H 12,000 November 13 W Indiana (at Indianapolis) 13-10 N 14,000 November 20 W *Northwestern 33-7 A c20,000 November 25 W Michigan State 25-0 A 8,000 *George Gipp’s last game. He contracted strep throat and died from complications of the disease on December 14 at the age of 25.

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

H H A N H A N A

14-0 H 60-7 H 14-9 A 53-0 H 16-3 N 12-9 A 13-0 H 33-13 A 14-6 A

HISTORY & RECORDS

56-0 102-0 0-28 33-0 20-7 7-20 48-6 20-0

Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Leonard Bahan Record: 9-0-0 October 4 W Kalamazoo October 11 W Mount Union October 18 W Nebraska October 25 W Western Michigan November 1 W Indiana (R) (at Indianapolis) November 8 W Army November 15 W Michigan State November 22 W Purdue November 27 W Morningside (S)

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H H H A A A A

1915 Coach: Jesse Harper Captain: Freeman Fitzgerald Record: 7-1-0 October 2 W Alma October 9 W Haskell October 23 L Nebraska October 30 W South Dakota November 6 W Army November 13 W Creighton November 25 W Texas November 27 W Rice

H A A H A A H A

1919 87-0 20-7 62-0 35-13 14-7 20-7 30-7

1914 Coach: Jesse Harper Captain: Keith Jones Record: 6-2-0 October 3 W Alma October 10 W Rose Poly October 17 L Yale October 24 W South Dakota (at Sioux Falls) October 31 W Haskell November 7 L Army November 14 W Carlisle (at Comiskey Park, Chicago) November 26 W Syracuse

Coach: Jesse Harper Captain: Jim Phelan Record: 6-1-1 October 6 W Kalamazoo October 13 T Wisconsin October 20 L Nebraska October 27 W South Dakota (R) November 3 W Army November 10 W Morningside November 17 W Michigan State November 24 W Washington & Jefferson

COACHING & STAFF

The Jesse Harper Years – 5 seasons: 34-5-1 (.863) 1913 Coach: Jesse Harper Captain: Knute Rockne Record: 7-0-0 October 4 W Ohio Northern October 18 W South Dakota October 25 W Alma November 1 W Army November 7 W Penn State (R) November 22 W Christian Brothers (St. Louis) November 27 W Texas

55-0 0-0 0-7 40-0 7-2 13-0 23-0 3-0

1917

1912 Coach: John L. Marks Captain: Charles (Gus) Dorais Record: 7-0-0 October 5 W St. Viator October 12 W Adrian October 19 W Morris Harvey October 26 W Wabash November 2 W Pittsburgh (S) November 9 W St. Louis November 28 W Marquette (at Comiskey Park, Chicago)

H A H H A N A H A

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Coach: John L. Marks Captain: Luke Kelly Record: 6-0-2 October 7 W Ohio Northern October 14 W St. Viator October 21 W Butler (R) October 28 W Loyola (Chicago) November 4 T Pittsburgh November 11 W St. Bonaventure November 20 W Wabash November 30 T Marquette

48-0 48-0 26-0 60-0 10-30 21-0 14-0 46-0 20-0

HERE COME THE IRISH

1910

143

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

All-Time Scores 1921

1925

Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Eddie Anderson Record: 10-1-0 September 24 W Kalamazoo October 1 W DePauw October 8 L Iowa October 15 W Purdue October 22 W Nebraska (HC) October 29 W Indiana (at Indianapolis) (R) November 5 W Army November 8 W Rutgers (at Polo Grounds, NYC) November 12 W Haskell November 19 W Marquette November 24 W Michigan State

Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Clem Crowe Record: 7-2-1 September 26 W Baylor (R) October 3 W Lombard October 10 W Beloit October 17 L Army (at Yankee Stadium) October 24 W Minnesota October 31 W Georgia Tech (R) November 7 T Penn State (R) November 14 W Carnegie Tech (HC) November 21 W Northwestern November 26 L Nebraska

56-0 57-10 7-10 33-0 7-0 28-7 28-0 48-0 42-7 21-7 48-0

H H A A H N A N H A H

8,000 8,000 7,500 7,500 14,000 10,000 7,000 12,000 5,000 11,000 15,000

1922 Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Glen Carberry Record: 8-1-1 September 30 W Kalamazoo October 7 W St. Louis October 14 W Purdue October 21 W DePauw October 28 W Georgia Tech November 4 W Indiana (HC) November 11 T Army November 18 W Butler November 25 W Carnegie Tech (S) November 30 L Nebraska

46-0 26-0 20-0 34-7 13-3 27-0 0-0 31-3 19-0 6-14

H H A H A H A A A A

5,000 7,000 9,000 5,000 20,000 c22,000 15,000 12,000 30,000 16,000

1923 Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Harvey Brown Record: 9-1-0 September 29 W Kalamazoo October 6 W Lombard October 13 W Army (at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn) October 20 W Princeton October 27 W Georgia Tech November 3 W Purdue (HC) November 10 L Nebraska November 17 W Butler November 24 W Carnegie Tech November 29 W St. Louis (R)

74-0 14-0 13-0 25-2 35-7 34-7 7-14 34-7 26-0 13-0

H 10,000 H 8,000 N c30,000 A 30,000 H 20,000 H 20,000 A 30,000 H 10,000 A 30,000 A 9,000

1924 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Adam Walsh Record: 10-0-0 October 4 W Lombard October 11 W Wabash October 18 W Army (at Polo Grounds) October 25 W Princeton November 1 W *Georgia Tech (HC) November 8 W Wisconsin November 15 W Nebraska November 22 W Northwestern (at Soldier Field) November 29 W Carnegie Tech ROSE BOWL January 1 W Stanford (at Pasadena, Calif.) *Notre Dame’s 200th victory

40-0 34-0 13-7 12-0 34-3 38-3 34-6 13-6 40-19

H 8,000 H 10,000 N c55,000 A 40,000 H c22,000 A 28,425 H c22,000 N 45,000 A 35,000

27-10 N c53,000

41-0 H 13,000 69-0 H 10,000 19-3 H 10,000 0-27 N c65,000 19-7 A c49,000 13-0 A 12,000 0-0 A c20,000 26-0 H c27,000 13-10 H c27,000 0-17 A c45,000

1926 Coach: Knute Rockne Captains: Gene Edwards and Tom Hearden Record: 9-1-0 October 2 W Beloit October 9 W Minnesota October 16 W Penn State (R) October 23 W Northwestern October 30 W Georgia Tech (R) November 6 W Indiana November 13 W Army (at Yankee Stadium) November 20 W Drake (HC) (S) November 27 L Carnegie Tech December 4 W USC (2:00)

77-0 20-7 28-0 6-0 12-0 26-0 7-0 21-0 0-19 13-12

H 8,000 A c48,648 H 18,000 A c41,000 H 11,000 H 20,000 N c63,029 H 20,000 A c45,000 A c74,378

1927 Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: John Smith Record: 7-1-1 October 1 W Coe (R) October 8 W Detroit October 15 W Navy (at Baltimore) October 22 W Indiana October 29 W Georgia Tech November 5 T Minnesota (S) (1:00-M) November 12 L Army November 19 W Drake November 26 W USC (at Soldier Field) *Paid attendance: 99,573

28-7 H 10,000 20-0 A c28,000 19-6 N 45,101 19-6 A 16,000 26-7 H 17,000 7-7 H 25,000 0-18 YS c65,678 32-0 A 8,412 7-6 N *c120,000

1928 Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Fred Miller Record: 5-4-0 September 29 W Loyola (New Orleans) October 6 L Wisconsin October 13 W Navy (at Soldier Field) October 20 L Georgia Tech October 27 W Drake November 3 W Penn State (R) (at Philadelphia) November 10 W Army (2:30) (at Yankee Stadium) November 17 L Carnegie Tech (R) December 1 L USC *Paid attendance: 103,081 †First defeat at home since 1905

12-6 H 15,000 6-22 A 29,885 7-0 N *c120,000 0-13 A c35,000 32-6 H 12,000 9-0 N 30,000 12-6 N c78,188 7-27 H† c27,000 14-27 A c72,632

1929 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: John Law Record: 9-0-0 October 5 W Indiana October 12 W Navy (at Baltimore) October 19 W Wisconsin (at Soldier Field) October 26 W Carnegie Tech November 2 W Georgia Tech November 9 W Drake (at Soldier Field) November 16 W USC (at Soldier Field) November 23 W Northwestern November 30 W Army (at Yankee Stadium) No home games; Notre Dame Stadium was under construction *Paid attendance: 99,351

144

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

14-0 14-7 19-0 7-0 26-6 19-7 13-12 26-6 7-0

A N N A A N N* A N

16,111 c64,681 90,000 c66,000 22,000 50,000 c112,912 c50,000 c79,408

All-Time Scores Coach: Elmer Layden Captain: *Joe Sullivan Record: 7-1-1 September 28 W Kansas October 5 W Carnegie Tech October 12 W Wisconsin October 19 W Pittsburgh (3:00) October 26 W Navy (at Baltimore) November 2 W Ohio State (0:32) November 9 L Northwestern (R) November 16 T Army (0:29-ND) (at Yankee Stadium) November 23 W USC *Died from complications of pneumonia, March 1935

20-14 H 14,751 26-2 H 40,593 21-6 H 30,009 35-19 A c66,586 27-0 H 11,113 60-20 A c75,657 28-7 H 10,106 14-0 A c44,648 7-6 N* c110,000 27-0 A c73,967

1936

The Hunk Anderson Years – 3 seasons: 16-9-2 (.630) 1931 25-0 0-0 63-0 25-12 19-0 49-0 20-0 14-16 0-12

A 12,098 N 65,000 H 23,835 H 37,394 A 42,271 H 39,173 N 56,861 H *50,731 N c78,559

1932 73-0 H 8,369 62-0 H 6,663 42-0 H 16,015 0-12 A 55,616 24-6 A 18,062 21-0 H 31,853 12-0 N 61,122 21-0 N c78,115 0-13 A c93,924

1933 H 9,221 A 15,152 A 45,890 H 16,627 N 34,579 H 27,476 A 31,182 H 25,037 N c73,594

The Elmer Layden Years – 7 seasons: 47-13-3 (.770) 1934 6-7 18-7 13-0 19-0 0-19 6-10 20-7 12-6 14-0

H 20,353 H 34,263 H 11,242 H 25,354 A 56,556 N 54,571 A 38,413 N c78,757 A 45,568

Captain: Joe Zwers Drake Illinois Carnegie Tech Navy (S) (2:00) Minnesota (4) (12) Pittsburgh (3) (18) Army (R) (at Yankee Stadium) (12) Northwestern (9) USC (1:45)

21-0 0-0 7-9 9-7 7-6 6-21 7-0 7-0 13-6

H 14,955 A 42,253 A 30,418 H 45,000 A c63,237 H c54,309 N c76,359 A 42,573 H 28,920

52-0 14-6 14-6 7-0 19-7 15-0 19-0 9-7 0-13

H 25,615 A 26,533 H 29,142 H 25,934 N c76,338 N 58,271 H c55,245 A c46,348 A c97,146

1938 Coach: Elmer Layden Captain: Jim McGoldrick Record: 8-1-0 October 1 W Kansas October 8 W Georgia Tech October 15 W Illinois October 22 W (5) Carnegie Tech (13) October 29 W (7) Army (at Yankee Stadium) November 5 W (4) Navy (R) (at Baltimore) November 12 W (2) *Minnesota (12) November 19 W (1) Northwestern (16) December 3 L (1) USC (8) *Notre Dame’s 300th victory

1939 Coach: Elmer Layden Captain: Johnny Kelly Record: 7-2-0 September 30 W Purdue October 7 W Georgia Tech October 14 W SMU October 21 W (2) Navy (at Cleveland) October 28 W (2) Carnegie Tech (S) November 4 W (4) Army (at Yankee Stadium) November 11 L (3) Iowa November 18 W (9) Northwestern (3:30) November 25 L (7) USC (4)

3-0 H 31,341 17-14 H 17,322 20-19 H 29,730 14-7 N c78,257 7-6 A c61,420 14-0 N c75,632 6-7 A c42,380 7-0 H 49,204 12-20 H c54,799

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Coach: Elmer Layden Captain: Dom Vairo Record: 6-3-0 October 6 L Texas October 13 W Purdue October 20 W Carnegie Tech (R) October 27 W Wisconsin November 3 L Pittsburgh November 10 L Navy (R) (at Cleveland) November 17 W Northwestern November 24 W Army (4:00) (at Yankee Stadium) December 8 W USC

Coach: Elmer Layden Record: 6-2-1 October 2 W October 9 T October 16 L October 23 W October 30 W November 6 L November 13 W November 20 W November 27 W

HISTORY & RECORDS

Coach: Heartley (Hunk) Anderson Captains: Hugh Devore & Tom Gorman Record: 3-5-1 October 7 T Kansas 0-0 October 14 W Indiana 12-2 October 21 L Carnegie Tech 0-7 October 28 L Pittsburgh 0-14 November 4 L Navy (at Baltimore) 0-7 November 11 L Purdue 0-19 November 18 W Northwestern 7-0 November 25 L USC 0-19 December 2 W Army (at Yankee Stadium) 13-12

1937

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Coach: Heartley (Hunk) Anderson Captain: Paul Host Record: 7-2-0 October 8 W Haskell October 15 W Drake October 22 W Carnegie Tech October 29 L Pittsburgh November 5 W Kansas November 12 W Northwestern November 19 W Navy (at Cleveland) November 26 W Army (at Yankee Stadium) December 10 L USC

Coach: Elmer Layden Captains: *Bill Smith and John Lautar Record: 6-2-1 October 3 W Carnegie Tech 21-7 H 15,673 14-6 H 9,879 October 10 W Washington (St. Louis) October 17 W Wisconsin (R) 27-0 H 16,423 0-26 A c66,622 October 24 L (7) Pittsburgh (9) October 31 W Ohio State (R) 7-2 H 50,017 0-3 N 51,126 November 7 L (13) Navy (at Baltimore) November 14 W Army (at Yankee Stadium) 20-6 N c74,423 26-6 H 52,131 November 21 W (11) Northwestern (1) December 5 T (9) USC 13-13 A 71,201 *Captain-elect Smith resigned his captaincy because of illness and Lautar was elected acting captain.

COACHING & STAFF

Coach: Heartley (Hunk) Anderson Captain: Tommy Yarr Record: 6-2-1 October 3 W Indiana October 10 T Northwestern (R) (at Soldier Field) October 17 W Drake October 24 W Pittsburgh October 31 W Carnegie Tech November 7 W Pennsylvania November 14 W Navy (at Baltimore) November 21 L USC (1:00) November 28 L Army (at Yankee Stadium) *First capacity crowd in Notre Dame Stadium

28-7 H 11,102 14-3 A 27,542 27-0 A 19,863 9-6 H 39,989 14-0 N c57,810 18-13 A c81,018 7-14 H 34,430 6-6 N c78,114 20-13 H 38,305

THE FIGHTING IRISH

1935

Coach: Knute Rockne Captain: Tom Conley Record: 10-0-0 October 4 W SMU (4:00) October 11 W Navy@ October 18 W Carnegie Tech October 25 W Pittsburgh November 1 W Indiana November 8 W Pennsylvania November 15 W Drake November 22 W Northwestern November 29 W Army (R-S)(3:30) (at Soldier Field) December 6 W USC @Dedication of Notre Dame Stadium *Paid attendance: 103,310

HERE COME THE IRISH

1930 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

145

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

All-Time Scores 1940

1943 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Coach: Elmer Layden Record: 7-2-0 October 5 W October 12 W October 19 W October 26 W November 2 W November 9 W November 16 L November 23 L December 7 W

Captain: Milt Piepul Col. of Pacific Georgia Tech (6) Carnegie Tech (2) Illinois (2) Army (R) (at Yankee Stadium) (7) Navy (4:00) (at Baltimore) (7) Iowa (5:00) (14) Northwestern (10) USC

25-7 26-20 61-0 26-0 7-0 13-7 0-7 0-20 10-6

H H H A N N H A A

22,670 32,492 29,515 c68,578 c75,474 c61,579 45,960 c46,273 85,808

The Frank Leahy Years â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11 seasons: 87-11-9 (.855) 1941 Coach: Frank Leahy Captain: Paul Lillis Record: 8-0-1 September 27 W Arizona October 4 W Indiana (R) October 11 W Georgia Tech October 18 W (8) Carnegie Tech (R) October 25 W (7) Illinois November 1 T (6) Army (R) (14) (at Yankee Stadium) November 8 W (7) Navy (6) (at Baltimore) November 15 W (5) Northwestern (8) November 22 W (4) USC

38-7 19-6 20-0 16-0 49-14 0-0 20-13 7-6 20-18

H H A A H N N A H

19,567 34,713 c28,986 17,208 34,896 c75,226 c62,074 c46,211 c54,967

Coach: Frank Leahy Captain: Pat Filley Record: 9-1-0 September 25 W Pittsburgh October 2 W Georgia Tech October 9 W (1) Michigan (2) October 16 W (1) Wisconsin October 23 W (1) Illinois (R) October 30 W (1) Navy (3) (at Cleveland) November 6 W (1) Army (3) (at Yankee Stadium) November 13 W (1) Northwestern (8) November 20 W (1) Iowa Pre-Flight (2) November 27 L (1) Great Lakes (0:33) Coach: Ed McKeever Record: 8-2-0 September 30 W October 7 W October 14 W October 21 W October 28 W November 4 L November 11 L November 18 W November 25 W December 2 W

43,437 26,497 c86,408 16,235 24,676 c77,900 c75,121 c49,124 39,446 c23,000

58-0 26-0 64-0 28-13 13-7 13-32 0-59 21-0 21-0 28-7

A H N H A N N H A H

46,069 32,909 c38,167 36,086 57,122 c60,938 c75,142 39,701 28,662 36,900

7-0 40-7 34-0 39-9 56-0 6-6 0-48 34-7 32-6 7-39

H A H A H N N A A A

41,569 30,157 34,645 c57,542 42,841 c82,020 c74,621 c46,294 51,368 c23,000

26-6 33-0 49-6 41-6 28-0 0-0 27-0 41-0 26-6

A H H A N N H A H

c75,119 50,350 c55,452 52,311 c63,909 c74,121 c56,000 65,841 c55,298

40-6 22-7 31-0 21-0 27-0 27-7 26-19 59-6 38-7

A A H H N H A H A

c64,333 42,000 c56,000 c56,000 c84,070 c59,171 c48,000 c57,000 c104,953

Captain: Pat Filley Pittsburgh Tulane (1) Dartmouth (R) (at Fenway Park) (1) Wisconsin (1) Illinois (14) (2) Navy (6) (at Baltimore) (5) Army (1) (at Yankee Stadium) (11) Northwestern (18) Georgia Tech (10) (9) Great Lakes (12)

1945

Coach: Frank Leahy Captain: George Murphy Record: 7-2-2 September 26 T Wisconsin October 3 L Georgia Tech October 10 W Stanford October 17 W Iowa Pre-Flight October 24 W (8) Illinois (5) October 31 W (4) Navy (R) (at Cleveland) November 7 W (4) Army (19) (at Yankee Stadium) November 14 L (4) Michigan (6) November 21 W (8) Northwestern November 28 W (8) USC (14) December 5 T (6) Great Lakes (S) (at Soldier Field)

Coach: Hugh Devore Captain: Frank Dancewicz Record: 7-2-1 September 29 W Illinois October 6 W Georgia Tech October 13 W (3) Dartmouth October 20 W (3) Pittsburgh October 27 W (2) Iowa November 3 T (2) Navy (3) (at Cleveland) November 10 L (2) Army (1) (at Yankee Stadium) November 17 W (7) Northwestern November 24 W (5) Tulane December 1 L (5) Great Lakes

A 23,243 H 20,545 H 22,374 H 26,800 A 43,476 N 66,699 N c74,946 H c54,379 H 26,098 A 94,519 N 19,225

A H A A H N N A H A

1944

1942 7-7 6-13 27-0 28-0 21-14 9-0 13-0 20-32 27-20 13-0 13-13

41-0 55-13 35-12 50-0 47-0 33-6 26-0 25-6 14-13 14-19

1946 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Coach: Frank Leahy Captains: Game-by-Game Record: 8-0-1 September 28 W Illinois October 5 W Pittsburgh October 12 W (3) Purdue October 26 W (2) Iowa (17) November 2 W (2) Navy (at Baltimore) November 9 T (2) Army (1) (at Yankee Stadium) November 16 W (2) Northwestern (R) November 23 W (2) Tulane November 30 W (2) USC (16)

1947 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Coach: Frank Leahy Captain: George Connor Record: 9-0-0 October 4 W Pittsburgh October 11 W (1) Purdue October 18 W (2) Nebraska October 25 W (2) Iowa November 1 W (1) Navy (at Cleveland) November 8 W (1) Army (9) November 15 W (1) Northwestern (R) November 22 W (2) Tulane December 6 W (1) USC (3)

146

Frank Leahy

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

All-Time Scores 1953

Coach: Frank Leahy Captain: Bill Fischer Record: 9-0-1 September 25 W Purdue October 2 W Pittsburgh October 9 W (1) Michigan State October 16 W (2) Nebraska October 23 W (2) Iowa October 30 W (2) Navy (at Baltimore) November 6 W (1) Indiana (R) November 13 W (2) Northwestern (8) November 27 W (2) Washington December 4 T (2) USC (0:35-ND)

Coach: Frank Leahy Captain: Don Penza Record: 9-0-1 September 26 W (1) Oklahoma (6) October 3 W (1) Purdue October 17 W (1) Pittsburgh (15) October 24 W (1) Georgia Tech (4) October 31 W (1) Navy (20) November 7 W (1) Pennsylvania November 14 W (1) North Carolina November 21 T (1) Iowa (0:06-ND) (20) November 28 W (2) USC (20) December 5 W (2) SMU

28-27 40-0 26-7 44-13 27-12 41-7 42-6 12-7 46-0 14-14

H c59,343 A c64,000 H c58,126 A c38,000 A c53,000 N c63,314 A c34,000 H c59,305 H 50,609 A c100,571

Captains: Paul Matz and Dan Shannon (2) Texas (4) (1) Purdue (19) (8) Pittsburgh (8) Michigan State (R) (6) Navy (15) (at Baltimore) (5) Pennsylvania (5) North Carolina (4) Iowa (19) (4) USC (R)(5:57) (17) (4) SMU

c57,594 c58,250 c60,114 c57,238 c60,000 61,189 55,410 c56,576 c56,438 c75,501

Coach: Terry Brennan Record: 8-2-0 September 24 W October 1 W October 7 W October 15 L October 22 W October 29 W November 5 W November 12 W November 19 W November 26 L

17-0 19-0 14-0 7-21 22-7 21-7 46-14 27-7 17-14 20-42

H H A A A H A A H A

c56,454 c56,494 c75,685 c52,007 c55,000 c59,475 45,226 38,000 c59,955 94,892

48-6 40-6 20-27 33-0 30-9 19-0 0-35 12-7 20-20 19-12

H N H A H N A A H A

55,790 52,331 c58,240 c60,127 c57,890 44,237 c51,296 c44,500 40,685 55,783

1956

7-7 14-3 19-22 26-14 34-14 17-6 27-21 3-21 27-0 9-0

A A H A H N H A A H

c74,518 c67,666 45,507 49,000 54,338 61,927 c57,446 c52,472 46,600 c58,394

Coach: Terry Brennan Record: 2-8-0 September 22 L October 6 W October 13 L October 20 L October 27 L November 3 L November 10 L November 17 W November 24 L December 1 L

13-19 20-6 14-28 14-47 0-40 7-33 13-26 21-14 8-48 20-28

A H H H H N A H A A

61,000 c58,372 c58,778 c59,378 c60,128 57,773 c58,697 c56,793 c56,632 64,538

12-0 26-0 23-21 13-7 6-20 6-34 7-0 13-21 40-12 54-21

A H N H H A A H H A

c52,108 54,026 95,000 c58,775 c58,922 c75,391 c63,170 c58,734 54,793 51,000

Captain: Ray Lemek (11) SMU (4) Indiana (5) Miami (Fla.)(NT) (15) (4) Michigan State (13) (11) Purdue (9) Navy (R) (4) (6) Pennsylvania (5) North Carolina (4) Iowa (2:15) (5) USC Captain: Jim Morse (3) SMU (NT)(1:50) (17) Indiana (18) Purdue Michigan State (2) Oklahoma (2) Navy (R) (at Baltimore) Pittsburgh (20) North Carolina (1:16) Iowa (3) USC (17)

HISTORY & RECORDS

H H A H N A H A H A

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21-0 14-27 33-0 20-19 6-0 42-7 42-13 34-18 23-17 26-14

1955 14-7 H c56,430 14-28 H c56,746 13-9 A 73,159 7-20 A c34,000 33-36 H c57,866 19-10 N 71,074 18-7 H c56,966 14-14 A c52,863 7-9 A 70,177

1952

1957 Coach: Terry Brennan Captains: Dick Prendergast and Ed Sullivan Record: 7-3-0 September 28 W Purdue October 5 W (16) Indiana October 12 W (12) Army (10) (at Philadelphia) October 26 W (7) Pittsburgh November 2 L (5) Navy (R) (16) November 9 L (15) Michigan State (4) November 16 W Oklahoma (3:50) (2) November 23 L (9) Iowa (8) November 30 W (12) USC (S) December 7 W (10) SMU

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Coach: Frank Leahy Captain: Jack Alessandrini Record: 7-2-1 September 27 T (10) Pennsylvania (12) October 4 W (19) Texas (5) October 11 L (8) Pittsburgh October 18 W Purdue (9) October 25 W (16) North Carolina November 1 W (13) Navy (at Cleveland) November 8 W (10) Oklahoma (4) November 15 L (6) Michigan State (1) November 22 W (9) Iowa November 29 W (7) USC (2)

Coach: Terry Brennan Record: 9-1-0 September 25 W October 2 L October 9 W October 16 W October 30 W November 6 W November 13 W November 20 W November 27 W December 4 W

COACHING & STAFF

53,844 c41,500 c52,000 c58,196 c62,000 c51,277 c67,000 c56,790 c57,214 75,457

THE FIGHTING IRISH

H A A H N A N H H A

1951 Coach: Frank Leahy Captain: Jim Mutscheller Record: 7-2-1 September 29 W (14) Indiana October 5 W (5) Detroit (NT) (at Briggs Stadium, Detroit) October 13 L (5) SMU October 20 W Pittsburgh October 27 W (15) Purdue November 3 W (13) Navy (at Baltimore) November 10 L (11) Michigan State (5) November 17 W *North Carolina November 24 T Iowa (0:55-ND) December 1 W USC (R) (20) *Notre Dame’s 400th victory

c59,500 49,135 c57,998 c58,254 c58,154 c74,711 c43,000 c56,478 97,952 55,522

1954 49-6 27-7 35-12 46-7 40-0 34-21 42-6 28-7 32-0 27-20

1950 Coach: Frank Leahy Captain: Jerry Groom Record: 4-4-1 September 30 W (1) North Carolina (2:40) (20) October 7 L (1) Purdue (R) October 14 W (10) Tulane October 21 L (11) Indiana October 28 L Michigan State (15) November 4 W Navy (R-S) (at Cleveland) November 11 W Pittsburgh November 18 T Iowa December 2 L USC

A A H H H A A H A H

The Terry Brennan Years – 5 seasons: 32-18-0 (.640)

1949 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Coach: Frank Leahy Captains: Leon Hart and Jim Martin Record: 10-0-0 September 24 W Indiana October 1 W Washington October 8 W (2) Purdue October 15 W (1) Tulane (4) October 29 W (1) Navy (at Baltimore) November 5 W (1) Michigan State (10) November 12 W (1) North Carolina (at Yankee Stadium) November 19 W (1) Iowa November 26 W (1) USC (17) December 3 W (1) SMU

28-21 37-7 23-14 27-14 38-7 28-20 34-14 14-14 48-14 40-14

HERE COME THE IRISH

1948

147

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

All-Time Scores 1963

1958 Coach: Terry Brennan Record: 6-4-0 September 27 W October 4 W October 11 L October 18 W October 25 L November 1 W November 8 L November 15 W November 22 L November 29 W

Captains: Al Ecuyer and Chuck Puntillo (5) Indiana (7) SMU (17) (4) Army (3) (12) Duke (11) Purdue (R) (15) Navy (15) (at Baltimore) (14) Pittsburgh (0:11) North Carolina (11) (15) Iowa (6) (18) USC

18-0 14-6 2-14 9-7 22-29 40-20 26-29 34-24 21-31 20-13

H A H H H N A H A A

49,347 61,500 c60,564 c59,068 c59,563 c57,773 55,330 c56,839 c58,230 66,903

The Joe Kuharich Years â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 seasons: 17-23 (.425) 1959 Coach: Joe Kuharich Captain: Ken Adamson Record: 5-5-0 September 26 W North Carolina (R) October 3 L (8) Purdue October 10 W California October 17 L Michigan State October 24 L Northwestern (R) (2) October 31 W Navy (0:32) November 7 L Georgia Tech (4:27) (19) November 14 L Pittsburgh (R) November 21 W Iowa (3:25) (16) November 28 W USC (7)

28-8 7-28 28-6 0-19 24-30 25-22 10-14 13-28 20-19 16-6

H 56,746 A c50,362 A 68,500 A 73,480 H c59,078 H c58,652 H c58,575 A 52,337 A c58,500 H 48,684

Coach: Ara Parseghian Captain: Jim Carroll Record: 9-1-0 September 26 W Wisconsin (R) October 3 W (9) Purdue October 10 W (6) Air Force October 17 W (4) UCLA October 24 W (2) Stanford October 31 W (2) Navy (at Philadelphia) November 7 W (1) Pittsburgh November 14 W (1) Michigan State November 21 W (1) Iowa November 28 L (1) USC (1:33)

21-7 19-51 7-12 0-21 6-7 7-14 13-20 21-28 0-28 17-0

H 49,286 H c59,235 A 41,000 H c59,133 A c55,682 N 63,000 H 55,696 A 58,062 H 45,000 A 54,146

Coach: Ara Parseghian Captain: Phil Sheridan Record: 7-2-1 September 18 W (3) California September 25 L (1) Purdue (6) October 2 W (8) Northwestern October 9 W (7) Army (NT) (at Shea Stadium) October 23 W (7) USC (R) (4) October 30 W (4) Navy November 6 W (4) Pittsburgh November 13 W (4) North Carolina November 20 L (4) Michigan State (1) November 27 T (6) Miami (Fla.)(NT)

19-6 H 55,198 22-20 A c51,295 30-0 H 50,427 7-17 A c76,132 10-12 H c59,075 10-13 H c59,075 26-20 A 50,527 17-15 H 49,246 21-42 A c58,000 13-37 A 35,000

1962

148

Coach: Joe Kuharich Captain: Mike Lind Record: 5-5-0 September 29 W Oklahoma October 6 L Purdue October 13 L Wisconsin October 20 L Michigan State (R) October 27 L Northwestern (3) November 3 W Navy (R) (at Philadelphia) November 10 W Pittsburgh November 17 W North Carolina November 24 W Iowa December 1 L USC (1) *Notre Dame Stadium record

31-7 34-15 34-7 24-0 28-6 40-0 17-15 34-7 28-0 17-20

A H A H H N A H H A

c64,398 c59,611 c44,384 58,335 56,721 66,752 56,628 c59,265 c59,135 83,840

48-6 21-25 38-7 17-0 28-7 29-3 69-13 17-0 3-12 0-0

A A H N H H A H H A

53,000 c61,291 c59,273 c61,000 c59,235 c59,206 c57,169 c59,216 c59,291 68,077

1965

1961 Coach: Joe Kuharich Captains: Norb Roy and Nick Buoniconti Record: 5-5-0 September 30 W Oklahoma October 7 W Purdue October 14 W (8) USC October 21 L (6) Michigan State (1) October 28 L (8) Northwestern November 4 L Navy November 11 W Pittsburgh November 18 W Syracuse (0:00) (10) November 25 L Iowa December 2 L Duke

The Ara Parseghian Years â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11 seasons: 95-17-4 (.836) 1964

1960 Coach: Joe Kuharich Captain: Myron Pottios Record: 2-8-0 September 24 W California October 1 L (12) Purdue October 8 L North Carolina (R) October 15 L Michigan State (14) October 22 L Northwestern October 29 L Navy (R) (4) (at Philadelphia) November 5 L Pittsburgh (14) November 12 L Miami (Fla.)(NT) November 19 L Iowa November 26 W USC (R)

Coach: Hugh Devore Captain: Bob Lehmann Record: 2-7-0 September 28 L Wisconsin (1:07) (6) 9-14 H 56,806 October 5 L Purdue 6-7 A c51,723 October 12 W USC (6:28) (7) 17-14 H c59,135 October 19 W UCLA 27-12 H 42,948 October 26 L Stanford 14-24 A 55,000 November 2 L Navy (4) 14-35 H c59,362 November 9 L Pittsburgh (8) 7-27 H 41,306 7-12 A 70,128 November 16 L Michigan State (4) November 23 Iowa* A 7-14 N 56,972 November 28 L Syracuse (3:28) (at Yankee Stadium) *Game cancelled because of the death of President John F. Kennedy

13-7 A c60,500 6-24 H *c61,296 8-17 A c61,098 7-31 H c60,116 6-35 A c55,752 20-12 N 35,000 43-22 H 52,215 21-7 H 35,553 35-12 H 42,653 0-25 A 81,676

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

All-Time Scores Coach: Ara Parseghian Captains: Bob Olson and Mike Oriard Record: 8-2-1 September 20 W (11) Northwestern September 27 L (9) Purdue (16) October 4 W Michigan State (14) October 11 W (15) Army (at Yankee Stadium) October 18 T (11) USC (3) October 25 W (12) Tulane (NT) November 1 W (10) Navy November 8 W (8) Pittsburgh (R) November 15 W (9) Georgia Tech (NT) November 22 W (8) Air Force

35-10 14-28 42-28 45-0 14-14 37-0 47-0 49-7 38-20 13-6

COTTON BOWL January 1 L (9) Texas (1:08) (1) (at Dallas)

17-21 N c73,000

26-14 35-7 35-0 32-0 38-0 31-7 40-0 64-0 10-10 51-0

H A H H A N H H A A

c59,075 c55,356 c59,075 c59,075 c63,439 70,101 c59,075 c59,075 c80,011 88,520

1967 H c59,075 A c62,316 H c59,075 H c59,075 A c71,227 H c59,075 H c59,075 A 54,075 A c60,024 A c77,265

45-21 22-37 51-28 27-7 58-8 17-21 45-14 56-7 34-6 21-21

H H A H H A N H H A

1968 Coach: Ara Parseghian Captains: George Kunz and Bob Olson Record: 7-2-1 September 21 W (3) Oklahoma (5) September 28 L (2) Purdue (1) October 5 W (5) Iowa October 12 W (5) Northwestern October 19 W (6) Illinois October 26 L (5) Michigan State November 2 W (12) Navy (at Philadelphia) November 9 W (12) Pittsburgh November 16 W (9) Georgia Tech November 30 T (9) USC (2)

c59,075 c59,075 58,043 c59,075 c59,075 c77,339 63,738 c59,075 c59,075 82,659

1970 Coach: Ara Parseghian Captains: Larry DiNardo and Tim Kelly Record: 10-1-0 September 19 W (6) Northwestern September 26 W (6) Purdue October 3 W (4) Michigan State October 10 W (3) Army October 17 W (3) Missouri (18) October 31 W (3) Navy (at Philadelphia) November 7 W (2) Pittsburgh November 14 W (1) Georgia Tech (6:28) November 21 W (2) LSU (2:54) (7) November 28 L (4) USC (R)

35-14 48-0 29-0 51-10 24-7 56-7 46-14 10-7 3-0 28-38

COTTON BOWL January 1 W (6) Texas (1) (at Dallas)

24-11 N c73,000

A H A H A N H H H A

50,049 c59,075 c76,103 c59,075 c64,200 45,226 c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 64,694

1971 Coach: Ara Parseghian Captains: Walt Patulski and Tom Gatewood Record: 8-2-0 September 18 W (2) Northwestern 50-7 September 25 W (2) Purdue (2:58)(R) 8-7 October 2 W (4) Michigan State 14-2 October 9 W (7) Miami (Fla.)(NT) 17-0 October 16 W (7) North Carolina 16-0 14-28 October 23 L (6) USC October 30 W (12) Navy 21-0 November 6 W (8) Pittsburgh 56-7 November 13 W (8) Tulane 21-7 November 20 L (7) LSU (NT) (14) 8-28

H A H A H H H A H A

c59,075 c69,765 c59,075 c66,039 c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 55,528 c59,075 c66,936

A H A H H H N A H A

c55,155 c59,075 c77,828 c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 43,089 c48,671 c59,075 75,243

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41-8 21-28 56-6 7-24 47-7 24-12 43-14 38-0 36-3 24-22

c59,075 c68,179 c59,075 c63,786 c59,075 40,250 c59,075 44,084 41,104 c59,075

COACHING & STAFF

Coach: Ara Parseghian Captain: Bob (Rocky) Bleier Record: 8-2-0 September 23 W (1) California September 30 L (1) Purdue (10) October 7 W (6) Iowa October 14 L (5) USC (1) October 21 W Illinois October 28 W Michigan State November 4 W (10) Navy November 11 W (9) Pittsburgh November 18 W (9) *Georgia Tech November 24 W (6) Miami (Fla.)(NT) *Notre Dameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 500th victory

H A H N H A H A A H

THE FIGHTING IRISH

1969

Coach: Ara Parseghian Captain: Jim Lynch Record: 9-0-1 September 24 W (6) Purdue (8) October 1 W (4) Northwestern October 8 W (3) Army October 15 W (2) North Carolina October 22 W (1) Oklahoma (10) October 29 W (1) Navy (at Philadelphia) November 5 W (1) Pittsburgh November 12 W (1) Duke November 19 T (1) Michigan State (2) November 26 W (1) USC (10)

HERE COME THE IRISH

1966 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

1972 37-0 35-14 16-0 42-16 26-30 21-0 42-23 21-7 20-17 23-45

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

6-40 N c80,010

HISTORY & RECORDS

Coach: Ara Parseghian Captains: John Dampeer and Greg Marx Record: 8-3-0 September 23 W (13) Northwestern September 30 W (10) Purdue October 7 W (7) Michigan State October 14 W (7) Pittsburgh October 21 L (8) Missouri (R) October 28 W (13) TCU November 4 W (12) Navy (at Philadelphia) November 11 W (12) Air Force November 18 W (10) Miami (Fla.) December 2 L (10) USC (1) ORANGE BOWL January 1 L (12) Nebraska (NT) (9) (at Miami)

149

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

All-Time Scores 1973 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

1977 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Coach: Ara Parseghian Captains: Dave Casper, Frank Pomerico and Mike Townsend Record: 11-0-0 September 22 W (8) Northwestern 44-0 H c59,075 September 29 W (7) Purdue 20-7 A c69,391 October 6 W (8) Michigan State 14-10 H c59,075 October 13 W (9) Rice (NT) 28-0 A 50,321 62-3 A c42,503 October 20 W (8) Army October 27 W (8) USC (R) (6) 23-14 H c59,075 November 3 W (5) Navy 44-7 H c59,075 31-10 A c56,593 November 10 W (5) Pittsburgh (S) (20) November 22 W (5) Air Force 48-15 H 57,236 44-0 A 42,968 December 1 W (5) Miami (Fla.)(NT)

Coach: Dan Devine Captains: Ross Browner, Terry Eurick, Willie Fry and Steve Orsini Record: 11-1-0 September 10 W (3) Pittsburgh (7) 19-9 A c56,500 September 17 L (3) Mississippi (3:28) (at Jackson) 13-20 N c48,200 September 24 W (11) Purdue (1:39) 31-24 A c68,966 October 1 W (14) Michigan State 16-6 H c59,075 24-0 N c72,594 October 15 W (11) Army (at Giants Stadium) October 22 W (11) USC (5) 49-19 H c59,075 October 29 W (5) Navy 43-10 H c59,075 69-14 H c59,075 November 5 W (5) Georgia Tech November 12 W (5) Clemson (15) 21-17 A c54,189 49-0 H c59,075 November 19 W (6) Air Force December 3 W (5) Miami (Fla.)(NT) 48-10 A 35,789

SUGAR BOWL December 31 W (3) Alabama (4:26)(NT) (1) (at New Orleans)

24-23 N c85,161

1974

COTTON BOWL January 2 W (5) Texas (1) (at Dallas)

38-10 N c76,701

1978

Coach: Ara Parseghian Captains: Tom Clements and Greg Collins Record: 10-2-0 September 9 W (2) Georgia Tech (NT) September 21 W (1) Northwestern September 28 L (2) Purdue (R) October 5 W (7) Michigan State October 12 W (6) Rice (3:08) October 19 W (7) Army (S) October 26 W (7) Miami (Fla.) November 2 W (7) Navy (at Philadelphia) November 16 W (5) Pittsburgh (R)(2:49) (17) November 23 W (5) Air Force (R) November 30 L (5) USC (6)

31-7 49-3 20-31 19-14 10-3 48-0 38-7 14-6 14-10 38-0 24-55

A A H A H H H N H H A

45,228 c55,000 c59,075 c77,431 c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 48,634 c59,075 c59,075 83,522

ORANGE BOWL January 1 W (9) Alabama (NT) (U) (2) (at Miami)

13-11 N

71,801

The Dan Devine Years – 6 seasons: 53-16-1 (.764)

Coach: Dan Devine Captains: Bob Golic, Jerome Heavens and Joe Montana Record: 9-3-0 September 9 L (5) Missouri (12:50) 0-3 H 14-28 H September 23 L (14) Michigan (5) September 30 W Purdue 10-6 H 29-25 A October 7 W Michigan State October 14 W Pittsburgh (9) 26-17 H October 21 W (20) Air Force 38-15 A October 28 W (19) Miami (Fla.) 20-0 H 27-7 N November 4 W (15) Navy (11) (at Cleveland) November 11 W (14) Tennessee 31-14 H 38-21 A November 18 W (10) Georgia Tech (20) November 25 L (8) USC (0:02) (3) 25-27 A COTTON BOWL January 1 W *(10) Houston (0:00) (9) (at Dallas) *Notre Dame’s 600th victory

35-34 N

1975

1979

Coach: Dan Devine Captains: Ed Bauer and Jim Stock Record: 8-3-0 September 15 W (9) Boston College (NT) (at Foxboro) September 20 W (9) Purdue September 27 W (7) Northwestern October 4 L (8) Michigan State (3:50) October 11 W (15) North Carolina (1:03) October 18 W (15) Air Force (3:23) October 25 L (14) USC (3) November 1 W (15) Navy (R) November 8 W (12) Georgia Tech November 15 L (9) Pittsburgh November 22 W Miami (Fla.)(NT)

Coach: Dan Devine Captains: Vagas Ferguson, Tim Foley and Dave Waymer Record: 7-4-0 September 15 W (9) Michigan (6) 12-10 A 22-28 A September 22 L (5) Purdue (17) September 29 W (15) Michigan State (7) 27-3 H October 6 W (10) Georgia Tech (R) 21-13 H October 13 W (10) Air Force 38-13 A October 20 L (9) USC (4) 23-42 H October 27 W (14) South Carolina (:42) 18-17 H November 3 W (13) Navy 14-0 H November 10 L (13) Tennessee 18-40 A November 17 L Clemson (14) 10-16 H November 24 W Miami (Fla.)(R) 40-15 N* *National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan

17-3 17-0 31-7 3-10 21-14 31-30 17-24 31-10 24-3 20-34 32-9

N A H H A A H H H A A

c61,501 c69,795 c59,075 c59,075 c49,500 43,204 c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 c56,480 24,944

1976

c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 c77,087 c59,075 35,425 c59,075 63,780 c59,075 54,526 84,256 32,500

c105,111 c70,567 c59,075 c59,075 34,881 c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 c86,489 c59,075 62,574

1980

Coach: Dan Devine Captains: Mark McLane and Willie Fry Record: 9-3-0 September 11 L (11) Pittsburgh (9) September 18 W Purdue September 25 W Northwestern October 2 W (18) Michigan State October 16 W (14) Oregon October 23 W (12) South Carolina (19) October 30 W (11) Navy (at Cleveland) November 6 L (11) Georgia Tech November 13 W (18) Alabama (10) November 20 W (13) Miami (Fla.) November 27 L (13) USC (3)

10-31 23-0 48-0 24-6 41-0 13-6 27-21 14-23 21-18 40-27 13-17

H H A A H A N A H H A

c59,075 c59,075 44,396 c77,081 c59,075 c56,721 61,172 50,079 c59,075 c59,075 76,561

GATOR BOWL December 27 W (15) Penn State (NT) (20) (at Jacksonville)

20-9

67,827

Coach: Dan Devine Captains: Bob Crable, Tom Gibbons and John Scully Record: 9-2-1 September 6 W (11) Purdue (9) 31-10 September 20 W (8) Michigan (0:00) (14) 29-27 26-21 October 4 W (7) Michigan State October 11 W (7) Miami (13) 32-14 October 18 W (5) Army 30-3 October 25 W (4) Arizona (NT) 20-3 November 1 W (3) Navy (at Giants Stadium) 33-0 November 8 T (1) Georgia Tech (4:44 – ND) 3-3 November 15 W (6) Alabama (5) 7-0 November 22 W (2) Air Force 24-10 December 6 L (2) USC (17) 3-20 SUGAR BOWL January 1 L (7) Georgia (1) (at New Orleans) *Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala.

150

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

H H A H H A N A A* H A

c59,075 c59,075 c76,821 c59,075 c59,075 c56,211 c76,891 41,266 c78,873 c59,075 82,663

10-17 N c77,895

All-Time Scores The Gerry Faust Years – 5 seasons: 30-26-1 (.535)

1985

27-9 7-25 14-15 20-7 13-19 7-14 38-0 35-3 35-7 21-24 15-37

H A A H H H H H A A A

c59,075 c105,888 c70,007 c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 36,700 c84,175 50,681

The Lou Holtz Years – 11 seasons: 100-30-2 (.765) 1986

Coach: Gerry Faust Captains: Phil Carter, Dave Duerson and Mark Zavagnin Record: 6-4-1 September 18 W *(20) Michigan (NT) (10) 23-17 H September 25 W (10) Purdue 28-14 H 11-3 A October 2 W (11) Michigan St. October 9 W (10) Miami (0:11) (17) 16-14 H October 16 L (9) Arizona (0:00) 13-16 H October 23 T (15) Oregon (0:11-ND) 13-13 A October 30 W Navy (at Giants Stadium) 27-10 N November 6 W Pittsburgh (1) 31-16 A 14-24 H November 13 L (13) Penn State (5) November 20 L (18) Air Force 17-30 A 13-17 A November 27 L USC (0:48) (17) * First night game at Notre Dame Stadium

Coach: Lou Holtz Captain: Mike Kovaleski Record: 5-6-0 September 13 L Michigan (3) September 20 L (20) Michigan State September 27 W Purdue October 4 L Alabama (2) October 11 L Pittsburgh (1:25) October 18 W Air Force November 1 W Navy (NT) (at Memorial Stadium, Balt.) November 8 W SMU November 15 L Penn State (3) November 22 L LSU (NT) (8) November 29 W USC (0:00) (17) *Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala.

c59,075 c59,075 c77,119 c59,075 c59,075 40,381 72,201 c60,162 c59,075 46,712 76,459

52-6 23-28 0-20 27-3 30-6 42-0 27-6 28-12 16-21 30-34 22-23

Coach: Lou Holtz Record: 8-4-0 September 12 September 19 September 26 October 10 October 17 October 24 October 31 November 7 November 14 November 21 November 28

LIBERTY BOWL December 29 W Boston Col. (NT) (13) (at Memphis)

19-18 N

A c69,782 H c59,075 A 52,480 A c52,692 A c74,500 N 75,131 H c59,075 H c59,075 H c59,075 A c85,899 H c59,075 47,071

W W W L W W W W W L L

(16) Michigan (9) (9) Michigan St. (NT) (17) (8) Purdue (4) Pittsburgh (NT) (R) (11) Air Force (10) USC (9) Navy (9) Boston College (5:25) (7) Alabama (10) (7) Penn State (10) Miami (2)

COTTON BOWL January 1 L (12) Texas A&M (13) (at Dallas)

Coach: Gerry Faust Captains: Mike Golic, Joe Johnson and Larry Williams Record: 7-5-0 September 8 L (8) Purdue (at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis) 21-23 September 15 W Michigan St. (8:16) 24-20 September 22 W Colorado 55-14 September 29 W (19) Missouri 16-14 October 6 L (17) Miami (NT) (R) (14) 13-31 October 13 L Air Force (R) 7-21 October 20 L South Carolina (R) (11) 32-36 October 27 W LSU (6) 30-22 November 3 W Navy (0:14) (at Giants Stadium) 18-17 November 17 W Penn State 44-7 19-7 November 24 W USC (R) (14)

c60,672 c76,919 c59,075 c70,915 c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 c78,033 61,795 c59,075 66,342

Coach: Lou Holtz Record: 12-0-0 September 10 September 17 September 24 October 1 October 8 October 15 October 22 October 29 November 5 November 19 November 26

41,777

FIESTA BOWL January 2 W (1) West Virginia (3) (at Tempe)

20-27 N

A H A A A H H H H A A

c106,098 c59,075 c68,528 c56,400 c51,112 c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 c84,000 c76,640

10-35 N c73,006

Captains: Ned Bolcar, Mark Green and Andy Heck W W W W W W W W W W W

(13) Michigan (1:13) (NT) (9) (8) Michigan State (8) Purdue (5) Stanford (NT) (5) Pittsburgh (4) Miami (1) (2) Air Force (2) Navy (at Memorial Stadium, Balt.) (1) Rice (1) Penn State (1) USC (2)

19-17 20-3 52-7 42-14 30-20 31-30 41-13 22-7 54-11 21-3 27-10

H A H H A H H N H H A

c59,075 c77,472 c59,075 c59,075 c56,500 c59,075 c59,075 54,929 c59,075 c59,075 c93,829

34-21 N c74,911

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

1988 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

ALOHA BOWL December 29 L (17) SMU (10) (at Honolulu)

26-7 31-8 44-20 22-30 35-14 26-15 56-13 32-25 37-6 20-21 0-24

Captains: Chuck Lanza, Byron Spruell

1984 N A H A H H H A N H A

c59,075 c79,895 c59,075 c75,808 c59,075 c59,075 c61,335 c59,075 c59,075 c78,197 70,614

HISTORY & RECORDS

1987

Coach: Gerry Faust Captains: Blair Kiel and Stacey Toran Record: 7-5-0 September 10 W (5) Purdue September 17 L (4) Michigan St. (8:59) September 24 L (13) Miami (NT) October 1 W Colorado October 8 W South Carolina (NT) (7) October 15 W Army (at Giants Stadium) October 22 W USC October 29 W (19) Navy November 5 L (18) Pittsburgh (13:54) November 12 L Penn State (0:19) November 19 L Air Force (1:35)

H A H A* H H N H H A A

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1983

23-24 15-20 41-9 10-28 9-10 31-3 33-14 61-29 19-24 19-21 38-37

COACHING & STAFF

1982

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Coach: Gerry Faust Captains: Bob Crable and Phil Carter Record: 5-6-0 September 12 W (4) LSU September 19 L (1) Michigan (11) September 26 L (13) Purdue (0:19) October 3 W Michigan State October 10 L Florida State (7:41) (20) October 24 L USC (4:52) (5) October 31 W Navy November 7 W Georgia Tech November 14 W Air Force November 21 L Penn State (3:48) (13) November 27 L Miami (9)

Coach: Gerry Faust Captains: Tony Furjanic, Mike Larkin, Allen Pinkett and Tim Scannell Record: 5-6-0 September 14 L (13) Michigan 12-20 A c105,523 September 21 W Michigan St. (NT) 27-10 H c59,075 17-35 A c69,338 September 28 L Purdue October 5 L Air Force (5:16) (17) 15-21 A c52,123 October 19 W Army (19) 24-10 H c59,075 October 26 W USC 37-3 H c59,075 November 2 W Navy 41-17 H c59,075 37-14 H c59,075 November 9 W Mississippi (R) November 16 L Penn State (R) (1) 6-36 A c84,000 7-10 H c59,075 November 23 L LSU (3:26) (17) November 30 L Miami (4) 7-58 A 49,236

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1981

151

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

All-Time Scores 1989 Coach: Lou Holtz Record: 12-1-0 August 31 September 16 September 23 September 30 October 7 October 14 October 21 October 28 November 4 November 11 November 18 November 25

1991 Captains: Ned Bolcar, Anthony Johnson and Tony Rice W W W W W W W W W W W L

(2) Virginia (NT) (at Giants Stadium) (1) Michigan (2) (1) Michigan State (1) Purdue (1) Stanford (1) Air Force (NT) (17) (1) USC (5:18) (9) (1) Pittsburgh (7) (1) Navy (1) SMU (1) Penn State (17) (1) Miami (7) (NT)

ORANGE BOWL January 1 W (4) Colorado (1) (NT) (at Miami)

36-13 24-19 21-13 40-7 27-17 41-27 28-24 45-7 41-0 59-6 34-23 10-27

N A H A A A H H H H A A

c77,323 c105,912 c59,075 c67,861 c86,019 c53,533 c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 c86,025 c81,634

21-6 N c81,191

1990 Coach: Lou Holtz Record: 9-3-0 September 15 September 22 September 29 October 6 October 13 October 20 October 27 November 3 November 10 November 17 November 24

Captains: Mike Heldt, Todd Lyght, Ricky Watters and Chris Zorich W W W L W W W W W L W

(1) Michigan (NT) (1:40) (4) (1) Michigan St. (0:34) (24) (1) Purdue (1) Stanford (0:36) (8) Air Force (6) Miami (2) (3) Pittsburgh (NT) (2) Navy (at Giants Stadium) (1) Tennessee (9) (1) Penn State (0:04) (18) (7) USC (NT) (18)

ORANGE BOWL January 1 L (5) Colorado (NT) (at Miami) (1)

28-24 20-19 37-11 31-36 57-27 29-20 31-22 52-31 34-29 21-24 10-6

H A H H H H A N A H A

c59,075 c80,401 c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 c56,500 70,382 c97,123 c59,075 c91,639

9-10 N c77,062

Coach: Lou Holtz Record: 10-3-0 September 7 September 14 September 21 September 28 October 5 October 12 October 19 October 26 November 2 November 9 November 16 November 30

Captain: Rodney Culver W L W W W W W W W L L W

(7) Indiana (7) Michigan (3) (11) Michigan State (8) Purdue (8) Stanford (NT) (7) Pittsburgh (12) (5) Air Force (NT) (5) USC (5) @ Navy (5) *Tennessee (4:03) (13) (12) Penn State (8) (17) Hawaii (NT)

SUGAR BOWL January 1 W (18) Florida (NT) (3) (at New Orleans) * 300th game played in Notre Dame Stadium @ Notre Dameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 700th victory

49-27 14-24 49-10 45-20 42-26 42-7 28-15 24-20 38-0 34-35 13-35 48-42

H A H A A H A H H H A A

c59,075 c106,138 c59,075 c67,861 70,798 c59,075 c52,024 c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 c96,672 c50,000

39-28 N c76,447

1992 Coach: Lou Holtz Record: 10-1-1 September 5 September 12 September 19 September 26 October 3 October 10 October 24 October 31 November 7 November 14 November 28

Captains: Demetrius DuBose and Rick Mirer W T W W L W W W W W W

(3) Northwestern (at Soldier Field) (3) Michigan (5:28-ND) (6) (7) Michigan State (6) Purdue (R) (7) Stanford (19) (14) Pittsburgh (NT) (10) Brigham Young (10) Navy (at Giants Stadium) (8) Boston College (9) (8) Penn State (S) (0:20) (22) (5) USC (NT) (19)

COTTON BOWL January 1 W (5) Texas A & M (at Dallas) (4)

42-7 17-17 52-31 48-0 16-33 52-21 42-16 38-7 54-7 17-16 31-23

N H A H H A H N H H A

64,877 c59,075 c76,188 c59,075 c59,075 52,155 c59,075 58,769 c59,075 c59,075 90,063

28-3 N c71,615

1993 Coach: Lou Holtz Record: 11-1-0 September 4 September 11 September 18 September 25 October 2 October 9 October 16 October 23 October 30 November 13 November 20

Captains: Jeff Burris, Tim Ruddy, Aaron Taylor and Bryant Young W W W W W W W W W W L

(7) Northwestern (11) Michigan (3) (4) Michigan State (4) Purdue (R) (4) Stanford (4) Pittsburgh (3) BYU (NT) (2) USC (2) Navy (R) (at Veterans Stadium, Phila.) (2) Florida State (1) (1) Boston College (0:00) (16)

27-12 27-23 36-14 17-0 48-20 44-0 45-20 31-13 58-27 31-24 39-41

H c59,075 A # c106,851 H c59,075 A 67,861 A 80,300 H c59,075 A c66,247 H c59, 075 N 61,813 H c59,075 H c59,075

COTTON BOWL January 1 W (4) Texas A&M (2:22) (at Dallas) (7) 24-21 N # largest regular-season attendance in NCAA history at time of game

152

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

69,855

All-Time Scores Coach: Lou Holtz Captains: Lyron Cobbins, Marc Edwards and Ron Powlus Record: 8-3 September 5 W *(6) Vanderbilt (NT) 14-7 September 14 W (9) Purdue 35-0 27-24 September 21 W (9) Texas (0:00) (6) September 28 L (5) Ohio State (4) 16-29 October 12 W (11) Washington (16) 54-20 October 19 L (8) Air Force 17-20 (ot) November 2 W (19) Navy (at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland) 54-27 48-21 November 9 W (17) Boston College November 16 W (14) Pittsburgh 60-6 62-0 November 23 W (10) Rutgers November 30 L (10) USC (NT) 20-27 (ot) * Notre Dame’s 1,000th game

FIESTA BOWL January 2 L Colorado (4) (at Tempe)

A H A H H H N A H H A

c41,523 c59,075 c83,312 c59,075 c59,075 c59,075 38,651 c44,500 c59,075 c59,075 c90,296

The Bob Davie Years – 5 seasons: 35-25 (.583)

24-41 N c73,698

1997

Coach: Lou Holtz Captains: Paul Grasmanis, Ryan Leahy, Derrick Mayes, Shawn Wooden Dusty Zeigler Record: 9-3-0 September 2 L (9) Northwestern 15-17 H c59,075 September 9 W (25) Purdue 35-28 A c70,559 September 16 W (24) Vanderbilt 41-0 H c59,075 September 23 W (21) Texas (13) 55-27 H c59,075 September 30 L (15) Ohio State (7) 26-45 A c95,537 October 7 W (23) Washington (1:24, 0:28) (15) 29-21 A c74,023 October 14 W (17) Army (at Giants Stadium) 28-27 N c74,218 October 21 W (17) USC (5) 38-10 H c59,075 October 28 W (12) Boston College 20-10 H c59,075 November 4 W (8) Navy 35-17 H c59,075 November 18 W (8) Air Force (NT) 44-14 A c54,182

Coach: Bob Davie Captains: Melvin Dansby, Ron Powlus and Allen Rossum Record: 7-6 September 6 W (11) *Georgia Tech (2:37) 17-13 H c80,225 September 13 L (12) Purdue 17-28 A c68,789 September 20 L Michigan State (17) 7-23 H c80,225 September 27 L Michigan (6) 14-21 A c106,508 October 4 L Stanford (19) 15-33 A 75,651 October 11 W Pittsburgh 45-21 A 47,306 October 18 L USC (1:05) 17-20 H c80,225 October 25 W Boston College 52-20 H c80,225 November 1 W Navy (R) (5:48) 21-17 H c80,225 November 15 W LSU (11) 24-6 A c80,556 November 22 W West Virginia (22) (4:56) 21-14 H c80,225 November 29 W Hawaii (0:05) (NT) 23-22 A 41,509

ORANGE BOWL January 1 L (6) Florida State (8) (NT) (at Miami)

INDEPENDENCE BOWL December 28 L LSU (15) (NT) (at Shreveport) * Rededication of Notre Dame Stadium

26-31 N

72,198

9-27 N c50,459

28-35 N

70,790

HISTORY & RECORDS

Coach: Bob Davie Captains: Bobbie Howard, Kory Minor and Mike Rosenthal Record: 9-3 September 5 W (22) Michigan (5) 36-20 H c80,012 23-45 A c74,267 September 12 L (10) Michigan State (NT) September 26 W (t23) Purdue (0:57) 31-30 H c80,225 October 3 W (t23) Stanford 35-17 H c80,012 October 10 W (22) Arizona State 28-9 A c73,501 October 24 W (18) Army (1:06) 20-17 H c80,012 October 31 W (16) Baylor 27-3 H c80,012 November 7 W (13) Boston College (5:54) 31-26 A c44,500 November 14 W (12) Navy 30-0 N c78,844 (at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Raljon, Md.) November 21 W (10) LSU (1:27) 39-36 H c80,012 November 28 L (9) USC (NT) 0-10 A 90,069

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1998

GATOR BOWL January 1 L (17) Georgia Tech (12) (at Jacksonville)

COACHING & STAFF

1995

THE FIGHTING IRISH

1996

Coach: Lou Holtz Captains: Lee Becton, Justin Goheen, Brian Hamilton and Ryan Leahy Record: 6-5-1 September 3 W (3) Northwestern (NT) (at Soldier Field, Chicago) 42-15 N c66,946 September 10 L (3) Michigan (6) (:02) 24-26 H c59,075 September 17 W (8) Michigan State 21-20 A c74,183 September 24 W (9) Purdue (R) 39-21 H c59,075 October 1 W (8) Stanford 34-15 H c59,075 October 8 L (8) Boston College 11-30 A c44,500 October 15 L (17) BYU 14-21 H c59,075 October 29 W Navy 58-21 H c59,075 November 12 L Florida State (8) (at Orlando) (2:53) 16-23 N c72,868 November 19 W Air Force 42-30 H c59,075 November 26 T USC (NT) (17) (4:53 USC) 17-17 A c90,217

HERE COME THE IRISH

1994

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA 153

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

All-Time Scores 1999 Coach: Bob Davie Captain: Jarious Jackson Record: 5-7 August 28 W (18) * Kansas 48-13 H c80,012 September 4 L (16) Michigan (7) (1:38) 22-26 A #c111,523 23-28 A c69,843 September 11 L (16) Purdue (20) September 18 L (24) Michigan State 13-23 H c80,012 34-30 H c80,012 October 2 W Oklahoma (23) October 9 W Arizona State 48-17 H c80,012 25-24 H c80,012 October 16 W USC (2:40) (R) 28-24 H c80,012 October 30 W Navy (0:36) November 6 L (24) Tennessee (4) (NT) 14-38 A c107,619 27-37 A c60,190 November 13 L Pittsburgh November 20 L Boston College (25) 29-31 H c80,012 37-40 A 57,980 November 27 L Stanford (NT) (0:00) * State of Indiana Eddie Robinson Classic # largest regular-season attendance in NCAA history at time of game

2000 Coach: Bob Davie Captains: Anthony Denman, Jabari Holloway, Grant Irons and Dan O’Leary Record: 9-3 24-10 H c80,232 September 2 W Texas A&M (23) September 9 L (23) Nebraska (1) 24-27 (ot) H c80,232 23-21 H c80,232 September 16 W (21) Purdue (13) (0:00) September 23 L (16) Michigan State (23) (1:48) 21-27 A c74,714 October 7 W (25) *Stanford 20-14 H c80,232 October 14 W (20) Navy (at Citrus Bowl, Orlando) 45-14 N 47,291 42-28 A c64,424 October 21 W (20) West Virginia October 28 W (19) Air Force 34-31 (ot) H c80,232 28-16 H c80,653 November 11 W (11) Boston College November 18 W (11) Rutgers 45-17 A c40,011 November 25 W (11) USC 38-21 A 81,342 FIESTA BOWL January 1 L (10) Oregon State (5) (NT) (at Tempe) *Notre Dame’s 800th victory

9-41 N c75,428

2001 Coach: Bob Davie Captains: Rocky Boiman, David Givens, Grant Irons and Anthony Weaver Record: 5-6 September 8 L (23) Nebraska (5) (NT) 10-27 A c78,118 September 22 L (23) Michigan State 10-17 H c80,795 September 29 L Texas A&M 3-24 A c87,206 October 6 W Pittsburgh 24-7 H c80,795 October 13 W West Virginia (R) 34-24 H c80,795 October 20 W USC 27-16 H c80,795 October 27 L Boston College (NT) 17-21 A c44,500 November 3 L Tennessee (7) 18-28 H c80,795 November 17 W Navy 34-16 H c80,795 November 24 L Stanford (13) (1:08) (NT) (R) 13-17 A 51,780 December 1 W Purdue (NT) 24-18 A c68,750

The Tyrone Willingham Years – 3 seasons: 21-15 (.583) 2002 Coach: Tyrone Willingham Captains: Arnaz Battle, Sean Mahan, Gerome Sapp, Shane Walton Record: 10-3 August 31 W Maryland (21) (NT) *(at Giants Stadium) 22-0 N c72,903 September 7 W (23) Purdue 24-17 H c80,795 September 14 W (20) Michigan (7) 25-23 H c80,795 September 21 W (12) Michigan State (1:15) 21-17 A c75,182 October 5 W (9) Stanford 31-7 H c80,795 14-6 H c80,795 October 12 W (8) Pittsburgh October 19 W (7) Air Force (18) (NT) 21-14 A c56,409 October 26 W (6) Florida State (11) 34-24 A c84,106 November 2 L (4) Boston College 7-14 H c80,935 30-23 N c70,260 November 9 W (9) Navy (at Ravens Stadium) (2:08) November 23 W (8) Rutgers 42-0 H c80,795 13-44 A c91,432 November 30 L (7) USC (6) (NT) GATOR BOWL January 1 L (11) NC State (17) (at Jacksonville) *Kickoff Classic, East Rutherford, N.J.

6-28 N c73,491

2003 Coach: Tyrone Willingham Captains: Darrell Campbell, Vontez Duff, Omar Jenkins, Jim Molinaro Record: 5-7 September 6 W (19) Washington State 29-26 (ot) H c80,795 0-38 A c111,726 September 13 L (15) Michigan (5) September 20 L Michigan State 16-22 H c80,795 10-23 A c64,614 September 27 L Purdue (22) October 11 W Pittsburgh (15) (NT) 20-14 A c66,421 14-45 H c80,795 October 18 L USC (5) October 25 L Boston College (0:38) 25-27 A c44,500 0-37 H c80,795 November 1 L Florida State (5) November 8 W Navy (0:00) 27-24 H c80,795 November 15 W BYU 33-14 H c80,795 November 29 W Stanford (NT) 57-7 A c46,500 12-38 A c48,170 December 6 L Syracuse

2004 Coach: Tyrone Willingham Captains: Mike Goolsby, Ryan Grant, Carlyle Holiday and Justin Tuck Record: 6-6 September 4 L BYU (NT) 17-20 A c65,251 September 11 W Michigan (8) 28-20 H c80,795 September 18 W at Michigan State (NT) 31-24 A c74,962 September 25 W Washington 38-3 H c80,795 16-41 H c80,795 October 2 L Purdue (15) October 9 W Stanford 23-15 H c80,795 October 16 W Navy (at Giants Stadium) 27-9 N c76,166 October 23 L Boston College (0:54) 23-24 H c80,795 November 6 W Tennessee (9) 17-13 A c107,266 November 13 L Pittsburgh (0:01) 38-41 H 80,795 November 27 L USC (1) (NT) 10-41 A 92,611 INSIGHT BOWL December 28 L $Oregon State (at Phoenix) (NT) 21-38 N c45,917 $ - Kent Baer served as interim head coach for the 2004 Insight Bowl. Notre Dame’s loss in that game is not reflected in Tyrone Willingham’s overall record with the Irish.

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11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

All-Time Scores The Charlie Weis Years – 5 seasons: 35-27 (.565)

HAWAI’I BOWL December 24 W Hawai’i (at Honolulu)

FIESTA BOWL January 2 L (5) Ohio State (4) (at Tempe)

42-21 17-10 41-44 (ot) 36-17 49-28 31-34 49-23 41-21 42-21 34-10 38-31

A A H A A H H H H H A

c66,451 c111,386 c80,795 71,743 c65,491 c80,795 c80,795 c80,795 c80,795 c80,795 56,057

20-34 N c76,196

Coach: Charlie Weis Captains: Jimmy Clausen, Eric Olsen, Kyle McCarthy and Scott Smith Record: 6-6 35-0 H c80,795 September 5 W (23) Nevada September 12 L (18) Michigan (0:11) 34-38 A c110,278 33-30 H c80,795 September 19 W Michigan State (5:18) September 26 W Purdue (NT) (0:25) 24-21 A 59,082 October 3 W Washington (R) 37-30 (ot) H c80,795 October 17 L (25) USC (6) 27-34 H c80,795 October 24 W Boston College 20-16 H c80,795 October 31 W (25) Washington State (NT)(at San Antonio) 40-14 N 53,407 November 7 L (19) Navy 21-23 H c80,795 November 14 L Pittsburgh (8) (NT) 22-27 A c63,745 November 21 L Connecticut 30-33 (2 ot) H c80,795 November 28 L Stanford (NT) (0:59) 38-45 A c50,519

The Brian Kelly Years – 2 season: 16-10 (.615)

2006 2010 c56,680 c80,795 c80,795 c80,193 c80,795 c80,795 c80,795 c71,851 c80,795 c49,367 c80,795 91,800

2007

SUN BOWL December 31 W Miami, Fla. (at El Paso)

23-12 H c80,795 24-28 H c80,795 31-34 (ot) A c78,411 14-37 H c80,795 31-13 A c44,500 23-17 H c80,795 44-20 H c80,795 17-35 N 75,614 27-28 H c80,795 28-3 H c80,795 27-3 N c54,251 20-16 A 85,417 33-17 N c54,021

2011 Coach: Brian Kelly Captains: Harrison Smith Record: 8-5 September 3 L (16) USF (R) September 10 L at Michigan (NT) (0:02) September 17 W Michigan State (15) September 24 W at Pittsburgh October 1 W at Purdue (NT) October 8 W Air Force October 22 L USC October 29 W Navy November 5 W at Wake Forest (NT) November 12 W Maryland (FedEx Field) (NT) November 19 W (24) Boston College (R) November 26 L (22) Stanford (4) (NT)

20-23 H c80,795 31-35 A c114,804 31-13 H c80,795 15-12 A 65,050 38-10 A 61,555 59-33 H c80,795 17-31 H c80,795 56-14 H c80,795 24-17 A c36,307 45-21 N 70,251 16-14 H c80,795 14-28 A c50,360

2008

CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL December 29 L Florida State (25) (at Orlando) (NT)

14-18 N c68,305

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Coach: Charlie Weis Captains: Maurice Crum, Jr., David Bruton and David Grimes Record: 7-6 21-13 H c80,795 September 6 W San Diego State September 13 W Michigan (R) 35-17 H c80,795 September 20 L Michigan State 7-23 A c76,366 September 27 W Purdue 38-21 H c80,795 October 4 W Stanford 28-21 H c80,795 October 11 L North Carolina (22) 24-29 A c60,500 October 25 W Washington (NT) 33-7 A 70,437 November 1 L Pittsburgh 33-36 (4ot) H c80,795 November 8 L Boston College (NT) 0-17 A c44,500 November 15 W vs. Navy (at Ravens Stadium) 27-21 N c70,932 November 22 L Syracuse 23-24 H c80,795 November 29 L USC (5) (NT) 3-38 A 90,689

HISTORY & RECORDS

Coach: Charlie Weis Captains: Maurice Crum, Jr., John Carlson, John Sullivan, Tom Zbikowski and Travis Thomas Record: 3-9 September 1 L Georgia Tech 3-33 H c80,795 September 8 L Penn State (NT) (14) 10-31 A c110,078 September 15 L Michigan 0-38 A c111,178 September 22 L Michigan State 14-31 H c80,795 September 29 L Purdue 19-33 A c62,250 October 6 W UCLA (NT) 20-6 A 78,543 October 13 L Boston College (4) 14-27 H c80,795 October 20 L USC (13) 0-38 H c80,795 November 3 L Navy 44-46 (3ot) H c80,795 November 10 L Air Force 24-41 H c80,795 November 17 W Duke 28-7 H c80,795 November 24 W Stanford 21-14 A 48.953

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

14-41 N c77,781

Coach: Brian Kelly Captains: Game-by-Game Record: 8-5 September 4 W Purdue September 11 L Michigan (0:27) September 18 L Michigan State (NT) (R) September 25 L Stanford (16) October 2 W Boston College (NT) October 9 W Pittsburgh October 16 W Western Michigan October 23 L Navy (at New Meadowlands) October 30 L Tulsa November 13 W Utah (15) (R) November 20 W Army (NT)(at Yankee Stadium) November 27 W USC (NT) (R) (2:23)

COACHING & STAFF

Coach: Charlie Weis Captains: Brady Quinn, Tom Zbikowski and Travis Thomas Record: 10-3 September 2 W (2) Georgia Tech (NT) 14-10 A September 9 W (4) Penn State (19) 41-17 H 21-47 H September 16 L (2) Michigan (11) September 23 W (12) Michigan State (NT) (2:53) 40-37 A September 30 W (12) Purdue 35-21 H October 7 W (12) Stanford 31-10 H 20-17 H October 21 W (10) UCLA (0:27) October 28 W (11) vs. Navy (at Ravens Stadium) 38-14 N November 4 W (11) North Carolina 45-26 H November 11 W (9) Air Force 39-17 A 41-9 H November 18 W (6) Army November 25 L (6) USC (3) (NT) 24-44 A SUGAR BOWL January 3 L (11) LSU (4) (at New Orleans)(NT)

45,718

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Coach: Charlie Weis Captains: Brady Quinn and Brandon Hoyte Record: 9-3 September 3 W Pittsburgh (23) (NT) September 10 W (20) Michigan (3) September 17 L (10) Michigan State September 24 W (16) Washington October 1 W (13) Purdue (22) (NT) October 15 L (9) USC (1)(0:03) October 22 W (9) BYU November 5 W (8) Tennessee November 12 W (7) Navy November 19 W (6) Syracuse November 26 W (6) Stanford (0:55) (NT)

49-21 N

2009

HERE COME THE IRISH

2005

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Year-By-Year Record

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Year Coach 1887 None 1888 None 1889 None 1892 None 1893 None 1894 J. L. Morison 1895 H. G. Hadden 1896 Frank E. Hering 1897 Frank E. Hering 1898 Frank E. Hering 1899 James McWeeney 1900 Patrick O’Dea 1901 Patrick O’Dea 1902 James Faragher 1903 James Faragher 1904 Louis Salmon 1905 Henry J. McGlew 1906 Thomas Barry 1907 Thomas Barry 1908 Victor M. Place 1909 Frank C. Longman 1910 Frank C. Longman 1911 John L. Marks 1912 John L. Marks 1913 Jesse Harper 1914 Jesse Harper 1915 Jesse Harper 1916 Jesse Harper 1917 Jesse Harper 1918 Knute Rockne 1919 Knute Rockne 1920 Knute Rockne 1921 Knute Rockne 1922 Knute Rockne 1923 Knute Rockne 1924 Knute Rockne 1925 Knute Rockne 1926 Knute Rockne 1927 Knute Rockne 1928 Knute Rockne 1929 Knute Rockne 1930 Knute Rockne 1931 Hunk Anderson 1932 Hunk Anderson 1933 Hunk Anderson 1934 Elmer Layden 1935 Elmer Layden 1936 Elmer Layden 1937 Elmer Layden 1938 Elmer Layden 1939 Elmer Layden 1940 Elmer Layden 1941 Frank Leahy 1942 Frank Leahy 1943 Frank Leahy 1944 Ed McKeever 1945 Hugh Devore 1946 Frank Leahy 1947 Frank Leahy 1948 Frank Leahy 1949 Frank Leahy 1950 Frank Leahy 1951 Frank Leahy 1952 Frank Leahy 1953 Frank Leahy 1954 Terry Brennan 1955 Terry Brennan 1956 Terry Brennan 1957 Terry Brennan 1958 Terry Brennan 1959 Joe Kuharich 1960 Joe Kuharich 1961 Joe Kuharich 1962 Joe Kuharich 1963 Hugh Devore 1964 Ara Parseghian 1965 Ara Parseghian

Captain RH Henry Luhn RB Edward Prudhomme RH Edward Prudhomme QB Pat Coady RH Frank Keough RH Frank Keough RG Dan Casey QB Frank Herin RE Jack Mullen RE Jack Mullen RE Jack Mullen FB John Farley RT Al Fortin FB Louis (Red) Salmon FB Louis (Red) Salmon RE Frank Shaughnessy LG Pat Beacom QB Bob Bracken RH Dom Callicrate LH Harry (Red) Miller LT Howard (Cap) Edwards RT Ralph Dimmick RT Luke Kelly QB Charles (Gus) Dorais LE Knute Rockne LT Keith (Deak) Jones RG Freeman (Fitz) Fitzgerald LH Stan Cofall QB Jim Phelan RH Leonard (Pete) Bahan QB Leonard (Pete) Bahan LT Frank Coughlin RE Eddie Anderson LE Glenn (Judge) Carberry LG Harvey Brown C Adam Walsh LE Clem Crowe QB Gene (Red) Edwards RH Tom Hearden LG John (Clipper) Smith LT Fred Miller RG John Law RE Tom Conley C Tommy Yarr RE Paul Host C Tom (Kitty) Gorman RE Hugh Devore DE Dom Vairo LT Joe Sullivan RG Bill Smith LG John Lautar RE Joe Zwers LG Jim McGoldrick RE Johnny Kely FB Milt Piepul RT Paul Lillis RE George Murphy LG Pat Filley LG Pat Filley QB Frank Dancewicz Game captains LT George Connor LG Bill Fischer RE Leon Hart, LT Jim Martin C/MLB Jerry Groom RE Jim Mutscheller RG/MLB Jack Alessandrini RE Don Penza LE Dan Shannon, RE Paul Matz RT Ray Lemek RH Jim Morse LE Dick Prendergast, C Ed Sullivan RG Al Ecuyer RT Chuck Puntillo RG Ken Adamson LG Myron Pottios LG Nick Buoniconti, RG Norb Roy FB Mike Lind LG Bob Lehmann ILB Jim Carroll RE Phil Sheridan

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L 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 3 3 1 2 0 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1

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6 8 7 7 8 7 9 8 7 8 9 9 10 4 7 7 9 9 8 2 7 6

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1 9 0 5 0 13 0 1 3 2 6 0 1 0 9 1 9 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 13 1 3 3 1 2 2 0 4 4 0 9 10 0 0 10 9 0 17 14

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Year Coach Captain W L T AP Coach 1966 Ara Parseghian ILB Jim Lynch 9 0 1 1 1 1967 Ara Parseghian LH Bob (Rocky) Bleier 8 2 0 5 4 1968 Ara Parseghian RT George Kunz, LILB Bob Olson 7 2 1 5 8 1969 Ara Parseghian C Mike Oriard 8 2 1 5 9 RILB Bob Olson 1970 Ara Parseghian LG Larry DiNardo, LOLB Tim Kelly 10 1 0 2 5 1971 Ara Parseghian SE Tom Gatewood, LE Walt Patulski 8 2 0 13 15 1972 Ara Parseghian RT John Dampeer, RT Greg Marx 8 3 0 14 12 1973 Ara Parseghian LG Frank Pomarico 11 0 0 1 4 TE Dave Casper, FS Mike Townsend 1974 Ara Parseghian WB Tom Clements, OLB Greg Collins 10 2 0 6 4 1975 Dan Devine LT Ed Bauer, OLB Jim Stock 8 3 0 17 RH Mark McLane, RE Willie Fry 9 3 0 12 12 1976 Dan Devine 1977 Dan Devine LE Ross Browner, RB Steve Orsini 11 1 0 1 1 RE Willie Fry, LH Terry Eurick 1978 Dan Devine QB Joe Montana 9 3 0 7 6 FB Jerome Heavens, MLB Bob Golic RT Tim Foley 7 4 0 1979 Dan Devine HB Vagas Ferguson, LCB Dave Waymer 1980 Dan Devine C John Scully 9 2 1 9 10 MLB Bob Crable, FS Tom Gibbons 1981 Gerry Faust TB Phil Carter, MLB Bob Crable 5 6 0 TB Phil Carter 6 4 1 1982 Gerry Faust MLB Mark Zavagnin, FS Dave Duerson 1983 Gerry Faust QB Blair Kiel, SCB Stacey Toran 7 5 0 1984 Gerry Faust SG Larry Williams 7 5 0 OLB Mike Golic, SS Joe Johnson QG Tim Scannell, TB Allen Pinkett, 5 6 0 1985 Gerry Faust OLB Mike Larkin, MLB Tony Furjanic 1986 Lou Holtz ILB Mike Kovaleski 5 6 0 1987 Lou Holtz C Chuck Lanza, RT Byron Spruell 8 4 0 17 1988 Lou Holtz TT Andy Heck 12 0 0 1 1 TB Mark Green, ELB Ned Bolcar 1989 Lou Holtz QB Tony Rice 12 1 0 2 3 FB Anthony Johnson, MLB Ned Bolcar 1990 Lou Holtz C Mike Heldt, TB Ricky Watters, 9 3 0 6 6 NT Chris Zorich, FCB Todd Lyght 1991 Lou Holtz TB Rodney Culver 10 3 0 13 12 1992 Lou Holtz QB Rick Mirer, LB Demetrius DuBose 10 1 1 4 4 1993 Lou Holtz OT Aaron Taylor, Tim Ruddy, 11 1 0 2 2 DT Bryant Young, FS Jeff Burris 1994 Lou Holtz TB Lee Becton, ILB Justin Goheen, 6 5 1 DE Brian Hamilton, OG Ryan Leahy 1995 Lou Holtz NG Paul Grasmanis 9 3 0 11 13 OG Ryan Leahy, SE Derrick Mayes, CB Sean Wooden, OG Dusty Zeigler 1996 Lou Holtz ILB Lyron Cobbins 8 3 0 19 21 FB Marc Edwards, QB Ron Powlus 1997 Bob Davie DE Melvin Dansby 7 6 0 QB Ron Powlus, CB Allen Rossum 1998 Bob Davie ILB Bobbie Howard 9 3 0 22 22 OLB Kory Minor, OT Mike Rosenthal 1999 Bob Davie QB Jarious Jackson 5 7 0 2000 Bob Davie ILB Anthony Denman, TE Dan O’Leary, 9 3 0 15 16 TE Jabari Holloway, DE Grant Irons 2001 Bob Davie OLB Rocky Boiman, FL David Givens 5 6 0 DE Grant Irons, DE Anthony Weaver 2002 Tyrone Willingham WR Arnaz Battle, OG Sean Mahan, 10 3 0 17 17 SS Gerome Sapp, CB Shane Walton 2003 Tyrone Willingham OT Jim Molinaro, DT Darrell Campbell 5 7 0 CB Vontez Duff, WR Omar Jenkins 2004 Tyrone Willingham LB Mike Goolsby, RB Ryan Grant, 6 6 0 WR Carlyle Holiday, DE Justin Tuck 2005 Charlie Weis QB Brady Quinn, LB Brandon Hoyte 9 3 0 9 11 2006 Charlie Weis QB Brady Quinn, S Tom Zbikowski 10 3 0 17 19 LB Travis Thomas 2007 Charlie Weis RB Travis Thomas, S Tom Zbikowski 3 9 0 TE John Carlson, LB Maurice Crum, Jr. C John Sullivan 2008 Charlie Weis LB Maurice Crum Jr., WR David Grimes 7 6 0 S David Bruton 2009 Charlie Weis QB Jimmy Clausen, C Eric Olsen 6 6 0 S Kyle McCarthy, LB Scott Smith 2010 Brian Kelly Game Captains 8 5 0 2011 Brian Kelly S Harrison Smith 8 5 0 Totals 853 300 42 Consensus national championship seasons in bold. The coaches poll was switched from United Press International to /CNN in 1991, then to /ESPN in 1997.

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11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Super Seasons

Year Record Tie 1892 1-0-1..........................Hillsdale (10-10) 1903 8-0-1......................Northwestern (0-0) 1907 6-0-1................................ Indiana (0-0) 1909 7-0-1...........................Marquette (0-0) 1911 6-0-2............................Pittsburgh (0-0) ....................................Marquette (0-0) 1941 8-0-1....................................Army (0-0) 1946 8-0-1....................................Army (0-0) 1948 9-0-1................................. USC (14-14) 1953 9-0-1................................ Iowa (14-14) 1966 9-0-1...............Michigan State (10-10) One Loss Year Record Loss 1887 0-1.................................Michigan (8-0) 1893 4-1................................... Chicago (8-0) 1894 3-1-1..............................Albion (19-12)

COACHING & STAFF

Year Record Coach 1889 1-0................................................ None 1912 7-0................................. John L. Marks 1913 7-0...................................Jesse Harper 1919 9-0.................................. Knute Rockne 1920 9-0.................................. Knute Rockne 1924 10-0................................ Knute Rockne 1929 9-0.................................. Knute Rockne 1930 10-0................................ Knute Rockne

Unbeaten

1895 3-1....................Indiana Artillary (18-0) 1897 4-1-1............................. Chicago (34-5) 1901 8-1-1......................Northwestern (2-0) 1906 6-1.................................. Indiana (12-0) 1908 8-1...............................Michigan (12-6) 1910 4-1-1.................Michigan State (17-0) 1915 7-1.............................Nebraska (20-19) 1916 8-1....................................Army (30-10) 1917 6-1-1.............................Nebraska (7-0) 1918 3-1-2.................Michigan State (13-7) 1921 10-1.................................... Iowa (10-7) 1922 8-1-1...........................Nebraska (14-6) 1923 9-1...............................Nebraska (14-7) 1926 9-1.......................Carnegie Tech (19-0) 1927 7-1-1..................................Army (18-0) 1935 7-1-1................... Northwestern (14-7) 1938 8-1....................................... USC (13-0) 1943 9-1.........................Great Lakes (19-14) 1954 9-1.................................Purdue (27-14) 1964 9-1..................................... USC (20-17) 1970 10-1................................... USC (38-28) 1977 11-1........................Mississippi (20-13) 1989 12-1................................Miami (27-10) 1992 10-1-1........................ Stanford (33-16) 1993 11-1................. Boston College (41-39)

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Unbeaten, Untied

1947 9-0..................................... Frank Leahy 1949 10-0................................... Frank Leahy 1973 11-0..............................Ara Parseghian 1988 12-0........................................Lou Holtz

HERE COME THE IRISH

In 123 seasons of football beginning in 1887, Notre Dame has had 104 winning years, only 13 seasons with a losing record (1887, ’88, 1933, ’56, ’60, ’63, ’81, ’85, ’86, ’99, 2001, ‘03 and ‘07) and only six others with a .500 mark (1950, ’59, ’61, ’62, 2004 and ‘09). The Fighting Irish have had 12 unbeaten, untied seasons, 10 others in which they were unbeaten but suffered one or more ties—and 28 seasons in which only a single loss spoiled an unbeaten record. Here is a compilation of Notre Dame’s outstanding seasons in its football history:

Irish Near Top Of Winning Percentage List

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

1. Michigan................................895 2. Texas......................................858 3. Notre Dame..........................853 4. Nebraska................................845 5. Ohio State..............................825 6. Oklahoma...............................821 7. Alabama.................................814 8. Tennessee..............................794 9. USC........................................779 10. Georgia...................................747 11. LSU.........................................733 12. Penn State..............................715 13. Auburn....................................711 14. West Virginia.........................701 15. Syracuse.................................691 16. Virginia Tech..........................689 17. Georgia Tech..........................687 18. Texas A&M............................681 19. Pittsburgh...............................677 20. Colorado.................................674

HISTORY & RECORDS

Bowl Games Team Years W L T Pct. W L T 132 895 310 36 .7357 20 21 0 1. Michigan 2. Notre Dame 123 853 300 42 .7314 15 16 0 3. Boise State (1996) 44 377 146 2 .7200 8 4 0 4. Oklahoma 117 821 307 53 .7176 27 17 1 5. Texas 119 858 330 33 .7162 26 22 2 6. Ohio State@ 122 825 316 53 .7131 19 23 0 7. Alabama# 117 814 320 43 .7099 34 22 3 8. USC# 119 779 314 54 .7027 32 16 0 9. Nebraska 122 845 349 41 .7008 24 24 0 10. Tennessee 115 794 347 53 .6872 25 24 0 11. Florida State# 65 472 235 17 .6637 24 14 2 12. Penn State# 125 715 361 41 .6583 21 15 2 13. LSU 118 733 390 47 .6466 22 20 1 14. Georgia 118 747 400 54 .6445 26 18 3 15. Miami, Fla. 86 574 326 19 .6349 18 16 0 16. Auburn 119 711 405 47 .6316 22 13 2 17. Florida 105 669 385 40 .6298 20 19 0 18. Miami, Ohio 123 664 402 44 .6180 7 2 0 19. Washington 122 670 418 50 .6107 13 12 1 20. USF (2000) 15 108 69 0 .6102 2 2 0 # Indicates record adjusted by action of the NCAA Committee on Infractions. @ Indicates record adjusted by action of institution.

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

Notre Dame ranks as the second-winningest team in college football history based on its .731 winning percentage over 123 seasons of football and a 853-300-42 record during that period. Michigan (895 wins) and Texas (858) are the only teams with more overall wins than Notre Dame. Here’s the NCAA top 20 teams in terms of winning percentage and total victories heading into the 2012 season:

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99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Series Scores â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Numbers following season and before result indicate AP rankings for both teams coming into game. For example, 17-10 indicates Notre Dame stood 17th and the Irish opponent 10th in the AP poll that week.

Adrian (1-0-0)

H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0

Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1912 W 74 7 Air Force (23-6-0) H: 11-4-0; A: 12-2-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1964 6- W 34 7 * 1969 8- W 13 6 1972 12- W 21 7 * 1973 5- W 48 15 * 1974 5- W 38 0 1975 15- W 31 30 * 1977 6- W 49 0 1978 20- W 38 15 1979 10- W 38 13 * 1980 2- W 24 10 1981 W 35 7 1982 18- L 17 30 * 1983 L 22 23 * 1984 L 7 21 1985 -17 L 15 21 * 1986 W 31 3 1987 11- W 35 14 * 1988 2- W 41 13 1989 1-17 W 41 27 * 1990 1- W 57 27 1991 5- W 28 15 * 1994 W 42 30 1995 8- W 44 14 * 1996 8- L (ot) 17 20 * 2000 19- W (ot) 34 31 2002 7-18 W 21 14 2006 9- W 39 17 * 2007 - L 24 41 * 2011 - W 59 33 Akron (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1910 W 51 0 Alabama (5-1-0) H: 2-0-0; A: 1-1-0; N: 2-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp SB 1973 3-1 W 24 23 OB 1974 9-2 W 13 11 * 1976 18-10 W 21 18 BM 1980 6-5 W 7 0 BM 1986 -2 L 10 28 * 1987 7-10 W 37 6

Albion (3-1-1) H: 2-1-1; A: 1-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1893 W 8 6 * 1894 T 6 6 * 1894 L 12 19 * 1896 W 24 0 1898 W 60 0 Alma (4-0-0) H: 4-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1913 W 62 0 * 1914 W 56 0 * 1915 W 32 0 * 1916 W 46 0 American Med. Col. (5-0-0) H: 5-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1901 W 32 0 * 1902 W 92 0 * 1903 W 52 0 * 1904 W 44 0 * 1905 W 142 0 Arizona (2-1-0) H: 1-1-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1941 W 38 7 1980 4- W 20 3 * 1982 9- L 13 16 Arizona State (2-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1998 22- W 28 9 * 1999 W 48 17 Army (38-8-4) H: 8-1-0; A: 7-2-1; N: 23-5-3 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1913 W 35 13 1914 L 7 20 1915 W 7 0 1916 L 10 30 1917 W 7 2 1919 W 12 9 1920 W 27 17 1921 W 28 0 1922 T 0 0 EF 1923 W 13 0 PG 1924 W 13 7 YS 1925 L 0 27 YS 1926 W 7 0 YS 1927 L 0 18 YS 1928 W 12 6 YS 1929 W 7 0 SF 1930 W 7 6 YS 1931 L 0 12 YS 1932 W 21 0 YS 1933 W 13 12 YS 1934 W 12 6 YS 1935 T 6 6 YS 1936 W 20 6

YS 1937 18- W 7 0 YS 1938 7- W 19 7 YS 1939 4- W 14 0 YS 1940 2- W 7 0 YS 1941 6-14 T 0 0 YS 1942 4-19 W 13 0 YS 1943 1-3 W 26 0 YS 1944 5-1 L 0 59 YS 1945 2-1 L 0 48 YS 1946 2-1 T 0 0 * 1947 1-9 W 27 7 P 1957 12-10 W 23 21 * 1958 4-3 L 2 14 SS 1965 7- W 17 0 * 1966 3- W 35 0 YS 1969 15- W 45 0 * 1970 3- W 51 10 1973 8- W 62 3 * 1974 7- W 48 0 GS 1977 11- W 24 0 * 1980 5- W 30 3 GS 1983 W 42 0 * 1985 -19 W 24 10 GS 1995 17- W 28 27 * 1998 18- W 20 17 * 2006 6- W 41 9 NYS 2010 W 27 3 Baylor (2-0-0) H: 2-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1925 W 41 0 * 1998 16- W 27 3 Beloit (5-0-1) H: 4-0-1; A: 1-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1896 W 8 0 * 1900 T 6 6 1901 W 5 0 * 1906 W 29 0 * 1925 W 19 3 * 1926 W 77 0 Bennett Med. Col. (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N:: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1905 W 22 0 Boston College (12-9-0) H: 7-5-0; A: 3-4-0; N: 2-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp FX 1975 9- W 17 3 LB 1983 -13 W 19 18 * 1987 9- W 32 25 * 1992 8-9 W 54 7 * 1993 1-16 L 39 41 1994 8- L 11 30 * 1995 12- W 20 10 1996 17- W 48 21 * 1997 W 52 20 1998 13- W 31 26 * 1999 -25 L 29 31 * 2000 11- W 28 16 2001 L 17 21

* 2002 4- L 7 14 2003 L 25 27 * 2004 24- L 23 24 * 2007 -4 L 14 27 2008 L 0 17 * 2009 W 20 16 2010 W 31 13 * 2011 24- W 16 14 Butler (3-0-0) H: 2-0-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1911 W 27 0 1922 W 31 3 * 1923 W 34 7 BYU (4-2-0) H: 3-1-0; A: 1-1-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1992 10- W 42 16 1993 3- W 45 20 * 1994 17- L 14 21 * 2003 W 33 14 2004 L 17 20 * 2005 9- W 49 23 California (4-0-0) H: 2-0-0; A: 2-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp

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W 28 6 W 21 7 W 48 6 W 41 8

Carlisle (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 1-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp C 1914 W 48 6 Carnegie Tech (15-4-0) H: 7-1-0; A: 8-3-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1922 W 19 0 1923 W 26 0 1924 W 40 19 * 1925 W 26 0 1926 L 0 19 * 1928 L 7 27 1929 W 7 0 * 1930 W 21 6 1931 W 19 0 * 1932 W 42 0 1933 L 0 7 * 1934 W 13 0 1935 W 14 3 * 1936 W 21 7 1937 L 7 9 * 1938 5-13 W 7 0 1939 2- W 7 6 * 1940 6- W 61 0 1941 8- W 16 0

Case Tech (2-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1916 W 48 0 1918 W 26 6 Chicago (0-4-0) H: 0-1-0; A: 0-3-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1893 L 0 8 * 1896 L 0 18 1897 L 5 34 1899 L 6 23 Chicago Dental (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1897 W 62 0 Chicago Physicians & Surgeons (7-2-0) H: 7-2-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1895 W 32 0 * 1896 L 0 4 * 1899 L 0 5 * 1900 W 5 0 * 1901 W 34 0 * 1903 W 46 0 * 1906 W 28 0 * 1907 W 32 0 * 1908 W 88 0 Christian Brothers (St. Louis) (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1913 W 20 7 Cincinnati (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp

* 1900

58 0

Clemson (1-1-0) H: 0-1-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1977 5-15 W 21 17 * 1979 -14 L 10 16 Coe (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1927 W 28 7 Colorado (3-2-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 1-2-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1983 W 27 3 * 1984 W 55 14 OB 1989 4-1 W 21 6 OB 1990 5-1 L 9 10 FB 1994 -4 L 24 41

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11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Series Scores Goshen (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1900 W 55 0

Creighton (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1915 W 41 0

Florida State (2-5-0) H: 1-2-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 0-3-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1981 -20 L 13 19 * 1993 2-1 W 31 24 CIT 1994 -8 L 16 23 OB 1995 6-8 L 26 31 2002 6-11 W 34 24 * 2003 -5 L 0 37 CIT 2011 -25 L 14 18

Great Lakes (1-2-2) H: 1-0-1; A: 0-2-0; N: 0-0-1 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1918 T 7 7 SF 1942 6- T 13 13 1943 1- L 14 19 * 1944 9-12 W 28 7 1945 5- L 7 39

Dartmouth (2-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 1-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp FP 1944 1- W 64 0 * 1945 3- W 34 0 De La Salle (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1893 W 28 0

Englewood High School (Chicago) (2-0-0) H: 2-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1899 W 29 5 * 1900 W 68 0

Highland Views (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1896 W 82 0 Hillsdale (4-0-1) H: 4-0-1; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1892 T 10 10 * 1893 W 22 10 * 1894 W 14 0 * 1906 W 17 0 * 1908 W 39 0 Houston (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 1-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp CB 1979 10-9 W 35 34 Illinois (11-0-1) H: 5-0-0; A: 6-0-1; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1898 W 5 0 1937 T 0 0 * 1938 W 14 6 1940 2- W 26 0 * 1941 7- W 49 14 1942 8-5 W 21 14 * 1943 1- W 47 0 1944 1-14 W 13 7 * 1945 W 7 0

Indianapolis Artillery (0-1-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 0-1-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1895 L 0 18 Iowa (13-8-3) H: 7-3-2; A: 6-5-1; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1921 L 7 10 1939 3- L 6 7 * 1940 7- L 0 7 * 1945 2- W 56 0 1946 2-17 W 41 6 * 1947 2- W 21 0 1948 2- W 27 12 * 1949 1- W 28 7 1950 T 14 14 * 1951 T 20 20 1952 9- W 27 0 * 1953 1-20 T 14 14 1954 4-19 W 34 18 * 1955 4- W 17 14 1956 -3 L 8 48

Kalamazoo (7-0-0) H: 7-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1893 W 34 0 * 1917 W 55 0 * 1919 W 14 0 * 1920 W 39 0 * 1921 W 56 0 * 1922 W 46 0 * 1923 W 74 0 Kansas (4-1-1) H: 3-0-1; A: 1-1-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1904 L 5 24 1932 W 24 6 * 1933 T 0 0 * 1935 W 28 7 * 1938 W 52 0 ERC * 1999 18- W 48 13 Knox (1-1-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-1-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1902 L 5 12 * 1907 W 22 4 Lake Forest (4-0-0) H: 4-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1899 W 38 0 * 1901 W 16 0 * 1902 W 28 0 * 1903 W 28 0 Lombard (3-0-0) H: 3-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1923 W 14 0 * 1924 W 40 0 * 1925 W 69 0

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Duke (3-1-0) H: 3-0-0; A: 0-1-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1958 12- W 9 7 1961 L 13 37 * 1966 1- W 64 0 * 2007 - W 28 7

Hawaii (3-0-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 2-0-0; N: 1-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1991 17- W 48 42 1997 W 23 22 HB 2008 W 49 21

Iowa Pre-Flight (2-0-0) H: 2-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1942 W 28 0 * 1943 1-2 W 14 13

HISTORY & RECORDS

Drake (8-0-0) H: 6-0-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 1-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1926 W 21 0 1927 W 32 0 * 1928 W 32 6 SF 1929 W 19 7 * 1930 W 28 7 * 1931 W 63 0 * 1932 W 62 0 * 1937 W 21 0

Georgia Tech (27-6-1) H: 15-3-0; A: 12-2-1; N: 0-1-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1922 W 13 3 * 1923 W 35 7 * 1924 W 34 3 1925 W 13 0 * 1926 W 12 0 * 1927 W 26 7 1928 L 0 13 1929 W 26 6 1938 W 14 6 * 1939 W 17 14 * 1940 W 26 20 1941 W 20 0 * 1942 L 6 13 * 1943 W 55 13 1944 18-10 W 21 0 1945 W 40 7 * 1953 1-4 W 27 14 * 1959 -19 L 10 14 1967 9- W 36 3 * 1968 9- W 34 6 1969 9- W 38 20 * 1970 1- W 10 7 1974 2- W 31 7 * 1975 12- W 24 3 1976 11- L 14 23 * 1977 5- W 69 14 1978 10-20 W 38 21 * 1979 10- W 21 13 1980 1- T 3 3 * 1981 W 35 3 * 1997 11- W 17 13 GB 1998 17-12 L 28 35 2006 2- W 14 10 * 2007 L 3 33

Indiana (23-5-1) H: 13-1-1; A: 6-3-0; N: 4-1-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1898 L 5 11 * 1899 W 17 0 1900 L 0 6 * 1901 W 18 5 1902 W 11 5 1905 L 5 22 I 1906 L 0 12 * 1907 T 0 0 I 1908 W 11 0 I 1919 W 16 3 I 1920 W 13 10 I 1921 W 28 7 * 1922 W 27 0 * 1926 W 26 0 1927 W 19 6 1929 W 14 0 * 1930 W 27 0 1931 W 25 0 1933 W 12 2 * 1941 W 19 6 1948 1- W 42 6 * 1949 W 49 6 1950 11- L 7 20 * 1951 14- W 48 6 * 1955 4- W 19 0 * 1956 17- W 20 6 * 1957 16- W 26 0 * 1958 5- W 18 0 * 1991 7- W 49 27

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

Detroit (2-0-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 1-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1927 W 20 0 BS 1951 5- W 40 6

Georgia (0-1-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-1-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp SD 1980 7-1 L 10 17

Haskell (5-0-0) H: 5-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1914 W 20 7 * 1915 W 34 0 * 1916 W 26 0 * 1921 W 42 7 * 1932 W 73 0

Illinois Cycling Club (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1895 W 18 2

* 1957 9-8 L 13 21 1958 15-6 L 21 31 1959 -16 W 20 19 * 1960 -2 L 0 28 1961 L 21 42 * 1962 W 35 12 * 1964 1- W 28 0 * 1967 6- W 56 6 1968 5- W 51 28

COACHING & STAFF

DePauw (8-0-0) H: 8-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1897 W 4 0 * 1898 W 32 0 * 1902 W 22 0 * 1903 W 56 0 * 1904 W 10 0 * 1905 W 71 0 * 1921 W 57 10 * 1922 W 34 7

Franklin (3-0-0) H: 3-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1906 W 26 0 * 1907 W 23 0 * 1908 W 64 0

Harvard Prep (Chicago) (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1888 W 20 0

1946 W 26 6 1967 W 47 7 * 1968 6- W 58 8

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Florida (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 1-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp SD 1991 18-3 W 39 28

HERE COME THE IRISH

Connecticut (0-1-0) H: 0-1-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 2009 L (2ot) 30 33

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Series Scores LSU (5-5-0) H: 3-1-0; A: 2-2-0; N: 0-2-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1970 2-7 W 3 0 1971 7-14 L 8 28 * 1981 4- W 27 9 1984 -6 W 30 22 * 1985 -17 L 7 10 1986 -8 L 19 21 1997 -11 W 24 6 IS 1997 -15 L 9 27 * 1998 10- W 39 36 SD 2006 11-4 L 14 41 Loyola (Chicago) (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1911 W 80 0 Loyola (New Orleans) (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1928 W 12 6 Marquette (3-0-3) H: 2-0-3; A: 0-0-0; N: 1-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1908 W 6 0 1909 T 0 0 1910 T 5 5 1911 T 0 0 C 1912 W 69 0 1921 W 21 7 Maryland (2-0-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 2-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp GS 2002 -21 W 22 0 FEF 2011 - W 45 21 Miami (Florida) (16-7-1) H: 8-1-0; A: 6-6-1; N: 2-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1955 5-15 W 14 0 1960 L 21 28 1965 6- T 0 0 1967 6- W 24 22 1971 7- W 17 0 * 1972 10- W 20 17 1973 5- W 44 0 * 1974 7- W 38 7 1975 W 32 9 * 1976 13- W 40 27 1977 5- W 48 10 * 1978 19- W 20 0 MB 1979 W 40 15 * 1980 7-13 W 32 14 1981 -9 L 15 37 * 1982 10-17 W 16 14 1983 13- L 0 20 * 1984 17-14 L 13 31 1985 -4 L 7 58 1987 10-2 L 0 24 * 1988 4-1 W 31 30 160

1989 1-7 L 10 27 * 1990 6-2 W 29 20 SBS 2010 W 33 17 Miami (Ohio) (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1909 W 46 0 Michigan (15-23-1) H: 8-9-1; A: 7-13-0; N: 0-1-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1887 L 0 8 * 1888 L 6 26 * 1888 L 4 10 1898 L 0 23 1899 L 0 12 1900 L 0 7 T 1902 L 0 23 1908 L 6 12 1909 W 11 3 * 1942 4-6 L 20 32 1943 1-2 W 35 12 * 1978 14-5 L 14 28 1979 9-6 W 12 10 * 1980 8-14 W 29 27 1981 1-11 L 7 25 * 1982 20-10 W 23 17 1985 13- L 12 20 * 1986 -3 L 23 24 1987 16-9 W 26 7 * 1988 13-9 W 19 17 1989 1-2 W 24 19 * 1990 1-4 W 28 24 1991 7-3 L 14 24 * 1992 3-6 T 17 17 1993 11-3 W 27 23 * 1994 3-6 L 24 26 1997 -6 L 14 21 * 1998 22-5 W 36 20 1999 16-7 L 22 26 * 2002 20-7 W 25 23 2003 15-5 L 0 38 * 2004 -8 W 28 20 2005 20-3 W 17 10 * 2006 2-11 L 21 47 2007 L 0 38 * 2008 W 35 17 2009 -18 L 34 38 * 2010 L 24 28 2011 - L 31 35 Michigan State (46-28-1) H: 28-13-0; A: 18-15-1; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1897 W 34 6 * 1898 W 53 0 * 1899 W 40 0 * 1902 W 33 0 * 1903 W 12 0 * 1905 W 28 0 * 1906 W 5 0 * 1909 W 17 0 1910 L 0 17 1916 W 14 0

* 1917 W 23 0 1918 L 7 13 * 1919 W 13 0 1920 W 25 0 * 1921 W 48 0 * 1948 1- W 26 7 1949 1-10 W 34 21 * 1950 -15 L 33 36 1951 11-5 L 0 35 1952 6-1 L 3 21 * 1954 8- W 20 19 1955 4-13 L 7 21 * 1956 -2 L 14 47 1957 15-4 L 6 34 1959 L 0 19 * 1960 -14 L 0 21 1961 6-1 L 7 17 * 1962 L 7 31 1963 -4 L 7 12 * 1964 1- W 34 7 * 1965 4-1 L 3 12 1966 1-2 T 10 10 * 1967 W 24 12 1968 5- L 17 21 * 1969 -14 W 42 28 1970 4- W 29 0 * 1971 4- W 14 2 1972 7- W 16 0 * 1973 8- W 14 10 1974 7- W 19 14 * 1975 8- L 3 10 1976 18- W 24 6 * 1977 14- W 16 6 1978 W 29 25 * 1979 15-7 W 27 3 1980 7- W 26 21 * 1981 W 20 7 1982 11- W 11 3 * 1983 4- L 23 28 1984 W 24 20 * 1985 W 27 10 1986 20- L 15 20 * 1987 9-17 W 31 8 1988 8- W 20 3 * 1989 1- W 21 13 1990 1-24 W 20 19 * 1991 11- W 49 10 1992 7- W 52 31 * 1993 4- W 36 14 1994 8- W 21 20 * 1997 -17 L 7 23 1998 10- L 23 45 * 1999 24- L 13 23 2000 16-23 L 21 27 * 2001 23- L 10 17 2002 12- W 21 17 * 2003 L 16 22 2004 W 31 24 * 2005 10- L (ot) 41 44 2006 12- W 40 37 * 2007 L 10 31 2008 L 7 23 * 2009 W 33 30 2010 L (ot) 31 34 * 2011 -15 W 31 13

Minnesota (4-0-1) H: 1-0-1; A: 3-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1925 W 19 7 1926 W 20 7 * 1927 T 7 7 1937 -4 W 7 6 * 1938 2-12 W 19 0 Mississippi (1-1-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-1-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp J 1977 3- L 13 20 * 1985 W 37 14 Missouri (2-2-0) H: 0-2-0; A: 2-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1970 3-18 W 24 7 * 1972 8- L 26 30 * 1978 5- L 0 3 1984 19- W 16 14 Missouri Osteopaths (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1903 W 28 0 Morningside (2-0-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 2-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1917 W 13 0 1919 W 14 6 Morris Harvey (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1912 W 39 0 Mount Union (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1919 W 60 7 Navy (72-12-1) H: 26-5-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 45-7-1 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp B 1927 W 19 6 SF 1928 W 7 0 B 1929 W 14 7 * 1930 W 26 2 B 1931 W 20 0 CL 1932 W 12 0 B 1933 L 0 7 CL 1934 L 6 10 B 1935 W 14 0 B 1936 13- L 0 3 * 1937 W 9 7 B 1938 4- W 15 0 CL 1939 2- W 14 7 B 1940 7- W 13 7 B 1941 7-6 W 20 13 CL 1942 4- W 9 0 CL 1943 1-3 W 33 6 B 1944 2-6 L 13 32

CL 1945 2-3 T 6 6 B 1946 2- W 28 0 CL 1947 1- W 27 0 B 1948 2- W 41 7 B 1949 1- W 40 0 CL 1950 W 19 10 B 1951 13- W 19 0 CL 1952 13- W 17 6 * 1953 1-20 W 38 7 B 1954 6-15 W 6 0 * 1955 9-4 W 21 7 B 1956 L 7 33 * 1957 5-16 L 6 20 B 1958 -15 W 40 20 * 1959 W 25 22 PK 1960 -4 L 7 14 * 1961 L 10 13 PK 1962 W 20 12 * 1963 -4 L 14 35 PK 1964 2- W 40 0 * 1965 4- W 29 3 PK 1966 1- W 31 7 * 1967 10- W 43 14 PK 1968 12- W 45 14 * 1969 10- W 47 0 PK 1970 3- W 56 7 * 1971 12- W 21 0 PV 1972 12- W 42 23 * 1973 5- W 44 7 PV 1974 7- W 14 6 * 1975 15- W 31 10 CL 1976 11- W 27 21 * 1977 5- W 43 10 CL 1978 15-11 W 27 7 * 1979 13- W 14 0 GS 1980 3- W 33 0 * 1981 W 35 0 GS 1982 W 27 10 * 1983 19- W 28 12 GS 1984 W 18 17 * 1985 W 41 17 B 1986 W 33 14 * 1987 9- W 56 13 B 1988 2- W 22 7 * 1989 1- W 41 0 GS 1990 2- W 52 31 * 1991 5- W 38 0 GS 1992 10- W 38 7 PV 1993 2- W 58 27 * 1994 W 58 21 * 1995 8- W 35 17 CP 1996 19- W 54 27 * 1997 W 21 17 JC 1998 12- W 30 0 * 1999 W 28 24 CIT 2000 20- W 45 14 * 2001 W 34 16 RS 2002 9- W 30 23 * 2003 W 27 24 GS 2004 W 27 9 * 2005 7- W 42 21 RS 2006 11- W 38 14 * 2007 L (3ot) 44 46 RS 2008 W 27 7 * 2009 L 21 23

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Series Scores NM 2010 L 17 35 * 2011 W 56 14

Oregon State (0-2-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-2-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp FB 2000 10-5 L 9 41 BB 2004 L 21 38 Pacific (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1940 W 25 7 Penn State (9-9-1) H: 5-3-0; A: 2-6-1; N: 2-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1913 W 14 7 1925 T 0 0 * 1926 W 28 0 P 1928 W 9 0 GB 1976 15-20 W 20 9 1981 -13 L 21 24 * 1982 13-5 L 14 24 1983 L 30 34 * 1984 W 44 7

Purdue (55-26-2) H: 28-11-0; A: 27-14-2; N: 0-1-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1896 L 22 28 1899 T 10 10 * 1901 W 12 6 1902 T 6 6 1904 L 0 36 1905 L 0 32 1906 W 2 0 1907 W 17 0 1918 W 26 6 1919 W 33 13 * 1920 W 28 0 1921 W 33 0 1922 W 20 0 * 1923 W 34 7 * 1933 L 0 19 * 1934 W 18 7 * 1939 W 3 0 * 1946 3- W 49 6 1947 1- W 22 7 * 1948 W 28 27 1949 2- W 35 12 * 1950 1- L 14 28 * 1951 15- W 30 9 1952 -9 W 26 14 1953 1- W 37 7 * 1954 1-19 L 14 27 1955 11- W 22 7 * 1956 18- L 14 28 1957 W 12 0

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Ohio Medical University (4-0-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 4-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1901 W 6 0 1902 W 6 5 1903 W 35 0 1904 W 17 5

Oregon (1-0-1) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-1; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1976 14- W 41 0 1982 15- T 13 13

Princeton (2-0-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 2-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1923 W 25 2 1924 W 12 0

HISTORY & RECORDS

North Division H.S. (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1905 W 44 0

Northwestern Law School (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1895 W 20 0

Olivet (3-0-0) H: 3-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1907 W 22 4 * 1909 W 58 0 * 1910 W 48 0

Pittsburgh (46-20-1) H: 20-10-0; A: 26-10-1; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1909 W 6 0 1911 T 0 0 1912 W 3 0 1930 W 35 19 * 1931 W 25 12 1932 L 0 12 * 1933 L 0 14 1934 L 0 19 * 1935 W 9 6 1936 7-9 L 0 26 * 1937 12-3 L 6 21 1943 W 41 0 1944 W 58 0 1945 3- W 39 9 * 1946 W 33 0 1947 W 40 6 1948 W 40 0 * 1950 W 18 7 1951 W 33 0 * 1952 8- L 19 22 * 1953 1-15 W 23 14 1954 8- W 33 0 1956 -20 L 13 26 * 1957 7- W 13 7 1958 14- L 26 29 1959 L 13 28 * 1960 -14 L 13 20 1961 W 26 20 * 1962 W 43 22 * 1963 -8 L 7 27 1964 1- W 17 15 1965 4- W 69 13 * 1966 1- W 40 0 1967 9- W 38 0 * 1968 12- W 56 7 1969 8- W 49 7 * 1970 2- W 46 14 1971 8- W 56 7 * 1972 7- W 42 16 1973 5-20 W 31 10 * 1974 5-17 W 14 10

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

North Carolina State (0-1-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-1-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp GB 2002 11-17 L 6 28

Oklahoma (8-1-0) H: 4-1-0; A: 4-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1952 10-4 W 27 21 1953 1-6 W 28 21 * 1956 -2 L 0 40 1957 -2 W 7 0 * 1961 W 19 6 1962 W 13 7 1966 1-10 W 38 0 * 1968 3-5 W 45 21 * 1999 -23 W 34 30

Pennsylvania (5-0-1) H: 1-0-0; A: 4-0-1; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1930 W 60 20 * 1931 W 49 0 1952 10-12 T 7 7 1953 1-15 W 28 20 1954 5- W 42 7 1955 6- W 46 14

1975 9- L 20 34 * 1976 11-9 L 10 31 1977 3-7 W 19 9 * 1978 -9 W 26 17 1982 -1 W 31 16 * 1983 18- L 16 21 * 1986 L 9 10 1987 4- L 22 30 1988 5- W 30 20 * 1989 1-7 W 45 7 1990 3- W 31 22 * 1991 7-12 W 42 7 1992 14- W 52 21 * 1993 4- W 44 0 * 1996 14- W 60 6 1997 W 45 21 1999 L 27 37 * 2001 W 24 7 * 2002 8- W 14 6 2003 -15 W 20 14 * 2004 24- L 38 41 2005 -23 W 42 21 * 2008 L (4ot) 33 36 2009 -8 L 22 27 * 2010 W 20 16 2011 W 15 12

COACHING & STAFF

North Carolina (16-2-0) H: 11-0-0; A: 4-2-0; N: 1-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp YS 1949 1- W 42 6 * 1950 1-20 W 14 7 1951 W 12 7 * 1952 16- W 34 14 1953 1- W 34 14 * 1954 5- W 42 13 1955 5- W 27 7 * 1956 W 21 14 * 1958 -11 W 34 24 * 1959 W 28 8 1960 L 7 12 * 1962 W 21 7 * 1965 4- W 17 0 * 1966 2- W 32 0 * 1971 7- W 16 0 1975 15- W 21 14 * 2006 11- W 45 26 2008 -22 L 24 29

Ohio State (2-3-0) H: 1-1-0; A: 1-1-0; N: 0-1-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1935 W 18 13 * 1936 W 7 2 1995 15-7 L 26 45 * 1996 5-4 L 16 29 FB 2005 5-4 L 20 34

1985 -1 L 6 36 * 1986 -3 L 19 24 1987 7- L 20 21 * 1988 1- W 21 3 1989 1-17 W 34 23 * 1990 1-18 L 21 24 1991 12-8 L 13 35 * 1992 8-22 W 17 16 * 2006 4-19 W 41 17 2007 -14 L 10 31

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Nevada (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 2009 W 35 0

Ohio Northern (4-0-0) H: 4-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1908 W 58 4 * 1910 W 47 0 * 1911 W 32 6 * 1913 W 87 0

HERE COME THE IRISH

Nebraska (7-8-1) H: 3-1-0; A: 4-6-1; N: 0-1-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1915 L 19 20 1916 W 20 0 1917 L 0 7 1918 T 0 0 1919 W 14 9 1920 W 16 7 * 1921 W 7 0 1922 L 6 14 1923 L 7 14 * 1924 W 34 6 1925 L 0 17 * 1947 2- W 31 0 1948 2- W 44 13 OB 1972 12-9 L 6 40 * 2000 23-1 L (ot) 24 27 2001 23-5 L 10 27

Northwestern (37-8-2) H: 16-4-0; A: 18-4-1; N: 3-0-1 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1889 W 9 0 * 1899 W 12 0 1901 L 0 2 SP 1903 T 0 0 1920 W 33 7 SF 1924 W 13 6 * 1925 W 13 10 1926 W 6 0 1929 W 26 6 1930 W 14 0 SF 1931 T 0 0 * 1932 W 21 0 1933 W 7 0 1934 W 20 7 * 1935 L 7 14 * 1936 11-1 W 26 6 1937 12- W 7 0 1938 1-16 W 9 7 * 1939 9- W 7 0 1940 14-10 L 0 20 1941 5-8 W 7 6 * 1942 8- W 27 20 1943 1-8 W 25 6 * 1944 11- W 21 0 1945 7- W 34 7 * 1946 2- W 27 0 1947 1- W 26 19 * 1948 2-8 W 12 7 * 1959 -2 L 24 30 1960 L 6 7 * 1961 8- L 10 12 1962 -3 L 6 35 * 1965 8- W 38 7 1966 4- W 35 7 * 1968 5- W 27 7 * 1969 11- W 35 10 1970 6- W 35 14 * 1971 2- W 50 7 1972 13- W 37 0 * 1973 8- W 44 0 1974 1- W 49 3 * 1975 7- W 31 7 1976 W 48 0 SF 1992 3- W 42 7 * 1993 7- W 27 12 SF 1994 3- W 42 15 * 1995 9- L 15 17

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Series Scores * 1958 11-15 L 22 29 1959 8- L 7 28 * 1960 12- L 19 51 1961 W 22 20 * 1962 L 6 24 1963 L 6 7 * 1964 9- W 34 15 1965 1-6 L 21 25 * 1966 6-8 W 26 14 1967 1-10 L 21 28 * 1968 2-1 L 22 37 1969 9-16 L 14 28 * 1970 6- W 48 0 1971 2- W 8 7 * 1972 10- W 35 14 1973 7- W 20 7 * 1974 2- L 20 31 1975 9- W 17 0 * 1976 W 23 0 1977 11- W 31 24 * 1978 W 10 6 1979 5-17 L 22 28 * 1980 11-9 W 31 10 1981 13- L 14 15 * 1982 10- W 28 14 1983 5- W 52 6 HD 1984 8- L 21 23 1985 L 17 35 * 1986 W 41 9 1987 8- W 44 20 * 1988 8- W 52 7 1989 1- W 40 7 * 1990 1- W 37 11 1991 8- W 45 20 * 1992 6- W 48 0 1993 4- W 17 0 * 1994 8- W 39 21 1995 25- W 35 28 * 1996 9- W 35 0 1997 12- L 17 28 * 1998 t23- W 31 30 1999 16-20 L 23 28 * 2000 21-13 W 23 21 2001 W 24 18 * 2002 23- W 24 17 2003 -22 L 10 23 * 2004 -15 L 16 41 2005 13-22 W 49 28 * 2006 12- W 35 21 2007 L 19 33 * 2008 W 38 21 2009 W 24 21 * 2010 W 23 12 2011 W 38 10 Rice (4-0-0) H: 2-0-0; A: 2-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1915 W 55 2 1973 9- W 28 0 * 1974 6- W 10 3 * 1988 1- W 54 11

Rose Poly (3-0-0) H: 2-0-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1909 W 60 11 1910 W 41 3 * 1914 W 103 0 Rush Medical (3-0-1) H: 3-0-1; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1894 W 18 6 * 1897 T 0 0 * 1899 W 17 0 * 1900 W 5 0 Rutgers (4-0-0) H: 2-0-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 1-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp PG 1921 W 48 0 * 1996 10- W 62 0 2000 11- W 45 17 * 2002 8- W 42 0 San Diego State (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 2008 W 21 13 St. Bonaventure (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1911 W 34 0 Saint Louis (3-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 2-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1912 W 47 7 * 1922 W 26 0 1923 W 13 0 St. Viator (4-0-0) H: 4-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1897 W 60 0 * 1908 W 46 0 * 1911 W 43 0 * 1912 W 116 7 St. Vincent’s (Chicago) (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1907 W 21 12 South Bend Athletic Club (1-0-1) H: 1-0-1; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1901 T 0 0 * 1901 W 22 6 South Bend Commercial Athletic Club (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1896 W 46 0

South Bend H.S. (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1892 W 56 0 South Bend Howard Park (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1900 W 64 0 South Carolina (3-1-0) H: 1-1-0; A: 2-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1976 12-19 W 13 6 * 1979 14- W 18 17 1983 W 30 6 * 1984 -11 L 32 36 South Dakota (5-0-0) H: 3-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 2-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1913 W 20 7 SFS 1914 W 33 0 * 1915 W 6 0 SFS 1916 W 21 0 * 1917 W 40 0 SMU (10-3-0) H: 6-1-0; A: 4-1-0; N: 0-1-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1930 W 20 14 * 1939 W 20 19 1949 1- W 27 20 * 1951 5- L 20 27 * 1953 2- W 40 14 1954 4- W 26 14 * 1955 11- W 17 0 1956 3- L 13 19 1957 10- W 54 21 1958 7-17 W 14 6 AS 1984 17-10 L 20 27 * 1986 W 61 29 * 1989 1- W 59 6 Stanford (17-9-0) H: 10-3-0; A: 6-6-0; N: 1-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp RB 1924 W 27 10 * 1942 W 27 0 1963 L 14 24 * 1964 2- W 28 6 * 1988 5- W 42 14 1989 1- W 27 17 * 1990 1- L 31 36 1991 8- W 42 26 * 1992 7-19 L 16 33 1993 4- W 48 20 * 1994 8- W 34 15 1997 -19 L 15 33 * 1998 t23- W 35 17 1999 L 37 40 * 2000 25- W 20 14 2001 -13 L 13 17 * 2002 9- W 31 7

2003 W 57 7 * 2004 W 23 15 2005 6- W 38 31 * 2006 12- W 31 10 2007 W 21 14 * 2008 W 28 21 2009 L 38 45 * 2010 -16 L 14 37 2011 22-4 L 14 28 Syracuse (3-3-0) H: 2-1-0; A: 1-1-0; N: 0-1-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1914 W 20 0 * 1961 -10 W 17 15 YS 1963 L 7 14 2003 L 12 38 * 2005 6- W 34 10 * 2008 L 23 24 Tennessee (4-4-0) H: 2-2-0; A: 2-2-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1978 14- W 31 14 1979 13- L 18 40 1990 1-9 W 34 29 * 1991 5-13 L 34 35 1999 24-4 L 14 38 * 2001 -7 L 18 28 2004 -9 W 17 13 * 2005 8- W 41 21 Texas (8-2-0) H: 2-1-0; A: 4-0-0; N: 2-1-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1913 W 30 7 1915 W 36 7 * 1934 L 6 7 1952 19-5 W 14 3 * 1954 2-4 W 21 0 CB 1969 9-1 L 17 21 CB 1970 6-1 W 24 11 CB 1977 5-1 W 38 10 * 1995 21-13 W 55 27 1996 9-6 W 27 24 Texas A&M (3-2-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-1-0; N: 2-1-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp CB 1987 12-13 L 10 35 CB 1992 5-4 W 28 3 CB 1993 4-7 W 24 21 * 2000 -23 W 24 10 2001 L 3 24 TCU (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1972 13- W 21 0 Toledo Athletic Assoc. (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1904 W 6 0

Tulane (8-0-0) H: 4-0-0; A: 4-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1944 W 26 0 1945 5- W 32 6 1946 2- W 41 0 * 1947 2- W 59 6 * 1949 1-4 W 46 7 1950 10- W 13 9 1969 12- W 37 0 * 1971 8- W 21 7 Tulsa (0-1-0) H: 0-1-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 2010 L 27 28 UCLA (4-0-0) H: 3-0-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1963 W 27 12 * 1964 4- W 24 0 * 2006 10- W 20 17 2007 - W 20 6 USC (43-35-5) H: 23-14-1; A: 18-21-4; N: 2-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1926 W 13 12 SF 1927 W 7 6 1928 L 14 27 SF 1929 W 13 12 1930 W 27 0 * 1931 L 14 16 1932 L 0 13 * 1933 L 0 19 1934 W 14 0 * 1935 W 20 13 1936 9- T 13 13 * 1937 9- W 13 6 1938 1-8 L 0 13 * 1939 7-4 L 12 20 1940 W 10 6 * 1941 4- W 20 18 1942 8-14 W 13 0 * 1946 2-16 W 26 6 1947 1-3 W 38 7 1948 2- T 14 14 * 1949 1-17 W 32 0 1950 L 7 9 1951 -20 W 19 12 * 1952 7-2 W 9 0 1953 2-20 W 48 14 * 1954 4-17 W 23 17 1955 5- L 20 42 1956 -17 L 20 28 * 1957 12- W 40 12 1958 18- W 20 13 * 1959 -7 W 16 6 1960 W 17 0 * 1961 8- W 30 0 1962 -1 L 0 25 * 1963 -7 W 17 14 1964 1- L 17 20 * 1965 7-4 W 28 7

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11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Series Scores

Wake Forest (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 2011 W 24 17 Washington (8-0-0) H: 4-0-0; A: 4-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1948 2- W 46 0 1949 W 27 7 1995 23-15 W 23 15 * 1996 11-16 W 54 20 * 2004 W 38 3 2005 16- W 36 17 2008 W 33 7 * 2009 W (ot) 37 30

Washington & Jefferson (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1917 W 3 0

Yale (0-1-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 0-1-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp

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UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Washington (St. Louis) (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1936 W 14 6

Wisconsin (8-6-2) H: 3-1-0; A: 4-3-2; N: 1-2-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1900 L 0 54 M 1904 L 0 58 M 1905 L 0 21 1917 T 0 0 1924 W 38 3 1928 L 6 22 SF 1929 W 19 0 * 1934 W 19 0 1935 W 27 0 * 1936 W 27 0 1942 T 7 7 1943 1- W 50 0 * 1944 1- W 28 13 1962 L 8 17 * 1963 -6 L 9 14 1964 W 31 7

HISTORY & RECORDS

Washington State (2-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 1-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 2003 19- W(ot) 29 26 SA 2009 - W 40 14

West Virginia (4-0-0) H: 2-0-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 1-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp FB 1988 1-3 W 34 21 * 1997 -22 W 21 14 2000 20- W 42 28 * 2001 W 34 24

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Valparaiso (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1920 W 28 3

Wabash (10-1-0) H: 6-1-0; A: 4-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1894 W 30 0 1903 W 35 0 * 1904 W 12 4 * 1905 L 0 5 1908 W 8 4 * 1909 W 38 0 1911 W 6 3 * 1912 W 41 6 * 1916 W 60 0 1918 W 67 7 * 1924 W 34 0

Western Reserve (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp 1916 W 48 0

Key to N: Sites * — Home Games AS — Aloha Stadium (Honolulu) B — Baltimore (referred to as Municipal Stadium prior to 1949, Babe Ruth Stadium for the 1949 and 1951 games and Memorial Stadium from then on) BB — Insight Bowl, Bank One Ballpark (Phoenix) BM — Birmingham BS — Briggs Stadium (Detroit) C — Comiskey Park (Chicago) CIT — Citrus Bowl (Orlando) CB — Cotton Bowl (Dallas) CL — Cleveland CP — Croke Park (Dublin, Ireland) EB — Ebbetts Field (Brooklyn) ERC — Eddie Robinson Classic (Notre Dame, Ind.) FB — Fiesta Bowl, Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe) FP — Fenway Park (Boston) FX — Schaefer Stadium (Foxboro) FEF — FedEx Field (Raljon, Md.) GB —Gator Bowl/Alltel Stadium (Jacksonville) GS — Giants Stadium (E. Rutherford, N.J.) HD — Hoosier Dome (Indianapolis) I — Indianapolis IS — Independence Bowl, Independence Stadium (Shreveport, La.) J — Jackson JC — Jack Kent Cooke Stadium (Raljon, Md.) LB — Liberty Bowl (Memphis) M — Milwaukee MB — Mirage Bowl (Tokyo, Japan) NM — New Meadowlands Stadium (E. Rutherford, N.J.) NYS — New Yankees Stadium (New York) OB — Orange Bowl (Miami) PK — JFK Stadium (Philadelphia—was named Municipal Stadium prior to the 1964 season) PG — Polo Grounds (New York) PV — Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia) RB — Rose Bowl (Pasadena) RS –– Ravens Stadium (Baltimore) SA — Alamo Dome (San Antonio) SB — Sugar Bowl, Tulane Stadium (New Orleans) SBS — Sun Bowl (El Paso, Texas) SD — Sugar Bowl, Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans) SF — Soldier Field (Chicago) SFS — Sioux Falls SP — South Side Park (Chicago) SS — Shea Stadium (New York) T — Toledo YS — Yankee Stadium (New York)

COACHING & STAFF

Utah (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 2010 -15 W 28 3

Virginia (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 1-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp GS 1989 2- W 36 13

Western Michigan (3-0-0) H: 3-0-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1919 W 53 0 * 1920 W 41 0 * 2010 W 44 20

THE FIGHTING IRISH

USF (0-1-0) H: 0-1-0; A: 0-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 2011 16- L 20 23

Vanderbilt (2-0-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 1-0-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Year Rank W/L ND Opp * 1995 24- W 41 0 1996 6- W 14 7

HERE COME THE IRISH

1966 1-10 W 51 0 * 1967 5-1 L 7 24 1968 9-2 T 21 21 * 1969 11-3 T 14 14 1970 4- L 28 38 * 1971 6- L 14 28 1972 10-1 L 23 45 * 1973 8-6 W 23 14 1974 5-6 L 24 55 * 1975 14-3 L 17 24 1976 13-3 L 13 17 * 1977 11-5 W 49 19 1978 8-3 L 25 27 * 1979 9-4 L 23 42 1980 2-17 L 3 20 * 1981 -5 L 7 14 1982 -17 L 13 17 * 1983 W 27 6 1984 -14 W 19 7 * 1985 W 37 3 1986 -17 W 38 37 * 1987 10- W 26 15 1988 1-2 W 27 10 * 1989 1-9 W 28 24 1990 7-18 W 10 6 * 1991 5- W 24 20 1992 5-19 W 31 23 * 1993 2- W 31 13 1994 -17 T 17 17 * 1995 17-5 W 38 10 1996 10- L (ot) 20 27 * 1997 L 17 20 1998 9- L 0 10 * 1999 W 25 24 2000 11- W 38 21 * 2001 W 27 16 2002 7-6 L 13 44 * 2003 -5 L 14 45 2004 -1 L 10 41 * 2005 9-1 L 31 34 2006 6-3 L 24 44 * 2007 -13 L 0 38 2008 -5 L 3 38 * 2009 -6 L 27 34 2010 W 20 16 * 2011 L 17 31

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99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Records vs. Conferences Atlantic Coast

Big 12

Mountain West

ND vs. Won Lost Tied Boston College .......... 12 9 0 Clemson ...................... 1 1 0 Duke ............................ 3 1 0 5 0 Florida State ............... 2 Georgia Tech ............. 27 6 1 Maryland .................... 2 0 0 Miami (Fla.) ............... 16 7 1 2 0 North Carolina ........... 16 North Carolina State .. 0 1 0 0 0 Virginia ........................ 1 Virginia Tech ............... 0 0 0 Wake Forest ............... 1 0 0 81 32 2 TOTALS

ND vs. Won Lost Tied Baylor .......................... 2 0 0 Iowa State .................. 0 0 0 Kansas ........................ 4 1 1 0 0 Kansas State .............. 0 Oklahoma .................... 8 1 0 Oklahoma State ......... 0 0 0 Texas ........................... 8 2 0 0 0 Texas Tech .................. 0 West Virginia .............. 4 0 0 26 4 1 TOTALS

ND vs. Won Lost Tied Air Force .................... 23 6 0 Boise State ................. 0 0 0 Colorado State ........... 0 0 0 0 0 Fresno State ............... 0 Hawaii ........................ 3 0 0 Nevada ....................... 1 0 0 New Mexico ............... 0 0 0 0 0 San Diego State ......... 1 TCU ............................. 1 0 0 0 0 UNLV ........................... 0 Wyoming .................... 0 0 0 TOTALS 29 6 0

Big East ND vs. Won Lost Tied Cincinnati .................... 1 0 0 Connecticut ................. 0 1 0 0 0 Louisville ..................... 0 Pittsburgh .................. 46 20 1 0 0 Rutgers ....................... 4 South Florida .............. 0 1 0 Syracuse ..................... 3 3 0 54 25 1 TOTALS

Big Ten ND vs. Won Lost Tied Illinois ........................ 11 0 1 Indiana ....................... 23 5 1 Iowa ........................... 13 8 3 Michigan .................... 15 23 1 Michigan State ......... 46 28 1 Minnesota .................. 4 0 1 Nebraska .................... 7 8 1 Northwestern ............ 37 8 2 Ohio State .................. 2 3 0 Penn State .................. 9 9 1 Purdue ........................ 55 26 2 Wisconsin ................... 8 6 2 TOTALS 230 124 16

Conference USA ND vs. Won Lost Tied Alabama-Birmingham . 0 0 0 Central Florida ............ 0 0 0 0 0 East Carolina .............. 0 Houston ...................... 1 0 0 0 0 Marshall ..................... 0 Memphis ..................... 0 0 0 Rice ............................. 4 0 0 3 0 SMU ........................... 10 Southern Mississippi . 0 0 0 0 0 Tulane ......................... 8 Tulsa ............................ 0 1 0 UTEP ............................ 0 0 0 23 4 0 TOTALS

Mid-American ND vs. Won Lost Tied Akron ........................... 1 0 0 Ball State .................... 0 0 0 Bowling Green ........... 0 0 0 Buffalo ........................ 0 0 0 Central Michigan ....... 0 0 0 Eastern Michigan ....... 0 0 0 Kent State .................. 0 0 0 Massachusetts............ 0 0 0 Miami (Ohio) ............... 1 0 0 Northern Illinois ......... 0 0 0 Ohio.............................. 0 0 0 Temple ........................ 0 0 0 Toledo ......................... 0 0 0 Western Michigan ..... 3 0 0 TOTALS 5 0 0

Pacific-12 ND vs. Won Lost Tied Arizona ........................ 2 1 0 Arizona State .............. 2 0 0 0 0 California .................... 4 Colorado ..................... 3 2 0 0 1 Oregon ........................ 1 Oregon State .............. 0 2 0 Stanford ..................... 17 9 0 0 0 UCLA ........................... 4 USC ............................ 43 35 5 0 0 Utah ............................ 1 Washington ................ 8 0 0 Washington State ...... 2 0 0 TOTALS 87 49 6

Southeastern ND vs. Won Lost Tied Alabama ..................... 5 1 0 Arkansas ..................... 0 0 0 Auburn ........................ 0 0 0 Florida ......................... 1 0 0 Georgia ....................... 0 1 0 Kentucky ..................... 0 0 0 LSU .............................. 5 5 0 Mississippi ................. 1 1 0 Mississippi State ....... 0 0 0 Missouri ...................... 2 2 0 South Carolina ............ 3 1 0 Tennessee ................... 4 4 0 Texas A&M ................. 3 2 0 Vanderbilt ................... 2 0 0 TOTALS 26 17 0

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11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Records vs. Opponents

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

HISTORY & RECORDS

Bold indicates 2012 Notre Dame opponent.

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

First Last Scoring Opponent Game Game W L T ND Opp. Mississippi 1977 1985 1 1 0 50 34 Missouri 1970 1984 2 2 0 66 54 Missouri Osteopaths 1903 1903 1 0 0 28 0 Morningside 1917 1919 2 0 0 27 6 Morris Harvey 1912 1912 1 0 0 39 0 Mount Union 1919 1919 1 0 0 60 7 Navy 1927 2011 72 12 1 2336 955 Nebraska 1915 2001 7 8 1 238 201 Nevada 2009 2009 1 0 0 35 0 North Carolina 1949 2008 16 2 0 471 202 North Carolina State 2002 2002 0 1 0 6 28 North Division High School 1905 1905 1 0 0 44 0 Northwestern 1889 1995 37 8 2 1010 347 Northwestern Law 1895 1895 1 0 0 20 0 Ohio Medical University 1901 1904 4 0 0 64 10 Ohio Northern 1908 1913 4 0 0 224 10 Ohio State 1935 2005 2 3 0 87 123 Oklahoma 1952 1999 8 1 0 211 146 Olivet 1907 1910 3 0 0 128 4 Oregon 1976 1982 1 0 1 54 13 Oregon State 2000 2004 0 2 0 30 79 Pacific 1940 1940 1 0 0 25 7 Penn State 1913 2007 9 9 1 382 335 Pennsylvania 1930 1955 5 0 1 232 68 Pittsburgh 1909 2011 46 20 1 1833 955 Princeton 1923 1924 2 0 0 37 2 Purdue 1896 2011 55 26 2 2011 1343 Rice 1915 1988 4 0 0 147 16 Rose Poly 1909 1914 3 0 0 204 14 Rush Medical 1894 1900 3 0 1 40 6 Rutgers 1921 2002 4 0 0 197 17 San Diego State 2008 2008 1 0 0 21 13 Saint Louis 1912 1923 3 0 0 86 7 St. Bonaventure 1911 1911 1 0 0 34 0 St. Viator 1897 1912 4 0 0 265 7 St. Vincentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Chicago) 1907 1907 1 0 0 21 12 South Bend Athletic Club 1901 1901 1 0 1 22 6 South Bend Commercial Athletic Club 1896 1896 1 0 0 46 0 South Bend High School 1892 1892 1 0 0 56 0 South Bend Howard Park 1900 1900 1 0 0 64 0 South Carolina 1976 1984 3 1 0 93 65 South Dakota 1913 1917 5 0 0 120 7 SMU 1930 1989 10 3 0 391 216 Stanford 1924 2011 17 9 0 750 537 Syracuse 1914 2008 3 3 0 113 101 Tennessee 1978 2005 4 4 0 207 218 Texas 1913 1996 8 2 0 268 117 Texas A&M 1987 2001 3 2 0 89 93 TCU 1972 1972 1 0 0 21 0 Toledo Athletic Association 1904 1904 1 0 0 6 0 Tulane 1944 1971 8 0 0 275 35 Tulsa 2010 2010 0 1 0 27 28 UCLA 1963 2007 4 0 0 91 35 USC 1926 2011 43 35 5 1638 1533 USF 2011 2011 0 1 0 20 23 Utah 2010 2010 1 0 0 28 3 Valparaiso 1920 1920 1 0 0 28 3 Vanderbilt 1995 1996 2 0 0 55 7 Virginia 1989 1989 1 0 0 36 13 1894 1924 10 1 0 331 29 Wabash Wake Forest 2011 2011 1 0 0 24 17 Washington 1948 2009 8 0 0 294 99 Washington & Jefferson 1917 1917 1 0 0 3 0 Washington (St. Louis) 1936 1936 1 0 0 14 6 Washington State 2003 2009 2 0 0 69 40 Western Michigan 1919 2010 3 0 0 138 20 Western Reserve 1916 1916 1 0 0 48 0 West Virginia 1988 2001 4 0 0 131 87 Wisconsin 1900 1964 8 6 2 269 216 Yale 1914 1914 0 1 0 0 28 TOTALS 853 300 42 29,878 14,652

COACHING & STAFF

Scoring Opp. 7 504 0 86 31 0 0 26 26 435 3 9 0 331 10 114 27 6 103 6 83 0 9 7 0 33 7 74 33 0 0 0 17 6 20 51 5 28 176 0 17 354 0 85 0 14 85 0 20 34 62 2 166 18 364 13 0 50 16 0 0 200 0 6 12 21 427 0 837 1180 27

THE FIGHTING IRISH

First Last Game Game W L T ND 1912 1912 1 0 0 74 1964 2011 23 6 0 943 1910 1910 1 0 0 51 1973 1987 5 1 0 112 1893 1898 3 1 1 110 1913 1916 4 0 0 196 1901 1905 5 0 0 362 1941 1982 2 1 0 71 1998 1999 2 0 0 76 1913 2010 38 8 4 896 1925 1998 2 0 0 68 1896 1926 5 0 1 144 1905 1905 1 0 0 22 1975 2011 12 9 0 533 1911 1923 3 0 0 92 1992 2005 4 2 0 200 1959 1967 4 0 0 138 1914 1914 1 0 0 48 1922 1941 15 4 0 353 1916 1918 2 0 0 74 1893 1899 0 4 0 11 1897 1897 1 0 0 62 1895 1908 7 2 0 265 1913 1913 1 0 0 20 1900 1900 1 0 0 58 1977 1979 1 1 0 31 1927 1927 1 0 0 28 1983 1994 3 2 0 136 2009 2009 0 1 0 30 1915 1915 1 0 0 41 1944 1945 2 0 0 98 1893 1893 1 0 0 28 1897 1922 8 0 0 286 1927 1951 2 0 0 60 1926 1937 8 0 0 278 1958 2007 3 1 0 114 1899 1900 2 0 0 97 1991 1991 1 0 0 39 1981 2011 2 5 0 134 1906 1908 3 0 0 113 1980 1980 0 1 0 10 1922 2007 27 6 1 810 1900 1900 1 0 0 55 1918 1945 1 2 2 69 1888 1888 1 0 0 20 1914 1932 5 0 0 195 1991 2008 3 0 0 120 1896 1896 1 0 0 82 1892 1908 4 0 1 102 1979 1979 1 0 0 35 1898 1968 11 0 1 313 1895 1895 1 0 0 18 1898 1991 23 5 1 571 1895 1895 0 1 0 0 1921 1968 13 8 3 565 1942 1943 2 0 0 42 1893 1923 7 0 0 318 1904 1999 4 1 1 157 1902 1907 1 1 0 27 1899 1903 4 0 0 110 1923 1925 3 0 0 123 1970 2006 5 5 0 180 1911 1911 1 0 0 80 1928 1928 1 0 0 12 1908 1921 3 0 3 101 2002 2011 2 0 0 67 1955 2010 16 7 1 544 1909 1909 1 0 0 46 1887 2011 15 23 1 668 1897 2011 46 28 1 1568 1925 1938 4 0 1 72

HERE COME THE IRISH

Opponent Adrian Air Force Akron Alabama Albion Alma American Medical College Arizona Arizona State Army Baylor Beloit Bennett Medical College Boston College Butler BYU California Carlisle Carnegie Tech Case Tech Chicago Chicago Dental Chicago Physicians & Surgeons Christian Brothers Cincinnati Clemson Coe Colorado Connecticut Creighton Dartmouth DeLaSalle DePauw Detroit Drake Duke Englewood (Chicago) High School Florida Florida State Franklin Georgia Georgia Tech Goshen Great Lakes Harvard (Chicago) Prep Haskell Hawaii Highland Views Hillsdale Houston Illinois Illinois Cycling Club Indiana Indianapolis Artillery Iowa Iowa Pre-Flight Kalamazoo Kansas Knox Lake Forest Lombard LSU Loyola (Chicago) Loyola (New Orleans) Marquette Maryland Miami (Florida) Miami (Ohio) Michigan Michigan State Minnesota

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Bowl Summaries Notre Dame Bowl Record Won 15, Lost 16 Season Bowl 1924 Rose (Jan. 1, 1925) 1969 Cotton (Jan. 1, 1970) 1970 Cotton (Jan. 1, 1971) 1972 Orange (Jan. 1, 1973) 1973 Sugar (Dec. 31, 1973) 1974 Orange (Jan. 1, 1975) 1976 Gator (Dec. 27, 1976) 1977 Cotton (Jan. 2, 1978) 1978 Cotton (Jan. 1, 1979) 1980 Sugar (Jan. 1, 1981) 1983 Liberty (Dec. 29, 1983) 1984 Aloha (Dec. 29, 1984) 1987 Cotton (Jan. 1, 1988) 1988 Fiesta (Jan. 2, 1989) 1989 Orange (Jan. 1, 1990) 1990 Orange (Jan. 1, 1991) 1991 Sugar (Jan. 1, 1992) 1992 Cotton (Jan. 1, 1993) 1993 Cotton (Jan. 1, 1994) 1994 Fiesta (Jan. 2, 1995) 1995 Orange (Jan. 1, 1996) 1997 Independence (Dec. 28, 1997) 1998 Gator (Jan. 1, 1999) 2000 Fiesta (Jan. 1, 2001) 2002 Gator (Jan. 1, 2003) 2004 Insight (Dec. 28, 2004) 2005 Fiesta (Jan. 2, 2006) 2006 Sugar (Jan. 3, 2007) 2008 Hawai’i (Dec. 24, 2008) 2010 Sun (Dec. 31, 2010) 2011 Champs Sports (Dec. 29, 2011)

Opponent W/L Score Stanford W 27-10 Texas L 17-21 Texas W 24-11 Nebraska L 6-40 Alabama W 24-23 Alabama W 13-11 Penn State W 20- 9 Texas W 38-10 Houston W 35-34 Georgia L 10-17 Boston College W 19-18 SMU L 20-27 Texas A&M L 10-35 West Virginia W 34-21 Colorado W 21-6 Colorado L 9-10 Florida W 39-28 Texas A&M W 28-3 Texas A&M W 24-21 Colorado L 24-41 Florida State L 26-31 LSU L 9-27 Georgia Tech L 28-35 Oregon State L 9-41 North Carolina State L 6-28 Oregon State L 21-38 Ohio State L 20-34 LSU L 14-41 Hawai’i W 49-21 Miami (Fla.) W 33-17 Florida State L 14-18

1925 Rose Bowl

1973 Sugar Bowl Notre Dame 24, Alabama 23 December 31, 1973 Alabama came in ranked first in both the Associated Press and United Press International polls with an 11-0 record. Notre Dame came in ranked third according to AP and fourth in the UPI poll with a 10-0 record. The Notre Dame victory left the Irish first in the AP poll after the bowls, while Alabama dropped to fourth.

1975 Orange Bowl Notre Dame 13, Alabama 11 January 1, 1975 Alabama came in ranked first in the United Press International poll and second in the Associated Press poll with its 11-0 record. Notre Dame came in standing eighth in the UPI poll and ninth according to AP with its 9-2 record. The Notre Dame victory left Notre Dame sixth and Alabama fifth in the AP poll after the bowls. UPI also took its final tabulation after the bowl games for the first time and rated Alabama second and Notre Dame fourth.

1976 Gator Bowl Notre Dame 20, Penn State 9 December 27, 1976 Penn State came in tied for 20th in the polls with a 7-4 record. Notre Dame came in 13th in the United Press International poll and 15th in the Associated Press poll with an 8-3 record. The Notre Dame victory left the Irish 12th in both the final AP and UPI polls after the bowl games.

1978 Cotton Bowl Notre Dame 38, Texas 10 January 2, 1978 Texas came in ranked first in both the Associated Press and United Press International polls with its perfect 11-0 record. Notre Dame came in ranked fifth by both AP and UPI with a 10-1 record. The Notre Dame victory elevated the Irish to first in both the AP and UPI polls taken after the bowls, while Texas dropped to fourth in AP and fifth in UPI.

1979 Cotton Bowl Notre Dame 35, Houston 34 January 1, 1979 Houston came in ranked ninth according to the Associated Press and 11th according to United Press International with a 9-2 record. Notre Dame came in ranked ninth according to UPI and 10th according to AP with an 8-3 record. The Notre Dame victory left the Irish sixth in UPI and seventh in AP, while Houston dropped to 10th in AP and remained 11th in UPI.

1981 Sugar Bowl

Notre Dame 27, Stanford 10 January 1, 1925 Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne and the famed Four Horsemen brought a perfect 9-0 record to the West Coast to take on coach Pop Warner and Ernie Nevers of Stanford. Notre Dame’s victory earned the Irish their first-ever national championship and the first of four national crowns to come via bowl wins.

Georgia 17, Notre Dame 10 January 1, 1981 Georgia came in ranked first in both the Associated Press and United Press International polls with a perfect 11-0 record. Notre Dame came in seventh in AP and eighth in UPI with a 9-1-1 record. The Georgia victory kept the Bulldogs first in both polls, while Notre Dame dropped to ninth in AP and 10th in UPI.

1970 Cotton Bowl

1983 Liberty Bowl

Texas 21, Notre Dame 17 January 1, 1970 Texas came in ranked first in both the Associated Press and United Press International polls with a perfect 10-0 record. Notre Dame stood eighth in the AP poll and ninth according to UPI with its 8-1-1 mark. Texas earned the national championship with its victory, but Notre Dame moved up to fifth in the final AP poll taken after the bowl games.

1971 Cotton Bowl Notre Dame 24, Texas 11 January 1, 1971 Texas again came in ranked first in both the Associated Press and United Press International polls with a 10-0 mark and 30-game winning streak. Notre Dame stood 9-1 and was fifth in the UPI poll and sixth according to the AP. The Notre Dame victory dropped Texas to third in the final AP poll after the bowl games, while Notre Dame moved up to second behind Nebraska.

1973 Orange Bowl Nebraska 40, Notre Dame 6 January 1, 1973 Nebraska came in with an 8-2-1 record, ranked ninth according to United Press International. Notre Dame, 8-2, came in ranked 12th in the UPI poll. The Nebraska victory vaulted the Huskers to fourth in the final AP poll after the bowls, while Notre Dame dropped to 14th.

Notre Dame 19, Boston College 18 December 29, 1983 Boston College came in ranked 12th according to United Press International and 13th according to the Associated Press with a 9-2 record. Notre Dame came in unranked with a 6-5 record. The Notre Dame victory dropped the Eagles to 19th in AP and 20th in UPI, while Notre Dame remained unranked. The Irish, however, did finish 18th in the final New York Times computer rankings.

1984 Aloha Bowl SMU 27, Notre Dame 20 December 29, 1984 SMU came in ranked 10th according to both the Associated Press and United Press International with a 9-2 record. Notre Dame came in ranked 17th by AP and 18th by UPI with a 7-4 record. The SMU victory boosted the Mustangs to eighth in both final wire service polls, while Notre Dame dropped out of both polls.

1988 Cotton Bowl Texas A&M 35, Notre Dame 10 January 1, 1988 Texas A&M came in ranked 13th according to both the Associated Press and United Press International with a 9-2 record. Notre Dame came in ranked 12th by AP and 14th by UPI with an 8-3 record. The Texas A&M victory boosted the Aggies to ninth in the final UPI polls and 10th according to AP. Notre Dame fell to 17th in the final AP poll and dropped out of the UPI rankings completely.

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Bowl Summaries 1999 Gator Bowl

Notre Dame 34, West Virginia 21 January 2, 1989 West Virginia came in ranked third according to both the Associated Press and United Press International with an 11-0 record. Notre Dame came in ranked first by both AP and UPI with an 11-0 record. The Notre Dame victory left the Irish atop both polls in the final rankings. West Virginia dropped to fifth in both final polls.

Georgia Tech 35, Notre Dame 28 January 1, 1999 Georgia Tech came in ranked 12th by the Associated Press and 14th by USA Today/ ESPN with a 9-2 record. Notre Dame came into the contest with a 9-2 mark and was ranked 17th by the Associated Press and 14th by USA Today/ESPN. The victory by Georgia Tech gave the Yellow Jackets a final ranking of ninth in the AP and 11th in the USA Today/ESPN. Notre Dame was ranked 22nd in both final polls.

1990 Orange Bowl Notre Dame 21, Colorado 6 January 1, 1990 Colorado came in ranked first in both the Associated Press and United Press International polls with its perfect 11-0 record. Notre Dame came in ranked fourth in both polls with an 11-1 record. The Notre Dame victory boosted the Irish to second in the final AP poll and third according to UPI. Colorado dropped to fourth in both polls. Colorado 10, Notre Dame 9 January 1, 1991 Colorado came in ranked first in both the Associated Press and United Press International polls with its 10-1-1 record. Notre Dame came in ranked fifth by AP and sixth by UPI with a 9-2 record. The Colorado victory left the Buffs first according to AP and second by UPI. Notre Dame finished sixth in both polls.

1992 Sugar Bowl

1993 Cotton Bowl Notre Dame 28, Texas A&M 3 January 1, 1993 Texas A&M came in ranked third by USA Today/CNN and fourth by the Associated Press with a 12-0 record. Notre Dame came in ranked fifth in both polls with a 9-1-1 mark. The Irish victory put them fourth in the final polls and placed the Aggies sixth according to USA Today/CNN and seventh by AP. Notre Dame 24, Texas A&M 21 January 1, 1994 Texas A&M came in ranked sixth by USA Today/CNN and seventh by the Associated Press with a 10-1 record. Notre Dame came in rated fourth by both Associated Press and USA Today/CNN with a 10-1 mark. The Notre Dame victory pushed the Irish to second in both polls. The Aggies dropped to eighth in both polls.

1995 Fiesta Bowl

1996 Orange Bowl Florida State 31, Notre Dame 26 January 1, 1996 Florida State came in ranked eighth by both the Associated Press and USA Today/CNN with a 9-2 record. Notre Dame came in with a 9-2 mark and was ranked sixth by AP and ninth in USA Today/CNN. The victory by Florida State put the Seminoles fourth in the final AP poll and fifth in USA Today/CNN. Notre Dame finished 11th in AP and 13th in the USA Today/CNN.

2004 Insight Bowl Oregon State 38, Notre Dame 21 December 28, 2004 Both teams (Notre Dame 6-5, Oregon State 6-5) entered the contest unranked by both national polls. The Irish were under the direction of interim head coach Kent Baer after the dismissal of Tyrone Willingham. Neither team appeared in the national rankings after the game.

2006 Fiesta Bowl Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 20 January 2, 2006 Notre Dame entered the game with a 9-2 record and ranked fifth in the Associated Press and Harris polls, sixth in the USA Today and BCS standings. Ohio State entered the game with a 9-2 record and ranked fourth in the AP, Harris, USA Today and BCS standings. Ohio State’s victory ended up ranking the Buckeyes fourth in both the AP and USA Today top 25. The Irish fell to ninth in the final AP voting and 11th in the USA Today listing.

2007 Sugar Bowl LSU 41, Notre Dame 14 January 3, 2007 Notre Dame entered the game with a 10-2 record and ranked 10th in the Harris Poll and BCS Standings, as well as 11th in the Associated Press and USA Today polls. LSU entered the game with a 10-2 record and ranked fourth in the AP, Harris, USA Today and BCS standings. The Tigers’ victory ended up ranking LSU third in both the AP and USA Today top 25. The Irish fell to 17th in the final AP voting and 19th in the USA Today listing.

2008 Hawai’i Bowl Notre Dame 49, Hawai’i 21 December 24, 2008 Both teams (Notre Dame 6-6, Hawaii 7-5) entered the contest unranked by both national polls. The Irish snapped their NCAA-record nine-game bowl losing streak. Neither team appeared in the national rankings after the game.

2010 Sun Bowl

LSU 27, Notre Dame 9 December 28, 1997 LSU came in ranked 15th by both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN with an 8-3 record. Notre Dame came into the contest with a 7-5 mark and was unranked. The victory by LSU gave the Tigers a final ranking of 13th in both the AP and USA Today/ ESPN poll.

Notre Dame 33, Miami (Fla.) 17 December 31, 2010 Both teams (Notre Dame 7-5 Miami 7-5) entered the contest unranked by both national polls. The Irish capped the season with a victory to extend their winning streak to four games. Neither team appeared in the national rankings after the game.

2011 Champs Sports Florida State 18, Notre Dame 14 December 29, 2011 Notre Dame (8-4) entered the contest unranked by both national polls, while Florida State (8-4) was ranked 25th. The victory by the Seminoles gave Florida State a final ranking of 23rd in both the AP and USA Today/ESPN poll .

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

1997 Independence Bowl

HISTORY & RECORDS

Colorado 41, Notre Dame 24 January 2, 1995 Colorado came in ranked fourth by the Associated Press and fifth by USA Today/CNN with a 10-1 record. Notre Dame came in unranked with a 6-4-1 record. The Colorado victory left the Buffs third in both polls, while Notre Dame remained unranked.

North Carolina State 28, Notre Dame 6 January 1, 2003 North Carolina State came in ranked 17th by both the Associated Press and USA Today/ ESPN with a 10-3 record. Notre Dame came into the contest with a 10-2 mark and was ranked 11th by the Associated Press and 12th by USA Today/ESPN. The victory by North Carolina State boosted the Wolfpack to a final ranking of 12th in the AP and 11th in the USA Today/ESPN poll. Notre Dame was ranked 17th in both the AP poll and final USA Today/ESPN poll.

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

1994 Cotton Bowl

2003 Gator Bowl

COACHING & STAFF

Notre Dame 39, Florida 28 January 1, 1992 Florida came in ranked third according to the Associated Press and fourth according to USA Today/CNN with a 10-1 record. Notre Dame came in ranked 18th in both polls with a 9-3 record. The Notre Dame victory left the Gators seventh according to AP and eighth by USA Today/CNN. The Irish finished 12th according to USA Today/ CNN and 13th by AP.

Oregon State 41, Notre Dame 9 January 1, 2001 Oregon State came in ranked fifth by the Associated Press and sixth by USA Today/ ESPN with a 10-1 record. Notre Dame came into the contest with a 9-2 mark and was ranked 10th by both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN. The victory by Oregon State gave the Beavers a final ranking of fourth in the AP and fifth in the USA Today/ESPN poll. Notre Dame was ranked 15th in the AP poll and 16th in the final USA Today/ESPN poll.

THE FIGHTING IRISH

1991 Orange Bowl

2001 Fiesta Bowl

HERE COME THE IRISH

1989 Fiesta Bowl

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99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Bowl Records Individual Records Rushing Rushing Attempts: 28, Allen Pinkett (111 yards) vs. Boston College, ’83 Liberty Rushing Yards: 150, Jerome Bettis (16 attempts) vs. Florida, ’92 Sugar Rushing Yards Per Attempt (min. 10 attempts): 9.4, Jerome Bettis (16 for 150) vs. Florida, ’92 Sugar Rushing Touchdowns: 3, Jerome Bettis vs. Florida, ’92 Sugar; Autry Denson vs. Georgia Tech, ’99 Gator; Darius Walker vs. Ohio State, ‘06 Fiesta Longest Rush: 49, Jerome Bettis vs. Florida, ’92 Sugar Passing Pass Attempts: 45, Brady Quinn (completed 29) vs. Ohio State, ‘06 Fiesta Pass Completions: 29, Brady Quinn (attempted 45) vs. Ohio State, ‘06 Fiesta Completion Percentage (min. 10 attempts): .846, Jimmy Clausen (22 of 26) vs. Hawai’i, ’08 Hawai’i Passing Yards: 401, Jimmy Clausen (22 of 26) vs. Hawai’i, ‘08 Hawai’i Most Yards Per Attempt: 19.4, Tony Rice vs. West Virginia (11 for 213), ’89 Fiesta Most Yards Per Completion: 30.4, Tony Rice vs. West Virginia (7 for 213), ’89 Fiesta Passes Had Intercepted: 4, Joe Montana vs. Houston, ’79 Cotton Touchdown Passes: 5, Jimmy Clausen vs. Hawai’i, ’08 Hawai’i Receiving Pass Receptions: 10, Arnaz Battle (84 yards) vs. North Carolina State, ’03 Gator Pass Reception Yards: 177, Golden Tate vs. Hawai’i, ’08 Hawai’i Touchdown Receptions: 3, Golden Tate vs. Hawai’i, ’08 Hawai’i Longest Pass: 69, Jimmy Clausen to Golden Tate vs. Hawai’i, ’08 Hawai’i Total Offense Total Offense Attempts: 55, Brady Quinn (254 yards) vs. Ohio State, ‘06 Fiesta Total Offense Yards: 395, Jimmy Clausen (28 attempts) vs. Hawai’i, ’08 Hawai’i Scoring Points: 18, Elmer Layden (3 TDs) vs. Stanford, ’25 Rose; Vagas Ferguson (3 TDs) vs. Texas, ’77 Cotton; Jerome Bettis (3TDs) vs. Florida, ’92 Sugar; Bettis (3 TDs) vs. Texas A&M, ’93 Cotton; Autry Denson (3 TDs) vs. Georgia Tech, ’99 Gator; Darius Walker (3TDs) vs. Ohio State, ‘06 Fiesta Bowl; Golden Tate (3TDs) vs. Hawai’i, ‘08 Hawai’i Touchdowns: 3, Elmer Layden vs. Stanford, ’25 Rose; Vagas Ferguson vs. Texas, ’77 Cotton; Jerome Bettis vs. Florida, ’92 Sugar; Bettis vs. Texas A&M, ’93 Cotton; Autry Denson vs. Georgia Tech, ’99 Gator; Darius Walker, ‘06 Fiesta; Golden Tate vs. Hawai’i, ‘08 Hawai’i Kicking Points: 12, David Ruffer vs. Miami, Fla. (3 FGs, 3 XPs), ’10 Sun Extra Points: 7, Brandon Walker vs. Hawai’i, ’08 Hawai’i Field Goals: 3, Scott Cengia vs. LSU, ’97 Independence; David Ruffer vs. Miami, Fla., ‘10 Sun Longest Field Goal: 51, John Carney vs. SMU, ’84 Aloha Defense Most Unassisted Tackles: 18, Rod Smith vs. Florida, ’92 Sugar Most Assisted Tackles: 9, Jay Case vs. Houston, ’79 Cotton Most Total Tackles: 18, Rod Smith vs. Florida, ’92 Sugar

Interceptions Interceptions: 3, Harrison Smith (16 yards) vs. Miami, Fla., ’10 Sun Interception Yards: 148, Elmer Layden (2 returns) vs. Stanford, ’25 Rose Longest Interception: 78, Elmer Layden vs. Stanford, ’25 Rose Punt Returns Punt Returns: 4, Dave Waymer (15 yards) vs. Houston, ’79 Cotton; Joe Howard (42 yards) vs SMU, ’84 Aloha; Raghib Ismail (68 yards) vs. Colorado, ’91 Orange Punt Return Yards: 68, Raghib Ismail (4 returns) vs. Colorado, ’91 Orange Longest Punt Return: 41, Michael Floyd (1 return) vs. Florida State, ’11 Champs Sports Kickoff Returns Kickoff Returns: 6, Tim Brown (129 yards) vs. Texas A&M, ’88 Cotton Kickoff Return Yards: 144, Clint Johnson (5 returns) vs. Florida, ’92 Sugar Longest Kickoff Return: 96, Armando Allen vs. Hawai’i, ’08 Hawai’i Punting Punts: 8, Jim Yoder (366 yards) vs. Texas, ’71 Cotton Punting Average: 48.5, Elmer Layden vs. Stanford, ’25 Rose Longest Punt: 80, Elmer Layden vs. Stanford, ’25 Rose

Career Records Rushing Rushing Attempts: 57, Autry Denson (298 yards) in ’96 Orange, ’97 Independence, ’99 Gator Rushing Yards: 298, Autry Denson (57 attempts) in ’96 Orange, ’97 Independence, ’99 Gator Rushing Yards Per Attempt (min. 20 attempts): 5.7, Darius Walker (38 for 218) in ’06 Fiesta, ’07 Sugar Rushing Touchdowns: 5, Jerome Bettis in ’91 Orange, ’92 Sugar, ’93 Cotton Passing Pass Attempts: 109, Brady Quinn (completed 59) in ‘04 Insight, ‘06 Fiesta, ‘07 Sugar Pass Completions: 59, Brady Quinn (attempted 109) in ‘04 Insight, ‘06 Fiesta, ‘07 Sugar Completion Percentage (min. 20 attempts): .846, Jimmy Clausen (22 of 26) in ’08 Hawai’i Passing Yards: 648, Brady Quinn (59 of 109) in ‘04 Insight, ‘06 Fiesta, ‘07 Sugar Passes Had Intercepted: 5, Joe Montana in ’78 Cotton, ’79 Cotton Touchdown Passes: 5, Jimmy Clausen in ’08 Hawai’i Receiving Pass Receptions: 19, Jeff Samardzija (207 yards) in ‘04 Insight, ‘06 Fiesta, ‘07 Sugar Pass Reception Yards: 207, Jeff Samardzija (19 receptions) in ‘04 Insight, ‘06 Fiesta, ‘07 Sugar Touchdown Receptions: 4, Derrick Mayes in ’93 Cotton, ’94 Cotton, ’95 Fiesta, ’96 Orange Total Offense Total Offense Attempts: 126, Brady Quinn (632 yards) in ‘04 Insight, ‘06 Fiesta, ‘07 Sugar Total Offense Yards: 632, Brady Quinn (126 attempts) in ‘04 Insight, ‘06 Fiesta, ‘07 Sugar

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Bowl Records

Interceptions

Punting Punts: 15, Hunter Smith (620 yards) in ’96 Orange, ’97 Independence, ’99 Gator Punting Average: 48.5, Elmer Layden in ’25 Rose

Kickoff Returns

Opponent Individual Records Rushing

Passing

Receiving

Pass Reception: 10, Jerricho Cotchery (127 yards), North Carolina State, ’03 Gator Pass Reception Yards: 167, Ted Ginn Jr. (8 receptions), Ohio State, ‘06 Fiesta Touchdown Receptions: 3, Andre Cooper, Florida State, ’96 Orange Longest Pass: 85, Troy Smith to Santonio Holmes, Ohio State, ’06 Fiesta

Total Offense Attempts: 65, Shane Matthews (397 yards), Florida, ’92 Sugar Total Offense Yards: 397, Shane Matthews (65 attempts), Florida, ’92 Sugar

Kickoff Returns: 6, Eugene Napoleon, West Virginia, ’89 Fiesta Kickoff Return Yards: 107, Eugene Napoleon, West Virginia, ’89 Fiesta; Malcolm Lane, Hawai’i, ‘08 Hawai’i Longest Kickoff Return: 77, LaMarcus Joyner, Florida State, ‘11 Champs Sports

Punting

Punts: 11, Mark Malkiewicz (424 yards), Georgia, ’81 Sugar Punting Average: 47.2, Shawn Powell (8 for 378), Florida State, ’11 Champs Sports Longest Punt: 69, Greg Gantt, Alabama, ’73 Sugar

Team Records First Downs: 28 vs. Texas A & M, ’93 Cotton Rushing Attempts: 66 vs. Alabama (185 yards), ’75 Orange Rushing Yards: 290 vs. Texas A & M (64 attempts), ’93 Sugar Pass Attempts: 45 vs. Ohio State (29 completions), ‘06 Fiesta Pass Completions: 29 vs. Ohio State (45 attempts), ‘06 Fiesta Completion Percentage (min. 10 attempts): .857 vs. Hawai’i (24 of 28), ’08 Hawai’i Passing Yards: 413 vs. Hawai’i (24 of 28), ‘08 Hawai’i Passes Had Intercepted: 4 vs. Houston, ’79 Cotton Touchdown Passes: 5 vs. Hawai’i, ‘08 Hawai’i Total Offense Attempts: 85 vs. Texas (399 yards), ’78 Cotton Total Offense Yards: 478 Hawai’i (62 plays), ‘08 Hawai’i Fumbles Lost: 3 vs. Alabama, ’73 Sugar; vs. Houston, ’79 Cotton Total Turnovers: 7 vs. Houston (4 interceptions, 3 fumbles), ’79 Cotton

Opponent Team Records First Downs: 31 by LSU, ’07 Sugar Rushing Attempts: 67 by Texas (331 yards), ’70 Cotton Rushing Yards: 331 by Texas (67 yards), ’70 Cotton Pass Attempts: 58 by Florida (completed 28), ’92 Sugar Pass Completions: 28 by Florida (attempted 58), ’92 Sugar; by Oregon State (attempted 45), ‘04 Insight Completion Percentage (min. 10 attempts): .706 by Stanford (12 of 17), ’25 Rose Passing Yards: 370 by Florida (28 of 58), ’92 Sugar Passes Had Intercepted: 5 by Stanford, ’25 Rose Touchdown Passes: 4 by Florida State, ’96 Orange; by Oregon State, ‘04 Insight Total Offense Attempts: 91 by Florida (511 yards), ’92 Sugar Total Offense Yards: 617 by Ohio State (64 plays), ‘06 Fiesta Fumbles Lost: 5 by Texas, ’71 Cotton Total Turnovers: 8 by Stanford (5 interceptions, 3 fumbles), ’25 Rose

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Total Offense

Punt Returns: 5, Willie Shelby (34 yards), Alabama, ’75 Orange Punt Return Yards: 61, T.J. Hoshmandzadeh, Oregon State, ’01 Fiesta Longest Punt Return: 52, Sammie Stroughter, Oregon State, ‘04 Insight

HISTORY & RECORDS

Pass Attempts: 58, Shane Matthews (completed 28), Florida, ’92 Sugar Pass Completions: 28, Shane Matthews (attempted 58), Florida, ’92 Sugar; Derek Anderson (attempted 45), Oregon State, ‘04 Insight Completion Percentage (min. 10 attempts): .684, David Humm (13 of 19), Nebraska, ’73 Orange Passing Yards: 370, Shane Matthews (28 of 58), Florida, ’92 Sugar Passes Had Intercepted: 3, Randy McEachern, Texas, ’78 Cotton; Jacory Harris, Miami, Fla., ‘10 Sun Touchdown Passes: 4, Danny Kanell, Florida State, ’96 Orange; Derek Anderson, Oregon State, ‘04 Insight

Punt Returns

2011 SEASON IN REVIEW

Rushing Attempts: 36, Herschel Walker (150 yards), Georgia, ’81 Sugar Rushing Yards: 222, Rondell Mealey (34 attempts), LSU, ’97 Independence Rushing Yards Per Attempt (min. 10 attempts): 7.1, Eddie Phillips (23 for 164), Texas, ’71 Cotton Rushing Touchdowns: 3, Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska, ’73 Orange; Rashaan Salaam, Colorado, ’95 Fiesta Longest Rush: 78, Rondell Mealey, LSU, ’97 Independence

Interceptions: 3, Rod Johnson (36 yards), North Carolina State, ’03 Gator Interception Yards: 37, Aric Williams (one interception), Oregon State, ‘04 Insight Longest Interception: 37, Aric Williams (one interception), Oregon State, ‘04 Insight

COACHING & STAFF

Returns Interceptions: 3, Harrison Smith (16 yards) vs. Miami, Fla., ’10 Sun Interception Yards: 148, Elmer Layden (2 returns) in ’25 Rose Punt Returns: 4, Dave Waymer (15 yards) in ’76 Gator, ’78 Cotton, ’79 Cotton; Joe Howard (42 yards) in ’83 Liberty, ’84 Aloha; Raghib Ismail (68 yards) in ’91 Orange Punt Return Yards: 68, Raghib Ismail (4 returns) in ’91 Orange Kickoff Returns: 8, Tim Brown (217 yards) in ’84 Aloha, ’88 Cotton; Clint Johnson (203 yards) in ’92 Sugar, ’94 Cotton Kickoff Return Yards: 217, Tim Brown (8 returns) in ’84 Aloha, ’88 Cotton

Points: 24, Johnny Rodgers (4 TDs), Nebraska, ’73 Orange Touchdowns: 4, Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska, ’73 Orange Kicking Points: 16, Arden Czyzewski (5 FGs, 1 PAT), Florida, ’92 Sugar Extra Points: 5, Neil Voskeritchian, Colorado, ’95 Fiesta Field Goals: 5, Arden Czyzewski, Florida, ’92 Sugar Longest Field Goal: 47, Brandy Brownlee, SMU, ’84 Aloha

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Scoring

HERE COME THE IRISH

Scoring Points: 36, Jerome Bettis (6 TDs) in ’92 Sugar, ’93 Cotton Touchdowns: 6, Jerome Bettis in ’91 Orange, ’92 Sugar, ’93 Cotton Kicking Points: 20, Scott Cengia (5 FGs, 5 PATs) in ’95 Fiesta, ’96 Orange, ’97 Independence Extra Points: 11, Dave Reeve in ’75 Orange, ’76 Gator, ’78 Cotton Field Goals: 5, Scott Cengia in ’95 Fiesta, ’96 Orange, ’97 Independence

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National Championships The national championship team in college football generally is considered to be the toprated squad in the final rankings issued each year by the poll of sportswriters and broadcasters (Associated Press) and the poll of coaches (United Press International through 1990, USA Today/CNN from 1991-1996, USA Today/ESPN from 1997-2004 and just USA Today from 2005-current). Since the AP began certifying the winner of its national crown in 1936, no other team in the country has won more national championships than Notre Dame. The Irish have won eight titles (1943-46-47-49-66-73-77-88), as has Alabama, and Oklahoma is third on the list with seven. The coaches’ poll has voted a national champion since 1950. Notre Dame has won three UPI titles (1966-77-88) during that period. Only USC (six) and Oklahoma (five) each have won more. The UPI poll was taken following the end of the regular season each year until the 1974 season when the coaches first waited until the bowl games were conducted to issue their final rankings. The Football Writers Association of America has presented the Grantland Rice Award since 1954, with Notre Dame earning the trophy in 1966, ’73, ’77 and ’88. The National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame has presented the MacArthur Bowl to its national champion since 1959. Notre Dame has won it on five occasions — 1964, ’66 (tie with Michigan State), ’73, ’77 and ’88. A variety of other rating systems have been recognized over the years in attempting to determine the top team in college football each season. Notre Dame generally is considered to have earned 11 consensus national titles (192429-30-43-46-47-49-66-73-77-88). But there have been 21 seasons in which Notre Dame has qualified as a national champion from at least one legitimate poll, with all teams receiving national championship mention and their individual selectors noted. Here are Notre Dame’s 11 consensus seasons: Year Team Record Coach Selector 1924 Notre Dame 10-0 Knute Rockne Bill, DS, Helms, Boand, FR, Houl, NCF, Poling Pennsylvania 9-1-1 Lou Young Davis 1929 Notre Dame 9-0 Knute Rockne Bill, DS, Dunkel, Boand, Helms, FR, NCF, Poling Pittsburgh 9-1 Jock Sutherland Davis USC 10-2 Howard Jones Houlgate 1930 Notre Dame 10-0 Knute Rockne All but FR, tie for Davis Alabama 10-0 Wallace Wade Davis (tie), FR 1943 Notre Dame 9-1 Frank Leahy Unanimous 1946 Notre Dame 8-0-1 Frank Leahy AP, Berry, Bill, Dunkel, LS, Devold, NCF, Helms (tie), Boand (tie), Poling (tie) Army 9-0-1 Red Blaik Houlgate, FR, Boand (tie), Helms (tie), Poling (tie) Georgia 11-0 Wally Butts WS 1947 Notre Dame 9-0 Frank Leahy AP, WS, Helms (tie) Michigan 10-0 Fritz Crisler Berry, Bill, Dunkel, LS, Houlgate, Helms (tie), Boand, FR, Devold, NCF, Poling 1949 Notre Dame 10-0 Frank Leahy All but FR, Bill Oklahoma 11-0 Bud Wilkinson FR, Bill 1966 Notre Dame 9-0-1 Ara Parseghian AP, UPI, FWAA,Poling (tie), Dunkel, LS, Devold, FN, Matthews, Bill, NCF, Sag., NFFHF (tie), Helms (tie) Alabama 11-0 Paul “Bear” Bryant Berry Michigan State 9-0-1 Duffy Daugherty FR, Helms (tie), NFFHF (tie), Poling (tie) 1973 Notre Dame 11-0 Ara Parseghian AP, FWAA, NFFHF, Helms, FN, NCF (tie) Alabama 10-1 Bear Bryant UPI, Berry Oklahoma 10-0-1 Barry Switzer Bill, Dunkel, FR, Devold Michigan 10-0-1 Glenn “Bo’ NCF (tie), Poling (tie) Schembechler Ohio State 10-0-1 Woody Hayes FACT, NCF (tie), Poling (tie), Sag. 170

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Dan Devine All but Berry, FACT (tie), FR (tie) Paul “Bear” Bryant FR (tie) Lou Holtz FACT (tie) Fred Akers Berry, FACT (tie) Lou Holtz All but Berry, Sag. Dennis Erickson Berry, Sag.

Here are the other 10 seasons Notre Dame received some mention: Year Team Record Coach Selector 1919 Harvard 9-0-1 Bob Fisher Unanimous Notre Dame 9-0 Knute Rockne Davis (tie), NCF (tie) Illinois 6-1 Bob Zuppke Davis (tie), FR (tie), Boand Texas A&M 10-0 D.X. Bible NCF (tie) 1920 California 9-0 Andy Smith Helms, FR, Houl.,NCF Notre Dame 9-0 Knute Rockne Davis (tie) Princeton 6-0-1 Bill Roper Davis (tie), Boand (tie) Harvard 8-0-1 Robert Fisher Boand (tie) 1927 Illinois 7-0-1 Bob Zuppke DS, Davis, Helms, NCF Yale 7-1 T.A.D. Jones FR Notre Dame 7-1-1 Knute Rockne Houl. Georgia 9-1 George Woodruff Boand, Poling 1938 Tennessee 11-0 Bob Neyland Bill, Dunkel, LS, Boand, Houl., FR, Poling, Sag. TCU 11-0 Dutch Meyer AP,WS, Helms, NCF Notre Dame 8-1 Elmer Layden DS 1953 Notre Dame 9-0-1 Frank Leahy All but AP, UP, FRI, INS, Berry Maryland 10-1 Jim Tatum AP, UPI, INS Oklahoma 9-1-1 Bud Wilkinson FR, Berry 1964 Alabama 10-1 Bear Bryant AP, UPI, LS, Berry Arkansas 11-0 Frank Broyles Bill, FWAA, Helms, FR, NCF, Poling Notre Dame 9-1 Ara Parseghian NFFHF, Devold, FN, Sag. Michigan 9-1 Bump Elliott Dunkel 1967 USC 10-1 John McKay All but Dunkel, LS, Poling Notre Dame 8-2 Ara Parseghian Dunkel Tennessee 9-2 Doug Dickey LS Oklahoma 10-1 Chuck Fairbanks Poling 1970 Nebraska 11-0-1 Bob Devaney AP, Bill, FWAA, Dunkel, Helms, FR, Devold, FN, FACT (tie), NCF Texas 10-1 Darrell Royal Berry, UPI, LS, NFFHF (tie), FACT (tie) Ohio State 9-1 Woody Hayes NFFHF (tie) Notre Dame 10-1 Ara Parseghian FACT (tie), Matthews, Sag. Arizona State 11-0 Frank Kush Pol 1989 Miami (Fla.) 11-1 Dennis Erickson All but Bill, Berry, FACT (tie), Sag. Notre Dame 12-1 Lou Hotlz Berry, FACT (tie), Sag. Florida State 10-2 Bobby Bowden Bill 1993 Florida State 12-1 Bobby Bowden All but NCF, Matthews Auburn 11-0 Terry Bowden NCF (tie) Nebraska 11-1 Tom Osborne NCF (tie) Notre Dame 11-1 Lou Holtz Matthews, NCF (tie) Legend: ALD – Alderson System; AP – Associated Press; Berry – Berryman System; Bill – Billingsley Report; Boand – Boand System; Davis – Parke H. Davis Ratings; DeVold – DeVold System; DS – Dickinson System; Dunkel – Dunkel System; FACT – Foundation for the Analysis of Competitions and Tournaments; FN – Football News; FR – College Football Researchers Association ; FWAA – Football Writers Association of America; INS – International News Service; Helms – Helms Foundation; Houl – Houlgate System; LS – Litkenhous System; Matthews – Matthews Grid Ratings; NCF – National Championship Foundation; NYT – New York Times; NFFHF – National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame; Poling – Poling System; Sag – Sagarin Ratings; SI – Sports Illustrated; TSN – The Sporting News; USA – USA Today/ ESPN; UPI – United Press International; WS – Williamson System. Sources: Robert A. Rosiek, Dearborn Heights, Mich.; The National Championship Foundation Germantown, N.Y.

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Heisman Trophy

Hart

1956 — QB Paul Hornung 1964 — QB John Huarte 1987 — FL Tim Brown

Notre Dame has had a player finish among the top 10 in the Heisman voting in 36 of the 77 years the award has been presented. In addition to the seven winners, Notre Dame has had three players finish second (Bertelli in ’41, Joe Theismann in ’70 and Raghib Ismail in ’90), six finish third (Bill Shakespeare in ’35, Lujack in ’46, Nick Eddy in ’66, Terry Hanratty in ’68, Ken MacAfee in ’77, Brady Quinn in ‘06), five finish fourth (Creighton Miller in ’43, Ralph Guglielmi in ’54, Tom Clements in ’74, Tony Rice in ’89, Brady Quinn in ‘05) and seven finish fifth (Bob Williams in ’49, Lattner in ’52, Hornung in ’55, Jack Snow in ’64, Ross Browner in ’77, Vagas Ferguson in ’79, Reggie Brooks in ’92).

Lattner

Hornung

Huarte

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Heisman Trophy Winners

Below are all 76 Heisman winners, plus Notre Dame players who placed in the voting: Tom Clements (4th) Steve Niehaus (12th) None Ken MacAfee (3rd), Ross Browner (5th) None Vagas Ferguson (5th) None None None Allen Pinkett (16th) None Allen Pinkett (8th) None None None Tony Rice (4th), Raghib Ismail (tie for 10th) Raghib Ismail (2nd) None Reggie Brooks (5th) None None None None None None None None None None None None Brady Quinn (4th) Brady Quinn (3rd) None None Golden Tate (10th) None None

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Archie Griffin, Ohio State Archie Griffin, Ohio State Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh Earl Campbell, Texas Billy Sims, Oklahoma Charles White, USC George Rogers, South Carolina Marcus Allen, USC Herschel Walker, Georgia Mike Rozier, Nebraska Doug Flutie, Boston College Bo Jackson, Auburn Vinny Testaverde, Miami Tim Brown, Notre Dame Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State Andre Ware, Houston Ty Detmer, Brigham Young Desmond Howard, Michigan Gino Torretta, Miami Charlie Ward, Florida State Rashaan Salaam, Colorado Eddie George, Ohio State Danny Wuerffel, Florida Charles Woodson, Michigan Ricky Williams, Texas Ron Dayne, Wisconsin Chris Weinke, Florida State Eric Crouch, Nebraska Carson Palmer, USC Jason White, Oklahoma Matt Leinart, USC Vacant Troy Smith, Ohio State Tim Tebow, Florida Sam Bradford, Oklahoma Mark Ingram, Alabama Cam Newton, Auburn Robert Griffin III, Baylor

HISTORY & RECORDS

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1935 Jay Berwanger, Chicago Bill Shakespeare (3rd) None 1936 Larry Kelley, Yale 1937 Clint Frank, Yale None 1938 Davey O’Brien, TCU Whitey Beinor (9th) None 1939 Nile Kinnick, Iowa 1940 Tom Harmon, Michigan None Angelo Bertelli (2nd) 1941 Bruce Smith, Minnesota 1942 Frank Sinkwich, Georgia Angelo Bertelli (6th) 1943 Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame Creighton Miller (4th), Jim White (9th) 1944 Les Horvath, Ohio State Bob Kelly (6th) Frank Dancewicz (6th) 1945 Doc Blanchard, Army John Lujack (3rd) 1946 Glenn Davis, Army 1947 John Lujack, Notre Dame None 1948 Doak Walker, SMU None 1949 Leon Hart, Notre Dame Bob Williams (5th), Emil Sitko (8th) 1950 Vic Janowicz, Ohio State Bob Williams (6th) None 1951 Dick Kazmaier, Princeton 1952 Billy Vessels, Oklahoma John Lattner (5th) 1953 John Lattner, Notre Dame None Ralph Guglielmi (4th) 1954 Alan Ameche, Wisconsin 1955 Hopalong Cassady, Ohio State Paul Hornung (5th) 1956 Paul Hornung, Notre Dame None 1957 John David Crow, Texas A&M None 1958 Pete Dawkins, Army Nick Pietrosante (10th) 1959 Bill Cannon, LSU Monty Stickles (9th) 1960 Joe Bellino, Navy None 1961 Ernie Davis, Syracuse None 1962 Terry Baker, Oregon State None 1963 Roger Staubach, Navy None 1964 John Huarte, Notre Dame Jack Snow (5th) 1965 Mike Garrett, USC Bill Wolski (11th) 1966 Steve Spurrier, Florida Nick Eddy (3rd), Terry Hanratty (6th) 1967 Gary Beban, UCLA Terry Hanratty (9th) Terry Hanratty (3rd) 1968 O.J. Simpson, USC Mike McCoy (6th) 1969 Steve Owens, Oklahoma 1970 Jim Plunkett, Stanford Joe Theismann (2nd) 1971 Pat Sullivan, Auburn Walt Patulski (9th) 1972 Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska None 1973 John Cappelletti, Penn State None

COACHING & STAFF

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1943 — QB Angelo Bertelli 1947 — QB John Lujack 1949 — E Leon Hart 1953 — HB John Lattner

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HERE COME THE IRISH

The John W. Heisman Memorial Trophy Award is presented each year to the outstanding college football player by the Downtown Athletic Club of New York. First known as the D.A.C. Trophy, the award was renamed in 1936 for John W. Heisman, the first athletic director of the Downtown Athletic Club, a football player at Penn and Brown and a coach for 36 years including tours of duty at Auburn, Oberlin, Clemson, Akron, Penn, Rice, Washington and Jefferson and Georgia Tech. The bronze trophy was sculpted by Frank Eliscu, with the help of Notre Dame Four Horseman Jim Crowley — whose Fordham players posed as models. Since the inception of the Heisman Trophy in 1935, seven Notre Dame players have won the award:

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Heisman Trophy Angelo Bertelli, 1943

John Lujack, 1947

Leon Hart, 1949

6-1, 173, Quarterback Cathedral High School Springfield, MA

6-0, 180, Quarterback Connellsville High School Connellsville, PA

6-4, 245, Right End Turtle Creek High School Turtle Creek, PA

Att. Comp. Yds. TD Pct. 1941 123 70 1027 8 .569 1942 159 72 1039 10 .453 1943 36 25 512 10 .694 TOTAL 318 167 2578 28 .525

’43 Heisman Voting 1. Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame (648) 2. Bob O’Dell, Pennsylvania (177) 3. Otto Graham, Northwestern (140) 4. Creighton Miller, Notre Dame (134) 5. Eddie Prokop, Georgia Tech (85) 6. Hal Hamburg, Navy (73) 7. Bill Daley, Michigan (71) 8. Tony Butkovich, Purdue (65) 9. Jim White, Notre Dame (52) Frank Leahy’s switch to the T-formation starting in 1942 made a star of Bertelli and helped him win the Heisman Trophy as a senior despite playing in only six of Notre Dame’s 10 games. Bertelli’s Irish career began as a single-wing tailback in 1941 as his 1,027 passing yards (and a .569 completion percentage that led the nation) propelled his team to a 9-0-1 record. As a junior, he switched to quarterback in the T and ended up throwing for another 1,039 yards and 10 touchdowns. In a 27-10 win over Stanford that year, he threw four touchdown passes and completed a record 10 straight passes. Runnerup to Minnesota’s Bruce Smith for the Heisman as a sophomore and sixth as a junior behind winner Frank Sinkwich of Georgia, Bertelli’s play enabled Notre Dame to average 43.5 points in its first six games in ’43 before the Marine Corps called him into service. Still, he threw 10 scoring passes in those six contests and helped Notre Dame claim the national title despite a final-game loss to Great Lakes while Bertelli was in boot camp. He played three seasons with Los Angeles and Chicago in the All-America Football Conference before a knee injury ended his career. Bertelli ran a beverage distributorship in Clifton, N.J. He joined the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1972. Bertelli died on June 26, 1999.

Att. Comp. Yds. TD Pct. TC Yds. 1943 71 34 525 4 .479 46 191 1946 100 49 778 6 .490 23 108 1947 109 61 777 9 .560 12 139 TOTAL 280 144 2080 19 .514 81 438

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’47 Heisman Voting 1. John Lujack, Notre Dame (742) 2. Bob Chappuis, Michigan (555) 3. Doak Walker, SMU (196) 5. Harry Gilmer, Alabama (115) 4. Charley Conerly, Mississippi (186) 6. Bobby Layne, Texas (74) 7. Chuck Bednarik, Penn (65) 8. Bill Swiacki, Columbia (61) Lujack took over at quarterback for Notre Dame as a sophomore in 1943 when Angelo Bertelli joined the Marines - and he ended up helping the Irish to three national titles and establishing a reputation as one of the great T-formation signalcallers in college football history. In his initial start, versus Army in ’43, he threw for two scores, ran for another and intercepted a pass in a 26-0 victory. He spent nearly three years of his life in the Navy but returned in time to earn consensus All-America honors as a junior and senior on Notre Dame teams in 1946 and ’47 that did not lose a game. No slouch as a runner (he also played halfback as a sophomore), Lujack also punted - and probably made his greatest individual play on defense. He preserved a scoreless tie in ’46 between the second-ranked Irish and top-ranked Army by making a touchdown-saving tackle of Cadet fullback Doc Blanchard from his defensive back position. As a junior, he finished third in the Heisman voting behind Army’s Glenn Davis. As a senior, he earned the Associated Press male athlete of the year award. Lujack played four years with the Chicago Bears, leading the team in scoring each year, tying a record with eight interceptions as a rookie, throwing for a record 468 yards in one game in ’49 and playing in the NFL Pro Bowl his last two seasons. An Irish backfield coach for two years following his retirement in ’52, Lujack then ran an automobile dealership in Davenport, Iowa, until he retired in 1988. He was elected to the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1960. Lujack has made several donations to the University to establish an academic scholarship endowment.

Rec. Yds. Avg. TD TC Yds. TD FR 1946 5 107 21.4 1 0 0 0 0 1947 9 156 17.3 3 0 0 0 3 1948 16 231 14.4 4 4 39 1 2 1949 19 257 13.5 5 18 73 0 3 TOTAL 49 751 15.3 13 22 112 1 8

’49 Heisman Voting 1. Leon Hart, Notre Dame (995) 2. Charlie Justice, North Carolina (272) 3. Doak Walker, SMU (229) 4. Arnold Galiffa, Army (196) 5. Bob Williams, Notre Dame (189) 6. Eddie LeBaron, Pacific (122) 7. Clayton Tonnemaker, Minnesota (81) 8. Emil Sitko, Notre Dame (79) Hart and Larry Kelley of Yale (the ’36 winner) rank as the only linemen ever to win the Heisman Trophy. Joining Irish teammate and tackle Jim Martin as the last of the two-way players with the advent of two-platoon football, Hart gained a reputation as an outstanding blocker and superb rusher on defense in addition to his estimable pass-catching skills. A four-time letter-winner, Hart never played on the losing side during his years in a Notre Dame uniform as the Irish went 36-0-2 and claimed three national championships. He became a three-time first-team All-American and a consensus choice as a junior and senior. In 1949 he was voted the Associated Press male athlete of the year, outpointing such famous names as Jackie Robinson and Sam Snead. He also received the Maxwell Award as top collegiate player in 1949. A mechanical engineering major, Hart called defensive signals and often played fullback as a senior to confuse defenses. He went on to play eight seasons with the Detroit Lions, helping the team to three NFL titles and earning all-pro honors on both offense and defense in 1951. Moving to Birmingham, Mich., Hart headed up a variety of business enterprises, including the manufacture of tire-balancing equipment. He was elected to the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame in 1973. Hart’s son Kevin played for the Irish from 1977-79 and his grandson, Brendan, also played for the Irish. Leon Hart died on Sept. 24, 2002.

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Heisman Trophy Paul Hornung, 1956

John Huarte, 1964

6-1, 190, Right Halfback Fenwick High School Chicago, IL

6-2, 205, Quarterback Flaget High School Louisville, KY

6-0, 180, Quarterback Mater Dei High School Santa Ana, CA

HERE COME THE IRISH

John Lattner, 1953

Yds. Avg. TD Rec. Yds. Avg. 341 5.0 6 8 157 19.6 732 4.9 5 17 252 14.8 651 4.9 9 14 204 14.6 1724 4.9 20 39 613 15.7

’53 Heisman Voting

663 10 212

TOTAL 15 25 2 121’56 Heisman Voting 1. Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (1,066) 2. John Majors, Tennessee (994) 3. Tom McDonald, Oklahoma (973) 4. Gerry Tubbs, Oklahoma (724) 5. Jimmy Brown, Syracuse (561) 6. Ron Kramer, Michigan (518) 7. John Brodie, Stanford (281) 8. Jim Parker, Ohio State (248) 9. Kenny Ploen, Iowa (150) 10. Jon Arnett, USC (128)

Pct. .500 .476 .556

TC Yds. TD 3 -14 0 11 -53 0 37 7 3

TOTAL 255 138 11 2343 17 .541 51 -60 3

’64 Heisman Voting 1. John Huarte, Notre Dame (1,026) 2. Jerry Rhome, Tulsa (952) 3. Dick Butkus, Illinois (505) 4. Bob Timberlake, Michigan (361) 5. Jack Snow, Notre Dame (187) 6. Tucker Frederickson, Auburn (184) 7. Craig Morton, California (181) 8. Steve DeLong, Tennessee (176) 9. Cosmo Iacavazzi, Princeton (165) 10. Brian Piccolo, Wake Forest (124) Huarte’s Heisman Trophy victory ranks as one of the biggest upsets in the history of the award considering he missed much of his sophomore season due to injury and didn’t even play enough as a junior to win a monogram. Behind the aerial efforts of Huarte and fellow Californian Jack Snow (he caught 60 passes that year for 1,114 yards and a record nine touchdowns), Ara Parseghian in his first year turned Notre Dame from a 2-7 team in ’63 into a 9-1 squad that came within minutes of the national title. Huarte threw for 270 yards in the ’64 opening-game upset of Wisconsin including TD tosses of 61 and 42 yards to Snow - and ended up finishing the year ranked third nationally in total offense (2,069 yards). He set 12 Irish records that year, and also earned back of the year and player of the year honors from United Press International. A second-round draft pick of the New York Jets, Huarte played sparingly in the pro ranks for eight years with Boston, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Kansas City and Chicago - prior to retiring from the World Football League Memphis entry in 1975. Huarte was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

An outstanding all-around athlete who played quarterback, left halfback, fullback and safety, Hornung remains the only player from a losing team (Notre Dame finished 2-8 in ’56) ever to win the Heisman Trophy. As a sophomore, Hornung served as the backup fullback and also averaged 6.1 points per contest while earning a basketball monogram. As a junior, he finished fourth nationally in total offense with 1,215 yards and fifth in the Heisman voting behind Ohio State’s Hopalong Cassady. Hornung ran for one score, threw for another and intercepted two passes in a victory over fourth-ranked Navy - and then brought the Irish from behind against Iowa with a TD pass and game-winning field goal in the final minutes. In a loss to USC, he threw and ran for 354 yards, an NCAA high that year. As a senior, he ranked second nationally in total offense (1,337 yards), accounted for more than half the Irish scoring-and converted 67 times on either third or fourth down as a junior and senior combined. A bonus pick of the Green Bay Packers, he led the NFL in scoring in 1959, ’60, and ’61. He retired after the ’66 season, as physical problems kept him from joining New Orleans as an expansion pick. Hornung joined the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1985, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986.

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HISTORY & RECORDS

Lattner claimed the Heisman Trophy in 1953 during his senior year - in the second-closest Heisman balloting in history despite the fact he didn’t lead the Irish in rushing, passing, receiving or scoring. A jack of all trades who barely nosed out Minnesota’s Paul Giel for the award, Lattner benefitted from helping Leahy’s final Notre Dame team to a 9-0-1 record that earned the Irish national title recognition from all selectors but the two wire services (they named unbeaten Maryland). He received the Maxwell Award as the top collegiate player as both a junior and senior and finished fifth in the Heisman voting as a junior behind Oklahoma’s Billy Vessels. A consensus All-American as both a junior and senior on offense and defense, he made his mark by running, catching and punting the football, while also returning punts and kickoffs and intercepting 13 career passes. He established a record for all-purpose yards from rushing, receiving and runbacks - a mark that stood until Vagas Ferguson broke it in 1979. He finished with 321 kickoff return yards on only eight returns (two for touchdowns) as a senior. Lattner played one year with the Pittsburgh Steelers before entering the service and suffering a career-ending knee injury in a military game. A former restaurant owner in Chicago, he now is an executive for a business forms company. Lattner was elected to the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1979.

TOTAL 3 26 8.7 5 69 23 TD PAT FG Pts 1954 2 6 0 18 1955 6 5 2 47 1956 7 14 0 56

Yds. 38 243 2062

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1. John Lattner, Notre Dame (1,850) 2. Paul Giel, Minnesota (1,794) 3. Paul Cameron, UCLA (444) 4. Bernie Faloney, Maryland (258) 5. Bob Garrett, Stanford (231) 6. Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (211) 7. J.C. Caroline, Illinois (193) 8. J.D. Roberts, Oklahoma (108) 9. Lamar McHan, Arkansas (78)

Rec. Yds. Avg. P Ret. Yds. KO Ret. Yds. Int. Yds. 1954 0 0 0.0 1 6 1 58 3 94 1955 0 0 0.0 0 0 6 109 5 59 1956 3 26 8.7 4 63 16 496 2 59

Att. Comp. Int. 1962 8 4 0 1963 42 20 0 1964 205 114 11

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KO Ret. Yds. P Ret. Yds. Int. Yds. 1951 0 0 10 91 5 66 1952 3 45 7 113 4 58 1953 8 321 10 103 4 4 TOTAL 11 366 27 307 13 128

Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD TC Yds. Avg. 1954 19 5 1 36 0 23 159 6.9 1955 103 46 10 743 9 92 472 5.1 1956 111 59 13 917 3 94 420 4.5 TOTAL 233 110 24 1696 12 209 1051 5.0

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Att. 1951 68 1952 148 1953 134 TOTAL 350

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Heisman Trophy Tim Brown, 1987 6-0, 195, Flanker Woodrow Wilson High School Dallas, TX

G-GS Time Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG 1984 11-4 112:44 28 340 12.1 1 29 1985 10-10 158:46 25 397 15.9 3 49 1986 11-10 235:08 45 910 20.2 5 84 1987 11-11 232:25 39 846 21.7 3 57 TOTAL 43-35 739:03 137 2,493 18.2 12 84 TC Yds. Avg. TD LG 1984 1 14 14.0 0 14 1985 4 30 7.5 1 18 1986 59 254 4.3 2 16 1987 34 144 4.2 1 31 TOTAL 98 442 4.5 4 31 KO Ret. Yds. Avg. 1984 7 121 17.3 1985 14 338 24.1 1986 25 698 27.9 1987 23 456 19.8 TOTAL 69 1,613 23.4

TD 0 1 2 0 3

LG 25 93 96 36 96

P Ret. 1986 2 1987 34 TOTAL 36

Yds. Avg. 75 37.5 401 11.8 476 13.2

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LG 56 74 74

All-Purpose Yards (Rushing, Receiving, All Returns) Att. Yds. Avg./Play TD Avg./Game 13.2 1 43.1 1984 36 475 1985 43 765 17.8 5 76.5 1986 131 1,937 14.8 9 176.1 1987 130 1,847 14.2 7 167.9 TOTAL 340 5,024 14.8 22 116.8

’87 Heisman Voting 1. Tim Brown, Notre Dame (1,442) 2. Don McPherson, Syracuse (831) 3. Gordie Lockbaum, Holy Cross (657) 4. Lorenzo White, Michigan State (632) 5. Craig Heyward, Pittsburgh (170) 6. Chris Spielman, Ohio State (110) 7. Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State (99) 8. Gaston Green, UCLA (73) 9. Emmitt Smith, Florida (70) 10. Bobby Humphrey, Alabama (63)

Brown burst onto the scene as a junior with a scintillating season-ending performance in a come-from-behind upset of USC, then used back-to-back punt returns for touchdowns in an early-season ’87 game against Michigan State to cement his Heisman bid. Listed as a flanker, Brown utilized his ability as a pass receiver, rusher out of a full-house backfield and punt and kickoff returner to rank third nationally in all-purpose yardage as a junior (176.5 per game) and sixth as a senior (167.9). He finished his junior campaign with 254 all-purpose yards in the 38-37 win at USC (including a 56-yard punt return that set up the winning field goal), then returned punts for 66 and 71 yards for a pair of touchdowns in an early romp over eventual Big Ten and Rose Bowl champion Michigan State. Brown finished his career as Notre Dame’s all-time leader in pass reception yards (2493) while also returning six kicks for touchdowns (three punts, three kickoffs). Despite constant double and triple coverage as a senior, he earned a reputation as the most dangerous player in college football. Brown was a first-round pick of the Los Angeles Raiders (sixth player chosen overall) in the ’88 NFL draft. He was selected to play in the NFL Pro Bowl following the seasons of 1988, ’91, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’96 and ’97, ’99, 2000, 2001 and 2002. He also played in his first Super Bowl in 2003. The original “Mr. Raider” signed a one-day contract with Oakland to retire as a Raider in July 2005. Brown was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend in 2009.

Notre Dame's seven Heisman Trophy winners gathered in December '87 in New York the night before Tim Brown was presented with his award. The Irish honorees are (from left) John Lujack, 1947; Angelo Bertelli, 1943; Leon Hart, 1949; Tim Brown, 1987; Paul Hornung, 1956; John Huarte, 1964 and John Lattner, 1953. 174

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Consensus All-Americans

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Anderson, Eddie (Mason City, IA) ....................................................... 1921 Arrington, Dick (Erie, PA)...................................................................... 1965 Beinor, Ed (Harvey, IL)........................................................................... 1938 *Bertelli, Angelo (Springfield, MA)...................................................... 1943 Boeringer, Art (Bud) (St. Paul, MN)...................................................... 1926 Bradley, Luther (Muncie, IN)................................................................. 1977 *Brown, Tim (Dallas, TX) ..................................................................... 1987 *Browner, Ross (Warren, OH).........................................................1976-77 Burris, Jeff (Rock Hill, SC).................................................................... 1993 *Cannon, Jack (Columbus, OH)............................................................ 1929 *Carideo, Frank (Vernon, NY)..........................................................1929-30 *Casper, Dave (Chilton, WI)................................................................. 1973 *Connor, George (Chicago, IL) ........................................................1946-47 Crable, Bob (Cincinnati, OH)............................................................1980-81 *Crowley, Jim (Green Bay, WI) ........................................................... 1924 Demmerle, Pete (New Canaan, CT)..................................................... 1974 DiNardo, Gerry (Howard Beach, NY)................................................... 1974 DiNardo, Larry (Howard Beach, NY) ................................................... 1970 Dorais, Gus (Chippewa Falls, WI)........................................................ 1913 *Dove, Bob (Youngstown, OH) .......................................................1941-42 Ecuyer, Al (New Orleans, LA)............................................................... 1957 Eddy, Nick (Lafayette, CA).................................................................... 1966 Ellis, Clarence (Grand Rapids, MI)....................................................... 1971 Ferguson, Vagas (Richmond, IN).......................................................... 1979 Filley, Pat (South Bend, IN) .................................................................. 1943 *Fischer, Bill (Chicago, IL)................................................................1947-48 Gatewood, Tom (Baltimore, MD)......................................................... 1970 *Gipp, George (Laurium, MI)................................................................ 1920 Golic, Bob (Willowick, OH) .................................................................. 1978 *Groom, Jerry (Des Moines, IA)........................................................... 1950 *Guglielmi, Ralph (Columbus, OH)....................................................... 1954

HISTORY & RECORDS

Hanratty, Terry (Butler, PA).................................................................... 1968 *Hart, Leon (Turtle Creek, PA).........................................................1948-49 *Hornung, Paul (Louisville, KY)............................................................ 1955 *Huarte, John (Anaheim, CA).............................................................. 1964 Huffman, Dave (Dallas, TX) ................................................................. 1978 Hunter, Art (Akron, OH)......................................................................... 1953 Ismail, Raghib (Wilkes-Barre, PA)........................................................ 1990 Jurkovic, Mirko (Calumet City, IL)........................................................ 1991 Kunz, George (Arcadia, CA) ................................................................. 1968 Kurth, Joe (Madison, WI)..................................................................... 1932 *Lattner, John (Chicago, IL) ............................................................1952-53 *Layden, Elmer (Davenport, IA) ........................................................... 1924 *Lujack, John (Connellsville, PA)....................................................1946-47 Lyght, Todd (Flint, MI)......................................................................1989-90 *Lynch, Jim (Lima, OH)......................................................................... 1966 *MacAfee, Ken (Brockton, MA)......................................................1976-77 Marx, Greg (Redford, MI)..................................................................... 1972 McCoy, Mike (Erie, PA)......................................................................... 1969 *Miller, Creighton (Wilmington, DE).................................................... 1943 *Millner, Wayne (Salem, MA) ............................................................ 1935 Niehaus, Steve (Cincinnati, OH)........................................................... 1975 *Page, Alan (Canton, OH) .................................................................... 1966 Patulski, Walt (Liverpool, NY) ............................................................. 1971 Rassas, Nick (Winnetka, IL).................................................................. 1965 Regner, Tom (Kenosha, WI) ................................................................. 1966 Robinson, Jack (Huntington, NY) ........................................................ 1934 Rydzewski, Frank (Chicago, IL)............................................................. 1917 Samardzija, Jeff (Valparaiso, IN)......................................................... 2005 Schoen, Tom (Euclid, OH) .................................................................... 1967 *Schwartz, Marchy (Bay St. Louis, MS) ........................................1930-31 Scully, John (Huntington, NY).............................................................. 1980 *Sitko, Emil (Fort Wayne, IN) .........................................................1948-49 *Smith, John (Hartford, CT) ................................................................. 1927 Snow, Jack (Long Beach, CA)............................................................... 1964 Stams, Frank (Akron, OH)..................................................................... 1988 Stickles, Monty (Poughkeepsie, NY).................................................... 1959 Stonebreaker, Michael (River Ridge, LA)....................................... 1988, 90 *Stuhldreher, Harry (Massillon, OH).................................................... 1924 Sweeney, Chuck (Bloomington, IL)....................................................... 1937 Tate, Golden (Hendersonville, TN)....................................................... 2009 Taylor, Aaron (Concord, CA).............................................................1992-93 Taylor, Bobby (Longview, TX)................................................................ 1994 Townsend, Mike (Hamilton, OH).......................................................... 1973 Walton, Shane (San Diego, CA)........................................................... 2002 White, Jim (Edgewater, NJ)................................................................. 1943 *Williams, Bob (Baltimore, MD).......................................................... 1949 *Yarr, Tommy (Dabob, WA)................................................................... 1931 Yonakor, John (Dorchester, MA).......................................................... 1943 *Zorich, Chris (Chicago, IL)..............................................................1989-90

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Players accorded the majority of votes at their positions by selectors are designated consensus All-Americans. Current teams utilized in designation of consensus selections are those chosen by Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, the Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Foundation and . In previous years, different combinations of agencies and magazines have been used to select the consensus All-Americans.

Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a look at the top 10 Division I-A schools in terms of consensus All-American players. Players 80 70 59 65 61 45 46 49 42 37

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Todd Lyght was named a consensus All-American in both 1989 and 1990. Lyght is one of only 16 Irish players to earn consensus honors twice in his career. (Photo by Vince Wehby)

Rank School Selections 1. Notre Dame 96 2. USC 79 3. Ohio State 78 Michigan 78 5. Oklahoma 75 6. Nebraska 54 7. Texas 53 8. Alabama 51 9. Pittsburgh 49 10. Penn State 40

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All-Americans Ever since quarterback Gus Dorais became Notre Dame’s initial firstteam All-America pick in 1913, Irish players have been honored as first-team All-America selections on 185 occasions. Recognition of at least one AllAmerica second team has been received by Notre Dame players on 82 other occasions. The NCAA recognizes members of a consensus All-America team each season — with 96 of those selections having worn a Notre Dame uniform. Notre Dame has had 80 different players earn the consensus designation, more than any other school. Notre Dame has produced at least one consensus All-American in 29 of the last 43 seasons. In fact, over one period Notre Dame had a consensus selection in 17 straight years - including all 11 years under Ara Parseghian and all six under Dan Devine - from 1964 through 1981. The NCAA also recognizes first-team All-Americans chosen on a unanimous basis. Notre Dame has had 32 unanimous choices, more than any other university. 1903 C Louis Salmon, FB 3 1909 C Harry Miller, HB 3 1913 M INS C Gus Dorais, QB 1 1 Ray Eichenlaub, FB 2 Knute Rockne, E 3 1916 M INS C Stan Cofall, HB 1 1 Charlie Bachman, G 2 1917 NEA INS C Frank Rydzewski, C 1 1 2 1920 M NEA INS C George Gipp, HB 1 1 1 1 Roger Kiley, E 1 1921 NEA INS C FBW Roger Kiley, E 1 1 2 2 Eddie Anderson, E 2 1 Hunk Anderson, G 1 1 Johnny Mohardt, HB 2 Paul Castner, HB 2 Buck Shaw, T 2 1922 INS C Ed DeGree, G 1 Paul Castner, FB 3 1923 INS C Don Miller, HB 1 Elmer Layden, FB 2 Harvey Brown, G 2 1924 LIB NEA INS C AA FBW Harry Stuhldreher, QB 1 1 1 1 1 Jim Crowley, HB 1 1 2 1 1 Elmer Layden, FB 1 1 1 Adam Walsh, C 2 2 3 1926 AP UP NEA INS COL AA Art Boeringer, C 1 2 1 1 1 1 Christie Flanagan, HB 2 1927 AP UP NEA INS COL AA NA Christie Flanagan, HB 1 1 John Smith, G 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 John Polisky, T 2 1928 INS Fred Miller, T 1 1929 AP UP NEA INS COL AA NA †Frank Carideo, QB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Jack Cannon, G 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ted Twomey, T 2 2 1930 AP UP NEA INS COL AA NA †Frank Carideo, QB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Marchy Schwartz, HB 1 1 1 1 1 Marty Brill, HB 2 1 2 Joe Savoldi, FB 2 Bert Metzger, G 1 1 2 Tom Conley, E 2 2 2 Al Culver, T 2

1931 AP UP NEA INS COL AA NA LIB †Marchy Schwartz, HB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Joe Kurth, T 2 1 1 2 1 1 Tommy Yarr, C 1 2 1 1 2 2 Nordy Hoffmann, G 1 2 2 2 1 1932 AP UP NEA INS COL AA NA LIB †Joe Kurth, T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ed Krause, T 2 2 2 George Melinkovich, FB 2 2 2 1 Ed Kosky, E 2 1934 AP UP AA NA Jack Robinson, C 2 2 1 1 1935 UP AA NA LIB SN Bill Shakespeare, HB 2 1 2 Wayne Millner, E 1 1 1 2 1 Andy Pilney, HB 2 1936 UP John Lautar, G 1 1937 AP UP NEA AA LIB NW Chuck Sweeney, E 1 1 1 Joe Beinor, T 1 1 2 1938 AP UP NEA INS COL AA SN LIB NW †Joe Beinor, T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Earl Brown, E 2 1 1 Jim McGoldrick, G 2 1939 AP UP NEA INS AA SN NW Budd Kerr, E 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 Milt Piepul, FB 2 1940 SN Milt Piepul, FB 2 1941 UP NEA INS COL AA LIB NW Bob Dove, E 1 1 1 1 1 Bernie Crimmins, G 2 2 2 1 1 1942 UP NEA AA SN N WL Angelo Bertelli, QB 2 1 1 Bob Dove, E 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Harry Wright, G 2 1943 AP UP INS COL AA SN L Angelo Bertelli, QB 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Creighton Miller, HB 1 1 1 1 1 John Yonakor, E 1 1 1 1 Jim White, T 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Pat Filley, G 2 1 1 Herb Coleman, C 2 1944 UP SN L Bob Kelly, HB 2 2 Pat Filley, G 2 2 1945 AP UP INS SN L FC FW John Mastrangelo, G 2 2 1 2 2 Frank Dancewicz, QB 2 2 2 2 2 2 1946 AP UP NEA INS COL AA SN L FC †John Lujack, QB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 George Connor, T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 John Mastrangelo, G 2 2 1 1 1 George Strohmeyer, C 2 1 1 1 2 1947 AP UP NEA INS COL AA SN L FC †John Lujack, QB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 George Connor, T 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 Bill Fischer, G Ziggy Czarobski, T 2 1 1 2 3 Leon Hart, E 1 1948 AP UP NEA INS COL AA SN L Bill Fischer, G 1 1 1 1 1 Leon Hart, E 3 1 1 1 1 1 Emil Sitko, FB 2 2 1 1 Marty Wendell, G 1 2 1949 AP UP NEA INS COL AA SN L †Emil Sitko, FB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 †Leon Hart, E 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bob Williams, QB 2 1 1 1 1 Jim Martin, T 1 2 1 1 2 2

1950 AP UP NEA SN L Bob Williams, QB 1 1 1 1 Jerry Groom, C 2 1 1 1 1951 AP UP SN Bob Toneff, T 1 2 2 Jim Mutscheller, E 2 1952 AP UP NEA INS COL AA SN L †John Lattner, HB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bob O’Neill, DE 2 1953 AP UP NEA INS COL AA SN L †John Lattner, HB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 Art Hunter, T Don Penza, E 2 2 1954 AP UP NEA INS COL AA SN L †Ralph Guglielmi, QB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Frank Varrichione, T 3 2 2 1 Dan Shannon, E 2 1955 AP UP NEA INS COL AA SN L Paul Hornung, HB 1 1 1 1 1 Don Schaefer, FB 2 1 1 2 1 Pat Bisceglia, G 1 3 2 1956 AP UP NEA SN L Paul Hornung, QB 2 1 2 1 1 1957 AP UP INS SN Al Ecuyer, G 2 1 1 1 Nick Pietrosante, FB 3 3 1958 AP UP NEA FC SN L Nick Pietrosante, FB 3 3 2 1 2 1 Al Ecuyer, G 1 1 Monty Stickles, E 2 2 1 1959 AP UPI SN Monty Stickles, E 2 1 1 1960 T Myron Pottios, G 1 1961 UPI FC SN FN Nick Buoniconti, G 2 2 2 1 Angelo Dabiero, HB 3 1962 AP FN Jim Kelly, E 1 Daryle Lamonica, QB 3 1963 AP UPI FC FN Jim Kelly, E 1 1 1 Bob Lehmann, G 2 3 1964 AP UPI NEA FC SN L T CP FN John Huarte, QB 1 1 2 1 1 Jack Snow, E 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Jim Carroll, LB 2 3 1 1 1 Tony Carey, DB 2 Kevin Hardy, DT 3 1965 AP UPI NEA FC SN L FN Dick Arrington, G 1 1 1 1 1 1 Nick Rassas, DB 1 1 1 1 1 1 Tom Regner, G 2 Jim Lynch, LB 2 1966 AP UPI NEA FC SN L T CP FN †Nick Eddy, HB 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 †Jim Lynch, LB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Tom Regner, G 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Alan Page, DE Pete Duranko, DT 3 1 1 2 Kevin Hardy, DT 2 2 3 1 1 1 Jim Seymour, E 3 2 2 3 1 Paul Seiler, T 3 2 George Goeddeke, C 3 2 3 3 Tom Schoen, DB 3 2 Larry Conjar, FB 3 3 3 1 Terry Hanratty, QB 3 3

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All-Americans

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Key to Abbreviations AA All-America Board (1924-55) AP Associated Press (since 1925) C Walter Camp (in Harper’s Weekly 1897, in Collier’s 1898-1924) COL Collier’s (Walter Camp’s selections to 1925; Grantland Rice 1925-47; American Football Coaches Association 1948-56) CP Central Press (1963-70) CW College & Pro Football Newsweekly (1977, 1982-present) ESPN ESPN.com FBW Football World (1920-25) FC American Football Coaches Association (in Saturday Evening Post 1945-47, in Collier’s 194856, sponsored by General Mills 1957-59, by Kodak from 1960-93 and by Schooner’s International in 1994) FN Football News FW Football Writers Association of America (in Look 1946-70) INS International News Service (merged with United Press in 1958 to form UPI) L Look (Football Writers Association of America selections 1946-70) LIB Liberty (1924-25, 1931-41) M Frank Menke Syndicate (through 1920) NA North American Newspaper Alliance (1927-37) NEA Newspaper Enterprise Association (since 1917) NW Newsweek (1937-42) SI Sports Illustrated.com SN The Sporting News (since 1934) T Time UP United Press (merged with International News Service in 1958 to form UPI) UPI United Press International (1959-95; merger of INS and UP in 1958) WCF Walter Camp Football Foundation

COACHING & STAFF

1985 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF CW Allen Pinkett, TB 1 Tim Scannell, OG 2 1986 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF CW 1 1 1 1 1 Tim Brown, FL Wally Kleine, DT 2 Cedric Figaro, OLB 3 1987 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF CW †Tim Brown, FL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 Chuck Lanza, C Ned Bolcar, LB 2 3 Cedric Figaro, LB 3 1988 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF CW 1 1 2 2 1 2 Frank Stams, DE 1 1 1 1 1 2 Andy Heck, OT 1 Michael Stonebreaker, LB 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 Chris Zorich, DT 1 3 Wes Pritchett, LB 2 Ricky Watters, FL 2 1989 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF CW †Todd Lyght, CB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Chris Zorich, DT 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 Raghib Ismail, FL 1 2 1 1 1 1 Tony Rice, QB 1 Ned Bolcar, LB 2 2 Jeff Alm, DT 2 2 Tim Grunhard, OG 2 1990 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF CW †Raghib Ismail, FL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (3-KR) †Chris Zorich, DT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 †Michael Stonebreaker, LB 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 Todd Lyght, CB 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 Mike Heldt, C 1991 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF CW Mirko Jurkovic, OG 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Derek Brown, TE 1 3 1 Demetrius DuBose, LB 2 1 Jerome Bettis, FB 2 2 2 1992 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF CW Aaron Taylor, OG 1 1 1 1 1 2 Reggie Brooks, TB 2 2 2 2 2 2 Rick Mirer, QB 2 Tom Carter, CB 3 3 Irv Smith, TE 2 Lindsay Knapp, OT 1 1993 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF CW †Aaron Taylor, OT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Jeff Burris, CB 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 Tim Ruddy, C 2 2 2 1 Bryant Young, DT 2 2 1 2 1 Bobby Taylor, FS 3 1 1 1 2 3 1994 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF CW 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bobby Taylor, CB

1995 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF CW Ryan Leahy, OG 3 Derrick Mayes, SE 3 2 Dusty Zeigler, OG 2 1996 AP NEA FC SN FW FN WCF CW Jeremy Akers, OG 2 1998 AP NEA FC SN FW FN WCF CW Mike Rosenthal, OT 2 2 2 1 2 Autry Denson, TB 2 2000 AP NEA FC SN FW FN WCF CW Anthony Denman, ILB 2 2 3 2 Mike Gandy, OG 3 2002 AP FW FC WCF SN ESPN †Shane Walton, CB 1 1 1 1 1 Jeff Faine, C 2 1 1 Courtney Watson, LB 2 3 1 Vontez Duff, CB 3 2005 AP FW FC WCF SN ESPN SI †Jeff Samardzija, WR 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 Brady Quinn, QB 3 Tom Zbikowski, S 3 2006 AP FW FC WCF SN ESPN SI Jeff Samardzija, WR 2 1 2 Brady Quinn, QB 2 2 Tom Zbikowski, S 3 2 John Carlson, TE 2 2009 AP FW FC WCF SN ESPN SI †Golden Tate, WR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2010 AP FW FC WCF SN ESPN SI David Ruffer, K 2 Manti Te’o, LB 2 2011 AP FW FC WCF SN ESPN SI Tyler Eifert, TE 2 1 HM Manti Te’o, LB 2 2 2 †Unanimous selection on official teams.

THE FIGHTING IRISH

1981 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF Bob Crable, LB 1 1 1 1 1 1 John Krimm, CB 1 1 Dave Duerson, CB 3 1982 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF CW Dave Duerson, FS 1 1 1 Tony Hunter, TE 1 Mark Zavagnin, LB 3 2 Mike Johnston, K 3 1983 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF CW 2 2 1 1 Allen Pinkett, TB Larry Williams, OT 2 Mike Shiner, OT 1 1984 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF CW 1 Mark Bavaro, TE Larry Williams, OG 3 2 3 Mike Gann, DT 2 Mike Kelley, C 2

HERE COME THE IRISH

1967 AP UPI FC SN L T CP Tom Schoen, DB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Kevin Hardy, DE Jim Seymour, E 1 1 Mike McGill, LB 2 1 John Pergine, LB 2 Dick Swatland, G 2 Jim Smithberger, DB 2 1968 AP UPI NEA FC SN L T CP FN WCF 1 George Kunz, T 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Terry Hanratty, QB 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Jim Seymour, E 2 1 1 1 2 1969 AP UPI NEA FC SN L T CP FN WCF 1 †Mike McCoy, DT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Jim Reilly, T 2 1 2 Larry DiNardo, G 3 1 2 1 2 2 Bob Olson, LB Mike Oriard, C 2 1970 AP UPI NEA FC SN L CP FN WCF Larry DiNardo, G 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Tom Gatewood, E 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 Clarence Ellis, DB 1 1 Joe Theismann, QB 1 2 2 2 1 1971 AP UPI NEA FC SN L T FN WCF †Walt Patulski, DE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Clarence Ellis, DB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Tom Gatewood, E 2 1 Mike Kadish, DT 1 1972 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW T FN WCF †Greg Marx, DT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 John Dampeer, OT 1 1973 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW T FN WCF 2 1 1 1 1 1 Dave Casper, TE Mike Townsend, DB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1974 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW T FN WCF Pete Demmerle, SE 1 1 1 1 1 Mike Fanning, DT 2 1 1 1 1 Gerry DiNardo, G 1 1 1 Tom Clements, QB 1 2 Greg Collins, LB 2 2 Steve Niehaus, DT 1 Steve Sylvester, OT 3 3 1975 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW T FN WCF †Steve Niehaus, T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ken MacAfee, TE 1 Luther Bradley, DB 1 1976 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF †Ross Browner, DE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ken MacAfee, TE 1 1 1 1 Luther Bradley, DB 2 1 1 Willie Fry, DE 2 1977 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF CW †Ross Browner, DE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 †Ken MacAfee, TE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Luther Bradley, DB 2 1 2 1 1 1 Ernie Hughes, G 2 2 Bob Golic, MG 2 2 2 Willie Fry, DE 2 Ted Burgmeier, DB 2 1978 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF †Bob Golic, LB 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 Dave Huffman, C 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1979 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF Vagas Ferguson, HB 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 Tim Foley, OT 2 1 1 1 2 Bob Crable, LB 3 3 1980 AP UPI NEA FC SN FW FN WCF †John Scully, C 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bob Crable, LB 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Scott Zettek, DE 1 1 Harry Oliver, K 3

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College Football Hall Of Fame The National Football Foundation each year honors former college football players and coaches who rank among the greats in the game and inducts them into its Hall of Fame. Since inductions began in 1951, 44 former Notre Dame players and six former coaches have been honored as Hall of Fame enshrinees — more than the number provided by any other institution. The most recent Notre Dame inductee was Dave Casper. The 1973 consensus All-American is one of 14 former college players and three coaches named to the 2012 College Football Hall of Fame Class. The ‘12 class will be inducted at the 55th annual awards dinner on Dec. 4, 2012, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. The players and coaches will be enshrined in the summer of 2013. Born in Bemidji, Minn., Casper served as co-captain of the 1973 Notre Dame team that finished 11-0 and won the national title on a consensus basis after a 24-23 victory over top-rated and unbeaten Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. He caught three passes for 75 yards in that contest. Casper played his first two seasons at offensive left tackle in 1971 and ‘72 (he started final four games as a sophomore, then won honorable mention All-America honors in 1972 from Associated Press), then switched to tight end as a senior. Former Irish coach Ara Parseghian called Casper the best athlete he ever coached. Casper finished with 21 career catches for 335 yards and four touchdowns, with all but two of those receptions coming in his senior campaign in ‘73. He was a participant in the 1974 College All-Star Game and the Hula Bowl. Selected Notre Dame’s offensive MVP in ‘73, he also played earlier in his Notre Dame career as a linebacker, defensive tackle and split end. In 1973, Casper earned first-team All-America recognition from United Press International, the American Football Coaches Association, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers Association of America and the Walter Camp Football Foundation - plus second-team honors from AP. In 2003 the Walter Camp Football Foundation named him its Alumnus of the Year. A standout in the classroom, Casper earned postgraduate scholarships from the NCAA and the National Football Foundation after the 1973 season. The NCAA presented him its prestigious Silver Anniversary Award in 1999 for career achievements. With a 3.6 grade-point average, he earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors in 1973 (following second-team notice in

‘72)--then in 1993 he was chosen to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame. A second-round pick of the Oakland Raiders in the 1974 NFL Draft (45th overall pick), Casper played 11 seasons professionally with Oakland (1974-80), Houston (1980-83), Minnesota (1983) and the Los Angeles Raiders (1984). He was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002. A NFL Pro Bowl pick in five consecutive seasons (1976-80), Casper was named to the Sports Illustrated Silver Anniversary Super Bowl Dream Team and to the NFL 1970s All-Decade team. He was a four-time all-pro pick (1976-79). He helped the Raiders to a victory in Super Bowl XI (32-14 over Minnesota on Jan. 9, 1977, in Pasadena). Casper now joins former Irish standouts Wayne Millner, George Connor, Paul Hornung and Alan Page in an exclusive group as members of both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Casper received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Notre Dame in 1974 as a cum laude graduate. He was a member of the Omicron Delta Epsilon honor society in economics.

2012 College Hall of Fame Inductees Player Charles Alexander Otis Armstrong Steve Bartkowski Hal Bedsole Dave Casper Ty Detmer Tommy Kramer Ark Monk Greg Myers Jonathan Ogden Gabe Rivera Mark Simoneau Scott Thomas *John Wooten

Position, School (Years) RB, LSU (1975-78) RB, Purdue (1970-72) QB, California (1972-74) TE, USC (1961-63) TE, Notre Dame (1971-73) QB, BYU (1988-91) QB, Rice (1973-76) WR, Syracuse (1976-79) DB, Colorado State (1992-95) OT, UCLA (1992-95) DT, Texas Tech (1979-82) LB, Kansas State (1996-99) DB, Air Force (1982-85) OG, Colorado (1956-58)

Coaches Phillip Fulmer - 152-52-0 (74.5%); Tennessee (1992-08) Jimmy Johnson - 81-34-3 (70.0%); Oklahoma State (1979-83) and Miami (Fla.) (1984-88) R.C Slocum - 123-47-2 (72.1%); Texas A&M (1989-02 * Selection from the FBS Veterans Committee

Notre Dame College Football Hall of Fame Inductees Coaches Year Coach 1951 Knute Rockne 1970 Frank Leahy 1971 Jesse Harper 1980 Ara Parseghian 1985 Dan Devine 2008 Lou Holtz Players Year 1951 1951 1954 1958 1960 1963 1965 1966 1966 1968 1970 1971 1972 1972 1973 1974 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1982 1983 1983 1984 1985 1985 1987 1988 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1999 2000 2001 2004 2005 2007 2009 2012

Record Years Coached 105-12-5 1918-30 87-11-9 1941-43, 46-53 34- 5-1 1913-17 95-17-4 1964-74 53-16-1 1975-80 100-30-2 1986-96

Player Position George Gipp HB Elmer Layden FB Frank Carideo QB Harry Stuhldreher QB John Lujack QB George Connor OT Jack Cannon G Edgar (Rip) Miller OT Jim Crowley HB Adam Walsh C Don Miller HB Louis (Red) Salmon FB Angelo Bertelli QB Ray Eichenlaub FB Leon Hart TE Marchy Schwartz HB Heartley (Hunk) Anderson OG John (Clipper) Smith OG Creighton Miller HB Zygmont (Ziggy) Czarobski OT Frank (Nordy) Hoffmann OG John Lattner HB Bert Metzger OG Bill (Moose) Fischer OG Bill Shakespeare HB Emil (Red) Sitko HB Paul Hornung QB Fred Miller T Tommy Yarr C Bob Williams QB Wayne Millner E Jim Lynch LB Alan Page DE Jerry Groom C / LB Jim Martin E/T Ken MacAfee TE Ross Browner DE Bob Dove E Ralph Guglielmi QB Joe Theismann QB John Huarte QB Chris Zorich DT Tim Brown WR Dave Casper TE

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Years Played 1917-20 1922-24 1928-30 1922-24 1943, 46-47 1946-47 1927-29 1922-24 1922-24 1922-24 1922-24 1900-03 1941-43 1911-14 1946-49 1929-31 1918-21 1925-27 1941-43 1942-43, 46-47 1930-31 1951-53 1928-30 1945-48 1933-35 1946-49 1954-56 1926-28 1929-31 1948-50 1933-35 1964-66 1964-66 1948-50 1946-49 1974-77 1973, 1975-77 1940-42 1951-54 1968-70 1962-64 1987-90 1984-87 1971-73

Pro Football Hall of Fame

HERE COME THE IRISH THE FIGHTING IRISH Heisman Trophy winners, Paul Hornung, was inducted into the Hall in 1986, and 1988 welcomed “Purple People Eater” and Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page (Minnesota 1967-78, Chicago 1978-81) into the Hall of Fame. A complete list of the former Notre Dame players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, by years of induction (years) played at Notre Dame):

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1963: Curly Lambeau (1918), Green Bay Packer 1919-49 1964: George Trafton (1919), Chicago Bears 1920-22 1968: Wayne Millner (1933-35), Boston and Washington Redskins, 1936-41, 1945 1975: George Connor (1946-47), Chicago 1948-55 1986: Paul Hornung (1954-56), Green Bay 1957-62, 1964-66 1988: Alan Page (1964-66), Minnesota 1967-78, Chicago 1978-81 2000: Joe Montana (1975, 1977-78), San Francisco 1979-92, Kansas City 1993-94 2001: Nick Buoniconti (1959-61), Boston 1962-68, Miami 1969-74, 1976 2002: Dave Casper (1971-73), Oakland 1974-80, 1984, Houston 1980-83, Minnesota 1983

COACHING & STAFF

Former Notre Dame All-American tight end Dave Casper, a 10-year National Football League veteran of the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, became the ninth Irish player inducted into the National Professional Football Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2002. It marked the third straight year a former Notre Dame player was inducted at the Canton, Ohio, ceremony. Joe Montana (San Francisco 1979-92, Kansas City 1993-94) was inducted in 2000 and Nick Buoniconti (Boston 1962-68, Miami 1969-74, 1976) stepped up to the podium in 2001. Casper’s induction on August, 3, 2002, pushed the number of former Notre Dame players in the NFL Hall of Fame to nine, second only to the total of 10 from USC. Casper played six and a half seasons with the Raiders to begin his professional career, earning All-Pro and All-AFC honors four times and participated in four Pro Bowls. He was traded to the Houston Oilers and reunited with his quarterback from the Raiders, Ken Stabler while earning his fifth Pro Bowl appearance. After a brief stint with the Minnesota Vikings, Casper finished his career back on the West Coast with the Raiders. Nicknamed “The Ghost” by his Raiders teammates, Casper is well known for his “Ghost to the Post” 42-yard reception that set up the tying field goal in an eventual 37-31 double overtime playoff victory over Baltimore. Casper also played a role in “The Holy Roller” in 1978, helping a fumbled ball across the goal line with his foot to defeat San Diego in the final minutes of the game. Joining Casper in the 2002 Hall of Fame induction class were George Allen, Dan Hampton, Jim Kelly and John Stallworth. Some of the greatest names in professional football have appeared on the gridiron wearing a Notre Dame football jersey. Curly Lambeau was a charter member of the Hall in 1963 as a founder, player and coach for the Green Bay Packers from 1919-1949. Lambeau lettered for the 1918 Notre Dame football team. Montana, who is among those mentioned as the greatest quarterbacks to play the game, won a National Championship at Notre Dame in 1977 and four Super Bowl titles with the San Francisco 49ers. One of Notre Dame’s seven

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A large banner of former Notre Dame player Joe Montana (above) — along with banners depicting fellow 2000 inductees Howie Long, Ronnie Lott, Dan Rooney and Dave Wilson–adorned the exterior of the football stadium at the Professional Football Hall of Fame in anticipation of the July 2000 ceremonies. Eight other former Irish players are enshrined in the Hall, including former greats Curly Lambeau (top photo) and George Connor (left). (Photos by Pete LaFleur)

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Honors & Accolades Rotary Lombardi Award The Rotary Club of Houston presents the Lombardi Award to the outstanding college lineman of the year. Since the award was first presented following the 1970 season, four Notre Dame football players have received the granite block trophy: 1971 DE Walt Patulski 1977 DE Ross Browner 1990 DT Chris Zorich 1993 OL Aaron Taylor Other Notre Dame players voted finalists for the award include offensive guard Larry DiNardo in 1970, defensive tackle Steve Niehaus in 1975, Browner in 1976, tight end Ken MacAfee in 1977, linebacker Bob Crable in 1981 and Zorich in 1989. Offensive guard Aaron Taylor, the 1993 winner, was one of 12 semifinalists in 1992. The award is presented to the offensive or defensive lineman who best combines athletic performance with the discipline of Vince Lombardi, the former Green Bay Packer coach and a member of Fordham’s “Seven Blocks of Granite” from the 1930s. The recipient is selected by a national panel of more than 400 coaches and media members. Twelve players are initially nominated for the award, then the field is reduced to four finalists who appear at the December dinner, proceeds from which go to the American Cancer Society. Outland Trophy The Outland Trophy is presented annually to the outstanding interior lineman (guard, tackle or center) on either offense or defense in collegiate football by the Football Writers Association of America. Since the inception of the award in 1946, three Notre Dame football players have been honored: 1946 OT George Connor 1948 OG Bill Fischer 1976 DE Ross Browner Aaron Taylor was one of three finalists for the award in 1993. The award is named for a Kansas City surgeon and former University of Pennsylvania All-America lineman from 1897, Dr. John H. Outland, who felt linemen did not receive the recognition they deserved. The FWAA selects three finalists from its All-America team with representation from the Omaha Sports Committee including the final selection. Walter Camp Player of the Year The Walter Camp Football Foundation annually presents a player-of-the-year award to the top individual in collegiate football. Awarded beginning in 1967, the player of the year is honored each year in conjunction with the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America team. Three Notre Dame football players have received the playerof-the-year honor: 1977 TE Ken MacAfee 1987 FL Tim Brown 1990 FL Raghib Ismail The award is named after the man who became Yale’s first head football coach in 1888. It is presented at the annual Walter Camp awards dinner in February in New Haven, Conn. Brady Quinn was a finalist for that award in 2005 and 2006. Timmie Award The Touchdown Club of Washington, D.C. presents the Timmie Award, in memory of Walter Camp, to the college back of the year. As a player/coach at Yale, Camp collaborated with columnist Caspar Whitney to select the first All-America team in 1889. Camp

is a member of the Touchdown Club Hall of Fame, the oldest football hall of fame in the country. Seven Notre Dame football players have been bestowed the honor including: 1943 Angelo Bertelli 1947 John Lujack 1949 Emil Sitko 1953 John Lattner 1954 Ralph Guglielmi 1956 Paul Hornung 1987 Tim Brown Lattner tied for the 1953 award with Alan Ameche of Wisconsin, Paul Giel of Minnesota and Bernie Faloney of Maryland. Maxwell Award The Maxwell Memorial Football Club of Philadelphia annually presents the Maxwell Award to the top college football player in the nation. Four Notre Dame players have been voted the award, with John Lattner winning the award in successive seasons: 1949 TE Leon Hart 1952 HB John Lattner 1953 HB John Lattner 1966 LB Jim Lynch 1977 DE Ross Browner 2006 QB Brady Quinn Hart was only the second lineman ever to receive the Maxwell Award, named after Robert W. ‘‘Tiny’’ Maxwell, a Philadelphia native and former AllAmerica guard at Swarthmore and Chicago who went on to a career that included professional football, coaching and sportswriting. The award has been presented since 1937. Brady Quinn won the Maxwell Award in 2006 and was a finalist in 2005. Biletnikoff Award Award The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc., is the creator and sponsor of the Biletnikoff Award. It is presented annually to the nation’s outstanding college football receiver. Former All-America WR Jeff Samardzija was one of three finalists for the award in both 2005 and 2006. Irish split end Derrick Mayes was named a semifinalist for the award in 1994 and 1995, as was Michael Floyd in 2010 and 2011. 2009 WR Golden Tate Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award The Kentucky chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame annually honors the nation’s top quarterback. Rick Mirer was selected as one of the six finalists for the award in 1992. 1989 QB Tony Rice 2006 QB Brady Quinn Sammy Baugh Trophy The award has been annually given to the nation’s top collegiate passer by the Touchdown Club of Columbus since 1959. It was named in honor of former TCU and Washington Redskins quarterback Sammy Baugh. 1967 QB Terry Hanratty 2005 QB Brady Quinn

Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP The Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP award is based on voting by team members. 1967 Terry Hanratty (offense) – QB Tom Schoen (defense) – DHB 1968 Terry Hanratty (offense) – QB Bob Kuechenberg (defense) – DE 1969 Bob Olson – LB 1970 Joe Theismann (offense) – QB Tim Kelly (defense) – LB 1971 Dan Novakov (offense) – C Walt Patulski (defense) – DE 1972 Andy Huff (offense) – FB Jim O’Malley (defense) – LB 1973 Dave Casper (offense) – TE Greg Collins (defense) – LB 1974 Wayne Bullock (offense) – FB Greg Collins (defense) – LB 1975 Al Wujciak (offense) – OG Steve Niehaus (defense) – DT 1976 Al Hunter (offense) – HB Ross Browner (defense) – DE 1977 Ken MacAfee – TE 1978 Joe Montana (offense) – QB Bob Golic (defense) – LB 1979 Vagas Ferguson – HB 1980 Bob Crable – LB 1981 Bob Crable – LB 1982 Dave Duerson – SS 1983 Allen Pinkett – TB 1984 Allen Pinkett – TB 1985 Allen Pinkett – TB 1986 Tim Brown – FL 1987 Tim Brown – FL 1988 Tony Rice – QB 1989 Tony Rice – QB 1990 Raghib Ismail – FL 1991 Jerome Bettis – FB Rick Mirer – QB 1992 Reggie Brooks – TB 1993 Jeff Burris – FS 1994 Derrick Mayes – SE 1995 Derrick Mayes – SE 1996 Renaldo Wynn – DE 1997 Autry Denson – TB 1998 Autry Denson – TB 1999 Jarious Jackson – QB 2000 Anthony Denman – LB 2001 Anthony Weaver – DE 2002 Shane Walton – CB 2003 Julius Jones – RB 2004 Justin Tuck – DE 2005 Brady Quinn - QB Jeff Samardzija - WR 2006 Brady Quinn - QB 2007 Trevor Laws - DT 2008 Maurice Crum, Jr. - LB 2009 Jimmy Clausen - QB Golden Tate - WR 2010 Michael Floyd - WR 2011 Michael Floyd - WR

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Moose Krause Lineman of the Year Awarded since 1986, the Lineman of the Year Award is presented by the Moose Krause Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame to Notre Dame’s most exceptional lineman. Victor Abiamiri became the first player to ever win the award twice and did so in consecutive seasons (2005 and 2006).

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Linebacker Michael Stonebreaker finished third in the voting in 1988 and 1990 for the Butkus Award, presented since 1985 to the top linebacker in the country by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando. The award is named for former Illinois All-American Dick Butkus. Courtney Watson was one of three finalists for the award in 2002, losing to eventual winner E.J. Henderson of Maryland. The first Irish player to finish as a finalist for the Doak Walker National Running Back Award was tailback Reggie Brooks in 1992. The Doak Walker Award, presented first in 1990 by the SMU Athletic Forum, is given to the nation’s top running back. Tailback Lee Becton was one of eight semifinalists for the award in 1993. It is named after SMU’s 1948 Heisman Trophy winner and voted on by a panel of media and former college football standouts. Placekicker Kevin Pendergast in 1993 was named one of eight semfinalists for the second annual Lou Groza Award. Presented by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission and named for the Ohio State and Cleveland Browns Hall of Famer, it honors the nation’s most instrumental placekicker. In 2002, Irish center Jeff Faine was the first Notre Dame player named a finalist for the Rimington Award, given to the nation’s outstanding center. Faine was runner-up to Miami’s Brett Romberg for the honor. Cornerback Allen Rossum was one of 17 finalists in 1998 for the inaugural Mosi Tatupu Special Teams Award. The award is presented by the Bowl Games of Hawaii, in conjunction with the Quarterback Clubs of Honolulu and Maui. Linebacker Brandon Hoyte in 2005 was a finalist for the Wuerffel Trophy presented by the Fort Walton Beach (Fla.) All Sports Association. Named after former Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel, the award goes to the college football player who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement. Tight ends Anthony Fasano (2005) and John Carlson (2006) were each finalists for the John Mackey Award presented to the top tight end in the country by the Nassau County (N.Y.) Sports Commission. Cornerback Bobby Taylor (1994) captured the Jack Tatum Trophy, presented to the top collegiate defensive back by the Touchdown Club of Columbus. Offensive Lineman Aaron Taylor (1993) captured the Jim Parker Trophy, presented to the top collegiate offensive lineman by the Touchdown Club of Columbus. Bob Dove (1942), Bill Fischer (1948), Leon Hart (1949), Jim Lynch (1966) and Chris Zorich (1989) all captured the Knute Rockne Lineman of the Year Award, presented by the Touchdown Club of Washington to the top collegiate lineman. CoSIDA Academic All-Americans CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) and Capital One each year honor an Academic All-America football team made up of top scholar-athletes from universities around the country. A 3.3 mininimum cumulative grade-point average is required for nomination. A total of 32 Notre Dame football players have been first-team selections, including two-time selections Tom Gatewood, Greg Marx, Joe Restic, Greg Dingens and Tim Ruddy and three-time honoree Joe Heap — and 14 others have received secondteam recognition. Ruddy was also named team member of the year in 1993.

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1988 T Andy Heck 1989 FB Anthony Johnson 1990 NG Chris Zorich 1991 FB Ryan Mihalko 1992 LB Demetrius DuBose 1993 OT Aaron Taylor 1994 NG Oliver Gibson ILB Justin Goheen 1995 WR Richard Rolle 1996 TE Kevin Carretta 1997 DE Melvin Dansby 1998 ILB Bobbie Howard 1999 DE Lamont Bryant 2000 FL/PR Joey Getherall 2001 LB Tyreo Harrison 2002 C Jeff Faine 2003 DT Darrell Campbell 2004 LB Derek Curry 2005 S Tom Zbikowski WR Maurice Stovall LB Corey Mays TE Anthony Fasano 2006 LB Travis Thomas 2007 TE John Carlson 2008 LB Maurice Crum, Jr. DB Mike Anello 2009 DB Kyle McCarthy 2010 RB Robert Hughes 2011 S Harrison Smith Guardian Insurance Guardian of the Year Award The Guardian of the Year Award, presented by the Guardian Insurance Company, is presented annually to Notre Dame’s top offensive lineman. In 2006, Ryan Harris became the first player to ever win the award more than once.

1986 DE Robert Banks 1987 C Chuck Lanza 1988 DE Frank Stams 1989 DT Jeff Alm 1990 NT Chris Zorich 1991 OT Mirko Jurkovic 1992 OT Lindsay Knapp 1993 OT Aaron Taylor 1994 NG Oliver Gibson 1995 OG Ryan Leahy 1996 DE Renaldo Wynn 1997 DE Melvin Dansby 1998 OT Mike Rosenthal 1999 DT Brad Williams 2000 NG Lance Legree 2001 DE Anthony Weaver 2002 DE Ryan Roberts 2003 NG Cedric Hilliard 2004 DT Greg Pauly 2005 DE Victor Abiamiri 2006 DE Victor Abiamiri 2007 NT Pat Kuntz 2008 NT Pat Kuntz 2009 DE Darius Fleming 2010 NG Ian Williams 2011 DE Darius Fleming Other Awards Although Notre Dame has had only one individual win any of the more recently-originated awards, several Irish players have been finalists for those honors. Manti Te’o was selected a finalist for the 2011 Lott IMPACT Trophy. The award goes to the defensive player who has had the biggest IMPACT on his team, both on and off the field. The IMPACT acronym is Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. Paul Hornung is the lone Notre Dame player to capture the Chic Harley Award, presented since 1955 by the Touchdown Club of Columbus to the college football player of the year. Irish cornerback Shane Walton, along with Arizona State’s Terrell Suggs, Kansas State’s Terence Newman, Georgia’s David Pollard and Maryland’s E.J. Henderson, was a finalist for the 2002 Bronko Nagurski Award given to the nation’s outstanding defensive player. Walton was the first Notre Dame player ever named a finalist for the award. David Ruffer, along with Oklahoma State’s Dan Bailey and Southern Miss’ Danny Hrapman, was a finalist for the 2010 Lou Groza Award given to the nation’s outstanding place kicker. Ruffer was the first Notre Dame player ever named a finalist for the award. In 1992, Irish quarterback Rick Mirer was one of 10 finalists for the Davey O’Brien Award, presented since 1977 by the Fort Worth Club to the top quarterback in the country. The award originated in 1977 and went to the best player from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana or New Mexico, but in 1981 it was limited to quarterbacks and expanded to include the entire country. The award is named after former TCU star Davey O’Brien. Quarterback Tony Rice was a finalist in both 1988 and 1989 as was Brady Quinn in 2005 and 2006. Cornerback Bobby Taylor was one of three finalists for the 1993 Jim Thorpe Award, presented since 1988 by the Jim Thorpe Association of Oklahoma City to the top defensive back in the nation. The award is named after former Carlisle standout Jim Thorpe, a native Oklahoma Indian. Cornerback Todd Lyght was one of three finalists in 1989.

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Nick Pietrosante Award The Nick Pietrosante Award is presented each year to the Notre Dame player who best exemplifies the courage, loyalty, teamwork, dedication and pride of the late Irish All-America fullback. The award is determined by a vote of the players. Pietrosante, a native of Ansonia, Conn., played for the Irish from 1956-58 and won first team All-America honors as a senior from the American Football Coaches Association and Look magazine. He led the Irish in rushing in his junior and senior seasons with 449 yards on 90 carries in 1957 and 117 carries for 549 yards in ’58. He was a first-round National Football League draft pick of the Detroit Lions in ’59 and played for that team from 1959-65 and then for the Cleveland Browns from 1966-67. Pietrosante died of cancer on Feb. 6, 1988.

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Joe Heap Joe Heap Joe Heap Dan Shannon Don Schaefer Bob Wetoska Ken Adamson Bob Lehmann Tom Regner Jim Lynch Jim Smithberger George Kunz Jim Reilly Joe Theismann Larry DiNardo Tom Gatewood Tom Gatewood Greg Marx Greg Marx Dave Casper Bob Thomas Gary Potempa Pete Demmerle Reggie Barnett Ken MacAfee Dave Vinson Joe Restic Joe Restic Bob Burger Tom Gibbons John Krimm Greg Dingens Greg Dingens Vince Phelan Ted Gradel Tim Ruddy Tim Ruddy John Carlson David Ruffer Mike Creaney Dave Casper Mark Brenneman Tom Gibbons Tom Gibbons Rob Martinovich Kevin Griffith Greg Dingens Reggie Ho Mark Zataveski John Crowther John Carlson Trevor Laws Mike Anello Mike Anello Manti Te’o Tom Taloga

CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame The CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame recognizes former Academic All-Americans who graduated 10 or more years ago and have community service accomplishments. To be nominated, the candidate must have been an Academic All-American with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. The inductees are selected by a committee made up of officers of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) and the media. The first class of inductees was in 1988 and since then four former Notre Dame football players have been honored. 1990 QB Joe Theismann 1993 TE Dave Casper 1996 PK Bob Thomas 2006 OG Bob Burger Coach of the Year The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) in conjunction with Kodak has honored a coach of the year since 1935, and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) has done the same since 1957. Since those awards have been presented, four Notre Dame coaches have been the recipients on five occasions: 1941 (AFCA) Frank Leahy 1964 (FWAA) Ara Parseghian 1964 (AFCA) Ara Parseghian (tie with Frank Broyles of Arkansas) 1988 (FWAA) Lou Holtz 2005 (FWAA) Charlie Weis In 2005, Charlie Weis also was named the national coach of the year by Schutt Sports, he was a finalist for the George Munger College Coach of the Year award (presented by the Maxwell Foortball Club) and was named the man of the year by the New Jersey Sportswriters Associaton. In 2002, Tyrone Willingham received the George Munger College Coach of the Year award and was named the ESPN/Home Depot College Coach of the Year and the Scripps College Coach of the Year. Willingham also was named sportsman of the year for 2002 by The Sporting News. In 1988, Holtz also was named coach of the year by The Sporting News, United Press International, CBS Sports and Football News. He was one of four finalists for the FWAA award—named for former Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant—in three straight seasons (1987-88-89). Holtz was one of three finalists for the 1993 Football News coach of the year award. Dick Enberg Award The Dick Enberg Award is given annually to a person whose actions and commitment have furthered the meaning and reach of the CoSIDA Academic All-America Programs and/or the studentathlete while promoting the values of education and academics. Past recipients of this distinguished honor include John Humenik, former assistant athletic director at the University of Florida; Dean Smith, former University of North Carolina men’s basketball coach; Bill Russell, former University of San Francisco and Boston Celtic basketball star, 2001 recipient Alan Page and former Notre Dame president Rev. Theodore H. Hesburgh C.S.C. 2001 E

Hesburgh/Joyce Scholarship The Hesburgh/Joyce Hall of Fame Scholarship, presented by the National Football Foundation, was a post-graduate study grant given previously to a walkon who contributed significantly to the success of the football program. 1988 K Reggie Ho E Brad Alge 1989 FS Doug DiOrio LB Chris Shey 1990 CB Jerry Bodine 1991 WR Jeff Baker 1992 QB Matt Johnson 1993 OG Jason Beckwith NCAA Scholarships The National Collegiate Athletic Association each year honors student-athletes from universities around the nation by presenting them with $7,500 postgraduate scholarships. Since the inception of the program in 1964, 17 Notre Dame football players have received NCAA scholarships: 1967 OT Fred Schnurr 1968 DHB Jim Smithberger 1969 OT George Kunz 1970 C Mike Oriard 1971 OG Larry DiNardo 1972 SE Tom Gatewood 1973 DT Greg Marx 1974 TE Dave Casper 1975 SE Pete Demmerle 1975 CB Reggie Barnett 1979 FS Joe Restic 1980 FS Tom Gibbons 1981 CB John Krimm 1985 DT Greg Dingens 1988 K Reggie Ho 1993 C Tim Ruddy 2007 TE John Carlson Scholarship honorees must have a 3.00 gradepoint average (on 4.0 scale) in the classroom and have performed with distinction in their individual sports, epitomizing the term scholar-athlete. NFFCHF Scholars The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame each year honors scholar-athletes from universities around the nation by presenting them with $18,000 scholarships for post-graduate study. Since the program began in 1959, 16 Notre Dame football players have received fellowships: 1966 LB Jim Lynch 1968 OT George Kunz 1969 C Mike Oriard 1970 OG Larry DiNardo 1971 SE Tom Gatewood 1972 DT Greg Marx 1973 TE Dave Casper 1974 SE Pete Demmerle 1977 OG Dave Vinson 1978 FS Joe Restic 1980 OG Bob Burger 1983 SE Mike Favorite 1985 DT Greg Dingens 1993 C Tim Ruddy 2007 TE John Carlson 2010 OG Chris Stewart

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Hitachi/CFA Scholar-Athlete Team Since 1991, the College Football Association in conjunction with Hitachi has honored a scholarathlete team made up of college football-playing student-athletes who successfully balance athletics and academics. In recognition of the players’ accomplishments, Hitachi, Ltd., contributes $1,000 to the high school attended by each honoree. 1993 C Tim Ruddy 1994 C Mark Zataveski 1996 OG Jeremy Akers NCAA Silver Anniversary Award The NCAA recognizes former student-athletes for success in their chosen careers and community service 25 years after they have graduated from college with the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award. The following former Notre Dame football players have been honored: 1991 LB Jim Lynch 1992 DE Alan Page 1996 QB Joe Theismann 1998 TE Dave Casper 1998 K Bob Thomas 2002 TE Ken MacAfee 2012 WR Tim Brown Next Man In Award 2010 QB Tommy Rees 2011 WR Robby Toma Offensive Newcomer of the Year 2010 TE Tyler Eifert 2011 RB Jonas Gray Defensive Newcomer of the Year 2010 LB Prince Shembo 2011 LB Dan Fox Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year 2010 RB Cameron Roberson 2011 QB Everett Golson Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year 2010 LB Kendall Moore 2011 DT Brandon Newman Special Teams Player of the Year 2010 WR Bennett Jackson 2011 S Austin Collinsworth Back of the Year Award 2011 DB Robert Blanton

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ISP/State Farm Student-Athlete of the Year State Farm, in conjunction with Notre Dame’s football radio networks (Westwood One and ISP), presented a Student-Athlete of the Year Award from 1989-2008. The winner was selected as the grand champion from among weekly winners announced each game during the regular season. 1989 SS/FL Pat Eilers 1990 OT Lindsay Knapp 1991 C Tim Ruddy 1992 OT Lindsay Knapp 1993 C Tim Ruddy 1994 C Mark Zataveski 1995 FB Marcus Thorne 1996 OG Jeremy Akers 1997 TE Tim Ridder 1998 OG Tim Ridder 1999 SE Bobby Brown 2000 SN John Crowther 2001 HD Adam Tibble 2002 WR Arnaz Battle 2003 DE Kyle Budinscak 2004 FB Josh Schmidt 2005 DL Trevor Laws 2005 OL Dan Santucci 2006 TE John Carlson 2007 TE John Carlson 2008 OG Chris Stewart Byron V. Kanaley Award Perhaps the most prestigious honor awarded to Notre Dame student-athletes is the Byron V. Kanaley Award. Presented each year since 1926, the Kanaley Awards go to the senior monogram athletes who have been the most exemplary as students and leaders. These awards, selected by the Faculty Board on Athletics, are named in honor of a 1904 Notre Dame graduate who was a member of the Irish baseball team as an undergraduate. Kanaley went on to a successful banking career in Chicago and served the University in the Alumni Association and as a lay trustee from 1915 until his death in the spring of 1960. Winners of the Kanaley Award from the sport of football include: 1926 RT Edgar Miller 1931 QB Frank Carideo 1933 QB Charles Jaskwhich 1935 RE Dominic Vairo 1937 G John Lautar 1942 QB Robert Hargrave 1947 G Robert McBride 1948 RT George Sullivan 1950 G Robert Lally 1953 E Robert O’Neill 1955 QB Thomas Carey 1959 FB Norm Odyniec 1960 G Ken Adamson 1963 FB Gerard Gray 1964 G Bob Lehmann 1969 OT/TE George Kunz 1970 C Mike Oriard 1975 TE Mark Brenneman 1978 LB Dave Vinson 1979 FS/P Joe Restic 1981 OG Bob Burger 1982 CB John Krimm 1986 DT Greg Dingens 1990 SS/FL Pat Eilers 1994 C Tim Ruddy 1996 FB Marcus Thorne 2010 OG Chris Stewart

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Scholar-athlete honorees must be seniors and graduate school candidates chosen for their football ability and performance, academic application and performance and outstanding leadership and citizenship. Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award The Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley, the University’s local alumni chapter, annually presents a student-athlete award in each Notre Dame varsity sport. Since 1993-94, those awards have been named after former Notre Dame football coach and chemistry professor Knute Rockne. 1980 OG Bob Burger 1981 CB John Krimm 1982 C Mark Fischer 1983 FL Mike Favorite 1984 LB Greg Dingens 1985 LB Greg Dingens 1986 SE Milt Jackson 1987 PK Ted Gradel 1988 OG Tom Gorman 1989 SS/FL Pat Eilers 1990 FB Ryan Mihalko 1991 OT Lindsay Knapp 1992 C Tim Ruddy 1993 C Tim Ruddy 1994 OG Jeremy Akers 1995 SS Mark Monahan 1996 TE Kevin Carretta 1997 LB Bobbie Howard 1998 LB Bobbie Howard 1999 H James Caputo 2000 H Adam Tibble 2001 SNP John Crowther 2002 SNP John Crowther 2003 FB Josh Schmidt 2004 DE Kyle Budinscak 2005 WR Rob Woods 2006 OG Dan Santucci 2007 DT Trevor Laws 2008 DB Mike Anello 2009 DB Mike Anello OG Chris Stewart 2010 PK David Ruffer 2011 LB Manti Te’o

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Irish in the NFL Notre Dame has had more than 400 different players who have gone on to appear on an active roster ineither the National Football League (1920-present), the American Football League (1960-69) or the All-American Football Conference (1946-49). Active players are in bold type: Abiamiri, Victor, DE, Philadelphia 2007-11 Adams, John (Tree), T, Washington 1945-49 Adamson, Ken, G, Denver 1960-62 Akers, Jeremy, T, St. Louis 2005 Alm, Jeff, DT, Houston 1990-1993 Anderson, Eddie, E, Rochester 1922; Chicago Cardinals 1922-25; Chicago Bears 1923 Anderson, Hunk, G, Chicago Bears 1922-25 Angsman, Elmer, HB, Chicago Cardinals 1946-52 Askin, John, OT, Cleveland Browns 1987-88 Bagarus, Steve, HB, Washington 1945-46, 1948; LA Rams 1947 Banas, Steve, QB, Detroit 1935; Philadelphia 1935 Banks, Robert, DE, Houston 1988, 1991; Cleveland 1989-90 Barry, Norm, QB, Chicago Cardinals 1921; Green Bay 1921 Battle, Arnaz, WR, San Francisco 2003-09; Pittsburgh 2010-11 Baujan, Harry, E, Cleveland 1920-21 Bavaro, Mark, TE, NY Giants 1985-90; Cleveland 1992; Philadelphia 1993-1994 Beams, Byron, T, Pittsburgh 1959-60; Houston 1961 Becker, Doug, LB, Chicago Bears 1978; Buffalo 1978 Beinor, Ed, T, Chicago Cardinals 1940-41; Washington 1941-42 Belden, Bob, QB, Dallas 1969-70 Bell, Greg, RB, Buffalo 1984-87; L.A. Rams 1988-89; L.A. Raiders 1990-91 Bercich, Pete, LB, Minnesota 1994-2000 Berezney, Pete, T, L.A. Dons (AAFC) 1947; Baltimore (AAFC) 1948 Berry, Bert, LB, Indianapolis 1997-99; Denver 200003; Arizona 2004-09 Bertelli, Angelo, QB, L.A. Dons (AAFC) 1946; Chicago Rockets 1947-48 Bettis, Jerome, FB, L.A./St. Louis Rams 1993-1995; Pittsburgh 1996-2005 Beuerlein, Steve, QB, L.A. Raiders 1987-90; Dallas 1991-92; Arizona 1993-94; Jacksonville 1995; Carolina 1996-2000; Denver 2001-03 Black, Jordan, OL, Kansas City 2003-06; Houston 2007-08; Jacksonville 2009-2010 Blanton, Robert, DB, Minnesota 2012-present Bleier, Rocky, RB, Pittsburgh 1968, 1971-80 Boiman, Rocky, LB, Tennessee 2002-05; Indianapolis 2006-07; Kansas City 2008 Bolcar, Ned, LB, Seattle 1990; Miami 1991-92 Bradley, Luther, CB, Detroit 1978-81 Brennan, Mike, OT, Cincinnati 1990; Phoenix 1991; Buffalo 1991-92 Brooks, Reggie, TB, Washington 1993-95; Tampa Bay 1996 Brooks, Tony, FB, Philadelphia 1992-1993 Brown, Bobby, WR, Cleveland 2000 Brown, Dean, OT, San Diego 1990 Brown, Chris, DB, Pittsburgh 1984-85

Brown, Derek, TE, NY Giants 1992-94; Jacksonville 1995-96; Oakland 1998; Arizona 1999-2000 Brown, Sergio, DB, New England 2010-present Brown, Tim, WR, L.A./Oakland Raiders 1988-2003; Tampa Bay 2004 Browner, Jim, S, Cincinnati 1979-80 Bruton, David, S, Denver 2009-present Brutz, Jim, T, Chicago Rockets (AAFC) 1946-48 Browner, Ross, DE, Cincinnati 1979-86; Green Bay 1987 Bryant, Junior, DE, San Francisco 1993-2001 Budka, Frank, DB, L.A. Rams 1964 Buoniconti, Nick, LB, Boston 1962-68; Miami 196974, 1976 Burgmeier, Ted, S, Kansas City 1978 Burnell, Max, HB, Chicago Bears 1944 Burris, Jeff, CB-S, Buffalo 1994-97; Indianapolis 1998-2001; Cincinnati 2002-03; New England 2004 Calhoun, Mike, DT, San Francisco 1980; Tampa Bay 1980 Campbell, Carolos, DB, Tampa Bay, 2005 Campbell, Darrell, DT, Chicago 2004; Tampa Bay 2006-07 Carberry, Glen, E, Buffalo 1923-24; Cleveland 1925 Carlson, John, TE, Seattle 2008-11; Minnesota 2012-present Carney, John, K, Tampa Bay 1989; San Diego 19902000; New Orleans 2001-06; Kansas City 2007; NY Giants 2008 Carollo, Joe, T, L.A. Rams 1962-68, 1971; Philadelphia 1969; Cleveland 1972-73 Carroll, Jim, LB, N.Y. Giants 1965-66; Washington 1966-68; N.Y. Jets 1969 Carter, Tom, DB, Washington 1993-96; Chicago, 1997-99; Cincinnati 1999-2001 Casper, Dave, TE, Oakland 1974-80; Houston 198083; Minnesota 1983; L.A. Raiders 1984 Chryplewicz, Pete, TE, Detroit Lions 1997-2000; Oakland 2001 Cifelli, Gus, T, Detroit 1950-52; Green Bay 1953; Philadelphia 1954; Pittsburgh 1954 Clausen, Jimmy, QB, Carolina 2010-present Clark, Willie, CB, San Diego 1994-96; Philadelphia 1997 Clasby, Bob, DT, St. Louis-Phoenix 1986-1990 Clatt, Corwin, FB, Chicago Cardinals 1948-49 Clements, Tom, QB, Kansas City 1980 Cobbins, Lyron, LB, Arizona 1997 Cofall, Stanley, HB, Cleveland 1920; N.Y. Giants 1921 Coleman, Herb, C. Chicago Rockets (AAFC) 1946-48; Baltimore (AAFC) 1948 Collins, Greg, LB, San Francisco 1975; Seattle 1976; Buffalo 1977 Collins, Jerome, TE, St. Louis 2005-06; NY Giants 2007-08 Commisa, Vince, G, Boston 1944 Conjar, Larry, RB, Cleveland 1967; Philadelphia 1968; Baltimore 1969-70 Connor, George, T-DT-LB, Chicago Bears 1948-55 Cook, Ed, T, Chicago Cardinals 1958-59; St. Louis 1960-65; Atlanta 1966-67 Cooper, Deke, S, Carolina 2002, 2007; Jacksonville 2003-05; San Francisco 2006; Atlanta 2007-08

Corgan, Mike, FB, Detroit 1943 Costa, Paul, TE-T, Buffalo 1965-72 Cotton, Forrest (Fod), T, Rock Island 1923-25 Coughlin, Danny, HB, Minnesota 1923 Coughlin, Frank, T, Detroit 1921; Green Bay 1921; Rock Island 1921 Coutre, Larry, HB, Green Bay 1950, 1953; Baltimore 1953 Covington, John, CB-S, Indianapolis 1994; New Orleans 1995 Cowhig, Gerry, FB, L.A. Rams 1947-49; Chicago Cardinals 1950; Philadelphia 1951 Crable, Bob, LB, N.Y. Jets 1982-86 Crimmins, Bernie, G, Green Bay 1945 Crotty, Jim, DB, Washington 1960-61; Buffalo 1961-62 Crowley, Jim, HB, Green Bay 1925; Providence 1925 Culver, Al, T, Chicago Bears 1932; Green Bay 1932 Culver, Rodney, FB, Indianapolis 1992-93; San Diego 1994-95 Curry, Derek, LB, Miami 2005 Curtin, Brennan, OL, Green Bay 2003-05 Czarobski, Ziggy, G, Chicago Rockets (AAFC) 1948; Chicago Hornets (AAFC) 1949 Dahl, Bob, OT, Cleveland 1992-95; Washington 1996-97 Dalvin, Mike, OT, Washington 1955 Dancewicz, Frank, QB, Boston 1946-48 Davis, Arch, HB, Columbus 1925-26 Davis, Travis, S, New Orleans 1995; Jacksonville 1995-98; Pittsburgh 1999-2000 Dawson, Lake, WR, Kansas City 1994-97; Indianapolis 1999 DeGree, Cy, G, Detroit 1921 Denman, Anthony, ILB, Cleveland 2001; Buffalo 2002 Denson, Autry, RB, Miami 1999-2001; Chicago 2001; Cleveland 2002; Indianapolis 2002; Detroit 2002 Dever, Taylor, OT, Dallas 2012; San Diego 2012-present DiBernardo, Rick, LB, St. Louis 1986 Dorsey, Eric, DT, N.Y. Giants 1986-1992 Doughty, Mike, OT, Cincinnati 2000-01 Dove, Bob, E-DE, Chicago Rockets (AAFC) 1946-47; Chicago Cardinals 1948-53; Detroit 1953-54 Driver, Tony, DB, Buffalo 2001-02 DuBose, Demetrius, LB, Tampa Bay 1993-1996 Duerson, Dave, S, Chicago Bears 1983-89; N.Y. Giants 1990; Arizona 1991-93 Duff, Vontez, CB, Houston 2004; Pittsburgh 2004-05; N.Y. Giants 2006 Duggan, Eddie, HB, Rock Island 1921 Duncan, Paul, OT, Denver 2010 Duranko, Pete, DE-LB, Denver 1967-70, 1972-74 Earl, Glenn, FS, Houston 2004-08; Chicago 2009 Ebli, Ray, E, Chicago Cardinals 1942; Buffalo (AAFC) 1946; Chicago Rockets (AAFC) 1947 Eddy, Nick, RB, Detroit 1968-1972 Edwards, Gene (Horse), G, Canton 1920-21; Toledo 1922; Cleveland 1923-35 Edwards, Marc, RB, San Francisco 1997-98; Cleveland 1999-2000; New England 2001-02; Jacksonville 2003-04; Chicago 2005 Eichenlaub, Ray, FB, Columbus 1925; Cleveland 1925 Eilers, Pat, S, Minnesota 1990-91; Phoenix 1992; Washington 1993-94; Chicago 1995

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Jansen, J.J., Green Bay 2008; Carolina 2009-10 Johnson, Anthony, FB, Indianapolis 1990-93; NY Jets 1994; Chicago 1995; Carolina 1995-2000; Jacksonville 2001 Johnson, Ethan, DE, Kansas City 2012-present Johnson, Malcolm, WR, Pittsburgh 2000; NY Jets 2001 Jones, Andre, LB, Detroit 1992 Jones, Jerry, G, Decatur 1920; Rock Island 1922; Cleveland 1924 Jones, Jim, OT, Baltimore 2001; Pittsburgh 2004-05; Washington 2006 Jones, Julius, RB, Dallas 2004-07; Seattle 2008-10; New Orleans 2011 Jurkovic, Mirko, OG, Chicago 1992 Juzwik, Steve, HB, Washington 1942; Buffalo (AAFC) 1946-47; Chicago Rockets (AAFC) 1948 Kadish, Mike, DT, Buffalo 1973-81 Kantor, Joe, RB, Washington 1966 Kasper, Tom, HB, Rochester 1923 Keefe, Emmett, G, Chicago Tigers 1920; Green Bay 1921; Rock Island 1921-22; Milwaukee 1922 Kell, Paul, T, Green Bay 1939-40 Kelley, Mike, T-G, Houston 1985-87; Philadelphia 1988 Kelly, Bob, HB, LA Dons (AAFC) 1947-48; Baltimore (AAFC) 1949 Kelly, Jim, TE, Pittsburgh 1963; Philadelphia 1965, 1967 Kerr, Bill, E, L.A. Dons (AAFC) 1946 Kiel, Blair, QB, Tampa Bay 1984; Indianapolis 198687; Green Bay 1988-91 Kiley, Roger, E, Chicago Cardinals 1923 Kinder, Randy, RB, Philadelphia 1997-99 Knafelc, Greg, QB, New Orleans 1983 Knapp, Lindsay, OG, Kansas City 1993-1995; Green Bay 1995-96 Koken, Mike, HB, Chicago Cardinals 1933 Kosikowski, Frank, E, Cleveland (AAFC) 1948; Buffalo (AAFC) 1948 Kovatch, John, E, Washington 1942, 1946; Green Bay 1947 Kowalkowski, Scott, LB, Philadelphia 1991-93; Detroit 1994-2001 Koziak, Mike, G, Duluth 1924-25 Krimm, John, S, New Orleans 1982-83 Kuchta, Frank, C, Washington 1958-59; Denver 1960 Kuechenberg, Bob, G-T, Miami 1970-83 Kuharich, Joe, G, Chicago Cardinals 1940-41, 1945 Kulbitski, Vic, FB, Buffalo (AAFC) 1946-48 Kuntz, Pat, DE, Indianapolis 2009 Kunz, George, T, Atlanta 1969-74, Baltimore 197577, 1980 Kurth, Joe, T, Green Bay 1933-34 Lambeau, Earl (Curly), HB, Green Bay 1921-29 Lambert, Terrail, DB, San Francisco 2009; Indianapolis 2010; Miami 2011; Oakland 2012-present Lamonica, Daryle, QB, Buffalo 1963-66; Oakland 1967-74 Landri, Derek, DT, Jacksonville 2007-2009; Carolina 2009-11; Philadelphia 2012-present Lansing, Vince, T-G, Evansville 1921 Lanza, Chuck, C, Pittsburgh 1988-90 Larson, Fred, C, Chicago Bears 1922; Milwaukee

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Groom, Jerry, C, Chicago Cardinals 1951-55 Grunhard, Tim, C, Kansas City 1990-2000 Guglielmi, Ralph, QB, Washington 1955, 1958-60; St. Louis 1961; N.Y. Giants 1962-63; Philadelphia 1963 Haines, Kris, WR, Washington 1979; Chicago Bears 1979-81 Halperin, Robert, QB, Brooklyn 1932 Hanlon, Bob, HB-DB, Chicago Cardinals 1948; Pittsburgh 1949 Hanratty, Terry, QB, Pittsburgh 1969-75; Tampa Bay 1976 Hardy, Kevin, DE-DT, San Francisco 1968; Green Bay 1970; San Diego 1971-72 Harper, Deveron, DB, Carolina 2000-2003; New Orleans 2004 Harris, Ryan, OT, Denver 2007-present Harrison, Tyreo, ILB, Philadelphia 2002-04 Hart, Leon, E-FB, Detroit 1950-57 Hayes, Dave, E, Green Bay 1921-22 Hayes, Jerry, E, Rock Island 1921 Heap, Joe, HB, N.Y. Giants 1955 Hearden, Tom (Red), HB, Green Bay 1927-28; Chicago Bears 1928 Heck, Andy, OT, Seattle 1989-1993; Chicago 199498; Washington 1999-2000 Heenan, Pat, SE-DB, Washington 1960 Heldt, Mike, C, Indianapolis 1992-93 Heimkreiter, Steve, LB, Baltimore 1980 Helwig, John, G, Chicago Bears 1953-56 Hentrich, Craig, P, Green Bay 1994-97; Tennessee 1998-2009 Higgins, Luke, G, Baltimore (AAFC) 1947 Hilliard, Cedric, DT, Baltimore 2004-06 Holiday, Carlyle, WR, Arizona 2005; Green Bay 2006-08 Holohan, Pete, TE, San Diego 1981-87; L.A. Rams 1988-90; Kansas City 1991; Cleveland 1992 Holloway, Jabari, TE, New England 2001-02, Houston 2002-03, Washington 2004-05 Hornung, Paul, HB-K, Green Bay 1957-62, 1964-66 Howard, Bobbie, LB, Chicago 2000-2003 Howard, Joe, SE, Buffalo 1986-88; Washington 1989-91 Hoyte, Brandon, LB, Indianapolis 2006 Huarte, John, QB, Boston 1966-67; Philadelphia 1968; Kansas City 1970-71; Chicago Bears 1972 Huffman, Dave, C-G-T, Minnesota 1979-83, 1985-90 Huffman, Tim, G-T, Green Bay 1981-85 Hughes, Ernie, G, San Francisco 1978, 1980; N.Y. Giants 1981-83 Hunter, Art, C, Green Bay 1954; Cleveland 1956-59; L.A. Rams 1960-64; Pittsburgh 1965 Hunter, Al, RB, Seattle 1977-80 Hunter, Javin, WR, Baltimore 2002-04; Carolina 2004-05 Hunter, Tony, TE, Buffalo 1983-84; L.A. Rams 1985-87 Irons, Grant, DE, Buffalo 2002-03; Oakland 2004-06 Ismail, Raghib, WR, L.A./Oakland Raiders 1993-95; Carolina 1996-98; Dallas 1999-2002 Israel, Ron, DB, Washington 2002; Minnesota 2003; Denver 2004; Pittsburgh 2004-05 Izo, George, QB, St. Louis 1960; Washington 196164; Detroit 1965; Pittsburgh 1966 Jackson, Jarious, QB, Denver 2000-2004

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Ellick, Dwight, DB, New Orleans 2005; Tampa Bay 2006 Ellis, Clarence, CB, Atlanta 1972-74 Enright, Rex, FB, Green Bay 1926-27 Evans, Fred, (Dippy), HB, Cleveland (AAFC) 1946; Buffalo (AAFC) 1947; Chicago Rockets (AAFC) 1947-48; Chicago Bears 1948 Faine, Jeff, C, Cleveland 2003-05; New Orleans 2006-07; Tampa Bay 2008-11 Fanning, Mike, DE-DT, LA Rams 1975-82; Detroit 1983; Seattle 1984 Fasano, Anthony, TE, Dallas 2006-07; Miami 2008-present Feeney, Al, C, Canton 1920-21 Ferguson, Vagas, RB, New England 1980-82; Houston 1983; Cleveland 1983 Figaro, Cedric, LB, San Diego 1988-90; Cleveland 1991-92; St. Louis 1995-96 Fischer, Bill (Moose), T, Chicago Cardinals 1949-53 Fisher, Tony, RB, Green Bay 2002-05; St. Louis 2006 Fitzgerald, Freeman, C, Rock Island 1920-21 Fitzpatrick, D.J., K, Buffalo 2008 Flanigan, Jim, DT, Chicago 1994-2000; Green Bay 2001, San Francisco 2002-03; Philadelphia 2004 Fleming, Darius, LB, San Francisco 2012-present Floyd, Michael, WR, Arizona 2012-present Foley, Tim, T, Baltimore 1981 Freeman, Marcus, TE, Baltimore 2007 Frome, Chris, DE, Chicago 2007 Furjanic, Tony, LB, Buffalo 1986-88; Miami 1988 Gandy, Mike, G, Chicago 2001-04; Buffalo 2004-06; Arizona 2007-2009 Gann, Mike, DE, Atlanta 1985-1993 Garvey, Hec, T, Chicago Bears 1922-25, Hartford 1926; Brooklyn 1926, 1930; N.Y. Giants 1927-28; Providence 1929; Staten Island 1931 Gasparella, Joe, QB-LB, Pittsburgh 1948, 1950-51; Chicago Cardinals 1951 Gatewood, Tom, WR, N.Y. Giants 1972-73 Gaul, Frank, T, N.Y. Bulldogs 1949 Gay, Bill, DB, Chicago Cardinals 1951-52 Gibson, Oliver, NG, Pittsburgh 1995-98; Cincinnati 1999-2003; Buffalo 2004 Givens, David, WR, New England 2002-05; Tennessee 2006-08 Gladieux, Bob, RB, Boston 1969; New England 197072; Buffalo 1970 Goeddeke, George, C-G, Denver 1967-72 Golic, Bob, LB-NT, New England 1979-82; Cleveland 1982-88; L.A. Raiders 1989-92 Golic, Mike, DT, Houston 1985-87; Philadelphia 1988-1992; Miami 1993 Gompers, Bill, HB, Buffalo (AAFC) 1948 Goodspeed, Joey, RB, New Orleans 2001; San Diego 2003; St. Louis 2004-05; Minnesota 2006 Goolsby, Mike, LB, Dallas 2005, St. Louis 2006 Grant, Ryan, RB, NYâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Giants 2005; Green Bay 2007-11 Grasmanis, Paul, DL, Chicago 1996-98; St. Louis 1999; Denver 1999-2000; Philadelphia 2001-05 Gray, Jonas, RB, Miami 2012-present Grimes, David, WR, Denver 2009; Kansas City 2010 Green, Mark, HB, Chicago Bears 1989-1992 Greeney, Norm, G, Green Bay 1933; Pittsburgh 1934-35

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Irish in the NFL 1923-24; Green Bay 1925; Chicago Cardinals 1929 Lattner, Johnny, HB, Pittsburgh 1954 Law, John, T, Newark 1930 Laws, Trevor, DT, Philadelphia 2008-11; St. Louis 2012-present Lawrence, Don, T, Washington 1959-61 Leahy, Bernie, HB, Chicago Bears 1932 Legree, Lance, DT, NY Giants 2002-2004; NY Jets 2004-05 Leitko, Travis, DL, Baltimore 2007 Lemek, Ray, G, Washington 1957-61; Pittsburgh 1962-65 Leonard, Bill, DE, Baltimore (AAFC) 1949 Leonard, Jim, FB-QB, Philadelphia 1934-37 Leopold, Bobby, LB, San Francisco 1980-83 LeVoir, Mark, OT, Chicago 2006-07; St. Louis 2008; New England 2009-10 Lind, MIke, FB, San Francisco 1963-67 Lisch, Rusty, QB-S, St. Louis 1980-83; Chicago Bears 1984 Livingstone, Bob, HB, Chicago Rockets (AAFC) 1948; Chicago Hornets (AAFC) 1949; Buffalo (AAFC) 1949; Baltimore 1950 Longo, Tom, DB, N.Y. Giants 1969; St. Louis 1971 Lopienski, Tom, FB, Indianapolis 2003-04; Tampa Bay 2004-05 Lujack, Johnny, QB-DB, Chicago Bears 1948-51 Lyght, Todd, CB, L.A./St. Louis Rams 1991-2000, Detroit 2001-02 Lynch, Dick, DB, Washington 1958; N.Y. Giants 1959-66 Lynch, Jim, LB, Kansas City 1967-77 MacAfee, Ken, TE, San Francisco 1978-79 Mack, Bill (Red), FL, Pittsburgh 1961-63, 1965; Philadelphia 1964; Atlanta 1966; Green Bay 1966 Maddock, Bob, G, Chicago Cardinals 1942; 1946 Maggioli, Chick, HB, Buffalo (AAFC) 1948; Detroit 1949; Baltimore 1950 Mahalic, Drew, LB, San Diego 1975; Philadelphia 1976-78 Mahan, Sean, OG, Tampa Bay 2003-06; Pittsburgh 2007-08; Pittsburgh 2008 Malone, Grover (Molly), HB, Chicago Tigers 1920; Green Bay 1921; Akron 1923 Marelli, Ray, G, Chicago Cardinals 1928 Martin, Dave, LB, Kansas City 1968; Chicago Bears 1969 Martin, Jim, LB-K, Cleveland 1950; Detroit 1951-61; Baltimore 1963; Washington 1964 Martz, Bob, OT, Tampa, 1991 Marx, Greg, DE, Atlanta 1973 Mastrangelo, John, G, Pittsburgh 1947-48; N.Y. Yankees (AAFC) 1949; N.Y. Giants 1950 Mavraides, Menil (Minnie), G, Philadelphia 1954, 1957 Mayer, Frank, G, Green Bay 1927 Mayes, Derrick, WR, Green Bay 1996-98; Seattle 1999-2000; Kansas City 2001 Mayl, Gene, E, Dayton 1925-26 Mays, Corey, LB, New England 2006-07; Cincinnati 2008; Kansas City 2009-11 McBride, Oscar, TE, Arizona 1995-96

McCarthy, Kyle, SS, Denver 2010-11; Kansas City 2012-present McCoy, Mike, DT, Green Bay 1970-76; Oakland 1977-78; N.Y. Giants 1979-80; Detroit 1980 McDonald, Devon, LB, Indianapolis 1993-95; Arizona 1996 McGill, Karmeeleyah, LB, Cincinnati 1993 McGill, Mike, LB, Minnesota 1968-70; St. Louis 1971-72 McGuire, Gene, C, New Orleans 1992-93; Green Bay 1995; Miami 1995 McInerny, Arnold, C-FB, Chicago Cardinals 1920-27 McKnight Rhema, WR, New Orleans 2007 McMullan, John, G, N.Y. Titans 1960-61 McNulty, Paul, E, Chicago Cardinals 1924-25 Meagher, Jack, E, Chicago Tigers 1920 Mehre, Harry, C, Minneapolis 1923-24 Mello, Jim, FB, Boston 1947; L.A. Rams 1948; Chicago Rockets (AAFC) 1948; Detroit 1949 Mergenthal, Art, G, Cleveland 1945; L.A. Rams 1946 Meyer, John, LB, Houston 1966 Mieszkowski, Ed, T, Brooklyn (AAFC) 1946-47 Miller, Don, HB, Providence 1925 Millner, Wayne, E, Boston 1936; Washington 1937-41, 1945 Minor, Kory, LB, Carolina 2000-02 Mirer, Rick, QB, Seattle 1993-96; Chicago 1997; Green Bay 1998; N.Y. Jets 1999; San Francisco 2000-01; Oakland 2002-03; Detroit 2004-05 Mohardt, Johnny, HB, Chicago Cardinals 1922-23; Racine 1924; Chicago Bears 1925 Molinaro, Jim, OL, Washington 2004-06; Dallas 2007 Montana, Joe, QB, San Francisco 1979-1992; Kansas City 1993-94 Moriarty, Larry, RB, Houston 1983-86; Kansas City 1986-91 Moynihan, Tim, C, Chicago Cardinals 1932-33 Mundee, Fred, C, Chicago Bears 1943-45 Murray, Jason, FB, Cincinnati 2002-06 Mutscheller, Jim, E-TE, Baltimore 1954-61 Ndukwe, Chinedum, S, Cincinnati 2007-11 Nemeth, Steve, HB-QB, Cleveland 1945; Chicago Rockets (AAFC) 1946; Baltimore (AAFC) 1947 Niehaus, Steve, DT, Seattle 1976-78; Minnesota 1979 Norman, Todd, T, Seattle 1995 O’Boyle, Harry, HB, Green Bay 1928-29, 1932; Philadelphia 1933 O’Connor, Bill (Zeke), E, Buffalo (AAFC) 1948; Cleveland (AAFC) 1949; N.Y. Yankees 1951 O’Leary, Dan, TE, Buffalo 2001; Pittsburgh 2002; NY Giants 2003 Olsen, Eric, OG, Denver 2010-11; Washington 2011; New Orleans 2011-present O’Malley, Jim, LB, Denver 1973-75 O’Neil, Bob, G, Pittsburgh 1956-57; N.Y. Titans 1961 Oriard, Mike, C, Kansas City 1970-73 Ostrowski, Chet, DE, Washington 1954-59 Owens, John, TE, Detroit 2002-03, 2008; Chicago 2004; Cleveland 2005; New Orleans 2006-07; Seattle 2009, Oakland 2010 Page, Alan, DT, Minnesota 1967-78; Chicago Bears 1978-81 Palmer, Billy, TE, Washington 2005

Palumbo, Sam, LB, Cleveland 1955-56; Green Bay 1957; Buffalo 1960 Panelli, John (Pep), FB-LB, Detroit 1949-50; Chicago Cardinals 1951-53 Pasquesi, Tony, DT, Chicago Cardinals 1955-57 Patulski, Walt, DE, Buffalo 1972-75; St. Louis 1977 Pauly, Greg, DT, Chicago 2005 Pearson, Dud, QB, Racine 1922 Pergine, John, LB, L.A. Rams 1969-72; Washington 1973-75 Petitbon, John, HB, Dallas 1952; Cleveland 1955-56; Green Bay 1957 Petitgout, Luke, OL, N.Y. Giants 1999-2006; Tampa Bay 2007 Peterson, Anthony, LB, San Francisco 1994-96; Chicago 1997; San Francisco 1998-99; Washington 2000 Phelan, Bob, HB, Toledo 1922; Rock Island 1923-24 Piepul, Milt, FB, Detroit 1941 Pietrosante, Nick, FB, Detroit 1959-65; Cleveland 1966-67 Pinkett, Allen, RB, Houston 1986-91 Pliska, Joe, HB, Hammond 1920-21 Pivarnik, Joe, G, Philadelphia 1936 Pivec, Dave, TE, L.A. Rams 1966-68; Denver 1969 Pottios, Myron, LB, Pittsburgh 1961, 1963-65; L.A. Rams 1966-70; Washington 1971-74 Powers, John, SE, Pittsburgh 1962-66 Powlus, Ron, QB, Philadelphia 2000-2001 Pozderac, Phil, T, Dallas 1982-87 Pritchett, Wes, LB, Buffalo 1989-90; Atlanta 1991 Puplis, Andy, HB, Chicago Cardinals 1943 Quinn, Brady, QB, Cleveland 2007-2009; Denver 2010-present Quinn, Steve, C, Houston 1968 Rassas, Nick, DB, Atlanta 1966-68 Ratigan, Brian, LB, Indianapolis 1994 Ratkowski, Ray, HB, Boston 1961 Ratterman, George, QB, Buffalo (AAFC) 1947-49; NY Yankees 1950-51; Cleveland 1952-56 Regner, Tom, G-T, Houston 1967-72 Rehder, Tom, OT, New England 1988-89; N.Y. Giants 1990; Minnesota 1992 Reilly, Jim, G, Buffalo 1970-71 Richardson, Mike, CB, New England 2007-09; Kansas City 2010; Indianapolis 2011 Ridder, Tim, OG, Indianapolis 2001-02 Riffle, Chuck, G, Cleveland 1944; N.Y. Yankees (AAFC) 1946-48 Robinson, Trevor, OG, Cincinnati 2012-present Rogers, John, C, Cincinnati 1933-34 Rosenthal, Mike, OL, N.Y. Giants 1999-2002; Minnesota 2003-06; Miami 2007-08 Rossum, Allen, CB, Philadelphia 1998-2000; Green Bay 2000-01; Atlanta 2002-07; San Francisco 2008-09 Ruddy, Tim, C, Miami 1994-2003 Rudnick, Tim, S, Baltimore 1974 Rudolph, Kyle, TE, Minnesota 2011-present Ruetz, Joe, G, Chicago Rockets (AAFC) 1946, 1948 Rutkowski, Ed, HB-FL-QB, Buffalo 1963-66 Ryan, Jim, HB, Rock Island 1924; Chicago Cardinals 1924 Ryan, Tim,OG, Tampa 1991-1993 Rydzewski, Frank, T, Cleveland 1920; Chicago

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COACHING & STAFF 2011 SEASON IN REVIEW HISTORY & RECORDS

Ward, Gillie, T, Dayton 1923 Watson, Courtney, LB, New Orleans 2004-06 Watters, Ricky, RB, San Francisco 1991-1994; Philadelphia 1995-97; Seattle 1998-2001 Waymer, Dave, CB, New Orleans 1980-89; San Francisco 1990-91, L.A. Raiders 1992 Weaver, Anthony, DT, Baltimore 2002-05; Houston 2006-08 Wendell, Marty, G, Chicago Hornets (AAFC) 1949 Weston, Jeff, DT, N.Y. Giants 1979-82 Wetoska, Bob, T, Chicago Bears 1960-69 Whipple, Ray, E, Detroit 1920 White, Jim, T, N.Y. Giants 1946-50 Whittington, Mike, LB, N.Y. Giants 1980-83 Wightkin, Bill, T-DE, Chicago Bears 1950-57 Williams, Bob, QB, Chicago Bears 1951-52, 1955 Williams, Brock, CB, New England 2001-02; Oakland 2003-04; Cincinnati 2004, Oakland 2004-05 Williams, George, DT, Cleveland 1992 Williams, Joel, TE, Miami 1987 Williams, Larry, G, Cleveland 1986-88; San Diego 1989; New Orleans 1990-91; New England 1992 Wisne, Jerry, OL, Chicago 1999-2000; Minnesota 2001; Houston 2002; Green Bay 2003 Wolski, Bill, HB, Atlanta 1966 Wooden Shawn, S, Miami 1996-99; Chicago 2000; Miami 2001-05 Worden, Neil (Bull), FB, Philadelphia 1954, 1957 Wunsch, Harry, G, Green Bay 1934 Wynn, Renaldo, DT, Jacksonville 1997-2001; Washington 2002-07; NY Giants 2008; Washington 2009 Wynne, Chet, FB, Rochester 1922 Wynne, Elmer, FB, Chicago Bears 1928; Dayton 1929 Yarr, Tom, C, Chicago Cardinals 1933 Yonakor, John, E-DE, Cleveland (AAFC) 1946-49; N.Y. Yankees 1950; 1952 Young, Bryant, DT, San Francisco 1994-07 Young, Sam, OT, Dallas 2010-11; Buffalo 2012-present Zalejski, Ernie, HB, Baltimore 1950 Zbikowski, Tom, SS, Baltimore 2008-11; Indianapolis 2012-present Zeigler, Dusty, G, Buffalo 1996-99; N.Y. Giants 2000-02 Zellars, Ray, FB, New Orleans 1995-1998 Zilly, Jack, E, L.A. Rams 1947-51; Philadelphia 1952 Zoia, Clyde, G, Chicago Cardinals 1920-23 Zontini, Lou, HB, Chicago Cardinals 1940-41; Cleveland 1944; Buffalo (AAFC) 1946 Zorich, Chris, DT, Chicago 1991-97; Washington 1997

THE FIGHTING IRISH

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99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

Stevenson, Mark, G, Columbus 1922 Stewart, Ralph, C-LB, NY (AAFC) 1947-48; Baltimore (AAFC) 1948 Stickles, Monty, TE, San Francisco 1960-67; New Orleans 1968 Stonebreaker, Michael, LB, Chicago 1991; Atlanta 1993-94 Stovall, Maurice, WR, Tampa Bay 2006-11; Detroit 2011-present Streeter, George, SS, Chicago Bears 1989; L.A. Raiders 1990 Strohmeyer, George, C, Brooklyn (AAFC) 1948; Chicago Hornets (AAFC) 1949 Stuhldreher, Harry, QB, Brooklyn 1926 Sullivan, John, C, Minnesota 2008-present Sullivan, George, E, Boston 1948 Swatland, Dick, G, Houston 1968 Swistowicz, Mike, FB, N.Y. Yankees 1950; Chicago Cardinals 1950 Sylvester, Steve, G-T-C, Oakland 1975-81; L.A. Raiders 1982-83 Szymanski, Dick, C-LB, Baltimore 1955, 1957-68 Szymanski, Frank, C-LB, Detroit 1945-47; Philadelphia 1948; Chicago 1949 Tate, Golden, WR, Seattle 2010-present Tatum, Kinnon, LB, Carolina 1997-99; Tampa Bay 2000 Taylor, Aaron, G, Green Bay 1994-97; San Diego 1998-99 Taylor, Bobby, CB, Philadelphia 1995-2003; Seattle 2004-05 Terlep, George, QB, Buffalo (AAFC) 1946-48; Cleveland (AAFC) 1948 Terrell, Pat, FS, Los Angeles Rams 1990-93; N.Y. Jets 1994-1995; Carolina 1995-97; Green Bay 1998 Thayer, Tom, G-C, Chicago Bears 1985-92; Miami 1993 Theismann, Joe, QB-KR, Washington 1974-85 Thomas, Bob, K, Chicago Bears 1975-84; Detroit 1982; San Diego 1985 Thomas, Travis, RB, Cleveland 2008 Tobin, George, G, N.Y. Giants 1947 Toneff, Bob, DT, San Francisco 1952, 1954-58; Washington 1959-64 Tonelli, Mario, HB, Chicago Cardinals 1940, 1945 Toran, Stacey, S, L.A. Raiders 1984-88 Trafton, George, C, Decatur 1920; Chicago Staleys 1921; Chicago Bears 1922-32 Tripucka, Frank, QB, Philadelphia 1949; Detroit 1949; Chicago Cardinals Dallas 1952; Denver 1960-63 Tuck, Justin, DE, NY Giants 2005-present Turkovich, Michael, OT, Dallas 2009, NY Jets 2010 Urban, Gasper, G, Chicago Rockets (AAFC) 1948 Vairo, Dom, E, Green Bay 1935 Varrichione, Frank, T, Pittsburgh 1955-60; L.A. Rams 1961-65 Vasys, Arunas, LB, Philadelphia 1966-68 Vergara, George, E, Green Bay 1925 Vollers, Kurt, T, Indianapolis 2002; Dallas 2002-05 Walker, Darius, RB, Houston 2007-08; Denver 2009 Wallace, John, E, Chicago Bears 1928; Dayton 1929 Wallner, Fred, G, Chicago Cardinals 1951-52, 195455; Houston 1960 Walsh, Bill, C, Pittsburgh 1949-54 Walton, Shane, CB, St. Louis 2003; Pittsburgh 2004

HERE COME THE IRISH

Tigers 1920; Hammond 1920, 1922-26; Chicago Cardinals 1921; Chicago Bears 1923; Milwaukee 1925 Rykovich, Julie, HB-DB, Buffalo (AAFC) 1947-48; Chicago Rockets (AAFC) 1948; Chicago Bears 1949-51 Rymkus, Lou, T, Washington 1943; Cleveland 1946-51 Santucci, Dan, OL, Cincinnati 2007-10 Sapp, Gerome, SS, Baltimore 2003-2004; Indianapolis 2004-05; Baltimore 2006-08 Savoldi, Joe, FB, Chicago Bears 1930 Scarpitto, Bob, FL-P, San Diego 1961; Denver 196267; Boston 1968 Schaefer, Don, FB, Philadelphia 1956 Scharer, Eddie, QB, Detroit 1926, 1928; Pottsville 1927 Schoen, Tom, S, Cleveland 1970 Scholtz, Bob, C, Detroit 1960-64; N.Y. Giants 1965-66 Schrader, Jim, C, Washington 1954, 1956-61; Philadelphia 1962-64 Schwapp, Asaph, FB, Dallas 2009 Scibelli, Joe, G, L.A. Rams 1961-75 Scott, Vince, G, Buffalo (AAFC) 1947-48 Scully, John G-C, Atlanta 1981-90 Seiler, Paul, T-C, N.Y. Jets 1967, 1969; Oakland 1971-73 Setta, Nick, K, Chicago 2005; Buffalo 2006 Seyfrit, Frank (Si), E, Toledo 1923; Hammond 1924 Seymour, Jim, WR, Chicago Bears 1970-72 Shellogg, Alec, T, Brooklyn 1939; Chicago Bears 1939 Shelton, Matt, WR, New England 2006 Signaigo, Joe, OG-DG, NY (AAFC) 1948-49; NY Yankees 1950 Simmons, Floyd, HB, Chicago Rockets (AAFC) 1948 Sitko, Emil (Red), HB, San Francisco 1950; Chicago Cardinals 1951-52 Skoglund, Bob, E, Green Bay 1947 Slackford, Fred, FB, Dayton 1920; Canton 1921 Smagala, Stan, CB, Dallas 1990; Pittsburgh 1992-93 Smith, Chris, FB Kansas City 1986-87 Smith, Dick (Red), QB, Green Bay 1927, 1929; N.Y. Yankees 1928; Newark 1930; N.Y. Giants 1931 Smith, Harrison, S, Minnesota 2012-present Smith, Hunter, P, Indianapolis 1999-08; Washington 2009 Smith, Irv, TE, New Orleans 1993-97; San Francisco 1998; Cleveland 1999-2000 Smith, Rod, DB, New England 1992-94; Carolina 1995-98; Green Bay 1998 Smith, Tony, SE, Kansas City 1992 Snow, Jack, SE, L.A. Rams 1965-75 Snowden, Jim, T-DE, Washington 1965-71 Spaniel, Frank, HB, Baltimore 1950; Washington 1950 Stams, Frank, DE, L.A. Rams 1989-91, Cleveland 1992-94; Carolina 1995 Statuto, Art, C, Buffalo (AAFC) 1948-49; Los Angeles Rams 1950 Steinkemper, Bill, T, Chicago Bears 1943 Stenger, Brian, LB, Pittsburgh 1969-72; New England 1973 Stevenson, Dan, G, New England 2006-07; Houston 2008-09

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Irish & the NFL Draft Since the National Football League began drafting players in 1936 — starting with the initial draft on February 8, 1936, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia — 471 Notre Dame football players have been chosen by NFL teams, according to the NFL. Based on the statistics provided by the NFL, Notre Dame has had 63 first-round draft picks, beginning with Bill Shakespeare by Pittsburgh in 1936. Overall, the Irish have had five players (tied with USC for most) chosen as the first pick in the entire draft—QB Angelo Bertelli by Boston in 1944, QB Frank Dancewicz by Boston in 1946, E Leon Hart by Detroit in 1950, B Paul Hornung by Green Bay in 1957 and DT Walt Patulski by Buffalo in 1972. Here’s a listing of first-round selections by current NFL teams with the overall pick in parentheses: 1936 B Bill Shakespeare, Pittsburgh (3) 1944 QB Angelo Bertelli, Boston (1) B Creighton Miller, Brooklyn (3) 1945 B Frank Szymanski, Detroit (6) E John Yonakor, Philadelphia (9) 1946 QB Frank Dancewicz, Boston (1) QB John Lujack, Chicago (4) T George Connor, New York Giants (5) B Emil Sitko, Los Angeles Rams (10) 1949 QB Frank Tripucka, Philadelphia (9) G Bill Fischer, Phoenix (10) 1950 E Leon Hart, Detroit (1) 1951 B Bob Williams, Chicago (2) C Jerry Groom, Phoenix (6) 1954 T Art Hunter, Green Bay (2) B John Lattner, Pittsburgh (7) B Neil Worden, Philadelphia (9) 1955 QB Ralph Guglielmi, Washington (3) T Frank Varrichione, Pittsburgh (6) B Joe Heap, New York Giants (8) 1957 B Paul Hornung, Green Bay (1) 1959 B Nick Pietrosante, Detroit (6) 1960 QB George Izo, New York Jets, Phoenix (2) E Monty Stickles, San Diego, San Francisco (11) 1965 WR Jack Snow, Minnesota (8) 1967 DT Alan Page, Minnesota (15) G Tom Regner, Houston (23) G Tom Seiler, New York Jets (12) 1968 DE Kevin Hardy, New Orleans (7) 1969 T George Kunz, Atlanta (2) E Jim Seymour, Los Angeles Rams (10) 1970 DT Mike McCoy, Green Bay (2) 1972 DE Walt Patulski, Buffalo (1) DB Clarence Ellis, Atlanta (15) DT Mike Kadish, Miami (25) 1975 DT Mike Fanning, Los Angeles Rams (9) 1976 DT Steve Niehaus, Seattle (2) 1978 TE Ken MacAfee, San Francisco (7) DE Ross Browner, Cincinnati (8) DB Luther Bradley, Detroit (11) 1980 RB Vagas Ferguson, New England (25) 1982 LB Bob Crable, New York Jets (23) 1983 TE Tony Hunter, Buffalo (12) 1984 RB Greg Bell, Buffalo (26) 1986 DT Eric Dorsey, New York Giants (19) 1988 WR Tim Brown, Los Angeles Raiders (6)

1989 OT Andy Heck, Seattle (15) 1991 CB Todd Lyght, Los Angeles Rams (5) 1992 TE Derek Brown, New York Giants (14) 1993 QB Rick Mirer, Seattle (2) FB Jerome Bettis, Los Angeles Rams (10) CB Tom Carter, Washington (17) TE Irv Smith, New Orleans (20) 1994 DT Bryant Young, San Francisco (7) OG Aaron Taylor, Green Bay (16) FS Jeff Burris, Buffalo (27) 1997 DE Renaldo Wynn, Jacksonville (21) 1999 OT Luke Petitgout, New York Giants (19) 2003 C Jeff Faine, Cleveland (21) 2007 QB Brady Quinn, Cleveland (22) 2012 WR Michael Floyd, Arizona ((13) S Harrison Smith, Minnesota (29) Here’s a complete listing of all Notre Dame draft picks, including three years worth of All-America Football Conference picks in 1947-49: 1936 1. Bill Shakespeare, B, Pittsburgh (3) 3. Andy Pilney, B, Detroit (26) 7. Marty Peters, E, Pittsburgh (57) 7. Wally Fromhart, B, Green Bay (61) 8. Wayne Millner, E, Boston (65) 1938 5. Chuck Sweeney, E, Green Bay (37) 10. Pat McCarty, C, Pittsburgh (84) 12. Joe Kuharich, G, Pittsburgh (104) 1939 6. Ed Beinor, T, Brooklyn (46) 8. Paul Kell, T, Green Bay (69) 9. Earl Brown, E, Chicago Cardinals (71) 17. Ed Longhi, C, Pittsburgh (152) 19. Ed Simonich, B, Chicago Bears (176) 21. Bill Hofer, B, Green Bay (194) 21. Mario Tonelli, B, N.Y. Giants (195) 1940 14. Bud Kerr, E, Green Bay (129) 19. Tad Harvey, T, Pittsburgh (173) 22. Steve Sitko, B, Washington (198) 1941 11. Milt Piepul, B, Detroit (95) 16. Bob Osterman, C, Chicago Bears (148) 17. Bob Saggau, B, Green Bay (157) 1942 13. John Kovatch, E, Washington (116) 21. Steve Juzwik, B, Washington (191) 1943 3. Fred (Dippy) Evans, B, Chicago Bears (24) 5. Bob Dove, E, Washington (40) 6. Wally Ziemba, C, Washington (50) 7. Lou Rymkus T, Washington (60) 13. Tom Brock, C, Green Bay (118) 13. Harry Wright, G, Washington (120) 26. Bob Neff, T, Philadelphia (242) 30. Dick Creevy B, Chicago Bears (289)

1944 1. Angelo Bertelli, QB, Boston (1) 1. Creighton Miller, B, Brooklyn (3) 9. Matt Bolger, E, Detroit (79) 12. Pat Filley, G, Cleveland (119) 19. Bob McBride, G, Cleveland (196) 21. John Creevey, B, Cleveland (218) 25. John McGinnis, E, Chicago Cardinals (253) 27. Bill Earley, B, Chicago Cardinals (275) 27. Russell (Pete) Ashbaugh, B, Pittsburgh (283) 32. Stan Kudlacz, C, Cleveland (329) 1945 1. Frank Szymanski, C, Detroit (6) 1. John Yonakor, E, Philadelphia (9) 3. John (Tree) Adams, T, Washington (23) 4. Jack Zilly, E, L.A. Rams (32) 6. Corwin (Cornie) Clatt, B, Chicago Cardinals (45) 6. Jim Mello, B, Boston (47) 6. Gerry Cowhig, B, Cleveland (48) 7. Ziggy Czarobski, T, Chicago Cardinals (55) 10. Bill Huber, E, Chicago Cardinals (88) 12. Herb Coleman, C, Boston (113) 15. George Connor, T, Pittsburgh (145) 16. John Creevey, B, Chicago Bears (159) 22. Bob Livingstone, B, Chicago Bears (225) 23. Luke Higgins, T, Cleveland (235) 30. Paul Limont, E, Detroit (313) 1946 1. Frank Dancewicz, QB, Boston (1) 1. Johnny Lujack, QB, Chicago Bears (4) 1. George Connor, T, N.Y. Giants (5) 1. Emil Sitko, B, L.A. Rams (10) 3. Elmer Angsman, B, Chicago Cardinals (16) 7. Ed Mieszkowski, T, Boston (52) 7. Pete Berezney, T, Detroit (58) 9. Bob Skoglund, E, Washington (79) 10. Joe Signaigo, G, L.A. Rams (90) 13. George Strohmeyer, C, L.A. Rams (120) 14. Bob Palladino, B, L.A. Rams (130) 15. Fred Rovai, G, Chicago Cardinals 17. Gasper Urban, G, L.A. Rams (160) 17. Jerry Ford, E, L.A. Rams (180) 20. Bill Heywood, B, Chicago Cardinals (181) 20. Frank Ruggerio, B, Boston (182) NFL 1947 3. John Mastrangelo, G, Pittsburgh (16) 6. George Sullivan, T, Boston (37) 10. Bob Kelly, B, Green Bay (81) 13. Bob Skoglund, E, Green Bay (111) 15. John Fallon, T, N.Y. Giants (134) 26. Ralph Stewart, C, N.Y. Giants (244) 27. Bob Palladino, B, Green Bay (250) AAFC 1947 1. George Sullivan, T, Chicago Rockets (4) 2. Gerry Cohwig, B, Cleveland (16) 5. John Mastrangelo, G, Buffalo (34) 6. Jack Zilly, E, San Francisco (46) 8. Matt Bolger, E, Chicago Rockets (60) 8. George Strohmeyer, C, N.Y. Yankees (63) 14. Bob Livingstone, B, Chicago Rockets (108)

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AAFC 1949 2. John Panelli, B, N.Y. Yankees (13) 5. Frank Gaul, G, Buffalo (35)

1957 1. Paul Hornung, B, Green Bay (1) 12. Ed Sullivan, C, Green Bay (135) 13. Jim Morse, B, Green Bay (148) 20. Byron Beams, T, L.A. Rams (232) 1958 6. Dick Lynch, B, Washington (66) 9. Frank Kuchta, C, Washington (102) 10. Aubrey Lewis, B, Chicago Bears (113) 1959 1. Nick Pietrosante, B, Detroit (6) 5. Bob Wetoska, T, Washington (49) 5. Frank Geremia, T, San Francisco (54) 7. Don Lawrence, T, Washington (76) 10. Ron Toth, T, Washington (113) 10. Bronko Nagurski, T, San Francisco (114)

1961 (NFL) 2. Myron Pottios, LB, Pittsburgh (19) 10. Joe Scibelli, HB, L.A. Rams (130) 10. Bill (Red) Mack, B, Pittsburgh (131) 20. Ray Ratkowski, B, Green Bay (218) 1961 (AFL) 3. Myron Pottios, LB, Oakland 9. Bob Scarpitto, HB, L.A. Chargers 10. Joe Scibelli, HB, N.Y. Titans 23. Bill (Red) Mack, B, Buffalo 27. Ray Ratkowski, B, Boston 1962 (NFL) 2. Joe Carollo, T, L.A. Rams (16) 2. Bob Bill, T, N.Y. Giants (26) 5. Mike Lind, HB, San Francisco (64) 9. John Powers, E, Pittsburgh (117) 13. Joe Perkowski, B, Chicago Bears (175) 1962 (AFL) 4. Bob Bill, T, San Diego (31) 13. Nick Buoniconti, G, Boston (102) 18. Joe Carollo, T, L.A. Dallas Texans (139) 19. Mike Lind, HB, San Diego (152) 1963 (NFL) 10. Ed Hoerster, LB, Chicago Bears (137) 12. Daryle Lamonica, QB, Green Bay (168) 16. John Slafkosky, T, St. Louis (213) 1963 (AFL) 9. Ed Burke, T, Houston (70) 16. Ed Hoerster, LB, Buffalo (124) 24. Daryle Lamonica, QB, Buffalo (188) 1964 (NFL) 2. Jim Kelly, E, Pittsburgh (28) 4. Paul Costa, B, Green Bay (55) 4. Frank Budka, HB, Chicago Bears (56) 5. Jim Snowden, FB, Washington (59) 8. George Bednar, G, St. Louis (104) 13. Tom MacDonald, B, Washington (171) 17. Dave Humenik, T, N.Y. Giants (236)

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

1951 1. Bob Williams, QB, Chicago Bears (2) 1. Jerry Groom, C, Chicago Cardinals (6) 12. Jack Landry, B, Chicago Cardinals (139) 20. Fred Wallner, G, Chicago Cardinals (235) 29. Bob Livingstone, B, Chicago Cardinals (343)

1956 3. Don Schaefer, B, Philadelphia (28) 9. Wayne Edmonds, G, Pittsburgh (100) 13. Jim Mense, C, Green Bay (152) 14. John McMullan, G, N.Y. Giants (165) 15. Dick Fitzgerald, B, Chicago Bears (178) 19. Ray Lemek, G, Washington (227) 21. Gene Martell, T, Pittsburgh (244) 21. Gene Kapish, E, Cleveland (253) 22. George Nicula, T, Washington (262) 29. Pat Bisceglia, G, Washington (347)

1960 (AFL) no record of order George Izo, B, N.Y. Titans Monty Stickles, E, L.A. Chargers Bob Scholtz, C, L.A. Chargers Jim Crotty, HB, Dallas Texans Mike Graney, E, Buffalo

HISTORY & RECORDS

1950 1. Leon Hart, E, Detroit (1) 2. Jim Martin, E, Cleveland (26) 4. Larry Coutre, B, Green Bay (43) 5. Mike Swistowicz, B, N.Y. Bulldogs (55) 5. Frank Spaniel, B, Washington (58) 5. Ernie Zalejski, B, Chicago Bears (62) 7. Bill Gay, B, Chicago Cardinals (85) 10. Walt Grothaus, C, Chicago Cardinals (125) 11. John Helwig, G, Chicago Bears (140) 18. Ray Espenan, E, Chicago Cardinals (229) 19. Gus Cifelli, T, Detroit (239) 19. Frank Gaul, T, Pittsburgh (242) 30. Ed Hudak, T, Pittsburgh (386)

1955 1. Ralph Guglielmi, QB, Washington (3) 1. Frank Varrichione, T, Pittsburgh (6) 1. Joe Heap, B, N.Y. Giants (8) 2. Dick Szymanski, C, Baltimore (16) 3. Tony Pasquesi, T, Chicago Cardinals (32) 4. Paul Reynolds, B, Cleveland (41) 4. Sam Palumbo, C, Cleveland (49) 6. Dan Shannon, E, Chicago Bears (63) 24. Bob Ready, T, Washington (279)

1960 (NFL) 1. George Izo, B, Chicago Cardinals (2) 1. Monty Stickles, E, San Francisco (11) 3. Bob Scholtz, C, Detroit (27) 12. Jim Crotty, HB, Washington/Dallas (136) 17. Mike Graney, E, Philadelphia/Buffalo (200)

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NFL 1949 1. Frank Tripuka, QB, Philadelphia (9) 1. Bill Fischer, G, Chicago Cardinals (10) 2. John Panelli, B, Detroit (12) 3. Bill Walsh, C, Pittsburgh (26) 5. Terry Brennan, B, Philadelphia (51) 8. Bill Wightkin, E, Chicago Bears (79) 20. Frank Gaul, T, Boston (193) 24. Don McAuliffe, B, N.Y. Giants (235)

1954 1. Art Hunter, T, Green Bay (2) 1. Johnny Lattner, B, Pittsburgh (7) 1. Neil Worden, B, Philadelphia (9) 2. Jim Schrader, C, Washington (20) 4. Frank Paterra, B, Chicago Bears (42) 4. Minnie Mavraides, G, Philadelphia (45) 6. Tom McHugh, B, Chicago Cardinals 10. Joe Katchik, E, L.A. Rams 15. Sam Palumbo, G, San Francisco 18. Don Penza, E, Pittsburgh 28. Joe Bush, G, Pittsburgh

Al Ecuyer, G, N.Y. Giants (214) Norm Odyniec, B, Washington (316) Bob Williams, B, Chicago Bears (332) Dick Loncar, T, Pittsburgh (343) Angelo Mosca, T, Philadelphia (350)

COACHING & STAFF

AAFC 1948 3. Bill Gompers, B, Buffalo (16) 4. Bill O’Connor, E, Buffalo (24) 5. Bill Walsh, C, Chicago Rockets (25) 6. Marty Wendell, G, Buffalo (33) 18. Doug Waybright, E, Buffalo (119) 19. Russell (Pete) Ashbaugh, B, Cleveland (129) 26. John Panelli, B, N.Y. Yankees (184)

1953 8. Don Beck, B, N.Y. Giants (94) 15. Bob O’Neil, E, Pittsburgh (173) 29. Jack Alessandrini, G, Baltimore (338) 30. Bill Gaudreau, B, Chicago Cardinals (351)

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THE FIGHTING IRISH

NFL 1948 6. Joe Gasperella, B, Pittsburgh (43) 8. Marty Wendell, G, Philadelphia (63) 16. George Ratterman, QB, Boston (139) 17. Jack Fallon, G, Chicago Bears (152) 18. Bill O’Connor, G, L.A. Rams (160) 24. Floyd Simmons, B, Pittsburgh (223) 25. Coy McGee, B, Detroit (227) 29. John Panelli, B, Green Bay (271) 21. Art Statuto, C, Philadelphia (292) 32. Bill Fischer, G, Chicago Cardinals (300)

1952 2. Bob Toneff, T, San Francisco (22) 7. John Petitbon, B, N.Y. Yankees (74) 10. Chet Ostrowski, E, Washington (115) 12. Jim Mutscheller, E, N.Y. Yankees (134) 13. Dave Flood, B, Pittsburgh (150) 16. Paul Burns, G, N.Y. Giants (191) 28. Billy Barrett, B, Green Bay (327)

HERE COME THE IRISH

14. Joe Signaigo, B, Cleveland (112) 16. Frank Kosikowski, E, Buffalo (122) Johnny Lujack, QB, Chicago Rockets

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99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Irish & the NFL Draft 1964 (AFL) 2. Jim Kelly, E, Boston (13) 3. George Bednar, G, Oakland (23) 15. John Simon, E, Kansas City (50) 10. Clay Stephens, E, Kansas City (73) 14. Paul Costa, B, Kansas City (106) 15. Jim Snowden, FB, Kansas City (114) 17. Bob Lehmann, G-LB, N.Y. Jets (131) 23. Dave Humenik, T, N.Y. Boston (180) 1965 (NFL) 1. Jack Snow, E, Minnesota (8) 6. Tony Carey, HB, Chicago Bears (73) 6. John Huarte, QB, Philadelphia(76) 8. John Meyer, LB, St. Louis (110) 12. Jim Carroll, LB, N.Y. Giants (155) 14. Dave Pivec, E, Chicago Bears (185) 14. Tom Longo, B, Philadelphia (188) 18. Dick Arrington, G, Cleveland (251) 1965 (AFL) 2. John Huarte, QB, N.Y. Jets 4. Dick Arrington, G, Boston 7. Jack Snow, E, San Diego 9. Tony Carey, HB, San Diego 14. Tom Longo, B, Philadelphia/Oakland 1966 (NFL) 2. Nick Rassas, DB, Atlanta (17) 2. Nick Eddy, HB, Detroit (24) 3. Phil Sheridan, E, Atlanta (48) 4. Pete Duranko, DE-LB, Cleveland (61) 5. Bill Wolski, HB, Atlanta (65) 8. Tom Talaga, E, Cleveland (123) 16. Arunas Vasys, LB, Philadelphia (234) 1966 (AFL) 1. Nick Eddy, HB, Denver 2. Nick Rassas, DB, San Diego 2. Pete Duranko, DE-LB, Denver 4. Phil Sheridan, E, N.Y. Jets 10. Bill Wolski, HB, N.Y. Jets 18. Tom Talaga, E, Denver Note: Eddy was a redshirt draft 1967 1. Paul Seiler, G, N.Y. Jets (12) 1. Alan Page, DE, Minnesota (15) 1. Tom Regner, G, Houston (23) 2. Larry Conjar, FB, Cleveland (46) 2. Jim Lynch, LB, Kansas City (47) 3. George Goeddeke, C, Denver (59) 4. Tom Rhoads, DE, Buffalo (70) 16. Allen Sack, LB, L.A. Rams (408) Paul Hornung, HB, New Orleans (Expansion) Bob Scholtz, T, New Orleans (Expansion)

1968 1. Kevin Hardy, DE, New Orleans (7) 3. Mike McGill, LB, Minnesota (76) 5. Jim Smithberger, DB, Boston (116) 6. Dave Martin, DB, Philadelphia (157) 8. Dick Swatland, G-T, New Orleans (195) 8. Tom Schoen, DB, Cleveland (212) 11. John Pergine, LB, L.A. Rams (297) 16. Rocky Bleier, RB, Pittsburgh (417) 1969 1. George Kunz, T, Atlanta (2) 1. Jim Seymour, SE, L.A. Rams (10) 2. Terry Hanratty, QB, Pittsburgh (30) 4. Bob Kuechenberg, G, Philadelphia (80) 5. Jim Winegardner, TE, Chicago Bears (119) 6. Ed Tuck, G, Miami (141) 8. Bob Gladieux, RB, Boston (186) 11. Eric Norri, DT, Washington (269) 12. Bob Belden, QB, Dallas (308) 12. John Lavin, LB, Kansas City (309) 13. Tom Quinn, DB, Chicago Bears (325) 1970 1. Mike McCoy, DT, Green Bay (2) 3. Jim Reilly, G, Buffalo (57) 5. Bob Olson, LB, Boston (107) 5. Mike Oriard, C, Kansas City (130) 7. Terry Brennan, T, Philadelphia (158) 1971 4. Joe Theismann, QB, Miami (99) 5. Tim Kelly, LB, Boston (106) 7. Larry DiNardo, G, New Orleans (158) 15. Jim Wright, LB, N.Y. Giants (382) 1972 1. Walt Patulski, DE, Buffalo (1) 1. Clarence Ellis, DB, Atlanta (15) 1. Mike Kadish, DT, Miami (25) 3. Fred Swendsen, DE, Buffalo (53) 4. Eric Patton, LB, Green Bay (86) 5. Tom Gatewood, WR, N.Y. Giants (107) 7. Ralph Stepaniak, DB, Buffalo (157) 7. Mike Zikas, DT, N.Y. Giants (177) 1973 2. Greg Marx, DT, Atlanta (39) 6. Mike Creaney, C, Chicago Bears (138) 9. John Dampeer, G, Cincinnati (224) 12. Jim Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malley, LB, Denver (296) 13. John Cieszkowski, RB, Chicago Bears (320) 15. Ken Schlezes, DB, Philadelphia (367) 1974 2. Dave Casper, TE, Oakland (45) 4. Mike Townsend, DB, Minnesota (86) 9. Brian Doherty, P, Buffalo (226) 11. Tim Rudnick, DB, Baltimore (285) 14. Frank Pomarico, G, Kansas (353) 15. Bob Thomas, K, LA Rams (388) 17. Cliff Brown, RB, Philadelphia (427) 17. Willie Townsend, WR, L.A. Rams (440)

1975 1. Mike Fanning, DT, L.A. Rams (9) 2. Greg Collins LB, San Francisco (35) 3. Drew Mahalic, LB, Denver (69) 5. Kevin Nosbusch, DT, San Diego (111) 5. Wayne Bullock, RB, San Francisco (114) 10. Steve Sylvester, T, Oakland (259) 13. Pete Demmerle, WR, San Diego (320) 13. Eric Penick, RB, Denver (329) 14. Reggie Barnett, DB, San Diego (345) 16. Tom Fine, TE, Buffalo (406) 1976 1. Steve Niehaus, DT, Seattle, (2) 7. Ed Bauer, G, New Orleans, (201) 1978 1. Ken MacAfee, TE, San Francisco (7) 1. Ross Browner, DT, Cincinnati (8) 1. Luther Bradley, DB, Detroit (11) 2. Willie Fry, DE, Pittsburgh (49) 3. Ernie Hughes, G, San Francisco (79) 4. Al Hunter, RB, Seattle (1977 supplemental draft) 5. Ted Burgmeier, DB, Miami (111) 9. Steve McDaniels, T, San Francisco (249) 10. Doug Becker, LB, Pittsburgh (258) 1979 2. Dave Huffman, C, Minnesota (43) 2. Bob Golic, LB, New England (52) 3. Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco (82) 8. Steve Heimkreiter, LB, Baltimore (197) 9. Jerome Heavens, RB, Chicago Bears (230) 9. Kris Haines, WR, Washington (233) 9. Jeff Weston, DT, Miami (244) 10. Joe Restic, DB, Chicago Bears (257) 10. Mike Calhoun, DT, Dallas, (274) 12. Jim Browner, DB, Cincinnati (304) 1980 1. Vagas Ferguson, RB, New England (25) 2. Dave Waymer, DB, New Orleans (41) 2. Tim Foley, T, Baltimore (51) 4. Rusty Lisch, QB, St. Louis (89) 8. Bobby Leopold, LB, San Francisco (210) 10. Rob Martinovich, T, Kansas City (251) 1981 4. John Scully, C, Atlanta (109) 7. Pete Holohan, TE, San Diego (189) 8. Scott Zettek, DT, Chicago Bears (205) 9. Jim Stone, RB, Seattle (223) 9. Tim Huffman, T, Green Bay (227) 12. John Hankerd, LB, Denver (317) 1982 1. Bob Crable, LB, N.Y. Jets (23) 3. John Krimm, DB, New Orleans (76) 5. Phil Pozderac, T, Dallas (137) 1983 1. Tony Hunter, TE, Buffalo (12) 3. Dave Duerson, DB, Chicago Bears (64) 4. Tom Thayer, C, Chicago Bears (91) 5. Larry Moriarty, RB, Houston (114) 9. Mark Zavagnin, LB, Chicago Bears (235) 9. Bob Clasby, T, Seattle (236)

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11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

Irish & the NFL Draft

1985 2. Mike Gann, DE, Atlanta (45) 3. Mike Kelley, C, Houston (82) 4. Mark Bavaro, TE, N.Y. Giants (100) 10. Mike Golic, DT, Houston (255) 10. Larry Williams, G, Cleveland (259)

1987 2. Wally Kleine, T, Washington (48) 4. Steve Beuerlein, QB, L.A. Raiders (110) 7. Robert Banks, DT, Houston(176) 8. Joel Williams, TE, Miami (210)

1992 1. Derek Brown, TE, N.Y. Giants (14) 2. Rod Smith, DB, New England (35) 4. Rodney Culver, FB, Indianapolis (85) 4. Tony Brooks, FB, Philadelphia (92) 4. Gene McGuire, C, New Orleans (95)

1997 1. Renaldo Wynn, DL, Jacksonville (21) 2. Marc Edwards, RB, San Francisco (55) 3. Bert Berry, LB, Indianapolis (86) 3. Kinnon Tatum, LB, Carolina (87) 5. Pete Chryplewicz, TE, Detroit (135)

2006 2. Anthony Fasano, TE, Dallas (53) 3. Maurice Stovall, WR, Tampa Bay (90) 6. Dan Stevenson, OG, New England (205) 2007 1. Brady Quinn, QB, Cleveland (22) 2. Victor Abiamiri, DE, Philadelphia (57) 3. Ryan Harris, OT, Denver (70) 5. Derek Landri, DT, Jacksonville (166) 6. Mike Richardson, CB, New England (202) 7. Dan Santucci, OL, Cincinnati (230) 7. Chinedum Ndukwe, S, Cincinnati (253) 2008 2. John Carlson, TE, Seattle (38) 2. Trevor Laws, DT, Philadelphia (47) 3. Tom Zbikowski, FS, Baltimore (86) 6. John Sullivan, C, Minnesota (187)

1998 3. Allen Rossum, DB, Philadelphia (85)

2009 4. David Bruton, FS, Denver (114)

1999 1. Luke Petitgout, OT, N.Y. Giants (19) 5. Jerry Wisne, OG, Chicago (143) 5. Mike Rosenthal, OT, N.Y. Giants (149) 5. Malcolm Johnson, SE, Pittsburgh (166) 7. Hunter Smith, P, Indianapolis (210) 7. Autry Denson, TB, Tampa Bay (233) 7. Kory Minor, LB, San Francisco (234)

2010 2. Jimmy Clausen, QB, Carolina (48) 2. Golden Tate, WR, Seattle (60) 6. Sam Young, OT, Dallas (179) 6. Eric Olsen, OG, Denver (183)

2000 7. Jarious Jackson, QB, Denver Broncos (214) 2001 3. Mike Gandy, OG, Chicago (68) 3. Brock Williams, CB, New England (86) 4. Jabari Holloway, TE, New England (119) 6. Tony Driver, FS, Buffalo (178) 6. Dan O’Leary, TE, Buffalo (195) 7. Anthony Denman, ILB, Jacksonville (213)

2011 2. Kyle Rudolph, TE, Minnesota (43) 2012 1. Michael Floyd, WR, Arizona (13) 1. Harrison Smith, DB, Minnesota (29) 5. Robert Blanton, DB, Minnesota (139) 5. Darius Fleming, LB, San Francisco (165)

99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

UNIVERSITY & MEDIA

1991 1. Todd Lyght, CB, L.A. Rams (5) 2. Ricky Watters, RB, San Francisco (45) 2. Chris Zorich, NT, Chicago (49) 3. Bob Dahl, DT, Cincinnati (72) 4. Raghib Ismail, FL, L.A. Raiders (100) 5. Tim Ryan, OG, Tampa Bay (136) 7. Andre Jones, OLB, Pittsburgh (185) 8. Scott Kowalkowski, OLB, Philadelphia (216) 9. Michael Stonebreaker, ILB, Chicago (245) 10. Mike Heldt, C, San Diego (257)

1996 2. Derrick Mayes, SE, Green Bay (56) 4. Paul Grasmanis, NG, Chicago (116) 6. Shawn Wooden, CB, Miami (189) 6. Dusty Zeigler, G, Buffalo (202)

2005 3. Justin Tuck, DE, NY Giants (74) 5. Jerome Collins, TE, St. Louis (144)

HISTORY & RECORDS

1990 2. Anthony Johnson, FB, Indianapolis (36) 2. Tim Grunhard, OG, Kansas City (40) 2. Jeff Alm, DT, Houston (41) 2. Pat Terrell, FS, L.A. Rams (49) 4. Mike Brennan, OT, Cincinnati (92) 5. Stan Smagala, CB, L.A. Raiders (122) 6. Ned Bolcar, LB, Seattle (146) 10. D’Juan Francisco, SS, Washington (262) 12. Dean Brown, OT, Indianapolis (316)

1995 2. Ray Zellars, FB, New Orleans (44) 2. Bobby Taylor, CB, Philadelphia (50) 4. Oliver Gibson, NG, Pittsburgh (120) 5. Michael Miller, FL, Cleveland (147) 7. Travis Davis, SS, New Orleans (242)

2004 2. Julius Jones, RB, Dallas (43) 2. Courtney Watson, LB, New Orleans (60) 4. Glenn Earl, FS, Houston (122) 6. Vontez Duff, CB, Houston (170) 7. Jim Molinaro, OT, Washington (180)

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1989 1. Andy Heck, T, Seattle (15) 2. Frank Stams, DE, L.A. Rams (44) 5. Mark Green, RB, Chicago (130) 6. Wes Pritchett, LB, Miami (147) 11. George Streeter, S, Chicago (304)

1994 1. Bryant Young, DT, San Francisco (7) 1. Aaron Taylor, OG, Green Bay (16) 1. Jeff Burris, FS, Buffalo (27) 2. Tim Ruddy, C, Miami (65) 3. Jim Flanigan, DT, Chicago (74) 3. Willie Clark, CB, San Diego (82) 3. Lake Dawson, SE, Kansas City (92) 5. John Covington, SS, Indianapolis (133) 5. Anthony Peterson, LB, San Francisco (153) 7. Pete Bercich, LB, Minnesota (211)

2003 1. Jeff Faine, C, Cleveland (21) 5. Jordan Black, OT, Kansas City (153) 5. Sean Mahan, OG, Tampa Bay (168) 5. Shane Walton, CB, St. Louis (170) 6. Gerome Sapp, SS, Baltimore (182) 6. Arnaz Battle, WR, San Francisco (197) 6. Brennan Curtin, OT, Green Bay (212)

COACHING & STAFF

1988 1. Tim Brown, WR, L.A. Raiders (6) 3. Tom Rehder, T, New England (69) 3. Chuck Lanza, C, Pittsburgh (70) 6. Cedric Figaro, LB, San Diego (152) 9. Brandy Wells, DB, Cincinnati (226)

1993 1. Rick Mirer, QB, Seattle (2) 1. Jerome Bettis, FB, L.A. Rams (10) 1. Tom Carter, CB, Washington (17) 1. Irv Smith, TE, New Orleans (20) 2. Demetrius DuBose, LB, Tampa Bay (34) 2. Reggie Brooks, TB, Washington (45) 4. Devon McDonald, LB, Indianapolis (107) 5. Lindsay Knapp, OG, Kansas City (130) 8. Craig Hentrich, PK-P, N.Y. Jets (200)

2002 2. Anthony Weaver, DT, Baltimore (52) 4. Rocky Boiman, OLB, Tennessee (133) 5. John Owens, TE, Detroit (138) 6. Tyreo Harrison, ILB, Philadelphia (198) 6. Javin Hunter, WR, Baltimore (206) 7. David Givens, WR, New England (253)

THE FIGHTING IRISH

1986 1. Eric Dorsey, DE, N.Y. Giants (19) 3. Allen Pinkett, RB, Houston (61) 8. Tony Furjanic, LB, Buffalo (202) 8. Mike Perrino, T, San Diego (209)

6. Tony Smith, SE, Kansas City (159) 6. George Williams, DT, Cleveland (163) 9. Mirko Jurkovic, OG, Chicago (246)

HERE COME THE IRISH

1984 1. Greg Bell, RB, Buffalo (26) 6. Chris Brown, DB, Pittsburgh (164) 6. Stacey Toran, DB, L.A. Raiders (168) 9. Neil Maune, G, Dallas (249) 11. Blair Kiel, QB, Tampa Bay (281)

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Knute Rockne

nute Rockne received a rude introduction to football. As a young Norwegian immigrant to the Logan Square district of Chicago, Rockne first played the game with his immigrant neighbors on the sandlots. A slender and swift ballcarrier, Rockne broke away from his pursuers for a long run, a sure touchdown. But a rowdy group of fans for the opponents stepped in, stripped the ball away from his cradled arms and mistook his body for a punching bag. When he finally arrived home, his parents took one look at his tattered body and announced that his football career was over. But a few bumps and bruises would not keep Rockne away from the game he loved for long. With his parents’ blessing, he returned to the gridiron in high school and later emerged as the country’s most respected, innovative and successful college football coach of all time. After Rockne finished high school, he worked as a mail dispatcher with the Chicago Post Office for four years and continued his athletic endeavors at the Irving Park Athletic Club, the Central YMCA and the Illinois Athletic Club. By then he had saved enough money to continue his education and boarded the train for South Bend and Notre Dame. After a difficult first year as a scrub with the varsity, Rockne turned his attention to track where he earned a monogram and later set a school record (12-4) in the indoor pole vault. Those accomplishments gave him incentive to give football another try. This time he succeeded and eventually was named to Walter Camp’s All-America football squad as a third-string end. During his senior season (1913) when he served as captain, Rockne and his roommate, quarterback Gus Dorais, stunned Army with their deadly pass combination and handed the high-ranking Cadets a 35-13 setback. But Rockne — who also fought semi-professionally in South Bend, wrote for the student newspaper and yearbook, played flute in the school orchestra, took a major role in every student play and reached the finals of the Notre Dame marbles tournament — considered himself primarily a student. He worked his way through school, first as a janitor and then as a chemistry research assistant to Professor Julius A. Nieuwland, whose discoveries led to synthetic rubber. Rockne graduated magna cum laude with a 90.52 (on a scale of 100) grade average. Upon graduation Rockne was offered a post at Notre Dame as a graduate assistant in chemistry. He accepted that position on the condition that he be allowed to help Jesse Harper coach the football team. When Harper retired after the 1917 season, Rockne was named his successor. Under Rockne’s tutelage, Notre Dame skyrocketed to national prominence and became America’s team. With their penchant for upsetting the stronger, more established football powers throughout the land, the Irish captured the hearts of millions of Americans who viewed Notre Dame’s victories as hope for their own battles. During Rockne’s 13-year coaching tenure, Notre Dame beat Stanford in the ’25 Rose Bowl and put together five unbeaten and untied seasons. Rockne produced 20 firstteam All-Americans. His lifetime winning percentage of .881 192

(105-12-5) still ranks at the top of the list for both college and professional football. Rockne won the last 19 games he coached. Rockne, who was inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1951 — the first year of inductions — revolutionized the game of football with his wideranging ideas and innovations. Rockne was the first football coach to take his team all over the country and initiate intersectional rivalries. The Irish competed in a national arena. He challenged the best football teams in the land and almost always won. Using his medical and anatomical knowledge, Rockne designed his own equipment and uniforms. He reduced the amount of bulk and weight of the equipment, while increasing its protectiveness. He also introduced the gold satin and silk pants that cut down on wind resistance. Rockne foresaw the day of the two-platoon system and often used his ‘‘shock troops,’’ a full team of second stringers, at the start of most games. Inspired by the precision and timing of a chorus line, Rockne added the Notre Dame shift to his playbook. In the shift, all four backs were still in motion at the snap. Opponents were so dumbfounded by the shift that they couldn’t find a consistent way to handle it. The rules board finally enacted a law against the shift. Rockne also attempted to outsmart his coaching peers by down playing his squads’ talent. He never boasted about his team or its strengths; rather, he lamented his squad’s lack of skill every chance he got. Rockne believed that half of football strategy was passing, while most of his counterparts kept the ball on the ground. But football was never enough for Rockne. He also served as Notre Dame’s athletic director, business manager, ticket distributor, track coach and equipment manager; he wrote a newspaper column once a week; he authored three books, including a volume of juvenile fiction; Rockne was principle designer of Notre Dame Stadium; he opened a stock brokerage firm in South Bend during his last season; he was a dedicated family man to his wife Bonnie and their four children and for years raised much of the family’s food in his garden. Rockne also made several public speeches a year and served as a public spokesman for Studebaker. For all of his contributions to the game of football, Rockne was recognized as the 76th most powerful person in sports for the 20th century by The Sporting News. After the championship season of 1930, Rockne tried to get away for a much-needed rest and vacation. But he was needed in Los Angeles to make a football demonstration movie An enthusiastic flier and never one to waste time, Rockne boarded Transcontinental-Western’s Flight 599 from Kansas City to Los Angeles on March 31, 1931. Shortly after takeoff, the plane flew into a storm, became covered with ice and fell into a wheat field near Bazaar, Kan. There were no survivors.

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 185 First-Team All-Americans

George Gipp

THE FIGHTING IRISH COACHING & STAFF 2011 SEASON IN REVIEW HISTORY & RECORDS

Even now, 82 years later, every aspiring football player, or anyone facing insurmountable odds, hears the tale of the Gipper. But George Gipp should be remembered for much more than his tragic death and dying wish. Gipp left his home in Laurium, Mich., in 1916 and headed to Notre Dame with ambitions of playing baseball. But one fall afternoon Rockne spotted Gipp, who had never played football in high school, drop kicking the football 60 and 70 yards just for the fun of it. The persuasive coach, sensing Gipp’s natural athletic ability, eventually convinced Gipp to go out for the team. Gipp experienced nothing but success on the gridiron. A four-year member of the varsity, Gipp proved to be the most versatile player Rockne ever had. He could run, he could pass and he could punt. Still holder of a handful of Notre Dame records in a variety of categories, Gipp led the Irish in rushing and passing each of his last three seasons (1918, 1919 and 1920). His career mark of 2,341 rushing yards lasted more than 50 years until Jerome Heavens broke it in 1978. Gipp did not allow a pass completion in his territory. Walter Camp named him the outstanding college player in America in 1920. Gipp was voted into the National Football Hall of Fame in 1951. During Gipp’s career, Notre Dame compiled a 27-2-3 record, including a 19-0-1 mark in his last 20 games. With Gipp’s help the Irish outscored their opponents 506 to 97 in those contests. Notre Dame was undefeated in 1919 and 1920 and the Irish were declared Champions of the West. Despite his football achievements, Gipp’s first love remained baseball. He played centerfield for the Irish and had planned to join the Chicago Cubs after graduation.

HERE COME THE IRISH

eorge Gipp, perhaps the greatest all-around player in college football history, became a legend even though he was unable to overcome a bout with a streptococcic throat infection that led to his untimely death at the age of 25. But ironically, his death on Dec. 14, 1920 — coming just two weeks after he was selected by Walter Camp as Notre Dame’s first All-American — assured Gipp’s place in Notre Dame’s history books. While on his deathbed, Gipp, who had contracted the strep throat while helping the Irish defeat Northwestern late in his senior season, made this oftenrepeated plea to his coach, Knute Rockne. ‘‘I’ve got to go, Rock. It’s all right. I’m not afraid. Some time, Rock, when the team is up against it, when things are wrong and the breaks are beating the boys — tell them to go in there with all they’ve got and win just one for the Gipper. I don’t know where I’ll be then, Rock. But I’ll know about it, and I’ll be happy.’’ Rockne waited eight years to relay Gipp’s parting request. On Nov. 10, 1928, after losing two of its first six games, an injuryriddled Notre Dame team traveled to Yankee Stadium to face unbeaten Army. According to Francis Wallace of the New York News, Rockne made this pregame speech to his under-dog Irish. ‘‘The day before he died, George Gipp asked me to wait until the situation seemed hopeless — then ask a Notre Dame team to go out and beat Army for him. This is the day, and you are the team.’’ Notre Dame won the game 12-6 on a pair of second-half touchdowns. Jack Chevigny scored the first on a one-yard run and, after reaching the end zone, said, ‘‘That’s one for the Gipper.’’ Football experts who witnessed it said the game was the greatest demonstration of inspired football ever played anywhere.

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The Four Horsemen

t was 88 years ago that a dramatic nickname coined by As it usually is with legends, the Four Horsemen earned a poetic sportswriter and the quick-thinking actions of a their spot in gridiron history. Although none of the four clever student publicity aide transformed the Notre Dame stood taller than six feet and none of the four weighed backfield of Stuhldreher, Crowley, Miller and Layden into more than 162 pounds, the Four Horsemen might comprise the most fabled quartet in college football history. the greatest backfield ever. As a unit, Stuhldreher, Crowley, Quarterback Harry Stuhldreher, left halfback Jim Crow- Miller and Layden played 30 games and only lost to one ley, right halfback Don Miller and fullback Elmer Layden had team, Nebraska, twice. run rampant through Irish opponents’ defenses since coach Stuhldreher, a 5-7, 151-pounder from Massillon, Ohio, Knute Rockne devised the lineup in 1922 during their soph- was a self-assured leader who not only could throw accuomore season. But the foursome needed some help from rately but also returned punts and proved a solid blocker. Grantland Rice, a sportswriter for the New York Herald- He emerged as the starting signal caller four games into Tribune, to achieve football immortality. After Notre Dame’s his sophomore season in 1922. He was often labeled 13-7 victory over Army on Oct. 18, 1924, Rice penned the cocky, feisty and ambitious, but his field generalship was most famous passage in the history of sports journalism. unmatched. ‘‘Outlined against a blue, gray October sky the Four Crowley, who came to Notre Dame in 1921 from Green Horsemen rode again. Bay, Wis., stood 5-11 and weighed 162 pounds. Known “In dramatic as ‘‘Sleepy Jim’’ lore they are for his drowsyknown as fameyed appearance, ine, pestilence, Crowley outmadestruction and neuvered many a death. These defender with his are only aliases. clever, shifty ball Their real names carrying. are: Stuhldreher, Miller, a naMiller, Crowley tive of Defiance, and Layden. They Ohio, followed formed the crest his three brothers of the South Bend to Notre Dame. cyclone before At 5-11, 160 which another pounds, Miller fighting Army proved to be the team was swept team’s breakaway over the preci- The Four Horsemen — Don Miller, Elmer Layden, Jim Crowley and Harry Stuhldreher threat. According pice at the Polo to Rockne, Miller Grounds this afwas the greatest ternoon as 55,000 spectators peered down upon the bewil- open-field runner he ever coached. dering panorama spread out upon the green plain below.’’ Layden, the fastest of the quartet, became the Irish deGeorge Strickler, then Rockne’s student publicity aide fensive star with his timely interceptions and also handled and later sports editor of the Chicago Tribune, made sure the punting chores. The 6-0, 162-pounder from Davenport, the name stuck. After the team arrived back in South Bend, Iowa, boasted 10-second speed in the 100-yard dash. he posed the four players, dressed in their uniforms, on the After graduation, the lives of the Four Horsemen took backs of four horses from a livery stable in town. The wire similar paths. All began coaching careers with three of the services picked up the now-famous photo, and the legend- four occupying top positions. ary status of the Four Horsemen was ensured. Layden coached at his alma mater for seven years and The 1999 season marked the 75th anniversary of the compiled a 47-13-3 record. He also served as athletic diFour Horsemen’s senior year and descendants of each mem- rector at Notre Dame. After a business career in Chicago, ber of that group were honored at the Notre Dame vs. Navy Layden died in 1973 at the age of 70. game on Oct. 30, 1999. Crowley coached Vince Lombardi at Fordham before en‘‘At the time, I didn’t realize the impact it would have,’’ tering business in Cleveland. He died in 1986 at the age Crowley once said. ‘‘But the thing just kind of mushroomed. of 83. After the splurge in the press, the sports fans of the naStuhldreher, who died in 1965 at the age of 63, became tion got interested in us along with other sportswriters. Our athletic director and football coach at Wisconsin. record helped, too. If we’d lost a couple, I don’t think we Miller left coaching after four years at Georgia Tech would have been remembered.” and began practicing law in Cleveland. He was appointed After that win over Army, Notre Dame’s third straight U.S. District Attorney for Northern Ohio by President victory of the young season, the Irish were rarely threat- Franklin D. Roosevelt. Miller died in 1979 at the age of 77. ened the rest of the year. A 27-10 win over Stanford in the All four players eventually were elected to the National 1925 Rose Bowl gave Rockne and Notre Dame the national Football Foundation Hall of Fame — Layden in 1951, Stuhlchampionship and a perfect 10-0 record. dreher in 1958, Crowley in 1966 and Miller in 1970.

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Spiritual Development: Since its founding, the University of Notre Dame has stressed mixing academics and faith while becoming America’s preeminent Catholic university. Notre Dame prides itself on being a Christian community that prepares its students for leadership in building a more human and divine society. Head coach Brian Kelly and his coaching staff are committed to the football team being active in the community. In the first two weeks of June 2012, members of the Notre Dame football team totaled more than 1,000 hours of community service in the South Bend area. Skill Development: The Fighting Irish football team benefits from having a coaching staff that is one of the best and most experienced in the nation. Notre Dame’s 2012 coaching staff has more than 200 years of coaching experience and all 10 coaches have played in or coached in a postseason bowl game. Player development is the hallmark of this Irish coaching staff and every coach has helped develop players to all-conference, All-America or first-round NFL Draft honors. In their first two seasons at Notre Dame, the coaching staff has helped develop four All-Americans and two first-round selections in the NFL Draft. Physical Development: Notre Dame’s football program is based in the stateof-the-art Guglielmino Athletics Complex that includes the 25,000-square-foot Haggar Fitness Complex. Within these walls the Fighting Irish prepare to win by taking care of themselves in the weight room, the training table and with meals provided at training table. Notre Dame’s football team benefits from the tutelage of Director of Football Strength and Conditioning Paul Longo as he enters his 26th year in collegiate athletics and has worked alongside Brian Kelly since 2004. The Fighting Irish are also fortunate to be one of only eight Football Bowl Subdivision schools to employ two full-time sports dieticians in its athletics department as Erika Whitman and Kayla Matrunick continually provide accurate and up-to-date nutrition education to Notre Dame’s football players.

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