2013 Notre Dame Football Spring Prospectus by Chris Masters

NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL

Developing the Complete Student-Athlete Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly and the University of Notre Dame football program are committed to developing each student-athlete in five core areas: intellectual, social, spiritual, skill and physical. These five components combine to give Notre Dameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s football players an enriching education and knowledge base to be successful on the football field and a contributor to their community off the gridiron. Intellectual Development: The University of Notre Dame expects the best out of its student-athletes just as it does of every other student on campus. Notre Dame has had unprecedented academic success among its athletes, including its football players. Since 1962, 98.8 percent of football players who have stayed at Notre Dame at least four years have graduated from Notre Dame. Social Development: With all 50 states and more than 100 nations represented, the University of Notre Dame is one of a handful of universities with a diverse and international student body. Members of the football team are active in groups and clubs on campus and in the South Bend community. Located 90 miles east of Chicago and 45 minutes from Lake Michigan, the University is positioned a short drive from one of the best cities and lakefronts in the country.

2012 REVIEW

Media Information............................................................. 2 Notre Dame Football … At A Glance...........................3-4 Notre Dame Spring Roster.............................................5-6 2013 Spring Football Preview........................................7-9 University of Notre Dame............................................... 10 University Leadership.................................................11-12 Guglielmino Athletics Complex...................................... 13 Football Practice Facilities.............................................. 14

Navy................................................................................. 69 Purdue.............................................................................. 70 Michigan State................................................................ 71 Michigan.......................................................................... 72 Miami............................................................................... 73 Stanford........................................................................... 74 BYU.................................................................................. 75 Oklahoma......................................................................... 76 Pittsburgh......................................................................... 77 Boston College................................................................ 78 Wake Forest..................................................................... 79 USC.................................................................................. 80 Alabama........................................................................... 81

THE FIGHTING IRISH Returning Student-Athletes.......................................15-49 2013 Early Enrollees...................................................49-50

COACHES & STAFF

2012 STATISTICS Season Results................................................................ 82 Team Statistics................................................................ 82 Individual Stats...........................................................82-84 Game-by-Game Starters................................................. 85 Game-by-Game Participation.......................................... 86 Notre Dame Game-by-Game Statistics.......................... 87 Opponent Game-by-Game Statistics.............................. 88 Game-by-Game Comparison........................................... 89 Red Zone Statistics......................................................... 90 3rd Down/4th Down/Time of Possession....................... 91 Notre Dame and Opponent Scoring Drives.................... 92 Game-by-Game Individual Statistics.........................93-96 Miscellaneous Stats...................................................97-98 Notre Dame and Opponent Superlatives................99-100

The 2013 Notre Dame Football Spring Prospectus is a copyright production of the University of Notre Dame Athletics Media Relations Department, Joyce Center, Notre Dame, IN 46556. This publication was compiled, written and edited by assistant media relations director Michael Bertsch, senior associate athletics director John Heisler and media relations assistant Lizzie Mikes. Front cover design by Andy Fullers of Notre Dame Media Group. Graphic design, typography and layout by Cathy Scholz, C Graphics, Granger, Ind. Inside and back cover design by Cathy Scholz, C Graphics. Special thanks to Mike and Sue Bennett plus everyone at Lighthouse Imaging, Michael Binnette, Bill Panzica, Joe Raymond, and Marcus Snowden for their photographic contributions. Thanks also to Chuck Cealka of Ave Maria Press.

coaches & staff

Head Coach Brian Kelly..............................................51-55 Bob Diaco......................................................................... 56 Chuck Martin................................................................... 57 Tony Alford....................................................................... 58 Scott Booker.................................................................... 59 Kerry Cooks...................................................................... 60 Mike Denbrock................................................................ 61 Mike Elston...................................................................... 62 Bob Elliott........................................................................ 63 Harry Hiestand................................................................. 64 Paul Longo....................................................................... 65 Support Staff..............................................................66-68

2013 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS CREDITS

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2012 OUTLOOK

2013 OUTLOOK

2013 NOTRE DAME SPRING PROSPECTUS

1 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Media Informaton NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS John Heisler Senior Associate Athletic Director For Media and Broadcast Relations Work Phone: 574-631-7516; Home: 574-277-3523 Cell: 574-532-0293 e-mail: jheisler@nd.edu

Michael Bertsch (Football Contact) Assistant Media Relations Director Work Phone: 574-631-8642 Cell: 574-532-4154 e-mail: mbertsc1@nd.edu

Bernadette Cafarelli Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations Director Work Phone: 574-631-8458; Home: 574-273-2390 Cell: 574-532-0249 e-mail: bcafarel@nd.edu

Sean Carroll Assistant Media Relations Director Work Phone: 574-631-2664 Cell: 574-340-2177 e-mail: scarrol3@nd.edu

Tim Connor Associate Media Relations Director Work Phone: 574-631-7519; Home: 574-273-1038 Cell: 574-532-0274 e-mail: tconnor@nd.edu Chris Masters Associate Media Relations Director Work Phone: 574-631-8032; Home: 574-273-1728 Cell: 574-532-4166 e-mail: cmaster1@nd.edu

Russell Dorn Media Relations Assistant Work Phone: 574-631-4780 Cell: 574-340-2851 e-mail: rdorn@nd.edu

Elizabeth Mikes Media Relations Assistant Work Phone: 574-631-7517 Cell: 248-703-2401 e-mail: emikes.2@nd.edu Nate Doolin Media Relations Assistant Work Phone: 574-631-3397 Cell: 513-319-5644 e-mail: Nathan.S.Doolin.5@nd.edu

Carol Copley Senior Staff Assistant Work Phone: 574-631-7517 e-mail: ccopley1@nd.edu

Tony Jones Media Relations Assistant Work Phone: 574-631-1762 Cell: 574-532-4151 e-mail: ajones25@nd.edu

NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS PHONE DIRECTORY

NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS

All numbers are (574) 631+extension below Main Line............................................................................................................................................6107 Ticket Office........................................................................................................................................7356 Jack Swarbrick, Vice President/Director of Athletics.....................................................................7546 Tricia Bellia, Faculty Athletics Representative.................................................................................4694 Missy Conboy, Sr. Deputy AD...........................................................................................................5143 John Heisler, Sr. Assoc. AD/Media Relations.................................................................................7516 Tom Nevala, Sr. Assoc. AD/Business...............................................................................................8112 Jill Bodensteiner, Assoc. AD/Compliance........................................................................................6721 Mike Danch, Assoc. AD/Facilities....................................................................................................5030 Jim Fraleigh, Assoc. AD/Partner & Community Relations..............................................................5450 Mike Harrity, Assoc. AD/Student Welfare and Development........................................................9367 Mike Karwoski, Assoc. AD/Sports Performance.............................................................................4107 Bernadette Cafarelli, Asst. AD/Media Relations.............................................................................8458 Maureen McNamara, Asst. AD/Community Relations...................................................................7362 Juli Schreiber, Asst. AD/Planning & Project Management............................................................7277 Jennifer Vining-Smith, Asst. AD/Compliance..................................................................................3248

Office Phone.......................................................................................................................................7516 Office Fax............................................................................................................................................7941 Website......................................................................................................................................UND.com Mailing Address: 112C Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN 46556

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2 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

Notre Dame Football… At A Glance UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Provost: Thomas Burish NCAA Faculty Representative: Patricia Bellia Athletics Director: Jack Swarbrick Sr. Associate Athletics Director/Media Relations and Broadcast Properties: John Heisler Assistant Director of Media Relations: Michael Bertsch Athletics Department Website: und.com

FOOTBALL INFORMATION Defensive Starters From 2012 Returning/ Lost: 8/3 Special Teams Starters From 2012 Returning/Lost: 2/1 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 38/17

COACHING STAFF Title Head Coach Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers Director of Football Strength and Conditioning Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks Running Backs/Slot Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator Outside Wide Receivers/Pass Game Coordinator Safeties Defensive Line Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator Graduate Assistant (Defense) Graduate Assistant (Offense) Graduate Assistant (Defense) Graduate Assistant (Offense)

2012 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Opponent vs. Navy Purdue at #10 Michigan State #18 Michigan vs. Miami, Fla. #17 Stanford BYU at #8 Oklahoma Pittsburgh at Boston College Wake Forest at USC vs. #2 Alabama

W/L Score Attendance TV W 50-10 48,820 CBS W 20-17 80,795 NBC W 20-3 79,219 ABC W 13-6 80,795 NBC W 41-3 62,871 NBC W (OT) 20-13 80,795 NBC W 17-14 80,795 NBC W 30-13 86,031 ABC W (3OT) 29-26 80,795 NBC W 21-6 44,500 ABC W 38-0 80,795 NBC W 22-13 93,607 ABC L 14-42 80,120 ESPN

RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing Everett Golson Tommy Rees

Comp. 187 34

Att. 318 59

Yards 2,405 436

Pct. 58.8 57.6

TD 12 2

INT 6 2

Avg./Gm 200.4 36.3

Effic. 131.0 124.1

Att. Yards Avg. TD Yds/Gm Long 51 361 7.1 5 30.1 56 94 298 3.2 6 24.8 27

Receiving TJ Jones DaVaris Daniels

Rec. Yards Avg. TD Yds/Gm Long 50 649 13.0 4 49.9 34 31 490 15.8 0 44.5 45

Tackles Total Solo Assist Sacks TFL INT PBU FF FR Bennett Jackson 65 45 20 0.0 1.5 4 4 0 1 Dan Fox 73 30 33 1.0 2.0 0 2 0 0

Defensive Players With Starting Experience Lost (4) Pos. Name 2012 Streak Career Manti Te'o (ILB) 13 48 49 13 42 Kapron Lewis-Moore (DE) 13 Zeke Motta (S) 13 17 28 - 19 Jamoris Slaughter (S) 3

What Returns by Percentage Rushing Yards 33.3 Passing Yards 100.0 48.4 Receiving Yards Punt Return Yards 0.0 Kickoff Return Yards 100.0 Scoring 66.0

Total Yards 69.4 All-Purpose Yards 48.0 Field Goals 100.0 Punting Yards 0.0 Tackles 70.8 Tackles for Loss 77.1

Sacks 77.9 Fumble Recoveries 42.9 Interceptions 56.3 Passes Broken Up 70.6

IRISH BY CLASS

SENIORS (30) TE Joey Brooks, ILB Carlo Calabrese, OL Kevin Carr, S Austin Collinsworth, ILB Dan Fox, C Bruce Heggie, QB Andrew Hendrix, CB Bennett Jackson, WR TJ Jones, WR Ryan Liebscher, OT Christian Lombard, OT Zack Martin, DL Arturo Martinez, WR Luke Massa, ILB Kendall Moore, DL Louis Nix III, RB Tyler Plantz, P Jude Rhodes, QB Tommy Rees, CB Joe Romano, DE Kona Schwenke, OLB Prince Shembo, WR Daniel Smith, OLB Danny Spond, DL Tyler Stockton, K Nick Tausch, ILB Justin Utupo, OG Chris Watt, TE Alex Welch, CB Lo Wood JUNIORS (28) RB George Atkinson III, CB Josh Atkinson, K Kyle Brindza, CB Jalen Brown, RB Amir Carlisle, S Connor Cavalaris, OLB Ben Councell, WR DaVaris Daniels, S Matthias Farley, QB Charlie Fiessinger, QB Everett Golson, ILB Jarrett Grace, OG Conor Hanratty, S Eilar Hardy, C Matt Hegarty, DL Chase Hounshell, TE Ben Koyack, WR Eric Lee, OLB Connor Little, OL Nick Martin, RB Cam McDaniel, TE Troy Niklas, OLB Anthony Rabasa, ILB Joe Schmidt, DL Tony Springmann, S Ernie Soto, DL Stephon Tuitt, OLB Ishaq Williams SOPHOMORES (18) WR Josh Anderson, S Nick Baratti, WR Chris Brown, DL Sheldon Day, OL Dan Furlong, WR Gerald Martinez, S Eamon McOsker, OLB Romeo Okwara, CB KeiVarae Russell, S Elijah Shumate, S Chris Badger, LS Scott Daly, OL Mark Harrell, DL Jarron Jones, RB Will Mahone, S C.J. Prosise, OT Ronnie Stanley, S John Turner FRESHMEN (5) OL Steve Elmer, TE Mike Heuerman, WR James Onwualu, WR Corey Robinson, QB Malik Zaire

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

2012 statistics

Rushing George Atkinson III Everett Golson

Offensive Players With Starting Experience Lost (7) Pos. Name 2012 Streak Career 13 13 35 Braxston Cave (C) Tyler Eifert (TE) 13 33 34 8 4 26 Theo Riddick (WR) Cierre Wood (RB) 4 - 18 Mike Golic Jr. (OG/C) 13 17 17 6 - 12 Robby Toma (WR) John Goodman (WR) 1 - 6

Defensive Players With Starting Experience Returning (11) Pos. Name 2012 Streak Career Dan Fox (ILB/OLB) 9 2 22 11 4 22 Louis Nix III (NG) 13 22 Prince Shembo (OLB/DE) 13 Stephon Tuitt (DE) 13 13 16 Carlo Calabrese (ILB) 5 - 13 13 13 KeiVarae Russell (CB) 13 Bennett Jackson (CB) 13 13 13 11 11 11 Danny Spond (OLB) Matthias Farley (S/OLB) 11 10 11 Kona Schwenke (NG) 2 - 2 - - 1 Troy Niklas (OLB)

2012 season review

Date Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Jan. 7

Offensive Players With Starting Experience Returning (12) Pos. Name 2012 Streak Career Zack Martin (LT/RT) 13 39 39 11 9 30 TJ Jones (WR) Chris Watt (OG) 13 26 26 Tommy Rees (QB) 2 - 18 Christian Lombard (RT) 13 13 13 11 6 11 Everett Golson (QB) Troy Niklas (TE) 7 1 8 4 - 4 Daniel Smith (WR) Chris Brown (WR) 4 - 4 George Atkinson III (RB) 3 - 3 - 3 DaVaris Daniels (WR) 3 Ben Koyack (TE) 1 1 2

coaches & staff

Name (Alma Mater, Year) Brian Kelly (Assumption, ’83) Bob Diaco (Iowa, ’95) Paul Longo (Wayne State, ’83) Chuck Martin (Millikin, ’90) Kerry Cooks (Iowa, ’00) Tony Alford (Colorado State, ’92) Scott Booker (Kent State, ’03) Mike Denbrock (Grand Valley State, ’87) Bob Elliott (Iowa, ’76) Mike Elston (Michigan, ’98) Harry Hiestand (East Stroudsburg, ‘83) Josh Reardon (Central Michigan, ’06) Pat Welsh (Grand Valley State, ‘10) Corey Brown (Iowa, ’05) Tyler McDermott (Colorado State, ‘12)

STARTERS the fighting irish

Offensive Formation: Spread Defensive Formation: 3-4 2012 Overall Record: 12-1 Final Ranking: 4/3 Starters Returning/Lost: 16/9 Offensive Starters From 2012 Returning/ Lost: 6/5

Schwenke, OLB Prince Shembo, S Elijah Shumate, OLB Danny Spond, DL Tony Springmann, DL Tyler Stockton, DL Stephon Tuitt, OLB Ishaq Williams SPECIAL TEAMS LETTERMEN RETURNING (1) PK Kyle Brindza LETTERMEN LOST (17) C Braxston Cave, LS Jordan Cowart, TE Tyler Eifert, OG Mike Golic, Jr., TE Jake Golic, WR John Goodman, DE Kapron Lewis-Moore, S Dan McCarthy, S Zeke Motta, WR Davonte Neal, RB Theo Riddick, S Chris Salvi, OL Matt Tansey, ILB Manti Te’o, WR Robby Toma, P Ben Turk, RB Cierre Wood

2013 OUTLOOK

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.

RETURNING IN 2013 OFFENSIVE LETTERMEN RETURNING (14) RB George Atkinson III, WR Chris Brown, WR DaVaris Daniels, QB Everett Golson, WR TJ Jones, TE Ben Koyack, OT Christian Lombard, OL Nick Martin, OT Zack Martin, RB Cam McDaniel, TE Troy Niklas, QB Tommy Rees, WR Daniel Smith, OG Chris Watt DEFENSIVE LETTERMEN RETURNING (23) CB Josh Atkinson, S Nick Baratti, ILB Carlo Calabrese, S Connor Cavalaris, OLB Ben Councell, DL Sheldon Day, S Matthias Farley, ILB Dan Fox, ILB Jarret Grace, CB Bennett Jackson, ILB Kendall Moore, DL Louis Nix III, OLB Romeo Okwara, CB KeiVarae Russell, ILB Joe Schmidt, DL Kona

Irish By State & Hometown Player

Hometown

Indiana (6)

High School Sheldon Day Nick Martin Zack Martin Daniel Smith Tony Springmann John Turner

California (9) Josh Anderson Chatsworth George Atkinson III Stockton Josh Atkinson Stockton Santa Clara Amir Carlisle Eamon McOsker San Pedro Fullerton Troy Niklas Jude Rhodes Ojai Orange Joe Schmidt Justin Utupo Lakewood

Notre Dame Granada Granada Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Academy Loyola Servite Nordhoff Mater Dei Lakewood

Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis South Bend Ft. Wayne Indianapolis

Warren Central Bishop Chatard Bishop Chatard Clay Bishop Dwenger Cathedral

Iowa (1) Eric Lee

West Des Moines Dowling Catholic

Kentucky (1) Colorado (2) Ryan Liebscher Danny Spond

Austin Collinsworth Fort Thomas

Colorado Springs Cheyenne Mountain Littleton Columbine

Connecticut (1) Conor Hanratty

New Canaan New Canaan

Highlands

Michigan (3) Kyle Brindza Steve Elmer Dan Furlong

Canton Midland Livonia

Plymouth Midland Orchard Lake St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Ohio (10) Charlie Fiessinger Dan Fox Jarrett Grace Eilar Hardy Andrew Hendrix Chase Hounshell Will Mahone Luke Massa Alex Welch Malik Zaire

Mason Rocky River Cincinnati Reynoldsburg Cincinnati Kirtland Austintown Cincinnati Cincinnati Kettering

Moeller St. Ignatius Colerain Pickerington Central Moeller Lake Catholic Fitch St. Xavier Elder Archbishop Alter

Pennsylvania (1) Ben Koyack

Oil City

South Carolina (2) Chris Brown Everett Golson

Hanahan Hanahan Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach

Texas (1) Florida (7) Bruce Heggie Mike Heuerman Arturo Martinez Louis Nix III Anthony Rabasa Ernie Soto Lo Wood

Sorrento Naples Miami Jacksonville Miami Davie Apopka

Mount Dora Barron Collier Belen Jesuit Raines Columbus St. Thomas Aquinas Apopka

Georgia (2) TJ Jones Stephon Tuitt

Gainesville Monroe

Minnesota (2) Connor Little Lake Elmo James Onwualu Saint Paul

Gainesville Monroe

Hawaii (1) Hauula

Connor Cavalaris Scott Daly DaVaris Daniels Christian Lombard Tyler Plantz Tommy Rees Joe Romano Chris Watt

Lake Forest Lake Forest Downers Grove South Vernon Hills Vernon Hills Inverness Fremd Frankfort Providence Catholic Lake Forest Lake Forest River Forest Fenwick Glen Ellyn Glenbard West

Aztec

Jarron Jones Ishaq Williams

Rochester Brooklyn

Aquinas Institute Lincoln

Nevada (2) Gerard Martinez Las Vegas Ronnie Stanley Las Vegas

Utah (1) Chris Badger

Provo

Asheville Charlotte Charlotte Raleigh Charlotte Charlotte

Timpview

Virginia (1) C.J. Prosise

Petersburg

Woodberry Forest

Washington (1) KeiVarae Russell Everett

Mariner

Cimarron Memorial Bishop Gorman

Texas (6) Nick Baratti Joey Brooks Jalen Brown Cam McDaniel Corey Robinson Nick Tausch

Tomball Houston Irving Coppell San Antonio Plano

(non-scholarship players in italics)

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

Montgomery Bell Academy

Aztec

New York (2)

Kahuku

Illinois (8)

Verona Raritan Don Bosco Prep Hun School

New Mexico (1) Matt Hegarty

Kona Schwenke

Verona Hazlet East Orange Linwood

Nashville

Hill-Murray Cretin-Derham

New Jersey (4) Carlo Calabrese Bennett Jackson Elijah Shumate Tyler Stockton

Kevin Carr

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

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

Klein Oak Strake Jesuit College Prep MacArthur Coppell Christian Jesuit

Notre Dame Spring Roster Alphabetical Pos. Ht.

Wt. Cl./Elg.^ Hometown/High School

46 Anderson, Josh+

198 So./2 Chatsworth, CA/Notre Dame

5-9

4 **Atkinson III, George RB 6-1.25 217 Jr./3 Stockton, CA/Granada CB 5-11.5 197 Jr./3 Stockton, CA/Granada

16 Badger, Chris

S 5-11.5 197 So./1 Provo, UT/Timpview

29 *Baratti, Nicky

27 **Brindza, Kyle

K/P 6-0.75 236 Jr./3 Canton, MI/Plymouth

81 Brooks, Joey+

2 *Brown, Chris

WR 6-1.5

191 So./2 Hanahan, SC/Hanahan

21 Brown, Jalen

CB 6-0.5

207 Jr./2 Irving, TX/MacArthur

6-1 6-5

201 So./2 Tomball, TX/Klein Oak 222 Gr./4 Houston, TX/Strake Jesuit College Prep

44 ***Calabrese, Carlo ILB 6-0.75 244 Gr./4 Verona, NJ/Verona 3 Carlisle, Amir

RB 5-9.75 185 Jr./2 Santa Clara, CA/King’s Academy

67 Carr, Kevin+

6-5

355 Sr./4 Nashville, TN/Montgomery Bell Academy

47 *Cavalaris, Connor+

5-11

190 Jr./3 Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest

28 **Collinsworth, Austin S

6-0.5

194 Sr./3 Fort Thomas, KY/Highlands

61 Daly, Scott

LS 6-1.5

248 So./1 Downers Grove, IL/South

10 *Daniels, DaVaris

WR 6-1.5

192 Jr./2 Vernon Hills, IL/Vernon Hills

91 *Day, Sheldon

286 So./2 Indianapolis, IN/Warren Central

79 Elmer, Steve

OL 6-5.5

41 *Farley, Matthias

S 5-10.5 204 Jr./2 Charlotte, NC/Christian

17 Fiessinger, Charlie+

48 ***Fox, Dan

ILB 6-2.75 242 Gr./4 Rocky River, OH/St. Ignatius

73 Furlong, Dan+

5 *Golson, Everett

QB 5-11.75 186 Jr./2 Myrtle Beach, SC/Myrtle Beach

59 *Grace, Jarrett

ILB 6-2.5

248 Jr./2 Cincinnati, OH/Colerain

65 Hanratty, Conor

C/G 6-4.5

309 Jr./2 New Canaan, CT/New Canaan

6-2

6-1 6-4

317

Fr./1 Midland, MI/Midland

190 Jr./3 Mason, OH/Moeller 243 So./2 Livonia, MI/Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

4 Hardy, Eilar

S 5-11.25 190 Jr./2 Reynoldsburg, OH/Pickerington Central

75 Harrell, Mark

6-4

305 So./1 Charlotte, NC/Catholic

77 Hegarty, Matt

6-4.5

291 Jr./2 Aztec, NM/Aztec

51 Heggie, Bruce

6-5

286 Sr./3 Sorrento, FL/Mount Dora

12 *Hendrix, Andrew

QB 6-1.5

226 Sr./3 Cincinnati, OH/Moeller

9 Heuerman, Mike

TE 6-3.5

218

50 *Hounshell, Chase

DL 6-4.25 271 Jr./2 Kirtland, OH/Lake Catholic

2 ***Jackson, Bennett CB

6-0

Fr./1 Naples, FL/Barron Collier

183 Sr./4 Hazlet, NJ/Raritan

DL 6-5.25 295 So./1 Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute

7 ***Jones, TJ

WR 5-11.25 192 Sr./4 Roswell, GA/Gainesville

18 **Koyack, Ben

6-5

261 Jr./3 Oil City, PA/Oil City

37 Lee, Eric+

5-8

173 Jr./3 West Des Moines, IA/Dowling Catholic

39 Liebscher, Ryan+

WR 5-11

211 Sr./4 Colorado Springs, CO/Cheyenne Mountain

93 Little, Connor+

OLB 6-2.75 222 Jr./3 Lake Elmo, MN/Hill-Murray

74 **Lombard, Christian G/T

6-5

322 Sr./3 Inverness, IL/Fremd

284 Jr./2 Indianapolis, IN/Bishop Chatard

70 ***Martin, Zack

308 Sr./4 Indianapolis, IN/Bishop Chatard

86 Martinez, Arturo+

DL 6-3.75 254 Sr./4 Miami, FL/Belen Jesuit

83 Martinez, Gerard+

6-1

199 So./2 Las Vegas, NV/Cimarron Memorial

14 Massa, Luke

6-4

234 Sr./3 Cincinnati, OH/St. Xavier

33 *McDaniel, Cam

5-10

199 Jr./3 Coppell, TX/Coppell

46 McOsker, Eamon+

S 5-11.5 198 So./2 San Pedro, CA/Loyola

8 **Moore, Kendall

ILB

85 **Niklas, Troy

TE 6-6.5

259 Jr./3 Fullerton, CA/Servite

1 **Nix III, Louis

DL 6-2.5

347 Sr./3 Jacksonville, FL/Raines

45 *Okwara, Romeo

OLB 6-3.75 258 So./2 Charlotte, NC/Ardrey Kell

17 Onwualu, James

49 Plantz, Tyler+

RB 5-8.25 203 Sr./4 Frankfort, IL/Providence Catholic

20 Prosise, C.J.

6-1

6-1 6-0.5

244 Sr./3 Raleigh, NC/Southeast Raleigh

215

Fr./1 Saint Paul, MN/Cretin-Derham Hall

220 So./1 Petersburg, VA/Woodberry Forest

56 Rabasa, Anthony

OLB 6-2.5

243 Jr./2 Miami, FL/Columbus

11 ***Rees, Tommy

QB 6-1.5

213 Sr./4 Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest

39 Rhodes, Jude+

K/P 5-9.5

180 Sr./4 Kapsowar, Kenya/Nordhoff (Ojai, CA)

88 Robinson, Corey

WR 6-4.25 197

35 Romano, Joe+

5-9

174 Sr./4 River Forest, IL/Fenwick

6 *Russell, KeiVarae

5-11

190 So./2 Everett, WA/Mariner

38 *Schmidt, Joe+

ILB 6-0.25 226 Jr./3 Orange, CA/Mater Dei

96 **Schwenke, Kona

DL 6-3.5

297 Sr./4 Hauula, HI/Kahuku

55 ***Shembo, Prince

OLB 6-1.5

258 Sr./4 Charlotte, NC/Ardrey Kell

Fr./1 San Antonio, TX/San Antonio Christian

22 *Shumate, Elijah

6-0

213 So./2 East Orange, NJ/Don Bosco Prep

87 **Smith, Daniel

6-4

213 Sr./4 South Bend, IN/Clay

5-9

188 Jr./3 Davie, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas

42 Soto, Ernie+ 13 ***Spond, Danny

OLB 6-1.5

248 Sr./4 Littleton, CO/Columbine

69 *Springmann, Tony

DL 6-5.5

284 Jr./2 Fort Wayne, IN/Bishop Dwenger

78 Stanley, Ronnie

OT 6-5.5

318 So./1 Las Vegas, NV/Bishop Gorman

92 Stockton, Tyler

5-11

284 Gr./4 Linwood, NJ/Hun School

40 *Tausch, Nick

6-0

195 Gr./4 Plano, TX/Jesuit

7 **Tuitt, Stephon

DL 6-6.25 322 Jr./3 Monroe, GA/Monroe

31 Turner, John

6-0.5

220 So./1 Indianapolis, IN/Cathedral

53 Utupo, Justin

DL 6-0.5

281 Sr./3 Lakewood, CA/Lakewood

66 ***Watt, Chris

321 Gr./4 Glen Ellyn, IL/Glenbard West

82 Welch, Alex

TE 6-3.5

11 *Williams, Ishaq

OLB 6-5.25 261 Jr./3 Brooklyn, NY/Lincoln

23 **Wood, Lo

CB 5-10.5 194 Sr./3 Apopka, FL/Apopka

8 Zaire, Malik

6-3

6-0

245 Sr./3 Cincinnati, OH/Elder

208

2012 statistics

94 Jones, Jarron

G/T 6-4.5

2012 season review

OLB 6-4.25 248 Jr./2 Asheville, NC/A.C. Reynolds

72 *Martin, Nick

6-4

214 So./1 Austintown, OH/Fitch

coaches & staff

30 *Councell, Ben

5-11

the fighting irish

24 *Atkinson, Josh

2013 OUTLOOK

No. Name

32 Mahone, Will

Fr./1 Kettering, OH/Archbishop Alter

^ Class is the academic year they will be this fall/Eligibility is the athletic season they will be this fall + Walk-on Player * Number of monograms earned

5 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Notre Dame Spring Roster Numerical No. Name

Pos. Ht.

Wt. Cl./Elg.^ Hometown/High School

1 **Nix III, Louis

DL 6-2.5

347 Sr./3 Jacksonville, FL/Raines

2 *Brown, Chris

WR 6-1.5

191 So./2 Hanahan, SC/Hanahan

2 ***Jackson, Bennett CB 3 Carlisle, Amir

6-0

183 Sr./4 Hazlet, NJ/Raritan

RB 5-9.75 185 Jr./2 Santa Clara, CA/King's Academy

4 **Atkinson III, George RB 6-1.25 217 Jr./3 Stockton, CA/Granada 4 Hardy, Eilar

S 5-11.25 190 Jr./2 Reynoldsburg, OH/Pickerington Central

5 *Golson, Everett

QB 5-11.75 186 Jr./2 Myrtle Beach, SC/Myrtle Beach

6 *Russell, KeiVarae

7 ***Jones, TJ

WR 5-11.25 192 Sr./4 Roswell, GA/Gainesville

7 **Tuitt, Stephon

DL 6-6.25 322 Jr./3 Monroe, GA/Monroe

8 **Moore, Kendall

ILB

6-1

244 Sr./3 Raleigh, NC/Southeast Raleigh

8 Zaire, Malik

6-0

208

Fr./1 Kettering, OH/Archbishop Alter

9 Heuerman, Mike

TE 6-3.5

218

Fr./1 Naples, FL/Barron Collier

10 *Daniels, DaVaris

WR 6-1.5

192 Jr./2 Vernon Hills, IL/Vernon Hills

11 ***Rees, Tommy

QB 6-1.5

213 Sr./4 Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest

11 *Williams, Ishaq

OLB 6-5.25 261 Jr./3 Brooklyn, NY/Lincoln

12 *Hendrix, Andrew

QB 6-1.5

226 Sr./3 Cincinnati, OH/Moeller

13 ***Spond, Danny

OLB 6-1.5

248 Sr./4 Littleton, CO/Columbine

14 Massa, Luke

234 Sr./3 Cincinnati, OH/St. Xavier

5-11

6-4

190 So./2 Everett, WA/Mariner

16 Badger, Chris

S 5-11.5 197 So./1 Provo, UT/Timpview

17 Fiessinger, Charlie+

6-1

190 Jr./3 Mason, OH/Moeller

17 Onwualu, James

6-1

215

18 **Koyack, Ben

6-5

261 Jr./3 Oil City, PA/Oil City

20 Prosise, C.J.

6-0.5

220 So./1 Petersburg, VA/Woodberry Forest

21 Brown, Jalen

CB 6-0.5

207 Jr./2 Irving, TX/MacArthur

22 *Shumate, Elijah

213 So./2 East Orange, NJ/Don Bosco Prep

23 **Wood, Lo

CB 5-10.5 194 Sr./3 Apopka, FL/Apopka

24 *Atkinson, Josh

CB 5-11.5 197 Jr./3 Stockton, CA/Granada

27 **Brindza, Kyle

K/P 6-0.75 236 Jr./3 Canton, MI/Plymouth

6-0

Fr./1 Saint Paul, MN/Cretin-Derham Hall

28 **Collinsworth, Austin S

6-0.5

194 Sr./3 Fort Thomas, KY/Highlands

29 *Baratti, Nicky

6-1

201 So./2 Tomball, TX/Klein Oak

30 *Councell, Ben

OLB 6-4.25 248 Jr./2 Asheville, NC/A.C. Reynolds

31 Turner, John

6-0.5

220 So./1 Indianapolis, IN/Cathedral

32 Mahone, Will

5-11

214 So./1 Austintown, OH/Fitch

33 *McDaniel, Cam

5-10

199 Jr./3 Coppell, TX/Coppell

35 Romano, Joe+

5-9

174 Sr./4 River Forest, IL/Fenwick

37 Lee, Eric+

5-8

173 Jr./3 West Des Moines, IA/Dowling Catholic

38 *Schmidt, Joe+

ILB 6-0.25 226 Jr./3 Orange, CA/Mater Dei

39 Liebscher, Ryan+

WR 5-11

211 Sr./4 Colorado Springs, CO/Cheyenne Mountain

39 Rhodes, Jude+

K/P 5-9.5

180 Sr./4 Kapsowar, Kenya/Nordhoff (Ojai, CA)

40 *Tausch, Nick

195 Gr./4 Plano, TX/Jesuit

6-0

41 *Farley, Matthias

S 5-10.5 204 Jr./2 Charlotte, NC/Christian

42 Soto, Ernie+

5-9

188 Jr./3 Davie, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas

44 ***Calabrese, Carlo ILB 6-0.75 244 Gr./4 Verona, NJ/Verona 45 *Okwara, Romeo

OLB 6-3.75 258 So./2 Charlotte, NC/Ardrey Kell

46 Anderson, Josh+

5-9

198 So./2 Chatsworth, CA/Notre Dame

46 McOsker, Eamon+

S 5-11.5 198 So./2 San Pedro, CA/Loyola

47 *Cavalaris, Connor+

48 ***Fox, Dan

ILB 6-2.75 242 Gr./4 Rocky River, OH/St. Ignatius

49 Plantz, Tyler+

RB 5-8.25 203 Sr./4 Frankfort, IL/Providence Catholic

50 *Hounshell, Chase

DL 6-4.25 271 Jr./2 Kirtland, OH/Lake Catholic

51 Heggie, Bruce

6-5

286 Sr./3 Sorrento, FL/Mount Dora

53 Utupo, Justin

DL 6-0.5

281 Sr./3 Lakewood, CA/Lakewood

55 ***Shembo, Prince

OLB 6-1.5

258 Sr./4 Charlotte, NC/Ardrey Kell

56 Rabasa, Anthony

OLB 6-2.5

243 Jr./2 Miami, FL/Columbus

59 *Grace, Jarrett

ILB 6-2.5

248 Jr./2 Cincinnati, OH/Colerain

61 Daly, Scott

LS 6-1.5

248 So./1 Downers Grove, IL/South

65 Hanratty, Conor

C/G 6-4.5

309 Jr./2 New Canaan, CT/New Canaan

66 ***Watt, Chris

6-3

321 Gr./4 Glen Ellyn, IL/Glenbard West

67 Carr, Kevin+

6-5

355 Sr./4 Nashville, TN/Montgomery Bell Academy

69 *Springmann, Tony

DL 6-5.5

284 Jr./2 Fort Wayne, IN/Bishop Dwenger

70 ***Martin, Zack

6-4

308 Gr./4 Indianapolis, IN/Bishop Chatard

72 *Martin, Nick

G/T 6-4.5

284 Jr./2 Indianapolis, IN/Bishop Chatard

73 Furlong, Dan+

6-4

243 So./2 Livonia, MI/Orchard Lake St. Mary's

74 **Lombard, Christian G/T

6-5

322 Sr./3 Inverness, IL/Fremd

75 Harrell, Mark

6-4

305 So./1 Charlotte, NC/Catholic

77 Hegarty, Matt

6-4.5

291 Jr./2 Aztec, NM/Aztec

78 Stanley, Ronnie

OT 6-5.5

318 So./1 Las Vegas, NV/Bishop Gorman

79 Elmer, Steve

OL 6-5.5

317

81 Brooks, Joey+

222 Sr./4 Houston, TX/Strake Jesuit College Prep

82 Welch, Alex

TE 6-3.5

245 Sr./3 Cincinnati, OH/Elder

83 Martinez, Gerard+

199 So./2 Las Vegas, NV/Cimarron Memorial

85 **Niklas, Troy

TE 6-6.5

86 Martinez, Arturo+

DL 6-3.75 254 Sr./4 Miami, FL/Belen Jesuit

87 **Smith, Daniel

88 Robinson, Corey

WR 6-4.25 197

91 *Day, Sheldon

6-2

286 So./2 Indianapolis, IN/Warren Central

92 Stockton, Tyler

5-11

284 Gr./4 Linwood, NJ/Hun School

93 Little, Connor+

OLB 6-2.75 222 Jr./3 Lake Elmo, MN/Hill-Murray

94 Jones, Jarron

DL 6-5.25 295 So./1 Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute

96 **Schwenke, Kona

DL 6-3.5

5-11

6-5 6-1

6-4

190 Jr./3 Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest

Fr./1 Midland, MI/Midland

259 Jr./3 Fullerton, CA/Servite 213 Sr./4 South Bend, IN/Clay Fr./1 San Antonio, TX/San Antonio Christian

297 Sr./4 Hauula, HI/Kahuku

^ Class is the academic year they will be this fall/Eligibility is the athletic season they will be this fall + Walk-on Player * Number of monograms earned

6 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

2012 Spring Football Preview

Bednarik and Lott trophies. Other defensive losses include co-captain and end Kapron Lewis-Moore (40 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 6 sacks) and safety Zeke Motta (secondleading tackler with 77). Missing on the offensive side is All-America and Mackey Award-winning tight end Tyler Eifert (co-teamleading 50 catches for 685 yards, 4 TDs in 2012; 140 career catches for 1,840, 11 TDs), as well as the top two Irish rushers last fall in Theo Riddick (190 carries for 917 yards, 5 TDs; 36 catches for 370 yards, 2 TDs in 2012; 244 career carries for 1,169, 5 TDs; 120 career catches for 1,263, 8 TDs) and Cierre Wood (114 carries for 742, 4 TDs

2012 statistics

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

2012 season review

in 2012; 450 career carries for 2,447, 16 TDs). Other graduation losses include All-America center Braxston Cave (35 career starts; third-team Associated Press All-American in 2012), offensive guard Mike Golic Jr. (17 starts), receivers Robby Toma (24 for 252 in 2012; 60 career catches) and John Goodman (7 for 159, 3 TDs in 2012; 35 career catches) and punter Ben Turk (40.8 average on 53 punts in 2012; 200 career punts for 39.5 average). The Irish will miss 18 lettermen overall--12 on offense including special-team snapper Jordan Cowart and six on defense including Turk. Graduated four-time monogram-winners on that list are Cave, Goodman,

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Everett Golson

Riddick, Lewis-Moore, Te’o and Motta. Fourteen starters (five on offense, eight on defense, plus placekicker Kyle Brindza) headline the list of returnees for Kelly, who claimed consensus nationalcoach-of-the-year honors in 2012. No Irish head football coach has won more games in his first three seasons in South Bend than Kelly, now 28-11 (.718) at Notre Dame. Overall, the Irish have 43 lettermen on the 2013 roster—17 on offense and 26 on defense. Kelly likes the idea there’s more depth across the board than at any time since he’s been at Notre Dame. “We want competition. Your program is in good shape when there's competition within. The best guys are going to play and it’s our job to choose the right 11 on both sides of the ball,” says Kelly. “That's part of our job as coaches--to recruit so there is competition amongst the ranks. We didn't have as much of it as we needed, and now we're excited that we're gaining more and more competition.” .................................. Notre Dame banked much of its success a year ago on its suffocating defense that allowed only two regular-season rushing touchdowns. Overall, the Irish finished second nationally in scoring defense (12.77 points per game), seventh in total defense (305.46 yards), 11th in rushing defense (105.69 yards) and 16th in pass efficiency defense. Back and hoping to build on those numbers up front are dominant senior nose guard Louis Nix III (50 tackles, 7.5 TFL), All-America junior defensive end Stephon Tuitt (47 tackles, team-leading 13 TFL, team-high 12 sacks; second-team AP All-American in 2012) and senior outside linebacker Prince Shembo (51 tackles, 10.5 TFL, 7.5 sacks). That trio played a major role a year ago when the Irish held eight opponents to less than 100 yards rushing as a team. They’ll have help from four other lettermen— sophomore Sheldon Day (23 tackles, 3.5 TFL), seniors

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The University of Notre Dame football program took a major step forward in 2012, winning all 12 regular-season games and finishing the season ranked number one to qualify for the Bowl Championship Series title game. All that came against a schedule the NCAA rated the fourthmost difficult in the nation. A year later, Irish coach Brian Kelly’s charge is to keep his team in that championship conversation and figure out how to take that final step. Notre Dame finished third (USA Today) and fourth (Associated Press) in the final 2012 polls at 12-1. “The environment at the BCS championship game last year was unmist a k a b l e — t h e r e ’s nothing like it. Our players know what they did last year to get there. For them to do it again, they probably have to even do more,” says Kelly. “It's a great motivator for your football team. The experience you gain from going through that process is invaluable. So both of those work together--the motivation to get back there, then adding the experience of actually getting to the game in 2012. They know what it looks like and that propels your team. “The personality of that 2012 team is gone. We're in the process of not only developing our football players physically and skill-wise, but we're developing leaders within our group, we're developing position groups and depth within the ranks, and developing an identity for the 2013 football team. For me it's very assuring that we've got a program now that just continues to build on itself.” To do that, Notre Dame first must identify replacements for a handful of veterans lost—beginning with linebacker Manti Te’o (team-high 113 tackles and 7 interceptions), who won unanimous All-America honors in ’12 as well as a record seven individual major awards-the Walter Camp, Maxwell, Lombardi, Butkus, Nagurksi,

2013 OUTLOOK

Notre Dame Looks to Build on 2012 Football Success Stories

2012 Spring Football Preview Position-by-Position Listing QUARTERBACK +Charlie Fiessinger, 6-1, 190, Jr. *EVERETT GOLSON, 5-11 3/4, 186, Jr. *Andrew Hendrix, 6-1 1/2, 226, Sr. ***Tommy Rees, 6-1 1/5, 213, Sr. Malik Zaire, 6-0, 208, Fr.

RUNNING BACK **George Atkinson III, 6-1 1/4, 217, Jr. Amir Carlisle, 5-9 3/4, 185, Jr. Will Mahone, 5-11, 214, So. *Cam McDaniel, 5-11, 214, Jr. +Tyler Plantz, 5-8 1/4, 203, Sr.

WIDE RECEIVER Josh Anderson, 5-9, 198, So. *Chris Brown, 6-1 1/2, 191, So. *DaVaris Daniels, 6-1 1/2, 192, Jr. ***TJ JONES, 5-11 1/4, 192, Sr. +Eric Lee, 5-8, 173, Jr. +Ryan Liebscher, 5-11, 211, Sr. Gerard Martinez, 6-1, 199, So. Luke Massa, 6-4, 234, Sr. James Onwualu, 6-1, 215, Fr. Corey Robinson, 6-4 1/4, 197, Fr. **Daniel Smith, 6-4, 213, Sr.

TIGHT END +Joey Brooks, 6-5, 222, Sr. Mike Heuerman, 6-3 1/2, 218, Fr. **Ben Koyack, 6-5, 261, Jr. **TROY NIKLAS, 6-6 1/2, 259, Jr. Alex Welch, 6-3 1/2, 245, Sr.

OFFENSIVE LINE +Kevin Carr, 6-5, 355, Sr. Steve Elmer, 6-5 1/2, 317, Fr. +Dan Furlong, 6-4, 243, So. Mark Harrell, 6-4, 305, So. Conor Hanratty, 6-4 1/2, 309, Jr. Matt Hegarty, 6-4 1/2, 291, Jr. Bruce Heggie, 6-5, 286, Sr. **CHRISTIAN LOMBARD, 6-5, 322, Sr. *Nick Martin, 6-4 1/2, 284, Jr. ***ZACK MARTIN, 6-4, 308, Sr. Ronnie Stanley, 6-5 1/2, 318, So. ***CHRIS WATT, 6-3, 310, Sr.

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Kona Schwenke (5 tackles 1 TFL; started at nose guard vs. Michigan State and Pittsburgh) and Tyler Stockton (DNP in 2012) at nose guard and junior Ishaq Williams (22 tackles, 3.5 TFL) at outside linebacker. A fifth letter-winning returnee, junior Chase Hounshell (DNP in 2012), is not expected to play in 2013 due to injury. Other options up front are senior end Justin Utopo (played in 10 games in 2012), junior outside linebacker Anthony Rabasa (1 tackle in 2 games), and sophomore end Jarron Jones (DNP in 2012). Fifth-year seniors Dan Fox (63 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 PBU) and Carlo Calabrese (49 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 forced fumble), who shared a starting slot inside a year ago, and returning senior outside linebacker starter Danny Spond (39 tackles, 1 int., 3 PBU) headline an experienced linebacking corps. Other letter-winning inside options are senior Kendall Moore (10 tackles) and junior Jarrett Grace (12 tackles)— along with junior Ben Councell (10 tackles) and sophomore Romeo Okwara (7 tackles, 1.5 TFL) outside. The Irish secondary began 2012 as the team’s least experienced group but came on strong to provide more than its share of support. The defensive backfield will be paced by the squad’s leading returning tackler in senior cornerback Bennett Jackson (65 tackles, 4 ints.), along with sophomore corner

sidekick KeiVarae Russell (58 tackles, 2 ints.). Junior Matthias Farley (49 tackles, 1 int.) returns at one safety slot. Senior corner Lo Wood, projected to be a starter a year ago before a preseason injury sidelined him, is back as well. Additional monogram-winners at safety are senior Austin Collinsworth (he missed all of 2012 with injury), sophomores Nicky Baratti (8 tackles, 1 int.) and Elijah Shumate (9 tackles, 3 PBU) and walk-on junior Connor Cavalaris (5 tackles). Also on the list at cornerback is junior Josh Atkinson (5 tackles). More secondary candidates are juniors Jalen Brown (3 tackles, 1 PBU) at corner and Eilar Hardy at safety (DNP in 2012), plus sophomore safeties John Turner, C.J. Prosise and Chris Badger (all three DNP in 2012 as rookies). Prosise also could be an option as both a receiver and kick returner. The most experienced defensive returnees are three-time letter-winners Shembo, Fox, Calabrese, Spond and Jackson. On the offensive side, junior quarterback Everett Golson (187 of 318 passing for 2,405 yards, 12 TDs, 6 ints; 94 carries for 298 yards, 6 TDs) made major strides as his first season as a regular in 2012 progressed—and he’ll be counted on for additional improvements in 2013. He helped the Irish play smarter and more produc-

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: *Sheldon Day, 6-2, 286, Fr. *Chase Hounshell, 6-4, 265, So. Jarron Jones, 6-5 1/4, 295, So. Arturo Martinez, 6-3 3/4, 254, Sr. **LOUIS NIX III, 6-2 1/5, 347, Sr. **Kona Schwenke, 6-3 1/2, 297, Sr. *Tony Springmann, 6-5 1/2, 284, Jr. *Tyler Stockton, 5-11, 284, Sr. **STEPHON TUITT, 6-6 1/4, 322, Jr. Justin Utupo, 6-0 1/2, 281, Sr.

Prince Shembo

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

2012 Spring Football Preview INSIDE LINEBACKER 2013 OUTLOOK

***Carlo Calabrese, 6-0 3/4, 244, Sr. ***DAN FOX, 6-2 3/4, 242, Sr. *Jarrett Grace, 6-2 1/2, 248, Jr. **Kendall Moore, 6-1, 244, Sr. +*Joe Schmidt, 6-0 1/4, 226, Jr.

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER

CORNERBACK

Stephon Tuitt

SAFETY Chris Badger, 5-11 1/2, 197, So. *Nicky Baratti, 6-1, 201, So. **Austin Collinsworth, 6-0 1/2, 194, Sr. *MATTHIAS FARLEY, 5-10 1/2, 204, Jr. Eilar Hardy, 5-11 1/4, 190, Jr. +Eamon McOsker, 5-11 1/2, 198, So. C.J. Prosise, 6-0 1/2, 220, So. *Elijah Shumate, 6-0, 213, So. +Ernie Soto, 5-9, 188, Jr. John Turner, 6-0 1/2, 220, So.

PUNTER **Kyle Brindza, 6-0 3/4, 236, Jr. Jude Rhodes, 5-9 1/2, 180, Sr.

2012 season review

KICKER **Kyle Brindza, 6-0 3/4, 236, Jr. *Nick Tausch, 6-0, 195, Sr. Jude Rhodes, 5-9 1/2, 180, Sr.

LONG SNAPPER Scott Daly, 6-1 1/2, 230, Sr. BOLD CAPS indicates player started at least seven games in 2012 * indicates number of monograms earned + indicates walk-on player

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

2012 statistics

Christian Lombard (13 career starts) and fifth-year guard Chris Watt (26 career starts). The lone other letter-winner back on the offensive line is sophomore Nick Martin (he played in every game as a rookie in 2012), who could compete at center. Other candidates include senior center Bruce Heggie (he played in 3 games in 2012), junior center Matt Hegarty (9 games in 2012), junior guard Conor Hanratty (6 games), plus sophomores Ronnie Stanley and Mark Harrell (both DNP in 2012) The most experienced offensive returnees are three-time letter-winners Jones, Zack Martin, Watt and Rees. “We need to continue to work on the offensive line--especially getting the center position settled--then develop the quarterback position, then see where we are at the running back position. In that order, those items right down the middle are priorities relative to our offense,” says Kelly. In terms of special teams, Brindza (23 of 31 FGs to rank sixth nationally) is back for his junior campaign—and he also could take on the punting assignment left behind by the graduated Turk (40.8 yards per kick). Fifth-year senior Nick Tausch (15 career field goals including 14 of 17 in 2009) is back after missing all of 2012 with an injury. The top name in the return category is Atkinson, who averaged 20.0 yards on 22 kickoff returns. Sophomore Scott Daly (DNP in 2012) is a potential long snapper. Also in the mix are five freshmen who enrolled in January and participated in 2013 Irish spring drills—wide receivers Corey Robinson and James Onwualu, tight end Mike Heuerman, offensive lineman Steve Elmer and quarterback Malik Zaire. “Looking at where we want to go after the BCS game, we’ve got to add depth within the program—and we need to continually get bigger, faster, stronger. We’re in year four now and we’ve got a chance to see those results really hit home for us,” says Kelly. The Irish will match up against a rugged 2013 schedule that features 11 teams that played in bowl games following the 2012 season—including Rose Bowl winner Stanford (12-2, ranked sixth USA Today), an Oklahoma team that ended up 10-3 (and ranked 15th), along with Michigan, Arizona State, Navy and BYU, all of whom won eight games a year ago.

*Josh Atkinson, 5-11 1/2, 197, Jr. Jalen Brown, 6-0 1/2, 207, Jr. *+Connor Cavalaris, 5-11, 190, Jr. ***BENNETT JACKSON, 6-0, 183, Sr. +Joe Romano, 5-9, 174, Sr. *KEIVARAE RUSSELL, 5-11, 190, So. **Lo Wood, 5-10 1/2, 194, Sr.

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tively—with a major factor in Notre Dame’s 2012 success coming in the turnover-margin category. The Irish came in plus-eight last fall compared to minus-15 in 2011. Golson has particularly-experienced backups in seniors Tommy Rees (34 of 59 for 436, 2 TDs in 2012; 18 career starts with 4,413 passing yards), who played a key role mostly off the bench in a handful of games in 2012 (he played in all but the Navy opener and started vs. Miami and BYU), and Andrew Hendrix (5 of 7 passing for 55; 8 carries for 41, in 3 games). “The development of Everett Golson now is about consistency week in and week out--getting us in the right protection, playing at a tempo where we can control the football game at the pace that we want to play at. That’s the next step in his development,” says Kelly. “He's already shown it. He's been great to work with, as far as his attention to detail and absorbing all the things he needs. He’s a guy who has been the starter at Notre Dame and understands what goes along with that.” The Notre Dame running game requires some reworking, beginning with speedy junior George Atkinson III (51 carries for 361, 5 TDs) and also including junior Cam McDaniel (23 for 125, 1 TD). Junior Amir Carlisle (he transferred from USC after the 2011 season) qualifies as another option with solid potential after missing all of 2012 with injury. Golson actually led the 2012 Irish in rushing scores with six. Sophomore Will Mahone (DNP in 2012) is another possibility. Savvy senior TJ Jones (team-high-tying 50 catches for 649 yards, 4 TDs) anchors the wide receiver corps. His top lieutenant figures to be junior DaVaris Daniels (31 for 490), coming off six catches for 115 yards against Alabama in the BCS title contest. Additional letter-winning receivers on the roster are senior Daniel Smith (7 for 47) and sophomore Chris Brown (2 for 56). Senior Luke Massa (DNP in 2012) also will compete for playing time. At tight end, two-time letter-winning juniors Ben Koyack (3 for 39) and Troy Niklas (5 for 75, 1 TD; 7 starts in double-tight end sets) are the leading candidates to replace Eifert. Senior Alex Welch (DNP in 2012) is another possibility. Up front, Notre Dame will lean on a trio of returning senior starters—fifth-year offensive tackle and 2012 captain and All-American Zack Martin (39 career starts; second-team Walter Camp All-American in 2012), tackle

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*Ben Councell, 6-4 1/4, 248, Jr. +Connor Little, 6-2 3/4, 222, Jr. *Romeo Okwara, 6-2 1/2, 258, So. Anthony Rabasa, 6-2 1/2, 243, Jr. ***PRINCE SHEMBO, 6-1 1/2, 258, Sr. ***DANNY SPOND, 6-1 1/2, 248, Sr. *Ishaq Williams, 6-5 1/4, 261, Jr.

University of Notre Dame

hen Father Edward F. Sorin started his school in the northern Indiana wilderness, he had only $300, three log buildings badly in need of repair and a far-sighted vision of establishing a liberal arts school to meet the growing educational needs of the frontier. He dreamed of building a great university, and in 1842, he founded the University of Notre Dame du Lac. Over the years, the University of Notre Dame du Lac would evolve into a preeminent place for Catholic thought. While becoming one of the top undergraduate institutions in the country, Notre Dame has also been at the cutting edge of research, including such innovations as the transmission of wireless messages and the development of synthetic rubber. Today researchers are achieving breakthroughs in astrophysics, radiation chemistry, environmental sciences, tropical disease transmission, cancer, robotics, and nanoelectronics. The University has also stressed residential life, with four-of-five students living on campus in the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 29 residence halls that serve as the focal point of social, spiritual and athletic activities. Notre Dame is one of a handful of universities with a truly international student body, coming from over 100 nations and all 50 states. Students come to Notre Dame not only to learn how to think, but to learn how to live, keeping faith with the vision of Fr. Sorin. Notre Dame is one of the few universities to regularly rank in the top 25 in the U.S. News & World Report survey of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best colleges and the National Association of Collegiate Directors

of Athletics Directorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cup standings of the best overall athletics programs. The University ranks first among all Catholic universities worldwide, according to the 2011 NY Times Higher Education survey and the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame boasts the No. 1 undergraduate business program in the nation according to BusinessWeek magazine.

10 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

University Leadership

Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. President

2013 OUTLOOK

The University’s Catholic identity has been strengthened during Father Jenkins’ tenure in multiple ways, including the appointment of a coordinator for University life initiatives and the construction of multimillion-dollar facilities for the Institute for Church Life, including the Center for Social Concerns, and the Institute for Educational Initiatives, which includes the Alliance for Catholic Education. Father Jenkins earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in philosophy from Notre Dame in 1976 and 1978, respectively, and was ordained a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1983. He holds advanced degrees from Oxford and the Jesuit School of Theology. He is a professor of philosophy and the author of Knowledge and Faith in Thomas Aquinas. A native of Omaha, Neb., Father Jenkins was born Dec. 17, 1953.

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ev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., is in his second five-year term as the 17th president of the University of Notre Dame. His vision is for Notre Dame to be the Catholic research university for our time – an institution that unifies, enlightens and heals by engaging in scholarship of the first rank while maintaining its distinctive Catholic character and long-time excellence in undergraduate education. During his tenure, Notre Dame has made significant progress toward its research goal, including selection as the lead partner in the Midwest Institute for Nanoelectronics Discovery, the creation of the Innovation Park research facility, and the construction of Stinson Remick Hall of Engineering. His commitment to undergraduate education has been marked by the Notre Dame Forums, yearlong initiatives that have examined important issues such as religion and world conflict, global health, immigration, education and energy.

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President Leadership Council Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. President

John Affleck-Graves Executive Vice President

John F. Affleck-Graves Executive Vice President

Scott C. Malpass Vice President and Chief Investment Officer

Robert J. Bernhard Vice President for Research

Christine M. Maziar Vice President and Senior Associate Provost

Marianne Corr Vice President and General Counsel

Robert K. McQuade Vice President for Human Resources

J. Nicholas Entrikin Vice President and Associate Provost for Internationalization

Daniel J. Myers Vice President and Associate Provost

Erin Hoffmann Harding Vice President for Student Affairs Richard C. Notebaert Chairman, Notre Dame Board of Trustees

Patricia Bellia NCAA Faculty Representative

Rev. James B. King, C.S.C. Religious Superior of Holy Cross Priests and Brothers at Notre Dame

Louis M. Nanni Vice President for University Relations

2012 statistics

Ann M. Firth President’s Chief of Staff

2012 season review

Thomas G. Burish Provost

Ronald Kraemer Vice President and Chief Information Officer Rev. William M. Lies, C.S.C. Vice President for Mission Engagement and Church Affairs

Donald B. Pope-Davis Vice President and Associate Provost John A. Sejdinaj Vice President for Finance Jack Swarbrick Vice President and Director of Athletics

11 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

University Leadership

Jack Swarbrick

Vice President • Director of Athletics

ohn B. “Jack” Swarbrick Jr., a University of Notre Dame graduate who rose to national prominence as a lawyer, consultant and executive in the collegiate and Olympic sports industries, is in his fifth year in 2012-13 as vice president and director of athletics at his alma mater. During his time at Notre Dame Swarbrick has attached his signature to a variety of new initiatives: * Launching Fighting Irish Digital Media—a major initiative that will deliver better information about and access to Notre Dame and its athletic programs via expanded production and distribution of programming. * Creation of new community outreach and youth programming functions through student-athlete welfare and development office. * Building of student-athlete programs and services that expand recognition of high academic achievement—and mentor and facilitate career development. * Meeting the performance needs of Notre Dame student-athletes through establishment of a new sports performance division. * Reaching out to more former Irish student-athletes, via the Notre Dame Monogram Club and other programs. The past four years combined have featured a variety of on-and off-the-field Notre Dame athletics successes: * Number-one rankings for Notre Dame (among Football Bowl Subdivision schools) in the four most recent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) surveys--in 2008 with a 98 for all student-athletes, in 2009 with a 99 (including a 97 score in football that also ranked number one), in 2010 at 99 (including football number one at 96) and again in 2011 at 99 (including football number one at 97). -- 124 All-Americans, 21 Academic All-America selections and five NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship winners. -- Record involvement in community service hours by Irish student-athletes. -- NCAA championships in 2011 in fencing (a men’s and women’s combined championship) and 2010 in women’s soccer. -- NCAA runner-up team finishes in 2012 and 2011 in women’s basketball, 2010 in men’s lacrosse, 2009 in fencing and 2008 in women’s soccer. -- NCAA semifinal appearances in men’s lacrosse in 2012, hockey in 2011, women’s tennis in both 2009 and 2010 and women’s soccer in 2009, plus 2010 and 2012 third-place fencing finishes. -- National coach-of-the-year honors for Randy Waldrum in women’s soccer in both 2010 and 2009 and for Mike Brey in men’s basketball in 2010-11--to go with a 2011 Hall of Fame induction for women’s basketball coach Muffet McGraw and a Hermann Trophy for women’s soccer national player of the year Kerri Hanks in 2008. -- Construction of the 5,022-seat Compton Family Ice Arena that opened for the 2011-12 season and features two sheets of ice (one Olympic sized). The 200910 school year also featured dedications of new facilities for soccer and lacrosse-

-as well as opening of the new Purcell Pavilion within the south dome of the Joyce Center. Born in Yonkers, N.Y., and raised in Yonkers and Bloomington, Ind., Swarbrick is a 1976 magna cum laude graduate of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Upon graduating from Stanford University Law School in 1980, he returned to Indiana to accept a position as an associate in the Indianapolis law firm Baker & Daniels, one of the largest in the state. He was made partner in 1987 and spent 28 years with the firm. As a member of the Indiana Sports Corporation, including the chairmanship from 1992 to 2001, Swarbrick led many of Indianapolis’ successful proposals to a wide array of athletics organizations--from the National Football League (NFL) to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to the Big Ten Conference. His leadership efforts resulted in the city: * Earning the right to play host to the 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium. * Becoming the home of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national headquarters in 1999. * Hosting the 1987 Pan American Games, where Swarbrick served as the director of competition. * Hosting the 1991 World Gymnastics Championships. * Hosting NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Fours and other college championship competitions and a wide array of national and world championships in the Olympic sports. * Securing rights to host the Big Ten Conference men’s and women’s basketball tournaments at Conseco Fieldhouse for five consecutive years beginning in 2008. At Baker & Daniels Swarbrick served as general counsel for numerous national governing bodies of Olympic sports, including USA Gymnastics, and as a consultant to various bid cities and host committees for Olympic Games and world championships. In his work as an advisor to the NCAA, Swarbrick coordinated the men’s College Basketball Partnership, an NCAA-led group that addresses the opportunities and challenges in the sport; developed the business plan for the new NBA/NCAA youth basketball enterprise, iHoops; served as a member of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Discussion Group, and chaired the NCAA/USOC task force dedicated to developing proposals to expand sponsorship of Olympic sports among NCAA member institutions. In 2000 Swarbrick received one of the NCAA’s highest honors, The Flying Wedge Award, for his work in establishing Indianapolis as the new home of the NCAA. In 2001 he was honored by the State of Indiana with the Sagamore of the Wabash Award. In 2002 he received the Pathfinder Award from Youthlinks Indiana for his service to youth in the state of Indiana. Born March 19, 1954, Swarbrick was named Notre Dame’s 12th athletics director on July 16, 2008. He and his wife, Kimberly, are the parents of four children: Kate, a 2010 graduate of St. Louis University; Connor, a 2011 graduate of Wake Forest University; Cal, a junior at TCU; and Christopher, a University of Notre Dame sophomore.

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

Guglielmino Athletics Complex

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Leonard and JoAnn Isban), the Allen Equipment Room (a gift of Marty and Sue Allen) and Hickey Coaches’ Locker Room (a gift of Jack and Rosemary Hickey). The second floor houses the Smith Family Office Suites (a gift from the Smith family in honor of Francis W. and Rita C. Smith) with head coach Brian Kelly’s area overlooking the LaBar Practice Complex. Eleven banners hang in the Morse Recruiting Lounge (a gift of Jim and Leah Morse) commemorating Notre Dame’s 11 consensus national championships.

2012 season review

he University of Notre Dame is enjoying its eighth full season with access to the sparkling Guglielmino Athletics Complex, affectionately referred to as “The Gug” (pronounced Goog). The Gug houses the football practice-week locker rooms, coaches’ offices and meeting rooms in addition to enhanced sports medicine, strength and conditioning and weight room equipment for all Notre Dame studentathletes. Underwritten with a gift from the late Don F. Guglielmino and his wife Flora, the Gug provides the Irish football team with a central location for pre-practice and post-practice routines as well as daily positional meetings. Before the Gug opened, the Irish football facilities were spread between Notre Dame Stadium, the Joyce Center and the Loftus Sports Center. The first floor of the 96,000-square-foot complex features the 25,000-square-foot Haggar Fitness Center (gift of Ed and Patty Haggar, Joe and Isabell Haggar) with the latest state-of-the-art equipment that all student-athletes can use on a daily basis. The 8,300-square-foot Loftus Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center (a gift of John and Julie Lofus) services all Notre Dame student-athletes and also houses the athletic training staff. Also on the first floor are the Romano Family Locker Room (a gift of D.J. “Buddy” and Florence Romano), Isban Auditorium (a gift from

2012 statistics

13 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Football Practice Facilities

Loftus Sports Center Entering its 26th full year of service at the University of Notre Dame, the Loftus Sports Center is one of the most integral athletics buildings on campus. Designed for use by all Notre Dame athletics teams as well as students, faculty and staff, the $6.3-million center measures 614 feet by 210 feet and stands tucked in a forested area of campus just north of LaBar Practice Complex and connected to the Guglielmino Athletics Complex.

LaBar Practice Complex

The LaBar Practice Complex enters its fifth season of use and is home to the outdoor practice fields of the Fighting Irish football team. A gift of Rees and Carol LaBar, the practice fields are located directly south of the Guglielmino Athletics Complex (on the former site of Moose Krause Stadium and Cartier Field). The LaBar Practice Complex features three football fields, lights, video towers, a maintenance building to provide storage and is secured with an eight-foot fence.

Dedicated on April 23, 1988, the Loftus Center saw its first football practice on Sept. 30 of that season. The facility is a gift of John R. Loftus, a member of Notre Dameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team in 1944, 1948 and 1949. The Irish football team practices on Meyo Field (a gift of Raymond D. Meyo), a 100-yard Prestige Turf field complete with end zones.

Two of the three practice fields are FieldTurf fields, allowing the Irish to practice year-round without fear of damaging grass fields due to inclement weather and general wear-and-tear. The third field is a natural grass field made to match the surface inside Notre Dame Stadium.

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

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GEORGE ATKINSON’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS • • • • • •

Single-Game Average Per Rush (Oct. 6, 2012 vs. Miami (Fla.), 12.3, 6th) Single-Game Kickoff Return Yards (Oct. 22, 2011 vs. USC, 178, 3rd) Single-Season Kickoff Return Touchdowns (2011, 2, t-1st) Single-Season Kickoff Return Yards (2011, 822, 2nd) Single-Season Kickoff Returns (2011, 35, 3rd) Single-Season Kickoff/Punt Return Yards (2011, 822, 4th)

GEORGE ATKINSON’S CAREER HIGHS

RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g 2011 13 9 27 2 15 3.0 2.1 2012 12 51 361 5 56 7.1 30.1 TOTAL 25 60 388 7 56 6.5 15.5 TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g 2011 13 27 0 27 2.1 2012 12 361 0 361 30.1 TOTAL 25 388 0 388 15.5 RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g 2011 13 1 10 0 10 0.1 10.0 0.8 2012 12 2 4 0 4 0.2 2.0 0.3 TOTAL 25 3 14 0 10 0.1 4.7 0.6

2012 season review

SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g 2011 13 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 24 1.8 2012 12 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 2.5 TOTAL 25 9 7 0 2 0 0 0 54 2.2 KICK RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g 2011 13 35 915 2 96 26.1 70.4 2012 12 22 441 0 39 20.0 36.8 TOTAL 25 57 1356 2 96 23.8 54.2 ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2011 13 27 10 0 915 0 952 73.2 2012 12 361 4 0 441 0 806 67.2 TOTAL 25 388 14 0 1356 0 1758 70.3 TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr 2011 13 5 4 9 0.0 0 0 0 2012 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 TOTAL 25 5 4 9 0.0 0 0 0

2012 statistics

FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): 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 … averaged 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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SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Saw action in 12 games for the Irish (did not play at Oklahoma) … crucial on special teams and offense … ranked third on team with 361 rushing yards … tied for second on the team in rushing touchdowns (five) with Theo Riddick … led team with 7.1 yards-per-rush average … added two receptions for four yards … as a kick returner, known for his speed and agility … recorded longest kick return of season vs. USC (Nov. 24), racing 39 yards … tallied with 22 kickoff returns for 441 yards … averaged 20.0 yards per kick return … had two touchdown runs against Navy (Sept. 1) in the season opener in Dublin, Ireland … the first was a 56-yard rush, with the second coming from Navy’s threeyard line … posted first career 100-yard rushing game against Miami (Oct. 6) … finished with 123 yards on 10 carries against the Hurricanes … his 12.3 yards per rush average (with a minimum of 10 rushes) ranks sixth in single-game school history … added his third touchdown of the season on a 55-yard run against the Hurricanes … had a pair of 50+ yards scoring runs this season.

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Points scored: 12, vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012 Touchdowns: 2, vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012 Rush attempts: 10, Miami, Oct. 6, 2012 Rush yards: 123, Miami, Oct. 6, 2012 (10 carries) Rush TDs: 2, vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012 Long rush: 56, vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012 Receptions: 1, Stanford, Oct. 13, 2012; BYU, Oct. 20, 2012; at Purdue, Oct. 1, 2011 Receiving yards: 10, at Purdue, Oct. 1, 2011 (1 receptions) Long reception: 10, at Purdue, Oct. 1, 2011 Total offense attempts: 10, Miami, Oct. 6, 2012 (10 rush,0 pass) Total offense yards: 123, Miami, Oct. 6, 2012 (123 rush,0 pass) All-purpose yards: 178, USC, Oct. 22, 2011 Kick returns: 5, vs Florida State, Dec. 29, 2011; Air Force, Oct. 8, 2011; USC, Oct. 22, 2011 Kick return yards: 178, USC, Oct. 22, 2011 (5 returns) Long kick return: 96, USC, Oct. 22, 2011 Tackles: 2, at Purdue, Oct. 1, 2011 (1-1)

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Stockton, Calif. (Granada)

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 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 will be a junior in 2013 … played for coach Tim Silva at Granada High School … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters.

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15 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

The Fighting Irish GEORGE ATKINSON’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Rushing Kick Returns all 2012 no. yds td lg no. yds td lg purpose *vs. Navy 9 99 2 56 1 13 0 13 112 Purdue 1 0 0 0 1 32 0 32 32 *at Michigan State 5 43 0 32 1 24 0 24 67 *Michigan 4 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 vs. Miami 10 123 1 55 1 13 0 13 136 3 21 0 8 2 36 0 23 57 Stanford BYU 5 11 1 13 2 37 0 20 52 at Oklahoma Did Not Play Pittsburgh 1 2 0 2 4 74 0 30 76 at Boston College 4 9 0 7 3 78 0 35 87 7 34 1 9 0 0 0 0 34 Wake Forest at USC 2 15 0 15 4 87 0 39 102 vs. Alabama 0 0 0 0 3 47 0 18 47 * - games started

Josh Atkinson

| 5-11 | 197 | Jr. CB Stockton, Calif. (Granada)

Josh Atkinson's CarEer HIGHS Tackles: 3, at Boston College, Nov. 10, 2012 (3-0) All-purpose yards: 50, at Oklahoma, Oct. 27, 2012 Tackles: 1, Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012 (0-1) SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Stepped into a more significant cornerback role when both starters graduated after the 2011 campaign and Lo Wood was lost for the year early in 2012 preseason camp following a torn achilles … saw action in all 13 games, primarily on special teams but also appeared as a reserve defensive back … registered five tackles, with three of them coming against Boston College (Nov. 10) … also a standout track star. FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): Played in eight 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. 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 will be a junior in 2013 … played for coach Tim Silva at Granada High School … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters. Josh atkinson's career stats TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2011 8 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 2012 13 5 0 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 21 6 1 7 0.0 0 0 0 0

CHRIS BADGER

| 6-0 | 197 | So. S Provo, UT (Timpview)

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Did not see any game action during the season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: 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 second-best defensive back in Midlands region (Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah) by SuperPrep . . . selected to Tacoma NewsTribune 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 allstate 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 all-conference 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.

Nicky Baratti

| 6-1 | 201 | So. S Tomball, Texas (Klein Oak)

baratti's career highs Interceptions: 1, Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012 Tackles: 2, at USC, Nov. 24, 2012 (1-1) FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Saw action in all 13 games, primarily on special teams but also played as a reserve safety … registered five unassisted tackles and three assisted stops … had an interception against Michigan (Sept. 22) … recorded first interception by a Notre Dame freshman since 2008. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: 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 Houston Chronicle AllGreater 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 300-meter hurdles in track . . . coached by David Smith at Klein Oak High School . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.

BARATTI's career stats

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

The Fighting Irish INTERCEPTIONS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g 2012 13 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 TOTAL 13 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2012 13 5 3 8 0.0 1 0 0 0 13 5 3 8 0.0 1 0 0 0 TOTAL BARATTI’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs

Kyle Brindza

KYLE BRINDZA’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS • • • • • • •

Single-Game Field Goals (Nov. 24, 2012 at USC, 5, t-1st) Single-Game Points (Nov. 24, 2012 at USC, 16, t-4th) Single-Season Scoring By Place Kicker (2012, 97, 1st) Single-Season Field Goals (2012, 23, 1st) Single-Season Field Goals Attempted (2012, 31, 1st) Single-Season Scoring (2012, 97, 7th) Career Consecutive Field Goals (2012, 8, t-8th)

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2012 Notre Dame Special Teams Player of the Year FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (12.10) College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Placekicker (11.25) FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (10.29)

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Points scored: 16, at USC, Nov. 24, 2012 Kick PATs: 5, Wake Forest, Nov. 17, 2012; Miami, Oct. 6, 2012 Points by kicking: 16, at USC, Nov. 24, 2012 Field goals made: 5, at USC, Nov. 24, 2012 Field goal attempts: 6, at USC, Nov. 24, 2012 Longest field goal: 52, at USC, Nov. 24, 2012 Tackles: 1, four times

BRINDZA's Career Stats SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g 2011 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2012 13 0 0 0 0 28 0 23 97 7.5 26 0 0 0 0 28 0 23 97 3.7 TOTAL FIELD GOALS g made att long pct 2011 13 0 0 0 0.0 2012 13 23 31 52 74.2 TOTAL 26 23 31 52 74.2 2012

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KICKOFFS 2011 2012 TOTAL

No. Yards Avg TB 71 4635 65.3 12 71 4445 62.6 26 142 9080 63.9 38

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TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr 2011 13 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 2012 13 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 TOTAL 26 3 1 4 0.0 0 0 0

2012 statistics

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Saw action in all 13 games … kicked off 71 times for a combined total of 4,445 yards … averaged 62.6 yards per kick … recorded a touchback on 26 occasions … connected on 23 out of 31 field goals attempted … his 23 made field goals surpassed the single-season school record previously held by John Carney (21, 1986) … second kicker in school history to connect on at least 20 field goals in one season … owns school record for field goal attempts in a single season (31) – bested Carney’s previous mark of 28 (1986) … set school record for points by kicking (97) with 23 field goals and 28 extra points … the 97 points rank seventh all-time in total scoring … ranks eighth in school history with eight consecutive field goals … equaled school record with five made field goals in the 22-13 victory over USC (Nov. 24) … registered 16 points (five field goals and one extra point) against

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 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.

2012 season review

BRINDZA’S HONORS & AWARDS

FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): 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

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2012 ut-at tt tfl sck ff fr int pbu vs. Navy 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 Purdue at Michigan State 0-0 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 1-0 0 vs. Miami 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 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 BYU at Oklahoma 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 Pittsburgh 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 at Boston College 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 Wake Forest 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 at USC 1-1 2 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 vs. Alabama * - games started

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ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2012 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

USC, which ranks fourth … belted a 52-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to give Notre Dame a 16-10 lead over USC … the 52-yard field goal is tied with David Ruffer (vs. Maryland, 2011) for the second-longest in school history … rebounded from a missed field goal to play an instrumental role in the victory over Pittsburgh (Nov. 3) … made a 37-yard field goal to send the game into double overtime … missed a 35-yard field goal with 8:06 left in the third quarter at No. 8 Oklahoma (Oct. 27), which would have given the Irish a 13-6 lead, but he responded with a 44-yard field goal with 13:57 left in the fourth quarter to give Notre Dame a 13-6 advantage and then added a 46-yard field goal with 3:22 left in the fourth quarter to give Notre Dame a 23-13 advantage … connected on a 22-yard field goal with 20 seconds left in regulation to tie the game with Stanford, 13-13, and send it into overtime … stepped in for an injured Nick Tausch and connected on a pair of field goals in the victory over Purdue on Sept. 8 … after missing his first career attempt, made field goals of 30 and 27 yards … the 27-yard field goal came with seven seconds remaining in regulation and gave the Irish a 20-17 win.

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chris brown's career stats

Field Goals PAT Attempts Kickoffs RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g 2012 md-att long blkd kick rush rcv Points no. yds avg tb 2012 13 2 56 0 50 0.2 28.0 4.7 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 9 568 63.1 2 13 2 56 0 50 0.2 28.0 4.7 vs. Navy TOTAL Purdue 2-3 30 0 2-2 0 0 8 5 299 59.8 3 at Michigan State 2-2 47 0 2-2 0 0 8 5 320 64.0 4 ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Michigan 2-2 39 0 1-1 0 0 7 4 258 64.5 1 2012 13 0 56 0 0 0 56 4.7 vs. Miami 2-3 32 0 5-5 0 0 11 8 481 60.1 2 TOTAL 13 0 56 0 0 0 56 4.7 2-2 29 0 2-2 0 0 8 4 260 65.0 4 Stanford BYU 1-3 24 0 2-2 0 0 5 4 254 63.5 3 TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 3-4 46 0 3-3 0 0 12 7 445 63.6 3 2012 13 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 at Oklahoma Pittsburgh 3-4 37 0 0-1 0 0 9 5 299 59.8 0 TOTAL 13 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 at Boston College 0-0 0 0 3-3 0 0 3 4 250 62.5 1 1-2 25 0 5-5 0 0 8 7 437 62.4 1 Wake Forest at USC 5-6 52 0 1-1 0 0 16 6 380 63.3 2 vs. Alabama 0-0 0 0 2-2 0 0 2 3 194 64.7 1

JALEN BROWN

CHRIS BROWN

WR | 6-2 | 191 | So. Hanahan, S.C. (Hanahan)

jalen brown's career highs Tackles: 1, Wake Forest, Nov. 17, 2012 (0-1); Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 (1-0); at Michigan State, Sept. 15, 2012 (1-0) Pass breakups: 1, Wake Forest, Nov. 17, 2012

chris brown's career highs Receptions: 1, Wake Forest, Nov. 17, 2012; at Oklahoma, Oct. 27, 2012 Receiving yards: 50, at Oklahoma, Oct. 27, 2012 (1 reception) Long reception: 50, at Oklahoma, Oct. 27, 2012

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Saw action in seven games … collected two unassisted tackles, one each against Purdue (Sept. 8) and Michigan State (Sept. 15) … notched his first career pass breakup against Wake Forest (Nov. 17).

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Saw action in all 13 games, starting four … caught two passes for 56 yards ... recorded 50-yard reception, the first of his career, at Oklahoma (Oct. 27), which was a crucial play on the go-ahead scoring drive ... gained six yards on one reception vs. Wake Forest.

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

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: 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 seventh-best 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 triplejumper 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 Hanahan 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.

| 6-1 | 207 | Jr. CB Irving, Texas (MacArthur)

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 StarTelegram … 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. jalen brown's career stats TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2012 7 2 1 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 TOTAL 7 2 1 3 0.0 1 0 0 0

CARLO CALABRESE

ILB | 6-1 | 244 | Gr. Verona, N.J. (Verona)

CALABRESE'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 10, at Boston College, Oct. 2, 2010 (8-2); Michigan, Sept. 11, 2010 (3-7) Sacks: 1.5, at Michigan State, Sept. 18, 2010 (1-1) Tackles for loss: 3.5, at Boston College, Oct 2, 2010 (3-0) Fumbles forced: 1, Wake Forest, Nov. 17, 2012 Pass breakups: 1, four times SENIOR SEASON (2012): Participated in 12 games, starting five ... recorded 49 tackles, 19 solo stops, three tackles for loss and one forced fumble ... started his first game of the season against Miami (Oct. 6), and recorded three stops against the Hurricanes ... was a key cog in the red-zone defense against Stanford (Oct. 13), making stops on the final two stands of the game and denying Cardinal RB Stepfan Taylor on back-to-back runs from the one-yard line ... picked up his second start of 2012 against BYU (Oct. 20) and had four stops ... notched five tackles, including a half tackle for loss against Oklahoma (Oct. 27) ... also had seven tackles against Purdue (Sept. 8) ... forced one fumble against Wake Forest (Nov. 17) which was converted into a touchdown ... had seven tackles, four of them unassisted against the Demon Deacons.

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

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

CALABRESE'S career stats

SACKS g ua a total yards 2010 11 2 1 2.5 11 2011 13 1 0 1.0 3 2012 12 0 0 0.0 0 TOTAL 36 3 1 3.5 14

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TFL Sck 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-3 1.0-3 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 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-3 1.0-3

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2010 UT-AT TT TFL Sck *Purdue 7-2 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 3-7 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 *Michigan *at Michigan State 1-3 4 1.5-7 1.5-7 1-3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 *Stanford *at Boston College 8-2 10 3.5-11 1.0-4 *Pittsburgh 2-6 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 3-4 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 *Western Michigan *at Navy 0-5 5 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 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 at USC vs. Miami (Fla.) 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 TOTALS 26-34 60 5.0-18 2.5-11

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FR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

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AMIR CARLISLE

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

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TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr 2010 11 26 34 60 5.0 0 0 0 2011 13 15 22 37 1.0 3 0 0 12 19 30 49 3.0 0 1 0 2012 36 60 86 146 9.0 3 1 0 TOTAL

2011 USF at Michigan Michigan State at Pittsburgh at Purdue Air Force USC Navy at Wake Forest vs. Maryland Boston College at Stanford vs. Florida State TOTALS * - games started

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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 30thbest linebacker nationally … rated as sixth-best player in New Jersey 35 by SuperPrep … rated 234th-overall player and 14th-best 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 first-team 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 quarterback during junior season in 2007 … recorded 53 tackles, 2.5 sacks and four fumble recoveries as a 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.

2012 ut-at tt tfl sck ff fr int pbu vs. Navy Did Not Play 1-6 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 *Purdue at Michigan State 2-2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 Michigan 0-5 5 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 *vs. Miami 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 Stanford 0-5 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 *BYU at Oklahoma 2-3 5 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 *Pittsburgh at Boston College 2-2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 *Wake Forest 4-3 7 1.0-1 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 at USC vs. Alabama 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 * - games started

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SOPHOMORE SEASON (2010): 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.

CALABRESE’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs

2013 OUTLOOK

JUNIOR SEASON (2011): 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.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Did not see playing time due to injury. 2012 statistics

FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): 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.

19 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

The Fighting Irish 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 All-State 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 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.

KEVIN CARR

OL | 6-7 | 355 | Sr. Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Academy)

JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Did not see action during the season.

CONNOR CAVALARIS

CB | 6-0 | 190 | Jr. Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest)

cavalaris' career highs Tackles: 2, vs. Alabama, Jan. 7, 2012 (1-1) SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Saw action in 11 games … registered five total tackles, two vs. Alabama in BCS National Championship Game (Jan. 7) and one each against BYU (Oct. 20), Pittsburgh (Nov. 3) and Wake Forest (Nov. 17). FRESHMAN SEASON(2011): Did not see game action during the season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: As a prep player, participated in football and track … on the gridiron, registered four interceptions in his senior season and returned one for a touchdown … in that season was recognized as team captain … garnered all-conference, all-region and all-county accolades … in track, earned all-conference, all-region and allcounty accolades as well … played alongside quarterback Tommy Rees at Lake Forest High School. CAVALARIS' career stats TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2012 11 1 4 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 11 1 4 5 0.0 0 0 0 0

AUSTIN COLLINSWORTH

S | 6-1 | 194 | Sr. Fort Thomas, Ky. (Highlands)

collinsworth's career highs All-purpose yards: 67, at Wake Forest, Nov. 5, 2011 Kick returns: 2, at Wake Forest, Nov. 5, 2011 Kick return yards: 67, at Wake Forest, Nov. 5, 2011 (2 returns) Long kick return: 41, at Wake Forest, Nov. 5, 2011 Tackles: 4, Navy, Oct. 29, 2011 (2-2) Fumbles forced: 1, Utah, Nov. 13, 2010 JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Missed the entire season following shoulder injury suffered in spring practice. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011): 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 team-best 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). FRESHMAN SEASON (2010): 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 All-American as a multipurpose player … rushed for 1,503 yards and 23 touchdowns on 172 carries in 2009 as a senior at Highlands High School 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 a 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 a 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 … selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio but did not play due to injury … also competed in track as sprinter … father 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), now an analyst on NBC Sports’ Football Night in America (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. COLLINSWORTH's career Highs KICK RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g 2010 13 1 34 0 34 34.0 2.6 2011 13 7 144 0 41 20.6 11.1 TOTAL 26 8 178 0 41 22.2 6.8

20 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

The Fighting Irish ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2010 13 0 0 0 34 0 34 2.6 13 0 0 0 144 0 144 11.1 2011 TOTAL 26 0 0 0 178 0 178 6.8

ben councell

OLB | 6-5 | 248 | Jr. Asheville, N.C. (A.C. Reynolds)

davaris Daniels

WR | 6-2 | 192 | Jr. Vernon Hills, Ill. (Vernon Hills) daniels' career highs

Tackles: 4, Wake Forest, Nov. 17, 2012 (2-2)

Receptions: 7, Pittsburgh, Nov. 3, 2012 Receiving yards: 115, vs. Alabama, Jan. 7, 2013 (6 receptions) Long reception: 45, Pittsburgh, Nov. 3, 2012 All-purpose yards: 115, vs. Alabama, Jan. 7, 2013

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Played in 12 games during the season … tallied 10 tackles, five of them solo stops … received extra snaps in fall practice that benefitted him greatly following the early-season injury to Danny Spond … had a tackle against Navy (Sept. 1) in his Notre Dame debut … recorded another tackle against Michigan (Sept. 22) … picked up three more tackles against Miami (Oct. 6) … against Wake Forest (Nov. 17), recorded a career-best four tackles, two of them solo stops … tallied one tackle vs. Alabama in BCS National Championship Game. FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): Did not see game action during the season

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2012 12 5 5 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 12 5 5 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL

SCOTT DALY

LS | 6-2 | 248 | So. Downers Grove, Ill. (South)

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: 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

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 allpurpose 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 Seahawks in fourth round of 1995 NFL Draft … 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. DANIELS' career stats

2012 statistics

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Did not see any action.

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

2012 season review

COUNCELL's career stats

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Played in 11 games with three starts … had 31 receptions for 490 yards … his average of 15.8 yards per reception was the highest of any Notre Dame receiver with at least eight catches … missed the last two games of the regular season with a broken collarbone … recorded two receptions for 49 yards in the season opener against Navy (Sept. 1) … notched four receptions for 70 yards against Purdue (Sept. 8), including a 41-yard strike from quarterback Everett Golson … was effective against Michigan (Sept. 22) with three catches and 40 yards … continued his streak versus Miami (Oct. 6) with 48 yards on three grabs … had two receptions each against Stanford (Oct. 13) and Oklahoma (Oct. 27) for 24 and 36 yards, respectively … notched seven receptions for 86 yards, including a careerlong 45-yard catch against Pittsburgh (Nov. 3) … added two catches for 22 yards against Boston College (Nov. 10) … recorded career-high 115 receiving yards in BCS National Championship Game vs. Alabama on six receptions, including a 31-yard reception.

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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 97thbest 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 allWestern 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.

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councell's career stats

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TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2010 13 5 2 7 0.0 0 1 0 0 13 12 6 18 0.0 0 0 0 0 2011 TOTAL 26 17 8 25 0.0 0 1 0 0

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.

RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g 2012 11 31 490 0 45 2.8 15.8 44.5 TOTAL 11 31 490 0 45 2.8 15.8 44.5 ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2012 11 0 490 0 0 0 490 44.5 TOTAL 11 0 490 0 0 0 490 44.5

21 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

The Fighting Irish DANIELS’ GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

SACKS g ua a total yards 2012 13 2 0 2.0 17 13 2 0 2.0 17 TOTAL

Receiving 2012 no. yds td lg vs. Navy 2 49 0 35 Purdue 4 70 0 41 at Michigan State 0 0 0 0 Michigan 3 40 0 16 vs. Miami 3 48 0 24 2 24 0 15 *Stanford *BYU 0 0 0 0 2 36 0 22 at Oklahoma *Pittsburgh 7 86 0 45 2 22 0 13 at Boston College Wake Forest Did Not Play at USC Did Not Play vs. Alabama 6 115 0 31 * - games started

DAY’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs

SHELDON DAY

| 6-2 | 286 | So. DL Indianapolis, IN (Warren Central)

day's career highs Tackles: 5, Wake Forest, Nov. 17, 2012 (3-2) Sacks: 1.0, at Michigan State, Sept. 15, 2012 (1-0); Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012 (1-0) Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Boston College, Nov. 10, 2012 (1-0); at Michigan State, Sept. 15, 2012 (1-0); Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012 (1-0) Pass breakups: 1, at Michigan State, Sept. 15, 2012 FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Played in all 13 games … registered 23 tackles, 13 of them solo stops … collected two sacks, one each against Michigan State (Sept. 15) and Michigan (Sept. 22) … had one tackle in the season opener against Navy (Sept. 1) … had his first solo tackle alongside three assisted stops against Purdue (Sept. 8) … forced a pass breakup against the Spartans … notched two tackles against Miami (Oct. 6) … had two tackles against BYU (Oct. 20) and Boston College (Nov. 10) … recorded his single-game high of five tackles against Wake Forest (Nov. 17) with three solo stops … tallied three tackles in BCS National Championship Game vs. Alabama. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: 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 defensive tackle 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' Player of the Year at Indianapolis Kiwanis Club's 55th Annual High School Awards program for 2011 … first-team defensive lineman on allMarion 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. DAY's career stats TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2012 13 13 10 23 3.5 1 0 0 0 TOTAL 13 13 10 23 3.5 1 0 0 0

2012 ut-at tt tfl sck ff fr int pbu blk vs. Navy 0-1 1 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Purdue at Michigan State 1-0 1 1.0-9 1.0-9 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 Michigan 3-0 3 1.0-8 1.0-8 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Miami 2-0 2 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 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 BYU at Oklahoma 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Pittsburgh 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Boston College 1-1 2 1.0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Wake Forest 3-2 5 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 USC vs. Alabama 1-2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started

MATTHIAS FARLEY

S | 5-11 | 204 | Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Christian)

FARLEY’S HONORS & AWARDS • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Defensive Back (10.14) Farley's career highs All-purpose yards: 49, Stanford, Oct. 13, 2012 Interceptions: 1, Stanford, Oct. 13, 2012 Long interception return: 49, Stanford, Oct. 13, 2012 Tackles: 9, at USC, Nov. 24, 2012 (4-5) Tackles for loss: 1.0, Stanford, Oct. 13, 2012 (1-0) SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Saw action in all 13 regular-season games, starting 11 … made the largest leap of any safety during fall practice … first year at the position after playing wide receiver during his freshman campaign (entirely on the scout team as he did not see any game action) … recorded 49 tackles, 23 of them solo stops … replaced senior safety Jamoris Slaughter when he tore his achilles tendon against Michigan State (Sept. 15) … collected an interception against Stanford (Oct. 13) with just over a minute left in the first half … returned the interception for 49 yards … collected a career-best eight tackles, including one for a seven-yard loss on a critical third down stop in the fourth quarter that forced the Cardinal to kick a field goal … registered nine tackles, five of which were solo stops, against USC (Nov. 24) to close out the regular season … tallied six tackles in BCS National Championship Game vs. Alabama. FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): Did not see game action during the season. 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 not start playing football until junior year in high school … played soccer 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.

22 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

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position of ILB against Michigan (Sept. 22) ... had four tackles and a quarterback hurry in the victory over the Wolverines ... collected seven tackles, including six solo stops, against Navy (Sept. 1) and five more stops in the victory over the Boilermakers.

INTERCEPTIONS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g 2012 13 1 49 0 49 49.0 3.8 12 1 49 0 49 49.0 3.8 TOTAL

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2012 13 23 26 49 2.0 1 0 0 0 TOTAL 13 23 26 49 2.0 1 0 0 0 FARLEY’S GAME-BY-GAME STats

| 6-1 | 190 | Jr. QB Mason, Ohio (Moeller)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Played in a limited role during the regular season, coming in briefly against Wake Forest (Nov. 17).

DAN FOX

Fox's career highs Tackles: 9, Pittsburgh, Nov. 3, 2012 (4-5) Sacks: 1.0, BYU, Oct. 20, 2012 (1-0); at Michigan, Sept. 10, 2011 (1-0) Tackles for loss: 2.0, at Michigan, Sept. 10, 2011 (2-0) Fumbles forced: 1, vs Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011 Pass breakups: 1, at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2011; at Oklahoma, Oct. 27, 2012; at Michigan State, Sept. 15, 2012

FOX's career stats TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2010 13 9 11 20 0.0 0 0 0 0 13 21 27 48 2.5 1 1 0 0 2011 2012 13 30 33 63 2.0 2 0 0 0 39 60 71 131 4.5 3 1 0 0 TOTAL SACKS g ua a total yards 2010 13 0 0 0.0 0 2011 13 1 0 1.0 5 13 1 0 1.0 2 2012 TOTAL 39 2 0 2.0 7 FOX’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2012 ut-at tt tfl sck ff fr int pbu blk *vs. Navy 5-1 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Purdue 1-4 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Michigan State 2-3 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *Michigan 0-4 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Miami 1-4 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Stanford 2-4 6 1.0-5 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 BYU 2-0 2 1.0-2 1.0-2 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Oklahoma 3-2 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Pittsburgh 4-5 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *at Boston College 3-1 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Wake Forest 1-2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at USC 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Alabama 4-2 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started

2012 statistics

SENIOR SEASON (2012): Played in all 13 games, starting nine of them ... shared time with fellow senior Carlo Calabrese ... recorded 63 tackles, which ranked fourth on the squad ... collected 30 solo stops ... added two tackles for loss, one each against Stanford (Oct. 13) and BYU (Oct. 20) ... totaled six tackles vs. Alabama in BCS National Championship Game ... did not start against Pittsburgh on Nov. 3, but had one of his top games with a team-high nine tackles, including four solo stops ... started against No. 8 Oklahoma (Oct. 27) and picked up five tackles, registered a pass breakup and initially deflected a pass from Landry Jones that fellow senior ILB Manti Te'o intercepted ... did not start against BYU, but did collect a sack, the second of his career, and two solo tackles in the victory ... had six tackles, including one for loss, and one quarterback hurry in the thrilling victory over No. 17 Stanford (Oct. 15) ... had started 17 consecutive games before failing to do so against Miami (Oct. 6), but still collected five tackles ... picked up his first career start at OLB against Purdue (Sept. 8), but returned to his normal

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 secondteam 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.

2012 season review

| 6-3 | 242 | Gr. ILB Rocky River, Ohio (St. Ignatius)

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

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CHARLIE FieSSINGER

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2010): 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 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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2012 ut-at tt tfl sck ff fr int pbu blk *vs. Navy 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Purdue at Michigan State 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Michigan 1-1 2 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Miami 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Stanford 2-6 8 1.0-7 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-49 0 0 3-1 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *BYU *at Oklahoma 1-4 5 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 *Pittsburgh *at Boston College 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2-2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Wake Forest *at USC 4-5 9 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4-2 6 0.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Alabama * - games started

JUNIOR SEASON (2011): 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.

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ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2012 13 0 0 0 0 49 49 3.8 TOTAL 13 0 0 0 0 49 49 3.8

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DAN FURLONG

| 6-4 | 243 | So. OL Livonia, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary's)

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Did not see action during the season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: As a prep player, played football and basketball … in his senior campaign on the gridiron, the squad won the conference championship, sectional championship, regional championship and state championship in Michigan … captured the state championship by a score of 45-7 … team was nationally ranked … in basketball, won the sectional and regional championships in junior and senior seasons … played for head coach George Porritt on both teams … father, John, and brother, Michael, played basketball at Hillsdale College … enrolled in the first year of studies.

EVERETT GOLSON

| 6-0 | 186 | Jr. QB Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach) GOLSON’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Lowest Single-Season Interception Percentage (2012, 1.77, 6th) Single-Season 300-Yard Passing Games (2012, 1, t-7th) Single-Season Total Yards/Game (2012, 221.8, 9th) Single-Season Total Offense Yards (2012, 2,440, 9th) Single-Season Total Offense Plays (2012, 371, 10th) Single-Season Pass Completions (2012, 166, 10th) Single-Season Passing Yards (2012, 2,135, 10th) Single-Season Pass Attempts (2012, 282, 11th) Single-Season Completion Percentage (2012, 58.9, 11th) Lowest Career Interception Percentage (2012, 1.77, 1st) Consecutive Wins To Open Starting Career (2012, 10, 2nd) Career Pass Attempts/Game (2012-, 25.6, 3rd) Career Completions/Game (2012-, 15.1, 3rd) Career Passing Yards/Game (2012-, 194.1, 3rd) Career Total Yards/Game (2012-, 221.8, 3rd) Career Completion Percentage (2012-, 58.9, t-4th) Career Total Yards/Attempt (2012-, 6.58, 6th) Career 300-Yard Passing Games (2012-, 1, t-7th) Career Efficiency Rating (2012-, 131.8, 10th)

GOLSON’S HONORS & AWARDS • • • •

2012 Notre Dame Offensive Newcomer of the Year FBS Independent Special Teams Player of the Week (11.5) FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (10.29) FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (9.10)

golson's career highs Points scored: 8, Pittsburgh, Nov. 3, 2012 Touchdowns: 1, six times Rush attempts: 16, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 Rush yards: 74, Pittsburgh, Nov. 3, 2012 (15 carries) Rush TDs: 1, six times Long rush: 27, Pittsburgh, Nov. 3, 2012 Pass attempts: 42, Pittsburgh, Nov. 3, 2012 Pass completions: 23, Pittsburgh, Nov. 3, 2012 Pass yards: 346, Wake Forest, Nov. 17, 2012 Pass TDs: 3, Wake Forest, Nov. 17, 2012 Had intercepted: 2, Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012 Long pass: 50, Wake Forest, Nov. 17, 2012; at Oklahoma, Oct. 27, 2012 Total offense attempts: 57, Pittsburgh, Nov. 3, 2012 (15 rush,42 pass) Total offense yards: 346, Wake Forest, Nov. 17, 2012 (0 rush,346 pass) All-purpose yards: 74, Pittsburgh, Nov. 3, 2012 Tackles: 1, Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012 (0-1)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Appeared in 12 games … started 11 games and led the Irish to victories in 10 contests … the 10 straight wins to open his starting career is the secondmost in school history … first quarterback in school history to lead the Irish to road victories over top-10 foes in his first two respective road starts … completed 58.8 percent of his passes (187 of 318) for 2,405 yards and 12 touchdowns with six interceptions … also rushed for 298 yards, the most by an Irish signal caller since Carlyle Holiday had 666 yards in 2001 … joined Joe Theismann (1970) and Jarious Jackson (1999) as the only Irish quarterbacks to pass for more than 2,000 yards and rush for more than 300 in one season … registered team-high six rushing touchdowns … the six rushing touchdowns were the most by an Irish quarterback since Jarious Jackson had seven in 1999 … passed for at least 200 yards in six games, including each of the last five games … tossed multiple touchdown passes in three games, each over the last five outings … recorded both a rushing touchdown and passing touchdown in the same game on four occasions (Purdue, Michigan State, Pittsburgh and Boston College) … first Irish signal caller to lead his team to a victory over a top-10 opponent in his first career road start since Kevin McDougal on Sept. 11, 1993 … threw for 317 yards in the first half against Wake Forest (Nov. 17), which is the most yards passing ever for a Notre Dame quarterback in the first half … bested the previous record of 300 set by Jimmy Clausen in the opening half of the 2008 Hawai'i Bowl against Hawai'i … his 317 yards passing in the opening half is the second-most in any half in school history as Jimmy Clausen had 340 in the second stanza against Navy in 2009 … was the first Irish quarterback to throw for 300 yards in a game since Tommy Rees against Michigan in 2011 … finished 20 of 30 for 346 yards and three touchdowns … the 346 yards passing was the most by an Irish signal caller since Dayne Crist (368) against Michigan State on Sept. 18, 2010 … only one Notre Dame quarterback in his first season of competition has ever passed for more yards in a game (Brady Quinn, 350 yards vs. Boston College as a true freshman in 2003) … only six Notre Dame quarterbacks have ever passed for more yards in a game (Terry Hanratty, Joe Theismann, Joe Montana and Dayne Crist – all once; Jimmy Clausen – five times; Brady Quinn – six times) … tossed a career-best three touchdown passes, all in the opening half against Wake Forest (Nov. 17) … 12 of his first 14 completions against Wake Forest resulted in a first down – the only two completions that did not result in a first down – a nine-yard pass play to senior WR John Goodman and two-yard touchdown pass to senior TE Tyler Eifert … completed 21 of 31 passes for 289 yards and scored two touchdowns, one of which was on the ground, in the victory over Purdue (Sept. 8) … the 289 yards passing was the second most by a Notre Dame quarterback making his first start in Notre Dame Stadium … Terry Hanratty owns the record with 304 in a 26-14 victory against No. 6 Purdue in 1966, and Golson just nudged ahead of Tom Clements' 1972 effort of 287 yards in a 35-14 Irish win against the Boilermakers … threw for 186 yards and ran for another 51 in the victory over Miami (Oct. 6) … completed 17 of 22 passes, including 15 of his first 20 for 153 yards in the first half alone against the Hurricanes … connected passes to eight different receivers before halftime … rushed for 45 yards on four carries in the opening 15 minutes against the Hurricanes … completed all six of his passes for 75 yards in the first quarter against Miami … ran for 64 yards and threw for 177 more as the Irish knocked off No. 8 Oklahoma, 30-13 … completed 13 of 25 passes, including three on third down throws … recorded a then career-long 50-yard pass to Chris Brown in the fourth quarter against the Sooners … went nine of 18 for 94 yards and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to help the Irish rally from a 20-6 fourth-quarter deficit against Pittsburgh (Nov. 3) … threw for 105 yards and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and overtime sessions; also ran for 59 yards on nine carries, including a touchdown and two-point conversion … accounted for 164 of Notre Dame’s 223 total yards in the fourth quarter and overtime (73.5 percent) against the Panthers … rushed for a career-best 74 yards against Pittsburgh … had the game-winning rushing touchdown – a one-yard plunge on the final play of overtime … against Boston College (Nov. 10), threw for 200 yards and scored three touchdowns (two of them rushing) as the team claimed a 21-6 victory … came out of the locker room in the opening quarter on fire against USC (Nov. 24) … completed seven of eight passes for 100 yards … his only incompletion was a throw-away on third down out of the end zone … after throwing for 317 yards in the first half against Wake Forest, he threw for another 181 yards in the opening half against the Trojans … completed 21 of 36 pass attempts for 270 yards with one touchdown and one interception vs. Alabama in BCS National Championship Game ... rushed five times for minusseven yards vs. Crimson Tide, but did score touchdown on a two-yard rush ... completed 13 of 20 passes for 177 yards with one touchdown and one interception in the second half vs. Alabama. FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): 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 co-player 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 allstate 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

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RUSHING g att yards td long avg/C avg/g 2012 12 94 298 6 27 3.2 24.8 TOTAL 12 94 298 6 27 3.2 24.8 PASSING g cmp-att-int yards td long pct avg/p avg/g effic 2012 12 187-318-6 2405 12 50 58.8 7.6 200.4 131.0 TOTAL 12 187-318-6 2405 12 50 58.8 7.6 200.4 131.0 TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g 2012 12 298 2405 2703 225.2 TOTAL 12 298 2405 2703 225.2

ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2012 12 298 0 0 0 0 298 24.8 TOTAL 12 298 0 0 0 0 298 24.8 TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2012 12 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL GOLSON’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs

Grace's Career Highs All-purpose yards: 12, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 Kick returns: 1, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 Kick return yards: 12, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 (1 returns) Long kick return: 12, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 Tackles: 4, vs Navy, Sept. 01, 2012 (3-1) SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Saw action in all 13 games of the regular season, predominatly on multiple special teams units … registered 12 tackles, seven of them solo stops … led Notre Dame with 10 special teams tackles, including eight on kickoff returns and two on punt returns … the eight tackles on kickoff returns led all Irish players … only Nicky Baratti (three) recorded more tackles on punt returns … registered four tackles against Navy (Sept. 1) … recorded one tackle apiece against Miami (Oct. 6), Stanford (Oct. 13), BYU (Oct. 20) and Pittsburgh (Nov. 3) … credited with three tackles against Wake Forest (Nov. 17) … closed out the regular season with one solo tackle against USC (Nov. 24). FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): Did not see game action during the season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Associated Press Division I Ohio allstate linebacker as senior in 2010 … Greater Miami Conference defensive player of the year for 2010 … helped Colerain High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, to 11-1 record and GMC cochampionship 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 team-leading 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 AllAmerican 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. GRACE's career stats

2012 season review

KICK RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g 2012 13 1 12 0 12 12.0 0.9 TOTAL 13 1 12 0 12 12.0 0.9 ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2012 13 0 0 0 12 0 12 0.9 TOTAL 13 0 0 0 12 0 12 0.9 TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2012 13 7 5 12 0.0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 13 7 5 12 0.0 0 0 0 0

2012 statistics

Passing Rushing 2012 cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg *vs. Navy 12-18-1 144 1 35 1 -8 0 0 *Purdue 21-31-0 289 1 41 16 -10 1 8 *at Michigan State 14-32-0 178 1 36 3 7 1 6 *Michigan 3-8-2 30 0 16 1 0 0 0 vs. Miami 17-22-0 186 0 24 6 51 0 15 *Stanford 12-24-0 141 1 24 15 41 0 23 BYU Did Not Play *at Oklahoma 13-25-0 177 0 50 11 64 1 16 *Pittsburgh 23-42-1 227 2 45 15 74 1 27 *at Boston College 16-24-0 200 2 23 11 39 1 10 *Wake Forest 20-30-1 346 3 50 1 0 0 0 *at USC 15-26-0 217 0 36 9 47 0 12 *vs. Alabama 21-36-1 270 1 31 5 -7 1 5 * - games started

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SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g 2012 12 6 6 0 0 0 1 0 38 3.2 12 6 6 0 0 0 1 0 38 3.2 TOTAL

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

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JARRETt GRACE

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… 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 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.

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The Fighting Irish GRACE’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2012 ut-at tt tfl sck ff fr int pbu blk vs. Navy 3-1 4 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 Purdue at Michigan State 0-0 0 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 vs. Miami 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Stanford 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 BYU at Oklahoma 0-0 0 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 Pittsburgh at Boston College 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Wake Forest 1-2 3 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 USC vs. Alabama 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started

CONOR HANRATTY

C/G | 6-5 | 309 | Jr. New Canaan, Conn. (New Canaan)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Played in six games on special teams and as a reserve offensive lineman. FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): Did not see game action during the season. 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 all-Fairfield 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.

MARK HARRELL

| 6-5 | 308 | So. OL Charlotte, N.C. (Catholic)

PARTICIPATION g 2011 0 No other statistics 2012 6 No other statistics TOTAL 6 No other statistics

EILAR HARDY

| 5-11 | 190 | Jr. S Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Pickerington Central) SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Did not see any action during the season. FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): Did not see game action during the season.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Did not see any action during the season . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: 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 Charlotte 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 throw the shot in track and field . . . coached by Jim Oddo at Charlotte Catholic High School . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies.

MATT HEGARTY

| 6-5 | 291 | Jr. C Aztec, N.M. (Aztec)

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Associated Press Ohio Division I allstate 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 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 Central High School … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Saw action in the first nine games, predominantly on the Irish special teams … played behind graduate center Braxston Cave after moving positions in spring. FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): 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

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HEGARTY's career stats PARTICIPATION g 2011 0 No other statistics 2012 9 No other statistics TOTAL 9 No other statistics

BRUCE HEGGIE

JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Saw action in three games. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011): Participated in two games (Air Force and Maryland) in a reserve role. FRESHMAN SEASON (2010): Did not see game action during the 2010 season.

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ANDREW HENDRIX

| 6-2 | 226 | Sr. QB Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller)

• Single-Game Quarterback Rushing Yards (Oct. 8, 2011 vs. Air Force, 111, 5th)

HENDRIX's career stats RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g 2011 5 25 162 1 78 6.5 32.4 2012 3 8 41 0 14 5.1 13.7 8 33 203 1 78 6.2 25.4 TOTAL

TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g 2011 5 162 249 411 82.2 2012 3 41 55 96 32.0 TOTAL 8 203 304 507 63.4 SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g 2011 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.2 2012 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.8 ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2011 5 162 0 0 0 0 162 32.4 2012 3 41 0 0 0 0 41 13.7 TOTAL 8 203 0 0 0 0 203 25.4

2012 statistics

Points scored: 6, at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2011 Touchdowns: 1, at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2011 Rush attempts: 12, at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2011 Rush yards: 111, Air Force, Oct. 8, 2011 (6 carries) Rush TDs: 1, at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2011 Long rush: 78, Air Force, Oct. 8, 2011 Pass attempts: 24, at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2011 Pass completions: 11, at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2011 Pass yards: 192, at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2011 Pass TDs: 1, at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2011

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.

PASSING g cmp-att-int yards td long pct avg/p avg/g effic 2011 5 18-37-2 249 1 45 48.6 6.7 49.8 103.3 2012 3 5-7-0 55 0 23 71.4 7.9 18.3 137.4 TOTAL 8 23-44-2 304 1 45 52.3 6.9 38.0 108.7

HENDRIX's PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS Hendrix's career highs

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

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PARTICIPATION g 2010 0 No other statistics 2 No other statistics 2011 2012 3 No other statistics TOTAL 5 No other statistics

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011): 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.

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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 all-Lake/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 allarea 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.

JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Appeared in three games as a reserve quarterback … completed five of seven passes for 55 yards … ran for 41 yards on eight carries … completed four of five passes for 53 yards against Navy (Sept. 1) … rushed six times for 20 yards against the Midshipmen … played briefly against BYU (Oct. 20), rushing for 14 yards to gain a first down and then throwing a quick pass for two yards … also saw action against Wake Forest (Nov. 17) with a seven-yard rush and attempted one pass.

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| 6-5 | 286 | Sr. C Sorrento, Fla. (Mount Dora)

Had intercepted: 1, vs Florida State, Dec. 29, 2011; at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2011 Long pass: 45, at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2011 Total offense attempts: 36, at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2011 (12 rush, 24 pass) Total offense yards: 212, at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2011 (20 rush,192 pass) All-purpose yards: 111, Air Force, Oct. 8, 2011

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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.

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CHASE HOUNSHELL

| 6-4 | 271 | Jr. DL Kirtland, Ohio (Lake Catholic)

hounshell's career highs Tackles: 4, Air Force, Oct. 08, 2011 (1-3) SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Missed the entire season with an injury. FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): 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. 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 … Cleveland Plaine-Dealer made him North Coast League preseason defensive MVP for 2010 … had six sacks and 18 tackles for loss on 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 Plaine-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. HOUNSHELL's career stats TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2011 7 1 3 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 7 1 3 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL

BENNETT JACKSON

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

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) Single-Season Kickoff Return Yards (2010, 645, 5th) Single-Season Kickoff/Punt Return Yards (2010, 645, 9th)

JACKSON’S HONORS & AWARDS • College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Defensive Back (9.9) • FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (9.10) jackson's career highs Rush attempts: 1, Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010 Rush yards: 20, Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010 (1 carry) Long rush: 20, Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010 Total offense attempts: 1, Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010 (1 rush,0 pass) Total offense yards: 20, Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010 (20 rush,0 pass) All-purpose yards: 146, Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010 Kick returns: 6, at Navy, Oct. 23, 2010; Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010 Kick return yards: 126, Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010 (6 returns) Long kick return: 43, at Boston College, Oct. 2, 2010

Interceptions: 2, Purdue, Sept. 08, 2012 Long interception return: 36, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 Tackles: 9, Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012 (6-3) Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Boston College, Nov. 10, 2012 (1-0) Fumbles recovered: 1, Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012 Pass breakups: 2, at Boston College, Nov. 10, 2012 JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Started all 13 games at cornerback ... proved to be an exceptional cornerback, moving into one of two vacancies at the start of the season ... ranked third on the team with 65 tackles, trailing Manti Te'o and Zeke Motta ... recorded 45 solo stops ... tied for 39th in the FBS in interceptions (0.31/game) ... first Irish cornerback to record four interceptions in one season since Mike Richardson finished with the same amount during the 13-game season in 2006 ... notched seven tackles, including six unassisted, against Navy (Sept. 1) ... notched two more tackles as well as two interceptions (for a total of 47 yards) the following week against Purdue (Sept. 8) ... collected his first career interception in the third quarter against the Boilermakers that ultimately led to a Notre Dame field goal ... also had an interception on the last play of the game to secure the victory ... first Irish player with multiple interceptions in a game since Harrison Smith equaled the school record of three against Miami, Fla., in the 2010 Sun Bowl ... had four tackles on the road against No. 10 Michigan State (Sept. 15) ... recorded a career-high nine tackles against Michigan (Sept. 22), six of them being solo stops ... also recovered a fumble for 10 yards and added an interception ... notched one tackle against Miami (Oct. 6), but came to play against Stanford (Oct. 13) with four tackles and a key interception to prevent the Cardinal from scoring a touchdown early in the game ... combined with ILB Carlo Calabrese on the crucial fourth-down overtime play that prevented a Stanford touchdown ... had a breakout game against Oklahoma (Oct. 27) with eight tackles, seven of the eight were solo stops ... had his first tackle for loss of the season against Pittsburgh (Nov. 3) ... notched his second tackle for loss among eight more tackles against Boston College (Nov. 10) ... finished out the season with nine more tackles, three against Wake Forest (Nov. 17) and six against USC (Nov. 24) ... credited with four tackles vs. Alabama in BCS National Championship Game. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011): 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. FRESHMAN SEASON (2010): 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 … 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 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 all-area by Asbury Park Press … named preseason firstteam 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.

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TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g 2010 13 20 0 20 1.5 2011 13 0 0 0 0.0 13 0 0 0 0.0 2012 TOTAL 39 20 0 20 0.5

INTERCEPTIONS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g 2010 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2011 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2012 13 4 57 0 36 14.2 4.8 39 4 57 0 36 14.2 1.5 TOTAL ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2010 13 20 0 0 645 0 665 51.2 13 0 0 0 32 0 32 2.5 2011 2012 13 0 0 0 0 57 57 4.8 39 20 0 0 677 57 754 19.8 TOTAL

JACKSON’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs

UT-AT TT 1-1 2 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-0 1 3-0 3 3-0 3 0-0 0 1-2 3 0-2 2 1-0 1 0-1 1 0-0 0 1-1 2 11-7 18

KR KR YDS TDS AVG LG 2 31 0 15.5 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 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 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 3 32 0 10.7 17

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: 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 allGreater 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 first-team 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.

TJ JONES

WR | 5-11 | 192 | Sr. Roswell, Ga. (Gainesville)

JONES’ HONORS & AWARDS • Biletnikoff Watch List (2012, 2011) jones' career highs Points scored: 6, 10 times Touchdowns: 1, 10 times Rush attempts: 1, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 Rush yards: 8, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 (1 carry) Long rush: 8, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 Receptions: 7, vs. Alabama, Jan. 7, 2012 Receiving yards: 97, Wake Forest, Nov. 17, 2012 (6 receptions) Receiving TDs: 1, 10 times Long reception: 53, Michigan, Sept. 11, 2010 Total offense attempts: 1, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 (1 rush,0 pass) Total offense yards: 8, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 (8 rush,0 pass) All-purpose yards: 97, Wake Forest, Nov. 17, 2012 Tackles: 1, at Wake Forest, Nov. 5, 2011 (1-0) JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Appeared in all 13 games, starting 11 ... caught 50 passes for 649 yards, scoring four touchdowns ... tied for team-high honors in receptions and receiving touchdowns (both with Tyler Eifert) and ranked second in receiving yards ... had two receptions for 24 yard against Navy (Sept. 1) ... battling Purdue, grabbed three passes for 20 yards and one touchdown (Sept. 8) ... also made one dash during the game ... made four catches to gain 59 yards against Michigan State (Sept. 15), ... also had four receptions against Miami (Oct. 6) and Stanford (Oct. 13) for 45 yards and 52 yards respectively ... scored a touchdown against Stanford ... had five grabs for 55 yards at Oklahoma (Oct. 27) ... had five receptions for 53 yards playing against Pittsburgh (Nov. 3) ... was responsible for crucial touchdown to rally the team ... had three receptions for 39 yards against Boston College (Nov. 10) ... caught six passes for career-high 97 yards and scored a touchdown against Wake Forest (Nov. 17) ... recorded three receptions for 40 yards against USC (Nov. 24) ... established career-high with seven receptions for 90 yards vs. Alabama in BCS National Championship Game.

2012 statistics

2011 USF at Michigan Michigan State at Pittsburgh at Purdue Air Force USC Navy at Wake Forest vs. Maryland Boston College at Stanford vs. Florida State TOTALS * - games started

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Did not see any action during the season.

2012 season review

2012 ut-at tt tfl sck ff fr int pbu blk *vs. Navy 6-1 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Purdue 0-2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 2-47 0 0 2-2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *at Michigan State *Michigan 6-3 9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-0 1-10 0 0 *vs. Miami 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2-2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 0 0 *Stanford *BYU 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 7-1 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Oklahoma *Pittsburgh 5-1 6 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *at Boston College 7-1 8 1.0-4 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 2 0 *Wake Forest 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at USC 4-2 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Alabama 1-3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started

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TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2010 13 9 1 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 2011 13 11 7 18 0.0 0 0 0 0 13 45 20 65 1.5 8 0 1 0 2012 TOTAL 39 65 28 94 1.5 8 0 1 0

| 6-5 | 295 | So. DL Rochester, N.Y. (Aquinas Institute)

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KICK RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g 2010 13 29 645 0 43 22.2 49.6 2011 13 3 32 0 17 10.7 2.5 2012 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 TOTAL 39 32 677 0 43 21.2 17.8

JARRON JONES

2013 OUTLOOK

RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g 2010 13 1 20 0 20 20.0 1.5 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2011 2012 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 TOTAL 39 1 20 0 20 20.0 0.5

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The Fighting Irish SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011): 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. FRESHMAN SEASON (2010): 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. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected as SuperPrep All-American 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 Offense-Defense 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 All-America 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 the 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 stats RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g 2010 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2011 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2012 13 1 8 0 8 8.0 0.7 TOTAL 38 1 8 0 8 8.0 0.2 TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g 2010 12 0 0 0 0.0 2011 13 0 0 0 0.0 2012 13 8 0 8 0.7 TOTAL 38 8 0 8 0.2 RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g 2010 12 23 306 3 53 1.9 13.3 25.5 2011 13 38 366 3 26 2.9 9.6 28.2 2012 13 50 649 4 34 3.9 13.0 49.9 TOTAL 38 111 1321 10 53 2.9 11.9 34.8

SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g 2010 12 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 18 1.5 2011 13 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 18 1.4 2012 13 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 24 1.9 TOTAL 38 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 60 1.6 ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2010 12 0 306 0 0 0 306 25.5 2011 13 0 366 0 0 0 366 28.2 2012 13 8 649 0 0 0 657 50.5 TOTAL 38 8 1321 0 0 0 1329 35.0 TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2010 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2011 13 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 2012 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 38 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL JONES’ GAME-BY-GAME STATs Receiving 2012 REC YDS AVG. 2 24 12.0 vs. Navy *Purdue 3 20 6.7 *at Michigan State 4 59 14.8 Michigan 2 35 17.5 4 45 11.3 *vs. Miami *Stanford 4 52 13.0 2 40 20.0 *BYU *at Oklahoma 5 55 11.0 *Pittsburgh 5 53 10.6 3 39 13.0 *at Boston College *Wake Forest 6 97 16.2 3 40 13.3 *at USC *vs. Alabama 7 90 12.9

TD LG 0 13 1 11 0 21 0 24 0 16 1 20 0 31 0 18 1 17 0 20 1 34 0 20 0 31

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

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BEN KOYACK

Koyack's career highs Receptions: 1, five times Receiving yards: 23, vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012 (1 receptions) Long reception: 23, vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012 All-purpose yards: 23, vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012

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FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): 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.

RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g 2011 12 1 5 0 5 0.1 5.0 0.4 2012 12 3 39 0 23 0.3 13.0 3.3 TOTAL 24 4 44 0 23 0.2 11.0 1.8 ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2011 12 0 5 0 0 0 5 0.4 2012 12 0 39 0 0 0 39 3.3 TOTAL 24 0 44 0 0 0 44 1.8

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Played in one game during the season against Wake Forest (Nov. 17) HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: As a prep was a three-sport athlete at Dowling

WR | 5-11 | 211 | Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Cheyenne Mountain)

JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Did not see any action during the season.

CONNOR LITTLE

OLB | 6-3 | 222 | Sr. Lake Elmo, Minn. (Hill-Murry)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Did not see any action during the season.

CHRISTIAN LOMBARD

G/T | 6-5 | 322 | Sr. Inverness, Ill. (Fremd)

JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Started all 13 games … part of an offensive line that started the same five players for every game … helped Irish run for at least 200 yards seven times in 2012, including six of the last nine contests … Notre Dame had not posted more 200+ yard rushing games in a single season since 1996 when the Irish registered nine games with at least 200 yards rushing … over last nine games, Notre Dame combined to rush for 1,901 yards (359 attempts) for 5.3 yards per carry, 211.2 yards per game and 15 rushing TDs … the Irish rushed for more yards in their last nine games combined than 51 FBS teams totaled in their entire seasons. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011): Backup offensive tackle and special teams performer who played in all 13 games. FRESHMAN SEASON (2010): 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 News-Gazette 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

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2012 statistics

WR | 5-8 | 173 | Jr. West Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling Catholic)

RYAN LIEBSCHER

2012 season review

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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 PostGazette 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 192-11 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.

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SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Appeared in 12 games during the regular season and started one game (vs. Alabama) … registered three receptions for 39 yards … made a splash in the season opener against Navy (Sept. 1) with a 23-yard catch … also had grabs against Purdue (Sept. 8) and Wake Forest (Nov. 17) for five and 11 yards, respectively … started as part of a three tight end package in BCS National Championship Game vs. Alabama.

ERIC LEE

2013 OUTLOOK

| 6-5 | 261 | Jr. TE Oil City, Pa. (Oil City Senior)

Catholic H.S., excelling in football, basketball and baseball … all three years helped his team to an undefeated season and the conference championship … as a senior, football team also won the sectional championship, regional championship and state championship … in the state championship, had the game-clinching interception … went on to be named all-conference, all-city, all-region, all-county, all-state and all-American for his efforts … in basketball, was team captain junior and senior years and earned the all-conference title as well … in baseball was a key player on the team … went on to win the conference championship, sectional championship, and regional championship … in senior campaign also won the state championship … was consecutively named all-conference, all-city, all-region and all-county all three years he participated with baseball team.

The Fighting Irish 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 Stats PARTICIPATION g 2010 0 No other statistics 2011 13 No other statistics 13 No other statistics 2012 TOTAL 26 No other statistics

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WILL MAHONE

| 5-11 | 214 | So. RB Austintown, Ohio (Fitch)

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Did not see any action during the regular season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated 197th player nationally on Rivals.com Rivals250 list . . . listed ninth-best 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.

NICK MARTIN

G/T | 6-4 | 294 | Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Saw action in all 13 games during the season … majority of action came on multiple Irish special teams’ units … younger brother of Zack Martin … together they comprise one of four sets of brothers on the team … by end of the season, was primary backup at both tackle positions but also had versatility to play guard. FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): 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 will be a senior in 2013 … father Keith played football at Kentucky and was 1982 Academic All-Southeastern 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.

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

zack MARTIN’S HONORS & AWARDS • • • • •

Walter Camp Second Team All-American (2012) Notre Dame Offensive Lineman of the Year (2010, 2011, 2012) Lombardi Award Watch List (2012, 2011) Outland Trophy Watch List (2012, 2011) Phil Steel Fourth Team All-American (2012)

zack martin's career highs Tackles: 1, at Wake Forest, Nov. 5, 2011 (1-0); Michigan, Sept. 11, 2010 (0-1) SENIOR SEASON (2012): Started all 13 games at left tackle ... has now started 39 straight games ... named a second team All-American by Walter Camp Football Foundation and earned Notre Dame offensive lineman of the year award for third consecutive season ... helped Irish run for at least 200 yards seven times in 2012, including six of the last nine contests ... Notre Dame had not posted more 200+ yard rushing games in a single season since 1996 when the Irish registered nine games with at least 200 yards rushing ... over last nine games, Notre Dame combined to rush for 1,901 yards (359 attempts) for 5.3 yards per carry and 15 rushing TDs ... the Irish rushed for more yards in their last nine games combined than 51 FBS teams did in their entire seasons ... part of four sets of brothers on the team. JUNIOR SEASON (2011): Started all 13 games at left offensive tackle … part of a unit that only allowed 17 sacks during the season … helped pave the 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. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2010): 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. FRESHMAN SEASON (2009): Did not see game action for Irish. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in 2009 Under Armour AllAmerican game in Orlando … named to Best in Midwest team by Detroit Free Press as the fifth-best player and second-best offensive lineman (behind future classmate Chris Watt) in the Midwest … ranked as 107th-best prospect in the SI.com/TAKKLE Top 200 … rated 110th in ESPNU150 and 10th-best offensive tackle according to ESPN … named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State 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 …

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zack martin's career stats TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2010 13 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 2011 13 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2012 TOTAL 39 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0

| 6-4 | 254 | Sr. DL Miami, Fla. (Belen Jesuit)

PARTICIPATION g 2010 0 No other statistics 8 No other statistics 2011 2012 0 No other statistics TOTAL 8 No other statistics

JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Did not see game action during the season .

WR | 6-1 | 199 | So. Las Vegas, Nev. (Cimarron Memorial)

• Single-Game Consecutive Rushes on Consecutive plays (Oct. 6, 2012 vs. Miami, Fla., 9, 1st) McDaniel's career highs

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011): Saw action in eight games during the season, primarily on special teams … did not play in first four games or at Wake Forest FRESHMAN SEASON (2010): Did not see game action during the 2010 season.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Played in all 13 games … saw action at both running back and cornerback, as well as one of the team’s top special teams players … rushed for 125 yards on 23 carries with one touchdown … nine rushes for a career-best 59 yards against Navy (Sept. 1) … added a 20-yard reception against the Midshipmen as well … collected his first career touchdown on Notre Dame’s final drive of the game against Miami (Oct. 6) … accounted for 75 of the 93 yards on the drive, including 54 on the ground … set a school record with rushes on nine consecutive Irish offensive plays … his 11 carries against the Hurricanes was a career high … added a 21-yard shovel-pass reception … rushed three times for 11 yards against Wake Forest (Nov. 17) … serves as a pivotal player on punt and kickoff return as well as punt and kickoff return defense … registered one kickoff return for 25 yards against Purdue (Sept. 8) … collected 77 yards on four kickoff returns against Oklahoma (Oct. 27) … has collected five tackles on special teams.

2012 statistics

JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Did not see game action during the season.

Points scored: 6, Miami, Oct. 6, 2012 Touchdowns: 1, Miami, Oct. 6, 2012 Rush attempts: 11, Miami, Oct. 6, 2012 Rush yards: 59, vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012 (9 carries) Rush TDs: 1, Miami, Oct. 6, 2012 Long rush: 19, vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012 Receptions: 1, Miami, Oct. 6, 2012; vs Navy, Sept. 01, 2012 Receiving yards: 21, Miami, Oct. 6, 2012 (1 reception) Long reception: 21, Miami, Oct. 6, 2012 Total offense attempts: 11, Miami, Oct. 6, 2012 (11 rush,0 pass) Total offense yards: 59, vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012 (59 rush,0 pass) All-purpose yards: 79, vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012 Kick returns: 4, at Oklahoma, Oct. 27, 2012 Kick return yards: 77, at Oklahoma, Oct. 27, 2012 (4 returns) Long kick return: 25, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 Tackles: 1, seven times

2012 season review

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: As a prep player Cimarron Memorial H.S. in Las Vegas, Nev., participated in football and basketball … helped the football team to a state championship in his freshman season … was a football team captain junior and senior year … was named first team all-state at quarterback as a freshman … named second team allconference as a senior … older brother, Mychal, played basketball at UNLV … mother, Kim, played volleyball at San Diego State … was the valedictorian of his graduating class … enrolled in the First Year of Studies at the University.

WR | 6-4 | 234 | Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier)

| 5-10 | 199 | Jr. RB Coppell, Texas (Coppell)

MCDANIEL’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Did not see game action during the season

LUKE MASSA

CAM MCDANIEL

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: As a prep player at Belen Jesuit in Miami, Fla., participated in basketball and football … was a team captain in football as a tight end … helped his team win conference championship, sectional championship and regional championship … went to state championship game as well … is a cancer survivor of five years … was in the top 10% of his high school graduating class … was an AP scholar … won the Ideal Jesuit Award and Citizenship Award for three of his four years as a prep … is majoring in accounting.

GERARD MARTINEZ

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ARTURO MARTINEZ

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 number-four 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 2008 despite playing 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.

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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 All-Southeastern 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 managemententrepreneurship

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EAMON MCOSKER

| 6-1 | 198 | So. S San Pedro, Calif. (Loyola)

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Did not see action during the season HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: As a prep participated in both track and football at Loyola H.S. in San Pedro, Calif. … was named team captain and received the Most Valuable Player award as a senior … added all-conference honors.

KENDALL MOORE

| 6-1 | 244 | Sr. ILB Cary, N.C. (Southeast Raleigh)

TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g 2011 8 9 0 9 1.1 2012 13 125 0 125 9.6 21 134 0 134 6.4 TOTAL

JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Appeared in all 13 games … registered 10 tackles, including seven on special teams … his seven special teams tackles ranks third on the team … ranks second on the squad with six tackles on kickoff returns … collected one tackle against Purdue (Sept. 8), Michigan State (Sept. 15), Michigan (Sept. 22), Miami (Oct. 6) and BYU (Oct. 20) … recorded a pair of tackles in the victory at Oklahoma (Oct. 27) … tallied one tackle against Wake Forest (Nov. 17) and two more stops at USC (Nov. 24).

RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g 2011 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2012 13 2 41 0 21 0.2 20.5 3.2 21 2 41 0 21 0.1 20.5 2.0 TOTAL

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011): 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.

SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g 2011 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2012 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.3 TOTAL

FRESHMAN SEASON (2010): 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.

KICK RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g 2011 8 2 24 0 18 12.0 3.0 2012 12 7 135 0 25 19.3 11.2 20 9 159 0 25 17.7 7.9 TOTAL ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2011 8 9 0 0 24 0 33 4.1 2012 12 125 41 0 135 0 301 25.1 TOTAL 20 134 41 0 159 0 334 16.7 TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2011 8 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 2012 12 5 0 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 20 6 1 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 MCDANIEL’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs Rushing Receiving Kick Returns all 2012 no. yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg purpose vs. Navy 9 59 0 19 1 20 0 10 0 0 0 0 79 Purdue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 25 25 at Michigan State 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 vs. Miami 11 55 1 15 1 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 76 Stanford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BYU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 77 0 21 77 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 16 16 at Boston College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wake Forest 3 11 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 17 28 at USC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * - games started

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named SuperPrep All-American 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 … 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 stats TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2011 13 7 3 10 2.0 0 0 0 0 2012 13 2 8 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 26 9 11 20 2.0 0 0 0 0

34 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

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| 6-7 | 259 | Jr. TE Fullerton, Calif. (Servite)

niklas' career highs

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Made the transition from outside linebacker to tight end during 2012 spring practice … started seven of the team’s 13 games at tight end (started first four games and also vs. Oklahoma, Boston College and Alabama) … one of five Irish receivers to log multiple catches of 25 yards or more … recorded his first career reception for 29 yards in the win over Navy (Sept. 1) … added one catch for a season-long 30 yards against Purdue (Sept. 8) … had one reception for seven yards against Miami (Oct. 6) in the decisive 41-3 route … scored his first career touchdown on a seven-yard reception at Boston College (Nov. 10) … became the 10th Notre Dame player, and second tight end, to find the end zone in 2012 with the score against the Eagles.

ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2011 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2012 13 0 75 0 0 0 75 5.8 25 0 75 0 0 0 75 3.0 TOTAL TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2011 12 8 12 20 0.0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2012 TOTAL 25 8 12 20 0.0 0 0 1 0 NIKLAS’ GAME-BY-GAME STATs Receiving 2012 no. yds td lg *vs. Navy 1 29 0 29 *Purdue 1 30 0 30 0 0 0 0 *at Michigan State *Michigan 0 0 0 0 vs. Miami 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 Stanford BYU 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 *at Oklahoma Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 *at Boston College 1 7 1 7 0 0 0 0 Wake Forest at USC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *vs. Alabama * - games started 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

2012 statistics

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 all-Trinity 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

SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g 2011 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2012 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0.5 25 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0.2 TOTAL

2012 season review

FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): Played in 12 games for the Irish as an outside linebacker, starting the game against Michigan State … tallied career-high 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.

RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g 2011 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2012 13 5 75 1 30 0.4 15.0 5.8 25 5 75 1 30 0.2 15.0 3.0 TOTAL

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Points scored: 6, at Boston College, Nov. 10, 2012 Touchdowns: 1, at Boston College, Nov. 10, 2012 Receptions: 1, 5 times Receiving yards: 30, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 (1 receptions) Receiving TDs: 1, at Boston College, Nov. 10, 2012 Long reception: 30, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 All-purpose yards: 30, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 Tackles: 4, Boston College, Nov. 19, 2011 (0-4) Fumbles recovered: 1, Navy, Oct. 29, 2011

NIKLAS' career stats

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TROY NIKLAS

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 1983 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 in Mendoza College of Business.

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2012 ut-at tt tfl sck ff fr int pbu blk vs. Navy 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Purdue at Michigan State 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Michigan 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Miami 1-0 1 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 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 BYU at Oklahoma 0-2 2 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 Pittsburgh at Boston College 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Wake Forest 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at USC vs. Alabama 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started

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LOUIS NIX III

| 6-3 | 347 | Sr. DL Jacksonville, Fla. (Raines) NIX III HONORS & AWARDS

• 2012 Notre Dame Moose Krause Defenive Lineman of the Year • 2012 CBS Sports Third Team All-American NIX III CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 7, Wake Forest, Nov. 17, 2012 (1-6) Sacks: 1.5, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 (1-1) Tackles for loss: 2, vs. Alabama, Jan. 7, 2013 (2-0) Fumbles forced: 1, Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012 Pass breakups: 2, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Impact player who helped anchor the defensive front … started 11 of 13 games (did not start at Michigan State or vs. Pittsburgh) … led all Notre Dame defensive linemen with 50 tackles and ranked fourth on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss and two sacks … team-high five pass breakups … total of 95 career tackles (32 unassisted) in his second full season in the trenches … started strong with three tackles (1.5 for loss) against Navy (Sept. 1) … had four more tackles, including a career-best 1.5 sacks, in the victory over Purdue (Sept. 8) … registered five tackles at Michigan State (Sept. 15) … had four tackles and forced first career fumble in the home win over Michigan (Sept. 22) … two solo tackles against Miami (Oct. 6) at Soldier Field … finished with four tackles and a quarterback hurry against Stanford (Oct. 13), and was instrumental in the goal-line stand in overtime that secured the victory for the Irish … added four tackles in each of the next three games against BYU (Oct. 20), Oklahoma (Oct. 27) and Pittsburgh (Nov. 3) … credited with 1.5 tackles for loss and half of a sack during that stretch … career-high seven tackles in the home finale triumph over Wake Forest (Nov. 10) … closed the regular season with three solo stops against USC (Nov. 24), including one for a loss … recorded five tackles (all solo) in BCS National Championship Game vs. Alabama ... posted two tackles for loss vs. Crimson Tide. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011): 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 and a pass breakup in win vs. Boston College … registered three tackles in Champs Sports Bowl against Florida State FRESHMAN SEASON (2010): Did not see game action during the 2010 season. 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 ninthbest 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.

NIX III CAREER STATS TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2011 13 12 33 45 4.5 1 0 0 0 13 20 30 50 7.5 5 1 0 0 2012 TOTAL 26 32 63 95 12.0 6 1 0 0 SACKS g ua a total yards 2011 13 0 1 0.5 1 13 1 2 2.0 9 2012 TOTAL 26 1 3 2.5 10 NIX III GAME-BY-GAME STATS 2012 ut-at tt tfl sck ff fr int pbu blk *vs. Navy 1-2 3 1.5-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-3 4 1.5-6 1.5-6 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 *Purdue at Michigan State 1-4 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Michigan 1-3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Miami 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *Stanford 1-3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 2-2 4 1.0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *BYU *at Oklahoma 1-3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-4 4 0.5-3 0.5-3 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Pittsburgh *at Boston College 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Wake Forest 1-6 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 *at USC 3-0 3 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 5-0 5 2.0-5 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Alabama * - games started 2011 USF *at Michigan *Michigan State *at Pittsburgh *at Purdue *Air Force *USC Navy *at Wake Forest *vs. Maryland *Boston College *at Stanford *vs. Florida State TOTALS * - games started

UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk 1-5 6 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-3 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 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 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-4 4 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-5 6 0.5-1 0.5-1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2-2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-4 5 1.0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 2-2 4 1.5-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-3 3 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 12-33 45 4.5-9 0.5-1 0 0-0 0-0 1 0

ROMEO OKWARA

OLB | 6-4 | 258 | So. Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey Kell)

OKWARA'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 2, Pittsburgh, Nov. 3, 2012 (2-0); Wake Forest, Nov. 17, 2012 (0-2) Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Oklahoma, Oct. 27, 2012 (1-0) Fumbles forced: 1, at Oklahoma, Oct. 27, 2012 FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Appeared in all 13 games of rookie season, primarily as a special teams contributor … registered seven tackles, four of which were unassisted … logged at least one stop in five of the final six games … posted first career tackle for loss in the win at Oklahoma (Oct. 27), forcing a fumble on the play … credited with half of a tackle for loss against Wake Forest (Nov. 17). HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: 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 selection by Charlotte Observer . . . as junior in 2010 recorded 70 tackles, nine sacks, two forced fumbles and a blocked field goal . . . an all-

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

The Fighting Irish 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.

ANTHONY RABASA

OKWARA'S CAREER STATS TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2012 13 4 3 7 1.5 0 1 0 0 TOTAL 13 4 3 7 1.5 0 1 0 0 OKWARA’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS

TYLER PLANTZ

Tackles: 1, Wake Forest, Nov. 17, 2012 (0-1) SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Appeared in two games in a reserve capacity during the season … logged first career tackle against Wake Forest (Nov. 17) . FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): 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. RABASA's career stats TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2012 2 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL

TOMMY REES

JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Appeared in six games as a special teams contributor during the season.

| 6-2 | 213 | Sr. QB Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest)

PLANTZ's career stats PARTICIPATION g 2011 0 No other statistics 6 No other statistics 2012 TOTAL 6 No other statistics

rees' honors & Awards • Notre Dame Next Man In Award (2012)

REES’ PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: 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 Studies.

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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) Single-Season Completion Percentage (2011, 65.5, 2nd) Single-Season Completions/Game (2011, 20.7, 4th) Single-Season Pass Completions (2011, 269, 4th) Single-Season Consecutive Passes Without Interception (2011, 135, 5th) 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, 10th) Single-Season Points Responsibility (2011, 120, t-10th) Career Completion Percentage (2010-, 63.8, 1st)

2012 statistics

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Did not see game action during the 2012 season.

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| 6-2 | 220 | S S Petersburg, Va. (Woodberry Forest)

2012 season review

C.J. PROSISE

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| 5-9 | 203 | Sr. RB Frankfort, Ill. (Providence Catholic)

Rabasa's career highs

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2012 ut-at tt tfl sck ff fr int pbu blk vs. Navy 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 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 at Michigan State Michigan 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Miami 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 BYU 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 1 1.0-1 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Oklahoma Pittsburgh 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Boston College 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Wake Forest 0-2 2 0.5-0 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. Alabama 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started

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OLB | 6-3 | 243 | Jr. Miami, Fla. (Columbus)

37 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

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Career 300-Yard Passing Games (2010-, 2, t-3rd) Career Completions/Game (2010-, 12.9, 4th) Career Pass Completions (2010-, 403, 5th) Career Touchdown Passes (2010-, 34, t-5th) Career Pass Attempts/Game (2010-, 20.3, 6th) Career Pass Attempts (2010-, 634, 6th) Career Passing Yards (2010-, 4,413, 7th) Career Total Yards/Attempt (2010-, 6.40, 8th) Career Efficiency Rating (2010-, 132.7, 9th) Lowest Career Interception Percentage (2010-, 3.82, 10th)

rees' career higHs Points scored: 6, Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012 Touchdowns: 1, Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012 Rush attempts: 5, vs Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011; at Pittsburgh, Sept. 24, 2011 Rush yards: 6, USC, Oct. 22, 2011 (1 carry); at Pittsburgh, Sept. 24, 2011 (5 carries) Rush TDs: 1, Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012 Long rush: 12, Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010 Pass attempts: 54, Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010 Pass completions: 33, Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010 Pass yards: 334, Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010 Pass TDs: 4, Air Force, Oct. 8, 2011; Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010 Had intercepted: 3, at USC, Nov. 27, 2010; Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010 Long pass: 56, Navy, Oct. 29, 2011 Total offense attempts: 56, Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010 (2 rush,54 pass) Total offense yards: 339, Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010 (5 rush,334 pass) All-purpose yards: 6, USC, Oct. 22, 2011; at Pittsburgh, Sept. 24, 2011 Punt attempts: 1, at Wake Forest, Nov. 5, 2011; vs Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011; at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2011 Punt yards: 34, vs Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011 (1 punts) Longest punt: 34, vs Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011 JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Appeared in 11 games, with two starts (did not play vs. Navy and Alabama; started vs. Miami and BYU) ... completed 34 of 59 passes for 436 yards and two touchdowns ... led the Irish offense into position for the game-winning field goal against Purdue (Sept. 8), connecting on three of six throws for 35 yards on the scoring drive ... logged a season-high eight completions for 115 yards in the home victory over Michigan (Sept. 22) ... scored the only touchdown of the game against the Wolverines on a two-yard rush ... earned first start of the season against Miami (Oct. 6) at Soldier Field ... finished a perfect four for four through the air, and gunned the game winning seven-yard touchdown strike to TJ Jones in overtime against Stanford (Oct. 13) ... threw for 116 yards and one touchdown in a starting effort against BYU (Oct. 20) ... completed six passes against Pittsburgh (Nov. 3). 2011 SEASON (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.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2010): 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), comple-

tions (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 (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 fourth-most 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. 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 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 stats RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g 2010 9 12 -2 0 12 -0.2 -0.2 13 31 -56 0 8 -1.8 -4.3 2011 2012 11 4 -13 1 2 -3.2 -1.2 TOTAL 33 47 -71 1 12 -1.5 -2.2 PASSING g cmp-att-int yards td long pct avg/p avg/g effic 2010 9 100-164-8 1106 12 36 61.0 6.7 122.9 132.0 2011 13 269-411-14 2871 20 56 65.5 7.0 220.8 133.4 2012 11 34-59-2 436 2 38 57.6 7.4 39.6 124.1 TOTAL 33 403-634-24 4413 34 56 63.6 7.0 133.7 132.2 TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g 2010 9 -2 1106 1104 122.7 2011 13 -56 2871 2815 216.5 2012 11 -13 436 423 38.5 TOTAL 33 -71 4413 4342 131.6 SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g 2010 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2011 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2012 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5 33 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.2 TOTAL

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PUNTING g no. yards long avg 2010 9 0 0 0 0.0 2011 13 3 60 34 20.0 2012 11 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 33 3 60 34 20.0

JUDE RHODES

K-P | 5-10 | 180 | Sr. Kapsowar, Kenya/Nordhoff (Ojai, Calif.) JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Did not see any game action.

JOE ROMANO

REES’ GAME-BY-GAME STATs

JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Appeared briefly against Wake Forest (Nov. 17) in a reserve role. ROMANO's career stats PARTICIPATION g 2011 0 No other statistics 2012 1 No other statistics TOTAL 1 No other statistics

KEIVARAE RUSSELL

| 5-11 | 190 | So. CB Everett, Wash. (Mariner)

Russell's honors & Awards • • • •

FWAA Freshman All-American (2012) CBS Sports.com Freshman All-American (2012) Sporting News Second Team Freshmen All-American (2012) Scout.com Second Team Freshman All-American (2012)

russell's career highs All-purpose yards: 31, Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012 Interceptions: 1, at USC, Nov. 24, 2012; Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012 Long interception return: 31, Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012 Tackles: 9, at Oklahoma, Oct. 27, 2012 (6-3) Sacks: .5, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 (0-1) Tackles for loss: 1.0, BYU, Oct. 20, 2012 (1-0) Pass breakups: 1, at Boston College, Nov. 10, 2012; at Michigan State, Sept. 15, 2012

2012 statistics

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Enjoyed an exceptional freshman campaign, starting all 13 games … named to Freshman All-America Team by both Football Writers Association of America and CBS Sports.com ... selected a second-team Freshman All-American by Sporting News and Scout.com ... recorded 58 tackles (fifth on the team), 37 of which were solo, with two tackles for loss … ranked third on the Irish with two interceptions … opened the season with five tackles against Navy (Sept. 1) … combined with teammate Louis Nix III for half of a sack of quarterback Robert Marve in the win over Purdue (Sept. 8) … picked off first career pass against Michigan (Sept. 22), and returned the ball a career-long 31 yards … was the second freshman to log an interception during the game (Nicky Baratti) … finished with six tackles in the Shamrock Series game against Miami (Oct. 6) … credited with seven total tackles against Stanford (Oct. 13) … six unassisted stops, including one for a loss, in the victory over BYU (Oct. 20) … career-high nine tackles (six unassisted) and a half tackle for loss in the triumph at Oklahoma (Oct. 27) … recorded five total tackles against Pittsburgh (Nov. 3) … ended the regular season with three tackles and a crucial interception of signal caller Max Wittek in Irish territory during the win at USC (Nov. 24) … tallied eight tackles in BCS National Championship Game vs. Alabama.

2012 season review

2010 C-A-INT PCT LG YDS TD ATT YDS AVG TD Purdue Did Not Play 0-2-1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Michigan 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 vs. Navy 6-7-0 85.7 23 79 0 0 0 0.0 0 Tulsa 33-54-3 61.1 26 334 4 2 5 2.5 0 *Utah 13-20-0 65.0 26 129 3 2 -7 -3.5 0 *vs. Army 13-20-1 65.0 35 214 1 3 1 0.3 0 *at USC 20-32-3 62.5 22 149 2 4 -3 -1.3 0 *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

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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 27-39-2 69.2 29 315 3 2 -2 -1.0 0 *at Michigan *Michigan State 18-26-1 69.2 33 161 1 4 -7 -1.8 0 24-42-1 57.1 19 216 1 5 6 1.2 0 *at Pittsburgh *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 23-37-1 62.2 25 190 0 1 6 6.0 0 *USC *Navy 16-22-1 72.7 56 237 1 1 -9 -9.0 0 14-23-2 60.9 38 166 2 2 2 1.0 0 *at Wake Forest *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 6-13-1 46.2 23 60 0 3 -16 -3.3 0 *at Stanford *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

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Passing Rushing 2012 C-a-i PCT yds td lg no. yds td lg vs. Navy Did Not Play Purdue 3-6-0 50.0 21 35 0 0 0 0.0 0 at Michigan State 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Michigan 8-11-0 72.7 38 115 0 1 2 2.0 1 *vs. Miami 2-4-0 50.0 21 25 0 0 0 0.0 0 4-4-0 100.0 16 43 1 1 -7 -7.0 0 Stanford *BYU 7-16-1 43.8 33 117 1 2 -8 -4.0 0 at Oklahoma 1-1-0 100.0 11 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 Pittsburgh 6-11-1 54.5 17 64 0 0 0 0.0 0 100.0 9 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 at Boston College 1-1-0 Wake Forest 2-5-0 40.0 11 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 at USC vs. Alabama Did Not Play * - games started

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ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2010 9 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 13 -56 0 0 0 0 -56 -4.3 2011 2012 11 -13 0 0 0 0 -13 -1.2 TOTAL 33 -71 0 0 0 0 -71 -2.2

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: 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 ninthbest 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 .

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JOE SCHMIDT

| 6-0 | 226 | Jr. ILB Orange, Calif. (Mater Dei)

schmidt's career highs Tackles: 2, at USC, Nov. 24, 2012 (0-2) SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Made appearances primarily on special teams in 10 games … credited with six total tackles, including two assisted stops at USC (Nov. 24). FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): Did not see any game action. schmidt's career stats TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2012 10 2 4 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 10 2 4 6 0.0 0 0 0 0

SCHMIDT’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2012 ut-at tt tfl sck ff fr int pbu blk vs. Navy Did Not Play Purdue Did Not Play at Michigan State Did Not Play Michigan 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Miami 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Stanford 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 BYU at Oklahoma 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Pittsburgh at Boston College 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Wake Forest 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at USC vs. Alabama 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started

KONA SCHWENKE

| 6-4 | 297 | Sr. DL Hauula, Hawaii (Kahuku)

schwenke's career highs Tackles: 2, Utah, Nov. 13, 2010 (2-0); vs Navy, Sept. 01, 2012 (1-1); vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012 (2-0) Sacks: 1.0, vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012 (1-0) Tackles for loss: 1.0, vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012 (1-0) Fumbles recovered: 1, Tulsa, Oct. 30, 2010 JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Made appearances in 11 games, logging two starts (did not play at Boston College or vs. Wake Forest; Started vs. Michigan State and Pittsburgh) ... credited with five tackles, including one tackle for loss and one-half sack ... combined with Kapron Lewis-Moore to sack quarterback Trey Miller in the win over Navy (Sept. 1) ... contributed to the goal line stand that capped the overtime victory against Stanford (Oct. 13) ... made key appearances for the defense on the road at Oklahoma (Oct. 27) and at home against Pittsburgh (Nov. 3), registering one tackle in each game. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)): Played in three games during the season: Purdue, Wake Forest and Maryland. FRESHMAN SEASON (2010): 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. 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 News-Tribune 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 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. SCHWENKE's career stats TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2010 5 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 1 0 2011 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2012 11 1 4 5 1.0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 19 3 4 7 1.0 0 0 1 0

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PRINCE SHEMBO

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

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in 2010 Offense-Defense Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C. … named SuperPrep All-American and 11th-best linebacker nationally … rated seventh-best inside linebacker 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 stats

• Career Sacks (2010-, 14.0, t-11th)

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2010 13 6 9 15 5.0 0 1 0 0 2011 12 17 14 31 3.5 0 0 0 0 13 22 29 51 10.5 1 0 1 0 2012 TOTAL 38 45 52 97 19.0 1 1 1 0

SHEMBO’S HONORS & AWARDS • College Football Performance Awards National Defensive Performer of the Week (11.11) • College Football Performance Awards National Defensive Lineman of the Week (11.11) • FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Week (11.11) Shembo's career highs

SHEMBO’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2012 ut-at tt tfl sck ff fr int pbu blk *vs. Navy 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Purdue 1-4 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Michigan State 3-6 9 2.0-9 1.0-7 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Michigan 2-0 2 1.0-3 1.0-3 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Miami 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Stanford 0-4 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *BYU 2-3 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at Oklahoma 2-1 3 1.0-7 1.0-7 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Pittsburgh 2-6 8 2.0-11 1.0-8 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *at Boston College 4-1 5 4.0-29 3.0-26 0 1-0 0-0 0 0 *Wake Forest 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at USC 3-2 5 0.5-4 0.5-4 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Alabama 1-2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started

2012 statistics

JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Started all 13 games for the Irish ... notched career-high 51 tackles (22 unassisted), with 10.5 stops resulting in a loss and 7.5 sacks ... TFL and sack totals ranked second on the team behind Stephon Tuitt (13 TFL and 12 sacks) ... logged five tackles in the home opening win over Purdue (Sept. 8) ... career-high nine tackles, including two tackles for a loss and a full sack, in the victory at Michigan State (Sept. 15) ... had two tackles (one sack) against Michigan (Sept. 22) ... finished with four tackles in the overtime win against Stanford (Oct. 13) ... registered five stops in the home victory over BYU (Oct. 20) ... credited with three tackles, including one tackle for loss, at Oklahoma (Oct. 27) ... contributed eight tackles, with two stops behind the line of scrimmage and a full sack, against Pittsburgh (Nov. 3) ... five tackles (three sacks) at Boston College (Nov. 10) ... cost the Eagles 29 yards with four total stops for a loss, and also recovered a fumble in the game ... closed out the regular season with five tackles against USC (Nov. 24) ... credited with half of a tackle for a loss during the game.

SACKS g ua a total yards 2010 13 4 1 4.5 39 12 2 0 2.0 15 2011 2012 13 7 1 7.5 55 TOTAL 38 13 2 14.0 109

2012 season review

Tackles: 9, at Michigan State, Sept. 15, 2012 (3-6) Sacks: 3.0, at Boston College, Nov. 10, 2012 (3-0) Tackles for loss: 4.0, at Boston College, Nov. 10, 2012 (4-0) Fumbles forced: 1, at Boston College, Oct. 02, 2010 Fumbles recovered: 1, at Boston College, Nov. 10, 2012 Pass breakups: 1, Pittsburgh, Nov. 3, 2012

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SHEMBO’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS

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2012 ut-at tt tfl sck ff fr int pbu blk vs. Navy 1-1 2 0.5-5 0.5-5 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Purdue *at Michigan State 0-0 0 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 vs. Miami 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Stanford 0-1 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 BYU at Oklahoma 0-1 1 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Pittsburgh 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Boston College Did Not Play Wake Forest Did Not Play 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at USC vs. Alabama 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started

FRESHMAN SEASON (2010): 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 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.

2013 OUTLOOK

SACKS g ua a total yards 2010 5 0 0 0.0 0 3 0 0 0.0 0 2011 2012 11 0 1 0.5 5 TOTAL 19 0 1 0.5 5

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011): 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 with 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.

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The Fighting Irish 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 0-4 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Navy *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 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Florida State TOTALS 17-14 31 3.5-18 2.0-15 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started 2010 Purdue Michigan at Michigan State Stanford at Boston College Pittsburgh Western Michigan at Navy Tulsa Utah vs. Army at USC vs. Miami (Fla.) TOTALS

UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk 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 0-2 2 0.5-1 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 2-0 2 2.0-10 2.0-10 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 1 0.5-3 0.5-3 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 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 2-3 5 1.0-10 1.0-10 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 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-2 3 1.0-16 1.0-16 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 6-9 15 5.0-40 4.5-39 1 0-0 0-0 0 0

ELIJAH SHUMATE

| 6-0 | 213 | So. S East Orange, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep)

shumate's career highs Tackles: 3, Miami, Oct. 6, 2012 (2-1) Pass breakups: 2, at Michigan State, Sept. 15, 2012 FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Made appearances in all 13 games, primarily as the nickel back and also on special teams … totaled nine tackles (seven unassisted) and broke up three passes during his freshman campaign … finished with two tackles in the home opener against Purdue (Sept. 8) … had three tackles (two unassisted) against Miami (Oct. 6) at Soldier Field … tallied two solo stops against Wake Forest (Nov. 17) … recorded one solo tackle vs. Alabama in BCS National Championship Game. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: 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 … 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 NonPublic 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 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 Prep High School . . . enrolled in First Year of Studies. SHUMATE's career highs TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2012 13 7 2 9 0.0 3 0 0 0 TOTAL 13 7 2 9 0.0 3 0 0 0 SHUMATE’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2012 ut-at tt tfl sck ff fr int pbu blk vs. Navy 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Purdue 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 at Michigan State Michigan 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 vs. Miami 2-1 3 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 BYU 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 Oklahoma Pittsburgh 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Boston College 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Wake Forest 2-0 2 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. Alabama 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started

DANIEL SMITH

WR | 6-4 | 213 | Sr. South Bend, Ind. (Clay)

Smith's career highs Receptions: 2, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 Receiving yards: 14, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 (2 receptions) Long reception: 11, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 All-purpose yards: 14, Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 Tackles: 1, Stanford, Oct. 13, 2012 (1-0); at Navy, Oct. 23, 2010 (0-1); Navy, Oct. 29, 2011 (0-1) Fumbles recovered: 1, Utah, Nov. 13, 2010 JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Made appearances in all 13 games, including four starts (Navy, Michigan State, Boston College and Wake Forest) ... registered seven receptions for 47 yards ... recorded first career catch against Navy (Sept. 1) ... caught a season-high two passes for 14 yards in the home victory over Purdue (Sept. 8) ... had the longest reception of his career (11 yards) against the Boilermakers ... contributed a nine-yard catch in the road win against Michigan State (Sept. 15) ... helped to secure the win against Stanford (Oct. 13) with an eightyard catch ... closed out the regular season with a 10-yard grab against Wake Forest (Nov. 17). 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in two games, recording a tackle in a win vs. Navy … also played in

season opener vs. USF.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2010): 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 yards 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

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smith's career stats RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g 2010 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2011 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13 7 47 0 11 0.6 6.7 3.6 2012 TOTAL 22 7 47 0 11 0.3 6.7 2.1

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2010 7 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 1 0 2011 2 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 2012 13 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 22 1 2 3 0.0 0 0 1 0 daniel SMITH’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs

| 5-9 | 188 | Jr. S Davie, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)

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

SPOND's career stats KICK RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g 2010 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2011 2012 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 TOTAL 29 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Did not see game action during the season.

DANNY SPOND

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 fieldgoal 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.

Kick returns: 1, at Stanford, Nov. 26, 2011 Interceptions: 1, BYU, Oct. 20, 2012 Tackles: 7, Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012 (3-4) Tackles for loss: .5, at USC, Nov. 24, 2012 (0-0); Air Force, Oct. 8, 2011 (0-0); BYU, Oct. 20, 2012 (0-0) Fumbles forced: 1, Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012 Pass breakups: 2, BYU, Oct. 20, 2012 JUNIOR SEASON (2012): After sitting out the first two games of the season, bounced back

INTERCEPTIONS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g 2010 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2011 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2012 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 TOTAL 29 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2010 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2011 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2012 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

2012 statistics

Spond's career highs

2012 season review

ERNIE SOTO

FRESHMAN SEASON (2010): 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.

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Receiving 2012 no. yds AVG. td lg *vs. Navy 1 1 1.0 0 1 Purdue 2 14 7.0 0 11 *at Michigan State 1 9 9.0 0 9 Michigan 0 0 0.0 0 0 vs. Miami 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 8 8.0 0 8 Stanford BYU 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Oklahoma Pittsburgh 1 5 5.0 0 5 *at Boston College 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 10 10.0 0 10 *Wake Forest at USC 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 vs. Alabama * - games started

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011): 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.

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ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2010 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2011 2012 13 0 47 0 0 0 47 3.6 TOTAL 22 0 47 0 0 0 47 2.1

into the starting role for the last 11 games of the season … totaled 39 tackles (17 solo), one tackle for loss, one interception and three pass breakups … registered four tackles in first start of the season on the road against Michigan State (Sept. 15) … back home against Michigan (Sept. 22) logged seven tackles, three of them being unassisted … notched two more tackles against Miami (Oct. 6) in the Shamrock Series game … had six tackles in an overtime win over Stanford (Oct. 13) … recorded four tackles, three of them solo stops, against BYU (Oct. 20) … grabbed a crucial interception off Cougars’ quarterback Riley Nelson at BYU’s 39-yard line to secure the victory for Notre Dame … during the game against Oklahoma (Oct. 27), notched five more tackles as the Irish took down the Sooners … had three tackles against Pittsburgh (Nov. 3) … went on to bruise Boston College (Nov. 10) with three unassisted tackles … made three more tackles against Wake Forest (Nov. 17) and finished the regular season with two tackles against USC (Nov. 24) … is credited against both BYU and USC with a half tackle for loss for one yard in each game.

2013 OUTLOOK

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.

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2010 8 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 2011 10 7 6 13 0.5 0 0 0 0 2012 11 17 21 38 1.0 4 0 0 0 TOTAL 29 25 27 52 1.5 4 0 0 0

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SPRINGMANN's career stats

2012 ut-at tt tfl sck ff fr int pbu blk vs. Navy Did Not Play Did Not Play Purdue *at Michigan State 1-3 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Michigan 2-4 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Miami 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Stanford 1-5 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3-1 4 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 2 0 *BYU *at Oklahoma 2-3 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Pittsburgh *at Boston College 3-0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *Wake Forest 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-2 2 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at USC *vs. Alabama 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2012 13 4 7 11 2.0 0 0 0 0 13 4 7 11 2.0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL

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 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 USC Navy 2-1 3 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 Wake Forest 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 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Stanford 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

TONY SPRINGMANN

| 6-6 | 284 | Jr. DL Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger)

springmann's career highs Tackles: 3, Wake Forest, Nov. 17, 2012 (0-3) Sacks: 1.0, at Michigan State, Sept. 15, 2012 (1-0) Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Michigan State, Sept. 15, 2012 (1-0) SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Made appearances in all 13 games… logged 11 tackles with the first two coming against Navy (Sept. 1) in the season opener … had a solo stop at home against Purdue (Sept. 8) before logging two tackles against Michigan State (Sept. 15) on the road … also tallied a sack for a loss of two yards against the Spartans … notched two key tackles against Oklahoma (Oct. 27) and had another tackle at home against Pittsburgh (Nov. 3) … had a season-high three tackles against Wake Forest (Nov. 17) … was credited with half of a tackle for loss against the Demon Deacons, good for a one-yard loss. FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): 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 all-time 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 former 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.

SACKS g ua a total yards 2012 13 1 0 1.0 2 TOTAL 13 1 0 1.0 2 SPRINGMANN’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2012 ut-at tt tfl sck ff fr int pbu blk vs. Navy 2-0 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 1 0 Purdue at Michigan State 1-1 2 1.0-2 1.0-2 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Michigan 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Miami 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 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 BYU at Oklahoma 0-2 2 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Pittsburgh at Boston College 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Wake Forest 0-3 3 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 at USC 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 vs. Alabama * - games started

RONNIE STANLEY

| 6-6 | 318 | So. OL Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman)

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Appeared in a reserve role against Navy (Sept. 1) and Michigan (Sept. 22). HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: 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 12th-best 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 All-America 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. STANLEY's career stats PARTICIPATION g 2012 2 No other statistics TOTAL 2 No other statistics

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TYLER STOCKTON

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

stockton's honors and awards • Notre Dame Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year (2012) Stockton's career highs Tackles: 1, at Boston College, Oct. 2, 2010 (1-0) Sacks: 1.0, at Boston College, Oct. 2, 2010 (1-0) Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Boston College, Oct. 2, 2010 (1-0) SENIOR SEASON (2012): Did not see playing time during the season.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2010): 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. FRESHMAN SEASON (2009): Did not see any game action during rookie campaign.

STOCKTON's career stats TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2010 6 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL

NICK TAUSCH

PK | 6-0 | 195 | Gr. Plano, Texas (Jesuit)

TAUSCH’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS Single-Game Field Goals (Oct. 3, 2009 vs. Washington, 5, t-1st) Single-Game Points (Oct. 3, 2009 vs. Washington, 17, t-1st) Single-Season Consecutive Field Goals (2009, 14, 2nd) Single-Season Field Goals (2009, 14, t-7th) Career Consecutive Field Goals (2009, 14, 2nd)

SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g 2009 9 0 0 0 0 27 0 14 69 7.7 2010 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 8 8.0 2012 TOTAL 13 0 0 0 0 32 0 16 80 6.2 FIELD GOALS g made att long pct 2009 9 14 17 46 82.4 2010 3 1 1 34 100.0 2012 1 1 1 34 100.0 13 16 19 46 84.2 TOTAL 2010 Stanford Pittsburgh vs. Miami (Fla.) TOTALS

FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Points 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 34 0 0 3 1 1 34 0 0 3

tausch's career highs Points scored: 17, Washington, Oct. 3, 2009 Kick PATs: 5, vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012; Nevada, Sept. 5, 2009 Points by kicking: 17, Washington, Oct. 3, 2009 Field goals made: 5, Washington, Oct. 3, 2009 Field goal attempts: 5, Washington, Oct. 3, 2009 Longest field goal: 46, Michigan State, Sept. 19, 2009

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

2012 statistics

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TAUSCH's career stats 2012 season review

SACKS g ua a total yards 2010 6 1 0 1.0 4 TOTAL 6 1 0 1.0 4

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 thirdteam 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.

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio … rated third-best defensive tackle in country by ESPN … ranked 17th in SI.com/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 AllAmerican 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 StarLedger 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.

the fighting irish

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

FRESHMAN SEASON (2009): Appeared in each of first nine games before missing final three contests (Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Stanford) due to foot injury … connected on 14 of 17 field goal attempts and 27 of 30 point-after 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.

2013 OUTLOOK

| 6-0 | 284 | Gr. DL Linwood, N.J. (Hun School)

SENIOR SEASON (2012): Appeared in the season-opening game against Navy (Sept. 1) in Dublin, Ireland ... converted only field goal attempt of season from 34 yards vs. Navy ... made five of six PATs vs. Navy.

The Fighting Irish 2009 FGM FGA LG XPM XPA Points Nevada 0 0 0 5 5 5 at Michigan 2 3 42 2 2 8 2 2 46 3 4 9 Michigan State at Purdue 1 1 34 3 3 6 Washington 5 5 40 2 2 17 USC 0 0 0 3 4 3 Boston College 2 2 37 2 2 8 2 2 29 4 5 10 vs. Washington State Navy 0 2 0 3 3 3 TOTALS 14 17 46 27 30 69

STEPHON TUITT

| 6-6 | 322 | Jr. DL Monroe, Ga. (Monroe Area)

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.

TUITT's career stats

TUITT’S HONORS & AWARDS • • • • • • • • • •

ESPN.com First Team All-American (2012) Athlon Sports First Team All-American (2012) Sports Illustrated First Team All-American (2012) CBS Sports First Team All-American (2012) Walter Camp Second Team All-American (2012) Pro Football Weekly Honorable Mention All-American (2012) AP Second Team All-American (2012) Sporting News Second Team All-American (2012) Bednarik Award Watch List (2012) Ted Hendricks Award Watch List (2012)

TUITT’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS • • • •

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated 38th nationally on Sports Illustrated list of top players from 2010 … Georgia Class 3A all-state first-team defense selection for 2010 by Atlanta Journal-Constitution … 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.

Single-Season Sacks (2012, 12.0, 2nd) Single-Season Fumble Return Yards (2012, 77, 2nd) Career Fumble Return Yards (2011-, 77, 4th) Career Sacks (2011-, 14.0, t-11th)

Tuitt's career highs Points scored: 6, vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012 Touchdowns: 1, vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012 Tackles: 7, Stanford, Oct. 13, 2012 (1-6); USC, Oct. 22, 2011 (1-6); Navy, Oct. 29, 2011 (2-5) Sacks: 2.0, BYU, Oct. 20, 2012 (2-0); vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012 (2-0); Purdue, Sept. 8, 2012 (2-0) Tackles for loss: 2.0, five times Fumbles forced: 2, at Boston College, Nov. 10, 2012 Fumbles recovered: 1, vs Navy, Sept. 1, 2012 Pass breakups: 1, Miami, Oct. 6, 2012; Air Force, Oct. 8, 2011 Blocked kicks: 1, Stanford, Oct. 13, 2012 SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Turned in sensational sophomore campaign at defensive end, tallying 47 tackles, including 13 for loss, a team-high 12 sacks, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one pass breakup and one blocked kick … started all 13 games for the Irish … returned a fumble 77 yards for a touchdown against Navy (Sept. 1) … the touchdown was the first of his career … also tallied four tackles and two sacks for nine yards against the Midshipman … had four more tackles each against Purdue (Sept. 8) and Michigan State (Sept. 15) … recorded two sacks for 12 yards against the Boilermakers and one sack against the Spartans … had two tackles and a sack for 10 yards against Michigan (Sept. 22) … had seven tackles and a key half sack against Stanford (Oct. 13) … recorded five tackles and two sacks for a loss of 25 yards against BYU (Oct. 20) … notched six tackles and 1.5 sacks for six yards in a three-overtime win over Pittsburgh (Nov. 3) … had one sack each against Boston College (Nov. 10) and Wake Forest (Nov. 17) … forced two fumbles against Boston College … totaled five tackles in BCS National Championship Game vs. Alabama. FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): 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 tackles 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

SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g 2011 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2012 13 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.5 22 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.3 TOTAL ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2011 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2012 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2011 9 11 19 30 3.0 1 0 0 0 2012 13 24 23 47 13.0 1 3 1 1 22 35 42 77 16.0 2 3 1 1 TOTAL SACKS g ua a total yards 2011 9 2 0 2.0 18 2012 13 10 4 12.0 89 22 12 4 14.0 107 TOTAL TUITT’S GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2012 ut-at tt tfl sck ff fr int pbu blk *vs. Navy 3-1 4 2.0-9 2.0-9 0 1-77 0-0 0 0 *Purdue 3-1 4 2.0-12 2.0-12 0 0-0 0-0 2 0 *at Michigan State 4-0 4 1.0-12 1.0-12 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 *Michigan 1-1 2 1.0-10 1.0-10 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *vs. Miami 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 *Stanford 1-6 7 0.5-2 0.5-2 0 0-0 0-0 2 0 *BYU 2-3 5 2.0-25 2.0-25 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *at Oklahoma 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Pittsburgh 2-4 6 1.5-6 1.5-6 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 *at Boston College 2-0 2 2.0-8 1.0-4 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 *Wake Forest 1-2 3 1.0-9 1.0-9 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *at USC 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 *vs. Alabama 2-3 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started 2011 USF Michigan State at Pittsburgh Air Force USC *Navy *at Wake Forest *vs. Maryland vs. Florida State TOTALS * - games started

UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-4 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1-6 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2-5 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3-1 4 2.0-14 1.0-11 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2-1 3 1.0-7 1.0-7 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 11-19 30 3.0-21 2.0-18 0 0-0 0-0 1 0

46 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

The Fighting Irish

JOHN TURNER

JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Saw action in the last 11 games of the regular season in a reserve role.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2010): Did not see game action in 2010.

JUNIOR SEASON (2011): 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) SOPHOMORE SEASON (2010): 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. FRESHMAN SEASON (2009): Did not see any game action as rookie. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Participated in 2009 U.S. Army All-American game in San Antonio … named to USA Today All-American 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 AllAmerica 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.com/TAKKLE Top 200 … ranked as 67th-best overall prospect in country according to Tom Lemming of CBS College Sports … Rivals.com ranks him as 77th-best overall player and second-best offensive guard … selected first-team All-American by MaxPreps in 2008 … ranked second in Illinois postseason Top 30 according to Rivals.com … named to SuperPrep All-American team as the thirdbest 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 Sun-Times’ 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 School … son of Mary Pat and Rich Watt … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a marketing major. WATT's career stats TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2010 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2011 13 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 2012 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 39 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0

2012 statistics

PARTICIPATION g 2010 0 No other statistics 2011 12 No other statistics 2012 11 No other statistics TOTAL 23 No other statistics

SENIOR SEASON (2012): Started all 13 games for the Irish at left guard ... part of an offensive line that started the same five players for every game ... helped Irish run for at least 200 yards seven times in 2012, including six of the last nine contests ... Notre Dame had not posted more 200+ yard rushing games in a single season since 1996 when the Irish registered nine games with at least 200 yards rushing ... over last nine games, Notre Dame combined to rush for 1,901 yards (359 attempts) for 5.3 yards per carry, 211.2 yards per game and 15 rushing TDs ... the Irish rushed for more yards in their last nine games combined than 51 FBS teams totaled in their entire seasons . . . helped pave way for offense that rushed for 376 yards on 51 carries in a 41-3 win over Miami (Oct. 6) ... other top rushing performances included 293 yards on 46 carries against Navy (Sept. 1) and 270 yards on 43 carries against BYU (Oct. 20).

2012 season review

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.

Tackles: 1, at Michigan, Sept. 10, 2011 (1-0)

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2011 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in 12 games on the year, primarily on special teams … did not play vs. USF.

UTUPO's career stats

the fighting irish

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: 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 . . . 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.

| 6-1 | 281 | Sr. DL Lakewood, Calif. (Lakewood)

| 6-3 | 321 | Gr. OG Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West) watt's career highs

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012): Did not see game action for the Irish.

JUSTIN UTUPO

CHRIS WATT

2013 OUTLOOK

| 6-2 | 220 | So. S Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral)

47 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

The Fighting Irish

ALEX WELCH

| 6-4 | 250 | Jr. TE Cincinnati, Ohio (Elder) welch's career highs

Receptions: 1, Navy, Oct. 29, 2011 Receiving yards: 8, Navy, Oct. 29, 2011 (1 receptions) Long reception: 8, Navy, Oct. 29, 2011 All-purpose yards: 8, Navy, Oct. 29, 2011 Tackles: 1, vs Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011 (1-0); Boston College, Nov. 19, 2011 (0-1); Navy, Oct. 29, 2011 (1-0) JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Missed entire season following preseason knee injury. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011): 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. FRESHMAN SEASON (2010): Did not see game action during the 2010 season. 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 AllStars … 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. WELCH's career stats RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g 2011 10 1 8 0 8 0.1 8.0 0.8 10 1 8 0 8 0.1 8.0 0.7 TOTAL ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2011 10 0 8 0 0 0 8 0.8 TOTAL 10 0 8 0 0 0 8 0.7 TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2011 10 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 10 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0

ISHAQ WILLIAMS

OLB | 6-5 | 261 | Jr.. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Lincoln)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Played in all 13 games for the Irish at outside linebacker … posted 22 tackles, 11 solo and 11 assisted, to go along with 3.5 tackles for loss and first career pass breakup and forced fumble … notched a season-best four tackles in the opener against Navy (Sept. 1), including forcing a fumble, which was returned 77 yards for a touchdown by teammate Stephon Tuitt in the 50-10 victory … registered two tackles against Purdue (Sept. 8) and one against Michigan State (Sept. 15) in a pair of victories over Big Ten foes … assisted on two tackles in a 13-6 victory over Michigan (Sept. 22) and, after failing to record a tackle against Miami, assisted on one tackle in a hard-fought 20-13 overtime win against Stanford (Oct. 13) … assisted on one tackle in a 17-14 win against BYU (Oct. 20) before recording three tackles against Oklahoma (Oct. 27) in a 30-13 road victory … posted a solo tackle against Pittsburgh (Nov. 3) before getting three solo tallies at Boston College (Nov. 10) in a 21-6 triumph … ended the home slate with a solo tackle against Wake Forest (Nov. 17) in a 38-0 shutout before carding two assisted tackles against USC (Nov. 24) in a 22-13 victory at the Coliseum. FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): 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 All-American 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 stats TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2011 11 4 2 6 1.0 0 0 0 0 13 11 11 22 3.5 1 1 0 0 2012 TOTAL 24 15 13 28 4.5 1 1 0 0 WILLIAMS’ GAME-BY-GAME STATs 2012 ut-at tt tfl sck ff fr int pbu blk vs. Navy 3-1 4 1.0-3 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Purdue at Michigan State 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Michigan 0-2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Miami 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Stanford 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 BYU 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 at Oklahoma 1-2 3 1.0-9 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Pittsburgh 1-0 1 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 at Boston College 3-0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Wake Forest 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 at USC 0-2 2 0.5-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 vs. Alabama 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 * - games started

Williams' career highs Tackles: 4, vs Navy, Sept. 01, 2012 (3-1) Tackles for loss: 1.0, 4 times Fumbles forced: 1, vs Navy, Sept. 01, 2012 Pass breakups: 1, Wake Forest, Nov. 17, 2012

48 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

The Fighting Irish UT-AT TT TFL Sck FF FR Int PBU Blk 0-0 0 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 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 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 1 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-1 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 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4-2 6 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0

LO WOOD

SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g 2010 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2011 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.6 21 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.3 TOTAL INTERCEPTIONS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g 2010 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2011 10 1 57 1 57 57.0 5.7 21 1 57 1 57 57.0 2.7 TOTAL ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2010 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2011 10 0 0 0 0 57 57 5.7 21 0 0 0 0 57 57 2.7 TOTAL TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2010 11 1 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 2011 10 5 1 6 0.5 1 0 0 0 21 6 3 9 0.5 1 0 0 0 TOTAL

Steve Elmer

wood's career highs Points scored: 6, vs Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011 Touchdowns: 1, vs Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011 All-purpose yards: 57, vs Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011 Interceptions: 1, vs Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011 Long interception return: 57, vs Maryland, Nov. 12, 2011 Tackles: 2, Air Force, Oct. 8, 2011 (1-1) Tackles for loss: .5, Air Force, Oct. 8, 2011 (0-0)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011): 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.

2012 statistics

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 … four-year 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.

2012 season review

FRESHMAN SEASON (2010): 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).

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Received Anthony Munoz Award as top prep lineman of the year for 2012, awarded at U.S. Army All-American Bowl . . . Associated Press Michigan high school football player of the year in 2012 for Divisions 1 and 2 . . . rated top prep player in state of Michigan for 2012 by Detroit Free-Press . . . first-team offensive lineman on Detroit News All-State Dream Team for 2012 . . . named to Detroit Free-Press Dream Team as both junior and senior in 2011 and 2012 . . . selected to Midland Daily News Dream Team as junior and senior . . . Midland Daily News co-player of the year in 2012 . . . named to Saginaw News Dream Team for 2012 . . . helped Midland High School in Midland, Mich., to 11-1 record in 2012 and Michigan Division 2 regional championship game . . . ranked 73rd player nationally on MaxPreps/Tom Lemming Top100 list . . . ranked 136th on 247Sports list of top 247 players . . . rated 60th on Rivals 250 list . . . ranked fourth on Rivals.com list of offensive tackles . . . ranked 74th overall and sixth among offensive tackles on Scout 300 by Scout.com . . . listed 97th on Athlon Consensus 100 chart that featured consensus ranking from among Rivals, Scout, ESPN and 247 ratings . . . helped Midland team rush for more than 2,000 yards in 2012 . . . selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio and played for West team . . . also competed in shot put and was state meet qualifier as junior in 2012 . . . enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2013 . . . played for coach Eric Methner.

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JUNIOR SEASON (2012): Did not see action during the season due to an injury sustained in pre-season practice.

(OL, 6-5, 300, Midland, Mich., Midland)

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Mike Heuerman

(TE, 6-4 225, N aples, FL, Barron Collier) HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Associated Press Florida Class 6A second-team all-state selection for 2012 at defensive end . . . first-team defensive end on Naples Daily News all-area squad for 2012 . . . caught six passes, three for touchdowns, as 2012 tight end at Barron Collier High School in Naples, Fla. . . . tonsillectomy sidelined him parts of senior campaign . . . ranked 264th player nationally on ESPN 300 list . . . ranked 215th on 247Sports list of top 247 players . . . ranked eighth on Rivals.com list of tight ends . . . ranked 245th overall and 10th among tight ends on Scout 300 by Scout.com . . . had 23 receptions as junior in 2011 for 340 yards and five scores while playing both tight end and wide receiver . . . made four receptions as sophomore in 2010 for 77 yards and one TD . . . played in Rotary Club of Naples North All-Star Football Classic in December . . . also threw discus in track . . . brother Jeff will be junior tight end at Ohio State in 2013 . . . enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2013 . . . played for coach Dan Pallante.

James Onwualu

(WR, 6 -1 1/2 , 210 , Saint Paul, MN Cretin-Derham Hall) HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team running back on both Associated Press and Minnesota Football Coaches Association 2012 all-state squads . . . named to All-Pioneer Press 2012 all-star squad as running back/wide receiver/defensive back by . . . ranked 22nd player nationally on Rivals.com list in â&#x20AC;&#x153;athleteâ&#x20AC;? category . . . listed as top player in Minnesota on Detroit Free-Press Best in the Midwest ratings . . . ranked 296th overall and 39th among wide receivers on Scout 300 by Scout.com . . . finished senior season at Cretin-Derham Hall High School in Saint Paul, Minn., in 2012 with 574 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns on 74 attempts, plus 26 catches for 421 yards and five more TDs . . . led Suburban East Conference in scoring in 2012 with 116 points . . . averaged 26.1 yards (209 total yards) on kickoff returns . . . also made 10 tackles in 2012 and returned an interception 94 yards for a TD . . . had 246 all-purpose yards in 2012 season-opening win over East Ridge, including that 94-yard interception return for a TD and a 45-yard TD reception . . . piled up 428 receiving yards on 27 catches and five TD catches as junior in 2011 . . . rushed 71 times for 549 yards and eight TDs in 2011 . . . scored 80 points in 2011 and added an interception and eight tackles . . . finished with 420 rushing yards, 95 receiving yards, 70 kickoff returns yards and five tackles as sophomore in 2010 while scoring three TDs . . . from long list of Cretin-Derham Hall players to attend Notre Dame, most recently Michael Floyd and Ryan Harris . . . turned down invitation to play in U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio since he was enrolling early . . . enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2013 . . . first Cretin-Derham Hall student to ever graduate early . . . played for coach Mike Scanlan.

Corey Robinson

(WR, 6-5, 190, San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Christian) HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Division II all-state wide receiver on Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools team for 2012 . . . ranked as number four player in San Antonio area for 2012 by San Antonio Express-News . . . a first-team wide receiver on San Antonio Express-News Sub-5A all-area team for 2012 . . . first-team wide receiver on MaxPreps Small Schools All-America team . . . ranked 80th nationally on Rivals. com list of wide receivers . . . ranked 43rd among wide receivers on Scout 300 by Scout.com . . . had 67 receptions as senior in 2012 for 1,414 yards and 20 scores . . . caught nine passes for 151 yards and four TDs in 2012 game against Navarro . . . caught nine balls for 229 yards and three TDs (including game-winning score) in win over Blanco . . . helped Christian High School in San Antonio, Texas, to 8-4 record and Texas Division II area title in 2012 . . . made 42 catches for 660 yards and 10 touchdowns as junior in 2011 . . . named to Texas academic all-state team . . . named to U.S. Army All-American Bowl and played for West squad . . . son of former Naval Academy and San Antonio Spurs basketball great and Basketball Hall of Famer David Robinson . . . received National Merit Scholarship . . . enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2013 . . . played for coach Bryan Marmion.

Malik Zaire

(QB, 6 -1 1/2 , 190, Kettering, OH, Archbishop Alter) HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Associated Press Division III All-Ohio quarterback for 2012 . . . ranked 194th player nationally on ESPN 300 list . . . rated 122nd on Rivals 250 list . . . listed 189th nationally on ESPN 300 . . . ranked third on Rivals.com list of dual-threat quarterbacks . . . ranked 172nd overall and 14th among quarterbacks on Scout 300 by Scout.com . . . lefthander earned 2012 AP Ohio Division III Southwest District Offensive Player of the Year accolades with 1,990 yards passing, 1,120 yards on the ground and 33 total touchdowns (24 passing TDs and nine rushing TDs) for Archbishop Alter High School in Kettering, Ohio . . . threw five TD passes and for 251 yards in 2012 season-opening win over Kettering Fairmont while running for another 171 yards and another TD . . . first-team quarterback in 2012 on AP Ohio Southwest All-District Division III team . . . led Alter to 10-0 regularseason record as junior in 2011 before losing in first round of playoffs . . . completed 36 of 82 throws for 729 yards and five touchdowns and also rushed for 1,093 yards and 15 TDs in 2011 as junior . . . shared starting quarterback job at Alter as sophomore in 2010 . . . selected for Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl and completed two of five passes for 12 yards and rushed nine times for 20 yards for East squad . . . enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2013 . . . played for coach Ed Domsitz.

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Brian Kelly, a veteran of 22 seasons as a collegiate head coach – recently completed his third year 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 the Irish to 28 wins over the last three seasons, which equals Dan Devine’s school record for victories over the first three years as a Notre Dame head coach. His 122 victories as a head coach since 2001 are more than all but two active FBS head coaches – Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops and Texas’ Mack Brown. Kelly’s head coaching resume includes:

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When Kelly was hired at Notre Dame he said two things needed to be addressed and done quickly. The defense needed drastic improvement and the players needed to mature both mentally and physically in order to compete for all four quarters of all 12 games. The Irish defense was one of six in the FBS that allowed fewer than 21 points per game during each of the last three years (2010-12). The 2012 defense led the nation in two different categories and ranked among the top 10 in 10 more, including total rushing touchdowns allowed (four, 1st), red-zone rushing touchdowns allowed (four, t-1st), scoring defense (12.77, 2nd), points allowed per red-zone trip (3.4, 2nd), passing yards/completion (9.95, 2nd), redzone touchdowns allowed percentage (34.21%, 3rd), total red-zone touchdowns allowed (13, t-3rd), red-zone points allowed (130, 4th), total passing touchdowns (10, t-6th), total defense (305.46, 7th), red-zone defense (68.4%, t-7th) and first downs/allowed (17.00, t-8th). Notre Dame allowed just 12.77 points per game in ‘12. The Irish were one of only three FBS top-10 scoring defenses to exclusively face FBS competition. Notre Dame allowed only 16 touchdowns (15 offensive) – four touchdowns fewer than any other FBS school. The Irish allowed a total of 166 points over their 13 games. Notre Dame has never surrendered fewer points over a 13-game season in school history. The Irish allowed 12 offensive touchdowns over their last 11 games. In fact, the Irish held six opponents without an offensive touchdown and nine foes to one or fewer offensive touchdowns. Notre Dame won all five of its games decided by a touchdown or less in ’12 – one shy of the single-season school record of six (1939). Notre Dame has gone undefeated in at least four games decided by seven points or less in the same season on just two previous occasions in school history (1929 and 1974; both went 4-0). The Irish have never had a larger fourth-quarter comeback victory in Notre Dame Stadium’s 82-year history than last season’s 14-point deficit against Pittsburgh. Notre Dame rallied from halftime deficits in back-to-back weeks against Stanford and against BYU. The Irish had not recorded comeback victories when trailing at the half in consecutive weeks since Oct. 23 and Oct. 30, 1920 (nearly 92 years to the day). Notre Dame also won all six of its regular-season games away from Notre Dame Stadium by at least nine points. The Irish had not won six games away from Notre Dame Stadium by

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• Kelly led Notre Dame Notre Dame to its first undefeated regular season in 24 years (1988), a spot in the BCS title game and highest national ranking (No. 4/3) to close a season since 1993 (No. 2/2). • 24 years (1988), a spot in the BCS title game and highest national ranking (No. 4/3) to close campaign since 1993 (No. 2/2) • The only two-time winner of The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (2009, 2012). • Kelly swept just about every possible coach of the year award in 2012. He earned the nod from the Associated Press, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Sporting News, Liberty Mutual and American Football Coaches Association. • Kelly became only the second Irish coach to win 12 games in a season (Lou Holtz also did it in 1988). • Kelly guided Notre Dame to a number one ranking among all FBS programs in the most recent NCAA Graduation Success Rate figures released in October – as the Irish became the first team to be ranked number one in the football polls and also first in graduation rates and play for the BCS title. • Three seasons at Notre Dame where he has fashioned a 28-11 record that has included six losses by a combined 19 points. He has helped the Irish win 20 of their last 24 games dating back to 2011. Kelly and Devine are the only Irish coaches to win eight or more games in each of their first three seasons at Notre Dame. • 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 2009 (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 118-35-2 record (.767) highlighted by NCAA Division II national championships in 2002 (14-0) and 2003 (14-1). • An overall record of 199-68-2 (.743) in those 22 seasons as a head coach.

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at least a touchdown since 1949. Notre Dame's closest margin of victory in '49 was a sevenpoint triumph over SMU (27-20). 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 10-1 combined record in November games in 2010, 2011 and 2012. 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 23-3 when taking an advantage into the halftime locker room. The 2012 offense averaged 189.4 yards rushing (2,462 yards in 13 games) and 222.8 yards passing (2,896). Notre Dame nearly became the third team in school history to ever average 200-200 in both categories. The two teams to accomplish the feat were the 1977 national champions (231.9 rushing and 208.1 passing), and the 1970 squad that finished No. 2 (257.8 rushing and 252.7 passing). Notre Dame was one of 26 teams in the FBS to average at least 189 yards on the ground and 200 yards in the air. The Irish averaged 4.9 yards/rush, their highest per carry average over the last 16 years. The 189.4 rushing yards/game is the thirdhighest per game average over the last 15 years. Only the 2000 (213.5) and 1998 (212.5) Irish squads averaged more per game. Notre Dame ran for at least 200 yards seven times, including six of the last nine contests. The Irish have not posted more 200+ yard rushing games in a single season since 1996. Notre Dame has rushed for at least 200 yards 10 different times over the last two seasons—more than the previous five years combined (2006-10). 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. 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 being 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

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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. Junior 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. Senior safety and team captain Harrison Smith paced the secondary with 90 tackles and 10 pass breakups. 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 that 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 oncebeaten 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-from-behind 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, four-game 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 (Tulsa), 41 (Utah), 31 (Army) and 32 (USC) points 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 season-ending 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 schedule 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 post-graduate 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 national-coachof-the-year honors. Kelly earned the ESPN/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 was also a finalist for four other national awards in 2009 – 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

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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 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 back-to-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 All-America 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 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 firstteam 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 runnerup 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 all-time 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 record-shattering 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 second-ranked and unbeaten Valdosta State – as All-America receiver David Kircus caught passes for 270 yards and three TDs. Kircus holds the NCAA Division II season record for TD receptions with 35 in ’02, catching at

53 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Head Coach 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 2002-03. 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 YEAR BY YEAR WITH BRIAN KELLY

Year School Position Record/Postseason 1983 Assumption Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 4-5 1984 Assumption Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 4-4 1985 Assumption Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 5-3 1986 Assumption Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 1-8 1987 Grand Valley State Graduate Assistant/Defensive Backs 7-4 1988 Grand Valley State Graduate Assistant/Defensive Backs 7-4 1989 Grand Valley State Defensive Coordinator/ 11-1/NCAA Division II playoffs (0-1) Recruiting Coordinator 1990 Grand Valley State Defensive Coordinator/ 10-2/NCAA Division II playoffs (0-1) Recruiting Coordinator 1991 Grand Valley State Head Coach 9-3/NCAA Division II playoffs (0-1) 1992 Grand Valley State Head Coach 8-3 1993 Grand Valley State Head Coach 6-3-2 1994 Grand Valley State Head Coach 8-4/NCAA Division II playoffs (0-1) 1995 Grand Valley State Head Coach 8-3 1996 Grand Valley State Head Coach 8-3 1997 Grand Valley State Head Coach 9-2 1998 Grand Valley State Head Coach 9-3/NCAA Division II playoffs (0-1) 1999 Grand Valley State Head Coach 5-5 2000 Grand Valley State Head Coach 7-4 2001 Grand Valley State Head Coach 13-1/NCAA Division II runner-up (3-1) 2002 Grand Valley State Head Coach 14-0/NCAA Division II champion (4-0) 2003 Grand Valley State Head Coach 14-1/NCAA Division II champion (4-0) 4-7 2004 Central Michigan Head Coach 2005 Central Michigan Head Coach 6-5 2006 Central Michigan Head Coach 9-4/qualified for Motor City Bowl vs. Middle Tennessee 2006 Cincinnati Head Coach 1-0/International Bowl: W 27-24 vs. Western Michigan 2007 Cincinnati Head Coach 10-3/Papajohns.com Bowl: W 31-21 vs. Southern Mississippi Final Rankings: 17th AP, 20th USA Today 2008 Cincinnati Head Coach 11-3/FedEx Orange Bowl: L 7-20 vs. Virginia Tech Final Rankings: 17th AP and USA Today 2009 Cincinnati Head Coach 12-0/qualified for Allstate Sugar Bowl vs. Florida Rankings: 4th AP and USA Today 2010 Notre Dame Head Coach 8-5/Hyundai Sun Bowl: W 33-17 vs. Miami (Fla.) 2011 Notre Dame Head Coach 8-5/Champs Sports Bowl: L 14-18 vs. Florida State 2012 Notre Dame Head Coach 12-1/ qualified for BCS National Championship: L 42-14 vs. Alabama Ranked 4th AP and 3rd USA Today

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 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 fiveyear 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 | 188 First-Team All-Americans

Head Coach BRIAN KELLY’S OVERALL RECORD

Winningest Active NCAA FBS Coaches (By Win Percentage, Since 2007) 118-35-2 19-16 34-6 28-11 199-68-2

.767 .542 .850 .718 .743

BRIAN KELLY’S POSTSEASON RECORD (14-7)

W L 129 32 123 32 122 35 118 40 117 43 116 35 116 23 112 42 108 25 55 96

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pct. .801 .794 .777 .747 .731 .768 .835 .727 .812 .636

Winningest Active NCAA FBS Coaches (By Victories) Name, School Years 32 1. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech 2. Mack Brown, Texas 29 27 3. Chris Ault, Nevada 4. Steve Spurrier, South Carolina 23 5. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame 22 31 6. Mike Price, UTEP 7. Bill Snyder, Kansas State 21 22 8. Larry Blakeney, Troy 9. Gary Pinkel, Missouri 22 10. Nick Saban, Alabama 17

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T 4 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 1

Pct. .668 .666 .681 .728 .743 .492 .670 .632 .624 .743

Name, School Years 1. Chris Petersen, Boise State 7 2. Urban Meyer, Ohio State 11 3. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 14 4. Gary Patterson, TCU 13 5. Mark Richt, Georgia 12 6. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame 22 Nick Saban, Alabama 17 8. Bret Bielema, Arkansas 7 9. Les Miles, LSU 12 10. Bronco Mendenhall, BYU 8

Pct. .913 .796 .779 .802 .772 .737 .739 .850 .747 .736

W L 84 8 116 23 149 37 116 36 118 40 199 68 160 55 68 24 113 42 74 29

T 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0

Pct. .913 .835 .801 .763 .747 .743 .743 .739 .729 .718

2012 statistics

W L 84 8 74 19 74 21 73 18 71 21 70 25 68 24 68 12 68 23 67 24

W L 258 127 236 118 233 109 208 77 199 68 177 183 171 84 169 98 162 97 160 55

Winningest Active NCAA FBS Coaches (By Win Percentage)

Winningest Active NCAA FBS Coaches (By Victories, Since 2006) Name, School 1. Chris Petersen, Boise State 2. Les Miles, LSU Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 4. Gary Patterson, TCU 5. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame 6. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech 7. Bret Bielema, Arkansas Urban Meyer, Ohio State Bronco Mendenhall, BYU 10. Mack Brown, Texas

Pct. .899 .840 .833 .795 .788 .782 .778 .732 .731 .731

2012 season review

Name, School 1. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 2. Mack Brown, Texas 3. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame 4. Mark Richt, Georgia 5. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech 6. Gary Patterson, TCU Urban Meyer, Ohio State 8. Les Miles, LSU 9. Nick Saban, Alabama 10. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

coaches & staff

Winningest Active NCAA FBS Coaches (By Victories, Since 2001)

W L 71 8 68 13 55 11 62 16 63 17 61 17 63 18 60 22 57 21 57 21

the fighting irish

1991 Grand Valley State NCAA Div. II Playoffs L 15-38 vs. East Texas State 1994 Grand Valley State NCAA Div. II Playoffs L 27-35 vs. Indiana (Pa.) L 14-37 vs. Slippery Rock 1998 Grand Valley State NCAA Div. II Playoffs 2001 Grand Valley State NCAA Div. II Playoffs 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* 2002 Grand Valley State NCAA Div. II Playoffs W 62-21 vs. Indiana (Pa.)* W 44-7 vs. Northern Colorado* W 31-24 vs. Valdosta State# 2003 Grand Valley State NCAA Div. II Playoffs 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# 2006 Cincinnati International Bowl W 27-24 vs. Western Michigan 2007 Cincinnati Papajohns.com Bowl W 31-21 vs. Southern Mississippi 2008 Cincinnati FedEx Orange Bowl L 7-20 vs. Virginia Tech 2010 Notre Dame Hyundai Sun Bowl W 33-17 vs. Miami 2011 Notre Dame Champs Sports Bowl L 14-18 vs. Florida State 2012 Notre Dame BCS National Championship Game L 14-42 vs. Alabama * home games played in Allendale, Mich. # NCAA Division II championship games

Name, School 1. Chris Petersen, Boise State 2. Nick Saban, Alabama 3. Urban Meyer, Ohio State 4. Gary Patterson, TCU 5. Les Miles, LSU 6. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame 7. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 8. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech 9. Mack Brown, Texas Bronco Mendenhall, BYU

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Grand Valley State Totals (13 seasons) Central Michigan Totals (3 seasons) Cincinnati Totals (3 seasons) Notre Dame Totals (3 seasons) Overall Totals (22 seasons)

55 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Coaching Staff

BOB Diaco

Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 17th year coaching FOURTH year at Notre Dame

THE diaco FILE PERSONAL INFO Hometown: High School: College: Wife: Children:

Cedar Grove, N.J. Cedar Grove Iowa (Sociology, 1995) Julia Sons: Angelo and Michael; Daughter: Josephine

COACHING CAREER 1996-97 Iowa Graduate Assistant 1999-2000 Western Illinois Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator 2001 Eastern Michigan Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator 2002 Eastern Michigan Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator 2003 Eastern Michigan Outside Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator 2004 Western Michigan Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator 2005 Central Michigan Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers Virginia Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator 2006-08 2009 Cincinnati Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers 2010 Notre Dame Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers 2011 Notre Dame Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2012-13 Notre Dame Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED 1996 Iowa Alamo Sun 1997 Iowa 2000 Western Illinois NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs-First Round 2007 Virginia Gator 2010 Cincinnati Sugar 2010 Notre Dame Sun 2011 Notre Dame Champs Sports 2012 Notre Dame BCS National Championship

PERSONAL INFORMATION

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1991-95 Iowa

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

Linebacker

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS PLAYED

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES

1991 Iowa Holiday 1993 Iowa Alamo 1995 Iowa Sun COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u

u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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). u 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. u Only four touchdowns were scored against the Irish defense in the final five games of the regular season. u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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 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. u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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. u Served as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach under Brian Kelly at Central Michigan in 2005. u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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.

Promoted to assistant head coach for 2012 season. Diaco won the 2012 Broyles Award as the nation’s top assistant coach, the first Irish assistant coach to ever capture the award. Diaco’s defense in '12 ranked among the top 10 in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 12 different categories. Notre Dame ranked second in the FBS in scoring defense in '12 - allowing just 12.77 points per game. The Irish were one of just three scoring FBS top-10 defenses to exclusively face FBS competition. Notre Dame only allowed 16 touchdowns (only 15 offensive touchdowns) - four fewer than any other FBS school. Notre Dame allowed a total of 166 points over its 13 games in '12. The Irish have never surrendered fewer points over a 13-game season in school history. Notre Dame allowed 12 offensive touchdowns over its last 11 games of '12. The Irish held six opponents without an offensive touchdown and nine foes to one or fewer offensive touchdowns. Notre Dame limited 10 opponents to 14 points or less. The Irish have not held more foes to 14 points or less in a single season since 1921. Notre Dame limited five different opponents to single-digit scoring efforts, including No. 10 Michigan State (3), No. 18 Michigan (6), Miami (3), Boston College (6) and Wake Forest (0). The five such games in '12 surpassed the combined total of the previous four seasons (2008-11). Semifinalist for the 2011 Broyles Award, presented annually to college football’s top assistant coach. 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 six teams to allow less than 21 points per game in each of the last three 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 those eight rushing TDs, 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.

LB Manti Te’o (Notre Dame) u 2012 winner of Nagurski Trophy, Lott Trophy, Butkus Award, Lombardi Award, Bednarik Award, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year. u 2012 Heisman Trophy runner-up u 2011 finalist for Butkus Award and Lott Trophy S Aaron Webster (Cincinnati) u 2009 first-team all-Big East LB Clint Sintim (Virginia) u Led nation in sacks by a linebacker in 2007 DE Dan Bazuin (Western Michigan) u Led nation in tackles for loss in 2005; Second-round NFL draft pick in 2007 by Chicago Bears

56 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

Coaching Staff

chuck martin

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

THE martin FILE PERSONAL INFO

Hometown: Park Forest, Ill. High School: Rich East High School College: Millikin (Ill.) (Accounting, 1990) Wife: Dulcie Children: Son: Max; Daughter: Emma COACHING CAREER

Graduate Assistant Linebackers Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Linebackers Defensive Backs Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Head Coach Defensive Backs/Recruiting Coordinator Safeties/Recruiting Coordinator Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED

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 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 BCS National Championship

Millikin (Ill.)

Safety

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Division II Quarterfinals

u Martin was an All-America safety at Millikin and was also selected as 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.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1986-90

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS PLAYED 1989

Millikin (Ill.)

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES

u Martin switched sides of the ball in 2012 and serves as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach after working with the Irish secondary from 2010-11. u Notre Dame averaged 189.38 yards rushing (2,462 yards in 13 games) and 222.7 yards passing (2,896). Only two Irish teams have ever achieved the 200-200 in both categories: the 1977 national champions averaged 231.9 rushing and 208.1 passing, and the 1970 team that finished No. 2 averaged 257.8 rushing and 252.7 passing. u Notre Dame was one of 26 teams in the FBS to average at least 189 yards on the ground and 200 yards the air. u Martin has been vital in the development of first-year quarterback Everett Golson. Golson started 11 games in 2012 and led the Irish to victories in all but one contest. Golson led Notre Dame to 10 straight wins to open his starting career, which was the second-most in school history. Bob Williams holds the school record as he guided Notre Dame to victories in his first 11 career starts. Golson was the first quarterback in school history to lead the Irish to road victories over top-10 foes in his first two respective road starts. u 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 1991-2003. While coaching the NCAA Division II school in Allendale, Mich., Martin directed the Lakers offense, continuing the same offensive system Kelly installed. u 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. u 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. u Grand Valley State scored at least 30 points in 56 of 81 games and scored at least 40 points in 34 contests. u 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 2007-09). u 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). u Martin’s offense produced a 1,000-yard rusher all six seasons he was in control of the Lakers offense. Four of the top 10 singleseason rushing leaders and five of the 11 best single-season passing seasons happened from 2004-09. u Grand Valley State’s all-time leaders in career rushing and passing played for Martin and seven offensive players earned Associated Press first-team All-America accolades under Martin’s watch. u 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. u Focused on safeties in 2011 and got great performances from senior Harrison Smith, senior Jamoris Slaughter and junior Zeke Motta. u Smith ranked second on the Irish with 90 tackles and became the 11th Notre Dame player to reach 300 career tackles. His 222

S Harrison Smith (Notre Dame); Minnesota Vikings u 2012 first-round draft pick CB Brandon Carr (Grand Valley State); Dallas Cowboys u Started all 64 games at cornerback in first four seasons with Kansas City Chiefs OL Brandon Barnes (Grand Valley State) u 2007 Gene Upshaw Award winner (top offensive lineman in NCAA Division II) QB Brad Iciek (Grand Valley State) u Harlon Hill Award finalist (top player in NCAA Division II) from 2007-09

2012 season review

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the fighting irish

1992-93 Mankato State (Minn.) Wittenberg (Ohio) 1994-95 1996-97 Millikin (Ill.) 1998-99 Eastern Michigan 2000-02 Grand Valley State 2003 Grand Valley State 2004-09 Grand Valley State Notre Dame 2010 2011 Notre Dame Notre Dame 2012-13

2013 OUTLOOK

22nd year coaching fourth year at Notre Dame

career tackles as a defensive back are the fifth most in school history. u Motta and Slaughter combined to record 85 tackles, two interceptions and four pass breakups in 2011. u 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). u Members of his secondary combined to total 15 of team’s 18 interceptions and 28 of team’s 46 passes broken up in 2010. u 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 seventhbest in the FBS in 2010. u 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. u 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. u Led Grand Valley State University to two NCAA Division II national championships and won over 91 percent of his games as Lakers’ head coach. u Replaced Brian Kelly as Lakers’ head coach after Kelly was named head coach at Central Michigan University. u 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. u Guided the Lakers to five Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference championships in six years and posted a 16-4 record in Division II playoffs. u 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). u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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 2005-07. u 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. u 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. u The 2007 squad cruised through the 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 the national semifinals but were defeated at Northwest Missouri State. u 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. u In his second season as head coach, guided Lakers to an undefeated season (13-0) and their third national championship. u 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. u 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. u Coached the linebackers at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, from 1994-95 and also served as head golf coach and assistant baseball coach.

QB Cullen Finnerty (Grand Valley State) u 2006 Harlon Hill Award runner-up DL Mike McFadden (Grand Valley State) u 2005 and 2006 Gene Upshaw Award winner

2012 statistics

57 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Coaching Staff

Tony Alford

Running Backs/Slot Wide Receivers Recruiting Coordinator 19th year coaching fifth year at Notre Dame

THE ALFORD FILE Hometown Colorado Springs, Colo. High School Doherty (Colo.) High School College Colorado State (Exercise and Sports Science, 1992) Wife Trina Children Sons: Rylan, Kyler and Braydon COACHING CAREER 1993 Fort Collins (Colo.) H.S. 1994 Lake Wales (Fla.) H.S. 1995 Mount Union Running Backs 1996 Kent State Running Backs Iowa State Running Backs 1997-2000 2001 Washington Running Backs 2002-06 Iowa State Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs 2007-08 Louisville Running Backs 2009 Notre Dame Running Backs 2010-11 Notre Dame Wide Receivers 2012-13 Notre Dame Running Backs/Slot Wide Recievers/ Recruiting Coordinator BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED 2000 Iowa State Insight.com 2001 Washington Holiday Iowa State Humanitarian 2002 Iowa State Independence 2004 2005 Iowa State Houston Notre Dame Sun 2010 2011 Notre Dame Champs Sports 2012 Notre Dame BCS National Championship PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1987-90

u Louisville averaged 164.5 yards rushing per game in 2008 and scored 18 rushing touchdowns. u 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. u 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 one of his running backs eight times during his nine-year stint in Ames. u 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. u Iowa State was one of only three FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) schools that produced a 1,000-yard rusher annually from 1995-2001. u 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. u During his initial four years in Ames (1997-2000), Iowa State improved from 103rd to 17th nationally in rushing. u 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. u 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. u 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. PERSONAL INFORMATION u 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. u Participated in Denver Broncos training camp in 1991 and played for the World League of American Football’s Birmingham Fire in 1992. DYNAMIC DISCIPLES WR Michael Floyd (Notre Dame), Arizona Cardinals u Career record holder at Notre Dame for receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns; 13th overall selection of 2012 NFL Draft RB Victor Anderson (Louisville) u 2008 BIG EAST Conference Rookie of the Year; ’08 Freshman All-American RB Ennis Haywood (Iowa State) u 2000 all-Big 12 first team RB Darren Davis (Iowa State) u 1999 all-Big 12 first team; Iowa State’s No. 2 career rusher

Colorado State Running Back

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS PLAYED 1990

Colorado State

Freedom Bowl

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

u Returned to running backs coach in 2012 and continues coaching the Irish slot wide receivers. u Added the role of recruiting coordinator in 2012. u Notre Dame ran for at least 200 yards seven times in 2012, including six of the last nine contests. The Irish had not posted more 200+ yard rushing games in a single season since 1996. u Notre Dame had two running backs that average at least 67.0 yards rushing per game in Theo Riddick (70.54/game) and Cierre Wood (67.45/game). They ranked 84th and 94th, respectively, in rushing in the FBS. u Notre Dame was one of four FBS schools from a BCS conference to have a pair of running backs average at least 67.0 yards rushing per game. u The quartet of Wood, Riddick, George Atkinson III and Cam McDaniel averaged 5.7 yards per tote. u Coached running backs the first 15 seasons of his college coaching career before moving to wide receivers from 2010-11. u Notre Dame wide receivers accounted for 165.8 yards of 252.6 receiving yards per game (66 percent) in 2011. u 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 for receptions, receiving yards, receiving TDs, yards per game and 100-yard games under Alford’s tutelage. u Floyd was a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist and an honorable mention selection to Pro Football Weekly’s All-America team. u Theo Riddick recorded a career-high 436 receiving yards despite missing over two games with a hamstring injury in 2011. u TJ Jones and Robby Toma both set career highs in receptions and receiving yards in 2011. Toma was recipient of the Next Man In Award at the Notre Dame football awards banquet. u 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. u Helped the Irish receiving game average 253.1 yards per contest in the 2010 regular season. u 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. Those totals all rank in the top 10 on Notre Dame’s single-season records list. u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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.

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

Coaching Staff

kerry cooks

Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks

THE cooks FILE PERSONAL INFO

Hometown: High School: College: Wife: Children:

Irving, Texas Nimitz (Texas) High School Iowa (Sociology, 2000) Elvern Daughters: Kerrington and Kenadee

COACHING CAREER Kansas State Western Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame

Graduate Assistant Defensive Backs/Assistant Special Teams Defensive Backs Defensive Backs/Assistant Special Teams Outside Linebackers Cornerbacks Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1993-97

Iowa

Strong Safety

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS PLAYED 1993 Iowa Alamo 1995 Iowa Sun 1996 Iowa Alamo 1997 Iowa Sun COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

PERSONAL INFORMATION u A four-year letterwinner and two-year starter as a strong safety at Iowa, Cooks played for the Hawkeyes from 1993-97. u As a senior, he was a team captain and earned all-Big Ten honors. u 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. u Graduated from Iowa in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. DYNAMIC DISCIPLES CB Robert Blanton (Notre Dame), Minnestoa Vikings u 2012 fifth-round draft pick by Minnesota CB Darrin Walls (Notre Dame), Atlanta Falcons u Played in four games during rookie season with Atlanta

coaches & staff

2004 Kansas State Fiesta 2005 Minnesota Music City 2007 Wisconsin Outback 2008 Wisconsin Champs Sports 2009 Wisconsin Champs Sports 2010 Notre Dame Sun 2011 Notre Dame Champs Sports 2012 Notre Dame BCS National Championship

the fighting irish

2003 2004 2005 2006-09 2010 2011 2012-13

2013 OUTLOOK

11th year coaching fourth year at Notre Dame

u Helped lead the Badgers to a 38-14 record from 2006-09, with Wisconsin finishing the season ranked in the top 25 three times. u 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. u Safeties Jay Valai and Chris Maragos directed the Badgers defensive backfield and ranked in the top 10 in tackles on the team in 2009. u Valai was named a second-team all-Big Ten performer for the second year in a row in 2009 while Maragos garnered honorable mention all-conference accolades. u 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. u 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. u Cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu led the Badgers and tied for third in the conference in 2007 with 16 passes defended en route to being named first-team all-Big Ten. u 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. u 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. u 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. u Wisconsin finished 12-1 in 2006 and ranked fifth in the final coaches’ poll after defeating Arkansas in the Capital One Bowl. u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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. u While with the Wildcats, he worked mostly with defensive game plan preparation and assisted with the Kansas State secondary.

CB Allen Longford (Wisconsin) u 2008 first-team all-Big Ten u 2006 and 2007 first-team all-Big Ten; 2008 fourth-round draft pick by Philadelphia

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u Former all-Big Ten Conference safety and National Football League veteran was promoted to co-defensive coordinator for 2012 and will continue coaching cornerbacks. u Enters his 11th season coaching in college football and his fourth year with Notre Dame’s cornerbacks. u Only five scholarship cornerbacks dotted the Irish roster at the start of 2012 – and juniors Lo Wood and Bennett Jackson entered as the favorites to start. Jackson won the job, as did Wood, but Wood was lost for the season following a ruptured Achilles tendon midway through fall practice. u Jackson ranked tied for 39th in the FBS in interceptions (0.31/game). Pretty remarkable when you consider he was in his second season at the position and first as a starter. u KeiVarae Russell switched from running back to corner back in the '12 preseason and became the first freshman ever at Notre Dame to start at cornerback in the opening game of a season (Sept. 1 against Navy). u Russell collected two interceptions in '12 and was named a freshman All-American by Sporting News and Scout.com powered by FOX Sports NET. u Cooks was critical in the development of Notre Dame’s youthful and inexperienced secondary in '12, especially first-year starting safety Matthias Farley. The Irish ranked among the top 20 FBS schools in the following pass defense categories: fewest passing yards/completion (9.95, 2nd), fewest touchdown passes (11, t-6th), pass efficiency defense (111.36, 16th), interceptions (16, t-20th), fewest passing yards/attempt (5.98, 13th) interception percentage (3.69, 24th), and pass defense (199.77, 25th). u 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. u Robert Blanton had the best season of 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. u Gary Gray was the fourth-leading tackler with 67 stops and tied his career-high with two interceptions while adding five pass breakups in 2011. u Helped Lo Wood and Bennett Jackson as capable backups to Blanton and Gray in 2011. Wood returned his first career interception 57 yards for a TD vs. Maryland. u 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. u 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. u Notre Dame’s outside linebackers combined for 12 sacks and 20 tackles for loss in 2010. u Fleming tallied career highs of six sacks and 49 tackles and he led the Irish in sacks with 11 tackles for loss. u Coached defensive backs at Wisconsin for four seasons and helped develop 10 all-Big Ten honorees, including three first-team selections.

59 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Coaching Staff u At Indiana State in 2009, helped turn redshirt freshman linebacker Aaron Archie into an all-conference player in his first season

mike denbrock

Outside wide receivers/Passing game coordinator 28th year coaching seventh year at Notre Dame

THE denbrock FILE PERSONAL INFO

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 Graduate Assistant 1988-89 Michigan State Graduate Assistant 1990-91 Illinois State Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends 1992-95 Grand Valley State Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/ Wide Receivers 1996-98 Grand Valley State Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Buffalo (AFL) Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/ 1999-2000 Offensive and Defensive Line 2001 Stanford Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends Notre Dame Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends 2002-04 Washington Offensive Line 2005-08 2009 Indiana State Associate Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers 2010-11 Notre Dame Tight Ends Notre Dame Outside Wide Receivers/Passing Game 2012-13 Coordinator BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED 1989 Michigan State Gator 1989 Michigan State Aloha Division II First Round 1994 Grand Valley State 1998 Grand Valley State Division II First Round 2000 Buffalo AFL Playoffs Seattle 2001 Stanford 2003 Notre Dame Gator 2004 Notre Dame Insight 2010 Notre Dame Sun 2011 Notre Dame Champs Sports 2012 Notre Dame BCS National Championship PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1982-85

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. u 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. u 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. u Center Juan Garcia earned second-team all-Pacific-10 honors in 2007. u 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. u 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). u 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. u 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. u Prior to his two years in Buffalo, Denbrock returned to his alma mater, Grand Valley State, where he coached with Kelly. u 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. u His 1996 defense led the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference and was 11th nationally in scoring defense while also leading the conference in total defense. u As the offensive coordinator, Denbrock’s squad was first in the MIFC in both total and scoring offense from 1992-94. u In 1995, his offense ranked eighth in the nation in scoring and 12th in total offense. u Eight of his players earned first-team All-America honors during his seven years at Grand Valley State. u Denbrock’s first full-time coaching assignment came in 1990-91 as the tackles and tight ends coach at Illinois State. u 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. u 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) u 2012 Mackey Award Winner u 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

u 2011 second-round NFL draft pick and first tight end selected TE John Carlson (Notre Dame) Minnesota Vikings current player

u 2008 second-round NFL draft pick by Seattle

OT Ryan Harris (Notre Dame), Philadelphia Eagles

u 2007 third-round NFL draft pick by Denver

TE Anthony Fasano (Notre Dame), Miami Dolphins

u 2006 second-round NFL draft pick by Dallas OT Kwame Harris (Stanford)

Grand Valley State

u 2002 first-round NFL draft pick by San Francisco

Tight End

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

u Denbrock moved to coach the outside wide receivers and served as passing game coordinator in 2012. u Critical in the development of DaVaris Daniels and the much-improved TJ Jones. Both were asked to fill the void created by the graduation of standout Michael Floyd.

u Jones tied for the team lead in receptions (50) and second in receiving yards (649). His four touchdown catches were also tied

with Tyler Eifert for tops on the Irish. Thirty-eight of his 50 grabs resulted in either touchdowns or first downs – the most of any player on Notre Dame. u Daniels was third on the Irish with 490 receiving yards despite missing the final two games of the regular season. He collected the highest per reception average on the team (15.8) for players with at least 10 catches. u 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 1992-98. From 1992-95, Denbrock served as offensive coordinator for Kelly as well as quarterbacks and wide receivers coach. The two were graduate assistants together at Grand Valley State in 1987. u 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. u Coached junior tight end Tyler Eifert in 2011 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. u A Mackey Award finalist in 2011, Eifert led all FBS tight ends in receptions and receiving yards. He also set Notre Dame singleseason records for receptions and receiving yards by a Notre Dame tight end. u Eifert was selected to the 2011 Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America first team. He became Notre Dame’s 185th AllAmerica first-team selection and the first Irish tight end named first-team All-American since Derek Brown in 1991. u Developed sophomore Alex Welch and freshman Ben Koyack into contributors in 2011 after injuries to senior Mike Ragone and junior Jake Golic ended their seasons. u 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. u 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.

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

Coaching Staff

PERSONAL INFORMATION

1998 Michigan Rose Citrus 1999 Michigan 2000 Michigan Orange 2001 Michigan Citrus 2006 Central Michigan Motor City 2007 Cincinnati Papajohns.com 2009 Cincinnati Orange 2010 Cincinnati Sugar 2010 Notre Dame Sun 2011 Notre Dame Champs Sports 2012 Notre Dame BCS National Championship

u Elston was a member of Michigan’s football team from 1993-96 and lettered for the Wolverines as an outside linebacker from

15th year coaching fourth year at Notre Dame

THE elston FILE PERSONAL INFO Hometown: High School: College: Wife: Children:

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

COACHING CAREER

1993-96

Michigan

Outside Linebacker

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS PLAYED

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Stephon Tuitt (Notre Dame) u 2012 Athlon Sports First Team All-American u 2012 CBS Sports First Team All-American u 2012 Walter Camp Second Team All-American Louis Nix III (Notre Dame) u 2012 CBS Sports Third Team All-American David Ruffer (Notre Dame) u 2010 Lou Groza Award finalist Dan Bazuin (Central Michigan) u 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 u 2007 and 2008 first-team All-American; 2007 BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year Mardy Gilyard (Cincinnati), St. Louis Rams u 2008 and 2009 BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year

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

2012 statistics

u Led a defensive line unit that helped permit only four rushing touchdowns in 2012 (and the first did not come until the eighth game of the year). The Irish led the FBS in fewest rushing touchdowns allowed. u Notre Dame held eight different opponents to under 100 yards rushing in '12. Only one FBS team in the nation allowed fewer than the Irish. No FBS school held more BCS automatically-qualifying schools to sub-100 yard rushing games than Notre Dame in '12. u Notre Dame limited its foes to 3.47 yards per rush, which ranked 17th in the FBS. The Irish had not completed a season with a lower yards allowed per rush since 2004 when Notre Dame allowed 2.7 yards per carry. u Notre Dame collected 34.0 sacks in 2012 and 23.5 of them (or 69.1%) came from the front three. The Irish were able to consistently rush three without having to blitz that often to create pressure on the opposing quarterback. u George Atkinson ranked 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. u Kicker David Ruffer converted more PATs without a miss in 2011 than anyone in Notre Dame history (47-47). u 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. u 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. u The starting defensive line combined for 12 sacks and 15 tackles for loss. u 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). u 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.

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES

2012 season review

1993 Michigan Hall of Fame 1994 Michigan Holiday 1995 Michigan Alamo 1996 Michigan Outback

1994-96. Michigan finished in the top 20 each year he lettered and he helped the Wolverines to a 25-12 record in his four seasons.

coaches & staff

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

the fighting irish

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED

Defensive Line

2013 OUTLOOK

1997 Michigan Student Assistant 1998 Michigan Video Intern 1999-2000 Michigan Graduate Assistant (Outside Linebackers) 2001 Eastern Michigan Defensive Ends 2002-03 Eastern Michigan Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator 2004 Central Michigan Defensive Line 2005 Central Michigan Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Central Michigan Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator 2006 Cincinnati Tight Ends/ Special Teams Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator 2007-08 Cincinnati Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line/Special Teams Coordinator 2009 Notre Dame Defensive Line/Special Teams Coordinator 2010-11 Notre Dame Defensive Line 2012-13

u 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. u The Bearcats’ defensive line combined for 57 tackles for losses and 25.5 of the team’s 37 sacks for the season. u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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. u Cincinnati became only the fourth team in NCAA FBS history to lead the nation in net punting in consecutive seasons. u Huber was selected in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. u 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. u In 2007, Huber was named a consensus All-American 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. u 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. u Elston’s work with special teams in 2006 sparked a drastic improvement in the punting unit, which finished 19th nationally in net punting. u 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. u 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. u Bazuin later became a second-round NFL draft pick by the Chicago Bears in 2007.

Mike elston

Coaching Staff

harry hiestand Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator

31st year coaching second year at Notre Dame

THE hiestand FILE PERSONAL INFO Malvern, Pa. Hometown: High School: Radnor (Pa.) High School College: East Stroudsburg (Pa.) (Health and Physical Education, 1983) Terri Wife: Children: Sons: Michael, Matthew and Mark; Daughter: Sarah COACHING CAREER 1982 East Stroudsburg (Pa.) Student Assistant 1983 East Stroudsburg (Pa.) Assistant Offensive Line 1984-85 East Stroudsburg (Pa.) Offensive Line 1986 Pennsylvania Tight Ends 1987 USC Graduate Assistant 1988 Toledo Tight Ends 1989-91 Cincinnati Offensive Line Cincinnati Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator 1992 Cincinnati Offensive Line/Offensive Coordinator 1993 1994-96 Missouri Offensive Line 1997-99 Illinois Offensive Line 2000-04 Illinois Offensive Line/Assistant Head Coach Chicago Bears Offensive Line 2005-09 2010-11 Tennessee Offensive Line 2012 Notre Dame Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED 1988 USC Rose 1999 Illinois Micron PC 2001 Illinois Sugar 2005 Chicago Bears NFL Divisional Round Chicago Bears Super Bowl XLI 2006 2010 Tennessee Music City 2012 Notre Dame BCS National Championship PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1978-79 Springfield (Mass.) 1980-81 East Stroudsburg (Pa.)

Offensive Line Offensive Line

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS u A 30-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 19 seasons. u Coached an offensive line that nearly helped the Irish average over 200 yards per game in both rushing and receiving, which had previously happened only twice in school history (1977, 1970). u Notre Dame averaged 4.9 yards per rush in 2012 – the highest per carry average for the Irish since 1996 (5.2). Notre Dame ran for at least 200 yards seven times in '12, including six of the last nine contests. The Irish had not posted more 200+ yard rushing games in a single season since 1996. u Only two offensive lines from a Bowl Championship Series automatically-qualifying conference, including Notre Dame, could lay claim to averaging at least 200 yards on the ground, 200 yards in the air and yielding 16 sacks or less in the '12 regular season. u Coached at Tennessee the last two years (2010-11) 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. u 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. u 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. u Freshman Marcus Jackson started the last five games of the 2011 season and was named to Phil Steele’s Freshman All-America first team. u In his first season with the Volunteers in 2010, only one player in his group had starting experience and that amounted to only three career starts. u 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. u Freshman James Stone started eight games at center in 2010 and was named a Freshman All-American by both Sporting News and the Football Writers Association of America. u 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. u Freshman Zach Fulton started five games at guard for the Vols, and sophomore Dallas Thomas started all 13 games at left tackle. u 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. u His offensive line helped Bears running backs eclipse 1,200 rushing yards three times in five seasons.

u 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. u 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. u Kreutz was named first-team All-Pro in 2006 and became the first Bears offensive lineman to receive that honor in 17 years. u 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. u 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. u Hiestand had six offensive linemen drafted during his eight seasons at Illinois. u 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. u Coached the offensive line at Missouri from 1994-96 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. u 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). u 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 in 17 seasons. u First coaching job at the FBS level occurred at Toledo where he worked with the tight ends from 1988-89. u 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. u 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. PERSONAL INFORMATION u Began his college career as an offensive lineman at Springfield College (Mass.) before transferring to East Stroudsburg where injuries ended his playing career. u Graduated from East Stroudsburg in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education. DYNAMIC DISCIPLES C Braxston Cave, Notre Dame u 2012 Athlon Sports Second Team All-American u 2012 CBS Sports Second Team All-American u 2012 Rimington Trophy Finalist OT Zack Martin, Notre Dame u 2012 Walter Camp Second Team All-American C Olin Kreutz, Chicago Bears u 2005 and 2006 Pro Bowl selection; Named to All-Pro team in 2006 G Ruben Brown, Chicago Bears u 2006 Pro Bowl selection LT David Diehl, Illinois (New York Giants) u 2003 fifth-round draft choice; 2009 Pro Bowl selection; Two-time Super Bowl champion RT Tony Pashos, Illinois u Nine-year NFL veteran has started 70 of 92 career games played for four NFL teams C Roberto Garza, Chicago Bears u Started 94 consecutive games he has appeared in; Current captain of Chicago Bears

62 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

Coaching Staff

bob elliott Safeties

THE elliott FILE PERSONAL INFO Hometown: High School: College: Wife: Children:

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

COACHING CAREER

BOWLS COACHED

PLAYING EXPERIENCE Iowa

Defensive Back

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

u u u u

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.

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES Josh Buhl, LB (Kansas State) u First-Team All-American; Butkus Award semifinalist Terence Newman, DB (Kansas State), Dallas Cowboys u 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) u First-Team All-American Tom Knight, DB (Iowa) u First-round NFL Draft pick in 1997

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

2012 statistics

u Spent 30 of his 34 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. u Elliott was critical in the development of Notre Dame’s youthful and inexperienced secondary in '12, especially first-year starting safety Matthias Farley. The Irish ranked among the top 20 FBS schools in the following pass defense categories: fewest passing yards/completion (9.95, 2nd), fewest touchdown passes (11, t-6th), pass efficiency defense (111.36, 16th), interceptions (16, t-20th), fewest passing yards/attempt (5.98, 13th) interception percentage (3.69, 24th), and pass defense (199.77, 25th). u 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. u Helped improve an Iowa State pass defense that ranked 84th in pass efficiency defense the season before he arrived to 46th after his arrival. He also helped Iowa State improve 29 spots in the pass defense rankings from 2009 to 2011. u 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. u 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. u 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 as Joe Martin averaged 10.0 tackles per game in 2006 and Russell Allen recorded 10.6 tackles per contest in 2007. u In his first year at San Diego State, 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. u Defensive coordinator at Kansas State from 2002-05 and helped the Wildcats to a 31-19 record, including four wins over nationally-ranked opponents. u 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. u 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.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

2012 season review

1972-75

coaches & staff

1983 North Carolina Peach North Carolina Aloha 1986 1987 Iowa Holiday Peach 1988 Iowa 1991 Iowa Rose 1991 Iowa Holiday 1993 Iowa Alamo 1996 Iowa Alamo Sun 1997 Iowa 2000 Iowa State Insight.com 2001 Iowa State Independence Kansas State Holiday 2002 Kansas State Fiesta 2004 Iowa State Pinstripe 2011 2012 Notre Dame BCS National Championship

the fighting irish

1976 Iowa Graduate Assistant 1977 Kent State Secondary 1978-79 Ball State Secondary Ball State Defensive Coordinator/Secondary 1980 1981-82 Iowa State Secondary North Carolina Wide Receivers/Tight End 1983-86 1987-94 Iowa Secondary Iowa Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers 1996-97 1998 Iowa Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Iowa State Associate Head Coach/Secondary/Special Teams 2000-01 2002-05 Kansas State Defensive Coordinator/Secondary San Diego State Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator 2006-07 San Diego State Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers 2008 Iowa State Secondary 2010-11 2012-13 Notre Dame Safeties

2013 OUTLOOK

35th year coaching second year at Notre Dame

u Kansas State intercepted 58 passes from 2002-05 and returned 12 interceptions for touchdowns. u Twelve of Elliott’s players received all-Big 12 accolades and four players were drafted. u 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). u 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. u 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. u Elliott’s defense intercepted 20 passes in 2002 and five picks were returned for touchdowns to set a school record. u 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. u The 2003 Wildcats defense also recorded 20 interceptions, tying the 2002 squad for third-most interceptions in a season. u The 40 combined interceptions in Elliott’s first two seasons as Kansas State defensive coordinator were the second most in school history. u 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. u Linebacker Josh Buhl broke the Kansas State record with 184 tackles in 2003 en route to being named a first-team All-American by Sporting News and a second-team All-American by Associated Press and Sports Illustrated. u From 2000-01, was the Iowa State associate head coach and worked with the Cyclones secondary and coordinated the special teams. u Elliott’s secondary recorded 18 interceptions in 2001, the most 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. u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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. u Only stint coaching offense came at North Carolina from 1983-86 when he coached the wide receivers and tight ends. u 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. u Earned his first defensive coordinator position at Ball State in 1980 after serving as the Cardinals’ secondary coach the previous two seasons. u 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.

Coaching Staff PERSONAL INFORMATION

scott booker

Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator EIGHTH year coaching FOURTH year at Notre Dame

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES

THE booker FILE PERSONAL INFO 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

COACHING CAREER 2003 2004 2005-08 2009 2010-11 2012-13

Kent State Kent State Kent State Western Kentucky Notre Dame Notre Dame

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

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

TE Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame u 2012 Mackey Award Winner u 2012 Pro Football Weekly First Team All-American u 2012 AP Second Team All-American u 2012 Walter Camp Second Team All-American u 2012 Sporting News Second Team All-American u 2012 Sports Illustrated Second Team All-American u 2012 CBSSports.com Second Team All-American CB Jack Williams, Kent State u 2007 second-team all-MAC selection; Fourth-round selection in 2008 NFL Draft S Usama Young, Kent State u 2006 second-team all-MAC honoree; Third-round selection in 2007 NFL Draft

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED 2012

Notre Dame

BCS National Championship

Kent State

Safety

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1999-2002

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS u Enters his fourth season with the Irish and second year as an assistant coach. u Coaches tight ends and serves as special teams coordinator after learning the Irish offense as an intern from 2010-11. u Star pupil Tyler Eifert captured the 2012 John Mackey award. He has also garnered second-team AP, Walter Camp, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated and CBSSports.com All-America honors. u Eifert finished career ranked first in school history in both career receptions (140) and career receiving yards (1,840) by a tight end. u Kyle Brindza set single-season school records for field goals made (23), field goals attempted (31) and points by a place kicker (95). Brindza also ranked tied for sixth in the Football Subdivision this season in field goals made. u Brindza also equaled the single-game school record with five field goals against USC on Nov. 24 and his 16 points tied for the fourth-most in school history. u Brindza belted a 52-yard field goal against the Trojans. The field goal is tied with David Ruffer (Maryland, 2011) for the secondlongest in school history. u As an intern with Notre Dame, 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 his staff. u Part of an offensive coaching staff that helped the Irish register over 500 yards of offense in five games, equal to the combined number of 500-yard offensive games Notre Dame recorded from 2006-10. u The Irish offense in 2011 scored at least 45 points in three games, the most by a Notre Dame team since 1996. u Part of a staff that helped Eifert become a finalist for the Mackey Award (top collegiate tight end) and Michael Floyd set every career receiving record at Notre Dame. u 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. u Also worked with all four special teams units at both Western Kentucky and Kent State. u At Kent State, helped develop two NFL draft picks in Jack Williams and Usama Young. Williams earned second-team all-MidAmerican 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. u Under Bookerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tutelage, Kent State ranked first or second in the MAC in pass defense efficiency, pass defense and interceptions in 2006. u In 2005, the Golden Flashes allowed only 190.5 passing yards per game to rank 24th in the nation. u Served as a graduate assistant at Kent State in 2004 and was a student assistant in 2003.

64 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

Coaching Staff

paul longo

Director of Football Strength and Conditioning

PERSONAL INFORMATION

THE longo FILE PERSONAL INFO Sterling Heights, Mich. Hometown: High School: Adlai Stevenson College: Wayne State (Physical Education, 1983) Shannon Wife: Children: Son: Anthony; Daughter: Natalie

DYNAMIC DISCIPLES

COACHING CAREER Wisconsin Assistant Strength Coach Iowa Assistant Football Strength Coach Iowa Head Football Strength Coach Iowa Olympic Sports Strength Coach Central Michigan Head Strength Coach Cincinnati Director of Football Strength and Conditioning Notre Dame Director of Football Strength and Conditioning

BOWLS/PLAYOFFS COACHED

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

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1978-81

Wayne State

coaches & staff

1988 Iowa Peach 1991 Iowa Rose 1991 Iowa Holiday 1993 Iowa Alamo Sun 1995 Iowa 1996 Iowa Alamo 1997 Iowa Sun 2006 Central Michigan Motor City 2007 Cincinnati International 2007 Cincinnati Papajohns.com 2009 Cincinnati Orange 2010 Cincinnati Sugar 2010 Notre Dame Sun 2011 Notre Dame Champs Sports 2012 Notre Dame BCS National Championship

LB Manti Te’o (Notre Dame) u 2012 winner of the Butkus, Nagurski, Lombardi, Bednarik, Lott and Maxwell Awards u 2012 Walter Camp Player of the Year u 2012 Heisman Trophy runner-up

the fighting irish

1987 1988-92 1993-98 1999-2003 2004-06 2007-09 2010-13

u 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. u Totaled 91 career receptions for 1,154 yards at Wayne State and paced the Warriors in receiving from 1978-80. u 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.

2013 OUTLOOK

27th year in collegiate athletics fourth year at Notre Dame

u 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. u 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. u Longo also made two trips to the Sun and Alamo Bowls and one appearance in the Peach Bowl. u Longo began his career as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Wisconsin in 1987.

Wide Receiver

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2012 season review 2012 statistics

u Veteran strength and conditioning coach with 26 years of experience at NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision schools. u 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. u 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. u Through three years at Notre Dame, Longo and Kelly have helped the Irish secure a 23-3 record when leading after three quarters and are 23-3 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. u Notre Dame is 9-1 in the month of November under Longo and Kelly. Notre Dame had lost eight of its last nine November games before their arrival in 2010. u 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. u Since 2005 at Central Michigan, Kelly’s teams are 63-4 when leading after three quarters and 62-5 when taking the lead into halftime. u 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. u 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. u In his first 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 that high in consecutive drafts since 1994-95. u 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. u 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. u 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. u 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. u From 1988-2003, Longo served on the strength and conditioning staff at Iowa and worked primarily with football from 1988-98. u 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.

65 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Support Staff

corey brown

pat welsh

David Peloquin

Graduate Assistant - Defense

Graduate Assistant - Offense

Director of Football Development

Corey Brown is in his second 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 six years of coaching experience – all with the defensive line – and will work with defensive line coach Mike Elston and his group this year. 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 the 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 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.

Pat Welsh is in his second season as a graduate assistant at Notre Dame and works with the 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. 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.

The 2013 football season is Dave Peloquin’s 10th season with the Notre Dame football program, and his seventh 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 four top-10 recruiting classes in a six-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.

Josh Reardon

Tyler McDermott

Graduate Assistant - Defense

Graduate Assistant - Offense

Josh Reardon is in his second 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 assists defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Bob Diaco and works 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 MidAmerican 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.

Tyler McDermott is in his first season working with the Notre Dame football team as a graduate assistant. He will primarily work with the offensive line, assisting Fighting Irish offensive line coach and running game coordinator Harry Hiestand. McDermott came to Notre Dame in February 2013 following a one-year stint as offensive technical intern at his alma mater Colorado State. He worked with the Rams’ offensive staff preparing cut-ups for players and reports on opposing schools. McDermott broke down film on both future opponents and Colorado State for selfscouting purposes. He also played a critical role in the Rams’ recruiting efforts. McDermott was a four-year player at Colorado State from 2007-11 as an offensive lineman. He played in 24 games over his career, predominantly at center, and registered five starts. McDermott is a native of Lake Worth, Fla. He earned his bachelor’s degree in health and exercise science in May 2012.

chad klunder Director of Football Operations Chad Klunder is in his ninth season as director of football operations at Notre Dame. 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.

beth rex Director of Football Administration Beth Rex is in her fourth 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.

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Support Staff Dr. brian ratigan Orthopaedic Surgeon

Ernest Jones, who was associate head coach of the University of Buffalo football team in 2010-11, enters his second 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 head coach Brian Kelly uses to develop complete studentathletes: 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 sas 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.

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.

Dr. Brian Ratigan, M.D., (’93) begins his sixth year in 2013 as head of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine for Notre Dame football and baseball. Dr. Ratigan, a four-year monogram winner and linebacker at Notre Dame (1989-92), continued his professional football career with the Indianapolis Colts (1993-95). Ratigan earned his M.D. from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2002. In 2007, he completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, affiliated with The Rothman Institute. Ratigan performed his fellowship in Sports Medicine at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, California. Ratigan, Board certified in orthopaedic surgery, is an active member of national and local medical societies, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy Association of North America, Indiana State Medical Association, Indiana Orthopaedic Society and the Notre Dame Orthopaedic Society. Ratigan is in private practice with South Bend Orthopaedics and specializes in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the shoulder, elbow, knee, and ankle. Ratigan has previous professional and collegiate athletic physician experience with the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Galaxy, Los Angeles Sparks, Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Eagles, University of Southern California football and Fullerton College football. Ratigan and his wife, the former Maura Fenningham (’93, ’96), have five children: Sean, Conor, Kelly, Austin and Reese. Maura is an Adjunct Professor in the Notre Dame Law School. The family resides in Granger, Indiana.

Head Football Athletic Trainer

Dustin Melvin is in his second 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 Rob Hunt 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 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.

Dr. James Moriarity University Physician

Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Christopher Balint (’90), is a board certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in Sports Medicine. He is in his 11th year as an orthopedic surgeon for the University of Notre Dame football team and other Irish athletic squads. Dr. Balint received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame. He is a 1996 graduate of the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Missouri and completed his orthopedic residency at Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc, Michigan. He also performed a fellowship specializing in sports medicine (shoulder and knee arthroscopy) at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston. Dr. Balint not only serves as the chairman of the Notre Dame Orthopaedic Society, but is an active member of the following medical societies: Diplomate of American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery, American Academy of Osteopathic Orthopedic Surgeons, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Indiana Orthopedic Society, Indiana State Medical Association, St. Joseph County Medical Society, Arthroscopic Association of North America, American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine and the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners. Balint has previous professional and collegiate athletic physician experience with the Boston Celtics, Harvard and Northeastern. Balint and his wife, the former Susan Gomez, have four children: Emma, Owen, Evan and Ella. The family resides in Granger.

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Dr. James Moriarity, M.D., is in his 27th year at Notre Dame as the head University physician. In this capacity, he serves the athletics department in a number of medical areas including as the director of sports medicine. Moriarity received his undergraduate degree from Notre Dame in 1972 and is a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Medicine. He completed his residency in family medicine in 1979 at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center in South Bend. He is board certified in family medicine and holds a certificate of added qualification in primary sports medicine. Moriarity is a participant in the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and a fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine and has served on that group’s board of directors. He was awarded an honorary monogram by the Notre Dame National Monogram Club in 1999. Moriarity and his wife, the former Vickie Young, are both natives of Cambridge, Ill. The couple has two children: John and Jane.

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The 2013 football season is Rob Hunt’s third 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 starting in 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. 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.

Assistant Athletic Trainer

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dustin melvin

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2013 OUTLOOK

ernest jones Director of Player Development and Engagement

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Support Staff ryan grooms

ryan gould

julie de buysser

Head Football Equipment Manager

Assistant Video Coordinator

Senior Staff Assistant, Assistant Coaches

Ryan Grooms enters his fourth 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 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.

Ryan Gould is in his third 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 York-Cortland 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.

Adam Myers Assistant Football Equipment Manager A former assistant equipment manager at the University of Minnesota, Adam Myers enters his fourth 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 student-athletes 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 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.

tim collins Video Coordinator The 2013 football season is Tim Collins’ 23rd 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.

jacob flint Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning Jacob Flint is in his fourth 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.

david grimes Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

A 31-year employee of the University of Notre Dame, Julie DeBuysser is in her 30th 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.

Sarah Lawless Recruiting Services Coordinator Sarah Lawless enters her second 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 studentathletes, 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 also was involved in hall government and the student international business council at Notre Dame. A native of Morristown, N.J., Lawless resides in South Bend and is a member of the Notre Dame Monogram Club.

joy schosker Senior Staff Assistant Joy Schosker is in her sixth year in the Irish football office and her 14th 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.

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 started his role as assistant strength and conditioning coach in 2012. In his current role, Grimes works with Paul Longo and Jake Flint as a member of the football strength and conditioning staff. 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 student-athletes 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 valedictorian at his senior year commencement. Grimes resides in South Bend.

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Navy Game Summary

Game-1 (NAVY): Sept. 1, 2012 • Dublin, Ireland • Aviva Stadium 1 13 0

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Notre Dame Pounds Navy 50-10 in Dublin Irish open season with touchdowns on their first three possessions.

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Record: (1-0) Record: (0-1)

outside of the white lines on the field was great. Unfortunately for us, everything that happened inside of the white lines wasn't as great." He said the three-day trip "was a great experience for our young men," but the team faces "a lot of work to do." First Quarter 9:12 ND 3:02 ND

Riddick 11 yd run (Tausch kick failed), 11-75-5:48 Atkinson, G. 56 yd run (Tausch kick), 4-70-1:59

Second Quarter Eifert 5 yd pass from Golson (Tausch kick),10-80-3:32 11:20 ND 2:12 ND Tuitt 77 yd fumble recovery (Tausch kick) 0:00 NAVY Sloan 26 yd field goal , 10-72-2:12 Third Quarter 14:03 NAVY Lynch 25 yd pass from Miller (Sloan kick), 5-30-2:12 8:45 ND Atkinson, G. 3 yd run (Turk rush failed), 12-87-5:18 4:06 ND Riddick 3 yd run (Tausch kick), 7-49-3:07 Fourth Quarter 5:54 ND 0:39 ND

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Tausch 34 yd field goal 7-42-3:53 Toma 9 yd run (Tausch kick), 8-68-3:48

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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

19 27 40-149 46-293 192 197 14-20-1 16-23-1 60-341 69-490 0-0 1-77-1 0-0 1-11 1-13 7-164 1-0 1-0 6-42.0 3-31.7 5-3 1-0 2-15 4-30 26:23 33:37 4 of 9 7 of 10 0 of 1 0 of 0 1-2 6-7 2-9 3-18

RUSHING: Notre Dame-Riddick 19-108; Atkinson, G. 9-99; McDaniel 9-60; Hendrix 6-27; Toma 1-9; Neal, D. 1-7; Golson 1-0. Navy-Christian, P. 2-39; Green 3-33; Copeland 6-29; Snelson 2-12; Miller 20-46; Staten 2-12; Howll 1-4, Lynch 1-1; Reynolds 3-4. PASSING: Notre Dame-Golson 12-18-1-144; Hendrix 4-5-0-53. Navy-Miller 14-19-1-192; Reynolds 0-10-0.

2012 season review

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RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Eifert 4-22; Daniels 2-49; Riddick 2-25; Jones, TJ. 2-24; Niklas 1-29; Koyack 1-23; McDaniel 1-20; Ferguson1-9; Smith, D. 1-1; Neal, D. 1-(-5) Navy-Lynch 4-87; Bolena 3-61; Copeland 3-11 ; Greene, G. 1-11; Howell 1-9; Snelson 1-9; Gazallle 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame Te’o-1-0. Navy-Gaines 1-5. FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Hendrix 1-0. Navy-Miller 4-2; Reynolds1-1. SACKS: Notre Dame-Schwenke 1-0; Shembo 1-0; Tuitt 1-0. Navy-Ring 0-1; Wetzel 1-0; Quessenberry 0-1. TACKLES: Notre Dame-Jackson 7-0; Fox 6-1; Te'o 3-3; Russell 3-2; Motta 4-0; Williams, Ish. 3-1; Grace 3-1; Slaughter 3-0; McCarthy, D. 3-0; Tuitt 2-1; Nix III 1-2; Schwenke 2-0; Shembo 2-0; Springmann 2-0; Salvi, C. 1-1; Farley 1-0; McDaniel 1-0; Baratti 1-0; Shumate 1-0; Councell 0-1; Day 0-1. Navy-Gaines 8-4; Bush 3-5; Ferguson 5-2; Drake 2-5; French 2-5; Wetzel 4-1; Warrick 1-3; Wev 1-3; Adams 2-1; Peterson 2-1; Quessenberry 1-2; Britton 1-2; Henderson 2-0; Ring 1-1; Nurthen 1-0; Paulson 0-1; Dabney 0-1; Akpunku 0-1.

2012 statistics

DUBLIN (AP) - Notre Dame's trip to Ireland could not have gone much better. The Fighting Irish eased in their new quarterback and even got a touchdown from a 300-pound defensive lineman. Theo Riddick and George Atkinson III both ran for two scores and defensive end Stephon Tuitt returned a fumble 77 yards for another TD as Notre Dame routed Navy 50-10 in Saturday's season opener in Ireland. A crowd of 49,000, mostly visiting Americans, filled Dublin's Aviva Stadium for the first U.S. college game in Ireland since 1996, when the same two teams played in the Emerald Isle Classic. It was no classic, regardless of the enthusiasm of the fans, who did the wave even as both sides sent in substitutes in fourth-quarter garbage time. The Fighting Irish dominated the game, running the ball at will against Navy's undersized defense. Riddick gained 107 yards on 19 carries, Atkinson 99 on just nine carries, leaving the Midshipmen and their outnumbered fans crestfallen at the end. Riddick started the Irish blowout with an 11-yard run to cap an 11-play, nearly six-minute opening drive. Atkinson broke free on the next drive, sweeping right and then cutting back and rampaging untouched through a bevy of Midshipmen for a 56-yard score. Quarterback Everett Golson, making his first career start, put the Fighting Irish up 27-0 with a 5-yard end zone jump ball to tight end Tyler Eifert, who beat two smaller Navy defenders. "I think I was comfortable," said Golson, who won the starting job in a four-way competition. He spent his freshman year as the scout team QB, and credited coaches with easing his nerves by giving him permission to make mistakes. Golson said his coaches told him: "You're going to make mistakes but you just have to relax. You're going to make mistakes, but make them going full speed." Kelly said he was pleased with Golson's performance. "I was. He made some good decisions and moved our offense. We put 50 points on the board, so that's a pretty good start." Golson, who finished 12 of 18 for 144 yards, often looked best on the move. But he did make one second-quarter mistake that gave Navy brief momentum when he tried to hit Eifert for a second TD and threw the ball without any touch into double coverage. Cornerback Parrish Gaines stepped in front of the pass at the Navy 4 for an easy interception. Navy appeared to be heading for its first touchdown on the ensuing drive, but backside pressure from Notre Dame defensive end Kapron Lewis-Moore spurred a clumsy fumble from Navy quarterback Trey Miller. Tuitt, listed at 6 foot 6 and 302 pounds, scooped up the ball and rumbled untouched 77 yards to put the Irish up 27-0 with barely 2 minutes left in the first half. It was Notre Dame's longest fumble return since 1985 and third-longest in history. Navy managed a 26-yard field goal before halftime and opened the second half with a nifty threepass drive capped by Shawn Lynch's 25-yard grab to make it 27-10 but could get no closer. Atkinson and Riddick replied with two of Notre Dame's three second-half touchdowns. Robby Toma scored the final on a nine-yard untouched scamper with just 39 seconds left. Miller completed 14 of 19 passes for 192 yards, but Navy's triple-option ground threat managed only 149 yards rushing on 40 carries. Miller ran 20 times for just 46 yards and fumbled four times, losing two. Notre Dame outgained Navy on the ground for the first time since 2008. "We got out of our element early, so we had to pass the ball more today," he said. Notre Dame's defensive leader, inside linebacker Manti Te'o, recovered one fumble and intercepted Miller's final pass of the day, an underthrown ball into triple coverage. Surprisingly, they were his first fumble recovery and interception, respectively, of his four-year Note Dame career -- and came close to landing him a yellow flag for excessive celebration. Te'o said the pick "felt good. I almost got a 15-yard penalty on the play too. That wouldn't have felt so good." One problem for Notre Dame: The Irish missed two extra points. The first attempt went wide right, while another snap went through the hands of holder Ben Turk. Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo said he could take plenty of positives from his team's trip to Ireland -- but none of them from the game. "We received unbelievable support from the people of Ireland," he said. "Everything that happened

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Score by Quarters RV/#24 Notre Dame Navy

69 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Purdue Game Summary

GAME-2 (PURDUE): Sept. 8, 2012 â&#x20AC;˘ Notre Dame, Ind. â&#x20AC;˘ Notre Dame Stadium Score by Quarters Purdue #22/22 Notre Dame

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Brindza Kicks No. 22 Notre Dame Past Purdue 20-17 Tommy Rees engineers game-winning drive after taking over for injured Everett Golson. NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) - Tommy Rees spent most of Saturday watching Notre Dame struggle with Purdue. Then he rescued the 22nd-ranked Irish. Returning from a one-game suspension as a second stringer, the former starting quarterback got one chance and produced a last-minute drive that led to a 20-17 victory over the Boilermakers. Rees wasn't thinking so much about his big opportunity after he'd sat out last week as punishment for his arrest in a skirmish with police following a party last May. A starter for the final 12 games of 2011, he didn't have time to ponder what his performance might mean for the future. "I was just thinking we've got to win this game," he said to NBC's Alex Flanagan after the game. With first-year starter Everett Golson a bit shaken up and having trouble gripping the ball, Rees came in and moved the Irish into position for Kyle Brindza's 27-yard field goal with seven seconds to go. Rees connected on key third-down passes of 10 yards to John Goodman and 21 yards to Robby Toma to set up the winning kick, and now Notre Dame is 2-0 for the first time since 2008. "That was a pressure situation and certainly would have been a tough assignment for a rookie quarterback," Purdue coach Danny Hope said. "I was kind of excited about the idea of maybe having a rookie quarterback in there on the last drive. I thought that may have given us an opportunity to get after him some and get ourselves in position to win. I thought it was a good coaching decision. Tommy Rees is a good player. Heck of a quarterback, too." Purdue (1-1) had tied the game at 17-17 when Caleb TerBush threw a 15-yard TD pass to Antavian Edison with 2:12 left, the score set up by Josh Johnson's recovery of a Golson fumble. Golson was shaken up on the play, so the Irish turned to Rees. Golson, in his home debut, completed 21 of 31 for 289 yards with a TD and ran for another, but he was sacked five times during a sloppy game that featured 16 penalties - eight on each team. Coach Brian Kelly said Golson would start next week at No. 11 Michigan State. With Golson out, Kelly elected to go with Rees over Andrew Hendrix, who'd seen action in last week's 50-10 win over Navy in Dublin, Ireland. "This is not going to be an excuse for Everett that he's pulled out because of an injury," Kelly said. "We also made the decision with the flow of the game that Tommy could come in there and manage our two-minute [offense], and he did a great job." The Boilermakers alternated TerBush, who started after being suspended last week for violating team rules, and Robert Marve. Marve banged up his left knee late in the game and said he would have an MRI on Sunday. After throwing the game-tying TD, TerBush had some words of encouragement for Marve. "I was just letting him know that we're in this together," TerBush said. "It's a bummer. We came in here expecting to win, and we definitely felt like we had a bunch of mojo behind us this whole week." With the game tied at 7-7 at the half, Golson found 6-foot-6 tight end Tyler Eifert for passes of 22 and 25 yards on the Irish's first series of the third quarter - and that carried them to the 3, where he tossed a TD pass to TJ Jones for a 14-7 lead. TerBush tried to avoid a rush by Notre Dame's Sheldon Day on the next series and threw an offbalance pass that was picked off by Bennett Jackson. After Jackson's 11-yard return put the ball at the Boilers' 20, Notre Dame had to use a timeout with the play clock running down before settling for Brindza's 30-yard field goal that made it 17-7. Notre Dame tackle and captain Zack Martin said the team still has plenty of confidence in Golson headed into next week's game in East Lansing. "Everett didn't get booted from the game," Martin said. "He played a great game. I think it was a situation, a two-minute drill. Tommy is more of a pocket passer. Kind of one of those things. Everyone has 100 percent confidence in Everett, what he does on the field. We're ready to go with him next week." Marve came back into the game late in the third, and the Boilermakers responded just as they did at the end of the half when he led them on a scoring drive that tied the game after two quarters. O.J. Ross broke two tackles on a 27-yard gain, and he later hauled in a 13-yarder. Dolapo Macarthy also had a 20yard reception as the Boilermakers advanced to the 1. But after a delay penalty, Marve was sacked by Stephon Tuitt on the final play of the third quarter before Sam McCartney's 33-yard field goal made it 17-10. Marve led the Boilermakers on a quick 58-yard scoring drive at the end of the first half that started with Raheem Mostert's 41-yard kickoff return. The key was a fourth-down conversion pass of 11 yards to Crosby Wright. Marve then hit Ross with a 16-yarder and, on a third-and-goal from the 2, he found Edison in the corner of the end zone with nine seconds to play in the half.

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Golson led the Irish on an 88-yard scoring play in the second quarter with three big third-down conversions. He scrambled on the first one, avoided two rushers and then hit Troy Niklas on a 30-yard pass. Three plays later, on another third down, he found DaVaris Daniels behind the Boilermaker defense for a 41-yard gain to the 9. After a pass interference call on the Boilermakers in the end zone gave Notre Dame a first-and-goal at the 2, the Irish failed to score on two runs. On a third-and-3, Golson rolled right and made a dive for the end zone as he was being hit right at the goal line. Officials initially ruled him out of bounds, but after a video review the call on the field was reversed and he was awarded a touchdown because he hit the pylon. Two of Notre Dame's key defenders, defensive end Kapron Lewis-Moore (calf) and safety Jamoris Slaughter (shoulder), were injured. Lewis-Moore went out early in the game and Slaughter, who made a big hit in second quarter, didn't play in the second half. Eifert (slight concussion) went to the sidelines in the fourth quarter. Brindza, whose two field goals were the first two of his career, kicked because Nick Tausch had a groin strain. Second Quarter 3:45 ND Golson 3 yd run (Brindza kick), 10-88 5:18 0:09 PUR Edison 2 yd pass from Marve (McCartney kick), 13-58 3:36 Third Quarter 10:46 ND 9:02 ND

Jones, TJ 3 yd pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 10-65 3:24 BRINDZA 30 yd field goal, 4-8 1:14

Fourth Quarter 14:57 PUR McCartney 33 yd field goal, 9-56 4:01 2:12 PUR Edison 15 yd pass from TerBush (McCartney kick), 4-15 1:12 0:07 ND Brindza 27 yd field goal, 12-55 2:05 PUR ND FIRST DOWNS 14 19 30-90 36-52 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) 198 324 19-37-2 24-39-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 67-288 75-376 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-6 4-1 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-64 3-69 0-0 2-47 Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) 7-43.3 5-43.6 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1 Penalties-Yards 8-51 8-52 Possession Time 25:46 34:14 6 of 17 11 of 19 Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 3 0 of 0 3-3 4-5 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-40 4-22 RUSHING: Purdue-Shavers 12-37; TerBush 4-27; Hunt 4-19; Mostert 2-7; Edison 2-1; Marve 6-minus 1. Notre Dame-Riddick 15-53; Jones, TJ 1-8; Toma 1-6; Atkinson, G. 1-0; Rees 1-minus 2; Team 1-minus 3; Golson 16-minus 10. PASSING: Purdue-TerBush 8-19-2-79; Marve 11-18-0-119. Notre Dame-Golson 21-31-0-289; Rees 3-80-35. RECEIVING: Purdue-Edison 6-50; Ross 5-73; Macarthy 2-24; Holmes 2-6; Shavers 1-22; Wright 1-11; Hunt 1-10; Bush 1-2. Notre Dame-Eifert 4-98; Daniels 4-70; Riddick 4-44; Toma 4-33; Jones, TJ 3-20; Smith, D. 2-14; Niklas 1-30; Goodman 1-10; Koyack 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Purdue-None. Notre Dame-Jackson 2-47. FUMBLES: Purdue-None. Notre Dame-Golson 2-1; Riddick 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Purdue-Short 2-0; Latta 1-0; Russell 1-0; Ezenwa 1-0. Notre Dame-Nix III 1-1; Tuitt 2-0; Russell 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): Purdue-Johnson 8-1; Lucas 6-1; Russell 4-3; Maci 2-3; Feichter 1-4; Allen 4-0; Short 4-0; Williams 2-1; Charlot 2-1; Gilliam 2-1; Richards 2-0; Isaac 2-0; Ezenwa 2-0; Taylor 1-0; Robinson 1-0; Latta 1-0; Wright 1-0; Mostert 1-0; Johnson 1-0; Higgs 1-0; Phillips 1-0; Foy 1-0; Gaston 0-1. Notre Dame-Te'o 2-8; Motta 4-5; Calabrese 1-6; Fox 1-4; Shembo 1-4; Tuitt 3-1; Nix III 1-3; Farley 1-3; Day 1-3; Slaughter 1-2; Williams, Ish. 1-1; Lewis-Moore 1-1; Russell 1-1; Shumate 1-1; Jackson 0-2; Brown, Ja. 1-0; Brindza 1-0; Springmann 1-0; Moore 0-1; Cowart 0-1; Baratti 0-1.

70 70 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

Michigan State Game Summary

GAME-3 (MICHIGAN STATE): Sept. 15, 2012 â&#x20AC;˘ East Lansing, Mich. â&#x20AC;˘ Spartan Stadium 1 7 0

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Irish Upset No. 10 Michigan State On The Road, 20-3 Notre Dame is off to its best start since 2002.

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Notre Dame won its second straight in the series by more than a TD after nine of the previous 11 were closely contested contests. Michigan State's defense gave up two TDs in the first half after not allowing one in the first two games. The unit improved as the game went on, but couldn't overcome offensive teammates that failed to move the ball consistently against Notre Dame's stingy defense. The Spartans made their early appearance in the AP top 10 since 1979, but their lackluster showing will lead to them slipping in the rankings. Notre Dame knocked off a top-10 team for the first time since Charlie Weis won his second game over Michigan in 2005. First Quarter 10:34 ND

the fighting irish

Goodman 36 yd pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 4-51 1:11

Second Quarter 10:50 ND Golson 6 yd run (Brindza kick), 5-51 2:45 3:43 MSU Conroy, Dan 50 yd field goal, 13-43 7:07 Fourth Quarter 6:21 ND 3:18 ND

Brindza 29 yd field goal, 12-84 6:35 Brindza 47 yd field goal, 4-3 1:02 ND MSU 16 15 34-122 25-50 178 187 14-32-0 23-45-0 66-300 70-237 1-8 0-0 2-16 1-6 1-24 1-24 0-0 0-0 8-42.4 8-42.5 1-0 2-1 6-41 5-56 30:40 29:20 1 of 14 5 of 17 1 of 2 0 of 2 2-3 0-0 4-30 1-2

2012 season review

coaches & staff

RUSHING: Michigan State-Bell 19-77; Kings 1-1; Maxwell 5-(-28) Notre Dame-Wood 10-56; Atkinson III 5-43; Riddick 12-30; Golson 3-7. PASSING: Michigan State-Maxwell 23-45-0-187. Notre Dame-Golson 14-32-0-178. RECEIVING: Michigan State-Mumphery 6-71; Sims 6-52; Bell 4-20; Lippett 3-21; Thomas 1-10; Caper 1-8; Sims 1-3; Kings 1-2. Notre Dame-Toma 5-58; Jones 4-59; Riddick 3-16; Goodman 1-36; Smith 1-9. INTERCEPTIONS: Michigan State-None. Notre Dame-None. FUMBLES: Michigan State-Bell 1-1; Maxwell 1-0. Notre Dame-Neal 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Michigan State-None. Notre Dame-Shembo 1-0; Tuitt 1-0, Springmann 1-0; Day 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Michigan State-Dennard 6-0; Rush 3-3; Norman 2-4; Allen 0-6; Bullough 4-1; Gholston 2-3; Adams 3-0; Kittredge 3-0; Drummond 1-2; Lewis 1-2; White 1-1; Jones 1-0; Williamson 1-0; White 1-0; Jones 0-1; Pepper 0-1. Notre Dame-Te'o 7-5; Shembo 3-6; Fox 2-3; Nix III 1-4; Motta 0-5; Tuitt 4-0; Calabrese 2-2; Jackson 2-2; Spond 1-3; Slaughter 1-1; Springmann 0-2; Williams 1-0; Day 1-0; Farley 1-0; Russell 1-0; Moore 1-0; Brown, J. 1-0; Lewis-Moore 0-1; Salvi, C. 0-1.

2012 statistics

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Everett Golson threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score in the first half to help No. 20 Notre Dame beat No. 10 Michigan State 20-3 Saturday night. The Fighting Irish (3-0) snapped a six-game losing streak against ranked teams and beat a top-10 opponent for the first time in seven years. The Spartans (2-1) had won 15 straight at home. The streak included a win over the Irish in 2010 on a fake field goal in overtime. Notre Dame is off to its best start since 2002 when Tyrone Willingham won his first eight games as its coach. The Irish opened 0-2 last year and 1-3 the season before in Kelly's debut before bouncing back to finish with eight wins. Coach Brian Kelly, though, is not ready to celebrate just yet with No. 17 Michigan (2-1) up next at home. "There are a lot of things to work on," he said. Michigan State had its worst showing on offense at home since losing 20-3 to Central Michigan in 1991. Golson was 14 of 32 for 178 yards and a TD, a 36-yard pass to John Goodman. He ran for a 6-yard TD early in the second quarter to give Notre Dame a 14-0 lead. "He made some big plays for us early which put us in a good position," Kelly said. Andrew Maxwell was 23 of 45 for 187 yards and Le'Veon Bell had 77 yards rushing on 19 carries for the Spartans. The Irish shook off a sloppy start that included George Atkinson running into a teammate on a kickoff return, a false start and a timeout before their first snap. Golson missed an opportunity to connect with wide-open receiver Chris Brown on what would've been a TD, but the first-year starter made up for it with his arm and legs. On Notre Dame's second drive, Golson eluded a rush as he rolled to the right and threw back across the field on a 36-yard TD pass to Goodman for a 7-0 lead. Maxwell threw a pass on the ensuing possession into the end zone that Bennie Fowler dropped in what proved to be the Spartans best shot to score more than a field goal. Maxwell didn't have as much time to pass as he did in wins over Boise State and Central Michigan, and Bell couldn't run all over the Irish as he did in the opener against the Broncos. Maxwell was sacked three times in the second quarter alone - after not getting sacked in his first two games - and one of those hits behind the line forced a punt that gave Notre Dame good field position. Golson took advantage, scoring on a 6-yard run on a play that was designed to be a pass to cap a 51-yard drive and give the Irish a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter. Michigan State responded with a 13-play drive that ended with Dan Conroy making a 50-yard field goal to match his career high and make it 14-3 late in the first half. The third quarter included four punts for each team in the third quarter in a defense-controlled game that included eight punts for both teams. The Spartans had a shot to force Notre Dame to punt early in the fourth, but Cierre Wood went left and cut back to the right on a 26-yard gain that seemed to deflate a team and crowd that didn't have much to cheer about all night. Fans started to fill the aisles when Wood converted a fourth-and-1 from the Michigan State 37 with an 8-yard run to the outside. Kyle Brindza made a 29-yard field goal at the end of a time-consuming drive that took 6:21 off the clock and gave the Irish a 17-3 lead. Michigan State's slim comeback hopes were dashed when Bell was going out of bounds and his lateral was caught by linebacker Manti Te'o with 4:20 left in the game to set up Brindza's 47-yard field goal that made it 20-3. Te'o had a game-high 12 tackles, one for a loss, and broke up two passes, playing just a few days after the death of his grandmother.

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Score by Quarters #20/19 Notre Dame #10/10 Michigan State

71 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Michigan Game Summary

GAME-4 (MICHIGAN): Sept. 22, 2012 â&#x20AC;˘ Notre Dame, Ind. â&#x20AC;˘ Notre Dame Stadium Score by Quarters #18/17 Michigan #11/15 Notre Dame

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Te'o Leads No. 11 Irish to Long-Awaited Victory Over No. 18 Wolverines, 13-6 Senior linebacker grabs two interceptions in pacing defense that forced six turnovers and did not allow a touchdown. NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) - No crazy comebacks this year by Michigan against Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish didn't even let Denard Robinson and the Wolverines get into the end zone this year. Manti Te'o had two interceptions as the 11th-ranked Fighting Irish picked off five Michigan passes and forced a fumble, and backup quarterback Tommy Rees sparked the Notre Dame offense in a 13-6 win over the Wolverines Saturday night. "A great team win for our guys," Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said. "Defensively what can I say? Six turnovers. Limited who we feel is one of the most dynamic offensive players in the country to no touchdowns. Just an incredible performance by our defense." Robinson, who amassed 948 yards of total offense in victories over the Irish past two years, wasn't as effective this time around as the Irish repeatedly forced him into mistakes. He threw four interceptions in the first half, then lost a fumble at the Notre Dame 8 on the first drive of the second half. The Irish (4-0) are off to their best start since 2002 and took another step in trying to re-establish themselves as a college football power. It was a setback for Michigan (2-2), which lost its eighth straight road game against ranked teams since beating second-ranked Notre Dame 47-21 in 2006. The victory ended a streak of three straight games in which Michigan beat the Irish with a score in the final 27 seconds. "As much as we would have liked to have executed better on offense, give Michigan a lot of credit," Kelly said. "They did a very good job defensively, and we knew we were going to be in for this kind of close, tough, hard-nosed football game. I'm proud of the way our guys pulled it off." Robinson finished 13-of-24 passing for 138 yards and also rushed for 90 yards on 26 carries. "The key to stopping Robinson, the key to stopping such a dynamic player like Denard is everybody has to get to him," Te'o said. "Denard will start running one way and then totally cut back the other way. Everybody has to get to the ball. You have to really emphasize 11 guys to the ball." The victory belonged to the Irish defenders, who held a nationally-ranked opponent without a touchdown for a second straight week. Te'o finished with eight tackles, and Bennett Jackson had nine tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery. "I can't thank the students and just the fan base around the world, Notre Dame and non-Notre Dame fans. They've been really great," Te'o said of the support he's received since the death of his grandmother the previous week. Notre Dame ran out the clock after a 31-yard Brendan Gibbons field goal with 3:27 left in the game cut Notre Dame's lead to 13-6. Rees, who came in for an ineffective Everett Golson midway through the second quarter, connected with Tyler Eifert on a 38-yard pass down the sideline on a critical third down. Then an 8-yard run by Theo Riddick on third-and-8 with a minute left salted the game away. "It's a great feeling any time you can beat Michigan," Rees said. "It's a great environment ... a lot of fun." Twice, Notre Dame held Michigan without points from the Irish 10-yard line. Michigan coach Brady Hoke said he never considered pulling Robinson. Te'o said it felt great to finally beat Michigan and Robinson. "He's gotten me the past two years, and Michigan has gotten me three years total. I am just glad on my last hurrah, I finally have something to celebrate about," he said.

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Second Quarter Brindza 33 yd field goal, 4-1 0:58 10:09 ND 1:21 ND Rees 2 yd run (Brindza kick), 8-48 4:49 Fourth Quarter 13:10 MICH Gibbons 33 yd field goal, 14-42 7:40 6:46 ND Brindza 39 yd field goal, 11-53 6:24 3:27 MICH Gibbons 31 yd field goal, 11-56 3:19 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

MICH ND 19 14 41-161 31-94 138 145 25-13-5 19-11-2 66-299 50-239 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-87 0-0 2-7 5-69 1-34.0 4-37.8 2-1 0-0 5-38 5-49 33:19 26:41 8 of 15 3 of 9 1 of 1 0 of 0 2-5 2-3 0-0 3-21

RUSHING: Michigan-Robinson, D. 26-90; Toussaint 13-58; Gallon 2-13. Notre Dame-Riddick 17-52; Wood 7-39; Atkinson III 4-4; Rees 1-2; Golson 1-0; Team 1-minus 3. PASSING: Michigan-Robinson, D. 13-24-4-138; Smith 0-1-1-0. Notre Dame-Rees 8-11-0-115; Golson 3-8-2-30. RECEIVING: Michigan-Gardner 3-40; Gallon 3-33; Roundtree 3-30; Funchess 2-11; Robinson, J. 1-20; Dileo 1-4. Notre Dame-Riddick 5-32; Daniels 3-40; Jones 2-35; Eifert 1-38. INTERCEPTIONS: Michigan-Taylor 1-7; Gordon 1-0. Notre Dame-Te'o 2-28; Russell 1-31; Jackson 1-10; Baratti 1-0. FUMBLES: Michigan-Robinson, D. 2-1. Notre Dame-None. SACKS (UA-A): Michigan-None. Notre Dame-Tuitt 1-0; Day 1-0; Shembo 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Michigan-Kovacs 5-2; Morgan 3-4; Gordon 4-2; Demens 3-3; Ryan 5-0; Floyd 4-1; Campbell 2-2; Washington 1-2; Roh 0-3; Taylor 1-0; Ross III 1-0; Gallon 0-1; Smith 0-1; Clark 0-1. Notre Dame-Jackson 6-3; Te'o 3-5; Motta 5-2; Spond 2-4; Lewis-Moore 2-4; Calabrese 0-5; Nix III 1-3; Fox 0-4; Day 3-0; Shembo 2-0; McCarthy 1-1; Farley 1-1; Russell 1-1; Tuitt 1-1; Williams, I. 0-2; McDaniel 1-0; Golson 0-1; Brown, J. 0-1; Councell 0-1; Moore 0-1.

72 72 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

Miami Game Summary

GAME-5 (MIAMI): Oct. 6, 2012 â&#x20AC;˘ Chicago, Ill. â&#x20AC;˘ Soldier Field 1 3 7

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No. 9 Irish Remain Undefeated, Overpower Miami 41-3 Cierre Wood and George Atkinson III both rush for over 100 yards in the victory.

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Record: (4-2) Record: (5-0) UM ND 13 34 18-84 51-376 201 211 35-18-0 26-19-0 53-285 77-587 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 6-119 1-13 0-0 0-0 5-42.2 1-32.0 0-0 2-0 9-76 4-25 20:52 39:08 4 of 12 5 of 11 0 of 1 1 of 1 1-2 6-7 0-0 0-0

RUSHING: Miami-James 6-28; Johnson, D 8-22; Clements 2-20; Morris 2-14. Notre Dame-Atkinson, G. 10-123; Wood, C. 18-118; McDaniel 11-55; Golson 6-51; Riddick 5-21; Toma 1-8. PASSING: Miami-Morris 18-35-0-201. Notre Dame-Golson 17-22-0-186; Rees 2-4-0-25. RECEIVING: Miami-Johnson, Da 4-68; Scott 4-33; Johnson, D 3-35; James 2-8; Walford 1-28; Hagens 1-11; Hurns 1-7; Dorsett 1-6; Waters 1-5. Notre Dame-Jones 4-45; Daniels 3-48; Riddick 3-15; Eifert 2-31; Toma 2-22; Wood, C. 2-9; McDaniel 1-21; Goodman 1-13; Niklas 1-7. INTERCEPTIONS: Miami-None. Notre Dame-None. FUMBLES: Miami-None. Notre Dame-Wood, C. 1-0; Golson 1-0.

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SACKS (UA-A): Miami-None. Notre Dame-None. TACKLES (UA-A): Miami-McGee 8-1; Paul 4-5; Perryman 7-1; Rodgers II 1-4; Kirby 1-4; Johnson, E 4-0; Bush 3-1; Green 1-3; Armbrister 1-3; Cornileus 2-1; Highsmith 1-2; Chickillo 0-3; King 0-3; Hamilton 0-3; Finnie 2-0; Robinson 1-1; Gunter 1-1; Ivery 0-2; Howard 1-0; Moore 0-1; McCord 0-1. Notre Dame-Te'o 8-2; Russell 2-4; Fox 1-4; Shumate 2-1; Calabrese 2-1; Councell 2-1; Lewis-Moore 1-2; Nix 2-0; Day 2-0; Motta 1-1; Spond 1-1; Tuitt 1-1; Shembo 1-0; Salvi, C. 1-0; Jackson 1-0; Moore 1-0; Farley 1-0; Grace 0-1; McCarthy 0-1.

Riddick 1 yd run (Brindza kick), 10-88 3:54 Wieclaw, J 28 yd field goal, 9-50 3:56

2012 season review

First Quarter 9:28 ND 5:32 UM

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the fighting irish

CHICAGO (AP) - Cierre Wood and George Atkinson III gave Notre Dame its first 100-yard rushing duo in a decade, and Everett Golson came off the bench to lead the No. 9 Irish to a 41-3 victory over Miami on Saturday night. The Irish improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2002. Their 587 yards of offense was a season high, and their 376 yards rushing was their most since Nov. 11, 2000. Wood had 118 yards rushing and two touchdowns, and Atkinson added 123 yards and another score. Golson completed his first six passes and finished 17 of 22 for 186 yards passing. He also ran for 51 yards. "We felt like we found a way to run the football today," Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said. "Our game plan was situated on running the football, which equals time of possession for us. We felt like if we could keep them from getting the big plays, and we could run the football, that was going to be our recipe for success. Notre Dame's defense held Miami (4-2) to 285 yards after the Hurricanes had piled up 1,260 yards and 86 points in their previous two games. A half-dozen drops, including two certain touchdowns by Phillip Dorsett on Miami's very first drive, didn't help. Neither did the time of possession, where Notre Dame had a whopping 39:08-20:52 advantage. Notre Dame had been leaning on its defense to remain undefeated. "I think this game was needed," Golson said. "I don't know necessarily about my confidence but just for the team's confidence, the offense's confidence." Miami's only points came on Jake Wieclaw's 28-yard field goal in the first quarter. The Hurricanes got to the Notre Dame 7 late in the fourth quarter only to turn the ball over on downs. Miami should have been up 7-0 after its first series, but Dorsett dropped two would-be touchdowns, the second going through his hands on the goal line. Instead of making the Irish play catch-up, the Hurricanes were forced to punt. Golson led the Irish to scores on their first three drives, and would have made it four out of five if Kyle Brindza's 34-yard field goal attempt hadn't squeaked right. The running game took over in the second half - the Irish ground out 270 yards in the final 30 minutes - with the Irish scoring on all four of their drives. Wood set the tone on the very first one, taking off from the Miami 39 and ripping off a long run up the right sideline that looked like it was good for a touchdown. But reviews showed he stepped out at the 2. No matter. He rumbled right up the middle on the next play to give Notre Dame a 20-3 lead with just under 12 minutes left in the third. The Irish chewed up 86 yards, all on the ground, on their next drive, capping it with a 3-yard run by Wood. That gave Notre Dame a 27-3 lead, and the game was all but out of reach.

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2013 OUTLOOK

Score by Quarters Miami #9/10 Notre Dame

Second Quarter 14:10 ND Brindza 22 yd field goal, 13-70 6:22 5:07 ND Brindza 32 yd field goal, 14-65 7:17 Wood, C. 2 yd run (Brindza kick), 6-81 3:03 Wood, C. 3 yd run (Brindza kick), 12-86 6:47 Atkinson, G. 55 yd run (Brindza kick), 3-66 1:34

Fourth Quarter 1:06 ND

McDaniel 1 yd run (Brindza kick), 13-93 8:45

2012 statistics

Third Quarter 11:57 ND 2:53 ND 0:23 ND

73 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Stanford Game Summary

GAME-6 (STANFORD): Oct. 13, 2012 â&#x20AC;˘ Notre Dame, Ind. â&#x20AC;˘ Notre Dame Stadium Score by Quarters #17/17 Stanford #7/7 Notre Dame

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Defense Stands Tall as No. 7 Irish Stop #17 Stanford 20-13 in OT Notre Dame defense stuffs three Cardinal rushing attempts at the 1-yard line in overtime to secure the win. NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame knew what was coming. Stanford doesn't get cute inches from the goal line. And after three years of getting pushed around by the Cardinal, the Fighting Irish pushed back, winning the most important shoving match they've had all season. Or did they? A wall of Notre Dame defenders stopped Stepfan Taylor inches from the end zone on fourth down in overtime and the seventh-ranked Irish remained unbeaten with a 20-13 victory against the No. 17 Cardinal on a soggy Saturday in Notre Dame Stadium. Taylor went up the middle and was knocked back, but kept reaching and turning with bodies underneath him. His knee never did hit the ground before reaching the ball across the goal line. But the officials ruled it was too late. The whistle had blown, and that meant the play was stopped. Taylor finished with 102 yards on 28 carries. He needed 103. The celebration had to wait for a replay review. The call stood. Irish fans who weren't already on the field spilled out of the stands, and Notre Dame's national title hopes remained alive. The Irish are 6-0 for the first time since 2002. "Physically, we controlled the line of scrimmage," Irish coach Brian Kelly said of the last play. "Classic. Classic goal line stand." Stanford coach David Shaw wasn't so sure. "I didn't get a view of the last play," Shaw said. "Stepfan swore to me that he got in - that he put the ball over the goal line on the second effort. The officials looked at it, and they said he didn't get in, so he didn't get in." TJ Jones made a reaching 7-yard touchdown catch from Tommy Rees on the first overtime possession to give the Fighting Irish a lead. Stanford (4-2) responded by driving to a first-and-goal at the 4. Behind his big, strong offensive line, Taylor ran for 1 on first, 2 on second and about a foot on third down. That left one play from inside the 1, and the Notre Dame defense, led by Carlo Calabrese, held up Taylor and moved him backward. "When you're talking to your team all week about a heavyweight match, you can't keep taking body blows. You have to stand in there and, sooner or later, you've got to be the one that delivers," Kelly said. It had been a few years since that was the case for Notre Dame against Stanford. The Cardinal had won three straight meetings, physically dominating the Irish with Andrew Luck at the helm. With Luck gone to the NFL, the Irish stood up to the bullies. Rees relieved Everett Golson late in the fourth quarter, but this was different from when he did it against Purdue in September and led the Irish to a winning field goal. Golson took a helmet to the head during Notre Dame's game-tying field-goal drive late in the fourth. In the overtime, Rees floated a 16-yard pass to Theo Riddick to convert a third-and-8 to the 7. On the next play, he threw behind Jones on a slant and the receiver reached back for a sliding two-handed catch and a 20-13 lead. "He made a great catch," Rees said. Then the Fighting Irish defense, which has now not given up a touchdown in four straight games, made it stand. "We knew they were going to run the ball," said Irish linebacker Manti Te'o, who made 11 tackles. "We knew that basically No. 33 (Taylor) was going to have the ball. So everybody had to do their job." The Cardinal will head back home thinking they did their jobs, too. "I thought he got in on the play before that, but it was a bunch of tough runs, a bunch of tough plays," Stanford quarterback Josh Nunes said. "It was a close play." Almost half the field was covered with Notre Dame fans, as rain poured down during the postgame celebration. They didn't seem to mind. Toss another victory into Notre Dame lore. Jordan Williamson's 27-yard field goal with 6:12 put the Cardinal up 13-10, and the Fighting Irish drove into Cardinal territory when Golson absorbed the helmet hit from Usua Amanam that was flagged for 15 yards. Golson came out looking shaken. Kelly said later the sophomore had blurry vision. Rees came in and completed an 11-yard pass to Tyler Eifert, and then, on third-and-4 from the 28, Eifert drew a pass-interference call on Terrence Brown that gave the Irish a first down at the 13. The Irish settled for Kyle Brindza's 22-yard field goal with 20 seconds left to tie it at 13. Two of the nation's best defenses figured to dictate the game on a gray, wet afternoon, and they didn't disappoint. Notre Dame defensive tackle Stephon Tuitt was in the Stanford backfield all day and Te'o was all over Stanford ball carriers. On the other side, Shayne Skov and Ben Gardner gave Golson and the Irish very little room to operate. Golson alternated between scary and spectacular, completing 12 of 24 for 141 yards and a touchdown. He

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also lost two key fumbles - one that Stanford's Chase Thomas recovered in the end zone in the second quarter for a touchdown and the other in the third that gave the Cardinal the ball back after Golson had made a long run deep into Stanford territory. Thomas' touchdown put Stanford up 7-3, the first time all season Notre Dame had trailed. Nunes had a similar day for Stanford, going 12 for 25 for 125 yards with two interceptions. Notre Dame finally found the end zone on the first play of the fourth quarter. On a third-and-18 from the 24, Golson lofted a pass to the front corner of the end zone that the 6-foot-6 Eifert came down with for a 10-10 tie. Nunes, Taylor and the Cardinal responded with their best drive of the game, a methodical 16-play, 65-yard march that took 8:03 off the clock and reached the Notre Dame 3. The Irish got a stop on third down, though the Stanford players contended they heard a whistle on the play and stopped playing. They settled for Williamson's field goal and a three-point lead. The third season under a coach has traditionally been a memorable one at Notre Dame. Frank Leahy, Ara Parseghian, Dan Devine and Lou Holtz all won national titles in Year 3 of coaching the Irish. Kelly's third season at Notre Dame was already starting to feel as if it could be special, too. Against Stanford, the Irish raised the stakes even higher. "We're halfway through the season and six weeks left with this group," Kelly said, "I think they leave here knowing they can win if they stick with the plan." First Quarter ND Brindza 29 yd field goal, 4-4 0:51 0:36 Second Quarter 6:06 STAN Thomas 0 yd fumble recovery (Williamson kick) 0:00 STAN Williamson 48 yd field goal, 7-44 1:34 Fourth Quarter Eifert 24 yd pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 8-52 4:18 14:15 ND 6:12 STAN Williamson 27 yd field goal, 16-65 8:03 0:20 ND Brindza 22 yd field goal, 12-79 5:52 Overtime 15:00 ND Jones 7 yd pass from Rees (Brindza kick), 4-25 0:00 STAN ND FIRST DOWNS 13 19 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-147 44-150 PASSING YDS (NET) 125 184 Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-12-2 28-16-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-272 72-334 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-24 2-9 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 2-36 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-49 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-45.7 5-41.2 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 5-3 Penalties-Yards 6-65 9-70 Possession Time 28:34 31:26 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 16 7 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-4 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-24 1-3 RUSHING: Stanford-Taylor 28-102; Wilkerson 3-12; Young 2-11; Nunes 2-10; Wright 2-7; Hewitt 1-5; Seale 1-2; Team 1-minus 2. Notre Dame-Wood, C. 12-66; Riddick 12-45; Golson 15-41; Atkinson III 3-21; Rees 1-minus 7; Turk 1-minus 16. PASSING: Stanford-Nunes 12-25-2-125. Notre Dame-Golson 12-24-0-141; Rees 4-4-0-43. RECEIVING: Stanford-Ertz 4-55; Taylor 4-22; Terrell 3-37; Young 1-11. Notre Dame-Eifert 4-57; Jones 4-52; Riddick 3-38; Daniels 2-24; Smith, D. 1-8; Toma 1-5; Atkinson III 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: Stanford-None. Notre Dame-Farley 1-49; Jackson 1-0. FUMBLES: Stanford-None. Notre Dame-Golson 4-3; Turk 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Stanford-Murphy 1-1; Tarpley 1-0; Skov 0-1; Gardner 1-0. Notre Dame-Lewis-Moore 0-1; Tuitt 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): Stanford-Murphy 5-5; Tarpley 5-2; Skov 1-4; Carter 4-0; Brown 4-0; Anderson 3-1; Carrington 3-1; Reynolds 3-1; Richards 3-1; Thomas 3-1; Gardner 2-0; Debniak 2-0; Amanam 1-1; Parry 1-1; Browning 1-0; Lyons 1-0; Fleming 1-0; Hemschoot 0-1; Stephens 0-1; Lancaster 0-1; Vaughters 0-1. Notre Dame-Te'o 3-8; Motta 1-8; Farley 2-6; Russell 4-3; Tuitt 1-6; Fox 2-4; Spond 1-5; Lewis-Moore 1-4; Calabrese 0-5; Jackson 2-2; Nix III 1-3; Shembo 0-4; Schmidt 1-0; Smith, D. 1-0; Grace 1-0; Schwenke 0-1; Williams, Ish. 0-1.

74 74 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

BYU Game Summary

GAME-7 (BYU): Oct. 20, 2012 â&#x20AC;˘ Notre Dame, Ind. â&#x20AC;˘ Notre Dame Stadium 1 0 7

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Record: (4-4) Record: (7-0)

No. 5 Notre Dame Remains Unbeaten, Topping BYU 17-14

First Quarter 1:30 ND

Riddick, Wood lead Irish to 270 rushing yards against the nation's No. 3 rush defense.

Second Quarter 8:25 BYU Hoffman 6 yd pass from Nelson (Sorensen kick), 8-56 3:34 6:07 BYU Friel 2 yd pass from Nelson (Sorensen kick), 4-30 1:28

Eifert 4 yd pass from Rees (Brindza kick), 5-64 2:34

Third Quarter 2:25 ND

Brindza 24 yd field goal, 7-65 4:06

Fourth Quarter 12:52 ND

Atkinson III 2 yd run (Brindza kick), 8-72 3:34 BYU ND 17 16 25-66 43-270 177 119 36-23-2 17-8-1 61-243 60-389 0-0 0-0 1--5 2--3 2-30 2-37 1-9 2-7 6-46.8 4-43.8 0-0 0-0 4-35 5-51 29:19 30:41 6 of 13 6 of 14 0 of 0 0 of 0 2-3 3-5 1-8 4-36

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RUSHING: Williams, J. 14-64; Pritchard 3-9; Nelson 8-minus 7. Notre Dame-Riddick 15-143; Wood, C. 18-114; Hendrix 1-14; Atkinson III 5-11; Team 2-minus 4; Rees 2-minus 8. PASSING: BYU-Nelson 23-36-2-177. Notre Dame-Rees 7-16-1-117; Hendrix 1-1-0-2. RECEIVING: Hoffman 8-86; Williams, J. 7-42; Apo 3-25; Friel 2-7; Mahina 1-6; Mendenhall 1-6; Falslev 1-5. Notre Dame-Eifert 4-73; Jones 2-40; Atkinson III 1-4; NIKLAS 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS: BYU-Van Noy 1-9. Notre Dame-Te'o 1-7; Spond 1-0. FUMBLES: BYU-None. Notre Dame-None. SACKS (UA-A): BYU-Kaufusi 1-0. Notre Dame-Tuitt 2-0; Lewis-Moore 1-0; Fox 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): BYU-Sorensen, D. 4-6; Ogletree 3-4; Hadley, P. 3-3; Ansah 2-4; Sampson, J. 3-2; Johnson 3-2; Hadley, S. 2-2; Van Noy 1-3; Kaveinga 1-3; Fuga 0-3; Foote 1-1; Tialavea 0-2; Ridley 1-0; Bills 1-0; Kaufusi 1-0; Hornung 0-1; Unga 0-1; Hadley, M. 0-1; Sampson, N. 0-1; Lasike 0-1. Notre Dame-Te'o 6-4; Russell 6-0; Shembo 2-3; Tuitt 2-3; Lewis-Moore 2-3; Farley 3-1; Spond 3-1; Nix III 2-2; Calabrese 2-1; Motta 2-1; Jackson, B. 2-1; Fox 2-0; Day 1-1; Baratti 1-0; Eifert 1-0; Grace 0-1; Moore 0-1; Okwara 0-1; Williams, I. 0-1; Cavalaris 0-1.

2012 season review 2012 statistics

NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) - Theo Riddick is Notre Dame's smallest running back but Brigham Young learned he has no shortage of power. The 5-11, 200-pound Riddick ran for a career-high 143 yards against a Cougars defense that entered the game third in the nation against the rush. More importantly, Riddick sparked a ground game that ground out 270 yards, with his housemate, Cierre Wood, getting 114 yards and George Atkinson III scoring the goahead touchdown as the fifth-ranked Irish rallied for a 17-14 win Saturday. "As a team, this was special," Riddick said. "We showed that we can run the ball." He got no argument from Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly. Riddick "just ran really hard, north and south, physical," Kelly said. "That gives energy for everybody. The o-line sees a guy who's really pounding it in there. He got us that energy we needed." Notre Dame (7-0), off to its best start in a decade, has a big game ahead against No. 10 Oklahoma next week, although it looked for a while the importance of that game was in jeopardy. The Cougars (4-4) fell to 0-3 on the road, as they surrendered a season-high 270 yards rushing. The Cougars drove to the Notre Dame 31 late, but Riley Nelson was sacked for a 9 yard loss. Moments earlier Cody Hoffman was wide open for what would have probably been a touchdown, but Nelson's pass wasn't close. "We were one or two plays short from being able to come away with a victory," BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall said. Riddick had runs of 55 and 27, the two longest rushes of his career. Neither was easy. On the 55-yard run from the 37-yard line, he ran into a pile at the line of scrimmage, put his hand down to keep his balance and then broke out of the pack before being caught by cornerback Jordan Johnson at the 8-yard line. "Just run and run until you can't no more," Riddick said. "And I got a little gassed at the end." The Irish then ran three straight running plays for a gain of one yard and had to settle for a 24-yard field goal by Kyle Brindza to cut BYU's lead to 14-10 late in the third quarter. On his 27-yard run late in the second quarter, Riddick broke two tackles and carried three BYU defenders for the final 10 yards to the BYU 14. But the drive stalled and Brindza missed a 28-yard field goal wide right. Riddick said it was exciting to see the Irish backs come up so big. "We have some talent back there, so why not give us the ball?" he said. BYU linebacker Brandon Ogletree said the Cougars didn't tackle well enough. "There were way too many times where we had a dude down in the backfield, in a hole, and we let him spring one for 12, 20, 40 yards, so that's not acceptable," he said. After going 17 quarters without giving up an offensive touchdown, Notre Dame gave up two in a span of 2:18, as Nelson threw a 6-yard scoring pass to a wide-open Cody Hoffman in the end zone and a 2-yard pass to Kaneakua Friel after an interception by Kyle Van Noy. That put BYU up 14-7 at halftime. Defensive end Kapron Lewis-Moore said the Irish didn't let the two touchdowns affect their play. "You've got to move on to the next play and make the necessary adjustments, and I think that's what we did. We played the second half pretty clean," he said. Backup quarterback Tommy Rees, starting in place of injured Everett Golson, completed 6 of 7 passes in the first quarter for 86 yards and a touchdown, throwing four of those to Tyler Eifert, including the TD. But Rees missed his next seven passes, and the Irish attempted only three passes in the second half. Rees' only completion after the break was a 31-yard pass to TJ Jones with a little more than a minute left in the third quarter. Riddick ran the ball up the middle for 19 yards to the BYU 5 to set up Atkinson's 2-yard TD run. Kelly said he was concerned the Irish weren't more excited about the victory in the locker room afterward. "I didn't sense a great feeling after winning a tough, tough football game. And that's a team that won 10 games last year," he said. Kelly said the Irish came out on top with a good running game and a strong defensive effort, which he said has to be their formula for success. He said he knew BYU would be dangerous. "That's a bracket buster team in basketball parlance; that's a darned good football team," he said. "Our kids hung in there and won the football game. So really pleased to be 7-0."

2013 OUTLOOK

Score by Quarters BYU #5/5 Notre Dame

75 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

Oklahoma Game Summary

GAME-8 (OKLAHOMA): Oct. 27, 2012 â&#x20AC;˘ Norman, Okla. â&#x20AC;˘ Memorial Stadium Score by Quarters #5/5 Notre Dame #8/9 Oklahoma

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No. 5 Irish Defeat No. 8 Oklahoma, 3013, to Stay Perfect Notre Dame prevails in Norman for nation's-best fourth win over a ranked team this season. NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Manti Te'o and No. 5 Notre Dame don't care whether people believe in them or not. They're just out to keep winning. Everett Golson threw for 177 yards and plunged in for the decisive 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, Te'o bolstered his Heisman Trophy candidacy with a late interception and No. 5 Notre Dame beat No. 8 Oklahoma 30-13 on Saturday night to remain undefeated. Despite winning their first seven games for the first time in a decade, the Fighting Irish came in as the underdogs but certainly didn't play like it. "What we'd been hearing was a lot of people didn't think we could win this game. That kind of just added that fuel to my fire that was already burning," said Golson, who returned after sitting out last week's win against BYU because of a concussion. "We just wanted to come out and show them that we can." Te'o, the standout linebacker who has a penchant for causing turnovers, dove when Landry Jones' pass ricocheted off Jalen Saunders and got his gloved hands under it. Kyle Brindza tacked on his third field goal soon after, and Theo Riddick added a late touchdown run as the Fighting Irish (8-0) put it away with 20 fourth-quarter points. "We knew what we could do. Today's no surprise," said Te'o, who has five interceptions and two fumble recoveries this season. "We knew that if we came to work, (if) we came into today with confidence and everybody doing their job that we would be fine. I'm glad we came out the right way." Jones threw for 356 yards with no touchdowns for the Sooners (5-2), who were still clinging to hope they could get back in the national title race before the loss. Saunders caught 15 passes for 181 yards in just his third game with the team. "We're better than we were at the start of the season," Jones said. "We hit a bump in the road. Maybe the national championship's not in the picture. That's probably gone, but we still have the Big 12 and a bowl game up in front of us." Any doubts left about Notre Dame should be fading away after winning at a place where the Sooners had been 79-4 under coach Bob Stoops. The Irish are the only team in the country with four wins against Top 25 teams - including two on the road against top-10 foes. "We really don't think about that. We really don't care what other people think of us," coach Brian Kelly said. "(The players) really just care about each other, Notre Dame and winning football games. They'll let everybody else decide who we are." The game revived a rivalry that had been largely dormant since the 1960s, with only one meeting since then - in Stoops' first season as the Sooners' coach in 1999. The Irish won eight of the first nine meetings, including three times when they handed Oklahoma its only loss of the season - most notably in 1957, when the Sooners' NCAA-record 47-game winning streak was snapped. This meeting between two of college football's traditional powers was no different, and Notre Dame's throwback defense gave the game a taste of days gone by. Te'o and the second-ranked Irish defense frequently gave up underneath passes but prevented them from turning into big gains, making the Sooners snap the ball over and over while the Irish waited for a mistake that would snuff out the drive. Oklahoma's first two red-zone possessions ended with field goals, and the Sooners turned to backup quarterback Blake Bell and their "Belldozer" short-yardage run package to finally punch one in and tie it at 13 with 9:10 remaining. Even then, it was exactly the kind of game the Irish - averaging nearly 20 points fewer than Oklahoma's 44.7 - wanted to be in. "That was the way we set up. We were going to give up yards to keep the points down," Kelly said. "We could not let the points get out of reach for us." Golson, who had to come out for the final play of the third quarter after getting flattened by Oklahoma's Tony Jefferson, answered Bell's touchdown on the very next play with a 50-yard post pass to freshman Chris Brown - his first career reception. It took five more plays for Notre Dame to punch it in from the 15, with Golson taking a shotgun snap for a quarterback draw and diving into the line from the 1 to make it 20-13 with 5:05 remaining. Jones tried to rally the Sooners, but linebacker Dan Fox slammed into Saunders as the pass arrived and Te'o - seemingly always around the ball - was right there to pick it off. The Irish, who were giving up just 9.4 points per game, haven't allowed more than 17 in a game this season. "With this defense, when somebody scores, we get really frustrated," Te'o said. "I think it showed our maturity by how we rallied after that touchdown. We just kept going." An Owen Field-record crowd of 86,031 responded to the university's request to "stripe the stadium," with a candy-cane look of alternating red and white sections - appropriately so with a cold snap running through Norman.

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The Sooners never could get their offense producing points, and Stoops was denied his chance to tie Bud Wilkinson for second-place in school history with his 145th career win. "We moved it well. We threw and caught it well. It seems when we got to the 35, we sputtered down," Jones said. "But give credit to Notre Dame." Cierre Wood put the Irish up early, taking a handoff and racing untouched right up the middle for a 62-yard touchdown two plays after Oklahoma struck first on Michael Hunnicutt's 28-yard field goal. Te'o racked up 11 tackles in the first half, plowing through Jones for his first sack to end one drive. The Irish plodded 13 plays afterward, eating up nearly 6 minutes while driving for Kyle Brzinda's 28-yard field goal and a 10-3 advantage. It was one of three 13-play drives for Notre Dame. The Sooners thought momentarily they'd tied it up on a 4-yard touchdown run by Bell, but a holding penalty against guard Bronson Irwin kept the Irish's run of not allowing a rushing touchdown intact a little while longer. Te'o was disappointed that piece of trivia eventually slipped away - or any touchdown was scored at all - but satisfied with another step toward a title. "We've come a long way," Te'o said. "We're going to continue to get better. That's our main goal right now. Just continue to get better and not be satisfied with being 8-0." First Quarter Hunnicutt 28 yd field goal, 9-71 3:04 7:12 OU 6:24 ND Wood, C. 62 yd run (Brindza kick), 2-67 0:41 Second Quarter 5:58 ND Brindza 34 yd field goal, 13-64 5:46 0:43 OU Hunnicutt 30 yd field goal, 14-66 5:07 Fourth Quarter Brindza 44 yd field goal, 13-70 5:44 13:57 ND 9:10 OU Bell 1 yd run (Hunnicutt kick), 7-52 2:45 5:05 ND Golson 1 yd run (Brindza kick), 7-73 4:00 3:22 ND Brindza 46 yd field goal, 5-16 1:05 1:36 ND Riddick 15 yd run (Brindza kick), 3-20 0:55 ND OU 18 22 FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-215 24-15 PASSING YDS (NET) 188 364 Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-14-0 52-36-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-403 76-379 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-77 4-89 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-40.8 6-42.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 1-5 5-39 Possession Time 32:28 27:32 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 4 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-16 1-2 RUSHING: Notre Dame-Riddick 19-74; Wood, C. 7-74; Golson 11-64; Toma 1-5; Team 1-minus 2. Oklahoma-Williams 13-29; Millard 3-11; Bell 4-6; Clay 1-4; Jones 2-minus 16; Team 1-minus 19. PASSING: Notre Dame-Golson 13-25-0-177; Goodman 0-1-0-0; Rees 1-1-0-11. Oklahoma-Jones 35-511-356; Bell 1-1-0-8. RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Jones, TJ 5-55; Eifert 3-22; Daniels 2-36; Toma 2-13; Brown 1-50; Riddick 1-12. Oklahoma-Saunders 15-181; Stills 7-86; Williams 5-38; Brown, C. 4-48; Millard 2-8; Clay 2-minus 12; Shepard 1-15. INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-Te'o 1-0. Oklahoma-None. FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Toma 1-0. Oklahoma-Williams 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-Shembo 1-0; Te'o 1-0. Oklahoma-Hurst 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Te'o 6-5; Russell 6-3; Jackson, B. 7-1; Fox 3-2; Spond 2-3; Calabrese 2-3; Farley 1-4; Nix III 1-3; Lewis-Moore 2-1; Shembo 2-1; Williams, I. 1-2; Motta 2-0; Springmann 0-2; Moore 0-2; Tuitt 1-0; Okwara 1-0; McDaniel 1-0; Baratti 1-0; Schmidt 0-1; Schwenke 0-1. Oklahoma-Jefferson 9-2; Colvin 6-4; Nelson 3-6; Hurst 6-1; Wort 3-3; Walker 0-4; Lynn 2-1; King 1-2; Washington 1-2; Harris 2-0; Ndulue 1-1; Bird 1-0; Paulsen 1-0; Harris 1-0; Bester 0-1; McGee 0-1.

76 76 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

Pittsburgh Game Summary

GAME-9 (PITTSBURGH): Nov. 3, 2012 â&#x20AC;˘ Notre Dame, Ind. â&#x20AC;˘ Notre Dame Stadium

No. 4 Notre Dame Fights Back to Defeat Pitt 29-26 in Third OT Irish overcome 14-point fourth-quarter deficit in fifth straight ND-Pitt game decided by six points or fewer.

First Quarter 8:28 ND 5:00 PITT

Brindza 37 yd field goal, 14-60 6:32 Harper 39 yd field goal, 7-52 3:28

Second Quarter 10:34 ND Brindza 20 yd field goal, 18-89 9:26 3:55 PITT Graham, R. 16 yd run (Harper kick), 6-58 2:25 Third Quarter 5:52 PITT 0:58 PITT Fourth Quarter 13:40 ND 2:11 ND Overtime 15:00 PITT 15:00 ND

Holtz 9 yd pass from Sunseri (Harper kick), 3-52 0:45 Harper 21 yd field goal, 7-57 2:25

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Jones, TJ 11 yd pass from Golson (Brindza kick failed), 11-71 2:18 Riddick 5 yd pass from Golson (Golson rush), 2-50 0:52 Harper 41 yd field goal, 4-1 0:00 Brindza 37 yd field goal, 4-5 0:00

Triple Overtime 15:00 PITT Harper 44 yd field goal, 4--2 0:00 15:00 ND Golson, Everett 1 yd run, 6-25 0:00 PITT ND 13 34 33-144 51-231 164 291 29-19-0 53-29-2 62-308 104-522 0-0 0-0 2-38 1-0 5-128 5-90 2-4 0-0 6-40.7 5-41.4 2-0 2-1 7-45 6-46 24:37 35:23 1 of 14 10 of 20 0 of 1 1 of 1 4-5 6-8 1-3 5-31

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RUSHING: Pittsburgh-Graham, R. 24-172; Shell 1-2; Sunseri 8-minus 30. Notre Dame-Riddick 22-85; Golson 15-74; Wood, C. 13-70; Atkinson III 1-2. PASSING: Pittsburgh-Sunseri 19-29-0-164. Notre Dame-Golson 23-42-1-227; Rees 6-11-1-64. RECEIVING: Pittsburgh-Graham, R. 6-25; Shanahan 4-38; Holtz 3-54; Street 3-35; Graham, H. 1-9; Giubilato 1-3; Saddler 1-0. Notre Dame-Daniels 7-86; Eifert 6-62; Toma 6-50; Jones, TJ 5-53; Riddick 4-35; Smith, D. 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Pittsburgh-Williams, E. 1-4; Williams, K. 1-0. Notre Dame-None. FUMBLES: Pittsburgh-Sunseri 2-0. Notre Dame-Neal 1-0; Wood, C. 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): Pittsburgh-Ezell 0-1; Murphy 0-1. Notre Dame-Tuitt 0-3; Lewis-Moore 1-1; Nix III 0-1; Te'o 0-1; Shembo 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Pittsburgh-Trebitz 7-6; Thomas 8-3; Williams, E. 6-4; Hendricks 5-4; Williams, K. 7-1; Holley 5-2; Donald 2-5; Pitts 6-0; Hale 3-2; Murphy 2-2; Taglianetti 2-1; Ezell 0-3; Crockett 2-0; Bennett 2-0; Vinopal 0-2; Clemmings 1-0; Gordon 1-0; Ifill 0-1; Carswell 0-1; Mosley-Smith 0-1. Notre Dame-Fox 4-5; Shembo 2-6; Te'o 3-4; Jackson 5-1; Tuitt 2-4; Russell 4-1; Nix III 0-4; Spond 2-1; Lewis-Moore 2-1; Calabrese 2-1; Motta 1-2; Farley 1-2; Okwara 2-0; Baratti 1-0; McDaniel 1-0; Atkinson, J. 1-0; Williams, Ish. 1-0; Riddick 1-0; Grace 1-0; Springmann 0-1; Schmidt 0-1; Schwenke 0-1; Cavalaris 0-1.

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

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NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) - Down 20-6 in the fourth quarter, Notre Dame was going to need some big plays and a little luck to stay undefeated and keep its national title hopes alive. It got just enough of both. Everett Golson scored on a quarterback sneak in the third overtime and the fourth-ranked Fighting Irish came back from a 14-point deficit Saturday to beat Pittsburgh 29-26. "We overcame a lot tonight. We overcame some uncharacteristic mistakes," coach Brian Kelly said. "Last year that would have been a loss. But our team kept fighting, kept playing." Notre Dame (9-0) is off to its best start since 1993, when it finished the season ranked No. 2. Pitt (4-5) missed a potential game-winning field goal in the second overtime. Kelly pulled Golson late in the second quarter because he was missing reads and progressions. But the coach put Golson back in after backup Tommy Rees threw an interception, and the Irish fell behind by two touchdowns. "Our quarterback needed to be out there mobile, make some plays outside the pocket. I asked him if he was ready to go, he said he was and we put him back in," Kelly said. Golson threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to TJ Jones early in the fourth quarter, as Notre Dame cut Pitt's lead to 20-12. Notre Dame's chances for a comeback appeared to end when Pitt cornerback K'Waun Williams intercepted a pass by Golson in the end zone. But the Irish defense held, and Golson completed a 45-yard pass to DaVaris Daniels at the Pitt 5. Golson then threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Theo Riddick and ran in for the two-point conversion to tie the game. Kelly gave the game ball to Golson. "I think I did a great job of leading the team coming down the stretch. Coming out today, we came out a little flat. As far as me personally, I missed a couple reads I should have had. Instead of putting three points on the board you [should] put six," Golson said. "But I feel like, in the stretch, we really came together." Notre Dame avoided the fate of the 2002 team, the last Irish team to start a season 8-0, which was upset by Boston College 14-7. But just barely. A victory seemed unlikely when they fell behind 20-6 late in the third quarter, again when Williams intercepted Golson's pass in the end zone and yet again when running back Cierre Wood fumbled as he attempted to dive into the end zone in the second overtime and Pitt safety Jarred Holley recovered. But the Irish kept finding life, the last time when Kevin Harper missed a 33-yard field goal wide right following Wood's fumble. "We missed a field goal; that's why we lost the game," Pitt quarterback Tino Sunseri said. "It came down to a special teams play; we didn't make the play. Give credit to Notre Dame for being able to finish it off." Golson was 23 of 42 passing for 227 yards and rushed for 74 yards as well, as he kept the Pitt defense off balance. The Irish needed his big plays to overcome a stellar performance from Pitt's Ray Graham, who rushed for 172 yards, including runs of 55 and 48 yards. Graham continually ran through Notre Dame tackles, and the Panthers opened a lead by taking advantage of Irish mistakes. Graham, one of three Pitt players allowed to play despite facing misdemeanor charges, gave the Panthers a 10-6 lead when he ran past an attempted tackle by Notre Dame safety Matthias Farley and sprinted along the sideline for the score. It was just the second rushing touchdown allowed by the Irish defense this season - and the first to a running back. It was the fifth consecutive year that Notre Dame and Pittsburgh played a game decided by less than a touchdown - with two of those reaching overtime. Plus, of the last nine meetings between the schools, eight have been decided by eight points or fewer. The Panthers were hoping to follow in the footsteps of the 2007 Pitt team, which was 4-7 when it won 13-9 at No. 2 West Virginia on Dec. 1 to knock the Mountaineers out of the national championship game. But this time they just couldn't find a way to hold on. All five Notre Dame home games this season have been decided by a touchdown or less, while the four games away from Notre Dame have been decided by an average margin of 28 points. Kelly had urged his team to play better at home, but they continued to make mistakes. He told the Irish they had to play better against Boston College, Wake Forest and Southern California.

"I told them that they have to understand that everybody they play against will play their absolute best. Next week BC will play out of their minds against us. Wake Forest will. They can't just highlight certain teams on their schedule because they will play their best," he said. "I think that's a lesson learned." Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o said he was just relieved the Irish won. "It was ugly at times, beautiful at times. It's college football," he said. "I'm just glad the outcome was the way it was."

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Boston College Game Summary

GAME-10 (BOSTON COLLEGE): Nov. 10, 2012 â&#x20AC;˘ Chestnut Hill, Mass. â&#x20AC;˘ Alumni Stadium Score by Quarters #4/4 Notre Dame Boston College

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No. 4 Irish Fly Past Eagles, 21-6, to Reach 10-0 Everett Golson leads Notre Dame to its fourth straight win over BC and best start since 1993. BOSTON (AP) - Alabama's loss cleared out one of the teams in the way of Notre Dame's 2012 title hopes. An hour later, the fourth-ranked Fighting Irish avoided one of their peskiest obstacles of years past. Everett Golson ran for a touchdown and threw for two more on Saturday night to help Notre Dame beat Boston College 21-6, giving the Irish a workmanlike victory over a rival that had twice before ended their drive to a national championship. "You can't come out and worry about another team that lost. You have to be focused on the task at hand," Notre Dame cornerback Bennett Jackson said. "Wins don't come easy. Boston College plays us hard every year." Taking the field soon after top-ranked Alabama lost to No. 15 Texas A&M, the Fighting Irish (10-0) remained unbeaten and in the hunt for a spot in the BCS title game. And a week after needing triple overtime - and some luck - to get past unheralded Pittsburgh, Notre Dame eased past a BC team hoping that a victory in the rivalry known locally as "The Holy War" would salvage its dismal season. "A win against Notre Dame - a top-ranked team in the country - would have been great for the whole organization," BC receiver Alex Amidon said. "It just didn't happen." Golson completed 16 of 24 passes for 200 yards, connecting with Troy Niklas for a 7-yard touchdown at the end of the first half and with John Goodman from 18 yards out early in the second. Manti Te'o grabbed his sixth interception of the season - a school record for a linebacker - to end BC's last real chance at a comeback with just under 6 minutes left. Chase Rettig completed 27 of 34 passes for 247 yards for BC (2-8), which is off to its worst start since 1989. Amidon caught six passes for 84 yards to break the school's single-season record for receiving yards. Theo Riddick ran 18 times for 104 yards and caught six passes for 67 more for the Irish, who are 10-0 for the first time since 1993. That was the year BC's David Gordon kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired in the final game to beat No. 1 Notre Dame and end its hopes for a perfect season. In 2002, the Irish were unbeaten and No. 4 in the country when unranked Boston College won 14-7 in South Bend to again spoil Notre Dame's chances at a national championship. "It's Notre Dame. Everyone knows them when you're growing up," Rettig said. "Everyone says play each game the same, but that doesn't stand true when you're playing Notre Dame. It's an exciting game to get ready for, especially when playing at home. The stadium is packed. They don't think it's a rivalry, but we still have that sense." But there was no upset this year in the matchup between the only two Catholic schools in the FBS, a game that drew the first sellout crowd of the season on a frigid night in Chestnut Hill. In fact, it wasn't even as close as Notre Dame's victory over Pitt, or the four other games the Irish have won by a touchdown or less, keeping them near the top of The Associated Press rankings with a chance at a spot in the BCS title game. "We're going to worry about winning," Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said. "If people don't like us winning, there's nothing we can do." Notre Dame entered the day trailing Alabama, Oregon and Kansas State in the AP Top 25; the Irish may need either Oregon or Kansas State to fall from the unbeatens in order to squeeze into the top two in the BCS rankings. Kelly said he found out about the Crimson Tide loss when he saw a TV on his way out to the field for the pregame warmups. A wide grin broke out on his face when he was asked if he had talked to his team about the potential shake up in the polls. "Oh, no," he said. "Absolutely not. Wouldn't talk about Alabama." Notre Dame scored on its first possession, going 95 yards to make it 7-0 on Golson's 2-yard run. The Irish fumbled on their second try but then mounted another long drive, going 87 yards on 16 plays and taking a 14-3 lead on Golson's pass to Niklas with 26 seconds left in the half. Golson rolled right and found Goodman in the left corner of the end zone on the first drive of the third quarter to make it 21-3.

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Boston College made one last charge with a 45-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter that cut the deficit to 21-6. On Notre Dame's next possession, Riddick fumbled and, while the referees tried to untangle the pile, BC safety Spenser Rositano stood 15 yards away, waving the ball in the air. But BC couldn't get past the Notre Dame 35 before turning the ball over on downs. The Eagles held on defense, then brought the ball to midfield before Rettig's pass was deflected by receiver Donte Elliott and right to Te'o. First Quarter 7:26 ND

Golson 2 yd run (Brindza kick), 13-95 5:39

Second Quarter 14:55 BC Freese 36 yd field goal, 15-69 7:31 0:26 ND Niklas 7 yd pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 16-87 8:30 Third Quarter 10:44 ND

Goodman 18 yd pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 9-65 4:16

Fourth Quarter 13:44 BC

Freese 45 yd field goal, 12-58 4:56

ND BC 21 20 40-184 23-53 209 247 25-17-0 43-27-1 65-393 66-300 0-0 0-0 1--3 0-0 3-78 3-56 1-0 0-0 3-36.7 2-37.0 3-2 2-1 8-65 6-40 32:23 27:37 11 of 14 8 of 15 0 of 0 0 of 2 3-3 1-1 4-32 0-0

RUSHING: Notre Dame-Riddick 18-104; Golson 11-39; Wood, C. 6-33; Atkinson, G. 4-9; Team 1-minus 1. Boston College-Finch 7-40; Amidon 1-14; Swigert 1-9; Dudeck 4-9; Team 1-minus 1; Coleman 1-minus 4; Rettig 8-minus 14. PASSING: Notre Dame-Golson 16-24-0-200; Rees 1-1-0-9. Boston College-Rettig 27-43-1-247. RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Eifert 6-67; Riddick 4-56; Jones 3-39; Daniels 2-22; Goodman 1-18; Niklas 1-7. Boston College-Amidon 6-84; Finch 5-25; Evans 4-47; Dudeck 4-40; Swigert 3-23; Pantale 3-14; Naples 1-9; Coleman 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-Te'o 1-0. Boston College-None. FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Golson 1-0; Atkinson, G. 1-1; Riddick 1-1. Boston College-Rettig 2-1. SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-Shembo 3-0; Lewis-Moore 1-0; Tuitt 1-0. Boston College-None. TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Jackson 7-1; Motta 7-0; Shembo 4-1; Te'o 4-1; Fox 3-1; Calabrese 2-2; Williams, Ish. 3-0; Spond 3-0; Atkinson, J. 3-0; Russell 2-1; Lewis-Moore 2-0; Day 1-1; Okwara 1-0; McCarthy, D. 1-0; Nix 1-0; Tuitt 1-0; Schmidt, J. 1-0; Farley 1-0. Boston College-Rositano 7-3; Daniels 5-3; Simmons 7-0; Sylvia 5-2; Divitto 4-2; Duggan 3-3; Abdesmad 3-1; Edebali 3-0; Ricci 2-0; Asprilla 2-0; Wujciak 0-2; Crimmins 1-0; Appiah 1-0; Keyes 1-0; Noel 1-0; Moore 1-0.

78 78 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

Wake Forest Game Summary

GAME-11 (WAKE FOREST): Nov. 17, 2012 â&#x20AC;˘ Notre Dame, Ind. â&#x20AC;˘ Notre Dame Stadium 1 0 21

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No. 3 Irish Remain Perfect, Overpower Wake Forest, 38-0 Notre Dame finishes first unbeaten home campaign since 1998 and is 11-0 for the first time since 1989.

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Record: (5-6) Record: (11-0)

WF ND 9 23 25-55 30-221 154 363 35-23-0 36-22-1 60-209 66-584 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-13 6-106 1-17 1-0 0-0 10-38.8 4-36.8 2-1 0-0 3-28 5-31 30:31 29:29 4 of 15 7 of 13 0 of 1 0 of 0 0-0 3-3 0-0 1-9

RUSHING: Wake Forest-Martin 16-41; Jackson 6-24; Harris 1-1; Thompson 1-minus 2; Price 1-minus 9. Notre Dame-Wood, C. 11-150; Atkinson III 7-34; Riddick 6-20; McDaniel 3-11; Hendrix 1-7; Golson 1-0; Team 1-minus 1.

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"We put it all together and played a complete game today," left tackle Zack Martin said. Many Notre Dame students showed their respect by wearing yellow leis to honor Te'o, who is from Hawaii and who has played a key role in the Irish resurgence. Te'o, senior defensive end Kapron LewisMoore and senior safety Zeke Motta left to standing ovations with 13 minutes left. "I wanted to make it a special moment for the seniors on defense. They have been obviously the rock. They've carried us while we were trying to find ourselves offensively," Kelly said. "It just seemed to me to be a pretty good gesture to allow us to honor those seniors." When Notre Dame went 11-0 in 1989, the Irish were beaten by Miami in the regular season finale and finished the season ranked No. 2 behind the Hurricanes. The last time the Irish headed to Los Angeles to play Southern Cal undefeated was a year earlier, in 1988, when the squad coached by Lou Holtz beat the second-ranked Trojans 27-10 en route to the school's last national championship. Te'o said that's the only focus now. "I don't care about anything else but winning and being part of this team," he said. "And now we have to work on USC, and beating USC." First Quarter 13:15 ND Wood, C. 68 yd run (Brindza kick), 4-91 1:45 9:10 ND Eifert 2 yd pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 8-52 2:51 4:28 ND Goodman 50 yd pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 6-78 2:24 Second Quarter Jones 34 yd pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 6-75 2:52 6:17 ND 1:34 ND Brindza 25 yd field goal, 6-51 1:13 Third Quarter 3:30 ND Atkinson III 9 yd run (Brindza kick), 7-80 3:44

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PASSING: Wake Forest-Price 22-33-0-153; Cross 0-1-0-0; Thompson 1-1-0-1. Notre Dame-Golson 20-301-346; Rees 2-5-0-17; Hendrix 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Wake Forest-Campanaro 6-47; Martin 6-34; Ragland 3-21; Davis 2-17; Bohanon 2-11; Jackson 2-10; Harris 1-13; Jackson 1-1. Notre Dame-Jones 6-97; Eifert 6-85; Riddick 3-58; Goodman 2-59; Toma 2-37; Koyack 1-11; Smith 1-10; Brown 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS: Wake Forest-Ramsey 1-0. Notre Dame-None. FUMBLES: Wake Forest-Harris 1-1; Thompson 1-0. Notre Dame-None. SACKS (UA-A): Wake Forest-None. Notre Dame-Tuitt 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Wake Forest-Marshall 6-2; Olson 4-2; Okoro 3-3; Noel 5-0; Ward 4-1; Jackson 1-4; Betros 2-2; Johnson 1-3; Ehrmann 2-1; Thompson 2-1; Ramsey 2-1; Allen 2-1; Whitlock 2-0; Haynes 1-1; Harris 1-0; Chubb 1-0. Notre Dame-Calabrese 4-3; Nix III 1-6; Te'o 3-3; Day 3-2; Motta 2-2; Councell 2-2; Farley 2-2; Spond 2-1; Lewis-Moore 2-1; Jackson 2-1; Fox 1-2; Grace 1-2; Tuitt 1-2; Springmann 0-3; Shumate 2-0; Okwara 0-2; Atkinson, J. 1-0; Russell 1-0; McDaniel 1-0; Williams, Ish. 1-0; Baratti 0-1; Cavalaris 0-1; Moore 0-1; McCarthy 0-1; Rabasa 0-1; Brown 0-1.

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

2012 statistics

NOTRE DAME, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame got one first-place vote in the coaches' poll last Sunday - head coach Brian Kelly's. He won't be the only one voting the Fighting Irish No. 1 this week. Against Wake Forest, the Fighting Irish reinforced Kelly's faith in his team, then third-ranked Notre Dame got some help later Saturday night. Oregon and Kansas State, the two teams ahead of the Irish in the AP and BCS rankings, each lost. Now Notre Dame will control its own fate as it tries to capture its first national title in 24 years. Earlier in the day, Everett Golson threw three touchdown passes, and Cierre Wood scored on a 68yard run, as the Irish beat Wake Forest 38-0 to finish the season undefeated at home for the first time since 1998. "I told them tonight I'm proud of them," Kelly said. "I voted them No. 1 for a reason, because I think they're the best team in the country. I think they played like that tonight." The Fighting Irish were in third place in last week's BCS standings, but likely will move up after Kansas State, which was No. 1, lost 52-24 to Baylor and Oregon, which was in second, lost to Stanford 17-14 in overtime. If Notre Dame manages to beat Southern California next week, it could wind up in a BCS title game against Alabama, now No. 4 in those rankings. Notre Dame won the national championship in 1973 when it upset the undefeated Crimson Tide 24-23 in the Sugar Bowl. Kelly, who saw his 12-0 Cincinnati team left out of the BCS title game in 2009, said he has no doubt his 11-0 team deserves to play for the championship if it wins the season finale at USC. That's all he wants his players focused on, he said. "They cannot do anything else but beat USC," Kelly said. "The rest is up to other people to decide." Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe seemed to think the Irish have as much right as anybody to be there. "No question about it. But maybe a couple of others should be, too. That's kind of the deal right now," Grobe said. "I can't imagine anybody from what I saw today playing any better than Notre Dame. But I think there are some other really, really good teams. They impressed me today. I think they're as good as any team in the country." Wood got the Irish moving with his 68-yard burst on the game's fourth play. Three plays later, Wake tailback Josh Harris caught a 13-yard pass but fumbled after a hard hit by Irish linebacker Carlo Calabrese, and safety Zeke Motta recovered. Harris, Wake Forest's leading rusher, didn't play the rest of the game because of a head injury. Golson kept the Irish going with his best passing game of the season. He threw three touchdown passes of 50, 34 and 2 yards in the first half. Fourteen of his 17 first-half completions led to first downs as the Irish opened a 31-0 halftime lead. He finished with 346 yards on 20-of-30 passing with one interception. Wood rushed for 150 yards on 11 carries, and Tyler Eifert had six catches, giving him 130 for his career, breaking the school record of 128 set by Ken MacAfee in 1977. The Irish improved to 11-0 for the first time since 1989 and need to beat USC to finish a regular season undefeated for the first time since 1988, the last time they won the national championship. The Demon Deacons (5-6) fell to 1-33 all-time against top 5 teams. The victory virtually assures the Irish of a berth in a BCS game, even if it's not the title matchup. Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o, draped in leis after playing his final game at Notre Dame Stadium and handing out candy to anyone within reach, wasn't ready to make his argument that the Irish deserve to be in the title game. "If we don't beat USC, there is no need to say whether you deserve it or not," he said. "You have to beat USC first. You can ask me that question after." The Irish dominated on both sides of the ball, outgaining the Deacons 584 yards to 209. It was the first shutout for the Irish since a 35-0 win over Nevada in the season-opener in 2009 and their first shutout against a major conference team since a 42-0 victory over Rutgers in 2002. "They jumped on us quick, got momentum, kept momentum rolling, and when the defense can't stop them, it's hard for the offense to really play hard," Wake Forest nose guard Nikita Whitlock said. Tanner Price was 22 of 33 passing for 153 yards for Wake Forest with his longest pass for 16 yards. The Irish held the Demon Deacons to 55 yards rushing as Wake Forest dropped to 1-4 on the road this season. "They were where they needed to be, and they just force you to execute," Tanner said. "Obviously we weren't able to do that today." After posting a 17-16 record at home the past five seasons, the Irish victory Saturday improved their record at Notre Dame Stadium to 6-0 this year. But this was the first time they made it look easy. The Irish needed overtime to beat Stanford, triple overtime to beat Pittsburgh and won the three other home games by a combined 13 points.

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USC Game Summary

GAME-12 (USC): Nov. 24, 2012 â&#x20AC;˘ Los Angeles, Calif. â&#x20AC;˘ Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Score by Quarters USC #11 Notre Dame

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No. 1 Irish Top USC 22-13 to Finish Perfect Regular Season Notre Dame is headed to the BCS Championship game after reaching 12-0 for the first time since 1988. LOS ANGELES (AP) - For four straight plays in the waning minutes, Notre Dame's defense was backed up to its 1 with its perfect season in peril. And on four straight plays, Southern California got nothing. "We're going to fight," linebacker Manti Te'o said. "That's our name. It doesn't matter where we are." The Fighting Irish will be in Miami next. With another hardnosed victory, they punched their ticket to the BCS Championship game. Theo Riddick rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown, Kyle Brindza kicked five field goals, and No. 1 Notre Dame secured the chance to play for the national title with a 22-13 victory over USC on Saturday night. Everett Golson passed for 217 yards as the Irish (12-0) completed their first perfect regular season since 1988, earning a trip to south Florida on Jan. 7 to play for the storied program's first national championship in 24 years. Notre Dame's raucous locker-room celebration reverberated through the thick concrete walls of the 89-year-old Coliseum after an Irish win for the ages. "I'm still in awe," Irish defensive end Kapron Lewis-Moore said. "I don't think it's hit anybody yet. We're trying to relish the moment." Although they did little with flash on an electric night at the Coliseum, the Irish woke up more echoes of past Notre Dame greats with a grinding effort in this dynamic intersectional rivalry with USC (7-5). Notre Dame's impenetrable defense appropriately made that decisive stand in the final minutes, keeping USC out of the end zone on four plays from the Irish 1 with 2:33 to play. After three straight runs yielded minuscule gains, freshman Max Wittek threw incomplete to fullback Soma Vainuku, setting off a leaping, chest-bumping celebration on the Notre Dame sideline and in the Irish sections of the sold-out stadium. "Well, that's who we are," Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said. "It's been our defense all year. Our offense is able to manage enough points." After spending more than a decade looking up at the Trojans, the Irish are back on top of this rivalry with two straight wins in Los Angeles. The school of Knute Rockne, the Four Horsemen and Paul Hornung has new heroes now, from the Heisman Trophy hopeful Te'o to Kelly, who took the Irish from unranked to start the season to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the first time in 19 years. "It's definitely a relief to be able to look at the big picture now, but it's a short window," said Te'o, who had a key interception and became the second Irish defender with three 100-tackle seasons. "We can enjoy this, but then we're going to have to get prepared for one more game." The grind-it-out win highlighted an unforgettable season for the Irish, who began the year with questions about their relevancy and survived some uninspiring performances and nail-biting finishes with their unbeaten record intact. Notre Dame is likely to face a Southeastern Conference opponent in Miami, but won't know their identities for another week. Alabama and Georgia play for the SEC title in Atlanta. "The way we looked at it, if we won all of our games, at least we'd give ourselves a chance," Riddick said. "We've got super confidence as a team now." With the Irish offense repeatedly stalling in the red zone against the Trojans, Brindza went five for six on field goals, even hitting a 52-yarder at the halftime gun. After Brindza's school record-tying fifth field goal put the Irish up by nine points with 5:58 left, Marqise Lee caught a 53-yard pass at the Notre Dame 2. But after two pass interference penalties, USC failed on three straight runs and an ill-conceived pass against a defense that has allowed just 11 rushing TDs in 30 games. "They've had a great goal-line defense all year," USC coach Lane Kiffin said. "They've done that to everybody down on the goal line. ... It's just so hard to score touchdowns versus them. When the ball is on the 2-inch line, you'd think you could score touchdowns." Wittek passed for 186 yards with two interceptions in his first career start for the Trojans, who completed their tumble from the preseason No. 1 ranking with four losses in five games in an enormously disappointing season. Wittek filled in capably for injured Matt Barkley, but USC is headed to a lower-tier bowl in the first year after its NCAA-mandated two-year postseason ban ended. Lee caught five passes for 75 yards, yet still broke the Pac-12 single-season receptions record established last year by teammate Robert Woods, who had seven catches for 92 yards. "For a freshman, Max did a great job," Lee said. "We just had a lot of mistakes again tonight. I made mistakes. We have to get better." Barkley watched from the sideline in a grey hoodie with a sling on his right arm after spraining his shoulder in last week's loss at UCLA. The senior and Pac-12 career passing leader won twice in South Bend during his career, but never got to face the Irish at the Coliseum, sidelined by injuries for both visits.

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Barkley still ran down the Coliseum tunnel with the rest of the USC seniors for their final home game. He participated in the coin toss, but could only watch while the Irish opened the game with three clockconsuming drives resulting in 13 points. USC's much-criticized defensive caution under assistant head coach Monte Kiffin was exploited by the Irish, with Golson patiently finding the sags in the Trojans' pass coverage for 181 yards passing in the first half. Riddick went 9 yards for a TD in the first quarter, but USC also stiffened to hold Notre Dame to field goals twice in the red zone. Notre Dame held its 12th straight opponent without a first-quarter touchdown, but Wittek found Woods for a 9-yard score on the first play of the second quarter - just the ninth touchdown allowed by Notre Dame all season long. The Irish took a 16-10 lead to halftime when Brindza hit the second-longest field goal in Notre Dame history. Te'o made the seventh interception of his phenomenal season when Wittek threw directly to him on USC's second play of the second half. Both teams struggled to move the ball in the third quarter, and USC settled for a field goal with 9:20 to play just a few moments after Kiffin called a timeout right before a play that ended with Lee appearing to catch a pass on the goal line. First Quarter 11:25 ND 1:48 ND

Brindza 27 yd field goal, 9-66 3:35 Riddick 9 yd run (Brindza kick), 12-87 6:57

Second Quarter 14:55 USC 9:19 ND 3:50 USC 0:00 ND

Woods 11 yd pass from Wittek (Heidari kick), 6-75 1:53 Brindza 29 yd field goal, 13-67 5:31 Heidari 39 yd field goal, 9-54 5:24 Brindza 52 yd field goal, 9-48 1:25

Third Quarter 0:31 ND

Brindza 33 yd field goal, 9-70 5:24

Fourth Quarter 9:20 USC 5:58 ND

Heidari 21 yd field goal, 13-80 6:05 Brindza 19 yd field goal, 8-54 3:13

ND USC 24 19 42-222 27-95 217 186 27-15-0 24-14-2 69-439 51-281 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 4-87 4-98 2-0 0-0 3-44.3 3-45.0 0-0 1-0 7-50 3-15 34:38 25:22 5 of 14 1 of 8 0 of 0 0 of 1 5-6 3-4 2-15 1-2

RUSHING: Notre Dame-Riddick 20-146; Golson 9-47; Wood, C. 8-20; Atkinson III 2-15; Team 3-minus 6. USC-Redd 12-77; McNeal 9-38; Lee 1-minus 1; Team 1-minus 4; Wittek 4-minus 15. PASSING: Notre Dame-Golson 15-26-0-217; Team 0-1-0-0. USC-Wittek 14-23-2-186; Team 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Eifert 4-69; Jones, TJ 3-40; Riddick 3-33; Toma 2-34; Wood, C. 2-18; Goodman 1-23. USC-Woods 7-92; Lee 5-75; Vainuku 1-10; Grimble 1-9. INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-Te'o 1-0; Russell 1-0. USC-None. FUMBLES: Notre Dame-None. USC-Wittek 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-Lewis-Moore 1-1; Shembo 0-1. USC-Breslin 0-1; Horton 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Farley 4-5; Jackson 4-2; Te'o 3-2; Shembo 3-2; Motta 3-2; Lewis-Moore 1-4; Russell 3-0; Nix III 3-0; Fox 2-1; Tuitt 1-1; Baratti 1-1; Schmidt 0-2; Moore 0-2; Spond 0-2; Williams, Ish. 0-2; Salvi, C. 1-0; Grace 1-0; Brindza 1-0. USC-Pullard 3-10; Dawson 5-5; McDonald 4-6; Williams 3-5; Starling 3-5; Shaw 4-1; Robey 2-2; Bailey 1-3; Breslin 1-3; Lee 2-0; Brown 2-0; Burnett 2-0; Sarao 1-1; Horton 1-1; Simmons 1-0; Tavai 1-0; Uko 0-1; Vehikite 0-1.

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Alabama Game Summary

GAME-13 (Alabama): Jan. 7, 2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Miami Gardens, Fla. â&#x20AC;˘ Sun Life Stadium 1 14 0

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Irish Title Hopes Halted By Crimson Tide, 42-14 Everett Golson completed his first season as the starter by going 21 of 36 for 270 yards.

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Lacy 20 yd run (Shelley kick), 5-82 2:57 M. Williams 3 yd pass from McCarron (Shelley kick), 10-61 4:49

Second Quarter 14:56 UA Yeldon 1 yd run (Shelley kick), 8-80 4:26 Lacy 11 yd pass from McCarron (Shelley kick), 9-71 3:12 00:31 UA Third Quarter 7:34 UA 4:08 ND

Cooper 34 yd pass from McCarron (Shelley kick), 10-97 5:37 Golson 2 yd run (Brindza kick), 9-85 3:26

Fourth Quarter 11:27 UA 7:51 ND

Cooper 19 yd pass from McCarron (Shelley kick), 14-86 7:41 Riddick 6 yd pass from Golson (Brindza kick), 10-75 3:36

UA ND 28 16 45-265 19-32 264 270 28-20-0 36-21-1 73-529 55-302 0-0 0-0 1-1 3-2 2-31 3-47 1-0 0-0 4-49.2 5-42.8 0-0 1-0 4-40 3-35 38:13 21:47 8 of 13 2 of 8 1 of 1 0 of 1 5-5 2-2 2-16 0-0

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RUSHING: Alabama-Lacy 20-140; Yeldon 21-108; McCarron 1-9; Drake 3-8. Notre Dame-Riddick 10-37; Wood, C. 4-2; Golson 5-minus 7. PASSING: Alabama-McCarron 20-28-0-264. Notre Dame-Golson 21-36-1-270. RECEIVING: Alabama-Cooper 6-105; Norwood 3-66; M. Williams 3-17; Jones 2-40; Lacy 2-17; Shinn 2-14; Johnson 1-5; Yeldon 1-0. Notre Dame-Jones 7-90; Daniels 6-115; Eifert 6-61; Riddick 1-6; Wood, C. 1-minus 2.

2012 season review

alone. Notre Dame, meanwhile, struggled early on both sides of the ball. By halftime the Irish had already given up more points than they had in any game this season, the previous high being 26 in a tripleovertime win over Pittsburgh. The most yards Notre Dame gave up this season was 379; Alabama cracked the 500 mark early in the fourth quarter. Alabama looked the part of a BCS Champion--while the Irish walked away understanding what it takes to make it this far and maybe appreciating what the Tide was able to do to carry off the final chapter. Notre Dame arrived at the title game on the cusp of what would have been a fantasy scenario, that of being unranked at the start of the season and the undisputed champions at the end of the campaign. However, a dominating ground game and timely passing by Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron made the Tide offense seemingly impossible to stop in the opening two periods. Eddie Lacy ran for 140 yards on 20 attempts (one TD) and T.J. Yeldon added another 108 yards and a score of his own on 21 attempts. McCarron always seemed to make the right plays in the passing game, connecting on 20 of his 28 throws for 264 yards and four TDs. The Irish had hoped to establish at least some sort of ground game against the top-rated Tide defense--but that proved to be almost impossible. The Irish managed only 32 net rushing yards (37 on 10 carries by Theo Riddick), as they were forced to throw the football as the Tide built its advantage. Notre Dame's Everett Golson threw for 270 yards and a score (a six-yard TD to Riddick), but his 21-for-36 effort came as the Irish played from the back all night long. TJ Jones had a career-high seven receptions (90 yards), and DaVaris Daniels contributed six grabs for a career-best 115 yards--while tight end Tyler Eifert had six for 61 yards. Senior safety Zeke Motta led both teams with 16 tackles, and all-star senior linebacker Manti Te'o had 10. But Alabama simply proved hard to stop in rolling up a 529-302 advantage in total yards--including a 265-32 advantage on the ground. The Irish weren't helped by losing senior defensive captain Kapron Lewis-Moore to a first-half knee injury--with nose guard Louis Nix III limping much of the second half. The Irish had only a single turnover (an interception by Alabama on the opening series of the second half). But Notre Dame's defense uncharacteristically could not get off the field, yielding TD drives of 82, 61, 80, 71, 97 and 86 yards--as Alabama finished with a 38:13 to 21:47 in time of possession. Notre Dame's bid for a 12th consensus national title ended a step short, but coach Brian Kelly expects 15 returning starters to be able to show the way in 2013 as the Irish bid to make BCS-caliber games regular postseason stopping points.

First Quarter 12:03 UA 6:14 UA

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - Unbeaten and top-rated Notre Dame's first crack at a Bowl Championship Series title game didn't exactly end the way the Irish hoped. But credit second-ranked and once-beaten Alabama, a veteran at these kinds of games, for making all the right moves in a 42-14 victory at Sun Life Stadium that handed the Tide its third BCS crown in four seasons. It started on a tough note for the Irish (12-1), as Alabama (131) roared out of the gate to a 28-0 halftime lead after scoring on its first three possessions and rolling up 202 yards in the first period

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Score by Quarters #2/2 Alabama #1/1 Notre Dame

INTERCEPTIONS: Alabama-H. Clinton-Dix 1-0. Notre Dame-None. FUMBLES: Alabama-None. Notre Dame-Neal, D. 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Alabama-Pettway 1-0; Hubbard 1-0. Notre Dame-None. TACKLES (UA-A): Alabama-Mosley 5-3; Clinton-Dix 4-3; Lester 3-3; Belue 4-0; Collins 3-0; DePriest 1-2; Milliner 1-2; Hayes 2-0; Hubbard 1-1; Sunseri 1-1; Smith 1-0; Perry 1-0; Stinson 1-0; Pagan 1-0; Ivory 1-0; Pettway 1-0; Williams 0-1; Jones 0-1; Johnson 0-1; Devall 0-1; Dial 0-1. Notre Dame-Motta 7-9; Te'o 3-7; Russell 3-5; Fox 4-2; Farley 4-2; Nix III 5-0; Tuitt 2-3; Jackson 1-3; Calabrese 2-1; Shembo 1-2; Day 1-2; Cavalaris 1-1; Shumate 1-0; Lewis-Moore 1-0; Councell 1-0; Williams, Ish. 0-1; Spond 0-1; Salvi, C. 0-1.

2012 statistics

81 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

2012 Statistics Season Results (12-1) Date Sep 1, 2012 Sep 8, 2012 Sep 15, 2012 Sep 22, 2012 Oct 6, 2012 Oct 13, 2012 Oct 20, 2012 Oct 27, 2012 Nov 3, 2012 Nov 10, 2012 Nov 17, 2012 Nov 24, 2012 Jan 07, 2013

Opponent vs Navy PURDUE at #10 Michigan State #18 MICHIGAN vs Miami #17 STANFORD BYU at #8 Oklahoma PITTSBURGH at Boston College WAKE FOREST at USC vs #2 Alabama

Result W W W W W WO W W WO W W W L

Score 50-10 20-17 20-3 13-6 41-3 20-13 17-14 30-13 29-26 21-6 38-0 22-13 14-42

Team Stats Overall 1-0-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 4-0-0 5-0-0 6-0-0 7-0-0 8-0-0 9-0-0 10-0-0 11-0-0 12-0-0 12-1-0

Time Attend 3:19 48,820 3:33 80,795 3:21 79,219 3:10 80,795 3:14 62,871 3:30 80,795 3:04 80,795 3:23 86,031 4:07 80,795 3:13 44,500 3:02 80,795 3:02 93,607 3:10 80,120

Individual Stats RUSHING GP-GS Att Gain Loss RIDDICK, Theo 13-8 190 943 26 WOOD, Cierre 11-4 114 766 24 ATKINSON III, George 12-3 51 378 17 GOLSON, Everett 12-11 94 415 117 MCDANIEL, Cam 13-0 23 126 1 HENDRIX, Andrew 3-0 8 48 7 TOMA, Robby 13-6 4 28 0 Jones, TJ 13-11 1 8 0 NEAL, Davonte' 13-0 1 7 0 REES, Tommy 12-2 4 2 15 TURK, Ben 13-0 1 0 16 TEAM 8-0 15 0 36 Total 13 506 2721 259 Opponents 13 396 1719 345

PASSING GOLSON, Everett REES, Tommy HENDRIX, Andrew TEAM GOODMAN, John Total Opponents

G-GS 12-11 12-2 3-0 8-0 10-1 13 13

Effic 131.0 124.1 137.4 0.0 0.0 128.7 111.4

RECEIVING EIFERT, Tyler Jones, TJ RIDDICK, Theo DANIELS, DaVaris TOMA, Robby GOODMAN, John SMITH, Daniel NIKLAS, Troy WOOD, Cierre KOYACK, Ben BROWN, Chris MCDANIEL, Cam ATKINSON III, George FERGUSON, Justin NEAL, Davonte' Total Opponents

GP-GS No. 13-13 50 13-11 50 13-8 36 11-3 31 13-6 24 10-1 7 13-4 7 13-7 5 11-4 5 12-1 3 12-4 2 13-0 2 12-3 2 11-0 1 13-0 1 13 226 13 261

Yds 685 649 370 490 252 159 47 75 25 39 56 41 4 9 -5 2896 2597

Avg 13.7 13.0 10.3 15.8 10.5 22.7 6.7 15.0 5.0 13.0 28.0 20.5 2.0 9.0 -5.0 12.8 10.0

TD 4 4 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 11

PUNT RETURNS NEAL, Davonte’ Total Opponents

No. 21 21 11

Avg 2.2 2.2 6.7

TD 0 0 0

Long 11 11 31

Yds 46 46 74

Cmp-Att-Int Pct 187-318-6 58.8 34-59-2 57.6 5-7-0 71.4 0-3-0 0.0 0-1-0 0.0 226-388-8 58.2 261-434-16 60.1

Net 917 742 361 298 125 41 28 8 7 -13 -16 -36 2462 1374

Avg TD Long Avg/G 4.8 5 55 70.5 6.5 4 68 67.5 7.1 5 56 30.1 3.2 6 27 24.8 5.4 1 19 9.6 5.1 0 14 13.7 7.0 1 9 2.2 8.0 0 8 0.6 7.0 0 7 0.5 -3.2 1 2 -1.1 -16.0 0 0 -1.2 -2.4 0 0 -4.5 4.9 23 68 189.4 3.5 4 55 105.7

Yds 2405 436 55 0 0 2896 2597 Long 38 34 24 45 27 50 11 30 9 23 50 21 4 9 0 50 53

TD 12 2 0 0 0 14 11 Avg/G 52.7 49.9 28.5 44.5 19.4 15.9 3.6 5.8 2.3 3.2 4.7 3.2 0.3 0.8 -0.4 222.8 199.8

Lng 50 38 23 0 0 50 53

Avg/G 200.4 36.3 18.3 0.0 0.0 222.8 199.8

ND OPP SCORING 335 166 Points Per Game 25.8 12.8 FIRST DOWNS 281 221 127 74 Rushing Passing 137 131 Penalty 17 16 RUSHING YARDAGE 2462 1374 Yards gained rushing 2721 1719 259 345 Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts 506 396 Average Per Rush 4.9 3.5 Average Per Game 189.4 105.7 23 4 TDs Rushing 2896 2597 PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int 226-388-8 261-434-16 7.5 6.0 Average Per Pass Average Per Catch 12.8 10.0 Average Per Game 222.8 199.8 TDs Passing 14 11 TOTAL OFFENSE 5358 3971 Total Plays 894 830 Average Per Play 6.0 4.8 Average Per Game 412.2 305.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 30-588 45-996 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 21-46 11-74 16-172 8-25 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 19.6 22.1 KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 2.2 6.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.8 3.1 19-7 17-7 FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards 71-550 67-543 42.3 41.8 Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards 53-2161 68-2918 Average Per Punt 40.8 42.9 Net punt average 38.6 40.2 71-4445 43-2638 KICKOFFS-Yards 62.6 61.3 Average Per Kick 52.4 40.1 Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:44 28:16 3RD-DOWN Conversions 82/177 65/178 46% 37% 3rd-Down Pct 3/6 6/17 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct 50% 35% SACKS BY-Yards 34-237 18-106 0 0 MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 38 16 24-32 18-24 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (48-60) 80% (26-38) 68% RED-ZONE TDs (29-60) 48% (13-38) 34% PAT-ATTEMPTS (33-35) 94% (16-16) 100% ATTENDANCE 547641 303357 7/78234 4/75839 Games/Avg Per Game 2/64470 Neutral Site Games Score By Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total 85 73 71 90 16 335 Notre Dame 23 74 24 39 6 166 Opponents

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

2012 Statistics Individual Stats Yds 35 57 31 0 0 49 172 25

Avg 5.0 14.2 15.5 0.0 0.0 49.0 10.8 3.1

TD Long 0 28 0 36 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 49 0 9

KICK RETURNS ATKINSON III, George MCDANIEL, Cam GRACE, Jarrett Total Opponents

No. 22 7 1 30 45

Yds 441 135 12 588 996

Avg 20.0 19.3 12.0 19.6 22.1

TD 0 0 0 0 0

Long 39 25 12 39 44

FUMBLE RETURNS TE’O, Manti TUITT, Stephon Total Opponents

No. 1 1 2 0

Yds 8 77 85 0

Avg 8.0 77.0 42.5 0.0

TD 0 1 1 1

Long 8 77 77 0

Plays 412 190 114 63 51 23 15 4 1 1 1 18 894 830

Rush 298 917 742 -13 361 125 41 28 8 7 -16 -36 2462 1374

Pass 2405 0 0 436 0 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 2896 2597

Total 2703 917 742 423 361 125 96 28 8 7 -16 -36 5358 3971

Avg/G 225.2 70.5 67.5 35.2 30.1 9.6 32.0 2.2 0.6 0.5 -1.2 -4.5 412.2 305.5

No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd 53 2161 40.8 53 2 23 14 9 0 53 2161 40.8 53 2 23 14 9 0 68 2918 42.9 63 7 23 34 16 0

KICKOFFS BRINDZA, Kyle Total Opponents

No. 71 71 43

Yds 4445 4445 2638

G 13 12 11 13 13 11 13 12 13 10 13 13 12 13 13 13 3 12 13 13 13 11 12 13 8 13 13

Rush 917 361 742 0 8 0 125 298 28 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 -13 -16 -36 2462 1374

ALL PURPOSE RIDDICK, Theo ATKINSON III, George WOOD, Cierre EIFERT, Tyler Jones, TJ DANIELS, DaVaris MCDANIEL, Cam GOLSON, Everett TOMA, Robby GOODMAN, John NIKLAS, Troy JACKSON, Bennett BROWN, Chris FARLEY, Matthias NEAL, Davonte' SMITH, Daniel HENDRIX, Andrew KOYACK, Ben TE'O, Manti RUSSELL, KeiVarae GRACE, Jarrett FERGUSON, Justin REES, Tommy TURK, Ben TEAM Total Opponents

Avg 62.6 62.6 61.3 Rec 370 4 25 685 649 490 41 0 252 159 75 0 56 0 -5 47 0 39 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 2896 2597

TB 26 26 13 PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 74

OB Retn Net YdLn 0 0 22.1 39.4 25 0 19.6 40.1 24 KOR 0 441 0 0 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 588 996

IR Tot Avg/G 0 1287 99.0 0 806 67.2 0 767 69.7 0 685 52.7 0 657 50.5 0 490 44.5 0 301 23.2 0 298 24.8 0 280 21.5 0 159 15.9 0 75 5.8 57 57 4.4 0 56 4.7 49 49 3.8 0 48 3.7 0 47 3.6 0 41 13.7 0 39 3.2 35 35 2.7 31 31 2.4 0 12 0.9 0 9 0.8 0 -13 -1.1 0 -16 -1.2 0 -36 -4.5 172 6164 474.2 25 5066 389.7

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PUNTING TURK, Ben Total Opponents

2012 season review

TOTAL OFFENSE GOLSON, Everett RIDDICK, Theo WOOD, Cierre REES, Tommy ATKINSON III, George MCDANIEL, Cam HENDRIX, Andrew TOMA, Robby Jones, TJ NEAL, Davonte' TURK, Ben TEAM Total Opponents

Pass DXP Saf Points 0-0 0 0 97 0-0 0 0 42 0-0 0 0 38 0-0 0 0 30 0-0 0 0 24 0-0 0 0 24 0-0 0 0 24 0-0 0 0 18 0-0 0 0 8 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 335 0-0 0 0 166

Opponents (26) (33) 44,(50) 43,(33),(31) (28),47 25,(48),(27) 46 (28),(30) (39),(21),(41),33,(44) (36),(45) (39),(21) -

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PATs TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv SCORING BRINDZA, Kyle 0 23-31 28-29 0-0 0 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 RIDDICK, Theo 6 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 GOLSON, Everett ATKINSON III, George 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 WOOD, Cierre 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 EIFERT, Tyler 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 JONES, TJ GOODMAN, John 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-1 5-6 0-0 0 TAUSCH, Nick 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 TUITT, Stephon TOMA, Robby 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 NIKLAS, Troy 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 MCDANIEL, Cam 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 REES, Tommy 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 TURK, Ben 38 24-32 33-35 1-2 0 Total Opponents 16 18-24 16-16 0-0 0

FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE Notre Dame (34) Navy 40,(30),(27) Purdue (29),(47) Michigan State (33),(39) Michigan (22),(32),34 Miami (29),(22) Stanford 40,28,(24) BYU (34),35,(44),(46) Oklahoma (37),(20),43,(37) Pittsburgh - Boston College (25),40 Wake Forest (27),(29),(52),34,(33),(19) USC Alabama - Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

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INTERCEPTIONS TE’O, Manti JACKSON, Bennett RUSSELL, KeiVarae SPOND, Danny BARATTI, Nicky FARLEY, Matthias Total Opponents

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk TAUSCH, Nick 1-1 100.0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 34 0 BRINDZA, Kyle 23-31 74.2 1-1 10-11 8-11 3-7 1-1 52 0

83 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

2012 Statistics Defensive Stats GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sck-Yds Int-Yds PBU PD QBH FR-Yds FF Blk Saf 5 TE'O, Manti 13-13 55 58 113 5.5-19 1.5-13 7-35 4 11 4 2-8 . . . 17 MOTTA, Zeke 13-13 39 38 77 2.0-4 . . 3 3 . 1-0 . . . 2 JACKSON, Bennett 13-13 45 20 65 1.5-5 . 4-57 4 8 . 1-0 . . . 48 FOX, Dan 13-9 30 33 63 2.0-7 1.0-2 . 2 2 2 . . . . 6A RUSSELL, KeiVarae 13-13 37 21 58 2.0-7 0.5-4 2-31 2 4 1 . . . . 55 SHEMBO, Prince 13-13 22 29 51 10.5-63 7.5-55 . 1 1 12 1-0 . . . 9A NIX III, Louis 13-11 20 30 50 7.5-20 2.0-9 . 5 5 3 . 1 . . 41 FARLEY, Matthias 13-11 23 26 49 2.0-9 . 1-49 . 1 . . . . . 44 CALABRESE, Carlo 12-5 19 30 49 3.0-5 . . . . . . 1 . . 7A TUITT, Stephon 13-13 24 23 47 13.0-93 12.0-89 . 1 1 9 1-77 3 1 . 89 LEWIS-MOORE, Kapron 13-13 17 23 40 8.5-49 6.0-41 . 2 2 9 . 2 . . 13 SPOND, Danny 11-11 17 22 39 1.0-2 . 1-0 3 4 . . . . . 91 DAY, Sheldon 13-0 13 10 23 3.5-21 2.0-17 . 1 1 1 . . . . 1A WILLIAMS, Ishaq 13-0 11 11 22 3.5-15 . . 1 1 1 . 1 . . 59 GRACE, Jarrett 13-0 7 5 12 . . . . . . . . . . 69 SPRINGMANN, Tony 13-0 4 7 11 2.0-4 1.0-2 . . . 3 . . . . 30 COUNCELL, Ben 12-0 5 5 10 . . . . . . . . . . 8 MOORE, Kendall 13-0 2 8 10 . . . . . . . . . . 22 SHUMATE, Elijah 13-0 7 2 9 . . . 3 3 . . . . . 26 SLAUGHTER, Jamoris 3-3 4 4 8 . . . 1 1 . . . . . 29 BARATTI, Nicky 13-0 5 3 8 . . 1- 0 . 1 . . . . . 15 McCARTHY, Dan 13-0 5 3 8 . . . . . . 1-0 . . . 45 OKWARA, Romeo 13-0 4 3 7 1.5-1 . . . . . . 1 . . 38 SCHMIDT, Joe 10-0 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . . . 24 SALVI, Chris 13-0 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . . . 33 MCDANIEL, Cam 13-0 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . . . 43 ATKINSON, Josh 13-0 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . . . 96 SCHWENKE, Kona 11-2 1 4 5 1.0-5 0.5-5 . . . . . . . . 47 CAVALARIS, Connor 11-0 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . . . 21 BROWN, Jalen 7-0 2 1 3 . . . 1 1 . . . . . 27 BRINDZA, Kyle 13-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . . 56 RABASA, Anthony 2-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . 87 SMITH, Daniel 13-4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 2A BROWN, Chris 12-4 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . 5A GOLSON, Everett 12-11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . 60 COWART, Jordan 13-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . 80 EIFERT, Tyler 13-13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 6 RIDDICK, Theo 13-8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . Total 13-0 439 434 873 70-329 34-237 16-172 34 50 45 7-85 9 1 . Opponents 13-0 499 370 869 57-189 18-106 8-25 38 46 44 7-0 9 . . Special Teams Tackles: GRACE, Jarrett 10, BARATTI, Nicky 8, MOORE, Kendall 7, SHUMATE, Elijah 6, SCHMIDT, Joe 6, McCARTHY, Dan 5, McDANIEL, Cam 5, SALVI, Chris 5, CAVALARIS, Connor 5, OKWARA, Romeo 4, CALABRESE, Carlo 4, COUNCELL, Ben 2, BRINDZA, Kyle 2, SMITH, Daniel 1, COWART, Jordan 1, MOTTA, Zeke 1, ATKINSON, Josh 1, FARLEY, Matthias 1. Kickoff Return Tackles: GRACE, Jarrett 8, MOORE, Kendall 6, SHUMATE, Elijah 6, McDANIEL, Cam 5, BARATTI, Nicky 5, McCARTHY, Dan 5, CAVALARIS, Connor 5, SCHMIDT, Joe 4, OKWARA, Romeo 4, SALVI, Chris 4, CALABRESE, Carlo 3, COUNCELL, Ben 2, BRINDZA, Kyle 2, MOTTA, Zeke 1.

Punt Return Tackles: BARATTI, Nicky 3, GRACE, Jarrett 2, SCHMIDT, Joe 2, FARLEY, Matthias 1, ATKINSON, Josh 1, COWART, Jordan 1, SALVI, Chris 1, SMITH, Daniel 1, MOORE, Kendall 1, CALABRESE, Carlo 1.

TACKLES BREAKDOWN Running Plays TE'O, Manti 71 NIX III, Louis 43 FOX, Dan 40 SHEMBO, Prince 37 MOTTA, Zeke 36 FARLEY, Matthias 32 TUITT, Stephon 31 CALABRESE, Carlo 29 LEWIS-MOORE, Kapron 27 JACKSON, Bennett 24 RUSSELL, KeiVarae 22 DAY, Sheldon 21 SPOND, Danny 17 WILLIAMS, Ishaq 13 SPRINGMANN, Tony 10 SCHWENKE, Kona 4 4 SLAUGHTER, Jamoris MOORE, Kendall 3 ATKINSON, Josh 2 GRACE, Jarrett 2 McCARTHY, Dan 2 OKWARA, Romeo 2 COUNCELL, Ben 2 SHUMATE, Elijah 1 BROWN, Jalen 1 RABASA, Anthony 1 SALVI, Chris 1 TOTALS 478 Passing Plays JACKSON, Bennett 41 MOTTA, Zeke 40 TE'O, Manti 40 RUSSELL, KeiVarae 35 FOX, Dan 22 SPOND, Danny 22 FARLEY, Matthias 16 CALABRESE, Carlo 15 WILLIAMS, Ishaq 8 COUNCELL, Ben 6 SHEMBO, Prince 6 LEWIS-MOORE, Kapron 4 SLAUGHTER, Jamoris 4 NIX III, Louis 3 SHUMATE, Elijah 2 ATKINSON, Josh 2 BROWN, Jalen 2 McCARTHY, Dan 1 TUITT, Stephon 1 TOTALS 270

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

2012 Statistics Notre Dame Game-by-Game Starters

DE OLB ILB ILB OLB CB S S Tuitt Shembo Fox Te’o Farley (S) Russell Motta Slaughter Tuitt Shembo Calabrese Te’o Fox Russell Motta Slaughter Tuitt Shembo Fox Te’o Spond Russell Motta Slaughter Tuitt Shembo Fox Te’o Spond Russell Motta Farley Tuitt Shembo Calabrese Te’o Spond Russell Motta Farley Tuitt Shembo Fox Te’o Spond Russell Motta Farley Tuitt Shembo Calabrese Te’o Spond Russell Motta Farley Tuitt Shembo Fox Te’o Spond Russell Motta Farley Tuitt Shembo Calabrese Te’o Spond Russell Motta Farley Tuitt Shembo Fox Te’o Spond Russell Motta Farley Tuitt Shembo Calabrese Te’o Spond Russell Motta Farley Tuitt Shembo Fox Te’o Spond Russell Motta Farley Tuitt Shembo Fox Te'o Spond Russell Motta Farley

2012 season review 2012 statistics

SPECIALISTS P PK KO H LS SS Navy Turk Tausch Brindza Turk Cowart Cowart Purdue Turk Brindza Brindza Turk Cowart Cowart Michigan State Turk Brindza Brindza Turk Cowart Cowart Michigan Turk Brindza Brindza Turk Cowart Cowart Miami Turk Brindza Brindza Turk Cowart Cowart Stanford Turk Brindza Brindza Turk Cowart Cowart BYU Turk Brindza Brindza Turk Cowart Cowart Oklahoma Turk Brindza Brindza Turk Cowart Cowart Pittsburgh Turk Brindza Brindza Turk Cowart Cowart Boston College Turk Brindza Brindza Turk Cowart Cowart Wake Forest Turk Brindza Brindza Turk Cowart Cowart USC Turk Brindza Brindza Turk Cowart Cowart Alabama Turk Brindza Brindza Turk Cowart Cowart

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DE NG Lewis-Moore Nix III Lewis-Moore Nix III Lewis-Moore Schwenke Lewis-Moore Nix III Lewis-Moore Nix III Lewis-Moore Nix III Lewis-Moore Nix III Lewis-Moore Nix III Lewis-Moore Schwenke Lewis-Moore Nix III Lewis-Moore Nix III Lewis-Moore Nix III Lewis-Moore Nix III

QB WR WR Golson Goodman Niklas (TE) Golson Toma Niklas (TE) Golson Jones Niklas (TE) Golson Wood (RB) Niklas (TE) Rees Jones Toma Golson Toma Daniels Rees Toma Daniels Golson C. Brown Niklas (TE) Golson Toma Daniels Golson D. Smith Niklas (TE) Golson D. Smith Riddick Golson C. Brown Toma Golson Koyack (TE) Niklas (TE)

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DEFENSE Navy Purdue Michigan State Michigan Miami Stanford BYU Oklahoma Pittsburgh Boston College Wake Forest USC Alabama

LG C RG RT TE RB Watt Cave M. Golic Lombard Eifert G. Atkinson III Watt Cave M. Golic Lombard Eifert Riddick Watt Cave M. Golic Lombard Eifert G. Atkinson III Watt Cave M. Golic Lombard Eifert G. Atkinson III Watt Cave M. Golic Lombard Eifert Wood Watt Cave M. Golic Lombard Eifert Riddick Watt Cave M. Golic Lombard Eifert Riddick Watt Cave M. Golic Lombard Eifert Riddick Watt Cave M. Golic Lombard Eifert Wood Watt Cave M. Golic Lombard Eifert Riddick Watt Cave M. Golic Lombard Eifert Wood Watt Cave M. Golic Lombard Eifert Riddick Watt Cave M. Golic Lombard Eifert Riddick

2013 OUTLOOK

OFFENSE WR LT Navy D. Smith Z. Martin Purdue Jones Z. Martin Michigan State D. Smith Z. Martin Michigan C. Brown Z. Martin Miami C. Brown Z. Martin Stanford Jones Z. Martin BYU Jones Z. Martin Oklahoma Jones Z. Martin Pittsburgh Jones Z. Martin Boston College Jones Z. Martin Wake Forest Jones Z. Martin USC Jones Z. Martin Alabama Jones Z. Martin

85 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

2012 Statistics Notre Dame Participation Report

## Player ATKINSON, G. 4 43 ATKINSON, J. 29 BARATTI 4C BRESLAU 27 BRINDZA 2A BROWN, C. 21 BROWN, Ja. 44 CALABRESE 47 CAVALARIS 52 CAVE 30 COUNCELL 60 COWART 10 DANIELS 91 DAY 80 EIFERT 41 FARLEY 1B FERGUSON 1C FIESSINGER 3B FITZPATRICK, N. 48 FOX 88 GOLIC, J. 57 GOLIC, M. 5A GOLSON 81 GOODMAN 59 GRACE 65 HANRATTY 77 HEGARTY 51 HEGGIE 12 HENDRIX JACKSON, B. 2 7 Jones, TJ 18 KOYACK 37 LEE 89 LEWIS-MOORE 74 LOMBARD 71 MAHONEY 72 MARTIN, N. 70 MARTIN, Z. 14 MASSA 15 McCARTHY, D. 33 MCDANIEL MOORE 8 17 MOTTA 19 NEAL, D. 85 NIKLAS 9A NIX 45 OKWARA 49 PLANTZ 56 RABASA 11 REES 6 RIDDICK 3A ROMANO 6A RUSSELL 24 SALVI, C. 38 SCHMIDT, J. 96 SCHWENKE 55 SHEMBO 22 SHUMATE 26 SLAUGHTER 87 SMITH, D. 13 SPOND 69 SPRINGMANN 78 STANLEY 40 TAUSCH 5 TE'O 9 TOMA 7A TUITT 35 TURK 53 UTUPO 66 WATT 1A WILLIAMS, Ish. 20 WOOD, C.

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11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

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2012 Statistics Notre Dame Game-by-Game Stats TD 5 1 1 1 5 0 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 23 4

Lg 56 11 32 15 55 23 55 62 27 16 68 20 20 68 55

RECEIVING No. Yds TD Lg 16 197 1 35 24 324 1 41 14 178 1 36 11 145 0 38 19 211 0 24 16 184 2 24 8 119 1 33 14 188 0 50 29 291 2 45 17 209 2 23 22 363 3 50 15 217 0 36 21 270 1 31 226 2896 14 50 261 2597 11 53

PASSING Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg 16-23-1 197 1 35 24-39-0 324 1 41 14-32-0 178 1 36 11-19-2 145 0 38 19-26-0 211 0 24 16-28-0 184 2 24 8-17-1 119 1 33 14-27-0 188 0 50 29-53-2 291 2 45 17-25-0 209 2 23 22-36-1 363 3 50 15-27-0 217 0 36 21-36-1 270 1 31 226-388-8 2896 14 50 261-434-16 2597 11 53

KICK RET No Yds TD Lg 1 13 0 13 3 69 0 32 1 24 0 24 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 13 2 36 0 23 2 37 0 20 4 77 0 21 5 90 0 30 3 78 0 35 1 17 0 17 4 87 0 39 3 47 0 18 30 588 0 39 45 996 0 44

PUNT RET No Yds TD Lg 1 11 0 11 4 1 0 8 2 16 0 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 0 8 2 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -3 0 0 4 13 0 7 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 6 21 46 0 11 11 74 0 31

tot off 490 376 300 239 587 334 389 403 522 393 584 439 302 5358 3971

Games played: 13 Avg per rush: 4.9 Avg per catch: 12.8 Pass efficiency: 128.73 Kick ret avg: 19.6 Punt ret avg: 2.2 All purpose avg/game: 474.2 Total offense avg/game: 412.2

Avg 33.0 43.6 42.4 37.8 32.0 41.2 43.8 40.8 41.4 36.7 36.8 44.3 42.8 40.8 42.9

Long Blkd TB 35 0 0 53 0 0 53 0 0 49 0 0 32 0 0 46 0 0 52 0 1 51 0 0 47 0 0 48 0 1 43 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 53 0 2 63 0 7

FUMBLE FF FR-Yds 1 3-77 0 0-0 1 1-8 1 1-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 3 1-0 1 1-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 9 7-85 9 7-0 FC 50+ I20 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 23 9 14 23 16 34

PASS DEFENSE Int-Yds QBH Brk 1-0 0 0 2-47 6 4 0-0 5 8 5-69 5 1 0-0 5 3 2-49 5 0 2-7 7 2 1-0 1 3 0-0 7 3 1-0 0 4 0-0 4 4 2-0 0 1 0-0 0 1 16-172 45 34 8-25 44 38

Blkd PAT ATTEMPTS Kick A-M Run 0 5-6 0 0 2-2 0 0 2-2 0 0 1-1 0 0 5-5 0 1 2-2 0 0 2-2 0 0 3-3 0 0 0-1 1 0 3-3 0 0 5-5 0 0 1-1 0 0 2-2 0 1 33-35 1 0 16-16 0

FIELD GOALS A-M Lg Blkd 1-1 34 0 2-3 30 0 2-2 47 0 2-2 39 0 2-3 32 0 2-2 29 0 1-3 24 0 3-4 46 0 3-4 37 0 0-0 0 0 1-2 25 0 5-6 52 0 0-0 0 0 24-32 52 0 18-24 50 1

KICKOFFS No Yds 9 568 5 299 5 320 4 258 8 481 4 260 4 254 7 445 5 299 4 250 7 437 6 380 3 194 71 4445 43 2638

Rcv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Saf Pts 0 50 0 20 0 20 0 13 0 41 0 20 0 17 0 30 0 29 0 21 0 38 0 22 0 14 0 335 0 166

Avg TB OB 63.1 2 0 59.8 3 0 64.0 4 0 64.5 1 0 60.1 2 0 65.0 4 0 63.5 2 0 63.6 3 0 59.8 0 0 62.5 1 0 62.4 1 0 63.3 2 0 64.7 1 0 62.6 26 0 61.3 13 0

2012 statistics

PUNTING No Yds 2 66 5 218 8 339 4 151 1 32 5 206 4 175 4 163 5 207 3 110 4 147 3 133 5 214 53 2161 68 2918

SACKS No-Yds 3.0-18 4.0-22 4.0-30 3.0-21 0.0-0 1.0-3 4.0-36 2.0-16 5.0-31 5.0-36 1.0-9 2.0-15 0.0-0 34.0-237 18.0-106

2012 season review

Date Opponent Sep 01 vs Navy Sep 08 PURDUE Sep 15 at Michigan State Sep 22 MICHIGAN Oct 06 MIAMI Oct 13 STANFORD Oct 20 BYU Oct 27 at Oklahoma Nov 03 PITTSBURGH Nov 10 at Boston College Nov 17 WAKE FOREST Nov 24 at USC Jan 07 vs Alabama Notre Dame Opponent

TACKLES Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds 46 20 66 7.0-27 23 48 71 4.0-22 30 34 64 6.0-33 29 40 69 5.0-24 30 20 50 1.0-1 21 60 81 3.0-15 37 26 63 7.0-42 39 34 73 7.0-32 36 36 72 8.0-37 48 8 56 9.0-50 32 40 72 4.0-16 31 28 59 6.0-23 37 40 77 3.0-7 439 434 873 70.0-329 499 370 869 57.0-189

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RUSHING No. Yds 46 293 36 52 34 122 31 94 51 376 44 150 43 270 39 215 51 231 40 184 30 221 42 222 19 32 506 2462 396 1374

2013 OUTLOOK

87 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

2012 Statistics Notre Dame Opponent Game-by-Game Stats Date Opponent Sep 01 vs Navy Sep 08 PURDUE Sep 15 at Michigan State Sep 22 MICHIGAN Oct 06 MIAMI Oct 13 STANFORD Oct 20 BYU Oct 27 at Oklahoma Nov 03 PITTSBURGH Nov 10 at Boston College Nov 17 WAKE FOREST Nov 24 at USC Jan 07 vs Alabama Opponents Notre Dame

RUSHING No. Yds TD Lg 40 149 0 25 30 90 0 15 25 50 0 15 41 161 0 31 18 84 0 17 40 147 0 13 25 66 0 21 24 15 1 7 33 144 1 55 23 53 0 20 25 55 0 13 27 95 0 24 45 265 2 20 396 1374 4 55 506 2462 23 68

RECEIVING No. Yds TD Lg 14 192 1 41 19 198 2 27 23 187 0 23 13 138 0 20 18 201 0 28 12 125 0 22 23 177 2 20 36 364 0 35 19 164 1 43 27 247 0 28 23 154 0 16 14 186 1 53 20 264 4 34 261 2597 11 53 226 2896 14 50

PASSING Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg 14-20-1 192 1 41 19-37-2 198 2 27 23-45-0 187 0 23 13-25-5 138 0 20 18-35-0 201 0 28 12-25-2 125 0 22 23-36-2 177 2 20 36-52-1 364 0 35 19-29-0 164 1 43 27-43-1 247 0 28 23-35-0 154 0 16 14-24-2 186 1 53 20-28-0 264 4 34 261-434-16 2597 11 53 226-388-8 2896 14 50

KICK RET No Yds TD Lg 7 164 0 30 2 64 0 41 1 24 0 24 3 87 0 33 6 119 0 37 0 0 0 0 2 30 0 16 4 89 0 44 5 128 0 34 3 56 0 22 6 106 0 26 4 98 0 43 2 31 0 17 45 996 0 44 30 588 0 39

PUNT RET No Yds TD Lg 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 6 1 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 24 0 13 1 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 38 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 4 1 1 0 1 11 74 0 31 21 46 0 11

tot off 341 288 237 299 285 272 243 379 308 300 209 281 529 3971 5358

Games played: 13 Avg per rush: 3.5 Avg per catch: 10.0 Pass efficiency: 111.39 Kick ret avg: 22.1 Punt ret avg: 6.7 All purpose avg/game: 389.7 Total offense avg/game: 305.5 TACKLES Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sep 01 vs Navy 36 38 74 5.0-18 Sep 08 PURDUE 50 16 66 8.0-44 7.0-11 Sep 15 at Michigan State 29 24 53 29 22 51 2.0-4 Sep 22 MICHIGAN 38 40 78 1.0-4 Oct 06 MIAMI Oct 13 STANFORD 43 22 65 6.0-26 26 40 66 6.0-18 Oct 20 BYU Oct 27 at Oklahoma 37 28 65 2.0-4 59 38 97 6.0-17 Nov 03 PITTSBURGH 2.0-5 Nov 10 at Boston College 46 16 62 Nov 17 WAKE FOREST 39 22 61 4.0-7 36 44 80 3.0-5 Nov 24 at USC Jan 07 vs Alabama 31 20 51 5.0-26 Opponents 499 370 869 57.0-189 Notre Dame 439 434 873 70.0-329 Date Opponent Sep 01 vs Navy Sep 08 PURDUE Sep 15 at Michigan State Sep 22 MICHIGAN Oct 06 MIAMI Oct 13 STANFORD Oct 20 BYU Oct 27 at Oklahoma Nov 03 PITTSBURGH Nov 10 at Boston College Nov 17 WAKE FOREST Nov 24 at USC Jan 07 vs Alabama Opponents Notre Dame

SACKS No-Yds 2.0-9 5.0-40 1.0-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 4.0-24 1.0-8 1.0-2 1.0-3 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-2 2.0-16 18.0-106 34.0-237

FUMBLE FF FR-Yds 0 0-0 2 1-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 2 0-0 2 3-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 0 1-0 2 2-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 -0 9 7-0 9 7-85

PUNTING No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ 4 185 46.2 63 0 1 1 1 7 303 43.3 55 0 0 2 3 8 340 42.5 56 0 1 2 1 1 34 34.0 34 0 0 1 0 5 211 42.2 50 0 1 1 1 6 274 45.7 57 0 2 1 2 6 281 46.8 55 0 1 2 3 6 252 42.0 60 0 0 4 1 6 244 40.7 56 0 0 2 1 2 74 37.0 47 0 0 1 0 10 388 38.8 48 0 0 4 0 3 135 45.0 56 0 0 2 1 4 197 49.2 55 0 1 0 2 68 2918 42.9 63 0 7 23 16 53 2161 40.8 53 0 2 23 9

I20 1 6 3 1 3 2 2 5 3 2 2 2 2 34 14

PASS DEFENSE Int-Yds QBH Brk 1-5 0 0 0-0 2 4 0-0 6 3 2-7 1 1 0-0 1 1 0-0 9 3 1-9 1 2 0-0 7 2 2-4 10 5 0-0 0 5 1-0 5 4 0-0 0 4 1-0 2 4 8-25 44 38 16-172 45 34

Blkd Kick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

FIELD GOALS A-M Lg Blkd 1-1 26 0 1-1 33 0 1-2 50 0 2-3 33 0 1-2 28 0 2-3 48 1 0-1 0 0 2-2 30 0 4-5 44 0 2-2 45 0 0-0 0 0 2-2 39 0 0-0 0 0 18-24 50 1 24-32 52 0

88 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

PAT ATTEMPTS A-M Run Rcv 1-1 0 0 2-2 0 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 1-1 0 0 2-2 0 0 1-1 0 0 2-2 0 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 1-1 0 0 6-6 0 0 16-16 0 0 33-35 1 0 KICKOFFS No Yds 2 130 4 225 2 130 3 180 2 124 3 192 3 189 4 236 5 292 3 186 1 65 4 241 7 448 43 2638 71 4445

Avg 65.0 56.2 65.0 60.0 62.0 64.0 63.0 59.0 58.4 62.0 65.0 60.2 64.0 61.3 62.6

Saf Pts 0 10 0 17 0 3 0 6 0 3 0 13 0 14 0 13 0 26 0 6 0 0 0 13 0 42 0 166 0 335 TB OB 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13 0 26 0

2012 Statistics Game-by-Game Comparison

First Downs

Rushing

Passing

Total Rush Pass Pen

Number-Yards

50-10

27/19 18/11

46-293/40-149

PURDUE

20-17

19/14

5/4

12/10 2/0

36-52/30-90

24-39-0/19-37-2

Michigan State

20-3

16/15

7/3

7/10

2/2

34-122/25-50

14-32-0/23-45-0

6/9

2/1

31-94/41-161

11-19-2/13-25-5

145/138

50-239/66-299

69/94

2/6

12/10 4/0

51-376/18-84

19-26-0/18-35-0

211/201

77-587/53-285

13/119

0/0

MICHIGAN

13-6

14/19

MIAMI

41-3

34/13 18/3

16-23-1/14-20-1

197/192

Plays-Yards

Yards

69-490/60-341

101/169

1/4

324/198

75-376/67-288

117/70

1/2

178/187

66-300/70-237

48/30

0/1

STANFORD

20-13

19/13

9/5

8/7

2/1

44-150/40-147

16-28-0/12-25-2

184/125

72-334/65-272

94/24

3/2

BYU

17-14

16/17 12/6

4/8

0/3

43-270/25-66

8-17-1/23-36-2

119/177

60-389/61-243

41/34

1/2

30-13

18/22

11/21 0/0

39-215/24-15

14-27-0/36-52-1

188/364

66-403/76-379

77/89

0/1

29-26

34/13 15/6

7/1

17/6

51-231/33-144

29-53-2/19-29-0

291/164

104-522/62-308

90/170

3/0

Boston College

21-6

21/20

9/5

12/13 0/2

40-184/23-53

17-25-0/27-43-1

209/247

65-393/66-300

75/56

2/2

WAKE FOREST

38-0

23/9

6/2

17/7

0/0

30-221/25-55

22-36-1/23-35-0

363/154

66-584/60-209

30/106

1/1

2/1

USC

22-13

24/19 12/6

11/9

1/4

42-222/27-95

15-27-0/14-24-2

217/186

69-439/51-281

87/102

0/2

Alabama

14-42

16/28 3/13

12/14 1/1

19-32/45-265

21-36-1/20-28-0

270/264

55-302/73-529

49/32

1/0

Totals Opponent Navy

335-166

281/221 127/74 137/131 17/16

3rd Down

4th Down

Conversions Conversions

Time of

506-2462/396-1374 TOP

Possession Margin

226-388-8/261-434-16 2896/2597 Avg

Yds/Rush

Avg

Yds/Pass Yds/Play

894-5358/830-3971 891/1095 Punting

15/23

Penalties

Number-Avg

Number-Yards

0-0/0-1

33:37/26:23

7:14

6.4/3.7

8.6/9.6

7.1/5.7

2-33.0/4-46.2

4-30/2-15

0-0/3-3

34:14/25:46

8:28

1.4/3.0

8.3/5.4

5.0/4.3

5-43.6/7-43.3

8-52/8-51

Michigan State 1-14/5-17

1-2/0-2

30:40/29:20

1:20

3.6/2.0

5.6/4.2

4.5/3.4

8-42.4/8-42.5

6-41/5-56

MICHIGAN

3-9/8-15

0-0/1-1

26:41/33:19

-6:38

3.0/3.9

7.6/5.5

4.8/4.5

4-37.8/1-34.0

5-49/5-38

MIAMI

5-11/4-12

1-1/0-1

39:08/20:52

18:16

7.4/4.7

8.1/5.7

7.6/5.4

1-32.0/5-42.2

4-25/9-76

STANFORD

7-16/6-16

0-1/0-1

31:26/28:34

2:52

3.4/3.7

6.6/5.0

4.6/4.2

5-41.2/6-45.7

9-70/6-65

BYU

6-14/6-13

0-0/0-0

30:41/29:19

1:22

6.3/2.6

7.0/4.9

6.5/4.0

4-43.8/6-46.8

5-51/4-35

Oklahoma

7-15/4-14

0-0/1-2

32:28/27:32

4:56

5.5/0.6

7.0/7.0

6.1/5.0

4-40.8/6-42.0

1-5/5-39

PITTSBURGH

10-20/1-14

1-1/0-1

35:23/24:37

10:46

4.5/4.4

5.5/5.7

5.0/5.0

5-41.4/6-40.7

6-46/7-45

Boston College 11-14/8-15

0-0/0-2

32:23/27:37

4:46

4.6/2.3

8.4/5.7

6.0/4.5

3-36.7/2-37.0

8-65/6-40

WAKE FOREST

7-13/4-15

0-0/0-1

29:29/30:31

-1:02

7.4/2.2

10.1/4.4

8.8/3.5

4-36.8/10-38.8

5-31/3-28

USC

5-14/1-8

0-0/0-1

34:38/25:22

9:16

5.3/3.5

8.0/7.8

6.4/5.5

3-44.3/3-45.0

7-50/3-15

Totals

2-8/8-13

0-1/1-1

21:47/38:13

-16:26

1.7/5.9

7.5/9.4

5.5/7.2

5-42.8/4-49.2

3-35/4-40

82-177/65-178

3-6/6-17

412:35/367:25

45:10

4.9/3.5

7.5 / 6.0

6.0 / 4.8

53-40.8/68-42.9

71-550/67-543

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category.

2012 season review

Alabama

coaches & staff

7-10/4-9 11-19/6-17

PURDUE

the fighting irish

Oklahoma PITTSBURGH

2013 OUTLOOK

Score

Navy

1/1

Yards

Return

Opponent

8/7

Comp-Att-Int

Total Offense

2012 statistics

89 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

2012 Statistics Notre Dame Inside Opponent Red-Zone Date

Opponent

Score

Times

in RZ

Scored

Total Pts

TDs

Rush

Pass

FGs

TDs

Made FGA Down

Failed to score inside RZ Int

Fumb

Half Game

Sep 01 vs Navy

50-10

Sep 08 Purdue

20-17

Sep 15 at Michigan State

20-3

Sep 22 Michigan

13-6

Oct 06 vs Miami

41-3

Oct 13 Stanford

20-13

Oct 20 BYU

17-14

Oct 27 at Oklahoma

30-13

Nov 03 Pittsburgh

29-26

Nov 10 at Boston College

21-6

Nov 17 Wake Forest

38-0

Nov 24 at USC

22-13

Jan 07 vs Alabama

14-42

Totals

257

Totals 48 of 60 (80.0%) TD Totals 29 of 60 (48.3%)

Opponents Inside Notre Dame Red-Zone Date

Opponent

Times

Total

Rush

Pass

FGs

Failed to score inside RZ

Score

in RZ

Scored

Pts

TDs

50-10

Sep 08 Purdue

20-17

Sep 15 at Michigan State

20-3

Sep 01 vs Navy

Made FGA Down 1

Int

Fumb

Half Game 0

Sep 22 Michigan

13-6

Oct 06 vs Miami

41-3

Oct 13 Stanford

20-13

Oct 20 BYU

17-14

Oct 27 at Oklahoma

30-13

Nov 03 Pittsburgh

29-26

Nov 10 at Boston College

21-6

Nov 17 Wake Forest

38-0

Nov 24 at USC

22-13

Jan 07 vs Alabama

14-42

130

Totals

Totals 26 of 38 (68.4%) TD Totals 13 of 38 (34.2%)

90 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

2012 Statistics Notre Dame 3rd-Down Conversions

2013 OUTLOOK

Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Date Sep 01 vs Navy W 50-10 7-10 70.0% 2-2 100.0% 2-2 100.0% 3-4 75.0% 0-2 0.0% Sep 08 Purdue W 20-17 11-19 57.9% 2-4 50.0% 3-4 75.0% 2-4 50.0% 4-7 57.1% Sep 15 at Michigan State W 20-3 1-14 7.1% 0-3 0.0% 1-2 50.0% 0-4 0.0% 0-5 0.0% Sep 22 Michigan W 13-6 3-9 33.3% 0-1 0.0% 1-3 33.3% 0-2 0.0% 2-3 66.7% Oct 06 vs Miami W 41-3 5-11 45.5% 2-3 66.7% 2-5 40.0% 0-1 0.0% 1-2 50.0% Oct 13 Stanford W 20-13 7-16 43.8% 2-5 40.0% 1-4 25.0% 1-3 33.3% 2-3 66.7% 1-1 100.0% Oct 20 BYU W 17-14 6-14 42.9% 1-3 33.3% 2-5 40.0% 1-3 33.3% 2-3 66.7% Oct 27 at Oklahoma W 30-13 7-15 46.7% 0-2 0.0% 2-4 50.0% 3-4 75.0% 2-5 40.0% Nov 03 Pittsburgh W 29-26 10-20 50.0% 3-4 75.0% 2-5 40.0% 0-2 0.0% 3-6 50.0% 2-3 66.7% Nov 10 at Boston College W 21-6 11-14 78.6% 3-3 100.0% 5-5 100.0% 2-3 66.7% 1-3 33.3% Nov 17 Wake Forest W 38-0 7-13 53.8% 3-3 100.0% 1-3 33.3% 3-4 75.0% 0-3 0.0% Nov 24 at USC W 22-13 5-14 35.7% 2-3 66.7% 2-5 40.0% 1-4 25.0% 0-2 0.0% Jan 07 vs Alabama L 14-42 2-8 25.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-3 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 1-2 50.0% Notre Dame 82-177 46.3% 20-38 52.6% 24-50 48.0% 17-39 43.6% 18-46 39.1% 3-4 75.0% Opponents 65-178 36.5% 24-49 49.0% 11-35 31.4% 14-42 33.3% 15-47 31.9% 1-5 20.0%

the fighting irish

Notre Dame 4th-Down Conversions Overtime

0-0

0.0%

0-0

0.0%

0-0 0-1

0.0% 0.0%

coaches & staff

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Sep 01 vs Navy W 50-10 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Sep 08 Purdue W 20-17 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Sep 15 at Michigan State W 20-3 1-2 50.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-2 50.0% Sep 22 Michigan W 13-6 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% vs Miami W 41-3 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% Oct 06 Oct 13 Stanford W 20-13 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Oct 20 BYU W 17-14 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Oct 27 at Oklahoma W 30-13 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Nov 03 Pittsburgh W 29-26 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% Nov 10 at Boston College W 21-6 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Nov 17 Wake Forest W 38-0 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Nov 24 at USC W 22-13 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Jan 07 vs Alabama L 14-42 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Notre Dame 3-6 50.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 3-4 75.0% 6-17 35.3% 1-2 50.0% 1-2 50.0% 2-3 66.7% 2-9 22.2% Opponents

2012 season review

Notre Dame Time of Possession

2012 statistics

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime vs Navy W 50-10 33:37 7:47 5:31 10:37 9:42 Sep 01 Sep 08 Purdue W 20-17 34:14 8:19 7:09 8:17 10:29 Sep 15 at Michigan State W 20-3 30:40 6:29 5:39 7:38 10:54 Michigan W 13-6 26:41 3:45 9:42 3:23 9:51 Sep 22 Oct 06 vs Miami W 41-3 39:08 9:26 9:33 11:24 8:45 Oct 13 Stanford W 20-13 31:26 7:13 7:15 10:21 6:37 0:00 Oct 20 BYU W 17-14 30:41 8:16 7:39 6:48 7:58 Oct 27 at Oklahoma W 30-13 32:28 4:54 7:37 11:35 8:22 Nov 03 Pittsburgh W 29-26 35:23 11:32 7:54 7:06 8:51 0:00 Nov 10 at Boston College W 21-6 32:23 5:39 12:27 7:23 6:54 Nov 17 Wake Forest W 38-0 29:29 7:00 7:42 8:32 6:15 Nov 24 at USC W 22-13 34:38 10:32 9:17 9:13 5:36 Jan 03 vs Alabama L 14-42 21:47 2:52 7:22 5:!5 6:18 Notre Dame Total 412:35 93:44 104:47 107:32 106:32 0:00 Avg. 31:44 7:12 8:03 8:16 8:11 0:00 Opponents Total 367:25 101:16 90:13 87:28 88:28 0:00 Avg. 28:15 7:47 6:56 6:43 6:48 0:00

91 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

2012 Statistics Notre Dame/Opponent Scoring Drives NOTRE DAME SCORING DRIVES Game Qtr Pts Plays Yds TOP How Navy 1 6 11 75 5:48 Riddick 11 yd run 1 7 4 70 1:59 Atkinson III 56 yd run Navy Navy 2 7 10 80 3:32 Eifert 5 yd pass from Golson Navy 2 7 - - - Tuitt 77 yd fumble recovery Navy 3 6 12 87 5:18 Atkinson III 3 yd run Navy 3 7 7 49 3:07 Riddick 3 yd run 4 3 7 42 3:53 Tausch 34 yd field goal Navy Navy 4 7 8 68 3:48 Toma 9 yd run Purdue 2 7 10 88 5:18 Golson 3 yd run Purdue 3 7 10 65 3:24 Jones 3 yd pass from Golson Purdue 3 3 4 8 1:14 Brindza 30 yd field goal 4 3 12 55 2:05 Brindza 27 yd field goal Purdue Michigan State 1 7 4 51 1:11 Goodman 36 yd pass from Golson Michigan State 2 7 5 51 2:45 Golson 6 yd run 84 6:35 Brindza 29 yd field goal Michigan State 4 3 12 Michigan State 4 3 4 3 1:02 Brindza 47 yd field goal 2 3 4 1 0:58 Brindza 33 yd field goal Michigan Michigan 2 7 8 48 4:49 Rees 2 yd run 4 3 11 53 6:24 Brindza 39 yd field goal Michigan Miami 1 7 10 88 3:54 Riddick 1 yd run Miami 2 3 13 70 6:22 Brindza 22 yd field goal Miami 2 3 14 65 7:17 Brindza 32 yd field goal Miami 3 7 6 81 3:03 Wood, C. 2 yd run 3 7 12 86 6:47 Wood, C. 3 yd run Miami 3 7 3 66 1:34 Atkinson, G. 55 yd run Miami Miami 4 7 13 93 8:45 McDaniel 1 yd run Stanford 1 3 4 4 0:51 Brindza 29 yd field goal Stanford 4 7 8 52 4:18 Eifert 24 yd pass from Golson Stanford 4 3 12 79 5:52 Brindza 22 yd, field goal Stanford 5 7 4 25 0:00 Jones 7 yd pass from Rees BYU 1 7 5 64 2:34 Eifert 4 yd pass from Rees BYU 3 3 7 65 4:06 Brindza 24 yd field goal BYU 4 7 8 72 3:34 Atkinson III 2 yd run Oklahoma 1 7 2 67 0:41 Wood, C. 62 yd run 2 3 13 64 5:46 Brindza 34 yd field goal Oklahoma Oklahoma 4 3 13 70 5:44 Brindza 44 yd field goal Oklahoma 4 7 7 73 4:00 Golson 1 yd run Oklahoma 4 3 5 16 1:05 Brindza 46 yd field goal Oklahoma 4 7 3 20 0:55 Riddick 15 yd run Pittsburgh 1 3 14 60 6:32 Brindza 37 yd field goal Pittsburgh 2 3 18 89 9:26 Brindza 20 yd field goal Pittsburgh 4 6 11 71 2:18 Jones 11 yd pass from Golson Pittsburgh 4 8 2 50 0:52 Riddick 5 yd pass from Golson Pittsburgh 5 3 4 5 0:00 Brindza 37 yd field goal Pittsburgh 7 6 6 25 0:00 Golson 1 yd run 95 5:39 Golson 2 yd run Boston College 1 7 13 Boston College 2 7 16 87 7:31 Niklas 7 yd pass from Golson Boston College 3 7 9 65 8:30 Goodman 18 yd pass from Golson Wake Forest 1 7 4 91 1:45 Wood, C. 68 yd run Wake Forest 1 7 8 52 2:51 Eifert 2 yd pass from Golson Wake Forest 1 7 6 78 2:24 Goodman 50 yd pass from Golson Wake Forest 2 7 6 75 2:52 Jones 34 yd pass from Golson Wake Forest 2 3 6 51 1:13 Brindza 25 yd field goal Wake Forest 3 7 7 80 3:44 Atkinson III 9 yd run USC 1 3 9 66 3:35 Brindza 27 yd field goal 1 6 12 87 6:57 Riddick 9 yd run USC USC 2 3 13 67 5:31 Brindza 29 yd field goal USC 2 3 9 48 1:25 Brindza 52 yd field goal USC 3 3 9 70 5:24 Brindza 33 yd field goal USC 4 3 8 54 3:13 Brindza 19 yd field goal Alabama 3 7 9 85 3:26 Golson 2 yard run Alabama 4 7 10 75 3:36 Riddick 6 yd pass from Golson

OPPONENTSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; SCORING DRIVES Game Qtr Pts Plays Yds TOP How Navy 2 3 10 74 2:12 Sloan 26 yd field goal Navy 3 7 3 75 0:57 Lynch 25 yd pass from Miller Purdue 2 7 13 58 3:36 Edison 2 yd pass from Marve Purdue 4 3 9 56 4:01 McCartney 33 yd field goal Purdue 4 7 4 15 1:12 Edison 15 yd pass from TerBush Michigan State 2 3 13 43 7:07 Conroy 50 yd field goal Michigan 4 3 14 42 7:40 Gibbons 33 yd field goal Michigan 4 3 11 56 3:19 Gibbons 31 yd field goal Miami 1 3 9 50 3:56 Wieclaw 28 yd field goal Stanford 2 3 7 44 1:34 Williamson 48 yd field goal Stanford 4 3 16 65 8:03 Williamson 27 yd field goal BYU 2 7 8 56 3:34 Hoffman 6 yd pass from Nelson BYU 2 7 4 30 1:28 Friel 2 yd pass from Nelson Oklahoma 1 3 9 71 3:04 Hunnicutt 28 yd field goal Oklahoma 2 3 14 66 5:07 Hunnicutt 30 yd field goal Oklahoma 4 7 7 52 2:45 Bell 1 yd run Pittsburgh 1 3 7 52 3:28 Harper 39 yd field goal Pittsburgh 2 7 6 58 2:25 Graham 16 yd run 3 7 3 52 0:45 Holtz 9 yd pass from Sunseri Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 3 3 7 57 2:25 Harper 21 yd field goal Pittsburgh 5 3 4 1 0:00 Harper 41 yd field goal Pittsburgh 7 3 4 -2 0:00 Harper 44 yd field goal Boston College 2 3 15 69 7:31 Freese 36 yd field goal 58 4:56 Freese 45 yd field goal Boston College 4 3 12 USC 2 6 6 75 1:53 Woods 11 yd pass from Wittek USC 2 3 9 54 5:24 Heidari 39 yd field goal USC 4 3 13 80 6:05 Heidari 21 yd field goal Alabama 1 6 5 82 2:57 Lacy 20 yd run 1 6 10 61 4:49 M. Williams 3 yd pass from McCarron Alabama Alabama 2 6 8 80 4:26 Yeldon 1 yd run Alabama 2 6 9 71 3:12 Lacy 11 yd pass from McCarron Alabama 3 6 10 97 5:37 Cooper 34 yd pass from McCarron Alabama 4 6 14 86 3:36 Cooper 19 yd pass from McCarron

92 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

2012 Statistics Notre Dame Game-by-Game Rushing no-yds/td 190-917/5 114-742/4 51-361/5 94-298/6 23-125/1 8-41/0 4-28/1 1-8/0 1-7/0 4--13/1 1--16/0 15--36/0

navy 19-107/2 DNP 9-99/2 1--8/0 9-59/0 6-20/0 1-9/1 0-0/0 1-7/0 DNP 0-0/0 DNP

pur 15-53/0 DNP 1-0/0 16--10/1 0-0/0 DNP 1-6/0 1-8/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 2--5/0

msu mich 12-30/0 17-52/0 10-56/0 7-39/0 5-43/0 4-4/0 3-7/1 1-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP DNP 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-2/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 4--14/0 1--3/0

miami stanford 5-21/1 12-45/0 18-118/2 12-66/0 10-123/1 3-21/0 6-51/0 15-41/0 11-55/1 0-0/0 DNP DNP 1-8/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1--7/0 0-0/0 1--16/0 DNP DNP

byu 15-143/0 18-114/0 5-11/1 DNP 0-0/0 1-14/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 2--8/0 0-0/0 2--4/0

ou pitt bc wf usc 19-74/1 22-85/0 18-104/0 6-20/0 20-146/1 7-74/1 13-70/0 6-33/0 11-150/1 8-20/0 DNP 1-2/0 4-9/0 7-34/1 2-15/0 11-64/1 15-74/1 11-39/1 1-0/0 9-47/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 3-11/0 0-0/0 DNP DNP DNP 1-7/0 DNP 1-5/0 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 0-0/0 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 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1--2/0 DNP 1--1/0 1--1/0 3--6/0

ua 10-37/0 4-2/0 0-0/0 5--7/1 0-0/0 DNP 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP

no-yds/td 50-685/4 50-649/4 31-490/0 36-370/2 24-252/0 7-159/3 5-75/1 2-56/0 7-47/0 2-41/0 3-39/0 5-25/0 1-9/0 2-4/0 1--5/0

navy 4-22/1 2-24/0 2-49/0 2-25/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-29/0 0-0/0 1-1/0 1-20/0 1-23/0 DNP 1-9/0 0-0/0 1--5/0

pur 4-98/0 3-20/1 4-70/0 4-44/0 4-33/0 1-10/0 1-30/0 0-0/0 2-14/0 0-0/0 1-5/0 DNP 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0

msu 0-0/0 4-59/0 0-0/0 3-16/0 5-58/0 1-36/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-9/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0

mich 1-38/0 2-35/0 3-40/0 5-32/0 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 0-0/0

miami 2-31/0 4-45/0 3-48/0 3-15/0 2-22/0 1-13/0 1-7/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-21/0 0-0/0 2-9/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0

stanford 4-57/1 4-52/1 2-24/0 3-38/0 1-5/0 DNP 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-8/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-0/0 0-0/0

byu 4-73/1 2-40/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP 1-2/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-4/0 0-0/0

ou 3-22/0 5-55/0 2-36/0 1-12/0 2-13/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-50/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP 0-0/0

pitt 6-62/0 5-53/1 7-86/0 4-35/1 6-50/0 DNP 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-5/0 0-0/0 DNP 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0

bc 6-67/0 3-39/0 2-22/0 4-56/0 0-0/0 1-18/1 1-7/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP 0-0/0 0-0/0

wf 6-85/1 6-97/1 DNP 3-58/0 2-37/0 2-59/1 0-0/0 1-6/0 1-10/0 0-0/0 1-11/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0

usc ua 4-69/0 6-61/0 3-40/0 7-90/0 DNP 6-115/0 3-33/0 1-6/1 2-34/0 0-0/0 1-23/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 2-18/0 1--2/0 0-0/0 DNP 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0

no-yds 21-46

navy 1-11

pur 4-1

msu 2-16

mich -

miami 1-0

stanford 2-9

byu 2--3

ou -

pitt 1-0

bc 1--3

wf 4-13

usc -

ua 3-2

KICK ATKINSON, G. MCDANIEL GRACE

no-yds 22-441 7-135 1-12

navy 1-13 - -

pur 1-32 1-25 1-12

msu 1-24 - -

mich - - -

miami 1-13 - -

stanford 2-36 - -

byu 2-37 - -

ou DNP 4-77 -

pitt 4-74 1-16 -

bc 3-78 - -

wf - 1-17 -

usc 4-87 - -

ua 3-47 -

INTERCEPTION TE’O JACKSON, B. RUSSELL BARATTI FARLEY SPOND

no-yds 7-35 4-57 2-31 1-0 1-49 1-0

navy 1-0 - - - - DNP

pur - 2-47 - - - DNP

msu - - - - - -

mich 2-28 1-10 1-31 1-0 - -

miami - - - - - -

stanford - 1-0 - - 1-49 -

byu 1-7 - - - - 1-0

ou 1-0 - - - - -

pitt - - - - - -

bc 1-0 - - - - -

wf - - - - - -

usc 1-0 - 1-0 - - -

ua -

FUMBLE TUITT TE’O

no-yds 1-77 1-8

navy 1-77 -

pur - -

msu - 1-8

mich - -

miami - -

stanford - -

byu - -

ou - -

pitt - -

bc - -

wf - -

usc - -

ua -

2012 statistics

PUNT NEAL, D.

2012 season review

Notre Dame Game-by-Game Returns

coaches & staff

EIFERT TE JONES WR DANIELS WR RIDDICK RB TOMA WR GOODMAN WR NIKLAS TE BROWN, C. WR SMITH, D. WR MCDANIEL RB KOYACK TE WOOD, C. RB FERGUSON WR ATKINSON, G. RB NEAL, D. WR

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Notre Dame Game-by-Game Receiving

2013 OUTLOOK

RIDDICK RB WOOD, C. RB ATKINSON, G. RB GOLSON QB MCDANIEL RB HENDRIX QB TOMA WR JONES WR NEAL, D. WR REES QB TURK P TEAM

93 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

2012 Statistics Notre Dame Game-by-Game Passing GOLSON Navy Purdue Michigan State Michigan Miami Stanford Oklahoma Pittsburgh Boston College Wake Forest USC Alabama TOTALS

Comp-Att-Int 12-18-1 21-31-0 14-32-0 3-8-2 17-22-0 12-24-0 13-25-0 23-42-1 16-24-0 20-30-1 15-26-0 21-36-1 187-318-6

Pct 66.7 67.7 43.8 37.5 77.3 50.0 52.0 54.8 66.7 66.7 57.7 58.3 58.8

Yards 144 289 178 30 186 141 177 227 200 346 217 270 2405

TD 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 1 12

Long 35 41 36 16 24 24 50 45 23 50 36 31 50

Sack-Yds 1-8 5-40 1-2 0-0 0-0 3-17 1-2 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-16 15-90

Effic 141.09 156.70 100.79 19.00 148.29 113.10 111.47 111.11 164.17 189.88 127.80 124.94 131.01

REES Comp-Att-Int Purdue 3-6-0 Michigan 8-11-0 Miami 2-4-0 Stanford 4-4-0 7-16-1 BYU Oklahoma 1-1-0 Pittsburgh 6-11-1 Boston College 1-1-0 Wake Forest 2-5-0 34-59-2 TOTALS

Pct Yards 50.0 35 72.7 115 50.0 25 100.0 43 43.8 117 100.0 11 54.5 64 100.0 9 40.0 17 57.6 436

TD 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2

Long Sack-Yds Effic 21 0-0 99.00 38 0-0 160.55 21 0-0 102.50 16 1-7 272.80 33 1-8 113.30 11 0-0 192.40 17 0-0 85.24 9 0-0 175.60 11 0-0 68.56 38 2-15 124.11

HENDRIX Navy BYU Wake Forest TOTALS

Pct 80.0 100.0 0.0 71.4

TD 0 0 0 0

Long 23 2 0 23

Comp-Att-Int 4-5-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 5-7-0

Yards 53 2 0 55

Sack-Yds 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1

Effic 169.04 116.80 0.00 137.43

Notre Dame Game-by-Game All-Purpose Yards

RIDDICK ATKINSON, G. WOOD, C. EIFERT JONES, TJ DANIELS MCDANIEL GOLSON TOMA GOODMAN NIKLAS JACKSON, B. BROWN, C. FARLEY NEAL, D. SMITH, D. HENDRIX KOYACK TE'O RUSSELL GRACE FERGUSON REES TURK TEAM

total 1287 806 767 685 657 490 301 298 280 159 75 57 56 49 48 47 41 39 35 31 12 9 -13 -16 -36

navy 132 112 DNP 22 24 49 79 -8 9 - 29 - - - 13 1 20 23 - - - 9 DNP - -

pur 97 32 DNP 98 28 70 25 -10 39 10 30 47 - - 1 14 DNP 5 - - 12 - - - -5

msu mich miami 46 84 36 67 4 136 56 39 127 - 38 31 59 35 45 - 40 48 - - 76 7 - 51 58 - 30 36 - 13 - - 7 - 10 - - - - - - - 16 - - 9 - - DNP DNP DNP - - - - 28 - - 31 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - -14 -3 -

stanford 83 57 66 57 52 24 - 41 5 DNP - - - 49 9 8 DNP - - - - - -7 -16 -

byu 143 52 114 73 40 - - DNP - DNP 2 - - - -3 - 14 - 7 - - - -8 - -4

ou 86 DNP 74 22 55 36 77 64 18 - - - 50 - - - DNP - - - - - - - -2

pitt 120 76 70 62 53 86 16 74 50 DNP - - - - - 5 DNP DNP - - - - - - -

bc 160 87 33 67 39 22 - 39 - 18 7 - - - -3 - DNP - - - - DNP - - -1

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

wf 78 34 150 85 97 DNP 28 - 37 59 - - 6 - 13 10 7 11 - - - - - - -1

usc 179 102 38 69 40 DNP - 47 34 23 - - - - - - DNP - - - - - - - -6

ua 43 47 61 90 115 -7 DNP 2 DNP DNP -

2012 Statistics Notre Dame Game-by-Game Tackles navy 4-4 4-1 6-1 5-1 3-2 1-0 1-2 1-0 DNP 3-1 0-1 DNP 0-1 3-1 3-1 2-0 - 0-1 1-0 2-1 1-0 3-0 - DNP 1-1 - 1-1 1-0 DNP - - - - - - DNP - -

pur msu mich miami 2-8 7-5 3-5 8-2 4-5 0-5 5-2 1-1 0-2 2-2 6-3 1-0 1-4 2-3 0-4 1-4 1-1 1-0 1-1 2-4 1-4 3-6 2-0 1-0 1-3 1-4 1-3 2-0 1-3 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-6 2-2 0-5 2-1 3-1 4-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 2-4 1-2 DNP 1-3 2-4 1-1 1-3 1-0 3-0 2-0 1-1 1-0 0-2 - - - - 0-1 1-0 1-1 - - 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 - - 0-1 2-1 1-1 - - 2-1 1-2 1-1 DNP DNP 0-1 - - - - - 1-1 0-1 - - - - DNP DNP - - - 0-1 - 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 - - DNP - - 1-0 1-0 DNP - 1-0 - - - - - - - - - 0-1 - - - 0-1 - 0-1 - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - - - - - -

stanford 3-8 1-8 2-2 2-4 4-3 0-4 1-3 2-6 0-5 1-6 1-4 1-5 - 0-1 1-0 - - - - DNP - - - 1-0 - - 0-1 - - DNP - 1-0 - - - DNP - -

byu 6-4 2-1 2-1 2-0 6-0 2-3 2-2 3-1 2-1 2-3 2-3 3-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 - 0-1 - - DNP 1-0 - 0-1 - - - - - 0-1 - - - - DNP - DNP - 1-0

ou 6-5 2-0 7-1 3-2 6-3 2-1 1-3 1-4 2-3 1-0 2-1 2-3 - 1-2 - 0-2 0-2 - - DNP 1-0 - 1-0 0-1 - - 0-1 1-0 - DNP - - - - - DNP - -

pitt 3-4 1-2 5-1 4-5 4-1 2-6 0-4 1-2 2-1 2-4 2-1 2-1 - 1-0 1-0 0-1 - - - DNP 1-0 - 2-0 0-1 - 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 DNP - - - - - DNP 1-0 -

bc 4-1 7-0 7-1 3-1 2-1 4-1 1-0 1-0 2-2 2-0 2-0 3-0 1-1 3-0 - - - DNP - DNP - 1-0 1-0 1-0 - 3-0 DNP - - DNP - - - - - - - -

wf 3-3 2-2 2-1 1-2 1-0 - 1-6 2-2 4-3 1-2 2-1 2-1 3-2 1-0 1-2 0-3 0-1 2-2 2-0 DNP 0-1 0-1 0-2 - - 1-0 DNP 1-0 0-1 0-1 - - - - - 0-1 - -

usc 3-2 3-2 4-2 2-1 3-0 3-2 3-0 4-5 - 1-1 1-4 0-2 - 0-2 1-0 - 0-2 - - DNP 1-1 - - 0-2 1-0 - - - - - 1-0 - - - - DNP - -

ua 3-7 7-9 1-3 4-2 3-5 1-2 5-0 4-2 2-1 2-3 1-0 0-1 1-2 0-1 1-0 1-0 DNP 0-1 1-1 DNP DNP DNP -

coaches & staff

total 113 77 65 63 58 51 50 49 49 47 40 39 23 22 12 11 10 10 9 8 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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ua-a 55-58 39-38 45-20 30-33 37-21 22-29 20-30 23-26 19-30 24-23 17-23 17-22 13-10 11-11 7-5 4-7 2-8 5-5 7-2 4-4 5-3 5-3 4-3 2-4 3-3 5-0 1-4 5-0 1-4 2-1 2-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0

2013 OUTLOOK

TE'O LB MOTTA S JACKSON, B. CB FOX LB RUSSELL CB SHEMBO LB NIX NG FARLEY S CALABRESE LB TUITT DE LEWIS-MOORE DE SPOND LB DAY DE WILLIAMS, Ish. LB GRACE LB SPRINGMANN NG MOORE LB COUNCELL LB SHUMATE S SLAUGHTER S BARATTI S McCARTHY, D. S OKWARA LB SCHMIDT, J. LB SALVI, C. S ATKINSON, J. CB SCHWENKE NG MCDANIEL CB CAVALARIS S BROWN, Ja. CB BRINDZA P SMITH, D. BROWN, C. GOLSON COWART RABASA LB RIDDICK EIFERT

2012 season review 2012 statistics

95 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

2012 Statistics Notre Dame Game-by-Game Sacks TUITT DE SHEMBO LB LEWIS-MOORE DE DAY DE NIX NG TE'O LB SPRINGMANN NG FOX LB SCHWENKE NG RUSSELL CB

ua-a total 10-4 12.0 7-1 7.5 4-4 6.0 2-0 2.0 1-2 2.0 1-1 1.5 1-0 1.0 1-0 1.0 0-1 0.5 0-1 0.5

navy 2.0-9 - 0.5-4 - - - - - 0.5-5 -

pur msu 2.0-12 1.0-12 - 1.0-7 - - - 1.0-9 1.5-6 - - - - 1.0-2 - - - - 0.5-4 -

mich miami 1.0-10 - 1.0-3 - - - 1.0-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

stanford 0.5-2 - 0.5-1 - - - - - - -

byu ou pitt bc 2.0-25 - 1.5-6 1.0-4 - 1.0-7 1.0-8 3.0-26 1.0-9 - 1.5-10 1.0-6 - - - - - - 0.5-3 - - 1.0-9 0.5-4 - - - - - 1.0-2 - - - - - - DNP - - - -

wf 1.0-9 - - - - - - - DNP -

usc - 0.5-4 1.5-11 - - - - - - -

ua -

wf 1.0-9 - 1.0-5 - - - - 1.0-1 0.5-1 - - - - 0.5-0 - DNP -

usc ua - 0.5-4 2.0-13 1.0-1 2.0-5 - - 0.5-2 - 1.0-2 - - 0.5-1 - 1.0-1 - - - 0.5-1 -

Notre Dame Game-by-Game Tackles for Loss TUITT DE SHEMBO LB LEWIS-MOORE DE NIX NG TE'O LB DAY DE WILLIAMS, Ish. LB CALABRESE LB SPRINGMANN NG RUSSELL CB FARLEY S FOX LB MOTTA S OKWARA LB JACKSON, B. CB SCHWENKE NG SPOND LB

ua-a total 11-4 13.0 10-1 10.5 6-5 8.5 6-3 7.5 4-3 5.5 3-1 3.5 3-1 3.5 2-2 3.0 1-2 2.0 1-2 2.0 1-2 2.0 2-0 2.0 1-2 2.0 1-1 1.5 1-1 1.5 0-2 1.0 0-2 1.0

navy 2.0-9 - 0.5-4 1.5-2 - 0.5-1 1.0-3 DNP - - - - 1.0-3 - - 0.5-5 DNP

pur msu 2.0-12 1.0-12 - 2.0-9 - - 1.5-6 - - 1.0-1 - 1.0-9 - - - - - 1.0-2 0.5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - DNP -

mich miami 1.0-10 - 1.0-3 - - 1.0-1 - - 1.0-1 - 1.0-8 - - - 0.5-1 - - - - - 0.5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

stanford 0.5-2 - 0.5-1 - - - - - - - 1.0-7 1.0-5 - - - - -

byu 2.0-25 - 1.0-9 1.0-3 0.5-0 - - - - 1.0-2 - 1.0-2 - - - - 0.5-1

ou - 1.0-7 - - 2.0-12 - 1.0-9 0.5-1 0.5-1 0.5-1 - - - 1.0-1 - 0.5-0 -

pitt bc 1.5-6 2.0-8 2.0-11 4.0-29 1.5-10 1.0-6 0.5-3 - 1.0-5 - - 1.0-3 1.0-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.5-1 1.0-4 - DNP - -

Notre Dame Game-by-Game Fumbles LOST GOLSON QB NEAL, D. WR RIDDICK RB WOOD, C. RB TOMA WR HENDRIX QB ATKINSON, G. RB TURK P

no-lost navy 8-4 - 3-0 - 2-1 - 2-1 DNP 1-0 - 1-0 1-0 1-1 - 1-0 -

pur 2-1 - 1-0 DNP - DNP - -

msu - 1-0 - - - DNP - -

mich miami - 1-0 - - - - - 1-0 - - DNP DNP - - - -

stanford 4-3 - - - - DNP - 1-0

byu DNP - - - - - - -

ou - - - - 1-0 DNP DNP -

pitt - 1-0 - 1-1 - DNP - -

bc 1-0 - 1-1 - - DNP 1-1 -

wf - - - - - - - -

usc - - - - - DNP - -

ua 1-0 DNP -

FORCED TUITT LEWIS-MOORE NIX OKWARA CALABRESE WILLIAMS, Ish.

number navy 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 DNP 1 1

pur - - - - - -

msu 1 - - - - -

mich miami - - - - 1 - - - - - - -

stanford - - - - - -

byu - - - - - -

ou - - - 1 - -

pitt - - - - - -

bc 2 1 - - - -

wf - - - - 1 -

usc - 1 - - - -

ua -

RECOVERED TE’O TUITT MOTTA JACKSON, B. McCARTHY, D. SHEMBO

number navy 2 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 -

pur - - - - - -

msu 1 - - - - -

mich miami - - - - - - 1 - - - - -

stanford - - - - - -

byu - - - - - -

ou - - - - - -

pitt - - - - - -

bc - - - - - 1

wf - - 1 - - -

usc - - - - - -

ua -

96 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

2012 Statistics Notre Dame Big Plays

EXPLOSIVE PASSING PLAYS (20+ YARDS) Yards Player(s) *50 GOODMAN, John from GOLSON, Everett 50 BROWN, Chris from GOLSON, Everett 45 DANIELS, DaVaris from GOLSON, Everett 41 DANIELS, DaVaris from GOLSON, Everett 38 EIFERT, Tyler from REES, Tommy 38 EIFERT, Tyler from GOLSON, Everett *36 GOODMAN, John from GOLSON, Everett 36 EIFERT, Tyler from GOLSON, Everett 35 DANIELS, DaVaris from GOLSON, Everett *34 JONES, TJ from GOLSON, Everett 33 EIFERT, Tyler from REES, Tommy 31 JONES, TJ from GOLSON, Everett 31 DANIELS, DaVaris from GOLSON, Everett 31 JONES, TJ from REES, Tommy

Opponent Wake Forest Oklahoma Pittsburgh Purdue Michigan Wake Forest Michigan State USC Navy Wake Forest BYU Alabama Alabama BYU

2012 statistics

EXPLOSIVE RUNNING PLAYS (15+ YARDS) Yards Player(s) Opponent WOOD, Cierre Wake Forest 68* WOOD, Cierre Oklahoma 62* 56* ATKINSON III, George Navy 55* ATKINSON III, George Miami 55 RIDDICK, Theo BYU 43 WOOD, Cierre Wake Forest WOOD, Cierre Miami 37 32 ATKINSON III, George Michigan State 31 ATKINSON III, George Miami 27 GOLSON, Everett Pittsburgh 27 RIDDICK, Theo BYU 26 WOOD, Cierre Michigan State 23 GOLSON, Everett Stanford 22 WOOD, Cierre BYU 22 WOOD, Cierre BYU 20 RIDDICK, Cierre Alabama 20 RIDDICK, Theo USC 20 WOOD, Cierre Wake Forest GOLSON, Everett Stanford 20

OPPONENT EXPLOSIVE RUNNING PLAYS (15+ YARDS) Yards Player(s) Opponent 55 GRAHAM, Ray Pittsburgh 48 GRAHAM, Ray Pittsburgh 31 Toussaint, Fitzgerald Michigan 25 CHRISTIAN, Prentice Navy 24 REDD, Silas USC 21 WILLIAMS, Jamaal BYU *20 LACY, Eddie Alabama 20 LACY, Eddie Alabama 20 FINCH, Rolandan Boston College 20 ROBINSON, Denard Michigan 18 GREENE, Gee Gee Navy 17 LACY, Eddie Alabama 17 CLEMENTS, Eduardo Miami *16 GRAHAM, Ray Pittsburgh 16 LACY, Eddie Alabama 15 FINCH, Rolandan Boston College 15 ROBINSON, Denard Michigan 15 BELL, Leâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Veon Michigan State 15 TERBUSH, Caleb Purdue 15 REDD, Silas USC * touchdown scored on play

2012 season review

Opponent Pittsburgh USC Pittsburgh Oklahoma Pittsburgh USC Navy Purdue Navy Miami Oklahoma

BYU Navy Miami Navy Stanford Boston College Oklahoma Pittsburgh Wake Forest USC Miami Miami Michigan Pittsburgh USC USC BYU Oklahoma Michigan State

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OPPONENT BIG PLAYS (35+ YARDS) Yards Type Player(s) 55 Rush GRAHAM, Ray Pass LEE, Marqise from WITTEK, Max 53 48 Rush GRAHAM, Ray KR CLAY, Brennan 44 43 Pass HOLTZ, J.P. from SUNSERI, Tino KR LEE, Marqise 43 41 Pass LYNCH, Shawn from MILLER, Trey KR MOSTERT, Raheem 41 38 Pass BOLENA, Casey from MILLER, Trey KR DORSETT, Phillip 37 35 Pass SAUNDERS, Jalen from JONES, Landry * touchdown scored on play

19 RIDDICK, Theo 19 MCDANIEL, Cam 18 ATKINSON III, George 17 RIDDICK, Theo 17 WOOD, Cierre 16 RIDDICK, Theo 16 GOLSON, Everett 16 WOOD, Cierre 16 WOOD, Cierre 15 ATKINSON III, George 15 MCDANIEL, Cam 15 GOLSON, Everett 15 WOOD, Cierre 15 GOLSON, Everett 15 RIDDICK, Theo 15 RIDDICK, Theo 15 WOOD, Cierre 15* RIDDICK, Theo 15 RIDDICK, Theo * touchdown scored on play

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Opponent Navy Wake Forest Oklahoma Navy Miami BYU Wake Forest Oklahoma Stanford Pittsburgh Wake Forest Purdue USC Michigan Wake Forest Miami Michigan State Purdue USC Navy Boston College

2013 OUTLOOK

BIG PLAYS (35+ YARDS) Yards Type Player(s) *77 FR TUITT, Stephon Rush WOOD, Cierre *68 *62 Rush WOOD, Cierre Rush ATKINSON III, George *56 *55 Rush ATKINSON III, George Rush RIDDICK, Theo 55 *50 Pass GOODMAN, John from GOLSON, Everett Pass BROWN, Chris from GOLSON, Everett 50 49 INT FARLEY, Matthias Pass DANIELS, DaVaris from GOLSON, Everett 45 43 Rush WOOD, Cierre Pass DANIELS, DaVaris from GOLSON, Everett 41 39 KR ATKINSON III, George Pass EIFERT, Tyler from REES, Tommy 38 38 Pass EIFERT, Tyler from GOLSON, Everett Rush WOOD, Cierre 37 *36 Pass GOODMAN, John from GOLSON, Everett INT JACKSON, Bennett 36 Pass EIFERT, Tyler from GOLSON, Everett 36 35 Pass DANIELS, DaVaris from GOLSON, Everett KR ATKINSON III, George 35 * touchdown scored on play

97 99 Percent Graduation Rate | 44 College Football Hall of Famers | 6 Hall of Fame Coaches

2012 Statistics Notre Dame Big Plays 30 NIKLAS, Troy from GOLSON, Everett 29 EIFERT, Tyler from REES, Tommy 29 NIKLAS, Troy from GOLSON, Everett 29 EIFERT, Tyler from GOLSON, Everett 28 DANIELS, DaVaris from GOLSON, Everett 27 TOMA, Robby from GOLSON, Everett 25 EIFERT, Tyler from GOLSON, Everett 24 JONES, TJ from REES, Tommy 24 RIDDICK, Theo from GOLSON, Everett *24 EIFERT, Tyler from GOLSON, Everett 24 DANIELS, DaVaris from GOLSON, Everett 23 RIDDICK, Theo from GOLSON, Everett 23 RIDDICK, Theo from GOLSON, Everett 23 KOYACK, Ben from HENDRIX, Andrew 23 EIFERT, Tyler from GOLSON, Everett 23 GOODMAN, John from GOLSON, Everett 22 DANIELS, DaVaris from GOLSON, Everett 22 EIFERT, Tyler from GOLSON, Everett 22 EIFERT, Tyler from GOLSON, Everett 22 RIDDICK, Theo from GOLSON, Everett 22 TOMA, Robby from GOLSON, Everett 21 DANIELS, DaVaris from GOLSON, Everett 21 TOMA, Robby from REES, Tommy 21 JONES, TJ from GOLSON, Everett 21 MCDANIEL, Cam from REES, Tommy 20 JONES, TJ from GOLSON, Everett 20 JONES, TJ from GOLSON, Everett 20 TOMA, Robby from GOLSON, Everett 20 JONES, TJ from GOLSON, Everett 20 EIFERT, Tyler from GOLSON, Everett 20 MCDANIEL, Cam from HENDRIX, Andrew * touchdown scored on play

Purdue BYU Navy Purdue Alabama Wake Forest Purdue Michigan Wake Forest Stanford Miami Boston College Stanford Navy Miami USC Oklahoma Purdue Purdue Wake Forest USC Alabama Purdue Michigan State Miami Stanford USC Michigan State Boston College Boston College Navy

OPPONENT EXPLOSIVE PASSING PLAYS (20+ YARDS) Yards Player(s) 53 LEE, Marqise from WITTEK, Max 43 HOLTZ, J.P. from SUNSERI,Tino 41 LYNCH, Shawn from MILLER, Trey 38 BOLENA, Casey from MILLER, Trey 35 SAUNDERS, Jalen from JONES, Landry *34 COOPER, Amari from McCARRON, AJ 33 STILLS, Kenny from JONES, Landry 29 NORWOOD, Kevin from McCARRON, AJ 28 EVANS, Spiffy from RETTIG, Chase 28 WALFORD, Clive from MORRIS, Steven 27 JONES, Christion from McCARRON, AJ 27 COOPER, Amari from McCARRON, AJ 27 ROSS, O.J. from MARVE, Robert 26 JOHNSON, Dwayne from MORRIS, Steven *25 LYNCH, Shawn from MILLER, Trey 25 NORWOOD, Kevin from McCARRON, AJ 23 SIMS, Dion from MAXWELL, Andrew 22 AMIDON, Alex from RETTIG, Chase 22 MUMPHERY, Keith from MAXWELL, Andrew 22 SHAVERS, Akeem from TERBUSH, Caleb 22 ERTZ, Zach from NUNES, Josh 21 JOHNSON, Dwayne from MORRIS, Steven 21 WILLIAMS, Damie from JONES, Landry 20 HOFFMAN, Cody from NELSON, Riley 20 ROBINSON, Jerald from ROBINSON, Denard 20 MACARTHY, Dolapo from MARVE, Robert * touchdown scored on play

NOTRE DAME’S LONGEST PLAYS OF THE SEASON Rushing: 68, Cierre Wood vs. Wake Forest (11.17) Rushing Touchdown: 68, Cierre Wood vs. Wake Forest (11.17) Passing: 50, Goodman from Golson vs. Wake Forest (11.17) Passing: 50, Brown from Golson at Oklahoma (10.27) Passing Touchdown: 50, Goodman from Golson vs. Wake Forest (11.17) Punt Return: 11, Davonte’ Neal vs. Navy (9.1) Punt Return: 11, Davonte’ Neal at Michigan State (9.15) Kick Return: 39, George Atkinson III at USC (11.24) Interception Return: 49, Matthias Farley vs. Stanford (10.13) Fumble Return: 77, Stephon Tuitt vs. Navy (9.1) Punt: 53, Ben Turk vs. Purdue (9.8) Punt: 53, Ben Turk at Michigan State (9.15) Field Goal: 52, Kyle Brindza at USC (11.24) OPPONENTS’ LONGEST PLAYS OF THE SEASON Rushing: 55, GRAHAM, Ray of Pittsburgh (10.3) Rushing Touchdown: 20, LACY, Eddier of Alabama (1.7) Passing: 53, LEE, Marqise from WITTEK, Max of USC (11.24) Passing Touchdown: 34, COOPER, Amari from McCARRON, AJ of Alabama (1.7) Punt Return: 31, SADDLER, Cameron of Pittsburgh (11.3) Kick Return: 44, CLAY, Brennan of Oklahoma (10.27) Interception Return: 9, VAN NOY, Kyle of BYU (10.20) Fumble Return: -Punt: 63, BELTRAN, Pablo of Navy (9.1) Field Goal: 50, CONROY, Dan of Michigan State (9.15)

Opponent USC Pittsburgh Navy Navy Oklahoma Alabama Oklahoma Alabama Boston College Miami Alabama Alabama Purdue Miami Navy Alabama Michigan State Boston College Michigan State Purdue Stanford Miami Oklahoma BYU Michigan Purdue

11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

2012 Statistics Notre Dame Superlatives vs Miami (Oct 06, 2012) vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) vs Miami (Oct 06, 2012) vs Miami (Oct 06, 2012) vs Navy (Sep 01, 2012) vs Miami (Oct 06, 2012) vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) vs Wake Forest (Nov 17, 2012) vs Wake Forest (Nov 17, 2012) vs Wake Forest (Nov 17, 2012) vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) vs Miami (Oct 06, 2012) vs Wake Forest (Nov 17, 2012) vs Navy (Sep 01, 2012) vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) at Boston College (Nov 10, 2012) vs Miami (Oct 06, 2012) vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) vs Stanford (Oct 13, 2012) vs Stanford (Oct 13, 2012) vs Stanford (Oct 13, 2012) vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) vs Michigan (Sep 22, 2012) at Michigan State (Sep 15, 2012) at USC (Nov 24, 2012) vs Purdue (Sep 08, 2012) at Michigan State (Sep 15, 2012) at Michigan State (Sep 15, 2012) vs Navy (Sep 01, 2012) at Michigan State (Sep 15, 2012)

coaches & staff

51 376 7.4 5 53 29 363 10.1 3 104 587 8.8 50 5 34 9 70 3 5 8 44.3 53 4 11

the fighting irish

TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return

2013 OUTLOOK 2012 season review

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 22 Riddick, Theo vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) Yards Rushing 150 Wood, Cierre vs Wake Forest (Nov 17, 2012) TD Rushes 2 Atkinson III, George vs Navy (Sep 01, 2012) Riddick, Theo vs Navy (Sep 01, 2012) Wood, Cierre vs Miami (Oct 06, 2012) Long Rush 68 Wood, Cierre vs Wake Forest (Nov 17, 2012) Pass attempts 42 Golson, Everett vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) Pass completions 23 Golson, Everett vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) Yards Passing 346 Golson, Everett vs Wake Forest (Nov 17, 2012) TD Passes 3 Golson, Everett vs Wake Forest (Nov 17, 2012) Long Pass 50 Golson, Everett at Oklahoma (Oct 27, 2012) Golson, Everett vs Wake Forest (Nov 17, 2012) Receptions 7 Daniels, DaVaris vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) Jones, TJ vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) Yards Receiving 115 Daniels, DaVaris vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) TD Receptions 1 Eifert, Tyler vs Navy (Sep 01, 2012) Jones, TJ vs Purdue (Sep 08, 2012) Goodman, John at Michigan State (Sep 15, 2012) Jones, TJ vs Stanford (Oct 13, 2012) Eifert, Tyler vs Stanford (Oct 13, 2012) Eifert, Tyler vs BYU (Oct 20, 2012) Riddick, Theo vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) Jones, TJ vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) Goodman, John at Boston College (Nov 10, 2012) Niklas, Troy at Boston College (Nov 10, 2012) Jones, TJ vs Wake Forest (Nov 17, 2012) Eifert, Tyler vs Wake Forest (Nov 17, 2012) Goodman, John vs Wake Forest (Nov 17, 2012) Riddick, Theo vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) Long Reception 50 Brown, Chris at Oklahoma (Oct 27, 2012) Goodman, John vs Wake Forest (Nov 17, 2012) Field Goals 5 Brindza, Kyle at USC (Nov 24, 2012) Long Field Goal 52 Brindza, Kyle at USC (Nov 24, 2012) Punts 8 Turk, Ben at Michigan State (Sep 15, 2012) Punting Avg 44.3 Turk, Ben at USC (Nov 24, 2012) Long Punt 53 Turk, Ben vs Purdue (Sep 08, 2012) Turk, Ben at Michigan State (Sep 15, 2012) Punts inside 20 4 Turk, Ben at Michigan State (Sep 15, 2012) Long Punt Return 11 Neal, Davonte' vs Navy (Sep 01, 2012) Neal, Davonte' at Michigan State (Sep 15, 2012) Long Kickoff Return 39 Atkinson III, George at USC (Nov 24, 2012) Tackles 16 Motta, Zeke vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) Sacks 3.0 Shembo, Prince at Boston College (Nov 10, 2012) Tackles For Loss 4.0 Shembo, Prince at Boston College (Nov 10, 2012) Interceptions 2 Jackson, Bennett vs Purdue (Sep 08, 2012) Te'o, Manti vs Michigan (Sep 22, 2012)

2012 statistics

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

2012 Statistics Notre Dame Opponent Superlatives INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 28 172 Yards Rushing TD Rushes 1 55 Long Rush Pass attempts 51 Pass completions 35 Yards Passing 356 TD Passes 4 53 Long Pass 15 Receptions 181 Yards Receiving 2 TD Receptions 53 Long Reception 4 Field Goals 50 Long Field Goal 10 Punts 49.2 Punting Avg Long Punt 63 6 Punts inside 20 31 Long Punt Return 44 Long Kickoff Return 13 Tackles 2.0 Sacks 2.5 Tackles For Loss 1 Interceptions

Taylor,S, vs Stanford (Oct 13, 2012) Graham, Ray, vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) Bell,Blake, at Oklahoma (Oct 27, 2012) Graham, Ray, vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) Yeldon, T.J. vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) Lacy, Eddie vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) Graham, Ray, vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) Jones,Landry, at Oklahoma (Oct 27, 2012) Jones,Landry, at Oklahoma (Oct 27, 2012) Jones,Landry, at Oklahoma (Oct 27, 2012) McCarron, A.J. vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) Wittek, Max, at USC (Nov 24, 2012) Saunders, Jalen, at Oklahoma (Oct 27, 2012) Saunders, Jalen, at Oklahoma (Oct 27, 2012) Edison, A., vs Purdue (Sep 08, 2012) Cooper, Amari vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) Lee, Marqise, at USC (Nov 24, 2012) Harper, Kevin, vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) Conroy, Dan, at Michigan State (Sep 15, 2012) Kinal, A, vs Wake Forest (Nov 17, 2012) Mandell, Cody vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) Beltran, Pablo, vs Navy (Sep 01, 2012) Webster, Cody, vs Purdue (Sep 08, 2012) Saddler, Cameron, vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) Clay, Brennan, at Oklahoma (Oct 27, 2012) Trebitz, Joe, vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) Pullard, Hayes, at USC (Nov 24, 2012) Short, Kawann, vs Purdue (Sep 08, 2012) Russell, Ryan, vs Purdue (Sep 08, 2012) Murphy, T, vs Stanford (Oct 13, 2012) Gaines, Parrish, vs Navy (Sep 01, 2012) Taylor, Raymon, vs Michigan (Sep 22, 2012) Gordon, Thomas, vs Michigan (Sep 22, 2012) Van Noy, Kyle, vs BYU (Oct 20, 2012) Williams, Eric, vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) Williams, K'Waun, vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) Ramsey, A, vs Wake Forest (Nov 17, 2012) Clinton-Dix, H., vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013)

45 265 5.9 2 52 36 364 9.6 4 76 529 7.2 42 5 28 9 76 6 2 10 49.2 63 6 31

100 11 National Championships | 7 Heisman Trophy Winners | 188 First-Team All-Americans

vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) at Oklahoma (Oct 27, 2012) at Oklahoma (Oct 27, 2012) at Oklahoma (Oct 27, 2012) vs Navy (Sep 01, 2012) vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) at Oklahoma (Oct 27, 2012) vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) vs Purdue (Sep 08, 2012) vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) vs Miami (Oct 06, 2012) vs Miami (Oct 06, 2012) vs Michigan (Sep 22, 2012) vs Michigan (Sep 22, 2012) vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012) vs Wake Forest (Nov 17, 2012) vs Alabama (Jan 07, 2013) vs Navy (Sep 01, 2012) vs Purdue (Sep 08, 2012) vs Pittsburgh (Nov 03, 2012)

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 Dame¹s 2013 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 three seasons at Notre Dame, the coaching staff has helped develop seven All-Americans and four first-round selections in the NFL Draft (when you include Manti Te’o and Tyler Eifert who will likely get chosen in the first round of the ‘13 NFL draft). Physical Development: Notre Dame¹s 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 Dame¹s football team benefits from the tutelage of Director of Football Strength and Conditioning Paul Longo as he enters his 27th 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 that continually provide accurate and up-to-date nutrition education to Notre Dame¹s football players.

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at Michigan at Purdue vs. Michigan State vs. Oklahoma

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vs. Arizona State vs. USC at Air Force

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