2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
| 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| Record | 10–2 (9–0 ACC) |
| Head coach |
|
| Offensive coordinator | Tommy Rees (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Clark Lea (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Captains |
|
| Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium |
Uniform | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 y^ | 9 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Clemson y$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Miami (FL) | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 North Carolina | 7 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 7 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 5 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by Brian Kelly in his 11th season at Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
Because the Power Five conferences enforced restrictions on non-conference games in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Notre Dame played a full Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) schedule for the 2020 season, expanding upon an existing relationship in all other sports besides football and ice hockey.[1] This was the first season in several decades that Notre Dame did not play its traditional intersectional rivalry games against Navy (previously played every season since 1927), USC (since 1946), or Stanford (since 1997).
After the cancellation of the Wake Forest game scheduled for December 12 by the ACC, due to an evaluation of the three teams in contention to play in the ACC Championship Game,[2] Notre Dame clinched a spot in the ACC Championship Game, which they went on to lose to Clemson.
The Fighting Irish were subsequently ranked fourth in the final College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, securing a spot in the Rose Bowl, a CFP semifinal game, against top–ranked Alabama. Notre Dame lost to Alabama on New Year's Day, the eventual national champion, ending the season with a 10–2 record.
Offseason
Departures
NFL
- TE Cole Kmet (drafted by the Chicago Bears)
- WR Chase Claypool (drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers)
- LB Julian Okwara (drafted by the Detroit Lions)
- CB Troy Pride (drafted by the Carolina Panthers)
- LB Khalid Kareem (drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals)
- S Alohi Gilman (drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers)
- LB Asmar Bilal (signed by the Los Angeles Chargers)
- S Jalen Elliott (signed by the Detroit Lions)
- WR Chris Finke (signed by the San Francisco 49ers)
- LB Jamir Jones (signed by the Houston Texans)
- RB Tony Jones Jr. (signed by the New Orleans Saints)
- CB Donte' Vaughn (signed by the Los Angeles Chargers)
Transfers out
- CB Temitope Agoro (transferred to Duquesne)
- LB Jonathan Jones (transferred to Toledo)
- QB Phil Jurkovec (transferred to Boston College)
- OL John Olmstead (transferred to Lafayette)
- WR/DB Isaiah Robertson (entered transfer portal)
- WR Michael Young Jr. (transferred to Cincinnati)
Other
- OL Cole Mabry (medically retired from football)[3]
Transfers in
- K Dawson Goepferich (transferred from Brown)
- CB Nick McCloud (transferred from NC State)
- S Isaiah Pryor (transferred from Ohio State)
- WR Ben Skowronek (transferred from Northwestern)
Schedule
The 2020 schedule was officially released on December 7, 2017.[4]
Due to suspensions of athletic programs nationwide as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the team called off the 2020 edition of its spring Blue-Gold Game.[5] The Emerald Isle Classic game against Navy at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland was tentatively rescheduled for Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland,[6] and three games were scrapped after the Big Ten and Pac-12 elected to restrict play to conference opponents only. This included a game scheduled against Wisconsin on October 3 (which was to be played at Lambeau Field in Green Bay as a Shamrock Series game),[7] the team's rivalry game against Stanford, and the team's rivalry game against USC (resulting in its postponement for the first time since World War II).[8][9]
In regards to replacing the canceled games, head coach Brian Kelly told ESPN's Mike Greenberg that "our phone is ringing off the hook right now in terms of teams looking for games", and that Notre Dame athletics director Jack Swarbrick had been communicating with ACC commissioner John Swofford; as per its membership in most other sports, Notre Dame typically plays five games against ACC opponents per-season.[10] On July 29, 2020, the ACC officially announced that Notre Dame would play its 2020 season within the conference, with 10 games against ACC opponents, a non-conference game of its choice played in-state, and being eligible to compete for the conference championship. The team contributed revenue from its broadcast rights with NBC into the conference's shared pool, split between all ACC members and Notre Dame.[11]
Notre Dame's opening game against Duke marked the first time that the Fighting Irish had ever competed in, or won a conference game.[12]
Original
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 29 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Navy |
| ESPN | No contest | [13] |
| September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Arkansas | NBC | No contest | [14] | |
| September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Western Michigan |
| NBC | No contest | [15] |
| September 26 | at Wake Forest | Rescheduled | [16] | |||
| October 3 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. Wisconsin | NBC | No contest | [17] | |
| October 10 | 7:30 p.m. | Stanford |
| NBC | No contest | [18] |
| October 17 | at Pittsburgh | Rescheduled | [19] | |||
| October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | Duke |
| NBC | Rescheduled | [19] |
| November 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Clemson |
| NBC | No change | [19] |
| November 14 | at Georgia Tech | Rescheduled | [20] | |||
| November 21 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisville |
| NBC | Rescheduled | [19] |
| November 28 | at USC | No contest | [21] | |||
| ||||||
Revised
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Duke | No. 10 | NBC | W 27–13 | 10,097 | ||
| September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | South Florida* | No. 7 |
| USA | W 52–0 | 10,085 | |
| October 10 | 7:30 p.m. | Florida State | No. 5 |
| NBC | W 42–26 | 10,409 | |
| October 17 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisville | No. 4 |
| NBC | W 12–7 | 10,182 | |
| October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | No. 3 | ABC | W 45–3 | 5,451 | ||
| October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | No. 4 | ABC | W 31–13 | 11,000 | ||
| November 7 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 1 Clemson | No. 4 |
| NBC, USA | W 47–40 2OT | 11,011 | |
| November 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Boston College | No. 2 | ABC | W 45–31 | 0 | ||
| November 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 19 North Carolina | No. 2 | ABC | W 31–17 | 3,535 | ||
| December 5 | 2:30 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 2 |
| NBC | W 45–21 | 6,831 | |
| December 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Wake Forest | No. 2 | ABC | No contest | [2] | ||
| December 19 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Clemson | No. 2 |
| ABC | L 10–34 | 5,240 | |
| January 1, 2021 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Alabama* | No. 4 |
| ESPN | L 14–31 | 18,373 | |
| ||||||||
Rankings
| Week | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 10 | 10* | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 (2) | 2 (1) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Coaches | 10 | 10* | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 (4) | 2 (3) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 4 | 5 |
| CFP | Not released | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Not released | |||||||||||
Personnel
| 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game summaries
Duke
Duke at Notre Dame
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Devils | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| • No. 10 Fighting Irish | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
- Date: September 12, 2020
- Location: Notre Dame Stadium
South Bend, IN - Game start: 2:40 p.m. EDT
- Elapsed time: 4 hours and 2 minutes
- Game attendance: 10,097
- Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 4 MPH
- Referee: Jeff Heaser
- TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico (play–by–play), Tony Dungy (analyst), and Jac Collinsworth (sideline)
| 1 | 07:01 | DU | Charlie Ham 29–yard field goal (10 plays, 79 yards, 3:53) | DU 3–0 |
| 2 | 10:39 | ND | Kyren Williams 1–yard run (Jonathan Dorerer kick) (12 plays, 96 yards, 4:37) | ND 7–3 |
| 03:20 | DU | Charlie Ham 30–yard field goal (11 plays, 80 yards, 4:12) | ND 7–6 | |
| 00:00 | ND | Jonathan Dorerer 48–yard field goal (9 plays, 54 yards, 1:13) | ND 10–6 | |
| 3 | 07:57 | ND | Kyren Williams 26–yard run (Jonathan Dorerer kick) (7 plays, 59 yards, 3:32) | ND 17–6 |
| 02:19 | DU | Chase Brice 2–yard run (Charlie Ham kick) (6 plays, 39 yards, 2:24) | ND 17–13 | |
| 4 | 10:58 | ND | Avery Davis 17–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Dorerer kick) (15 plays, 83 yards, 6:14) | ND 24–13 |
| 05:21 | ND | Jonathan Dorerer 34–yard field goal (6 plays, 40 yards, 3:45) | ND 27–13 | |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
|---|---|
| ND –21.5 | 51.5[22] |
| Statistics | Duke | Notre Dame |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 24 |
| Total yards | 338 | 441 |
| Rushing yards | 79 | 178 |
| Passing yards | 259 | 263 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 26:36 | 33:24 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | Passing | Chase Brice | 20/37, 259 yards |
| Rushing | Deon Jackson | 15 carries, 52 yards | |
| Receiving | Eli Pancol | 3 receptions, 78 yards | |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 19/31, 263 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 19 carries, 112 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Kyren Williams | 2 receptions, 93 yards |
South Florida
South Florida at Notre Dame
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • No. 7 Fighting Irish | 14 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
- Date: September 19, 2020
- Location: Notre Dame Stadium
South Bend, IN - Game start: 2:39 p.m. EDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 7 minutes
- Game attendance: 10,085
- Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E 4 MPH
- Referee: Marcus Woods
- TV announcers (USA): Paul Burmeister (play–by–play), Tony Dungy (analyst), and Jac Collinsworth (sideline)
| 1 | 12:05 | ND | Ian Book 4–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (7 plays, 55 yards, 2:50) | ND 7–0 |
| 07:06 | ND | Chris Tyree 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (7 plays, 43 yards, 3:24) | ND 14–0 | |
| 2 | 14:25 | ND | Ian Book 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (11 plays, 58 yards, 5:07) | ND 21–0 |
| 11:15 | ND | C'Bo Flemister 26–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (5 plays, 53 yards, 1:57) | ND 28–0 | |
| 01:55 | ND | Ian Book 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (4 plays, 25 yards, 0:54) | ND 35–0 | |
| 3 | 06:34 | ND | Jonathan Doerer 22–yard field goal (10 plays, 60 yards, 3:21) | ND 38–0 |
| 03:23 | ND | Jordan Botelho 1–yard blocked punt return (Jonathan Doerer kick) | ND 45–0 | |
| 4 | 02:15 | ND | Jafar Armstrong 5–yard run (Dawson Goepferich kick) (10 plays, 66 yards, 7:00) | ND 52–0 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
|---|---|
| ND –23 | 49[23] |
| Statistics | South Florida | Notre Dame |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 11 | 21 |
| Total yards | 231 | 430 |
| Rushing yards | 106 | 281 |
| Passing yards | 125 | 149 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 27:33 | 32:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | Passing | Jordan McCloud | 8/14, 64 yards |
| Rushing | Johnny Ford | 6 carries, 70 yards | |
| Receiving | Latrell Williams | 2 receptions, 48 yards | |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 12/19, 144 yards |
| Rushing | C'Bo Flemister | 13 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Tommy Tremble | 3 receptions, 61 yards |
Florida State
Florida State at Notre Dame
(rivalry)
(rivalry)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminoles | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 26 |
| • No. 5 Fighting Irish | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
- Date: October 10, 2020
- Location: Notre Dame Stadium
South Bend, IN - Game start: 7:41 p.m. EDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
- Game attendance: 10,409
- Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 8 MPH
- Referee: Riley Johnson
- TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico (play–by–play), Tony Dungy (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
| 1 | 12:03 | FS | Ryan Fitzgerald 42–yard field goal (4 plays, 8 yards, 2:07) | FS 3–0 |
| 10:43 | ND | Michael Mayer 8–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:20) | ND 7–3 | |
| 06:10 | ND | Kyren Williams 46–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (5 plays, 76 yards, 2:19) | ND 14–3 | |
| 02:51 | FS | Jordan Travis 4–yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) (3 plays, 19 yards, 1:13) | ND 14–10 | |
| 00:38 | FS | Tamorrion Terry 48–yard pass from Jordan Travis (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) (4 plays, 71 yards, 1:13) | FS 17–14 | |
| 2 | 12:27 | ND | Kyren Williams 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:11) | ND 21–17 |
| 05:25 | ND | Chris Tyree 45–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (4 plays, 81 yards, 1:50) | ND 28–17 | |
| 01:17 | FS | Ryan Fitzgerald 26–yard field goal (13 plays, 67 yards, 4:08) | ND 28–20 | |
| 00:11 | ND | Braden Lenzy 6–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick) (8 plays, 57 yards, 0:58) | ND 35–20 | |
| 3 | 12:25 | FS | La'Damian Webb 7–yard run (Tamorrion Terry pass failed) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:35) | ND 35–26 |
| 08:40 | ND | Ian Book 3–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (8 plays, 86 yards, 3:39) | ND 42–26 | |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
|---|---|
| ND –21 | 53.5[24] |
| Statistics | Florida State | Notre Dame |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 26 |
| Total yards | 405 | 554 |
| Rushing yards | 153 | 353 |
| Passing yards | 252 | 201 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 32:08 | 27:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | Passing | Jordan Travis | 13/24, 204 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Jordan Travis | 19 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Tamorrion Terry | 9 receptions, 146 yards, 1 TD | |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 16/25, 201 yards, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 19 carries, 185 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Javon McKinley | 5 receptions, 107 yards |
Louisville
Louisville at Notre Dame
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| • No. 4 Fighting Irish | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
- Date: October 17, 2020
- Location: Notre Dame Stadium
South Bend, IN - Game start: 2:42 p.m. EDT
- Elapsed time: 2 hours and 52 minutes
- Game attendance: 10,182
- Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: S 20 MPH
- Referee: Mike Roche
- TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico (play–by–play), Tony Dungy (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
| 1 | 09:26 | ND | Jonathan Doerer 32–yard field goal (12 plays, 61 yards, 5:34) | ND 3–0 |
| 00:30 | ND | Jonathan Doerer 30–yard field goal (15 plays, 76 yards, 7:09) | ND 6–0 | |
| 3 | 07:37 | UL | Marshon Ford 1–yard pass from Malik Cunningham (Jason Turner kick) (13 plays, 83 yards, 7:16) | UL 7–6 |
| 03:43 | ND | Ian Book 13–yard run (Javon McKinley pass failed) (8 plays, 66 yards, 3:49) | ND 12–7 | |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
|---|---|
| ND –16 | 62[25] |
| Statistics | Louisville | Notre Dame |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 24 |
| Total yards | 233 | 338 |
| Rushing yards | 96 | 232 |
| Passing yards | 137 | 106 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 23:45 | 36:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | Passing | Malik Cunningham | 16/19, 132 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Javian Hawkins | 15 carries, 51 yards | |
| Receiving | Javian Hawkins | 5 receptions, 46 yards | |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 11/19, 106 yards |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 25 carries, 127 yards | |
| Receiving | Ben Skowronek | 2 receptions, 28 yards |
At Pittsburgh
Notre Dame at Pittsburgh
(rivalry)
(rivalry)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • No. 3 Fighting Irish | 7 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 45 |
| Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- Date: October 24, 2020
- Location: Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA - Game start: 3:41 p.m. EDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes
- Game attendance: 5,451
- Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NW 7 MPH
- Referee: Duane Heydt
- TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play–by–play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Todd McShay (sideline), and Molly McGrath (sideline)
| 1 | 10:08 | ND | Ben Skowronek 34–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:52) | ND 7–0 |
| 07:38 | UP | Alex Kessman 45–yard field goal (10 plays, 37 yards, 2:30) | ND 7–3 | |
| 2 | 10:37 | ND | Ben Skowronek 73–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick) (4 plays, 87 yards, 1:29) | ND 14–3 |
| 01:29 | ND | Kyren Williams 2–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (8 plays, 46 yards, 3:42) | ND 21–3 | |
| 00:11 | ND | Isaiah Foskey 0–yard blocked punt return (Jonathan Doerer kick) | ND 28–3 | |
| 3 | 07:34 | ND | Jonathan Doerer 21–yard field goal (14 plays, 72 yards, 6:10) | ND 31–3 |
| 04:22 | ND | Michael Mayer 14–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick) (4 plays, 49 yards, 2:01) | ND 38–3 | |
| 02:42 | ND | C'Bo Flemister 2–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (4 plays, 35 yards, 1:33) | ND 45–3 | |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
|---|---|
| ND –10 | 43.5[26] |
| Statistics | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 28 | 11 |
| Total yards | 434 | 162 |
| Rushing yards | 115 | 44 |
| Passing yards | 319 | 118 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 40:59 | 19:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 16/30, 312 yards, 3 TDs |
| Rushing | C'Bo Flemister | 13 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Ben Skowronek | 2 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Pittsburgh | Passing | Joey Yellen | 10/27, 101 yards, 3 INTs |
| Rushing | Vincent Davis | 8 carries, 28 yards | |
| Receiving | Jordan Addison | 3 receptions, 40 yards |
At Georgia Tech
Notre Dame at Georgia Tech
(rivalry)
(rivalry)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • No. 4 Fighting Irish | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Yellow Jackets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
- Date: October 31, 2020
- Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Atlanta, GA - Game start: 3:41 p.m. EDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
- Game attendance: 11,000
- Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Cool and Sunny • Wind: Breezy
- Referee: Gary Patterson
- TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play–by–play), Mike Golic (analyst), and Marty Smith (sideline)
| 1 | 06:16 | ND | Joe Wilkins Jr. 8–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick) (15 plays, 81 yards, 8:38) | ND 7–0 |
| 2 | 14:42 | GT | Zamari Walton 93–yard fumble return (Jude Kelley kick) | TIE 7–7 |
| 10:47 | ND | Kyren Williams 2–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:48) | ND 14–7 | |
| 01:49 | ND | Jonathan Doerer 32–yard field goal (8 plays, 35 yards, 2:10) | ND 17–7 | |
| 3 | 10:43 | ND | Kyren Williams 4–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (6 plays, 65 yards, 2:56) | ND 24–7 |
| 4 | 12:59 | ND | C'Bo Flemister 3–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (9 plays, 74 yards, 4:32) | ND 31–7 |
| 07:15 | GT | Jordan Mason 1–yard run (Adonicas Sanders rush failed) (8 plays, 69 yards, 2:42) | ND 31–13 | |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
|---|---|
| ND –20.5 | 58.5[27] |
| Statistics | Notre Dame | Georgia Tech |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 24 | 17 |
| Total yards | 426 | 238 |
| Rushing yards | 227 | 88 |
| Passing yards | 199 | 150 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 36:54 | 23:06 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 18/26, 199 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 15 carries, 76 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Javon McKinley | 5 receptions, 93 yards | |
| Georgia Tech | Passing | Jeff Sims | 15/26, 150 yards |
| Rushing | Jahmyr Gibbs | 14 carries, 61 yards | |
| Receiving | Jahmyr Gibbs | 5 receptions, 49 yards |
Clemson
Clemson at Notre Dame
(College GameDay)
(College GameDay)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 Tigers | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 40 |
| • No. 4 Fighting Irish | 10 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 47 |
- Date: November 7, 2020
- Location: Notre Dame Stadium
South Bend, IN - Game start: 7:35 p.m. EST
- Elapsed time: 4 hours and 8 minutes
- Game attendance: 11,011
- Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 6 MPH
- Referee: Jeff Heaser
- TV announcers (NBC/USA): Mike Tirico (play–by–play), Tony Dungy (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (sideline), and Jac Collinsworth (sideline)
| 1 | 14:27 | ND | Kyren Williams 65–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:33) | ND 7–0 |
| 05:55 | ND | Jonathan Doerer 24–yard field goal (10 plays, 49 yards, 6:24) | ND 10–0 | |
| 04:11 | CU | Cornell Powell 53–yard pass from DJ Uiagalelei (B.T. Potter kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:44) | ND 10–7 | |
| 2 | 13:09 | ND | Jonathan Doerer 27–yard field goal (13 plays, 66 yards, 6:02) | ND 13–7 |
| 08:32 | CU | B.T. Potter 25–yard field goal (11 plays, 80 yards, 4:32) | ND 13–10 | |
| 05:53 | ND | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah 23–yard fumble recovery (Jonathan Doerer kick) | ND 20–10 | |
| 02:41 | ND | Jonathan Doerer 45–yard field goal (4 plays, –2 yards, 2:25) | ND 23–10 | |
| 01:09 | CU | B.T. Potter 45–yard field goal (6 plays, 47 yards, 1:32) | ND 23–13 | |
| 3 | 12:15 | CU | B.T. Potter 46–yard field goal (9 plays, 36 yards, 2:45) | ND 23–16 |
| 04:12 | CU | Davis Allen 10–yard pass from D.J. Uiagalelei (B.T. Potter kick) (13 plays, 60 yards, 6:29) | TIE 23–23 | |
| 4 | 11:37 | ND | Jonathan Doerer 44–yard field goal (7 plays, 31 yards, 3:12) | ND 26–23 |
| 09:42 | CU | B.T. Potter 30–yard field goal (5 plays, 58 yards, 1:49) | TIE 26–26 | |
| 03:33 | CU | Travis Etienne 3–yard run (B.T. Potter kick) (12 plays, 74 yards, 5:41) | CU 33–26 | |
| 00:22 | ND | Avery Davis 4–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick) (8 plays, 91 yards, 1:26) | TIE 33–33 | |
| OT | 15:00 | CU | D.J. Uiagalelei 1–yard run (B.T. Potter kick) (2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) | CU 40–33 |
| 15:00 | ND | Kyren Williams 3–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (4 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) | TIE 40–40 | |
| 2OT | 15:00 | ND | Kyren Williams 3–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (6 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) | ND 47–40 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
|---|---|
| CU –4.5 | 51[28] |
| Statistics | Clemson | Notre Dame |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 22 |
| Total yards | 473 | 518 |
| Rushing yards | 34 | 208 |
| Passing yards | 439 | 310 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:38 | 30:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 29/44, 439 yards, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | Travis Etienne | 18 carries, 28 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Amari Rodgers | 8 receptions, 134 yards | |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 22/39, 310 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 23 carries, 140 yards, 3 TDs | |
| Receiving | Javon McKinley | 5 receptions, 102 yards |
At Boston College
Notre Dame at Boston College
(Holy War)
(Holy War)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • No. 2 Fighting Irish | 10 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Eagles | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
- Date: November 14, 2020
- Location: Alumni Stadium
Chestnut Hill, MA - Game start: 3:36 p.m. EST
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutes
- Game attendance: 0
- Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: W 14 MPH
- Referee: Mike Roche
- TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play–by–play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Todd McShay (sideline), and Molly McGrath (sideline)
| 1 | 09:39 | ND | Jonathan Doerer 23–yard field goal (13 plays, 70 yards, 5:21) | ND 3–0 |
| 05:03 | BC | Zay Flowers 4–yard pass from Phil Jurkovec (Aaron Boumerhi kick) (10 plays, 80 yards, 4:30) | BC 7–3 | |
| 03:56 | BC | Aaron Boumerhi 41–yard field goal (4 plays, –6 yards, 0:56) | BC 10–3 | |
| 00:11 | ND | Ben Skowronek 10–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick) (8 plays, 77 yards, 3:39) | TIE 10–10 | |
| 2 | 12:41 | BC | Aaron Boumerhi 31–yard field goal (9 plays, 44 yards, 2:25) | BC 13–10 |
| 10:24 | ND | C'Bo Flemister 2–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:13) | ND 17–13 | |
| 05:43 | ND | Ben Skowronek 13–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick) (7 plays, 50 yards, 3:32) | ND 24–13 | |
| 03:12 | BC | Aaron Boumerhi 35–yard field goal (6 plays, 57 yards, 2:31) | ND 24–16 | |
| 00:04 | ND | Ben Skowronek 7–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick) (9 plays, 49 yards, 2:05) | ND 31–16 | |
| 3 | 06:34 | ND | C'Bo Flemister 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (4 plays, 43 yards, 1:57) | ND 38–16 |
| 00:35 | BC | David Bailey 3–yard run (Aaron Boumerhi kick) (12 plays, 80 yards, 5:59) | ND 38–23 | |
| 4 | 12:19 | ND | Ian Book 6–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (7 plays, 70 yards, 3:10) | ND 45–23 |
| 04:09 | BC | Hunter Long 8–yard pass from Phil Jurkovec (Travis Levy rush) (6 plays, 70 yards, 1:28) | ND 45–31 | |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
|---|---|
| ND –13 | 51.5[29] |
| Statistics | Notre Dame | Boston College |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 29 | 22 |
| Total yards | 561 | 357 |
| Rushing yards | 278 | 85 |
| Passing yards | 283 | 272 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 34:27 | 25:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 20/27, 283 yards, 3 TDs |
| Rushing | Ian Book | 10 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Avery Davis | 2 receptions, 70 yards | |
| Boston College | Passing | Phil Jurkovec | 18/40, 272 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Travis Levy | 9 carries, 51 yards | |
| Receiving | Jaelen Gill | 5 receptions, 105 yards |
At North Carolina
Notre Dame at North Carolina
(rivalry)
(rivalry)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • No. 2 Fighting Irish | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| No. 19 Tar Heels | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
- Date: November 27, 2020
- Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC - Game start: 3:41 p.m. EST
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes
- Game attendance: 3,535
- Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NNE 5 MPH
- Referee: Duane Heydt
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play–by–play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Katie George (sideline)
| 1 | 09:56 | NC | Emery Simmons 6–yard pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (7 plays, 50 yards, 2:54) | NC 7–0 |
| 05:19 | ND | Kyren Williams 2–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:37) | TIE 7–7 | |
| 02:59 | NC | Sam Howell 1–yard run (Grayson Atkins kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:20) | NC 14–7 | |
| 01:05 | ND | Kyren Williams 4–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick) (4 plays, 82 yards, 1:50) | TIE 14–14 | |
| 2 | 01:10 | NC | Grayson Atkins 42–yard field goal (12 plays, 72 yards, 4:40) | NC 17–14 |
| 00:00 | ND | Jonathan Doerer 32–yard field goal (7 plays, 61 yards, 1:10) | TIE 17–17 | |
| 3 | 07:05 | ND | Ben Skowronek 13–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (13 plays, 97 yards, 5:22) | ND 24–17 |
| 4 | 01:20 | ND | Kyren Williams 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (8 plays, 89 yards, 4:32) | ND 31–17 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
|---|---|
| ND –4.5 | 69.5[30] |
| Statistics | Notre Dame | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 25 | 14 |
| Total yards | 478 | 298 |
| Rushing yards | 199 | 87 |
| Passing yards | 279 | 211 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 35:04 | 24:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 23/33, 279 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 23 carries, 124 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Javon McKinley | 6 receptions, 135 yards | |
| North Carolina | Passing | Sam Howell | 17/27, 211 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Michael Carter | 8 carries, 57 yards | |
| Receiving | Dyami Brown | 4 receptions, 84 yards |
Syracuse
Syracuse at Notre Dame
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| • No. 2 Fighting Irish | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
- Date: December 5, 2020
- Location: Notre Dame Stadium
South Bend, IN - Game start: 2:41 p.m. EST
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes
- Game attendance: 6,831
- Game weather: Temperature: 37 °F (3 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: NE 10 MPH
- Referee: Stuart Mullins
- TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico (play–by–play), Tony Dungy (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
| 1 | 09:32 | ND | Jonathan Doerer 25–yard field goal (12 plays, 73 yards, 5:28) | ND 3–0 |
| 2 | 09:55 | SU | Anthony Queeley 18–yard pass from Rex Culpepper (Andre Szmyt kick) (10 plays, 62 yards, 4:07) | SU 7–3 |
| 03:18 | ND | Ian Book 28–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (5 plays, 72 yards, 2:18) | ND 10–7 | |
| 01:30 | ND | Javon McKinley 21–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick) (1 play, 21 yards, 0:08) | ND 17–7 | |
| 00:06 | ND | Javon McKinley 28–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick) (6 plays, 68 yards, 0:32) | ND 24–7 | |
| 3 | 11:20 | SU | Sean Tucker 40–yard run (Andre Szmyt kick) (5 plays, 57 yards, 2:14) | ND 24–14 |
| 06:32 | ND | Ian Book 17–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (8 plays, 53 yards, 3:23) | ND 31–14 | |
| 01:07 | ND | Javon McKinley 26–yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick) (3 plays, 68 yards, 1:03) | ND 38–14 | |
| 4 | 06:25 | ND | Chris Tyree 94–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (2 plays, 87 yards, 0:52) | ND 45–14 |
| 05:33 | SU | Cooper Lutz 80–yard run (Andre Szmyt kick) (2 plays, 81 yards, 0:52) | ND 45–21 | |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
|---|---|
| ND –34 | 51[31] |
| Statistics | Syracuse | Notre Dame |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 26 |
| Total yards | 414 | 568 |
| Rushing yards | 229 | 283 |
| Passing yards | 185 | 285 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 26:10 | 33:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | Passing | Rex Culpepper | 18/29, 185 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Sean Tucker | 24 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Taj Harris | 8 receptions, 69 yards | |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 24/37, 285 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 20 carries, 110 yards | |
| Receiving | Javon McKinley | 7 receptions, 111 yards, 3 TDs |
Vs. Clemson (ACC Championship)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • No. 3 Tigers | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| No. 2 Fighting Irish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
- Date: December 19, 2020
- Location: Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, NC - Game start: 4:08 p.m. EST
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
- Game attendance: 5,240
- Game weather: Temperature:48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SSE 4 MPH
- Referee: Jeff Heaser
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play–by–play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Maria Taylor (sideline)
| 1 | 08:16 | ND | Jonathan Doerer 51–yard field goal (11 plays, 46 yards, 6:44) | ND 3–0 |
| 00:41 | CU | Amari Rodgers 67–yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (B.T. Potter kick) (3 plays, 80 yards, 1:01) | CU 7–3 | |
| 2 | 09:24 | CU | E.J. Williams 33–yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (B.T. Potter kick) (6 plays, 72 yards, 2:44) | CU 14–3 |
| 04:28 | CU | B.T. Potter 27–yard field goal (8 plays, 63 yards, 2:37) | CU 17–3 | |
| 00:21 | CU | Travis Etienne 44–yard run (B.T. Potter kick) (10 plays, 88 yards, 1:49) | CU 24–3 | |
| 3 | 03:43 | CU | Trevor Lawrence 34–yard run (B.T. Potter kick) (8 plays, 83 yards, 2:35) | CU 31–3 |
| 4 | 10:31 | CU | B.T. Potter 37–yard field goal (12 plays, 66 yards, 6:22) | CU 34–3 |
| 08:09 | ND | Chris Tyree 21–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:22) | CU 34–10 | |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
|---|---|
| CU –10.5 | 58[32] |
| Statistics | Clemson | Notre Dame |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 18 |
| Total yards | 541 | 263 |
| Rushing yards | 219 | 44 |
| Passing yards | 322 | 219 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 28:08 | 31:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | Passing | Trevor Lawrence | 25/36, 322 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Travis Etienne | 10 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Amari Rodgers | 8 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD | |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 20/28, 219 yards |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 15 carries, 50 yards | |
| Receiving | Michael Mayer | 5 receptions, 51 yards |
Vs. Alabama (Rose Bowl)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 4 Fighting Irish | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • No. 1 Alabama | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
- Date: January 1, 2021
- Location: AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX - Game start: 3:20 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes
- Game attendance: 18,373
- Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Indoors • Wind: N/A
- Referee: John O'Neill
- TV announcers (ESPN/ESPN Radio): Sean McDonough (play–by–play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Todd McShay (sideline), and Allison Williams (sideline)/Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline)
| 1 | 10:14 | UA | DeVonta Smith 26–yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick) (7 plays, 79 yards, 2:36) | UA 7–0 |
| 04:19 | UA | Jahleel Billingsley 12–yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick) (5 plays, 97 yards, 2:11) | UA 14–0 | |
| 2 | 11:16 | ND | Kyren Williams 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (15 plays, 75 yards, 8:03) | UA 14–7 |
| 08:49 | UA | DeVonta Smith 34–yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick) (6 plays, 84 yards, 2:21) | UA 21–7 | |
| 3 | 04:58 | UA | DeVonta Smith 7–yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick) (5 plays, 62 yards, 2:29) | UA 28–7 |
| 4 | 12:45 | UA | Will Reichard 41–yard field goal (10 plays, 47 yards, 4:20) | UA 31–7 |
| 00:56 | ND | Ian Book 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) (14 plays, 80 yards, 4:36) | UA 31–14 | |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
|---|---|
| UA –19.5 | 65.5[33] |
| Statistics | Notre Dame | Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 24 | 24 |
| Total yards | 375 | 437 |
| Rushing yards | 139 | 140 |
| Passing yards | 236 | 297 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 33:43 | 26:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 27/39, 229 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 16 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Kyren Williams | 8 receptions, 31 yards | |
| Alabama | Passing | Mac Jones | 25/30, 297 yards, 4 TDs |
| Rushing | Najee Harris | 15 carries, 125 yards | |
| Receiving | DeVonta Smith | 7 receptions, 130 yards, 3 TDs |
Players drafted into the NFL
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 42 | Liam Eichenberg | OT | Miami Dolphins |
| 2 | 48 | Aaron Banks | OG | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2 | 52 | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | ILB | Cleveland Browns |
| 3 | 83 | Tommy Tremble | TE | Carolina Panthers |
| 3 | 95 | Robert Hainsey | OT | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 4 | 133 | Ian Book | QB | New Orleans Saints |
| 5 | 171 | Daelin Hayes | DE | Baltimore Ravens |
| 5 | 182 | Adetokunbo Ogundeji | DE | Atlanta Falcons |
| 7 | 249 | Ben Skowronek | WR | Los Angeles Rams |
References
- ^ "Notre Dame And ACC To Join Forces In 2020". www.si.com. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest game cancelled". wndu.com. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ Notre Dame Cole Mabry retires Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Notre Dame Announces 2020 Football Schedule". und.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Notre Dame has cancelled the Blue-Gold Spring Game". IrishIllustrated.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Notre Dame-Navy game moved from Ireland". ESPN.com. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "ND-Wisconsin tilts at Lambeau, Soldier fields". ESPN.com. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "What do Pac-12 and Big Ten decisions mean for college football?". ESPN.com. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Big Ten going to conference-only slate this fall". ESPN.com. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Brian Kelly: 'there's plenty of games for us to play'". 247Sports. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "ACC sets 11-game slate, includes Notre Dame". ESPN.com. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Notre Dame vs. Duke score, takeaways: No. 10 Irish win opener with even effort in tough conditions". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Dublin's Aviva Stadium To Host The 2020 Navy-Notre Dame Game". und.com. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Notre Dame and Arkansas Set Two-Game Football Series". und.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ Somogyi, Lou (21 September 2017). "Report: Notre Dame To Host Western Michigan In 2020". notredame.rivals.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Wake Forest football team to play Notre Dame in 2020 in Charlotte". TheCharlotteObserver.com. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Notre Dame Schedules Wisconsin In 2020 & 2021". und.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Boston College Series". gostanford.com. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d Fortuna, Matt (21 October 2014). "ACC, Notre Dame announce opponents through 2025". espn.com. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Report: Notre Dame And Georgia Tech Agree To Schedule Change". NotreDame.Rivals.com. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Huston, Chris. "USC extends series with Notre Dame, adds BYU to future schedule". cbssports.com. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Duke Blue Devils vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish". Odds Shark. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "USF Bulls vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish". Odds Shark. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Florida State Seminoles vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish". Odds Shark. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Louisville Cardinals vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish". Odds Shark. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Pittsburgh Panthers". Odds Shark. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". Odds Shark. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Clemson Tigers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish". Odds Shark. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Boston College Eagles". Odds Shark. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs North Carolina Tar Heels". Odds Shark. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Syracuse Orange". Odds Shark. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Clemson Tigers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish". Odds Shark. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Alabama Crimson Tide". Odds Shark. Retrieved 21 December 2020.