American college football season
The 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Fighting Irish played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana , and competed as an independent . The program was led by first-year head coach Marcus Freeman .[1] [2]
The Irish started the season 0–2, including an embarrassing loss to the Marshall Thundering Herd despite being heavy favorites. However, Notre Dame won nine of their next eleven games to finish the season. This included a memorable 35–14 win over the #4 Clemson Tigers . Their season ended with the Irish defeating South Carolina 45–38 in the 2022 Taxslayer Gator Bowl . This was only the 3rd time in the last 28 seasons that the Irish defeated another ranked team in a bowl game.
Offseason [ edit ] Coaching changes [ edit ] On December 2, 2021, following the departure of Brian Kelly to LSU , defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman was promoted to head coach.[1] [2]
The following coaches left the football program:
New coaches announced in a press conference on February 17, 2022[3]
Transfers in [ edit ] Departures [ edit ] NFL
Transfers out
Other
Schedule [ edit ] Notre Dame announced and finalized the 2022 football schedule on December 7, 2021.[6]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 7:30 p.m. at No. 2 Ohio State No. 5 ABC L 10–21 106,594 September 10 2:30 p.m. Marshall No. 8 NBC L 21–2677,622 September 17 2:30 p.m. California Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC W 24–1777,622 September 24 3:30 p.m. at North Carolina ABC W 45–32 50,500 October 8 7:30 p.m. vs. No. 16 BYU NBC W 28–2062,742 October 15 7:30 p.m. Stanford Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) NBC L 14–1677,622 October 22 2:30 p.m. UNLV Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN Peacock W 44–2173,165 October 29 12:00 p.m. at No. 16 Syracuse ABC W 41–2449,861 November 5 7:30 p.m. No. 4 Clemson Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC W 35–1477,622 November 12 12:00 p.m. vs. Navy No. 20 ABC W 35–3262,124 November 19 2:30 p.m. Boston College No. 18 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Holy War ) NBC W 44–073,503 November 26 7:30 p.m. at No. 6 USC No. 15 ABC L 27–3872,613 3:30 p.m. vs. No. 19 South Carolina No. 21 ESPN W 45–3867,383
Personnel [ edit ] 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Pos. # Name Class S 2 DJ Brown GS S 3 Houston Griffith GS CB 5 Cam Hart Sr CB 6 Clarence Lewis Jr DL 7 Isaiah Foskey (C) Sr LB 8 Marist Liufau Sr DL 9 Justin Ademilola GS LB 10 Prince Kollie So S 11 Ramon Henderson Jr LB 12 Jordan Botelho Jr CB 15 Ryan Barnes So S 16 Brandon Joseph Sr LB 17 Jaylen Sneed Fr CB 18 Chance Tucker So S 19 Marty Auer So CB 20 Benjamin Morrison Fr CB 21 Jaden Mickey Fr S 22 Justin Walters So CB 23 Jayden Bellamy Fr LB 24 Jack Kiser GS CB 25 Philip Riley So S 26 Xavier Watts Jr LB 27 JD Bertrand (C) Sr CB 28 TaRiq Bracy GS DL 31 Nana Osafo-Mensah Sr LB 33 Tre Reader Fr DL 34 Osita Ekwonu Sr S 36 Eddie Scheidler Sr DL 40 Joshua Burnham Fr DL 41 Donovan Hinish Fr LB 42 Nolan Ziegler Fr LB 44 Junior Tuihalamaka Fr LB 46 Christian Opperman Sr DL 47 Jason Onye So LB 48 Will Schweitzer So S 49 Mike Graves GS LB 52 Bo Bauer (C) GS DL 54 Jacob Lacey Sr DL 56 Howard Cross III Sr DL 57 Jayson Ademilola GS DL 65 Chris Smith GS DL 90 Alexander Ehrensberger Jr DL 91 Aiden Gobaira Fr DL 92 Aidan Keanaaina Jr DL 97 Gabriel Rubio So DL 98 Tyson Ford Fr DL 99 Rylie Mills Jr
Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 3, 2022
Game summaries [ edit ] at No. 2 Ohio State [ edit ] No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 5 Fighting Irish 3 7 0 0 10 No. 2 Buckeyes 7 0 7 7 21
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
Date : September 3, 2022Game time : 7:30 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)Game attendance : 106,594Referee : Jeff HeaserTV announcers (ABC ) : Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (12:13) ND – Blake Grupe 33-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:47; Notre Dame 3–0 ) (5:32) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 31-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:43; Ohio State 7–3 ) Second Quarter (11:56) ND – Audric Estimé 1-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 5:10; Notre Dame 10–7 ) Third Quarter (0:17) OSU – Xavier Johnson 24-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:43; Ohio State 14–10 ) Fourth Quarter (4:51) OSU – Miyan Williams 2-yard run, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 14 plays, 95 yards, 7:06; Ohio State 21–10 )
Pregame line Over/under OSU −17.0 83.5
Statistics ND OSU First downs 12 22 Total yards 253 395 Rushes/yards 30–76 35–172 Passing yards 177 223 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–18–0 24–34–0 Time of possession 27:01 32:59
vs Marshall [ edit ] Marshall Thundering Herd (1–0) vs No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 0 9 3 14 26 No. 8 Fighting Irish 0 7 0 14 21
at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
Date : September 10, 2022Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)Game attendance : 77,622Referee : Timothy HedgepethTV announcers (NBC ) : Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Game information First Quarter None
Second Quarter (14:18) MRSH – Khalan Laborn 4-yard run, Rece Verhoff PAT missed (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 3:56; Marshall 6–0 ) (3:00) ND – Tyler Buchner 1-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:03; Notre Dame 7–6 ) (0:15) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 21-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 2:45; Marshall 9–7 ) Third Quarter (3:54) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 20-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:10; Marshall 12–7 ) Fourth Quarter (14:57) ND – Tyler Buchner 1-yard run, Tyler Buchner two-point run (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:57; Notre Dame 15–12 ) (5:16) MRSH – Devin Miller 3-yard pass from Henry Colombi, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 11 plays, 94 yards, 5:16; Marshall 19–15 ) (4:35) MRSH – Steven Gilmore 37-yard interception return, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 0:41; Marshall 26–15 ) (0:14) ND – Michael Mayer 5-yard pass from Drew Pyne (Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 1:42; Marshall 26–21 )
Pregame line Over/under ND −20.5 48.0
Statistics MRSH ND First downs 21 22 Total yards 364 351 Rushes/yards 50–219 37–130 Passing yards 145 221 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–21–0 21–38–3 Time of possession 30:47 29:13
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Henry Colombi 16/21, 150 yards, TD Rushing Khalan Laborn 31 carries, 161 yards, TD Receiving Jayden Harrison 3 receptions, 38 yards Notre Dame Passing Tyler Buchner 18/32, 201 yards, 2 INT Rushing Tyler Buchner 13 carries, 44 yards, 2 TD Receiving Michael Mayer 8 receptions, 103 yards, TD
vs California [ edit ] California Golden Bears (2–0) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Bears 0 10 7 0 17 Fighting Irish 0 7 7 10 24
at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
Date : September 17, 2022Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 83 °F (28 °C)Game attendance : 77,622Referee : Mike RocheTV announcers (NBC ) : Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Game information First Quarter None
Second Quarter (14:27) CAL – J. Michael Sturdivant 18-yard pass from Jack Plummer, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 0:26; California 7–0 ) (8:54) ND – Chris Tyree 21-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:28; Tied 7–7 ) (4:11) CAL – Dario Longhetto 34-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:43; California 10–7 ) Third Quarter (9:14) ND – Audric Estimé 1-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:00; Notre Dame 14–10 ) (4:48) CAL – Jack Plummer 1-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:26; California 17–14 ) Fourth Quarter (14:48) ND – Blake Grupe 47-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:00; Tied 17–17 ) (9:16) ND – Michael Mayer 6-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:46; Notre Dame 24–17 )
Pregame line Over/under ND −13.5 41.0
Statistics CAL ND First downs 18 17 Total yards 296 297 Rushes/yards 31–112 41–147 Passing yards 184 150 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–37–0 17–23–0 Time of possession 26:58 33:02
Team Category Player Statistics California Passing Jack Plummer 16/37, 184 yards, TD Rushing DeCarlos Brooks 5 carries, 43 yards Receiving Jeremiah Hunter 5 receptions, 66 yards Notre Dame Passing Drew Pyne 17/23, 150 yards, 2 TD Rushing Audric Estimé 8 carries, 76 yards, TD Receiving Chris Tyree 5 receptions, 44 yards, TD
at North Carolina [ edit ] Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–2) at North Carolina Tar Heels (3–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Fighting Irish 0 24 14 7 45 Tar Heels 7 7 6 12 32
at Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
Date : September 24, 2022Game time : 3:30 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)Game attendance : 50,500Referee : Jeff FlanaganTV announcers (ABC ) : Bob Wischusen (play–by–play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (9:53) UNC – Josh Downs 4-yard pass from Drake Maye, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:07; North Carolina 7–0 ) Second Quarter (12:57) ND – Michael Mayer 10-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:48; Tied 7–7 ) (10:01) ND – Lorenzo Styles 30-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:26; Notre Dame 14–7 ) (6:55) UNC – Josh Downs 3-yard pass from Drake Maye, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:06; Tied 14–14 ) (2:37) ND – Audric Estimé 1-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:18; Notre Dame 21–14 ) (0:23) ND – Blake Grupe 40-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 1:52; Notre Dame 24–14 ) Third Quarter (12:18) ND – Logan Diggs 29-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:42; Notre Dame 31–14 ) (10:21) ND – Audric Estimé 1-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 1:52; Notre Dame 38–14 ) (4:08) UNC – Antoine Green 80-yard pass from Drake Maye (Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:11; Notre Dame 38–20 ) Fourth Quarter (13:04) ND – Chris Tyree 1-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:04; Notre Dame 45–20 ) (9:47) UNC – Omarion Hampton 4-yard pass from Drake Maye (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:17; Notre Dame 45–26 ) (1:44) UNC – Antoine Green 64-yard pass from Drake Maye (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:36; Notre Dame 45–32 )
Pregame line Over/under UNC −1.5 55.5
Statistics ND UNC First downs 35 18 Total yards 576 367 Rushes/yards 51–287 28–66 Passing yards 289 301 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–34–0 17–32–0 Time of possession 38:13 21:47
Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing Drew Pyne 24/34, 289 yards, 3 TD Rushing Audric Estimé 17 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD Receiving Michael Mayer 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD North Carolina Passing Drake Maye 17/32, 301 yards, 5 TD Rushing Drake Maye 13 carries, 36 yards Receiving Antoine Green 3 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD
vs No. 16 BYU [ edit ] No. 16 BYU Cougars (4–1) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 16 Cougars 6 0 7 7 20 Fighting Irish 3 15 7 3 28
at Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV
Date : October 8, 2022Game time : 4:30 p.m. PSTGame weather : Indoor, 72 °F (22 °C)Game attendance : 62,742Referee : Stuart MullinsTV announcers (NBC ) : Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (11:25) ND – Blake Grupe 26-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 3:26; Notre Dame 3–0 ) (4:32) BYU – Kody Epps 2-yard pass from Jaren Hall (Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:49; BYU 6–3 ) Second Quarter (14:19) ND – Michael Mayer 24-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:13; Notre Dame 10–6 ) (6:50) ND – Team safety (Drive: 1 plays, −4 yards, 0:07; Notre Dame 12–6 ) (1:03) ND – Jayden Thomas 30-yard pass from Drew Pyne (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:42; Notre Dame 18–6 ) Third Quarter (8:05) ND – Michael Mayer 19-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:55; Notre Dame 25–6 ) (5:27) BYU – Kody Epps 53-yard pass from Jaren Hall, Justen Smith kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:38; Notre Dame 25–13 ) Fourth Quarter (14:18) BYU – Christopher Brooks 28-yard run, Justen Smith kick (Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:41; Notre Dame 25–20 ) (6:07) ND – Blake Grupe 20-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:47; Notre Dame 28–20 )
Pregame line Over/under ND −3.5 51.5
Statistics BYU ND First downs 13 24 Total yards 280 496 Rushes/yards 29–160 45–234 Passing yards 120 262 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–17–1 22–28–1 Time of possession 19:05 40:55
Team Category Player Statistics BYU Passing Jaren Hall 9/17, 120 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Christopher Brooks 14 carries, 90 yards, TD Receiving Kody Epps 4 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD Notre Dame Passing Drew Pyne 22/28, 262 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Audric Estimé 14 carries, 97 yards Receiving Michael Mayer 11 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD
vs Stanford [ edit ] Stanford Cardinal (1–4) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinal 7 3 3 3 16 Fighting Irish 0 0 7 7 14
at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
Date : October 15, 2022Game time : 7:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)Game attendance : 77,622Referee : Mike McCabeTV announcers (NBC ) : Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (10:05) STAN – Casey Filkins 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:28; Stanford 7–0 ) Second Quarter (0:00) STAN – Joshua Karty 45-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 0:42; Stanford 10–0 ) Third Quarter (8:44) STAN – Joshua Karty 43-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 3:00; Stanford 13–0 ) (6:22) ND – Audric Estimé 10-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:22; Stanford 13–7 ) Fourth Quarter (14:53) ND – Tobias Merriweather 41-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:40; Notre Dame 14–13 ) (10:20) STAN – Joshua Karty 43-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:33; Stanford 16–14 )
Pregame line Over/under ND −16.5 54.5
Statistics STAN ND First downs 21 16 Total yards 385 301 Rushes/yards 42–97 34–150 Passing yards 288 151 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–39–0 13–27–0 Time of possession 36:07 23:53
Team Category Player Statistics Stanford Passing Tanner McKee 26/38, 288 yards Rushing Casey Filkins 32 carries, 91 yards, TD Receiving Elijah Higgins 5 receptions, 81 yards Notre Dame Passing Drew Pyne 13/27, 151 yards, TD Rushing Audric Estimé 8 carries, 57 yards, TD Receiving Michael Mayer 5 receptions, 60 yards
vs UNLV [ edit ] UNLV Rebels (4–3) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 7 0 7 7 21 Fighting Irish 23 7 0 14 44
at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
Date : October 22, 2022Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)Game attendance : 73,165Referee : Jerry MagallanesTV announcers (Peacock ) : Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (12:35) ND – Audric Estimé 12-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:25; Notre Dame 7–0 ) (10:06) ND – Blake Grupe 43-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:07; Notre Dame 10–0 ) (9:10) UNLV – Jordan Younge-Humphrey 2-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56; Notre Dame 10–7 ) (6:24) ND – Michael Mayer 20-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:08; Notre Dame 17–7 ) (3:58) ND – Blake Grupe 27-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:48; Notre Dame 20–7 ) (1:18) ND – Blake Grupe 46-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:12; Notre Dame 23–7 ) Second Quarter (4:10) ND – Mitchell Evans 1-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:04; Notre Dame 30–7 ) Third Quarter (8:06) UNLV – Harrison Bailey 2-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:43; Notre Dame 30–14 ) Fourth Quarter (11:59) ND – Chris Tyree 8-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 7:10; Notre Dame 37–14 ) (8:02) UNLV – Jordan Younge-Humphrey 1-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:57; Notre Dame 37–21 ) (2:55) ND – Braden Lenzy 4-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:06; Notre Dame 44–21 )
Pregame line Over/under ND −26.0 46.5
Statistics UNLV ND First downs 11 23 Total yards 299 428 Rushes/yards 28–146 47–223 Passing yards 153 205 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–33–0 14–28–1 Time of possession 26:02 33:58
Team Category Player Statistics UNLV Passing Cameron Friel 8/15, 80 yards Rushing Courtney Reese 11 carries, 142 yards Receiving Nick Williams 4 receptions, 47 yards Notre Dame Passing Drew Pyne 14/28, 205 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Logan Diggs 28 carries, 130 yards Receiving Michael Mayer 6 receptions, 115 yards, TD
at No. 16 Syracuse [ edit ] Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4–3) at No. 16 Syracuse Orange (6–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Fighting Irish 7 14 3 17 41 No. 16 Orange 7 0 10 7 24
at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY
Date : October 29, 2022Game time : 12:00 p.m.Game weather : Indoor, 65 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 49,861Referee : Gary PattersonTV announcers (ABC ) : Joe Tessitore (play–by–play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (14:53) ND – Brandon Joseph 29-yard interception return, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, 0:07; Notre Dame 7–0 ) (11:11) CUSE – Oronde Gadsden II 13-yard pass from Garrett Shrader , Andre Szmyt kick (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:42; Tied 7–7 ) Second Quarter (8:23) ND – Logan Diggs 3-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 6:25; Notre Dame 14–7 ) (0:17) ND – Jayden Thomas 3-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 1:01; Notre Dame 21–7 ) Third Quarter (7:41) ND – Blake Grupe 31-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:54; Notre Dame 24–7 ) (4:57) CUSE – Andre Szmyt 54-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:44; Notre Dame 24–10 ) (0:25) CUSE – Sean Tucker 4-yard run, Andre Szmyt kick (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:21; Notre Dame 24–17 ) Fourth Quarter (9:11) ND – Audric Estimé 11-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:40; Notre Dame 31–17 ) (7:47) ND – Audric Estimé 2-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 1 plays, 2 yards, 0:03; Notre Dame 38–17 ) (5:44) CUSE – D'Marcus Adams 13-yard pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Andre Szmyt kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:03; Notre Dame 38–24 ) (1:58) ND – Blake Grupe 20-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:46; Notre Dame 41–24 )
Pregame line Over/under ND −1.0 48.0
Statistics ND CUSE First downs 22 15 Total yards 362 286 Rushes/yards 56–246 25–61 Passing yards 116 225 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–19–1 16–36–2 Time of possession 37:40 22:20
Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing Drew Pyne 9/19, 116 yards, TD, INT Rushing Audric Estimé 20 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD Receiving Michael Mayer 3 receptions, 54 yards Syracuse Passing Carlos Del Rio-Wilson 11/22, 190 yards, TD, INT Rushing Sean Tucker 16 carries, 60 yards, TD Receiving Oronde Gadsden II 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD
vs No. 4 Clemson [ edit ] No. 4 Clemson Tigers (8–0) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 4 Tigers 0 0 0 14 14 Fighting Irish 7 7 0 21 35
at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
Date : November 5, 2022Game time : 7:30 p.m.Game weather : Clear, 55 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 77,622Referee : Adam SavoieTV announcers (NBC ) : Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (9:08) ND – Prince Collie 17-yard blocked punt return, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 4 plays, −4 yards, 2:37; Notre Dame 7–0 ) Second Quarter (0:38) ND – Drew Pyne 5-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:47; Notre Dame 14–0 ) Third Quarter None
Fourth Quarter (14:37) ND – Audric Estimé 2-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:05; Notre Dame 21–0 ) (12:58) ND – Benjamin Morrison 96-yard interception return, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:39; Notre Dame 28–0 ) (10:14) CLEM – Will Shipley 1-yard run, B. T. Potter kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:44; Notre Dame 28–7 ) (4:16) ND – Michael Mayer 17-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:58; Notre Dame 35–7 ) (1:35) CLEM – Joseph Ngata 4-yard pass from D. J. Uiagalelei, B. T. Potter kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:41; Notre Dame 35–14 )
Pregame line Over/under CLEM −3.5 43.5
Statistics CLEM ND First downs 21 24 Total yards 281 348 Rushes/yards 25–90 47–263 Passing yards 191 85 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–40–0 9–17–0 Time of possession 27:00 33:00
Team Category Player Statistics Clemson Passing DJ Uiagalelei 27/39, 191 yards, TD, INT Rushing Will Shipley 12 carries, 63 yards, TD Receiving Davis Allen 7 receptions, 60 yards Notre Dame Passing Drew Pyne 9/17, 85 yards, TD Rushing Logan Diggs 17 carries, 114 yards Receiving Michael Mayer 4 receptions, 44 yards, TD
vs Navy [ edit ] No. 20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6–3) at Navy Midshipmen (3–6) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 20 Fighting Irish 14 21 0 0 35 Midshipmen 6 7 3 16 32
at M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD
Date : November 12, 2022Game time : 12:00 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 62,124Referee : Riley JohnsonTV announcers (ABC ) : Dave Flemming (play–by–play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (10:36) ND – Audric Estimé 30-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:24; Notre Dame 7–0 ) (4:28) ND – Braden Lenzy 38-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:42; Notre Dame 14–0 ) (2:19) NAVY – Daba Fofana 36-yard run (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:09; Notre Dame 14–6 ) Second Quarter (12:27) ND – Chris Tyree 5-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:52; Notre Dame 21–6 ) (7:49) NAVY – Xavier Arline 2-yard run, Bijan Nichols kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:38; Notre Dame 21–13 ) (2:19) ND – Drew Pyne 11-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:18; Notre Dame 28–13 ) (1:10) ND – Jayden Thomas 37-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 1 plays, 37 yards, 0:07; Notre Dame 35–13 ) Third Quarter (4:59) NAVY – Bijan Nichols 26-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 10:01; Notre Dame 35–16 ) Fourth Quarter (14:47) NAVY – Mark Walker 23-yard pass from Xavier Arline, Xavier Arline two-point run (Drive: 1 plays, 23 yards, 0:06; Notre Dame 35–24 ) (1:21) NAVY – Maquel Haywood 20-yard pass from Maasai Maynor, Vincent Terrell Jr. two-point run (Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 2:57; Notre Dame 35–32 )
Pregame line Over/under ND −16.5 40.5
Statistics ND NAVY First downs 15 19 Total yards 335 363 Rushes/yards 34–66 46–255 Passing yards 269 108 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–21–1 6–13–1 Time of possession 29:21 30:39
Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing Drew Pyne 17/21, 269 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Audric Estimé 8 carries, 49 yards Receiving Jayden Thomas 3 receptions, 80 yards, TD Navy Passing Xavier Arline 2/4, 57 yards, TD Rushing Daba Fofana 15 carries, 133 yards, TD Receiving Mark Walker 3 receptions, 67 yards, TD
vs Boston College [ edit ] Boston College Eagles (3–7) vs No. 18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 No. 18 Fighting Irish 17 20 7 0 44
at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
Date : November 19, 2022Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game weather : Snowy, 25 °F (−4 °C)Game attendance : 73,503Referee : Jeff HeaserTV announcers (NBC ) : Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (12:50) ND – Blake Grupe 26-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:10; Notre Dame 3–0 ) (10:05) ND – Logan Diggs 1-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:22; Notre Dame 10–0 ) (4:15) ND – Matt Salerno 1-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:26; Notre Dame 17–0 ) Second Quarter (14:07) ND – Blake Grupe 41-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:37; Notre Dame 20–0 ) (8:27) ND – Blake Grupe 46-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 3:22; Notre Dame 23–0 ) (3:04) ND – Audric Estimé 7-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 2:04; Notre Dame 30–0 ) (1:14) ND – Chris Tyree 12-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 0:56; Notre Dame 37–0 ) Third Quarter (8:54) ND – Audric Estimé 6-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 4:29; Notre Dame 44–0 ) Fourth Quarter None
Pregame line Over/under ND −20.0 42.0
Statistics BC ND First downs 10 22 Total yards 173 437 Rushes/yards 36–56 38–281 Passing yards 117 156 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–22–3 13–25–0 Time of possession 29:00 31:00
Team Category Player Statistics Boston College Passing Emmett Morehead 9/22, 117 yards, 3 INT Rushing Alex Broome 7 carries, 25 yards Receiving Zay Flowers 3 receptions, 46 yards Notre Dame Passing Drew Pyne 13/25, 156 yards, TD Rushing Logan Diggs 15 carries, 122 yards, TD Receiving Michael Mayer 5 receptions, 64 yards
at No. 6 USC [ edit ] No. 15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–3) at No. 6 USC Trojans (10–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 15 Fighting Irish 0 7 7 13 27 No. 6 Trojans 10 7 7 14 38
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
Date : November 26, 2022Game time : 4:30 p.m. PSTGame weather : Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 72,613Referee : Jerry MagallanesTV announcers (ABC ) : Chris Fowler (play–by–play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (11:24) USC – Tahj Washington 11-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:24; USC 7–0 ) (4:08) USC – Denis Lynch 31-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:18; USC 10–0 ) Second Quarter (6:55) ND – Michael Mayer 22-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:24; USC 10–7 ) (0:52) USC – Caleb Williams 5-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:40; USC 17–7 ) Third Quarter (8:31) USC – Raleek Brown 5-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:58; USC 24–7 ) (6:37) ND – Deion Colzie 23-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:27; USC 24–14 ) Fourth Quarter (15:00) USC – Caleb Williams 3-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:01; USC 31–14 ) (12:17) ND – Logan Diggs 5-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; USC 31–21 ) (3:26) USC – Caleb Williams 16-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 2:32; USC 38–21 ) (1:24) ND – Michael Mayer 24-yard pass from Drew Pyne (Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:25; USC 38–27 )
Pregame line Over/under USC −4.5 63.5
Statistics ND USC First downs 22 23 Total yards 52–408 61–436 Rushes/yards 90 204 Passing yards 318 232 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–26–1 18–22–0 Time of possession 24:37 35:23
Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing Drew Pyne 23/26, 318 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Audric Estimé 6 carries, 43 yards Receiving Michael Mayer 8 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD USC Passing Caleb Williams 18/22, 232 yards, TD Rushing Austin Jones 25 carries, 154 yards Receiving Jordan Addison 3 receptions, 45 yards
vs No. 19 South Carolina (Gator Bowl ) [ edit ] No. 18 South Carolina Gamecocks (8–4) vs No. 21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–4) – Game summary (2022 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 21 Fighting Irish 7 10 14 14 45 No. 18 Gamecocks 21 3 7 7 38
at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL
Date : December 30, 2022Game time : 3:30 p.m.Game weather : Partly cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 67,383Referee : Mike CannonTV announcers (ESPN ) : Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (11:48) SC – Xavier Legette 13-yard pass from Spencer Rattler, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:12; South Carolina 7–0 ) (5:54) ND – Tyler Buchner 15-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:37; Tied 7–7 ) (2:27) SC – Hunter Rogers 23-yard pass from Kai Kroeger, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; South Carolina 14–7 ) (0:44) SC – DQ Smith 47-yard interception return, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:43; South Carolina 21–7 ) Second Quarter (8:36) ND – Blake Grupe 37-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 7:08; South Carolina 21–10 ) (5:18) SC – Mitch Jeter 45-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 3:18; South Carolina 24–10 ) (5:06) ND – Logan Diggs 75-yard pass from Tyler Buchner, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; South Carolina 24–17 ) Third Quarter (10:28) ND – Tyler Buchner 11-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:21; Tied 24–24 ) (8:31) SC – Xavier Legette 42-yard pass from Spencer Rattler, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:57; South Carolina 31–24 ) (0:31) ND – Braden Lenzy 44-yard pass from Tyler Buchner, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 1 play, 44 yards, 0:08; Tied 31–31 ) Fourth Quarter (12:41) ND – Logan Diggs 39-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:13; Notre Dame 38–31 ) (7:42) SC – O'Donnell Fortune 100-yard interception return, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 3:27; Tied 38–38 ) (1:38) ND – Mitchell Evans 16-yard pass from Tyler Buchner, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:04; Notre Dame 45–38 )
Pregame line Over/under ND −2.5 52
Statistics ND SC First downs 27 20 Total yards 558 352 Rushes/yards 46–264 22–65 Passing yards 294 287 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–34–3 31–49–1 Time of possession 36:39 23:21
Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing Tyler Buchner 18/33, 274 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Rushing Audric Estimé 14 carries, 95 yards Receiving Braden Lenzy 4 receptions, 89 yards, TD South Carolina Passing Spencer Rattler 29/46, 246 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Juju McDowell 6 carries, 28 yards Receiving Xavier Legette 7 receptions, 78 yards, 2 TD
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 5 8 RV — — — — RV — — 20 18 13 19 19 18 Coaches 5 9 RV RV RV RV RV RV — — 25 19 15 19 20 18 CFP Not released — 20 18 15 21 21 Not released
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