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1 Offseason  


1.1  Coaching changes  




1.2  Departures  




1.3  Transfers in  






2 Schedule  




3 Rankings  




4 Personnel  




5 Game summaries  


5.1  At Florida State  




5.2  Toledo  




5.3  Purdue  




5.4  Vs. No. 18 Wisconsin  




5.5  No. 7 Cincinnati  




5.6  At Virginia Tech  




5.7  USC  




5.8  North Carolina  




5.9  Navy  




5.10  At Virginia  




5.11  Georgia Tech  




5.12  At Stanford  




5.13  Vs. Oklahoma State (Fiesta Bowl)  






6 References  













2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team






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2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Fiesta Bowl, L 35–37 vs. Oklahoma State

ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 8
Record11–2
Head coach
  • Marcus Freeman (bowl game)
    • Offensive coordinatorTommy Rees (2nd season)
    Offensive schemeMultiple
    Defensive coordinatorMarcus Freeman (1st season)
    Base defense4–2–5
    CaptainAvery Davis
    Kyle Hamilton
    Kurt Hinish
    Jarrett Patterson
    Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa
    Drew White
    Kyren Williams
    Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium

    Uniform

    Seasons
    ← 2020
    2022 →
    2021 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    No.8Notre Dame   –     11 – 2  
    No.19BYU   –     10 – 3  
    Army   –     9 – 4  
    Liberty   –     8 – 5  
    New Mexico State   –     2 – 10  
    UMass   –     1 – 11  
    UConn   –     1 – 11  
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led during the regular season by Brian Kelly in his 12th and final season at Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish played their home games at Notre Dame StadiuminNotre Dame, Indiana.

    On November 29, Kelly resigned to become the head coach at LSU.[1] He finished at Notre Dame with a 12-year record of 113–40 on the field, and an official record of 92–40 due to games vacated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Marcus Freeman was named the program's new head coach.[2] The Irish played in the Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma State. They would lose 37–35 after blowing a 28–7 lead in the 2nd quarter.

    Offseason[edit]

    Coaching changes[edit]

    On December 14, 2020 defensive coordinator Clark Lea left the school to become the head coach at Vanderbilt.[3][4] On January 8, 2021, the school named Cincinnati defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman to replace Lea.[5]

    Departures[edit]

    NFL

    Transfers out

    Other

    Transfers in[edit]

    Schedule[edit]

    The 2021 schedule was officially released on April 25, 2019.[9] The neutral site game at Soldier Field had been designated the Shamrock Series game, although television rights were owned and operated by the Big Ten Network. This was the second year since 2020 that not every home game aired on NBC, as the home opener aired on Peacock.[10]

    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
    September 57:30 p.m.atFlorida StateNo. 9
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
    		• ABCW 41–38 OT68,316
    September 112:30 p.m.ToledoNo. 8
  • Notre Dame, IN
    		• PeacockW 32–2962,009
    September 182:30 p.m.PurdueNo. 12
    • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
    		• NBCW 27–1374,341
    September 2512:00 p.m.vs. No. 18WisconsinNo. 12
  • Chicago, IL (Shamrock Series, Big Noon Kickoff, College GameDay)
    		• FoxW 41–1359,571
    October 22:30 p.m.No. 7CincinnatiNo. 9
    • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
    		• NBCL 13–2477,622
    October 97:30 p.m.atVirginia TechNo. 14
  • Blacksburg, VA
    		• ACCNW 32–2965,632
    October 237:30 p.m.USCNo. 13
    • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
    		• NBCW 31–1677,622
    October 307:30 p.m.North CarolinaNo. 11
    • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
    		• NBCW 44–3471,018
    November 63:30 p.m.NavyNo. 10
    • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
    		• NBCW 34–677,096
    November 137:30 p.m.atVirginiaNo. 9
  • Charlottesville, VA
    		• ABCW 28–348,584
    November 202:30 p.m.Georgia TechNo. 8
    • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
    		• NBCW 55–070,011
    November 278:00 p.m.atStanfordNo. 6
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
    		• FoxW 45–1431,571
    January 1, 20221:00 p.m.vs. No. 9Oklahoma StateNo. 5
  • Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)
    		• ESPNL 35–3749,550
  • All times are in Eastern time

    • Rankings[edit]

    Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP9812129141413118765658
    Coaches7710107131313118765659
    CFPNot released1098665Not released

    Personnel[edit]

    2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 0 Braden Lenzy Sr
    WR 3 Avery Davis (C) GS
    WR 4 Kevin Austin Jr. Sr
    WR 5 Joe Wilkins Jr. Sr
    QB 8 Cole Capen Sr
    QB 10 Drew Pyne So
    QB 11 Ron Powlus III Fr
    QB 12 Tyler Buchner Fr
    WR 16 Deion Colzie Fr
    QB 17 Jack Coan GS
    RB 20 C'Bo Flemister Sr
    WR 21 Lorenzo Styles Fr
    RB 22 Logan Diggs Fr
    RB 23 Kyren Williams (C) Jr
    RB 24 Audric Estimé Fr
    RB 25 Chris Tyree So
    WR/S 26 Xavier Watts So
    RB 27 Chase Ketterer So
    WR 28 Griffin Eifert So
    WR 29 Matt Salerno Sr
    RB 33 Leo Albano Sr
    RB 33 Sam Assaf Jr
    TE 35 Hakim Sanfo So
    WR 37 Henry Cook So
    TE 39 Andrew Yanoshak Fr
    WR 43 Greg Mailey GS
    OL 50 Rocco Spindler Fr
    OL 52 Zeke Correll Jr
    OL 53 Quinn Murphy Jr
    OL 54 Blake Fisher Fr
    OL 55 Jarrett Patterson (C) Sr
    OL 56 John Dirksen Sr
    OL 62 Cain Madden GS
    OL 64 Max Siegel II Sr
    OL 68 Michael Carmody So
    OL 71 Brennan Wicks So
    OL 72 Caleb Johnson Fr
    OL 73 Andrew Kristofic Jr
    OL 75 Josh Lugg GS
    OL 76 Joe Alt Fr
    OL 77 Quinn Carroll Jr
    OL 78 Pat Coogan Fr
    OL 79 Tosh Baker So
    TE 80 Cane Berrong Fr
    WR 81 Jack Polian Fr
    WR 83 Jayden Thomas Fr
    TE 84 Kevin Bauman So
    TE 85 George Takacs Sr
    WR 86 Conor Ratigan Jr
    TE 87 Michael Mayer So
    TE 88 Mitchell Evans Fr
    TE 89 Charlie Selna So
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    S 2 DJ Brown Sr
    S 3 Houston Griffith GS
    S 4 Litchfield Ajavon Jr
    CB 5 Cam Hart Jr
    CB 6 Clarence Lewis So
    DL 7 Isaiah Foskey Jr
    LB 8 Marist Liufau Jr
    DL 9 Justin Ademilola Sr
    LB 10 Isaiah Pryor GS
    CB/S 11 Ramon Henderson So
    DL 12 Jordan Botelho So
    LB 13 Paul Moala Sr
    S 14 Kyle Hamilton (C) Jr
    CB 15 Ryan Barnes Fr
    S 16 KJ Wallace Jr
    CB 18 Chance Tucker Fr
    CB 20 JoJo Johnson Fr
    S 20 Justin Walters Fr
    CB 21 Caleb Offord So
    LB 24 Jack Kiser Jr
    CB 25 Philip Riley Fr
    LB 27 JD Bertrand Jr
    CB 28 TaRiq Bracy Sr
    S 29 Khari Gee Fr
    S 30 Chris Velotta Jr
    DL 31 Nana Osafo-Mensah Jr
    CB 31 Tyler Wilson Jr
    LB 32 Prince Kollie Fr
    LB 33 Shayne Simon Sr
    DL 34 Osita Ekwonu Jr
    S 36 Eddie Scheidler Jr
    S 37 Chase Love Sr
    LB 38 Davis Sherwood Fr
    LB 40 Barret Liebentritt Fr
    LB 40 Drew White (C) GS
    DL 41 Kurt Hinish (C) GS
    S 42 Marty Auer Fr
    LB 42 Giovanni Ghilotti So
    CB 43 Marcus Thorne Sr
    DL 44 Kahanu Kia Fr
    LB 45 Colin Gutzmer Jr
    LB 46 Adam Shibley GS
    DL 47 Jason Onye Fr
    DL 48 Will Schweitzer Fr
    S 49 Mike Graves Sr
    LB 52 Bo Bauer GS
    DL 54 Jacob Lacey Jr
    DL 56 Howard Cross III Jr
    DL 57 Jayson Ademilola Sr
    DL 90 Alexander Ehrensberger So
    DL 92 Aidan Keanaaina So
    DL 93 Zane Heemsoth Jr
    DL 95 Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa (C) GS
    DL 97 Gabriel Rubio Fr
    DL 99 Rylie Mills So
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P 19 Jay Bramblett Jr
    P 30 Jake Rittman Sr
    K 32 Chris Salerno Fr
    K/P 39 Jonathan Doerer GS
    LS 44 Alex Peitsch So
    LS 46 Axel Raarup Sr
    LS 65 Michael Vinson Sr
    K 91 Josh Bryan Fr
    K/P 98 Harrison Leonard Jr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: September 17, 2021

    Game summaries[edit]

    At Florida State[edit]

    Notre Dame at Florida State
    (Rivalry)
    1 234OTTotal
    • No. 9 Fighting Irish 7 102103 41
    Seminoles 7 76180 38
            
    Scoring summary
    112:46NDMichael Mayer 41–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:09)    		ND 7–0
    05:06FSUJashaun Corbin 89–yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick)
    (2 plays, 89 yards, 0:20)    		TIE 7–7
    210:05FSUJordan Travis 2–yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick)
    (4 plays, 45 yards, 1:39)    		FS 14–7
    05:02NDJonathan Doerer 48–yard field goal
    (10 plays, 46 yards, 5:03)    		FS 14–10
    02:21NDJoe Wilkins Jr. 23–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (5 plays, 48 yards, 1:24)    		ND 17–14
    313:36FSUJa'Khi Douglas 60–yard pass from Jordan Travis (Alex Mastromanno pass failed)
    (3 plays, 63 yards, 1:07)    		FS 20–17
    11:52NDKevin Austin Jr. 37–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:44)    		ND 24–20
    07:05NDKyren Williams 6–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (7 plays, 69 yards, 4:17)    		ND 31–20
    04:37NDChris Tyree 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (3 plays, 32 yards, 0:58)    		ND 38–20
    413:42FSUAndrew Parchment 8–yard pass from Jordan Travis (Keyshawn Helton pass)
    (15 plays, 75 yards, 5:55)    		ND 38–28
    05:36FSUTreshaun Ward 2–yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick)
    (12 plays, 88 yards, 4:43)    		ND 38–35
    00:40FSURyan Fitzgerald 43–yard field goal
    (10 plays, 46 yards, 3:35)    		TIE 38–38
    OT00:00NDJonathan Doerer 41–yard field goal
    (4 plays, 2 yards, 0:00)    		ND 41–38
    See also: 2021 Florida State Seminoles football team and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries § Florida State
    Pregame line Over/under
    ND –7.0 53.5[11]
    Statistics Notre Dame Florida State
    First downs 17 19
    Total yards 431 442
    Rushing yards 65 264
    Passing yards 366 178
    Turnovers 1 3
    Time of possession 30:35 29:25
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 26/35, 366 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
    Rushing Kyren Williams 18 carries, 42 yards
    Receiving Michael Mayer 9 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD
    Florida State Passing Jordan Travis 9/19, 130 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INT
    Rushing Jashaun Corbin 15 carries, 144 yards, 1 TD
    Receiving Keyshawn Helton 4 receptions, 53 yards

    Toledo[edit]

    Toledo at Notre Dame
    1 234Total
    Rockets 6 10013 29
    • No. 8 Fighting Irish 7 7018 32
            
    Scoring summary
    112:45NDMichael Mayer 4–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:15)    		ND 7–0
    10:06TOLThomas Cluckey 31–yard field goal
    (7 plays, 69 yards, 2:32)    		ND 7–3
    04:14TOLThomas Cluckey 32–yard field goal
    (6 plays, 42 yards, 2:49)    		ND 7–6
    209:21NDKyren Williams 43–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (5 plays, 96 yards, 2:13)    		ND 14–6
    01:04TOLThomas Cluckey 23–yard field goal
    (10 plays, 35 yards, 4:00)    		ND 14–9
    00:46TOLChris McDonald Jr. 27–yard interception (Thomas Cluckey kick)TOL 16–14
    412:25NDJonathan Doerer 48–yard field goal
    (13 plays, 55 yards, 6:11)    		ND 17–16
    10:57NDChris Tyree 55–yard pass from Tyler Buchner (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (1 play, 55 yards, 0:09)    		ND 24–16
    07:48TOLBryant Koback 8–yard run (Carter Bradley pass failed)
    (6 plays, 89 yards, 3:03)    		ND 24–22
    01:35TOLDequan Finn 26–yard run (Thomas Cluckey kick)
    (7 plays, 73 yards, 1:51)    		TOL 29–24
    01:09NDMichael Mayer 18–yard pass from Jack Coan (Kyren Williams pass)
    (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:26)    		ND 32–29
    See also: 2021 Toledo Rockets football team
    Pregame line Over/under
    ND –16.5 55.5[12]
    Statistics Toledo Notre Dame
    First downs 16 27
    Total yards 353 449
    Rushing yards 132 132
    Passing yards 221 317
    Turnovers 2 4
    Time of possession 30:04 29:56
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Toledo Passing Carter Bradley 17/27, 213 yards
    Rushing Bryant Koback 21 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD
    Receiving Devin Maddox 9 receptions, 135 yards
    Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 21/33, 239 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
    Rushing Kyren Williams 16 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
    Receiving Michael Mayer 7 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TDs

    Purdue[edit]

    Purdue at Notre Dame
    (Shillelagh Trophy)
    1 234Total
    Boilermakers 3 0100 13
    • No. 12 Fighting Irish 0 10710 27
        
    Scoring summary
    109:58PURMitchell Fineran 34–yard field goal
    (10 plays, 32 yards, 3:41)    		PUR 3–0
    213:51NDKyren Williams 39–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (5 plays, 66 yards, 2:14)    		ND 7–3
    08:45NDJonathan Doerer 28–yard field goal
    (10 plays, 48 yards, 3:13)    		ND 10–3
    311:06PURMitchell Fineran 34–yard field goal
    (9 plays, 50 yards, 3:54)    		ND 10–6
    09:59NDAvery Davis 62–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:07)    		ND 17–6
    07:08PURMilton Wright 2–yard pass from Jack Plummer (Mitchell Fineran kick)
    (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:51)    		ND 17–13
    410:50NDJonathan Doerer 30–yard field goal
    (11 plays, 53 yards, 5:20)    		ND 20–13
    06:05NDKyren Williams 51–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (1 play, 51 yards, 0:11)    		ND 27–13
    See also: 2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Notre Dame–Purdue football rivalry
    Pregame line Over/under
    ND –7.5 58.5[13]
    Statistics Purdue Notre Dame
    First downs 19 16
    Total yards 348 343
    Rushing yards 57 120
    Passing yards 291 223
    Turnovers 1 0
    Time of possession 34:11 25:49
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Purdue Passing Jack Plummer 25/36, 187 yards, 1 TD
    Rushing King Doerue 10 carries, 45 yards
    Receiving Jackson Anthrop 7 receptions, 90 yards
    Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 15/31, 223 yards, 2 TDs
    Rushing Kyren Williams 12 carries, 91 yards, 1 TD
    Receiving Avery Davis 5 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD

    Vs. No. 18 Wisconsin[edit]

    Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin
    (Shamrock Series / Big Noon Kickoff / College GameDay)
    1 234Total
    No. 18 Badgers 3 073 13
    • No. 12 Fighting Irish 0 10031 41
    • Date: September 25, 2021
    • Location: Soldier Field
      Chicago, IL
    • Game start: 11:04 a.m. CDT
    • Elapsed time: 4 hours and 7 minutes
    • Game attendance: 59,571
    • Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 11 MPH
    • Referee: Michael Cannon
    • TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson (play–by–play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline)
          
    Scoring summary
    111:48WISCollin Larsh 37–yard field goal
    (5 plays, 26 yards, 1:54)    		WIS 3–0
    208:44NDJonathan Doerer 51–yard field goal
    (16 plays, 45 yards, 6:29)    		TIE 3–3
    04:48NDKevin Austin Jr. 36–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (5 plays, 51 yards, 2:18)    		ND 10–3
    309:53WISKendric Pryor 8–yard pass from Graham Mertz (Collin Larsh kick)
    (4 plays, 56 yards, 2:01)    		TIE 10–10
    414:14WISCollin Larsh 27–yard field goal
    (9 plays, 30 yards, 3:44)    		WIS 13–10
    14:01NDChris Tyree 96–yard kickoff return (Jonathan Doerer kick)ND 17–13
    09:34NDKevin Austin Jr. 16–yard pass from Drew Pyne (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (6 plays, 46 yards, 2:40)    		ND 24–13
    03:20NDJonathan Doerer 37–yard field goal
    (4 plays, 4 yards, 1:45)    		ND 27–13
    02:13NDJack Kiser 66–yard interception (Jonathan Doerer kick)ND 34–13
    01:01NDDrew White 45–yard interception (Jonathan Doerer kick)ND 41–13
    See also: 2021 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football § Shamrock Series
    Pregame line Over/under
    WIS –6 43.5[14]
    Statistics Wisconsin Notre Dame
    First downs 16 17
    Total yards 318 242
    Rushing yards 78 3
    Passing yards 240 239
    Turnovers 5 1
    Time of possession 28:24 31:36

    For this season's Shamrock Series, Notre Dame kept with tradition by donning special uniforms. The team wore its usual gold helmet that featured four stars on the back of the helmet, which honors the Flag of Chicago. The school's blue uniform had sleeves featuring two gold stripes, which resemble the rivers and waterways represented on Chicago's flag. The all-white numbers are block slab-serif, which represent the "City of Broad Shoulders". The back collar of the uniform displays Notre Dame's mission statement, which is to "Graduate Champions". The pants are a nod to the Fighting Irish team that played the first football game at Soldier Field in 1924, the same year the university won its first championship. The pants are gold, with two blue lines with a white line in the middle, running down the side of the leg.[15]

    With this victory, Brian Kelly became the winningest coach in Notre Dame history with victory number 106, surpassing Knute Rockne in his 12th season with the Fighting Irish.[16]

    Team Category Player Statistics
    Wisconsin Passing Graham Mertz 18/41, 240 yards, 1 TD, 4 INTs
    Rushing Chez Mellusi 18 carries, 54 yards
    Receiving Kendric Pryor 6 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
    Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 15/29, 158 yards, 1 TD
    Rushing Kyren Williams 18 carries, 33 yards
    Receiving Kevin Austin Jr. 6 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TDs

    No. 7 Cincinnati[edit]

    Cincinnati at Notre Dame
    1 234Total
    • No. 7 Bearcats 0 1707 24
    No. 9 Fighting Irish 0 076 13
       
    Scoring summary
    212:09CINLeonard Taylor 1–yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
    (3 plays, 8 yards, 1:12)    		CIN 7–0
    10:32CINCole Smith 23–yard field goal
    (5 plays, 12 yards, 1:37)    		CIN 10–0
    00:40CINTre Tucker 27–yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
    (5 plays, 80 yards, 1:08)    		CIN 17–0
    301:19NDKyren Williams 3–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (4 plays, 38 yards, 2:01)    		CIN 17–7
    408:20NDBraden Lenzy 32–yard pass from Drew Pyne (Jonathan Doerer kick failed)
    (8 plays, 80 yards, 3:08)    		CIN 17–13
    05:08CINDesmond Ridder 6–yard run (Cole Smith kick)
    (6 plays, 75 yards, 3:12)    		CIN 24–13
    See also: 2021 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
    Pregame line Over/under
    CIN –2 50.5[17]
    Statistics Cincinnati Notre Dame
    First downs 16 19
    Total yards 390 341
    Rushing yards 93 84
    Passing yards 297 257
    Turnovers 4 2
    Time of possession 28:10 31:50
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Cincinnati Passing Desmond Ridder 19/32, 297 yards, 2 TDs
    Rushing Jerome Ford 17 carries, 71 yards
    Receiving Alec Pierce 6 receptions, 144 yards
    Notre Dame Passing Drew Pyne 9/22, 143 yards, 1 TD
    Rushing Kyren Williams 13 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
    Receiving Michael Mayer 8 receptions, 93 yards

    At Virginia Tech[edit]

    Notre Dame at Virginia Tech
    1 234Total
    • No. 14 Fighting Irish 0 14711 32
    Hokies 7 697 29
    • Date: October 9, 2021
    • Location: Lane Stadium
      Blacksburg, VA
    • Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT
    • Elapsed time: 3 hours, 33 minutes
    • Game attendance: 65,632
    • Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NE 0 MPH
    • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
    • TV announcers (ACCN): Dave O'Brien (play–by–play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst) and Kelsey Riggs (sideline)


       


      


      
    Scoring summary
    13:22VTRaheem Blackshear 7–yard run (John Parker Romo kick)
    (7 plays, 80 yards, 3:54)    		VT 7–0
    210:35VTJohn Parker Romo 19–yard field goal
    (14 plays, 29 yards, 6:08)    		VT 10–0
    6:51NDTyler Buchner 3–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:44)    		ND 10–7
    0:32NDKyren Williams 8–yard pass from Tyler Buchner (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (9 plays, 80 yards, 1:03)    		ND 14–10
    0:00VTJohn Parker Romo 52–yard field goal
    (5 plays, 46 yards, 0:28)    		ND 14–13
    38:53VTJohn Parker Romo 26–yard field goal
    (11 plays, 61 yards, 6:01)    		VT 16–14
    4:27NDKyren Williams 10–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (4 plays, 29 yards, 1:56)    		ND 21–16
    0:50VTJermaine Waller 26–yard Interception Return (Two-Point Conversion Failed)
    (5 plays, 15 yards, 1:58)    		VT 22–21
    43:55VTBraxton Burmeister 19–yard run (John Parker Romo kick)
    (9 plays, 56 yards, 3:44)    		VT 29–21
    2:26NDAvery Davis 4–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jack Coan pass to Kevin Austin Jr. for Two-Point Conversion)
    (7 plays, 75 yards, 1:29)    		TIE 29–29
    0:17NDJonathan Doerer 48–yard field goal
    (7 plays, 45 yards, 1:34)    		ND 32–29
    See also: 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
    Pregame line Over/under
    ND –1 47[18]
    Statistics Notre Dame Virginia Tech
    First downs 21 21
    Total yards 401 321
    Rushing yards 180 134
    Passing yards 221 187
    Turnovers 2 2
    Time of possession 28:36 31:24
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Notre Dame Passing Tyler Buchner 6/14, 113 yards, TD, 2 INT
    Rushing Kyren Williams 19 carries, 81 yards, TD
    Receiving Kevin Austin Jr. 3 receptions, 70 yards
    Virginia Tech Passing Braxton Burmeister 15/30, 184 yards, INT
    Rushing Braxton Burmeister 10 carries, 49 yards, TD
    Receiving Tré Turner 6 receptions, 80 yards

    USC[edit]

    USC at No. 13 Notre Dame
    (Jeweled Shillelagh)
    1 234Total
    Trojans 0 3013 16
    • No. 13 Fighting Irish 7 1077 31


      



      
    Scoring summary
    14:09NDAvery Davis 4–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (11 plays, 70 yards, 4:53)    		ND 7–0
    213:24NDJonathan Doerer 21–yard field goal
    (4 plays, 1 yard, 1:20)    		ND 10–0
    7:29USCParker Lewis 33–yard field goal
    (13 plays, 60 yards, 5:55)    		ND 10–3
    4:13NDKyren Williams 5–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:16)    		ND 17–3
    32:51NDKyren Williams 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (13 plays, 80 yards, 5:17)    		ND 24–3
    414:52USCKeaontay Ingram 4–yard run (Parker Lewis kick)
    (9 plays, 77 yards, 2:59)    		ND 24–10
    8:51USCDarwin Barlow 3–yard run (Parker Lewis PAT failed)
    (8 plays, 86 yards, 2:34)    		ND 24–16
    4:52NDTyler Buchner 3–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:59)    		ND 31–16
    See also: 2021 USC Trojans football team and Notre Dame–USC football rivalry
    Pregame line Over/under
    ND –7.5 60
    Statistics USC Notre Dame
    First downs 25 26
    Total yards 428 383
    Rushing yards 129 170
    Passing yards 299 213
    Turnovers 2 1
    Time of possession 28:37 31:23
    Team Category Player Statistics
    USC Passing Kedon Slovis 27/37, 299 yards, INT
    Rushing Keaontay Ingram 24 carries, 138 yards, TD
    Receiving Drake London 15 receptions, 171 yards
    Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 20/28, 189 yards, TD, INT
    Rushing Kyren Williams 25 carries, 138 yards, 2 TD
    Receiving Lorenzo Styles Jr. 3 receptions, 57 yards

    North Carolina[edit]

    North Carolina at Notre Dame
    (Rivalry)
    1 234Total
    Tar Heels 0 13147 34
    • No. 11 Fighting Irish 7 101413 44


        


       


       
    Scoring summary
    13:25NDAvery Davis 7–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (7 plays, 41 yards, 3:19)    		ND 7–0
    214:55UNCTy Chandler 3–yard run (Grayson Atkins kick)
    (8 plays, 81 yards, 3:30)    		TIE 7–7
    10:01NDJonathan Doerer 31–yard field goal
    (13 plays, 62 yards, 5:54)    		ND 10–7
    3:22UNCGrayson Atkins 38–yard field goal
    (13 plays, 63 yards, 6:39)    		TIE 10–10
    1:23NDKevin Austin Jr. 21–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (6 plays, 75 yards, 1:59)    		ND 17–10
    0:02UNCGrayson Atkins 26-yard field goal
    (7 plays, 51 yards, 1:21)    		ND 17–13
    313:21UNCTy Chandler 53-yard run (Gaydon Atkins kick)
    (5 plays, 79 yards, 1:39)    		UNC 20–17
    12:23NDJack Coan 21–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:58)    		ND 24–20
    4:56NDLogan Diggs 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (11 plays, 81 yards, 5:24)    		ND 31–20
    2:48UNCAntonie Green 33–yard pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
    (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:08)    		ND 31–27
    414:27NDKyren Williams 91–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (1 play, 91 yards, 0:17)    		ND 38–27
    11:52NDJonathan Doerer 20-yard field goal
    (5 plays, 15 yards, 2:28)    		ND 41–27
    7:23UNCSam Howell 31–yard run (Grayson Atkins kick)
    (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:29)    		ND 41–34
    4:52NDJonathan Doerer 21-yard field goal
    (13 plays, 73 yards, 5:46)    		ND 44–34
    See also: 2021 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries § North Carolina
    Pregame line Over/under
    ND –3.5 63
    Statistics North Carolina Notre Dame
    First downs 28 26
    Total yards 554 523
    Rushing yards 213 293
    Passing yards 341 230
    Turnovers 1 0
    Time of possession 30:15 29:45
    Team Category Player Statistics
    North Carolina Passing Sam Howell 24/31, 341 yards, TD, INT
    Rushing Sam Howell 18 carries, 91 yards, TD
    Receiving Josh Downs 10 receptions, 142 yards
    Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 16/24, 213 yards, TD
    Rushing Kyren Williams 22 carries, 199 yards, TD
    Receiving Lorenzo Styles Jr. 3 receptions, 74 yards

    Navy[edit]

    Navy at No. 10 Notre Dame
    (Rip Miller Trophy)
    1 234Total
    Midshipmen 3 030 6
    • No. 10 Fighting Irish 0 17017 34


      



      
    Scoring summary
    13:03NAVYBijan Nichols 49–yard field goal
    (13 plays, 36 yards, 7:36)    		NAVY 3–0
    29:47NDJonathan Doerer 24–yard field goal
    (11 plays, 74 yards, 3:45)    		TIE 3–3
    2:46NDKyren Williams 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (11 plays, 66 yards, 5:00)    		ND 10–3
    0:50NDKyren Williams 5–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (5 plays, 95 yards, 1:00)    		ND 17–3
    35:16NAVYBijan Nichols 21–yard field goal
    (14 plays, 71 yards, 9:44)    		ND 17–6
    413:20NDTeam Safety
    (2 plays, –1 yard, 0:49)    		ND 19–6
    10:55NDKyren Williams 20–yard run (Jack Coan pass to Braden Lenzy for Two-Point Conversion)
    (7 plays, 54 yards, 2:25)    		ND 27–6
    3:13NDLogan Diggs 8–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (7 plays, 53 yards, 3:45)    		ND 34–6
    See also: 2021 Navy Midshipmen football team and Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry
    Pregame line Over/under
    -21.0 48
    Statistics Navy Notre Dame
    First downs 11 21
    Total yards 184 430
    Rushing yards 166 150
    Passing yards 18 280
    Turnovers 0 0
    Time of possession 34:33 25:27
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Navy Passing Xavier Arline 1/2, 18 yards
    Rushing Isaac Ruoss 22 carries, 73 yards
    Receiving Jayden Umbarger 1 reception, 18 yards
    Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 23/29, 269 yards, TD
    Rushing Kyren Williams 17 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD
    Receiving Kevin Austin Jr. 6 receptions, 139 yards, TD

    At Virginia[edit]

    Notre Dame at Virginia
    1 234Total
    • No. 9 Fighting Irish 7 1470 28
    Cavaliers 0 003 3


     



    Scoring summary
    14:53NDMichael Mayer 6–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (6 plays, 43 yards, 2:40)    		ND 7–0
    214:11NDBraden Lenzy 4–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (7 plays, 60 yards, 3:28)    		ND 14–0
    4:33NDKyren Williams 22–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (9 plays, 80 yards, 4:13)    		ND 21–0
    31:41NDKevin Austin Jr. 15–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (5 plays, 61 yards, 2:20)    		ND 28–0
    412:16UVABrendan Farrell 34-yard field goal
    (10 plays, 59 yards, 4:25)    		ND 28–3
    See also: 2021 Virginia Cavaliers football team
    Pregame line Over/under
    ND –9.0 62
    Statistics Notre Dame Virginia
    First downs 22 17
    Total yards 423 278
    Rushing yards 249 82
    Passing yards 174 196
    Turnovers 2 2
    Time of possession 29:41 30:19
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 15/20, 132 yards, 3 TD, INT
    Rushing Kyren Williams 14 carries, 70 yards, TD
    Receiving Michael Mayer 7 receptions, 84 yards, TD
    Virginia Passing Jay Woolfolk 18/33, 196 yards, 2 INT
    Rushing Mike Hollins 9 carries, 44 yards
    Receiving Keytaon Thompson 9 receptions, 110 yards

    Georgia Tech[edit]

    Georgia Tech at Notre Dame
    (Rivalry)
    1 234Total
    Yellow Jackets 0 000 0
    • No. 8 Fighting Irish 24 21100 55
       


      


     


    Scoring summary
    112:35NDJonathan Doerer 41-yard field goal
    (5 plays, 25 yards, 2:25)    		ND 3–0
    10:33NDJack Kiser 43–yard interception return (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (5 plays, 25 yards, 1:57)    		ND 10–0
    4:57NDKyren Williams 9–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (9 plays, 65 yards, 3:29)    		ND 17–0
    0:08NDMichael Mayer 52–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (4 plays, 69 yards, 1:22)    		ND 24–0
    210:41NDLogan Diggs 5–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (7 plays, 61 yards, 3:45)    		ND 31–0
    7:21NDLogan Diggs 20–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (4 plays, 60 yards, 1:47)    		ND 38–0
    4:33NDKyren Williams 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (7 plays, 89 yards, 3:01)    		ND 45–0
    36:45NDJonathan Doerer 26–yard field goal
    (6 plays, 86 yards, 3:02)    		ND 48–0
    4:33NDMyron Tagovailoa-Amosa 70–yard fumble return (Josh Bryan kick)
    (5 plays, 46 yards, 1:48)    		ND 55–0
    4No scoring plays
    See also: 2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries § Georgia Tech
    Pregame line Over/under
    ND –18 58.0
    Statistics Georgia Tech Notre Dame
    First downs 11 23
    Total yards 224 514
    Rushing yards 128 212
    Passing yards 96 302
    Turnovers 2 0
    Time of possession 30:39 29:21
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Georgia Tech Passing Jordan Yates 14/28, 96 yards, INT
    Rushing Jahmyr Gibbs 12 carries, 58 yards
    Receiving Malachi Carter 3 receptions, 89 yards
    Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 15/20, 285 yards, 2 TD
    Rushing Tyler Buchner 5 carries, 67 yards
    Receiving Kevin Austin Jr. 2 receptions, 89 yards

    At Stanford[edit]

    Notre Dame at Stanford
    (Legends Trophy)
    1 234Total
    • No. 6 Fighting Irish 7 17714 45
    Cardinal 0 077 14
    • Date: November 27, 2021
    • Location: Stanford Stadium
      Palo Alto, CA
    • Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT
    • Elapsed time: 3 hours, 10 minutes
    • Game attendance: 31,571
    • Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 3 MPH
    • Referee: Gary Patterson
    • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (play-by-play) & Brock Huard (analyst)


      


     


      
    Scoring summary
    19:39NDBraden Lenzy 16–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (5 plays, 74 yards, 3:00)    		ND 7–0
    214:30NDGeorge Takacs 2–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (9 plays, 69 yards, 3:40)    		ND 14–0
    11:27NDJonathan Doerer 36–yard field goal
    (4 plays, 5 yards, 2:23)    		ND 17–0
    4:47NDKyren Williams 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (12 plays, 75 yards, 5:09)    		ND 24–0
    313:06STANAustin Jones 5-yard run (Joshua Karty kick)
    (2 plays, 13 yards, 0:39)    		ND 24–7
    11:31NDJack Coan 1–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:35)    		ND 31–7
    414:33NDTyler Buchner 33–yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (3 plays, 72 yards, 0:35)    		ND 38–7
    11:44STANBenjamin Yurosek 49–yard pass from Tanner McKee (Joshua Karty kick)
    (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:49)    		ND 38–14
    0:58NDKyren Williams 12-yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (9 plays, 77 yards, 5:26)    		ND 45–14
    See also: 2021 Stanford Cardinal football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry
    Pregame line Over/under
    ND –21.0 53.0
    Statistics Notre Dame Stanford
    First downs 26 11
    Total yards 509 227
    Rushing yards 168 55
    Passing yards 341 172
    Turnovers 1 2
    Time of possession 34:10 25:50
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 26/35, 345 yards, 2 TD, INT
    Rushing Kyren Williams 19 carries, 74 yards, 2 TD
    Receiving Kevin Austin Jr. 6 carries, 125 yards
    Stanford Passing Tanner McKee 20/25, 172 yards, TD
    Rushing Austin Jones 9 carries, 35 yards, TD
    Receiving Benjamin Yurosek 5 receptions, 87 yards, TD

    Vs. Oklahoma State (Fiesta Bowl)[edit]

    Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma State
    (PlayStation Fiesta Bowl)
    1 234Total
    • No. 9 Cowboys 7 7176 37
    No. 5 Fighting Irish 14 1407 35
      


      


      


      
    Scoring summary
    113:21NDLorenzo Styles Jr. 29–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:39)    		ND 7–0
    7:05NDChris Tyree 53–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (4 plays, 66 yards, 2:08)    		ND 14–0
    1:46OSUJaden Bray 9–yard pass from Spencer Sanders (Tanner Brown kick)
    (8 plays, 82 yards, 2:29)    		ND 14–7
    211:04NDMichael Mayer 16–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (10 plays, 78 yards, 3:43)    		ND 21–7
    1:16NDMichael Mayer 7–yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (11 plays, 84 yards, 4:25)    		ND 28–7
    0:37OSUTay Martin 9–yard pass from Spencer Sanders (Tanner Brown kick)
    (4 plays, 75 yards, 0:39)    		ND 28–14
    310:52OSUTay Martin 5-yard pass from Spencer Sanders (Tanner Brown kick)
    (12 plays, 87 yards, 4:08)    		ND 28–21
    2:47OSUTay Martin 8–yard pass from Spencer Sanders (Tanner Brown kick)
    (10 plays, 89 yards, 2:22)    		TIE 28–28
    0:06OSUTanner Brown 38–yard field goal
    (7 plays, 36 yards, 2:17)    		OSU 31–28
    49:07OSUTanner Brown 41–yard field goal
    (7 plays, 37 yards, 2:40)    		OSU 34–28
    2:16OSUTanner Brown 25–yard field goal
    (4 plays, 7 yards, 0:22)    		OSU 37–28
    1:05NDKevin Austin Jr. 25-yard pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
    (8 plays, 75 yards, 1:11)    		OSU 37–35
    See also: 2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and 2022 Fiesta Bowl (January)
    Pregame line Over/under
    OSU –1.0 45.0
    Statistics Oklahoma State Notre Dame
    First downs 34 27
    Total yards 605 551
    Rushing yards 234 42
    Passing yards 371 509
    Turnovers 2 2
    Time of possession 29:06 30:54
    Team Category Player Statistics
    Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 34/51, 371 yards, 4 TD
    Rushing Spencer Sanders 17 carries, 125 yards
    Receiving Brennan Presley 10 receptions, 137 yards
    Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 38/68, 509 yards, 5 TD, INT
    Rushing Logan Diggs 9 carries, 29 yards
    Receiving Lorenzo Styles Jr. 8 receptions, 136 yards, TD

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