2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 40–8 vs. Oregon State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
Record	10–3
Head coach	Marcus Freeman (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Gerad Parker (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Al Golden (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Joe Alt; JD Bertrand; Cam Hart; Sam Hartman;
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Notre Dame		–		10	–	3
Army		–		6	–	6
UConn		–		3	–	9
UMass		–		3	–	9

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Marcus Freeman, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 10–3. The team play home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. The season was highlighted by a blowout home win over No. 10 USC and a victory in the Sun Bowl against No. 19 Oregon State.

Offseason

Coaching changes

The following coaches left the program:

Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tommy Rees left for the same positions at Alabama.
Special teams coordinator Brian Mason left for the same position with the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL.
Offensive line coach Harry Hiestand announced his retirement.
Director of football performance Matt Balis resigned.

The following coaches were hired:

Marty Biagi was hired from Ole Miss to be the special teams coordinator.
Gino Guidugli was hired from Cincinnati to be the quarterbacks coach.
Joe Rudolph was hired from Virginia Tech to be the offensive line coach.

Departures

NFL

Player	Position	Team	Round	Pick
Michael Mayer	TE	Las Vegas Raiders	2	35
Isaiah Foskey	DL	New Orleans Saints	2	40
Jarrett Patterson	OL	Houston Texans	6	201
Jayson Ademilola	DL	Jacksonville Jaguars	Undrafted
Justin Ademilola	DL	Green Bay Packers	Undrafted
Bo Bauer	LB	Seattle Seahawks	Undrafted
TaRiq Bracy	CB	Houston Texans	Undrafted
Avery Davis	WR	Detroit Lions	Undrafted
Blake Grupe	K	New Orleans Saints	Undrafted
Brandon Joseph	S	Detroit Lions	Undrafted
Josh Lugg	OL	Chicago Bears	Undrafted
Chris Smith	DL	Detroit Lions	Undrafted

Transfers out

CB Jayden Bellamy transferred to Syracuse.
TE Cane Berrong transferred to Coastal Carolina.
QB Tyler Buchner transferred to Alabama.
RB Logan Diggs transferred to LSU.
DL Osita Ekwonu transferred to Charlotte.
OL Caleb Johnson transferred to SMU.
LB Prince Kollie transferred to Vanderbilt.
DL Jacob Lacey transferred to Oklahoma.
TE Barret Liebentritt transferred to Nebraska.
QB Drew Pyne transferred to Arizona State.
WR Lorenzo Styles transferred to Ohio State.
WR Joe Wilkins Jr. transferred to Miami (OH).

Retirements

K Josh Bryan
DL Alexander Ehrensberger
S Mike Graves
S Houston Griffith
WR Braden Lenzy
WR Greg Mailey
LB Christian Opperman
LS Alex Peitsch
QB Ron Powlus III
WR Conor Ratigan
CB Philip Riley
LB Will Schweitzer
P Jon Sot
S Justin Walters

Additions

Transfers in

S Antonio Carter II transferred in from Rhode Island.
RB Devyn Ford transferred in from Penn State.
S Thomas Harper transferred in from Oklahoma State.
QB Sam Hartman transferred in from Wake Forest.
DL Javontae Jean-Baptiste transferred in from Ohio State.
K Spencer Shrader transferred in from South Florida.
WR Kaleb Smith transferred in from Virginia Tech; retired before start of season.

Walk-on transfers in

DL Cole Aubrey transferred in from Princeton.
P Ben Krimm transferred in from Penn.
DL Grant Ristoff transferred in from Penn.

Recruiting

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College recruiting information (2023)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sullivan Absher OL	Belmont, NC	South Point (NC) Belmont	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	309 lb (140 kg)
Sullivan Absher OL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Jaiden Ausberry LB	Baton Rouge, LA	University Lab (LA) Baton Rouge	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
Jaiden Ausberry LB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Micah Bell CB	Houston, TX	Kinkaid (TX) Houston	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Micah Bell CB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Drayk Bowen LB	St. John, IN	Andrean (IN) Merrillville	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	232 lb (105 kg)
Drayk Bowen LB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Cooper Flanagan TE	Pleasant Hill, CA	De La Salle (CA) Concord	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	228 lb (103 kg)
Cooper Flanagan TE	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Rico Flores Jr. WR	North Highlands, CA	Folsom (CA)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Rico Flores Jr. WR	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Christian Gray CB	St. Louis, MO	De Smet (MO) St. Louis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
Christian Gray CB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Jaden Greathouse WR	Austin, TX	Westlake (TX) Austin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
Jaden Greathouse WR	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Devan Houstan DL	Mississauga, ON	St. James (MD) Hagerstown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	285 lb (129 kg)
Devan Houstan DL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Charles Jagusah OL	Rock Island, IL	Alleman (IL) Rock Island	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	308 lb (140 kg)
Charles Jagusah OL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Braylon James WR	Round Rock, TX	Stony Point (TX) Round Rock	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
Braylon James WR	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Jeremiyah Love RB	St. Louis, MO	Christian Brothers (MO) St. Louis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Jeremiyah Love RB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Kenny Minchey QB	Hendersonville, TN	Pope John Paul II (TN) Hendersonville	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
Kenny Minchey QB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Ben Minich S	West Chester, OH	Lakota (OH) West Chester	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
Ben Minich S	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Armel Mukam DL	La Prairie, QC	Woodberry Forest (VA)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 lb (116 kg)
Armel Mukam DL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Joe Otting OL	Topeka, KS	Hayden (KS) Topeka	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)
Joe Otting OL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Sam Pendleton OL	Lawsonville, NC	Reagan (NC) Pfafftown	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	305 lb (138 kg)
Sam Pendleton OL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Adon Shuler S	Irvington, NJ	Irvington (NJ)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	197 lb (89 kg)
Adon Shuler S	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
KK Smith WR	Frisco, TX	Reedy (TX) Frisco	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
KK Smith WR	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Chris Terek OL	Glen Ellyn, IL	Glenbard West (IL) Glen Ellyn	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	310 lb (140 kg)
Chris Terek OL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Boubacar Traore DL	Boston, MA	Catholic Memorial (MA) West Roxbury	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)
Boubacar Traore DL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Brenan Vernon DL	Mentor, OH	Mentor (OH)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)
Brenan Vernon DL	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Preston Zinter LB	North Andover, MA	Central Catholic (MA) Lawrence	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
Preston Zinter LB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 8 247Sports: 8 ESPN: 6
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023. "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023. "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.

New walk-ons

QB Dylan Devezin
K Marcello Diomede
WR Jordan Faison (on lacrosse scholarship; earned football scholarship on October 9)
TE Henry Garrity
LS Andrew Kros
LB Jerry Rullo
S Luke Talich
WR Alex Whitman

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	2:30 p.m.	vs. Navy	No. 13	Aviva Stadium Dublin, Ireland (Aer Lingus College Football Classic, rivalry)	NBC	W 42–3	49,000
September 2	3:30 p.m.	Tennessee State	No. 13	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 56–3	77,622
September 9	12:00 p.m.	at NC State	No. 10	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	W 45–24	56,919
September 16	2:30 p.m.	Central Michigan	No. 9	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	Peacock	W 41–17	77,622
September 23	7:30 p.m.	No. 6 Ohio State	No. 9	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (College GameDay)	NBC	L 14–17	77,622
September 30	7:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Duke	No. 11	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (College GameDay)	ABC	W 21–14	40,768
October 7	7:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Louisville	No. 10	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY	ABC	L 20–33	59,081
October 14	7:30 p.m.	No. 10 USC	No. 21	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff)	NBC	W 48–20	77,622
October 28	3:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh	No. 14	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	NBC	W 58–7	77,622
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at Clemson	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	L 23–31	81,500
November 18	3:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 19	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 45–7	77,622
November 25	7:00 p.m.	at Stanford	No. 18	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	P12N	W 56–23	30,901
December 29	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 19 Oregon State	No. 16	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 40–8	48,223
Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	13	10	9	9	11	10	21	15	14	12	22	20	17	16	15	14
Coaches	13	11	11	9	13	11	21	18	14	12	22	18	17	16	16	14
CFP	Not released									15	20	19	18	17	16	Not released

Game summaries

Vs. Navy

Navy Midshipmen (0–0) vs No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) – Game summary
(Aer Lingus College Football Classic)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	0	0	3	3
No. 13 Fighting Irish	14	14	7	7	42

at Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland

Date: August 26, 2023
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
Game attendance: 49,000
Referee: Luke Richman
TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(8:26) ND – Audric Estimé 1-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 6:28; Notre Dame 7–0)
(1:03) ND – Jadarian Price 19-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:27; Notre Dame 14–0)

Second quarter

(10:00) ND – Jaden Greathouse 35-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:52; Notre Dame 21–0)
(0:13) ND – Jayden Thomas 14-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 1:42; Notre Dame 28–0)

Third quarter

(9:36) ND – Jaden Greathouse 20-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:48; Notre Dame 35–0)

Fourth quarter

(11:54) ND – Deion Colzie 25-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:43; Notre Dame 42–0)
(3:33) NAVY – Evan Warren 31-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 8:21; Notre Dame 42–3)

Statistics	NAVY	ND
First downs	12	27
Total yards	169	444
Rushes/yards	48–126	32–191
Passing yards	43	253
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	3–7–0	20–25–0
Time of possession	33:14	26:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Tai Lavatai	3/6, 43 yards
	Rushing	Daba Fofana	15 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	Brandon Chatman	2 receptions, 41 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	19/23, 251 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	16 carries, 95 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jaden Greathouse	3 receptions, 68 yards, 2 TD

Tennessee State

Tennessee State Tigers (0–0) vs No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	0	0	0	3
No. 13 Fighting Irish	7	14	28	7	56

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN

Date: September 2, 2023
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: Mike Roche
TV announcers (NBC): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(9:17) ND – Jeremiyah Love 36-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:43; Notre Dame 7–0)
(2:44) TNST – James Lowery 38-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 55 yards, 6:33; Notre Dame 7–3)

Second quarter

(12:22) ND – Sam Hartman 5-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:16; Notre Dame 14–3)
(9:41) ND – Chris Tyree 24-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 2:01; Notre Dame 21–3)
(5:17) ND – Audric Estimé 5-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:55; Notre Dame 28–3)
(0:15) ND – Holden Staes 4-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:38; Notre Dame 35–3)

Third quarter

(1:06) ND – Jadarian Price 40-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:28; Notre Dame 42–3)
(0:19) ND – Clarence Lewis 33-yard interception return, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 0:47; Notre Dame 49–3)

Fourth quarter

(7:43) ND – Gi'Bran Payne 42-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:34; Notre Dame 56–3)

Statistics	TNST	ND
First downs	12	26
Total yards	158	557
Rushes/yards	35–91	33–221
Passing yards	67	336
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–22–2	24–30–0
Time of possession	26:16	33:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee State	Passing	Deveon Bryant	5/12, 43 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Deveon Bryant	6 carries, 29 yards
	Receiving	Dashon Davis	1 reception, 22 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	14/17, 194 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	13 carries, 116 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jayden Thomas	4 receptions, 62 yards

at NC State

No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2–0) at North Carolina State Wolfpack (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Fighting Irish	3	14	7	21	45
Wolfpack	0	7	10	7	24

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

Date: September 9, 2023
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE 5 MPH
Game attendance: 56,919
Referee: Adam Savole
TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(3:18) ND – Spencer Shrader 54-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:51; Notre Dame 3–0)

Second quarter

(14:32) ND – Audric Estimé 80-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:13; Notre Dame 10–0)
(1:16) NCST – Bradley Rozner 9-yard pass from Brennan Armstrong, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 1:03; Notre Dame 10–7)
(0:40) ND – Jaden Greathouse 13-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 0:30; Notre Dame 17–7)

Third quarter

(7:27) NCST – Brayden Narveson 49-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:15; Notre Dame 17–10)
(5:50) ND – Holden Staes 40-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:30; Notre Dame 24–10)
(2:55) NCST – Brennan Armstrong 1-yard rush, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Notre Dame 24–17)

Fourth quarter

(11:38) ND – Davis Sherwood 10-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:43; Notre Dame 31–17)
(10:42) ND – Audric Estimé 7-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 0:36; Notre Dame 38–17)
(4:35) ND – Holden Staes 35-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 3:03; Notre Dame 45–17)
(2:03) NCST – Dacari Collins 23-yard pass from Brennan Armstrong, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:32; Notre Dame 45–24)

Statistics	ND	NCST
First downs	16	20
Total yards	456	344
Rushes/yards	37–170	30–84
Passing yards	286	260
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–24–0	22–48–3
Time of possession	32:53	27:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	15/24, 286 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	14 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Holden Staes	4 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD
North Carolina State	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	22/47, 260 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Brennan Armstrong	12 carries, 26 yards, TD
	Receiving	Juice Vereen	4 receptions, 65 yards

Central Michigan

Central Michigan Chippewas (1–1) vs No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	7	3	0	17
No. 9 Fighting Irish	14	7	10	10	41

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN

Date: September 16, 2023
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: Jerry Magallanes
TV announcers (Peacock): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(10:52) ND – Tobias Merriweather 75-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 91 yards, 2:03; Notre Dame 7–0)
(7:22) CMU – Myles Bailey 6-yard rush, Tristan Mattson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:30; Tied 7–7)
(2:13) ND – Audric Estimé 17-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:09; Notre Dame 14–7)

Second quarter

(14:17) ND – Chris Tyree 76-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards, 1:18; Notre Dame 21–7)
(0:17) CMU – Jase Bauer 1-yard rush, Tristan Mattson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:58; Notre Dame 21–14)

Third quarter

(11:36) ND – Sam Hartman 1-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:19; Notre Dame 28–14)
(1:59) CMU – Tristan Mattson 23-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:37; Notre Dame 28–17)
(0:30) ND – Spencer Shrader 50-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:29; Notre Dame 31–17)

Fourth quarter

(10:07) ND – Spencer Shrader 31-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 3:54; Notre Dame 34–17)
(5:45) ND – Holden Staes 4-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:51; Notre Dame 41–17)

Statistics	CMU	ND
First downs	14	23
Total yards	268	578
Rushes/yards	34–131	37–263
Passing yards	137	342
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–20–0	17–28–0
Time of possession	29:27	30:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Michigan	Passing	Jase Bauer	10/20, 137 yards
	Rushing	Myles Bailey	12 carries, 59 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jesse Prewitt III	2 receptions, 59 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	16/26, 330 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	20 carries, 176 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tobias Merriweather	3 receptions, 91 yards, TD

No. 6 Ohio State

No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–0) vs No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Buckeyes	0	3	7	7	17
No. 9 Fighting Irish	0	0	7	7	14

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN

Date: September 23, 2023
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (sideline), and Ahmed Fareed (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

None

Second quarter

(0:26) OSU - Jayden Fielding 31-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 3:20; Ohio State 3–0)

Third quarter

(11:14) OSU - TreVeyon Henderson 61-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, 0:11; Ohio State 10–0)
(3:35) ND - Gi'Bran Payne 1-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:39; Ohio State 10–7)

Fourth quarter

(8:22) ND - Rico Flores Jr. 2-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards, 6:28; Notre Dame 14–10)
(0:01) OSU - Chip Trayanum 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 1:26; Ohio State 17–14)

Statistics	OSU	ND
First downs	19	22
Total yards	366	351
Rushes/yards	27–126	39–176
Passing yards	240	175
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–38–0	17–25–0
Time of possession	25:01	34:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing	Kyle McCord	21/37, 240 yards
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	14 carries, 104 yards, TD
	Receiving	Emeka Egbuka	7 receptions, 96 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	17/25, 175 yards, TD
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	14 carries, 70 yards
	Receiving	Mitchell Evans	6 receptions, 70 yards

At No. 17 Duke

No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4–1) at No. 17 Duke Blue Devils (4–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Fighting Irish	7	3	3	8	21
No. 17 Blue Devils	0	0	7	7	14

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC

Date: September 30, 2023
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
Game attendance: 40,768
Referee: Riley Johnson
TV announcers (ABC): Rece Davis (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(11:00) ND – Audric Estimé 6-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:57; Notre Dame 7–0)

Second quarter

(14:56) ND – Spencer Shrader 35-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:33; Notre Dame 10–0)

Third quarter

(9:17) ND – Spencer Shrader 45-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:45; Notre Dame 13–0)
(3:36) DUKE – Jordan Waters 1-yard run, Todd Pelino kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:41; Notre Dame 13–7)

Fourth quarter

(9:17) DUKE – Jaquez Moore 3-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Todd Pelino kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:27; Duke 14–13)
(0:31) ND – Audric Estimé 30-yard run, Sam Hartman two-point pass to Rico Flores Jr. (Drive: 10 plays, 95 yards, 2:04; Notre Dame 21–14)

Statistics	ND	DUKE
First downs	16	17
Total yards	381	323
Rushes/yards	32–159	40–189
Passing yards	222	134
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–31–0	12–27–1
Time of possession	28:15	31:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	15/30, 222 yards
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	18 carries, 81 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Mitchell Evans	6 receptions, 134 yards
Duke	Passing	Riley Leonard	12/27, 134 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Riley Leonard	18 carries, 88 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Moore	4 receptions, 67 yards, TD

At No. 25 Louisville

No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5–1) at No. 25 Louisville Cardinals (5–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Fighting Irish	0	7	6	7	20
No. 25 Cardinals	7	0	10	16	33

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY

Date: October 7, 2023
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 57 °F (14 °C)
Game attendance: 59,801
Referee: Gary Patterson
TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Katie George (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(6:05) LOU – Jamari Thrash 9-yard pass from Jack Plummer, Brock Travelstead kick (Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 7:06; Louisville 7–0)

Second quarter

(6:58) ND – Jordan Falson 36-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 5:45; Tied 7–7)

Third quarter

(13:18) ND – Spencer Shrader 53-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:35; Notre Dame 10–7)
(8:24) LOU – Brock Travelstead 44-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:54; Tied 10–10)
(5:45) LOU – Jahwar Jordan 45-yard run, Brock Travelstead kick (Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:43; Louisville 17–10)
(1:06) ND – Spencer Shrader 54-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 4:39; Louisville 17–13)

Fourth quarter

(11:12) LOU – Jahwar Jordan 21-yard run, Brock Travelstead kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:54; Louisville 24–13)
(7:31) LOU – Brock Travelstead 45-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:11; Louisville 27–13)
(5:02) LOU – Brock Travelstead 32-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 2:18; Louisville 30–13)
(3:12) LOU – Brock Travelstead 35-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:22; Louisville 33–13)
(1:35) ND – Mitchell Evans 6-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:37; Louisville 33–20)

Statistics	ND	LOU
First downs	17	17
Total yards	298	330
Rushes/yards	28–44	40–185
Passing yards	254	145
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–38–3	17–24–0
Time of possession	28:36	31:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	22/38, 254 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	5 carries, 37 yards
	Receiving	Mitchell Evans	4 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Louisville	Passing	Jack Plummer	17/24, 145 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jawhar Jordan	21 carries, 143 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jamari Thrash	8 receptions, 75 yards, TD

No. 10 USC

No. 10 USC Trojans (6–0) vs No. 21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 USC	3	3	7	7	20
No. 21 Notre Dame	7	17	7	17	48

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN

Date: October 14, 2023
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy 52 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: Mark Duddy
TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson and Ahmed Freed (sidelines), and Terry McAulay (rules analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(11:30) ND – Gi'Bran Payne 4-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:23; Notre Dame 7–0)
(1:13) USC – Denis Lynch 25-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:25; Notre Dame 7–3)

Second quarter

(2:19) ND – Spencer Shrader 26-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:48; Notre Dame 10–3)
(4:14) ND – Audric Estimé 2-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:03; Notre Dame 17–3)
(1:30) ND – Audric Estimé 1-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:05; Notre Dame 24–3)
(0:00) USC – Denis Lynch 48-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 1:30; Notre Dame 24–6)

Third quarter

(7:20) USC – MarShawn Lloyd 31-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 3:33; Notre Dame 24–13)
(3:54) ND – Chris Tyree 46-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 3:20; Notre Dame 31–13)

Fourth quarter

(9:04) USC – Brenden Rice 7-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 3:09; Notre Dame 31–20)
(8:50) ND – Jadarian Price 99-yard kickoff return, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 4 yards, 3:57; Notre Dame 38–20)
(3:40) ND – Spencer Shrader 23-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:09; Notre Dame 41–20)
(3:27) ND – Xavier Watts 0-yard fumble return, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 1 play, -2 yards, 0:09; Notre Dame 48–20)

Statistics	USC	ND
First downs	23	13
Total yards	302	251
Rushes/yards	103	125
Passing yards	199	125
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–37–3	13–20–0
Time of possession	34:35	25:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing	Caleb Williams	23/37, 199 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	MarShawn Lloyd	8 carries, 46 yards, TD
	Receiving	Michael Jackson III	6 receptions, 51 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	13/20, 126 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	22 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Chris Tyree	3 receptions, 62 yards, TD

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Panthers (2–5) vs No. 14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	7	7
No. 14 Notre Dame	7	10	27	14	58

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN

Date: October 28, 2023
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game attendance: 77,622
TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(7:18) ND – Chris Tyree 82-yard punt return, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 2:19; Notre Dame 7–0)

Second quarter

(10:17) ND – Audric Estimé 15-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:35; Notre Dame 14–0)
(0:00) ND – Spencer Shrader 23-yard field goal (Drive: 4 play, 25 yards, 1:31; Notre Dame 17–0)

Third quarter

(11:07) ND – Jadarian Price 10-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:33; Notre Dame 24–0)
(10:12) ND – Jaden Mickey 43-yard interception return, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:55; Notre Dame 31–0)
(8:21) ND – Ramon Henderson 0-yard fumble return, Spencer Shrader kick missed (Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 0:59; Notre Dame 37–0)
(2:21) ND – Audric Estimé 3-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 4:07; Notre Dame 44–0)

Fourth quarter

(9:47) ND – Audric Estimé 5-yard Run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 5:06; Notre Dame 51–0)
(8:18) Pitt – Konata Mumpfield 25-yard pass from Nate Yarnell, Ben Sauls kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:29; Notre Dame 51–7)
(3:41) ND – Cooper Flanagan 19-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 4:30; Notre Dame 58–7)

Statistics	PITT	ND
First downs	25	11
Total yards	255	535
Rushes/yards	53	155
Passing yards	202	380
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–32–4	24–32–2
Time of possession	24:29	35:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Pittsburgh	Passing	Christian Veilleux	14/29, 127 yards, 4 INT
	Rushing	Rodney Hammond	6 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Bub Means	3 receptions, 63 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	18/25, 288 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	19 carries, 114 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Rico Flores Jr.	2 receptions, 72 yards

At Clemson

No. 15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–2) at Clemson Tigers (4–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Notre Dame	3	6	14	0	23
Clemson	10	14	7	0	31

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

Date: November 4, 2023
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NE @ 1 mph (1.6 km/h) • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 81,500
Referee: Adam Savoie
TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(10:36) Notre Dame – Spencer Shrader 43-yard field goal, (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 4:24; Notre Dame 3–0)
(6:57) Clemson – Phil Mafah 41-yard rush, Johnathan Weitz kick, (Drive: 1 play, 41 yards, 0:07; Clemson 7–3)
(2:08) Clemson – Johnathan Weitz 21-yard field goal, (Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:26; Clemson 10–3)

Second quarter

(13:34) Notre Dame – Spencer Shrader 30-yard field goal, (Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:34; Clemson 10–6)
(9:11) Clemson – Tyler Brown 9-yard pass from Cade Klubnik, Weitz kick, (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:23; Clemson 17–6)
(8:33) Clemson – Jeremiah Trotter Jr. 28-yard interception return, Weitz kick, (Drive: 1 play, 28 yards, 0:38; Clemson 24–6)
(1:32) Notre Dame – Spencer Shrader 23-yard field goal, (Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 7:01; Clemson 24–9)

Third quarter

(13:57) Notre Dame – Audric Estimé 2-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick, (Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:04; Clemson 24–16)
(8:08) Clemson – Phil Mafah 1-yard rush, Johnathan Weitz kick, (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:49; Clemson 31–16)
(6:05) Notre Dame – Sam Hartman 26-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick, (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:56; Clemson 31–23)

Fourth quarter None

Statistics	ND	CLEM
First downs	13	19
Total yards	329	285
Rushes/yards	31–183	43–176
Passing yards	146	109
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–30–2	13–26–1
Time of possession	28:12	31:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	13/30, 146 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	17 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rico Flores Jr.	1 reception, 35 yards
Clemson	Passing	Cade Klubnik	13/26, 109 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Phil Mafah	36 carries, 186 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Beaux Collins	3 receptions, 37 yards

Wake Forest

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4–6) vs. No. 19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wake Forest	0	7	0	0	7
No. 19 Notre Dame	7	10	14	14	45

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN

Date: November 18, 2023
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
Game attendance: 77,622
Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(0:54) ND – Devyn Ford 12-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:41; Notre Dame 7–0)

Second quarter

(11:41) WF – Tate Carney 9-yard run, Matthew Dennis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 4:07; Tied 7–7)
(7:06) ND – Tobias Merriweather 35-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:28; Notre Dame 14–7)
(0:05) ND – Spencer Shrader 37-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 1:30; Notre Dame 17–7)

Third quarter

(14:09) ND – Eli Raridon 19-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:07; Notre Dame 24–0)
(5:22) ND – Audric Estimé 2-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:07; Notre Dame 31-7)

Fourth quarter

(13:24) ND – Jaden Greathouse 48-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 2:07; Notre Dame 38–0)
(3:56) ND – Jordan Faison 17-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Marcello Diomede kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:49; Notre Dame 45–7)

Statistics	WAKE	ND
First downs	14	25
Total yards	232	450
Rushes/yards	36–134	30–137
Passing yards	98	313
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–21–0	24–34–0
Time of possession	31:27	28:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wake Forest	Passing	Michael Kern	11/20, 81 yards
	Rushing	Ellison Justice	15 carries, 63 yards
	Receiving	Jahmal Banks	5 receptions, 35 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	21/29, 277 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	22 carries, 115 yards, TD
	Receiving	Rico Flores Jr.	8 receptions, 102 yards

At Stanford

No. 18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–3) at Stanford Cardinal (3–8) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Notre Dame	7	21	21	7	56
Stanford	13	3	0	7	23

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

Date: November 25, 2023
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 30,901
Referee: Michael Roche
TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play) and Yogi Roth (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(10:59) STAN – Joshua Karty 34-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 4:01; Stanford 3–0)
(5:37) ND – Audric Estimé 39-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:45; Notre Dame 7–3)
(2:23) STAN – Joshua Karty 23-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:14; Notre Dame 7–6)
(1:31) STAN – Tiger Bachmeier 14-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards 0:37; Stanford 13–7)

Second quarter

(11:56) ND – Jaden Greathouse 15-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:35; Notre Dame 14–13)
(8:57) STAN – Joshua Karty 56-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:25; Stanford 16–14)
(3:53) ND – Audric Estimé 6-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:04; Notre Dame 21–16)
(0:19) ND – Gi'Bran Payne 3-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 1:06; Notre Dame 28–16)

Third quarter

(10:25) ND – Audric Estimé 5-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:35; Notre Dame 35–16)
(6:08) ND – Jordan Faison 45-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:09; Notre Dame 42–16)
(1:12) ND – Audric Estimé 25-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:29; Notre Dame 49–16)

Fourth quarter

(12:41) ND – Javontae Jean-Baptiste 60-yard return of blocked field goal, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:29; Notre Dame 56–16)
(7:16) STAN – Justin Lamson 4-yard run, Emmett Kenney kick (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:58; Notre Dame 56–23)

Statistics	ND	STAN
First downs	28	19
Total yards	521	359
Rushes/yards	48–381	31–143
Passing yards	140	216
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–15–2	21–42–1
Time of possession	27:13	32:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	8/14, 140 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	25 carries, 238 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	3 receptions, 66 yards, TD
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	15/25, 152 yards, INT
	Rushing	Justin Lamson	10 carries, 82 yards, TD
	Receiving	E. J. Smith	7 receptions, 116 yards

Vs No. 19 Oregon State—Sun Bowl

2023 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
No. 19 Oregon State Beavers (8–4, 5–4) vs No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Beavers	0	0	0	8	8
No. 16 Fighting Irish	7	7	10	16	40

at Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas

Date: Friday, December 29th, 2023
Game time: 1:00 pm EST/12:00 pm CST/11:00 am PST
Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
Game attendance: 48,223
Referee: Scott Walker
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (Play-by-Play), Gary Danielson (Color Commentator), and Jenny Dell (Sideline Reporter)

Game information

First Quarter

(6:47) ND – Jayden Thomas 8 yard pass from Steve Angeli, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards, 6:09; Notre Dame 7–0)

Second Quarter

(0:27) ND – Jadarian Price 1 yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:02; Notre Dame 14–0)

Third Quarter

(9:43) ND – Spencer Shrader 44 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 5:17; Notre Dame 17–0)
(3:28) ND – Jordan Faison 13 yard pass from Steve Angeli, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:53; Notre Dame 24–0)

Fourth Quarter

(10:55) ND – Team Safety (Drive: 1 plays, -1 yards, 0:29; Notre Dame 26–0)
(9:08) ND – Jeremiyah Love 13 yard pass from Steve Angeli, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:47; Notre Dame 33–0)
(6:02) OSU – Jimmy Valsin III 33 yard pass from Ben Gulbranson, Tyler Voltin run (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 3:06; Notre Dame 33–8)
(2:45) ND – Chase Ketterer 6 yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:17; Notre Dame 40–8)

Statistics	No. 19 Oregon State	No. 16 Notre Dame
First downs	10	24
Total yards	44–197	67–468
Rushes/yards	16–2	48–236
Passing yards	195	232
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–28–1	15–19–0
Time of possession	20:06	39:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
No. 19 Oregon State	Passing	Ben Gulbranson	16/27, 180 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Deshaun Fenwick	6 carries, 15 yards
	Receiving	Jesiah Irish	3 receptions, 56 yards
No. 16 Notre Dame	Passing	Steve Angeli	15/19, 232 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jadarian Price	13 carries, 106 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	5 receptions, 115 yards, TD

Personnel

Roster

2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Deion Colzie	Jr
RB	`3`	Gi'Bran Payne	So
WR	`4`	Chris Tyree	Sr
WR	`5`	Tobias Merriweather	So
RB	`7`	Audric Estimé	Jr
QB	`8`	Kenny Minchey	Fr
TE	`9`	Eli Raridon	So
QB	`10`	Sam Hartman (C)	GS
WR	`11`	KK Smith	Fr
RB	`12`	Jeremiyah Love	Fr
TE	`13`	Holden Staes	So
WR	`14`	Braylon James	Fr
QB	`16`	Dylan Devezin (W)	So
WR	`17`	Rico Flores Jr.	Fr
QB	`18`	Steve Angeli	So
WR	`19`	Jaden Greathouse	Fr
RB	`22`	Devyn Ford	GS
TE	`23`	Justin Fisher (W)	So
RB	`24`	Jadarian Price	So
WR	`26`	Chase Dixon (W)	Sr
RB	`27`	Chase Ketterer (W)	Sr
WR	`28`	Griffin Eifert (W)	Sr
WR	`29`	Matt Salerno	GS
RB	`30`	Skip Velotta (W)	GS
RB	`33`	Sam Assaf (W)	GS
TE	`35`	Hakim Sanfo (W)	Sr
WR	`37`	Henry Cook (W)	Sr
TE	`38`	Davis Sherwood	Jr
TE	`39`	Andrew Yanoshak (W)	Jr
TE	`42`	Henry Garrity (W)	Fr
OL	`50`	Rocco Spindler	Jr
OL	`52`	Zeke Correll	GS
OL	`53`	Quinn Murphy (W)	GS
OL	`54`	Blake Fisher	Jr
OL	`55`	Chris Terek	Fr
OL	`56`	Charles Jagusah	Fr
OL	`59`	Aamil Wagner	So
OL	`64`	Joe Otting	Fr
OL	`68`	Michael Carmody	Sr
OL	`70`	Ashton Craig	So
OL	`71`	Brennan Wicks (W)	Sr
OL	`72`	Sam Pendleton	Fr
OL	`73`	Andrew Kristofic	GS
OL	`74`	Billy Schrauth	So
OL	`75`	Sullivan Absher	Fr
OL	`76`	Joe Alt (C)	Jr
OL	`77`	Ty Chan	So
OL	`78`	Pat Coogan	Jr
OL	`79`	Tosh Baker	Sr
WR	`80`	Jordan Faison	Fr
WR	`81`	Jack Polian (W)	Jr
WR	`82`	Leo Scheidler (W)	So
WR	`83`	Jayden Thomas	Jr
TE	`84`	Kevin Bauman	Sr
WR	`86`	Alex Whitman (W)	Fr
TE	`87`	Cooper Flanagan	Fr
TE	`88`	Mitchell Evans	Jr
TE	`89`	Charlie Selna (W)	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`0`	Xavier Watts	Sr
DL	`1`	Javontae Jean-Baptiste	GS
S	`2`	DJ Brown	GS
LB	`3`	Jaylen Sneed	So
S	`4`	Antonio Carter II	GS
CB	`5`	Cam Hart (C)	GS
CB	`6`	Clarence Lewis	Sr
CB	`7`	Jaden Mickey	So
LB	`8`	Marist Liufau	GS
S	`11`	Ramon Henderson	Sr
DL	`12`	Jordan Botelho	Sr
S	`13`	Thomas Harper	GS
CB	`15`	Ryan Barnes	Jr
CB	`16`	Micah Bell	Fr
DL	`17`	Brenan Vernon	Fr
CB	`18`	Chance Tucker	Jr
S	`19`	Marty Auer (W)	Jr
CB	`20`	Benjamin Morrison	So
S	`21`	Adon Shuler	Fr
S	`22`	Ben Minich	Fr
LB	`23`	Jaiden Ausberry	Fr
LB	`24`	Jack Kiser	GS
LB	`25`	Preston Zinter	Fr
CB	`26`	Isaiah Dunn (W)	So
LB	`27`	JD Bertrand (C)	GS
S	`28`	Luke Talich (W)	Fr
CB	`29`	Christian Gray	Fr
DL	`31`	NaNa Osafo-Mensah	GS
LB	`33`	Tre Reader (W)	So
LB	`34`	Drayk Bowen	Fr
S	`36`	Eddie Scheidler (W)	GS
DL	`40`	Joshua Burnham	So
DL	`41`	Donovan Hinish	So
LB	`42`	Nolan Ziegler	So
DL	`44`	Junior Tuihalamaka	So
DL	`45`	Kobi Onyiuke (W)	So
LB	`46`	Jerry Rullo (W)	So
DL	`47`	Jason Onye	Jr
DL	`51`	Boubacar Traore	Fr
DL	`56`	Howard Cross III	GS
DL	`58`	Grant Ristoff (W)	GS
DL	`91`	Aiden Gobaira	So
DL	`92`	Aidan Keanaaina	Sr
DL	`93`	Armel Mukam	Fr
DL	`95`	Tyson Ford	So
DL	`96`	Cole Aubrey (W)	GS
DL	`97`	Gabriel Rubio	Jr
DL	`98`	Devan Houstan	Fr
DL	`99`	Rylie Mills	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`14`	Bryce McFerson	So
P	`31`	Bryan Dowd (W)	Sr
P	`32`	Chris Salerno (W)	Jr
K	`32`	Spencer Shrader	GS
P	`43`	Ben Krimm (W)	GS
K	`48`	Marcello Diomede (W)	Fr
LS	`51`	Rino Monteforte (W)	So
LS	`57`	Andrew Kros (W)	Fr
LS	`65`	Michael Vinson	GS
K	`92`	Zac Yoakam (W)	So

Head coach

Marcus Freeman

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Al Golden – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
Gerad Parker – Offensive coordinator/tight ends
Marty Biagi – Special teams coordinator
Gino Guidugli – Quarterbacks/pass game coordinator
Deland McCullough – Running backs/run game coordinator
Mike Mickens – Cornerbacks/defensive pass game coordinator
Chris O'Leary – Defensive backs/safeties
Joe Rudolph – Offensive line
Chansi Stuckey – Wide receivers
Al Washington – Defensive line/defensive run game coordinator
Ron Powlus – Senior associate athletics director
Olivia Mitchell – Director of football operations

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 30, 2023

Depth chart

Defense

FS
DJ Brown
Antonio Carter II
Thomas Harper

ROVER	MLB	WLB
Marist Liufau	JD Bertrand	Jack Kiser
Jaiden Ausberry	Drayk Bowen	Jaylen Sneed
–	-	-

SS
Xavier Watts
Ramon Henderson
-

CB
Cam Hart
Jaden Mickey
-

DE	DT	DT	DE
Javontae Jean-Baptiste	Howard Cross III	Rylie Mills	Jordan Botelho
NaNa Osafo-Mensah	Gabriel Rubio	Jason Onye	Junior Tuihalamaka
Joshua Burnham	-	Donovan Hinish	Joshua Burnham

CB
Benjamin Morrison
Christian Gray
Clarence Lewis

Offense

WR-X
Rico Flores Jr.
Tobias Merriweather
-

WR-SL
Chris Tyree
Jordan Faison
-

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Joe Alt	Pat Coogan	Zeke Correll	Billy Schrauth	Blake Fisher
Tosh Baker	Ashton Craig	Ashton Craig	Andrew Kristofic	Aamil Wagner
-	-	-	-	-

TE
Holden Staes
Eli Raridon
Cooper Flanagan

WR-Z
Jayden Thomas
Jaden Greathouse
-

QB
Sam Hartman
Steve Angeli
-

Key reserves
TE Davis Sherwood
OL Ty Chan
DL Tyson Ford
LB Nolan Ziegler
CB Ryan Barnes, Chance Tucker
Injured Kevin Bauman, Michael Carmody, Deion Colzie, Mitchell Evans, Aiden Gobaira, Aidan Keanaaina, Matt Salerno, Rocco Spindler

Special teams
PK Spencer Shrader Zac Yoakam
P Bryce McFerson Ben Krimm
KR Devyn Ford Jadarian Price
PR Chris Tyree Jordan Faison
LS Michael Vinson Rino Monteforte
H Bryce McFerson

RB
Audric Estimé
Gi'Bran Payne
Jadarian Price Devyn Ford Jeremiyah Love

References

^ "Irish Add 24 Talented Student-Athletes on National Signing Day". December 21, 2022.
^ Nick Shepkowski (November 27, 2022). "Notre Dame 2023 Football Schedule". Fighting Irish Wire. USA Today.

[1] "Irish Add 24 Talented Student-Athletes on National Signing Day". December 21, 2022.

[2] Nick Shepkowski (November 27, 2022). "Notre Dame 2023 Football Schedule". Fighting Irish Wire. USA Today.

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