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2022 Schedule
2022 Schedule
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Former Wildcats S Joseph heading to Notre Dame
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Browner, 2-time All-American at ND, dies at 67
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Laurinaitis joins Notre Dame in support-staff role
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No. 2 safety Bowen picks Irish over Bama, USC
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Coaching carousel: Georgia DC Lanning lands Oregon job and more buzz
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Freeman to restructure Notre Dame's recruiting
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2021 FBS Indep. Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | 11-2 |
| BYU | 0-0 | 10-3 |
| Army | 0-0 | 9-4 |
| Liberty | 0-0 | 8-5 |
| New Mexico State | 0-0 | 2-10 |
| UMass | 0-0 | 1-11 |
| UConn | 0-0 | 1-11 |
2021 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards282.520th
Rushing Yards143.883rd
Points For35.2Tied-62nd
Points Against18.3Tied-121st
2021 Polls & Rankings
| CFP RANKINGS | AP | AFCA COACHES |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 8 | 9 |
2022 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Sneed | OLB | Signed | 86 |
| Niuafe Tuihalamaka | ILB | Signed | 84 |
| Joshua Burnham | OLB | Signed | 83 |
| Joey Tanona | OC | Signed | 83 |
| Tyson Ford | DE | Signed | 83 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | J. Owusu-Koramoah | Dick Butkus Award |
| 2018 | D. Tranquill | Wuerffel Trophy |
| 2015 | J. Smith | Dick Butkus Award |
| 2012 | M. Te'o | Chuck Bednarik Award |
| 2012 | M. Te'o | Dick Butkus Award |