2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season

2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Conference| Independent
Ranking
Coaches| No. 18
AP| No. 17
Record| 2–1
Head coach|

* Marcus Freeman (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Mike Denbrock (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Al Golden (3rd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Notre Dame Stadium

Uniform

Seasons

<- 2023

2025 ->

2024 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

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No. 17 Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  |
UConn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  |
UMass |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 3  |
As of September 16, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represents the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish are led by Marcus Freeman in his third year as Notre Dame's head coach. They play their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

## Offseason

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### Coaching changes

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The following coaches left the program:

* Offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Gerad Parker left for the head coach position with Troy.
* Defensive backs and safeties coach Chris O'Leary left for the safeties coach position with the Los Angeles Chargers of the NFL.
* Wide receivers coach Chansi Stuckey was not retained.

The following coaches were hired:

* Mike Denbrock was hired from LSU to be the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach.
* Mike Brown was hired from Wisconsin to be the wide receivers coach.
* Loren Landow was hired to be the director of football performance. The position has been vacant since Matt Balis resigned prior to the 2023 season.

The following coaches were promoted:

* Running backs coach and run game coordinator Deland McCullough was promoted to associate head coach and running backs coach.
* Graduate assistant Max Bullough was promoted to linebackers coach.
* Cornerbacks coach and defensive pass game coordinator Mike Mickens was promoted to defensive backs coach and defensive pass game coordinator.

### Departures

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#### NFL

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Main article: 2024 NFL draft

Player  | Position  | Team  | Round  | Pick

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Joe Alt | OL | Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | 5
Blake Fisher | OL | Houston Texans | 2 | 59
Marist Liufau | LB | Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 87
Cam Hart | CB | Los Angeles Chargers | 5 | 140
JD Bertrand | LB | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 143
Audric Estimé | RB | Denver Broncos | 5 | 147
Javontae Jean-Baptiste | DL | Washington Commanders | 7 | 222
Thomas Harper | S | Los Angeles Chargers | Undrafted
Sam Hartman | QB | Washington Commanders | Undrafted
Spencer Shrader | K | Indianapolis Colts | Undrafted
Michael Vinson | LS | Indianapolis Colts | Undrafted

#### UFL

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Main article: 2024 UFL draft

Player  | Position  | Team  | Round  | Pick

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Sam Hartman | QB | Birmingham Stallions | 9 | 72

#### Transfers out

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* CB Ryan Barnes transferred to UMass.
* CB Micah Bell transferred to Vanderbilt.
* OL Michael Carmody transferred to UCLA.
* S Antonio Carter II transferred to Jacksonville State.
* OL Zeke Correll transferred to NC State.
* WR Rico Flores Jr. transferred to UCLA.
* S Ramon Henderson transferred to UCLA.
* WR Braylon James transferred to TCU.
* DL Aidan Keanaaina transferred to California.
* CB Clarence Lewis transferred to Syracuse.
* P Bryce McFerson transferred to Maryland.
* WR Tobias Merriweather transferred to California.
* OL Quinn Murphy transferred to Western Michigan.
* DL Nana Osafo-Mensah transferred to TCU.
* TE Holden Staes transferred to Tennessee.
* OL Joey Tanona transferred to Purdue; previously medically retired.
* WR Chris Tyree transferred to Virginia.
* RB Skip Velotta transferred to LSU.
* LB Nolan Ziegler transferred to Central Michigan.

#### Retirements

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* RB Sam Assaf
* DL Cole Aubrey
* S DJ Brown
* WR Henry Cook
* WR Chase Dixon
* P Bryan Dowd (selected 6th overall by Chicago Fire FC in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft)
* WR Griffin Eifert
* DL Tyson Ford (medically retired)
* DL Aiden Gobaira (medically retired)
* RB Chase Ketterer
* P Ben Krimm
* OL Andrew Kristofic
* WR Matt Salerno
* TE Hakim Sanfo
* S Eddie Scheidler
* OL Brennan Wicks

### Additions

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#### Transfers in

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* DL Quentin Autry transferred in from Columbia as a walk-on.
* P William Bartel transferred in from Villanova as a walk-on.
* WR Tyler Buchner transferred in from Alabama as a walk-on.
* S Jordan Clark transferred in from Arizona State.
* WR Beaux Collins transferred in from Clemson.
* K Eric Goins transferred in from The Citadel as a walk-on.
* WR Jayden Harrison transferred in from Marshall.
* S Rod Heard II transferred in from Northwestern.
* CB Max Hurleman transferred in from Colgate as a walk-on.
* K Mitch Jeter transferred in from South Carolina.
* QB Riley Leonard transferred in from Duke.
* WR Kris Mitchell transferred in from FIU.
* DL RJ Oben transferred in from Duke.
* RB Jake Tafelski transferred in from Central Michigan as a walk-on.

#### Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits

Name  | Hometown  | High school / college  | Height  | Weight  | Commit date
Taebron Bennie-Powell
S | Cincinnati, OH | Lakota West | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 177 lb (80 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
CJ Carr
QB | Saline, MI | Saline | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Micah Gilbert
WR | Charlotte, NC | Charlotte Christian | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 208 lb (94 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Karson Hobbs
CB | Cincinnati, OH | Archbishop Moeller | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 184 lb (83 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Tae Johnson
S | Fort Wayne, IN | North Side | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Peter Jones
OL | Coatesville, PA | Malvern Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 310 lb (140 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Bodie Kahoun
LB | Roanoke, VA | Patrick Henry | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 221 lb (100 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Anthonie Knapp
OL | Roswell, GA | Roswell | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 291 lb (132 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Guerby Lambert
OL | Boston, MA | Catholic Memorial | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 318 lb (144 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Jack Larsen
TE | Charlotte, NC | Charlotte Catholic | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 246 lb (112 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Leonard Moore
CB | Round Rock, TX | Round Rock | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 187 lb (85 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Cole Mullins
DL | Hoschton, GA | Mill Creek | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 259 lb (117 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Styles Prescod
OL | Fishers, IN | Hamilton Southeastern | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 293 lb (133 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Teddy Rezac
LB | Omaha, NE | Westside | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 199 lb (90 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Logan Saldate
WR | Gilroy, CA | Palma | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)  | 187 lb (85 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Sean Sevillano Jr.
DL | Clearwater, FL | Clearwater Academy International | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 320 lb (150 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Loghan Thomas
DL | Katy, TX | St. Edward (Ohio) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 224 lb (102 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Kennedy Urlacher
S | Chandler, AZ | Chandler High | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)  | 196 lb (89 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
LB | Inland Empire, CA | St. John Bosco | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 240 lb (110 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Aneyas Williams
RB | Hannibal, MO | Hannibal | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Cam Williams
WR | Glen Ellyn, IL | Glenbard South | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 199 lb (90 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Bryce Young
DL | Charlotte, NC | Charlotte Christian | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 258 lb (117 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Kedren Young
RB | Lufkin, TX | Lufkin | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  | 229 lb (104 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 9 247Sports: 8

*   * 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 December 27, 2023.
*   * "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
*   * "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
* "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

#### New walk-ons

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* OL Max Anderson
* CB Mickey Brown
* CB Charles Du
* WR Matt Jeffery (on lacrosse scholarship)
* LB Tommy Powlus
* QB Anthony Rezac
* WR Xavier Southall
* LS Joseph Vinci
* OL Robbie Wollan

#### Other

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* LB Kahanu Kia returned from Mormon missionary.[2][3]
* P James Rendell joined from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Frankston Football Club.[4]

### Changes

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* Marty Auer switched positions from S to CB.
* Dylan Devezin switched positions from QB to RB.
* Justin Fisher switched positions from TE to RB.
* Kahanu Kia switched positions from DL to LB.
* Chris Salerno switched positions from P to K.
* S Luke Talich earned scholarship on March 7; previously walk-on.[5]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 31| 7:30 p.m.| at No. 20 Texas A&M[6]| No. 7|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX (College GameDay)

| ABC| W 23–13| 107,315
September 7| 3:30 p.m.| Northern Illinois[7]| No. 5|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN

| NBC| L 14–16| 77,622
September 14| 3:30 p.m.| at Purdue[8]| No. 18|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)

| CBS| W 66–7| 61,441
September 21| 3:30 p.m.| Miami (OH)[9]| No. 17|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN

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September 28| 3:30 p.m.| Louisville[10]| |

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN

| Peacock|  |
October 12| 3:30 p.m.| Stanford[9]| |

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN (Legends Trophy)

| NBC|  |
October 19| | at Georgia Tech[11][12]| |

* Mercedes-Benz Stadium
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

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October 26| 12:00 p.m.| vs. Navy[13]| |

* MetLife Stadium
* East Rutherford, NJ (Rip Miller Trophy)

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November 9| 7:30 p.m.| Florida State[11]| |

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)

| NBC|  |
November 16| 3:30 p.m.| Virginia[11][14]| |

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN

| NBC|  |
November 23| 7:00 p.m.| vs. Army[9]| |

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY (Shamrock Series, rivalry)

| NBC|  |
November 30| | at USC[9]| |

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)

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* Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Personnel

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### Roster

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2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR | `0` | Deion Colzie | RJr
WR | `1` | Jaden Greathouse | So
WR | `2` | Jayden Harrison | RSr
RB | `3` | Gi'Bran Payne | RSo
RB | `4` | Jeremiyah Love | So
WR | `5` | Beaux Collins | Sr
WR | `6` | Jordan Faison | So
QB | `8` | Kenny Minchey | RFr
TE | `9` | Eli Raridon | Jr
WR | `10` | Kris Mitchell | RSr
WR | `11` | KK Smith | RFr
QB | `12` | CJ Carr | Fr
QB | `13` | Riley Leonard (C) | Sr
WR | `14` | Micah Gilbert | Fr
QB | `15` | Anthony Rezac (W) | Fr
WR | `17` | Cam Williams | Fr
QB | `18` | Steve Angeli | RSo
WR | `19` | Logan Saldate | Fr
RB | `20` | Aneyas Williams | Fr
RB | `21` | Kedren Young | Fr
RB | `22` | Devyn Ford | RSr
RB | `23` | Justin Fisher (W) | Jr
RB | `24` | Jadarian Price | RSo
RB | `25` | Dylan Devezin (W) | Jr
WR | `26` | Tyler Buchner (W) | RJr
WR | `33` | Matt Jeffery (W) | Fr
RB | `35` | Jake Tafelski (W) | RSr
TE | `38` | Davis Sherwood | Sr
TE | `39` | Andrew Yanoshak (W) | Sr
TE | `42` | Henry Garrity (W) | So
OL | `50` | Rocco Spindler | RJr
OL | `54` | Anthonie Knapp | Fr
OL | `55` | Chris Terek | RFr
OL | `56` | Charles Jagusah | RFr
OL | `59` | Aamil Wagner | RSo
OL | `60` | Max Anderson (W) | Fr
OL | `61` | Robbie Wollan (W) | Fr
OL | `64` | Joe Otting | RFr
OL | `70` | Ashton Craig | RSo
OL | `71` | Styles Prescod | Fr
OL | `72` | Sam Pendleton | RFr
OL | `73` | Peter Jones | Fr
OL | `74` | Billy Schrauth | RSo
OL | `75` | Sullivan Absher | RFr
OL | `76` | Guerby Lambert | Fr
OL | `77` | Ty Chan | RSo
OL | `78` | Pat Coogan | RJr
OL | `79` | Tosh Baker | RSr
WR | `80` | Xavier Southall (W) | Fr
WR | `81` | Jack Polian (W) | Sr
WR | `82` | Leo Scheidler (W) | Jr
WR | `83` | Jayden Thomas | RJr
TE | `84` | Kevin Bauman | RSr
TE | `85` | Jack Larsen | Fr
WR | `86` | Alex Whitman (W) | So
TE | `87` | Cooper Flanagan | So
TE | `88` | Mitchell Evans | Sr
TE | `89` | Charlie Selna (W) | RSr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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S | `0` | Xavier Watts (C) | RSr
S | `1` | Jordan Clark | RSr
S | `2` | Rod Heard II | RSr
LB | `3` | Jaylen Sneed | RSo
LB | `4` | Jaiden Ausberry | RFr
DL | `5` | Boubacar Traore | RFr
CB | `7` | Jaden Mickey | Jr
S | `8` | Adon Shuler | RFr
DL | `9` | RJ Oben | RSr
DL | `10` | Loghan Thomas | Fr
DL | `12` | Jordan Botelho | RSr
S | `13` | Ben Minich | RFr
CB | `15` | Leonard Moore | Fr
S | `16` | Tae Johnson | Fr
DL | `17` | Brenan Vernon | RFr
CB | `18` | Chance Tucker | RJr
CB | `19` | Marty Auer (W) | Sr
CB | `20` | Benjamin Morrison (C) | Jr
CB | `21` | Karson Hobbs | Fr
S | `23` | Kennedy Urlacher | Fr
LB | `24` | Jack Kiser (C) | RSr
LB | `25` | Preston Zinter | RFr
LB | `27` | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | Fr
S | `28` | Luke Talich | So
CB | `29` | Christian Gray | So
DL | `30` | Bryce Young | Fr
S | `31` | Taebron Bennie-Powell | Fr
CB | `32` | Isaiah Dunn (W) | Jr
LB | `33` | Tre Reader (W) | Jr
LB | `34` | Drayk Bowen | So
LB | `35` | Teddy Rezac | Fr
LB | `36` | Bodie Kahoun | Fr
CB | `37` | Max Hurleman (W) | RSr
LB | `38` | Tommy Powlus (W) | Fr
DL | `40` | Joshua Burnham | RSo
DL | `41` | Donovan Hinish | RSo
DL | `42` | Cole Mullins | Fr
LB | `43` | Kahanu Kia | RFr
DL | `44` | Junior Tuihalamaka | Jr
DL | `45` | Kobi Onyiuke (W) | Jr
LB | `46` | Jerry Rullo (W) | Jr
DL | `47` | Jason Onye | RJr
CB | `48` | Mickey Brown (W) | So
CB | `49` | Charles Du (W) | So
DL | `56` | Howard Cross III | RSr
DL | `58` | Grant Ristoff (W) | RSr
DL | `59` | Sean Sevillano Jr. | Fr
DL | `88` | Armel Mukam | RFr
DL | `93` | Quentin Autry (W) | RSr
DL | `97` | Gabriel Rubio | RJr
DL | `98` | Devan Houstan | RFr
DL | `99` | Rylie Mills (C) | RSr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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P | `16` | James Rendell | RSr
K | `26` | Chris Salerno (W) | Sr
LS | `39` | Rino Monteforte (W) | Jr
K | `48` | Marcello Diomede (W) | So
LS | `49` | Andrew Kros (W) | So
K | `90` | Eric Goins (W) | RSr
P | `91` | William Bartel (W) | RSr
K | `92` | Zac Yoakam (W) | Jr
LS | `96` | Joseph Vinci (W) | Fr
K | `98` | Mitch Jeter | RSr

Head coach

* Marcus Freeman

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Mike Denbrock – Offensive coordinator/tight ends
* Al Golden – Defensive coordinator
* Marty Biagi – Special teams coordinator
* Gino Guidugli – Quarterbacks/pass game coordinator
* Deland McCullough – Associate head coach/running backs
* Mike Brown – Wide receivers
* Joe Rudolph – Offensive line
* Al Washington – Defensive line/defensive run game coordinator
* Max Bullough – Linebackers
* Mike Mickens – Defensive backs/defensive pass game coordinator
* Loren Landow – Director of football performance

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: September 16, 2024

### Depth chart

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Defense

| FS

Xavier Watts
Rod Heard II

| ROVER | MLB | WLB

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Jaylen Sneed  | Drayk Bowen  | Jack Kiser
Jaiden Ausberry  | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa  | Jaiden Ausberry
–  | –  | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
| SS

Adon Shuler
Luke Talich
Kennedy Urlacher
| CB

Christian Gray
Jaden Mickey

| DE | DT | DT | DE

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RJ Oben | Howard Cross III | Rylie Mills | Boubacar Traore
Joshua Burnham  | Donovan Hinish  | Jason Onye  | Junior Tuihalamaka
Bryce Young  | –  | Armel Mukam  | Loghan Thomas
|  | CB

Benjamin Morrison
Leonard Moore

Offense

| WR-X

Jordan Faison
Kris Mitchell
KK Smith
| WR-F

Jaden Greathouse
Jayden Harrison

| LT | LG | C | RG | RT

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Anthonie Knapp | Sam Pendleton  | Pat Coogan  | Rocco Spindler  | Aamil Wagner
Tosh Baker  | Sullivan Absher  | Sam Pendleton  | Chris Terek  | Guerby Lambert
–  | –  | Joe Otting  | –  | –
| TE

Mitchell Evans
Cooper Flanagan
Eli Raridon
| WR-Z

Beaux Collins
Jayden Thomas

|  | QB

Riley Leonard
Steve Angeli

| Key reserves

QB CJ Carr, Kenny Minchey
RB Kedren Young
WR Deion Colzie, Micah Gilbert, Logan Saldate, Cam Williams
TE Kevin Bauman, Jack Larsen, Davis Sherwood
OL Ty Chan, Peter Jones
DL Devan Houstan, Sean Sevillano Jr., Brenan Vernon
LB Bodie Kahoun, Teddy Rezac, Preston Zinter
CB/S Jordan Clark, Karson Hobbs, Ben Minich
|  |  |  | Special teams

PK Mitch Jeter
P James Rendell
Eric Goins
KR Jayden Harrison
Jeremiyah Love
Jadarian Price
PR Jaden Greathouse
Max Hurleman
Aneyas Williams
LS Andrew Kros (LS)
Rino Monteforte (SS)
H Chris Salerno
Jack Polian
|  | RB

Jeremiyah Love
Jadarian Price
Aneyas Williams
Devyn Ford

## Game summaries

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### at Texas A&M (College GameDay)

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See also: 2024 Texas A&M Aggies football team

No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at No. 20 Texas A&M Aggies (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 7 Fighting Irish | 3 | 3 | 7| 10| 23
No. 20 Aggies | 3 | 3 | 0| 7| 13

at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas

* Date: August 31, 2024
* Game time: 7:30 PM
* Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) •Wind: NE 18 MPH • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 107,315
* Referee: Adam Savoie
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

* (11:07) TAMU – R. Bond 34-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:53; Texas A&M 3–0)
* (6:39) ND – M. Jeter 46-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:28; Tied 3–3)

Second quarter

* (14:14) TAMU – R. Bond 49-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 3:45; Texas A&M 6–3)
* (8:32) ND – M. Jeter 26-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 2:35; Tied 6–6)

Third quarter

* (6:50) ND – J. Price 47-yard rush, M. Jeter kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 2:05; Notre Dame 13–6)

Fourth quarter

* (11:49) TAMU – L. Moss 1-yard rush, R. Bond kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:43; Tied 13–13)
* (1:54) ND – J. Love 21-yard rush, M. Jeter kick (Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:29; Notre Dame 20–13)
* (0:30) ND – M. Jeter 46-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:04; Notre Dame 23–13)

Statistics | ND | TAMU

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First downs | 18 | 17
Total yards | 356 | 246
Rushes/yards | 34–198 | 38–146
Passing yards | 158 | 100
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–30–0 | 12–30–2
Time of possession | 31:35 | 28:25
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 18/30, 158 yards
Rushing | Jeremiyah Love | 14 carries, 91 yards
Receiving | Beaux Collins | 5 receptions, 62 yards
Texas A&M | Passing | Conner Weigman | 12/30, 100 yards, 2 INT
Rushing | Le'Veon Moss | 20 carries, 70 yards, TD
Receiving | Jahdae Walker | 6 receptions, 31 yards
Pregame line | Over/under

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Texas A&M –2.5 | 46.5

### Northern Illinois

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See also: 2024 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Northern Illinois Huskies (1–0) vs. No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Huskies | 10 | 3 | 0| 3| 16
No. 5 Fighting Irish | 7 | 0 | 7| 0| 14

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

* Date: September 7, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 PM
* Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: NE 16 MPH • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 77,622
* Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
* TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

* (8:28) ND – R. Leonard 11-yard rush, M. Jeter kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:25; Notre Dame 7–0)
* (5:35) NIU – A. Brown 83-yard pass from E. Hampton, K. Woodill kick (Drive: 5 plays, 98 yards, 2:51; Tied 7–7)
* (2:13) NIU – K. Woodill 42-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:28; Northern Illinois 10–7)

Second quarter

* (13:39) NIU – K. Woodill 21-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:08; Northern Illinois 13–7)

Third quarter

* (8:34) ND – J. Love 34-yard rush, M. Jeter kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:43; Notre Dame 14–13)

Fourth quarter

* (0:31) NIU – K. Woodill 35-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 31 yards, 5:24; Northern Illinois 16–14)

Statistics | NIU | ND

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First downs | 16 | 17
Total yards | 388 | 286
Rushes/yards | 45–190 | 28–123
Passing yards | 198 | 163
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–20–0 | 20–33–2
Time of possession | 34:38 | 25:22
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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NIU | Passing | Ethan Hampton | 10/19, 198 yards, TD
Rushing | Antario Brown | 20 carries, 99 yards
Receiving | Antario Brown | 2 receptions, 126 yards, TD
Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 20/32, 163 yards, 2 INT
Rushing | Jeremiyah Love | 11 carries, 79 yards, TD
Receiving | Beaux Collins | 5 receptions, 45 yards
Pregame line | Over/under

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Notre Dame –28.5 | 46.5

### at Purdue (Shillelagh Trophy)

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No. 18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–1) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 18 Fighting Irish | 14 | 28 | 10| 14| 66
Boilermakers | 0 | 0 | 7| 0| 7

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

* Date: September 14, 2024
* Game time: 3:40 PM
* Game weather: Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: E 10 MPH • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 61,441
* Referee: Jerry Magallanes
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* (12:50) ND – J. Love 48-yard rush, M. Jeter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:10; Notre Dame 7–0)
* (1:53) ND – R. Leonard 3-yard rush, M. Jeter kick (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:43; Notre Dame 14–0)

Second quarter

* (8:24) ND – R. Leonard 34-yard rush, M. Jeter kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:16; Notre Dame 21–0)
* (2:10) ND – R. Leonard 13-yard rush, M. Jeter kick (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:54; Notre Dame 28–0)
* (1:32) ND – B. Traore 34-yard interception return, M. Jeter kick (Drive: 0:38; Notre Dame 35–0)
* (0:04) ND – J. Price 70-yard rush, M. Jeter kick (Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:37; Notre Dame 42–0)

Third quarter

* (12:41) ND – C. Flanagan 28-yard pass from S. Angeli, M. Jeter kick (Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:40; Notre Dame 49–0)
* (9:33) PUR – D. Morrissette 5-yard pass from H. Card, S. Porath kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:08; Notre Dame 49–7)
* (5:39) ND – M. Jeter 42-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:54; Notre Dame 52–7)

Fourth quarter

* (14:52) ND – K. Bauman 8-yard pass from S. Angeli, Z. Yoakam kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:43; Notre Dame 59–7)
* (5:44) ND – K. Minchey 5-yard rush, Z. Yoakam kick (Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:31; Notre Dame 66–7)

Statistics | ND | PUR

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First downs | 27 | 6
Total yards | 578 | 162
Rushes/yards | 44–362 | 25–38
Passing yards | 216 | 124
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–26–0 | 11–24–2
Time of possession | 35:43 | 24:17
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 11/16, 112 yards
Rushing | Jeremiyah Love | 10 carries, 109 yards, TD
Receiving | Jayden Harrison | 2 receptions, 47 yards
Purdue | Passing | Hudson Card | 11/24, 124 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Reggie Love III | 10 carries, 61 yards
Receiving | Kam Brown | 1 reception, 52 yards
Pregame line | Over/under

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Notre Dame –7.5 | 47.5

### Miami (Ohio)

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Pregame line | Over/under

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Notre Dame –27.5 | 43.5

### Louisville

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See also: 2024 Louisville Cardinals football team

### Stanford (Legends Trophy)

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See also: 2024 Stanford Cardinal football team

### at Georgia Tech (rivalry)

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See also: 2024 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

### vs. Navy (Rip Miller Trophy)

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See also: 2024 Navy Midshipmen football team

### Florida State (rivalry)

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See also: 2024 Florida State Seminoles football team

### Virginia

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See also: 2024 Virginia Cavaliers football team

### vs. Army (Shamrock Series, rivalry)

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See also: 2024 Army Black Knights football team

### at USC (Jeweled Shillelagh)

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See also: 2024 USC Trojans football team

## Rankings

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Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| Final
AP| 7| 5| 18| 17| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Coaches| 7| 7| 19| 18| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CFP| Not released| | | | | | | | Not released

## References

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3. ^ Stires, Sean (December 18, 2023). "Kahanu Kia Is On His Way Back To Notre Dame Defense". Sports Illustrated.
4. ^ Soble, Jack (May 1, 2024). "Australian punter James Rendell commits to Notre Dame football". On3.
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