2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
CFP	No. 9
Record	7–2
Head coach	Marcus Freeman (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Denbrock (2nd in current stint, 3rd overall season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Chris Ash (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Captains	Drayk Bowen Donovan Hinish Will Pauling Billy Schrauth Adon Shuler Aamil Wagner
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Notre Dame			–						7	–	2
UConn			–						7	–	3
As of November 12, 2025 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represents the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish are led by Marcus Freeman in his fourth year as Notre Dame's head coach. They play their home games at Notre Dame Stadium located in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Offseason

Coaching changes

The following coaches left the program:

• Defensive coordinator Al Golden left for the same position with the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. ^[1]
• Associate head coach and running backs coach Deland McCullough left for the running backs coach position with the Las Vegas Raiders of the NFL. ^[2]

The following coaches were hired:

• Chris Ash was hired from the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL to be the defensive coordinator. ^[3]
• Ja'Juan Seider was hired from Penn State to be the associate head coach and running backs coach. ^[4]

Departures

NFL

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

Player	Position	Team	Round	Pick
Benjamin Morrison	CB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	53
Xavier Watts	S	Atlanta Falcons	3	96
Jack Kiser	LB	Jacksonville Jaguars	4	107
Rylie Mills	DL	Seattle Seahawks	5	142
Mitchell Evans	TE	Carolina Panthers	5	163
Riley Leonard	QB	Indianapolis Colts	6	189
Jordan Clark	S	New York Jets	Undrafted free agent
Beaux Collins	WR	New York Giants	Undrafted free agent
Howard Cross III	DL	Cincinnati Bengals	Undrafted free agent
Max Hurleman	CB	Pittsburgh Steelers	Undrafted free agent
Devyn Ford	RB	Las Vegas Raiders	Rookie minicamp invite
Mitch Jeter	K	Minnesota Vikings	Rookie minicamp invite
Kris Mitchell	WR	Las Vegas Raiders	Rookie minicamp invite
RJ Oben	DL	Kansas City Chiefs	Rookie minicamp invite

Transfers out

• QB Steve Angeli transferred to Syracuse.
• OL Ty Chan transferred to UConn.
• WR Deion Colzie transferred to Miami (OH).
• OL Pat Coogan transferred to Indiana.
• DL Tyson Ford transferred to California; previously medically retired.
• DL Aiden Gobaira transferred to James Madison; previously medically retired.
• CB Jaden Mickey transferred to Boise State; previously committed to California.
• LS Rino Monteforte transferred to California; previously walk-on.
• OL Sam Pendleton transferred to Tennessee.
• OL Rocco Spindler transferred to Nebraska.
• WR Jayden Thomas transferred to Virginia.
• S Kennedy Urlacher transferred to USC.
• TE Andrew Yanoshak transferred to Dayton; previously walk-on.
• K Zac Yoakam transferred to Houston; previously walk-on.

Retirements

• CB Marty Auer
• DL Quentin Autry
• OL Tosh Baker
• P William Bartel
• TE Kevin Bauman
• P/K Eric Goins
• WR Jayden Harrison
• S Rod Heard II
• WR Jack Polian
• LB Tre Reader
• DL Grant Ristoff
• K Chris Salerno
• TE Charlie Selna
• TE Davis Sherwood

Additions

Transfers in

• K Noah Burnette transferred in from North Carolina.
• DL Jared Dawson transferred in from Louisville.
• WR Malachi Fields transferred in from Virginia.
• DL Elijah Hughes transferred in from USC.
• WR Will Pauling transferred in from Wisconsin.
• CB DeVonta Smith transferred in from Alabama.
• S Jalen Stroman transferred in from Virginia Tech.
• TE Ty Washington transferred in from Arkansas.

Recruiting

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Matty Augustine OL	Greenwich, CT	Brunswick School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	292 lb (132 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (78)
Jerome Bettis Jr. WR	Atlanta, GA	Woodward Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (77)
Will Black OL	London, ON	Choate Rosemary Hall	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	292 lb (132 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (83)
JaDon Blair S	Winston-Salem, NC	Mount Tabor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (81)
Christopher Burgess Jr. DL	Chicago, IL	Simeon Career Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	245 lb (111 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (81)
Elijah Burress WR	Totowa, NJ	DePaul Catholic	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	173 lb (78 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (80)
Davion Dixon DL	Homestead, FL	Miami Palmetto	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	322 lb (146 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (75)
Madden Faraimo LB	Oceanside, CA	JSerra Catholic	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (83)
James Flanigan TE	Green Bay, WI	Notre Dame de la Baie Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (83)
Dallas Golden CB	Tampa, FL	Berkeley Prep	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (82)
Blake Hebert QB	Boxford, MA	Brunswick School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (81)
Cam Herron OL	Indianapolis, IN	Warren Central	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	288 lb (131 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (80)
Dominik Hulak DL	Glendale Heights, IL	Immaculate Conception	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (77)
Nolan James Jr. RB	Westwood, NJ	DePaul Catholic	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	199 lb (90 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (79)
Ko'o Kia LB	Kahaluʻu, HI	Punahou	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	209 lb (95 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (78)
Brandon Logan S	Fort Wayne, IN	Snider	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	186 lb (84 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (77)
Ethan Long S	Milford, CT	Brunswick School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (77)
Joe Reiff DL	Elmhurst, IL	York Community High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (78)
Scrap Richardson WR	Greenville, GA	Greenville	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	166 lb (75 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (80)
Anthony Sacca LB	Delran Township, NJ	St. Joseph's Prep School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (82)
Erik Schmidt K	Milwaukee, WI	Marquette University High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (76)
Owen Strebig OL	Brookfield, WI	Waukesha Catholic Memorial	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	298 lb (135 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (82)
Gordy Sulfsted DL	Cincinnati, OH	St. Xavier	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (78)
Cree Thomas CB	Phoenix, AZ	Brophy College Preparatory	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	176 lb (80 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (78)
Mark Zackery IV CB	Indianapolis, IN	Ben Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (81)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 11    247Sports: 12
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved March 17, 2025. "ESPN commits". ESPN. Retrieved March 17, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 17, 2025. "247Sports commits". 247Sports. Retrieved March 17, 2025.

Changes

• Tyler Buchner switched positions from WR to QB.
• Justin Fisher switched positions from RB to TE.
• Devan Houstan switched positions from DL to OL.
• WR Matt Jeffery earned scholarship; previously walk-on.
• LS Joseph Vinci earned scholarship; previously walk-on.
• Preston Zinter switched positions from LB to DL.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Miami (FL)	No. 6	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 24–27	66,793
September 13	7:30 p.m.	No. 16 Texas A&M	No. 8	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 40–41	77,622
September 20	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 24	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	NBC/Peacock [a]	W 56–30	77,622
September 27	12:00 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 22	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ABC	W 56–13	75,111
October 4	3:30 p.m.	Boise State	No. 21	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 28–7	77,622
October 11	3:30 p.m.	NC State	No. 16	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	Peacock/NBC [b]	W 36–7	77,622
October 18	7:30 p.m.	No. 20 USC	No. 13	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Jewelled Shillelagh)	NBC	W 34–24	77,622
November 1	3:30 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 12	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)	ESPN	W 25–10	44,500
November 8	7:30 p.m.	Navy	No. 10	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	W 49–10	77,622
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Pittsburgh	No. 9	Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry, College GameDay )	ABC
November 22	3:30 p.m.	Syracuse		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC
November 29		at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy)
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 4) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time Source: [5] [6]

Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football 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	15	Final
AP	6	9	8	24	22	21	16	13	12	12	10	9
Coaches	5	9	8	21	21	21	16	15	13	12	10	9
CFP	Not released										10	9					Not released

Game summaries

at No. 10 Miami (FL)

See also: 2025 Miami Hurricanes football team and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries § Miami (FL)

No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at No. 10 Miami Hurricanes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Fighting Irish	0	7	0	17	24
No. 10 Hurricanes	0	14	7	6	27

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Rain, 77 °F (25 °C), Wind N @ 4 mph (6 km/h)
• Game attendance: 66,793
• Referee: Adam Savoie
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath and Taylor McGregor (sideline reporters)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter (14:03) MIA – Malachi Toney 28-yard pass from Carson Beck, Carter Davis kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:42; Miami 7–0) (5:21) ND – Micah Gilbert 7-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:49; Tied 7–7) (0:12) MIA – CJ Daniels 20-yard pass from Carson Beck, Carter Davis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:09; Miami 14–7) Third quarter (7:23) MIA – CharMar Brown 5-yard run, Carter Davis kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:37; Miami 21–7) Fourth quarter (14:55) ND – Jordan Faison 1-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:16; Miami 21–14) (9:42) MIA – Carter Davis 38-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:13; Miami 24–14) (5:32) ND – Noah Burnette 39-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:10; Miami 24–17) (3:21) ND – CJ Carr 7-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:14; Tied 24–24) (1:04) MIA – Carter Davis 47-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 2:17; Miami 27–24)

Statistics	ND	MIA
First downs	18	20
Total yards	314	339
Rushes/yards	28–93	38–134
Passing yards	221	205
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–30–1	20–30–0
Time of possession	26:03	33:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	19/30, 221 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jadarian Price	6 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Eli Raridon	5 receptions, 97 yards
Miami (FL)	Passing	Carson Beck	20/30, 205 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	CharMar Brown	15 carries, 69 yards, TD
	Receiving	Malachi Toney	6 receptions, 82 yards, TD

vs No. 16 Texas A&M

See also: 2025 Texas A&M Aggies football team

No. 16 Texas A&M Aggies (2–0) at No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Aggies	7	21	3	10	41
No. 8 Fighting Irish	14	10	7	9	40

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C), Wind SE @ 6 mph (10 km/h)
• Game attendance: 77,622
• Referee: Kyle Olson
• TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter (13:06) ND – Tae Johnson 20-yard blocked punt return, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 1:54; Notre Dame 7–0) (9:33) TA&M – Mario Craver 86-yard pass from Marcel Reed, Randy Bond kick (Drive: 2 plays, 90 yards, 0:47; Tied 7–7) (6:30) ND – Jadarian Price 7-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:03; Notre Dame 14–7) Second quarter (14:54) ND – Noah Burnette 22-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 5:55; Notre Dame 17–7) (12:23) TA&M – Le'Veon Moss 1-yard run, Randy Bond kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:31; Notre Dame 17–14) (9:43) ND – Jeremiyah Love 36-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:40; Notre Dame 24–14) (5:32) TA&M – Le'Veon Moss 2-yard run, Randy Bond kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:11; Notre Dame 24–21) (1:11) TA&M – Le'Veon Moss 1-yard run, Randy Bond kick (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:20; Texas A&M 28–24) Third quarter (8:17) ND – Jadarian Price 17-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:15; Notre Dame 31–28) (0:44) TA&M – Randy Bond 43-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:50; Tied 31–31) Fourth quarter (14:01) ND – Noah Burnette 39-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 1:36; Notre Dame 34–31) (9:06) TA&M – Randy Bond 45-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:55; Tied 34–34) (2:53) ND – Jeremiyah Love 12-yard run, Preston Zinter pass from Tyler Buchner failed (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:13; Notre Dame 40–34) (0:13) TA&M – Nate Boerkircher 11-yard pass from Marcel Reed, Randy Bond kick (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 2:28; Texas A&M 41–40)

Statistics	TA&M	ND
First downs	24	23
Total yards	488	429
Rushes/yards	32–128	39–136
Passing yards	360	293
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–37–1	20–32–1
Time of possession	26:53	33:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M	Passing	Marcel Reed	17/37, 360 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Le'Veon Moss	20 rushes, 81 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Mario Craver	7 receptions, 207 yards, TD
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	20/32, 293 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	23 rushes, 94 yards, TD
	Receiving	Eli Raridon	4 receptions, 85 yards

vs Purdue (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Notre Dame–Purdue football rivalry

Purdue Boilermakers (2–1) vs No. 24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	7	16	0	7	30
No. 24 Fighting Irish	14	21	21	0	56

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C), Wind S @ 6 mph (10 km/h)
• Game attendance: 77,622
• Referee: Mark Kluczynski
• TV announcers (NBC/Peacock): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter (13:40) ND – Malachi Fields 66-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 1 play, 66 yards, 0:09; Notre Dame 7–0) (10:58) PUR – Ryan Browne 14-yard pass from Devin Mockobee, Spencer Porath kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:42; Tied 7–7) (5:54) ND – Jeremiyah Love 1-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:57; Notre Dame 14–7) Second quarter (14:50) PUR – Spencer Porath 48-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 45 yards, 6:04; Notre Dame 14–10) (10:00) ND – Jadarian Price 21-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:50; Notre Dame 21–10) (6:33) ND – Jadarian Price 9-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 2:16; Notre Dame 28–10) (1:46) PUR – Spencer Porath 26-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:47; Notre Dame 28–13) (1:13) PUR – Spencer Porath 35-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:27; Notre Dame 28–16) (1:00) ND – Jadarian Price 100-yard kickoff return, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 0:00; Notre Dame 35–16) (0:07) PUR – Nitro Tuggle 24-yard pass from Ryan Browne, Spencer Porath kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 0:53; Notre Dame 35–23) Third quarter (12:54) ND – Jeremiyah Love 46-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:06; Notre Dame 42–23) (9:52) ND – Jordan Faison 48-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:11; Notre Dame 49–23) (3:46) ND – Jadarian Price 1-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 5:01; Notre Dame 56–23) Fourth quarter (1:53) PUR – Jesse Watson 24-yard pass from Malachi Singleton, Spencer Porath kick (Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:05; Notre Dame 56–30)

Statistics	PUR	ND
First downs	20	27
Total yards	369	535
Rushes/yards	28–66	43–254
Passing yards	303	281
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–40–2	17–20–0
Time of possession	28:00	32:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing	Ryan Browne	21/34, 250 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Malachi Singleton	5 rushes, 26 yards
	Receiving	Nitro Tuggle	3 receptions, 66 yards, TD
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	10/12, 223 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	19 rushes, 157 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	5 receptions, 105 yards, TD

at Arkansas

See also: 2025 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

No. 22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–2) at Arkansas Razorbacks (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Fighting Irish	14	28	7	7	56
Razorbacks	3	10	0	0	13

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 12:00 noon
• Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C), Wind SW @ 3 mph (5 km/h)
• Game attendance: 75,111
• Referee: Lee Hedrick
• TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First Quarter (12:55) ARK – Scott Starzyk 39-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:05, Arkansas 3–0) (8:16) ND – Jeremiyah Love 1-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:39, Notre Dame 7–3) (4:14) ND – Jeremiyah Love 7-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:14, Notre Dame 14–3) Second Quarter (11:19) ARK – Shaq McRoy 1-yard run, Scott Starzyk kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:55, Notre Dame 14–10) (8:26) ND – Will Pauling 23-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:53, Notre Dame 21–10) (6:04) ND – Jeremiyah Love 34-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:25, Notre Dame 28–10) (3:48) ARK – Scott Starzyk 49-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:16, Notre Dame 28–13) (0:35) ND – Jeremiyah Love 3-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:13, Notre Dame 35–13) (0:09) ND – Jadarian Price 35-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:15, Notre Dame 42–13) Third Quarter (1:01) ND – Jadarian Price 16-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:37, Notre Dame 49–13) Fourth Quarter (8:54) ND – Aneyas Williams 17-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 2:07, Notre Dame 56–13)

Statistics	ND	ARK
First downs	32	15
Total yards	641	365
Rushes/yards	40–210	30–158
Passing yards	431	207
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–32–0	17–32–1
Time of possession	32:47	27:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	22/30, 354 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jadarian Price	13 rushes, 86 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	7 receptions, 89 yards
Arkansas	Passing	Taylen Green	17/32, 207 yards, INT
	Rushing	Taylen Green	10 rushes, 81 yards
	Receiving	O'Mega Blake	6 receptions, 73 yards

vs Boise State

See also: 2025 Boise State Broncos football team

Boise State Broncos (3–1) vs No. 21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	7	0	0	7
No. 21 Fighting Irish	6	8	7	7	28

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
• Game attendance: 77,622
• Referee: Justin Elliott
• TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter (4:47) ND – Will Pauling 19-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick blocked (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:25, Notre Dame 6–0) Second quarter (4:03) BOIS – Maddux Madsen 1-yard run, Colton Boomer kick (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:24, Boise State 7–6) (0:48) ND – Jeremiyah Love 4-yard run, Will Pauling pass from CJ Carr (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:15, Notre Dame 14–7) Third quarter (5:49) ND – Malachi Fields 6-yard pass from CJ Carr, Marcello Diomede kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:31, Notre Dame 21–7) Fourth quarter (7:54) ND – Jadarian Price 49-yard run, Marcello Diomede kick (Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:43, Notre Dame 28–7)

Statistics	BOIS	ND
First downs	23	19
Total yards	315	389
Rushes/yards	34–100	31–200
Passing yards	215	189
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–37–4	15–23–0
Time of possession	35:46	24:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boise State	Passing	Maddux Madsen	22/37, 215 yards, 4 INT
	Rushing	Sire Gaines	11 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Chris Marshall	4 receptions, 58 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	15/23, 189 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	16 carries, 103 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	6 receptions, 83 yards

vs NC State

See also: 2025 NC State Wolfpack football team

NC State Wolfpack (4–2) vs No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	0	7	0	0	7
No. 16 Fighting Irish	7	3	14	12	36

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 77,622
• Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
• TV announcers (Peacock/NBC): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter (9:49) ND – Jeremiyah Love 2-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:04, Notre Dame 7–0) Second quarter (13:48) NCSU – Terrell Anderson 45-yard pass from CJ Bailey, Kanoah Vinesett kick (Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:27, Tied 7–7) (0:00) ND – Noah Burnette 48-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 0:23, Notre Dame 10–7) Third quarter (6:58) ND – KK Smith 18-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:56, Notre Dame 17–7) (2:46) ND – Will Pauling 12-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:28, Notre Dame 24–7) Fourth quarter (12:48) ND – Noah Burnette 34-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:16, Notre Dame 27–7) (9:17) ND – Team safety (Drive: 1 play, -2 yards, 0:20, Notre Dame 29–7) (5:13) ND – Jeremiyah Love 1-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:41, Notre Dame 36–7)

Statistics	NCSU	ND
First downs	12	24
Total yards	233	485
Rushes/yards	28–51	39–143
Passing yards	182	342
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–31–3	19–32–1
Time of possession	28:47	31:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing	CJ Bailey	17/30, 186 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Hollywood Smothers	12 carries, 46 yards
	Receiving	Terrell Anderson	3 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	19/31, 342 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	18 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Eli Raridon	7 receptions, 109 yards

vs No. 20 USC (rivalry)

See also: 2025 USC Trojans football team and Notre Dame–USC football rivalry

No. 20 USC Trojans (5–1) vs No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Trojans	10	3	11	0	24
No. 13 Fighting Irish	7	7	13	7	34

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 77,622
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes
• TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter (11:09) USC – Lake McRee 10-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Ryon Sayeri kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:51, USC 7–0) (10:11) ND – Jeremiyah Love 12-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:58, Tied 7–7) (8:04) USC – Ryon Sayeri 42-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:07, USC 10–7) Second quarter (14:36) ND – Jadarian Price 16-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:36, Notre Dame 14–10) (1:42) USC – Ryon Sayeri 24-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:09, Notre Dame 14–13) Third quarter (8:04) ND – Will Pauling 6-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:56, Notre Dame 21–13) (6:19) USC – Ryon Sayeri 43-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:45, Notre Dame 21–16) (4:32) USC – Ja'Kobi Lane 59-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Ja'Kobi Lane pass from Jayden Maiava (Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 0:53, USC 24–21) (4:17) ND – Jadarian Price 100-yard kickoff return, Noah Burnette kick missed (Notre Dame 27–24) Fourth quarter (7:16) ND – CJ Carr 1-yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:55, Notre Dame 34–24)

Statistics	USC	ND
First downs	23	23
Total yards	396	442
Rushes/yards	29–68	44–306
Passing yards	328	136
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–42–2	16–26–1
Time of possession	27:02	32:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing	Jayden Maiava	22/42, 328 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	King Miller	18 carries, 70 yards
	Receiving	Ja'Kobi Lane	6 receptions, 111 yards, TD
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	16/26, 136 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	24 carries, 228 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	6 receptions, 60 yards

at Boston College (Holy War)

See also: 2025 Boston College Eagles football team and Holy War (Boston College–Notre Dame)

No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5–2) at Boston College Eagles (1–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Fighting Irish	0	12	6	7	25
Eagles	0	7	3	0	10

at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 53 °F (12 °C), Wind W @ 16 mph (26 km/h)
• Game attendance: 44,500
• Referee: Jon Noli
• TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter (14:52) ND – Malachi Fields 40-yard pass from CJ Carr, Noah Burnette kick missed (Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:20, Notre Dame 6–0) (1:53) ND – Will Pauling 44-yard pass from CJ Carr, Jeremiyah Love pass from CJ Carr failed (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:30, Notre Dame 12–0) (0:22) BC – Reed Harris 25-yard pass from Grayson James, Luca Lombardo kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:31, Notre Dame 12–7) Third quarter (3:36) BC – Luca Lombardo 25-yard field goal (Drive: 21 plays, 74 yards, 11:20, Notre Dame 12–10) (0:32) ND – Jeremiyah Love 3-yard run, Marcello Diomede kick missed (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:04, Notre Dame 18–10) Fourth quarter (11:07) ND – Jeremiyah Love 94-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 1 play, 94 yards, 0:14, Notre Dame 25–10)

Statistics	ND	BC
First downs	22	21
Total yards	458	281
Rushes/yards	29–159	33–12
Passing yards	299	269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–26–0	30–45–3
Time of possession	24:33	35:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	18/25, 299 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	17 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	4 receptions, 82 yards
Boston College	Passing	Grayson James	25/37, 240 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Turbo Richard	16 carries, 26 yards
	Receiving	Lewis Bond	8 receptions, 92 yards

vs Navy (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Navy Midshipmen football team and Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry

Navy Midshipmen (7–1) vs No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	10	0	0	10
No. 10 Fighting Irish	7	14	21	7	49

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Rain, 41 °F (5 °C), Wind E @ 5 mph (8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 77,622
• Referee: Kevin Randall
• TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter (7:31) ND – Jeremiyah Love 1-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 7 plays, 94 yards, 4:06, Notre Dame 7–0) Second quarter (11:02) NAVY – Braxton Woodson 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:19, Tied 7–7) (5:57) ND – Jadarian Price 2-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:02, Notre Dame 14–7) (1:42) ND – Jordan Faison 5-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:43, Notre Dame 21–7) (0:15) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 33-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 1:27, Notre Dame 21–10) Third quarter (13:27) ND – Jeremiyah Love 48-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:33, Notre Dame 28–10) (11:27) ND – KK Smith 34-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:07, Notre Dame 35–10) (6:27) ND – Ty Washington 4-yard pass from CJ Carr, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:21, Notre Dame 42–10) Fourth quarter (11:27) ND – Aneyas Williams 54-yard run, Erik Schmidt kick (Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 5:13, Notre Dame 49–10)

Statistics	NAVY	ND
First downs	13	23
Total yards	228	502
Rushes/yards	45–206	38–249
Passing yards	22	253
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	3–10–0	16–19–0
Time of possession	29:23	30:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Braxton Woodson	3/8, 22 yards
	Rushing	Braxton Woodson	23 carries, 101 yards, TD
	Receiving	Eli Heidenreich	2 receptions, 20 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	CJ Carr	13/16, 218 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	13 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Malachi Fields	4 receptions, 97 yards

at No. 22 Pittsburgh (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and Notre Dame–Pittsburgh football rivalry

No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–2) at No. 22 Pittsburgh Panthers (7–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
No. 9 Fighting Irish			0
No. 22 Panthers			0

at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 12:00 noon
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), and Katie George (sideline reporter)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ND	PITT
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Pittsburgh	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Syracuse

See also: 2025 Syracuse Orange football team

Syracuse Orange (0–0) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Orange			0
Fighting Irish			0

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (NBC):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SYR	ND
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Syracuse	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Stanford (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Stanford Cardinal football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at Stanford Cardinal (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Fighting Irish			0
Cardinal			0

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

• Date: November 29
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ESPN/ABC/ACCN):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ND	STAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

Roster

2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Malachi Fields RSr WR 1 Jaden Greathouse    Jr WR 2 Will Pauling  (C) RSr RB 3 Gi'Bran Payne RJr RB 4 Jeremiyah Love Jr WR 5 Cam Williams RFr WR 6 Jordan Faison Jr TE 7 Ty Washington RJr QB 8 Kenny Minchey RSo TE 9 Eli Raridon Sr QB 10 Tyler Buchner  (W) RSr WR 11 KK Smith RSo QB 12 Blake Hebert  Fr QB 13 CJ Carr RFr WR 14 Micah Gilbert  RFr WR 15 Jerome Bettis Jr.  Fr QB 16 Anthony Rezac (W) So WR 17 Elijah Burress  Fr WR 19 Logan Saldate RFr RB 21 Kedren Young  RFr RB 22 Aneyas Williams So RB 23 Nolan James Jr.  Fr RB 24 Jadarian Price RJr RB 25 Dylan Devezin   (W) Sr RB 26 Jake Tafelski (W) RSr TE 32 Justin Fisher (W) Sr WR 33 Matt Jeffery RFr TE 42 Henry Garrity (W) Jr OL 52 Devan Houstan RSo OL 54 Anthonie Knapp So OL 55 Chris Terek RSo OL 56 Charles Jagusah   RSo OL 57 Cam Herron  Fr OL 58 Matty Augustine  Fr OL 59 Aamil Wagner  (C) RJr OL 60 Max Anderson (W) So OL 61 Robbie Wollan (W) So OL 64 Joe Otting RSo OL 65 Will Black  Fr OL 70 Ashton Craig  RJr OL 71 Styles Prescod RFr OL 74 Billy Schrauth    (C) RJr OL 75 Sullivan Absher RSo OL 76 Guerby Lambert RFr OL 77 Peter Jones  RFr OL 78 Owen Strebig  Fr WR 80 Xavier Southall (W) So WR 81 Scrap Richardson  Fr WR 82 Leo Scheidler (W) Sr TE 85 Jack Larsen RFr WR 86 Alex Whitman (W) Jr TE 87 Cooper Flanagan   Jr TE 88 James Flanigan  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 0 DeVonta Smith RSr LB 3 Jaylen Sneed RJr LB 4 Jaiden Ausberry RSo DL 5 Boubacar Traore RSo CB 6 Christian Gray   Jr S 7 Jalen Stroman RSr S 8 Adon Shuler  (C) RSo S 9 Tae Johnson RFr DL 10 Loghan Thomas So S 11 JaDon Blair  Fr DL 12 Jordan Botelho RSr S 13 Ben Minich RSo CB 14 Dallas Golden Fr CB 15 Leonard Moore So DL 17 Brenan Vernon RSo CB 18 Chance Tucker RSr LB 19 Madden Faraimo Fr CB 20 Cree Thomas  Fr CB 21 Karson Hobbs So S 22 Ethan Long  Fr CB 24 Mark Zackery IV Fr DL 25 Preston Zinter RSo LB 27 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa So S 28 Luke Talich Jr S 29 Brandon Logan   Fr DL 30 Dominik Hulak  Fr S 31 Taebron Bennie-Powell RFr CB 32 Isaiah Dunn (W) Sr DL 33 Christopher Burgess Jr.  Fr LB 34 Drayk Bowen  (C) Jr LB 35 Teddy Rezac RFr LB 36 Bodie Kahoun RFr LB 38 Tommy Powlus (W) So LB 39 Anthony Sacca  Fr DL 40 Joshua Burnham RJr DL 41 Donovan Hinish   (C) RJr DL 42 Cole Mullins RFr LB 43 Kahanu Kia RSo DL 44 Junior Tuihalamaka Sr LB 45 Ko'o Kia  Fr LB 46 Jerry Rullo (W) Sr DL 47 Jason Onye RSr CB 48 Mickey Brown (W) Sr CB 49 Charles Du (W) Sr DL 56 Elijah Hughes Jr DL 59 Sean Sevillano Jr.  RFr DL 60 Davion Dixon  Fr DL 88 Armel Mukam RSo DL 90 Kobi Onyiuke (W) Sr DL 91 Gordy Sulfsted  Fr DL 93 Jared Dawson RSr DL 94 Joe Reiff  Fr DL 95 Bryce Young So DL 97 Gabriel Rubio  RSr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 16 James Rendell RSr K 18 Erik Schmidt Fr K 48 Marcello Diomede (W) Jr LS 49 Andrew Kros (W) Jr LS 96 Joseph Vinci RFr K 98 Noah Burnette  RSr	Head coach Marcus Freeman Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike Denbrock – Offensive coordinator/tight ends Chris Ash – Defensive coordinator Marty Biagi – Special teams coordinator/assistant defensive backs Gino Guidugli – Quarterbacks/pass game coordinator Ja'Juan Seider – 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 Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: November 10, 2025

Depth chart

• Depth chart is a projection and is subject to change.

Defense NB DeVonta Smith Dallas Golden Karson Hobbs FS Tae Johnson Jalen Stroman JaDon Blair WLB SLB Jaylen Sneed Drayk Bowen Jaiden Ausberry Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Madden Faraimo Madden Faraimo BS Adon Shuler Luke Talich Ethan Long CB Christian Gray Mark Zackery IV Cree Thomas DE DT DT DE Bryce Young Jared Dawson Jason Onye Boubacar Traore Joshua Burnham Elijah Hughes Cole Mullins Junior Tuihalamaka Loghan Thomas – – Jordan Botelho CB Leonard Moore Chance Tucker Karson Hobbs Offense WR-X Malachi Fields Cam Williams – WR-F Will Pauling Logan Saldate – LT LG C RG RT Anthonie Knapp Sullivan Absher Joe Otting Guerby Lambert Aamil Wagner Styles Prescod Chris Terek Cam Herron Sullivan Absher Guerby Lambert – – Chris Terek – – TE Eli Raridon Ty Washington Jack Larsen WR-Z Jordan Faison KK Smith Elijah Burress QB CJ Carr Kenny Minchey Tyler Buchner Key reserves RB Gi'Bran Payne WR Matt Jeffery OL Devan Houstan DL Armel Mukam, Brenan Vernon, Preston Zinter LB Bodie Kahoun, Kahanu Kia, Teddy Rezac S Taebron Bennie-Powell, Ben Minich Injured Noah Burnette (K), Ashton Craig (OL), Cooper Flanagan (TE), Micah Gilbert (WR), Jaden Greathouse (WR), Donovan Hinish (DL), Charles Jagusah (OL), Peter Jones (OL), Brandon Logan (S), Gabriel Rubio (DL), Billy Schrauth (OL), Sean Sevillano Jr. (DL), Kedren Young (RB) Special teams PK Erik Schmidt P James Rendell KR Jadarian Price PR Jordan Faison LS Joseph Vinci H Tyler Buchner RB Jeremiyah Love Jadarian Price Aneyas Williams Nolan James Jr.

Notes

1. Game was moved to Peacock due to overrun into Big Ten Saturday Night after it was delayed due to lightning in the area.
2. Game also aired on NBC at the end of the USC at UCLA women's volleyball game.

References

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3. https://sports.yahoo.com/notre-dame-hires-former-rutgers-coach-chris-ash-as-defensive-coordinator-200228927.html
4. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6124396/2025/02/09/jajuan-seider-hired-notre-dame-penn-state/
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