Notre Dame Fighting Irish Team Profile

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Notre Dame's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sun 8/31	Notre Dame at Miami
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/13	Notre Dame vs Texas A&M
Sat 9/20	Notre Dame vs Purdue
Sat 9/27	Notre Dame at Arkansas
Sat 10/4	Notre Dame vs Boise State
Sat 10/11	Notre Dame vs NC State
Sat 10/18	Notre Dame vs USC
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/1	Notre Dame at Boston College
Sat 11/8	Notre Dame vs Navy
Sat 11/15	Notre Dame at Pittsburgh
Sat 11/22	Notre Dame vs Syracuse
Sat 11/29	Notre Dame at Stanford

Record Prediction: 10.9 - 1.1 (#1)
Schedule Rating: 92.77 (#25)
Future 2026 Schedule

Notre Dame's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 8/31	Notre Dame at Texas A&M	+3.0	47.0	W 23 - 13
Sat 9/7	Notre Dame vs Northern Illinois	-28.5	46.5	L 14 - 16
Sat 9/14	Notre Dame at Purdue	-11.5	45.5	W 66 - 7
Sat 9/21	Notre Dame vs Miami (OH)	-27.5	44.0	W 28 - 3
Sat 9/28	Notre Dame vs Louisville	-6.5	45.0	W 31 - 24
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/12	Notre Dame vs Stanford	-22.5	45.5	W 49 - 7
Sat 10/19	Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech	-14.0	49.5	W 31 - 13
Sat 10/26	Notre Dame vs Navy	-14.0	50.5	W 51 - 14
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/9	Notre Dame vs Florida State	-25.5	44.5	W 52 - 3
Sat 11/16	Notre Dame vs Virginia	-20.5	51.0	W 35 - 14
Sat 11/23	Notre Dame vs Army	-14.5	44.5	W 49 - 14
Sat 11/30	Notre Dame at USC	-6.5	52.5	W 49 - 35
Fri 12/20	Notre Dame vs Indiana	-7.0	50.0	W 27 - 17
Thu 1/2	Notre Dame vs Georgia	-1.5	46.5	W 23 - 10
Thu 1/9	Notre Dame vs Penn State	+1.5	45.5	W 27 - 24
Mon 1/20	Notre Dame vs Ohio State	+8.5	45.5	L 23 - 34

2024 Schedule Rating: 117.69 (#9)
2024 Record: 14 - 2 (13 - 3 - 0) (Ind: 0 - 0)

Opponents: 2 Elite, 4 Good, 4 Avg, 1 Bad, 1 Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 1 Elite, 4 Good, 1 Avg, 5 Bad, 1 Poor

2025 class: 270.22 points #12
2024 class: 275.57 points #9
2023 class: 272.79 points #12
2022 class: 275.44 points #7
2021 class: 269.15 points #9

Average Class Ranking: # #10
Average Recruiting Points: 272.63

Class Averages
FBS Independents Class: 145 #90
Power 5 Class: 224.59 #90
FBS Class: 179.02 #69

2020 class: 251.45 points #17
2019 class: 258.56 points #16
2018 class: 268.86 points #10
2017 class: 251.32 points #10
2016 class: 249.43 points #15

Average Class Ranking: # #14
Average Recruiting Points: 255.92

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Steven Angeli	24	36	67%	268	3	0	7.4
Malachi Fields	2	3	67%	51	0	0	17.0

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jeremiyah Love	163	1124	17	6.9	98
Jadarian Price	120	746	7	6.2	70
Aneyas Williams	34	219	2	6.4	58
Kedren Young	21	116	1	5.5	12

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Malachi Fields	55	808	5	14.7	45
Jaden Greathouse	42	592	4	14.1	54
Will Pauling	42	407	3	9.7	28
Jordan Faison	30	356	1	11.9	44

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 57% (#62)
Offense Returning Production: 49% (#87)
Defense Returning Production: 66% (#23)

Transfer Portal
2025 Portal Class (#55)
8 Commits, 87.7 Avg Rating
0% of 2025 Roster are from Transfer Portal

Team Talent
2025 Talent Rating: 1100.00 (#4)
2024 (#8) | 2023 (#8) | 2022 (#10) | 2021 (#12)

Average FBS Independents Talent Rating is 701.33

Average Power Five Talent: 862.84
Average FBS Talent: 688.93

2025 Roster
High School: | JUCO:
Blue Chip Ratio: 0.5
Blue Chip Players:

2024 Roster
High School: | JUCO:
Blue Chip Ratio: 0
Blue Chip Players:

2023 Roster
High School: | JUCO:
Blue Chip Ratio: 0
Blue Chip Players:

2022 Roster
High School: | JUCO:
Blue Chip Ratio: 0
Blue Chip Players:

2025 - 2022 Records (vs Spread)
2025 Record: 0 - 0 (0 - 0 - 0)
2025 Conf Record: 0 - 0

2024 Record: 14 - 2 (13 - 3 - 0)
2024 Conf Record: 0 - 0

2023 Record: 10 - 3 (9 - 3 - 1)
2023 Conf Record: 0 - 0

2022 Record: 9 - 4 (7 - 6 - 0)
2022 Conf Record: 1 - 0

Four Year Record: 33 - 9
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 29 - 12 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 1 - 0

2021 - 2018 Records (vs Spread)
2021 Record: 11 - 2 (9 - 4 - 0)
2021 Conf Record: 0 - 0

2020 Record: 10 - 2 (6 - 6 - 0)
2020 Conf Record: 9 - 1

2019 Record: 11 - 2 (9 - 4 - 0)
2019 Conf Record: 0 - 0

2018 Record: 12 - 1 (7 - 5 - 1)
2018 Conf Record: 0 - 0

Eight Year Record: 77 - 16
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 60 - 31 - 2
Eight Year Conference Record: 16 - 1

Notre Dame Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2024	CFP Nat'l Title	Notre Dame vs Ohio State	+8.5	45.5	L 23 - 34
2024	CFP Semifinal	Notre Dame vs Penn State	+1.5	45.5	W 27 - 24
2024	CFP Quarterfinal	Notre Dame vs Georgia	-1.5	46.5	W 23 - 10
2024	CFP 1st Round	Notre Dame vs Indiana	-7.0	50.0	W 27 - 17
2023	Sun Bowl	Notre Dame vs Oregon State	-5.5	40.5	W 40 - 8
2022	Gator Bowl	Notre Dame vs South Carolina	-5.0	50.5	W 45 - 38
2021	Fiesta Bowl	Notre Dame vs Oklahoma State	+1.5	45.5	L 35 - 37
2020	CFP Semifinal	Notre Dame vs Alabama	+20.0	66.0	L 14 - 31
2019	World Bowl	Notre Dame vs Iowa State	-4.0	55.0	W 33 - 9
2018	CFP Semifinal	Notre Dame vs Clemson	+10.5	58.0	L 3 - 30
2017	Citrus Bowl	Notre Dame vs LSU	+2.0	52.0	W 21 - 17
2015	Fiesta Bowl	Notre Dame vs Ohio State	+6.0		L 28 - 44

ND's OC Mike Denbrock - DC Chris Ash
Power Ranking Stats (2024)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.32 (8)	47% (23)	4.8 (6)	33.2 (8)	39%	76%	-.02 (1)	36% (8)	2.75 (4)	25.3 (5)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2023	.35 (8)	49% (9)	4.87 (7)	29.5 (64)	45%	59%	.04 (6)	35% (7)	2.97 (11)	31.2 (111)

More Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	16	24:34 (27)	16.8 (42)	39%	76%	4.8 (75)	42.4 (82)	0.8 (30)	1.8	4 (78)	2.1 (26)	5

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2023	13	30:48 (37)	20.9 (51)	45%	59%	5.4 (47)	48.2 (58)	1.3 (53)	1.8	4.8 (85)	1.9 (65)	4

Overall Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	16	36.1	33.7	46	47% (23)	4.8 (6)	0.8	17	341	181	160	6.3	53% (48)	47% (87)	47% (27)	47% (22)	11% (8)	.32 (8)
2024 Defense	16	15.5	12	18.3	36.4% (8)	2.75 (4)	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	51% (81)	48% (56)	43% (73)	29% (1)	19% (25)	-.02 (1)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2023 Offense	13	39.2	43.7	33	49.3% (9)	4.87 (7)	1.3	21	433	186	247	5.3	52% (45)	47% (85)	51% (9)	48% (19)	11% (7)	.35 (8)
2023 Defense	13	15.9	11.8	25	34.6% (7)	2.97 (11)	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	50% (61)	49% (67)	37% (21)	33% (3)	18% (32)	.04 (6)

Run Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	16	53% (48)	47% (27)	28.6	181.3	6.3	42 (3)	.36 (2)	3.31 (25)	73% (71)	8% (28)	1.3 (1)
2024 Defense	16	51% (81)	43% (73)	-	-	-	-	.1 (58)	2.9 (48)	67% (30)	10% (57)	0.85 (12)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2023 Offense	13	52% (45)	51% (9)	35.2	186.3	5.3	28 (25)	.23 (27)	3.37 (15)	72% (83)	7% (10)	0.97 (86)
2023 Defense	13	50% (61)	37% (21)	-	-	-	-	.07 (29)	2.85 (26)	67% (34)	11% (50)	1.05 (92)

Pass Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	16	47% (87)	47% (22)	14.9	22.4	159.9	7.2	10.8	20 (58)	6 (10)	.29 (51)	1.3 (133)	28% (20)	32% (60)	.45 (22)	3% (6)	2.1 (50)
2024 Defense	16	48% (56)	29% (1)	-	-	-	-	-	-	18 (4)	-.15 (1)	1.6 (67)	34% (28)	27% (24)	.1 (2)	8% (6)	1.6 (2)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2023 Offense	13	47% (85)	48% (19)	17.5	27	246.5	9.1	14.1	31 (14)	9 (40)	.51 (8)	1.8 (16)	28% (10)	37% (19)	.53 (14)	4% (11)	2.1 (60)
2023 Defense	13	49% (67)	33% (3)	-	-	-	-	-	-	16 (9)	.04 (2)	1.5 (40)	36% (14)	25% (14)	.23 (26)	7% (27)	1.9 (20)

Team Notes

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes

Power Ratings Overall: 28.69 #6
Offense: 27.27 #9
Defense: -1.42 #6
SP+ Overall: 23.4 #5
SP+ Offense: 37.3 #10
SP+ Defense: 13.9 #8

Returning Prod ND lost their '24 starting QB (10%) #112
OL Starters back: 3, Prod: 53% #68
Rush Prod: 70% #40 | Rec Prod: 73% #19
Returning Production: 57% #62
Offense: 49% #87 | Defense: 66% #23
Front 7 Back: 71% - Secondary: 56%

Roster Team Talent #4 Blue Chips: 50% #9
Offense Talent #7 Defense Talent #5
Crootin: Class #12 4 YR Rank #10
Portal Class #55 8 players, 88 Avg
8% of Roster from Portal, 7% TY
33 New Players, 30% of '25 Roster #74

2025 Schedule Record Prediction: 10.9 - 1.1 #1
Schedule Rating: 92.77 #25
View ND's 2025 Predicted Schedule Results
Opps: Elite: 2, Good: 4, Avg: 4, Bad: 1, Poor: 1

Scoring Scoring: 36.1 - 15.5 (39 - 16 LY)
Scoring at Home: 34 - 12 | Road: 46 - 18
OC: Mike Denbrock - in his second season
DC: Chris Ash - in his first season

Records 2024 Record: 14 - 2 (13 - 3 - 0) (Ind: 0 - 0)
2023 Record: 10 - 3 (9 - 3 - 1) (Ind: 0 - 0)
2022 Record: 9 - 4 (7 - 6 - 0) (Ind: 1 - 0)
4 Yr Record: 33 - 9 | 8 Yr Record: 77 - 16)