2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Brian Kelly and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. They competed as an independent.

2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Pinstripe Bowl,
W 29–16 vs. Rutgers (vacated)
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 20
2013 record0–4[1], 9 wins vacated
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChuck Martin (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBob Diaco (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKerry Cooks (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Captains
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
(Capacity: 80,795)
2013 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Navy    –      9 –4  
BYU    –      8 –5  
Army    –      3 –9  
New Mexico State    –      2 –10  
Idaho    –      1 –11  
No. 20 Notre Dame    –      0* –4  
  • *All wins for Notre Dame (9–4) in the 2013 season were vacated
Rankings from AP Poll

All wins in the 2012 and 2013 seasons were later vacated for use of ineligible players.[1]

Before the season

Previous season

The Fighting Irish finished the 2012 regular season 12–0. They lost to the University of Alabama 42–14 in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game.

2013 NFL Draft

The following former Notre Dame players were selected in the 2013 NFL Draft:

Main article: 2013 NFL Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionTeam
121 Tyler EifertTight EndCincinnati Bengals
238 Manti Te'oLinebackerSan Diego Chargers
6175 Jamoris SlaughterSafetyCleveland Browns
6199 Theo RiddickRunning BackDetroit Lions
6200 Kapron Lewis-MooreDefensive EndBaltimore Ravens
7244 Zeke MottaSafetyAtlanta Falcons

Transfers out / departures

On March 8, 2013, after only one year with the program, reserve quarterback Gunner Kiel announced he would transfer from the university.[2] Sophomore wide receiver Davonte Neal left the team in late March, citing a desire to be closer to home.[3] The day after Davonte Neal decided to transfer from Notre Dame, fellow wide receiver sophomore Justin Ferguson announced he was transferring as well and confirmed by coach Brian Kelly at a news conference.[4] On May 28, 2013, it was announced that starting quarterback Everett Golson is no longer enrolled at the university, and was suspended from the school for the fall semester due to an academic violation.[5] Chris Badger departs back home to Provo, Utah and will transfer to BYU due to family illness and will appeal for waiver to play this season.[6]

Transfers in

Alex Wulfeck, a specialist at Wake Forest, announced he would transfer to Notre Dame in May after he received his degree in May 2013. He would be enrolled in a graduate studies program while exhausting his final season of eligibility.[7]

Coaching changes

There were no staff changes following the 2012 season. The only "change" is that Brian Kelly turned play calling duties over to Chuck Martin.

Recruiting class

Brian Kelly received 24 commitments in his third full recruiting class including four five-star recruits: outside linebacker Jaylon Smith, defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes, running back Greg Bryant, and defensive back Max Redfield. Vanderdoes would later decommit to play at UCLA, citing family health issues required that he be closer to home.[8]

Personnel

Coaching staff
NamePositionYear at Notre DameAlma mater (Year)
Brian KellyHead coach4thAssumption (1982)
Chuck MartinOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks4thMillikin (1990)
Bob DiacoDefensive coordinator, linebackers/assistant head coach4thIowa (1995)
Kerry CooksCo-defensive coordinator/cornerbacks4thIowa (2000)
Mike DenbrockOutside wide receivers/passing game coordinator4th (second stint)Grand Valley State (1987)
Tony AlfordRunning backs, slot wide receivers/recruiting coordinator5thColorado State (1992)
Harry HiestandOffensive line/run game coordinator2ndEast Stroudsburg (1983)
Scott BookerTight ends/special teams coordinator2ndKent State (2003)
Mike ElstonDefensive line4thMichigan (1998)
Bob ElliottSafeties2ndIowa (1976)
Paul LongoDirector of football strength and conditioning4thWayne State (1981)

Roster
2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Roster

Quarterbacks

  • 13 Will Cronin – Senior
  • 6 Charlie Fiessinger – Junior
  • 12 Andrew Hendrix – Senior
  • 11 Tommy Rees – Senior
  • 8 Malik Zaire – Freshman

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

  • 46 Josh Anderson – Sophomore
  • 2 Chris Brown – Sophomore
  • 10 DaVaris Daniels – Junior
  • 15 Will Fuller – Freshman
  • 81 Omar Hunter – Freshman
  • 16 Torii Hunter, Jr. – Freshman
  • 7 T. J. Jones – Senior
  • 37 Eric Lee – Junior
  • 83 Gerard Martinez – Sophomore
  • 14 Luke Massa – Senior
  • 17 James Onwualu – Freshman
  • 20 C. J. Prosise – Sophomore
  • 88 Corey Robinson – Freshman
  • 87 Daniel Smith – Senior
  

Tight Ends

  • 9 Mike Heuerman – Freshman
  • 18 Ben Koyack – Junior
  • 85 Troy Niklas – Junior
  • 80 Durham Smythe – Freshman
  • 82 Alex Welch – Senior

Offensive Line

  • 67 Kevin Carr – Senior
  • 73 Scott Kingsley – Freshman

Offensive Tackles

Offensive Guards

  • 65 Conor Hanratty – Junior
  • 75 Mark Harrell – Sophomore
  • 51 Bruce Heggie – Senior
  • 74 Christian Lombard – Senior
  • 62 Colin McGovern – Freshman
  • 66 Chris Watt – Graduate Student

Centers

  • 77 Matt Hegarty – Junior
  • 72 Nick Martin– Junior
  • 60 John Montelus – Freshman

Defensive Ends

  • 91 Sheldon Day – Sophomore
  • 95 Marquis Dickerson – Freshman
  • 50 Chase Hounshell – Junior
  • 94 Jarron Jones – Sophomore
  • 86 Arturo Martinez – Senior
  • 89 Jacob Matuska – Freshman
  • 90 Isaac Rochell – Freshman
  • 69 Tony Springmann – Junior
  • 7 Stephon Tuitt – Junior
  • 53 Justin Utupo – Senior
  

Nose Guards

Inside Linebackers

  • 44 Carlo Calabrese – Graduate Student
  • 42 Michael Deeb – Freshman
  • 48 Dan Fox – Graduate Student
  • 59 Jarrett Grace – Junior
  • 8 Kendall Moore – Senior
  • 19 Doug Randolph – Freshman
  • 38 Joe Schmidt – Junior

Outside Linebackers

Cornerbacks

  • 43 Josh Atkinson – Junior
  • 34 Jesse Bongiovi – Freshman
  • 21 Jalen Brown – Junior
  • 12 Devin Butler – Freshman
  • 2 Bennett Jackson – Senior
  • 26 Rashad Kinlaw – Freshman
  • 36 Cole Luke – Freshman
  • 35 Joe Romano – Senior
  • 6 KeiVarae Russell – Sophomore
  • 23 Lo Wood – Senior
  

Safeties

  • 29 Nicky Baratti – Sophomore
  • 40 Connor Cavalaris – Junior
  • 28 Austin Collinsworth – Senior
  • 41 Matthias Farley – Junior
  • 16 Eilar Hardy – Junior
  • 46 Eamon McOsker – Sophomore
  • 39 Drew Recker – Freshman
  • 10 Max Redfield – Freshman
  • 22 Elijah Shumate – Sophomore
  • 42 Ernie Soto – Junior
  • 31 John Turner – Sophomore

Kicker

  • 43 John Chereson – Freshman
  • 97 Danny Omiliak – Sophomore
  • 40 Nick Tausch – Graduate Student

Punter

  • 84 Andrew Antognoli – Freshman
  • 98 Alex Wulfeck – Senior

Kickers/Punters

Long Snappers

  • 61 Scott Daly – Sophomore
  • 99 Hunter Smith – Sophomore

Season

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:30 p.m.TempleNo. 14
NBCW 28–6 (vacated)80,795
September 78:00 p.m.at No. 17 MichiganNo. 14
ESPNL 30–41115,109‡
September 148:00 p.m.at PurdueNo. 21
ABCW 31–24 (vacated)61,127
September 213:30 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 22
NBCW 17–13 (vacated)80,795
September 283:30 p.m.No. 14 OklahomaNo. 22
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
NBCL 21–3580,795
October 57:30 p.m.vs. No. 22 Arizona State
NBCW 37–34 (vacated)66,690
October 197:30 p.m.USC
NBCW 14–10 (vacated)80,795
October 265:00 p.m.at Air Force
CBSSNW 45–10 (vacated)44,672
November 23:30 p.m.NavyNo. 25
NBCW 38–34 (vacated)80,795
November 98:00 p.m.at PittsburghNo. 23
ABCL 21–2865,500
November 233:30 p.m.BYU
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
NBCW 23–13 (vacated)80,795
November 307:00 p.m.at No. 8 StanfordNo. 25
FOXL 20–2750,537
December 2812:15 p.m.vs. Rutgers
ESPNW 29–16 (vacated)47,122

‡Former NCAA Attendance Record (September 7, 2013 – September 10, 2016)

Temple
1 234Total
Owls 0 600 6
• #11 Fighting Irish 14 770 28
See also: 2013 Temple Owls football team

Michigan (rivalry)
Rivalry Game
1 234Total
#13 Fighting Irish 7 6710 30
• #17 Wolverines 10 1777 41
See also: 2013 Michigan Wolverines football team

Following its game against Temple, Notre Dame played the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor. Notre Dame won the previous meeting 13–6.[9] Billed as "Under the Lights II", this was the second night game in Michigan Stadium's history; the previous game also featured Notre Dame.[10] Tom Harmon was honored as a Michigan Football Legends, and his #98 jersey was unretired and given to quarterback Devin Gardner.[11]

Michigan won the game, 41–30. The game attendance of 115,109 was the largest crowd ever to watch a college football game. Quarterback Devin Gardner completed 21 of 33 passes for 294 yards and four touchdowns while throwing one interception. Gardner has also rushed for 134 yards and three rushing touchdowns in the first two games of the season. Gardner contributed 376 yards of total offense against Notre Dame ranks as the tenth best performance in Michigan history, as reflected in the following list. The only two Michigan players to contribute more total yards in a single game are Denard Robinson and John Navarre. Wide receiver Jeremy Gallon caught eight passes for 184 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 14 yards. Gallon's 184 receiving yards against Notre Dame is tied for the sixth highest single-game performance in Michigan history. On defense, cornerback Blake Countess had two interceptions for Michigan.[12]

References to chickens were a widely reported side story to the game. After Notre Dame announced one year earlier that it would terminate the rivalry after the 2014 season, Michigan head coach Brady Hoke said Notre Dame was "chickening out".[13] When ESPN commentator Lee Corso made his pick for the game during the College GameDay show (which was in Ann Arbor for the game), he brought out a live chicken, and fans in the background carried signs with poultry references, including "Cluck of the Irish."[14] At the end Michigan's 41–30 victory, in what Chantel Jennings of ESPN.com called the "Dig of the Day",[15] the speakers at Michigan Stadium loudly played the "Chicken Dance" as Michigan fans "danced in the stands."[16][17][18]

The win made Michigan favorites in the Big Ten Conference.

Purdue (Shillelagh Trophy)
Shillelagh Trophy
1 234Total
• #21 Fighting Irish 0 3721 31
Boilermakers 7 377 24
See also: 2013 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Michigan State (Megaphone Trophy)
Megaphone Trophy
1 234Total
#24 Spartans 0 733 13
• #21 Fighting Irish 3 707 17
See also: 2013 Michigan State Spartans football team

Oklahoma
1 234Total
• #12 Sooners 14 768 35
#22 Fighting Irish 7 077 21
See also: 2013 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Arizona State (Shamrock Series)
Shamrock Series
1 234Total
#24 Sun Devils 0 13021 34
• Fighting Irish 0 141013 37
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, TX
  • Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • Television network: NBC
See also: 2013 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

USC (Jeweled Shillelagh) (rivalry)
Jeweled Shillelagh
1 234Total
Trojans 7 300 10
• Fighting Irish 7 700 14
See also: 2013 USC Trojans football team

1st quarter scoring: USC – Silas Redd 1-yard run (Andre Heidari kick); ND – Troy Niklas 7-yard pass from Tommy Rees (Kyle Brindza kick)

2nd quarter scoring: USC – Heidari 22-yard field goal; ND – TJ Jones 11-yard pass from Rees (Brindza kick)

Air Force (rivalry)
1 234Total
• Fighting Irish 7 17147 45
Falcons 7 300 10
See also: 2013 Air Force Falcons football team
Rivalry Game
1 234Total
Midshipmen 7 13014 34
• #25 Fighting Irish 10 7714 38
  • Date: November 2
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium
    South Bend, IN
  • Game attendance: 80,795
  • Game weather: Temp: 45 • Wind: 7 N • Weather: Cloudy
  • Television network: NBC
See also: 2013 Navy Midshipmen football team

Pittsburgh (rivalry)
1 234Total
#23 Fighting Irish 7 770 21
• Panthers 0 7147 28
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: Heinz Field
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Game start: 8pm ET
  • Game attendance: 65,500
  • Game weather: Temp: • Wind: • Weather:
  • Television network: ABC/ESPN
See also: 2013 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Although Notre Dame's sports teams have joined the Atlantic Coast Conference (which Pittsburgh has also joined), the Panthers will be the only ACC team on Notre Dame's football schedule this year, as the agreement to play five ACC teams each year does not begin until 2014.

Brigham Young
1 234Total
Cougars 7 060 13
• Fighting Irish 14 333 23
See also: 2013 BYU Cougars football team

Stanford (Legends Trophy)
Legends Trophy
1 234Total
#25 Fighting Irish 3 3140 20
• #8 Cardinal 7 7103 27
See also: 2013 Stanford Cardinal football team

Rutgers (New Era Pinstripe Bowl)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
1 234Total
Scarlet Knights 10 303 16
• #25 Fighting Irish 10 3313 29
  • Date: Saturday, December 28, 2013
  • Location: Yankee Stadium
    Bronx, NY
  • Game start: 12:00
  • Elapsed time: 3:50
  • Game attendance: 47,122
  • Game weather: Temp: 34 • Wind: • Weather: Haze
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler, Jesse Palmer, & Paul Carcaterra
See also: 2013 Pinstripe Bowl and 2013 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Rankings
See also: 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 14 14 21 22 22 RV RV RV RV RV 24 RV RV 25 25 20 
Coaches 11 13 21 21 22 RV RV RV RV 25 25 RV RV RV RV 24 
Harris Not released RV RV RV 25 RV RV 25 RV Not released 
BCS Not released NR 25 23 NR NR 25 NR Not released

Postseason

In 2018, an investigation was launched that found Notre Dame had used ineligible players during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. As a result, Notre Dame was forced to vacate all wins from the 2012 and 2013 seasons as a punishment from the NCAA, which includes their Pinstripe Bowl win over Rutgers.

References
  1. https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-appeals-committee-upholds-vacation-notre-dame-wins
  2. Gunner Kiel to transfer from Notre Dame Fighting Irish, source says – ESPN
  3. Davonte' Neal transferring from Notre Dame, reportedly – SBNation.com
  4. "Ferguson Gone Too". Archived from the original on 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
  5. Everett Golson banned from Notre Dame Fighting Irish for 'poor academic judgment' – ESPN
  6. BYU football: Notre Dame safety Chris Badger transferring to BYU | The Salt Lake Tribune
  7. Wake Forest punter to transfer to Notre Dame – ESPN
  8. Family health issues drove Vanderdoes to stay in California – CBSSports.com
  9. "Manti Te'o, defense drive Irish victory over Wolverines". ESPN.com. ESPN. September 22, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
  10. "U-M to Face Notre Dame at Night, Honor Harmon as Football Legend". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. December 12, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  11. Jerry Hinnen (September 7, 2013). "Devin Gardner to wear No. 98 in honor of Tom Harmon". CBS Sports.
  12. "Notre Dame 30, Michigan 41". ESPN.com. September 7, 2013.
  13. Rothstein, Michael (2013-05-13). "Brady Hoke calls out Notre Dame". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
  14. Mark Sandritter (September 8, 2013). "Explaining Michigan's chicken-themed win over Notre Dame". SB Nation.
  15. Chantel Jennings (September 7, 2013). "Instant Analysis: U-M 41, Notre Dame 30". ESPN.com.
  16. "No. 17 Michigan beats No. 14 Notre Dame 41–30". Sports Illustrated. September 7, 2013.
  17. Nick Schwartz (September 8, 2013). "Michigan serenades Notre Dame with the chicken dance after winning: The Wolverines take one final jab at Notre Dame". USA Today.
  18. Adam Jacobi. "Notre Dame vs. Michigan 2013 game recap: Wolverines go chicken-dancing, 41–30". Philly.com.
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