2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by Brian Kelly in his 11th season at Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| 2020 record | 10–2 (9–0 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tommy Rees (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Clark Lea (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium (Capacity: 80,795)[1] |
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| No. 5 Notre Dame y^ | 9 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Clemson y$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Miami (FL) | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 North Carolina | 7 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 7 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 5 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Because the Power Five conferences enforced restrictions on non-conference games in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Notre Dame played an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) schedule for the 2020 season (expanding upon an existing relationship in all other sports besides football and ice hockey). The team was also eligible to compete for the ACC championship.
After the cancellation of the Wake Forest game scheduled for December 12 by the ACC, due to an evaluation of the three teams in contention to play in the ACC Championship Game,[2] Notre Dame clinched a spot in the ACC Championship Game, which they went on to lose to Clemson.
The Fighting Irish were subsequently ranked fourth in the final College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, securing a spot in the Rose Bowl, a CFP semifinal game, against top–ranked Alabama. Notre Dame lost to Alabama on New Year's Day, the eventual national champion, ending the season with a 10–2 record.
Previous season
The 2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team finished 11–2 on the season with a 33–9 victory over Iowa State in the Camping World Bowl in Orlando, Florida. They finished at No. 12 in the final AP Poll of the 2019 season.
Offseason
Departures
- TE Cole Kmet (drafted by the Chicago Bears)
- WR Chase Claypool (drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers)
- LB Julian Okwara (drafted by the Detroit Lions)
- CB Troy Pride (drafted by the Carolina Panthers)
- LB Khalid Kareem (drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals)
- S Alohi Gilman (drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers)
- RB Tony Jones Jr. (signed by the New Orleans Saints)
- WR Chris Finke (signed by the San Francisco 49ers)
- S Jalen Elliott (signed by the Detroit Lions)
- LB Jamir Jones (signed by the Houston Texans)
- LB Asmar Bilal (signed by the Los Angeles Chargers)
- CB Donte' Vaughn (signed by the Los Angeles Chargers)
- QB Phil Jurkovec (Transferred to Boston College)
- WR Michael Young Jr. (Transferred to the University of Cincinnati)
- LB Jonathan Jones (entered transfer portal)
- CB Temitope Agoro (entered transfer portal)
Coaching changes
Chip Long, former offensive coordinator of the Fighting Irish, was relieved of his duties by Notre Dame and is now an offensive analyst at University of Tennessee.
Personnel
Roster and coaching staff
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Schedule
The 2020 schedule was officially released on December 7, 2017.[3]
Due to suspensions of athletic programs nationwide as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the team called off the 2020 edition of its spring Blue-Gold Game.[4] The Emerald Isle Classic game against Navy at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland was tentatively rescheduled for Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland,[5] and three games were scrapped after the Big Ten and Pac-12 elected to restrict play to conference opponents only. This included a game scheduled against Wisconsin on October 3 (which was to be played at Lambeau Field in Green Bay as a Shamrock Series game),[6] the team's rivalry game against Stanford, and the team's rivalry game against USC (resulting in its postponement for the first time since World War II).[7][8]
In regards to replacing the canceled games, head coach Brian Kelly told ESPN's Mike Greenberg that "our phone is ringing off the hook right now in terms of teams looking for games", and that Notre Dame athletics director Jack Swarbrick had been communicating with ACC commissioner John Swofford; as per its membership in most other sports, Notre Dame typically plays five games against ACC opponents per-season.[9] On July 29, 2020, the ACC officially announced that Notre Dame would play its 2020 season within the conference, with 10 games against ACC opponents, a non-conference game of its choice against an in-state opponent, and being eligible to compete for the conference championship. The team will contribute revenue from its broadcast rights with NBC into the conference's shared pool, split between all ACC members and Notre Dame.[10]
Notre Dame's opening game against Duke marked the first time that the Fighting Irish had ever competed in, or won a conference game.[11]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Duke | No. 10 | NBC | W 27–13 | 10,097 | |
| September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | South Florida* | No. 7 |
| USA | W 52–0 | 10,085 |
| October 10 | 7:30 p.m. | Florida State | No. 5 |
| NBC | W 42–26 | 10,409 |
| October 17 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisville | No. 4 |
| NBC | W 12–7 | 10,182 |
| October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | No. 3 | ABC | W 45–3 | 5,451 | |
| October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | No. 4 | ABC | W 31–13 | 11,000 | |
| November 7 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 1 Clemson | No. 4 |
| NBC/USA | W 47–40 2OT | 11,011 |
| November 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Boston College | No. 2 | ABC | W 45–31 | 0 | |
| November 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 19 North Carolina | No. 2 | ABC | W 31–17 | 3,535 | |
| December 5 | 2:30 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 2 |
| NBC | W 45–21 | 6,831 |
| No. 2 | No contest[2] | — | |||||
| December 19 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Clemson | No. 2 |
| ABC | L 10–34 | 5,240 |
| January 1, 2021 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Alabama* | No. 4 |
| ESPN | L 14–31 | 18,373 |
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| AP | 10 | 10* | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 (2) | 2 (1) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 10 | 10* | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 (4) | 2 (3) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Game summaries
Duke
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| ND –21.5 | 51.5[12] |
| Statistics | Duke | Notre Dame |
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| First downs | 18 | 24 |
| Total yards | 338 | 441 |
| Rushing yards | 79 | 178 |
| Passing yards | 259 | 263 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 26:36 | 33:24 |
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| Duke | Passing | Chase Brice | 20/37, 259 yards |
| Rushing | Deon Jackson | 15 carries, 52 yards | |
| Receiving | Eli Pancol | 3 receptions, 78 yards | |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 19/31, 263 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 19 carries, 112 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Kyren Williams | 2 receptions, 93 yards |
South Florida
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| ND –23 | 49[13] |
| Statistics | South Florida | Notre Dame |
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| First downs | 11 | 21 |
| Total yards | 231 | 430 |
| Rushing yards | 106 | 281 |
| Passing yards | 125 | 149 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 27:33 | 32:27 |
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| South Florida | Passing | Jordan McCloud | 8/14, 64 yards |
| Rushing | Johnny Ford | 6 carries, 70 yards | |
| Receiving | Latrell Williams | 2 receptions, 48 yards | |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 12/19, 144 yards |
| Rushing | C'Bo Flemister | 13 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Tommy Tremble | 3 receptions, 61 yards |
Florida State
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| ND –21 | 53.5[14] |
| Statistics | Florida State | Notre Dame |
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| First downs | 18 | 26 |
| Total yards | 405 | 554 |
| Rushing yards | 153 | 353 |
| Passing yards | 252 | 201 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 32:08 | 27:52 |
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| Florida State | Passing | Jordan Travis | 13/24, 204 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Jordan Travis | 19 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Tamorrion Terry | 9 receptions, 146 yards, 1 TD | |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 16/25, 201 yards, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 19 carries, 185 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Javon McKinley | 5 receptions, 107 yards |
Louisville
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| ND –16 | 62[15] |
| Statistics | Louisville | Notre Dame |
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| First downs | 14 | 24 |
| Total yards | 233 | 338 |
| Rushing yards | 96 | 232 |
| Passing yards | 137 | 106 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 23:45 | 36:15 |
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| Louisville | Passing | Malik Cunningham | 16/19, 132 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Javian Hawkins | 15 carries, 51 yards | |
| Receiving | Javian Hawkins | 5 receptions, 46 yards | |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 11/19, 106 yards |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 25 carries, 127 yards | |
| Receiving | Ben Skowronek | 2 receptions, 28 yards |
at Pittsburgh
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| ND –10 | 43.5[16] |
| Statistics | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh |
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| First downs | 28 | 11 |
| Total yards | 434 | 162 |
| Rushing yards | 115 | 44 |
| Passing yards | 319 | 118 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 40:59 | 19:01 |
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| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 16/30, 312 yards, 3 TDs |
| Rushing | C'Bo Flemister | 13 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Ben Skowronek | 2 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Pittsburgh | Passing | Joey Yellen | 10/27, 101 yards, 3 INTs |
| Rushing | Vincent Davis | 8 carries, 28 yards | |
| Receiving | Jordan Addison | 3 receptions, 40 yards |
at Georgia Tech
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| ND –20.5 | 58.5[17] |
| Statistics | Notre Dame | Georgia Tech |
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| First downs | 24 | 17 |
| Total yards | 426 | 238 |
| Rushing yards | 227 | 88 |
| Passing yards | 199 | 150 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 36:54 | 23:06 |
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| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 18/26, 199 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 15 carries, 76 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Javon McKinley | 5 receptions, 93 yards | |
| Georgia Tech | Passing | Jeff Sims | 15/26, 150 yards |
| Rushing | Jahmyr Gibbs | 14 carries, 61 yards | |
| Receiving | Jahmyr Gibbs | 5 receptions, 49 yards |
Clemson
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| ND +4.5 | 51[18] |
| Statistics | Clemson | Notre Dame |
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| First downs | 22 | 22 |
| Total yards | 473 | 518 |
| Rushing yards | 34 | 208 |
| Passing yards | 439 | 310 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:38 | 30:22 |
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| Clemson | Passing | D. J. Uiagalelei | 29/44, 439 yards, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | Travis Etienne | 18 carries, 28 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Amari Rodgers | 8 receptions, 134 yards | |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 22/39, 310 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 23 carries, 140 yards, 3 TDs | |
| Receiving | Javon McKinley | 5 receptions, 102 yards |
at Boston College
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| ND –13 | 51.5[19] |
| Statistics | Notre Dame | Boston College |
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| First downs | 29 | 22 |
| Total yards | 561 | 357 |
| Rushing yards | 278 | 85 |
| Passing yards | 283 | 272 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 34:27 | 25:33 |
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| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 20/27, 283 yards, 3 TDs |
| Rushing | Ian Book | 10 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Avery Davis | 2 receptions, 70 yards | |
| Boston College | Passing | Phil Jurkovec | 18/40, 272 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Travis Levy | 9 carries, 51 yards | |
| Receiving | Jaelen Gill | 5 receptions, 105 yards |
at North Carolina
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| ND –4.5 | 69.5[20] |
| Statistics | Notre Dame | North Carolina |
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| First downs | 25 | 14 |
| Total yards | 478 | 298 |
| Rushing yards | 199 | 87 |
| Passing yards | 279 | 211 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 35:04 | 24:56 |
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| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 23/33, 279 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 23 carries, 124 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Javon McKinley | 6 receptions, 135 yards | |
| North Carolina | Passing | Sam Howell | 17/27, 211 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Michael Carter | 8 carries, 57 yards | |
| Receiving | Dyami Brown | 4 receptions, 84 yards |
Syracuse
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| ND –34 | 51[21] |
| Statistics | Syracuse | Notre Dame |
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| First downs | 15 | 26 |
| Total yards | 414 | 568 |
| Rushing yards | 229 | 283 |
| Passing yards | 185 | 285 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 26:10 | 33:50 |
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| Syracuse | Passing | Rex Culpepper | 18/29, 185 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Sean Tucker | 24 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Taj Harris | 8 receptions, 69 yards | |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 24/37, 285 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 20 carries, 110 yards | |
| Receiving | Javon McKinley | 7 receptions, 111 yards, 3 TDs |
at Wake Forest (No Contest)
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The No. 2 Notre Dame at Wake Forest game was canceled by the ACC, due to an evaluation of the three teams in contention to play in the ACC Championship Game and the game was not rescheduled. Instead, Notre Dame ended their regular season vs. Syracuse and had a bye this week, and Wake Forest played a replacement game at Louisville.[23]
vs. Clemson (ACC Championship)
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| ND +10.5 | 58[24] |
| Statistics | Clemson | Notre Dame |
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| First downs | 23 | 18 |
| Total yards | 541 | 263 |
| Rushing yards | 219 | 44 |
| Passing yards | 322 | 219 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 28:08 | 31:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | Passing | Trevor Lawrence | 25/36, 322 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Travis Etienne | 10 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Amari Rodgers | 8 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD | |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 20/28, 219 yards |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 15 carries, 50 yards | |
| Receiving | Michael Mayer | 5 receptions, 51 yards |
vs. Alabama (Rose Bowl)
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| Pregame line | Over/under |
|---|---|
| ND +19.5 | 65.5[25] |
| Statistics | Notre Dame | Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 24 | 24 |
| Total yards | 375 | 437 |
| Rushing yards | 139 | 140 |
| Passing yards | 236 | 297 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 33:43 | 26:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | Passing | Ian Book | 27/39, 229 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams | 16 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Kyren Williams | 8 receptions, 31 yards | |
| Alabama | Passing | Mac Jones | 25/30, 297 yards, 4 TDs |
| Rushing | Najee Harris | 15 carries, 125 yards | |
| Receiving | DeVonta Smith | 7 receptions, 130 yards, 3 TDs |
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