Game Eight #2/2 Notre Dame (7-0, 6-0 Acc) at #--/Rv Boston College (5-3, 4-3 Acc)
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GAME EIGHT #2/2 NOTRE DAME (7-0, 6-0 ACC) AT #--/RV BOSTON COLLEGE (5-3, 4-3 ACC) THE COACHES GAME INFORMATION Head Coach At School Overall vs. Opponent Saturday, November 14 Alumni Stadium ND Brian Kelly 99-37 (11th year)ˆ 270-94-2 (30th year)ˆ 6ˆ-0 3:30 p.m. ET Chestnut Hill, MA Capacity 44,500 (FieldTurf) BC Jeff Hafley 5-3 (First year) 5-3 (First year) 0-0 ABC Sean McDonough (play-by-play) ˆ -Includes 20 regular-season wins and two postseason appearances vacated under discretionary NCAA penalty Todd Blackledge (analyst) BY THE NUMBERS Todd McShay (field analyst) QB Ian Book is 27-3 (.900) as a starter, making him one of only two FBS quarterbacks to Molly McGrath (reporter) .900 boast a .900 or above win rate (min. 20 wins), even as Book ranks 13th overall in total QB Notre Dame Radio Network Paul Burmeister (play-by-play) career starts (30). His 27 wins tie for third among all FBS quarterbacks. SiriusXM (Channel 129) Ryan Harris (analyst) Of the five longest regular-season winning streaks in college football history, Notre Dame 96.1 FM, 101.5 FM & 960 AM (South Bend) Jack Nolan (reporter) 3 has single-handedly ended three of those streaks: Oklahoma’s 45 (1953-57), Miami’s 36 (1985-88) and Clemson’s 36 (2017-20). THE SERIES QB Ian Book became the first quarterback in program history (modern era) to rush for Notre Dame leads, 16ˆ-9-0 Last meeting: ND 40, BC 7 (11.23.2019) three touchdowns in a half in the first vs. South Florida. It marked the second time in his 3 career in which he has rushed for three TDs in a game. The last time he rushed for three touchdowns in a single game was against Wake Forest in 2018. 2020 SCHEDULE (7-0) Since the start of 2018, Notre Dame is 30-3 (.909). That rate ranks fourth among all teams Date ND Rk Opp Rk Opponent Location TV Time/Score who have made an appearance in the College Football Playoff since its inception in 2014. Sep. 12 10/10 --/RV Duke Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 27-13 4 Among those teams, Notre Dame is one of just four teams that have totaled three or fewer losses (Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State) since the start of 2018. Sep. 19 7/7 RV/RV South Florida Notre Dame, IN USA W, 52-0 With the 52-0 shutout of South Florida, Brian Kelly became the first Irish coach to post Oct. 10 5/5 Florida State Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 42-26 four or more shutouts in his Notre Dame career since Lou Holtz. The last Irish shutout took 4 place in 2019 vs. Bowling Green (52-0), and Kelly’s first shutout as the Notre Dame head Oct. 17 4/4 Louisville Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 12-7 coach came vs. Wake Forest in 2012 (38-0).ˆ Oct. 24 3/3 at Pitt Pittsburgh, PA ABC W, 45-3 Notre Dame’s victory over No. 1 Clemson was Notre Dame’s ninth win over an AP No. 1 Oct. 31 4/4 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA ABC W, 31-13 9 opponent, which ties for second-most all-time (Miami). Only Alabama has more (10). Nov. 7 4/4 1/1 Clemson Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 47-40 The Irish boast a current win streak of 13 games, the longest among all FBS teams. 13 Nov. 14 2/2 --/RV at Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA ABC 3:30 p.m. The defense has yielded just 14.6 points/game through the first seven games of the season. 14.6 That figure ranks second among all Power 5 teams with more than one game played Nov. 27 RV/RV at North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC TBA TBA (Northwestern, three games, 12.0 points/game). Dec. 5 Syracuse Notre Dame, IN NBC 2:30 p.m. With the 47-40 win over Clemson, the Irish have won 16-consecutive ACC regular season Dec. 12 RV/RV vs. Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC TBA TBA 16 games. The Irish have won six-straight ACC road games. Rankings: CFP/AP/Coaches (current for upcoming opponents, at time of game for past opponents) | All times Eastern In the win vs. No. 1 Clemson, K/P Jonathan Doerer matched the Notre Dame record for kicking points in a game, accounting for 17 kicking points vs. Clemson. His 17 points tie for 17 the most kicking points in a single game by any FBS player this season, and were the most THE TRADITION by any FBS player that weekend. He made four field goals on the day, matching his previous Heisman Trophy Winners – Angelo Bertelli (1943), John Lujack (1947), Leon Hart (1948), John career high in the 2019 Camping World Bowl vs. Iowa State. 7 Lattner (1953), Paul Hornung (1956), John Huarte (1964), Tim Brown (1987) 23:20 The Irish have only trailed for 23:20 minutes out of a total 420:00 minutes of regulation. Consensus National Championships: 1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 11 1988 Notre Dame has won 23-consecutive games at home, setting the modern-era record for 23 longest home win streak. Only one Power 5 program has a longer streak (Clemson, 27). 13 NFL Hall of Famers – the most of any college football program Notre Dame has held 31-of-33 opponents during Clark Lea’s tenure as defensive Different seasons Notre Dame has been selected as the National Champion by at least one poll coordinator to 30 points or less. That includes ranked opponents LSU, Michigan, Stanford, 21 listed in the NCAA official record book 31 Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Clemson, Georgia, Virginia and Navy. Notre Dame is the only Power 5 team to post three performances of 36:15 or more 22 Undefeated regular seasons possession time this season. No other FBS teams have produced more than three games this season with at least 36:15 in possession time (Charlotte, Coastal Carolina and Liberty 52 College Football Hall of Famers – Raghib Ismail (1988-90) was a 2019 inductee 36:15 have also marked three such performances). The Irish held control of the ball for 40:59 minutes of possession time at Pitt, the most by an ACC team in a single game this season. 102 Consensus All-Americans – most recent Julian Love (2018) Notre Dame has won the time of possession battle in six of seven games. All-time wins – second in college football history. Career games coached by Brian Kelly, second among active NCAA coaches to Mack Brown 936ˆ 366ˆ (North Carolina). .733ˆ All-time winning percentage – the best in college football history. @NDFootball /NDFootball @NDFootball @NDFBRecruiting MEDIA INFORMATION GAME EIGHT – BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES | 2 FOOTBALL STAFF GAME DAY LOCATIONS Coach Position Location Brian Kelly Head Coach Sideline Clark Lea Def. Coordinator/Linebackers Press Box GAME CREDENTIALS Tommy Rees Off. Coordinator/Quarterbacks Press Box • All requests for working press and broadcast credentials for Notre Dame’s 2020 home football Mike Elston Defensive Line Sideline games must be made through the online credential form at UND.com/credentials. Due to Lance Taylor Running Backs Sideline University/ACC health and safety guidelines, no photographers or videographers will be Jeff Quinn Offensive Line Sideline credentialed to Notre Dame Football games during the 2020 season. If you have any questions Mike Mickens Cornerbacks Press Box with the application, please email Aaron Horvath at [email protected]. Def. Pass Game Coordinator/Safeties Terry Joseph Sideline CREDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION Brian Polian Special Teams Coordinator Sideline • Media credentials will neither be mailed nor will be available for early pickup. Credentials will Del Alexander Wide Receivers Sideline ONLY be distributed on game day at the Hammes Auditorium (the Joyce Center’s basketball John McNulty Tight Ends Press Box interview room, located betweens Gates 1 and 2). A government-issued ID is required for pickup Note: Regular season locations; may be subject to change and each individual must claim only his/her own pass. PARKING FOOTBALL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF • Parking passes will be electronic for the 2020 season. All media members attending this season Assistant Athletics Director/ [email protected] will have a parking pass for an assigned lot near the stadium. Football Communications Katy Lonergan o - 574-631-3982 BRIAN KELLY AVAILABILITY Primary Football c- 785-764-9941 • Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Brian Kelly will conduct a weekly press conference at noon ET Assistant Athletics each Monday via zoom. The 30-minute weekly conference will serve as a recap to the previous [email protected] Communications Director Claire Kramer game and also previews the upcoming game. He will also address the media for a 15-minute c - 913-952-6454 update each Thursday at Noon via zoom. To obtain the links, media members should contact Secondary Football assistant athletic director, football communications Katy Lonergan at [email protected]. Assistant Athletics [email protected] Communications Director Matt Paras STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS c - 401-215-5656 Tertiary Football • Interviews with student-athletes will occur on Tuesdays after practice during each game week via zoom. Interview requests for student-athletes must be submitted to Katy Lonergan and Claire Kramer by Noon ET the Sunday before the proposed interview. Media are not permitted to directly contact student-athletes or coaches to arrange interviews. POST-GAME INTERVIEWS • Post-game interviews for both head coaches and Notre Dame players will be held over zoom. Requests for student-athlete interviews should be submitted by the eight-minute mark of the fourth quarter to Aaron Horvath, located in the press box or available by email at Ahorvat3@ Katy Lonergan Claire Kramer Matt Paras nd.edu.