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2021 BLUE - GOLD GAME // NFL DRAFT BY THE NUMBERS BLUE-GOLD GAME INFORMATION Notre Dame Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Brian Kelly added two new members to SATURDAY, MAY 1 | 12:30 P.M. ET | NOTRE DAME STADIUM his coaching staff. Marcus Freeman was hired as Bob Hinton Defensive Coordinator/ Peacock, NBCUniversal’s Streaming Service Paul Burmeister (play-by-play) Linebackers, and Chris O’Leary joined the staff as Pat and Jana Eilers Defensive Backs Coach/Safeties. In addition, Brian Polian transitioned to Associate Head Coach with his Corey Robinson (analyst) 2 previous Special Teams Coordinator role, while Mike Elston, already the Bob and Leslie Caroline Pineda (sideline reporter) Mohr Family Defensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator, added Recruiting Coordinator to his title. NFL DRAFT INFORMATION Since the start of 2018, Notre Dame is 33-5 (.868). That rate ranks fourth among all FBS 4 teams in that time span. Notre Dame is one of just five teams who have made playoff THURSDAY, APRIL 29 - SATURDAY, MAY 1 | CLEVELAND, OH appearances in multiple seasons. NFL Network Thursday, April 29 - 8 p.m. ET From the 2020 starting lineups, the Irish return nine regular starters (two on offense, seven ABC Friday, April 30 - 7 p.m. ET on defense), while 13 starters from 2020 (eight on offense, five on defense) depart. All ESPN & ESPN Deportes Saturday, May 1 - Noon ET 9/13 starting specialists return for the Irish this season. The 2020-21 Rose Bowl Game marked the 10th game in the 2020 season that the Irish played ranked as a Top 5 team. It was the most games Notre Dame played as a Top 5 team 2021 SCHEDULE in a single season since the Irish reached the same feat in 1993. Through the Brian Kelly era Date Opponent Location 10 (11 seasons), the Irish have been ranked in the AP Top 10 at least one week in each of the last seven seasons, and eight of the last nine. Sept. 5 Florida State Tallahassee, FL A total of 14 former Irish players who saw action in the 2020 season participated in the Sept. 11 Toledo Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame Pro Day, presented by Therabody, and have declared for the 2021 NFL Draft. Sept. 18 Purdue Notre Dame, IN 14 The full list with information can be found on Page 8. Sept. 25 Wisconsin Chicago, IL (Soldier Field) From the incoming 2021 freshman class, 14 of those student-athletes are early-enrollees, 14 and began their Irish careers in January of 2021. Oct. 2 Cincinnati Notre Dame, IN In their solo season as a conference member, Irish football names took home five ACC Oct. 9 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA individual honors: Brian Kelly was named ACC Coach of the Year, RB Kyren Williams was named ACC Rookie and Offensive Rookie of the Year, LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Oct. 23 Southern Cal Notre Dame, IN 19 was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year and OL Liam Eichenberg won the ACC’s Oct. 30 North Carolina Notre Dame, IN Jacobs Blocking Trophy. In total, 18 Irish players earned 19 All-ACC honors (Williams was honored both as a running back and an all-purpose player). Nov. 6 Navy Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame has totaled 41 regular season wins in four years, the most in a four-year period Nov. 13 Virginia Charlottesville, VA 41 in program history. Nov. 20 Georgia Tech Notre Dame, IN Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Brian Kelly has notched 102ˆ wins in his Notre Dame career. Ranking second all-time in program history in career wins, and with 10 wins in Nov. 27 Stanford Stanford, CA 102 2020, he totaled the most double-digit win seasons in school history (six). Notre Dame has totaled 511 draft picks over the tenure of the program. No other college 2020 RESULTS (10-2) football program has totaled more than the Irish. 511 Date ND Rk Opp Rk Opponent Location TV Time/Score Sep. 12 10/10 --/RV Duke Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 27-13 THE TRADITION Sep. 19 7/7 RV/RV South Florida Notre Dame, IN USA W, 52-0 Heisman Trophy Winners – Angelo Bertelli (1943), John Lujack (1947), Leon Hart (1948), John 7 Lattner (1953), Paul Hornung (1956), John Huarte (1964), Tim Brown (1987) Oct. 10 5/5 Florida State Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 42-26 Oct. 17 4/4 Louisville Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 12-7 Consensus National Championships: 1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988 11 Oct. 24 3/3 at Pitt Pittsburgh, PA ABC W, 45-3 NFL Hall of Famers – the most of any college football program 13 Oct. 31 4/4 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA ABC W, 31-13 Different seasons Notre Dame has been selected as the National Champion by at least one poll Nov. 7 4/4 1/1 Clemson Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 47-40 21 listed in the NCAA official record book Nov. 14 2/2 --/RV at Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA ABC W, 45-31 Undefeated regular seasons 23 Nov. 27 2/2/2 19/25/23 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC ABC W, 31-17 Consensus All-Americans – including Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Aaron Banks and Liam 105 Eichenberg (2020), prior most recent was Julian Love (2018) Dec. 5 2/2/2 Syracuse Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 45-21 Dec. 19 2/2/2 3/4/3 ACC Championship Charlotte, NC ABC L, 10-34 All-time wins – second in college football history. 939ˆ Jan. 1 4/4/4 1/1/1 Rose Bowl Arlington, TX ESPN L, 14-31 All-time winning percentage – the best in college football history. .733ˆ Rankings: CFP/AP/Coaches (at time of game) @NDFootball /NDFootball @NDFootball @NDFBRecruiting 2021 QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 2020 RESULTS (10-2) Location .........................................................................................................Notre Dame, Indiana Date Opponent W/L Score Attend. TV Founded ...................................................................................................................................1842 Sept. 12 Duke W 27-13 10,097 NBC Nickname ................................................................................................................... Fighting Irish Sept. 19 USF W 52-0 10,085 USA Colors ........................................................................................................................Blue and Gold Oct. 10 Florida State W 42-26 10,409 NBC Enrollment .......................................................................8,731 (undergraduates), 12,681 (total) Oct. 17 Louisville W 12-7 10,182 NBC Stadium ...........................................................................Notre Dame Stadium (FieldTurf/77,622) Oct. 24 at Pitt W 45-3 5,541 ABC President ................................................................................................Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. Oct. 31 at Georgia Tech W 31-13 11,000 ABC Nov. 7 #1 Clemson W 47-40 (2OT) 11,011 NBC Provost ............................................................................................................Marie Lynn Miranda Nov. 14 at Boston College W 45-31 -- ABC NCAA Faculty Representative ....................................................................................Patricia Bellia Nov. 27 at #19 North Carolina W 31-17 3,535 ABC University VP/James E. Rohr Director of Athletics ..................................................Jack Swarbrick Dec. 5 Syracuse W 45-21 6,831 NBC Dec. 19 vs. #3 Clemson L 10-34 5,240 ABC FOOTBALL INFORMATION Jan. 1 vs. #1 Alabama L 14-31 18,373 ESPN Offensive Formation .............................................................................................................Spread Defensive Formation ..........................................................................................................Multiple 2020 Overall Record ............................................10-2 | College Football Playoff at the Rose Bowl RETURNING LEADERS (2020 STATISTICS) Final Ranking ...................................................................#5 AP | #5 Coaches | #4 CFP (pre-bowl) PASSING Offensive/Defensive Starters From 2020 Returning/Lost........................................................9/14 Comp. Att. Yards Pct. TD INT Effic. Avg./G Offensive Starters From 2020 Returning/Lost ...........................................................................2/9 Drew Pyne 2 3 12 66.7 0 0 100.27 3.0 Defensive Starters From 2020 Returning/Lost ..........................................................................7/5 Special Teams Starters From 2020 Returning/Lost ....................................................................3/0 RUSHING Monogram Winners From 2020 Returning/Lost ...................................................................37/25 Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Yds/Gm Kyren Williams 211 1125 5.3 13 65 93.8 Chris Tyree 73 496 6.8 4 94 41.3 COACHING STAFF C’Bo Flemister 58 299 5.2 5 31 33.2 Name (Alma Mater, Year) Title Brian Kelly (Assumption, ’83) The Dick Corbett Head Football Coach RECEIVING Bob & Leslie Mohr Family Defensive Line Coach Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Yds/Gm Mike Elston (Michigan, ’98) Recruiting Coordinator Michael Mayer 42 450 10.7 2 29 37.5 Bob Hinton Defensive Coordinator Kyren Williams 35 313 8.9 1 75 26.1 Marcus Freeman (Ohio State, ‘07) Avery Davis 24 322 13.4 2 53 26.8 Linebackers John & Bobbie Arlotta Family Offensive Coordinator Tommy Rees (Notre Dame, ‘13) Quarterbacks TACKLES Special Teams Coordinator Solo Assist Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds INT-Yds PBU QBH FR-Yds FF Brian Polian (John Carroll, ‘97) Kyle Hamilton 51 12 63 4.5-16 0-0 1-14 6 2 0-0 0 Associate Head Coach Drew White 30 27 57 9.0-27 1.5-9 0-0 2 2 0-0 0 Pat & Jana Eilers Family Defensive Backs Coach Chris O’Leary (Indiana St., ‘14) Clarence Lewis 29 4 33 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 7 0 0-0 1 Safeties Bo Bauer 17 9 26 4.5-17 1.0-7 1-16 1 3 0-0 0 Running Backs Coach Lance Taylor (Alabama, ’03) Run Game Coordinator Del Alexander