GAME FIVE #3/3 NOTRE DAME (4-0, 3-0 ACC) AT PITT (3-3, 2-3 ACC) THE COACHES GAME INFORMATION Head Coach At School Overall vs. Opponent Saturday, October 24 Heinz Field ND Brian Kelly 96-37 (11th year)ˆ 267-94-2 (30th year)ˆ 1-1 3:30 p.m. ET Pittsburgh, PA Capacity 68,400 (Natural Grass) PITT Pat Narduzzi 39-32 (Sixth year) 39-32 (Sixth year) 0-1 ABC Sean McDonough (play-by-play) ˆ -Includes 20 regular-season wins and two postseason appearances vacated under discretionary NCAA penalty Todd Blackledge (analyst) Todd McShay (field analyst) BY THE NUMBERS Molly McGrath (reporter) The Notre Dame Fighting Irish make history in 2020 by joining a conference for the first Notre Dame Radio Network Paul Burmeister (play-by-play) time in the 132-year tenure of the program. The Irish will play as a member of the Atlantic SiriusXM (Channel 129) Ryan Harris (analyst) 1 Coast Conference. The South Florida matchup marks the only non-conference game the Irish will play in the regular season. 96.1 FM, 101.5 FM & 960 AM (South Bend) Jack Nolan (reporter) Offensive coordinator Tommy Rees is one of just three Power 5 coordinators currently THE SERIES coaching under the same head coach for whom they played as a student-athlete. He joins 3 Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz and North Carolina co-defensive coordinator Notre Dame leads, 49-21-1ˆ Last meeting: Notre Dame 19, Pitt 14 (10.13.2018) Tommy Thigpen. QB Ian Book became the first quarterback in program history (modern era) to rush for 2020 SCHEDULE (4-0) three touchdowns in a half in the first vs. South Florida. It marked the second time in his Date ND Rk Opp Rk Opponent Location TV Time/Score 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 this week’s opponent, Wake Forest, in 2018). Sep. 12 10/10 --/RV Duke Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 27-13 With the 52-0 shutout of South Florida, Brian Kelly became the first Irish coach to post Sep. 19 7/7 RV/RV South Florida Notre Dame, IN USA W, 52-0 four or more shutouts in his Notre Dame career since Lou Holtz. The last Irish shutout took Oct. 10 5/5 Florida State Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 42-26 4 place in 2019 vs. Bowling Green (52-0), and Kelly’s first shutout as the Notre Dame head coach came vs. Wake Forest in 2012 (38-0).ˆ Oct. 17 4/4 Louisville Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 12-7 With a 127-yard performance by RB Kyren Williams vs. Louisville, it marks Notre Oct. 24 3/3 at Pitt Pittsburgh, PA ABC 3:30 p.m. Dame’s fifth-consecutive game with a 100-yard rusher (beginning with Tony Jones Jr. in the 2019 Camping World Bowl). The last time the Irish strung together five-straight Oct. 31 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA ABC 3:30 p.m. games with a 100-yard rusher was in 2017 (Miami - OH to Wake Forest). Notre Dame Nov. 7 1/1 Clemson Notre Dame, IN NBC 7:30 p.m. 5 has also posted five 100-rushing yard performances this season, a figure which ties for the lead among Power 5 programs. Williams leads the entire ACC in rushing yards per Nov. 14 --/RV at Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA TBA TBA game (121.5) Nov. 27 14/13 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC TBA TBA The Irish boast a current win streak of 10 games, the longest among Power 5 programs. No Dec. 5 Syracuse Notre Dame, IN NBC 2:30 p.m. 10 other FBS program claims a longer current win streak. With just seven points allowed vs. Louisville, the Irish defense has yielded just 11.5 points Dec. 12 vs. Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC TBA TBA per game through the four games of the season. This figure ranks fourth among all FBS Rankings: CFP/AP/Coaches (current for upcoming opponents, at time of game for past opponents) | All times Eastern 11.5 teams, and just one Power 5 team can claim a lower average (Oklahoma State, 9.0) Notre Dame has won 22-consecutive games at home, setting the modern-era record for THE TRADITION longest home win streak. Only one Power 5 program has a longer streak (Clemson, 26). 22 Heisman Trophy Winners – Angelo Bertelli (1943), John Lujack (1947), Leon Hart (1948), John The Irish rank first in the ACC in penalty yards incurred per game, with just 27.5 on average. 7 Lattner (1953), Paul Hornung (1956), John Huarte (1964), Tim Brown (1987) Thus far, Notre Dame’s opponents have averaged 47.5 penalty yards per game. 27.5 Consensus National Championships: 1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, Notre Dame has held 29-of-30 opponents during Clark Lea’s tenure as defensive 11 1988 29 coordinator to 30 points or less. That includes includes ranked opponents LSU, Michigan, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Clemson, Georgia, Virginia and Navy. 13 NFL Hall of Famers – the most of any college football program In the win over Louisville, the offense held the ball for a whopping 36:15, including an Different seasons Notre Dame has been selected as the National Champion by at least one poll impressive 7:55, 57-yard drive to finish out the fourth quarter and preserve the win. 21 listed in the NCAA official record book Louisville held the ball for only 23:45 minutes of possession time. Entering Saturday, the 36:15 Cardinals ranked second in the ACC in time of possession, averaging 32:59 per game. They Undefeated regular seasons now rank sixth in the conference after Saturday. 22 College Football Hall of Famers – Raghib Ismail (1988-90) was a 2019 inductee Notre Dame’s Tommy Rees (28) is one of just two offensive coordinators under age 30 52 30 among FBS teams (South Florida’s Charlie Weis Jr., 27). Consensus All-Americans – most recent Julian Love (2018) With the win over Louisville, Brian Kelly is now third all-time in program history in 102 96 career wins at Notre Dame (96 ˆ) - passing Ara Parseghian. 933ˆ All-time wins – second in college football history. Career games coached by Brian Kelly, second among active NCAA coaches to Mack Brown 363ˆ (North Carolina). .733ˆ All-time winning percentage – the best in college football history. @NDFootball /NDFootball @NDFootball @NDFBRecruiting MEDIA INFORMATION GAME 5 – PITTSBURGH PANTHERS | 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 assisgned 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. Transcripts from both head coaches’ pressers will be available approximately 60 minutes following the conclusion of their post-game comments.