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GAME 12 - STANFORD Date: Saturday, November 30, 2019 Time: 4 p.m. ET Site: Stanford Stadium • Capacity: 50,424 (Grass) TV: FOX (national) & FOX Deportes • Tim Brando (play-by-play) IRISH VS. CARDINAL - BY THE NUMBERS THE SERIES • Spencer Tillman (analysis) • Coley Harvey (sideline) Brian Kelly became just the third coach in Notre Dame history with three or 20-13-0ˆ Saturday is the 34th more wins of at least 25 points over ranked teams with the victory vs. Navy. Lou meeting between Notre Radio: Notre Dame Radio Network 3 Holtz and Frank Leahy each secured eight such victories. Ara Parseghian and Dan Dame and Stanford. • SiriusXM (Channel 129) • 96.1 FM, 101.5 FM & 960 AM Devine had two such victories apiece. Sept. 29, 2018 No. 8 Notre Dame beat With another scoreless first quarter from the Notre Dame defense, the Irish are A full series history No. 7 Stanford, 38-17, at Tickets: Notre Dame Ticket Exchange allowing just 3.09 points/game in the opening stanza this season (just 2.40 can be found on Notre Dame Stadium powered by VividSeats.com points per first quarter at home). It marked the sixth first-quarter shutout by the page five. 3.09 Irish this season. At Notre Dame Stadium in 2019, the Irish defense has allowed only two touchdowns in the first quarter and just five in the first half. In total, Notre Dame’s defense has faced 47 first-half drives. THE COACHES WR Chase Claypool totaled four touchdown receptions vs. Navy, tying the Head Coach At School Overall vs. Opponent program record for a single game. Three of those receptions came in the first half, ND Brian Kelly 90-37 (10th year)ˆ 261-94-2 (29th year)ˆ 2-6 marking the first time an Irish player has scored three receiving touchdowns in a STAN David Shaw 86-33 (9th year) 86-33 (9th year) 5-3 4 single half since at least 1950. Additionally, the Irish defense forced four Navy fumbles, the most by a Notre ˆ -Includes 20 regular-season wins and two postseason appearances vacated under discretionary NCAA penalty Dame team since Michigan in 2008. Just three FBS teams this season have posted 2019 SCHEDULE (9-2) more forced fumbles in a single game (Arizona State, Cincinnati and Baylor). Date ND Rk Opp Rk Opponent Location Network Time/Score With his five touchdown passes vs. Navy (matched his career-high from Bowling Green and New Mexico this season), QB Ian Book joined Brady Quinn as the only Sep. 2 9/9 at Louisville Louisville, KY ESPN W, 35-17 5 quarterbacks in Irish history to throw four or more TD passes in a single game on Sep. 14 7/7 New Mexico Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 66-14 five occasions in their career (Quinn accomplished this feat seven times). Sep. 21 7/7 3/3 at Georgia Athens, GA CBS L, 17-23 Notre Dame has won 18 consecutive games at Notre Dame Stadium. It is the Sep. 28 10/10 18/18 Virginia Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 35-20 third-longest winning streak at home for the Irish since Notre Dame Stadium 18 opened in 1930. Clemson and Ohio State are the only other Power 5 programs Oct. 5 9/10 Bowling Green Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 52-0 that boast home streaks of 18 or more games. Oct. 12 9/10 RV/-- Southern Cal Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 30-27 QB Ian Book made his 21st start vs. Boston College. In those games, the Irish Oct. 26 8/8 16/16 at Michigan Ann Arbor, MI ABC L, 14-45 were 18-3, and Book has completed 431 passes for 5,293 yards (240.6 yards per 21 game) and 48 touchdowns. He has also rushed for 815 yards over those games, Nov. 2 16/16 --/RV Virginia Tech Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 21-20 and led the Irish in rushing for the past three games. Nov. 9 15/15/15 at Duke Durham, NC ACC Net W, 38-7 Notre Dame has held 23 of 24 opponents during Clark Lea’s tenure as defensive Nov. 18 16/16/16 21/21/23 Navy Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 52-20 23 coordinator to 30 points or less. That includes includes ranked opponents LSU, Nov. 23 16/15/15 Boston College Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 40-7 Michigan, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Clemson, Georgia, Virginia and Navy. Nov. 30 16/15/15 at Stanford Palo Alto, CA FOX 4 p.m. ET Notre Dame has defeated three-straight opponents by 30 points or more - Duke (38-7), Navy (52-20) and Boston College (40-7). The last time the program Rankings: CFP/AP/Coaches (current for upcoming opponents, at time of game for past opponents) | All times Eastern 30 accomplished this feat was during the 1989 season when the Irish defeated Pittsburgh (45-7), Navy (41-0) and SMU (59-6) by at least a 30-point margin. THE TRADITION QB Ian Book totaled 139 rushing yards at Duke, leading the Irish and making Heisman Trophy Winners – Angelo Bertelli (1943), John Lujack (1947), Leon him the first player in program history with four passing touchdowns and at 7 Hart (1948), John Lattner (1953), Paul Hornung (1956), John Huarte (1964), Tim 139 least 100 rushing yards in a single game. His rushing total was the third-highest Brown (1987) by an Irish quarterback since 1996. The last Irish quarterback to rush for more than 100 yards was Brandon Wimbush vs. Wake Forest in 2017 (110). Consensus National Championships – 1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 11 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988 The +188 point differential (296-108) for the Irish during their 2019 home slate is the largest since the 1932 season, when Hunk Anderson’s Notre Dame team NFL Hall of Famers – the most of any college football program +188 outscored opponents by 198 (they shut out every team that visited Notre Dame 13 Stadium that season). Different seasons Notre Dame has been selected as the National Champion by at Games coached by Brian Kelly in his career, second among active coaches in the 21 least one poll listed in the NCAA official record book 357ˆ NCAA to Mack Brown (North Carolina). 22 Different undefeated regular seasons WR Chase Claypool has passed the 400-yard receiving mark for the third 400 consecutive season. He is among only four Notre Dame wideouts since 1996 to 52 College Football Hall of Famers – Raghib Ismail (1988-90) is a 2019 inductee accomplish this feat (Michael Floyd, Rhema McKnight and Malcolm Johnson). Consensus All-Americans – most recent Julian Love (2018) Notre Dame’s offense traveled 501 yards vs. Boston College, while the Irish 102 defense held the Eagles to 191 offensive yards. It was Notre Dame’s third- All-time wins – second in college football history. 501 highest offensive yard total this season, behind 591 yards vs. New Mexico and 927ˆ 573 yards vs. Bowling Green. .731ˆ All-time winning percentage – the best in college football history. @NDFootball /NDFootball @NDFootball @NDFBRecruiting NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL GAME 12 – STANFORD CARDINAL | 2 LAST TIME: STANFORD ALL-AROUND EXCELLENCE • September 29, 2018 - No. 8 Notre Dame topped No. 7 Stanford, 38-17, at home. • The University of Notre Dame was recently ranked 15th in the U.S. News and World Report • Ian Book went 24-of-33 for 278 yards with four touchdowns. Eleven of those completions rankings for Top Colleges. went to senior wide receiver Miles Boykin, who turned them into 144 yards and a • Of all teams that have made a College Football Playoff appearance, Notre Dame is the touchdown. only school in the top 25 of those rankings. The university closest to Notre Dame in the • The Notre Dame defense was led by senior defensive tackle Jerry Tillery, who tied a rankings that has also made a CFP appearance is Georgia, which comes in at a tie for 50th. program watermark with four sacks. Senior linebacker Te’von Coney notched a team-high seven tackles to go with a key fourth-quarter interception. • In total, Notre Dame outgained Stanford 550-229, including a 272-55 advantage on the SEVEN CAPTAINS IN 2019 ground. The Irish also managed to earn 29 first downs while limiting the Cardinal to 10. • See a full series history on page five. • Quarterback Ian Book, safety Jalen Elliott, wide receiver Chris Finke, safety Alohi Gilman, offensive lineman Robert Hainsey, defensive lineman Khalid Kareem and defensive lineman Julian Okwara will serve as team captains for Notre Dame in 2019. CFB 150 • The seven total captains matches a program-high from the 2017 season (DeShone Kizer • The University of the Notre Dame honored the 150th Anniversary of College Football was part of that group but eventually declared for the NFL Draft, leaving the Irish with six by donning Under Armour Heritage uniforms that pay homage to the 1988 National captains for the actual football season). Championship team on November 23 against Boston College. • The game vs. Boston College served as Senior Day for the Irish, during which 30 student- athletes were recognized prior to the game. FOOTBALL STAFF GAME DAY LOCATIONS ISBAN AUDITORIUM Coach Title Location The Isban Auditorium is located in the Guglielmino Athletics Complex, northeast of the Joyce Brian Kelly Head Coach Sideline Center and directly north of the Irish Athletics Center (the new indoor football facility). Access to Clark Lea Def. Coordinator/Linebackers Press Box the auditorium is through the main entrance on the west side of ‘The Gug.’ Parking is available Chip Long Off.