Game Nine #2/2 Notre Dame (8-0, 7-0 Acc) at #25/23 North Carolina (6-2, 6-2 Acc)
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GAME NINE #2/2 NOTRE DAME (8-0, 7-0 ACC) AT #25/23 NORTH CAROLINA (6-2, 6-2 ACC) THE COACHES GAME INFORMATION Head Coach At School Overall vs. Opponent Friday, November 27 Kenan Memorial Stadium ND Brian Kelly 100-37 (11th year)ˆ 271-94-2 (30th year)ˆ 2-0 3:30 p.m. ET Chapel Hill, NC Capacity 50,500 (Synthetic Grass) UNC Mack Brown 82-54-1 (12th year) 257-130-1 (32nd year) 0-0 ABC Chris Fowler (play-by-play) ˆ -Includes 20 regular-season wins and two postseason appearances vacated under discretionary NCAA penalty Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) BY THE NUMBERS Maria Taylor (reporter) QB Ian Book is 28-3 (.903) as a starter, making him one of only two FBS quarterbacks to Notre Dame Radio Network Paul Burmeister (play-by-play) .903 boast a .900 or above win rate (min. 20 wins), even as Book ranks 14th overall in total QB SiriusXM (Channel 129) Ryan Harris (analyst) career starts (31). His 28 wins are fourth among all FBS quarterbacks. 96.1 FM, 101.5 FM & 960 AM (South Bend) Jack Nolan (reporter) Saturday’s matchup marks the first meeting between Brian Kelly and Mack Brown, the top two winningest active coaches in the FBS by number of wins (Kelly, 271ˆ; Brown, 257). THE SERIES 2 They have also coached the most games (Kelly, 367; Brown, 388) and are the two longest- tenured among active FBS coaches (Kelly, 30th year; Brown, 32nd year). Notre Dame leads, 18-2-0 Last meeting: ND 33, UNC 10 (10.7.2017) Of the five longest regular-season winning streaks in college football history, Notre Dame has single-handedly ended three of those streaks: Oklahoma’s 45 (1953-57), Miami’s 36 2020 SCHEDULE (8-0) 3 (1985-88) and Clemson’s 36 (2017-20). Date ND Rk Opp Rk Opponent Location TV Time/Score QB Ian Book became the first quarterback in program history (modern era) to rush for three touchdowns in a half in the first vs. South Florida. It marked the second time in his Sep. 12 10/10 --/RV Duke Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 27-13 3 career in which he has rushed for three TDs in a game. The last time he rushed for three Sep. 19 7/7 RV/RV South Florida Notre Dame, IN USA W, 52-0 touchdowns in a single game was against Wake Forest in 2018. Oct. 10 5/5 Florida State Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 42-26 Since the start of 2018, Notre Dame is 31-3 (.912). That rate ranks fourth among all teams who have made an appearance in the College Football Playoff since its inception in 2014. Oct. 17 4/4 Louisville Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 12-7 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. Oct. 24 3/3 at Pitt Pittsburgh, PA ABC W, 45-3 With the 52-0 shutout of South Florida, Brian Kelly became the first Irish coach to post Oct. 31 4/4 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA ABC W, 31-13 four or more shutouts in his Notre Dame career since Lou Holtz. The last Irish shutout took Nov. 7 4/4 1/1 Clemson Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 47-40 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 Nov. 14 2/2 --/RV at Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA ABC W, 45-31 7 With the 45-31 win over Boston College, the Irish have won seven-straight ACC road games. Nov. 27 2/2 25/23 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC ABC 3:30 p.m. Notre Dame’s victory over No. 1 Clemson was Notre Dame’s ninth win over an AP No. 1 Dec. 5 Syracuse Notre Dame, IN NBC 2:30 p.m. 9 opponent, which ties for second-most all-time (Miami). Only Alabama has more (10). Dec. 12 vs. Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC TBA TBA 14 The Irish boast a current win streak of 14 games, the longest among all FBS teams. Rankings: CFP/AP/Coaches (current for upcoming opponents, at time of game for past opponents) | All times Eastern The defense has yielded just 16.6 points/game through the first eight games of the season. 16.6 That figure ranks fourth among all Power 5 teams. THE TRADITION In the win vs. No. 1 Clemson, K/P Jonathan Doerer matched the Notre Dame record for Heisman Trophy Winners – Angelo Bertelli (1943), John Lujack (1947), Leon Hart (1948), John kicking points in a game, accounting for 17 kicking points vs. Clemson. His 17 points tie for 7 Lattner (1953), Paul Hornung (1956), John Huarte (1964), Tim Brown (1987) 17 the most kicking points in a single game by any FBS player this season, and were the most Consensus National Championships: 1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, by any FBS player that weekend. He made four field goals on the day, matching his previous 11 1988 career high in the 2019 Camping World Bowl vs. Iowa State. NFL Hall of Famers – the most of any college football program Notre Dame has won 23-consecutive games at home, setting the modern-era record for 13 23 longest home win streak. Only two Power 5 programs have a longer streak. Different seasons Notre Dame has been selected as the National Champion by at least one poll 21 listed in the NCAA official record book 30:29 The Irish have only trailed for 30:29 minutes out of a total 480:00 minutes of regulation. Undefeated regular seasons Notre Dame has held 31-of-34 opponents during Clark Lea’s tenure as defensive 22 coordinator to 30 points or less. That includes ranked opponents LSU, Michigan, Stanford, 31 College Football Hall of Famers – Raghib Ismail (1988-90) was a 2019 inductee Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Clemson, Georgia, Virginia and Navy. 52 Notre Dame is one of three Power 5 teams to post three performances of 36:15 or more Consensus All-Americans – most recent Julian Love (2018) possession time this season. No other FBS teams have produced more than three games 102 this season with at least 36:15 in possession time (Wisconsin, Louisville, Charlotte, Coastal All-time wins – second in college football history. 36:15 Carolina and Liberty have also marked three such performances). The Irish held control of 937ˆ the ball for 40:59 minutes of possession time at Pitt, the second-most by an ACC team in a single game this season. Notre Dame has won time of possession in seven of eight games. .734ˆ All-time winning percentage – the best in college football history. @NDFootball /NDFootball @NDFootball @NDFBRecruiting MEDIA INFORMATION GAME NINE – NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS | 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 Monday (due to the Friday game) after practice 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.