WEATHER South Bend, Indiana ZIP: 46556 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH Enrollment: 8,617 (#6/#116) CAREER PASSING LEADERS CAREER RUSHING LEADERS CAREER RECEIVING LEADERS Phil’s Homefield Edge - 4.75 T L FINAL W 2020 Schedule Difficulty - #13 U I 1. 11,762 ‘03-’06 1. Autry Denson 4,318 ‘95-’98 1. Michael Floyd 3,686 ‘08-’11 R N SCORE 2. Jimmy Clausen 8,148 ‘07-’09 2. Allen Pinkett 4,131 ‘82-’85 2. 2,707 ‘07-’09 DATE OPPONENT F E ND OPP L 3. Tommy Rees 7,670 ‘10-’13 3. Vagas Ferguson 3,472 ‘76-’79 3. Jeff Samardzija 2,593 ‘03-’06 First met in 1958 but these two academic schools have met just 6 times with ND leading the series Sep. 12 Duke A 4-2 but the HT has lost 2 straight. LY ND scored first 21 & final 17 around a Duke 39 yd td drive. Bonus: Into ‘20, Irish are 8-0 L/5 years vs non-Power 5 teams (last loss was vs Navy in ‘16). Sep. 19 TBA Bonus: The Irish were 5-0 SU (3-1-1 ATS) vs ACC opponents LY with a 19.6 avg MOV. Irish have won all 5 of the previous mtgs including LTH in ‘18. The Irish only led 7-6 2Q then routed Sep. 26 at Wake Forest A WF and led 56-20 4Q in QB Book’s 2nd start. ND has topped 500 yds in B2B mtgs incl 566 in ‘18. Bonus: The Irish are 22-0 when playing as a ranked team at home vs an ACC foe. Oct. 3 FLORIDA ST IS OFF BYE ND is just 3-6 SU all-time in this series but 6-3 ATS. FSU won three straight until the last Oct. 10 Florida St A meeting here in ‘18, 42-13. The underdog is 6-3 in this series. The all-time series is tied at 1-1 but the home team has lost both meetings. In last year’s season Oct. 17 Louisville A opener, Notre Dame trailed 14-7 1Q but outscored Louisville 28-3 (UL 4Q fg) from that point on. LTH (‘15) Notre Dame led 21-3 at HT & 42-17 late 4Q before allowing 2 td’s in the final 4:44. Oct. 24 at Pittsburgh G Over the L/3 meetings the Irish have avg 434 ypg. ND is 5-1 SU but just 1-4-1 ATS vs Pitt s/’10. Irish lead the series 28-6-1 but have met just 5 times s/1982, with the Irish going 3-2 SU & 1-4 ATS. Oct. 31 at Georgia Tech G LTH (‘06) Notre Dame had a 384-259 yard edge over Georgia Tech but only won 14-10 (-6’). After winning the first meeting in 1977. the Irish have dropped 3 straight to the Tigers. Schools Nov. 7 Clemson A last met in ‘18 CFP in Arlington when the Irish defense was gouged for 538 yds in the 30-3 loss. Irish have won 7 straight series meetings. LTH in ‘17 ND only led 14-13 3Q then outscored BC 35-7 Nov. 14 at A rest of way. The Irish rushed for 514 yds with RB Adams and QB Wimbush both topping 200 yds each. Bonus: Nov. 21 NORTH CAROLINA IS OFF A BYE LTH in ‘17 score was tied 0-0 1Q but ND led 14-0 2Q. Irish went on to win 33-10 and finished Nov. 27 at North Carolina (Fri) A with a 487-265 yard edge. ND’s only 2 losses in this series have come in Chapel Hill. ND is 6-3 all-time vs the Orange. The Irish have won 3 straight by 22 ppg and have Dec. 5 Syracuse A covered all 3. ND won the last meeting in ‘18, holding #12 Syracuse to a ssn low 234 yds.