GAME ONE TEMPLE OWLS GAME INFORMATION 2017 SCHEDULE Saturday, September 2 Notre Dame Stadium Date ND Rk Opp Rk Opponent Location TV Time/Score 3:30 p.m. ET New Capacity TBA // FieldTurf Sep. 2 RV/RV --/RV Temple Notre Dame, IN 3:30 p.m. NBC (national) Mike Tirico (play-by-play) Sep. 9 15/15 Georgia Notre Dame, IN 7:30 p.m. NBCSports.com Doug Flutie (analysis) Sep. 16 at Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA Noon NBC Sports Live Extra app Kathryn Tappen (sideline) Rob Hyland (producer) Sep. 23 at Michigan State East Lansing, MI 8 p.m. Pierre Moosa (director) Sep. 30 Miami (Ohio) Notre Dame, IN 5 p.m. IMG College Sports (117 affiliates) Don Criqui (play-by-play) Oct. 7 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC TBA SiriusXM (Channel 129) Allen Pinkett (analysis) Oct. 21 4/4 USC Notre Dame, IN 7:30 p.m. 96.1 FM, 101.5 FM & 960 AM (South Bend) Tony Castricone (pre- and post-game) Jack Nolan (interviews) Oct. 28 RV/RV NC State Notre Dame, IN 3:30 p.m. UND.com/tickets Notre Dame Ticket Exchange Nov. 4 Wake Forest Notre Dame, IN 3:30 p.m. powered by VividSeats.com Nov. 11 18/18 at Miami (Fla.) Miami Gardens, FL TBA Nov. 18 Navy Notre Dame, IN 3:30 p.m. THE SERIES Nov. 25 14/14 at Stanford Stanford, CA TBA All-Time ND Leads 2-0 Last: 24-20 ND (Oct. 31, 2015 at Temple) Rankings: AP/Coaches (current for upcoming opponents, at time of game for past opponents) | All times Eastern At ND ND Leads 1-0 Last: 28-6 ND (August 31, 2013) COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF THE COACHES 43 Notre Dame has played 43 games decided by eight points or less since the arrival of Brian Kelly. The Head Coach At School Overall vs. Opponent Irish went 2-5 in the first seven such games under Kelly, but have since gone 21-15. ND Brian Kelly 59-31 (eighth year) 230-88-2 (27th year) 2-0 21 Notre Dame used 21 players in their first year of eligibility last season, including 14 true freshmen (most in the Brian Kelly era). TU Geoff Collins 0-0 (first year) 0-0 (first year) 0-0 17 Notre Dame saw 17 players, including five true freshmen, earn their first career starts in 2016. WHAT'S INSIDE WHAT'S INSIDE 10 Notre Dame's freshman class counts 10 members in the Tom Lemming Top 300 for the signing 2 Covering the Irish 26 2016 Team Statistics class of 2017: Brock Wright, Cole Kmet, Robert Hainsey, Avery Davis, Josh Lugg, Aaron Banks, David Adams, Darnell Ewell, Dillon Gibbons and C.J. Holmes. 3 Depth Chart 27-30 2016 Individual Season & Career Stats 9 Equanimeous St. Brown, Notre Dame's leading receiver in 2016, had nine TD grabs last season. That 4 Alphabetical Roster 31 2016 Team Game-by-Game Stats total ranked sixth in the nation among sophomores and freshmen. 5 Numerical Roster & Pronunciations 32 2016 Opponent Game-by-Game Stats 8 Eight Notre Dame players have been named to watch lists for the 2017 campaign (in addition to three on the Wuerffel Trophy watch list). See page 16 for a full list of honors and awards. 6-10 Game Notes 33 2016 Team Game-by-Game Comparison 7 Notre Dame has seven regular-season home games on the schedule for the first time since 2010. It 11 On This Date 34 2016 Game Highs marks the first time since the 2011 campaign without an official Shamrock Series game and the first time since 2007 Notre Dame will not play a single neutral-site game. 11 Irish in the NFL 35 2016 Conversions & Time of Possession 6 Six new assistant coaches will be on the Notre Dame sideline this fall, with two of those returning to 12 Temple Owls 36 2016 Red Zone Stats South Bend. The new members of Brian Kelly's staff include: Mike Elko, Chip Long, Brian Polian, Clark Lea, Del Alexander and Tom Rees. For a full breakdown of the new staff, see page seven. 12 Irish Connections 37-38 2016 Game-by-Game Participation 5 Leading returning rusher Josh Adams found the endzone five times last year while rushing for 933 12 Irish vs. The American 39 2016 Game-by-Game Passing yards during his sophomore campaign. Adams, who owns the Notre Dame record for rushing yards 13 Top 25 Polls 40 2016 Game-by-Game Rushing & Receiving as a freshman, enters 2017 with 1,768 career yards, 527 yards shy of cracking Notre Dame's career top-10 list. 13 Opponent Update 40 2016 Game-by-Game Returns 4 After returning the opening kick for a 92-yard TD versus Army last season, C.J. Sanders became the 14 Brian Kelly 41 2016 Game-by-Game Tackles & TFLs fourth player in the FBS with multiple kickoff returns for a score. Against Virginia Tech in 2016, Notre Dame lost for just the third time under Brian Kelly when not 15 The Record When... 42 2016 Sacks & Game-by-Game Fumbles 3 committing a turnover. 16 Player Honors & Awards 43 2016 NCAA Team Ranking Summary 2 Josh Adams is the only running back in school history with at least 800 yards rushing in each of his 16 Starter Sheet & Career Starts 44 2016 NCAA Individual Ranking Summary first two seasons. For the first time since Brian Kelly's first season at Notre Dame in 2010, the Irish enter a season 17-22 Player Mini-Bios 1 without a single returning start at quarterback on the roster. 23-25 The Last Time 0 Notre Dame has not had an empty seat for a home game since 1973. The 255-game sellout streak is the second-longest in NCAA history. @NDFootball /NDFootball @NDFootball @NDFBRecruiting COVERING THE IRISH GAME 1 – TEMPLE OWLS | 2 COACHING STAFF GAMEDAY LOCATIONS UND.COM/PRESSBOX Coach Position Location In an effort to move toward an environmentally friendly press box, the majority of gameday Brian Kelly Head Coach Sideline media materials will be available digitally at UND.com/pressbox. This includes weekly game Mike Elko Defensive Coordinator Press Box notes from both teams, game statistics, postgame notes, press conference transcripts from both coaches and audio recordings of postgame interviews with Notre Dame student- Chip Long Offensive Coordinator Sideline athletes. Flip cards will be provided to all media, but paper copies of any other material must Mike Elston Defensive Line Sideline be requested in-person at the press box copy room. Autry Denson Running Backs Sideline ISBAN AUDITORIUM Harry Hiestand Offensive Line Sideline The Isban Auditorium is located in the Guglielmino Athletics Complex, northeast of the Joyce Todd Lyght Defensive Backs Sideline Center and directly north of the LaBar Practice Complex. Access to the auditorium is through Brian Polian Special Teams Coordinator Sideline the main entrance on the west side of “The Gug”. Parking is available in the Baseball Lot, just south of the LaBar Practice Complex and Alumni Stadium (soccer). Clark Lea Linebackers Sideline BRIAN KELLY AVAILABILITY Del Alexander Wide Receivers Sideline Sunday Recap of previous Time 2-2:30 p.m. ET Tom Rees Quarterbacks Press Box day’s game (No recap after Stanford Location Teleconference FIGHTING IRISH MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS STAFF game) Notes Contact Michael Bertsch Archive transcript on UND.com Director of Football Michael Bertsch Email [email protected] Media Relations Monday None Office 574-631-8642 Tuesday Press conference Time Noon ET Cell 574-532-4154 preview of upcoming Location Isban Auditorium Assistant Director Michael Scholl Email [email protected] game Guglielmino Athletics Complex Secondary Football Baseball Office 574-631-4780 Notes Video and transcript archive on Cell 574-876-6248 UND.com. Satellite available. Assistant Director Leigh Torbin Email [email protected] Coordinates: Galaxy 19 C; Transponder: Credentialing 2 Slot # 1, 6MHz; Symbol Rate: 3.9787; Office 574-631-9471 Data Rate: 5.500; FEC: 3/4; Downlink: Women’s Lacrosse 3725 - Vertical (Available from 11:45 Swimming & Diving Cell 407-325-5703 a.m.-12:45 p.m. ET) Director of Communications Dan Colleran Email [email protected] Wednesday ACC Teleconference Time 10:20 a.m. ET Hockey (ONLY if the week’s opponent Women’s Golf Office 574-631-7519 is an ACC member) Location Teleconference Associate Director Alan Wasielewski Email [email protected] Notes Contact ACC for details Men’s Basketball Thursday Post-Practice Press Time Approx. 6:30 p.m. ET Rowing Office 574-631-8458 Conference Location Isban Auditorium Associate Director Josh Bates Email [email protected] Women’s Basketball Guglielmino Athletics Complex Men’s Golf Office 574-631-6453 Notes Video archive on UND.com Assistant Director Robby Hamman Email [email protected] Friday None Volleyball Men’s Lacrosse Saturday Post-Game Notes Video and transcript archive on Secondary Men’s Basketball Office 574-631-8032 Press Conference UND.com Assistant Director Megan Golden Email [email protected] STUDENT-ATHLETE AVAILABILITY Women’s Soccer Cross Country/Track & Field Wednesday Select Players Time Noon ET Office 574-631-2664 Secondary Women’s Basketball Press Conference Location Isban Auditorium Assistant Director Joanne Norell Email [email protected] Guglielmino Athletics Complex Football Gameday Magazine Fencing Notes Video archive on UND.com Office 574-631-3397 Men’s & Women’s Tennis Wednesday Post-Practice Time Approx. 6:45 p.m. ET Assistant Director Tony Jones Email [email protected] Player Interviews Men’s Soccer Location Isban Auditorium Softball Office 574-631-1762 Guglielmino Athletics Complex Senior Admin. Assistant Carol Copley Email [email protected] Notes Requests submitted to Michael Office 574-631-7516 Bertsch by 5 p.m.