ACC CHAMPIONSHIP #2/2/2 NOTRE DAME (10-0, 9-0 ACC) VS. #3/4/3 CLEMSON (9-1, 8-1 ACC) THE COACHES GAME INFORMATION Head Coach At School Overall vs. Opponent Saturday, December 19 Bank of America Stadium ND Brian Kelly 102-37 (11th year)ˆ 273-94-2 (30th year)ˆ 1-2 4 p.m. ET Charlotte, NC Fan capacity: 5,240 (Natural grass) CU Dabo Swinney 139-32 (12th year) 139-32 (12th year) 2-1 ABC Chris Fowler (play-by-play) ˆ -Includes 20 regular-season wins and two postseason appearances vacated under discretionary NCAA penalty Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) Maria Taylor (sideline) Notre Dame Radio Network Paul Burmeister (play-by-play) BY THE NUMBERS SiriusXM (Channel 129) Ryan Harris (analyst) The winningest quarterback in Notre Dame history, QB Ian Book is 30-3 (.909) as a starter, 96.1 FM, 101.5 FM & 960 AM (South Bend) Jack Nolan (reporter) making him one of only two FBS quarterbacks to boast a .900 or above win rate (min. 20 .909 wins), even as Book ranks 11th overall in total QB career starts (33). His 30 wins rank third among all FBS quarterbacks. THE SERIES The Irish were ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll beginning November 8, their highest ranking Clemson leads, 2-3-0 Last meeting: Notre Dame 47, CU 40 (2OT) (11.7.20) 2 since 2012. Through the Brian Kelly era (11 seasons), the Irish have been ranked in the AP Top 10 at least one week in each of the last seven seasons, and eight of the last nine. 2020 SCHEDULE (10-0) Of the five longest regular-season winning streaks in college football history, Notre Dame Date ND Rk Opp Rk Opponent Location TV Time/Score 3 has single-handedly ended three of those streaks: Oklahoma’s 45 (1953-57), Miami’s 36 (1985-88) and Clemson’s 36 (2017-20). Sep. 12 10/10 --/RV Duke Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 27-13 Javon McKinley has totaled four 100-receiving yard performances in 2020, tied for the most Sep. 19 7/7 RV/RV South Florida Notre Dame, IN USA W, 52-0 4 among any ACC player. Oct. 10 5/5 Florida State Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 42-26 Since the start of 2018, Notre Dame is 32-3 (.917). 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 Notre Dame’s victory over No. 1 Clemson was Notre Dame’s ninth win over an AP No. 1 Oct. 31 4/4 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA ABC W, 31-13 9 opponent, which ties for second-most all-time (Miami). Only Alabama has more (10). Nov. 7 4/4 1/1 Clemson Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 47-40 16 The Irish boast a current win streak of 16 games, the longest among all FBS teams. Nov. 14 2/2 --/RV at Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA ABC W, 45-31 The defense has yielded just 17.1 points/game through the regular season. That figure Nov. 27 2/2/2 19/25/23 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC ABC W, 31-17 17.1 ranks fifth among all Power 5 teams. Dec. 5 2/2/2 Syracuse Notre Dame, IN NBC W, 45-21 Notre Dame has held 33-of-36 opponents during Clark Lea’s tenure as defensive 33 coordinator to 30 points or less. That includes ranked opponents LSU, Michigan, Stanford, Dec. 19 2/2/2 3/4/3 ACC Championship Charlotte, NC ABC 4 p.m. Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Clemson, Georgia, Virginia, Navy and North Carolina. Rankings: CFP/AP/Coaches (current for upcoming opponents, at time of game for past opponents) | All times Eastern Of the Top 10 rushers in the ACC, which includes RB Kyren Williams, the Irish have faced six: North Carolina’s Javonte Williams and Michael Carter, Clemson’s Travis Etienne, Duke’s THE TRADITION Mataeo Durant, Florida State’s Jordan Travis and Syracuse’s Sean Tucker. Notre Dame’s defense has limited those six Top-10 running backs to an average of 52.8 yards (317 yards Heisman Trophy Winners – Angelo Bertelli (1943), John Lujack (1947), Leon Hart (1948), John total on 84 carries) and just three total touchdowns among the six. Carter, who leads the 7 Lattner (1953), Paul Hornung (1956), John Huarte (1964), Tim Brown (1987) 52.8 ACC with 113.2 rushing yards per game, was held to just 57 vs. Notre Dame. Consensus National Championships: 1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, By comparison, against those five teams, Williams posted at least 100 rushing yards in all 1988 five matchups, averaging 134.2 yards (671 yards total on 104 carries), with a total of 10 11 touchdowns. 13 NFL Hall of Famers – the most of any college football program 44:47 The Irish have only trailed for 44:47 minutes out of a total 600:00 minutes of regulation. Different seasons Notre Dame has been selected as the National Champion by at least one poll listed in the NCAA official record book Notre Dame has totaled 41 regular season wins in four years, the most in a four year period 21 41 in program history. 22 Undefeated regular seasons Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Brian Kelly notched 102 ˆ wins in his Notre Dame career with the victory over Syracuse. Ranking second all-time in program history in career wins, 52 College Football Hall of Famers – Raghib Ismail (1988-90) was a 2019 inductee 102 and with 10 wins this season, he has totaled the most double-digit win seasons in school history (six). 102 Consensus All-Americans – most recent Julian Love (2018) 141 Notre Dame has outscored opponents 141-35 in the second quarter this season. 939ˆ All-time wins – second in college football history. Notre Dame is 120-38-7 in neutral site games since 1887. In the Brian Kelly era, the Irish 120 are 17-6. .734ˆ All-time winning percentage – the best in college football history. @NDFootball /NDFootball @NDFootball @NDFBRecruiting MEDIA INFORMATION ACC CHAMPIONSHIP – CLEMSON TIGERS | 2 FOOTBALL STAFF GAME DAY LOCATIONS Coach Position Location Brian Kelly Head Coach Sideline Clark Lea Def. Coordinator/Linebackers Press Box CREDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION Tommy Rees Off. Coordinator/Quarterbacks Press Box • All media operations regarding credentials, parking and access for the ACC Championship game Mike Elston Defensive Line Sideline are under the purview of the Atlantic Coast Conference. With questions, please contact Kevin Lance Taylor Running Backs Sideline Best ([email protected]) at the ACC. Jeff Quinn Offensive Line Sideline BRIAN KELLY AVAILABILITY Mike Mickens Cornerbacks Press Box • Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Brian Kelly will conduct his weekly presser on Sunday, in Terry Joseph Def. Pass Game Coordinator/Safeties Sideline accordance with the ACC’s Championship schedule. The 30-minute weekly conference will serve Brian Polian Special Teams Coordinator Sideline as a recap to the previous game and also previews the upcoming game. He will also address Del Alexander Wide Receivers Sideline the media on Friday for a late week update via zoom. Links were communicated to media by John McNulty Tight Ends Press Box assistant athletic director, football communications Katy Lonergan. To obtain the password, Note: Regular season locations; may be subject to change please contact Kevin Best ([email protected]) at the ACC. FOOTBALL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS • Interviews with student-athletes will occur on Tuesday after practice via Zoom. Interview Assistant Athletics Director/ [email protected] requests for student-athletes must be submitted to Katy Lonergan and Claire Kramer by Noon Football Communications Katy Lonergan o - 574-631-3982 ET the Sunday before the proposed interview. Media are not permitted to directly contact Primary Football c- 785-764-9941 student-athletes or coaches to arrange interviews. Assistant Athletics POST-GAME INTERVIEWS [email protected] Communications Director Claire Kramer • Post-game interviews for both head coaches and Notre Dame players will be held over zoom. c - 913-952-6454 Secondary Football Requests for student-athlete interviews should be submitted by the eight-minute mark of Assistant Athletics the fourth quarter to Katy Lonergan. Transcripts from Coach Kelly’s presser will be available [email protected] Communications Director Matt Paras approximately 60 minutes following the conclusion of his post-game comments. c - 401-215-5656 Tertiary Football SIGNING DAY • Kelly and special teams coordinator/recruiting coordinator Brian Polian will address the media on Wednesday, December 16 for Early Signing Day regarding the addition of the 2021 class. The link for the Zoom presser has been communicated via email, and is the same link as is traditionally used for Coach Kelly’s Monday presser. Please contact Katy Lonergan with questions ([email protected]). STATISTICAL SERVICES • All media members will be provided with access to game notes via UND.com. Following the Katy Lonergan Claire Kramer Matt Paras game, a complete post-game statistics package will be distributed via email and will contain a BRIAN KELLY WEEKLY AVAILABILITY scoring summary, final team statistics, final individual statistics, complete play-by-play, drive charts for both halves, halftime statistics, defensive statistics, substitution chartand post-game 5 p.m. ET notes. Live in-game statistics will be available via StatBroadcast.