2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Marcus Freeman (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Rees (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Al Golden (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Captain	Avery Davis Jarrett Patterson Michael Mayer Bo Bauer Isaiah Foskey JD Bertrand
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (capacity: 77,622)
Uniform

2022 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Liberty			–						7	–	1
Notre Dame			–						5	–	3
BYU			–						4	–	5
UConn			–						4	–	5
Army			–						3	–	4
New Mexico State			–						3	–	5
UMass			–						1	–	7
As of November 25, 2023 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represents the University of Notre Dame in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season The Fighting Irish play their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, and compete as an independent. The program is led by first-year head coach Marcus Freeman.

Offseason

Coaching changes

On December 2, 2021, following the departure of Brian Kelly to LSU, defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman was promoted to head coach.

The following coaches left the football program:

• WR coach Del Alexander left for a position at Georgia Tech
• OL coach Jeff Quinn was not retained.
• ST coach Brian Polian left for a position at LSU.
• DL coach & recruiting coordinator Mike Elston left for a position at Michigan.
• RB coach & run game coordinator Lance Taylor left for the offensive coordinator position at Louisville.
• TE coach John McNulty left for the offensive coordinator position at Boston College.

New coaches announced in a press conference on February 17, 2022

• Harry Hiestand, rehired to coach offensive line
• Gerad Parker, hired to coach tight ends
• Al Washington, hired to coach defensive line
• Al Golden, hired to coach linebackers and as defensive coordinator
• Chansi Stuckey, hired to coach wide receivers
• Brian Mason, hired to coach special teams
• Deland McCullough, hired to coach running backs

Transfers in

• DL Chris Smith transferred in from Harvard.
• S Brandon Joseph transferred in from Northwestern.
• K Blake Grupe transferred in from Arkansas State.
• P Jon Sot transferred in from Harvard.

Transfers out

• QB Brendan Clark transferred to Old Dominion
• RB C'Bo Flemister transferred to Pittsburgh
• WR Lawrence Keys III transferred to Tulane
• TE George Takacs transferred to Boston College
• OL Quinn Carroll transferred to Minnesota
• LB Shayne Simon transferred to Pittsburgh
• LB Paul Moala transferred to Idaho
• CB JoJo Johnson transferred to Iowa Western Community College
• CB Caleb Offord transferred to Buffalo
• S K. J. Wallace transferred to Georgia Tech
• S Litchfield Ajavon transferred to Rice
• S Khari Gee transferred to Georgia Tech
• K Harrison Leonard transferred to Rhode Island
• P Jay Bramblett transferred to LSU

Personnel

2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Braden Lenzy GS RB 3 Logan Diggs So WR 3 Avery Davis GS WR 4 Lorenzo Styles So WR 5 Joe Wilkins Jr. GS RB 7 Audric Estime So TE 9 Eli Raridon Fr QB 10 Drew Pyne Jr QB 11 Ron Powlus III So QB 12 Tyler Buchner So RB 13 Gi'Bran Payne Fr WR 15 Tobias Merriweather Fr WR 16 Deion Colzie So QB 18 Steve Angeli Fr RB 20 Jadarian Price Fr TE 23 Justin Fisher Fr RB 25 Chris Tyree Jr WR 26 Chase Dixon Jr RB 27 Chase Ketterer Jr WR 28 Griffin Eifert Jr WR 29 Matt Salerno GS RB 30 Skip Velotta Sr RB 33 Sam Assaf Sr TE 35 Hakim Sanfo Jr WR 37 Henry Cook Jr TE 38 Davis Sherwood So TE 39 Andrew Yanoshak So TE 40 Barret Liebentritt So WR 43 Greg Mailey GS OL 50 Rocco Spindler So OL 52 Zeke Correll Sr OL 53 Quinn Murphy Sr OL 54 Blake Fisher So OL 55 Jarrett Patterson GS OL 59 Aamil Wagner Fr OL 68 Michael Carmody Jr OL 70 Ashton Craig Fr OL 71 Brennan Wicks Jr OL 72 Caleb Johnson So OL 73 Andrew Kristofic Jr OL 74 Billy Schrauth Fr OL 75 Josh Lugg GS OL 76 Joe Alt So OL 77 Ty Chan Fr OL 78 Pat Coogan So OL 79 Tosh Baker Jr WR 80 Jack Polian So TE 81 Cane Berrong So WR 82 Leo Scheidler Fr WR 83 Jayden Thomas So TE 84 Kevin Bauman Jr TE 85 Holden Staes Fr WR 86 Conor Ratigan Sr TE 87 Michael Mayer Jr TE 88 Mitchell Evans So TE 89 Charlie Selna Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 2 DJ Brown GS S 3 Houston Griffith GS CB 5 Cam Hart Sr CB 6 Clarence Lewis Jr DL 7 Isaiah Foskey Sr LB 8 Marist Liufau Sr DL 9 Justin Ademilola GS LB 10 Prince Kollie So S 11 Ramon Henderson Jr LB 12 Jordan Botelho Jr CB 15 Ryan Barnes So S 16 Brandon Joseph Sr LB 17 Jaylen Sneed Fr CB 18 Chance Tucker So S 19 Marty Auer So CB 20 Benjamin Morrison Fr CB 21 Jaden Mickey Fr S 22 Justin Walters So CB 23 Jayden Bellamy Fr LB 24 Jack Kiser GS CB 25 Philip Riley So S 26 Xavier Watts Jr LB 27 JD Bertrand Sr CB 28 TaRiq Bracy GS DL 31 Nana Osafo-Mensah Sr LB 33 Tre Reader Fr DL 34 Osita Ekwonu Sr S 36 Eddie Scheidler Sr DL 40 Joshua Burnham Fr DL 41 Donovan Hinish Fr LB 42 Nolan Ziegler Fr LB 44 Junior Tuihalamaka Fr LB 46 Christian Opperman Sr DL 47 Jason Onye So LB 48 Will Schweitzer So S 49 Mike Graves GS LB 52 Bo Bauer GS DL 54 Jacob Lacey Sr DL 56 Howard Cross III Sr DL 57 Jayson Ademilola GS DL 65 Chris Smith GS DL 90 Alexander Ehrensberger Jr DL 91 Aiden Gobaira Fr DL 92 Aidan Keanaaina Jr DL 97 Gabriel Rubio So DL 98 Tyson Ford Fr DL 99 Rylie Mills Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 14 Bryce McFerson Fr P 31 Bryan Dowd Jr K 32 Chris Salerno So P 39 Jon Sot GS LS 44 Alex Peitsch Jr LS 51 Rino Monteforte Fr LS 65 Michael Vinson GS K 91 Josh Bryan So K 92 Zac Yoakam Fr K 99 Blake Grupe GS	Head coach Marcus Freeman (Ohio State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Al Golden (Penn State) Defensive Coordinator Linebackers Tommy Rees (Notre Dame) Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Brian Mason (Denison) Special Teams Coordinator Harry Hiestand (East Stroudsburg) Offensive Line Coach Deland McCullough (Miami (OH)) Running Backs Coach Mike Mickens (Cincinnati) Cornerbacks Coach Chris O'Leary (Indiana State) Defensive Backs Coach Safeties Gerad Parker (Kentucky) Tight Ends Coach Chansi Stuckey (Clemson) Wide Receivers Coach Al Washington (Boston College) Defensive Line Coach Defensive Run Game Coordinator Matt Balis Director of Football Performance Ron Powlus (Notre Dame) Associate Athletics Director – Football Olivia Mitchell (Notre Dame) Director of Football Operations Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 3, 2022

Schedule

Notre Dame announced and finalized the 2022 football schedule on December 7, 2021.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Ohio State	No. 5	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (College GameDay)	ABC	L 10–21	106,594
September 10	2:30 p.m.	Marshall	No. 8	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	NBC	L 21–26	77,622
September 17	2:30 p.m.	California		Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	NBC	W 24–17	77,622
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	W 45–32	50,500
October 8	7:30 p.m.	vs. No. 16 BYU		Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV (Shamrock Series)	NBC	W 28–20	62,742
October 15	7:30 p.m.	Stanford		Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 14–16	77,622
October 22	2:30 p.m.	UNLV		Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	Peacock	W 44–21	73,165
October 29	12:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Syracuse		JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ABC	W 41–24	46,861
November 5	7:30 p.m.	No. 4 Clemson		Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	NBC
November 12	12:00 p.m.	vs. Navy		M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	ABC
November 19	2:30 p.m.	Boston College		Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (Holy War)	NBC
November 26		at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) – Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at No. 2 Ohio State

See also: 2022 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 2 Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total No. 5 Fighting Irish 3 7 0 0 10 • No. 2 Buckeyes 7 0 7 7 21 Date: September 3, 2022 Location: Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 15 minutes Game attendance: 106,594 Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N/A MPH Referee: Jeff Heaser TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) & Holly Rowe (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 12:13 ND Blake Grupe 33-yard field goal (5 plays, 71 yards, 2:47) ND 3–0 05:32 OSU Emeka Egbuka 31-yard pass from C.J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) (4 plays, 54 yards, 1:34) OSU 7–3 2 11:56 ND Audric Estime 1-yard run (Blake Grupe kick) (10 plays, 87 yards, 5:10) ND 10–7 3 0:17 OSU Xavier Johnson 24-yard pass from C.J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) (10 plays, 70 yards, 4:43) OSU 14–10 4 4:51 OSU Miyan Williams 2-yard run (Noah Ruggles kick) (14 plays, 95 yards, 7:06) OSU 21–10

Pregame line	Over/under
OSU −17.0	83.5

Statistics	No. 5 Notre Dame	No. 2 Ohio State
First downs	12	22
Plays–yards	48–253	69–395
Rushes–yards	30–76	35–172
Passing yards	177	223
Passing: comp–att–int	10–18–0	24–34–0
Time of possession	27:01	32:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
No. 5 Notre Dame	Passing	Tyler Buchner	10/18 177 Yards, 0 TD
	Rushing	Chris Tyree	6 Att 28 Yards
	Receiving	Lorenzo Styles	1 Rec 54 Yards
No. 2 Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	24/34 223 Yards 2 TD
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	15 Att 91 Yards
	Receiving	Emeka Egbuka	9 Rec 90 Yards 1 TD

Marshall

See also: 2022 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Marshall at No. 8 Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total • Thundering Herd 0 9 3 14 26 No. 8 Fighting Irish 0 7 0 14 21 Date: September 10, 2022 Location: Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Game start: 2:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 14 minutes Game attendance: 77,622 Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 9 MPH Referee: Timothy Hedgepeth TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst) & Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 No scoring plays this quarter. 2 14:18 MARSH Khalan Laborn 4-yard run (Rece Verhoff PAT failed) (10 plays, 79 yards, 3:56) MARSH 6–0 3:00 ND Tyler Buchner 1-yard run (Blake Grupe kick) (5 plays, 56 yards, 2:03) ND 6–7 0:15 MARSH Rece Verhoff 21-yard field goal (12 plays, 74 yards, 2:45) MARSH 9–7 3 3:54 MARSH Rece Verhoff 20-yard field goal (9 plays, 46 yards, 4:10) MARSH 12–7 4 14:57 ND Tyler Buchner 1-yard run (Tyler Buchner run for two-point conversion) (8 plays, 66 yards, 3:57) ND 15–12 5:16 MARSH Devin Miller 3-yard pass from Henry Colombi (Rece Verhoff kick) (11 plays, 94 yards, 5:16) MARSH 19–15 4:35 MARSH Steven Gilmore 37-yard pass interception return (Rece Verhoff kick) (3 plays, 7 yards, 0:41) MARSH 26–15 0:14 ND Michael Mayer 5-yard pass from Drew Pyne (Two-point conversion failed) (7 plays, 32 yards, 1:42) MARSH 26–21

Pregame line	Over/under
ND −20.8	48.0

Statistics	Marshall	No. 8 Notre Dame
First downs	21	22
Plays–yards	71–364	75–351
Rushes–yards	50–219	37–130
Passing yards	145	221
Passing: comp–att–int	16–21–0	21–38–3
Time of possession	30:47	29:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing	Henry Colombi	16–21–0, 145 yards, TD
	Rushing	Khalan Laborn	31 carries, 165 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jayden Harrison	3 receptions, 38 yards
No. 8 Notre Dame	Passing	Tyler Buchner	18–32–2, 201 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Tyler Buckner	13 carries, 52 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Michael Mayer	8 receptions, 103 yards, TD

California

See also: 2022 California Golden Bears football team

California at Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Bears 0 10 7 0 17 • Fighting Irish 0 7 7 10 24 Date: September 17, 2022 Location: Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Game start: 2:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 19 minutes Game attendance: 77,622 Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 12 MPH Referee: Mike Roche TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst) & Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 No scoring plays this quarter. 2 14:27 CAL Michael Sturdivant 18-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Dario Longhetto kick) (4 plays, 33 yards, 0:26) CAL 7–0 08:54 ND Chris Tyree 21-yard pass from Drew Pyne (Blake Grupe kick) (10 plays, 60 yards, 5:28) Tie 7–7 04:11 CAL Dario Longhetto 34-yard field goal (10 plays, 69 yards, 4:43) CAL 10–7 3 09:14 ND Audric Estime 1-yard run (Blake Grupe kick) (9 plays, 60 yards, 4:00) ND 14–10 04:48 CAL Jack Plummer 1-yard run (Dario Longhetto kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:26) CAL 17–14 4 14:48 ND Blake Grupe 47-yard field goal (10 plays, 46 yards, 5:00) Tie 17–17 9:16 ND Michael Mayer 6-yard pass from Drew Pyne (Blake Grupe kick) (7 plays, 66 yards, 3:46) ND 24–17

Pregame line	Over/under
ND −13.5	41.0

Statistics	Cal	ND
First downs	18	17
Plays–yards	68–296	64–297
Rushes–yards	31–112	41–147
Passing yards	184	150
Passing: comp–att–int	16–37–0	17–23–0
Time of possession	26:58	33:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal	Passing	Jack Plummer	16–37–0, 184 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jack Plummer	12 carries, 81 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	5 receptions, 66 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Drew Pyne	17–23–0, 150 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Audric Estime	18 carries, 76 yards, TD
	Receiving	Chris Tyree	5 receptions, 44 yards, TD

at North Carolina

See also: 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries § North Carolina

Notre Dame at North Carolina
(Rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total • Fighting Irish 0 24 14 7 45 Tar Heels 7 7 6 12 32 Date: September 24, 2022 Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 30 minutes Game attendance: 50,500 Game weather: Cloudy • 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SW 8 mph Referee: Jeff Flanagan TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play–by–play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 9:53 UNC Josh Downs 4 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick) (12 plays, 76 yards, 4:59) UNC 7–0 2 12:57 ND Michael Mayer 10 yd. pass from Drew Pyne (Blake Grupe kick) (8 plays, 83 yards, 3:48) Tie 7–7 10:01 ND Lorenzo Styles 30 yd. pass from Drew Pyne (Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 66 yards, 1:26) ND 14–7 6:55 UNC Josh Downs 3 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick) (9 plays, 76 yards, 3:00) Tie 14–14 2:37 ND Audric Estime 1 yd. rush (Blake Grupe kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 4:18) ND 21–14 0:23 ND Blake Grupe 40 yd. field goal (12 plays, 52 yards, 1:52) ND 24–14 3 12:18 ND Logan Diggs 29 yd. pass from Drew Pyne (Blake Grupe kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:42) ND 31–14 10:21 ND Audric Estime 1 yd. rush (Blake Grupe kick) (7 plays, 15 yards, 1:52) ND 38–14 4:08 GNC Antoine Green 80 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Bryson Nesbit pass from Drake Maye failed) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:11) ND 38–20 4 13:04 ND Chris Tyree 1 yd. rush (Blake Grupe kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 6:04) ND 45–20 9:47 UNC Omarion Hampton 4 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Bryson Nesbit pass from Drake Maye failed) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:17) ND 45–26 1:44 UNC Antoine Green 64 yd. pass from Drake Maye (George Pettaway pass from Drake Maye failed) (7 plays, 80 yards, 1:36) ND 45–32

Pregame line	Over/under
UNC −1.5	55.5

Statistics	ND	UNC
First downs	35	18
Plays–yards	85–576	60–367
Rushes–yards	51–287	28–66
Passing yards	289	301
Passing: comp–att–int	24–34–0	17–32–0
Time of possession	38:13	21:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Drew Pyne	24/34, 289 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Audric Estime	17 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Michael Mayer	7 receptions, 88 yards, TD
North Carolina	Passing	Drake Maye	17/32, 301 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Drake Maye	13 carries, 36 yards
	Receiving	Antoine Green	3 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD

vs. No. 16 BYU

See also: 2022 BYU Cougars football team

No. 16 BYU vs. Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total No. 16 Cougars 6 0 7 7 20 • Fighting Irish 3 15 7 3 28 Date: October 8, 2022 Location: Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas, NV Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2 hours, 59 minutes Game attendance: 62,742 Game weather: Indoor • 72 °F (22 °C) Referee: Stuart Mullins TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst) and Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 11:25 ND Blake Grupe 26 yd. field goal (8 plays, 36 yards, 3:26) ND 3–0 4:32 BYU Kody Epps 2 yd. pass from Jaren Hall (Justen Smith kick missed) (7 plays, 26 yards, 3:49) BYU 6–3 2 14:19 ND Michael Mayer 24 yd. pass from Drew Pyne (Blake Grupe kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 5:13) ND 10–6 6:50 ND Team Safety (1 plays, −4 yards, 0:07) ND 12–6 1:03 ND Jayden Thomas 30 yd. pass from Drew Pyne (2-pt conversion failed) (10 plays, 79 yards, 5:42) ND 18–6 3 8:05 ND Matthew Mayer 19 yd. pass from Drew Pyne (Blake Grupe kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 6:55) ND 25–6 5:27 BYU Kody Epps 53 yd. pass from Jaren Hall (Justen Smith kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:38) ND 25–13 4 14:18 BYU Christopher Brooks 28 yd. rush (Justen Smith kick) (10 plays, 87 yards, 4:41) ND 25–20 6:07 ND Blake Grupe 20 yd. field goal (8 plays, 62 yards, 4:47) ND 28–20

Pregame line	Over/under
ND −3.5	51.5

Statistics	BYU	ND
First downs	13	24
Plays–yards	46–276	73–496
Rushes–yards	29–156	45–234
Passing yards	120	262
Passing: comp–att–int	9–17–1	22–28–1
Time of possession	19:05	40:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Jaren Hall	9/17, 120 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Christopher Brooks	14 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kody Epps	4 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD
Notre Dame	Passing	Drew Pyne	22/28, 262 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Audric Estime	14 carries, 97 yards
	Receiving	Michael Mayer	11 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD

Stanford

See also: 2022 Stanford Cardinal football team

Stanford vs. Notre Dame
(Legends Trophy)

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinal 7 3 3 3 16 Fighting Irish 0 0 7 7 14 Date: October 15, 2022 Location: Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 14 minutes Game attendance: 77,622 Game weather: Sunny • 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: SW 8 MPH Referee: Mike McCabe TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst) and Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:05 STAN Casey Filkins 2-yard run (Joshua Karty kick) (8 plays, 66 yards, 3:28) STAN 7–0 2 0:00 STAN Joshua Karty 45-yard field goal (6 plays, 18 yards, 1:42) STAN 10–0 3 8:44 STAN Joshua Karty 43-yard field goal (9 plays, 48 yards, 3:00) STAN 13–0 6:22 ND Audric Estime 10-yard run (Blake Grupe kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:22) STAN 13–7 4 14:53 ND Tobias Merriweather 41-yard pass from Drew Pyne (Blake Grupe kick) (6 plays, 60 yards, 2:40) ND 14–13 10:20 STAN Joshua Karty 43-yard field goal (10 plays, 51 yards, 4:33) STAN 16–14

Pregame line	Over/under
ND −16.5	54.5

Statistics	Stanford	ND
First downs	21	16
Plays–yards	81–385	61–301
Rushes–yards	42–97	34–150
Passing yards	288	151
Passing: comp–att–int	26–39–0	13–27–0
Time of possession	36:07	23:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing	Tanner McKee	26/38, 288 yards
	Rushing	Casey Filkins	32 carries, 91 yards, TD
	Receiving	Elijah Higgins	5 receptions, 81 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Drew Pyne	13/27, 151 yards, TD
	Rushing	Audric Estime	8 carries, 57 yards, TD
	Receiving	Michael Mayer	5 receptions, 60 yards

UNLV

See also: 2022 UNLV Rebels football team

UNLV vs. Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 7 0 7 7 21 • Fighting Irish 23 7 0 14 44 Date: October 22, 2022 Location: Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Game start: 2:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Game attendance: 73,165 Game weather: Temperature • 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 15 mph Referee: Jerry Magallanes TV announcers (Peacock): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst) and Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 12:35 ND Audric Estime 12–yard run (Blake Grupe kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:25) ND 7–0 10:06 ND Blake Grupe 43–yard field goal (5 plays, 18 yards, 2:07) ND 10–0 9:10 UNLV Jordan Younge-Humphrey 2–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56) ND 10–7 6:24 ND Michael Mayer 20-yard pass from Drew Pyne (Blake Grupe kick) (2 plays, 20 yards, 0:08) ND 17–7 3:58 ND Blake Grupe 27–yard field goal (4 plays, 5 yards, 0:48) ND 20–7 6:22 ND Blake Grupe 46–yard field goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 1:12) ND 23–7 2 4:10 ND Michael Evans 1–yard run (Blake Grupe kick) (6 plays, 46 yards, 3:04) ND 30–7 3 8:06 UNLV Harrison Bailey 2–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick) (9 plays, 76 yards, 7:10) ND 30–14 4 11:59 ND Chris Tyree 8–yard run (Blake Grupe kick) (13 plays, 62 yards, 7:10) ND 37–14 8:02 UNLV Jordan Younge-Humphrey 1–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 3:57) ND 37–21 3:55 ND Braden Lenzy 4–yard pass from Drew Pyne (Blake Grupe kick) (9 plays, 46 yards, 5:06) ND 44–21

Pregame line	Over/under
ND −26.0	46.5

Statistics	UNLV	ND
First downs	11	23
Plays–yards	61–299	75–428
Rushes–yards	28–146	47–223
Passing yards	153	205
Passing: comp–att–int	17–33–0	14–28–1
Time of possession	26:02	33:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing	Cameron Friel	8–15, 80 yards
	Rushing	Courtney Reese	11 carries, 142 yards
	Receiving	Nick Williams	4 receptions, 47 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Drew Pyne	14–28, 205 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Logan Diggs	28 carries, 130 yards
	Receiving	Michael Mayer	6 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD

at No. 16 Syracuse

See also: 2022 Syracuse Orange football team

Notre Dame at No. 16 Syracuse Orange

1 2 3 4 Total • Fighting Irish 7 14 3 17 41 No. 16 Syracuse Orange 7 0 10 7 24 Date: October 29, 2022 Location: JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes Game attendance: 49,861 Game weather: Temperature • Indoor Referee: Gary Patterson TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play–by–play), Greg McElroy (analyst) and Katie George (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 14:53 ND Brandon Joseph 29–yard Interception Return (Blake Grupe kick) (1 play, 0 yards, 0:07) ND 7–0 9:10 SYRACUSE Oronde Gadsden II 13–yard pass from Garrett Shrader (Andre Szmyt kick) (7 plays, 53 yards, 3:43) TIE 7–7 2 8:23 ND Logan Diggs 3–yard run (Blake Grupe kick) (11 plays, 55 yards, 6:25) ND 14–7 0:17 ND Jayden Thomas 3–yard pass from Drew Pyne (Blake Grupe kick) (6 plays, 61 yards, 1:01) ND 21–7 3 7:41 ND Blake Grupe 31–yard field goal (6 plays, 22 yards, 2:54) ND 24–7 4:57 SYRACUSE Andre Szmyt 54–yard field goal (7 plays, 39 yards, 2:44) ND 24–10 0:25 SYRACUSE Sran Tucker 4–yard run (Andre Szymt kick) (6 plays, 67 yards, 2:21) ND 24–17 4 9:11 ND Audric Estime 11–yard run (Blake Grupe kick) (7 plays, 54 yards, 2:21) ND 31–17 7:47 ND Audric Estime 2–yard run (Blake Grupe kick) (1 play, 2 yards, 0:03) ND 38–17 5:44 SYRACUSE D'Marcus Adams 13–yard pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (Andre Szymt kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:03) ND 38–24 1:58 NDEvent=Blake Grupe 20–yard field goal (8 plays, 45 yards, 3:46) {{{Event}}} ND 41–24

Pregame line	Over/under
ND −1.0	48.0

Statistics	ND	SYRACUSE
First downs	22	15
Plays–yards	75–362	61–286
Rushes–yards	56–246	25–61
Passing yards	116	225
Passing: comp–att–int	9–19–1	16–36–2
Time of possession	37:40	22:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Drew Pyne	9–19, 116 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Audric Estime	20 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Michael Mayer	3 receptions, 54 yards
Syracuse	Passing	Carlos Del Rio-Wilson	11–22, 190 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Sean Tucker	16 carries, 60 yards, TD
	Receiving	Oronde Gadsden II	4 receptions, 78 yards, TD

No. 4 Clemson

See also: 2022 Clemson Tigers football team

No. 4 Clemson at Notre Dame

1 2 Total No. 4 Tigers 0 Fighting Irish 0 Date: November 5, 2022 Location: Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT Game weather: Temperature • Referee: Jerry Magallanes TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst) and Zora Stephenson (sideline)

vs. Navy

See also: 2022 Navy Midshipmen football team and Rip Miller Trophy (Notre Dame-Navy football rivalry)

Notre Dame vs. Navy
(Rip Miller Trophy)

1 2 Total Fighting Irish 0 Midshipmen 0 Date: November 12, 2022 Location: M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Game weather: Temperature • Referee: Jerry Magallanes Television network: ABC

Boston College

See also: 2022 Boston College Eagles football team and Holy War (Boston College-Notre Dame)

Boston College at Notre Dame
(Holy War)

1 2 Total Eagles 0 Fighting Irish 0 Date: November 19, 2022 Location: Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Game start: 2:30 p.m. EDT Game weather: Temperature • Referee: Jerry Magallanes TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst) and Zora Stephenson (sideline)

at USC

See also: 2022 USC Trojans football team and Jeweled Shillelagh (Notre Dame-USC football rivalry)

Notre Dame at USC
Jeweled Shillelagh)

1 2 Total Fighting Irish 0 Trojans 0 Date: November 26, 2022 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Game start: TBD EDT Game weather: Temperature • Referee: Jerry Magallanes Television network: TBA

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	5	8	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—
Coaches	5	9	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—
CFP	Not released															Not released