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1 2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES NOTRE DAMEFOOTBALL Notre Dame Media Relations u Michael Bertsch u mbertsc1@nd.edu u u Leigh Torbin u ltorbin@nd.edu u u UND.com Countdown To Kickoff 15 Senior K Kyle Brindza is nearly perfect (14 of 15) in game-winning, game-tying, overtime or fourth-quarter lead-extending field goals over his career. (Page 17) 14 Junior OL Ronnie Stanley will make his 14th career start Saturday, but it will be his debut at left tackle. Stanley will be the first Irish player other than Zack Martin to start at left tackle since Matt Romine on Oct. 16, (Page 12) 13 Notre Dame is 13-0 under Brian Kelly when it does not commit a turnover. (Page 12) 12 Brian Kelly is one of 12 coaches at contract bowl eligible schools who is at least.500 against AP-ranked teams at his current job. (Page 10) 11 Notre Dame boasts 11 student-athletes from the state of Texas. (Page 5) 10 Saturday's opponent, Rice, is one of 27 schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision that won 10 or more games in Notre Dame will play six of them in (Page 5-6) 9 Notre Dame has allowed a combined average of points/game over the last four years, which ranks as the ninth-best average over of any team in the FBS. (Page 15) 8 Eight freshmen can be found on Notre Dame's season-opening offensive and defensive depth chart. (Page 21) 7 Saturday's meeting between Notre Dame and Rice is one of seven matchups this weekend that features a pair of teams that both won at least nine games in (Page 6) 6 Sophomore RB Tarean Folston rushed for 470 yards as a freshman in 2013, which ranked as the sixth-best single-season total by a freshman in school history. (Page 13) 5 With a victory over Rice on Saturday, Notre Dame would improve its all-time record in the month of August to 5-0. (Page 5) 4 Notre Dame lost a fumble just four times in 2013, equaling Bowling Green, Utah, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin for the fewest in the nation. (Page 13) 3 Notre Dame's running backs have lost three or fewer fumbles in each of the last four years. Irish running backs have lost just 10 fumbles since the start of (Page 13) 2 Since the start of 2011, Notre Dame has allowed just 25 rushing touchdowns only Alabama has allowed fewer (21). (Page 16) 1 Brian Kelly is the first coach in Notre Dame history to lead the Irish to a bowl game in each of his first four seasons. (Page 7) 0 Brian Kelly has led Notre Dame to 37 victories over his first four seasons. No Irish coach has registered more wins over his first four years at the University. (Page 7) DATE u Saturday, August 30, 2014 TIME u 3:41 p.m. ET SITE (CAPACITY) u Notre Dame Stadium (80,795); Notre Dame, Ind. TELEVISION u NBC national telecast with Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Mike Mayock (analysis), Kathryn Tappen (sideline), Doug Flutie (sideline), Rob Hyland (producer) and Pierre Moossa (director). u NBC Sports Network will also have live pre-game and post-game shows featuring Liam McHugh (host), Flutie (analyst) and Hines Ward (analyst). RADIO u IMG College Sports is the exclusive national rights-holder for Irish football radio broadcasts. IMG College manages, produces and syndicates the Irish national football radio network. Notre Dame games will be broadcast to 117 affiliates by Don Criqui (play-by-play), former Irish great Allen Pinkett (analysis) and Jeff Jeffers (sideline). This broadcast can be heard live on SiriusXM Satellite Radio (channel 129). u The broadcast will be preceded by a one hour pre-game show hosted by Criqui and Pinkett with interviews conducted by Jack Nolan. u All games can be heard in South Bend on News & Sports Radio 96.1 FM & 960 AM WSBT and Sunny FM. TICKETS u Saturday will be the 238th straight sellout at Notre Dame Stadium. Every home game since the final two home games in 1964 for the Irish has been a sellout except one a 1973 Thanksgiving Day game vs. Air Force. Notre Dame has played in front of sellouts in 286 of its last 287 home games. u Notre Dame has played in front of sellout crowds in 266 of its previous 310 games (.858) overall. Notre Dame has played before 637 sellouts in 911 total games (.699) since WEB SITES, SOCIAL MEDIA u Notre Dame (UND.com...@NDFootball), Rice (RiceOwls.com...@RiceFootball1) POLLS u Notre Dame is ranked No. 17 in both the Associated Press and Amway Coaches' preseason polls. Rice is unranked in both polls. REAL-TIME STATS u Live in-game stats will be provided through CBS College Sports GameTracker via UND.com. SERIES INFO u Notre Dame leads the series with Rice 4-0, including a 2-0 record at Notre Dame Stadium. u For more information on the series, turn to page four. WHAT TO WATCH FOR u Saturday's game is the home opener for the Irish and the 85th time Notre Dame Stadium has served as the venue. Notre Dame is (.818) in its home openers, including (.798) at Notre Dame Stadium. Printed by Game-1 #17/17 Notre Dame vs. Rice What's Inside 2014 Notre Dame Schedule Countdown to Kickoff... 1 All-Time Season Openers...2 All-Time Home Openers... 3 With A Victory / With A Defeat... 4 Season-Opener Top Performers...4 Notre Dame-Rice Series Notes Notre Dame's Record When... 5 National Rankings... 6 Brian Kelly Notes Honors/Awards... 7 Starter Sheet... 8 Notre Dame By The Numbers... 9 Irish Probable Starting Lineup Team Notes Inside ND Football/ND Football Replays Irish in the NFL...12 Irish Among National Leaders Media Information...14 Coaching Staff Game Day Locations...14 Miscellaneous Notes Depth Chart Alphabetical / Numerical Roster Pronunciation Guide The Last Time Team Stats Individual Stats Defensive Stats Game Superlatives Game-by-Game Stats Opponent Game-by-Game Stats Game-by-Game Comparison Game-by-Game Participation Game-by-Game Individual Stats Conversions and Time of Possession Red Zone Stats...50 Date ND Rank Opponent (TV) Location Time Aug /17 Rice (NBC) Notre Dame, Ind. 3:30 p.m. ET Sept. 6 -/- Michigan (NBC) Notre Dame, Ind. 7:30 p.m. ET Sept. 13 -/- vs. Purdue (NBC) Indianapolis, Ind. 7:30 p.m. ET Sept. 27 -/- vs. Syracuse (TBA) East Rutherford, N.J. TBA Oct. 4 -/- (11/11) Stanford (NBC) Notre Dame, Ind. 3:30 p.m. ET Oct. 11 -/- (23/23) North Carolina (NBC) Notre Dame, Ind. 3:30 p.m. ET Oct. 18 -/- at (1/1) Florida State (TBA) Tallahassee, Fla. TBA Nov. 1 -/- vs. Navy (CBS) Landover, Md. 8 p.m. ET Nov. 8 -/- at (19/18) Arizona State (TBA) Tempe, Ariz. TBA Nov. 15 -/- Northwestern (NBC) Notre Dame, Ind. 3:30 p.m. ET Nov. 22 -/- Louisville (NBC) Notre Dame, Ind. 3:30 p.m. ET Nov. 29 -/- at (15/15) USC (TBA) Los Angeles, Calif. TBA * Rankings are Associated Press/Amway Coaches polls

2 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES Year W/L Opp. Result *1887 L Michigan 0-8 *1888 L Michigan W Northwestern 9-0 *1892 W South Bend H.S *1893 W Kalamazoo 34-0 *1894 W Hillsdale 14-0 *1895 W Northwestern Law 20-0 *1896 L Chicago Physicians & Surgeons 0-4 *1897 T Rush Medical W Illinois 5-0 *1899 W Englewood H.S *1900 W Goshen 55-0 *1901 T South Bend Athletic Club 0-0 *1902 W Michigan State 33-0 *1903 W Michigan State 12-0 *1904 W Wabash 12-4 *1905 W North Division H.S. (Chicago) 44-0 *1906 W Franklin 26-0 *1907 W Chicago Physicians & Surgeons 32-0 *1908 W Hillsdale 39-0 *1909 W Olivet 58-0 *1910 W Olivet 48-0 *1911 W Ohio Northern 32-6 *1912 W St. Viator *1913 W Ohio Northern 87-0 *1914 W Alma 56-0 *1915 W Alma 32-0 *1916 W Case Tech 48-0 *1917 W Kalamazoo W Case Tech 26-6 *1919 W Kalamazoo 14-0 *1920 W Kalamazoo 39-0 *1921 W Kalamazoo 56-0 *1922 W Kalamazoo 46-0 *1923 W Kalamazoo 74-0 *1924 W Lombard 40-0 *1925 W Baylor (R) 41-0 *1926 W Beloit 77-0 *1927 W Coe (R) 28-7 *1928 W Loyola (New Orleans) W Indiana 14-0 *1930 W SMU (4:00) W Indiana 25-0 *1932 W Haskell 73-0 *1933 T Kansas 0-0 *1934 L Texas 6-7 *1935 W Kansas 28-7 *1936 W Carnegie Tech 21-7 *1937 W Drake 21-0 *1938 W Kansas 52-0 *1939 W Purdue 3-0 *1940 W College of Pacific 25-7 *1941 W Arizona T Wisconsin W Pittsburgh W Pittsburgh 58-0 *1945 W Illinois W Illinois W Pittsburgh 40-6 *1948 W Purdue *1949 W Indiana 49-6 All-Time Season Openers Year W/L Opp. Result *1950 W (1) North Carolina (2:40) (20) 14-7 *1951 W (14) Indiana T (10) Pennsylvania (12) W (1) Oklahoma (6) *1954 W (2) Texas (4) 21-0 *1955 W (11) SMU L (3) SMU (NT)(1:50) W Purdue 12-0 *1958 W (5) Indiana 18-0 *1959 W North Carolina (R) 28-8 *1960 W California 21-7 *1961 W Oklahoma W Oklahoma 13-7 *1963 L Wisconsin (1:07) (6) W Wisconsin (R) W (3) California 48-6 *1966 W (6) Purdue (8) *1967 W (1) California 41-8 *1968 W (3) Oklahoma (5) *1969 W (11) Northwestern W (6) Northwestern *1971 W (2) Northwestern W (13) Northwestern 37-0 *1973 W (8) Northwestern W (2) Georgia Tech (NT) W (9) Boston College (NT) (Schaefer Stad.) 17-3 *1976 L (11) Pittsburgh (9) W (3) Pittsburgh (7) 19-9 *1978 L (5) Missouri (12:50) W (9) Michigan (6) *1980 W (11) Purdue (9) *1981 W (4) LSU 27-9 *1982 W (20) Michigan (NT) (10) W (5) Purdue L (8) Purdue (Hoosier Dome) L (13) Michigan *1986 L Michigan (3) W (16) Michigan (9) 26-7 *1988 W (13) Michigan (1:13) (NT) (9) W (2) Virginia (NT) (Giants Stadium) *1990 W (1) Michigan (NT) (1:40) (4) *1991 W (7) Indiana W (3) Northwestern (Soldier Field) 42-7 *1993 W (7) Northwestern W (3) Northwestern (NT) (Soldier Field) *1995 L (9) Northwestern W (6) Vanderbilt (NT) 14-7 *1997 W (11) Georgia Tech (2:37) *1998 W (22) Michigan (5) *1999 W (18) Kansas *2000 W Texas A&M (23) L (23) Nebraska (5) (NT) W Maryland (21) (NT) (Giants Stadium) 22-0 *2003 W Washington State (1 OT) 2004 L at BYU (NT) W at Pittsburgh (23) (NT) W (2) at Georgia Tech (NT) *2007 L Georgia Tech 3-33 *2008 W San Diego State *2009 W (23) Nevada 35-0 *2010 W Purdue Year W/L Opp. Result *2011 L (16) USF (R) W Navy (Aviva Stadium) *2013 W (14) Temple 28-6 RECORD *home games Beginning in 1936, the number in front of the opponent indicates Notre Dame s ranking in the AP poll. The number following the opponent indicates its ranking. (NT) night game; (R) game played in rain; (0:00) time remaining when deciding points were scored. SEASON OPENERS u The Irish are (.852) in season openers and have won 22 of their last 27. u Notre Dame, which failed to score first in six consecutive season openers ( ), hit pay dirt first in 2010, 2012 and u Notre Dame has captured its last 15 season openers when scoring first, a span that dates back to the 1986 defeat to Michigan. u Notre Dame dropped both the 1985 and '86 openers against the Wolverines, both times opening with the game s initial score. u Since 1958, the Irish in season openers are 34-3 (.919) when scoring first and 13-6 (.684) when the opponent scores first. u Here s a breakdown of each Notre Dame head coach s record in season openers (post 1913): Harper: 5-0 Rockne: 13-0 Anderson: Layden: 6-1 Leahy: McKeever: 1-0 Devore: 1-1 Brennan: 4-1 Kuharich: 4-0 Parseghian: 11-0 Devine: 4-2 Faust: 3-2 Holtz: 9-2 Davie: 4-1 Willingham: 2-1 Weis: 4-1 Kelly: 3-1 OPENERS AN INDICATOR? u In the 104 seasons when Notre Dame won its opener, the Irish went on to post a winning record 95 times (91.3%), with four losing seasons and five.500 records. u In the 16 seasons when the Irish lost their opener, the Irish posted a winning record seven times and a losing mark eight times (with one.500 season). u In the five seasons when Notre Dame registered a tie in its opener, the Irish had four winning records and one losing record. EVEN MORE ON OPENERS At Home: On The Road: Neutral Site Games: 6-1 In Overtime: 1-0 On Television: 33-8 On NBC: 11-3 On ABC: 16-3 On ESPN: 2-1 On CBS: 4-1 On Raycom: 1-0 Afternoon Games: Night Games: 11-3 Decided By 7 or Less: Scoring 40+ Points: 33-0 Scoring 30+ Points: 52-0 Scoring Points: 29-3 Scoring 0-19 Points: Allowing 40+ Points: 0-0 Allowing 30+ Points: 0-2 Allowing Points: 8-7 Allowing 0-19 Points: Scoring First (since 1958): 34-3 Opp. Scores First (since 1958): 13-6 *Both teams are AP-ranked: *Neither team is ranked: *ND is ranked higher: *Opponent is ranked higher: 8-4 Vs. In-state Opponents: * post 1936 when the AP instituted national rankings

3 2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES 3 HOME OPENERS u Saturday's game is the home opener for the Irish and the 85th time Notre Dame Stadium has served as the venue. The facility opened for Knute Rockne's final season in 1930 and the Irish have compiled a (.749) record in "The House that Rockne Built." u Notre Dame is (.818) in its home openers, including a (.798) record at Notre Dame Stadium. There were no home games in 1929 due to construction of Notre Dame Stadium. u Here s a breakdown of each Notre Dame head coach s record in home openers (beginning in 1913): Harper: 5-0 Rockne: Anderson: Layden: 6-1 Leahy: 9-2 McKeever: 1-0 Devore: 1-1 Brennan: 5-0 Kuharich: 3-1 Parseghian: 10-1 Devine: 4-2 Faust: 4-1 Holtz: Davie: 4-1 Willingham: 3-0 Weis: 3-2 Kelly: 3-1 Year W/L Score ND Rank Opponent (rank) 1887 L 0-8 NP Michigan (NP) 1888 L 6-26 NP Michigan (NP) 1892 W 56-0 NP South Bend H.S. (NP) 1893 W 34-0 NP Kalamazoo (NP) 1894 W 14-0 NP Hillsdale (NP) 1895 W 20-0 NP Northwestern Law (NP) 1896 L 0-4 NP Chicago Physicians (NP) 1897 T 0-0 NP Rush Medical (NP) 1898 W 53-0 NP Michigan State (NP) 1899 W 40-0 NP Michigan State (NP) 1900 W 55-0 NP Goshen (NP) 1901 T 0-0 NP South Bend AC (NP) 1902 W 33-0 NP Michigan State (NP) 1903 W 12-0 NP Michigan State (NP) 1904 W 12-4 NP Wabash (NP) 1905 W 44-0 NP North Division H.S. (NP) 1906 W 26-0 NP Franklin (NP) 1907 W 32-0 NP Chicago Physicians (NP) 1908 W 39-0 NP Hillsdale (NP) 1909 W 58-0 NP Olivet (NP) 1910 W 48-0 NP Olivet (NP) 1911 W 32-6 NP Ohio Northern (NP) 1912 W NP St. Viator (NP) 1913 W 87-0 NP Ohio Northern (NP) 1914 W 56-0 NP Alma (NP) 1915 W 32-0 NP Alma (NP) 1916 W 48-0 NP Case Tech (NP) 1917 W 55-0 NP Kalamazoo (NP) 1918 T 7-7 NP Great Lakes (NP) 1919 W 14-0 NP Kalamazoo (NP) 1920 W 39-0 NP Kalamazoo (NP) 1921 W 56-0 NP Kalamazoo (NP) 1922 W 46-0 NP Kalamazoo (NP) 1923 W 74-0 NP Kalamazoo (NP) 1924 W 40-0 NP Lombard (NP) 1925 W 41-0 NP Baylor (NP) 1926 W 77-0 NP Beloit (NP) 1927 W 28-7 NP Coe (NP) 1928 W 12-6 NP Loyola-NO (NP) 1930 W NP SMU (NP) 1931 W 63-0 NP Drake (NP) 1932 W 73-0 NP Haskell (NP) All-Time Home Openers Year W/L Score ND Rank Opponent (rank) 1933 T 0-0 NP Kansas (NP) 1934 L 6-7 NP Texas (NP) 1935 W 28-7 NP Kansas (NP) 1936 W 21-7 NP Carnegie Tech (NP) 1937 W 21-0 NP Drake (NP) 1938 W 52-0 NP Kansas (NP) 1939 W 3-0 NP Purdue (NP) 1940 W 25-7 NP Pacific (NP) 1941 W 38-7 NP Arizona (NP) 1942 L 6-13 NP Georgia Tech (NP) 1943 W NP Georgia Tech (NP) 1944 W 26-0 NP Tulane (NP) 1945 W 7-0 NP Illinois (NP) 1946 W 33-0 NP Pittsburgh (NP) 1947 W Nebraska (NR) 1948 W NP Purdue (NP) 1949 W 49-6 NP Indiana (NP) 1950 W North Carolina (20) 1951 W Indiana (NR) 1952 L Pittsburgh (NR) 1953 W Pittsburgh (15) 1954 W Texas (4) 1955 W SMU (NR) 1956 W Indiana (NR) 1957 W Indiana (NR) 1958 W Indiana (NR) 1959 W 28-8 NR North Carolina (NR) 1960 W 21-7 NR California (NR) 1961 W 19-6 NR Oklahoma (NR) 1962 L 6-24 NR Purdue (NR) 1963 L 9-14 NR Wisconsin (6) 1964 W Purdue (NR) 1965 W Northwestern (NR) 1966 W Purdue (8) 1967 W California (NR) 1968 W Oklahoma (5) 1969 W Northwestern (NR) 1970 W Purdue (NR) 1971 W Northwestern (NR) 1972 W Purdue (NR) 1973 W Northwestern (NR) 1974 L Purdue (NR) 1975 W Northwestern (NR) 1976 L Pittsburgh (9) 1977 W Michigan State (NR) 1978 L Missouri (NR) 1979 W Michigan State (7) 1980 W Purdue (9) 1981 W LSU (NR) 1982 W Michigan (10) 1983 L Michigan State (NR) 1984 W NR Colorado (NR) 1985 W NR Michigan State (NR) 1986 L NR Michigan (3) 1987 W Michigan State (17) 1988 W Michigan (9) 1989 W Michigan State (NR) 1990 W Michigan (4) 1991 W Indiana (NR) 1992 T Michigan (6) 1993 W Northwestern (NR) Year W/L Score ND Rank Opponent (rank) 1994 L Michigan (6) 1995 L Northwestern (NR) 1996 W Purdue (NR) 1997 W Georgia Tech (NR) 1998 W Michigan (5) 1999 W Kansas (NR) 2000 W NR Texas A&M (25) 2001 L Michigan State (NR) 2002 W Purdue (NR) 2003 W Washington State (NR) 2004 W NR Michigan (8) 2005 L Michigan State (NR) 2006 W Penn State (19) 2007 L 3-33 NR Georgia Tech (NR) 2008 W NR San Diego State (NR) 2009 W Nevada (NR) 2010 W NR Purdue (NR) 2011 L USF (NR) 2012 W Purdue (NR) 2013 W Temple (NR) RECORD

4 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES Top Performances In Season Openers INDIVIDUAL Total Offense 341 by Tommy Rees vs. Temple ( ) Rushing Yards 176 by Angelo Dabiero, 1 TD, vs. Oklahoma ( ) Touchdown Rushes 3 by Rashon Powers-Neal vs. Pittsburgh ( ) Passing Yards 346 by Tommy Rees vs. Temple ( ) Pass Attempts 47 by Brady Quinn vs. BYU ( ) Pass Completions 26 by Brady Quinn vs. BYU ( ) Touchdown Passes 4 by Ron Powlus vs. Northwestern ( ) 4 by Jimmy Clausen vs. Nevada ( ) Receptions 13 by Jim Seymour vs. Purdue ( ) *Receiving Yards 276 by Jim Seymour vs. Purdue ( ) Touchdown Receptions 3 by Jim Seymour vs. Purdue ( ) 3 by Michael Floyd vs. Nevada ( ) *All Purpose Yards 361 by Willie Maher vs. Kalamazoo ( ) Points Kicking 17 by Nicholas Setta vs. Washington State ( ) *Field Goals 5 by Nicholas Setta vs. Maryland ( ) 5 by Nicholas Setta vs. Washington State ( ) Kickoff Return Yards 253 by Paul Castner vs. Kalamazoo ( ) Punt Return Yards 225 by Vince McNally vs. Beloit ( ) Interceptions 3 by Shane Walton vs. Maryland ( ) Tackles 18 by Courtney Watson vs. Nebraska ( ) TEAM Points Scored 116 (W 116-7); 1912 vs. St. Viator Points Scored (quarter) 35 (W 56-0); 1921 (first) vs. Kalamazoo Points Scored (half) 64 (W 116-7); 1912 (second) vs. St. Viator Points Allowed 33 (L 3-33); 2007 vs. Georgia Tech Points Allowed (quarter) 17 (L 10-27); 2001 (first) vs. Nebraska Points Allowed (half) 27 (L 10-27); 2001 (first) vs. Nebraska * school records A VICTORY OVER RICE... u Gives Notre Dame a victory in its home opener for the sixth time in the last seven years. u Improves the Irish to (.853) all-time in season openers. u Improves Notre Dame to (.820) all-time in home openers. u Improves the Irish to (.800) all-time in home openers at Notre Dame Stadium. u Improves Notre Dame to (1.000) all-time in the month of August. u Improves the Irish to (1.000) in August home games and (1.000) in August games at Notre Dame Stadium. u Improves Notre Dame's all-time record to (.733). u Improves the all-time home record for the Irish to (.792). u Improves Notre Dame's all-time record at Notre Dame Stadium to (.750). u Improves the all-time record of the Irish when ranked to (.749). u Improves the all-time record of the Irish in home games when ranked to (.793). u Improves Notre Dame's all-time record when ranked to (.836) against unranked opponents. u Improves Notre Dame's all-time record in home games when ranked to (.856) against unranked opponents. u Improves the all-time record of the Irish against both Rice and Conference USA foes to (1.000). u Improves Notre Dame's all-time record at home against both Rice and Conference USA foes to (1.000). u Improves the all-time record of the Irish at Notre Dame Stadium against both Rice and Conference USA foes to (1.000). u Improves Kelly's record to (.742) overall. u Improves Kelly's record at Notre Dame to (.717). u Improves Kelly's record to (.711) in FBS games. u Improves Kelly's record to (.766) since u Improves Kelly's record to (.772) since u Improves Kelly's record to 1-0 (1.000) all-time against Rice. u Improves Kelly's record to 4-1 (.800) all-time against Conference USA foes. u Evens Kelly's record to 1-1 (.500) against Conference USA foes at Notre Dame. u Improves Kelly's record to 5-2 (.714) all-time in the month of August. A LOSS TO RICE... u Drops the Irish to (.845) all-time in season openers. u Drops Notre Dame to (.812) all-time in home openers. u Drops the Irish to (.788) all-time in home openers at Notre Dame Stadium. u Drops Notre Dame to (.800) all-time in the month of August. u Drops the Irish to (.667) in August home games and (.667) in August games at Notre Dame Stadium. u Drops Notre Dame's all-time record to (.732). u Drops the all-time home record for the Irish to (.791). u Drops Notre Dame's all-time record at Notre Dame Stadium to (.748). u Drops the all-time record of the Irish when ranked to (.747). u Drops the all-time record of the Irish in home games when ranked to (.789). u Drops Notre Dame's all-time record when ranked to (.834) against unranked opponents. u Drops Notre Dame's all-time record in home games when ranked to (.851) against unranked opponents. u Drops the all-time record of the Irish against both Rice and Conference USA foes to (.800). u Drops Notre Dame's all-time record at home against both Rice and Conference USA foes to (.667). u Drops the all-time record of the Irish at Notre Dame Stadium against both Rice and Conference USA foes to (.667). u Drops Kelly's record to (.739) overall. u Drops Kelly's record at Notre Dame to (.698). u Drops Kelly's record to (.703) in FBS games. u Drops Kelly's record to (.757) since u Drops Kelly's record to (.766) since u Drops Kelly's record to 0-1 (.000) all-time against Rice. u Drops Kelly's record to 3-2 (.600) all-time against Conference USA foes. u Drops Kelly's record to 0-2 (.000) against Conference USA foes at Notre Dame. u Drops Kelly's record to 4-3 (.571) all-time in the month of August. NOTRE DAME - RICE SERIES NOTES u Notre Dame leads the all-time series with Rice, 4-0, dating back to u The Fighting Irish have outscored the Owls, , in the four previous meetings for an average score of u Notre Dame has yielded just one touchdown to Rice, coming in u Rice is one of seven current FBS schools that Notre Dame has faced at least four times without a loss or tie. The Irish are 8-0 against both Tulane and Washington and 5-0 against Rutgers while also holding a 4-0 edge in the all-time series against California, UCLA and West Virginia in addition to Rice. Allowing for draws, Notre Dame is also in its history against Illinois and against Minnesota. u Notre Dame and Rice first met on Nov. 27, 1915, in Houston, with Notre Dame claiming a 55-2 victory in a contest played just two days after the Irish downed Texas, 36-7, in Austin. u The teams next met for a home-and-home series in 1973 and The Irish beat the Owls, 28-0, in Houston on Oct. 13, 1973, during a national championship season. Notre Dame defended its home field a year later, beating Rice, 10-3, on Oct. 12, 1974, at Notre Dame Stadium on a two-yard Wayne Bullock touchdown run with 3:08 to play. u The most recent meeting between the teams saw Notre Dame claim a win at Notre Dame Stadium on Nov. 5, 1988, en route to the national championship.

5 2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES 5 u In the four seasons in which it has faced Rice (1915, 1973, 1974 and 1988), Notre Dame has compiled a 40-3 (.930) aggregate record. u Notre Dame is 4-0 all-time against Conference USA's current lineup, having faced only Rice among the league's active schools. u The Irish last faced a Conference USA member at game time on Oct. 30, 2010, when Tulsa (now in the American Athletic Conference) came away from Notre Dame Stadium with a win. NOTRE DAME - RICE CONNECTIONS u The Irish boast 11 student-athletes from the state of Texas with two of them, Nicky Baratti (Tomball, Texas / Klein Oak HS) and Tyler Price (Spring, Texas / College Park HS) hailing from the Houston area. u Rice does not have any student-athletes from Indiana. u Notre Dame quarterbacks coach Matt LaFleur served as an offensive assistant for the Houston Texans from In 2009, the Texans led the NFL in passing yards (4,654) behind Matt Schaub. Rice graduate assistant coach Frank Okam played defensive tackle for the Texans during those two years. u A number of players from Notre Dame and Rice either attended the same high school or hail from the same hometown. Notre Dame Hometown/High School Rice Torii Hunter Jr., WR Prosper H.S. (Prosper, Texas) Trevor Jones, DT Nick Watkins, CB DeSoto, Texas Alex Lyons, LB Nicky Baratti, S Tomball, Texas Clayton Malcomb, DS Tyler Price, S Spring, Texas Tyler Stehling, QB J.P. Thompson, S Corey Robinson, WR San Antonio, Texas Gabe Baker, S Darik Dillard, RB Nick Elder, LB James Farrimond, K/P Jeremy Jones, QB Nick Uretsky, LB HOOT! HOOT! u Notre Dame is playing host to the Rice Owls for its season opener on Saturday. In 2013, the Irish began their campaign with a contest against the Temple Owls on Aug. 31, also at Notre Dame Stadium. u The last time that Notre Dame opened consecutive seasons against different teams that share the same nickname came in Notre Dame beat the Washington State Cougars, 29-26, in overtime, on Sept. 6, 2003, at Notre Dame Stadium. The following year, the Irish lost to the BYU Cougars, 20-17, on Sept. 4, 2014, at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah. ON THIS DATE u Notre Dame never has played a game on Aug. 30. u This game marks the fifth time that Notre Dame has played a game in the month of August. The Irish are 4-0 (1.000) all-time in August: Date Site ND Coach W/L/T Score ND Rank Opponent Opp. Coach Opp. Rank 8/31/89 Giants Stadium Lou Holtz W Virginia George Welsh NR 8/28/99 Home Bob Davie W Kansas Terry Allen NR 8/31/02 Giants Stadium Tyrone Willingham W 22-0 NR Maryland Ralph Friedgen 21 8/31/13 Home Brian Kelly W Temple Matt Rhule NR NOTRE DAME IN AUGUST u Notre Dame is (1.000) all-time during the month of August. u The Irish are (1.000) in August games away from Notre Dame Stadium. u Notre Dame is (1.000) in August games at home. u The Irish have never played in August in an opponent's home facility. u Notre Dame is (1.000) in August neutral games. u The Irish are (1.000) in August games at Notre Dame Stadium. u The Irish have outscored opponents, , all-time in August games, an average margin of victory of 25.5 points. u Brian Kelly is poised to become the first head coach to ever play two August games in his Irish career. ONLY THE BIG BOYS u Notre Dame is one of just three NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision programs to have not faced a non-fbs opponent since the current setup was established in The two other remaining schools that have yet to play a non-fbs opponent are USC and UCLA NOTRE DAME OPPONENT UPDATE u Notre Dame has one of the toughest schedules in the country before it as the Irish will oppose five teams that are ranked in the top 25 of both the Associated Press and Amway coaches preseason polls: Florida State (No. 1/1), Stanford (No. 11/11), USC (No. 15/15), Arizona State (No. 19/18) and North Carolina (No. 23/23). u Three other Irish foes, Louisville, Michigan and Northwestern, received votes in both polls while Navy also received votes in the AP poll. u The slate is even more difficult when you consider that three of those top 25 meetings (Florida State, USC and Arizona State) will come on the road. Notre Dame's Record When... Kelly Career Kelly at ND 2013 At Home On The Road Neutral Site Games In Overtime Coming off a loss Coming off a win Coming off an open date Vs. AP top Both teams are AP-ranked Neither team is ranked Ranked higher Opponent is ranked higher Vs. In-state Opponents In August In September In October In November In December In January On Television 67-23* On NBC On ABC On ESPN On ESPN On CBS On FOX CBS College Sports Afternoon Games Night Games Decided By 3 or Less Decided By 7 or Less Scoring First Opponent Scores First Leading At Halftime Tied At Halftime Trailing At Halftime Leading After 3 Qtrs Tied After 3 Qtrs Trailing After 3 Qtrs Scoring 40+ Points Scoring Points Scoring Points Scoring 0-19 Points Allowing 40+ Points Allowing Points Allowing Points Allowing 0-19 Points Outrushing Opponent Getting Outrushed Passing For More Yds Passing For Fewer Yds Outgaining Opponent Getting Outgained Winning Time of Poss Losing Time of Poss Scoring a Def./ST TD Allowing a Def./ST TD Fewer Penalty Yards More Penalty Yards Winning Turnover Battle Losing Turnover Battle Individual 100-yard rusher Individual 100-yard receiver Individual 200-yard passer Opponent 100-yard rusher Opponent 100-yard receiver Opponent 200-yard passer * excludes regular season games from GVSU era (unknown TV games). Some records fail to include two contests; Nov. 16, 1991 vs. Valparaiso and Oct. 26, 1996 vs. Saginaw Valley State (detailed stats unavailable)

6 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES National Rankings ASSOCIATED PRESS (Preseason) Rk School Record Pts 1. Florida State (57) Alabama (1) Oregon (1) Oklahoma (1) Ohio State Auburn UCLA Michigan State South Carolina Baylor Stanford Georgia LSU Wisconsin USC Clemson NOTRE DAME Ole Miss Arizona State Kansas State Texas A&M Nebraska North Carolina Missouri Washington Others Receiving Votes UCF 94, Florida 87, Texas 86, Duke 71, Iowa 68, Louisville 48, Marshall 41, Oklahoma State 37, Virginia Tech 26, TCU 23, Mississippi State 22, Michigan 19, Texas Tech 19, Miami (Fla.) 16, Cincinnati 15, Boise State 10, Oregon State 10, Northwestern 8, BYU 8, Penn State 5, Vanderbilt 2, Navy 2, Nevada 1, Louisiana-Lafayette 1, Utah State 1. AMWAY COACHES (Preseason) Rk School Record Pts 1. Florida State (56) Alabama Oklahoma (3) Oregon (1) Auburn Ohio State (1) UCLA Michigan State South Carolina (1) Baylor Stanford Georgia LSU Wisconsin USC Clemson NOTRE DAME Arizona State Ole Miss Texas A&M Kansas State Nebraska North Carolina Texas Washington Others Receiving Votes Missouri 126, Florida 122, UCF 102, Mississippi State 74, Oklahoma State 56, TCU 54, Michigan 53, Iowa 49, Miami (Fla.) 45, Duke 41, Louisville 32, Marshall 27, BYU 18, Boise State 13, Virginia Tech 12, Louisiana-Lafayette 12, Texas Tech 8, Cincinnati 6, Minnesota 6, Northwestern 5, Fresno State 4, Oregon State 4, Houston 2, Georgia Tech 2, Arkansas 1, Arizona 1, Northern Ill opponents in bold u The Irish have a long history of playing challenging schedules - with Notre Dame ranking (since the NCAA began this rating in 1977) first in 1978, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1995 and 2010; third in 1986, 1999, 2003; and fourth in 1979, 1990 and 2012 in the NCAA toughest schedule standings. That makes for 12 top-four finishes in that category in the 36 years the NCAA has calculated these numbers. u The Notre Dame vs. Rice game is one of seven matchups this week between two teams that each won at least nine games in u This season, the Irish face six teams that won at least 10 games in 2013 and 10 teams that went to a bowl game last year. Opponent '13 Record '14 Record This Week (Time, ET) Rice at No. 17/17 Notre Dame (3:30 p.m.) RV/RV Michigan vs. Appalachian State (noon) vs. Purdue vs. Western Michigan (noon) vs. Syracuse vs. Villanova (Fri., 7:30 p.m.) No. 11/11 Stanford vs. UC Davis (4:00 p.m.) No. 23/23 North Carolina vs. Liberty (6:00 p.m.) at No. 1/1 Florida State vs. Okla. State, at Arlington, TX (8:00 p.m.) vs. RV/NR Navy vs. Ohio State, at Baltimore (noon) at No. 19/18 Arizona State vs. Weber State (Thurs., 10:30 p.m.) RV/RV Northwestern vs. California (3:30 p.m.) RV/RV Louisville vs. Miami, Fla. (Mon., 8:00 p.m.) at No. 15/15 USC vs. Fresno State (7:30 p.m.) Notre Dame 2014 Opponents' Combined Record from 2013: (.648) NOTRE DAME FACING ACADEMIC POWERS TOO u Notre Dame and Rice are tied for No. 18 in the latest U.S. News & World Report national university rankings. u During the 2014 season alone, the Irish will face four of the other nine FBS schools that rank in the top 25 (No. 5 Stanford, No. 12 Northwestern, t-no. 18 Rice and t-no. 23 USC). u Between now and 2016, Notre Dame will face a total of seven of the nine other FBS schools on the prestigious list, also squaring off with No. 7 Duke (2016), t-no. 23 Virginia (2015) and t-no. 23 Wake Forest. Notre Dame is not scheduled to face either No. 17 Vanderbilt or t-no. 23 UCLA over the next three years. The remaining top 25 schools play football at a lower level, if at all. KELLY'S WINNING WAYS u Nine active FBS coaches have guided their respective schools to an undefeated regular season since Only three of those nine coaches, including Brian Kelly, have done it on multiple occasions. Urban Meyer 2013 Ohio State 12-2 (Lost in Big Ten Championship Game and Orange Bowl) 2012 Ohio State Florida 13-1 (Lost in SEC Championship Game) Brian Kelly 2012 Notre Dame 12-1 (Lost in BCS Championship Game) 2009 Cincinnati 12-0 (Did not coach bowl game) Gary Patterson 2010 TCU TCU 12-1 (Lost in Fiesta Bowl) Jimbo Fisher 2013 Florida State 14-0 Rod Carey 2013 Northern Illinois 12-2 (Lost in MAC Championship Game and Poinsettia Bowl) Kevin Sumlin 2011 Houston 13-1 (Lost in C-USA Championship Game) Mack Brown 2009 Texas 13-1 (Lost in BCS Championship Game) Nick Saban 2009 Alabama 14-0 Chris Peterson 2009 Boise State 14-0

7 2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES 7 EIGHT IS GREAT FOR KELLY u Head coach Brian Kelly has won at least eight games in each of his first four seasons with the Fighting Irish. u Kelly is the second head coach to post an eight-win season in each of his first four years at the Notre Dame helm. Dan Devine began his career with the Irish by posting four straight seasons with at least eight wins from u Kelly, Devine, Ara Parseghian, Frank Leahy and Jesse Harper are the only Irish coaches to start their career with four straight seasons with as many as seven wins. u With 37 wins to date at Notre Dame, Kelly is tied with Devine and Lou Holtz for the most combined wins in their first four seasons at Notre Dame. u Kelly is the first coach in Notre Dame history to lead the Irish to a bowl game in each of his first four seasons. He joins Holtz as the only coaches to guide Notre Dame to bowl berths in four consecutive years at any juncture of their tenures at the school. KELLY'S WINNING WAYS u In his four years at Notre Dame, Brian Kelly has helped the Irish secure a 29-4 record when entering halftime with a lead and a 30-3 mark when leading after three quarters. u Kelly is in his coaching career when taking a lead into the fourth quarter and since He owns a record when taking a lead into halftime, including a mark since u Kelly is 15-2 coming off a bye week. u Kelly is when scoring first. u Kelly is when outrushing his opponent. u Kelly is when his team wins the turnover battle. u Kelly is in games decided by three points or less. u Kelly is 65-7 when his team gets a defensive or special teams touchdown. u Kelly is in the month of November, including a 24-4 mark since u Kelly is when his team scores 30+ points, including a 75-1 mark with 40+ points. u Kelly is when his team allows 19 points or less. u Kelly is coming off a victory. u Kelly-coached teams owned a 57-game winning streak in games where they held their opponents to less than 20 points, which ended in the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl loss to Florida State (18-14). Kelly s previous such loss came on Dec. 8, 2001, when North Dakota edged Grand Valley State, 17-14, in the NCAA Division II title game. u Kelly coached teams have won 74 of their last 75 games when holding their opponents to less than 20 points. u Since 2001, Brian Kelly has the second-most wins among all active Football Bowl Subdivision coaches: Winningest Active NCAA FBS Coaches (By Victories, Since 2001) Name, School W L T Pct. 1. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Urban Meyer, Ohio State Mark Richt, Georgia Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech Les Miles, LSU Gary Patterson, TCU Nick Saban, Alabama Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech Kirk Ferentz, Iowa u Since 2006, Brian Kelly is tied for the fourth-most wins of any active NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision coach. Kelly has won 80 contests (80-25) over that span. The only coaches ahead of Kelly during that time are Chris Petersen of Washington (92), Bob Stoops of Oklahoma (85) and Les Miles of LSU (84). Winningest Active NCAA FBS Coaches (By Victories, Since 2006) Name, School W L T Pct. 1. Chris Petersen, Washington Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Les Miles, LSU Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Urban Meyer, Ohio State Nick Saban, Alabama Gary Patterson, TCU Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech Bronco Mendenhall, BYU Mark Richt, Georgia Kyle Brindza, Sr., K Lou Groza Watch List Senior Bowl Watch List Sheldon Day, Jr., DL Outland Trophy Watch List Everett Golson, Sr., QB Davey O'Brien Award Watch List Maxwell Award Watch List Walter Camp Award Watch List Jarrett Grace, Sr., LB Butkus Award Watch List Ben Koyack, Sr., TE Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-American Athlon Sports Preseason Fourth Team All-American Mackey Award Watch List Senior Bowl Watch List Nick Martin, Sr., C Lombardi Award Watch List Rimington Trophy Watch List Cody Riggs, Gr., CB Senior Bowl Watch List 2014 Notre Dame Honors/Awards KeiVarae Russell, Jr., CB Athlon Sports Preseason Fourth Team All-American Phil Steele Preseason Fourth Team All-American Bednarik Award Watch List Nagurski Trophy Watch List Joe Schmidt, Sr., LB AFCA Good Works Team Nominee Jaylon Smith, So., LB Sports Illustrated Preseason Second Team All-American CBSSports.com Preseason Second Team All-American Athlon Sports Preseason Third Team All-American Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-American Bednarik Award Watch List Butkus Award Watch List Lombardi Award Watch List Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List Nagurski Trophy Watch List

8 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES Starter Sheet Offense 2013 Streak Career Lombard (RG/RT) 7-20 Stanley (RT) Martin (C) Daniels (WR) Golson (QB) C. Brown (WR) 7-7 Koyack (TE) 5-7 Onwualu (WR) 4-4 Carlisle (WR/RB) 4-4 Elmer (RG) Hanratty (LG/RG) Robinson (WR) 3-3 McDaniel (RB) 3-3 Prosise (WR) Fuller (WR) 2-2 Folston (RB) Hegarty (C) Defense 2013 Streak Career Russell (CB) Farley (S/OLB) 8-19 J. Smith (LB) Collinsworth (S) Day (DL) Shumate (S) 4-4 Grace (LB) 3-3 Hardy (S) 2-2 I. Williams (DL) 1-1 Okwara (DL) 1-1 Jones (DL) 1-1 Redfield (S) Longest Active Streaks Russell (CB) 26 Stanley (RT) 13 J. Smith (LB) 13 Most Career Starts Russell (CB) 26 Lombard (RG/RT) 20 Farley (S/OLB) 19 Stanley (RT) 13 J. Smith (LB) 13 Collinsworth (S) 11 Daniels (WR) 11 Golson (QB) 11 Martin (C) 11 u Brian Kelly ranks as the sixth-most successful active NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision coach in winning percentage since Kelly's.769 winning percentage is bested only by Chris Petersen of Washington (.868), Nick Saban of Alabama (.840), Urban Meyer of Ohio State (.838), Bob Stoops of Oklahoma (.787) and Les Miles of LSU (.785): Winningest Active NCAA FBS Coaches (By Win Percentage, Since 2007) Name, School W L T Pct. 1. Chris Petersen, Washington Nick Saban, Alabama Urban Meyer, Ohio State Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Les Miles, LSU Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Gary Patterson, TCU Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State Bronco Mendenhall, BYU Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech u Brian Kelly ranks third and fifth among active NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision coaches in both victories and winning percentage, respectively. Here is a look at the top 10 winningest active coaches in the FBS (min. six years completed as FBS head coach, record at four-year colleges only): Winningest Active NCAA FBS Coaches (By Victories) Name, School Years W L T Pct. 1. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech Steve Spurrier, South Carolina Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Dennis Franchione, Texas State Bill Snyder, Kansas State Gary Pinkel, Missouri Larry Blakeney, Troy Nick Saban, Alabama Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech *Minimum five years as FBS head coach; record at four-year colleges only Winningest Active NCAA FBS Coaches (By Win Percentage) Name, School Years W L T Pct. 1. Chris Petersen, Washington Urban Meyer, Ohio State Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Nick Saban, Alabama Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Mark Richt, Georgia Bobby Petrino, Louisville Steve Spurrier, South Carolina Les Miles, LSU Gary Patterson, TCU *Minimum five years as FBS head coach; record at four-year colleges only Career Starts By Position OFFENSE WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB WR RB Daniels (11) Hanratty (2) Martin (11) Lombard (7) Lombard (13) Koyack (7) Onwualu (4) Golson (11) Robinson (3) Carlisle (4) C. Brown (7) Hegarty (2) Elmer (4) Stanley (13) Prosise (3) Fuller (2) McDaniel (3) Hanratty (2) Folston (2) DEFENSE DE DT DT DE OLB ILB OLB CB S S CB Okwara (1) Day (7) Jones (1) J. Smith (13) Grace (3) Collinsworth (11) Farley (18) Russell (26) *Williams, I. (1) *Farley (1) Shumate (4) Hardy (2) Redfield (1) * indicates Irish alignment against Navy in 2011 and 2012

9 2014 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES 9 u Among college coaches with at least five years of service or 50 victories at a school that was classified as a major college at the time, Brian Kelly was the 23rd to reach 200 career victories. Here is that list of coaches: WHEN 200 WINS MILESTONE REACHED Age in Career Career Coach (Date Reached Milestone) Yrs.-Days Game (Record) Yr.-Game Eddie Anderson ( ) nd ( ) 39-8 Chris Ault ( ) th ( ) 25-5 *Frank Beamer ( ) th ( ) 27-3 Bobby Bowden ( ) th ( ) 25-7 Mack Brown ( ) st ( ) Bear Bryant ( ) nd ( ) 27-1 Vince Dooley ( ) th ( ) LaVell Edwards ( ) th ( ) 23-4 *Dennis Franchione ( ) th ( ) 28-4 Hayden Fry ( ) st ( ) Woody Hayes ( ) th ( ) 29-8 Lou Holtz ( ) th ( ) 26-2 *Brian Kelly ( ) th ( ) 23-1 Jess Neely ( ) rd ( ) 38-1 Don Nehlen ( ) th ( ) 30-9 Tom Osborne ( ) th ( ) 21-5 Joe Paterno ( ) th ( ) 22-1 Bo Schembechler ( ) nd ( ) 24-4 *Steve Spurrier ( ) th ( ) 23-3 Amos Alonzo Stagg ( ) th ( ) 30-1 Jim Sweeney ( ) th ( ) 32-8 Jim Tressel ( ) rd ( ) 22-3 Pop Warner ( ) th ( ) Warren Woodson ( ) th ( ) 31-6 * indicates active coaches u Amongst the list, Kelly was the second-youngest and fifth-fastest to ever reach 200 career victories. Age in Career Game Rank Coach Yrs.-Days Rank Coach (Record at Time) 1. Pop Warner Joe Paterno 246 ( ) 2. Brian Kelly Tom Osborne 249 ( ) 3. Jim Tressel Bo Schembechler 262 ( ) 4. Vince Dooley Woody Hayes 268 ( ) 5. Tom Osborne Brian Kelly 270 ( ) u Brian Kelly (37-15), remarkably, is one of seven Notre Dame head coaches with a winning percentage of.700 or better through their first 52 games as Irish head coach. Here is a graphic of Notre Dame head coaches' records through their first 52 games on the Irish sideline: 1. Frank Leahy (45-3-4,.904) Home Record: Road Record: Record vs. Ranked Foes: Knute Rockne (45-4-3,.894) Home Record: Road Record: Record vs. Ranked Foes: n/a 5. Elmer Layden ( ,.779) Home Record: 22-3 Road Record: Record vs. Ranked Foes: Lou Holtz ( ,.769) Home Record: Road Record: Record vs. Ranked Foes: Charlie Weis (29-23,.558) Home Record: Road Record: Record vs. Ranked Foes: Gerry Faust ( ,.548) Home Record: Road Record: Record vs. Ranked Foes: Notre Dame Football By The Numbers Notre Dame's all-time winning percentage, the highest in college football history. 2 - Notre Dame is one of two teams, college or professional, to have all of its games broadcast on national radio and is the only team to have all of its home games televised nationally (NBC). 6 - College Football Hall of Fame Coaches - Jesse Harper, Lou Holtz, Knute Rockne, Frank Leahy, Ara Parseghian and Dan Devine. 7 - Heisman Trophy Winners: Angelo Bertelli (1943), Johnny Lujack (1947), Leon Hart (1949), John Lattner (1953), Paul Hornung (1956), John Huarte (1964) and Tim Brown (1987). 7 - Notre Dame has claimed the national championship for graduating its student-athletes in all sports in the process posting the top NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) figure (98) for its student-athletes for the seventh straight year Representatives in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Consensus National Championships - Since the AP poll began in 1936 ( ), only Alabama has more AP titles. The Irish also earned consensus national titles in 1924, 1929 and 1930 prior to the AP rankings Unbeaten and untied seasons Seasons in which the team has been voted the national champion by at least one selector Bowl games in which the Irish have taken part Unanimous first-team All-Americans -- more than any other school Irish players that have captured NFL Super Bowl titles College Football Hall of Fame Players Notre Dame players selected in the first round of the NFL draft Consensus All-Americans -- more than any other school Percent graduation rate among football players who enter on scholarship and remain at least four years Out of 125 seasons in which Notre Dame has finished with a winning record Seasons of college football (including 2014). 3. Ara Parseghian (40-9-3,.798) Home Record: Road Record: Record vs. Ranked Foes: Dan Devine ( ,.788) Home Record: 18-5 Road Record: 16-5 Record vs. Ranked Foes: Brian Kelly (37-15,.712) Home Record:: Road Record: Record vs. Ranked Foes: Bob Davie (30-22,.577) Home Record: Road Record: Record vs. Ranked Foes: Selections on All-America first teams Consecutive sellouts at Notre Dame Stadium Consecutive games televised nationally or regionally Appearances by the Irish on network television -- more than any other school Irish players drafted in the National Football League.