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1 2013 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES NOTRE DAMEFOOTBALL Notre Dame Media Relations u Michael Bertsch u mbertsc1@nd.edu u 112 Joyce Center u Notre Dame, IN u u (fax) u UND.com Countdown To Kickoff Game-1 #14/11 Notre Dame vs. Temple What's Inside 10 Notre Dame is 10-0 under Brian Kelly when playing an entire game without committing a turnover. (Page 10) 9 Notre Dame has played 17 games decided by a touchdown or less since the arrival of Brian Kelly in The Irish went 2-5 in the first seven such games, but have since gone 9-1. (Page 9) 8 Notre Dame has eight different players that have started at least 15 career games. (Page 8) 7 Notre Dame ran for at least 200 yards in seven games last year, including six of the last nine contests. The Irish had not posted more 200+ yard rushing games in a season since 1996 when Notre Dame registered nine games with at least 200 yards rushing. (Page 11) 6 Notre Dame is one of six FBS teams that allowed less than 21.0 points/game over each of the last three seasons. The other five schools are Alabama, Boise State, Florida State, LSU and Wisconsin. (Page 13) 5 Brian Kelly is one victory shy of reaching the 200-win barrier. With a victory on Saturday, Kelly would accomplish the feat in the fifthfewest games (270) among college coaches with at least five years of service or 50 victories at a school that was classified as a major college. (Pages 6-7) 4 Notre Dame faces four opponents this season that are ranked in the top 25 of both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches' preseason poll, including Stanford (No. 4/4), Oklahoma (No. 16/16), Michigan (No. 17/17) and USC (No. 24/24. (Pages 8-9) 3 Brian Kelly is one of eight FBS coaches that have guided their respective schools to an undefeated regular season since Three of those head coaches, including Kelly, have done it on multiple occasions. (Page 6) 2 Brian Kelly is one victory shy of reaching the 200-win barrier. With a victory on Saturday, Kelly (51 years, 310 days) would become the second youngest to accomplish the feat among college coaches with at least five years of service or 50 victories at a school that was classified as a major college. (Pages 6-7) 1 Zack Martin and Nick Martin will be the first set of brothers at Notre Dame to start on the offensive line together since 1978 (Dave and Tim Huffman). (Page 11) 0 No FBS defense has allowed fewer rushing touchdowns than the 13 by Notre Dame over the last 30 games. Alabama has limited its opponents to 14. (Page 13) DATE u Saturday, August 31, 2013 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), Alex Flanagan (sideline), Rob Hyland (producer) and Jeff Simon (director). 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 by Don Criqui (play-by-play), former Irish great Allen Pinkett (analysis) and Jeff Jeffers (sideline). This broadcast can be heard live on both SIRIUS and XM Satellite Radio (channel 129). u All games can be heard in South Bend on News & Sports Radio 96.1 FM & 960 AM WSBT. TICKETS u Saturday is the 232nd straight sellout at Notre Dame Stadium. Since 1966, every home game 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 280 of its last 281 home games. u Notre Dame has played in front of sellout crowds in 256 of its previous 298 games (.859) overall. Notre Dame has played before 627 sellouts in 899 total games (.697) since WEB SITES u Notre Dame (UND.com), Temple (OwlSports.com) POLLS u Notre Dame was ranked No. 14 in the Associated Press poll and No. 11 USA Today Coaches' preseason poll. Temple 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 and Temple will meet for the first time in program history. WHAT TO WATCH FOR u Temple will become the 71st different team to visit Notre Dame Stadium (since its opening in 1930). Notre Dame owns a mark (.821) in games when the opponent was making its first visit to the Stadium. Fourteen of those teams previously had played at Notre Dame (prior to 1930), with the Irish owning a mark of (.830) since 1930 versus teams making their first overall visit to Notre Dame. u The Owls are the 142nd different opponent in Notre Dame football history. The Irish own an alltime record of (.848) when facing an opponent for the first time. Printed by 2013 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'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 Inside ND Football/ND Football Replays Irish in the NFL...12 Irish Among National Leaders Team Notes Miscellaneous Notes Alphabetical / Numerical Roster Pronunciation Guide Depth Chart Results and Team Stats Individual Stats Defensive Stats Game-by-Game Starters Game-by-Game Stats Opponent Game-by-Game Stats Game-by-Game Comparison Game-by-Game Individual Stats The Last Time Date ND Rank Opponent (TV) Location Time Aug /11 Temple (NBC) Notre Dame, Ind 3:30 p.m. ET Sept. 7 -/- at (17/17) Michigan (ESPN) Ann Arbor, Mich. 8 p.m. ET Sept. 14 -/- at Purdue (ABC/ESPN) West Lafayette, Ind. 8 p.m. ET Sept. 21 -/- Michigan State (NBC) Notre Dame, Ind. 3:30 p.m. ET Sept. 28 -/- (16/16) Oklahoma (NBC) Notre Dame, Ind. 3:30 p.m. ET Oct. 5 -/- vs. Arizona State (NBC) Arlington, Texas 6:30 p.m. CT Oct. 19 -/- (24/24) USC (NBC) Notre Dame, Ind. 7:30 p.m. ET Oct. 26 -/- at Air Force (CBSSN) USAFA, Colo. 3 p.m. MT Nov. 2 -/- Navy (NBC) Notre Dame, Ind. 3:30 p.m. ET Nov. 9 -/- at Pittsburgh (TBA) Pittsburgh, Pa. TBA Nov. 23 -/- BYU (NBC) Notre Dame, Ind. 3:30 p.m. ET Nov. 30 -/- at (4/4) Stanford (FoxSports1) Stanford, Calif. TBA

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) (Foxboro) 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 TOTALS *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 (.851) in season openers and have won 21 of their last 26. u Notre Dame, which failed to score first in six consecutive season openers ( ), hit pay dirt first in 2009, 2010 and u Notre Dame has captured its last 14 season openers when scoring first, a span that dates back to the 1986 defeat to Michigan. u Notre Dame dropped both the 1985 and 1986 openers against the Wolverines, both times opening with the game s initial score. u Since 1958, the Irish are 33-3 (.917) 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: 2-1 OPENERS AN INDICATOR? u The 103 seasons Notre Dame has won its opener, the Irish went on to post winning records 94 times (91.3%), with four losing seasons and five.500 records. u The 16 seasons the Irish lost their opener, the Irish posted winning records seven times and a losing mark eight times (with one.500 season). u The five seasons 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: 10-3 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: 28-3 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): 33-3 Opp. Scores First (circa 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 2013 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES 3 HOME OPENERS u Saturday's game is the home opener for the Irish and the 83rd time Notre Dame Stadium has served as the venue. The Stadium opened for Knute Rockne's final season in 1930 and the Irish have compiled a (.748) record in "The House that Rockne Built." u Notre Dame is (.817) in its home openers, including (.788) 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 (post 1913): Harper: 5-0 Rockne: Anderson: Layden: 6-1 Leahy: 9-2 McKeever: 1-0 Devore: 1-1 Brennan: 5-0 Kuharich: 3-2 Parseghian: 10-1 Devine: 4-2 Faust: 4-1 Holtz: Davie: 4-1 Willingham: 3-0 Weis: 3-2 Kelly: 2-1 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 (NP) 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) TOTALS

4 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES Top Performances In Season Openers INDIVIDUAL Total Offense 316 by Jimmy Clausen vs. Nevada (9.5.09) Rushing Yards 176 by Angelo Dabiero, 1 TD, vs. Oklahoma ( ) Touchdown Rushes 3 by Rashon Powers-Neal vs. Pittsburgh (9.3.05) Passing Yards 315 by Jimmy Clausen vs. Nevada (9.5.09) Pass Attempts 47 by Brady Quinn vs. BYU (9.4.04) Pass Completions 26 by Brady Quinn vs. BYU (9.4.04) Touchdown Passes 4 by Ron Powlus vs. Northwestern (9.3.94) 4 by Jimmy Clausen vs. Nevada (9.5.09) Receptions Jim Seymour, , 3 TD, vs. Purdue ( ) *Receiving Yards Jim Seymour, , 3 TD, vs. Purdue ( ) Touchdown Receptions 3 by Jim Seymour vs. Purdue ( ) 3 by Michael Floyd vs. Nevada (9.5.09) *All Purpose Yards 361 by Willie Maher vs. Kalamazoo ( ) Points Kicking Nicholas Setta, 17 (2 XP, 5 FG), vs. Washington State (9.6.03) *Field Goals 5 by Nicholas Setta vs. Maryland ( ) 5 by Nicholas Setta vs. Washington State (9.6.03) Kickoff Return Yards Paul Castner, 4-253, 2 TD, vs. Kalamazoo ( ) Punt Return Yards Vince McNally, 225, vs. Beloit ( ) Interceptions Shane Walton, 3-11, vs. Maryland ( ) Tackles 18 by Courtney Watson vs. Nebraska (9.8.01) TEAM Points Scored 116 (W 116-7); 1912 in Notre Dame Points Scored (quarter) 35 (W 56-0); 1921 (first) in Notre Dame Points Scored (half) 64 (W 116-7); 1912 (second) in Notre Dame Points Allowed 33 (L 3-33); 2007 in Notre Dame Points Allowed (quarter) 17 (L 10-27); 2001 (first) in Lincoln Points Allowed (half) 27 (L 10-27); 2001 (first) in Lincoln * school records A VICTORY OVER TEMPLE... u Gives Notre Dame a victory in its home opener for the fifth time in the last six years. u Improves the Irish to (.852) all-time in season openers. u Improves Notre Dame to (.819) all-time in home openers. u Improves the Irish to (.791) 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 (1.00) in August games at Notre Dame Stadium. u Improves Notre Dame's all-time record to (.734). 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 (.749). u Improves the all-time record of the Irish against American Athletic Conference foes to (.773). u Improves Notre Dame's all-time record at home against American Athletic Conference foes to (.769). u Improves the all-time record of the Irish at Notre Dame Stadium against American Athletic Conference foes to (.833). u Improves Kelly's record to (.744) overall. u Improves Kelly's record at Notre Dame to (.725). u Improves Kelly's record to (.711) in FBS games. u Improves Kelly's record to (.774) since u Improves Kelly's record to (.778) since u Improves Kelly's record to 2-0 (1.000) all-time against Temple. u Improves Kelly's record to 12-3 (.800) all-time against American Athletic Conference foes. u Improves Kelly's record to 1-1 (.500) all-time against American Athletic Conference at Notre Dame Stadium. u Improves Kelly's record to 4-2 (.667) all-time in the month of August. A LOSS TO TEMPLE... u Drops the Irish to (.844) all-time in season openers. u Drops Notre Dame to (.810) all-time in home openers. u Drops the Irish to (.779) all-time in home openers at Notre Dame Stadium. u Drops Notre Dame to (.750) all-time in the month of August. u Drops the Irish to (1.000) in August home games and (.500) in August games at Notre Dame Stadium. u Drops Notre Dame's all-time record to (.733). u Drops the all-time home record for the Irish to (.790). u Drops Notre Dame's all-time record at Notre Dame Stadium to (.747). u Drops the all-time record of the Irish against American Athletic Conference foes to (.727). u Drops Notre Dame's all-time record at home against American Athletic Conference foes to (.692). u Drops the all-time record of the Irish at Notre Dame Stadium against American Athletic Conference foes to (.750). u Drops Kelly's record to (.741) overall. u Drops Kelly's record at Notre Dame to (.700). u Drops Kelly's record to (.702) in FBS games. u Drops Kelly's record to (.763) since u Drops Kelly's record to (.772) since u Drops Kelly's record to 1-1 (.500) all-time against Temple. u Drops Kelly's record to 11-4 (.733) all-time against American Athletic Conference foes. u Drops Kelly's record to 0-2 (.000) all-time against American Athletic Conference at Notre Dame Stadium. u Drops Kelly's record to 3-3 (.500) all-time in the month of August. KELLY'S WINNING WAYS u Eight FBS coaches have guided their respective schools to an undefeated regular season since Three of those eight coaches, including Brian Kelly, have done it on multiple occasions. Brian Kelly Urban Meyer 2012 Notre Dame 12-1 (Lost in BCS Championship Game) 2012 Ohio State Cincinnati 12-0 (Did not coach bowl game) 2009 Florida 13-1 (Lost in SEC Championship Game) Gary Patterson Kevin Sumlin 2010 TCU Houston 13-1 (Lost in C-USA Champ Game) 2009 TCU 12-1 (Lost in Fiesta Bowl) Chip Kelly Gene Chizik 2010 Oregon 12-1 (Lost in BCS Championship Game) 2010 Auburn 14-0 Mack Brown Nick Saban 2009 Texas 13-1 (Lost in BCS Championship Game) 2009 Alabama 14-0 Chris Peterson 2009 Boise State 14-0 u In his four years at Notre Dame, Brian Kelly has helped the Irish secure a 23-3 record when entering halftime with a lead and 23-3 mark when leading after three quarters.

5 2013 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES 5 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 Here are a couple other pretty remarkable win-loss records during Kelly s career: u Kelly is 13-2 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 63-6 when his team gets a defensive or special teams touchdown. u Kelly is in the month of November, including a 22-2 mark since u Kelly is when his team scores 30+ points, including a 74-1 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 68 of their last 69 games when holding their opponents to less than 20 points. u Since 2001, Brian Kelly has totaled the third-most wins among all active FBS coaches. Winningest Active NCAA FBS Coaches (By Victories, Since 2001) Name, School W L T Pct. 1. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Mack Brown, Texas Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Mark Richt, Georgia Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech Gary Patterson, TCU Urban Meyer, Ohio State Les Miles, LSU Nick Saban, Alabama Kirk Ferentz, Iowa u Since 2006, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly has compiled the fifth-most wins of any active NCAA FBS coach. Kelly has gone on to win 71 contests (71-21 overall) over that span. The only coaches ahead of Kelly in that time frame are Chris Peterson of Boise State (84), Les Miles of LSU (74), Bob Stoops of Oklahoma (74) and Gary Patterson of TCU (73). Winningest Active NCAA FBS Coaches (By Victories, Since 2006) Name, School W L T Pct. 1. Chris Petersen, Boise State Les Miles, LSU Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Gary Patterson, TCU Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech Bret Bielema, Arkansas Urban Meyer, Ohio State Bronco Mendenhall, BYU Mack Brown, Texas *Minimum six years as FBS head coach; record at four-year colleges only u Brian Kelly ranks as the sixth-most successful active NCAA FBS coach in winning percentage since Kelly's.782 winning percentage is bested only by Chris Peterson of Boise State (.899), Nick Saban of Alabama (.840), Urban Meyer of Ohio State (.833), Gary Patterson of TCU (.795) and Les Miles of LSU (.788). Winningest Active NCAA FBS Coaches (By Win Percentage, Since 2007) Name, School W L T Pct. 1. Chris Petersen, Boise State Nick Saban, Alabama Urban Meyer, Ohio State Gary Patterson, TCU Les Miles, LSU Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech Mack Brown, Texas Bronco Mendenhall, BYU 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 58-19* On NBC On ABC On ESPN On ESPN On CBS 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. Alabama (58) Ohio State (1) Oregon Stanford Georgia (1) South Carolina Texas A&M Clemson Louisville Florida Florida State LSU Oklahoma State Notre Dame Texas Oklahoma Michigan Nebraska Boise State TCU UCLA Northwestern Wisconsin USC Oregon State Others Receiving Votes Michigan State 95, Baylor 92, Virginia Tech 86, Miami (FL) 85, Arizona State 53, Kansas State 43, Fresno State 36, Vanderbilt 19, Washington 17, Northern Illinois 16, Ole Miss 11, Utah State 8, Georgia Tech 6, Cincinnati 3, Arizona 3, North Carolina 3, Penn State 2, BYU 1. USA TODAY/COACHES (Preseason) Rk School Record Pts 1. Alabama (58) Ohio State (3) Oregon Stanford Georgia Texas A&M (1) South Carolina Clemson Louisville Florida Notre Dame Florida State LSU Oklahoma State Texas Oklahoma Michigan Nebraska Boise State TCU UCLA Northwestern Wisconsin USC Oregon State Others Receiving Votes Kansas State 113, Miami (FL) 101, Michigan State 89, Baylor 80, Virginia Tech 65, Fresno State 62, Arizona State 51, Ole Miss 32, Vanderbilt 29, Utah State 23, BYU 20, North Carolina 19, Northern Illinois 19, Tulsa 9, San Jose State 8, Ohio 8, Arizona 5, Cincinnati 3, East Carolina 3, Mississippi State 3, Kent State 3, Washington 3, UCF 2, Tennessee 1, Toledo 1, Rutgers 1, Arkansas 1, Arkansas State opponents in bold u Brian Kelly ranks fourth and sixth among active NCAA FBS coach 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 Mack Brown, Texas Steve Spurrier, South Carolina Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Bill Snyder, Kansas State Larry Blakeney, Troy Gary Pinkel, Missouri Nick Saban, Alabama Paul Pasqualoni, Connecticut Bob Stoops, Oklahoma *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, Boise State Urban Meyer, Ohio State Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Gary Patterson, TCU Mark Richt, Georgia Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Bobby Petrino, Western Kentucky Larry Coker, UTSA Bret Bielema, Wisconsin Nick Saban, Alabama *Minimum five years as FBS head coach; record at four-year colleges only 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 would become the 23rd to reach 200 career victories. Here is that list of coaches: WHEN 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 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

7 2013 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES 7 u Amongst the list, Kelly would be the second-youngest to ever reach 200 career victories. Age in Rank Coach Yrs.-Days 1. Pop Warner Brian Kelly Jim Tressel Vince Dooley Tom Osborne Kyle Brindza, Jr., K Lou Groza Watch List Carlo Calabrese, Sr., LB Butkus Award Watch List 2013 Notre Dame Honors/Awards u Amongst the list, Kelly would reach 200 career victories in the fifth-fewest games. Career Game Rank Coach (Record at Time) 1. Joe Paterno 246 ( ) 2. Tom Osborne 249 ( ) 3. Bo Schembechler 262 ( ) 4. Woody Hayes 268 ( ) 5. Brian Kelly 270 ( ) u Kelly (28-11) and Holtz (29-10) nearly share the same won-loss record after their first 39 games as Irish head coach. Here is a graphic of Notre Dame head coaches since 1913 and win-loss records over their first 39 games on the Irish sideline: 1. Knute Rockne (35-2-2,.923) Home Record: Road Record: Record Vs. Ranked Foes: n/a 2. Frank Leahy (32-3-4,.872) Home Record: Road Record: Record Vs. Ranked Foes: Jesse Harper (33-5-1,.859) Home Record: 16-0 Road Record: Record Vs. Ranked Foes: n/a 4. Ara Parseghian (32-5-2,.846) Home Record: Road Record: Record Vs. Ranked Foes: Dan Devine (30-9-0,.763) Home Record: 13-5 Road Record: 12-3 Record Vs. Ranked Foes: Elmer Layden (28-8-3,.756) Home Record: 17-3 Road Record: Record Vs. Ranked Foes: Lou Holtz (29-10,.744) Home Record: Road Record: Record Vs. Ranked Foes: Brian Kelly (28-11,.718) Home Record:: Road Record: Record Vs. Ranked Foes: Terry Brennan ( ,.641) Home Record: Road Record: Record Vs. Ranked Foes: Charlie Weis (24-15,.615) Home Record: Road Record: Record Vs. Ranked Foes: Bob Davie (22-17,.564) Home Record: Road Record: Record Vs. Ranked Foes: Gerry Faust ( ,.551) Home Record:: Road Record: Record Vs. Ranked Foes: Joe Kuharich (17-22,.436) Home Record: Road Record: Record Vs. Ranked Foes: FIRST-TIME VISITORS u Temple will become the 71st different team to visit Notre Dame Stadium (since its opening in 1930) when the Owls face the Irish on Aug. 31. Notre Dame owns a mark (.821) in games when the opponent was making its first visit to the Stadium. Fourteen of those teams previously had played at Notre Dame (prior to 1930), with the Irish owning a mark of (.830) since 1930 versus teams making their first overall visit to Notre Dame. u Notre Dame played one first-time visitor to Notre Dame Stadium in 2012 and the Irish routed Wake Forest, 38-0, in the home finale. u Notre Dame played one first-time visitor to Notre Dame Stadium in 2011 and USF upended the Irish, 23-20, in the season opener. u Notre Dame played host to a trio of first-timers in The Irish routed Western Michigan, 44-20, on Oct. 16, lost to Tulsa, 28-27, on Oct. 30 and upended No. 15 Utah, 28-3, on Nov 13. u The Irish had not hosted three first-time visitors to Notre Dame Stadium in the same season since 1972 when Notre Dame faced Miami (Fla.), TCU and Missouri. u Including the 2011 matchup with USF, four straight Irish opponents at Notre Dame Stadium were first-time visitors to the "House that Rockne Built." The Irish had not played four consecutive games against first-time visitors to Notre Dame Stadium since the second and third year of the stadium's history. The Irish hosted Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USC in '31 before opening with Haskell in '32. u The eight teams that have travelled to South Bend for the first time and come away with a victory at Notre Dame Stadium include (AP poll began in 1936): USC (1931), Texas (1934), Iowa (1940), Missouri (1972), No. 14 Clemson (1979), No. 20 Florida State (1981), Connecticut (2009), Tulsa (2010) and USF (2011). Purdue (1933), Michigan (1942) and Penn State (1982) also won their first games at Notre Dame Stadium but previously had played the Irish at Cartier Field. DaVaris Daniels, Jr., WR Biletnikoff Award Watch List Dan Fox, Sr., LB Butkus Award Watch List Bennett Jackson, Sr., CB Bednarik Award Watch List TJ Jones, Sr., WR Biletnikoff Award Watch List Ben Koyack, Jr., TE Mackey Award Watch List Zack Martin, Sr., OT Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-American Outland Trophy Watch List Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List Troy Niklas, Jr., TE Mackey Award Watch List Louis Nix III, Sr., DL Lindy's Preseason First Team All-American Phil Steele Preseason First Team All-American Sports Illustrated Preseason Second Team All-American CBSSports.com Preseason First Team All-American Maxwell Award Watch List Bednarik Award Watch List Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Outland Trophy Watch List Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List Prince Shembo, Sr., LB Bednarik Award Watch List Butkus Award Watch List Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List Stephon Tuitt, Jr., DL Lindy's Preseason First Team All-American ESPN.com Preseason First Team All-American Phil Steele Preseason First Team All-American Sporting News Preseason First Team All-American Sports Illustrated Preseason First Team All-American CBSSports.com Preseason First Team All-American Maxwell Award Watch List Bednarik Award Watch List Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List Ted Hendricks Award Watch List

8 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES Starter Sheet Offense 2012 Streak Career Z. Martin (LT/RT) Jones (WR) Watt (OG) Rees (QB) 2-18 Lombard (RT) Niklas (TE) D. Smith (WR) 4-4 Brown (WR) Atkinson III (RB) 3-3 Daniels (WR) 3-3 Koyack (TE) Defense 2012 Streak Career Fox (ILB/OLB) Nix III (NG) Shembo (OLB/DE) Tuitt (DE) Calabrese (ILB) 5-13 Russell (CB) Jackson (CB) Farley (S/OLB) Schwenke (NG) 2-2 Niklas (OLB) Longest Active Streaks Z. Martin (LT/RT) 39 Watt (OG) 26 Shembo (OLB/DE) 13 Tuitt (DE) 13 Calabrese (ILB) 13 Russell (CB) 13 Jackson (CB) 13 Lombard (RT) 13 Most Career Starts (Active) Z. Martin (LT/RT) 39 Jones (WR) 30 Watt (OG) 26 Fox (ILB/OLB) 22 Nix III (NG) 22 Shembo (OLB/DE) 22 Rees (QB) 18 Tuitt (DE) 16 u Following the 1981 loss to Florida State, 12 consecutive opponents lost in their first trip to South Bend: Colorado (1984), Mississippi (1985), Boston College (1987), BYU (1992), Vanderbilt (1995), Rutgers (1996), West Virginia (1997), Arizona State (1999), Texas A&M (2000), Washington State (2003), San Diego State (2008) and Nevada (2009). Connecticut snapped that streak in the home finale in u Nine teams that were ranked at game time in the AP top-25 poll (which began in 1936) have lost in their first visit to Notre Dame, with the Irish being ranked lower in five of those games: #9 Army (L, #1 ND in '47, 27-7) #10 Syracuse (L, unranked ND in '61, 17-15) #22 West Virginia (L, unranked ND in '97, 21-14) #20 North Carolina (L, #1 ND in '50, 14-7) #7 LSU (L, #2 ND in '70, 3-0) #23 Texas A&M (L, unranked ND in '00, 24-10) #4 Oklahoma (L, #10 ND in '52, 27-21) #10 Alabama (L, #18 ND in '76, 21-18) #15 Utah (L, unranked ND in '10, 28-3) u Notre Dame has played home games versus a total of 123 different teams, primarily at old Cartier Field (pre-1930) or Notre Dame Stadium, with an overall home record of (.866) in games versus all first-time visitors to Notre Dame (regardless of the site). NEW KID ON THE BLOCK u Notre Dame and Temple will meet on the gridiron for the first time in school history. The Owls are the 142nd different opponent in Notre Dame football history. The Irish own an all-time record of (.848) when facing an opponent for the first time. u The Irish have already faced 72 of the other 125 teams currently competing at the FBS level (does not include Temple). u Notre Dame posted a remarkable 38-game winning streak when facing an opponent for the first time in school history from u The Irish have played a number of first time foes over the last five years. Notre Dame hosted San Diego State in the 2008 season opener, Nevada in the 2009 season opener and Connecticut in the '09 home finale. The Irish also hosted Western Michigan, Tulsa and Utah in Notre Dame hosted USF and traveled to Wake Forest in ONLY THE BIG BOYS u Notre Dame is one of just three NCAA FBS 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. ON THIS DATE u Notre Dame has played two previous games in its history on Aug. 31. The Irish are 2-0 (1.000) all-time on this date. Season Site ND Coach W/L/T Score ND Rank Opponent Opp. Coach Opp. Rank 1989 Giants Stadium Lou Holtz W Virginia George Welsh NR 2002 Giants Stadium Tyrone Willingham W 22-0 NR Maryland Ralph Friedgen 21 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 on the road. u Notre Dame is (1.000) in August neutral games. u The Irish are (1.000) in August games at Notre Dame Stadium NOTRE DAME OPPONENT UPDATE u Notre Dame faces four opponents that are ranked in the top 25 of both the Associated Press poll and USA Today's coaches poll, including Stanford (No. 4/4), Oklahoma (No. 16/16), Michigan (No. 17/17) and USC (No. 24/24). u Two other Irish foes, Michigan State and Arizona State, find themselves just outside the preseason top 25. BYU is also receiving votes in both polls. u The slate is even more difficult when you consider that three of those meetings (Stanford, Michigan and Arizona State) will come away from the friendly confines of Notre Dame Stadium. 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 That makes for 12 top-four finishes in that category in the 36 years the NCAA has calculated these numbers. Career Starts By Position OFFENSE WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB WR RB Jones (30) Z. Martin (37) Watt (26) Lombard (13) Niklas (7) Daniels (3) Rees (18) D. Smith (4) Atkinson III (3) Brown (4) Z. Martin (2) Koyack (2) DEFENSE DE NG DE OLB ILB ILB OLB CB S S CB Nix III (22) Tuitt (16) *Farley (1) Fox (21) Shembo (20) Jackson (13) Farley (10) Russell (13) Schwenke (2) *Shembo (2) Fox (1) Calabrese (13) Niklas (1) *Tuitt (1) * indicates Irish alignment against Navy in 2011 and 2012

9 2013 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES 9 u This season could prove to be just as tough as the Irish face 11 teams that went to a bowl game last year. The following is a list of 2013 Notre Dame opponents: Opponent '12 Record '13 Record This Week Temple at No. 14/11 Notre Dame at No. 17/17 Michigan vs. Central Michigan at Purdue at Cincinnati Michigan State vs. Western Michigan No. 16/16 Oklahoma vs. Louisiana Monroe vs. Arizona State vs. Sacramento State No. 24/24 USC at Hawai'i (Aug. 29) at Air Force vs. Colgate Navy at Indiana (Sept. 7) at Pittsburgh vs. Florida State (Sept. 2) BYU at Virginia at No. 4/4 Stanford vs. San Jose State Notre Dame 2013 Opponents' Combined Record from 2012: (.629) HOW DO THEY STACK UP? Average weight of the offensive and defensive lines: Notre Dame OL lbs. vs. Temple DL lbs. Notre Dame DL lbs. vs. Temple OL lbs. Average height of the receivers and the secondaries: Notre Dame WR/TE 6' 0 3/4" vs. Temple DB 5' 10 3/4" Notre Dame DB 5' 11 3/8" vs. Temple WR 5' 10" RIGHT DOWN TO THE WIRE u Notre Dame has become accustomed to thrilling finishes. The Irish have been involved in 26 games decided by seven points or less since the start of the 2009 campaign. In fact, 15 of the last 22 losses for the Irish have been decided by a touchdown or less, including seven by a field goal or less. u Notre Dame has played in 60 all-time games where the winning points have occurred in overtime or the game's final minute of regulation. Amazingly, 15 have come in the last five years alone. u Notre Dame has played 17 games decided by a touchdown or less since the arrival of Brian Kelly. The Irish went 2-5 in the first seven such games under Kelly, but have since gone 9-1. u Notre Dame won five games in 2012 by a touchdown or less. The school record for victories by seven points or less in a single season is six, which was set in 1939 when that Irish club had a 6-1 mark in games decided by seven or less. The 1937 team was and the 2002 club was in games decided by seven or less, while the 1929 (4-0), 1940 (4-1), 1974 (4-0), 1990 (4-3), 1997 (4-2), 1998 (4-1) and 2009 (4-6) teams all had four wins by seven or less over the course of the season. u Notre Dame was 5-0 (1.000) last season in games decided by a touchdown or less. In terms of winning percentage in games decided by seven points or less, the 29 and 74 teams were both 4-0, while the 1926, 1928, 1954 and 1957 teams finished 3-0. Notre Dame Football By The Numbers Notre Dame's winning percentage, the second-highest in college football history. 2 - Notre Dame is one of two teams, college or professional, to have all of its games broadcast nationally on the 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) Alumni in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Consensus National Championships - since the AP poll began in 1936 ( ). No other school 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 captured Super Bowl titles College Football Hall of Fame Players. IRISH ON A PRETTY GOOD RUN u Since opening the 2011 season with an 0-2 record, Notre Dame has won 20 of its last 24 games good for an.833 winning percentage. The Irish have the seventh-best overall FBS and fifth-best BCS AQ winning percentage since Sept. 17, Team Games Wins Losses Ties Pct. 1. Oregon Alabama Boise State Northern Illinois Georgia Stanford Notre Dame LSU South Carolina Kansas State u Notre Dame has won 20 of its last 22 regular season games good for a.909 winning percentage since starting 0-2 in Only two FBS schools have a better regular season winning percentage over the same span: Oregon and Alabama (21-2,.913). GREAT FOR TELEVISION u Notre Dame has appeared on national or regional television in 249 consecutive games entering this weekend. u The Irish have made 367 appearances on network television -- more than any other school and more than the next two combined 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 124 seasons in which Notre Dame has finished with a winning record Years of college football (including 2013) 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 and more than the next two combined Irish players drafted in the National Football League All-time victories, third all-time in college football.