2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, and competed as an independent. The program was led by first-year head coach Marcus Freeman.^[1][2]

2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 45–38 vs. South Carolina
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 18
Record	9–4
Head coach	Marcus Freeman (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Rees (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Al Golden (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Bo Bauer JD Bertrand Avery Davis Isaiah Foskey Michael Mayer Jarrett Patterson
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Notre Dame			–						9	–	4
Liberty			–						8	–	5
BYU			–						8	–	5
New Mexico State			–						7	–	6
Army			–						6	–	6
UConn			–						6	–	7
UMass			–						1	–	11
Rankings from AP Poll

The Irish started the season 0–2, including a surprising loss to the Marshall Thundering Herd despite being heavy favorites. However, Notre Dame won nine of their next eleven games to finish the season. This included a memorable 35–14 win over the #4 Clemson Tigers. Their season ended with the Irish defeating South Carolina 45–38 in the 2022 Taxslayer Gator Bowl. This was only the 3rd time in the last 28 seasons that the Irish defeated another ranked team in a bowl game.

Offseason

Coaching changes

On December 2, 2021, following the departure of Brian Kelly to LSU, defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman was promoted to head coach.^[1][2]

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^[3]

• 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.

Departures

NFL

• S Kyle Hamilton (drafted by the Baltimore Ravens)
• RB Kyren Williams (drafted by the Los Angeles Rams)
• WR Kevin Austin Jr. (signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars)
• QB Jack Coan (signed with the Indianapolis Colts)
• DL Kurt Hinish (signed with the Houston Texans)
• LB Isaiah Pryor (signed with the New Orleans Saints)
• DL Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa (signed with the Las Vegas Raiders)
• LB Drew White (signed with the Washington Commanders)
• K Jonathan Doerer (invited to New York Giants minicamp)
• OL Cain Madden (invited to New York Giants minicamp)

Transfers out

• QB Brendon 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

Other

• DL Kahanu Kia (Mormon missionary)^[4]
• OL John Dirksen (retired from football)^[5]

Schedule

Notre Dame announced and finalized the 2022 football schedule on December 7, 2021.^[6]

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 Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 21–26	77,622
September 17	2:30 p.m.	California		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 24–17	77,622
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	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 Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 14–16	77,622
October 22	2:30 p.m.	UNLV		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, 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	49,861
November 5	7:30 p.m.	No. 4 Clemson		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 35–14	77,622
November 12	12:00 p.m.	vs. Navy	No. 20	M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	ABC	W 35–32	62,124
November 19	2:30 p.m.	Boston College	No. 18	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Holy War)	NBC	W 44–0	73,503
November 26	7:30 p.m.	at No. 6 USC	No. 15	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	ABC	L 27–38	72,613
December 30	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 19 South Carolina	No. 21	TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–38	67,383
Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) – Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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 (C) GS WR 4 Lorenzo Styles So WR 5 Joe Wilkins Jr. GS RB 7 Audric Estimé 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 (C) 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 (C) 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 (C) 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 (C) 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 (C) 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 Coordinators/assistant coaches Al Golden – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Tommy Rees – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Brian Mason – Special teams coordinator Harry Hiestand – Offensive line Deland McCullough – Running backs Mike Mickens – Cornerbacks Chris O'Leary – Defensive backs Gerad Parker – Tight ends Chansi Stuckey – Wide receivers Al Washington – Defensive line/defensive run game coordinator Matt Balis – Director, football performance Ron Powlus – Associate Athletic Director Olivia Mitchell – Director, football operations Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 3, 2022

Game summaries

at No. 2 Ohio State

See also: 2022 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Fighting Irish	3	7	0	0	10
No. 2 Buckeyes	7	0	7	7	21

Game information

First Quarter (12:13) ND – Blake Grupe 33-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:47; Notre Dame 3–0) (5:32) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 31-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:43; Ohio State 7–3) Second Quarter (11:56) ND – Audric Estimé 1-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 5:10; Notre Dame 10–7) Third Quarter (0:17) OSU – Xavier Johnson 24-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:43; Ohio State 14–10) Fourth Quarter (4:51) OSU – Miyan Williams 2-yard run, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 14 plays, 95 yards, 7:06; Ohio State 21–10)

No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) – Game summary

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH

• Date: September 3, 2022
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 106,594
• Referee: Jeff Heaser
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
OSU −17.0	83.5

Statistics	ND	OSU
First downs	12	22
Total yards	253	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
Notre Dame	Passing	Tyler Buchner	10/18, 177 yards
	Rushing	Chris Tyree	6 carries, 28 yards
	Receiving	Lorenzo Styles	1 reception, 54 yards
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	24/34, 223 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	15 carries, 91 yards
	Receiving	Emeka Egbuka	9 receptions, 90 yards, TD

vs Marshall

See also: 2022 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	0	9	3	14	26
No. 8 Fighting Irish	0	7	0	14	21

Game information

First Quarter None Second Quarter (14:18) MRSH – Khalan Laborn 4-yard run, Rece Verhoff PAT missed (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 3:56; Marshall 6–0) (3:00) ND – Tyler Buchner 1-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:03; Notre Dame 7–6) (0:15) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 21-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 2:45; Marshall 9–7) Third Quarter (3:54) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 20-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:10; Marshall 12–7) Fourth Quarter (14:57) ND – Tyler Buchner 1-yard run, Tyler Buchner two-point run (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:57; Notre Dame 15–12) (5:16) MRSH – Devin Miller 3-yard pass from Henry Colombi, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 11 plays, 94 yards, 5:16; Marshall 19–15) (4:35) MRSH – Steven Gilmore 37-yard interception return, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 0:41; Marshall 26–15) (0:14) ND – Michael Mayer 5-yard pass from Drew Pyne (Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 1:42; Marshall 26–21)

Marshall Thundering Herd (1–0) vs No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–1) – Game summary

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN

• Date: September 10, 2022
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
• Game attendance: 77,622
• Referee: Timothy Hedgepeth
• TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
ND −20.5	48.0

Statistics	MRSH	ND
First downs	21	22
Total yards	364	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, 150 yards, TD
	Rushing	Khalan Laborn	31 carries, 161 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jayden Harrison	3 receptions, 38 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Tyler Buchner	18/32, 201 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Tyler Buchner	13 carries, 44 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Michael Mayer	8 receptions, 103 yards, TD

vs California

See also: 2022 California Golden Bears football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	10	7	0	17
Fighting Irish	0	7	7	10	24

Game information

First Quarter None Second Quarter (14:27) CAL – J. Michael Sturdivant 18-yard pass from Jack Plummer, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 0:26; California 7–0) (8:54) ND – Chris Tyree 21-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:28; Tied 7–7) (4:11) CAL – Dario Longhetto 34-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:43; California 10–7) Third Quarter (9:14) ND – Audric Estimé 1-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:00; Notre Dame 14–10) (4:48) CAL – Jack Plummer 1-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:26; California 17–14) Fourth Quarter (14:48) ND – Blake Grupe 47-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:00; Tied 17–17) (9:16) ND – Michael Mayer 6-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:46; Notre Dame 24–17)

California Golden Bears (2–0) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–2) – Game summary

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN

• Date: September 17, 2022
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 83 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 77,622
• Referee: Mike Roche
• TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
ND −13.5	41.0

Statistics	CAL	ND
First downs	18	17
Total yards	296	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
California	Passing	Jack Plummer	16/37, 184 yards, TD
	Rushing	DeCarlos Brooks	5 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Jeremiah Hunter	5 receptions, 66 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Drew Pyne	17/23, 150 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	8 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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Irish	0	24	14	7	45
Tar Heels	7	7	6	12	32

Game information

First Quarter (9:53) UNC – Josh Downs 4-yard pass from Drake Maye, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:07; North Carolina 7–0) Second Quarter (12:57) ND – Michael Mayer 10-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:48; Tied 7–7) (10:01) ND – Lorenzo Styles 30-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:26; Notre Dame 14–7) (6:55) UNC – Josh Downs 3-yard pass from Drake Maye, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:06; Tied 14–14) (2:37) ND – Audric Estimé 1-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:18; Notre Dame 21–14) (0:23) ND – Blake Grupe 40-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 1:52; Notre Dame 24–14) Third Quarter (12:18) ND – Logan Diggs 29-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:42; Notre Dame 31–14) (10:21) ND – Audric Estimé 1-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 1:52; Notre Dame 38–14) (4:08) UNC – Antoine Green 80-yard pass from Drake Maye (Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:11; Notre Dame 38–20) Fourth Quarter (13:04) ND – Chris Tyree 1-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:04; Notre Dame 45–20) (9:47) UNC – Omarion Hampton 4-yard pass from Drake Maye (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:17; Notre Dame 45–26) (1:44) UNC – Antoine Green 64-yard pass from Drake Maye (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:36; Notre Dame 45–32)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–2) at North Carolina Tar Heels (3–0) – Game summary

at Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC

• Date: September 24, 2022
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 50,500
• Referee: Jeff Flanagan
• TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play–by–play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
UNC −1.5	55.5

Statistics	ND	UNC
First downs	35	18
Total yards	576	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 Estimé	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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Cougars	6	0	7	7	20
Fighting Irish	3	15	7	3	28

Game information

First Quarter (11:25) ND – Blake Grupe 26-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 3:26; Notre Dame 3–0) (4:32) BYU – Kody Epps 2-yard pass from Jaren Hall (Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:49; BYU 6–3) Second Quarter (14:19) ND – Michael Mayer 24-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:13; Notre Dame 10–6) (6:50) ND – Team safety (Drive: 1 plays, −4 yards, 0:07; Notre Dame 12–6) (1:03) ND – Jayden Thomas 30-yard pass from Drew Pyne (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:42; Notre Dame 18–6) Third Quarter (8:05) ND – Michael Mayer 19-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:55; Notre Dame 25–6) (5:27) BYU – Kody Epps 53-yard pass from Jaren Hall, Justen Smith kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:38; Notre Dame 25–13) Fourth Quarter (14:18) BYU – Christopher Brooks 28-yard run, Justen Smith kick (Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:41; Notre Dame 25–20) (6:07) ND – Blake Grupe 20-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:47; Notre Dame 28–20)

No. 16 BYU Cougars (4–1) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2–2) – Game summary

at Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV

• Date: October 8, 2022
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Indoor, 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 62,742
• Referee: Stuart Mullins
• TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
ND −3.5	51.5

Statistics	BYU	ND
First downs	13	24
Total yards	280	496
Rushes/yards	29–160	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, INT
	Rushing	Christopher Brooks	14 carries, 90 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kody Epps	4 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD
Notre Dame	Passing	Drew Pyne	22/28, 262 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	14 carries, 97 yards
	Receiving	Michael Mayer	11 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD

vs Stanford

See also: 2022 Stanford Cardinal football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	3	3	3	16
Fighting Irish	0	0	7	7	14

Game information

First Quarter (10:05) STAN – Casey Filkins 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:28; Stanford 7–0) Second Quarter (0:00) STAN – Joshua Karty 45-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 0:42; Stanford 10–0) Third Quarter (8:44) STAN – Joshua Karty 43-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 3:00; Stanford 13–0) (6:22) ND – Audric Estimé 10-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:22; Stanford 13–7) Fourth Quarter (14:53) ND – Tobias Merriweather 41-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:40; Notre Dame 14–13) (10:20) STAN – Joshua Karty 43-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:33; Stanford 16–14)

Stanford Cardinal (1–4) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–2) – Game summary

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN

• Date: October 15, 2022
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
• Game attendance: 77,622
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
ND −16.5	54.5

Statistics	STAN	ND
First downs	21	16
Total yards	385	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 Estimé	8 carries, 57 yards, TD
	Receiving	Michael Mayer	5 receptions, 60 yards

vs UNLV

See also: 2022 UNLV Rebels football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	0	7	7	21
Fighting Irish	23	7	0	14	44

Game information

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

UNLV Rebels (4–3) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–3) – Game summary

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN

• Date: October 22, 2022
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 73,165
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes
• TV announcers (Peacock): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
ND −26.0	46.5

Statistics	UNLV	ND
First downs	11	23
Total yards	299	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, INT
	Rushing	Logan Diggs	28 carries, 130 yards
	Receiving	Michael Mayer	6 receptions, 115 yards, TD

at No. 16 Syracuse

See also: 2022 Syracuse Orange football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Irish	7	14	3	17	41
No. 16 Orange	7	0	10	7	24

Game information

First Quarter (14:53) ND – Brandon Joseph 29-yard interception return, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, 0:07; Notre Dame 7–0) (11:11) CUSE – Oronde Gadsden II 13-yard pass from Garrett Shrader, Andre Szmyt kick (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:42; Tied 7–7) Second Quarter (8:23) ND – Logan Diggs 3-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 6:25; Notre Dame 14–7) (0:17) ND – Jayden Thomas 3-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 1:01; Notre Dame 21–7) Third Quarter (7:41) ND – Blake Grupe 31-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:54; Notre Dame 24–7) (4:57) CUSE – Andre Szmyt 54-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:44; Notre Dame 24–10) (0:25) CUSE – Sean Tucker 4-yard run, Andre Szmyt kick (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:21; Notre Dame 24–17) Fourth Quarter (9:11) ND – Audric Estimé 11-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:40; Notre Dame 31–17) (7:47) ND – Audric Estimé 2-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 1 plays, 2 yards, 0:03; Notre Dame 38–17) (5:44) CUSE – D'Marcus Adams 13-yard pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Andre Szmyt kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:03; Notre Dame 38–24) (1:58) ND – Blake Grupe 20-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:46; Notre Dame 41–24)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4–3) at No. 16 Syracuse Orange (6–1) – Game summary

at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY

• Date: October 29, 2022
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Indoor, 65 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 49,861
• Referee: Gary Patterson
• TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play–by–play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Katie George (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
ND −1.0	48.0

Statistics	ND	CUSE
First downs	22	15
Total yards	362	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 Estimé	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

vs No. 4 Clemson

See also: 2022 Clemson Tigers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Tigers	0	0	0	14	14
Fighting Irish	7	7	0	21	35

Game information

First Quarter (9:08) ND – Prince Collie 17-yard blocked punt return, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 4 plays, −4 yards, 2:37; Notre Dame 7–0) Second Quarter (0:38) ND – Drew Pyne 5-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:47; Notre Dame 14–0) Third Quarter None Fourth Quarter (14:37) ND – Audric Estimé 2-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:05; Notre Dame 21–0) (12:58) ND – Benjamin Morrison 96-yard interception return, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:39; Notre Dame 28–0) (10:14) CLEM – Will Shipley 1-yard run, B. T. Potter kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:44; Notre Dame 28–7) (4:16) ND – Michael Mayer 17-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:58; Notre Dame 35–7) (1:35) CLEM – Joseph Ngata 4-yard pass from D. J. Uiagalelei, B. T. Potter kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:41; Notre Dame 35–14)

No. 4 Clemson Tigers (8–0) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5–3) – Game summary

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN

• Date: November 5, 2022
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear, 55 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 77,622
• Referee: Adam Savoie
• TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
CLEM −3.5	43.5

Statistics	CLEM	ND
First downs	21	24
Total yards	281	348
Rushes/yards	25–90	47–263
Passing yards	191	85
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–40–0	9–17–0
Time of possession	27:00	33:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Clemson	Passing	DJ Uiagalelei	27/39, 191 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Will Shipley	12 carries, 63 yards, TD
	Receiving	Davis Allen	7 receptions, 60 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Drew Pyne	9/17, 85 yards, TD
	Rushing	Logan Diggs	17 carries, 114 yards
	Receiving	Michael Mayer	4 receptions, 44 yards, TD

vs Navy

See also: 2022 Navy Midshipmen football team and Rip Miller Trophy

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Fighting Irish	14	21	0	0	35
Midshipmen	6	7	3	16	32

Game information

First Quarter (10:36) ND – Audric Estimé 30-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:24; Notre Dame 7–0) (4:28) ND – Braden Lenzy 38-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:42; Notre Dame 14–0) (2:19) NAVY – Daba Fofana 36-yard run (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:09; Notre Dame 14–6) Second Quarter (12:27) ND – Chris Tyree 5-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:52; Notre Dame 21–6) (7:49) NAVY – Xavier Arline 2-yard run, Bijan Nichols kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:38; Notre Dame 21–13) (2:19) ND – Drew Pyne 11-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:18; Notre Dame 28–13) (1:10) ND – Jayden Thomas 37-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 1 plays, 37 yards, 0:07; Notre Dame 35–13) Third Quarter (4:59) NAVY – Bijan Nichols 26-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 10:01; Notre Dame 35–16) Fourth Quarter (14:47) NAVY – Mark Walker 23-yard pass from Xavier Arline, Xavier Arline two-point run (Drive: 1 plays, 23 yards, 0:06; Notre Dame 35–24) (1:21) NAVY – Maquel Haywood 20-yard pass from Maasai Maynor, Vincent Terrell Jr. two-point run (Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 2:57; Notre Dame 35–32)

No. 20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6–3) at Navy Midshipmen (3–6) – Game summary

at M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD

• Date: November 12, 2022
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 62,124
• Referee: Riley Johnson
• TV announcers (ABC): Dave Flemming (play–by–play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
ND −16.5	40.5

Statistics	ND	NAVY
First downs	15	19
Total yards	335	363
Rushes/yards	34–66	46–255
Passing yards	269	108
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–21–1	6–13–1
Time of possession	29:21	30:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Drew Pyne	17/21, 269 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	8 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Jayden Thomas	3 receptions, 80 yards, TD
Navy	Passing	Xavier Arline	2/4, 57 yards, TD
	Rushing	Daba Fofana	15 carries, 133 yards, TD
	Receiving	Mark Walker	3 receptions, 67 yards, TD

vs Boston College

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
No. 18 Fighting Irish	17	20	7	0	44

Game information

First Quarter (12:50) ND – Blake Grupe 26-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:10; Notre Dame 3–0) (10:05) ND – Logan Diggs 1-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:22; Notre Dame 10–0) (4:15) ND – Matt Salerno 1-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:26; Notre Dame 17–0) Second Quarter (14:07) ND – Blake Grupe 41-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:37; Notre Dame 20–0) (8:27) ND – Blake Grupe 46-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 3:22; Notre Dame 23–0) (3:04) ND – Audric Estimé 7-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 2:04; Notre Dame 30–0) (1:14) ND – Chris Tyree 12-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 0:56; Notre Dame 37–0) Third Quarter (8:54) ND – Audric Estimé 6-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 4:29; Notre Dame 44–0) Fourth Quarter None

Boston College Eagles (3–7) vs No. 18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–3) – Game summary

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN

• Date: November 19, 2022
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Snowy, 25 °F (−4 °C)
• Game attendance: 73,503
• Referee: Jeff Heaser
• TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
ND −20.0	42.0

Statistics	BC	ND
First downs	10	22
Total yards	173	437
Rushes/yards	36–56	38–281
Passing yards	117	156
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–22–3	13–25–0
Time of possession	29:00	31:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boston College	Passing	Emmett Morehead	9/22, 117 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Alex Broome	7 carries, 25 yards
	Receiving	Zay Flowers	3 receptions, 46 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Drew Pyne	13/25, 156 yards, TD
	Rushing	Logan Diggs	15 carries, 122 yards, TD
	Receiving	Michael Mayer	5 receptions, 64 yards

at No. 6 USC

See also: 2022 USC Trojans football team and Jeweled Shillelagh

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Fighting Irish	0	7	7	13	27
No. 6 Trojans	10	7	7	14	38

Game information

First Quarter (11:24) USC – Tahj Washington 11-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:24; USC 7–0) (4:08) USC – Denis Lynch 31-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:18; USC 10–0) Second Quarter (6:55) ND – Michael Mayer 22-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:24; USC 10–7) (0:52) USC – Caleb Williams 5-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:40; USC 17–7) Third Quarter (8:31) USC – Raleek Brown 5-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:58; USC 24–7) (6:37) ND – Deion Colzie 23-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:27; USC 24–14) Fourth Quarter (15:00) USC – Caleb Williams 3-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:01; USC 31–14) (12:17) ND – Logan Diggs 5-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; USC 31–21) (3:26) USC – Caleb Williams 16-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 2:32; USC 38–21) (1:24) ND – Michael Mayer 24-yard pass from Drew Pyne (Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:25; USC 38–27)

No. 15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–3) at No. 6 USC Trojans (10–1) – Game summary

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

• Date: November 26, 2022
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 72,613
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play–by–play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
USC −4.5	63.5

Statistics	ND	USC
First downs	22	23
Total yards	52–408	61–436
Rushes/yards	90	204
Passing yards	318	232
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–26–1	18–22–0
Time of possession	24:37	35:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Drew Pyne	23/26, 318 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	6 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Michael Mayer	8 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD
USC	Passing	Caleb Williams	18/22, 232 yards, TD
	Rushing	Austin Jones	25 carries, 154 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Addison	3 receptions, 45 yards

vs No. 19 South Carolina (Gator Bowl)

See also: 2022 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Main article: 2022 Gator Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Fighting Irish	7	10	14	14	45
No. 18 Gamecocks	21	3	7	7	38

Game information

First Quarter (11:48) SC – Xavier Legette 13-yard pass from Spencer Rattler, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:12; South Carolina 7–0) (5:54) ND – Tyler Buchner 15-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:37; Tied 7–7) (2:27) SC – Hunter Rogers 23-yard pass from Kai Kroeger, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; South Carolina 14–7) (0:44) SC – DQ Smith 47-yard interception return, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:43; South Carolina 21–7) Second Quarter (8:36) ND – Blake Grupe 37-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 7:08; South Carolina 21–10) (5:18) SC – Mitch Jeter 45-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 3:18; South Carolina 24–10) (5:06) ND – Logan Diggs 75-yard pass from Tyler Buchner, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; South Carolina 24–17) Third Quarter (10:28) ND – Tyler Buchner 11-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:21; Tied 24–24) (8:31) SC – Xavier Legette 42-yard pass from Spencer Rattler, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:57; South Carolina 31–24) (0:31) ND – Braden Lenzy 44-yard pass from Tyler Buchner, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 1 play, 44 yards, 0:08; Tied 31–31) Fourth Quarter (12:41) ND – Logan Diggs 39-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:13; Notre Dame 38–31) (7:42) SC – O'Donnell Fortune 100-yard interception return, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 3:27; Tied 38–38) (1:38) ND – Mitchell Evans 16-yard pass from Tyler Buchner, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:04; Notre Dame 45–38)

No. 18 South Carolina Gamecocks (8–4) vs No. 21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–4) – Game summary
(2022 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl)

at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL

• Date: December 30, 2022
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 67,383
• Referee: Mike Cannon
• TV announcers (ESPN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
ND −2.5	52

Statistics	ND	SC
First downs	27	20
Total yards	558	352
Rushes/yards	46–264	22–65
Passing yards	294	287
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–34–3	31–49–1
Time of possession	36:39	23:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Tyler Buchner	18/33, 274 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	14 carries, 95 yards
	Receiving	Braden Lenzy	4 receptions, 89 yards, TD
South Carolina	Passing	Spencer Rattler	29/46, 246 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Juju McDowell	6 carries, 28 yards
	Receiving	Xavier Legette	7 receptions, 78 yards, 2 TD

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	—	—	20	18	13	19	19	18
Coaches	5	9	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	25	19	15	19	20	18
CFP	Not released									—	20	18	15	21	21	Not released

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2. Marcus Hartman (December 6, 2021). "Freeman introduced as Notre Dame football coach". Journal-News. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
3. Joshua Vowles (February 17, 2022). "Notre Dame Football: Marcus Freeman unveils a full coaching staff for the Irish". One Foot Down. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
4. Vowles, Joshua (January 10, 2022). "Notre Dame DE Kahanu Kia is leaving Notre Dame for mission trip". One Foot Down.
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