2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish were led by Marcus Freeman in his second year as Notre Dame's head coach. They played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. The season was highlighted by a blowout home win over the #10 USC Trojans and a win in the Sun Bowl against #19 Oregon State.

2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 40–8 vs. Oregon State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
Record	10–3
Head coach	Marcus Freeman (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Gerad Parker (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Al Golden (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Joe Alt JD Bertrand Cam Hart Sam Hartman
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Notre Dame			–						10	–	3
Army			–						6	–	6
UConn			–						3	–	9
UMass			–						3	–	9
Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

Coaching changes

The following coaches left the program:

• Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tommy Rees left for the same positions at Alabama.
• Special teams coordinator Brian Mason left for the same position with the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL.
• Offensive line coach Harry Hiestand announced his retirement.
• Director of football performance Matt Balis resigned.

The following coaches were hired:

• Marty Biagi was hired from Ole Miss to be the special teams coordinator.
• Gino Guidugli was hired from Cincinnati to be the quarterbacks coach.
• Joe Rudolph was hired from Virginia Tech to be the offensive line coach.

Departures

NFL

Main article: 2023 NFL draft

Player	Position	Team	Round	Pick
Michael Mayer	TE	Las Vegas Raiders	2	35
Isaiah Foskey	DL	New Orleans Saints	2	40
Jarrett Patterson	OL	Houston Texans	6	201
Jayson Ademilola	DL	Jacksonville Jaguars	Undrafted
Justin Ademilola	DL	Green Bay Packers	Undrafted
Bo Bauer	LB	Seattle Seahawks	Undrafted
TaRiq Bracy	CB	Houston Texans	Undrafted
Avery Davis	WR	Detroit Lions	Undrafted
Blake Grupe	K	New Orleans Saints	Undrafted
Brandon Joseph	S	Detroit Lions	Undrafted
Josh Lugg	OL	Chicago Bears	Undrafted
Chris Smith	DL	Detroit Lions	Undrafted

Transfers out

• CB Jayden Bellamy transferred to Syracuse.
• TE Cane Berrong transferred to Coastal Carolina.
• QB Tyler Buchner transferred to Alabama.
• RB Logan Diggs transferred to LSU.
• DL Osita Ekwonu transferred to Charlotte.
• OL Caleb Johnson transferred to SMU.
• LB Prince Kollie transferred to Vanderbilt.
• DL Jacob Lacey transferred to Oklahoma.
• TE Barret Liebentritt transferred to Nebraska.
• QB Drew Pyne transferred to Arizona State.
• WR Lorenzo Styles transferred to Ohio State.
• WR Joe Wilkins Jr. transferred to Miami (OH).

Retirements

• K Josh Bryan
• DL Alexander Ehrensberger
• S Mike Graves
• S Houston Griffith
• WR Braden Lenzy
• WR Greg Mailey
• LB Christian Opperman
• LS Alex Peitsch
• QB Ron Powlus III
• WR Conor Ratigan
• CB Philip Riley
• LB Will Schweitzer
• P Jon Sot
• S Justin Walters

Additions

Transfers in

• DL Cole Aubrey transferred in from Princeton as a walk-on.
• S Antonio Carter II transferred in from Rhode Island.
• RB Devyn Ford transferred in from Penn State.
• S Thomas Harper transferred in from Oklahoma State.
• QB Sam Hartman transferred in from Wake Forest.
• DL Javontae Jean-Baptiste transferred in from Ohio State.
• P Ben Krimm transferred in from Penn as a walk-on.
• DL Grant Ristoff transferred in from Penn as a walk-on.
• K Spencer Shrader transferred in from South Florida.
• WR Kaleb Smith transferred in from Virginia Tech; retired before start of season.

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sullivan Absher OL	Belmont, NC	South Point (NC) Belmont	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	309 lb (140 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Jaiden Ausberry LB	Baton Rouge, LA	University Lab (LA) Baton Rouge	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 86
Micah Bell CB	Houston, TX	Kinkaid (TX) Houston	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 84
Drayk Bowen LB	St. John, IN	Andrean (IN) Merrillville	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	232 lb (105 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 85
Cooper Flanagan TE	Pleasant Hill, CA	De La Salle (CA) Concord	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	228 lb (103 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Rico Flores Jr. WR	North Highlands, CA	Folsom (CA)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Christian Gray CB	St. Louis, MO	De Smet (MO) St. Louis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
Jaden Greathouse WR	Austin, TX	Westlake (TX) Austin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 84
Devan Houstan DL	Mississauga, ON	St. James (MD) Hagerstown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	285 lb (129 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Charles Jagusah OL	Rock Island, IL	Alleman (IL) Rock Island	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	308 lb (140 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 86
Braylon James WR	Round Rock, TX	Stony Point (TX) Round Rock	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 86
Jeremiyah Love RB	St. Louis, MO	Christian Brothers (MO) St. Louis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 84
Kenny Minchey QB	Hendersonville, TN	Pope John Paul II (TN) Hendersonville	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Ben Minich S	West Chester, OH	Lakota (OH) West Chester	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Armel Mukam DL	La Prairie, QC	Woodberry Forest (VA)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 lb (116 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Joe Otting OL	Topeka, KS	Hayden (KS) Topeka	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Sam Pendleton OL	Lawsonville, NC	Reagan (NC) Pfafftown	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	305 lb (138 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Adon Shuler S	Irvington, NJ	Irvington (NJ)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	197 lb (89 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
KK Smith WR	Frisco, TX	Reedy (TX) Frisco	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Chris Terek OL	Glen Ellyn, IL	Glenbard West (IL) Glen Ellyn	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	310 lb (140 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Boubacar Traore DL	Boston, MA	Catholic Memorial (MA) West Roxbury	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Brenan Vernon DL	Mentor, OH	Mentor (OH)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 84
Preston Zinter LB	North Andover, MA	Central Catholic (MA) Lawrence	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 8  247Sports: 8  ESPN: 6
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023. "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023. "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.

New walk-ons

• QB Dylan Devezin
• K Marcello Diomede
• WR Jordan Faison (on lacrosse scholarship; earned football scholarship on October 9)
• TE Henry Garrity
• LS Andrew Kros
• LB Jerry Rullo
• S Luke Talich
• WR Alex Whitman

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	2:30 p.m.	vs. Navy	No. 13	Aviva Stadium Dublin, Ireland (Aer Lingus College Football Classic, rivalry)	NBC	W 42–3	49,000
September 2	3:30 p.m.	Tennessee State	No. 13	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 56–3	77,622
September 9	12:00 p.m.	at NC State	No. 10	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	W 45–24	56,919
September 16	2:30 p.m.	Central Michigan	No. 9	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	Peacock	W 41–17	77,622
September 23	7:30 p.m.	No. 6 Ohio State	No. 9	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (College GameDay)	NBC	L 14–17	77,622
September 30	7:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Duke	No. 11	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (College GameDay)	ABC	W 21–14	40,768
October 7	7:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Louisville	No. 10	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY	ABC	L 20–33	59,081
October 14	7:30 p.m.	No. 10 USC	No. 21	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff)	NBC	W 48–20	77,622
October 28	3:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh	No. 14	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	NBC	W 58–7	77,622
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at Clemson	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	L 23–31	81,500
November 18	3:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 19	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 45–7	77,622
November 25	7:00 p.m.	at Stanford	No. 18	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	P12N	W 56–23	30,901
December 29	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 19 Oregon State	No. 16	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 40–8	48,223
Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

Roster

2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Deion Colzie Jr RB 3 Gi'Bran Payne So WR 4 Chris Tyree Sr WR 5 Tobias Merriweather So RB 7 Audric Estimé Jr QB 8 Kenny Minchey Fr TE 9 Eli Raridon So QB 10 Sam Hartman (C) GS WR 11 KK Smith Fr RB 12 Jeremiyah Love Fr TE 13 Holden Staes So WR 14 Braylon James Fr QB 16 Dylan Devezin (W) So WR 17 Rico Flores Jr. Fr QB 18 Steve Angeli So WR 19 Jaden Greathouse Fr RB 22 Devyn Ford GS TE 23 Justin Fisher (W) So RB 24 Jadarian Price So WR 26 Chase Dixon (W) Sr RB 27 Chase Ketterer (W) Sr WR 28 Griffin Eifert (W) Sr WR 29 Matt Salerno GS RB 30 Skip Velotta (W) GS RB 33 Sam Assaf (W) GS TE 35 Hakim Sanfo (W) Sr WR 37 Henry Cook (W) Sr TE 38 Davis Sherwood Jr TE 39 Andrew Yanoshak (W) Jr TE 42 Henry Garrity (W) Fr OL 50 Rocco Spindler Jr OL 52 Zeke Correll GS OL 53 Quinn Murphy (W) GS OL 54 Blake Fisher Jr OL 55 Chris Terek Fr OL 56 Charles Jagusah Fr OL 59 Aamil Wagner So OL 64 Joe Otting Fr OL 68 Michael Carmody Sr OL 70 Ashton Craig So OL 71 Brennan Wicks (W) Sr OL 72 Sam Pendleton Fr OL 73 Andrew Kristofic GS OL 74 Billy Schrauth So OL 75 Sullivan Absher Fr OL 76 Joe Alt (C) Jr OL 77 Ty Chan So OL 78 Pat Coogan Jr OL 79 Tosh Baker Sr WR 80 Jordan Faison Fr WR 81 Jack Polian (W) Jr WR 82 Leo Scheidler (W) So WR 83 Jayden Thomas Jr TE 84 Kevin Bauman Sr WR 86 Alex Whitman (W) Fr TE 87 Cooper Flanagan Fr TE 88 Mitchell Evans Jr TE 89 Charlie Selna (W) Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 0 Xavier Watts Sr DL 1 Javontae Jean-Baptiste GS S 2 DJ Brown GS LB 3 Jaylen Sneed So S 4 Antonio Carter II GS CB 5 Cam Hart (C) GS CB 6 Clarence Lewis Sr CB 7 Jaden Mickey So LB 8 Marist Liufau GS S 11 Ramon Henderson Sr DL 12 Jordan Botelho Sr S 13 Thomas Harper GS CB 15 Ryan Barnes Jr CB 16 Micah Bell Fr DL 17 Brenan Vernon Fr CB 18 Chance Tucker Jr S 19 Marty Auer (W) Jr CB 20 Benjamin Morrison So S 21 Adon Shuler Fr S 22 Ben Minich Fr LB 23 Jaiden Ausberry Fr LB 24 Jack Kiser GS LB 25 Preston Zinter Fr CB 26 Isaiah Dunn (W) So LB 27 JD Bertrand (C) GS S 28 Luke Talich (W) Fr CB 29 Christian Gray Fr DL 31 Nana Osafo-Mensah GS LB 33 Tre Reader (W) So LB 34 Drayk Bowen Fr S 36 Eddie Scheidler (W) GS DL 40 Joshua Burnham So DL 41 Donovan Hinish So LB 42 Nolan Ziegler So DL 44 Junior Tuihalamaka So DL 45 Kobi Onyiuke (W) So LB 46 Jerry Rullo (W) So DL 47 Jason Onye Jr DL 51 Boubacar Traore Fr DL 56 Howard Cross III GS DL 58 Grant Ristoff (W) GS DL 91 Aiden Gobaira So DL 92 Aidan Keanaaina Sr DL 93 Armel Mukam Fr DL 95 Tyson Ford So DL 96 Cole Aubrey (W) GS DL 97 Gabriel Rubio Jr DL 98 Devan Houstan Fr DL 99 Rylie Mills Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 14 Bryce McFerson So P 31 Bryan Dowd (W) Sr P 32 Chris Salerno (W) Jr K 32 Spencer Shrader GS P 43 Ben Krimm (W) GS K 48 Marcello Diomede (W) Fr LS 51 Rino Monteforte (W) So LS 57 Andrew Kros (W) Fr LS 65 Michael Vinson GS K 92 Zac Yoakam (W) So	Head coach Marcus Freeman Coordinators/assistant coaches Al Golden – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Gerad Parker – Offensive coordinator/tight ends Marty Biagi – Special teams coordinator Gino Guidugli – Quarterbacks/pass game coordinator Deland McCullough – Running backs/run game coordinator Mike Mickens – Cornerbacks/defensive pass game coordinator Chris O'Leary – Defensive backs/safeties Joe Rudolph – Offensive line Chansi Stuckey – Wide receivers Al Washington – Defensive line/defensive run game coordinator Ron Powlus – Senior associate athletics director Olivia Mitchell – Director of football operations Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: October 30, 2023

Depth chart

Defense FS DJ Brown Antonio Carter II - VYPER WLB MLB ROVER Jordan Botelho Marist Liufau JD Bertrand Jack Kiser Junior Tuihalamaka Jaiden Ausberry Drayk Bowen Jaylen Sneed Joshua Burnham - - - SS Xavier Watts Ramon Henderson - CB Cam Hart Jaden Mickey - DE NT DE Javontae Jean-Baptiste Howard Cross III Rylie Mills Nana Osafo-Mensah Gabriel Rubio Jason Onye Joshua Burnham - Donovan Hinish CB Benjamin Morrison Christian Gray - Offense WR-X Rico Flores Jr. Tobias Merriweather - WR-SL Chris Tyree Jordan Faison - LT LG C RG RT Joe Alt Pat Coogan Zeke Correll Billy Schrauth Blake Fisher Tosh Baker Ashton Craig Ashton Craig Andrew Kristofic Aamil Wagner - - - - - TE Holden Staes Eli Raridon Cooper Flanagan WR-Z Jayden Thomas Jaden Greathouse - QB Sam Hartman Steve Angeli - Key reserves WR Deion Colzie TE Mitchell Evans NT Aidan Keanaaina WR Matt Salerno G Rocco Spindler Special teams PK Spencer Shrader P Bryce McFerson KR Devyn Ford PR Chris Tyree LS Michael Vinson H Bryce McFerson RB Audric Estimé Gi'Bran Payne Jadarian Price

Game summaries

vs Navy (Aer Lingus College Football Classic)

See also: 2023 Navy Midshipmen football team and Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	0	0	3	3
No. 13 Fighting Irish	14	14	7	7	42

Game information

First quarter (8:26) ND – Audric Estimé 1-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 6:28; Notre Dame 7–0) (1:03) ND – Jadarian Price 19-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:27; Notre Dame 14–0) Second quarter (10:00) ND – Jaden Greathouse 35-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:52; Notre Dame 21–0) (0:13) ND – Jayden Thomas 14-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 1:42; Notre Dame 28–0) Third quarter (9:36) ND – Jaden Greathouse 20-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:48; Notre Dame 35–0) Fourth quarter (11:54) ND – Deion Colzie 25-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:43; Notre Dame 42–0) (3:33) NAVY – Evan Warren 31-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 8:21; Notre Dame 42–3)

Navy Midshipmen (0–0) vs No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) – Game summary
(Aer Lingus College Football Classic)

at Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland

• Date: August 26, 2023
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
• Game attendance: 49,000
• Referee: Luke Richman
• TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Statistics	NAVY	ND
First downs	12	27
Total yards	169	444
Rushes/yards	48–126	32–191
Passing yards	43	253
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	3–7–0	20–25–0
Time of possession	33:14	26:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Tai Lavatai	3/6, 43 yards
	Rushing	Daba Fofana	15 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	Brandon Chatman	2 receptions, 41 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	19/23, 251 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	16 carries, 95 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jaden Greathouse	3 receptions, 68 yards, 2 TD

vs Tennessee State

See also: 2023 Tennessee State Tigers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	0	0	0	3
No. 13 Fighting Irish	7	14	28	7	56

Game information

First quarter (9:17) ND – Jeremiyah Love 36-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:43; Notre Dame 7–0) (2:44) TNST – James Lowery 38-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 55 yards, 6:33; Notre Dame 7–3) Second quarter (12:22) ND – Sam Hartman 5-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:16; Notre Dame 14–3) (9:41) ND – Chris Tyree 24-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 2:01; Notre Dame 21–3) (5:17) ND – Audric Estimé 5-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:55; Notre Dame 28–3) (0:15) ND – Holden Staes 4-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:38; Notre Dame 35–3) Third quarter (1:06) ND – Jadarian Price 40-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:28; Notre Dame 42–3) (0:19) ND – Clarence Lewis 33-yard interception return, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 0:47; Notre Dame 49–3) Fourth quarter (7:43) ND – Gi'Bran Payne 42-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:34; Notre Dame 56–3)

Tennessee State Tigers (0–0) vs No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–0) – Game summary

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN

• Date: September 2, 2023
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
• Game attendance: 77,622
• Referee: Mike Roche
• TV announcers (NBC): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Statistics	TNST	ND
First downs	12	26
Total yards	158	557
Rushes/yards	35–91	33–221
Passing yards	67	336
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–22–2	24–30–0
Time of possession	26:16	33:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee State	Passing	Deveon Bryant	5/12, 43 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Deveon Bryant	6 carries, 29 yards
	Receiving	Dashon Davis	1 reception, 22 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	14/17, 194 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	13 carries, 116 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jayden Thomas	4 receptions, 62 yards

at North Carolina State

See also: 2023 NC State Wolfpack football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Fighting Irish	3	14	7	21	45
Wolfpack	0	7	10	7	24

Game information

First quarter (3:18) ND – Spencer Shrader 54-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:51; Notre Dame 3–0) Second quarter (14:32) ND – Audric Estimé 80-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:13; Notre Dame 10–0) (1:16) NCST – Bradley Rozner 9-yard pass from Brennan Armstrong, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 1:03; Notre Dame 10–7) (0:40) ND – Jaden Greathouse 13-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 0:30; Notre Dame 17–7) Third quarter (7:27) NCST – Brayden Narveson 49-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:15; Notre Dame 17–10) (5:50) ND – Holden Staes 40-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:30; Notre Dame 24–10) (2:55) NCST – Brennan Armstrong 1-yard rush, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Notre Dame 24–17) Fourth quarter (11:38) ND – Davis Sherwood 10-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:43; Notre Dame 31–17) (10:42) ND – Audric Estimé 7-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 0:36; Notre Dame 38–17) (4:35) ND – Holden Staes 35-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 3:03; Notre Dame 45–17) (2:03) NCST – Dacari Collins 23-yard pass from Brennan Armstrong, Brayden Narveson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:32; Notre Dame 45–24)

No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2–0) at North Carolina State Wolfpack (1–0) – Game summary

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

• Date: September 9, 2023
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE 5 MPH
• Game attendance: 56,919
• Referee: Adam Savole
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)

Statistics	ND	NCST
First downs	16	20
Total yards	456	344
Rushes/yards	37–170	30–84
Passing yards	286	260
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–24–0	22–48–3
Time of possession	32:53	27:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	15/24, 286 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	14 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Holden Staes	4 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD
North Carolina State	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	22/47, 260 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Brennan Armstrong	12 carries, 26 yards, TD
	Receiving	Juice Vereen	4 receptions, 65 yards

vs Central Michigan

See also: 2023 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	7	3	0	17
No. 9 Fighting Irish	14	7	10	10	41

Game information

First quarter (10:52) ND – Tobias Merriweather 75-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 91 yards, 2:03; Notre Dame 7–0) (7:22) CMU – Myles Bailey 6-yard rush, Tristan Mattson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:30; Tied 7–7) (2:13) ND – Audric Estimé 17-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:09; Notre Dame 14–7) Second quarter (14:17) ND – Chris Tyree 76-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards, 1:18; Notre Dame 21–7) (0:17) CMU – Jase Bauer 1-yard rush, Tristan Mattson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:58; Notre Dame 21–14) Third quarter (11:36) ND – Sam Hartman 1-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:19; Notre Dame 28–14) (1:59) CMU – Tristan Mattson 23-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:37; Notre Dame 28–17) (0:30) ND – Spencer Shrader 50-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:29; Notre Dame 31–17) Fourth quarter (10:07) ND – Spencer Shrader 31-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 3:54; Notre Dame 34–17) (5:45) ND – Holden Staes 4-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:51; Notre Dame 41–17)

Central Michigan Chippewas (1–1) vs No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–0) – Game summary

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN

• Date: September 16, 2023
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 77,622
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes
• TV announcers (Peacock): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Statistics	CMU	ND
First downs	14	23
Total yards	268	578
Rushes/yards	34–131	37–263
Passing yards	137	342
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–20–0	17–28–0
Time of possession	29:27	30:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Michigan	Passing	Jase Bauer	10/20, 137 yards
	Rushing	Myles Bailey	12 carries, 59 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jesse Prewitt III	2 receptions, 59 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	16/26, 330 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	20 carries, 176 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tobias Merriweather	3 receptions, 91 yards, TD

vs No. 6 Ohio State

See also: 2023 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Buckeyes	0	3	7	7	17
No. 9 Fighting Irish	0	0	7	7	14

Game information

First quarter None Second quarter (0:26) OSU - Jayden Fielding 31-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 3:20; Ohio State 3–0) Third quarter (11:14) OSU - TreVeyon Henderson 61-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, 0:11; Ohio State 10–0) (3:35) ND - Gi'Bran Payne 1-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:39; Ohio State 10–7) Fourth quarter (8:22) ND - Rico Flores Jr. 2-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards, 6:28; Notre Dame 14–10) (0:01) OSU - Chip Trayanum 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 1:26; Ohio State 17–14)

No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–0) vs No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4–0) – Game summary

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN

• Date: September 23, 2023
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 77,622
• Referee: Larry Smith
• TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (sideline)

Statistics	OSU	ND
First downs	19	22
Total yards	366	351
Rushes/yards	27–126	39–176
Passing yards	240	175
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–38–0	17–25–0
Time of possession	25:01	34:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing	Kyle McCord	21/37, 240 yards
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	14 carries, 104 yards, TD
	Receiving	Emeka Egbuka	7 receptions, 96 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	17/25, 175 yards, TD
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	14 carries, 70 yards
	Receiving	Mitchell Evans	6 receptions, 70 yards

at No. 17 Duke

See also: 2023 Duke Blue Devils football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Fighting Irish	7	3	3	8	21
No. 17 Blue Devils	0	0	7	7	14

Game information

First quarter (11:00) ND – Audric Estimé 6-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:57; Notre Dame 7–0) Second quarter (14:56) ND – Spencer Shrader 35-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:33; Notre Dame 10–0) Third quarter (9:17) ND – Spencer Shrader 45-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:45; Notre Dame 13–0) (3:36) DUKE – Jordan Waters 1-yard run, Todd Pelino kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:41; Notre Dame 13–7) Fourth quarter (9:17) DUKE – Jaquez Moore 3-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Todd Pelino kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:27; Duke 14–13) (0:31) ND – Audric Estimé 30-yard run, Sam Hartman two-point pass to Rico Flores Jr. (Drive: 10 plays, 95 yards, 2:04; Notre Dame 21–14)

No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4–1) at No. 17 Duke Blue Devils (4–0) – Game summary

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC

• Date: September 30, 2023
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 40,768
• Referee: Riley Johnson
• TV announcers (ABC): Rece Davis (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline)

Statistics	ND	DUKE
First downs	16	17
Total yards	381	323
Rushes/yards	32–159	40–189
Passing yards	222	134
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–31–0	12–27–1
Time of possession	28:15	31:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	15/30, 222 yards
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	18 carries, 81 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Mitchell Evans	6 receptions, 134 yards
Duke	Passing	Riley Leonard	12/27, 134 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Riley Leonard	18 carries, 88 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Moore	4 receptions, 67 yards, TD

at No. 25 Louisville

See also: 2023 Louisville Cardinals football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Fighting Irish	0	7	6	7	20
No. 25 Cardinals	7	0	10	16	33

Game information

First quarter (6:05) LOU – Jamari Thrash 9-yard pass from Jack Plummer, Brock Travelstead kick (Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 7:06; Louisville 7–0) Second quarter (6:58) ND – Jordan Falson 36-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 5:45; Tied 7–7) Third quarter (13:18) ND – Spencer Shrader 53-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:35; Notre Dame 10–7) (8:24) LOU – Brock Travelstead 44-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:54; Tied 10–10) (5:45) LOU – Jahwar Jordan 45-yard run, Brock Travelstead kick (Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:43; Louisville 17–10) (1:06) ND – Spencer Shrader 54-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 4:39; Louisville 17–13) Fourth quarter (11:12) LOU – Jahwar Jordan 21-yard run, Brock Travelstead kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:54; Louisville 24–13) (7:31) LOU – Brock Travelstead 45-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:11; Louisville 27–13) (5:02) LOU – Brock Travelstead 32-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 2:18; Louisville 30–13) (3:12) LOU – Brock Travelstead 35-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:22; Louisville 33–13) (1:35) ND – Mitchell Evans 6-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:37; Louisville 33–20)

No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5–1) at No. 25 Louisville Cardinals (5–0) – Game summary

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY

• Date: October 7, 2023
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 57 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 59,801
• Referee: Gary Patterson
• TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Katie George (sideline)

Statistics	ND	LOU
First downs	17	17
Total yards	298	330
Rushes/yards	28–44	40–185
Passing yards	254	145
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–38–3	17–24–0
Time of possession	28:36	31:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	22/38, 254 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jeremiyah Love	5 carries, 37 yards
	Receiving	Mitchell Evans	4 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Louisville	Passing	Jack Plummer	17/24, 145 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jawhar Jordan	21 carries, 143 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jamari Thrash	8 receptions, 75 yards, TD

vs No. 10 USC

See also: 2023 USC Trojans football team and Jeweled Shillelagh

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 USC	3	3	7	7	20
No. 21 Notre Dame	7	17	7	17	48

Game information

First quarter (11:30) ND – Gi'Bran Payne 4-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:23; Notre Dame 7–0) (1:13) USC – Denis Lynch 25-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:25; Notre Dame 7–3) Second quarter (2:19) ND – Spencer Shrader 26-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:48; Notre Dame 10–3) (4:14) ND – Audric Estimé 2-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:03; Notre Dame 17–3) (1:30) ND – Audric Estimé 1-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:05; Notre Dame 24–3) (0:00) USC – Denis Lynch 48-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 1:30; Notre Dame 24–6) Third quarter (7:20) USC – MarShawn Lloyd 31-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 3:33; Notre Dame 24–13) (3:54) ND – Chris Tyree 46-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 3:20; Notre Dame 31–13) Fourth quarter (9:04) USC – Brenden Rice 7-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 3:09; Notre Dame 31–20) (8:50) ND – Jadarian Price 99-yard kickoff return, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 4 yards, 3:57; Notre Dame 38–20) (3:40) ND – Spencer Shrader 23-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:09; Notre Dame 41–20) (3:27) ND – Xavier Watts 0-yard fumble return, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 1 play, -2 yards, 0:09; Notre Dame 48–20)

No. 10 USC Trojans (6–0) vs No. 21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5–2) – Game summary

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN

• Date: October 14, 2023
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy 52 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 77,622
• Referee: Mark Duddy
• TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson and Ahmed Freed (sidelines), and Terry McAulay (rules analyst)

Statistics	USC	ND
First downs	23	13
Total yards	302	251
Rushes/yards	103	125
Passing yards	199	125
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–37–3	13–20–0
Time of possession	34:35	25:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing	Caleb Williams	23/37, 199 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	MarShawn Lloyd	8 carries, 46 yards, TD
	Receiving	Michael Jackson III	6 receptions, 51 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	13/20, 126 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	22 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Chris Tyree	3 receptions, 62 yards, TD

vs Pittsburgh

See also: 2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	7	7
No. 14 Notre Dame	7	10	27	14	58

Game information

First quarter (7:18) ND – Chris Tyree 82-yard punt return, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 2:19; Notre Dame 7–0) Second quarter (10:17) ND – Audric Estimé 15-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:35; Notre Dame 14–0) (0:00) ND – Spencer Shrader 23-yard field goal (Drive: 4 play, 25 yards, 1:31; Notre Dame 17–0) Third quarter (11:07) ND – Jadarian Price 10-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:33; Notre Dame 24–0') (10:12) ND – Jaden Mickey 43-yard interception return, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:55; Notre Dame 31–0) (8:21) ND – Ramon Henderson 0-yard fumble return, Spencer Shrader kick missed (Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 0:59; Notre Dame 37–0) (2:21) ND – Audric Estimé 3-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 4:07; Notre Dame 44–0) Fourth quarter (9:47) ND – Audric Estimé 5-yard Run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 5:06; Notre Dame 51–0) (8:18) Pitt – Konata Mumpfield 25-yard pass from Nate Yarnell, Ben Sauls kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:29; Notre Dame 51–7) (3:41) ND – Cooper Flanagan 19-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 4:30; Notre Dame 58–7)

Pittsburgh Panthers (2–5) vs No. 14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6–2) – Game summary

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN

• Date: October 28, 2023
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game attendance: 77,622
• TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (reporter)

Statistics	PITT	ND
First downs	25	11
Total yards	255	535
Rushes/yards	53	155
Passing yards	202	380
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–32–4	24–32–2
Time of possession	24:29	35:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Pittsburgh	Passing	Christian Veilleux	14/29, 127 yards, 4 INT
	Rushing	Rodney Hammond	6 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Bub Means	3 receptions, 63 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	18/25, 288 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	19 carries, 114 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Rico Flores Jr.	2 receptions, 72 yards

at Clemson

See also: 2023 Clemson Tigers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Notre Dame	3	6	14	0	23
Clemson	10	14	7	0	31

Game information

First quarter (10:36) Notre Dame – Spencer Shrader 43-yard field goal, (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 4:24; Notre Dame 3–0) (6:57) Clemson – Phil Mafah 41-yard rush, Johnathan Weitz kick, (Drive: 1 play, 41 yards, 0:07; Clemson 7–3) (2:08) Clemson – Johnathan Weitz 21-yard field goal, (Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:26; Clemson 10–3) Second quarter (13:34) Notre Dame – Spencer Shrader 30-yard field goal, (Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:34; Clemson 10–6) (9:11) Clemson – Tyler Brown 9-yard pass from Cade Klubnik, Weitz kick, (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:23; Clemson 17–6) (8:33) Clemson – Jeremiah Trotter Jr. 28-yard interception return, Weitz kick, (Drive: 1 play, 28 yards, 0:38; Clemson 24–6) (1:32) Notre Dame – Spencer Shrader 23-yard field goal, (Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 7:01; Clemson 24–9) Third quarter (13:57) Notre Dame – Audric Estimé 2-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick, (Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:04; Clemson 24–16) (8:08) Clemson – Phil Mafah 1-yard rush, Johnathan Weitz kick, (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:49; Clemson 31–16) (6:05) Notre Dame – Sam Hartman 26-yard rush, Spencer Shrader kick, (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:56; Clemson 31–23) Fourth quarter None

No. 15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–2) at Clemson Tigers (4–4) – Game summary

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

• Date: November 4, 2023
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NE @ 1 mph (1.6 km/h) • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 81,500
• Referee: Adam Savoie
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline)

Statistics	ND	CLEM
First downs	13	19
Total yards	329	285
Rushes/yards	31–183	43–176
Passing yards	146	109
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–30–2	13–26–1
Time of possession	28:12	31:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	13/30, 146 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	17 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rico Flores Jr.	1 reception, 35 yards
Clemson	Passing	Cade Klubnik	13/26, 109 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Phil Mafah	36 carries, 186 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Beaux Collins	3 receptions, 37 yards

vs Wake Forest

See also: 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wake Forest	0	7	0	0	7
No. 19 Notre Dame	7	10	14	14	45

Game information

First quarter (0:54) ND – Devyn Ford 12-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:41; Notre Dame 7–0) Second quarter (11:41) WF – Tate Carney 9-yard run, Matthew Dennis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 4:07; Tied 7–7) (7:06) ND – Tobias Merriweather 35-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:28; Notre Dame 14–7) (0:05) ND – Spencer Shrader 37-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 1:30; Notre Dame 17–7) Third quarter (14:09) ND – Eli Raridon 19-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:07; Notre Dame 24–0) (5:22) ND – Audric Estimé 2-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:07; Notre Dame 31-7) Fourth quarter (13:24) ND – Jaden Greathouse 48-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 2:07; Notre Dame 38–0) (3:56) ND – Jordan Faison 17-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Marcello Diomede kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:49; Notre Dame 45–7)

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4–6) vs. No. 19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–3) – Game summary

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN

• Date: November 18, 2023
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
• Game attendance: 77,622
• Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
• TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (reporter)

Statistics	WAKE	ND
First downs	14	25
Total yards	232	450
Rushes/yards	36–134	30–137
Passing yards	98	313
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–21–0	24–34–0
Time of possession	31:27	28:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wake Forest	Passing	Michael Kern	11/20, 81 yards
	Rushing	Ellison Justice	15 carries, 63 yards
	Receiving	Jahmal Banks	5 receptions, 35 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	21/29, 277 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	22 carries, 115 yards, TD
	Receiving	Rico Flores Jr.	8 receptions, 102 yards

at Stanford

See also: 2023 Stanford Cardinal football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Notre Dame	7	21	21	7	56
Stanford	13	3	0	7	23

Game information

First quarter (10:59) STAN – Joshua Karty 34-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 4:01; Stanford 3–0) (5:37) ND – Audric Estimé 39-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:45; Notre Dame 7–3) (2:23) STAN – Joshua Karty 23-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:14; Notre Dame 7–6) (1:31) STAN – Tiger Bachmeier 14-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards 0:37; Stanford 13–7) Second quarter (11:56) ND – Jaden Greathouse 15-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:35; Notre Dame 14–13) (8:57) STAN – Joshua Karty 56-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:25; Stanford 16–14) (3:53) ND – Audric Estimé 6-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:04; Notre Dame 21–16) (0:19) ND – Gi'Bran Payne 3-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 1:06; Notre Dame 28–16) Third quarter (10:25) ND – Audric Estimé 5-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:35; Notre Dame 35–16) (6:08) ND – Jordan Faison 45-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:09; Notre Dame 42–16) (1:12) ND – Audric Estimé 25-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:29; Notre Dame 49–16) Fourth quarter (12:41) ND – Javontae Jean-Baptiste 60-yard return of blocked field goal, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:29; Notre Dame 56–16) (7:16) STAN – Justin Lamson 4-yard run, Emmett Kenney kick (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:58; Notre Dame 56–23)

No. 18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–3) at Stanford Cardinal (3–8) – Game summary

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

• Date: November 25, 2023
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 30,901
• Referee: Michael Roche
• TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play) and Yogi Roth (analyst)

Statistics	ND	STAN
First downs	28	19
Total yards	521	359
Rushes/yards	48–381	31–143
Passing yards	140	216
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–15–2	21–42–1
Time of possession	27:13	32:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Sam Hartman	8/14, 140 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	25 carries, 238 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	3 receptions, 66 yards, TD
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	15/25, 152 yards, INT
	Rushing	Justin Lamson	10 carries, 82 yards, TD
	Receiving	E. J. Smith	7 receptions, 116 yards

vs No. 19 Oregon State (Sun Bowl)

See also: 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Beavers	0	0	0	8	8
No. 16 Fighting Irish	7	7	10	16	40

Game information

First Quarter (6:47) ND – Jayden Thomas 8 yard pass from Steve Angeli, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards, 6:09; Notre Dame 7–0) Second Quarter (0:27) ND – Jadarian Price 1 yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:02; Notre Dame 14–0) Third Quarter (9:43) ND – Spencer Shrader 44 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 5:17; Notre Dame 17–0) (3:28) ND – Jordan Faison 13 yard pass from Steve Angeli, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:53; Notre Dame 24–0) Fourth Quarter (10:55) ND – Team Safety (Drive: 1 plays, -1 yards, 0:29; Notre Dame 26–0) (9:08) ND – Jeremiyah Love 13 yard pass from Steve Angeli, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:47; Notre Dame 33–0) (6:02) OSU – Jimmy Valsin III 33 yard pass from Ben Gulbranson, Tyler Voltin run (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 3:06; Notre Dame 33–8) (2:45) ND – Chase Ketterer 6 yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:17; Notre Dame 40–8)

2023 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
No. 19 Oregon State Beavers (8–4, 5–4) vs No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–3) – Game summary

at Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas

• Date: Friday, December 29th, 2023
• Game time: 1:00 pm EST/12:00 pm CST/11:00 am PST
• Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
• Game attendance: 48,223
• Referee: Scott Walker
• TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (Play-by-Play), Gary Danielson (Color Commentator), and Jenny Dell (Sideline Reporter)

Statistics	No. 19 Oregon State	No. 16 Notre Dame
First downs	10	24
Total yards	44–197	67–468
Rushes/yards	16–2	48–236
Passing yards	195	232
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–28–1	15–19–0
Time of possession	20:06	39:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
No. 19 Oregon State	Passing	Ben Gulbranson	16/27, 180 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Deshaun Fenwick	6 carries, 15 yards
	Receiving	Jesiah Irish	3 receptions, 56 yards
No. 16 Notre Dame	Passing	Steve Angeli	15/19, 232 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jadarian Price	13 carries, 106 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Faison	5 receptions, 115 yards, TD

Rankings

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	13	10	9	9	11	10	21	15	14	12	22	20	17	16	15	14
Coaches	13	11	11	9	13	11	21	18	14	12	22	18	17	16	16	14
CFP	Not released									15	20	19	18	17	16	Not released

References

1. "Irish Add 24 Talented Student-Athletes on National Signing Day". December 21, 2022.
2. Nick Shepkowski (November 27, 2022). "Notre Dame 2023 Football Schedule". Fighting Irish Wire. USA Today.