Notre Dame’s last
5 seasons havead at least 5 losses each.
Zero collegiate starts
for whichever quarterback(s) play against Navy in Dublin (Andrew
Hendrix 5 appearances, 103.29 efficiency rating,
completing 18 of 37 passes with 2 interceptions for 48.6 completion percentage, 24 yards, and 1
touchdown ).
Manti Te’o had 114 tackles and 5
sacks last season.
Cierre Wood
carried for over 1,100 yards
last season (while sharing time with Jonas Gray).
John Goodman
averaged .6 yards per punt
return last year for the Irish.
Cierre Wood and
Tyler Eifert will have 1 year
of eligibility after this season.
Everett Golson had
11,634 yards and 151 TDs in his high school
career.
There are 5
ranked opponents (3 in the
top ten) on Notre Dame’s schedule this season.
Brian Kelly reported that
Golson has thrown 126 pass
attempts with only 1interception
during camp this year.
Irish Punter Ben Turk can
bench press 225 pounds for 29 reps.
Troy Niklas (nicknamed
Hercules) flipped over a tackling sled 2
times during camp.
13 offensive players
returning with at least one start, led by offensive tackle Zack Martin with 26 starts.
9 defensive players
returning with at least one start, led by linebacker Manti Te’o with 36 starts.
The sophomore class is
the largest with 31
players, graduates 7, seniors 21,
juniors 24, freshmen 17.
The last 3 coaches; Davie, Willingham and
Weis, did not have 3
consecutive seasons with 8 or
more wins.
Notre Dame has 19 players listed 6’5” or taller (Tate Nichols
ranks as the tallest at 6’8”).
The Irish have 13 players weighing in at 300
pounds or more (Jarron Jones at 299
would make 14 and Louis Nix
tops the list at 326 pounds).
