2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team University of Notre Dame in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team was led by Brian Kelly , in his tenth season at Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana and competed as an independent .[ 1]
Offseason
Departures
Coaching changes
Departures
Autry Denson , the former running backs coach of the Fighting Irish, accepted the head coaching position at Charleston Southern University .
Additions
Lance Taylor was hired to replace Denson as running backs coach.[ 2] Carolina Panthers of the NFL , coaching wide receivers, and at Stanford University , coaching running backs.
The Shirt 2019
The 30-year-old tradition of "The Shirt Project" continued with the unveiling of the 2019 edition student t-shirt. For the first time, there is a sweatshirt to go with the traditional tee.
The project has sold more than 2.5 million shirts and raised more than $11 million over its 30 years of existence. Each year, a committee of students designs a shirt to raise money for Notre Dame student clubs and organizations. Actor Patrick Warburton was on hand for the ceremony, as was Coach Kelly.
This year's t-shirt features 'Notre Dame' in 1930's Art Deco lettering to mirror the style that is found all throughout the Stadium. It is set on a faded blue background and includes a very traditional white football and a clover in the middle.[ 3]
The 90th edition of The Blue–Gold Game, an annual spring exhibition game, was played on April 13, 2019 at Notre Dame Stadium and was broadcast on NBCSN . It served as the 15th and final spring practice for the Irish. The Gold Team (defense) beat the Blue Team (offense) by the score of 58–45.
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Training camp
The Irish officially kicked off the 2019 season as they do every season, traveling just under an hour south of campus to Culver Academies in Culver, IN , for an intense five-day training camp. The first practice of the season began in Culver on Sunday, August 4, and the team continued to practice in Culver until Thursday, August 8, at which point the Irish returned to campus to continue its training camp until fall classes begin on Tuesday, August 27.
Team captains
On Saturday, August 10, the day of Notre Dame's first practice of the season on campus, Brian Kelly publicly announced the captains for the 2019 Irish football team captains. These captains are Ian Book , Chris Finke, Julian Okwara , Khalid Kareem , Jalen Elliott , Alohi Gilman , and Robert Hainsey . Six of these seven captains are seniors or older, with Hainsey being the lone junior captain this season.
2019 recruiting class
Notre Dame received 22 signed letters of intent, including 21 during the early signing period. The Class of 2019 includes 10 early enrollees, the most ever for the program, who opted to graduate high school early so that they could train and practice with the team during the 2018 spring semester.
College recruiting information (2019)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Kendall Abdur-Rahman WR
Edwardsville, Illinois
Edwardsville
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sep 9, 2018
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Litchfield Ajavon DB
Baltimore, Maryland
Episcopal
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Apr 21, 2018
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JD Bertrand LB
Roswell, Georgia
Blessed Trinity Catholic
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Nov 19, 2018
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Jay Bramblett P
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Hillcrest
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
May 30, 2018
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Quinn Carroll OL
Edina, Minnesota
Edina
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
285 lb (129 kg)
May 1, 2018
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Brendon Clark QB
Midlothian, Virginia
Manchester
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jul 4, 2018
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Zeke Correll OL
Cincinnati, Ohio
Anderson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
Jun 18, 2018
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Howard Cross III DL
Paramus, New Jersey
Saint Joseph
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
Apr 22, 2018
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Osita Ekwonu LB
Charlotte, North Carolina
Providence
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jun 14, 2018
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Isaiah Foskey DL
Antioch, California
De La Salle
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
240 lb (110 kg)
Feb 6, 2019
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Kyle Hamilton DB
Atlanta, Georgia
Marist
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Apr 24, 2018
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Cam Hart WR
Baltimore, Maryland
Good Counsel
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jul 4, 2018
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Jack Kiser LB
Royal Center, Indiana
Pioneer
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jun 12, 2018
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Andrew Kristofic OL
Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
Pine-Richland
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
Apr 23, 2018
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Jacob Lacey DL
Bowling Green, Kentucky
South Warren
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
295 lb (134 kg)
Jul 29, 2017
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Marist Liufau LB
Kalihi, Hawaii
Punahou
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Nov 14, 2018
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John Olmstead OL
North Brunswick, New Jersey
St. Joseph
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
280 lb (130 kg)
Apr 20, 2018
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NaNa Osafo-Mensah DL
Fort Worth, Texas
Nolan Catholic
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
May 19, 2018
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Isaiah Rutherford DB
Sacramento, California
Jesuit
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Oct 13, 2018
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Hunter Spears DL
Garland, Texas
Sachse
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
295 lb (134 kg)
Feb 20, 2018
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K. J. Wallace DB
Atlanta, Georgia
The Lovett
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jan 28, 2018
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Kyren Williams RB
St. Louis, Missouri
St. John Vianney
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jun 21, 2018
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Overall recruiting rankings:
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:
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 8:00 p.m. at Louisville No. 9 ESPN W 35–1758,187 September 14 2:30 p.m. New Mexico No. 7 NBC W 66–1477,622 September 21 8:00 p.m. at No. 3 Georgia No. 7 CBS L 17–2393,246 September 28 3:30 p.m. No. 18 Virginia No. 10 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC W 35–2077,622 October 5 3:30 p.m. Bowling Green No. 9 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC W 52–077,622 October 12 7:30 p.m. USC No. 9 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) NBC W 30–2777,622 October 26 7:30 p.m. at No. 19 Michigan No. 8 ABC L 14–45111,909 November 2 2:30 p.m. Virginia Tech No. 16 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC W 21–2077,622 November 9 7:30 p.m. at Duke No. 15 ACCN W 38–740,004 November 16 2:30 p.m. No. 23 Navy No. 16 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry ) NBC W 52–2074,080 November 23 2:30 p.m. Boston College No. 16 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Holy War ) NBC W 40–771,827 November 30 4:00 p.m. at Stanford No. 16 FOX W 45–2437,391 December 28 12:00 p.m. vs. Iowa State No. 15 ABC W 33–946,948
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 9 8 7 7 10 9 9 8 8 16 15 16 15 15 14 12 Coaches 9 8 7 7 10 10 10 8 7 16 15 16 15 15 14 11 CFP Not released 15 16 16 16 15 Not released
Personnel
Coaching staff
Roster
2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Roster
Quarterbacks
7 Brendon Clark – freshman
12 Ian Book – senior (6'0, 208)
14 J.D. Carney – junior (5'10, 180)
15 Phil Jurkovec – sophomore (6'5, 225)
17 Nolan Henry – graduate student (6'1, 195)
31 Cole Capen – sophomore (6'5, 232) Running backs
6 Tony Jones Jr. – senior (5'11, 227)
8 Jafar Armstrong – junior (6'1, 220)
16 Cameron Ekanayake – junior (6'2, 202)
20 C'Bo Flemister – sophomore (5'11, 195)
23 Kyren Williams – freshman (5'9, 209)
32 Mick Assaf – senior (5'11, 215)
34 Jahmir Smith – sophomore (5'11, 207) Wide receivers
4 Kevin Austin Jr. – sophomore (6'2, 210)
4 Avery Davis – junior (5'11, 200)
10 Chris Finke – graduate student (5'9, 175)
13 Lawrence Keys III – sophomore (5'10, 172)
17 Isaiah Robertson – junior (6'2, 202)
18 Joe Wilkins Jr. – sophomore (6'2, 190)
22 Kendall Abdur-Rahman – freshman (6'0, 189)
25 Braden Lenzy – sophomore (5'11, 184)
26 Leo Albano – sophomore (6'1, 212)
27 Arion Shinaver – senior (6'1, 184)
29 Matt Salerno – sophomore (6'1, 188)
43 Greg Mailey – sophomore (6'1, 200)
80 Micah Jones – sophomore (6'5, 215)
83 Chase Claypool – senior (6'4, 229)
86 Conor Ratigan – freshman (6'0, 172)
87 Michael Young Jr. – junior (5'10, 190)
88 Javon McKinley – senior (6'2, 215) Tight ends
24 Tommy Tremble – sophomore (6'3, 237)
48 Xavier Lezynski – junior (6'2, 205)
49 Jack Henige – junior (6'5, 235)
81 John Lager – graduate student (6'4, 249)
84 Cole Kmet – junior (6'6, 255)
85 George Takacs – sophomore (6'6, 255)
89 Brock Wright – junior (6’5, 250)
Offensive linemen
52 Zeke Correll – freshman (6'3, 295)
53 Quinn Murphy – freshman (6'5, 289)
55 Jarrett Patterson – sophomore (6'5, 300)
56 John Dirksen – sophomore (6'5, 310)
57 Trevor Ruhland – graduate student (6'4, 293)
60 Cole Mabry – sophomore (6'5, 273)
61 Colin Grunhard – junior (6'1, 282)
62 Logan Plantz – graduate student (6'2, 310)
64 Max Siegel II – sophomore (6'2, 305)
69 Aaron Banks – junior (6'6, 325)
71 John Olmstead – freshman (6'5, 280)
72 Robert Hainsey – junior (6'5, 298)
73 Andrew Kristofic – freshman (6'5, 275)
74 Liam Eichenberg – senior (6'6, 305)
75 Josh Lugg – junior (6'7, 310)
76 Dillan Gibbons – junior (6'4, 308)
77 Quinn Carroll – freshman (6'7, 285)
78 Tommy Kraemer – senior (6'6, 319) Defensive linemen
9 Daelin Hayes – senior (6'4, 268)
19 Justin Ademilola – sophomore (6'2, 250)
29 Ovie Oghoufo – sophomore (6'3, 230)
31 NaNa Osafo-Mensah – freshman (6'3, 235)
41 Kurt Hinish – junior (6'2, 295)
42 Julian Okwara – senior (6'5, 240)
44 Jamir Jones – senior (6'3, 257)
47 Kofi Wardlow – junior (6'2, 245)
53 Khalid Kareem – senior (6'4, 262)
54 Jacob Lacey – freshman (6'2, 295)
55 Ja'Mion Franklin – sophomore (6'1, 308)
56 Howard Cross III – freshman (6'1, 269)
57 Jayson Ademilola – sophomore (6'3, 285)
70 Hunter Spears – freshman (6'4, 290)
91 Adetokunbo Ogundeji – senior (6'5, 250)
93 Zane Heemsoth – freshman (6'5, 241)
94 Isaiah Foskey – freshman (6'5, 250)
95 Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa – junior (6'3, 286) Kickers
39 Jonathan Doerer – junior (6'3, 200)
98 Harrison Leonard – freshman (5'10, 203) Punters
19 Jay Bramblett – freshman (6'1, 189)
30 Jake Rittman – sophomore (6'2, 205)
Linebackers
2 Jordan Genmark Heath – junior (6'1, 231)
6 Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah – junior (6'2, 215)
13 Paul Moala – sophomore (6'0, 210)
22 Asmar Bilal – graduate student (6'2, 227)
24 Jack Kiser – freshman (6'2, 212)
27 JD Bertrand – freshman (6'1, 226)
31 Jack Lamb – sophomore (6'4, 227)
33 Shayne Simon – sophomore (6'3, 230)
34 Osita Ekwonu – freshman (6'1, 230)
35 Marist Liufau – freshman (6'2, 229)
40 Drew White – junior (6'0, 225)
45 Jonathan Jones – senior (6'0 227)
50 Reed Gregory – junior (6'0, 210)
52 Bo Bauer – sophomore (6'3, 230) Defensive backs
15 Isaiah Rutherford – freshman (6'1, 188)
43 Marcus Thorne – sophomore (6'1, 204) Cornerbacks
3 Houston Griffith – sophomore (6'0, 205)
5 Troy Pride – senior (6'0, 194)
8 Donte Vaughn – senior (6’3, 210)
9 Cam Hart – freshman (6'3, 208)
20 Shaun Crawford – graduate student (5'9, 186)
26 Temitope Agoro – senior (6'1, 203)
28 TaRiq Bracy – sophomore (5'10, 172)
39 Brandon Garcia – senior (5'8, 197) Safeties
11 Alohi Gilman – senior (5'11, 201)
12 D. J. Brown – sophomore (6'0, 192)
14 Kyle Hamilton – freshman (6'4, 210)
16 KJ Wallace – freshman (5'10, 191)
21 Jalen Elliott – senior (6'1, 210)
23 Litchfield Ajavon – freshman (6'0, 192)
25 John Mahoney – junior (6'0, 205)
30 Chris Velotta – freshman (5'9, 195)
32 Patrick Pelini – junior (6'1, 188)
36 Eddie Scheidler – freshman (5'10, 185)
37 Chase Love – sophomore (6'0, 190)
38 Christopher Schilling – senior (5'11, 204) Long snappers
Game summaries
At Louisville
Notre Dame at Louisville
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 9 Fighting Irish
14
7 7 7
35
Cardinals
14
0 0 3
17
Scoring summary 1 12:39 ND Jahmir Smith 3-yard run (Jonathan Doerer kick) ND 7–0 1 7:27 UofL Jawon Pass 8-yard run (Blanton Creque kick) Tied 7–7 1 4:08 UofL Pass 17-yard run (Creque kick) UofL 14–7 1 0:29 ND Tony Jones Jr. 11-yard run (Doerer kick)Tied 14–14 2 0:17 ND Ian Book 11-yard run (Doerer kick)ND 21–14 3 8:06 ND Tommy Tremble 26-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick)ND 28–14 4 13:25 UofL Creque 42-yard field goal ND 28–17 4 8:15 ND Smith 1-yard run (Doerer kick) ND 35–17
New Mexico
New Mexico at Notre Dame
1
2 3 4 Total
Lobos
0
7 0 7
14
• No. 7 Fighting Irish
7
31 14 14
66
Scoring summary 1 10:09 ND Kyle Hamilton 34-yard Interception return (Jonathan Doerer kick)ND 7–0 2 11:47 ND Ian Book 1-yard run (Doerer kick)ND 14–0 2 6:34 ND Avery Davis 59-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick) ND 21–0 2 3:21 ND Javon McKinley 65-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick)ND 28–0 2 1:50 ND Chase Claypool 37-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick)ND 35–0 2 0:29 UNM Bryson Carroll 47-yard run (Andrew Shelley kick) ND 35–7 2 0:00 ND Doerer 36-yard field goal ND 38–7 3 13:24 ND Chris Finke 54-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick) ND 45–7 3 7:19 ND McKinley 20-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick) ND 52–7 4 14:25 ND C'Bo Flemister 1-yard run (Harrison Leonard kick) ND 59–7 4 7:14 ND Braden Lenzy 22-yard pass from Brendan Clark (Leonard kick) ND 66–7 4 6:26 UNM Bobby Cole 37-yard run (Shelley kick) ND 66–14
At Georgia
Week 4: #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at #3 Georgia Bulldogs
Quarter
Total
#7 Notre Dame
0
10
0 7 17
#3 Georgia 0
7
6 10 23
at Sanford Stadium , Athens, Georgia
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
ND – Cole Kmet 1-yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick), 10:39. #7 Notre Dame 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 8 yards, 1:43.
UGA – D'Andre Swift 3-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 2:27. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 8:12.
ND – Jonathan Doerer 27-yard field goal, 0:00. #7 Notre Dame 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 2:27. Third quarter
UGA – Rodrigo Blankenship 40-yard field goal, 8:31. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yard, 1:27.
UGA – Rodrigo Blankenship 31-yard field goal, 4:21. #3 Georgia 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:36. Fourth quarter
UGA – Lawrence Cager 15-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 13:19. #3 Georgia 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:59.
UGA – Rodrigo Blankenship 43-yard field goal, 6:54. #3 Georgia 23–10. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 4:17.
ND – Chase Claypool 4-yard pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer kick), 3:12. #3 Georgia 23–17. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:42.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Virginia
Virginia at Notre Dame
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Cavaliers
7
10 0 3
20
• No. 10 Fighting Irish
14
0 14 7
35
Bowling Green
Bowling Green at Notre Dame
1
2 3 4 Total
Falcons
0
0 0 0
0
• No. 9 Fighting Irish
21
14 10 7
52
USC
USC at Notre DameJeweled Shillelagh )
1
2 3 4 Total
Trojans
3
0 10 14
27
• No. 9 Fighting Irish
0
17 3 10
30
At Michigan
Notre Dame at Michiganrivalry )
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Fighting Irish
0
0 7 7
14
• No. 19 Wolverines
3
14 7 21
45
Notre Dame was routed by No. 19 Michigan 45-14, snapping an 8-game losing streak to top 10 teams for the Wolverines. The loss, combined with the loss to Georgia earlier in the season, ended Notre Dame's hopes to qualify for the playoffs.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech at Notre Dame
1
2 3 4 Total
Hokies
7
7 3 3
20
• No. 16 Fighting Irish
7
7 0 7
21
After poor performances against USC and Michigan, Notre Dame stepped up defensively against Virginia Tech. The hokies were held to their lowest total yards game since 2015 and lowest yards per play since 2016 in what was billed as "one of the best group effort performances" ever seen by Sports Illustrated sportswriter Bryan Driskell.[ 12] [ 13]
After this win, ESPN analysts Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach both projected that Notre Dame will play Kansas State in the Camping World Bowl on December 28 in Orlando, Florida as a part of their Week 10 predictions [ 14] [ 15]
At Duke
Notre Dame at Duke
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 15 Fighting Irish
14
7 7 10
38
Blue Devils
0
7 0 0
7
Navy
Navy at Notre DameRip Miller Trophy )
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Midshipmen
0
3 7 10
20
• No. 16 Fighting Irish
14
24 7 7
52
Boston College
Boston College at Notre DameHoly War )
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
0
7 0 0
7
• No. 16 Fighting Irish
3
13 17 7
40
At Stanford
Notre Dame at StanfordLegends Trophy )
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 16 Fighting Irish
7
14 7 17
45
Cardinal
10
7 0 7
24
Date: November 30, 2019Location: Stanford Stadium Palo Alto, CA Game start: 1:04 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 29 minutesGame attendance: 37,391Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Cloudy and Showers • Wind: SE 20 MPH Referee: Gary PattersonTV announcers (Fox ): Tim Brando , Spencer Tillman and Coley Harvey (sideline)
Notre Dame vs. Iowa StateCamping World Bowl )
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 14 Fighting Irish
10
10 10 3
33
Cyclones
0
6 3 0
9
Scoring summary 1 9:29 ND Jonathan Doerer 39-yard field goal ND 3–0 3:20 ND Chase Claypool 37-yard pass from Ian Book (Doerer kick)ND 10–0 2 9:27 ISU Connor Assalley 41-yard field goal ND 10–3 7:23 ND Jonathan Doerer 51-yard field goal ND 13–3 2:25 ND Jafar Armstrong 1-yard run (Doerer kick) ND 20–3 0:50 ISU Connor Assalley 26-yard field goal ND 20–6 3 13:14 ND Tony Jones 84-yard run (Doerer kick)ND 27–6 4:58 ISU Connor Assalley 42-yard field goal ND 27–9 0:15 ND Jonathan Doerer 19-yard field goal ND 30–9 4 3:53 ND Jonathan Doerer 39-yard field goal ND 33–9
Players drafted into the NFL
References
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