2019_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team

2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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]

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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] Taylor previously spent time with the 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]

Blue–Gold Game

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

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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.

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Schedule

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Rankings

Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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Personnel

Coaching staff

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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

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See also: 2019 Louisville Cardinals football team

New Mexico

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At Georgia

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Week 4: #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at #3 Georgia Bulldogs

at Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia

Virginia

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See also: 2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Bowling Green

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See also: 2019 Bowling Green Falcons football team

USC

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At Michigan

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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

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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] Yet, Notre Dame still needed a late touchdown to win the game by a final score 21–20 and Notre Dame extended their home winning streak to 16 games.[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] Notre Dame (ranked #15 after this week) "did not exactly play an inspired game in a come-from-behind win over Virginia Tech" according to ESPN Analyst Andrea Adelson. However, Notre Dame is projected for a ten-win season.[15]

At Duke

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See also: 2019 Navy Midshipmen football team

Boston College

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At Stanford

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Vs. Iowa State (Camping World Bowl)

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See also: 2019 Iowa State Cyclones football team and 2019 Camping World Bowl

Players drafted into the NFL

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References

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    "2019 Notre Dame Football Schedule". Retrieved March 22, 2019.
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    Kelley, Kevin (April 13, 2019). "Notre Dame sets kickoff times for home football games in 2019". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
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    Driskell, Bryan (November 4, 2019). "Grades: Notre Dame Defense vs. Virginia Tech". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
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    Bonagura, Kyle; Schlabach, Mark (November 3, 2019). "College Football Bowl Projections". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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    Adelson, Andrea (November 3, 2019). "What's next for the new Top 25 (No. 15 Notre Dame)". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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