2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season

2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Conference	Independent
Record	0–0
Head coach	Marcus Freeman (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Denbrock (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Al Golden (4th season)
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
Uniform

Seasons← 20242026 →

2025 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
Notre Dame		–		0	–	0
UConn		–		0	–	0

As of January 16, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team will represent the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish are led by Marcus Freeman in his fourth year as Notre Dame's head coach. They play their home games at Notre Dame Stadium located in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Offseason

Departures

NFL

Main article: 2024 NFL draft

S Jordan Clark declared for the draft.
WR Beaux Collins declared for the draft.
DL Howard Cross III declared for the draft.
TE Mitchell Evans declared for the draft.
RB Devyn Ford declared for the draft.
WR Jayden Harrison declared for the draft.
S Rod Heard II declared for the draft.
K Mitch Jeter declared for the draft.
LB Jack Kiser declared for the draft.
QB Riley Leonard declared for the draft.
DL Rylie Mills declared for the draft.
WR Kris Mitchell declared for the draft.
CB Benjamin Morrison is expected to declare for the draft; 1 year of eligibility remaining.
DL RJ Oben declared for the draft.
TE Davis Sherwood declared for the draft.
S Xavier Watts is expected to declare for the draft; 1 year of eligibility remaining.

Transfers out

DL Tyson Ford transferred to California; previously medically retired.
DL Aiden Gobaira transferred to James Madison; previously medically retired.
CB Jaden Mickey transferred to California.

Retirements

CB Marty Auer
P William Bartel
P/K Eric Goins
CB Max Hurleman
WR Jack Polian
DL Grant Ristoff
K Chris Salerno
TE Charlie Selna
RB Jake Tafelski
TE Andrew Yanoshak

Additions

Transfers in

K Noah Burnette transferred in from North Carolina.
DL Jared Dawson transferred in from Louisville.
WR Malachi Fields transferred in from Virginia.
DL Elijah Hughes transferred in from USC.
WR Will Pauling transferred in from Wisconsin.
S DeVonta Smith transferred in from Alabama.
S Jalen Stroman transferred in from Virginia Tech.
TE Ty Washington transferred in from Arkansas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site
August 30	at Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)
September 13	Texas A&M	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN
September 20	Purdue	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
September 27	at Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR
October 4	Boise State	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN
October 18	USC	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
November 8	Navy	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
TBA	NC State	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN
TBA	Syracuse	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN
TBA	at Pittsburgh	Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
TBA	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (Holy War)

TBA: 1 additional away game will be scheduled.

Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP																Not released

Game summaries

at Miami (FL)

Pregame line	Over/under

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at Miami Hurricanes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Fighting Irish			0
Hurricanes			0

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: August 30

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ND	MIA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Texas A&M

Pregame line	Over/under

Texas A&M Aggies (0–0) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Aggies			0
Fighting Irish			0

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: September 13

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TAMU	ND
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Purdue

Pregame line	Over/under

Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Boilermakers			0
Fighting Irish			0

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: September 20

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PUR	ND
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Arkansas

Pregame line	Over/under

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at Arkansas Razorbacks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Fighting Irish			0
Razorbacks			0

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

Date: September 27

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ND	ARK
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Boise State

Pregame line	Over/under

Boise State Broncos (0–0) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Broncos			0
Fighting Irish			0

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: October 4

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BSU	ND
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boise State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs USC

Pregame line	Over/under

USC Trojans (0–0) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Trojans			0
Fighting Irish			0

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: October 18

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	USC	ND
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Navy

Pregame line	Over/under

Navy Midshipmen (0–0) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Midshipmen			0
Fighting Irish			0

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: November 8

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NAVY	ND
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

Roster

2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Deion Colzie	RSr
WR	`1`	Jaden Greathouse	Jr
RB	`3`	Gi'Bran Payne	RJr
RB	`4`	Jeremiyah Love	Jr
WR	`6`	Jordan Faison	Jr
QB	`8`	Kenny Minchey	RSo
TE	`9`	Eli Raridon	Sr
WR	`11`	KK Smith	RSo
QB	`12`	CJ Carr	RFr
WR	`14`	Micah Gilbert	RFr
QB	`15`	Anthony Rezac (W)	So
WR	`17`	Cam Williams	RFr
QB	`18`	Steve Angeli	RJr
WR	`19`	Logan Saldate	RFr
RB	`20`	Aneyas Williams	So
RB	`21`	Kedren Young	RFr
RB	`24`	Jadarian Price	RJr
RB	`25`	Dylan Devezin (W)	Sr
WR	`26`	Tyler Buchner (W)	RSr
RB	`32`	Justin Fisher (W)	Sr
WR	`33`	Matt Jeffery (W)	So
TE	`42`	Henry Garrity (W)	Jr
OL	`50`	Rocco Spindler	RSr
OL	`54`	Anthonie Knapp	So
OL	`55`	Chris Terek	RSo
OL	`56`	Charles Jagusah	RSo
OL	`59`	Aamil Wagner	RJr
OL	`60`	Max Anderson (W)	So
OL	`61`	Robbie Wollan (W)	So
OL	`64`	Joe Otting	RSo
OL	`70`	Ashton Craig	RJr
OL	`71`	Styles Prescod	RFr
OL	`72`	Sam Pendleton	RSo
OL	`73`	Peter Jones	RFr
OL	`74`	Billy Schrauth	RJr
OL	`75`	Sullivan Absher	RSo
OL	`76`	Guerby Lambert	RFr
OL	`77`	Ty Chan	RJr
OL	`78`	Pat Coogan	RSr
OL	`79`	Tosh Baker	RSr
WR	`80`	Xavier Southall (W)	So
WR	`82`	Leo Scheidler (W)	Sr
WR	`83`	Jayden Thomas	RSr
TE	`84`	Kevin Bauman	RSr
TE	`85`	Jack Larsen	RFr
WR	`86`	Alex Whitman (W)	Jr
TE	`87`	Cooper Flanagan	Jr
WR	`––`	Malachi Fields	RSr
WR	`––`	Will Pauling	RSr
TE	`––`	Ty Washington	RJr
OL	`––`	Matty Augustine	Fr
WR	`––`	Jerome Bettis Jr.	Fr
OL	`––`	Will Black	Fr
WR	`––`	Elijah Burress	Fr
TE	`––`	James Flanigan	Fr
QB	`––`	Blake Hebert	Fr
OL	`––`	Cam Herron	Fr
RB	`––`	Nolan James Jr.	Fr
WR	`––`	Scrap Richardson	Fr
OL	`––`	Owen Strebig	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`3`	Jaylen Sneed	RJr
LB	`4`	Jaiden Ausberry	RSo
DL	`5`	Boubacar Traore	RSo
S	`8`	Adon Shuler	RSo
DL	`10`	Loghan Thomas	So
DL	`12`	Jordan Botelho	RSr
S	`13`	Ben Minich	RSo
CB	`15`	Leonard Moore	So
S	`16`	Tae Johnson	RFr
DL	`17`	Brenan Vernon	RSo
CB	`18`	Chance Tucker	RSr
CB	`21`	Karson Hobbs	So
S	`23`	Kennedy Urlacher	So
LB	`25`	Preston Zinter	RSo
LB	`27`	Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa	So
S	`28`	Luke Talich	Jr
CB	`29`	Christian Gray	Jr
DL	`30`	Bryce Young	So
S	`31`	Taebron Bennie-Powell	RFr
CB	`32`	Isaiah Dunn (W)	Sr
LB	`33`	Tre Reader (W)	Sr
LB	`34`	Drayk Bowen	Jr
LB	`35`	Teddy Rezac	RFr
LB	`36`	Bodie Kahoun	RFr
LB	`38`	Tommy Powlus (W)	So
DL	`40`	Joshua Burnham	RJr
DL	`41`	Donovan Hinish	RJr
DL	`42`	Cole Mullins	RFr
LB	`43`	Kahanu Kia	RSo
DL	`44`	Junior Tuihalamaka	Sr
DL	`45`	Kobi Onyiuke (W)	Sr
LB	`46`	Jerry Rullo (W)	Sr
DL	`47`	Jason Onye	RSr
CB	`48`	Mickey Brown (W)	Sr
CB	`49`	Charles Du (W)	Sr
DL	`59`	Sean Sevillano Jr.	RFr
DL	`88`	Armel Mukam	RSo
DL	`93`	Quentin Autry (W)	RSr
DL	`97`	Gabriel Rubio	RSr
DL	`98`	Devan Houstan	RSo
DL	`––`	Jared Dawson	RSr
S	`––`	DeVonta Smith	RSr
S	`––`	Jalen Stroman	RSr
DL	`––`	Elijah Hughes	Jr
S	`––`	JaDon Blair	Fr
DL	`––`	Christopher Burgess Jr.	Fr
DL	`––`	Davion Dixon	Fr
LB	`––`	Madden Faraimo	Fr
CB	`––`	Dallas Golden	Fr
DL	`––`	Dominik Hulak	Fr
LB	`––`	Ko'o Kia	Fr
S	`––`	Brandon Logan	Fr
S	`––`	Ethan Long	Fr
DL	`––`	Joe Reiff	Fr
LB	`––`	Anthony Sacca	Fr
DL	`––`	Gordy Sulfsted	Fr
CB	`––`	Cree Thomas	Fr
CB	`––`	Mark Zackery IV	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`16`	James Rendell	RSr
LS	`39`	Rino Monteforte (W)	Sr
K	`48`	Marcello Diomede (W)	Jr
LS	`49`	Andrew Kros (W)	Jr
K	`92`	Zac Yoakam (W)	Sr
LS	`96`	Joseph Vinci (W)	So
K	`––`	Noah Burnette	RSr
K	`––`	Erik Schmidt	Fr

Head coach

Marcus Freeman

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Mike Denbrock – Offensive coordinator/tight ends
Al Golden – Defensive coordinator
Marty Biagi – Special teams coordinator/assistant defensive backs
Gino Guidugli – Quarterbacks/pass game coordinator
Deland McCullough – Associate head coach/running backs
Mike Brown – Wide receivers
Joe Rudolph – Offensive line
Al Washington – Defensive line/defensive run game coordinator
Max Bullough – Linebackers
Mike Mickens – Defensive backs/defensive pass game coordinator
Loren Landow – Director of football performance

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 11, 2025

Notre Dame is currently 21 players over the scholarship limit of 105.

Depth chart

Defense

FS
DeVonta Smith
Jalen Stroman
Tae Johnson

ROVER	MLB	WLB
Jaylen Sneed	Drayk Bowen	Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
Madden Faraimo	Preston Zinter	Jaiden Ausberry
Teddy Rezac	Bodie Kahoun	Kahanu Kia

SS
Adon Shuler
Kennedy Urlacher
Luke Talich

CB
Christian Gray
Karson Hobbs
Mark Zackery IV

DE	DT	DT	DE
Joshua Burnham	Jared Dawson	Gabriel Rubio	Jordan Botelho
Bryce Young	Donovan Hinish	Jason Onye	Boubacar Traore
Loghan Thomas	Armel Mukam	Elijah Hughes	Junior Tuihalamaka

CB
Leonard Moore
Chance Tucker
Dallas Golden

Offense

WR-X
Jordan Faison
Cam Williams
KK Smith

WR-F
Jaden Greathouse
Will Pauling
Logan Saldate

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Anthonie Knapp	Billy Schrauth	Pat Coogan	Charles Jagusah	Aamil Wagner
Tosh Baker	Sam Pendleton	Ashton Craig	Rocco Spindler	Guerby Lambert
Styles Prescod	Sullivan Absher	Joe Otting	Chris Terek	Ty Chan

TE
Cooper Flanagan
Eli Raridon
Ty Washington

WR-Z
Malachi Fields
Jayden Thomas
Deion Colzie

QB
Steve Angeli
CJ Carr
Kenny Minchey

Key reserves
RB Aneyas Williams, Kedren Young
WR Micah Gilbert
TE Kevin Bauman, Jack Larsen
OL Peter Jones
DL Devan Houstan, Cole Mullins, Sean Sevillano Jr., Brenan Vernon
S Taebron Bennie-Powell, Ben Minich

Special teams
PK Noah Burnette
P James Rendell
KR Jeremiyah Love Jadarian Price
PR Jordan Faison Jaden Greathouse
LS Rino Monteforte (Field goals, extra points) Joseph Vinci (Punting)
H Dylan Devezin

RB
Jeremiyah Love
Jadarian Price
Gi'Bran Payne

References

Chen, Michael (14 December 2024). "Notre Dame football's 2025 schedule". Fighting Irish Wire. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
"2025 Notre Dame Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

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