2011 schedule
Notre Dame
FBS Independents
Final rank
#7
Record
8-4
Points
26
Diff
+115
Scored
366
Allowed
251
Outcome
—
Team season stats
Cumulative across the regular season. Source: CFBD /stats/season.
Total yards
5369
Yards allowed
4481
Rushing yards
2085
Passing yards
3404
Turnovers
29
3rd down conv.
81
4th down conv.
6
Penalties
82
Statistical leaders
Top performers in each category for the 2011 regular season.
Passing
COMPLETIONS
- 1. Andrew HendrixQB18
- 2. Dayne CristQB15
- 3. John GoodmanWR0
TD
- 1. Andrew HendrixQB1
- 2. Dayne CristQB0
- 3. John GoodmanWR0
YDS
- 1. Andrew HendrixQB249
- 2. Dayne CristQB164
- 3. John GoodmanWR0
Rushing
CAR
- 1. Cierre WoodRB217
- 2. Jonas GrayRB114
- 3. Andrew HendrixQB25
TD
- 1. Jonas GrayRB12
- 2. Cierre WoodRB9
- 3. George Atkinson IIIRB2
YDS
- 1. Cierre WoodRB1102
- 2. Jonas GrayRB791
- 3. Andrew HendrixQB162
Receiving
REC
- 1. Michael FloydWR100
- 2. Tyler EifertTE63
- 3. Theo RiddickRB38
TD
- 1. Michael FloydWR9
- 2. Tyler EifertTE5
- 3. Theo RiddickRB3
YDS
- 1. Michael FloydWR1147
- 2. Tyler EifertTE803
- 3. Theo RiddickRB436
Interceptions
INT
- 1. Gary GrayCB2
- 2. Robert BlantonCB2
- 3. Darius FlemingOLB1
TD
- 1. Gary GrayCB0
- 2. Robert BlantonCB0
- 3. Darius FlemingOLB0
YDS
- 1. Robert BlantonCB82
- 2. Darius FlemingOLB34
- 3. Gary GrayCB13
Kicking
FGM
- 1. David RufferPK10
- 2. Mike GriecoP0
PTS
- 1. David RufferPK77
- 2. Mike GriecoP1
Game log
Real CFBD regular-season results. Points earned per game follow the opponent's 2011 starting tier: 5 for Tier 1, 4 for Tier 2, 3 for Tier 3, 2 for Tier 4, 1 for Tier 5, 0 for FBS losses or FCS wins, and −3 for any loss to an FCS opponent.
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Score | Result | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida(Tier 3) | home | 20 – 23 | L | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Michigan(Tier 2) | away | 31 – 35 | L | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan State(Tier 2) | home | 31 – 13 | W | +4 | 4 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh(Tier 2) | away | 15 – 12 | W | +4 | 8 |
| 5 | Purdue(Tier 3) | away | 38 – 10 | W | +3 | 11 |
| 6 | Air Force(Tier 3) | home | 59 – 33 | W | +3 | 14 |
| 8 | USC(Premier) | home | 17 – 31 | L | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Navy(Tier 3) | home | 56 – 14 | W | +3 | 17 |
| 10 | Wake Forest(Tier 4) | away | 24 – 17 | W | +2 | 19 |
| 11 | Maryland(Tier 4) | home | 45 – 21 | W | +2 | 21 |
| 12 | Boston College(Premier) | home | 16 – 14 | W | +5 | 26 |
| 13 | Stanford(Premier) | away | 14 – 28 | L | 0 | 26 |
Click any row to see the matchup. Stats shown are end-of-season.
Roster111 players
| # | Player | Pos | Ht / Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Nix III | DL | 6'2" · 342 lb | Jacksonville, FL |
| 2 | Bennett Jackson | CB | 6'0" | Hazlet, NJ |
| 3 | Deion Walker | WR | 6'3" | Christchurch, VA |
| 3 | Michael Floyd | WR | 6'3" | Saint Paul, MN |
| 4 | Eilar Hardy | S | 5'11" · 202 lb | Reynoldsburg, OH |
| 4 | Gary Gray | CB | 5'11" | Columbia, SC |
| 4 | George Atkinson III | RB | 6'1" | Stockton, CA |
| 5 | Manti Te'o | ILB | 6'2" | Laie, HI |
| 6 | Everett Golson | QB | 6'0" | Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 6 | Theo Riddick | RB | 5'11" | Manville, NJ |
| 7 | Stephon Tuitt | DL | 6'6" | Monroe, GA |
| 7 | TJ Jones | WR | 5'11" | Roswell, GA |
| 8 | Kendall Moore | ILB | 6'1" | Raleigh, NC |
| 9 | Robby Toma | WR | 5'9" | Laie, HI |
| 10 | DaVaris Daniels | WR | 6'1" | Vernon Hills, IL |
| 10 | Dayne Crist | QB | 6'4" | Sherman Oaks, CA |
| 11 | Ishaq Williams | DL | 6'5" · 284 lb | Brooklyn, NY |
| 11 | Tommy Rees | QB | 6'1" · 215 lb | Lake Forest, IL |
| 12 | Andrew Hendrix | QB | 6'1" | Cincinnati, OH |
| 12 | Robert Blanton | CB | 6'1" | Matthews, NC |
| 13 | Danny Spond | OLB | 6'1" | Littleton, CO |
| 14 | Luke Massa | WR | 6'4" · 237 lb | Cincinnati, OH |
| 15 | Dan McCarthy | S | 6'2" · 205 lb | Youngstown, OH |
| 17 | Matthew Mulvey | QB | 6'2" · 191 lb | Del Mar, CA |
| 17 | Zeke Motta | S | 6'2" | Vero Beach, FL |
| 18 | Ben Koyack | TE | 6'5" | Oil City, PA |
| 18 | Chase Hounshell | TE | 6'4" | Kirtland, OH |
| 19 | Aaron Lynch | DE | 6'6" · 265 lb | Cape Coral, FL |
| 20 | Cierre Wood | RB | 6'0" | Oxnard, CA |
| 21 | Jalen Brown | CB | 6'1" · 202 lb | Irving, TX |
| 22 | Harrison Smith | S | 6'2" | Knoxville, TN |
| 23 | Lo Wood | CB | 5'10" · 194 lb | Apopka, FL |
| 24 | Chris Salvi | S | 5'10" · 190 lb | Lake Forest, IL |
| 24 | Josh Atkinson | CB | 5'11" · 195 lb | Stockton, CA |
| 25 | Jonas Gray | RB | 5'10" | Pontiac, MI |
| 26 | Jamoris Slaughter | CB | 6'0" | Stone Mountain, GA |
| 27 | Kyle Brindza | PK | 6'1" | Canton, MI |
| 28 | Austin Collinsworth | S | 6'1" | Fort Thomas, KY |
| 29 | Patrick Coughlin | ? | 6'0" · 200 lb | Oak Lawn, IL |
| 30 | Ben Councell | LB | 6'4" | Asheville, NC |
| 31 | Cameron Roberson | ? | 6'0" · 218 lb | Newbury Park, CA |
| 32 | Andrew Plaska | CB | 5'11" · 185 lb | Zeeland, MI |
| 33 | Cam McDaniel | RB | 5'10" | Coppell, TX |
| 35 | Ben Turk | P | 5'11" | Davie, FL |
| 35 | Joe Romano | CB | 5'9" · 180 lb | River Forest, IL |
| 36 | David Posluszny | ILB | 6'0" · 235 lb | Aliquippa, PA |
| 37 | Eric Lee | WR | 5'8" · 170 lb | West Des Moines, IA |
| 37 | Mike Grieco | P | 6'1" | Glen, IL |
| 38 | Joe Schmidt | LB | 6'1" | Orange, CA |
| 38 | Nick Fitzpatrick | WR | 5'8" · 170 lb | Mishawaka, IN |
| 39 | Ryan Liebscher | WR | 5'11" · 190 lb | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 39 | Ryan Sheehan | CB | 5'10" · 177 lb | Purcellville, VA |
| 40 | Nick Tausch | PK | 6'0" | Plano, TX |
| 41 | Matthias Farley | CB | 5'11" | Charlotte, NC |
| 42 | Nick Lezynski | CB | 5'9" · 180 lb | Newtown, PA |
| 44 | Carlo Calabrese | ILB | 6'1" · 250 lb | Verona, NJ |
| 45 | Darius Fleming | OLB | 6'2" | Chicago, IL |
| 46 | Steve Filer | OLB | 6'3" · 245 lb | Chicago, IL |
| 47 | Connor Cavalaris | CB | 5'11" · 195 lb | Lake Forest, IL |
| 47 | Jonathan Frantz | OLB | 6'2" · 215 lb | Avon Lake, OH |
| 48 | Dan Fox | LB | 6'3" | Rocky River, OH |
| 49 | Blake Breslau | S | — | — |
| 49 | Tyler Plantz | RB | 5'8" · 219 lb | Frankfort, IL |
| 50 | Ryan Kavanagh | LS | 6'3" · 200 lb | West Chester, PA |
| 50 | Sean Oxley | ILB | 6'2" · 235 lb | Avon Lake, OH |
| 51 | Bruce Heggie | C | 6'5" · 290 lb | Sorrento, FL |
| 52 | Braxston Cave | C | 6'3" · 304 lb | Granger, IN |
| 53 | Justin Utupo | DL | 6'0" | Lakewood, CA |
| 54 | Anthony McDonald | ILB | 6'2" · 238 lb | Sherman Oaks, CA |
| 55 | Prince Shembo | OLB | 6'1" · 258 lb | Charlotte, NC |
| 56 | Anthony Rabasa | DL | 6'2" · 250 lb | Miami, FL |
| 56 | Brad Carrico | OL | 6'5" · 290 lb | Dublin, OH |
| 57 | Mike Golic Jr. | C | 6'3" · 300 lb | West Hartford, CT |
| 59 | Jarrett Grace | LB | 6'2" | Cincinnati, OH |
| 60 | Jordan Cowart | LS | 6'2" · 230 lb | Plantation, FL |
| 62 | Matt Tansey | OL | 6'6" · 265 lb | Berkely Heights, NJ |
| 64 | Tate Nichols | OT | 6'8" · 320 lb | Walton, KY |
| 65 | Conor Hanratty | OL | 6'4" · 310 lb | New Canaan, CT |
| 66 | Chris Watt | G | 6'3" · 321 lb | Glen Ellyn, IL |
| 69 | Tony Springmann | DL | 6'5" · 296 lb | Fort Wayne, IN |
| 70 | Zack Martin | OT | 6'4" · 308 lb | Indianapolis, IN |
| 71 | Dennis Mahoney | OT | 6'7" · 294 lb | Baltimore, MD |
| 72 | Nick Martin | C | 6'4" · 301 lb | Indianapolis, IN |
| 73 | Lane Clelland | OT | 6'5" · 297 lb | Owings Mills, MD |
| 74 | Christian Lombard | OL | 6'5" · 311 lb | Inverness, IL |
| 75 | Taylor Dever | OT | 6'5" · 301 lb | Grass Valley, CA |
| 76 | Andrew Nuss | G | 6'5" · 303 lb | Ashburn, VA |
| 77 | Matt Hegarty | OL | 6'4" · 295 lb | Aztec, NM |
| 78 | Trevor Robinson | G | 6'5" · 311 lb | Elkhorn, NE |
| 79 | Jordan Prestwood | OT | 6'5" · 287 lb | Plant City, FL |
| 80 | Tyler Eifert | TE | 6'6" | Ft. Wayne, IN |
| 81 | John Goodman | WR | 6'3" | Fort Wayne, IN |
| 82 | Alex Welch | TE | 6'3" · 251 lb | Cincinnati, OH |
| 84 | Mike Ragone | TE | 6'4" | Cherry Hill, NJ |
| 85 | Ryan Sharpley | WR | 6'4" · 210 lb | Marshall, MI |
| 85 | Troy Niklas | TE | 6'6" | Fullerton, CA |
| 86 | Arturo Martinez | DL | 6'4" · 254 lb | Miami, FL |
| 87 | Daniel Smith | WR | 6'4" | South Bend, IN |
| 88 | Jake Golic | TE | 6'4" · 245 lb | West Hartford, CT |
| 89 | Kapron Lewis-Moore | DE | 6'4" · 306 lb | Weatherford, TX |
| 90 | Ethan Johnson | DE | 6'4" · 300 lb | Portland, OR |
| 92 | Tyler Stockton | DL | 5'11" · 284 lb | Linwood, NJ |
| 93 | Connor Little | OLB | 6'3" · 222 lb | Lake Elmo, MN |
| 94 | Hafis Williams | ? | 6'1" · 295 lb | Elizabeth, NJ |
| 96 | Kona Schwenke | DL | 6'3" · 303 lb | Hauula, HI |
| 97 | David Ruffer | PK | 6'1" | Oakton, VA |
| 98 | Sean Cwynar | DT | 6'4" · 285 lb | McHenry, IL |
| 99 | Brandon Newman | ? | 6'0" · 303 lb | Louisville, KY |
| — | Alexander Welch | — | — | — |
| — | Lo Wood Wood | — | — | — |
| — | Thomas Rees | — | — | — |