# 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, and competed as an independent. The program was led by first-year head coach Marcus Freeman.
The Irish started the season 0–2, including a surprising loss to the Marshall Thundering Herd despite being heavy favorites. However, Notre Dame won nine of their next eleven games to finish the season. This included a memorable 35–14 win over the #4 Clemson Tigers. Their season ended with the Irish defeating South Carolina 45–38 in the 2022 Taxslayer Gator Bowl. This was only the 3rd time in the last 28 seasons that the Irish defeated another ranked team in a bowl game.

## Offseason
### Coaching changes

On December 2, 2021, following the departure of Brian Kelly to LSU, defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman was promoted to head coach.
The following coaches left the football program:
* WR coach Del Alexander left for a position at Georgia Tech
* OL coach Jeff Quinn was not retained.
* ST coach Brian Polian left for a position at LSU.
* DL coach & recruiting coordinator Mike Elston left for a position at Michigan.
* RB coach & run game coordinator Lance Taylor left for the offensive coordinator position at Louisville.
* TE coach John McNulty left for the offensive coordinator position at Boston College.
New coaches announced in a press conference on February 17, 2022
* Harry Hiestand, rehired to coach offensive line
* Gerad Parker, hired to coach tight ends
* Al Washington, hired to coach defensive line
* Al Golden, hired to coach linebackers and as defensive coordinator
* Chansi Stuckey, hired to coach wide receivers
* Brian Mason, hired to coach special teams
* Deland McCullough, hired to coach running backs

### Transfers in

* DL Chris Smith transferred in from Harvard.
* S Brandon Joseph transferred in from Northwestern.
* K Blake Grupe transferred in from Arkansas State.
* P Jon Sot transferred in from Harvard.

### Departures

NFL
* S Kyle Hamilton (drafted by the Baltimore Ravens)
* RB Kyren Williams (drafted by the Los Angeles Rams)
* WR Kevin Austin Jr. (signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars)
* QB Jack Coan (signed with the Indianapolis Colts)
* DL Kurt Hinish (signed with the Houston Texans)
* LB Isaiah Pryor (signed with the New Orleans Saints)
* DL Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa (signed with the Las Vegas Raiders)
* LB Drew White (signed with the Washington Commanders)
* K Jonathan Doerer (invited to New York Giants minicamp)
* OL Cain Madden (invited to New York Giants minicamp)
Transfers out
* QB Brendon Clark transferred to Old Dominion
* RB C'Bo Flemister transferred to Pittsburgh
* WR Lawrence Keys III transferred to Tulane
* TE George Takacs transferred to Boston College
* OL Quinn Carroll transferred to Minnesota
* LB Shayne Simon transferred to Pittsburgh
* LB Paul Moala transferred to Idaho
* CB JoJo Johnson transferred to Iowa Western Community College
* CB Caleb Offord transferred to Buffalo
* S K. J. Wallace transferred to Georgia Tech
* S Litchfield Ajavon transferred to Rice
* S Khari Gee transferred to Georgia Tech
* K Harrison Leonard transferred to Rhode Island
* P Jay Bramblett transferred to LSU
Other
* DL Kahanu Kia (Mormon missionary)
* OL John Dirksen (retired from football)

## Schedule

Notre Dame announced and finalized the 2022 football schedule on December 7, 2021.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Ohio State | No. 5 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (College GameDay) | ABC | L 10–21 | 106,594 |
| September 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Marshall | No. 8 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN | NBC | L 21–26 | 77,622 |
| September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | California | | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN | NBC | W 24–17 | 77,622 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | at North Carolina | | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC (rivalry) | ABC | W 45–32 | 50,500 |
| October 8 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 16 BYU | | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV (Shamrock Series) | NBC | W 28–20 | 62,742 |
| October 15 | 7:30 p.m. | Stanford | | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (rivalry) | NBC | L 14–16 | 77,622 |
| October 22 | 2:30 p.m. | UNLV | | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN | Peacock | W 44–21 | 73,165 |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Syracuse | | JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, NY | ABC | W 41–24 | 49,861 |
| November 5 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 4 Clemson | | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN | NBC | W 35–14 | 77,622 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Navy | No. 20 | M&T Bank StadiumBaltimore, MD (rivalry) | ABC | W 35–32 | 62,124 |
| November 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Boston College | No. 18 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Holy War) | NBC | W 44–0 | 73,503 |
| November 26 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 6 USC | No. 15 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (rivalry) | ABC | L 27–38 | 72,613 |
| December 30 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 19 South Carolina | No. 21 | TIAA Bank FieldJacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) | ESPN | W 45–38 | 67,383 |
| Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) – Released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### at No. 2 Ohio State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Fighting Irish | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 2 Buckeyes | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
* Date: September 3, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
* Game attendance: 106,594
* Referee: Jeff Heaser
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| OSU −17.0 | 83.5 |
| Statistics | ND | OSU |
| First downs | 12 | 22 |
| Total yards | 253 | 395 |
| Rushes/yards | 30–76 | 35–172 |
| Passing yards | 177 | 223 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–18–0 | 24–34–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:01 | 32:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Tyler Buchner | 10/18, 177 yards |
| Notre Dame | Rushing | Chris Tyree | 6 carries, 28 yards |
| Notre Dame | Receiving | Lorenzo Styles | 1 reception, 54 yards |
| Ohio State | Passing | C. J. Stroud | 24/34, 223 yards, 2 TD |
| Ohio State | Rushing | TreVeyon Henderson | 15 carries, 91 yards |
| Ohio State | Receiving | Emeka Egbuka | 9 receptions, 90 yards, TD |

### vs Marshall

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 0 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| No. 8 Fighting Irish | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
* Date: September 10, 2022
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 77,622
* Referee: Timothy Hedgepeth
* TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| ND −20.5 | 48.0 |
| Statistics | MRSH | ND |
| First downs | 21 | 22 |
| Total yards | 364 | 351 |
| Rushes/yards | 50–219 | 37–130 |
| Passing yards | 145 | 221 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–21–0 | 21–38–3 |
| Time of possession | 30:47 | 29:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Marshall | Passing | Henry Colombi | 16/21, 150 yards, TD |
| Marshall | Rushing | Khalan Laborn | 31 carries, 161 yards, TD |
| Marshall | Receiving | Jayden Harrison | 3 receptions, 38 yards |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Tyler Buchner | 18/32, 201 yards, 2 INT |
| Notre Dame | Rushing | Tyler Buchner | 13 carries, 44 yards, 2 TD |
| Notre Dame | Receiving | Michael Mayer | 8 receptions, 103 yards, TD |

### vs California

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Fighting Irish | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
* Date: September 17, 2022
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 83 °F (28 °C)
* Game attendance: 77,622
* Referee: Mike Roche
* TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| ND −13.5 | 41.0 |
| Statistics | CAL | ND |
| First downs | 18 | 17 |
| Total yards | 296 | 297 |
| Rushes/yards | 31–112 | 41–147 |
| Passing yards | 184 | 150 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–37–0 | 17–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:58 | 33:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| California | Passing | Jack Plummer | 16/37, 184 yards, TD |
| California | Rushing | DeCarlos Brooks | 5 carries, 43 yards |
| California | Receiving | Jeremiah Hunter | 5 receptions, 66 yards |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Drew Pyne | 17/23, 150 yards, 2 TD |
| Notre Dame | Rushing | Audric Estimé | 8 carries, 76 yards, TD |
| Notre Dame | Receiving | Chris Tyree | 5 receptions, 44 yards, TD |

### at North Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fighting Irish | 0 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Tar Heels | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 32 |
at Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
* Date: September 24, 2022
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SW 8 mph
* Game attendance: 50,500
* Referee: Jeff Flanagan
* TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play–by–play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| UNC −1.5 | 55.5 |
| Statistics | ND | UNC |
| First downs | 35 | 18 |
| Total yards | 576 | 367 |
| Rushes/yards | 51–287 | 28–66 |
| Passing yards | 289 | 301 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–34–0 | 17–32–0 |
| Time of possession | 38:13 | 21:47 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Drew Pyne | 24/34, 289 yards, 3 TD |
| Notre Dame | Rushing | Audric Estimé | 17 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD |
| Notre Dame | Receiving | Michael Mayer | 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD |
| North Carolina | Passing | Drake Maye | 17/32, 301 yards, 5 TD |
| North Carolina | Rushing | Drake Maye | 13 carries, 36 yards |
| North Carolina | Receiving | Antoine Green | 3 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD |

### vs No. 16 BYU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 16 Cougars | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Fighting Irish | 3 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 28 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV
* Date: October 8, 2022
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Indoor, 72 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,742
* Referee: Stuart Mullins
* TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| ND −3.5 | 51.5 |
| Statistics | BYU | ND |
| First downs | 13 | 24 |
| Total yards | 280 | 496 |
| Rushes/yards | 29–160 | 45–234 |
| Passing yards | 120 | 262 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–17–1 | 22–28–1 |
| Time of possession | 19:05 | 40:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| BYU | Passing | Jaren Hall | 9/17, 120 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| BYU | Rushing | Christopher Brooks | 14 carries, 90 yards, TD |
| BYU | Receiving | Kody Epps | 4 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Drew Pyne | 22/28, 262 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Notre Dame | Rushing | Audric Estimé | 14 carries, 97 yards |
| Notre Dame | Receiving | Michael Mayer | 11 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD |

### vs Stanford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Fighting Irish | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
* Date: October 15, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 77,622
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| ND −16.5 | 54.5 |
| Statistics | STAN | ND |
| First downs | 21 | 16 |
| Total yards | 385 | 301 |
| Rushes/yards | 42–97 | 34–150 |
| Passing yards | 288 | 151 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 26–39–0 | 13–27–0 |
| Time of possession | 36:07 | 23:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 26/38, 288 yards |
| Stanford | Rushing | Casey Filkins | 32 carries, 91 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | Elijah Higgins | 5 receptions, 81 yards |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Drew Pyne | 13/27, 151 yards, TD |
| Notre Dame | Rushing | Audric Estimé | 8 carries, 57 yards, TD |
| Notre Dame | Receiving | Michael Mayer | 5 receptions, 60 yards |

### vs UNLV

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Fighting Irish | 23 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 44 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
* Date: October 22, 2022
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 73,165
* Referee: Jerry Magallanes
* TV announcers (Peacock): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| ND −26.0 | 46.5 |
| Statistics | UNLV | ND |
| First downs | 11 | 23 |
| Total yards | 299 | 428 |
| Rushes/yards | 28–146 | 47–223 |
| Passing yards | 153 | 205 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–33–0 | 14–28–1 |
| Time of possession | 26:02 | 33:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UNLV | Passing | Cameron Friel | 8/15, 80 yards |
| UNLV | Rushing | Courtney Reese | 11 carries, 142 yards |
| UNLV | Receiving | Nick Williams | 4 receptions, 47 yards |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Drew Pyne | 14/28, 205 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Notre Dame | Rushing | Logan Diggs | 28 carries, 130 yards |
| Notre Dame | Receiving | Michael Mayer | 6 receptions, 115 yards, TD |

### at No. 16 Syracuse

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fighting Irish | 7 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 41 |
| No. 16 Orange | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY
* Date: October 29, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Indoor, 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 49,861
* Referee: Gary Patterson
* TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play–by–play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| ND −1.0 | 48.0 |
| Statistics | ND | CUSE |
| First downs | 22 | 15 |
| Total yards | 362 | 286 |
| Rushes/yards | 56–246 | 25–61 |
| Passing yards | 116 | 225 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–19–1 | 16–36–2 |
| Time of possession | 37:40 | 22:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Drew Pyne | 9/19, 116 yards, TD, INT |
| Notre Dame | Rushing | Audric Estimé | 20 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD |
| Notre Dame | Receiving | Michael Mayer | 3 receptions, 54 yards |
| Syracuse | Passing | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | 11/22, 190 yards, TD, INT |
| Syracuse | Rushing | Sean Tucker | 16 carries, 60 yards, TD |
| Syracuse | Receiving | Oronde Gadsden II | 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD |

### vs No. 4 Clemson

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Fighting Irish | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
* Date: November 5, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 55 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 77,622
* Referee: Adam Savoie
* TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| CLEM −3.5 | 43.5 |
| Statistics | CLEM | ND |
| First downs | 21 | 24 |
| Total yards | 281 | 348 |
| Rushes/yards | 25–90 | 47–263 |
| Passing yards | 191 | 85 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27–40–0 | 9–17–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:00 | 33:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Clemson | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 27/39, 191 yards, TD, INT |
| Clemson | Rushing | Will Shipley | 12 carries, 63 yards, TD |
| Clemson | Receiving | Davis Allen | 7 receptions, 60 yards |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Drew Pyne | 9/17, 85 yards, TD |
| Notre Dame | Rushing | Logan Diggs | 17 carries, 114 yards |
| Notre Dame | Receiving | Michael Mayer | 4 receptions, 44 yards, TD |

### vs Navy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Fighting Irish | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Midshipmen | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 32 |
at M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD
* Date: November 12, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,124
* Referee: Riley Johnson
* TV announcers (ABC): Dave Flemming (play–by–play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| ND −16.5 | 40.5 |
| Statistics | ND | NAVY |
| First downs | 15 | 19 |
| Total yards | 335 | 363 |
| Rushes/yards | 34–66 | 46–255 |
| Passing yards | 269 | 108 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–21–1 | 6–13–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:21 | 30:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Drew Pyne | 17/21, 269 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Notre Dame | Rushing | Audric Estimé | 8 carries, 49 yards |
| Notre Dame | Receiving | Jayden Thomas | 3 receptions, 80 yards, TD |
| Navy | Passing | Xavier Arline | 2/4, 57 yards, TD |
| Navy | Rushing | Daba Fofana | 15 carries, 133 yards, TD |
| Navy | Receiving | Mark Walker | 3 receptions, 67 yards, TD |

### vs Boston College

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 18 Fighting Irish | 17 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 44 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
* Date: November 19, 2022
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Snowy, 25 °F (−4 °C)
* Game attendance: 73,503
* Referee: Jeff Heaser
* TV announcers (NBC): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| ND −20.0 | 42.0 |
| Statistics | BC | ND |
| First downs | 10 | 22 |
| Total yards | 173 | 437 |
| Rushes/yards | 36–56 | 38–281 |
| Passing yards | 117 | 156 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–22–3 | 13–25–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:00 | 31:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Boston College | Passing | Emmett Morehead | 9/22, 117 yards, 3 INT |
| Boston College | Rushing | Alex Broome | 7 carries, 25 yards |
| Boston College | Receiving | Zay Flowers | 3 receptions, 46 yards |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Drew Pyne | 13/25, 156 yards, TD |
| Notre Dame | Rushing | Logan Diggs | 15 carries, 122 yards, TD |
| Notre Dame | Receiving | Michael Mayer | 5 receptions, 64 yards |

### at No. 6 USC

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Fighting Irish | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| No. 6 Trojans | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
* Date: November 26, 2022
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,613
* Referee: Jerry Magallanes
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play–by–play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| USC −4.5 | 63.5 |
| Statistics | ND | USC |
| First downs | 22 | 23 |
| Total yards | 52–408 | 61–436 |
| Rushes/yards | 90 | 204 |
| Passing yards | 318 | 232 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–26–1 | 18–22–0 |
| Time of possession | 24:37 | 35:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Drew Pyne | 23/26, 318 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Notre Dame | Rushing | Audric Estimé | 6 carries, 43 yards |
| Notre Dame | Receiving | Michael Mayer | 8 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD |
| USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 18/22, 232 yards, TD |
| USC | Rushing | Austin Jones | 25 carries, 154 yards |
| USC | Receiving | Jordan Addison | 3 receptions, 45 yards |

### vs No. 19 South Carolina (Gator Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Fighting Irish | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
| No. 18 Gamecocks | 21 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL
* Date: December 30, 2022
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 67,383
* Referee: Mike Cannon
* TV announcers (ESPN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline)
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| ND −2.5 | 52 |
| Statistics | ND | SC |
| First downs | 27 | 20 |
| Total yards | 558 | 352 |
| Rushes/yards | 46–264 | 22–65 |
| Passing yards | 294 | 287 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–34–3 | 31–49–1 |
| Time of possession | 36:39 | 23:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Tyler Buchner | 18/33, 274 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT |
| Notre Dame | Rushing | Audric Estimé | 14 carries, 95 yards |
| Notre Dame | Receiving | Braden Lenzy | 4 receptions, 89 yards, TD |
| South Carolina | Passing | Spencer Rattler | 29/46, 246 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| South Carolina | Rushing | Juju McDowell | 6 carries, 28 yards |
| South Carolina | Receiving | Xavier Legette | 7 receptions, 78 yards, 2 TD |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 5 | 8 | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | 20 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Coaches | 5 | 9 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | 25 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | 20 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 21 | Not released |