The 2019 season's largest margin: Notre Dame 66, New Mexico 14. A 52-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2019 — The Ten-Win Year
Notre Dame's 2019 season (11-2) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Ian BookQB3,034 passing yards
- Tony Jones Jr.RB857 rushing yards
- Braden LenzyWR200 rushing yards
- Chase ClaypoolWR1,037 receiving yards
- Cole KmetTE515 receiving yards
- Chris FinkeWR456 receiving yards
- Drew WhiteLB80 tackles
- Jeremiah Owusu-KoramoahLB79 tackles
- Asmar BilalLB79 tackles
- Khalid KareemDL5.5 sacks
- Adetokunbo OgundejiDL4.5 sacks
- Jamir JonesDL4.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2019.
The season's deepest loss: Notre Dame 14, Michigan 45. A 31-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Notre Dame beat Iowa State 33-9 in the postseason.
"The Irish don't wait to be invited to the conversation — they walk in."
2019 is a middle chapter for Notre Dame — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.