Notre Dame team stats
2018 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Notre Dame | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:17:18 | 29:01 | 6:41:56 | 30:55 |
| Offensive plays | 951 | 73.2 | 957 | 73.6 |
| Total yards | 5,723 | 440.2 | 4,517 | 347.5 |
| Penalties–yards | 67–596 | — | 64–531 | — |
| First downs | 302 | 23.2 | 259 | 19.9 |
| Third down | 83–19343.0% | — | 82–21138.9% | — |
| Fourth down | 16–2564.0% | — | 13–2552.0% | — |
Passing
| Notre Dame | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 268–41864.1% | — | 276–48556.9% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,347 | 257.5 | 2,703 | 207.9 |
| Yards per attempt | 8.0 | — | 5.6 | — |
| Passing TDs | 23 | — | 10 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 12 | — | 13 | — |
Rushing
| Notre Dame | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 533 | 41.0 | 472 | 36.3 |
| Rushing yards | 2,376 | 182.8 | 1,814 | 139.5 |
| Yards per carry | 4.5 | — | 3.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 27 | — | 16 | — |
Turnovers
| Notre Dame | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 17 | 1.3 | 21 | 1.6 |
| Fumbles lost | 4 | — | 9 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 12 | — | 13 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Notre Dame | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 28.0 | — | 23.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 67.0 | — | 69.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 13 | — | 12 | — |
| Interception yards | 159 | — | 132 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 9 | — | 4 | — |
Returns
| Notre Dame | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 14 | — | 33 | — |
| Kick return yards | 257 | — | 762 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 18.4 | — | 23.1 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 2 | — |
| Punt returns | 23 | — | 17 | — |
| Punt return yards | 220 | — | 134 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 9.6 | — | 7.9 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
⚠ An em dash is not a zero. A measure a team has not recorded — a fumble recovery, a punt return — has no row at the source rather than a zero, and these are categories where not happening is ordinary. Where a season total exists, every rate beside it is computed from that season’s own denominator rather than averaged across games.