Notre Dame team stats
2021 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Notre Dame | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:28:36 | 29:54 | 6:31:24 | 30:06 |
| Offensive plays | 901 | 69.3 | 888 | 68.3 |
| Total yards | 5,540 | 426.2 | 4,682 | 360.2 |
| Penalties–yards | 73–642 | — | 90–705 | — |
| First downs | 289 | 22.2 | 244 | 18.8 |
| Third down | 77–18242.3% | — | 59–18432.1% | — |
| Fourth down | 9–1752.9% | — | 9–1656.3% | — |
Passing
| Notre Dame | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 289–45064.2% | — | 262–43160.8% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,672 | 282.5 | 2,915 | 224.2 |
| Yards per attempt | 8.2 | — | 6.8 | — |
| Passing TDs | 30 | — | 13 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 10 | — |
Rushing
| Notre Dame | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 451 | 34.7 | 457 | 35.2 |
| Rushing yards | 1,868 | 143.7 | 1,767 | 135.9 |
| Yards per carry | 4.1 | — | 3.9 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 23 | — | 13 | — |
Turnovers
| Notre Dame | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 16 | 1.2 | 25 | 1.9 |
| Fumbles lost | 6 | — | 10 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 10 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Notre Dame | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 41.0 | — | 35.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 84.0 | — | 82.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 10 | — | 15 | — |
| Interception yards | 300 | — | 137 | — |
| Interception TDs | 3 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 12 | — | 8 | — |
Returns
| Notre Dame | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 18 | — | 47 | — |
| Kick return yards | 423 | — | 937 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 23.5 | — | 19.9 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 19 | — | 13 | — |
| Punt return yards | 164 | — | 82 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 8.6 | — | 6.3 | — |
| 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.