2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Conference	Independent
Head coach	Brian Kelly (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Sanford, Jr. (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brian VanGorder (3rd year)
Base defense	4–3 multiple
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium

2016 Division I FBS independents football records
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Army			–			0	–	0
BYU			–			0	–	0
Notre Dame			–			0	–	0
UMass			–			0	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team will represent the University of Notre Dame in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish will be led by seventh-year head coach Brian Kelly and play their home games at Notre Dame Stadium. They will compete as an independent.

Before the season

Previous season

The 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team finished the regular season with a 10-2 record. They lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes 44-28 in the Fiesta Bowl.

2016 NFL draft

The following former Notre Dame players were selected in the 2016 NFL Draft:

Main article: 2016 NFL Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	Team
1	6	Ronnie Stanley	Offensive Tackle	Baltimore Ravens
1	21	Will Fuller	Wide Receiver	Houston Texans
2	34	Jaylon Smith	Linebacker	Dallas Cowboys
2	50	Nick Martin	Center	Houston Texans
3	74	Keivarae Russell	Cornerback	Kansas City Chiefs
3	90	C. J. Prosise	Running back	Seattle Seahawks
4	103	Sheldon Day	Defensive tackle	Jacksonville Jaguars

Transfers out / departures

On January 29, 2016, junior-to-be tight end Tyler Luatua announced his transfer to BYU.^[1]

Recruiting class

Brian Kelly and the Notre Dame coaching staff accepted 23 commitments for the 2016 recruiting cycle, including two 5-stars: Daelin Hayes and Tommy Kraemer. The class included student-athletes from 11 different states, and one Canadian province.^[2]

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Ian Book QB	El Dorado Hills, California	Oak Ridge High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Aug 14, 2015
Ian Book QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Parker Boundreaux OL	Winter Garden, Florida	Bishop Moore High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	–	Jul 2, 2015
Parker Boundreaux OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Chase Claypool WR	Abbotsford, British Columbia	Abbotsford Senior Secondary	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	–	Jul 10, 2015
Chase Claypool WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Liam Eichenberg OL	Cleveland, Ohio	St. Ignatius High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	-	Apr 19, 2015
Liam Eichenberg OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85
Jalen Elliott DB	Richmond, Virginia	Lloyd C. Bird High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	–	Jun 19, 2015
Jalen Elliott DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Daelin Hayes DE/LB	Belleville, Michigan	Skyline High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	–	Dec 10, 2015
Daelin Hayes DE/LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81
Jamir Jones LB	Rochester, New York	Aquinas Institute	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	-	Jun 23, 2015
Jamir Jones LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Jonathan Jones LB	Ocoee, Florida	Oak Ridge High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–	Feb 3, 2016
Jonathan Jones LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Tony Jones, Jr. RB	St. Petersburg, Florida	IMG Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	–	Mar 22, 2015
Tony Jones, Jr. RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Khalid Kareem DE	Pontiac, Michigan	Harrison High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	–	Oct 23, 2015
Khalid Kareem DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83
Tommy Kraemer OL	Cincinnati, Ohio	Elder High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	–	Oct 4, 2014
Tommy Kraemer OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83
Julian Love DB	Westchester, Illinois	Nazareth Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–-	Mar 21, 2015
Julian Love DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Deon McIntosh RB	Pompano Beach, Florida	Cardinal Gibbons High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Nov 16, 2015
Deon McIntosh RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Javon McKinley WR	Corona, California	Centennial High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	-	Jan 9, 2016
Javon McKinley WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
D. J. Morgan DB	Norwalk, California	St. John Bosco High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-	Sep 27, 2015
D. J. Morgan DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Adetokunbo Ogundeji DE	West Bloomfield, Michigan	Walled Lake Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	–	Jul 16, 2015
Adetokunbo Ogundeji DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Julian Okwara DE	Charlotte, North Carolina	Ardrey Kell High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	–	Apr 14, 2015
Julian Okwara DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Spencer Perry DB	Newnan, Georgia	IMG Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	–	Jun 29, 2015
Spencer Perry DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Troy Pride, Jr. DB	Greer, South Carolina	Greer High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Dec 24, 2015
Troy Pride, Jr. DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
John Shannon LS	Lake Forest, Illinois	Loyola Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	–	Mar 21, 2015
John Shannon LS	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68
Kevin Stepherson WR	Jacksonville, Florida	First Coast High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	-	Jun 18, 2015
Kevin Stepherson WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Devin Studstill DB	Riviera Beach, Florida	Palm Beach Garden High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	–	Dec 15, 2015
Devin Studstill DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Donte Vaughn DB	Memphis, Tennessee	Whitehaven High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-	Oct 12, 2015
Donte Vaughn DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 13 Rivals: 12 ESPN: 16
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Notre Dame Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06. "Scout.com Football Recruiting: Notre Dame". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06. "2016 Player Commitments – Notre Dame". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.

Personal

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Notre Dame	Alma mater (Year)
Brian Kelly	Corbett Family Head Coach	7th	Assumption (1982)
Mike Denbrock	Associate Head Coach/Wide Receivers	7th	Grand Valley State (1987)
Mike Elston	Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator	7th	Michigan (1998)
Harry Hiestand	Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator	5th	East Stroudsburg (1983)
Scott Booker	Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator	5th	Kent State (2003)
Brian VanGorder	Defensive Coordinator	3rd	Wayne State (1980)
Mike Sanford Jr.	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	2nd	Boise State (2005)
Autry Denson	Running Backs	2nd	Notre Dame (1999)
Keith Gilmore	Defensive Line	2nd	Wayne State (1981)
Todd Lyght	Pat and Jana Eilers Family Defensive Backs Coach	2nd	Notre Dame (1991)
Paul Longo	Director of Football Strength and Conditioning	7th	Wayne State (1981)

Roster

2016 Spring Roster - und.com

Quarterbacks

4 Montgomery Van Gorder - Junior (6'5, 215)
8 Malik Zaire - Senior (6'0, 225)
12 Brandon Wimbush - Sophomore (6'1, 216)
14 DeShone Kizer - Junior (6'4, 230)
17 Nolan Henry - Sophomore (6'1, 195)
Ian Brook - Freshman

Running Backs

11 Justin Brent - Junior (6'1, 220)
25 Tarean Folston - Senior (5'9, 214)
28 Austin Ross - Senior (5'10, 206)
33 Josh Adams - Sophomore (6'1, 219)
34 Dexter Williams - Sophomore (5'11, 210)
46 Josh Anderson - Graduate Student (5'9, 205)
49 Bailey Ross - Senior (5'10, 202)
Tony Jones Jr. - Freshman
Deon McIntosh - Freshman

Wide Receivers

9 C. J. Sanders - Sophomore (5'8, 185)
15 Corey Holmes - Junior (6'0, 190)
16 Torri Hunter Jr. - Senior (6'0, 195)
26 Austin Webster - Junior (5'11, 195)
27 Chris Finke - Sophomore (5'9, 175)
29 Kevin Stepherson - Freshman (6'0, 181)
35 Grant Hammann - Junior (6'0, 192)
37 Omar Hunter - Senior (5'9, 195)
81 Miles Boykin - Sophomore (6'3, 225)
86 Equanimeous St. Brown - Sophomore (6'4, 205)
87 Keenan Centlivre - Junior (6'5, 225)
88 Corey Robinson - Senior (6'4, 215)
89 Buster Sheridan - Senior (6'3, 200)
Chase Claypool - Freshman
Javon McKinley - Freshman

Tight Ends

10 Alize Jones - Sophomore (6'4, 240)
80 Durham Smythe - Senior (6'4, 245)
82 Nic Weishar - Junior (6'4, 245)
84 Ben Suttman - Senior (6'2, 240)
89 Jacob Matuska - Senior (6'4, 275)

Punters

80 Tyler Newsome - Junior (6'2, 210) (+K)

Offensive Lineman

53 Sam Mustipher - Junior (6'2, 305)
56 Quenton Nelson - Junior (6'5, 325)
57 Trevor Ruhland - Sophomore (6'3, 300)
62 Colin McGovern - Senior (6'4, 315)
63 Sam Bush - Junior (6'3, 305)
66 Tristen Hoge - Sophomore (6'4, 300)
67 Jimmy Byrne - Junior (6'4, 300)
68 Mike McGlinchey - Senior (6'7, 310)
69 Logan Plantz - Sophomore (6'2, 310)
70 Hunter Bivin - Senior (6'5, 308)
71 Alex Bars - Junior (6'6, 320)
75 Mark Harrell - Graduate Student (6'4, 306)
Parker Boundreaux - Freshman
Liam Eichenberg - Freshman
Tommy Kraemer - Freshman

Defensive Lineman

9 Daelin Hayes - Freshman (6'3, 257)
53 Khalid Kareem - Freshman (6'3, 270)
54 Lincoln Feist - Sophomore (6'2, 315)
55 Jonathan Bonner - Junior (6'3, 286)
58 Elijah Taylor - Sophomore (6'3, 285)
60 John Montelus - Senior (6'4, 310)
64 Ryan Kilander - Junior (6'0, 310)
75 Daniel Cage - Junior (6'1, 315)
77 Brandon Tiassum - Sophomore (6'3, 302)
90 Isaac Rochell - Senior (6'3, 290)
92 Grant Blankenship - Junior (6'5, 278)
93 Jay Hayes - Junior (6'3, 285)
94 Jarron Jones - Graduate Student (6'5, 315)
95 Marquis Dickerson - Senior (6'1, 285)
96 Peter Mokwuah - Junior (6'3, 317)
97 Micah Dew-Treadway - Sophomore (6'4, 300)
98 Andrew Trumbetti - Junior (6'3, 260)
99 Jerry Tillery - Sophomore (6'6, 310)
Adetokunbo Ogundeji - Freshman
Julian Okwara - Freshman

Kickers

19 Justin Yoon - Sophomore (5'9, 190)
29 Sam Kohler - Junior (6'0, 175)
42 Jeff Riney - Sophomore (5'10, 175) (+P)
43 John Chereson - Senior (5'9, 178)

Linebackers

4 Te'Von Coney - Sophomore (6'1, 235)
5 Nyles Morgan - Junior (6'1, 245)
17 James Onwualu - Senior (6'1, 232)
27 Asmar Bilal - Sophomore (6'2, 230)
30 Josh Barajas - Sophomore (6'1, 240)
40 Kier Murphy - Sophomore (6'0, 230)
42 Jimmy Thompson - Sophomore (6'0, 215)
48 Greer Martini - Junior (6'2, 245)
49 Brandon Hutson - Sophomore (6'2, 230)
51 Devyn Spruell - Sophomore (6'1, 240)
Jamir Jones - Freshman
Jonathan Jones - Freshman
John Shannon - Freshman

Cornerbacks

12 Devin Butler - Senior (6'0, 200)
21 Nick Watkins - Junior (6'0, 200)
25 Brian Ball - Sophomore (5'11, 185)
26 Ashton White - Sophomore (5'11, 190)
34 Jesse Bongiovi - Senior (5'9, 194)
36 Cole Luke - Senior (5'11, 193)

Safeties

4 Avery Sebastian - Graduate Student (5'10, 200)
10 Max Redfield - Senior (6'1, 205)
13 Devin Studstill - Freshman (6'0, 190)
23 Drue Tranquill - Junior (6'1, 225)
28 Nicco Fertitta - Sophomore (5'8, 185)
31 Spencer Perry - Freshman (6'2, 204)
38 Robert Regan - Sophomore (6'2, 200)
39 Drew Recker - Senior (5'11, 205)

Defensive Backs

14 Shaun Crawford - Sophomore (5'8, 189)
24 Nick Coleman - Sophomore (5'11, 190)
Jalen Elliott - Freshman
Julian Love - Freshman
D.J. Morgan - Freshman
Troy Pride Jr. - Freshman
Donte Vaughn - Freshman

Long Snappers

61 Scott Daly - Graduate Student (6'1, 250)

Season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
September 4	Night	at Texas	Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
September 10		Nevada	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC
September 17		Michigan State	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC
September 24		Duke	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC
October 1		at Syracuse	MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ
October 8		at North Carolina State	Carter Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
October 15		Stanford^[3]	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC
October 29		Miami	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC
November 5	11:30 AM	at Navy	EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL	CBS
November 12	Night	vs Army	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	NBC
November 19		Virginia Tech	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC
November 26		at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

References

↑ Tyler Luatua to transfer from Notre Dame to BYU
↑ Notre Dame Announces 2016 Signing Class
↑ "Stanford-Notre Dame Series Extended Through 2019". gostandford.com. Stanford University. May 19, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2011.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Venues	Cartier Field (1889–1928) Soldier Field (1929) Notre Dame Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Emerald Isle Classic Army Boston College: Holy War (Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl; Ireland Trophy) Michigan Michigan State (Megaphone Trophy) Navy (Rip Miller Trophy) Northwestern (Shillelagh Trophy 1930–c. 1973) Purdue (Shillelagh Trophy) Stanford (Legends Trophy) USC (Jeweled Shillelagh)

Culture & lore	All-time series results History Band of the Fighting Irish Irish Guard Notre Dame Box Notre Dame Leprechaun "Notre Dame, Our Mother" "Notre Dame Victory March" Play Like a Champion Today Subway Alumni T formation Tall Grass Game 1946 "Game of the Century" 1966 "Game of the Century" Catholics vs. Convicts 1993 "Game of the Century" Bush Push Navy ends the drought Knute Rockne, All American Notre Dame Football on NBC Rudy

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Four Horsemen NFL draftees

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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