2016_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team

2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–8
Head coach	Brian Kelly (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Sanford Jr. (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brian VanGorder (3rd season: 1–4, fired); Greg Hudson (1st season: 5–12)
Base defense	4–3 multiple
Captains	Mike McGlinchey; Isaac Rochell; James Onwualu; Torii Hunter, Jr.;
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season

The 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Brian Kelly and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. They competed as an independent. They finished the season 4–8, Notre Dame's worst record since 2007. Despite the disappointing season, athletic director Jack Swarbrick found the 2016 Irish to be a remarkable bunch, citing the team's "enthusiasm" and "willingness to practice".^[1]

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Personnel

Roster

2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster

Quarterbacks

4 Montgomery VanGorder – junior (6'5, 215)
7 Brandon Wimbush – sophomore (6'1, 216)
9 Malik Zaire – senior (6'0, 225)
12 Ian Book – freshman
14 DeShone Kizer – junior (6'4, 230)
17 Nolan Henry – sophomore (6'1, 195)

Running backs

2 Dexter Williams – sophomore (5'11, 210)
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 Tony Jones Jr. – freshman
38 Deon McIntosh – freshman
46 Josh Anderson – graduate student (5'9, 205)
49 Bailey Ross – senior (5'10, 202)

Wide receivers

3 C. J. Sanders – sophomore (5'8, 185)
6 Equanimeous St. Brown – sophomore (6'4, 205)
15 Corey Holmes – junior (6'0, 190)
16 Torii 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)
83 Chase Claypool – freshman
86 Javon McKinley – freshman
87 Keenan Centlivre – junior (6'5, 225)
89 Buster Sheridan – senior (6'3, 200)

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

50 Parker Boudreaux – freshman
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)
74 Liam Eichenberg – freshman
75 Mark Harrell – graduate student (6'4, 306)
78 Tommy Kraemer – freshman

Defensive Lineman

9 Daelin Hayes – freshman (6'3, 257)
42 Julian Okwara – freshman
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)
91 Adetokunbo Ogundeji – 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)
22 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)
44 Jamir Jones – freshman
45 Jonathan Jones – freshman
48 Greer Martini – junior (6'2, 245)
49 Brandon Hutson – sophomore (6'2, 230)
51 Devyn Spruell – sophomore (6'1, 240)

Cornerbacks

7 Nick Watkins – junior (6'0, 200)
12 Devin Butler – senior (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)
13 Devin Studstill – freshman (6'0, 190)
23 Drue Tranquill – junior (6'1, 225)
31 Spencer Perry – freshman (6'2, 204)
38 Robert Regan – sophomore (6'2, 200)
39 Drew Recker – senior (5'11, 205)

Defensive backs

18 Troy Pride – freshman
20 Shaun Crawford – sophomore (5'8, 189)
24 Nick Coleman – sophomore (5'11, 190)
21 Jalen Elliott – freshman
27 Julian Love – freshman
32 D.J. Morgan – freshman
35 Donte Vaughn – freshman

Long snappers

54 John Shannon – freshman
61 Scott Daly – graduate student (6'1, 250)

Game summaries

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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

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Liam Eichenberg OL	Westlake, Ohio	St. Ignatius High School (Cleveland, OH)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Apr 19, 2015
Liam Eichenberg OL	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Tony Jones Jr. RB	St. Petersburg, Florida	IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	–	Mar 22, 2015
Tony Jones Jr. RB	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Spencer Perry DB	Newnan, Georgia	IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	–	Jun 29, 2015
Spencer Perry DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Troy Pride DB	Greer, South Carolina	Greer High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Dec 24, 2015
Troy Pride DB	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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 February 6, 2016. "Scout.com Football Recruiting: Notre Dame". Scout.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016. "2016 Player Commitments – Notre Dame". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

Name	Position	Year at Notre Dame	Alma mater (Year)
Brian Kelly	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)
Greg Hudson	Interim defensive coordinator	1st	Notre Dame (1988)
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	Defensive backs coach	2nd	Notre Dame (1991)
Paul Longo	Director of football strength and conditioning	7th	Wayne State (1981)

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:30 p.m.	at Texas	No. 10	Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	L 47–50 ^2OT	102,315
September 10	3:30 p.m.	Nevada	No. 18	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 39–10	80,795
September 17	7:30 p.m.	No. 12 Michigan State	No. 18	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 28–36	80,795
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Duke		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 35–38	80,795
October 1	12:00 p.m.	vs. Syracuse		MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	ESPN	W 50–33	62,794
October 8	12:00 p.m.	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ABC	L 3–10	58,200
October 15	7:30 p.m.	Stanford		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 10–17	80,795
October 29	3:30 p.m.	Miami (FL)		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	W 30–27	80,795
November 5	11:30 a.m.	vs. Navy		EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 27–28	50,867
November 12	3:30 p.m.	vs. Army		Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Shamrock Series, rivalry)	NBC	W 44–6	45,762
November 19	3:30 p.m.	Virginia Tech		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 31–34	80,795
November 26	3:30 p.m	at No. 12 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	ABC	L 27–45	72,402
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2016_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team

2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Before the season

2016 NFL Daft

Transfers out / departures

Coaching changes

Recruiting class

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

Texas

Nevada

Michigan State

Duke

Syracuse

NC State

Stanford

Miami (FL)

Navy

Army

Virginia Tech

USC

Rankings

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
BYU		–		9	–	4
Army		–		8	–	5
Notre Dame		–		4	–	8
UMass		–		2	–	10

Rankings from AP Poll

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	23	10	14	3	50
Syracuse	13	14	0	6	33