The 2010 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2010 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. This was Kelly's first season as Notre Dame's head coach, after leading the Cincinnati Bearcats to a 12–0 regular season and BCS bowl berth. In 2010, Notre Dame's regular season schedule was ranked the most difficult schedule in the nation with a Team Opposition Record Percentage of .6529 (the poll published by the NCAA only includes wins against Division 1 teams). They finished the season 8–5 and were invited to the Sun Bowl where they defeated the Miami Hurricanes, 33–17.
Following the 2009 season, Notre Dame fired head coach Charlie Weis after the Irish finished 6-6, well below expectations of competing for a BCS bowl berth.[1] Brian Kelly was named as his replacement on Dec 10, 2009.[2] Running Backs coach Tony Alford was the lone assistant retained from Weis's staff.[3] Before Rob Ianello could be considered, he took the head job at the University of Akron[4]Ron Powlus followed Ianello to Akron.
Player departuresedit
Irish stars Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate chose to forgo their final years of eligibility and declare for the 2010 NFL draft.[5][6] The Irish also lost a number of seniors to graduation, including linemen Eric Olsen, Paul Duncan and four-year starter Sam Young. Other notable losses included running back James Aldridge, wideout Robby Parris, and George West on offense. On defense, ND lost senior captains Kyle McCarthy and Scott Smith, Raeshon McNeil, Sergio Brown, John Ryan and Ray Herring to graduation. Standout special teams player Mike Anello also finished his final year of eligibility. Sophomore defensive back E.J Banks left the team in August 2010, but will still be enrolled at the school. On August 31, within days of the September 4 season opener against Purdue, sophomore wide receiver Shaquelle Evans was granted his release from the team, and decided to enroll at UCLA.[7] Freshman Derek Roback also left the program in early September, as his desire to play quarterback led to his transfer to Ohio[8]
Player additionsedit
With his first recruiting class, Brian Kelly received 23 signed commitments from high school players across the United States. Among them was five early-enrollees: Quarterback Tommy Rees, Wide Receiver Tai-ler Jones, Cornerback Lo Wood, Cornerback Spencer Boyd and Safety Chris Badger. Spencer Boyd transferred to USF in early July,[9] and Chris Badger left on a two-year Mormon mission to Ecuador in August.[10] On April 2, 2010 Notre Dame recruit Matt James, who committed to Notre Dame on National Signing Day, died when he fell from a three-story hotel balcony in Panama City, Florida.[11]
On a rainy Southern California night, the Trojans' Joe Houston kicked a 45-yard field goal to give USC a first quarter lead. The second quarter, however, belonged to the Irish, as QB Tommy Rees completed a pair of 1-yard pass touchdowns to Michael Floyd and Duval Kamara, with Kamara's coming just before the half. David Ruffer missed the extra point on the second touchdown. In the third quarter, the Trojans kicked a field goal and Mitch Mustain ran in for a 1-yard touchtown, which was aided by a Notre Dame fumble. Joe Houston's 37-yard field goal gave the Trojans a fourth quarter lead. But Notre Dame came back with a 5-yard rush touchdown by Robert Hughes to give the Irish the lead back and the game. Notre Dame finally ended USC's streak of consecutive victories, which dated back to 2001. USC's attempt to come back was stopped by a Notre Dame interception at the one-yard line.
Tommy Rees passed for 201 yards and two touchdowns to Michael Floyd as Notre Dame beat Miami 33–17. After a 20-year hiatus in the series, it was all Irish in the latest installment of a storied rivalry that became known during the 1980s as "Catholics versus Convicts." The Irish reached the end zone on three of its first four possessions. Rees tossed TD passes of 3 and 34 yards to Floyd and Cierre Wood broke free on a 34-yard scoring run. David Ruffer added field goals from 40, 50 and 19 yards. The Irish defense picked off Miami starting quarterback Jacory Harris 3 times and logged 4 total interceptions in the first half to help the team jump out to a 27–0 lead in the first half. The Hurricanes tried to rally in the 4th quarter behind backup quarterback Stephen Morris, who threw a 6-yard touchdown to Leonard Hankerson and a 42-yard scoring play to Tommy Streeter, but it was too late by then. Rees was able to make some key first downs to effectively run out the clock late in the 4th quarter.[12] The game sold out in 21 hours, the fastest in the Sun Bowl's 77-year history, and the crowd of 54,021 set a bowl attendance record. Floyd's two touchdowns pushed him past Jeff Samardzija and Golden Tate to claim 28 career touchdowns, the most in Irish history. Senior safety Harrison Smith logged three interceptions in the first half, tying the Sun Bowl record. The Irish victory also made Brian Kelly the first Fighting Irish coach to win a bowl game in his first season (Notre Dame did not play in bowl-games from the 1925 through 1968 seasons due to a self-imposed ban on post-season play).[12]
†denotes consensus selection. NCAA recognizes AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN and WCFF 1st teams for consensus selections Source:
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The 2010 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2010 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 This was Kelly s first season as Notre Dame s head coach after leading the Cincinnati Bearcats to a 12 0 regular season and BCS bowl berth In 2010 Notre Dame s regular season schedule was ranked the most difficult schedule in the nation with a Team Opposition Record Percentage of 6529 the poll published by the NCAA only includes wins against Division 1 teams They finished the season 8 5 and were invited to the Sun Bowl where they defeated the Miami Hurricanes 33 17 2010 Notre Dame Fighting Irish footballSun Bowl championSun Bowl W 33 17 vs Miami FL ConferenceIndependentRecord8 5Head coachBrian Kelly 1st season Offensive coordinatorCharley Molnar 1st season Offensive schemeSpreadDefensive coordinatorBob Diaco 1st season Base defense3 4CaptainBy GameHome stadiumNotre Dame Stadium Capacity 80 795 Seasons 20092011 2010 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Navy 9 4 Notre Dame 8 5 Army 7 6 Rankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Preseason 1 1 Coaching changes 1 2 Player departures 1 3 Player additions 2 Schedule 3 Personnel 3 1 Coaching staff 3 2 Roster 4 Game summaries 4 1 Purdue 4 2 Michigan 4 3 Michigan State 4 4 Stanford 4 5 Boston College 4 6 Pittsburgh 4 7 Western Michigan 4 8 Navy 4 9 Tulsa 4 10 Utah 4 11 Army 4 12 USC 4 13 Miami FL 5 Postseason 5 1 Awards 6 ReferencesPreseason editCoaching changes edit Following the 2009 season Notre Dame fired head coach Charlie Weis after the Irish finished 6 6 well below expectations of competing for a BCS bowl berth 1 Brian Kelly was named as his replacement on Dec 10 2009 2 Running Backs coach Tony Alford was the lone assistant retained from Weis s staff 3 Before Rob Ianello could be considered he took the head job at the University of Akron 4 Ron Powlus followed Ianello to Akron Player departures edit Irish stars Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate chose to forgo their final years of eligibility and declare for the 2010 NFL draft 5 6 The Irish also lost a number of seniors to graduation including linemen Eric Olsen Paul Duncan and four year starter Sam Young Other notable losses included running back James Aldridge wideout Robby Parris and George West on offense On defense ND lost senior captains Kyle McCarthy and Scott Smith Raeshon McNeil Sergio Brown John Ryan and Ray Herring to graduation Standout special teams player Mike Anello also finished his final year of eligibility Sophomore defensive back E J Banks left the team in August 2010 but will still be enrolled at the school On August 31 within days of the September 4 season opener against Purdue sophomore wide receiver Shaquelle Evans was granted his release from the team and decided to enroll at UCLA 7 Freshman Derek Roback also left the program in early September as his desire to play quarterback led to his transfer to Ohio 8 Player additions edit With his first recruiting class Brian Kelly received 23 signed commitments from high school players across the United States Among them was five early enrollees Quarterback Tommy Rees Wide Receiver Tai ler Jones Cornerback Lo Wood Cornerback Spencer Boyd and Safety Chris Badger Spencer Boyd transferred to USF in early July 9 and Chris Badger left on a two year Mormon mission to Ecuador in August 10 On April 2 2010 Notre Dame recruit Matt James who committed to Notre Dame on National Signing Day died when he fell from a three story hotel balcony in Panama City Florida 11 Schedule editDateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSeptember 43 30 p m PurdueNotre Dame StadiumSouth Bend IN Shillelagh Trophy NBCW 23 1280 795September 113 30 p m MichiganNotre Dame StadiumSouth Bend IN rivalry NBCL 24 2880 795September 188 00 p m at Michigan StateSpartan StadiumEast Lansing MI Megaphone Trophy ABC ESPN2L 31 34 OT78 411September 253 30 p m No 16 StanfordNotre Dame StadiumSouth Bend IN Legends Trophy NBCL 14 3780 795October 28 00 p m at Boston CollegeAlumni StadiumChestnut Hill MA Holy War ABCW 31 1344 500October 93 30 p m PittsburghNotre Dame StadiumSouth Bend IN rivalry NBCW 23 1780 795October 162 30 p m Western MichiganNotre Dame StadiumSouth Bend INNBCW 44 2080 795October 2312 00 p m vs NavyNew Meadowlands StadiumEast Rutherford NJ rivalry CBSL 17 3575 614October 302 30 p m TulsaNotre Dame StadiumSouth Bend INNBCL 27 2880 795November 132 30 p m No 15 UtahNotre Dame StadiumSouth Bend INNBCW 28 380 795November 207 00 p m vs ArmyYankee StadiumBronx NY rivalry Shamrock Series NBCW 27 354 251November 278 00 p m at USCLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles CA Jeweled Shillelagh ABCW 20 1685 417December 312 00 p m vs Miami FL Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso TX Sun Bowl CBSW 33 1754 021Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern timePersonnel editCoaching staff edit Name Position Year at Notre Dame Alma Mater Year Brian Kelly Head coach 1st Assumption 1982 Bob Diaco Defensive coordinator inside linebackers 1st Iowa 1995 Charley Molnar Offensive coordinator quarterbacks 1st Lock Haven 1984 Mike Elston Defensive line special teams coordinator 1st Michigan 1998 Chuck Martin Defensive backs recruiting coordinator 1st Millikin 1990 Ed Warinner Offensive line 1st Mount Union 1984 Mike Denbrock Tight ends 1st second stint Grand Valley State 1987 Tony Alford Wide receivers 1st Colorado State 1992 Tim Hinton Running backs 1st Wilmington 1982 Kerry Cooks Outside linebackers 1st Iowa 2000 Paul Longo Strength and conditioning 1st Wayne State University 1981 Roster edit 2010 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team rosterQuarterbacks 10 Dayne Crist JR 16 Nate Montana JR 13 Tommy Rees FR 15 Brian Castello SR 14 Luke Massa FR 17 Matthew Mulvey JR 12 Andrew Hendrix FR Running backs 5 Armando Allen Jr SR 29 Patrick Coughlin SR 25 Jonas Gray JR 27 Derry Herlihy SR 31 Cameron Roberson FR 20 Cierre Wood SO 33 Robert Hughes FB SR Wide receivers 28 Austin Collinsworth FR 3 Michael Floyd JR 42 Dan Franco SR 21 Barry Gallup Jr SR 81 John Goodman JR 38 Christopher Gurries SR 86 Bennett Jackson FR 7 T J Jones FR 18 Duval Kamara SR 6 Theo Riddick S0 87 Daniel Smith FR 19 Robby Toma SO 1 Deion Walker JR Tight ends 80 Tyler Eifert SO 88 Jake Golic SO 83 Mike Ragone SR 9 Kyle Rudolph JR 82 Alex Welch FR 41 Bobby Burger FB SR Center 52 Braxston Cave JR 57 Mike Golic Jr JR 51 Dan Wenger SR 62 Bill Flavin LS SR Offensive guard 65 Mike Hernandez JR 76 Andrew Nuss SR 78 Trevor Robinson JR 59 Chris Stewart SR 66 Chris Watt SO Offensive tackle 72 Alex Bullard SO 73 Lane Clelland JR 75 Taylor Dever SR 74 Christian Lombard FR 71 Dennis Mahoney JR 70 Zack Martin SO 64 Tate Nichols FR 77 Matt Romine SR Game summaries editPurdue edit See also 2010 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Notre Dame Purdue football rivalry Shillelagh Trophy Purdue Boilermakers 0 0 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish 0 0 Period 1 2 34TotalPurdue 0 3 0912Notre Dame 7 6 7323at Notre Dame Stadium South Bend Indiana Date September 4Game time 3 30 p m Game weather Partly sunny 64 F 18 C Wind NW 16 miles per hour 26 km h 14 kn Game attendance 80 795Referee Dave WitovetTV announcers NBC Tom Hammond and Mike MayockBox Score Game informationPurdueRobert Marve31 42 220 Yds 2 INT Dan Dierking9 Rush 56 Yds Keith Smith12 Rec 80 Yds Notre DameDayne Crist19 26 205 Yds TD Armando Allen18 Rush 93 Yds TD Michael Floyd5 Rec 82 Yds Brian Kelly s debut with Notre Dame Scoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP PUR ND1 2 01 7 84 2 26 Notre Dame Armando Allen 22 yard touchdown run David Ruffer kick good 0 72 11 09 8 50 2 53 Notre Dame 22 yard field goal by David Ruffer 0 102 3 50 15 79 7 19 Purdue 25 yard field goal by Carson Wiggs 3 102 0 43 9 45 3 07 Notre Dame 46 yard field goal by David Ruffer 3 133 10 20 5 30 2 12 Notre Dame TJ Jones 5 yard touchdown reception from Dayne Crist David Ruffer kick good 3 204 14 48 Purdue Armando Allen tackled in end zone for a safety by Ryan Kerrigan Charlton Williams 5 204 11 55 7 55 2 53 Purdue Robert Marve 23 yard touchdown run Carson Wiggs kick good 12 204 4 30 10 39 3 47 Notre Dame 37 yard field goal by David Ruffer 12 23 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 12 23Michigan edit See also Michigan Notre Dame rivalry 1 2 3 4 TotalWolverines 14 7 0 7 28Fighting Irish 7 0 10 7 24 Michigan State edit See also 2010 Michigan State Spartans football team and Michigan State Notre Dame football rivalry Megaphone Trophy Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1 1 at Michigan State Spartans 2 0 Period 1 2 34OTTotalNotre Dame 7 0 147331Michigan State 0 7 147634at Spartan Stadium East Lansing Michigan Date September 18Game time 8 00 p m EDTGame weather Overcast 61 F 16 C Wind N 5 miles per hour 8 0 km h 4 3 kn Game attendance 78 411Referee Jerry McGinnTV announcers ABC ESPN2 Brad Nessler Todd Blackledge and Holly RoweBox Score Game informationNotre DameDayne Crist32 55 369 Yds 4 TD INT Armando Allen13 Rush 71 Yds Theo Riddick10 Rec 128 Yds TD Michigan StateKirk Cousins23 33 245 Yds 2 TD INT Le Veon Bell17 Rush 114 Yds TD B J Cunningham7 Rec 101 Yds TD Scoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP ND MSU1 5 28 9 80 2 24 Notre Dame Michael Floyd 7 yard touchdown reception from Dayne Crist David Ruffer kick good 7 02 2 22 7 94 3 17 Michigan State Keshawn Martin 6 yard touchdown reception from Kirk Cousins Dan Conroy kick good 7 73 14 20 2 74 0 35 Michigan State Edwin Baker 56 yard touchdown run Dan Conroy kick good 7 143 12 25 6 74 1 49 Notre Dame Kyle Rudolph 10 yard touchdown reception from Dayne Crist David Ruffer kick good 14 143 5 51 11 73 6 29 Michigan State Le Veon Bell 16 yard touchdown run Dan Conroy kick good 14 213 1 29 11 77 4 16 Notre Dame Theo Riddick 15 yard touchdown reception from Dayne Crist David Ruffer kick good 21 214 13 20 5 52 1 29 Notre Dame Michael Floyd 24 yard touchdown reception from Dayne Crist David Ruffer kick good 28 214 7 43 4 56 2 12 Michigan State B J Cunningham 24 yard touchdown reception from Kirk Cousins Dan Conroy kick good 28 28OT 4 9 Notre Dame 33 yard field goal by David Ruffer 31 28OT 4 25 Michigan State Charlie Gantt 29 yard touchdown reception from Aaron Bates 31 34 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 31 34Stanford edit See also Notre Dame Stanford rivalry 1 2 3 4 Total 16 Cardinal 10 6 3 18 37Fighting Irish 3 3 0 8 14 Boston College edit See also Holy War Boston College vs Notre Dame 1 2 3 4 TotalFighting Irish 21 3 7 0 31Eagles 7 6 0 0 13 Pittsburgh edit 1 2 3 4 TotalPanthers 3 0 7 7 17Fighting Irish 7 10 3 3 23 Western Michigan edit 1 2 3 4 TotalBroncos 7 10 0 3 20Fighting Irish 7 20 14 3 44 Navy edit 1 2 3 4 TotalFighting Irish 3 7 0 7 17Midshipmen 7 14 14 0 35 Tulsa edit 1 2 3 4 TotalGolden Hurricane 12 6 7 3 28Fighting Irish 13 7 7 0 27 Utah edit 1 2 3 4 Total 15 Utes 3 0 0 0 3Fighting Irish 7 7 14 0 28 Army edit See also 2010 Army Black Knights football team and Army Notre Dame football rivalry Shamrock Series Army Black Knights 6 4 vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish 5 5 Period 1 2 34TotalArmy 3 0 003Notre Dame 0 17 10027at Yankee Stadium Bronx New York Date November 20Game time 7 00 p m EDTGame weather Mostly cloudy 48 F 9 C Wind N NW 11 miles per hour 18 km h 9 6 kn Game attendance 54 251Referee John McDaidTV announcers NBC Tom Hammond and Mike MayockAutomated ScoreBook Game informationArmyTrent Steelman2 7 39 Yds 2 INT Patrick Mealy6 Rush 30 Yds Davyd Brooks1 Rec 27 Yds Notre DameTommy Rees13 20 214 Yds TD INT Cierre Wood14 Rush 88 Yds Tyler Eifert4 Rec 78 Yds TD Notre Dame wore green jerseys Scoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP ARMY ND1 2 10 17 78 8 45 Army 20 yard field goal by Alex Carlton 3 02 14 50 6 36 2 15 Notre Dame 47 yard field goal by David Ruffer 3 32 11 55 4 40 0 50 Notre Dame Robert Hughes 1 yard touchdown run David Ruffer kick good 3 102 8 01 5 71 2 17 Notre Dame Tyler Eifert 31 yard touchdown reception from Tommy Rees David Ruffer kick good 3 173 14 00 Notre Dame Interception returned 42 yards for touchdown by Darrin Walls David Ruffer kick good 3 243 5 23 6 16 2 25 Notre Dame 39 yard field goal by David Ruffer 3 27 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 3 27USC edit 1 234Total Notre Dame 0 1307 20USC 3 0103 16Date November 27Location Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles CAGame start 8 00 p m ESTGame weather RainScoring summary14 09USCJoe Houston 45 yard field goalUSC 3 022 39NDMichael Floyd 1 yard pass from Tommy Rees David Ruffer kick ND 7 320 07NDDuval Kamara 1 yard pass from Tommy Rees kick failed ND 13 3311 02USCJoe Houston 23 yard field goalND 13 635 40USCMitch Mustain 1 yard run Joe Houston kick Tied 13 1346 25USCJoe Houston 37 yard field goalUSC 16 1342 23NDRobert Hughes 5 yard run David Ruffer kick ND 20 16See also 2010 USC Trojans football team and Jeweled Shillelagh On a rainy Southern California night the Trojans Joe Houston kicked a 45 yard field goal to give USC a first quarter lead The second quarter however belonged to the Irish as QB Tommy Rees completed a pair of 1 yard pass touchdowns to Michael Floyd and Duval Kamara with Kamara s coming just before the half David Ruffer missed the extra point on the second touchdown In the third quarter the Trojans kicked a field goal and Mitch Mustain ran in for a 1 yard touchtown which was aided by a Notre Dame fumble Joe Houston s 37 yard field goal gave the Trojans a fourth quarter lead But Notre Dame came back with a 5 yard rush touchdown by Robert Hughes to give the Irish the lead back and the game Notre Dame finally ended USC s streak of consecutive victories which dated back to 2001 USC s attempt to come back was stopped by a Notre Dame interception at the one yard line Miami FL edit Main article 2010 Sun Bowl nbsp Tommy Rees calls an audible at the 2010 Sun Bowl 1 234Total Notre Dame 14 1333 33Miami FL 0 3014 17Date December 31Location Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso TXGame start 2 00 p m ESTGame weather CloudyTV announcers CBS Verne Lundquist Gary Danielson and Tracy WolfsonScoring summary111 02NDMichael Floyd 3 yard pass from Tommy Rees David Ruffer kick ND 7 014 35NDMichael Floyd 34 yard pass from Tommy Rees David Ruffer kick ND 14 0213 21NDCierre Wood 34 yard run David Ruffer kick ND 21 024 50NDDavid Ruffer 40 yard field goalND 24 020 27NDDavid Ruffer 50 yard field goalND 27 020 00MIAMatt Bosher 47 yard field goalND 27 337 12NDDavid Ruffer 19 yard field goalND 30 3410 36MIALeonard Hankerson 6 yard pass from Stephen Morris Matt Bosher kick ND 30 1044 01MIATommy Streeter 42 yard pass from Stephen Morris Matt Bosher kick ND 30 1741 21NDNick Tausch 34 yard field goalND 33 17Tommy Rees passed for 201 yards and two touchdowns to Michael Floyd as Notre Dame beat Miami 33 17 After a 20 year hiatus in the series it was all Irish in the latest installment of a storied rivalry that became known during the 1980s as Catholics versus Convicts The Irish reached the end zone on three of its first four possessions Rees tossed TD passes of 3 and 34 yards to Floyd and Cierre Wood broke free on a 34 yard scoring run David Ruffer added field goals from 40 50 and 19 yards The Irish defense picked off Miami starting quarterback Jacory Harris 3 times and logged 4 total interceptions in the first half to help the team jump out to a 27 0 lead in the first half The Hurricanes tried to rally in the 4th quarter behind backup quarterback Stephen Morris who threw a 6 yard touchdown to Leonard Hankerson and a 42 yard scoring play to Tommy Streeter but it was too late by then Rees was able to make some key first downs to effectively run out the clock late in the 4th quarter 12 The game sold out in 21 hours the fastest in the Sun Bowl s 77 year history and the crowd of 54 021 set a bowl attendance record Floyd s two touchdowns pushed him past Jeff Samardzija and Golden Tate to claim 28 career touchdowns the most in Irish history Senior safety Harrison Smith logged three interceptions in the first half tying the Sun Bowl record The Irish victory also made Brian Kelly the first Fighting Irish coach to win a bowl game in his first season Notre Dame did not play in bowl games from the 1925 through 1968 seasons due to a self imposed ban on post season play 12 Postseason editAwards edit National awards Lou Groza AwardDavid Ruffer finalist 13 All Americans Name AP AFCA FWAA SN WCFF CBS CFN ESPN PFW Rivals Scout SIMichael Floyd WR Hon MentionManti Te o LB Hon Mention 2David Ruffer K 3 2 denotes consensus selection NCAA recognizes AP AFCA FWAA SN and WCFF 1st teams for consensus selections Source References edit Charlie Weis Will Not Be Retained As Notre Dame Football Coach und cstv com November 30 2009 Archived from the original on June 17 2011 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