2009 Schedule/Results
| DATE | OPPONENT | W-L (CONF) | RESULT |
| 9/05 | Nevada | 1-0 | W 35-0 |
| 9/12 | @ Michigan | 1-1 | L 38-34 |
| 9/19 | Michigan State | 2-1 | W 33-30 |
| 9/26 | @ Purdue | 3-1 | W 24-21 |
| 10/03 | Washington | 4-1 | W 37-30 OT |
| 10/17 | No. 6 USC | 4-2 | L 34-27 |
| 10/24 | Boston College | 5-2 | W 20-16 |
| 10/31 | Washington State | 6-2 | W 40-14 |
| 11/07 | Navy | 6-3 | L 23-21 |
| 11/14 | @ No. 12 Pittsburgh | 6-4 | L 27-22 |
| 11/21 | Connecticut | 6-5 | L 33-30 OT |
| 11/28 | @ Stanford | 6-6 | L 45-38 |
| Complete Team Schedule | |||
Headlines
Kelly has ND looking strong heading into spring
Wes Morgan | Special to ESPNChicago.com (4 days ago)
The early signing period debate
Bruce Feldman | ESPN.com (5 days ago)
Bruce Feldman invites Duke head coach David Cutcliffe and ASU recruiting coordinator Matt Lubick into his blog the day after signing day to discuss whether we need an early signing period in college football. Plus: tons of class evaluations.
Kiper: The latest Big Board (02/04/10) 
Mel Kiper Jr. | ESPN.com (6 days ago)
ESPN NFL draft Insider Mel Kiper Jr. ranks the top 25 pro prospects on Feb. 4, 2010. The Board now becomes the subtext for the mock draft. This is where you want to go to determine just how much value your team is getting at a certain spot.
- Feldman: Meet the new Mr. February (6 days ago)
- Scouts Inc.: Best classes not in BCS conferences (7 days ago)
- Is Proviso East's Cooper still bound for Illini? (7 days ago)
- Scouts Inc.: Senior Bowl offensive unit rankings (8 days ago)
- Rogers, Ambles and new-fangled recruitment (8 days ago)
- Scouts Inc.: Senior Bowl wrap-up (9 days ago)
- Top QB prospects face big questions (20 days ago)
11/28/2009 - Final
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
| 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 | » Recap » Box Score » Drive Chart » Play-By-Play | |
| 10 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 45 | ||
| PASSING » Clausen (ND) 340 yds RUSHING » Gerhart (STAN) 205 yds RECEIVING » Tate (ND) 201 yds | ||||||
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Fan Favorites
Award Winners
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
| 2009 | Golden Tate | Fred Biletnikoff Award |
| 2006 | Brady Quinn | Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award |
| 2006 | Brady Quinn | Maxwell Award |
| 2002 | Tyrone Willingham | Home Depot Award |
| 1993 | Aaron Taylor | Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award |
| Complete Award List | ||
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2009 IA Indep. Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
| Navy | --- | 10-4 |
| Notre Dame | --- | 6-6 |
| Army | --- | 5-7 |
| Complete Standings | ||
2009 Team Leaders
| PASSING | ATT | COMP | YDS | TD |
| J. Clausen | 425 | 289 | 3722 | 28 |
| RUSHING | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
| A. Allen Jr | 142 | 697 | 4.9 | 3 |
| R. Hughes | 88 | 416 | 4.7 | 5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
| G. Tate | 93 | 1496 | 16.1 | 15 |
| M. Floyd | 44 | 795 | 18.1 | 9 |
| TEAM | RUSH | PASS | TOTAL |
| Offense | 128.3 | 323.5 | 451.8 |
| TEAM | PF | PA | MARGIN |
| Scoring | 30.1 | 25.9 | 4.2 |
| Team Statistics | Conference Statistics | |||
2009 Commitments
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
| M. Te'o | OLB | Signed | 93 |
| T. Stockton | DT | Signed | 83 |
| S. Evans | WR | Signed | 83 |
| C. Watt | OG | Signed | 82 |
| Z. Martin | OT | Signed | 81 |
| Complete Conference List | |||
Photo Wire
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly talks to reporters after his press conference about prospective... (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)The New Gold Standard
Look for "The New Gold Standard: Charlie Weis and Notre Dame's Rise to Glory" by Tim Prister (ESPN Books, $24.95), in bookstores on Aug. 16. Order now.