2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish were led by Marcus Freeman in his fourth year as Notre Dame's head coach. They played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium located in Notre Dame, Indiana.

The Fighting Irish completed their regular season with a 10–2 record and narrowly missed being invited to the 2025–26 College Football Playoff. The team did receive an invitation to the 2025 Pop-Tarts Bowl; however, the team announced on December 7 that they would be withdrawing their name from bowl game consideration.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish drew an average home attendance of 77,622, the 16th-highest of all college football teams.

Offseason

Coaching changes

Departures

Additions

Player departures

NFL

Transfers out

• QB Steve Angeli transferred to Syracuse.
• OL Ty Chan transferred to UConn.
• WR Deion Colzie transferred to Miami (OH).
• OL Pat Coogan transferred to Indiana.
• DL Tyson Ford transferred to California; previously medically retired.
• DL Aiden Gobaira transferred to James Madison; previously medically retired.
• CB Jaden Mickey transferred to Boise State; previously committed to California.
• LS Rino Monteforte transferred to California; previously walk-on.
• OL Sam Pendleton transferred to Tennessee.
• OL Rocco Spindler transferred to Nebraska.
• WR Jayden Thomas transferred to Virginia.
• S Kennedy Urlacher transferred to USC.
• TE Andrew Yanoshak transferred to Dayton; previously walk-on.
• K Zac Yoakam transferred to Houston; previously walk-on.

Retirements

• CB Marty Auer
• DL Quentin Autry
• OL Tosh Baker
• P William Bartel
• TE Kevin Bauman
• P/K Eric Goins
• WR Jayden Harrison
• S Rod Heard II
• WR Jack Polian
• LB Tre Reader
• DL Grant Ristoff
• K Chris Salerno
• TE Charlie Selna
• TE Davis Sherwood

Player additions

Transfers in

• K Noah Burnette transferred in from North Carolina.
• DL Jared Dawson transferred in from Louisville.
• WR Malachi Fields transferred in from Virginia.
• DL Elijah Hughes transferred in from USC.
• WR Will Pauling transferred in from Wisconsin.
• CB DeVonta Smith transferred in from Alabama.
• S Jalen Stroman transferred in from Virginia Tech.
• TE Ty Washington transferred in from Arkansas.

Recruiting

Changes

• Tyler Buchner switched positions from WR to QB.
• Justin Fisher switched positions from RB to TE.
• Devan Houstan switched positions from DL to OL.
• WR Matt Jeffery earned scholarship; previously walk-on.
• LS Joseph Vinci earned scholarship; previously walk-on.
• Preston Zinter switched positions from LB to DL.

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

at No. 10 Miami (FL)

vs No. 16 Texas A&M

vs Purdue (rivalry)

at Arkansas

vs Boise State

vs NC State

vs No. 20 USC (rivalry)

at Boston College (Holy War)

vs Navy (rivalry)

at No. 22 Pittsburgh (rivalry)

vs Syracuse

at Stanford (rivalry)

Personnel

Roster

Depth chart

• Depth chart is a projection and is subject to change.

Notes

References