2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg 150 Independent 12 11 10–3 Brian Kelly 6th Mike Sanford Jr. 1st Spread Brian VanGorder 2nd 4–3 multiple Notre Dame Stadium Will Fuller Sheldon Day Nick Martin Joe Schmidt Jaylon Smith Matthias Farley Fiesta Bowl L Lost 28–44 vs. Ohio State The 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. In their sixth year under head coach Brian Kelly, the Irish compiled a 10–3 record, outscored opponents by a total of 445 to 313, and were ranked No. 11 in the final AP poll and No. 12 in the final Coaches Poll. They lost to No. 12 Clemson, No. 9 Stanford, and No. 7 Ohio State, the latter loss in the Fiesta Bowl.2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 13, 2026 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/2015-schedule.html The Irish had 14 plays of over 50 yards during the season, which was a school record. They also had two touchdowns of over 90 yards, a 91-yard touchdown run by C.J. Prosise and a 98-yard touchdown run by Josh Adams. The Irish only had two such plays in the previous 126 years. The team's statistical leaders were quarterback DeShone Kizer (2,884 passing yards), running back C.J. Prosise (1,032 rushing yards), wide receiver Will Fuller (62 receptions for 1,258 yards), and kicker Justin Yoon (95 points scored).2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 13, 2026 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/2015.html Fuller was selected as the team's most valuable player. Offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley and linebacker Jaylon Smith were consensus first-team picks on the 2015 All-America college football team. The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. Schedule 2015 AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to game Eastern September 5 7:30 p.m. w 11 Texas Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC 38–3 80,795 September 12 3:30 p.m. w y 9 Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ABC 34–27 58,200 September 19 3:30 p.m. w 8 Georgia Tech 14 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry NBC 30–22 80,795 September 26 3:30 p.m. w 6 UMass Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC 62–27 80,795 October 3 8:00 p.m. l y 6 Clemson 12 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC College GameDay ABC 22–24 82,415 October 10 3:30 p.m. w 15 Navy Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry NBC 41–24 80,795 October 17 7:30 p.m. w 14 USC Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry NBC 41–31 80,795 October 31 8:00 p.m. w y 9 Temple 21 Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ABC 24–20 69,280 November 7 12:00 p.m. w y 5 Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA rivalry ABC 42–30 68,400 November 14 3:30 p.m. w 4 Wake Forest Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC 28–7 80,795 November 21 7:30 p.m. w y 4 Boston College Fenway Park Boston, MA NBCSN Shamrock Series, Holy War 19–16 38,686 November 28 7:30 p.m. l y 6 Stanford 9 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA Fox rivalry 36–38 51,424 January 1, 2016 Friday 1:00 p.m. l y 8 Ohio State 7 University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ Fiesta Bowl ESPN 28–44 71,123 Before the season On May 19, 2015, quarterback Everett Golson announced he was transferring to Florida State to complete his college eligibility. During the off-season, Notre Dame lost three assistant coaches to other opportunities: Kerry Cooks left for University of Oklahoma.http://thefootballbrainiacs.com/ou-oklahoma-sooners-football-kerry-cooks-bob-stoops-coaching-search-defensive-backs Oklahoma To Name Kerry Cooks As Defensive Backs Coach (UPDATED) – The Football Brainiacs – OU Edition thefootballbrainiacs.com February 2015 Matt LaFleur departed for the Atlanta Falcons,https://247sports.com/college/notre-dame/article/confirmed-lafleur-leaving-notre-dame-for-the-nfl-35434788/ Confirmed: LaFleur Leaving Notre Dame For The NFL Irish247 and Tony Alford left for Ohio State.http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25061818/report-notre-dame-rbs-coach-tony-alford-takes-same-job-at-ohio-state Report: Notre Dame RBs coach Tony Alford takes same job at Ohio State CBSSports.com Also, outside linebackers coach Bob Elliott moved into an off-the-field coaching role within the program.http://notredame.scout.com/story/1518263-elliott-reassigned-on-staff?s=109 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football, Basketball, and Recruiting Front Page scout.com To replace their losses, Notre Dame added four new assistant coaches. Mike Sanford Jr. former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Boise State accepted the same position on the coaching staff.https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/reports--boise-state-oc-mike-sanford-jr--headed-to-notre-dame-182842811.html Reports: Boise State OC Mike Sanford Jr. headed to Notre Dame 11 February 2015 Yahoo Sports Todd Lyght, a former All-American at Notre Dame and cornerbacks coach at Vanderbilt, accepted the same position at Notre Dame.http://irish.nbcsports.com/2015/02/05/reports-todd-lyght-to-join-notre-dame-coaching-staff/ Reports: Todd Lyght to join Notre Dame coaching staff – Inside the Irish nbcsports.com 5 February 2015 Keith Gilmore, previously the defensive line coach at North Carolina, accepted the same position on the coaching staff. Autry Denson, Notre Dame's all-time leading rusher and running backs coach at the University of South Florida, accepted the same position at Notre Dame.https://247sports.com/college/notre-dame/article/keith-gilmoreautry-denson-to-notre-dame-fighting-irish-35691784/ Keith Gilmore/Autry Denson To Notre Dame Fighting Irish Irish247 A Season with Notre Dame The 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was featured in the miniseries, A Season With Notre Dame Football on Showtime, which premiered on Tuesday September 8, 2015. It followed Fighting Irish football players and coaches at University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. Each episode reviews highlights of every football game played during the current season of Notre Dame football. The series was narrated by actor and Fighting Irish fan Barry Pepper. The tagline was "It's more than just a game." Rankings 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 9 11 11 9 11 8 10 6 8 6 7 15 15 14 13 11 10 9 9 8 9 5 6 6 4 5 5 4 4 4 6 9 10 8 8 9 8 11 12 Game summaries Texas Texas at Notre Dame Longhorns No. 11 Fighting Irish 0 0 3 0 14 3 14 7 September 5, 2015 Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN EDT 7:42 p.m. 3 hours and 11 minutes 80,795 Temperature: 82 °F °C • Weather: Clear • Wind: E 3 MPH Mike Defee Dan Hicks, Doug Flutie and Kathryn Tappen (sideline) NBC 2015 Texas Longhorns football team Notre Dame started the year out strong by beating Texas by a score of 38–3. Notre Dame quarterback Malik Zaire completed 19 of 22 passes for 313 yards and three touchdowns. The Irish offense outgained Texas 527 to 163 and had 30 first downs compared to eight for the Longhorns. Virginia Notre Dame at Virginia No. 9 Fighting Irish Cavaliers 12 0 14 8 0 14 0 13 September 12, 2015 Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA EDT 3:36 p.m. 3 hours and 36 minutes 58,200 Temperature: 73 °F °C • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SSW 4 MPH Gary Patterson Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham and Jerry Punch (sideline) ABC 2015 Virginia Cavaliers football team While leading 26–14 midway through the third quarter, the Irish lost their starting Quarterback Malik Zaire to a broken ankle. Virginia took advantage, scoring two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to take the lead 27–26 with 1:54 left in the game. Irish backup quarterback DeShone Kizer then led Notre Dame on a game-winning drive. Kizer converted a 4th and 2 with a four-yard run and then three plays later hit Will Fuller with a 39-yard touchdown pass with :12 left in the game to seal the win for the Irish. It was reported after the game that Zaire would be out for the remainder of the season. Georgia Tech Georgia Tech at Notre Dame No. 14 Yellow Jackets No. 8 Fighting Irish 0 7 0 15 7 6 3 14 September 19, 2015 Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN EDT 3:42 p.m. 3 hours 32 minutes 80,795 Temperature: 66 °F °C • Weather: Clear • Wind: NW 15 MPH Jeff Flanagan Dan Hicks, Doug Flutie and Kathryn Tappen (sideline) NBC 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team Despite being ranked higher than Georgia Tech in both the AP and Coach's Polls, Notre Dame would come into the game as underdogs, due to the injury to starting QB Malik Zaire. 19 year old quarterback DeShone Kizer would make his first career start. The result would be an impressive Irish win, 30–22. Despite the score, Notre Dame thoroughly dominated the game. Irish running back C.J. Prosise would score on a 91-yard touchdown run (longest in Notre Dame Stadium history) late in the fourth quarter to put Notre Dame up by a resounding 30–7 score. The Yellow Jackets would make a rally late, but it was too late and Notre Dame would hold on for the win. Kizer would finish 21 for 30 with 242 passing yards, one touchdown pass and an interception. Georgia Tech came into the game averaging 67 points a game and 457 rush yards a game, but the Irish defense would stifle them, holding them to just 216 rush yards and not allowing the Yellow Jackets to convert a third down until the fourth quarter. UMass UMass at Notre Dame Minutemen No. 6 Fighting Irish 6 14 0 7 14 21 20 7 September 26, 2015 Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN EDT 3:40 p.m. 3 hours and 30 minutes 80,795 Temperature: 75 °F °C • Weather: Partly Sunny • Wind: W 13 MPH Pat Garvey Tom Hammond, Doug Flutie and Kathryn Tappen (sideline) NBC 2015 UMass Minutemen football team Though Notre Dame would have just a 21–20 lead over heavy underdog UMass, the Irish would score 41 consecutive points to put the game out of reach. Notre Dame would accumulate 681 total yards of offense, 457 of it from rushing and would score 62 points. It was the most points the Irish would score since 1996, when they beat Rutgers 62–0. Clemson Notre Dame at Clemson No. 6 Fighting Irish No. 11 Tigers 3 0 0 19 14 0 7 3 October 3, 2015 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC EDT 8:22 p.m. 3 hours and 20 minutes 82,415 Temperature: 64 °F °C • Weather: Rain • Wind: ENE 12 MPH Jeff Heaser Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Heather Cox (sideline) ABC 2015 Clemson Tigers football team In a game where Notre Dame did everything it could to lose, they came just a 2-point conversion from sending the game into overtime. Down 21–3, the Irish storm back with three fourth quarter touchdowns, but failed to convert the 2 point conversion with :06 left in the game, and Clemson holds off the furious Irish comeback. Four turnovers and eight dropped passes (one which would've been a touchdown) doomed the Irish. Navy Navy at Notre Dame(Rip Miller Trophy) Midshipmen No. 15 Fighting Irish 7 14 3 0 7 17 14 3 October 10, 2015 Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN EDT 3:40 p.m. 3 hours and 14 minutes 80,795 Temperature: 63 °F °C • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 8 MPH Michael Roche Tom Hammond, Doug Flutie and Kathryn Tappen (sideline) NBC 2015 Navy Midshipmen football team Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry USC USC at Notre Dame(Jeweled Shillelagh) Trojans No. 14 Fighting Irish 10 14 7 0 21 3 0 17 October 17, 2015 Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN EDT 7:42 p.m. 3 hours and 23 minutes 80,795 Temperature: 43 °F °C • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: WNW 7 MPH Land Clark Dan Hicks, Doug Flutie and Kathryn Tappen (sideline) NBC 2015 USC Trojans football team Notre Dame–USC football rivalry Looking to get revenge after last years blowout loss to USC, the Irish would respond by defeating the Trojans 41–31. USC would get the ball first and score a touchdown. It was the third consecutive game the Irish allowed an opponent to score an opening drive touchdown. The Irish would return the favor with a 75-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Deshone Kizer to Will Fuller on their first offensive play of the game to even the score at seven. Later in the first, Notre Dame would block a USC punt and Amir Carlisle would return it for a touchdown. Notre dame would score 21 first quarter points, the most the Irish have scored in the first quarter against USC in the history of the rivalry. After taking a 24–10 lead in the second, the Trojans would score 21 unanswered points to take a 31–24 lead in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Irish would take control and score 17 unanswered points themselves. Deshone Kizer's ten-yard touchdown pass to Corey Robinson would give Notre Dame a 38–31 lead, and put the Irish up for good. The 41 points the Irish scored against USC would be the most since 1977. Temple Notre Dame at Temple No. 9 Fighting Irish No. 21 Owls 7 7 3 7 3 7 0 10 October 31, 2015 Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA EDT 8:15 p.m. 3 hours and 24 minutes 69,280 Temperature: 52 °F °C • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: SSE 3 MPH Tracy Jones Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Heather Cox (sideline) ABC 2015 Temple Owls football team For this Primetime matchup, the Irish would travel to Philadelphia for a game against the 7–0 Temple Owls. For the first time in Temple school history, the Owls would host a top ranked team while ranked themselves. Despite Temple sporting the 14th best defense in the country, Notre Dame came into this game as double digit favorites. Notre Dame would outgain Temple in yardage 467 to 295, but turnovers and consistent miscues in the red zone by the Irish offense kept the game close. With 4:45 left in the game, and Temple leading 20–17, Irish freshman Quarterback Deshone Kizer would lead Notre Dame on a game-winning drive, finished off with a 17-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Will Fuller. The game was sealed when Irish cornerback KeiVarae Russell intercepted Temple quarterback PJ Walker's pass with 1:09 left in the game. Deshone Kizer would finish the game with 299 passing yards and 143 yards rushing, including a 79-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Pittsburgh Notre Dame at Pittsburgh(rivalry) No. 5 Fighting Irish Panthers 7 14 7 14 3 0 14 13 November 7, 2015 Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA EST 12:05 p.m. 3 hours and 28 minutes 68,400 Temperature: 52 °F °C • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: 9 MPH W Jeff Flanagan Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman and Todd McShay (sideline) ABC 2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football team Notre Dame–Pittsburgh football rivalry Notre Dame's 12 point win is the largest margin of victory over Pittsburgh since 2005. Up until today, nine out of the last ten games were decided by 8 points or less. Wake Forest Wake Forest at Notre Dame Demon Deacons No. 4 Fighting Irish 0 0 7 0 14 7 0 7 November 14, 2015 Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN EST 3:40 p.m. 2 hours and 59 minutes 80,795 Temperature: 52 °F °C • Weather: Clear Skies and Sunny • Wind: S 10 MPH Jeff Flanagan Dan Hicks, Doug Flutie and Kathryn Tappen (sideline) NBC 2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team Freshman running back Josh Adams, who was fourth on the depth chart during the summer, broke off for a Notre Dame record 98 yard rushing touchdown. It was the longest play from scrimmage in the FBS this year and tied for NCAAF record for longest run by a freshman. Despite looking sluggish all day, the Irish were able to keep Wake Forest out of the endzone for the most part and win 28–7. Wake Forest had more passing yards, total yards, first downs and red zone trips than the Irish. Boston College Notre Dame vs Boston College(Holy War / Shamrock Series) Eagles No. 4 Fighting Irish 0 0 3 13 10 0 6 3 November 21, 2015 Fenway ParkBoston, MA EST 7:43 p.m. 3 hours and 22 minutes 38,686 Temperature: 42 °F °C • Weather: Mostly cloudy • Wind: ENE 7 MPH David Epperley Dan Hicks, Doug Flutie and Kathryn Tappen (sideline) NBCSN 2015 Boston College Eagles football team Holy War (Boston College vs. Notre Dame) Notre Dame Fighting Irish football#Shamrock Series Notre Dame's explosive offense would rack up 447 yards of offense against Boston College's defense, which was the #1 ranked defense in the country. But 5 Notre Dame turnovers kept the game closer than it should have been. Notre Dame's defense would only give up 88 passing yards, but failure to score in the redzone continued for the Irish, which leads the country in red zone turnovers with 15. Stanford Notre Dame at Stanford(Legends Trophy) No. 6 Fighting Irish No. 9 Cardinal 7 13 9 7 14 7 7 10 November 28, 2015 Stanford StadiumStanford, CA PST 4:35 p.m. 3 hours and 20 minutes 51,424 Temperature: 55 °F °C • Weather: Perfect • Wind: 7 MPH Duane Heydt Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Molly McGrath (sideline) Fox 2015 Stanford Cardinal football team Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry In arguably one of the best college football games of the year, a game that had ten lead changes and almost 1,000 yards of offense, Notre Dame's playoff hopes ended as Stanford kicker Conrad Ukropina hit a game-winning field goal as time expired. With 6:48 left in the game, and the Irish trailing 35–29, the Irish marched 88 yards in 15 plays (using up 6:18 of the game clock). The drive was capped off by Irish Quarterback Deshone Kizer's two-yard touchdown run to give Notre Dame the lead with just :30 left in the game. The Irish defense could not hold, however, as Stanford drove 45 yards in just 28 seconds to finish off the game with the win. The Irish offense accumulated 533 yards of offense, 299 of those yards from rushing. The Irish had three scores of over 62 yards in the game. The first was a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by C.J. Sanders. The second was a Deshone Kizer 73-yard touchdown pass to Will Fuller. And the third was a 62-yard rushing touchdown by Freshman running back Josh Adams. At one point in the second half, the Irish offense was averaging 11.6 yards a play. The Irish defense left a lot to be desired though as they allowed Stanford's offense to have touchdown drives of 75, 78, 75, 76 and 74. And the most costly, allowing Stanford to get into field goal range with :30 left in the game. Stanford scored five touchdowns in five red zone trips. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl) Notre Dame vs Ohio State(Fiesta Bowl) No. 8 Fighting Irish No. 7 Buckeyes 0 14 7 7 14 14 7 9 January 1, 2016 Friday University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, AZ MST 11:07 a.m. 3 hours and 31 minutes 71,123 Temperature: N/A • Weather: Indoors • Wind: N/A Hubert Owens Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman and Todd McShay (sideline) ESPN 2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team 2016 Fiesta Bowl (January) Personnel Players 2015 Roster - und.comQuarterbacks 17 Nolan Henry – Freshman 14 DeShone Kizer – Sophomore 10px|Redshirt 19 Robert Regan – Freshman 4 Montgomery Van Gorder – Sophomore 12 Brandon Wimbush – Freshman 8 Malik Zaire – Junior 10px|Injured Running backs 33 Josh Adams – Freshman 46 Josh Anderson – Senior 25 Tarean Folston – Junior 10px|Injured 49 Bailey Ross – Junior 28 Austin Ross – Junior 34 Dexter Williams – Freshman 20 C. J. Prosise – Senior Wide receivers 11 Justin Brent – Sophomore 81 Miles Boykin – Freshman 2 Chris Brown – Senior 32 Cam Bryan – Senior 3 Amir Carlisle – Graduate Student 87 Keenan Centlivre – Sophomore 27 Chris Finke – Freshman 7 Will Fuller – Junior 83 Jalen Guyton – Freshman 15 Corey Holmes – Sophomore 37 Omar Hunter – Junior 16 Torii Hunter Jr. – Junior 20 C. J. Prosise – Senior 88 Corey Robinson – Junior 9 C. J. Sanders – Freshman 85 Buster Sheridan – Junior 86 Equanimeous St. Brown – Freshman 26 Austin Webster – Sophomore Tight ends 18 Chase Hounshell – Graduate Student 10 Alize Jones – Freshman 13 Tyler Luatua – Sophomore 10px|Redshirt 80 Durham Smythe – Junior 10px|Redshirt 10px|Injured 89 Ben Suttman – Junior 82 Nic Weishar – Sophomore 10px|Redshirt Offensive Lineman 71 Alex Bars – Sophomore 10px|Injured 70 Hunter Bivin – Junior 63 Sam Bush – Sophomore 67 Jimmy Byrne – Sophomore 79 Steve Elmer – Junior 75 Mark Harrell – Senior 66 Tristen Hoge – Freshman 72 Nick Martin– Graduate Student 68 Mike McGlinchey – Junior 62 Colin McGovern – Junior 60 John Montelus – Junior 53 Sam Mustipher – Sophomore 56 Quenton Nelson – Sophomore 57 Trevor Ruhland – Freshman 78 Ronnie Stanley – Senior Defensive Lineman 92 Grant Blankenship – Sophomore 55 Jonathan Bonner – Sophomore 75 Daniel Cage – Sophomore 91 Sheldon Day – Senior 97 Micah Dew-Treadway – Freshman 95 Marquis Dickerson – Junior 54 Lincoln Feist – Freshman 93 Jay Hayes – Sophomore 94 Jarron Jones – Senior 10px|Injured 64 Ryan Kilander – Sophomore 89 Jacob Matuska – Junior 87 Patrick Mazza – Junior 96 Peter Mokwuah – Sophomore 45 Romeo Okwara – Senior 44 Doug Randolph – Junior 90 Isaac Rochell – Junior 58 Elijah Taylor – Freshman 77 Brandon Tiassum – Freshman 99 Jerry Tillery – Freshman 98 Andrew Trumbetti – Sophomore 11 Ishaq Williams – Senior Linebackers 30 Josh Barajas – Freshman 27 Asmar Bilal – Freshman 4 Te'von Coney – Freshman 59 Jarrett Grace – Graduate Student 49 Brandon Hutson – Freshman 52 Austin Larkin – Junior 48 Greer Martini – Sophomore 5 Nyles Morgan – Sophomore 40 Kier Murphy – Freshman 17 James Onwualu – Junior 38 Joe Schmidt – Graduate Student 9 Jaylon Smith – Junior 51 Devyn Spruell – Freshman Cornerbacks 34 Jesse Bongiovi – Junior 12 Devin Butler – Junior 40 Connor Cavalaris – Graduate Student 24 Nick Coleman – Freshman 14 Shaun Crawford – Freshman 41 Matthias Farley – Graduate Student 35 Grant Hammann – Sophomore 36 Cole Luke – Junior 6 KeiVarae Russell – Senior 21 Nick Watkins – Sophomore 26 Ashton White – Freshman Safeties 29 Nicky Baratti – Junior 46 Eamon McOsker – Junior 32 Nick Ossello – Graduate Student 39 Drew Recker – Junior 10 Max Redfield – Junior 8 Avery Sebastian – Graduate Student 22 Elijah Shumate – Senior 23 Drue Tranquill – Sophomore 10px|Injured 31 John Turner – Senior 18 Mykelti Williams – Freshman Kickers/Punters 43 John Chereson – Junior 85 Tyler Newsome – Freshman 10px|Redshirt 85 Jeff Riney – Freshman 19 Justin Yoon – Freshman 10px|Redshirt Long snappers 40 Kyle Conrad – Freshman 61 Scott Daly – Senior 99 Hunter Smith – Senior Coaching staff Name Position Year at Notre Dame Alma mater (Year)Brian KellyHead coach6thAssumption (1982)Mike DenbrockAssociate head coach/wide receivers6thGrand Valley State (1987)Mike ElstonLinebackers/recruiting coordinator6thMichigan (1998)Harry HiestandOffensive line/run game coordinator4thEast Stroudsburg (1983)Scott BookerTight ends/special teams coordinator4thKent State (2003)Brian VanGorderDefensive coordinator2ndWayne State (1980)Mike Sanford Jr.Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks1stBoise State (2005)Autry DensonRunning backs1stNotre Dame (1999)Keith GilmoreDefensive line1stWayne State (1981)Todd LyghtDefensive backs1stNotre Dame (1991)Paul LongoDirector of football strength and conditioning6thWayne State (1981)Ryan MahaffeyGraduate assistant2ndNorthern Iowa (2011) Recruiting class Notre Dame received 24 commitments including one five-star, Alizé Jones. The class included student-athletes from 13 different states.http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020415aac.html Fighting Irish Add 24 Names to 2015 Notre Dame Football Roster und.com 2015-02-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20150405201739/http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020415aac.html 2015-04-05 dead yes yes 2015 Josh Adams RB Warrington, Pennsylvania Central Bucks South HS 6 2 208 – 6/30/2014 4 3 77 Josh Barajas LB Valparaiso, Indiana Andrean HS 6 3 215 – 5/30/2014 4 4 80 Asmar Bilal LB Indianapolis, Indiana Ben Davis HS 6 2 205 – 10/16/2014 4 4 80 Miles Boykin WR Tinley Park, Illinois Providence Catholic HS 6 4 220 4.41 7/02/2014 4 4 80 Nick Coleman CB Dayton, Ohio Archbishop Alter HS 6 0 170 – 6/12/2014 3 3 78 Te'von Coney LB Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Palm Beach Gardens HS 6 1 222 – 10/23/2014 4 4 80 Shaun Crawford CB Lakewood, Ohio St. Edward High School (Lakewood, OH) 5 9.5 170 4.50 6/15/2014 4 4 82 Micah Dew-Treadway DE/DT Bolingbrook, Illinois Bolingbrook HS 6 5 275 – 6/11/2014 3 3 79 Nicco Fertitta S Las Vegas, Nevada Bishop Gorman HS 5 9 175 – 7/17/2013 4 4 74 Jalen Guyton WR Irving, Texas Allen HS 6 1 190 – 3/30/2014 4 3 80 Tristen Hoge OC Pocatello, Idaho Highland HS 6 4 276 – 12/7/2013 4 4 83 Aliz'e Jones TE Las Vegas, Nevada Bishop Gorman HS 6 4.5 218 – 1/15/2015 5 4 86 Trevor Ruhland OG Cary, Illinois Cary-Grove HS 6 4 270 –- 4/23/2014 3 3 80 C. J. Sanders WR Granada Hills, California Notre Dame HS 5 9 177 4.32 5/06/2014 4 4 80 Equanimeous St. Brown WR Anaheim, California Servite HS 6 5 205 4.44 2/4/2015 4 4 84 Elijah Taylor DT Cincinnati, Ohio Moeller HS 6 3 285 – 6/13/2014 4 3 79 Brandon Tiassum DT Indianapolis, Indiana Park Tudor School 6 5 285 – 6/8/2014 3 3 78 Jerry Tillery DT Shreveport, Louisiana Evangel Christian Academy 6 6 308 – 6/22/2013 4 4 81 Bo Wallace DE/LB New Orleans, Louisiana John Curtis Christian HS 6 5 213 – 10/12/2014 4 3 80 Ashton White CB Clinton, Maryland Bishop McNamara HS 5 11 182 – 7/2/2014 3 3 79 Dexter Williams RB Orlando, Florida West Orange HS 6 0 192 4.54 11/01/2013 4 4 84 Mykelti Williams S Indianapolis, Indiana Warren Central HS 6 0 198 – 12/19/2014 3 4 76 Brandon Wimbush QB Hackensack, New Jersey St. Peters Prep School 6 2 205 4.65 10/7/2014 4 4 86 Justin Yoon K Nashville, Tennessee Milton Academy 5 11 185 – 6/24/2014 4 3 78 yes 2015 2015 Notre Dame Football Commitment List Scout.com Football Recruiting: Notre Dame 2015 Player Commitments – Notre Dame notredame 109 87 7 11 13 2015-02-04 Statistics Passing DeShone Kizer (QB) - 211 of 335 (63.0%) for 2,884 yards, 21 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, 150.0 passer rating Malik Zaire (QB) - 26 of 40 (65.0%) for 428 yards, 4 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, 187.9 passer rating Rushing C.J. Prosise (RB) - 1,032 yards on 156 carries, 6.6-yard average, 11 touchdowns Josh Adams (RB) - 835 yards on 117 carries, 7.1-yard average, 6 touchdowns DeShone Kizer (QB) - 520 yards on 134 carries, 3.9-yard average, 10 touchdowns Malik Zaire (QB) - 103 yards on 19 carries, 5.4-yard average, 0 touchdowns Brandon Wimbush (QB) - 96 yards on 7 carries, 13.7-yard average, 1 touchdown Receiving Will Fuller (WR) - 62 receptions for 1,258 yards, 20.3-yard average, 14 touchdowns Chris Brown (WR) - 48 receptions for 597 yards, 12.4-yard average, 4 touchdowns Torii Hunter Jr. (WR) - 28 receptions for 363 yards, 13.0-yard average, 2 touchdowns Amir Carlisle (WR) - 32 receptions for 355 yards, 11.1-yard average, 1 touchdown C.J. Prosise (RB) - 26 receptions for 308 yards, 11.8-yard average, 1 touchdown Corey Robinson (RB) - 16 receptions for 200 yards, 12.5-yard average, 1 touchdown Alizé Mack (TE) - 13 receptions for 190 yards, 14.6-yard average, 0 touchdowns Scoring Justin Yoon (K) - 95 points, 50 of 52 PAT, 15 of 17 field goals Will Fuller (WR) - 84 points, 14 touchdowns C.J. Prosise (RB) - 72 points, 12 touchdowns DeShone Kizer (QB) - 60 points, 10 touchdowns Josh Adams (RB) - 42 points, 7 touchdowns Chris Brown (WR) - 24 points, 4 touchdowns Tackles Jaylon Smith (LB) - 114 total tackles, 69 solo tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks Joe Schmidt (LB) - 78 total tackles, 42 solo tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks Elijah Shumate (S) - 70 total tackles, 52 solo tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 0 sacks Max Redfield (S) - 64 total tackles, 39 solo tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks Isaac Rochell (DL) - 63 total tackles, 31 solo tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks KeiVarae Russell (CB) - 60 total tackles, 48 solo tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks Romeo Okwara (DL) - 48 total tackles, 31 tackles for loss, 12.5 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks Sheldon Day - 45 total tackles, 33 solo tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks Awards and honors All-Americans Notre Dame Fighting Irish #000033 Name #000033 AP #000033 AFCA #000033 FWAA #000033 TSN #000033 WCFF #000033 Athlon #000033 CBS #000033 ESPN #000033 FOX #000033 PFW #000033 Rivals #000033 Scout #000033 SI.com #000033 USAT Sheldon Day, DT 2 2 2 2 HM 1 Will Fuller, RE 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Nick Martin, C HM C. J. Prosise, RB HM Jaylon Smith, LB 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ronnie Stanley, OT 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 †denotes unanimous selection. NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN and WCFF 1st teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections Wide receiver Will Fuller, who led the team with 14 touchdown and 1,258 receiving yards, was selected by his teammates as the most valuable player on the 2015 team.Recapping Notre Dame’s 2015 Team Awards UHND.com Frank Vitovich December 11, 2015 August 13, 2026 https://www.uhnd.com/football/2015/12/11/notre-dames-2015-team-awards-26189/ References Notre Dame Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish football