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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM NOV. 1, 2025 9 UNDER THE DOME ✦ BY THE NUMBERS No. 1 Was where the Notre Dame's women's soccer team was ranked in the United Soccer Coaches Poll following their 12‑0‑1 start to the 2025 season. The Fighting Irish became the fifth different ACC team to be ranked No. 1 this season, joining North Carolina, Duke, Stanford and Virginia. All told, the mid‑October poll included a nation‑best seven ACC teams: Notre Dame (No. 1), Stanford (No. 2), Virginia (No. 3), Florida State (No. 7), Duke (No. 9), Wake Forest (No. 17) and North Carolina (No. 23). 4 Media outlets — Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, The Athletic and CBS Sports — bestowed Midseason All‑America accolades upon a pair of Fighting Irish players. Sophomore cornerback Leonard Moore was a first‑team pick by all four, while junior running back Jeremiyah Love was a second‑team selection by SI. +6 Turnover margin for Notre Dame through six games this season. The Fighting Irish were one of 19 teams to have at least a +6 turnover margin through Week 7, with everyone chasing Maryland's college football‑ best mark of +10. 10.3 Yards per pass attempt for Notre Dame redshirt freshman quarterback CJ Carr at the midway point of the season. That ranked tied for second in the country with Washington's Demond Williams Jr. Because of numbers like that, The Athletic tabbed Carr as the best fresh‑ man in the country in its midseason awards. 10.9 Average throw depth (in yards) for Carr at the halfway point of the season. According to Sports Info Solutions, that was the 12th‑highest figure in the country in that statistical category. 11 Interceptions for the Notre Dame defense through six games. That was tied with Southern Miss and Louisiana Tech for second in the nation behind only Maryland's 12. 18.9 Percent explosive play rate (60 in 318 plays) for Notre Dame through Week 7, per TruMedia. That figure ranked No. 3 in the country, behind only Southern Cal (20.2) and Cincinnati (19.8). TruMedia defines explosive plays as rushes of 12 or more yards and passes of 16 or more yards. 23 Straight victories against ACC opponents for the Fighting Irish at Notre Dame stadium, following their 36‑7 triumph over North Carolina State Oct. 11. The last time the Irish lost at home against an ACC foe was a 34‑31 defeat on Senior Day at the hands of Virginia Tech on Nov. 19, 2016. 31.7 Percent of carries on which Notre Dame redshirt junior running back Jadarian Price forced a broken or missed tackle through six games, per Sports Info Solutions. That ranked 26th among all FBS running backs at the time. 40.0 Points per game for Notre Dame at the midway point of the season, even after a 28‑point outing versus Boise State and a 36‑point showing against North Carolina State. The Fighting Irish were one of just 14 teams to average 40 or more points per game going into Week 8. 45 Plays of 20‑plus yards for the Notre Dame offense through six games. That was tied with Arkansas at the time and only bettered by Texas Tech's 48. 49.25 Third‑down conversion rate for the Notre Dame offense through six games, even with the struggles in short‑yard‑ age situations. That was good for the 20th‑best mark in college football through six games. 74.0 Penalty yards per game for Notre Dame opponents through the Fighting Irish's first six games of the season. That ranked tied for sixth in terms of teams whose opponents had been penalized the most to that point in the year. 84.7 Pro Football Focus passing grade for Notre Dame redshirt freshman quarterback CJ Carr through six games. At the time, that was tied with former Fighting Irish QB Steve Angeli for 11th in the FBS among signal‑callers with at least 100 dropbacks. 88.2 Pro Football Focus running grade for Notre Dame junior tail‑ back Jeremiyah Love through six games. At that point in the season, he was No. 2 among all FBS running backs who had registered at least 100 rushing attempts. 97.9 Career pass blocking efficiency, per Pro Football Focus, for Notre Dame redshirt junior center ASHTON CRAIG, who suffered a season ending knee injury against North Carolina State Oct. 11. In 354 pressure opportunities (non‑spike, non‑ penalty snaps when participating as a pass blocker), Craig allowed only 2 sacks and 7 quarterback hurries. — Tyler Horka PHOTO BY MICHAEL MILLER

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