Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM DECEMBER 2025 9 UNDER THE DOME ✦ BY THE NUMBERS PHOTO BY MICHAEL MILLER 1.9 Seconds remaining in the contest when Notre Dame junior point guard Hannah Hidalgo drained the game-winning shot for a 61-59 victory over No. 11 Southern Cal Nov. 21. In the process, Hidalgo became the first Notre Dame player to make a game-winner in the final five seconds versus an Associated Press-ranked opponent since Arike Ogunbowale's back-to-back game-winners in the Final Four of the 2018 NCAA Tournament. 8 Career games with at least 25 points, 5 assists and 5 steals for Notre Dame junior point guard Hannah Hidalgo after she tallied 25 points, 7 assists, 6 steals and 5 rebounds in an 83-51 triumph over Central Michigan Nov. 24. Per ESPN Insights, most by a Division I player over the last 25 seasons. OptaStats noted that it also marked her 12th con- test with at least 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. That ranks sixth among all NBA, WNBA, and Division I men's and women's bas- ketball players over the last 20 seasons (regular season and postseason): Rk. Player (League) 20-5-5-5 Games 1. LeBron James (NBA) 25 2. Chris Paul (NBA) 24 3. James Harden (NBA) 18 4. Russell Westbrook (NBA) 17 5. Stephen Curry (NBA) 13 6. Hannah Hidalgo 12 * Per OptaStats, the top five players on the list have all played at least 1,300 total games during that 20-year time span (college or pro). Hidalgo has played just 73. 9 Years without a running back winning the Heisman Trophy. It is the longest drought for running backs in the award's 90-year history. Since Derrick Henry and Christian McCaffrey finished one-two in the Heisman race in 2015, six running backs have finished in the top five: Stanford's Bryce Love, Penn State's Saquon Barkley and San Diego State's Rashaad Penny in 2017, Wisconsin's Jonathan Taylor in 2019, Alabama's Najee Harris in 2020 and Boise State's Ashton Jeanty in 2024. Notre Dame junior Jeremiyah Love will look to at least join that group this year. 14 Touchdown runs of 20 or more yards for Notre Dame junior running back Jeremiyah Love during his Irish career heading into the regular-season finale at Stanford. Dating back to 1963, that is the most for a Fight- ing Irish player per Notre Dame media relations. Six players are among the top five: Rk. Player (Years) TD 1. Jeremiyah Love (2023-25) 14 2. Josh Adams (2015-17) 12 3. Vagas Ferguson (1976-79) 11 4. Kyren Williams(2019-21) 8 Dexter Williams (2015-18) 8 Reggie Brooks (1989-92) 8 23.0 Is the percentage of dropbacks on which CJ Carr has faced pres- sure, which is tied for 160th out of 168 qualified quarterbacks in college football. Notre Dame's offensive line has done as good a job as any at protecting its quarterback. 31 Pressures (sacks, hits a n d h u r r i e s ) i n 1 0 games played for Notre Dame redshirt sophomore defensive end BOUBACAR TRAORE through Week 13, per Pro Football Focus. That led the Irish, ahead of sophomore defensive end Bryce Young (26) and redshirt junior defensive tackle Donovan Hinish (24). Last season, Rylie Mills paced the team with 34 pressures in 13 games played. If the Irish can make another College Football Playoff run, Traore could chal- lenge former Irish defensive end Julian Okwara's mark of 61 in the 2018 season. 37.8 Yards per kickoff return for Notre Dame redshirt junior Jadarian Price through 11 games this season, which leads all players nationally with at least 10 attempts. He is also one of three players in the country and the only one in the Power Four with multiple kickoff returns for a touchdown. 72 Scrimmage plays of 20-plus yards for Notre Dame through Week 13, which ranked fourth in college football behind Arkansas, Oregon and Texas Tech. Jeremi- yah Love and Jadarian Price's electric running, along with redshirt freshman quarterback CJ Carr's ability to beat teams over the top, has made the Irish one of the most explosive teams in the country. 91.4 Leonard Moore's PFF coverage grade, which is No. 1 among Power Four cornerbacks through Week 14. Quarterbacks targeting Moore were 24-of-41 passing for 192 yards (4.7 yards per attempt) with 2 touchdowns and 4 interceptions, including Moore's first career pick six against Syracuse Nov. 22. 93.7 Run defense grade for Notre Dame sophomore linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, per Pro Football Focus. Not only does that lead the way for the Fighting Irish but ranks second in the coun- try among all linebackers and third overall among all players with at least 100 run defense stops through Week 13, behind only Texas Tech standout linebacker Jacob Rodriguez (95.4) and Indiana safety Devan Boykin (93.9). Now that Viliamu-Asa was lost for the season due to a knee injury against Syracuse Nov. 22, the best run defense grade on Notre Dame's defense belongs to redshirt senior safety Jalen Stroman, who was tied for 123rd nationally with an 85.2 grade from PFF. 1 , 580 Yards from scrimmage for Jeremiyah Love through 11 games, which was second in the Power Four behind only Nebraska's Emmett Johnson (1,582). Notre Dame's all-time record is 1,682, which is shared by Golden Tate in 2009 and Allen Pinkett in 1983. — Jack Soble