The 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish were led by Marcus Freeman in his second year as Notre Dame's head coach. They played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Offseason

Coaching changes

The following coaches left the program:

• Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tommy Rees left for the same positions at Alabama.
• Special teams coordinator Brian Mason left for the same position with the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL.
• Offensive line coach Harry Hiestand announced his retirement.
• Director of football performance Matt Balis resigned.

The following coaches were hired:

• Marty Biagi was hired from Ole Miss to be the special teams coordinator.
• Gino Guidugli was hired from Cincinnati to be the quarterbacks coach.
• Joe Rudolph was hired from Virginia Tech to be the offensive line coach.

Departures

NFL

Transfers out

• CB Jayden Bellamy transferred to Syracuse.
• TE Cane Berrong transferred to Coastal Carolina.
• QB Tyler Buchner transferred to Alabama.
• RB Logan Diggs transferred to LSU.
• DL Osita Ekwonu transferred to Charlotte.
• OL Caleb Johnson transferred to SMU.
• LB Prince Kollie transferred to Vanderbilt.
• DL Jacob Lacey transferred to Oklahoma.
• TE Barret Liebentritt transferred to Nebraska.
• QB Drew Pyne transferred to Arizona State.
• WR Lorenzo Styles transferred to Ohio State.
• WR Joe Wilkins Jr. transferred to Miami (OH).

Retirements

• K Josh Bryan
• DL Alexander Ehrensberger
• S Mike Graves
• S Houston Griffith
• WR Braden Lenzy
• WR Greg Mailey
• LB Christian Opperman
• LS Alex Peitsch
• QB Ron Powlus III
• WR Conor Ratigan
• CB Philip Riley
• LB Will Schweitzer
• P Jon Sot
• S Justin Walters

Additions

Transfers in

• DL Cole Aubrey transferred in from Princeton as a walk-on.
• S Antonio Carter II transferred in from Rhode Island.
• RB Devyn Ford transferred in from Penn State.
• S Thomas Harper transferred in from Oklahoma State.
• QB Sam Hartman transferred in from Wake Forest.
• DL Javontae Jean-Baptiste transferred in from Ohio State.
• P Ben Krimm transferred in from Penn as a walk-on.
• DL Grant Ristoff transferred in from Penn as a walk-on.
• K Spencer Shrader transferred in from South Florida.
• WR Kaleb Smith transferred in from Virginia Tech; retired before start of season.

Recruiting

New walk-ons

• QB Dylan Devezin
• K Marcello Diomede
• WR Jordan Faison (on lacrosse scholarship; earned football scholarship on October 9)
• TE Henry Garrity
• LS Andrew Kros
• LB Jerry Rullo
• S Luke Talich
• WR Alex Whitman

Schedule

Personnel

Roster

Depth chart

Game summaries

vs Navy (Aer Lingus College Football Classic)

vs Tennessee State

at North Carolina State

vs Central Michigan

vs No. 6 Ohio State

at No. 17 Duke

at No. 25 Louisville

vs No. 10 USC

vs Pittsburgh

at Clemson

vs Wake Forest

at Stanford

vs No. 19 Oregon State (Sun Bowl)

Rankings

References