Notre Dame Final 2023 Statistics

Notre Dame finished the 2023 season with a 10-3 record and the Irish ranked 14th in the final Associated Press Poll and the final Coaches Poll.

On offense, Notre Dame was an interesting group. The big game woes that have plagued the offense for the last couple of decades remained, but the offense also had a lot of production and impressive moments.

Below is how Notre Dame finished the 2023 season in the final offensive statistic rankings and some notes on that success. If you want to compare how the offense stacked up against the 2022 offense - where it improved and/or regressed - the 2022 stats are at the bottom of the article.

*** Notre Dame's 39.2 points per game set a modern program record. It broke the mark of 37.6, which was set in 1968.

*** The 6.95 yards per play was the 2nd best mark in modern history, behind only the 2015 offense, which set the modern record of 7.02. Since 2010, the next best mark was 6.39 yards per play, which came in 2017.

*** Notre Dame racked up 5,619 yards on offense, which was the 6th most in modern program history.

*** The 185.7 rushing yards per game was the 5th most by a Notre Dame offense since 2010, behind the 2017 (269.3), 2020 (211.1), 2015 (207.9), 2012 (189.4) and 2022 (189.1) offenses. The 5.28 yards per rush was the third best mark since 2010, behind only the 2017 (6.3) and 2015 (5.6) offenses.

*** Notre Dame averaged 5.28 yards per rush attempt, which was the 7th best mark in school history, and the 3rd best mark since the 2010 season. The 2017 offense (6.3) and the 2015 offense (5.6) rank 1st and 3rd all-time.

*** Notre Dame's 9.1 yards per pass attempt was the 3rd best single season mark in modern program history, behind only the 1964 (9.5) and 1949 (8.9) offenses.

*** The 64.7% completion rate was the 4th best mark in program history, behind only the 2009 (67.3%), 2012 (66.8%) and 2005 (64.8%) offenses.

*** The 31 passing touchdowns was the 4th best single season mark, trailing only the 2019 (37), 2006 (37) and 2005 (32) offenses.

*** Notre Dame averaged 14.1 yards per completion/catch, which was the 2nd best mark since 2010, behind only the 2013 offense (14.7) and just ahead of the 2015 offense (14.0).

*** Notre Dame's 246.5 passing yards per game ranked 10th since 2010 and was only ahead of the 2020 (237.4), 2012 (222.8), 2022 (207.1) and 2017 (178.9) offenses since 2010.

*** Notre Dame's 141 first downs with the pass game was the 10th best mark in modern program history.

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