April 3, 2002

School: University of Notre Dame
Head Coach: Tyrone Willingham
Alma Mater (Year): Michigan State (1977)
Years at Present School (Record): First Year
Years Coaching (Overall Record): 44-36-1 (7 years)
Assistant Coaches (name and position coached):
Bill Diedrick (Offensive Coord.), Kent Baer (Defensive Coord.), Mike Denbrock (Offensive Line), Greg Mattison (Defensive Line), John McDonell (Offensive Line), Trent Miles (Receivers), Buzz Preston (Running Backs), Trent Walters (Secondary), Bob Simmons (Linebackers)
School Location: Notre Dame, Ind.
Stadium (Capacity): Notre Dame Stadium (80,795)
Playing Surface: Natural Grass
Press Box Phone: (574) 631-7810
Nickname/ Symbol: Fighting Irish
Colors: Blue and Gold
Conference: Independent
Enrollment: 10,800
Director of Athletics: Kevin White
AD’s Phone Number: (574) 631-6107
Football Office Phone: (574) 631-7475
Best Time to Call Head Coach: Contact SID office
Athletic Media Relations Office: 112 Joyce Center, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Office Phone: (574) 631-7516
Fax: (574) 631-7941
Web Site: www.und.com
Director of Media Relations/Football Contact: John Heisler (Assoc. AD/SID/Football Contact) or Lisa Nelson (Asst. SID/Football Contact)
Home Phone: Heisler (574) 274-9172 or Nelson: (574) 273-2973
E-mail: heisler.1@nd.edu or nelson.68@nd.edu
Lettermen Returning: 46 Overall, 21 Offense, 21 Defense, 4 Specialists
Lettermen Lost: 24 Overall, 12 Offense, 12 Defense, 0 Specialists
Starters Lost: 8 Overall, 4 Offense, 4 Defense, 0 Specialists
Offensive System: Multiple
Defensive System: 4-3
Captains: TBA
Offensive Starters Returning (9):
LT Brennan Curtin, LG Sean Mahan, C Jeff Faine, RG Jordan Black, QB Carlyle Holiday, FB Tom Lopienski, TB Julius Jones, P Joey Hildbold, K Nicholas Setta
Defensive Starters Returning (7):
DT Darrell Campbell, NG Cedric Hilliard, ILB Courtney Watson, CB Shane Walton, FS Donald Dykes, SS Gerome Sapp, CB Vontez Duff
Top Returning Rushers (name, att., yards, avg., TDs):
Julius Jones (168 att., 718 yds., 4.3 avg, 6 TDs in 2001), Carlyle Holiday (156 att., 666 yds, 4.3 avg., 2 TDs)
Top Returning Passers (name, att., comp., pct., yards, TDs, INTs):
Carlyle Holiday (144 att., 73 comp., .507, 784 yds, 3 TDs, 7 ints.)
Top Returning Tacklers(name, solo, assists, total):
Courtney Watson (35 solo, 41 asst, 76 total), Donald Dykes (28 solo, 20 asst., 48 total)
All-America Candidates (position and name):
C Jeff Faine, RG Jordan Black, TB/KR Julius Jones, P Joey Hildbold, K Nicholas Setta, SS Gerome Sapp
Top Newcomers (position and name):
ILB Corey Mays (did not play in ’01), DL Derek Landri, WR Maurice Stovall, WR Rhema McKnight