The University of Notre Dame football team will cap the 2022 spring practice schedule with the 91st Blue-Gold Game on Saturday, April 23, in Notre Dame Stadium at 1 p.m. ET (Peacock). The game will be available on-demand following the live stream on Fighting Irish TV.
The scrimmage will mark the first appearance on the Notre Dame Stadium sidelines for Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman, who developed a draft for the Blue and Gold team this season. The Irish players, coaching staff and support staff have been separated into two squads to compete against each other on Saturday. A selection of players and coaches drafted the rosters, but expectations are that some players will make appearances for both teams on Saturday.
| WHO: | Blue vs. Gold |
| WHAT: | 91st Blue-Gold Game |
| WHERE: | Notre Dame Stadium | Notre Dame, IN |
| WHEN: | Saturday, April 23, 2022 | 1 p.m. ET |
| TV: | Peacock Streaming Service | Play-by-Play: Tony Simeone | Analyst: Ryan Harris | Sideline: Caroline Pineda |
| LOCAL RADIO: | WSBT AM 960 | FM 101.5 | Play-by-Play: Darin Pritchett | Analyst: Sean Stires
also available on Sirius/XM Channel 84 |
BLUE-GOLD GAME HISTORY (since 1997)
|
Year |
Blue |
Gold |
Attendance |
Offensive MVP |
Defensive MVP |
|
1997 – 1 |
6 |
10 |
8,240• |
||
|
1997 – 2 |
24 |
14 |
n/a•
|
Clement Stokes |
Joe Thomas |
|
1998 |
38 |
7 |
21,051 |
Kory Minor |
|
|
1999 |
49 |
10 |
21,512 |
Jarious Jackson |
Anthony Denman |
|
2000 |
31 (off) |
39 (def) |
n/a |
||
|
2001 |
40 (off) |
74 (def) |
20,694 |
David Givens |
Shane Walton |
|
2002 |
0 |
3 |
17,025 |
Ryan Grant |
Gerome Sapp |
|
2003 |
17 |
14 |
20,346 |
Chris Olsen |
Justin Tuck |
|
2004 |
35 |
17 |
18,469 |
Brady Quinn |
Tom Zbikowski |
|
2005 |
28 |
6 |
23,324 |
Brady Quinn |
Trevor Laws |
|
2006 |
10 |
7 |
41,279 |
Travis Thomas |
Trevor Laws |
|
2007 |
6 |
10 |
51,852 |
Junior Jabbie |
|
|
2008 |
47 (off) |
46 (def) |
30,286 |
Robert Hughes |
Harrison Smith |
|
2009 |
68 (off) |
33 (def) |
n/a |
Armando Allen |
Robert Blanton |
|
2010 |
19 |
27 |
27,241 |
||
|
2011 |
14 |
17 |
n/a |
||
|
2012 |
42 (off) |
32 (def) |
n/a |
||
|
2013 |
2 |
17 |
31,652 |
||
|
2014 |
63 (off) |
58 (def) |
27,986 |
||
|
2015 |
34 |
37 |
n/a |
||
|
2016 |
17 |
7 |
28,061 |
||
|
2017 |
14 |
27 |
20,147 |
||
|
2018 |
47 (off) |
44 (def) |
31,729 |
||
|
2019 |
45 (off) |
48 (def) |
30,074 |
||
|
2020 |
no game |
||||
|
2021 |
17 |
3 |
6,195 |
- due to construction at Notre Dame Stadium, two scrimmages were held at Moose Krause Stadium in 1997.
BLUE-GOLD GAME INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES
|
Rushing Yards |
||
|
142 |
Clement Stokes |
1997-2 |
|
124 |
George Atkinson III |
2012 |
|
117 |
Dexter Williams |
2018 |
|
110 |
Cierre Wood |
2010 |
|
109 |
Autry Denson |
1998 |
|
101 |
Greg Bryant |
2014 |
|
100 |
Robert Hughes |
2008 |
|
96 |
Dexter Williams |
2017 |
|
93 |
Robert Hughes |
2009 |
|
89 |
Jonas Gray |
2009 |
|
87 |
Junior Jabbie |
2007 |
|
85 |
Jafar Armstrong |
2019 |
|
83 |
Darius Walker |
2005 |
|
Passing Yards |
||
|
341 |
Brandon Wimbush |
2018 |
|
303 |
Brandon Wimbush |
2017 |
|
292 |
Ian Book |
2018 |
|
292 |
Malik Zaire |
2014 |
|
277 |
Ian Book |
2017 |
|
263 |
Brady Quinn |
2004 |
|
248 |
Jarious Jackson |
1998 |
|
223 |
Nate Montana |
2010 |
|
220 |
Ian Book |
2019 |
|
Receiving Yards |
||
|
151 |
Chase Claypool |
2018 |
|
143 |
Javin Hunter |
1999 |
|
132 |
Miles Boykin |
2018 |
|
115 |
Lawrence Keys III |
2021 |
|
110 |
Malcolm Johnson |
1998 |
|
105 |
Chris Brown |
2014 |
|
102 |
Miles Boykin |
2017 |
|
93 |
Jeff Samardzija |
2006 |
|
92 |
Chase Claypool |
2019 |
|
Tackles |
||
|
12 |
Steve Filer |
2010 |
|
9 |
Paul Moala |
2019 |
|
9 |
Drue Tranquill |
2018 |
|
9 |
Ronnie Nicks |
1999 |
|
8 |
Jack Kiser |
2021 |
|
8 |
Jarrett Grace |
2013 |
|
8 |
Ishaq Williams |
2013 |
|
8 |
Kendall Moore |
2012 |
|
8 |
Manti Te’o |
2010 |
|
8 |
Carlos Pierre-Antoine |
2000 |
|
8 |
Glenn Earl |
2000 |
|
8 |
Jarvis Edison |
1997 – 1 |
|
8 |
Jarvis Edison |
1997 – 2 |
|
Sacks |
||
|
3 |
Khalid Kareem |
2019 |
|
3 |
Daelin Hayes |
2017 |
|
3 |
Justin Tuck |
2003 |
|
3 |
Kyle Budinscak |
2000 |
|
3 |
John Owens |
1999 |
|
3 |
Anthony Denman |
1998 |
|
2 |
Kory Minor |
1998 |
|
2 |
Ivory Covington |
1997-1 |
|
Long Rush For TD |
||
|
83 |
Travis Thomas |
2006 |
|
44 |
Cierre Wood |
2010 |
|
38 |
Dexter Williams |
2017 |
|
38 |
Jonas Gray |
2010 |
|
29 |
Tom Lopienski |
1999 |
|
Long Pass For TD |
||
|
85 |
I. Book – C. Claypool |
2018 |
|
68 |
M. Zaire – W. Fuller |
2015 |
|
67 |
A. Battle – J. Hunter |
1999 |
|
64 |
B. Wimbush – M. Boykin |
2018 |
|
59 |
B. Quinn – R. Powers-Neal |
2004 |
|
47 |
J. Clark – D. Givens |
2001 |
|
Defensive Play For TD |
||
|
70 (INT) |
Allen Rossum |
1997-2 |
|
48 (INT) |
Robert Blanton |
2009 |
|
45 (INT) |
Deke Cooper |
1999 |
|
44 (INT) |
Shane Walton |
2001 |
|
42 (FMBL) |
Rocky Boiman |
1999 |