Football's Record-Setting 2005 Season

Jan. 10, 2006

The University of Notre Dame’s prolific offense in 2005 enabled the Irish to score more points (440) than any football team in Notre Dame history and in the process set 11 team records, nine career individual records,14 season individual records, seven single-game individual records, plus six miscellaneous records.

Here are the nine individual career marks set in ’05:

— Career passing yardage – 8,336, Brady Quinn

— Career total yards gained – 8,447, Brady Quinn

— Career 400-plus passing games – 5, Brady Quinn vs. Purdue (2004), vs. Michigan State (2005), Purdue (2005), BYU (2005), Stanford (2005)

— Career four-touchdown passing games – 4, Brady Quinn vs. Washington (2004), vs. Michigan State (2005), BYU (2005), Navy (2005)

— Career games passing for 250-plus yards – 16, Brady Quinn

— Career passing attempts – 1,135, Brady Quinn

— Career pass completions – 640, Brady Quinn

— Career touchdown passes – 58, Brady Quinn

— Career Total Plays – 1,307, Brady Quinn

Here are the 14 individual season records set in ’05:

— Season touchdown passes – 32, Brady Quinn

— Season pass completions – 292, Brady Quinn

— Season pass attempts – 450, Brady Quinn

— Season completion percentage – 64.9, Brady Quinn

— Season touchdown receptions – 15, Jeff Samardzija

— Season 300-plus passing games – 5, Brady Quinn – vs. Michigan State, Washington, Purdue, BYU, Stanford

— Season 400-plus passing games – 4, Brady Quinn vs. Michigan State, Purdue, BYU, Stanford

— Season passing yardage – 3,919, Brady Quinn

— Season passing yards per game – 326.6, Brady Quinn

— Season total yards gained – 4,009, Brady Quinn

— Season receiving yards – 1,249, Jeff Samardzija

— Season receptions – 77 (tied), Jeff Samardzija

— Season receptions by a running back – 43, Darius Walker

— Season PATs – 52, D.J. Fitzpatrick

Here are the seven individual single-game marks set in ’05:

— Single-game touchdown passes – 6, Brady Quinn vs. BYU

— Single-game touchdown receptions – 4, Maurice Stovall vs. BYU

— Single-game receptions – 14, Maurice Stovall vs. BYU

— Single-game, two players with 10 or more receptions – Maurice Stovall (14) and Jeff Samardzija (10) vs. BYU

— Pass completions, game – 33 (tied), Brady Quinn vs. Michigan State

— Passes without an interception, game – 41, Brady Quinn vs. BYU

— Passing yards, first half – 287, Brady Quinn vs. BYU

Here are the six miscellaneous records set in ’05:

— Consecutive games with a touchdown pass – 16, Brady Quinn

— Consecutive games with a touchdown reception – 8, Jeff Samardzija (first eight games of the season, ended vs. Navy)

— Consecutive games with a touchdown reception to begin a season – 8, Jeff Samardzija

— Consecutive 100-yard rushing games to begin season – 4, Darius Walker vs. Pittsburgh, Michigan, Michigan State, Washington

— Consecutive games throwing for over 300 yards – 3, Brady Quinn vs. Michigan State, Washington, Purdue

— Consecutive passes without an interception – 130, Brady Quinn

Brady Quinn now holds 30 career, season, single-game and miscellaneous offensive records:

— Touchdown Passes, Single Game – 6 – vs. BYU (2005), breaking his previous mark of five posted earlier in 2005 against Michigan State

— Touchdown Passes, Season – 32 (2005) – the Notre Dame single-season record, breaking Powlus’ mark of 19 from 1994

— Touchdown Passes, Career – 58 – first on the all-time list ahead of Ron Powlus (52 from 1994-97)

— Pass Completions, Single Game – 33 – vs. Michigan State (2005), matching Joe Theismann’s record from the 1970 game at USC

— Pass Completions, Season – 292 (2005) – breaking his own mark of 195 from 2004

— Pass Completions Per Game, Season – 24.3 (2005) – breaking Terry Hanratty’s 16.6 from 1968

— Pass Completions, Career – 640 – passing Powlus (558)

— Pass Completions Per Game, Career – 17.7 – breaking Powlus’ record of 12.6

— Consecutive Pass Completions – 14 – vs. Ohio State (2005), tied for first on the all-time list with Powlus’ 14 straight vs. Michigan State in 1997

— Consecutive Passes Without an Interception – 130 – compiled vs. USC, BYU, Tennessee and Navy in 2005, breaking the record of 127 by Carlyle Holiday during the 2002 season

— Completion Percentage, Season – 64.9 (2005) – breaking Kevin McDougal’s record of 61.6 from 1993

— Passing Yards, First Half – 287 – vs. BYU (2005), breaking his own record of 283 against Purdue in 2005

— Passing Yards, Season – 3,919 (2005) – besting Jarious Jackson’s record 2,753 from 1999

— Average Passing Yards Per Game, Season – 326.6 (2005) – far ahead of Theismann’s 242.9 from 1970

— Passing Yards, Career – 8,336 – breaking Powlus’ mark of 7,602

— Pass Attempts Per Game, Season – 37.5 (2005) – breaking his own record of 29.4 from 2004

— Pass Attempts, Season – 450 (2005) – breaking his own mark of 332 from 2003

— Pass Attempts Per Game, Career – 31.5 – breaking Powlus’ record of 22.0

— Pass Attempts, Career – 1,135 – passing Powlus (969)

— Pass Efficiency Rating, Season – 158.4 (2005) – ahead of John Huarte’s 155.1 from 1964

— Games with Four or More Touchdown Passes – 4 — Washington (2004), Michigan State (2005), BYU (2005) and Navy (2005) – surpassing Powlus’ mark of three

— Consecutive Games with a Touchdown Pass – 16 – from 2004 vs. Boston College to 2006 Fiesta Bowl vs. Ohio State

— Touchdown Passes in Notre Dame Stadium, Season – 21 in 2005 – breaking the record of 11 held by Powlus (1994) and Jackson (1999)

— Games with 250-plus Passing Yards – 16 – beaking Jackson’s record of nine from 1996-99

— Games with 300-plus Passing Yards – 7 (Quinn is the only Irish quarterback to throw for over 300 yards more than twice — Jackson posted two 300-yard performances during his career)

— Games with 400-plus Passing Yards – 5 (Quinn is the only Irish quarterback to throw for over 400 yards multiple times — Theismann accomplished the feat once with his Notre Dame-record 526 yards vs. USC in 1970)

— Passes Without An Interception, Game – 41 vs. BYU (2005), breaking Steve Beuerlein’s record of 39 vs. Penn State in 1986

— Total Yards From Scrimmage, Season – 4,009 (2005) – breaking Jackson’s mark of 3,217 from 1999

— Total Yards From Scrimmage, Career – 8,447 – breaking Powlus’ mark of 7,479

— Total Plays, Career – 1,307 – breaking Powlus’ record of 1,201