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Notre Dame Football Records
All-time career leaders for Notre Dame Fighting Irish football across 28 statistical categories. Each list below shows the top five; open a record for the full leaderboard.
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Passing records
Career Passing Yards
Top 17- 1Brady Quinn2003–200611,762
- 2Ian Book2016–20208,948
- 3Jimmy Clausen2007–20098,148
- 4Tommy Rees2010–20137,670
- 5Ron Powlus1994–19977,602
- 1Brady Quinn2003–200695
- 2Ian Book2016–202072
- 3Tommy Rees2010–201361
- 4Jimmy Clausen2007–200960
- 5Ron Powlus1994–199752
- 1Steve Beuerlein1983–198644
- 2Brady Quinn2003–200639
- 3Tommy Rees2010–201337
- 4Joe Theismann1968–197035
- 5Terry Hanratty1966–196834
Career Completions
Top 10- 1Brady Quinn2003–2006929
- 2Ian Book2016–2020728
- 3Jimmy Clausen2007–2009695
- 4Tommy Rees2010–2013627
- 5Ron Powlus1994–1997558
Career Pass Attempts
Top 10- 1Brady Quinn2003–20061,602
- 2Ian Book2016–20201,141
- 3Jimmy Clausen2007–20091,110
- 4Tommy Rees2010–20131,048
- 5Ron Powlus1994–1997969
- 1Riley Leonard202466.7
- 2CJ Carr202566.6
- 3Jack Coan202165.5
- 4Ian Book2016–202063.8
- 5Jimmy Clausen2007–200962.6
Rushing records
Career Rushing Yards
Top 20- 1Autry Denson1995–19984,318
- 2Allen Pinkett1982–19854,131
- 3Vagas Ferguson1976–19793,472
- 4Darius Walker2004–20063,249
- 5Josh Adams2015–20173,198
- 1Allen Pinkett1982–198549
- 2Autry Denson1995–199843
- 3Jeremiyah Love2023–202536
- 3Louis Salmon1900–190336
- 5Anthony Johnson1986–198932
- 1Autry Denson1995–199831
- 2Julius Jones1999–200328
- 3Josh Adams2015–201727
- 4Vagas Ferguson1976–197925
- 5Allen Pinkett1982–198521
Receiving records
Career Receptions
Top 20- 1Michael Floyd2008–2011271
- 2T.J. Jones2010–2013181
- 3Michael Mayer2020–2022180
- 4Jeff Samardzija2003–2006179
- 5Rhema McKnight2002–2006170
Career Receiving Yards
Top 13- 1Michael Floyd2008–20113,686
- 2Golden Tate2007–20092,707
- 3Jeff Samardzija2003–20062,593
- 4Derrick Mayes1992–19952,512
- 4Will Fuller2013–20152,512
- 1Michael Floyd2008–201137
- 2Will Fuller2013–201530
- 3Jeff Samardzija2003–200627
- 4Golden Tate2007–200926
- 5Derrick Mayes1992–199522
- 1Michael Floyd2008–201117
- 2Will Fuller2013–201516
- 3Golden Tate2007–200915
- 4Derrick Mayes1992–199514
- 4Jeff Samardzija2004–200614
Total Offense & Scoring records
Career Total Offense
Top 10- 1Brady Quinn2003–200611,944
- 2Ian Book2016–202010,466
- 3Jimmy Clausen2007–20097,793
- 4Tommy Rees2010–20137,543
- 5Ron Powlus1994–19977,479
Career All-Purpose Yards
Top 10- 1Julius Jones1999–20035,462
- 2Autry Denson1995–19985,327
- 3Allen Pinkett1982–19855,259
- 4Tim Brown1984–19875,024
- 5Armando Allen2007–20104,337
Career Total Touchdowns
Top 14- 1Allen Pinkett1982–198553
- 2Autry Denson1995–199847
- 3Jeremiyah Love2023–202542
- 4Jerome Bettis1990–199239
- 5Michael Floyd2008–201138
Career Points
Top 11- 1Justin Yoon2015–2018367
- 2Allen Pinkett1982–1985320
- 3Craig Hentrich1989–1992294
- 4Kyle Brindza2011–2014288
- 5Autry Denson1995–1998282
Defense records
Career Tackles
Top 20- 1Bob Crable1978–1981521
- 2Bob Golic1975–1978479
- 3Manti Te'o2009–2012437
- 4Steve Heimkreiter1975–1978398
- 5Bob Olson1967–1969369
Career Sacks
Top 20- 1Ross Browner1973–197743
- 2Isaiah Foskey2020–202226.5
- 3Justin Tuck2002–200425.5
- 4Kory Minor1995–199824
- 5Stephon Tuitt2011–201321.5
Career Interceptions
Top 18- 1Luther Bradley1973–197717
- 2Tom MacDonald1961–196315
- 3Clarence Ellis1969–197113
- 3Joe Restic1975–197813
- 3John Lattner1951–195313
Career Pass Breakups
Top 19- 1Julian Love2016–201839
- 2Clarence Ellis1969–197129
- 3Harrison Smith2007–201128
- 4Cole Luke2013–201626
- 5Bobby Taylor1992–199423
Career Forced Fumbles
Top 9- 1Isaiah Foskey2019–20227
- 1Maurice Crum2005–20087
- 1Tom Zbikowski2004–20077
- 4Adetokunbo Ogundeji2018–20206
- 4Brandon Hoyte2002–20056
Career Fumble Recoveries
Top 7- 1Ross Browner1973–197712
- 2Steve Sylvester1973–197410
- 3Steve Lawrence1983–19869
- 4Brian Hamilton1991–19948
- 4Jim Browner1975–19788
Kicking records
Career Field Goals Made
Top 10- 1Justin Yoon2015–201859
- 2John Carney1984–198657
- 2Kyle Brindza2011–201457
- 4Jonathan Doerer2017–202149
- 5Nick Setta2000–200346
Career Extra Points Made
Top 10- 1Justin Yoon2015–2018190
- 2Craig Hentrich1989–1992177
- 3Jonathan Doerer2017–2021163
- 4Dave Reeve1974–1977130
- 5Scott Hempel1968–1970122
Career Punting Average
Top 11- 1Craig Hentrich1989–199244.1
- 2Tyler Newsome2015–201844
- 3Geoffrey Price2004–200743.6
- 4James Rendell2024–202542.7
- 5Jay Bramblett2019–202141.6
Returns records
Career Kick Return Yards
Top 11- 1George Atkinson III2011–20132,136
- 2C.J. Sanders2015–20172,019
- 3Julius Jones1999–20031,678
- 4Tim Brown1984–19871,613
- 5Raghib Ismail1988–19901,271
Career Punt Return Yards
Top 10- 1Frank Carideo1928–1930947
- 2Dave Duerson1979–1982869
- 3Tom Zbikowski2004–2007757
- 4Vontez Duff2000–2003725
- 5Harry Stuhldreher1922–1924701
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Sources & notes
- CFB Clipboard — Career leaderboards researched and compiled by CFB Clipboard.
Last updated Oct 6, 2026.