The 2017 season's largest margin: Notre Dame 52, Miami (OH) 17. A 35-point win — the year's high-water mark.
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2017 — The Ten-Win Year
Notre Dame's 2017 season (10-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
Won the Citrus Bowl
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
Who carried it
- Brandon WimbushQB1,871 passing yards
- Ian BookQB456 passing yards
- Josh AdamsRB1,430 rushing yards
- Deon McIntoshRB368 rushing yards
- Dexter WilliamsRB360 rushing yards
- Equanimeous St. BrownWR515 receiving yards
- Chase ClaypoolWR402 receiving yards
- Kevin StephersonWR359 receiving yards
- Te'von ConeyLB107 tackles
- Nyles MorganLB84 tackles
- Drue TranquillLB77 tackles
- Jerry TilleryDL4.5 sacks
- Daelin HayesDL3 sacks
- Khalid KareemDL3 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: Notre Dame 8, Miami 41. A 33-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Notre Dame beat LSU 21-17 in the postseason.
"The Irish don't wait to be invited to the conversation — they walk in."
2017 is a middle chapter for Notre Dame — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.