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Preseason Week 3: Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Clemson Tigers

August 30, 2025
70°
Memorial Stadium (Mount Pleasant, SC) Attendance: 56,074 (69%)
Fighting Irish 7 17 3 13 - 40
Clemson Tigers 0 3 7 0 - 10

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Fighting Irish: 2-2-CLM 2 (4:26) 42-Dexter Spencer ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 37-Kyle Brindza. ND 32-James Rorie was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. CLM 0 ND 7
(Qtr 2) Fighting Irish: 3-13-CLM 30 (13:39) 7-Ralph Smith sacked at CLM 19 for -11 yards (99-Jerry Tillery). Sack allowed by 62-Jeffrey Dawson. 7-Ralph Smith FUMBLES (99-Jerry Tillery) recovered by ND-69-Roberto Ellman for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 37-Kyle Brindza. CLM 0 ND 14
(Qtr 2) Fighting Irish: 1-5-CLM 5 (11:21) 7-Brandon Wimbush pass incomplete, intended for 88-Anthony Pacheco. complete to 88-Anthony Pacheco for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 37-Kyle Brindza. CLM 0 ND 21
(Qtr 2) Fighting Irish: 4-3-CLM 16 (4:22) 37-Kyle Brindza 35 yard field goal is GOOD. CLM 0 ND 24
(Qtr 2) Clemson Tigers: 1-10-ND 15 (0:17) 1-Paul Chan 33 yard field goal is GOOD. CLM 3 ND 24
(Qtr 3) Clemson Tigers: 2-10-ND 11 (14:55) 8-Wilson Johnson pass INTERCEPTED by 42-Patrick Cash at ND 16. 42-Patrick Cash to ND 0 for 16 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Paul Chan. CLM 10 ND 24
(Qtr 3) Fighting Irish: 4-2-CLM 29 (9:05) 37-Kyle Brindza 47 yard field goal is GOOD. CLM 10 ND 27
(Qtr 4) Fighting Irish: 4-15-CLM 32 (15:00) 37-Kyle Brindza 50 yard field goal is GOOD. CLM 10 ND 30
(Qtr 4) Fighting Irish: 1-10-CLM 37 (10:47) 8-Wilson Johnson pass complete to 6-Equanimeous St. Brown for 37 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 37-Kyle Brindza. CLM 10 ND 37
(Qtr 4) Fighting Irish: 4-1-CLM 13 (1:28) 37-Kyle Brindza 32 yard field goal is GOOD. CLM 10 ND 40

Team Statistics

Clemson Tigers Fighting Irish
First Downs 6 19
- Rushing 1 6
- Passing 5 13
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 132 458
- Offensive Plays 51 77
- Yards Per Play 2.59 5.95
Net Rushing Yards 32 105
- Rushing Attempts 16 29
- Yards Per Rush 2.00 3.62
Net Passing Yards 100 353
- Att/Comp/Int 32 / 13 / 4 44 / 34 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 132 398
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 32 4 / 45
- Yards Per Pass Play 2.86 7.35
- Yards Per Completion 10.15 11.71
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 14 5 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 11.7 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 30 7 / 60
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 9 4 / 18
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 17
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 16 4 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 2 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 36
Time of Possession 20:48 39:13

Drive Charts

Clemson Tigers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:32 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
1 11:55 1:28 OWN 20 3 7 Punt
1 4:23 1:36 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
1 1:14 2:42 OWN 20 5 10 Punt
2 11:17 2:13 OWN 25 4 18 Punt
2 4:19 2:17 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
2 1:44 1:30 OWN 29 5 56 Field Goal
3 14:50 1:34 OPP 25 3 -7 Punt
3 13:16 1:33 OWN 23 3 6 Interception
3 9:01 0:49 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 4:38 0:51 OWN 5 3 -1 Punt
4 14:57 1:15 OWN 25 5 25 Interception
4 10:39 0:15 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
4 6:06 0:32 OWN 40 3 -12 Punt
4 2:53 0:05 OWN 20 1 0 Interception
4 1:25 0:36 OWN 25 3 -8 Punt

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:28 1:33 OWN 32 3 5 Punt
1 10:27 6:04 OWN 26 12 74 Touchdown
1 2:48 1:34 OWN 28 3 1 Punt
2 13:32 0:06 OPP 25 1 0 Interception
2 13:26 2:10 OPP 47 5 47 Touchdown
2 9:04 4:45 OWN 20 8 64 Field Goal
2 2:01 0:17 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
2 0:14 0:14 OWN 25 1 3 Half
3 15:00 0:10 OWN 11 2 0 Interception
3 11:43 2:42 OPP 50 4 21 Field Goal
3 8:12 3:35 OWN 28 6 24 Punt
3 3:47 3:50 OWN 44 7 24 Field Goal
4 13:41 3:03 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
4 10:24 4:17 OWN 28 6 39 Missed FG
4 5:34 2:41 OWN 23 4 16 Punt
4 2:48 1:23 OPP 23 3 9 Field Goal
4 0:49 0:49 OWN 35 2 -11 Game

Rushing Stats

Clemson Tigers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Michael Park 4 18 4.50 12 1 0
Dennis Dunford 10 17 1.70 5 0 0
Lowell Otto 2 -3 -1.50 -1 0 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Dexter Spencer 12 44 3.67 12 1 1
James Rorie 6 36 6.00 11 2 0
Stanley Bolton 8 13 1.63 9 0 0
James Martin 3 12 4.00 10 1 0

Passing Stats

Clemson Tigers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Ralph Smith 14 10 97 2 / 22 0 39 1 60.71
George Brown 18 3 35 1 / 10 0 21 3 0.00

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Wilson Johnson 24 20 238 3 / 34 1 37 1 104.51
Brandon Wimbush 20 14 160 1 / 11 1 31 0 110.42

Receiving Stats

Clemson Tigers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Michael Park 3 62 20.67 39 0
Johnny Stanley 1 20 20.00 20 0
Allen Williams 2 17 8.50 9 0
Lowell Otto 1 12 12.00 12 0
Charles Ford 2 11 5.50 9 0
Dennis Dunford 3 9 3.00 4 0
Colton Chester 1 1 1.00 1 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Equanimeous St. Brown 6 75 12.50 37 1
James Martin 4 63 15.75 31 0
Randall Singleton 4 62 15.50 30 0
Alexander Martin 3 44 14.67 17 0
Anthony Pacheco 4 43 10.75 15 1
Durham Smythe 2 31 15.50 21 0
Charles Florian 3 28 9.33 12 0
Dexter Spencer 3 28 9.33 13 0
Chase Claypool 4 23 5.75 10 0
Tony Jones 1 1 1.00 1 0

Blocking Stats

Clemson Tigers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Kevin Lezama 18 7 1 3
Jeffrey Dawson 15 17 1 1
John Michael 6 5 1 2
Mark Rubin 22 12 0 0
Gilberto Joiner 0 1 0 0
George Janson 1 2 0 0
Christopher Ramirez 0 2 0 0
William Ward 0 1 0 0
Reuben Roberts 0 2 0 0
Michael Park 2 1 0 1
Roy Betty 0 1 0 0
Nathan Papas 0 1 0 0
Lowell Otto 7 4 0 1
John Freeman 17 4 0 0
Colton Chester 0 1 0 0
Allen Williams 0 1 0 0
Fredrick Larkin 0 1 0 0
John Silva 22 8 0 0
Patrick Cash 2 0 0 0
David Walker 16 17 0 1
Johnny Stanley 4 7 0 0
Frank Robinette 0 6 0 0
Alvin Holland 8 13 0 0
Joseph Ryan 2 6 0 1
Ted Corley 30 7 0 0
Lloyd McCormack 18 5 0 0
Kyle Bueche 12 2 0 0
Jessie Hurley 13 5 0 0
Ray Montano 31 12 0 0
Charles Ford 0 8 0 1
Jonathan Barker 16 11 0 0
Frank Coleman 15 16 0 1
Dennis Dunford 3 1 0 0
Donald Washington 2 0 0 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Steven Vance 53 40 2 5
James Martin 19 21 2 3
Parker Boudreaux 26 17 0 0
Litchfield Ajavon 0 4 0 0
Julian Okwuona 1 2 0 0
Jerry Tillery 0 1 0 0
Terry Coney 0 1 0 0
Shayne Simon 0 1 0 0
David Adams 0 1 0 0
Andrew Battle 0 2 0 1
William Qualls 0 3 0 0
Julian Love 3 3 0 0
Ovie Oghoufo 0 2 0 0
Irvin Daniels 0 1 0 0
Randall Singleton 0 9 0 2
Charles Florian 0 5 0 0
Jason Fennell 0 1 0 1
John Dirksen 14 7 0 0
Stanley Bolton 7 9 0 1
Anthony Pacheco 11 23 0 2
Equanimeous St. Brown 0 17 0 1
Jack Dunning 26 18 0 0
Damon King 52 37 0 0
Dexter Spencer 22 8 0 0
Tony Jones 0 7 0 0
Chase Claypool 0 7 0 0
Durham Smythe 1 9 0 0
Alexander Martin 36 22 0 0
Mark Coleman 28 22 0 2
Quentin Nelson 40 20 0 1
James Rorie 9 1 0 0
Houston Griffith 2 3 0 1
Keith Oropeza 39 23 0 1
Drew Tranel 1 3 0 0
Nick Watkins 0 1 0 0
James Johnson 0 1 0 1

Interception Stats

Clemson Tigers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Patrick Cash 1 16 16.00 1

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Julian Love 1 1 1.00 0
Andrew Battle 2 0 0.00 0
Nick Watkins 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Clemson Tigers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Ralph Smith 1 0 0 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Roberto Ellman 0 1 0 1
Jerry Tillery 0 0 1 0

Punting

Clemson Tigers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Mark Gifford 10 493 49.30 45.90 58 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Steven Bauer 6 299 49.83 44.83 63 3

Kicking

Clemson Tigers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Paul Chan 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 33 1 / 1

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Kyle Brindza 4 / 5 2 / 3 1 / 2 50 4 / 4

Punt Return

Clemson Tigers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Allen Williams 1 9 9.0 9 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Chase Claypool 2 13 6.5 8 0
Equanimeous St. Brown 2 5 2.5 4 0

Kick Return

Clemson Tigers

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Equanimeous St. Brown 1 17 17.0 0

Defensive Stats

Clemson Tigers

Name Tackles Sacks
Patrick Cash 8 0
Gilberto Joiner 8 0
Peter Reynolds 6 0
Nathan Papas 6 0
George Janson 5 0
Adalberto Byers 5 0
Fredrick Larkin 4 1
Christopher Ramirez 4 0
David Smith 4 0
Garry Cannon 3 0
Jeffrey Banuelos 3 0
Allen Williams 2 0
Eugene Beaudet 2 0
James Sunseri 2 1
Kevin Lewis 2 0
Reuben Roberts 1 1
John Silva 1 0
Lowell Otto 1 0
Thomas Cooper 1 0
William Ward 1 0
Donald Okeefe 1 0
Charles Ford 1 0
Roy Betty 1 1

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name Tackles Sacks
Shayne Simon 4 0
Nick Coleman 4 1
David Adams 3 0
Litchfield Ajavon 3 0
William Qualls 3 1
Houston Griffith 2 0
Andrew Battle 2 0
Roberto Ellman 2 0
Nick Watkins 2 0
Ovie Oghoufo 2 0
Julian Love 1 0
Jerry Tillery 1 1
Rodney Allen 1 0
Irvin Daniels 1 0