2001 Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Bob Davie (Youngstown State ’76)
Record at Notre Dame: 30-19, .612 (four seasons)
Career Record: 30-19, .612 (four seasons)
Assistant Coaches: Greg Mattison (Wisconsin-LaCrosse ’71), defensive coordinator, defensive line, Kevin Rogers (William & Mary ’74), offensive coordinator, quarterbacks, Kirk Doll (East Carolina ’74, Wichita State ’76), assistant head coach, linebackers, Joker Phillips (Kentucky ’84), receivers, Desmond Robinson (Pittsburgh ’78), running backs, Dave Borbely (DePauw ’81), offensive line (centers and guards), David Lockwood (West Virginia ’88), cornerbacks, Bill Sheridan (Grand Valley State ’82), safeties and special teams, Steve Addazio (Central Connecticut State ’81), offensive line (tackles and tight ends), special teams
Graduate Assistant Coaches: John DeFillippo (James Madison ’00), Dennis Moynihan (’93 Connecticut)

2001 Outlook

Offense: Multiple
Defense: 4-3
2000 Record: Won 9, Lost 3 (Home 5-1, Away 3-1, Neutral 1-1)
Lettermen Lost: 19
Lettermen Returning: 49
Starters Lost: 9, OFFENSE (4): RG Mike Gandy, FL Joey Getherall, TE Jabari Holloway, LG Jim Jones DEFENSE (5): ILB Anthony Denman, FS Tony Driver, NG Lance Legree, DT B.J. Scott, CB Brock Williams.
Starters Returning: 15, OFFENSE (7): OT Jordan Black, C Jeff Faine, SE Javin Hunter, TB Julius Jones, FB Tom Lopienski, QB Matt LoVecchio, OT Kurt Vollers DEFENSE (6): OLB Rocky Boiman, ILB Tyreo Harrison, SS Ron Israel, DE Ryan Roberts, CB Shane Walton, DE Anthony Weaver, SPECIALISTS (2): P Joey Hildbold, PK Nick Setta

Top Losses

* ILB Anthony Denman (’00 Notre Dame MVP, second-team Associated Press, The Sporting News and Rivals.com All-American, third-team Football News, Football News independent player of the year, team captain, led team in solo tackles with 55, total tackles with 84, tackles for loss with 14 and shared team lead in fumbles caused with two)
* RG Mike Gandy (Third-team All-American by The Sporting News, earned all-independent honors from Football News and collegefootballnews.com, won Guardian of the Year Award as Notre Dame’s top offensive lineman, played every offensive snap in eight of 12 games in ’00)
* LG Jim Jones (All-independent selection by collegefootballnews.com, started all 12 games, played 215:54 minutes)
* TE Jabari Holloway (Named all-independent team by collegefootballnews.com, team captain, led all active Notre Dame players in career starts, 41 career receptions, 692 receiving yards, seven touchdowns)
* TE Dan O’Leary (Team captain, played in 2001 Hula Bowl, 32 career receptions, 383 yards, four TDs)
* DT B.J. Scott ( Started 10 games for the Irish in 2000, 27 tackles as a senior, including seven for loss, played 172.08 minutes in ’00)
* NG Lance Legree (All-independent pick by collegefootballnews.com, Notre Dame Lineman of the Year, 28 career starts and 700:36 career minutes)
* CB Brock Williams (Started all 12 games in 2000, recorded 49 tackles, including five for loss, one interception and eight passes broken up as senior)
* FS Tony Driver (Named to all-independent teams by Football News and collegefootballnews.com, winner of Notre Dame Golden Helmet Award, ranked second on team in tackles with 65 in ’00, also had two interceptions, two fumble recoveries for TDs and seven PBU)

Top Returnees

* SE Javin Hunter (26 career receptions, 480 yards, three TDs)
* LT Jordan Black (All-independent selection by collegefootballnews.com, 20 career starts, 476:11 minutes played)
* C Jeff Faine (11 career starts, 290:25 minutes played)
* RT Kurt Vollers (14 career starts, 373:31 minutes played)
* FL David Givens (39 career receptions, 497 yards receiving, 34 carries for 140 yards, seven career TDs: three receiving, four rushing)
* QB Matt LoVecchio (7-0 as regular-season starter in 2000, before losing in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, seventh nationally in passing efficiency at 151.70, 73-125 for 980 yards, 11 passing TDs vs. one int, 300 rushing yards, two rushing TDs)
* FB Jason Murray (Played 85:27 minutes with one receiving TD in ’00)
* FB Tom Lopienski (22 career games, including nine starts, 34 career carries, eight receptions, one TD)
* TB/KR Julius Jones (Named first-team All-America kick returner by CNNSI.com, 237 career carries for 1,032 yards and 10 rushing TDs, ranked third in the nation in kick returns in 2000 at 28.5 yards/return, ranks fifth in Irish history in kick returns with 1,030 yards)
* TB Tony Fisher (Named to all-independent team by Football News, 1,465 career rushing yards and 11 TDs on 306 carries, also has 30 career receptions for 402 yards and five TDs)
* TB Terrance Howard (Third of talented TB group, finished ”00 season with 424 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 75 carries, also served as a kick returner in 1999)
* DE Anthony Weaver (All-independent honoree by Football News and collegefootballnews.com, recorded 49 tackles including 13 for loss and eight sacks in ’00, 30 career starts and 101 tackles)
* DE Grant Irons (Back after missing 2000 season with shoulder injury, 2000 team captain, 20 starts in 33 career games, 120 career tackles including five for loss)
* DE Ryan Roberts (23 tackles and five sacks in ’00)
* ILB Tyreo Harrison (10 starts, 46 tackles including five for loss in ”00)
* OLB Rocky Boiman (named one of the “Great Unknowns” by The Sporting News, 58 tackles, eight for loss and 3.5 sacks in ’00)
* SS Ron Israel (47 tackles, four for loss and three interceptions in ’00)
* SS Glenn Earl (20 tackles, two blocked kicks, one fumble recovery in 2000)
* SS Gerome Sapp (54 career tackles, including 37 in 2000)
* CB Shane Walton (40 tackles, two interceptions including one for TD in 2000)
* CB Clifford Jefferson (14 starts and 98 career tackles in 378:37 minutes)
* PK Nick Setta (8-14 field goals, 44-45 PATs, 74 pts., 40.0 punt average)
* P Joey Hildbold (111 career punts, 40.0 average, long of 69 yards)