SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame’s offensive line was named one of 25 units selected to the 2026 Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll. The award annually honors the best offensive line unit in college football. Notre Dame last won the award in 2017.
The Irish offensive line has helped power one of the nation’s most productive scoring offenses through the first six games of the season. Notre Dame is averaging 44.0 points per game this season, the fourth-best mark in the country. The group has also excelled in pass protection, allowing just two sacks this season, tied for the second-fewest in the FBS.
Notre Dame’s offensive line turned in one of its most dominating performances of the season in last Saturday’s 58-7 win over Stanford. The Irish rushed for a season-high 361 yards, the fourth-most yards on the ground in the country during Week 6. Behind the offensive line, Notre Dame averaged 7.7 yards per rush, tied for the second-highest clip in the FBS over the weekend.
The Joe Moore Award is named after Joe Moore, widely regarded as one of the top offensive line coaches in college football history for his work at Notre Dame and the University of Pittsburgh. Moore coached 52 players who went on to play in the NFL, including Bill Fralic, Mark May, Russ Grimm, Jimbo Covert and Andy Heck.
Crafted by legendary sports sculptor Jerry McKenna, the Joe Moore Award trophy stands seven feet tall and weighs more than 800 pounds, making it the largest trophy in college football. The perpetual trophy remains on display at the winning university until the conclusion of the following college football season.