Football Roster 2011-12
Dayne Crist
10
Tommy Rees
11
Danny Spond
13
Luke Massa
14
Dan McCarthy
15
Zeke Motta
17
Ben Koyack
18
Aaron Lynch
19
Cierre Wood
20
Nick Ossello
20
Jalen Brown
21
Chris Salvi
24
Jonas Gray
25
Kyle Brindza
27
Ben Councell
30
Cam McDaniel
33
Eilar Hardy
34
Joe Romano
35
Mike Grieco
37
Joe Schmidt
38
Nick Tausch
40
Steve Filer
46
Sean Oxley
50
Bruce Heggie
51
Justin Utupo
53
Brad Carrico
56
Troy Niklas
58
Matt Tansey
62
Tate Nichols
64
Chris Watt
66
Nick Martin
72
Taylor Dever
75
Andrew Nuss
76
Matt Hegarty
77
Tyler Eifert
80
John Goodman
81
Alex Welch
82
Mike Ragone
83
Daniel Smith
87
Jake Golic
88
David Ruffer
97
Sean Cwynar
98
Football staff
Brian Kelly
The Dick Corbett Head Football Coach
| Number | Name | POSITION | Height | Weight | Class | Hometown | High School | Social |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deion Walker | Wide Receiver | 6'3'' | 206 lbs. | Senior | Christchurch, VA | Christchurch | |
| 1 | Ishaq Williams | Outside Linebacker | 6'5'' | 255 lbs. | Freshman | Brooklyn, NY | Lincoln | |
| 2 | Bennett Jackson | Cornerback | 6'0" | 185 lbs. | Sophomore | Hazlet, NJ | Raritan | |
| 3 | Michael Floyd | Wide Receiver | 6'3'' | 224 lbs. | Senior | Saint Paul, MN | Cretin-Derham Hall | |
| 4 | Gary Gray | Cornerback | 5'11'' | 195 lbs. | Fifth Year | Columbia, SC | Richland Northeast | |
| 5 | Manti Te'o | Inside Linebacker | 6'2'' | 255 lbs. | Junior | Laie, HI | Punahou | |
| 5 | Everett Golson | Quarterback | 6'0" | 185 lbs. | Freshman | Myrtle Beach, SC | Myrtle Beach | |
| 6 | Theo Riddick | Wide Receiver | 5'11'' | 198 lbs. | Junior | Manville, NJ | Immaculata | |
| 7 | Stephon Tuitt | Defensive End | 6'6'' | 295 lbs. | Freshman | Monroe, GA | Monroe | |
| 7 | TJ Jones | Wide Receiver | 5'11'' | 187 lbs. | Sophomore | Roswell, GA | Gainesville | |
| 8 | Kendall Moore | Inside Linebacker | 6'1'' | 242 lbs. | Sophomore | Raleigh, NC | Southeast Raleigh | |
| 9 | Louis Nix III | Nose Guard | 6'3'' | 326 lbs. | Sophomore | Jacksonville, FL | Raines | |
| 9 | Robby Toma | Wide Receiver | 5'9'' | 185 lbs. | Junior | Laie, HI | Punahou | |
| 10 | Dayne Crist | Quarterback | 6'4'' | 235 lbs. | Senior | Canoga Park, CA | Notre Dame High School | |
| 11 | Tommy Rees | Quarterback | 6'2'' | 210 lbs. | Sophomore | Lake Forest, IL | Lake Forest | |
| 12 | Robert Blanton | Cornerback | 6'1'' | 200 lbs. | Senior | Matthews, NC | Butler | |
| 12 | Andrew Hendrix | Quarterback | 6'2'' | 220 lbs. | Sophomore | Cincinnati, OH | Moeller | |
| 13 | Danny Spond | Outside Linebacker | 6'2'' | 242 lbs. | Sophomore | Littleton, CO | Columbine | |
| 14 | Luke Massa | Wide Receiver | 6'4'' | 220 lbs. | Sophomore | Cincinnati, OH | St. Xavier | |
| 15 | Dan McCarthy | Safety | 6'2'' | 205 lbs. | Senior | Youngstown, OH | Cardinal Mooney | |
| 16 | DaVaris Daniels | Wide Receiver | 6'1'' | 185 lbs. | Freshman | Vernon Hills, IL | Vernon Hills | |
| 17 | Zeke Motta | Safety | 6'2'' | 215 lbs. | Junior | Vero Beach, FL | Vero Beach | |
| 17 | Matthew Mulvey | Quarterback | 6'2'' | 191 lbs. | Senior | Del Mar, CA | La Jolla | |
| 18 | Ben Koyack | Tight End | 6'5'' | 253 lbs. | Freshman | Oil City, PA | Oil City | |
| 19 | Aaron Lynch | Defensive End | 6'6'' | 265 lbs. | Freshman | Cape Coral, FL | Island Coast | |
| 20 | Cierre Wood | Running Back | 6'0" | 215 lbs. | Junior | Oxnard, CA | Santa Clara | |
| 20 | Nick Ossello | Midfield | 6'1'' | 185 lbs. | Freshman | Wheat Ridge, CO | Wheat Ridge | |
| 21 | Jalen Brown | Cornerback | 6'5'' | 198 lbs. | Freshman | Irving, TX | MacArthur | |
| 22 | Harrison Smith | Safety | 6'2'' | 214 lbs. | Fifth Year | Knoxville, TN | Knoxville Catholic | |
| 23 | Lo Wood | Cornerback | 5'10'' | 195 lbs. | Sophomore | Apopka, FL | Apopka | |
| 24 | Chris Salvi | Safety | 5'10'' | 190 lbs. | Senior | Lake Forest, IL | Carmel Catholic | |
| 25 | Jonas Gray | Tailback | 5'10'' | 230 lbs. | Senior | Pontiac, MI | Detroit Country Day | |
| 26 | Jamoris Slaughter | Safety | 6'0" | 198 lbs. | Senior | Stone Mountain, GA | Tucker | |
| 27 | Kyle Brindza | Kicker/Punter | 6'1'' | 219 lbs. | Freshman | Canton, MI | Plymouth | |
| 28 | Austin Collinsworth | Safety | 6'1'' | 200 lbs. | Sophomore | Fort Thomas, KY | Highlands | |
| 30 | Ben Councell | Outside Linebacker | 6'4'' | 230 lbs. | Freshman | Asheville, NC | A.C. Reynolds | |
| 31 | Cameron Roberson | Tailback | 6'0" | 218 lbs. | Sophomore | Newbury Park, CA | Newbury Park | |
| 32 | Andrew Plaska | Cornerback | 5'11'' | 185 lbs. | Senior | Zeeland, MI | Zeeland West | |
| 33 | Cam McDaniel | Running Back | 5'10'' | 192 lbs. | Freshman | Coppell, TX | Coppell | |
| 34 | George Atkinson III | Running Back | 6'1'' | 200 lbs. | Freshman | Stockton, CA | Granada | |
| 34 | Eilar Hardy | Safety | 5'11'' | 177 lbs. | Freshman | Reynoldsburg, OH | Pickerington Central | |
| 35 | Joe Romano | Defensive Back | 5'9'' | 173 lbs. | Sophomore | River Forest, IL | Fenwick | |
| 35 | Ben Turk | Punter | 5'11'' | 196 lbs. | Junior | Davie, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas | |
| 36 | David Posluszny | Inside Linebacker | 6'0" | 235 lbs. | Senior | Aliquippa, PA | Hopewell | |
| 37 | Mike Grieco | Punter | 6'1'' | 185 lbs. | Senior | Glen, IL | St. Ignatius | |
| 37 | Eric Lee | Wide Receiver/Running Back | 5'9'' | 180 lbs. | Freshman | West Des Moines, IA | Dowling Catholic | |
| 38 | Joe Schmidt | Inside Linebacker | 6'5'' | 220 lbs. | Freshman | Orange, CA | Mater Dei | |
| 38 | Nick Fitzpatrick | Wide Receiver | 5'8'' | 170 lbs. | Junior | Mishawaka, IN | Marian | |
| 39 | Ryan Liebscher | Wide Receiver | 5'11'' | 190 lbs. | Sophomore | Colorado Springs, CO | Cheyenne Mountain | |
| 40 | Nick Tausch | Kicker | 6'0" | 190 lbs. | Junior | Plano, TX | Jesuit | |
| 40 | Connor Cavalaris | Safety | 5'11'' | 194 lbs. | Freshman | Lake Forest, IL | Lake Forest | |
| 41 | Matthias Farley | Wide Receiver | 5'10'' | 194 lbs. | Freshman | Charlotte, NC | Christian | |
| 42 | Nick Lezynski | Cornerback | 5'9'' | 180 lbs. | Fifth Year | Newtown, PA | Notre Dame HS | |
| 43 | Josh Atkinson | Cornerback | 5'11'' | 185 lbs. | Freshman | Stockton, CA | Granada | |
| 44 | Carlo Calabrese | Inside Linebacker | 6'1'' | 245 lbs. | Junior | Verona, NJ | Verona | |
| 45 | Darius Fleming | Outside Linebacker | 6'2'' | 255 lbs. | Senior | Chicago, IL | St. Rita | |
| 46 | Steve Filer | Outside Linebacker | 6'3'' | 245 lbs. | Senior | Chicago, IL | Mount Carmel | |
| 47 | Jonathan Frantz | Outside Linebacker | 6'2'' | 215 lbs. | Senior | Avon Lake, OH | St. Ignatius | |
| 48 | Dan Fox | Inside Linebacker | 6'3'' | 240 lbs. | Junior | Rocky River, OH | St. Ignatius | |
| 49 | Blake Breslau | Safety | 5'10'' | 180 lbs. | Junior | San Diego, CA | Francis Parker | |
| 50 | Sean Oxley | Inside Linebacker | 6'2'' | 235 lbs. | Senior | Avon Lake, OH | Avon Lake | |
| 50 | Chase Hounshell | Defensive End | 6'4'' | 265 lbs. | Freshman | Kirtland, OH | Lake Catholic | |
| 50 | Ryan Kavanagh | Long Snapper | 6'3'' | 200 lbs. | Senior | West Chester, PA | Salesianum (Del. | |
| 51 | Bruce Heggie | Center/Guard | 6'5'' | 280 lbs. | Sophomore | Sorrento, FL | Mount Dora | |
| 52 | Braxston Cave | Center | 6'3'' | 303 lbs. | Senior | Granger, IN | Penn | |
| 53 | Justin Utupo | Inside Linebacker | 6'1'' | 251 lbs. | Sophomore | Lakewood, CA | Lakewood | |
| 54 | Anthony McDonald | Inside Linebacker | 6'2'' | 238 lbs. | Senior | Burbank, CA | Notre Dame High School | |
| 55 | Prince Shembo | Inside Linebacker | 6'2'' | 250 lbs. | Sophomore | Charlotte, NC | Ardrey Kell | |
| 56 | Brad Carrico | Offensive Line | 6'5'' | 290 lbs. | Freshman | Dublin, OH | Coffman | |
| 56 | Anthony Rabasa | Inside Linebacker | 6'3'' | 240 lbs. | Freshman | Miami, FL | Columbus | |
| 57 | Mike Golic Jr. | Center | 6'3'' | 295 lbs. | Senior | West Hartford, CT | Northwest Catholic | |
| 58 | Troy Niklas | Outside Linebacker | 6'6'' | 250 lbs. | Freshman | Fullerton, CA | Servite | |
| 59 | Jarrett Grace | Inside Linebacker | 6'2'' | 240 lbs. | Freshman | Cincinnati, OH | Colerain | |
| 60 | Jordan Cowart | Long Snapper | 6'2'' | 215 lbs. | Junior | Plantation, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas | |
| 62 | Matt Tansey | Offensive Line | 6'6'' | 265 lbs. | Junior | Berkeley Heights, NJ | Governor Livingston | |
| 64 | Tate Nichols | Offensive Tackle | 6'8'' | 320 lbs. | Sophomore | Walton, KY | Ryle | |
| 65 | Conor Hanratty | Offensive Guard | 6'4'' | 315 lbs. | Freshman | New Canaan, CT | New Canaan | |
| 66 | Chris Watt | Offensive Guard | 6'3'' | 310 lbs. | Junior | Glen Ellyn, IL | Glenbard West | |
| 69 | Tony Springmann | Defensive End | 6'5'' | 280 lbs. | Freshman | Fort Wayne, IN | Bishop Dwenger | |
| 71 | Dennis Mahoney | Offensive Tackle | 6'7'' | 294 lbs. | Senior | Baltimore, MD | Boys Latin School | |
| 72 | Nick Martin | Offensive Line | 6'4'' | 280 lbs. | Freshman | Indianapolis, IN | Bishop Chatard | |
| 73 | Lane Clelland | Offensive Tackle | 6'5'' | 297 lbs. | Senior | Owings Mills, MD | McDonogh School | |
| 74 | Christian Lombard | Offensive Tackle | 6'5'' | 301 lbs. | Sophomore | Inverness, IL | Fremd | |
| 75 | Taylor Dever | Offensive Tackle | 6'5'' | 301 lbs. | Fifth Year | Nevada City, CA | Nevada Union | |
| 76 | Andrew Nuss | Offensive Guard | 6'5'' | 303 lbs. | Fifth Year | Ashburn, VA | Stone Bridge | |
| 77 | Matt Hegarty | Offensive Tackle | 6'4'' | 291 lbs. | Freshman | Aztec, NM | Aztec | |
| 78 | Trevor Robinson | Offensive Guard | 6'5'' | 311 lbs. | Senior | Elkhorn, NE | Elkhorn | |
| 79 | Jordan Prestwood | Offensive Tackle | 6'5'' | 287 lbs. | Freshman | Plant City, FL | Plant City | |
| 80 | Tyler Eifert | Tight End | 6'6'' | 249 lbs. | Junior | Ft. Wayne, IN | Bishop Dwenger | |
| 81 | John Goodman | Wide Receiver | 6'3'' | 207 lbs. | Senior | Fort Wayne, IN | Bishop Dwenger | |
| 82 | Alex Welch | Tight End | 6'4'' | 245 lbs. | Sophomore | Cincinnati, OH | Elder | |
| 83 | Mike Ragone | Tight End | 6'4'' | 250 lbs. | Fifth Year | Cherry Hill, NJ | Camden Catholic | |
| 86 | Arturo Martinez | Tight End | 6'4'' | 250 lbs. | Sophomore | Miami, FL | Belen Jesuit | |
| 87 | Daniel Smith | Wide Receiver | 6'4'' | 215 lbs. | Sophomore | South Bend, IN | Clay | |
| 88 | Jake Golic | Tight End | 6'4'' | 245 lbs. | Junior | West Hartford, CT | Northwest Catholic | |
| 89 | Kapron Lewis-Moore | Defensive End | 6'4'' | 300 lbs. | Senior | Weatherford, TX | Weatherford | |
| 90 | Ethan Johnson | Defensive End | 6'4'' | 300 lbs. | Senior | Portland, OR | Lincoln | |
| 92 | Tyler Stockton | Nose Guard | 5'11'' | 302 lbs. | Junior | Linwood, NJ | Hun School | |
| 93 | Connor Little | Linebacker | 6'3'' | 225 lbs. | Freshman | Lake Elmo, MN | Hill-Murray | |
| 94 | Hafis Williams | Nose Guard | 6'1'' | 295 lbs. | Senior | Elizabeth, NJ | Elizabeth | |
| 96 | Kona Schwenke | Defensive End | 6'4'' | 285 lbs. | Sophomore | Hauula, HI | Kahuku | |
| 97 | David Ruffer | Kicker | 6'1'' | 193 lbs. | Fifth Year | Oakton, VA | Gonzaga | |
| 98 | Sean Cwynar | Defensive Tackle | 6'4'' | 285 lbs. | Junior | McHenry, IL | Marian Central Catholic | |
| 99 | Brandon Newman | Nose Guard | 6'0" | 303 lbs. | Senior | Louisville, KY | Pleasure Ridge Park |
Football staff
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Kelly | The Dick Corbett Head Football Coach |
Football Grants-in-Aid
Notre Dame is grateful for the philanthropic support of those who have endowed grants-in-aid (athletic scholarships) for our Football student-athletes.
| Class of 1988 Football Grant-In-Aid |
| Josh Adams Family Football Grant-In-Aid |
| Frank and Fran Bergeron Football Grant-In-Aid |
| Jerome and Trameka Bettis Family Football Running Back Grant-In-Aid |
| Robert O. and Harlene F. Bianco Family Football Grant-In-Aid |
| Thomas G. Black Scholarship |
| Augie Bossu Grant-in-Aid |
| Brennan Family Grant-in-Aid |
| Brennan Family Scholarship |
| John L. and Patricia M. Bush Family Grant-in-Aid |
| Butler Family Linebacker Grant-in-Aid |
| Andrew J. and Stacey R. Cernicky Family Defensive Lineman Football Grant-In-Aid |
| Marilyn K. Deeb Football Grant-in-Aid |
| John T. and Carole H. Donnelly Football Grant-In-Aid |
| Ronald K. and Lain Ruch Downs Family Endowed Scholarship |
| Patrick C. Eilers Football Grant-in-Aid |
| Faine Family Football Center Grant-in-Aid |
| Frank B. Fuhrer Endowed Football Grant-in-Aid |
| Jerome F. Geng Scholarship |
| Gibson Family Grant-in-Aid |
| Grieco Family Grant-in-Aid |
| Edward Gulyas Football Running Back Grant-in-Aid |
| Edward F. Healey Football Grant-in-Aid |
| John A. Leahy Family Grant-in-Aid |
| Linehan Family Football Grant-in-Aid |
| Mamo Family Grant-In-Aid |
| Terrence and Kristin McGlinn Quarterback Grant-in-Aid |
| Alex and Kitchie McMurtrie Football Grant-in-Aid |
| Mooney Family Football Grant-in-Aid |
| James A. Morse Football Scholarship |
| Mueller Family Grant-in-Aid |
| Paul Muscenti Notre Dame Football Grant-In-Aid |
| Kevin and Constance Olvaney Football Grant in-Aid |
| Cynthia Peck Memorial Grant-In-Aid |
| William and Mary Pettyjohn Endowed Grant-in-Aid for Varsity Football |
| Pilliod Family Football Grant-in-Aid |
| Quinn Family Left Guard Grant-in-Aid |
| Sean and Susan Reilly Family Football Left Tackle Grant-in-Aid |
| Ricci Family Football Grant-In-Aid |
| Father James L. Riehle Memorial Football Grant-in-Aid |
| Ruttura Family Football Linebacker Grant-in-Aid Fund |
| Patrick W. Ryan Grant-in-Aid |
| Timothy and Brigid Scannell Grant-in-Aid |
| Donald (’56) and Julia Schaefer Football Grant-in-Aid |
| Schweitzer Family Football Grant-in-Aid Fund |
| Daniel Shannon Football Grant-In-Aid |
| Sean Downes and Tyler Eifert Tight Ends Position Endowment |
| George Turrini Family Football Grant-in-Aid |
| Alex Valibus Endowed Football Grant-in-Aid |
| WOPU Nation Football Grant-in-Aid |