2010 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
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Sun Bowl champion
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Sun Bowl, W 33–17 vs. Miami (FL)
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| Conference | Independent |
| 2010 record | 8–5 |
| Head coach | Brian Kelly (1st year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Charley Molnar (1st year) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Bob Diaco (1st year) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium |
Notre Dame Stadium (Capacity: 80,795) |
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| 1 |
2:10
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ARMY | Alex Carlton 20-yard field goal | ARMY 3-0 |
| 2 |
14:50
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ND | David Ruffer 47-yard field goal | Tied 3-3 |
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11:55
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ND | Robert Hughes 1-yard run (David Ruffer kick) | ND 10-3 |
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8:01
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ND | Tyler Eifert 31-yard pass from Tommy Rees | ND 17-3 |
| 3 |
14:00
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ND | Darrin Walls 42-yard interception return (David Ruffer kick) | ND 24-3 |
| 3 |
5:23
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ND | David Ruffer 39-yard field goal | ND 27-3 |
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4:09
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USC | Joe Houston 45-yard field goal | USC 3-0 |
| 2 |
2:39
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ND | Michael Floyd 1-yard pass from Tommy Rees (David Ruffer kick) | ND 7-3 |
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0:07
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ND | Duval Kamara 1-yard pass from Tommy Rees (kick failed) | ND 13-3 |
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11:02
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USC | Joe Houston 23-yard field goal | ND 13-6 |
| 3 |
5:40
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USC | Mitch Mustain 1-yard run (Joe Houston kick) | Tied 13-13 |
| 4 |
6:25
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USC | Joe Houston 37-yard field goal | USC 16-13 |
| 4 |
2:23
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ND | Robert Hughes 5-yard run (David Ruffer kick) | ND 20-16 |
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11:02
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ND | Michael Floyd 3-yard pass from Tommy Rees (David Ruffer kick) | ND 7-0 |
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4:35
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ND | Michael Floyd 34-yard pass from Tommy Rees (David Ruffer kick) | ND 14-0 |
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13:21
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ND | Cierre Wood 34-yard run (David Ruffer kick) | ND 21-0 |
| 2 |
4:50
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ND | David Ruffer 40-yard field goal | ND 24-0 |
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0:27
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ND | David Ruffer 50-yard field goal | ND 27-0 |
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0:00
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MIA | Matt Bosher 47-yard field goal | ND 27-3 |
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7:12
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ND | David Ruffer 19-yard field goal | ND 30-3 |
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10:36
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MIA | Leonard Hankerson 6-yard pass from Stephen Morris (Matt Bosher kick) | ND 30-10 |
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4:01
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MIA | Tommy Streeter 42-yard pass from Stephen Morris (Matt Bosher kick) | ND 30-17 |
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1:21
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ND | Nick Tausch 34-yard field goal | ND 33-17 |
The 2010 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Brian Kelly and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. This was Kelly's first season as Notre Dame's head coach, after leading the Cincinnati Bearcats to a 12–0 regular season and BCS bowl berth. In 2010, Notre Dame's regular season schedule was ranked the most difficult schedule in the nation with a Team Opposition Record Percentage of .6529 (the poll published by the NCAA only includes wins against Division 1 teams). They finished the season 8–5 and were invited to the Sun Bowl where they defeated the Miami Hurricanes, 33–17.
Following the 2009 season, Notre Dame fired head coach Charlie Weis after the Irish finished 6-6, well below expectations of competing for a BCS bowl berth. Brian Kelly was named as his replacement on Dec 10, 2009. Running Backs coach Tony Alford was the lone assistant retained from Weis's staff. Before Rob Ianello could be considered, he took the head job at the University of Akron Ron Powlus followed Ianello to Akron.
Irish stars Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate chose to forgo their final years of eligibility and declare for the 2010 NFL draft. The Irish also lost a number of seniors to graduation, including linemen Eric Olsen, Paul Duncan and four-year starter Sam Young. Other notable losses included running back James Aldridge, wideout Robby Parris, and George West on offense. On defense, ND lost senior captains Kyle McCarthy and Scott Smith, Raeshon McNeil, Sergio Brown, John Ryan and Ray Herring to graduation. Standout special teams player Mike Anello also finished his final year of eligibility. Sophomore defensive back E.J Banks left the team in August 2010, but will still be enrolled at the school. On August 31, within days of the September 4 season opener against Purdue, sophomore wide receiver Shaquelle Evans was granted his release from the team, and decided to enroll at UCLA. Freshman Derek Roback also left the program in early September, as his desire to play quarterback led to his transfer to Ohio
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