Notre Dame Football: All-Time Leading Scorers in Program History
Wherever you look these days for sports news its difficult to miss Iowa women’s basketball great Caitlin Clark and here incredible run for the Hawkeyes. She recently became women’s basketball’s all-time leading scorer in the college ranks and has a chance to track down Pete Maravich to become college basketball’s all-time leading scorer, regardless of gender.
That got our minds running a bit here at Fighting Irish Wire – or at least got us to look up the leading scorers in the history of a few Notre Dame sports.
Geoffrey Clark (no relation to Caitlin, he claims) recently compiled Notre Dame’s all-time top scorers in women’s basketball history.
Today we share with you the 25 all-time leading scorers in the long history of the Notre Dame football program. Check it out below:
T-25. Ricky Watters: 156 points
1987-1990
21 rushing touchdowns
3 punt return touchdowns
2 receiving touchdowns
T-25. Bob Gladieux: 156 points
1966-1968
20 rushing touchdowns
6 receiving touchdowns
Darius Walker: 158 points
2004-2006
23 rushing touchdowns
3 receiving touchdowns
1 2-point conversion
Jeff Samardzija: 168 points
2003-2006
27 receiving touchdowns
1 rushing touchdown
Julius Jones: 174 points
26 rushing touchdowns
1 receiving touchdown
1 kickoff return touchdown
1 punt return touchdown
T-19. Audric Estime: 180 points
2021-2023
29 rushing touchdowns
1 receiving touchdown
T-19. Will Fuller: 180 points
2013-2015
30 receiving touchdowns
T-19. Golden Tate: 180 points
2007-2009
26 receiving touchdowns
3 rushing touchdowns
1 punt return touchdown
Kyren Williams: 186 points
2019-2021
27 rushing touchdowns
4 receiving touchdowns
T-15. David Ruffer: 192 points
2008-2011
93 extra points made
33 field goals made
T-15. Jim Sanson: 192 points
1996-1999
108 extra points made
28 field goals made
T-15. Marc Edwards: 192 points
1993-1996
27 rushing touchdowns
5 receiving touchdowns
Jerome Bettis: 198 points
1990-1992
27 rushing touchdowns
6 receiving touchdowns
Anthony Johnson: 204 points
1986-1989
32 rushing touchdowns
2 receiving touchdowns
D.J. Fitzpatrick: 205 points
2002-2005
103 extra points
34 field goals
Vagas Ferguson: 210 points
1976-1979
32 rushing touchdowns
3 receiving touchdowns
John Carney: 223 points
1984-1986
70 made extra points
51 made field goals
Michael Floyd: 228 points
2008-2011
37 receiving touchdowns
1 rushing touchdown
Nicholas Setta: 248 points
2000-2003
104 extra points made
46 field goals made
1 rushing touchdown
Autry Denson: 282 points
1995-1998
43 rushing touchdowns
3 receiving touchdowns
1 punt return touchdown
Kyle Brindza: 288 points
2011-2014
117 made extra points
57 field goals made
Craig Hentrich: 294 points
1989-1992
117 made extra points
39 made field goals
Jonathan Doerer: 309 points
2018-2021
162 extra points made
39 field goals made
Allen Pinkett: 318 points
1982-1985
49 rushing touchdowns
3 receiving touchdowns
1 punt return touchdown
Justin Yoon: 367 points
2015-2018
190 extra points made
59 field goals made
