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Published Jan 15, 2020
ANALYSIS: Notre Dame 2019 Final Data: Special Teams
Lou Somogyi  •  InsideNDSports
Senior Editor

For the second straight season, Notre Dame’s overall special teams efficiency finished No. 24 nationally among 130 Football Bowl Subdivision schools in the highly analytical Fremeau Efficiency Index (FEI) used by Football Outsiders.

Among the factors weighting heavily into this rating are the average field position starting point that is generally wrought through the kicking game.

The 33-9 Camping World Bowl victory over Iowa State highlighted the effectiveness, and consistency, of the Fighting Irish special teams much of the season.


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