2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Opponent First Down Game Log through 01/10/2022
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/05/21 | @ Florida State | Grass | W 41-38 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| 09/11/21 | Toledo | Turf | W 32-29 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| 09/18/21 | Purdue | Turf | W 27-13 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 19 |
| 09/25/21 | + Wisconsin | Grass | W 41-13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| 10/02/21 | 4 Cincinnati | Turf | L 13-24 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 10/09/21 | @ Virginia Tech | Grass | W 32-29 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 10/23/21 | USC | Turf | W 31-16 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 10/30/21 | North Carolina | Turf | W 44-34 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| 11/06/21 | Navy | Turf | W 34-6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 11/13/21 | @ Virginia | Grass | W 28-3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 11/20/21 | Georgia Tech | Turf | W 55-0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 11/27/21 | @ Stanford | Grass | W 45-14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 01/01/22 | + 7 Oklahoma State | Grass | L 35-37 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 34 |
| Totals | 105 | 126 | 13 | 244 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | |||||||