Kicker, Notre Dame, 2008–11
David Ruffer
- Number
- No. 97
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Oakton, VA
David Ruffer played kicker at Notre Dame (2008–11).
Career highs
3field goals, career highfive times; last vs. Boston College, 2011Kicking
| Season | Team | FGM | FGA | Pct | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Notre Dame | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 42 | 9 | 24 |
| 2010* | Notre Dame | 18 | 19 | 94.7 | 50 | 37 | 91 |
| 2011* | Notre Dame | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 52 | 47 | 77 |
| Career | 33 | 40 | 82.5 | 52 | 93 | 192 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Notre Dame | 97 | PK | |
| 2009 | Notre Dame | 97 | PK | |
| 2010 | Notre Dame | 97 | PK | |
| 2011 | Notre Dame | 97 | PK | 6′1″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2011 Notre Dame 13 games, 10 of 16 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. South Florida | L 20–23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | at Michigan | L 31–35 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 7 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Michigan State | W 31–13 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 7 |
| Sep 24 | at Pittsburgh | W 15–12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at Purdue | W 38–10 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 8 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Air Force | W 59–33 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 10 |
| Oct 22 | vs. USC | L 17–31 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Navy | W 56–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Nov 5 | at Wake Forest | W 24–17 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 6 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Maryland | W 45–21 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 6 | 9 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Boston College | W 16–14 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 26 | at Stanford | L 14–28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Florida State | L 14–18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2010 Notre Dame 13 games, 18 of 19 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs.Purdue | W 23–12 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 2 | 11 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Michigan | L 24–28 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 6 |
| Sep 18 | atMichigan State | L 31–34 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 7 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Stanford | L 14–37 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 2 | atBoston College | W 31–13 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 7 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Pittsburgh | W 23–17 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 2 | 11 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Western Michigan | W 44–20 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 8 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Navy | L 17–35 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Tulsa | L 27–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Utah | W 28–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Army | W 27–3 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 3 | 9 |
| Nov 27 | atUSC | W 20–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Miami | W 33–17 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 3 | 12 |
2009 Notre Dame 3 games, 5 of 5 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14 | atPittsburgh | L 22–27 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 21 | vs. UConn | L 30–33 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 12 |
| Nov 28 | atStanford | L 38–45 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 8 |
2008 Notre Dame 1 game
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | at Washington | W 33–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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