Receiver, Notre Dame, 2003–06
Jeff Samardzija
- Born
- Jan 23, 1985, in Merrillville, Indiana
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Jeff Samardzija played receiver at Notre Dame (2003–06). He was a consensus All‑American in 2005.
At a glance
Career highs
10catches, best game on filevs. BYU, 2005191receiving yards, best game on fileat Stanford, 20053receiving touchdowns, best game on filevs. Michigan State, 2005Honors
All-America: consensus 2005; FWAA 2006; AP second team 2006; Walter Camp second team 2006
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Notre Dame | 17 | 274 | 16.1 | 0 | 41 |
| 2005 | Notre Dame | 77 | 1,249 | 16.2 | 15 | 80 |
| 2006 | Notre Dame | 78 | 1,017 | 13.0 | 12 | 51 |
| On file (2004–06) | 172 | 2,540 | 14.8 | 27 | 80 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out.
Game by game
2006 Notre Dame 13 games, 78 catches, 1,017 yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Georgia Tech | W 14–10 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 42 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. Penn State | W 41–17 | 6 | 56 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. Michigan | L 21–47 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 18 | – |
| Sep 23 | at Michigan State | W 40–37 | 7 | 113 | 2 | 43 | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. Purdue | W 35–21 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Stanford | W 31–10 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 13 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. UCLA | W 20–17 | 8 | 118 | 2 | 45 | – |
| Oct 28 | at Navy | W 38–14 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. North Carolina | W 45–26 | 6 | 177 | 1 | 46 | – |
| Nov 11 | at Air Force | W 39–17 | 6 | 106 | 1 | 51 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. Army | W 41–9 | 9 | 87 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Nov 25 | at USC | L 24–44 | 6 | 79 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. LSU | L 14–41 | 8 | 59 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
2005 Notre Dame 12 games, 77 catches, 1,249 yards, 15 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Pittsburgh | W 42–21 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Sep 10 | atMichigan | W 17–10 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs.Michigan State | L 41–44 | 6 | 96 | 3 | 31 | – |
| Sep 24 | at Washington | W 36–17 | 8 | 164 | 1 | 52 | 3 |
| Oct 1 | atPurdue | W 49–28 | 7 | 153 | 2 | 55 | 3 |
| Oct 15 | vs.USC | L 31–34 | 6 | 99 | 1 | 32 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. BYU | W 49–23 | 10 | 152 | 2 | 34 | 9 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Tennessee | W 41–21 | 7 | 127 | 1 | 73 | −10 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Navy | W 42–21 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Syracuse | W 34–10 | 7 | 80 | 1 | 29 | – |
| Nov 26 | atStanford | W 38–31 | 8 | 191 | 2 | 80 | 2 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | L 20–34 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 28 | – |
2004 Notre Dame 6 games, 17 catches, 274 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | atMichigan State | W 31–24 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 31 | – |
| Sep 25 | vs.Washington | W 38–3 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Oct 2 | vs.Purdue | L 16–41 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 41 | – |
| Oct 9 | vs.Stanford | W 23–15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Oct 16 | vs.Navy | W 27–9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Oregon State | L 21–38 | 5 | 89 | 0 | 29 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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