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Notre Dame's defense is on pace for unfortunate history in first year under Chris Ash

Notre Dame has had a rough start to the 2025 season. After opening the season against consecutive AP Top 25 teams and falling to 0-2, the Fighting Irish finally got in the win column on Saturday against Purdue.

However, it wasn't thanks to any great defensive performance. Notre dame's offense led the way to beat Purdue, 56-30.

With the 30 points the Fighting Irish gave up on Saturday adding onto the 68 points they had given up through two weeks, Notre Dame's defense is on pace for one of its worst performances in program history.

Notre Dame's Defense Making Unfortunate History

Notre Dame gave up 27 points to Miami in its opener and 41 points to Texas A&M last week. Then, the F

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