2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/07/2010
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 63 | 1385 | 21.98 | 2 | 5.3 | 115.4 |
| at Home | 7 | 36 | 761 | 21.14 | 1 | 5.1 | 108.7 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 27 | 624 | 23.11 | 1 | 5.4 | 124.8 |
| in Wins | 6 | 36 | 729 | 20.25 | 0 | 6.0 | 121.5 |
| in Losses | 6 | 27 | 656 | 24.30 | 2 | 4.5 | 109.3 |
| vs. Conference | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 11 | 61 | 1354 | 22.20 | 2 | 5.5 | 123.1 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 2 | 9 | 150 | 16.67 | 0 | 4.5 | 75.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 54 | 1235 | 22.87 | 2 | 5.4 | 123.5 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 63 | 1385 | 21.98 | 2 | 5.3 | 115.4 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 30 | 659 | 21.97 | 1 | 4.3 | 94.1 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 33 | 726 | 22.00 | 1 | 6.6 | 145.2 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 10 | 56 | 1266 | 22.61 | 2 | 5.6 | 126.6 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 7 | 119 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 59.5 |
| in August/September | 4 | 24 | 530 | 22.08 | 1 | 6.0 | 132.5 |
| in October | 4 | 24 | 469 | 19.54 | 0 | 6.0 | 117.3 |
| in November | 4 | 15 | 386 | 25.73 | 1 | 3.8 | 96.5 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |