2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Opponent First Down Game Log through 01/07/2019
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/01/18 | 14 Michigan | Turf | W 24-17 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 20 |
| 09/08/18 | Ball St. | Turf | W 24-16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 09/15/18 | Vanderbilt | Turf | W 22-17 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 23 |
| 09/22/18 | @ Wake Forest | Turf | W 56-27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| 09/29/18 | Stanford | Turf | W 38-17 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 10/06/18 | @ Virginia Tech | Grass | W 45-23 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 25 |
| 10/13/18 | Pittsburgh | Turf | W 19-14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 10/27/18 | + Navy | Grass | W 44-22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 11/03/18 | @ 21 Northwestern | Grass | W 31-21 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 11/10/18 | Florida St. | Turf | W 42-13 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 20 |
| 11/17/18 | + 15 Syracuse | Grass | W 36-3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 11/24/18 | @ Southern California | Grass | W 24-17 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 24 |
| 12/29/18 | + 1 Clemson | Turf | L 3-30 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 26 |
| Totals | 95 | 141 | 23 | 259 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | |||||||