The official attendance for the 2026 @NDFootball Blue-Gold Game is 45,308. The second-largest attendace in the history of the event.
The record attendance was 51,852 in 2007.
Only 3 CFB programs have had the first two players from the same position selected in the same NFL Draft. Tennessee (OT in 1991), Alabama (WR, 2020)
and @NDFootball
TWICE
Love (#3) and Price (#32) tonight - and at QB in 1946
(Frank Dancewicz #1, Johnny Lujack #4)
Some other @NDFootball NFL draft history - in 1954 Johnny Lattner 'HB' and Neil Worden 'FB' went #7 and #9 - but Kansas State's Veryl Switzer was the first 'Back' taken at #4
In 1944, both listed as 'Backs' Creighton Miller was #6 and Jim Mello was #10 - in those days 'Backs' could be QB, RB, FB or HB.
Tonight's RB first goes all the way back to the start of the modern NFL draft history in 1967.
With the selection of Jeremiyah Love, @NDFootball extends to 90 NFL Drafts (of 91 total) with an Irish player selected. This remains tied for the most among any college football program.