Recounting, by the numbers, every Notre Dame QB’s starting debut over the past 50 years

The last Notre Dame quarterback to eventually win a national title, Tony Rice, somehow ended up with a negative pass-efficiency rating (-3.20) in his first-ever start in an Irish uniform. Debuts are often as deceiving as they are portending, but in the last 50 years the Irish have ended up on the winning side in 31 of 41 of such games. Here’s a rundown of what ND QB history looks like when it comes to first impressions.