Player Career

Kyle Brindza Career Story

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Player Story

Kyle Brindza story

Kyle Brindza built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a placekicker from Canton, MI wearing No. 27, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Kyle Brindza's career was his special-teams scoring: 288 kicking points, 57 made field goals on 80 attempts, and 117 extra points across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Notre Dame. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Notre Dame.

The arc is straightforward: Kyle Brindza moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Notre Dame

    2011-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonNotre Dame0
2012 PostseasonNotre Dame00
2012 Regular SeasonNotre Dame00
2013 PostseasonNotre Dame00
2013 Regular SeasonNotre Dame00
2014 PostseasonNotre Dame00
2014 Regular SeasonNotre Dame00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Alabama

Week 1 · L 14-42 · Postseason

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

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Touchdowns

0 takeover

0 primary-metric impact.

#2

@ USC

Week 13 · W 22-13

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Touchdowns

0 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#3

vs Wake Forest

Week 12 · W 38-0

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Touchdowns

0 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#4

@ Boston College

Week 11 · W 21-6

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Touchdowns

0 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#5

vs Pittsburgh

Week 10 · W 29-26

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Touchdowns

0 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Notre Dame

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2013 Postseason · Notre Dame

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

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Impact games

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Splash games

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10+ tackle games