Steve Angeli

Steve Angeli
Angeli at the 2023 Sun Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish – No. 15
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophomore
Personal information
Born: (2003-11-18) November 18, 2003 (age 21)
Westfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight208 lb (94 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolBergen Catholic (Oradell, New Jersey)

Steven Angeli (born November 18, 2003)[1] is an American college football quarterback for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Early life

Raised in Westfield, New Jersey, Angeli attended and played high school football at Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, New Jersey, a school located 30 miles (48 km) from his hometown.[2] He was considered a 3-star quarterback by 247Sports[3] and Rivals.com,[4] and a 4 star by ESPN.[5]

College career

Notre Dame

2022 season

On October 22, 2022, Angeli made his collegiate debut against UNLV. Overall, Angeli appeared in two games in the 2022 season.

2023 season

In 2023, Angeli was named the backup quarterback, behind Sam Hartman. He appeared in nine games and recorded 4 touchdowns and 1 interception for 272 passing yards.

On December 29, 2023, Angeli made his first collegiate start in the Sun Bowl.[6] He threw for 232 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 40-8 win over Oregon State.

2024 Season

In the 2025 Orange Bowl against Penn State, Angeli replaced an injured Riley Leonard late in the second quarter and completed 6/7 passes for 44 yards, securing a field goal as the first half expired. Leonard would return in the second half and lead Notre Dame to a 27–24 victory.[7]

College statistics

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2022 2 0 — 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0
2023 8 1 1–0 34 44 77.3 504 11.5 7 1 221.4 8 27 3.4 0
2024 10 0 — 24 35 68.6 268 7.7 3 0 161.2 9 9 1.0 0
Career 20 1 1–0 58 79 73.4 772 11.2 10 1 194.7 17 36 2.1 0

References

  1. ^ Lanni, Patrick (March 5, 2021). "N.J.'s top QB picks Notre Dame. Our Q&A hits on why, plus family ties & tradition". nj. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Tartaglia, Greg. "North Jersey's Male Athlete of the Week playing 'big boy' football at a high level", The Record, September 9, 2021. Accessed December 19, 2023. "Steve Angeli came north to play high school football and will head to South Bend for college. For the first two games this season, the senior quarterback and his Bergen Catholic teammates have gotten well-versed in geography.... That was among the aspects of North Jersey football that drew a Westfield resident to attend a school roughly 30 miles north on the Garden State Parkway."
  3. ^ "Steve Angeli, Bergen Catholic, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247Sports.
  4. ^ "Steve Angeli, 2022 Pro-style quarterback - Rivals.com". n.rivals.com.
  5. ^ "ESPN Football Recruiting". ESPN.com.
  6. ^ Farmer, Douglas (December 11, 2023). "Notre Dame QB Sam Hartman opts out of Sun Bowl, elevating Steve Angeli into his first start". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  7. ^ NCAA.com. "Notre Dame defeats Penn State in Orange Bowl thriller, advances to title game | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved January 10, 2025.