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First Half
The game was crazy Starting out with South Florida jumping out on the Irish 14-0. The first Td was on the irish first drive when T.Rees threw a pick 6's which Rees would end up throwing 2 picks in the game with 0 tds so we will watch the QB talk closely to see if D.Crist will get a shot or if the starter will still be Rees. But back to the game... the Irish battled back with an INT of their own which would make it 14-14 but a late field goal by the bulls had the Irish down 14-17 going into the locker room.
Second Half
The irish first drive was a complete bust then south florida would put 6 up on the irish in just two plays on their first drive of the second half so the Irish trailed 14-24 going into the 4th. The Irish would score early on in the 4th thanks to a nice drive which took up most of the 3rd quarter. The South florida starting QB which killed the Irish all game was injuried early in the 4th. The back up was not as much as a duel threat and his first pass in the Irish pick it off which then led to the tying 36 yd FG with 3:06 left in the game. This is where the crazyness started! The bulls were driving it down the field and with Daniels out which was much more of a runner than his back up the offense was not the same. They decided to run the option. The QB was getting hit and the D was in the right spot as CB L.Wood would grab the pitch and take it 68 yards to the house with just 2:00 to go. Irish pull it out with that play right? Not yet the bulls say as they just straight up drive down the field on the irish and punch it in from just 3 yards away this time with just :57 to go. So do the irish just kill the clock and take this things into OT knowing they have the home crowd behind them.. No they attempt to drive it down the ball is their own 40 or so and as Rees drops back to pass he is sacked as he comes to the ground he fumbles the ball and USF returns it all the way to the zone with just :16 left. At this point the Irish is crushed but Coach Kelly just didnt think Rees fumble that ball so he threw the red flag out there. As we all watched hoping and praying the Ref announced there was no fumble on the play therefore no touchdown for the Bulls! Still hope for the Irish they punt and USF just takes into OT.
Overtime
Its not over.. Its overtime!! With the crazy ending of the 4th quarter one could only imagine how this game would end and it was no disappointment. Both team first drives were 3 and field goal. So heading into the second OT the irish needed some offense and they got it and C.Wood punched his 3 touchdown in at a key time. But the Bulls would answer with a passing touchdown of their own. We head to the 3rd OT the bulls start with the ball and get a first down or two but the D holds and force a 39 yard Field Goal. It was not the Bulls day though their kicker missed one early in the game and would do the same here as he pushed it wide right! All the Irish needed was a field goal the run the ball a couple times with Wood who had a great game and was named player of the game. They drive down and set up a 29 yard Field Goal and Ruffer comes on and hit again as he was perfect 3-3 on the day and this won them the game!
Recap
So it was quite the game for the Fighting Irish. Many thought ND would roll in this one but hey, a win is win. A 3 overtime thriller the fans got a game for the ages for sure today in south bend. Next game the Irish will have to play alot better if they wanna stay in the top 25 and undefeated of course as they travel to the Big House! Where they will play 1-0 Michigan who defeated Western Mich. 44-20 last week. Can the Irish shut down QB D.Robinson? We will wait and see.. See you in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Go Fighting Irish
| South Florida Bulls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ||||||
| Sep 3, 2011 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | OT | SCORE |
| South Florida Bulls (0-1) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| #21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 44 |
| Team Stats Comparison | ||
| USF | ND | |
| Total Offense | 497 | 397 |
| Rushing Yards | 42-217-1 | 44-175-4 |
| Passing Yards | 17-24-280yds-3 | 21-33-222yds-0 |
| First Downs | 17 | 20 |
| Punt Return Yards | 18 | 0 |
| Kick Return Yards | 114 | 152 |
| Total Yards | 629 | 549 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 6-12 (50%) | 7-16 (43%) |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-0 (0%) | 0-0 (0%) |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-0 (0%) | 0-0 (0%) |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 5-3-1 (80%) | 5-3-2 (100%) |
| Penalties | 2-15 | 0-0 |
| Posession Time | 14:52 | 24:44 |
| Scoring Summary | |||
| FIRST QUARTER SCORING | USF | ND | |
| 4:58 | (USF) G.Baker, 48 yd INT | 7 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER SCORING | USF | ND | |
| 7:55 | (USF) E.Landi, 20 yd pass from B.Daniels | 14 | 0 |
| 7:41 | (ND) C.Wood, 74 yd run | 14 | 7 |
| 6:38 | (ND) M.Floyd, 4 yd run | 14 | 14 |
| 1:02 | (USF) M.Bonani, 34 yd FG | 17 | 14 |
| THIRD QUARTER SCORING | USF | ND | |
| 5:03 | (USF) E.Landi, 65 yd pass from B.Daniels | 24 | 14 |
| FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | USF | ND | |
| 7:57 | (ND) C.Wood, 1 yd run | 24 | 21 |
| 3:06 | (ND) D****ffer, 36 yd FG | 24 | 24 |
| 2:00 | (ND) L.Wood, 68 yd FUMBLE return | 24 | 31 |
| 0:57 | (USF) D.Scott, 3 yd run | 31 | 31 |
| OVERTIME SCORING | USF | ND | |
| -- | (USF) M.Bonani, 47 yd FG | 34 | 31 |
| -- | (ND) D****ffer, 39 yd FG | 34 | 34 |
| -- | (ND) C.Wood, 2 yd run | 34 | 41 |
| -- | (USF) A.Love, 17 yd pass from B.Eveld | 41 | 41 |
| -- | (ND) D****ffer, 29 yd FG | 41 | 44 |
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