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Week 4 ND @ PITT

Posted on July 26, 2011 at 05:56 AM.

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September 24, 2011
ND @ PITT
Week 4

Irish off to hot start
ND improves to 4-0 after beating PITT 39-32

Jonas Gray paced the Irish with 146 rushing yards and 2 TD.

Brian Kelly's offensive scheme is usually filled with passing. Well that was not the case Saturday at Heinz Field. Tommy Rees was having a hard time with the always stingy Pitt defense. So coach Kelly fed the ball to senior back-up RB Jonas Gray. Boy did he respond. "I won't lie. I love running the ball just like every other back, but coach Kelly has us all in. Were willing to do what it takes to win. Whether it be run, catch, or block...were willing to do it." said Gray. Gray scored twice and combined for 158 all-purpose yards. Kelly said of Gray..."His physical style of running really saved us today."

With Cierre Wood still hurt, Gray and freshman running back George Atkinson are reaping the benefits. In the few plays Atkinson got on the field for, his presence was quickly felt. On the first drive of the second half Atkinson caught a screen pass and motored down field for a 75 yard TD. Other than that play and Jonas Gray, the offense struggled.

Manti Te'o celebrates after bring down QB Tino Sunseri.

The defensive side also had its share of struggles. Pitt QB Tino Sunseri threw for 460 yards but only 1 TD. I'm assuming though that Sunseri will be having nightmares of Aaron Lynch. The freshman phenom sacked him 4 times. Lynch also forced him to fumble on a sack, then returned it 42 yards for the score. Through 4 games, Lynch has 11 QB sacks. Manti Te'o also had a big day flying sideline to sideline to record 12 tackles. Notre Dame is off to a hot start and now take on rival Purdue next week.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-0) at Pittsburgh Panthers (2-2)

Sep 24, 2011	1	2	3	4	F
Pittsburgh Panthers	13	3	6	10	32
#16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	10	15	7	39

Top Performers

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

J. Gray - 18 car, 146 yds, 2 TD

A. Lynch - 7 tkls, 4 sacks, FFUMB, FMBREC, TD

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

T. Sunseri - 460 yds, TD

D. Street - 9 rec, 199 yds

Team Stats Comparison
	ND	PITT
First Downs	10	15
3rd Down Efficiency	4-11 (36%)	5-17 (29%)
4th Down Efficiency	0-2 (0%)	2-4 (50%)
Total Yards	322	470
Passing Yards	199	460
Rushing Yards	123	10
Penalties-Penalty Yards	3-30	1-5
Turnovers	3	4
Time of Possession	16:49	15:11

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
PASSING	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
T. Rees	13/27	199	2	2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
J. Gray	18	146	8.1	2
T. Rees	5	-33	-6.6	0
G. Atkinson	3	10	3.3	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
T. Eifert	3	24	8.0	0
J. Gray	2	12	6.0	0
J. Golic	2	35	17.5	1
T. Riddick	2	29	14.5	0
M. Floyd	1	4	4.0	0
T.J. Jones	1	15	15.0	0
G. Atkinson	1	75	75.0	1
A. Welch	1	5	5.0	0
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
M. Te'o	12	0.0	0	0
A. Lynch	7	4.0	0	1
J. Slaughter	6	1.0	0	0
H. Williams	5	2.0	0	0
S. Cwynar	4	1.0	0	0
R. Blanton	2	0.0	1	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
N. Tausch	1/1	4/4	7	49

Pittsburgh Panthers
PASSING	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
T. Sunseri	28/43	460	1	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
T. Sunseri	16	-67	-4.1	1
R. Morris	10	50	5.0	0
R. Graham	5	-3	-0.6	0
M. Crockett	1	30	30.0	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
D. Street	9	199	22.1	0
C. Saddler	7	82	11.7	0
M. Shanahan	4	68	17.0	1
R. Morris	4	79	19.7	0
T. Thomas	2	14	7.0	0
H. Graham	1	6	6.0	0
R. Graham	1	12	12.0	0
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
J. Holley	8	0.0	1	0
M. Gruder	7	0.0	0	0
S. Imoru	5	0.0	0	0
C. Alecxih	3	1.0	0	0
J. Hargrove	2	1.0	0	0
R. Lidsey	2	1.0	0	0
A. Taglianetti	2	0.0	1	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
D. Conroy	4/4	2/2	14	48