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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : ND @ STAN : Preview

Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:36 AM.

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November 26, 2011

Matchup Preview | November 26, 2011

#10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(9-2, 4-1 Away)

#3 Stanford Cardinal
(10-1, 5-1 Home)

Offensive Stats Comparison
4406 (#28)	Total Offensive Yards	4833 (#9)
2747 (#14)	Passing Yards	2496 (#30)
1659 (#64)	Rushing Yards	2337 (#9)
36.0 (#9)	Points Per Game	41.2 (#3)

Defensive Stats Comparison
4095 (#83)	Total Yards Allowed	3413 (#35)
2466 (#97)	Passing Yards Allowed	2063 (#51)
1629 (#67)	Rushing Yards Allowed	1350 (#27)

Injury Report
LB: Ishaq Williams Abdominal tear - 8 weeks		LG: Matt Bentler Broken wrist - 6 weeks
QB: Dayne Crist Herniated Disk - Questionable		LE: Matthew Masifilio Broken hand - 2 weeks
		QB: Andrew Luck Strained knee - Probable

Game Notes
NOTRE DAME -Dayne Crist returned to practice which started rumors that he would return to play quarterback. Coach Brian Kelly put that to rest and said that Andrew Hendrix will start. -Brian Kelly will have the Irish wear the green jerseys. STANFORD -Heisman hopeful Andrew Luck has missed the last two games with a strained knee. He practiced lightly this week and is listed as probable. -The Cardinal holds the advantage in turnover differential. Stanford is +15 while Notre Dame is -5.

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : BC @ ND : Final

Posted on October 11, 2011 at 10:59 AM.

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November 19, 2011

Irish ride Floyd for victory
Three touchdowns from Michael Floyd lead Irish to win over BC
BC 21 ND 42

Michael Floyd gives thanks to a higher power after recording his third touchdown of the day.

Saturday's tilt between Notre Dame and Boston College was closer than the score shows. The Eagles came out to South Bend to compete. They would not be rolled over. The first half was tight with each team matching touchdowns in the first and second quarters. Michael Floyd scored on passes from Andrew Hendrix in the first and second quarter. Boston College answered each touchdown to tie it 14-14 at halftime.

Harrison intercepts his 8th pass of the year and returned it for a touchdown.

In the middle of the third quarter, the Eagles were inside the redzone and were threatening to score. A score would take the lead. But Harrison Smith was not having any of that. Smith intercepted Dan Shinskie at the 2 yard line. He returned it 98 yards for the score. "It was the turning point. No doubt. I can't say enough about what Harrison Smith does for this team" said coach Brian Kelly. The defense came up big in the second half. Freshman Aaron Lynch had the best game of his young career recording four sacks. They were able to sack quarterback Dan Shinskie an eye popping 10 times.

Freshman Aaron Lynch celebrates after recording one of his four sacks.

Opening the fourth quarter, Hendrix hooked up with Michael Floyd for the third touchdown between the duo. Boston College would match on a big pass play from Shinskie to make it 21-28 Irish. Then stepped in the closer. Jonas Gray took over and scored twice in the last four minutes to close out the game.

Hendrix played well completing 60% of his passes throwing for 254 yards and 3 touchdowns. Hendrix continues to progress and is gaining more confidence with each game. He is getting help from a great ground game in Cierre Wood and Jonas Gray. They both again eclipsed 100 yards on the ground. Next week they play #4 Stanford. It will be the biggest game of the year.

Boston College Eagles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Nov 19, 2011	1	2	3	4	F
BC (3-7)	7	7	0	7	21
#12 ND (8-2)	7	7	7	21	42

Top Performers

PASS: ND QB: A. Hendrix - 20/33, 254 yds, 3 TD, INT

RUSH: ND RB: J. Gray - 7 car, 101 yds, 2 TD

REC: ND WR: M. Floyd - 10 rec, 138 yds, 3 TD

Team Stats Comparison
	BC	ND
First Downs	13	18
3rd Down Efficiency	4-13 (30%)	5-13 (38%)
4th Down Efficiency	0-0 (0%)	0-1 (0%)
Total Yards	349	433
Passing Yards	224	254
Rushing Yards	125	179
Penalties-Penalty Yards	3-20	1-10
Turnovers	3	2
Time of Possession	17:49	22:10

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		BC	ND
5:32	(ND) TD ND: M. Floyd, 4 yd pass from A. Hendrix	0	7
1:04	(BC) TD BC: M. Harris, 74 yd run	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		BC	ND
5:43	(BC) TD BC: J. Coleman, 15 yd pass from D. Shinskie	14	7
2:51	(ND) TD ND: M. Floyd, 22 yd pass from A. Hendrix	14	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		BC	ND
5:40	(ND) TD ND: H. Smith, returned interception 98 yds	14	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		BC	ND
8:01	(ND) TD ND: M. Floyd, 10 yd pass from A. Hendrix	14	28
5:06	(BC) TD BC: A. Amidon, 44 yd pass from D. Shinskie	21	28
4:51	(ND) TD ND: J. Gray, 57 yd run	21	35
1:41	(ND) TD ND: J. Gray, 8 yd run	21	42

Boston College Eagles
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
D. Shinskie	17/29 (58%)	224	2	3
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Harris	19	123	6.4	1
D. Shinskie	10	-68	-6.8	0
A. Williams	1	-1	-1.0	0
R. Quigley	1	29	29.0	0
A. Amidon	1	42	42.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Pantale	4	49	12.2	0
A. Amidon	4	74	18.5	1
B. Swigert	3	33	11.0	0
J. Coleman	2	34	17.0	1
C. Lee	1	3	3.0	0
A. Foxen	1	17	17.0	0
S. Phillips	1	12	12.0	0
A. Williams	1	0	0.0	0
M. Harris	1	2	2.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
A. Currelley	9	2.0	0	0
O. Okoroha	7	0.0	0	0
J. Noel	7	0.0	0	0
L. Kuechly	6	1.0	1	0
A. Louis Jean	4	1.0	0	0
M. Holloway	4	1.0	0	0
K. Edeball	4	1.0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
N. Freese	0/1	3/3	3	-

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
A. Hendrix	20/33 (60%)	254	3	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Wood	15	100	6.6	0
A. Hendrix	10	-46	-4.6	0
J. Gray	7	101	14.4	2
G. Atkinson	3	24	8.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Floyd	10	138	13.8	3
C. Wood	3	19	6.3	0
D. Daniels	2	39	19.5	0
T. Eifert	2	23	11.5	0
T. Jones	1	20	20.0	0
R. Toma	1	11	11.0	0
B. Koyack	1	4	4.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
Z. Motta	10	0.0	0	0
A. Lynch	6	4.0	0	0
P. Shembo	6	0.0	0	0
M. Te'o	5	1.0	1	0
G. Gray	5	0.5	0	0
D. Fleming	4	0.0	1	0
H. Smith	4	1.0	1	1
S. Cwynar	4	2.0	0	0
L. Wood	4	0.5	0	0
E. Johnson	1	1.0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
N. Tausch	0/0	6/6	6	-

Monday, October 10, 2011

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : BC @ ND : Preview

Posted on October 10, 2011 at 09:43 AM.

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Matchup Preview | November 19, 2011

Boston College Eagles
(3-7, 1-3 Away)

#12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(8-2, 4-1 Home)

Offensive Stats Comparison
3006 (#102)	Total Offensive Yards	3973 (#3)
1467 (#110)	Passing Yards	2493 (#17)
1539 (#64)	Rushing Yards	1480 (#70)
15.7 (#114)	Points Per Game	35.4 (#14)

Defensive Stats Comparison
3121 (#37)	Total Yards Allowed	3746 (#83)
1929 (#60)	Passing Yards Allowed	2242 (#95)
1192 (#22)	Rushing Yards Allowed	1504 (#67)

Injury Report
RG - Bryant Davis Strained shoulder - Probable		QB - D. Crist Herniated disk - 1 Week
CB - Dominique Williams Upper arm fracture - 1 week
QB - Chase Rettig Broken femur - Out for season

Game Notes
NOTRE DAME -Brian Kelly has developed a three headed monster in the Irish backfield. Look for him to deploy that with backs Cierre Wood, Jonas Gray, and George Atkinson. -Irish defense should be able to have a good game. Boston College has had weak production from their senior quarterback Dan Shinskie. BOSTON COLLEGE -Running back Montell Harris should eclipse the 1,000 yard mark on the Saturday against the Irish. Harris has 992 yards and the Eagles will most certainly run him often. -Stud sophomore linebacker Kevin Pierre Louis is the leader on defense. He has 8.5 sacks this year. The Eagles will need a big game from him.

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : Week 12 Top 25

Posted on October 10, 2011 at 09:16 AM.

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Top 25 : Week 12

Notre Dame (8-2) sits at #12 with Boston College and #4 Stanford left to play. If they win both, the Irish may be able to leap in the top 10.
The Stanford Cardinal lost their #1 ranking and were defeated 17-38 by #19 Oregon. Stanford dropped to #4.
After beating #10 TCU, Boise State now has their #1 ranking. Kellen Moore and the Broncos could finally get their national title shot.
#7 Nebraska lost to #21 Penn State 27-37. The win jumped Penn State into the top 25.
#9 Houston is still undefeated and continues to climb the rankings.
Utah dropped back to #11 after losing 28-35 to UCLA.
Auburn and San Diego State dropped out of the top 25.

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Nov 19, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	4	Boise State	9	0	1523
2	2	Arkansas	9	1	1252
3	6	Ohio State	8	2	1203
4	1	Stanford	9	1	1063
5	9	Wisconsin	8	2	1046
6	13	Alabama	8	2	976
7	2	Nebraska	9	1	952
8	12	Oklahoma State	9	1	907
9	14	Houston	10	0	873
10	7	TCU	8	2	814
11	3	Utah	9	1	798
12	15	Notre Dame	8	2	757
13	16	Texas	7	2	709
14	18	Air Force	8	2	611
15	11	Florida State	8	2	597
16	10	Mississippi State	7	3	585
17	8	West Virginia	8	2	575
18	19	Texas A&M	7	3	572
19	22	Oregon	7	3	564
20	20	Michigan	8	2	539
21	-	Penn State	7	3	492
22	21	LSU	7	3	478
23	25	Miami	8	2	423
24	17	Iowa	8	2	309
25	-	Michigan State	6	4	257

Saturday, October 8, 2011

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : ND @ MD : Final

Posted on October 8, 2011 at 08:46 PM.

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November 12, 2011

Atkinson ignites Irish again
Irish comeback from 24-0 deficit
ND 43 TERPS 31

George Atkinson sparked Notre Dame again with a 95 yard kick return touchdown.

The Fighting Irish got off to a sluggish start in Saturday night's clash with the Maryland Terapins. Right from the opening kickoff, Maryland was on a mission to upset the Irish. The Terps took the kickoff and scored on their opening drive. Minutes later after stopping the Irish offense, Maryland quarterback Danny O'Brien again carved up Notre Dame's defense. O'Brien again led the Terps to another score to go up 14-0.

The beginning of the second quarter didn't get any better for coach Brian Kelly and the Irish. O'Brien had the Terps offense flowing. With over five minutes to play in the second, O'Brien launched a 59 yard bomb down the sideline to senior wide receiver Ronnie Tyler. Irish were down 21-0. On top of that, Maryland again added a field goal right after to make it 24-0. With 3:45 left to play in the second, Notre Dame needed a spark.

That spark came from a familiar freshman named George Atkinson. This is becoming routine for Atkinson. Need a big play to spark the team? In steps the freshman. After going up 24-0, the Terps kicked off after the field goal to Atkinson. Big mistake. He returned it 95 yards for the score to make it 24-7. Now the comeback begins. The defense for the Irish then went and stopped the Terps. Quarterback Andrew Hendrix got the ball back with just over a minute remaining in the first half. Hendrix completed a 59 yard pass to receiver Robby Toma and got them to the 33 yard line. With :05 seconds remaining, Hendrix hit Michael Floyd in the back of the endzone for the touchdown making it 24-14 at the half. Irish were back in the game.

Michael Floyd hauls in one of his two touchdowns at the end of the second quarter.

Irish received the kick for the start of the second half. They continued the comeback on the back of halfback Jonas Gray. He scampered for a 47 yard touchdown and made it 24-21. The Irish inched even closer sacking Danny O'Brien on the following series to make it 24-23. After receiving the punt, Hendrix hooked up with Floyd again on a 34 yard touchdown to take the lead 29-24.

Andrew Hendrix operated a great comeback in the second half Saturday night against the Terps.

Jonas Gray opened the fourth quarter with another touchdown to jump up 36-24. Maryland made it interesting driving for one more touchdown making it 36-31 with 4:28 remaining in the game. Brian Kelly then called on the talented freshman Atkinson. "George doesn't have an elaborate package right now. We just have a few plays installed for him. They hadn't seen him yet at running back so I thought I'd throw him in unnoticed" said coach Kelly. Atkinson bolted for a 51 yard touchdown closing out the game 43-31. While it started off scary, Kelly and the staff were thrilled with their resilience. It was a big win on the road for the Irish.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Maryland Terrapins

Nov 12, 2011	1	2	3	4	F
#15 ND (7-2)	0	14	15	14	43
MD (5-4)	14	10	0	7	31

Top Performers

PASS: ND QB: A. Hendrix - 14/28, 220 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

RUSH: ND RB: C. Wood - 22 car, 131 yds

REC: MD WR: Q. McCree - 10 rec, 113 yds, TD

Team Stats Comparison
	ND	MD
First Downs	14	18
3rd Down Efficiency	4-13 (30%)	6-17 (%35)
4th Down Efficiency	2-2 (100%)	5-6 (83%)
Total Yards	471	487
Passing Yards	220	301
Rushing Yards	251	186
Penalties-Penalty Yards	1-10	2-10
Turnovers	2	4
Time of Possession	22:00	18:00

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ND	MD
7:53	(MD) TD MD: Q. McCree, 32 yd pass from D. O'Brien	0	7
1:44	(MD) TD MD: D. Meggett, 2 yd run	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ND	MD
5:25	(MD) TD MD: R. Tyler, 59 yd pass from D. O'Brien	0	21
3:56	(MD) FG MD: N. Ferrara, 44 yd FG	0	24
3:45	(ND) TD ND: G. Atkinson, returned kickoff 95 yds	7	24
0:05	(ND) TD ND: M. Floyd, 33 yd pass from A. Hendrix	14	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ND	MD
7:45	(ND) TD ND: J. Gray, 47 yd run	21	24
3:45	(ND) Safety ND: D. O'Brien sacked for safety	23	24
1:29	(ND) TD ND: M. Floyd, 34 yd pass from A. Hendrix (2 pt failed)	29	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ND	MD
8:51	(ND) TD ND: J. Gray, 4 yd run	36	24
4:28	(MD) TD MD: T. Cheeseboro, 21 yd pass from D. O'Brien	36	31
1:52	(ND) TD ND: G. Atkinson, 51 yd run	43	31

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
A. Hendrix	14/28 (50%)	220	2	2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Wood	22	131	5.9	0
G. Atkinson	8	85	10.6	1
J. Gray	4	55	13.7	2
A. Hendrix	3	-20	-6.6	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Floyd	5	98	19.6	2
R. Toma	3	85	28.3	0
C. Wood	2	-1	-0.5	0
D. Daniels	2	12	6.0	0
T. Jones	1	16	16.0	0
T. Riddick	1	10	10.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
L. Wood	10	1.0	0	0
R. Blanton	10	0.0	0	0
Z. Motta	9	0.0	0	0
H. Smith	8	0.0	2	0
M. Te'o	8	0.0	1	0
A. Lynch	6	0.5	0	0
S. Cwynar	5	1.0	0	0
E. Johnson	5	0.5	0	0
C. Calabrese	4	1.0	1	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
N. Tausch	0/0	5/5	5	-
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
G. Atkinson	7	205	29.2	1

Maryland Terrapins
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
D. O'Brien	25/47 (53%)	301	3	4
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
D. Meggett	17	114	6.7	1
D. Adams	12	92	7.6	0
D. O'Brien	4	-21	-5.2	0
G. Douglas	1	1	1.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Q. McCree	10	113	11.3	1
T. Logan	5	33	6.6	0
R. Tyler	4	90	22.5	1
K. Boykins	2	5	2.5	0
T. Cheeseboro	1	21	21.0	1
R. Moore	1	9	9.0	0
D. Adams	1	25	25.0	0
M. Furstenburg	1	5	5.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
D. Hartsfield	10	0.0	0	0
M. Robinson	9	0.0	0	0
D. McDougle	7	0.0	0	0
K. Tate	7	0.0	1	0
B. Johnson	6	1.0	0	0
D. Mackall	5	0.0	0	0
C. Chism	4	0.0	1	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
N. Ferrara	1/1	4/4	7	44

Thursday, October 6, 2011

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : ND @ MD : Preview

Posted on October 6, 2011 at 01:13 PM.

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Matchup Preview | November 12, 2011

#15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(7-2, 3-1 Away)

Maryland Terrapins
(5-4, 4-3 Home)

Offensive Stats Comparison
3502 (#4)	Total Offensive Yards	3421 (#57)
2273 (#15)	Passing Yards	1944 (#50)
1229 (#81)	Rushing Yards	1477 (#47)
34.5 (#16)	Points Per Game	27.7 (#52)

Defensive Stats Comparison
3259 (#71)	Total Yards Allowed	2497 (#15)
1941 (#87)	Passing Yards Allowed	1447 (#20)
1318 (#62)	Rushing Yards Allowed	1050 (#20)

Injury Report
QB : D. Crist Herniated Disk - 2 Weeks		WR : K. Dorsey Torn pectoral - 5 weeks

Game Notes
NOTRE DAME -Irish will look to get their running game back on track after getting shut down by Wake Forest last week. -Quarterback Andrew Hendrix has to be better in red zone. He has driven the Irish down there repeatedly but unable to get the ball into endzone. MARYLAND -Quarterback Danny O'Brien has a 18/16 touchdown to interception ratio. He has to find a way to limit turnovers against the Irish. -Wake Forest showed a blueprint on how to slow down the Irish offense. Maryland needs to stop the run first and make the young Sophomore Andrew Hendrix beat you.

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : ND @ WAKE : Final

Posted on October 6, 2011 at 12:16 PM.

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November 5, 2011

Irish slip past Demon Deacons
Kickoff return from freshman George Atkinson sparks comeback win
ND 23 WAKE 13

The second half opening kickoff return from George Atkinson sparked the Irish in their comeback win.

This could have gone very wrong for the Irish. The Demon Deacons came into the game Saturday with a solid passing defense. Well there game plan on defense was the total opposite. They stacked the box repeatedly and stuffed Notre Dame's rushing game. Cierre Wood rushed 20 times for just 40 yards. This made it tough sledding for the Irish offense. However, Andrew Hendrix played a mistake free game at quarterback and was able to fight through a pressing Demon Deacon defense.

Despite not throwing any touchdowns, Andrew Hendrix paced the Irish offense with 271 passing yards.

Wake Forest was gunning for an upset from the kickoff. They took an early 10-0 lead. Hendrix responded at the end of the first quarter leading a 80 yard drive down the field. It was capped off by a Jonas Gray 8 yard touchdown. The second quarter was tough for both sides, managing a field goal a piece. Heading into the locker room at half, Wake led 13-10.

Freshman George Atkinson returned to the field after halftime feeling the pressure of big time college football. "I told him that we need a spark and to get us out to the forty. Well he did more than that." said coach Kelly. Atkinson took the second half opening kickoff 96 yards for the touchdown. That put the Irish up 17-13. That was his third kick return of the year. When asked if we can expect to see more of Atkinson at running back Kelly said, "Well of course Cierre (Wood) is our starter and we still have alot of confidence in Jonas (Gray). But with what George has done, we might have to install some plays for him in the game plan."

Darius Fleming recorded 15 tackles Saturday against Wake Forest.

The kick return fired up the rest of the team. Wake Forest was then held scoreless in the second half. The defense had a rough first half but stepped up when needed in crunch time. They were led by senior Darius Fleming and his 15 tackles. They were gashed by the rushing attack of the Demon Deacons but were solid against the pass. The Irish came out with a win but were nearly upset. They will have to play better if they hope to beat Maryland next week.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Nov 5, 2011	1	2	3	4	F
#18 ND (6-2)	7	3	10	3	23
WAKE (4-4)	10	3	0	0	13

Top Performers

PASS: ND QB : A. Hendrix - 22/33, 271 yds

RUSH: Wake RB : J. Harris - 19 car, 167 yds, TD

REC: ND WR : M. Floyd - 8 rec, 95 yds

Team Stats Comparison
	ND	WAKE
First Downs	15	15
3rd Down Efficiency	6-15 (40%)	2-12 (16%)
4th Down Efficiency	0-0 (0%)	0-2 (0%)
Total Yards	282	378
Passing Yards	271	133
Rushing Yards	11	245
Penalties-Penalty Yards	2-20	0-0
Turnovers	0	0
Time of Possession	23:37	16:23

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ND	WAKE
9:44	(WAKE) TD Wake: J. Harris, 83 yd run	0	7
3:51	(WAKE) FG Wake: J. Newman, 29 yd FG	0	10
0:17	(ND) TD ND: J. Gray, 8 yd run	7	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ND	WAKE
7:36	(WAKE) FG Wake: J. Newman, 28 yd FG	7	13
1:12	(ND) FG ND: N. Tausch, 30 yd FG	10	13
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ND	WAKE
9:48	(ND) TD ND: G. Atkinson, returned kickoff 96 yds	17	13
5:30	(ND) FG ND: N. Tausch, 27 yd FG	20	13
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ND	WAKE
5:27	(ND) FG ND: N. Tausch, 32 yd FG	23	13

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
A. Hendrix	22/33 (66%)	271	0	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Wood	20	40	2.0	0
A. Hendrix	7	-46	-6.5	0
J. Gray	2	13	6.5	1
M. Floyd	1	4	4.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Floyd	8	95	11.8	0
T. Eifert	2	22	11.0	0
R. Toma	2	15	7.5	0
D. Daniels	2	36	18.0	0
T. Jones	2	21	10.5	0
T. Riddick	2	26	13.0	0
B. Koyack	2	0	0.0	0
A. Welch	1	54	54.0	0
C. Wood	1	2	2.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
D. Fleming	15	0.5	0	0
C. Calabrese	9	0.0	0	0
M. Te'o	7	0.5	0	0
G. Gray	6	0.5	0	0
P. Shembo	6	0.5	0	0
H. Smith	4	0.0	0	0
E. Johnson	3	1.0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
N. Tausch	3/3	2/2	11	32
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
G. Atkinson	4	159	39.7	1

Wake Forest Demon Deacons
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
T. Price	12/21 (57%)	118	0	0
K. Rush	1/4 (25%)	15	0	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
J. Harris	19	167	8.7	1
T. Price	11	65	5.9	0
M. Campanaro	3	8	2.6	0
K. Rush	2	2	1.0	0
T. Bohanon	1	3	3.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Ford	3	47	15.6	0
A. Parker	3	24	8.0	0
D. Dembry	2	21	10.5	0
M. Campanaro	2	24	12.0	0
J. Harris	2	4	2.0	0
L. Jackson	1	13	13.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
S. Betros	9	0.0	0	0
D. Mack	8	0.0	0	0
K. Johnson	7	0.0	0	0
K. Smith	6	3.0	0	0
C. Quarles	6	0.0	0	0
K. Wilber	3	1.0	0	0
J. Ehrmann	2	1.0	0	0
B. Dunmeyer	1	1.0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
J. Newman	2/3	1/1	7	30

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : ND @ WAKE : Preview

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Matchup Preview | November 5, 2011

#18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(6-2, 2-1 Away)

Wake Forest Demon Deacons
(4-4, 2-2 Home)

Offensive Stats Comparison
3220 (#4)	Total Offensive Yards	2599 (#101)
2002 (#19)	Passing Yards	1013 (#115)
1218 (#71)	Rushing Yards	1586 (#24)
36.0 (#15)	Points Per Game	24.8 (#70)

Defensive Stats Comparison
2881 (#69)	Total Yards Allowed	2860 (#65)
1808 (#91)	Passing Yards Allowed	1350 (#26)
1073 (#44)	Rushing Yards Allowed	1510 (#108)

Injury Report
QB : Dayne Crist Herniated Disk - 3 Weeks		WR : Chris Givens Forearm fracture - out for season
		LT : Dennis Godfrey Forearm fracture - 1 week

Game Notes
NOTRE DAME -Kelly has had success with his more balanced play calling. Look for him to keep running the ball as Wake Forest has the 108th ranked rush defense. -The defense will key on Wake's running game. They use a combination of running backs Brandon Pendergrass and Josh Harris. WAKE FOREST -Wake's defense will have their hands full with the Irish run game. They will need a strong game from their defense if they'll have any chance to win. -Quarterback play has been poor for Wake Forest. They have switched on and off between sophomore Tanner Price and freshman Keenon Rush.

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : NAVY @ ND : Final

Posted on October 5, 2011 at 10:43 AM.

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October 29, 2011

Victory in South Bend
Irish smash Midshipmen 58-14

Freshman Davaris Daniels celebrates a 55 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Andrew Hendrix.

Saturdays game against the Navy Midshipmen was by far, Notre Dame's best game of the year. They played very well on both sides of the ball. After a successful showing against USC, Brian Kelly continued his new balanced offensive game plan. The Irish pounded the ball on the ground routinely while sprinkling in the pass. Between Cierre Wood, Jonas Gray, and George Atkinson, they managed to rush for 291 yards. Wood and Gray were able to both eclipse the 100 yard mark.

Cierre Wood and Jonas Gray both eclipsed 100 yards rushing.

Andrew Hendrix continued his strong play since overtaking the starting quarterback spot. He has managed the offense very nicely while passing for 212 yards and 2 touchdowns. Although, it is no secret that Hendrix has benefited from coach Kelly's balanced offensive play calling. "We have had a nice flow and balance to our offense. We hope to continue that on the road against Wake Forest." said Kelly.

The Irish defense turned in their second straight strong performance. They stuffed the Navy option repeatedly holding them to 112 rushing yards. On the day, Navy only managed a total of 253 yards of offense. Irish defenders had 14 tackles for loss and held Navy to 4 of 16 on third down. Harrison Smith picked off Navy quarterback Kriss Proctor twice. Gary Gray also picked him off and returned it for a 70 yard touchdown. It was a dominating game on both sides of the ball.

Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Oct 29, 2011	1	2	3	4	F
NAVY (2-5)	0	7	7	0	14
#19 ND (5-2)	7	21	13	17	58

Top Performers

PASS: ND QB: A. Hendrix - 17/28, 212, 2 TD, INT

RUSH: ND RB: C. Wood - 16 car, 124 yds, 2 TD

REC: ND WR: M. Floyd - 4 rec, 81 yds, TD

Team Stats Comparison
	NAVY	ND
First Downs	12	19
3rd Down Efficiency	4-16 (25%)	7-13 (53%)
4th Down Efficiency	0-1 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Total Yards	253	503
Passing Yards	141	212
Rushing Yards	112	291
Penalties-Penalty Yards	4-20	1-17
Turnovers	3	1
Time of Possession	14:40	25:20

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		NAVY	ND
2:15	(ND) TD ND: D. Daniels, 55 yd pass from A. Hendrix	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		NAVY	ND
9:08	(ND) TD ND: C. Wood, 5 yd run	0	14
6:21	(NAVY) TD Navy: A. Felder, returned interception 54 yds	7	14
6:06	(ND) TD ND: J. Gray, 77 yd run	7	21
0:20	(ND) TD ND: M. Floyd, 7 yd pass from A. Hendrix	7	28
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		NAVY	ND
8:31	(ND) FG ND: N. Tausch, 40 yd FG	7	31
5:01	(ND) FG ND: N. Tausch, 25 yd FG	7	34
3:02	(ND) TD ND: C. Wood, 28 yd run	7	41
1:32	(NAVY) TD Navy: G. Greene, 5 yd run	14	41
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		NAVY	ND
9:48	(ND) TD ND: G. Gray, returned interception 70 yds	14	48
1:53	(ND) FG ND: N. Tausch, 29 yd FG	14	51

Navy Midshipmen
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
K. Proctor	9/21 (42%)	141	0	3
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
A. Teich	16	81	5.0	0
K. Proctor	12	4	0.3	0
D. Diggs	4	12	3.0	0
G. Greene	4	4	1.0	1
A. Santiago	3	11	3.6	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
A. Teich	2	16	8.0	0
G. Greene	2	4	2.0	0
B. Turner	2	36	18.0	0
M. Aiken	2	65	32.5	0
D. Furman	1	20	20.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
T. Bush	10	0.0	0	0
J. Fehr	10	0.0	0	0
M. Warrick	7	0.0	0	0
D. Sperry	6	1.0	0	0
K. Mitchell	6	0.0	0	0
J. Tuani	2	1.0	0	0
A. Felder	1	0.0	1	1
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
J. Teague	0/1	2/2	2	-

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
A. Hendrix	17/28 (60%)	212	2	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Wood	16	124	7.7	2
G. Atkinson	11	63	5.7	0
J. Gray	10	115	11.5	1
A. Hendrix	4	-11	-2.7	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Floyd	4	81	20.2	1
R. Toma	3	26	8.6	0
B. Koyack	2	8	4.0	0
D. Daniels	2	72	36.0	1
T. Riddick	2	13	6.5	0
C. Wood	1	-4	-4.0	0
A. Welch	1	13	13.0	0
T. Eifert	1	-2	-2.0	0
T. Jones	1	5	5.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
C. Calabrese	14	0.0	0	0
D. Fleming	8	0.0	0	0
H. Smith	7	0.0	2	0
A. Lynch	7	0.0	0	0
M. Te'o	6	0.0	0	0
G. Gray	4	0.0	1	1
S. Cwynar	2	1.0	0	0
E. Johnson	2	1.0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
N. Tausch	3/3	7/7	16	40

Saturday, October 1, 2011

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED :NAVY @ ND : Preview

Posted on October 1, 2011 at 03:18 AM.

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Matchup Preview | October 29, 2011

Navy Midshipmen
(2-5, 1-2 Away)

#19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(5-2, 3-1 Home)

Offensive Stats Comparison
2251 (#99)	Total Offensive Yards	2717 (#11)
654 (#120)	Passing Yards	1790 (#21)
1597 (#9)	Rushing Yards	927 (#91)
25.0 (#71)	Points Per Game	32.8 (#29)

Defensive Stats Comparison
2685 (#90)	Total Yards Allowed	2628 (#81)
1650 (#94)	Passing Yards Allowed	1667 (#100)
1035 (#60)	Rushing Yards Allowed	961 (#44)

Injury Report
RT - R. Basford Strained knee - 5 weeks		QB - D. Crist Herniated disk - 4 Weeks
LT - J. Dowd Ruptured disk - Out for season
MLB - M. Blue Broken Collarbone - Out for season

Game Notes
NOTRE DAME -Navy runs a similar offense to Air Force. Irish were shredded by the Air Force earlier this year. -Andrew Hendrix makes his second career start. Irish look to continue his progression. NAVY -Senior quarterback Kriss Proctor heads the option offense. He has ran for 541 yards this year. -Running back Gee Gee Greene has had a very productive year. Hes run for 827 yards and 8 touchdowns.

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : Week 9 Top 25

Posted on October 1, 2011 at 03:16 AM.

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Week 9 : Top 25

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 29, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Stanford	7	0	1503
2	2	Nebraska	7	0	1473
3	3	Oklahoma State	7	0	1339
4	7	Utah	7	0	1267
5	5	Boise State	7	0	1163
6	8	Wisconsin	6	1	1014
7	10	Arkansas	6	1	919
8	11	TCU	6	1	866
9	12	West Virginia	6	1	838
10	13	Ohio State	5	2	774
11	14	Texas A&M	5	2	746
12	17	Auburn	6	2	737
13	15	Mississippi State	5	2	694
14	16	Oregon	5	2	666
15	4	Florida State	6	1	662
16	9	LSU	6	2	648
17	6	Alabama	6	2	641
18	19	Michigan	6	1	546
19	23	Notre Dame	5	2	427
20	22	Florida	4	3	404
21	24	Texas	4	2	333
22	-	Houston	7	0	311
23	25	South Carolina	4	3	286
24	18	Michigan State	4	3	281
25	20	Air Force	5	2	279

#15 Florida State was upset by Maryland 21-35.
#16 LSU was defeated by #12 Auburn 22-34.
#17 Alabama was upset by Tennessee in OT 20-23.
7-0 Houston entered the top 25 at #22.
USC dropped out of the top 25.

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : USC @ ND : Final

Posted on October 1, 2011 at 02:27 AM.

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October 22, 2011

Future QB found?
Andrew Hendrix leads Irish to victory in first career start
USC 15 ND 29

Sophomore quarterback Andrew Hendrix played well in his first career start.

The Fighting Irish had their biggest win of the year on a rainy, wet, and cold Saturday night in South Bend. They rebounded from a loss against Air Force two weeks ago. They went from their lowest point to their highest point in the season. After losing to Air Force, Brian Kelly had two weeks to evaluate his quarterback predicament and to prepare for USC. It looks like he used that time very wisely. Kelly went with sophomore Andrew Hendrix. "I hate to use the term 'dumb it down.' But we really drew back the amount of plays and tried to keep the game plan simple for Andrew. I was really impressed with him tonight." said coach Kelly.

Brian Kelly used a ground and pound approach against the Trojans. An unusual tactic by the spread offense loving coach. He used many two and even three tight end sets to pound the ball against USC. Cierre Wood had a career high 32 carries for 195 yards and two scores. His intent was to let Hendrix get comfortable and not ask him to do to much. That game plan worked and worked well.

Cierre Wood continued his strong season with 195 yards on the ground and 2 touchdowns.

In the second half, the play calling got a little more aggressive. That is when you started to see Hendrix's play making ability come out. He showed a great awareness in the pocket scrambling and rolling out to make throws down field. With the Irish up 15-7 and the third quarter winding down, Hendrix hooked up with freshman Davaris Daniels for a 29 yard touchdown to make it 22-7. Then in the fourth, Hendrix showed off his arm. He launched a bomb in the endzone to TJ Jones, who caught it perfectly in stride for a 57 yard touchdown to lock up the game.

TJ Jones hauls in a 57 yard touchdown from Andrew Hendrix.

On the other side of the ball, Bob Diacco had the defense firing on all cylinders. They easily had their best performance of the year. They shut down a big time program. The Trojans could not get anything going on the ground. They were only able to gain 16 yards on the ground. Matt Barkley also had a tough night against the Irish pass defense. Picking up most of his yards in garbage time, he passed for 220 yards. It was an all around great performance by the Irish.

USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Oct 22, 2011	1	2	3	4	F
#21 USC (5-1)	7	0	0	8	15
#23 ND (4-2)	2	6	14	7	29

Top Performers

PASS: ND QB: A. Hendrix - 14/26, 189 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

RUSH: ND RB: C. Wood - 32 car, 195 yds, 2 TD

REC: ND WR: T. Jones - 3 rec, 90 yds, TD

Team Stats Comparison
	USC	ND
First Downs	11	14
3rd Down Efficiency	3-13 (23%)	3-13 (23%)
4th Down Efficiency	0-0 (0%)	1-1 (100%)
Total Yards	236	352
Passing Yards	220	189
Rushing Yards	16	163
Penalties-Penalty Yards	1-5	4-25
Turnovers	0	2
Time of Possession	15:04	24:56

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		USC	ND
7:11	(USC) TD USC: M. Tyler, 20 yd run	7	0
2:08	(ND) ND Safety, S. Cwynar sack of M. Barkley	7	2
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		USC	ND
1:26	(ND) TD ND: C. Wood, 27 yd run (2 pt conv failed)	7	8
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		USC	ND
4:56	(ND) TD ND: C. Wood, 7 yd run	7	15
1:15	(ND) TD ND: D. Daniels, 29 yd pass from A. Hendrix	7	22
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		USC	ND
3:54	(ND) TD ND: T. Jones, 57 yd pass from A. Hendrix	7	29
2:05	(USC) TD USC: G. Farmer, 11 yd pass from M. Barkley (2 pt conv)	15	29

USC Trojans
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
M. Barkley	19/33 (57%)	220	1	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Tyler	14	50	3.5	1
M. Barkley	7	-39	-5.5	0
H. Simmons	2	5	2.5	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
R. Woods	7	78	11.1	0
B. Butler	3	34	11.3	0
R. Ellison	3	39	13.0	0
B. Carswell	2	13	6.5	0
G. Farmer	1	11	11.0	1
K. Prater	1	22	22.0	0
H. Simmons	1	10	10.0	0
M. Tyler	1	13	13.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
T. McDonald	9	0.0	0	0
N. Robey	9	0.0	1	0
D. Kennard	9	0.0	0	0
D. Harris	6	2.0	0	0
A. Armstead	6	1.0	0	0
T. Bryant	5	0.0	0	0
T. Burnett	1	0.0	1	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
A. Heidari	0/1	1/1	1	-

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
A. Hendrix	14/26 (53%)	189	2	2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Wood	32	195	6.0	2
A. Hendrix	7	-32	-4.5	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Floyd	4	38	9.5	0
C. Wood	3	-2	-0.6	0
T. Jones	3	90	30.0	1
B. Koyack	2	16	8.0	0
D. Daniels	1	29	29.0	1
T. Riddick	1	18	18.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
R. Blanton	10	0.0	0	0
M. Te'o	9	1.0	0	0
C. Calabrese	5	1.0	0	0
H. Smith	4	0.0	0	0
E. Johnson	4	0.5	0	0
A. Lynch	3	0.5	0	0
D. Fleming	2	1.0	0	0
S. Cwynar	2	1.0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
N. Tausch	0/0	3/3	3	-

Thursday, September 29, 2011

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : USC @ ND : Preview

Posted on September 29, 2011 at 11:10 AM.

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Matchup Preview | October 22, 2011

#21 USC Trojans
(5-1, 2-0 Away)

#23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(4-2, 2-1 Home)

Offensive Stats Comparison
2480 (#49)	Total Offensive Yards	2365 (#60)
1549 (#25)	Passing Yards	1601 (#19)
931 (#75)	Rushing Yards	764 (#97)
28.3 (#52)	Points Per Game	33.5 (#26)

Defensive Stats Comparison
1870 (#32)	Total Yards Allowed	2392 (#92)
1224 (#65)	Passing Yards Allowed	1447 (#93)
646 (#3)	Rushing Yards Allowed	945 (#68

Injury Report
None		QB - D. Crist Herniated disk - 5 Weeks

Game Notes
NOTRE DAME -Brian Kelly has decided to start sophomore Andrew Hendrix at quarterback. It will be his first career start. -Cierre Wood has healed from his strained calf and is starting at running back. He will be going up against #3 ranked rush defense. USC -The Trojan's defense first priority will be stopping Cierre Wood. They have a strong run defense that is ranked #3 in the country. -Matt Barkley has looked good since returning from injury. Irish defense has been horrible against the pass.

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : Week 8 Top 25

Posted on September 29, 2011 at 10:50 AM.

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Week 8 : Top 25

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 22, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Stanford	6	0	1502
2	4	Nebraska	6	0	1407
3	2	Oklahoma State	6	0	1384
4	3	Florida State	6	0	1326
5	5	Boise State	6	0	1153
6	6	Alabama	6	1	1075
7	12	Utah	6	0	1052
8	8	Wisconsin	5	1	980
9	9	LSU	6	1	975
10	10	Arkansas	5	1	900
11	14	TCU	5	1	742
12	15	West Virginia	5	1	703
13	16	Ohio State	5	2	666
14	17	Texas A&M	4	2	611
15	20	Mississippi State	5	2	539
16	7	Oregon	4	2	514
17	11	Auburn	5	2	492
18	13	Michigan State	4	2	436
19	-	Michigan	6	1	404
20	-	Air Force	5	1	365
21	24	USC	5	1	364
22	-	Florida	4	3	309
23	25	Notre Dame	4	2	302
24	22	Texas	4	2	246
25	18	South Carolina	4	3	242

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : AF @ ND Final

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October 8, 2011

Irish stunned
Air Force upsets #17 Notre Dame 37-27

Air Force running back Asher Clark had a huge day with 239 all purpose yards and 2 touchdowns.

This is not what Brian Kelly had in mind when he pictured his second year in South Bend. "I'm actually surprised were 4-2. We are lucky to be 4-2 with all the turnovers we've had. I've said over and over you can not turn the ball over and expect to win. Well we threw 5 picks today, and look at the scoreboard. Another loss." said the coach. Kelly started his freshman Everett Golson. Not a start to remember. It got awful quick for Golson, who was pulled for Tommy Rees after throwing three first quarter interceptions.

Tommy Rees has been disappointing this year with 10 INT and only 5 TD.

Tommy Rees would get his second chance Saturday against the Air Force. That did not go well either. Rees was picked off twice and only completed 11 of 26 passes. Notre Dame now enters their bye week. This could not come at a better time for coach Kelly and the Irish. Kelly will have a two week quarterback battle as they prepare for rival USC. When asked who will start for the Irish at QB Kelly said "I don't know. We got two weeks. We will see who earns it."

George Atkinson scores one of his two kick return touchdowns.

Irish struggled in the second half to generate any offense after Cierre Wood went down with a strained calf. The only thing that really kept them in the game was freshman running back/kick returner George Atkinson. He managed to return two kicks for touchdowns. That would not be enough though. Air Force's slow paced run game was hard for the Irish defense to stop. Air Force chewed clock in the second half making it tough for any comeback. Running back Asher Clark was the center piece to their offense. He had a huge day with 239 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns.

Air Force Falcons at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Oct 8, 2011	1	2	3	4	F
AFA (3-1)	7	20	7	3	37
#17 ND (4-2)	6	15	0	6	27

Top Performers

PASS: AF QB: T. Jefferson - 192 pass yds, 64 rush yds, 2 rush TD

RUSH: AF RB: A. Clark - 239 all-purpose yds, 2 rush TD

REC: ND WR: M. Floyd - 8 rec, 108 yds

Team Stats Comparison
	AFA	ND
First Downs	12	10
3rd Down Efficiency	7-20 (35%)	2-10 (20%)
4th Down Efficiency	1-3 (33%)	0-3 (0%)
Total Yards	448	271
Passing Yards	193	268
Rushing Yards	255	3
Penalties-Penalty Yards	1-5	0-0
Turnovers	0	5
Time of Possession	23:59	16:01

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		AFA	ND
7:46	(ND) FG ND: N. Tausch, 48 yd FG	0	3
2:32	(ND) FG ND: N. Tausch, 24 yd FG	0	6
1:56	(AFA) TD AF: A. Clark, 75 yd run	7	6
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		AFA	ND
9:28	(AFA) FG AF: E. Soderberg, 45 yd FG	10	6
8:17	(AFA) TD AF: A. Clark, 11 yd run	17	6
8:06	(ND) TD ND: G. Atkinson, returned kickoff 95 yds (2 pt conv)	17	14
6:07	(AFA) FG AF: E. Soderburg, 24 yd FG	20	14
5:37	(ND) TD ND: R. Toma, 61 yd pass from T. Rees	20	21
0:24	(AFA) TD AF: T. Jefferson, 3 yd run	27	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		AFA	ND
2:18	(AFA) TD AF: T. Jefferson, 48 yd run	34	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		AFA	ND
4:26	(AFA) FG AF: E. Soderberg, 25 yd FG	37	21
4:15	(ND) TD ND: G. Atkinson, returned kickoff 95 yds (2 pt conv failed)	37	27

Air Force Falcons
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
T. Jefferson	5/11 (45%)	192	0	0
C. Dietz	1/2 (50%)	1	0	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
A. Clark	32	177	5.5	2
T. Jefferson	17	64	3.7	2
M. DeWitt	7	20	2.8	0
C. Dietz	4	1	0.2	0
W. Cobb	2	-3	-1.5	0
M. Hunter	2	-2	-1.0	0
N. Dreslinski	1	-2	-2.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
M. DeWitt	1	1	1.0	0
Z. Kauth	1	13	13.0	0
B. Hirneisi	1	41	41.0	0
M. Hunter	1	12	12.0	0
J. Warzeka	1	64	64.0	0
A. Clark	1	62	62.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
J. Hall	7	0.0	0	0
J. Davis	7	0.0	0	0
A. Means	5	0.0	1	0
B. Gardner	3	1.0	0	0
A. Wooding	3	1.0	3	0
H. Kehs	1	1.0	0	0
J. Cooks	1	0.0	1	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
E. Soderburg	3/5	4/4	13	45

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
T. Rees	11/26 (42%)	185	1	2
E. Golson	5/12 (41%)	83	0	3
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Wood	12	41	3.4	0
T. Rees	3	-31	-10.3	0
E. Golson	1	-7	-7.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Floyd	8	108	13.5	0
R. Toma	3	88	29.3	1
T. Riddick	3	50	16.6	0
T. Eifert	1	19	19.0	0
T. Jones	1	3	3.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
M. Te'o	15	0.0	0	0
D. Fleming	9	0.0	0	0
S. Cwynar	9	0.5	0	0
C. Calabrese	9	0.0	0	0
E. Johnson	8	0.5	0	0
P. Shembo	8	0.0	0	0
E. Johnson	8	1.0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
N. Tausch	2/2	1/1	7	48
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
G. Atkinson	8	306	38.2	2