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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : AF @ ND Preview

Posted on September 28, 2011 at 11:15 AM.

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Matchup Preview | October 8, 2011

Air Force Falcons
(3-1, 1-0 Away)

#17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(4-1, 2-0 Home)

Offensive Stats Comparison
1762 (#75)	Total Offensive Yards	2094 (#3)
790 (#94)	Passing Yards	1333 (#8)
972 (#24)	Rushing Yards	761 (#60)
36.7 (#21)	Points Per Game	34.8 (#30)

Defensive Stats Comparison
1022 (#4)	Total Yards Allowed	1944 (#101)
459 (#3)	Passing Yards Allowed	1254 (#112)
563 (#28)	Rushing Yards Allowed	690 (#73)

Injury Report
RG - A. Wallerstein Hip pointer - 2 weeks		QB - D. Crist Herniated disk - 7 Weeks

Game Notes
NOTRE DAME -Cierre Wood is second in rushing in the NCAA. He is number one in rushing touchdowns with nine. Expect to see a lot of Wood. -Irish defense hopes to build off strong defensive performance against Purdue. Air Force is a running team and that will have to be Bob Diaco's first concern. -Freshman Everett Golson will get the nod at quarterback. It will be his first career start. AIR FORCE -Running back Asher Clark will need to have a big game for the Air Force to have a chance. He is their most dynamic player. -The Air Force defense has played well this year, but against weaker competition. Although, they did lose a close one against #6 ranked TCU.

The Irish will have many prospects in attendance for this game. Here is a look at the list.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Visiting Prospects
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Chad Johnson	HB	HS	Gooding, ID	6'2"	198
Brandon Holland	T	HS	Muskegon Hts, MI	6'2"	288
Darren Chase	T	HS	Connersville, IN	6'5"	280
Clinton Pope	G	HS	Barboursville, WV	6'4"	280
Antoine Wayne	C	HS	Pleasant Grove, Utah	6'4"	278
A.J. Carter	DE	HS	Madison Heights, MI	6'3"	260
Erik Cummings	OLB	HS	Cambridge, OH	6'3"	210
Greg Hodge	MLB	HS	Broadview Heights, OH	6'2"	254
Corey Williams	ATH	HS	Baltimore, MD	5'11"	193

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : ND @ PUR Final

Posted on September 27, 2011 at 02:48 PM.

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October 1, 2011

Irish crush Boilermakers
Defense holds Purdue offense to 243 total yards
ND 41 PUR 14

Freshman Aaron Lynch records one of his two sacks on Purdue quarterback Robert Marve.

This was the game defensive coordinator Bob Diaco has been waiting for. They held the Purdue offense to 243 total yards and forced 4 turnovers. Purdue quarterback Robert Marve was intercepted three times and fumbled once. Robert Blanton picked him off twice while Harrison Smith had one of his own. Freshman Aaron Lynch, now getting more playing time, recorded two sacks. Linebacker Carlo Calabrese replaced Dan Fox in the starting lineup and played well recording seven tackles.

TJ Jones tip toes along the back of the endzone for Everett Golson's first career touchdown pass.

Coach Brian Kelly decided to start senior Dayne Crist at quarterback. It seemed to be the right choice. Crist started out throwing and running for a touchdown in the first half. Everything was going well until Crist again was hurt. He suffered a herniated disk. He has always had trouble staying on the field and it continued Saturday. Once again, Brian Kelly turned to freshman Everett Golson. The highly touted prospect played well throwing for 119 yards, a touchdown, and an interception in the second half.

Cierre Wood busts loose for a 86 yard touchdown.

Cierre Wood continued his stellar play. He racked up 218 yards from scrimmage and scored a touchdown. In five games this year, Wood has 715 rushing yards with 9 touchdowns with a staggering 8.1 yards per carry average. Hes also managed to catch 15 balls for 140 yards. His name has started to catch some Heisman attention.

QUICK NOTES

Dayne Crist has a herniated disk. He will be out 8 weeks.
Brian Kelly inked his first recruit of the year in Brennan Lacey. He is a 6'5" 288 lb defensive tackle out of West Monroe, Louisiana. Lacey is a 4 star recruit and the #10 ranked defensive tackle in the country.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue Boilermakers

Oct 1, 2011	1	2	3	4	F
#20 ND (3-1)	7	14	17	3	41
PUR (2-1)	7	0	0	7	14

Top Performers

PASS: ND QB - E. Golson - 9/20, 119 yds, TD, INT

RUSH: ND RB - C. Wood - 15 car, 151 rush yds, rush TD, 4 rec, 67 rec yds

REC: ND WR - M. Floyd - 5 rec, 77 yds

Team Stats Comparison
	ND	PUR
First Downs	16	11
3rd Down Efficiency	7-16 (43%)	3-14 (21%)
4th Down Efficiency	0-0 (0%)	0-2(0%)
Total Yards	486	243
Passing Yards	266	166
Rushing Yards	220	77
Penalties-Penalty Yards	1-10	0-0
Turnovers	2	4
Time of Possession	24:35	15:25

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ND	PUR
5:44	(PUR) TD PUR: J. Johnson, returned interception 76 yds	0	7
3:48	(ND) TD ND: C. Wood, 86 yd run	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ND	PUR
7:21	(ND) TD ND: D. Crist, 9 yd run	14	7
3:25	(ND) TD ND: T. Riddick, 9 yd pass from D. Crist	21	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ND	PUR
5:38	(ND) TD ND: T. Jones, 10 yd pass from E. Golson	28	7
2:48	(ND) FG ND: N. Tausch, 24 yd FG	31	7
1:32	(ND) TD ND: J. Gray, 48 yd run	38	7
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ND	PUR
7:19	(PUR) TD PUR: S. Matti, 3 yd run	38	14
2:11	(ND) FG ND: N. Tausch	41	14

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
D. Crist	14/19 (73%)	147	1	1
E. Golson	9/20 (45%)	119	1	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Wood	15	151	10.0	1
D. Crist	7	13	1.8	1
J. Gray	5	40	8.0	1
E. Golson	4	-13	-3.2	0
G. Atkinson	3	29	9.6	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Floyd	5	77	15.4	0
R. Toma	4	37	9.2	0
C. Wood	4	67	16.7	0
T. Riddick	3	37	12.3	1
T. Eifert	3	30	10.0	0
T. Jones	3	19	6.3	1
J. Gray	1	-1	-1.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
M. Te'o	11	0.0	0	0
C. Calabrese	7	0.0	0	0
D. Fleming	6	0.0	0	0
A. Lynch	5	2.0	0	0
H. Smith	5	0.0	1	0
R. Blanton	4	0.0	2	0
E. Johnson	2	1.0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
N. Tausch	2/2	5/5	11	30

Purdue Boilermakers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
R. Marve	15/28 (53%)	166	0	3
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
S. Matti	21	55	2.6	1
R. Marve	9	21	2.3	0
R. Pegram	1	1	1.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
S. Matti	4	43	10.7	0
G. Holmes	3	19	6.3	0
A. Edison	3	31	10.3	0
J. Stiller	2	19	9.5	0
O. Ross	2	34	17.0	0
C. Wright	1	20	20.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
L. Link	8	0.0	0	0
J. Holland	8	1.0	0	0
J. Johnson	7	0.0	2	0
D. Beckford	7	0.0	0	0
G. Gooden	4	1.0	0	0
A. Brockman	3	2.0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
C. Wiggs	0/0	2/2	2	-

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : ND @ PUR Preview

Posted on September 27, 2011 at 10:39 AM.

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Matchup Preview | October 1, 2011

#20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(3-1, 1-1 Away)

Purdue Boilermakers
(2-1, 1-1 Home)

Offensive Stats Comparison
1608 (#13)	Total Offensive Yards	1276 (#87)
1067 (#12)	Passing Yards	796 (#54)
541 (#76)	Rushing Yards	480 (#92)
33.2 (#38)	Points Per Game	31.3 (#47)

Defensive Stats Comparison
1701 (#109)	Total Yards Allowed	920 (#15)
1088 (#116)	Passing Yards Allowed	559 (#30)
613 (#82)	Rushing Yards Allowed	361 (#11)

Injury Report
None		RB - Ralph Bolden High ankle sprain - 1 week

Game Notes
NOTRE DAME -Senior Dayne Crist will get the start at quarterback for the Irish. -Defensive coordinator Bob Diaco has got to get them to play better. The defense has been awful. Linebacker Dan Fox has been replaced by Carlo Calabrese. -Tight end Tyler Eifert returns from back injury. Purdue -The Boilermakers will be without starting running back Ralph Bolden. Senior back Sean Matti will start. -The defense for Purdue had been excellent to start the year. Notre Dame's offense has totaled alot of yards, but turned the ball over to much. Purdue will look to force more turnovers.

Weekly review

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 1, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	3	Stanford	3	0	1504
2	4	Ohio State	4	0	1424
3	5	Oklahoma State	4	0	1413
4	6	Florida State	4	0	1336
5	7	Boise State	4	0	1198
6	8	Wisconsin	4	0	1127
7	9	Auburn	4	0	1058
8	10	TCU	4	0	990
9	1	Alabama	3	1	960
10	13	Arkansas	4	0	958
11	11	Oregon	3	1	913
12	12	Nebraska	4	0	881
13	2	LSU	3	1	778
14	15	Oklahoma	1	2	613
15	16	South Carolina	3	1	604
16	17	Texas	3	0	578
17	18	Georgia	3	1	517
18	-	West Virginia	3	1	471
19	19	Michigan State	3	1	455
20	22	NOTRE DAME	3	1	337
21	23	Utah	3	0	305
22	24	Virginia Tech	3	1	259
23	25	UCF	4	0	241
24	20	Texas A&M	1	2	172
25	-	Mississippi State	2	2	164

Losses to Tulsa and #4 FSU has dropped Oklahoma to #14.
#10 Arkansas demolished #9 Alabama 66-14. Many thought Arkansas should have been higher after beating Alabama when they were #1.
#13 LSU lost to #18 West Virgina 14-40. LSU was #2.
Entering the top 25 was #25 Mississippi State and #18 Virginia Tech.
Dropping out of the top 25 was Florida and Michigan. Florida lost to Kentucky while Michigan lost to San Diego State.

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : ND @ PITT Final

Posted on September 27, 2011 at 09:29 AM.

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September 24, 2011

Instant classic
Freshman Everett Golson leads Irish on game winning drive
ND 52 PITT 48

Everett Golson celebrates after rushing in for a game winning touchdown with :06 left.

The match up between the Pitt Panthers and the Fighting Irish on Saturday was thrilling from start to finish. They battled back and forth all day with little defense. Combined, they managed to score 100 points. There were plenty of big plays but there was one hero. One unlikely hero. Freshman Everett Golson would step in for his first and biggest moment of his college career.

The Notre Dame defense was stumped and gassed by the hurry up offense of the Panthers. Pitt saw it in the first drive and deployed it all game. In the first quarter, both teams traded touchdowns to make it 7-7. Tommy Rees was sacked and fumbled to open the second. The fumble was returned by safety Andrew Taglianetti for a touchdown. Rees again had trouble all game with turnovers. Irish managed to record a safety then after receiving the punt, Cierre Wood ran for a 36 yard touchdown. Pitt then added another score on the next drive to make it 21-17 Pitt at the half.

The second half got wild. Pitt opened up with a quick score to make it 28-17. Michael Floyd answered with a touchdown of his own. He caught an eight yard pass from Rees. Floyd had a huge game with 10 catches for a 174 yards and a score. The Panthers then kicked two consecutive field goals to go up 34-24. By the third quarter, Tommy Rees had turned the ball over four times. Coach Kelly had enough and turned to senior Dayne Crist. His first snap he rolls out and is hit hard. Crist suffered a concussion and was out just as quick as he went in. What was Brian Kelly to do now? As the third quarter was winding down, Pitt continued to drive. They got the ball down to the Irish 30 threatening to score again. One of the biggest plays happened next when Lo Wood picked of Tino Sunseri and returned it 76 yards for a touchdown.

Lo Wood returns an interception 76 yards for a touchdown at Heinz Field on Saturday.

Coach Kelly decided to go to freshman Everett Golson. His impact was not felt early though. For his first two drives, all he did was hand off to Cierre Wood who had a huge fourth quarter. Wood scored two of his three touchdowns in the fourth. Pitt would answer both of those scores. Tino Sunseri hooked up with freshman wide receiver Todd Thomas on a 45 yard touchdown putting them up 48-45 with 1:48 left. Now Everett Golson could not continue to hand off the ball. Time was not on his side. Golson went 4 out of 5 for 68 yards with the seconds ticking. With just :06 seconds left on the clock, Golson scrambled his way in for a 5 yard touchdown.

Cierre Wood had another huge game with 213 yards and 3 touchdowns.

"We could not continue to turn the ball over and expect to win that game. That is why I made the change." said coach Kelly. When asked about who next weeks starter will be against Purdue Kelly said "As far as next week. I dont know. While we were very impressed with Golson, we are unsure. Were going to see where Dayne is at with his concussion symptoms. Both guys will get reps in practice and we will go from there."

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers

Sep 24, 2011	1	2	3	4	F
#22 ND (2-1)	7	10	14	21	52
PITT (2-1)	7	14	13	14	48

Top Performers

PASS: T. Sunseri - 22/33, 374 yds, 3 TD, INT

RUSH: C. Wood - 24 car, 213 yds, 3 TD

REC: M. Floyd - 10 rec, 174 yds, TD

Team Stats Comparison
	ND	PITT
First Downs	19	12
3rd Down Efficiency	4-12 (33%)	4-15 (26%)
4th Down Efficiency	0-0 (0%)	2-3 (66%)
Total Yards	470	555
Passing Yards	330	374
Rushing Yards	140	181
Penalties-Penalty Yards	1-5	0-0
Turnovers	4	2
Time of Possession	22:10	17:50

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ND	PITT
4:57	(PITT) TD PITT: C. Mike, 50 yd run	0	7
2:03	(ND) TD ND: R. Toma, 55 yd pass from T. Rees	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ND	PITT
9:52	(PITT) TD PITT: A. Taglianetti, returned fumble 22 yds	7	14
7:09	(ND) Safety ND: M. Te'o Safety of T. Sunseri	9	14
6:18	(ND) TD ND: C. Wood, 36 yd run (2 pt conv)	17	14
4:55	(PITT) TD PITT: R. Graham, 4 yd pass from T. Sunseri	17	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ND	PITT
8:20	(PITT) TD PITT: C. Saddler, 2 yd run	17	28
6:56	(ND) TD ND: M. Floyd, 8 yd pass from T. Rees	24	28
5:17	(PITT) FG PITT: K. Harper, 26 yd FG	24	31
2:19	(PITT) FG PITT: K. Harper, 47 yd FG	24	34
0:25	(ND) TD ND: L. Wood, returned interception 76 yds	31	34
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ND	PITT
9:23	(ND) TD ND: C. Wood, 2 yd run	38	34
7:55	(PITT) TD PITT: C. Saddler, 15 yd pass from T. Sunseri	38	41
6:44	(ND) TD ND: C. Wood, 21 yd run	45	41
1:48	(PITT) TD PITT: T. Thomas, 45 yd pass from T. Sunseri	45	48
0:06	(ND) TD ND: E. Golson, 5 yd run	52	48

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
T. Rees	14/23 (60%)	262	2	3
E. Golson	4/5 (80%)	68	0	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Wood	24	213	8.8	3
T. Rees	9	-72	-8.0	0
E. Golson	6	-1	-0.1	1
J. Gray	2	0	0.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Floyd	10	174	17.4	1
R. Toma	3	76	25.3	1
T. Riddick	3	35	11.6	0
J. Goodman	1	33	33.0	0
C. Wood	1	12	12.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
M. Te'o	17	1.5	0	0
H. Smith	11	0.0	0	0
J. Slaughter	8	0.0	0	0
D. Fox	7	0.0	0	0
P. Shembo	5	1.0	0	0
S. Cwynar	5	1.0	0	0
L. Wood	5	0.0	1	1
I, Williams	3	1.0	0	0
E. Johnson	2	1.0	0	0
H. Williams	2	1.0	0	0
S. Tuitt	2	0.5	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
N. Tausch	0/0	6/6	6	0

Pittsburgh Panthers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
T. Sunseri	22/33 (66%)	374	3	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
R. Graham	15	155	10.3	0
T. Sunseri	15	-52	-5.2	0
C. Mike	3	74	24.6	1
D. Street	2	0	0.0	0
R. Morris	1	2	2.0	0
C. Saddler	1	2	2.0	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
D. Street	9	213	23.6	0
R. Graham	6	41	6.8	1
C. Saddler	2	19	9.5	1
M. Shanahan	2	16	8.0	0
T. Thomas	1	45	45.0	1
H. Graham	1	7	7.0	0
C. Mike	1	33	33.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
J. Holley	12	0.0	0	0
A. Taglianetti	9	0.0	0	1
J. Hargrove	8	4.0	0	0
A. Reed	7	2.0	0	0
M. Gruder	6	1.0	0	0
B. Jackson	6	0.0	1	0
C. Alexcxih	5	3.0	0	0
L. Carrington	3	1.0	1	0
T. Roberts	3	0.0	1	0
R. Lidsey	1	1.0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
M. Harper	2/3	6/6	12	48

Monday, September 26, 2011

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : ND @ PITT Preview

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Matchup Preview | September 24, 2011

#22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(2-1, 0-1 Away)

Pittsburgh Panthers
(2-1, 2-0 Home)

Offensive Stats Comparison
1138 (#62)	Total Offensive Yards	1292 (#32)
737 (#24)	Passing Yards	712 (#31)
401 (#85)	Rushing Yards	580 (#34)
27.0 (#75)	Points Per Game	26.0 (#81)

Defensive Stats Comparison
1146 (#97)	Total Yards Allowed	667 (#15)
714 (#105)	Passing Yards Allowed	347 (#19)
423 (#72)	Rushing Yards Allowed	320 (#30)
61 (#61)	Points Allowed	72 (#79)

Injury Report
TE - T. Eifert Back spasms - 1 week		C - J. Lippert Foot stress fracture - 1 week
		DT - M. Caragein Broken collarbone - 5 weeks
		LG - C. Jacobson Torn quad - 4 weeks

Game Notes
NOTRE DAME -After the big win against MSU, Notre Dame jumped to 22 in the rankings. -Tommy Rees needs to limit turnovers. Pitt comes in with the #15 ranked defense. PITTSBURGH -Pitt will be without their starting center, left guard, and defensive tackle. -Running back Ray Graham has started the season off hot with 413 all purpose yards.

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : MSU @ ND Final

Posted on September 26, 2011 at 12:07 PM.

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September 17, 2011

Irish pick off Spartans
Harrison Smith and defense hold MSU scoreless in second half
MSU 13 ND 31

Harrison Smith intercepts Kirk Cousins for the second time.

Coming into Saturday, Michigan State was ranked 13. For the Irish, this was a huge game. After falling out of the top 25 at the hands of Denard Robinson and the Wolverines, Notre Dame could take a significant leap back towards the rankings. They did just that. While it is still unknown what this will actually do for coach Brian Kelly and the Irish, it was certainly a dominant performance.

Ethan Johnson sacks and forces a fumble on Kirk Cousins.

Being back at South Bend seemed to inspire the Irish defense. In the first half, they halted two drives by the Spartans and limited them to two field goals. Tommy Rees was able to hook up with TJ Jones for a 36 yard touchdown in the first quarter. With just over a minute left in the second quarter, Irish was up 10-6. MSU quarterback Kirk Cousins then led the Spartans down for a touchdown. He hooked up with Keshawn Martin for a 22 yard strike. Spartans went up 13-10 heading into the locker room.

Cierre Wood ran for 170 yards and scored twice.

After the break it was all Notre Dame. Cierre Wood scored twice in the first four minutes of the third quarter. He broke off runs of 56 and 33 yards. Cousins was harassed the rest of the game. The Irish defense did not give up another point. Harrison Smith picked him off twice in the second half. Jonas Gray added another touchdown in the fourth to close things out. It was a big, big win for Notre Dame.

Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Sep 17, 2011	1	2	3	4	F
#13 MSU (2-0)	3	10	0	0	13
ND (1-1)	7	3	14	7	31

Top Performers

PASS: T. Rees - 12/20, 150 yds, TD

RUSH: C. Wood - 21 car, 170 yds, 2 TD

REC: K. Martin - 4 rec, 88 yds, TD

Team Stats Comparison
	MSU	ND
First Downs	19	14
3rd Down Efficiency	6-16 (37%)	5-12 (41%)
4th Down Efficiency	0-2 (0%)	1-1 (100%)
Total Yards	396	369
Passing Yards	215	150
Rushing Yards	181	219
Penalties-Penalty Yards	4-20	0-0
Turnovers	4	2
Time of Possession	19:19	23:40

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MSU	ND
4:50	(ND) TD ND: T. Jones, 36 yd pass from T. Rees	0	7
2:40	(MSU) FG MSU: D. Conroy, 38 yd FG	3	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MSU	ND
6:49	(ND) FG ND: N. Tausch, 28 yd FG	3	10
4:21	(MSU) FG MSU: D. Conroy, 21 yd FG	6	10
0:51	(MSU) TD MSU: K. Martin, 22 yd pass from K. Cousins	13	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MSU	ND
8:14	(ND) TD ND: C. Wood, 56 yd run	13	17
6:15	(ND) TD ND: C. Wood, 33 yd run	13	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MSU	ND
0:54	(ND) TD ND: J. Gray, 7 yd run	13	31

Michigan State Spartans
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
K. Cousins	15/29 (51%)	215	1	3
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
E. Baker	28	125	4.4	0
L. Bell	6	13	2.1	0
K. Cousins	5	-2	-0.4	0
A. Setterbo	3	31	10.3	0
L. Caper	2	5	2.5	0
K. Nichol	1	9	9.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
K. Nichol	4	65	16.2	0
K. Martin	4	88	22.0	1
E. Baker	2	14	7.0	0
D. Hoebing	2	25	12.5	0
B. Fowler	1	10	10.0	0
L. Bell	1	4	4.0	0
A. Setterbo	1	9	9.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
J. Jones	11	0.0	0	0
J. Worthy	8	2.0	0	0
M. Bullough	7	0.0	0	0
C. Freeman	4	1.0	0	0
T. Hoover	4	1.0	0	0
D. Dennard	4	0.0	1	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
D. Conroy	2/2	1/1	7	39

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
T. Rees	12/20 (60%)	150	1	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Wood	21	170	8.0	2
T. Rees	11	4	0.3	0
J. Gray	8	45	5.6	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Floyd	4	68	17.0	0
C. Wood	3	5	1.6	0
R. Toma	3	37	12.3	0
A. Welch	1	4	4.0	0
T. Jones	1	36	36.0	1
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
D. Fleming	13	0.0	0	0
M. Te'o	9	0.0	0	0
J. Slaughter	9	0.0	0	0
L. Wood	8	0.0	0	0
G. Gray	6	0.0	1	0
P. Shembo	5	1.0	0	0
H. Smith	1	0.0	2	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
N. Taush	1/1	4/4	7	29

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : MSU @ ND Preview

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Matchup Preview | September 17, 2011

#13 Michigan State Spartans
(2-0, 0-0 Away)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(1-1, 1-0 Home)

Offensive Stats Comparison
1190	Total Yards	769
656	Passing Yards	587
534	Rushing Yards	182
54.0	Points Per Game	25.0

Defensive Stats Comparison
543	Total Yards Allowed	750
265	Passing Yards Allowed	499
278	Rushing Yards Allowed	251
15.5	Points Allowed	24.0

Injury Report
		TE - T. Eifert Back spasms - 2 weeks

Game Notes
NOTRE DAME -Brian Kelly will need to get his running game back on track after getting shut down by Michigan. -Kirk Cousins leads the Spartan offense. The Irish defense will have to keep constant pressure on the veteran. MICHIGAN STATE -The Wolverines showed the blueprint on how to slow down the Irish offense. Stop Cierre Wood. -The Spartans look to continue a balanced offense. They have managed to put up 59 and 49 points this year.

Saturday, September 24, 2011

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : ND @ MICH Final

Posted on September 24, 2011 at 06:46 PM.

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September 10, 2011

Down and out
Wolverines pull away in fourth quarter to win rivalry game
ND 10 MICH 20

Tommy Rees turned over the ball four times and was also sacked six times.

It was a long night for Tommy Rees. The Wolverine defense was all over him in the first night game ever at The Big House. They managed to pick him off three times and force him to fumble once as well. The Irish offensive line was unable to protect him, giving up six sacks. Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly tried to turn to Cierre Wood on the ground. That was also stopped by Michigan's defense. It was a very impressive effort by the Wolverines holding Irish's run game to a negative 34 yards.

Manti Te'o delivers a big hit on Denard Robinson.

The game started off with flashbacks. Denard Robinson drove the Wolverines right down the field for a quick score in the first minute of the game. The Irish answered quickly with a score of their own making it 7-7 at the end of the first. The second and third quarters were dominated by defense on both sides. This year, the Irish defense did not let Robinson run wild. They held him to negative 4 yards and sacked him six times. Robinson though, is not limited to just his legs.

Denard Robinson threw for 275 yards and a TD.

Michigan's offense caught fire in the fourth on the arm of Denard Robinson. First, he drove them down for a field goal to make it 13-10. Irish got the ball back and started driving. Rees got them into the red zone and then was sacked and fumbled. Robinson scooped up the opportunity and passed his way down the field. Michigan capped it off with a 18 yard touchdown run by Vincent Smith. Irish could not get anything going from then on. This will mostly certainly drop Irish out the top 25, and send Michigan into the top 25.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Michigan Wolverines

Sep 10, 2011	1	2	3	4	F
#21 ND (1-0)	7	3	0	0	10
MICH (1-0)	7	0	3	10	20

Top Performers

PASS: D. Robinson - 275 pass yds, TD

RUSH: V. Smith - 125 rush yds, TD

REC: M. Floyd - 6 rec, 125 yds

Team Stats Comparison
	ND	MICH
First Downs	14	13
3rd Down Efficiency	10-17 (58%)	5-15 (33%)
4th Down Efficiency	0-0 (0%)	0-1(0%)
Total Yards	239	403
Passing Yards	273	275
Rushing Yards	-34	128
Penalties-Penalty Yards	1-5	1-5
Turnovers	5	0
Time of Possession	21:36	18:24

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ND	MICH
9:16	(MICH) TD MICH: D. Stonum, 48 yd pass from D. Robinson	0	7
4:49	(ND) TD ND: J. Gray, 1 yd run	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ND	MICH
5:13	(ND) FG ND: N. Tausch, 36 yd FG	10	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ND	MICH
1:14	(MICH) FG MICH: S. Broekhuizen, 36 yd FG	10	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ND	MICH
8:37	(MICH) FG MICH: S. Broekhuizen, 20 yd FG	10	13
5:20	(MICH) TD MICH: V. Smith, 18 yd run	10	20

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
T. Rees	26/44 (59%)	273	0	3
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Wood	12	7	0.5	0
T. Rees	6	-62	-10.3	0
J. Gray	6	21	3.5	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
T. Jones	7	94	13.4	0
M. Floyd	6	125	20.8	0
T. Eifert	4	18	4.5	0
C. Wood	3	8	2.6	0
T. Riddick	2	11	5.5	0
D. Smith	1	-1	-1.0	0
D. Daniels	1	0	0.0	0
R. Toma	1	14	14.0	0
B. Koyack	1	4	4.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
M. Te'o	11	1.0	0	0
D. Fleming	10	0.0	0	0
K. Lewis Moore	7	2.0	0	0
P. Shembo	7	0.0	0	0
E. Johnson	4	1.0	0	0
A. Lynch	2	1.0	0	0
H. Williams	1	1.0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
N. Tausch	1/1	1/1	4	36

Michigan Wolverines
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
D. Robinson	11/17 (64%)	275	1	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
V. Smith	28	125	4.4	1
D. Robinson	13	-4	-0.3	0
M. Shaw	3	7	2.3	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
R. Roundtree	4	93	23.3	0
D. Stonum	3	73	24.3	1
K. Koger	2	69	34.5	0
J. Hemingway	2	40	20.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
K. Demens	11	0.5	0	0
J. Kovacs	8	0.0	1	0
B. Herron	6	0.0	1	0
T. Talbott	6	1.0	0	0
M. Martin	5	2.0	0	0
C. Roh	3	2.0	0	0
M. Jones	3	0.5	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
S. Broekhuizen	2/3	2/2	8	36

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : ND @ MICH Preview

Posted on September 24, 2011 at 05:43 PM.

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Matchup Preview | September 10, 2011

#21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(1-0, 0-0 Away)

Michigan Wolverines
(1-0, 1-0 Home)

Offensive Stats Comparison
530	Total Offensive Yards	444
314	Passing Yards	272
216	Rushing Yards	172
40.0	Points Per Game	35.0

Defensive Stats Comparison
347	Total Yards Allowed	303
224	Passing Yards Allowed	219
123	Rushing Yards Allowed	84
28.0	Points Per Game	24.0

Injury Report
None		None

Game Notes
NOTRE DAME -Last year Denard Robinson scorched the Irish. He will be the defense's main focus. -Cierre Wood will have to pace the offense with the Irish going up against a strong pass rush from the Wolverines. MICHIGAN -Look for Michigan to let Robinson do his thing. He ran all over the Irish last year. They hope to have a replay of last year. -Notre Dame is ranked 21. Michigan could jump into the top 25 with a win.

Friday, September 23, 2011

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : USF @ ND

Posted on September 23, 2011 at 12:25 PM.

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September 3, 2011

Off and running
Cierre Wood paces Irish with 222 all-purpose yards and 3 TDs
USF 28 ND 40

Cierre Wood runs 74 yards for one of his three TDs.

The tilt between the Fighting Irish and the South Florida Bulls Saturday afternoon was a roller coaster ride for Brian Kelly. The Irish started out slower than Kelly would have liked. South Florida quarterback BJ Daniels drove the Bulls offense down the field on the first possession of the game and scored. Tommy Rees was shaky in the first quarter and couldn't generate any offense. Notre Dame trailed 7-0 at the end of the first.

Manti Te'o intercepts USF quarterback BJ Daniels.

To start the second, BJ Daniels was picked off by Manti Te'o as he returned into the redzone. After a series of hand offs, Cierre Wood punched it in for a 1 yard touchdown to tie it at seven a piece. This pumped up the Irish defense who then three and outed the Bulls on the next possesion. Rees continued his shaky performance by throwing an interception to Ricardo Dixon as he returned it 54 yards for a touchdown making it 14-7. Kelly then pulled aside Rees to calm the sophomore down. It worked. Rees then led the Irish on a drive ending in a field goal to make it 14-10. He got the ball back again with a little over a minute to play. Rees connected with Michael Floyd on a 55 yard strike for a score. Notre Dame went into the half up 17-14. That was the turning point in the game.

Michael Floyd scores on a 55 yard pass from Tommy Rees.

Notre Dame dominated the third quarter. The defense held the Bulls offense scoreless. Tommy Rees and the offense were able to string together a field goal and a 2 yard touchdown from Jonas Gray. The third quarter ended with the Irish up 27-14.

Skip Holtz and the USF offense entered desperation mode and were able to put together a scoring drive to open the fourth quarter. BJ Daniels hooked up with Evan Landi on a 16 yard score. That made it 27-21 with over seven minutes left. Brian Kelly's mode was to run the ball and chew clock. On the very next play following the kickoff, Cierre Wood broke free for a 74 yard touchdown. Still with over seven minutes, USF got the ball back and scored again making it 33-28 Irish lead. Cierre Wood, again went to work. He scampered again on the next series for a 43 yard touchdown. Wood closed out the game 40-28.

South Florida Bulls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Sep 3, 2011	1	2	3	4	F
USF (0-0)	7	7	0	14	28
#21 ND (0-0)	0	17	10	13	40

Top Performers

PASS: T. Rees - 20/30, 314 yds, TD, INT

RUSH: C. Wood - 16 car, 174 yds, 4 rec, 48 yds, 3 rush TD

REC: M. Floyd - 5 rec, 122 yds, TD

Team Stats Comparison
	USF	ND
First Downs	16	17
3rd Down Efficiency	6-13 (46%)	5-12 (41%)
4th Down Efficiency	0-0 (0%)	2-2 (100%)
Total Yards	347	530
Passing Yards	224	314
Rushing Yards	123	216
Penalties-Penalty Yards	2-6	2-20
Turnovers	1	1
Time of Possession	16:42	23:18

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		USF	ND
3:50	(USF) TD USF: B. Battles, 13 yd run	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		USF	ND
9:35	(ND) TD ND: C. Wood, 1 yd run	7	7
8:12	(USF) TD USF: R. Dixon, returned INT 54 yds	14	7
3:03	(ND) FG ND: N. Tausch, 19 yd FG	14	10
0:23	(ND) TD ND: M. Floyd, 55 yd pass from T. Rees	14	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		USF	ND
5:02	(ND) TD ND: J. Gray, 2 yd run	14	24
0:37	(ND) FG ND: N. Tausch, 29 yd FG	14	27
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		USF	ND
7:43	(USF) TD USF: E. Landi, 16 yd pass from B. Daniels	21	27
7:27	(ND) TD ND: C. Wood, 74 yd run	21	33
5:13	(USF) TD USF: B. Daniels, 5 yd run	28	33
3:08	(ND) TD ND: C. Wood, 43 yd run	28	40

South Florida Bulls
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
B. Daniels	20/25 (80%)	224	1	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
D. Murray	19	70	3.6	0
B. Daniels	13	27	2.0	1
B. Battles	2	26	13.0	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
D. Murray	6	19	3.1	0
S. Bravo Brown	4	46	11.5	0
F. Hornes	3	23	7.6	0
E. Landi	3	68	22.6	1
J. Hawkins	1	0	0.0	0
S. Griffin	1	18	18.0	0
L. Lamar	1	42	42.0	0
A. Shields	1	8	8.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
S. Barrington	9	0.0	0	0
J. Lejiste	8	0.0	0	0
G. Baker	8	0.0	0	0
K. Webster	6	0.0	0	0
D. Lattimore	6	0.0	0	0
R. Giddins	3	1.0	0	0
C. Grissom	2	1.0	0	0
R. Dixon	1	0.0	1	1
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
M. Bonani	0/1	4/4	4	-

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
T. Rees	20/30 (66%)	314	1	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Wood	16	174	10.8	3
J. Gray	11	60	5.4	1
T. Rees	6	-19	-3.1	0
G. Atkinson	1	1	1.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Floyd	5	122	24.4	1
C. Wood	4	48	12.0	0
T. Riddick	3	22	7.3	0
R. Toma	3	77	25.6	0
T. Jones	3	32	10.6	0
T. Eifert	2	13	6.5	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
M. Te'o	9	0.0	1	0
L. Wood	9	0.0	0	0
G. Gray	8	0.0	0	0
D. Fleming	6	0.0	0	0
S. Cwynar	5	1.0	0	0
A. Lynch	5	1.0	0	0
J. Slaughter	3	1.0	0	0
E. Johnson	3	1.0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
N. Tausch	2/2	4/4	10	30

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : USF @ ND Preview

Posted on September 23, 2011 at 10:53 AM.

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Matchup Preview | September 3, 2011

South Florida Bulls
(0-0, 0-0 Away)

#21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
(0-0, 0-0 Home)

Injury Report
None		None

Game Notes
NOTRE DAME -Sophomore Tommy Rees won the starting job at quarterback. Coach Brian Kelly will have to call a balanced attack to help Rees settle in. -Running back Cierre Wood is the unquestioned starter. Irish look for him to pick up where he left off at the end of last year. -Manti Te'o is the leader of a defense looking to improve. Irish could have won more games last year if they got more stops. They'll need more this year. USF -Skip Holtz, the son of Irish legend Lou Holtz, returns to Notre Dame to coach his Bulls against Brian Kelly and the Irish. -After playing inconsistently last year, quarterback BJ Daniels needs to play better for the Bulls to win. -South Florida defense will have to keep pressure on the underclassmen Tommy Rees and disrupt the offense.

BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED : Season Preview

Posted on September 23, 2011 at 10:31 AM.

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IRISH LOOK TO RETURN TO GLORY
Notre Dame sits at #21 in preseason poll

Brian Kelly believes that the Fighting Irish are primed for their rise back to the top of the college landscape. In his second year as head coach, Kelly has his system implemented into the brain's of his players. Well we will find out very soon if the Irish are ready for their return to glory. They have a tough schedule ahead of them. They open up against the rising USF Bulls. When they head to Michigan to take on the Wolverines, it will be the first ever night game held at The Big House. The week after they take on the #15 ranked Spartans in South Bend. Other tough contests will be hosting USC and going on the road to face Andrew Luck and the #3 ranked Stanford Cardinal. Here is a look at the complete schedule.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2012 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 3	vs USF
Sep 10	at Michigan
Sep 17	vs Michigan State
Sep 24	at Pittsburgh
Oct 1	at Purdue
Oct 8	vs Air Force
Oct 22	vs USC
Oct 29	vs Navy
Nov 5	at Wake Forest
Nov 12	at Maryland
Nov 19	vs Boston College
Nov 26	at Stanford

The preseason poll has been released and your usual powerhouse schools are at the top. Oklahoma is polled at 1 with Alabama at 2. With Heisman hopeful Andrew Luck, the Stanford Cardinal are 3. Surprisingly, Ohio State is at 6 after a rough off season filled with scandal. Notre Dame was polled at the 21 spot. A bad start could send them outside the top 25 quickly. Here is how the top 25 looks.

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 1, 2011
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	Oklahoma
2	Alabama
3	Stanford
4	LSU
5	Oregon
6	Ohio State
7	Oklahoma State
8	Boise State
9	Texas A&M
10	Florida STate
11	Wisconsin
12	Auburn
13	South Carolina
14	TCU
15	Michigan State
16	Nebraska
17	Virginia Tech
18	Arkansas
19	Mississippi State
20	Florida
21	NOTRE DAME
22	Texas
23	Missouri
24	NC State
25	Arizona State

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2011-2012 Statistics

Posted on July 28, 2011 at 12:57 PM.

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2011-2012 Season Statistics

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Stats - 2011
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
Tommy Rees	152/257 (59%)	2076	13.6	188.7	83	19	11	142.8
Dayne Crist	89/164 (54%)	1453	16.3	242.1	78	10	8	139.1
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
Cierre Wood	142	844	5.9	63	12	10	84.4	0
Jonas Gray	91	639	7.0	94	8	8	58.0	0
George Atkinson	11	50	4.5	23	1	1	10.0	0
Alex Welch	1	1	1.0	1	0	1	0.0	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	DROPS	YDS/G	YAC
Michael Floyd	58	904	15.5	9	62	7	75.3	258
T.J. Jones	33	711	21.5	5	78	3	54.6	204
Tyler Eifert	32	414	12.9	3	83	4	31.8	254
Theo Riddick	32	381	11.9	3	47	3	29.3	238
Robby Toma	27	498	18.4	4	59	2	49.8	178
Davaris Daniels	19	257	13.5	3	55	3	28.5	62
Cierre Wood	15	124	8.2	0	63	0	12.4	171
Alex Welch	9	59	6.5	0	17	0	4.5	54
Jonas Gray	6	28	4.6	0	15	1	2.5	36
George Atkinson	5	80	16.0	1	75	0	16.0	103
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
Manti Te'o	50	33	83	3.0	19	6	3	1
Gary Gray	50	28	78	0.0	6	8	3	1
Zeke Motta	36	31	67	0.0	10	17	3	2
Aaron Lynch	34	19	53	18.0	32	0	0	2
Lo Wood	33	24	57	1.0	4	5	2	2
Harrison Smith	32	31	63	1.0	8	10	2	0
Carlo Calabrese	30	19	49	1.0	10	2	1	0
Robert Blanton	30	15	45	0.0	8	11	4	1
Prince Shembo	24	24	48	1.5	14	3	1	0
Darius Fleming	22	15	37	1.5	12	4	0	0
Jamoris Slaughter	21	15	36	1.0	2	1	0	0
Sean Cwynar	21	20	41	10.5	16	1	0	0
Kapron Lewis Moore	20	21	41	6.0	14	0	0	0
Hafis Williams	17	13	30	4.5	7	1	0	0
Ishaq Williams	5	5	10	0.0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Johnson	3	0	3	2.0	3	0	0	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	AVG	TD
Bennett Jackson	48	1335	27.8	99	2	0	0	0
T.J. Jones	12	301	25.0	95	1	42	7.5	0
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
Nick Tausch	14	14	100%	51	59	59	100%	101
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
Ben Turk	51	2296	61	45.0	2081	0	21	2

2012 BCS Championship MISS ST @ ND

Posted on July 28, 2011 at 12:17 PM.

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January 9, 2012
BCS National Championship
MISS ST @ ND
Superdome, New Orleans

Champs!
Irish beat Mississippi State 34-17 to win BCS Championship

Its been too long for the fans of the Fighting Irish. Brian Kelly in just his second year has gotten Notre Dame back to the forefront of college football. Kelly and the Irish took on Mississippi State in New Orleans at the Superdome. The opening quarter set the stage for a tough game for both sides. The Bulldogs were the only to score on just a field goal.

Robert Blanton snatches a pitch from QB Chris Relf and returns it for a TD.

Notre Dame used a big 2nd quarter from their defense and the speed of Robby Toma to take a 21-3 lead at halftime. Robert Blanton jumped in front of a pitch from Bulldogs quarterback Chris Relf and ran it back 29 yards for a TD erupting the crowd in the Superdome. "We knew they like to run the option. Coach Kelly told us DBs to be ready to break up the pitch if we had enough pressure initially. It worked out great." said senior Robert Blanton. The Bulldogs returned the kickoff and the offense took the field. The very first play of that drive Lo Wood intercepted Relf and returned it for another defensive TD. This then fired up the offense. Tommy Rees connected to Robby Toma on a slant and he took it 57 yards for the score. That made it 21-3.

Lo Wood turns an INT into a TD.

The Bulldogs made a small push in the second half, scoring once in the 3rd and once in the 4th. But it was not enough. Jonas Gray busted a 94 yard TD run in the 4th to seal the deal. "I couldn't be happier. I'm thrilled we could win this one for the seniors. The boys played great and we still have plenty of underclassmen on this team. We have a great future."

Jonas Gray scores a 94 yard TD.

Mississippi State Bulldogs (13-1) at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-0)

Jan 9, 2012	1	2	3	4	F
#2 Mississippi State Bulldogs	3	0	7	7	17
#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0	21	0	13	34

Top Performers

Mississippi State Bulldogs

B. Heavens - 6 rec, 117 yds

C. Smith - 5 rec, 122 yds, TD

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

J. Gray - 6 car, 136 yds, TD

R. Blanton - 8 tkls, 3 TFL, 2 FMBREC, TD

Team Stats Comparison
	MISS	ND
First Downs	17	9
3rd Down Efficiency	5-13 (38%)	6-14 (42%)
4th Down Efficiency	0-1 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Total Yards	458	323
Passing Yards	375	156
Rushing Yards	83	167
Penalties-Penalty Yards	2-20	3-15
Turnovers	4	0
Time of Possession	15:33	16:27

Mississippi State Bulldogs
PASSING	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
C. Relf	20/32	375	2	2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
L. Perkins	19	47	2.4	0
C. Relf	12	26	2.1	0
C. Smith	1	10	10.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
B. Heavens	6	117	19.5	0
C. Smith	5	122	24.4	1
C. Bumphis	4	68	17.0	1
L. Perkins	4	33	8.2	0
M. Carr	1	35	35.0	0
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
C. Lawrence	9	0.0	0	0
B. Wilson	8	0.0	0	0
C. Broomfield	7	0.0	0	0
B. Maye	4	0.0	0	0
N. Whitley	4	0.0	0	0
T. Stigers	2	1.0	0	0
J. Jones	1	1.0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
D. DePasquale	1/1	2/2	5	39

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
PASSING	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
T. Rees	12/23 (52%)	156	1	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Wood	15	38	2.5	0
J. Gray	6	136	22.6	1
T. Rees	6	-7	-1.1	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Floyd	4	41	10.2	0
T. Eifert	3	29	9.6	0
D. Daniels	2	12	6.0	0
C. Wood	2	17	8.5	0
R. Toma	1	57	57.0	1
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
G. Gray	10	0.0	0	0
R. Blanton	8	0.0	0	1
Z. Motta	7	0.0	0	0
M. Te'o	7	0.0	0	0
L. Wood	4	0.0	1	1
K. Lewis Moore	4	1.0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
N. Tausch	2/2	4/4	10	41

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

2011 NCAA Football Award Winners

Posted on July 27, 2011 at 03:09 PM.

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2011 NCAA Football Award Winners

Aaron Lynch really cleaned up at the Home Depot Award Show this weekend. The freshman phenom took home the Chuck Bednarik, Bronco Nagurski, and the Lombardi awards. Lynch and his teammate Manti Te'o have anchored the Irish defense all year long. Te'o also took home the LB Of The Year Award. Bennett Jackson also won the Returner Of The Year award.

2011 NCAA Football Award Winners
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Heisman Memorial Trophy	Andrew Luck - 3363 pass yds, 566 rush yds, 39 total TD	QB	Stanford Cardinal
Maxwell Award	Ryan Tannehill - 2702 pass yds, 572 rush yds, 41 total TD	QB	Texas A & M
Walter Camp Award	Asher Clark - 1451 rush yds, 201 rec yds, 23 total TD	RB	Air Force
Chuck Bednarik Award	Aaron Lynch - 51 tkls, 31 TFL, 18 sacks, 3 FF, 2 TD	DE	Notre Dame
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	Aaron Lynch - 51 tkls, 31 TFL, 18 sacks, 3 FF, 2 TD	DE	Notre Dame
Davey O'Brien Award	David Piland - 3943 pass yds, 37 pass TD, rush TD	QB	Houston
Doak Walker Award	Asher Clark - 1451 rush yds, 201 rec yds, 23 total TD	RB	Air Force
Fred Biletnikoff Award	Patrick Edwards - 103 rec, 1621 yds, 18 TD	WR	Houston
John Mackey Award	James Hanna - 45 red, 733 yds, 6 TD	TE	Oklahoma
Outland Trophy	Phil Smith - 44 pancakes, 1 sack allowed	RT	Georgia Tech
Rimington Trophy	David Osei - 32 pancakes, 5 sacks allowed	C	Rutgers
Lombardi Award	Aaron Lynch - 51 tkls, 31 TFL, 18 sacks, 3 FF, 2 TD	DE	Notre Dame
Linebacker of the Year	Manti Te'o - 76 tkls, 17 TFL, 3 sacks, 3 INT, 2 FF, TD	MLB	Notre Dame
Jim Thorpe Award	Neiko Thorpe - 16 tkls, 8 INT, sack, FF, TD	CB	Auburn
Lou Groza Award	Danny Hrapmann - 23-25 FG, 52-53 XP	K	Southern Miss
Ray Guy Award	Tress Way - 49 punts, 33.3 yd net, 17 inside 20	P	Oklahoma
Returner of the Year	Bennett Jackson - 1265 KR yds, 2 TD	CB	Notre Dame