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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com SEPT 10, 2018 29 best showcased midway through the third quarter with the Irish up 21‑10. Notre Dame called a quarterback draw on third‑and‑18, and Wim‑ bush found a hole up the middle and fought for a 22‑yard gain to keep the drive alive at the Irish 42. A few plays later on first down, Wimbush slipped through a sack attempt by Michigan linebacker Devin Gil and found junior wide receiver Chase Claypool open along the sideline for 19 yards. Eventually, the Irish secured a field goal to extend their lead to 24‑10 and putting even more pressure on a struggling Michigan offense. "I think I made a statement, but I don't think it was necessary," Wim‑ bush said following the game. "That's not what I was trying to go out there and do. I told Ian Book, whoever, whenever, whatever it takes, we're going to get this win. He and I are on the same team, and that's one of my best friends on the team. "It was whoever needed to go out there and win this game. We had packages in for him, and we had packages in for me. I think I did what NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Wimbush 19 77 18 59 3.1 0 22 Jones 9 49 4 45 5.0 0 12 Armstrong 15 43 8 35 2.3 2 13 Davis 2 0 3 -3 -1.5 0 0 TEAM 2 0 4 -4 -2.0 0 0 Total 47 169 37 132 2.8 2 22 Passing Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Wimbush 22 12 54.5 1 170 1 43 Total 22 12 54.5 1 170 1 43 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Finke 3 55 1 43 Claypool 3 47 0 19 Armstrong 2 11 0 9 Boykin 1 28 0 28 Mack 1 26 0 26 Davis 1 4 0 4 Kmet 1 -1 0 0 Total 12 170 1 43 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long None Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Armstrong 1 20 0 20 Total 1 20 0 20 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Newsome 6 45.7 57 0 2 0 2 2 Total 6 45.7 57 0 2 0 2 2 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Yoon 1 1 48 0 Total 1 1 48 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Coney 6 4 10 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 1 Kareem 6 2 8 1.5-24 1-16 0 0 0 Gilman 6 1 7 1-1 0-0 2 0 0 Tranquill 5 2 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Elliott 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Pride 4 0 4 1-11 0-0 0 0 0 Bilal 3 1 4 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 Coleman 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tillery 3 1 4 2-16 2-16 0 1 0 Claypool 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ademilola 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bonner 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Finke 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hayes 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Love 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Studstill 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ogundeji 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long Okwara 1 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 MICHIGAN INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Higdon 21 77 5 72 3.4 1 10 McCaffrey 3 10 0 10 3.3 0 5 Peoples-Jones 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 Evans 2 2 1 1 0.5 0 2 Hart 1 0 11 -11 -11.0 0 0 Patterson 5 11 32 -21 -4.2 0 9 Total 33 107 49 58 1.8 1 10 Passing Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Patterson 30 20 66.7 1 227 0 52 McCaffrey 6 4 66.7 0 22 0 10 Total 36 24 66.7 1 249 0 52 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Collins 3 66 0 52 Perry 5 48 0 16 Peoples-Jones 6 38 0 12 Evans 2 37 0 24 Martin 3 29 0 21 Gentry 2 11 0 8 Eubanks 1 10 0 10 McKeon 2 10 0 8 Total 24 249 0 52 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Peoples-Jones 2 4 0 6 Total 2 4 0 6 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Thomas 2 120 1 99 Total 2 120 1 99 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Hart 3 43.7 51 0 1 1 1 1 Total 3 43.7 51 0 1 1 1 1 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Nordin 1 1 28 0 Total 1 1 28 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Kinnel 6 2 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bush 3 3 6 1-10 1-10 0 0 0 Hawkins 4 2 6 0.5-2 0-0 1 0 0 Winovich 4 2 6 3.5-16 1-8 0 0 0 Ross 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Gary 1 3 4 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Gil 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Long 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Woods 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hudson 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Metellus 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sims 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Watson 1 1 2 0.5-0 0-0 0 0 0 Dwumfour 1 0 1 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 Hutchinson 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Kemp 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Marshall 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mone 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ruiz 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Thomas 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Wilson 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hill 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Uche 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long Watson 1 19 0 19 Total 1 19 0 19 PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: BRANDON WIMBUSH, Ian Book RB: JAFAR ARMSTRONG, Tony Jones Jr., Avery Davis WR: MILES BOYKIN, Kevin Austin WR: CHASE CLAYPOOL, Chris Finke, Michael Young TE: ALIZÉ MACK, Nic Weishar TE: COLE KMET, Brock Wright LT: LIAM EICHENBERG LG: ALEX BARS C: SAM MUSTIPHER RG: TOMMY KRAEMER, Joshua Lugg RT: ROBERT HAINSEY DEFENSE SDE: KHALID KAREEM, Ade Ogundeji DT: JERRY TILLERY, Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa, Jayson Ademilola NT: JONATHAN BONNER, Kurt Hinish Drop: DAELIN HAYES, Julian Okwara Mike: TE'VON CONEY Buck: DRUE TRANQUILL Rover: ASMAR BILAL Stud: JALEN ELLIOTT, Nick Coleman, Houston Griffith Whip: ALOHI GILMAN, Devin Studstill Field CB: TROY PRIDE JR., Donte Vaughn Boundary CB: JULIAN LOVE SPECIAL TEAMS Kickoff Coverage: Nicco Fertitta, Drue Tran- quill, Jordan Genmark Heath, Robert Regan, Alohi Gilman, Isaiah Robertson, Chase Clay- pool, Devin Studstill, Jalen Elliott, Julian Love Kick Return: Devin Studstill, Asmar Bilal, Isa- iah Robertson, Jalen Elliott, Jordan Genmark Heath, Cole Kmet, Nic Weishar, Keenan Swee- ney, Chase Claypool, Tony Jones Jr. Punt Coverage: Joshua Lugg, Chase Claypool, Cole Kmet, Jalen Elliott, Tony Jones Jr., Jordan Genmark Heath, Drue Tranquill, Asmar Bilal, Alohi Gilman Punt Return: Jalen Elliott, TaRiq Bracy, Ade Ogundeji, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Jordan Genmark Heath, Isaiah Robertson, Troy Pride Jr., Nicco Fertitta, Houston Griffith, Jonathan Jones Kickoff: Jonathan Doerer, Justin Yoon Placekicker: Justin Yoon Punter: Tyler Newsome Long/Short Snapper: John Shannon Holder: Ian Book Kick Returner: Jafar Armstrong Punt Returner: Chris Finke Others: Aaron Banks