Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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22 SEPT. 17, 2018 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED side kick was caught off the bounce by Tranquill. Notre Dame was able to run out the clock from there. Standout Performer: Neal kept fir- ing away to the end while avoiding the rush and buying time for himself, completing 11 of 17 passes attempts for 80 yards with a touchdown in the quarter. Stats: Ball State ran 97 plays for 349 yards compared to Notre Dame's 72 for 414. The Cardinals surprisingly outrushed Notre Dame 169-117. Items: With 12:01 remaining, Ball State concluded a 13-play, 79-yard drive with a 10-yard scoring toss from Neal to tight end Nolan Givan, cutting the Irish lead to 24-13 … On the next series, Ball State outside linebacker Ray Wilborn picked off a Wimbush pass at the 8:39 mark to give it a first down at the BSU 31-yard line. With the score still 24-13, the Cardinals drove to a first down at Notre Dame's 27-yard line, but three straight incomplete passes forced a 43-yard field goal attempt by Hagee. When the kick missed with 4:50 left, the Irish maintained their two-score advantage. ✦ NOTRE DAME 24, BALL STATE 16 Sept. 8, 2018 ✦ Attendance: 77,622 Notre Dame Stadium ✦ South Bend, Ind. Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Ball State 3 3 0 10 16 Notre Dame 7 7 10 0 24 BALL ND FIRST QUARTER ND Armstrong 1-yard run (Yoon kick) 13:06 0 7 Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:54 BALL Hagee 25-yard field goal 6:17 3 7 Drive: 19 plays, 85 yards, 6:49 SECOND QUARTER ND T. Jones 31-yard run (Yoon kick) 8:14 3 14 Drive: 1 play, 31 yards, 0:09 BALL Hagee 23-yard field goal 2:30 6 14 Drive: 13 plays, 36 yards, 2:55 THIRD QUARTER ND T. Jones 1-yard run (Yoon kick) 10:37 6 21 Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:55 ND Yoon 46-yard field goal 2:01 6 24 Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 2:30 FOURTH QUARTER BALL Givan 10-yard pass from Neal (Hagee kick) 12:01 13 24 Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 5:00 BALL Hagee 49-yard field goal 1:30 16 24 Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 2:21 BALL ND Total First Downs 24 20 Rushing 11 7 Passing 13 13 Penalty 0 0 Rushing Attempts 47 41 Yards Gained Rushing 180 168 Yards Lost Rushing 11 51 Net Yards Rushing 169 117 Net Yards Passing 180 297 Passes Attempted 50 31 Passes Completed 23 17 Had Intercepted 2 3 Percent Completion 46.0% 54.8% Yards Per Attempt 3.6 9.6 Yards Per Completion 7.8 17.5 Total Offensive Plays 97 72 Total Net Yards 349 414 Average Gain Per Play 3.6 5.8 Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 3-10 2-20 Punts: No.-Yards 7-291 5-182 Average Per Punt 41.6 36.4 Average Net Punt 38.1 35.4 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 1-5 5-24 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 3-42 3-65 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 3-21 2-21 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 34:22 25:38 Third-Down Conversions 8-23 4-14 Percentage 34.8% 28.6% Fourth-Down Conversions 3-3 1-2 Percentage 100.0% 50.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 4-25 1-6 Junior running back Tony Jones Jr. carried the ball 13 times for 61 yards and a pair of touchdowns. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA