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Sept. 24, 2018

Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football

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22 SEPT. 24, 2018 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED ond half by marching to a first-and-10 at Notre Dame's 23-yard line be- fore the drive once again stalled and ended with a missed 43-yard field goal with 9:52 remaining. FOURTH QUARTER NOTRE DAME 22, VANDERBILT 17 Top Moment: After Yoon missed a 32-yard field goal with 3:39 re- maining, Vanderbilt took over at its 20-yard line with the score 22-17 and a chance to win the game. O n f o u r t h - a n d - 1 0 from the 50, a pass inter- ference call on junior cor- nerback Donte Vaughn kept the drive alive. But on fourth-and-four from the Irish 31, Shurmur's pass to a leaping Lip- scomb with junior safety Jalen Elliott in tight coverage came loose when the two players hit the ground. Only five seconds were left when Vanderbilt had one final play to run from its 10-yard line. Standout Performer: Shurmur finished the game 26-of-43 passing for 326 yards with one touchdown and one interception, and Lipscomb hauled in 11 receptions for 89 yards. Stats: Notre Dame finished with 380 yards on 74 plays, but had only 133 yards of total offense in the sec- ond half. Vanderbilt's 70 plays netted 420 yards, 240 of which came in the second half. Items: At the 11:04 mark and cling- ing to a 16-10 lead, Book — used in goal-line situations — tossed a two- yard touchdown to fifth-year senior tight end Nic Weishar for a 22-10 ad- vantage after Book's pass attempt on the two-point conversion failed … The 75-yard drive in 11 plays was a crucial answer to Vanderbilt's touch- down the previous series that made it a one-score contest … With 7:22 re- maining, Shurmur capped a 75-yard drive in nine plays by finding red- shirt junior tight end Jared Pinkney for an 18-yard touchdown on third- and-three to cut the deficit to 22-17 … Sophomore wideout Michael Young had a 48-yard kickoff return to his 49- yard line at 22-17, but the Irish were unable to take advantage. ✦ Senior quarterback Brandon Wimbush carried the ball 19 times for 84 yards and scored his first touch- down of the season to help stake Notre Dame to an early lead it would not relinquish. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA NOTRE DAME 22, VANDERBILT 17 Sept. 15, 2018 ✦ Attendance: 77,622 Notre Dame Stadium ✦ South Bend, Ind. Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Vanderbilt 0 3 7 7 17 Notre Dame 10 6 0 6 22 VAN ND FIRST QUARTER ND Yoon 26-yard field goal 11:02 0 3 Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:58 ND Wimbush 12-yard run (Yoon kick) 0:58 0 10 Drive: 15 plays, 94 yards, 5:21 SECOND QUARTER ND Yoon 33-yard field goal 7:33 0 13 Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 1:10 ND Yoon 46-yard field goal 1:15 0 16 Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:55 VAN Guay 21-yard field goal 0:00 3 16 Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 1:15 THIRD QUARTER VAN Vaughn 3-yard run (Guay kick) 0:11 10 16 Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:44 FOURTH QUARTER ND Weishar 2-yard pass from Book (Book pass failed) 11:04 10 22 Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:07 VAN Pinkney 18-yard pass from Shurmur (Guay kick) 7:22 17 22 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:42 VAN ND Total First Downs 23 24 Rushing 5 14 Passing 14 7 Penalty 4 3 Rushing Attempts 27 48 Yards Gained Rushing 120 261 Yards Lost Rushing 26 16 Net Yards Rushing 94 245 Net Yards Passing 326 135 Passes Attempted 43 26 Passes Completed 26 16 Had Intercepted 1 0 Percent Completion 60.5% 61.5% Yards Per Attempt 7.6 5.2 Yards Per Completion 12.5 8.4 Total Offensive Plays 70 74 Total Net Yards 420 380 Average Gain Per Play 6.0 5.1 Fumbles: No.-Lost 3-2 0-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 5-60 6-63 Punts: No.-Yards 4-184 5-298 Average Per Punt 46.0 59.6 Average Net Punt 45.8 46.2 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 2-27 1-1 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 2-27 2-66 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 1-1 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 29:12 30:48 Third-Down Conversions 5-13 5-15 Percentage 38.5% 33.3% Fourth-Down Conversions 0-1 1-1 Percentage 0.0% 100.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 0-0 1-9

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