Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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22 NOV. 26, 2018 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED pool on a slant for a 10-yard score. During the march, the Irish also ben- efitted from defensive pass interfer- ence on third-and-12, and a 17-yard pass to sophomore tight end Cole Kmet on fourth-and-one. Top Performer: Notre Dame's de- fense dominated by forcing three- and-out on all three Syracuse posses- sions in the quarter. The nine plays for the Orange totaled minus-eight yards. Stats: While Syracuse couldn't gen- erate anything on offense, the Irish also accounted for only 69 yards in the quarter, 5-of-8 passing for 39 yards, and 11 carries for 30 yards. Items: Following a three-and-out by Syracuse to open the second half, Notre Dame drove 41 yards to set up Yoon's 29-yard field that increased the margin to 23-0 at the 9:30 mark … Back-to-back sacks by fifth-year senior linebacker Drue Tranquill and junior defensive end Julian Okwara ended Syracuse's second series of the half after three plays again. FOURTH QUARTER: NOTRE DAME 36, SYRACUSE 3 Top Moment: Williams' 32-yard touchdown run with 4:05 left came several plays after backup quarter- back Brandon Wimbush had a 35- yard scramble. Top Performer: Notre Dame's red-zone defense allowed only three points when the Orange twice pen- etrated inside the Irish 10-yard line. Stats: Notre Dame finished with nearly twice as many yards than Syr- acuse, racking up 463 (292 passing and 171 rushing) compared to just 234 (119 rushing and 115 passing) for the Orange. Items: Syracuse's Andre Szymt, who entered the game 27 of 29 on his field goal attempts, missed on a 22-yard attempt, which hit the left upright, with 8:20 remaining. ✦ NOTRE DAME 36, SYRACUSE 3 Nov. 17, 2018 ✦ Attendance: 48,104 Yankee Stadium ✦ Bronx, N.Y. Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Syracuse 0 0 0 3 3 Notre Dame 13 7 9 7 36 SU ND FIRST QUARTER ND Williams 9-yard pass from Book (Yoon kick) 9:15 0 7 Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:11 ND Yoon 26-yard field goal 7:44 0 10 Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:11 ND Yoon 29-yard field goal 1:09 0 13 Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:56 SECOND QUARTER ND Armstrong 9-yard run (Yoon kick) 4:52 0 20 Drive: 1 play, 9 yards, 0:07 THIRD QUARTER ND Yoon 29-yard field goal 9:30 0 23 Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:18 ND Claypool 10-yard pass from Book (Yoon kick failed) 3:35 0 29 Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:52 FOURTH QUARTER ND Williams 32-yard run (Yoon kick) 4:05 0 36 Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:15 SU Szmyt 28-yard field goal 0:10 3 36 Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 3:48 SU ND Total First Downs 16 23 Rushing 9 7 Passing 6 14 Penalty 1 2 Rushing Attempts 38 36 Yards Gained Rushing 158 187 Yards Lost Rushing 39 16 Net Yards Rushing 119 171 Net Yards Passing 115 292 Passes Attempted 35 38 Passes Completed 15 23 Had Intercepted 3 1 Percent Completion 42.9% 60.5% Yards Per Attempt 3.3 7.7 Yards Per Completion 7.7 12.7 Total Offensive Plays 73 74 Total Net Yards 234 463 Average Gain Per Play 3.2 6.3 Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 3-45 7-55 Punts: No.-Yards 8-304 4-151 Average Per Punt 38.0 37.8 Average Net Punt 35.2 33.0 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 2-19 2-22 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 6-114 0-0 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 1-0 3-78 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 27:47 32:13 Third-Down Conversions 6-18 6-15 Percentage 33.3% 40.0% Fourth-Down Conversions 0-0 1-2 Percentage 0.0% 50.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 2-4 6-36 Junior safety Alohi Gilman headlined Notre Dame's impressive defensive performance versus the Orange with eight tackles and two interceptions, including one he returned 54 yards to set up a score. PHOTO BY ANGELA DRISKELL