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December 2018

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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com DECEMBER 2018 27 Book said of the play. "He's my hot route on that. Being able to see him get open that quick and be able to get the ball out was huge for our offense." Book completed 22 of 39 throws for a career-high 352 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. The pick came during the fourth quarter in the end zone with the Irish up just 17-10. The mistake didn't come back to hurt the Irish, though. The Irish struggled rushing for just 32 yards in the first half, but found success in the second half fueled by a 52-yard score from senior running back Dexter Williams. Notre Dame finished with 31 attempts for 121 yards (3.9 yards per carry). "They played great, and they have a great defense," Book said of the Trojans. "To be able to finish the sea- son off undefeated in a rivalry game against USC, you can't ask for any- thing better than that." DEFENSE MAKES CRUCIAL PLAYS TO LIMIT TROJANS Without some help from the its de- fense, Notre Dame could have been facing much more than a 10-0 defi- cit going into halftime. The Fighting Irish forced two fumbles inside their own territory to halt USC's momen- tum and keep points off the board. Junior cornerback Troy Pride Jr. came up with the first one, strip- ping USC wide receiver Michael Pit- tman Jr. and recovering the loose ball on the Irish 33-yard line with 4:33 NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Williams 16 104 7 97 6.1 1 52 Book 7 28 12 16 2.3 0 16 T. Jones 3 16 1 15 5.0 0 15 Armstrong 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Finke 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 TEAM 3 0 6 -6 -2.0 0 0 Total 31 148 27 121 3.9 1 52 Passing Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Book 39 22 56.4 1 352 2 51 Finke 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Total 39 22 56.4 1 352 2 51 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Finke 7 86 1 24 Claypool 5 73 0 28 Williams 5 54 0 22 Boykin 3 73 0 38 T. Jones 1 51 1 51 Mack 1 15 0 15 Total 22 352 2 51 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Finke 1 7 0 7 Total 1 7 0 7 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long None Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Newsome 4 47.2 59 0 1 1 2 2 Total 4 47.2 59 0 1 1 2 2 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Yoon 1 1 46 0 Total 1 1 46 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Love 8 4 12 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Gilman 4 6 10 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Pride 6 3 9 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 Tranquill 6 3 9 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 Coney 2 6 8 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Elliott 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bilal 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bracy 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Coleman 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 Kareem 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ademilola 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Fertitta 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Genmark Heath 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ja. Jones 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ogundeji 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Okwara 1 0 1 1-9 1-9 0 0 0 Tillery 1 0 1 1-9 1-9 0 0 0 Bauer 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bonner 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Claypool 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hayes 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hinish 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long None USC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Ware 13 68 0 68 5.2 0 13 Stepp 5 23 0 23 4.6 0 9 Malepeai 4 21 0 21 5.2 1 14 Daniels 2 0 18 -18 -9.0 0 0 Total 24 112 18 94 3.9 1 14 Passing Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Daniels 51 37 72.5 0 349 1 35 Total 51 37 72.5 0 349 1 35 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Vaughns 12 120 1 28 St. Brown 10 94 0 23 Pittman 7 91 0 35 V. Jones 3 24 0 12 Ware 2 2 0 2 Williams 1 10 0 10 Stepp 1 7 0 7 Malepeai 1 1 0 1 Total 37 349 1 35 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Vaughns 1 22 0 22 Total 1 22 0 22 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long V. Jones 3 57 0 22 Total 3 57 0 22 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Budrovich 6 38.5 51 0 1 1 1 1 Total 6 38.5 51 0 1 1 1 1 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Brown 1 1 30 0 Total 1 1 30 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Smith 9 3 12 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 Gaoteote 3 4 7 1.5-10 1-8 0 0 0 Marshall 5 1 6 0.5-0 0-0 3 0 0 Iosefa 2 4 6 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 Lockett 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Williams 3 1 4 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 Harris 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Rector 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tuipulotu 2 1 3 2-3 2-3 0 0 0 Langley 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 Dorton 0 2 2 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 McMillan 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tufele 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Echols 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Jimmons 0 1 1 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long McMillan 1 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: IAN BOOK RB: DEXTER WILLIAMS, Tony Jones Jr., Jafar Armstrong WR: MILES BOYKIN, Javon McKinley WR: CHASE CLAYPOOL, Michael Young WR: CHRIS FINKE TE: ALIZÉ MACK, Cole Kmet, Nic Weishar LT: LIAM EICHENBERG LG: AARON BANKS C: SAM MUSTIPHER RG: TOMMY KRAEMER RT: ROBERT HAINSEY DEFENSE SDE: KHALID KAREEM, Ade Ogundeji, Jamir Jones DT: JERRY TILLERY, Jayson Ademilola, Micah Dew-Treadway NT: JONATHAN BONNER, Kurt Hinish Drop: JULIAN OKWARA, Daelin Hayes Mike: TE'VON CONEY Buck: DRUE TRANQUILL Rover: ASMAR BILAL, Nick Coleman Stud: JALEN ELLIOTT Whip: ALOHI GILMAN Field CB: TROY PRIDE JR. Boundary CB: JULIAN LOVE, TaRiq Bracy SPECIAL TEAMS Kickoff Coverage: Tony Jones Jr., Jamir Jones, Julian Okwara, Chase Claypool, Nicco Fertitta, Alohi Gilman, Bo Bauer, Cole Kmet, Julian Love, Robert Regan Kick Return: Jonathan Jones, Nicco Fertitta, Jordan Genmark Heath, Tony Jones Jr., Jafar Armstrong, Nic Weishar, Cole Kmet, Keenan Sweeney, Paul Moala, Robert Regan, Jimmy Thompson Punt Coverage: Alohi Gilman, Jalen Elliott, Asmar Bilal, Jordan Genmark Heath, Joshua Lugg, Nic Weishar, Brock Wright, Tony Jones Jr., Chase Claypool Punt Return: Jonathan Jones, Bo Bauer, Temi- tope Agoro, Paul Moala, Jimmy Thompson, Houston Griffith, Jordan Genmark Heath, TaRiq Bracy, Tony Jones Jr., Nicco Fertitta Kickoff: Justin Yoon Placekicker: Justin Yoon Punter: Tyler Newsome Long/Short Snapper: John Shannon Holder: Nolan Henry Kick Returner: Chris Finke Punt Returner: Chris Finke

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