Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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16 FEBRUARY 2019 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED coverage with senior Miles Boykin … With the score still only 9-3 and on third-and-seven from the Irish 24- yard line, Lawrence was sacked by junior end Ade Ogundeji, and Hue- gel then missed a 49-yard field goal with 6:50 left … Notre Dame consen- sus All-American junior cornerback Julian Love was sidelined early in the quarter with a head injury and did not return. THIRD QUARTER: CLEMSON 30, NOTRE DAME 3 Top Moments: Notre Dame had a first down at Clemson's 26-yard line with the score still 23-3, but Book was sacked by end Austin Bryant on back-to-back plays and then on third-and-22, safety Nolan Turner in- tercepted a Book pass. Three plays later, Tigers sophomore running back Travis Etienne burst through a hole on third-and-short for a 62-yard touchdown at the 2:04 mark. That sequence, particularly the sacks, were the final flicker of hope for an Irish comeback. Top Performer: Bryant's sacks pro- pelled a strong overall defensive per- formance by the Tigers. Stats: Notre Dame had 217 total yards after three quarters, 138 pass- ing and 79 rushing. Clemson was at 423, 303 passing and 120 rushing. Items: After forcing a Clemson punt, Notre Dame's initial posses- sion of the second half from its 13- yard line ended with a perfect 36- yard punt to the 2-yard line that was downed by Gilman … The Irish ini- tially lined up for a 54-yard field goal attempt before opting to punt. FOURTH QUARTER: CLEMSON 30, NOTRE DAME 3 Top Moment: Clemson's senior class recorded its 54th victory com- pared to only four defeats. Notre Dame finished with its fourth 12-win season (1988, 1989, 2012 and 2018). Top Performer: While playing with mainly backups, Clemson's de- fense continued its mastery, limiting Notre Dame to 31 yards in the final 15 minutes. Stats: Notre Dame's 248 total yards were its fewest in a bowl since the 155 in the program's 41-9 loss to Or- egon State in the 2001 Fiesta Bowl. Items: Clemson had its first turn- over of the game with 9:13 left, and the score 30-3, when Gilman dis- lodged the football from Etienne and senior linebacker Asmar Bilal recov- ered at his 12-yard line. ✦ CLEMSON 30, NOTRE DAME 3 Dec. 29, 2018 ✦ Attendance: 72,183 AT&T Stadium ✦ Arlington, Texas Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Notre Dame 3 0 0 0 3 Clemson 3 20 7 0 30 ND CU FIRST QUARTER CU Huegel 40-yard field goal 8:35 0 3 Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 3:15 ND Yoon 28-yard field goal 4:31 3 3 Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:04 SECOND QUARTER CU Ross 52-yard pass from T. Lawrence (kick failed) 12:50 3 9 Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:04 CU Ross 42-yard pass from T. Lawrence (Huegel kick) 1:44 3 16 Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:12 CU Higgins 19-yard pass from T. Lawrence (Huegel kick) 0:02 3 23 Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 0:46 THIRD QUARTER CU Etienne 62-yard run (Huegel kick) 2:04 3 30 Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:01 ND CU Total First Downs 17 26 Rushing 7 9 Passing 8 15 Penalty 2 2 Rushing Attempts 35 37 Yards Gained Rushing 127 236 Yards Lost Rushing 39 25 Net Yards Rushing 88 211 Net Yards Passing 160 327 Passes Attempted 34 41 Passes Completed 17 27 Had Intercepted 1 0 Percent Completion 50.0% 65.9% Yards Per Attempt 4.7 8.0 Yards Per Completion 9.4 12.1 Total Offensive Plays 69 78 Total Net Yards 248 538 Average Gain Per Play 3.6 6.9 Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-1 2-1 Penalties: No.-Yards 7-50 6-65 Punts: No.-Yards 8-367 5-199 Average Per Punt 45.9 39.8 Average Net Punt 39.6 39.6 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 1-1 2-10 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 1-13 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 1-24 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 1-4 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 27:06 32:54 Third-Down Conversions 5-17 9-18 Percentage 29.4% 50.0% Fourth-Down Conversions 1-2 1-1 Percentage 50.0% 100.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 3-19 6-26 Junior quarterback Ian Book was sacked six times by Clemson and completed only 17 of 34 throws for 160 yards with an interception. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA