Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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22 SEPT. 16, 2019 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED and pass broken up on back-to-back plays… Book had more yards on the ground (64 yards on 10 carries) than through the air (63 on 7-of-12 pass- ing) in the first half. THIRD QUARTER: NOTRE DAME 28-14 Top Moment: Taking over at his 43-yard line with the Irish leading 21-14, Book found senior wideout Chase Claypool on a crossing route for 31 yards on the first play. On the next snap he connected with sophomore tight end Tommy Tremble, who split the seam against two deep safeties for a 26-yard touch- down with 8:06 left. Standout Performer: In addition to grabbing a score on his first career catch, Tremble added a 13-yard catch on the next series. Stats: Through three quarters Notre Dame had 343 total yards (210 rushing and 133 passing), while Lou- isville had 326 (203 rushing and 123 passing). Items: Louisville took the second half kickoff and drove 49 yards to a first down at Notre Dame's 26-yard line … However, Pass' third lost fumble on a scramble was forced by senior defensive end Ade Ogundeji and recovered by senior end Daelin Hayes at his 22-yard line … Notre Dame then was stopped on third- and-one and forced to punt. FOURTH QUARTER: NOTRE DAME 35-17 Top Moment: Leading 28-17 after a Louisville field goal, Notre Dame answered with a 75-yard drive in 12 plays that took 5:11 off the clock and ended with a one-yard tally by Smith. The Irish converted third-and-three, third-and-seven and third-and-four situations, and followed with a 34- yard completion from Book to Clay- pool to the Cardinals' two-yard line. Standout Performer: The Notre Dame pass rush included a sack by Hayes and an intentional grounding call forced by senior end Julian Ok- wara on fourth down. Stats: The final yardage was rela- tively close with Notre Dame pro- ducing 423 (230 rushing and 193 passing), while Louisville had 383 (249 rushing and 134 passing). Items: Louisville kicker Blanton Creque reduced the deficit to 28-17 with a 42-yard field goal at the 13:25 mark. A 37-yard completion from Pass to wideout Marshon Ford set up the score. ✦ Senior running back Tony Jones Jr. led the way for Notre Dame's strong ground game (230 yards and four scores), tallying a team-best 110 yards and one touchdown on 15 carries. PHOTO BY MIKE MILLER NOTRE DAME 35, LOUISVILLE 17 Sept. 2, 2019 ✦ Attendance: 58,187 Cardinal Stadium ✦ Louisville, Ky. Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Notre Dame 14 7 7 7 35 Louisville 14 0 0 3 17 ND UL FIRST QUARTER ND J. Smith 3-yard run (Doerer kick) 12:39 7 0 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:21 UL Pass 8-yard run (Creque kick) 7:27 7 7 Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 5:12 UL Pass 17-yard run (Creque kick) 4:08 7 14 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:14 ND T. Jones 11-yard run (Doerer kick) 0:29 14 14 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:39 SECOND QUARTER ND Book 11-yard run (Doerer kick) 0:17 21 14 Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, 0:46 THIRD QUARTER ND Tremble 26-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick) 8:06 28 14 Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:36 FOURTH QUARTER UL Creque 42-yard field goal 13:25 28 17 Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:19 ND J. Smith 1-yard run (Doerer kick) 8:15 35 17 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:10 ND UL Total First Downs 18 21 Rushing 9 14 Passing 9 6 Penalty 0 1 Rushing Attempts 42 47 Yards Gained Rushing 248 299 Yards Lost Rushing 18 50 Net Yards Rushing 230 249 Net Yards Passing 193 134 Passes Attempted 23 28 Passes Completed 14 12 Had Intercepted 0 0 Completion Percentage 60.9% 42.9% Yards Per Attempt 8.4 4.8 Yards Per Completion 13.8 11.2 Total Offensive Plays 65 75 Total Net Yards 423 383 Average Gain Per Play 6.5 5.1 Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-1 5-3 Penalties: No.-Yards 4-20 8-50 Punts: No-Yards 6-236 5-207 Average Per Punt 39.3 41.4 Average Net Punt 39.3 41.8 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 1--2 0-0 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 1-16 3-59 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 1-2 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 28:00 32:00 Third-Down Conversions 5-12 6-15 Percentage 41.7% 40.0% Fourth-Down Conversions 0-1 1-2 Percentage 0.0% 50.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 4-28 3-14