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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com SEPT. 16, 2019 27 per attempt) and four touchdowns. Senior running back Tony Jones Jr. led the charge with 110 yards and one score on 15 attempts (7.3 yards per carry) and was decisive from the beginning. "I think I can do that in all my games," Jones said. "Coach [Brian Kelly] told us early that we were going to run, run, run the ball, so I wanted to make it evident that we were going to run the ball down their throat." The 110-yard output marked the most rushing yards he has gained in a single game since he ran for 118 in a 22-17 victory against Vanderbilt on Sept. 15, 2018. "I think he's really comfortable with his role," Kelly said. "He knows exactly what we're asking of him, and I think that has made him much more comfortable with what he's do- ing on a day-to-day basis. There were times where he wasn't certain what his role was, and it caused him some anxiety at times. "He knows exactly what his role is and what we're asking of him, and he's been excellent at fulfilling it." Sophomore Jahmir Smith averaged just 3.0 yards on eight carries, but two of his rushes resulted in short- yardage touchdowns. The first came NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long T. Jones 15 113 3 110 7.3 1 35 Book 14 93 12 81 5.8 1 37 J. Smith 8 24 0 24 3.0 2 12 Armstrong 2 10 0 10 5.0 0 5 Flemister 3 8 3 5 1.7 0 7 Total 42 248 18 230 5.5 4 37 Passing Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Book 23 14 60.9 0 193 1 34 Total 23 14 60.9 0 193 1 34 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Claypool 5 94 0 34 Tremble 3 49 1 26 Keys 2 15 0 10 Armstrong 1 16 0 16 McKinley 1 11 0 11 J. Smith 1 6 0 6 Finke 1 2 0 2 Total 14 193 1 34 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Finke 1 -2 0 0 Total 1 -2 0 0 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Williams 1 16 0 16 Total 1 16 0 16 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Bramblett 6 39.3 46 0 0 5 0 2 Total 6 39.3 46 0 0 5 0 2 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. None Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Gilman 6 4 10 0.5-1 0-0 0 1 1 Owusu-Koramoah 6 3 9 2-7 0-0 0 0 0 White 3 2 5 2-6 1-2 1 0 0 Crawford 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hamilton 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 Bilal 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Kareem 2 2 4 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 Elliott 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ogundeji 3 0 3 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 Pride 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tagovailoa-Amosa 1 2 3 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Bracy 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Okwara 2 0 2 1-15 1-15 0 0 0 Ademilola 1 1 2 1-5 0-0 1 0 0 Bauer 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Genmark Heath 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hayes 1 0 1 1-7 1-7 0 0 1 Hinish 1 0 1 1-4 1-4 0 0 0 Lacey 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Lamb 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long None LOUISVILLE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Hawkins 19 128 6 122 6.4 0 44 Hall 11 72 3 69 6.3 0 16 J. Pass 16 99 32 67 4.2 2 22 TEAM 1 0 9 -9 -9.0 0 0 Total 47 299 50 249 5.3 2 44 Passing Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long J. Pass 27 12 44.4 0 134 0 37 Atwell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Total 28 12 42.9 0 134 0 37 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Atwell 5 47 0 16 Ford 2 43 0 37 Dawkins 1 18 0 18 J. Johnson 1 12 0 12 Fitzpatrick 1 10 0 10 Little 1 9 0 9 J. Pass 1 -5 0 0 Total 12 134 0 37 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long None Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Hall 3 59 0 26 Total 3 59 0 26 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 King 5 41.4 52 0 0 4 1 1 Total 5 41.4 52 0 0 4 1 1 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Creque 1 1 42 0 Total 1 1 42 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Yeast 6 1 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Okeke 5 2 7 1-4 1-4 0 0 0 Burns 6 0 6 1-8 1-8 0 0 0 K. Pass 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Avery 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mbanasor 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sturghill 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 C. Jones 2 1 3 0.5-1 0-0 1 1 0 Caban 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Etheridge 1 2 3 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 1 Robinson 2 0 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Montgomery 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Abdullah 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ford 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Goldwire 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Hicks 1 0 1 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 Fagot 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Head 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Holl 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Peterson 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long None PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: IAN BOOK RB: TONY JONES JR., Jahmir Smith, C 'Bo Flemister RB: JAFAR ARMSTRONG, Kyren Williams WR: CHASE CLAYPOOL, Javon McKinley WR: CHRIS FINKE, Lawrence Keys III, Joe Wilkins TE: BROCK WRIGHT, Tommy Tremble LT: LIAM EICHENBERG LG: AARON BANKS C: JARRETT PATTERSON RG: TOMMY KRAEMER RT: ROBERT HAINSEY DEFENSE SDE: KHALID KAREEM, Ade Ogundeji DT: MYRON TAGOVAILOA-AMOSA, Jayson Ademilola NT: KURT HINISH, Jacob Lacey Drop: JULIAN OKWARA, Daelin Hayes Mike: DREW WHITE, Shayne Simon Buck: ASMAR BILAL, Jack Lamb, Jordan Gen- mark Heath Rover: JEREMIAH OWUSU-KORAMOAH Stud: JALEN ELLIOTT, Kyle Hamilton Whip: ALOHI GILMAN Field CB: SHAUN CRAWFORD, TaRiq Bracy Boundary CB: TROY PRIDE JR., Houston Griffith SPECIAL TEAMS Kickoff Coverage: Bo Bauer, Shaun Crawford, Jordan Genmark Heath, Shayne Simon, Tony Jones Jr., Jack Kiser, Alohi Gilman, Jalen Elliott, Kyle Hamilton, Troy Pride Jr. Kick Return: Paul Moala, Jordan Genmark Heath, Jonathan Jones, DJ Brown, Patrick Pelini, Jack Kiser, Brock Wright, Shayne Simon, Jack Lamb, Kyren Williams Punt Coverage: Joshua Lugg, Dillan Gibbons, Brock Wright, Alohi Gilman, Jordan Genmark Heath, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Jalen El- liott, Paul Moala, Chase Claypool Punt Return: Bo Bauer, Temitope Agoro, TaRiq Bracy, KJ Wallace, Tommy Tremble, Shaun Crawford, Jonathan Jones, Shayne Simon, Pat- rick Pelini, Houston Griffith Kickoff: Jonathan Doerer Placekicker: Jonathan Doerer Punter: Jay Bramblett Long/Short Snapper: John Shannon Holder: Jay Bramblett Kick Returner: Jafar Armstrong, Kyren Williams Punt Returner: Chris Finke Others: Brock Wright, Dillan Gibbons