Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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22 OCT. 7, 2019 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED VA ND FIRST QUARTER UVA Reed 6-yard pass from Perkins (Delaney kick) 10:58 7 0 Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 4:02 ND T. Jones 5-yard run (Doerer kick) 4:35 7 7 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:23 ND Flemister 11-yard run (Doerer kick) 0:18 7 14 Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:36 SECOND QUARTER UVA Delaney 32-yard field goal 8:07 10 14 Drive: 16 plays, 61 yards, 7:11 UVA Dubois 16-yard pass from Perkins (Delaney kick) 0:43 17 14 Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:02 THIRD QUARTER ND T. Jones 2-yard run (Doerer kick) 9:20 17 21 Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:30 ND Ogundeji 23-yard fumble return (Doerer kick) 1:41 17 28 FOURTH QUARTER ND T. Jones 30-yard run (Doerer kick) 10:28 17 35 Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:04 UVA Delaney 27-yard field goal 6:28 20 35 Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 4:00 UVA ND Total First Downs 19 19 Rushing 5 9 Passing 13 7 Penalty 1 3 Rushing Attempts 29 35 Yards Gained Rushing 68 192 Yards Lost Rushing 64 14 Net Yards Rushing 4 178 Net Yards Passing 334 165 Passes Attempted 43 25 Passes Completed 30 17 Had Intercepted 2 0 Percent Completion 69.8% 68.0% Yards Per Attempt 7.8 6.6 Yards Per Completion 11.1 9.7 Total Offensive Plays 72 60 Total Net Yards 338 343 Average Gain Per Play 4.7 5.7 Fumbles: No.-Lost 4-3 1-1 Penalties: No.-Yards 6-52 9-71 Punts: No-Yards 4-162 6-234 Average Per Punt 40.5 39.0 Average Net Punt 40.2 36.2 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 2-17 1-1 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 2-39 1-16 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 2-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 2-71 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 33:32 26:28 Third-Down Conversions 4-14 6-15 Percentage 28.6% 40.0% Fourth-Down Conversions 1-2 2-2 Percentage 50.0% 100.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 2-12 8-55 2-yard line, allowing the Cavaliers to gain possession at the Irish 38-yard line on their second series of the half … Virginia's third series of the third quarter began at Notre Dame's 41- yard line after fifth-year senior Chris Finke fumbled a punt that Virginia recovered … However, an incomplete pass on fourth-and-one at the Irish 32 gave the ball back to Notre Dame. FOURTH QUARTER: NOTRE DAME, 35-20 Top Moment: Notre Dame run- ning back Tony Jones Jr. romped for a 30-yard touchdown run with 10:28 remaining to build a 35-17 cushion. Standout Performer: Jones, who had 11 attempts for 34 yards the first three quarters, carried seven times for 97 yards in the final one, high- lighted by his touchdown jaunt. Stats: Notre Dame's yardage breakdown per quarter was 102 in the first, 73 in the second, 20 in the third and 148 in the fourth. Notes: Rounding out the scoring was a 27-yard field goal by Delaney with 6:28 left to conclude a 65-yard drive in 12 plays … Prior to that march, Virginia's Perkins was inter- cepted by senior safety Alohi Gilman with 12:32 remaining to set up Jones' third touchdown … The Cavaliers' fi- nal drive ended with freshman safety Kyle Hamilton intercepting his sec- ond pass of the season. ✦ NOTRE DAME 35, VIRGINIA 20 Sept. 28, 2019 ✦ Attendance: 77,622 Notre Dame Stadium ✦ South Bend, Ind. Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Virginia 7 10 0 3 20 Notre Dame 14 0 14 7 35 Notre Dame's ground game finally produced in the fourth quarter against Virginia, and Tony Jones Jr. finished the game with 18 carries for 131 yards and three touchdowns. PHOTO BY ANDRIS VISOCKIS