Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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20 NOV. 16, 2019 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED down on third-and- goal from the 6-yard line. Feature Performer: Notre Dame's de- fense, led by the versatile play of ju- nior rover Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, saw Duke twice start with a first down in Irish territory, first at the 40-yard line and then at the 48- yard line. It netted five yards on those four plays run, with Pride's interception especially pivotal. Stats: Notre Dame compiled 361 total yards (186 rushing and 175 passing) through three quar- ters while Duke had 175 (102 passing and 73 rushing). Items: Duke took possession at the N o t r e D a m e 4 8 - yard line after an Irish punt with the score still 28-7, and on fourth-and- three from the Notre Dame 25-yard line during that drive, senior defen- sive end Ade Ogundeji's pressure on Harris forced a hurried throw that senior cornerback Donte Vaughn knocked away near the three-minute mark. FOURTH QUARTER: NOTRE DAME, 38-7 Top Moment: Finke's 46-yard punt return to Duke's 13-yard line set up a two-yard touchdown pass from Book to sophomore tight end George Takacs with 7:21 left for the game's final score. Feature Performer: The Notre Dame defense never coasted or took the foot of the gas. After limiting Duke to only 123 yards in the first half, it permitted only 74 to the Blue Devils after the intermission. Stats: Although racking up yard- age in "garbage time" often occurs, the Blue Devils totaled only 22 yards in the fourth quarter. Items: A 53-yard run by Book on third-and-one set up junior Jonathan Doerer's 34-yard field goal with 12:38 remaining … Sophomore cornerback TaRiq Bracy recovered a Duke fum- ble to end a drive. ✦ NOTRE DAME 38, DUKE 7 Nov. 9, 2019 ✦ Attendance: 40,004 Wallace Wade Stadium ✦ Durham, N.C. Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Notre Dame 14 7 7 10 38 Duke 0 7 0 0 7 ND DU FIRST QUARTER ND Finke 18-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick) 8:02 7 0 Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 3:11 ND Claypool 7-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick) 4:03 14 0 Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:49 SECOND QUARTER ND Flemister 2-yard run (Doerer kick) 7:58 21 0 Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:02 DU Young 29-yard pass from Harris (Reed kick) 2:55 21 7 Drive: 2 plays, 39 yards, 0:22 THIRD QUARTER ND Finke 6-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick) 9:10 28 7 Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:28 FOURTH QUARTER ND Doerer 34-yard field goal 12:59 31 7 Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:57 ND Takacs 2-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick) 7:21 38 7 Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:31 ND DU Total First Downs 21 10 Rushing 10 4 Passing 8 5 Penalty 3 1 Rushing Attempts 42 30 Yards Gained Rushing 306 98 Yards Lost Rushing 18 3 Net Yards Rushing 288 95 Net Yards Passing 181 102 Passes Attempted 32 31 Passes Completed 18 16 Had Intercepted 2 1 Percent Completion 56.2% 51.6% Yards Per Attempt 5.7 3.3 Yards Per Completion 10.1 6.4 Total Offensive Plays 74 61 Total Net Yards 469 197 Average Gain Per Play 6.3 3.2 Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties: No.-Yards 8-76 8-63 Punts: No.-Yards 6-215 9-450 Average Per Punt 35.8 50.0 Average Net Punt 35.0 44.3 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 2-51 2-5 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 5-122 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 1-39 2-12 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 32:52 27:08 Third-Down Conversions 9-17 3-16 Percentage 52.9% 18.8% Fourth-Down Conversions 0-1 1-3 Percentage 0.0% 33.3% Sacks By: No.-Yards 1-1 1-1 Junior rover Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and the Fighting Irish defense shut out the Blue Devils in the second half while allowing only 74 total yards. PHOTO BY KEN MARTIN