Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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20 NOV. 23, 2019 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED Feature Performer: Navy backup quarterback Perry Olsen led a touch- down drive on his first series, con- cluding with a 43-yard touchdown pass to a wide open Mychal Cooper on a busted coverage at the 1:42 mark. Olsen had three carries for nine yards. Stats: Navy ended up outgaining Notre Dame in total yardage this quarter, 115-106. Items: Sophomore quarterback Phil Jurkovec was inserted with 8:28 still left in the third quarter and the Irish ahead 45-3 … Navy likewise on the ensuing series inserted Olsen with 5:17 remaining in the quarter. FOURTH QUARTER: NOTRE DAME, 52-20 Top Moment: With 14:39 left, Irish sophomore rover Paul Moala dis- rupted an option pitch that he eventu- ally caught on a ricochet and raced for a 27-yard touchdown and a 52-10 lead. Feature Performer: In mop-up minutes, Navy reserve fullback Isaac Ruoss carried nine times for 44 yards. Stats: Notre Dame finished with only four total yards in the quarter while Navy had 94, revealing again how mis- leading stats can be when in a 52-20 outcome the Irish ended up with only a 410-360 advantage in total offense. Items: On another busted Irish coverage at 14:52, Navy's wide open Ryan Mitchell dropped what would have been a 67-yard touchdown … The next play is when Moala scored his touchdown … Olsen scored with 5:31 remaining on a two-yard run to end an 18-play, 75-yard drive that milked 9:08 off the clock, and Nichols later kicked his second field goal. ✦ NAVY ND FIRST QUARTER ND Claypool 7-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick) 9:39 0 7 Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:21 ND Claypool 47-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick) 3:11 0 14 Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:23 SECOND QUARTER ND Claypool 3-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick) 12:32 0 21 Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:35 ND Lenzy 70-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick) 10:27 0 28 Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:09 ND Doerer 32-yard field goal 4:45 0 31 Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:23 ND T. Jones 2-yard run (Doerer kick) 1:30 0 38 Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 2:30 NAVY Nichols 27-yard field goal 0:00 3 38 Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 1:24 THIRD QUARTER ND Claypool 20-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick) 9:55 3 45 Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:09 NAVY Cooper 43-yard pass from Olsen (Nichols kick) 1:42 10 45 Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:36 FOURTH QUARTER ND Moala 27-yard fumble return (Doerer kick) 14:39 10 52 NAVY Olsen 2-yard run (Nichols kick) 5:31 17 52 Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 9:08 NAVY Nichols 36-yard field goal 1:18 20 52 Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:01 NAVY ND Total First Downs 20 18 Rushing 17 6 Passing 3 11 Penalty 0 1 Rushing Attempts 64 31 Yards Gained Rushing 313 120 Yards Lost Rushing 32 15 Net Yards Rushing 281 105 Net Yards Passing 79 305 Passes Attempted 13 22 Passes Completed 4 16 Had Intercepted 0 0 Percent Completion 30.8% 72.7% Yards Per Attempt 6.1 13.9 Yards Per Completion 19.8 19.1 Total Offensive Plays 77 53 Total Net Yards 360 410 Average Gain Per Play 4.7 7.7 Fumbles: No.-Lost 4-4 0-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 2-20 2-15 Punts: No.-Yards 3-125 2-70 Average Per Punt 41.7 35.0 Average Net Punt 38.7 35.0 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 2-9 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 2-30 0-0 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 1-27 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 36:00 24:00 Third-Down Conversions 5-16 4-9 Percentage 31.2% 44.4% Fourth-Down Conversions 4-5 1-2 Percentage 80.0% 50.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 0-0 2-7 Senior defensive end Khalid Kareem set the tone early for the Irish defense, forcing fumbles on Navy's first two possessions, both of which led to Irish touchdowns. He finished with three tackles, including two for a loss. PHOTO BY ANDRIS VISOCKIS NOTRE DAME 52, NAVY 20 Nov. 16, 2019 ✦ Attendance: 74,080 Notre Dame Stadium ✦ South Bend, Ind. Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Navy 0 3 7 10 20 Notre Dame 14 24 7 7 52