Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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22 SEPT. 19, 2020 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED a completed pass inside the 50, but Owusu-Koramoah forced a fumble that sixth-year senior safety Shaun Crawford recovered at his 41-yard line with 11:29 left in the quarter. On that ensuing series while facing fourth-and-one from the Duke 26, Williams cut a run to the left outside and scampered untouched for the score and a 17-6 advantage. Feature Performer: Williams car- ried six times for 66 yards in the quarter, highlighted by the touch- down. Stats: By the end of the third quar- ter, Notre Dame had caught up with Duke in plays run with 54 to the Blue Devils' 55, and had surpassed them in total yardage, 332-307. Items: After pinning Notre Dame deep, Duke drove 39 yards in six plays for a three-yard touchdown run by Brice with 2:19 remaining that cut the deficit to 17-13 … Hamilton was injured on the play that Craw- ford recovered the fumble. Kelly indicated the standout could have been reinserted, but was held out as a precaution. FOURTH QUARTER NOTRE DAME, 27-13 Top Moment: Following the Duke touchdown that pulled the Blue Devils within 17-13, Notre Dame an- swered with a 58-yard march that was capped by Davis' leaping 17- yard score in the end zone on third- and-10. Another crucial third-down play was on third-and-seven from the Irish 45-yard line, when freshman tight end Michael Mayer broke a tackle and powered his way to the first-down sticks. Later, Williams gained 18 yards on a screen. Feature Performer: Notre Dame's defense, led by Owusu-Koramoah, limited Duke to 21 total yards on 12 plays (with 23 yards coming on a scramble by Brice). Stats: Notre Dame outgained Duke 109-27 in total yards during the quarter. Items: Freshman running back Chris Tyree romped for a 25-yard gain and Mayer followed with a 14- yard catch to set up the final score, Doerer's 34-yard field goal. ✦ Senior rover Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah led the way for the Irish defense with nine tackles (six solo), two stops for loss, one sack and a crucial forced fumble. PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS NOTRE DAME 27, DUKE 13 Sept. 12, 2020 ✦ Attendance: 10,097 Notre Dame Stadium ✦ South Bend, Ind. Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Duke 3 3 7 0 13 Notre Dame 0 10 7 10 27 DU ND FIRST QUARTER DU Ham 29-yard field goal 7:01 3 0 Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 03:53 SECOND QUARTER ND Williams 1-yard run (Doerer kick) 10:39 3 7 Drive: 12 plays, 96 yards, 4:37 DU Ham 30-yard field goal 3:20 6 7 Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:12 ND Doerer 48-yard field goal 0:00 6 10 Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 1:13 THIRD QUARTER ND Williams 26-yard run (Doerer kick) 7:57 6 17 Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:32 DU Brice 2-yard run (Ham kick) 2:19 13 17 Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:24 FOURTH QUARTER ND Davis 17-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick) 10:58 13 24 Drive: 15 plays, 83 yards, 6:14 ND Doerer 34-yard field goal 5:21 13 27 Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:45 DU ND Total First Downs 19 24 Rushing 4 11 Passing 13 12 Penalty 2 1 Rushing Attempts 30 42 Yards Gained Rushing 106 198 Yards Lost Rushing 31 20 Net Yards Rushing 75 178 Net Yards Passing 259 263 Passes Attempted 37 31 Passes Completed 20 19 Had Intercepted 0 1 Percent Completion 54.1% 61.3% Yards Per Attempt 7.0 8.5 Yards Per Completion 12.9 13.8 Total Offensive Plays 67 73 Total Net Yards 334 441 Average Gain Per Play 5.0 6.0 Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-2 0-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 4-31 4-39 Punts: No.-Yards 6-274 6-263 Average Per Punt 45.7 43.8 Average Net Punt 45.2 39.3 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 4-27 1-3 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 2-41 4-90 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 1-0 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 26:36 33:24 Third-Down Conversions 4-15 7-16 Percentage 26.7% 43.8% Fourth-Down Conversions 0-1 2-2 Percentage 0.0% 100.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 3-14 3-21