Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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22 SEPT. 26, 2020 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 5:19 left, Notre Dame did not score for the first time in five possessions when a 38-yard field goal attempt by senior Jonathan Doerer hooked to the left … A poor USF snap on a punt attempt that went into the end zone resulted in another short punt and Irish possession at the Bulls' 25-yard line. Four plays later, Book snuck in from the 1-yard line for his third touchdown with 1:55 left. THIRD QUARTER NOTRE DAME, 45-0 Top Moment: With 3:23 remain- ing, another snap that sailed over USF punter Trent Schneider led to a blocked kick by junior linebacker Osita Ekwonu and a recovery of the ball just past the goal line by fresh- man defensive end Jordan Botelho. Feature Performer: On USF's first series of the second half, it drove to Notre Dame's 36-yard line, but on fourth-and-four, Lewis broke up a pass that he nearly intercepted. Ear- lier in the series Lewis also batted away a deep pass attempt. Then on USF's second series of the half, Lewis tipped another long ball flung into the end zone that junior safety DJ Brown nearly intercepted. Stats: USF actually outgained Notre Dame 85-69 in total yardage during the quarter and ran more plays in that stanza (23) than the en- tire first half (21). Items: Doerer's 22-yard field goal with 6:34 increased Notre Dame's lead to 38-0 … Freshman quarterback Drew Pyne was inserted in place of Book late in the quarter. FOURTH QUARTER NOTRE DAME, 52-0 Top Moment: Senior running back Jafar Armstrong capped the scoring with a five-yard touchdown sweep on fourth-and-goal with 2:15 remaining. Feature Performer: Flemister carried eight times for 71 yards in the quarter, displaying both dash to the outside and tackle-shaking skills inside. Soph- omore cornerback Cam Hart also was active with two passes broken up. Stats: Notre Dame ran only 25 plays in the second half, but still pro- duced 150 yards (6.0 yards per play). Items: At one point, Notre Dame had an all-freshman defensive line with ends Botelho and Alexander Eh- rensberger — who recorded a sack in the third quarter — and interior men Rylie Mills and Aidan Keanaaina. ✦ Sophomore Jack Kiser was a late addition to the starting lineup at Buck linebacker, but responded with a team-high eight stops and earned the game ball. PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS USF UND FIRST QUARTER UND Book 4-yard run (Doerer kick) 12:05 0 7 Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:50 UND Tyree 1-yard run (Doerer kick) 7:06 0 14 Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:24 SECOND QUARTER UND Book 1-yard run (Doerer kick) 14:25 0 21 Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:07 UND Flemister 26-yard run (Doerer kick) 11:15 0 28 Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:57 UND Book 1-yard run (Doerer kick) 1:55 0 35 Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 0:54 THIRD QUARTER UND Doerer 22-yard field goal 6:34 0 38 Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:21 UND Botelho recovered blocked punt in end zone (Doerer kick) 3:23 0 45 Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 3:06 FOURTH QUARTER UND Armstrong 5-yard run (Goepferich Kick) 2:15 0 52 Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 7:00 USF UND Total First Downs 11 21 Rushing 5 16 Passing 5 5 Penalty 1 0 Rushing Attempts 33 45 Yards Gained Rushing 135 292 Yards Lost Rushing 29 11 Net Yards Rushing 106 281 Net Yards Passing 125 148 Passes Attempted 29 21 Passes Completed 12 13 Had Intercepted 0 0 Percent Completion 41.4% 61.9% Yards Per Attempt 4.3 7.0 Yards Per Completion 10.4 11.4 Total Offensive Plays 62 66 Total Net Yards 231 429 Average Gain Per Play 3.7 6.5 Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 4-40 2-25 Punts: No.-Yards 6-144 2-74 Average Per Punt 24.0 37.0 Average Net Punt 13.7 37.0 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 2-62 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 8-129 1-14 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 27:33 32:27 Third-Down Conversions 2-15 8-14 Percentage 13.3% 57.1% Fourth-Down Conversions 1-5 2-2 Percentage 20.0% 100.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 0-0 2-15 NOTRE DAME 52, SOUTH FLORIDA 0 Sept. 19, 2020 ✦ Attendance: 10,085 Notre Dame Stadium ✦ South Bend, Ind. Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final South Florida 0 0 0 0 0 Notre Dame 14 21 10 7 52