Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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20 DEC. 19, 2020 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED cepted a Culpepper pass at the 5:11 mark and returned it to the Orange 35-yard line, but that fourth Syracuse turnover in the game resulted in no points when a 50-yard field goal at- tempt by Doerer sailed wide right … McKinley caught his third touch- down pass (26 yards) of the day with 1:07 to make it 38-14 after a 68-yard drive that included a roughing-the- passer infraction and a 23-yard run by Williams. FOURTH QUARTER NOTRE DAME, 45-21 Top Moment: With 6:25 remain- ing, Irish freshman running back Chris Tyree scampered 94 yards on an inside zone read, with a second- level block by senior tight end Brock Wright helping spring him. Feature Performer: Syracuse run- ning back Cooper Lutz had five car- ries for 100 yards, highlighted by an 80-yard touchdown scamper with 5:33 remaining for the game's final tally. Stats: The Irish finished with 568 to- tal yards — 285 passing (37 attempts) and 283 rushing (40 attempts). Items: Book was taken out of the game with 5:03 remaining in his final game at home … Freshman Drew Pyne was inserted in his place while sophomore Brendon Clark was re- covering from a knee injury. ✦ The Fighting Irish forced four Syracuse turnovers, including an interception by fifth-year senior defensive end Daelin Hayes. PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS SU ND FIRST QUARTER ND Doerer 25-yard field goal 9:32 0 3 Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:28 SECOND QUARTER SU Queeley 18-yard pass from Culpepper (Szmyt kick) 9:55 7 3 Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:07 ND Book 28-yard run (Doerer kick) 3:18 7 10 Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:18 ND McKinley 21-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick) 1:30 7 17 Drive: 1 play, 21 yards, 0:08 ND McKinley 28-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick) 0:06 7 24 Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 0:32 THIRD QUARTER SU Tucker 40-yard run (Szmyt kick) 11:20 14 24 Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:14 ND Book 17-yard run (Doerer kick) 6:32 14 31 Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:23 ND McKinley 26-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick) 1:07 14 38 Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:03 FOURTH QUARTER ND Tyree 94-yard run (Doerer kick) 6:25 14 45 Drive: 2 plays, 87 yards, 0:52 SU Lutz 80-yard run (Szmyt kick) 5:33 21 45 Drive: 2 plays, 81 yards, 0:52 SU ND Total First Downs 15 26 Rushing 7 9 Passing 7 15 Penalty 1 2 Rushing Attempts 35 40 Yards Gained Rushing 248 305 Yards Lost Rushing 19 22 Net Yards Rushing 229 283 Net Yards Passing 185 285 Passes Attempted 30 37 Passes Completed 18 24 Had Intercepted 1 1 Percent Completion 60.0% 64.9% Yards Per Attempt 6.2 7.7 Yards Per Completion 10.3 11.9 Total Offensive Plays 65 77 Total Net Yards 414 568 Average Gain Per Play 6.4 7.4 Fumbles: No.-Lost 4-3 1-1 Penalties: No.-Yards 8-90 4-40 Punts: No.-Yards 7-298 4-153 Average Per Punt 42.6 38.2 Average Net Punt 40.9 38.2 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 2-12 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 3-73 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 1-11 1-13 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 1-12 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 26:10 33:50 Third-Down Conversions 5-14 7-15 Percentage 35.7% 46.7% Fourth-Down Conversions 1-1 1-2 Percentage 100.0% 50.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 2-10 1-3 NOTRE DAME 45, SYRACUSE 21 Dec. 5, 2020 ✦ Attendance 6,831 Notre Dame Stadium ✦ South Bend Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Syracuse 0 7 7 7 21 Notre Dame 3 21 14 7 45