Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com JAN. 1, 2021 37 ✦ TEAM STATISTICS Offense Notre Dame Alabama Points Per Game 35.2 49.7 First Downs 267 308 Rushing Yards 2,394 2,088 Rushing Yards Per Game 217.6 189.8 Rushing Attempts 467 414 Average Yards Per Rush 5.1 5.0 Passing Yards 2,613 3,895 Passing Yards Per Game 237.5 354.1 Passing Attempts 320 350 Average Yards Per Catch 12.9 14.8 Total Yards 5,007 5,983 Average Yards Per Game 455.2 543.9 Average Kickoff Return 22.0 16.5 Average Punt Return 9.1 15.4 Third-Down Conversions 74-149 74-125 Third-Down Conversion Percentage 49.7% 59.2% Fourth-Down Conversions 8-13 3-7 Fourth-Down Conversion Percentage 61.5% 42.9% Defense Notre Dame Alabama Points Allowed Per Game 18.6 19.5 First Downs Allowed 185 216 Rushing Yards Allowed 1,216 1,184 Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game 110.5 107.6 Opponent Rushing Attempts 329 374 Average Yards Per Rushing Attempt 3.7 3.2 Passing Yards Allowed 2,470 2,679 Passing Yards Allowed Per Game 224.5 243.5 Opponent Passing Attempts 358 393 Average Yards Per Catch Allowed 12.4 11.8 Total Yards Allowed 3,686 3,863 Average Yards Per Game Allowed 335.1 351.2 Average Kickoff Return Allowed 18.2 18.5 Average Punt Return Allowed 2.2 4.8 Third-Down Conversions 42-143 69-170 Third-Down Conversion Percentage 29.4% 40.6% Fourth-Down Conversions 8-18 11-19 Fourth-Down Conversion Percentage 44.4% 57.9% Score By Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Avg. Notre Dame 88 141 82 62 14 387 35.2 Alabama 132 194 112 109 — 547 49.7 Turnover Margin Gained Lost +/- Notre Dame 17 10 +7 Alabama 21 11 +10 Class Breakdowns (2020 Two-Deep) Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Notre Dame Offense 12 6 5 2 Notre Dame Defense 9 7 7 2 Notre Dame Specialists 7 3 2 2 Notre Dame Totals 28 16 14 6 Alabama Offense 10 4 8 8 Alabama Defense 3 8 11 7 Alabama Specialists 4 3 6 3 Alabama Totals 17 15 25 18 GAME PREVIEW: ALABAMA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS PASSING Notre Dame Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT Ian Book 201 314 64.0 2,601 15 2 Alabama Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT Mac Jones 250 327 76.5 3,739 32 4 RUSHING Notre Dame Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Kyren Williams 195 1,061 5.4 12 65 Chris Tyree 68 480 7.1 4 94 Alabama Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Najee Harris 214 1,262 5.9 24 42 Brian Robinson Jr. 78 404 5.2 6 18 RECEIVING Notre Dame Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Javon McKinley 40 697 17.4 3 53 Michael Mayer 35 388 11.1 2 29 Alabama Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long DeVonta Smith 98 1,511 15.4 17 66 John Metchie III 44 782 17.8 6 78 TACKLES Notre Dame Solo Assists Total TFL-Yards Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah 38 18 56 11.0-40 Kyle Hamilton 45 11 56 3.5-11 Alabama Solo Assists Total TFL-Yards Christian Harris 46 22 68 7.0-31 Dylan Moses 36 32 68 6.5-33 INTERCEPTIONS Notre Dame No. Yards Avg. TD Seven players tied 1 Alabama No. Yards Avg. TD Malachi Moore 3 42 14.0 0 SACKS Notre Dame No. Yards Adetokunbo Ogundeji 6.5 24 Alabama No. Yards Will Anderson Jr. 7.0 39 KICKING Notre Dame PAT FG Long Jonathan Doerer 46-46 15-22 51 Alabama PAT FG LG Will Reichard 73-73 12-12 52 PUNTING Notre Dame No. Avg. I20 Long Jay Bramblett 39 42.3 11 59 Alabama No. Avg. I20 Long Charlie Scott 17 38.8 6 51