Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com SEPT. 25, 2021 31 somehow shed a tackle from Purdue's best defensive player, junior defensive end George Karlaftis, on his own goal line and scurried forward for 20 yards, Notre Dame would have had 49 rushing yards on 32 carries. Nearly 60 percent of Notre Dame's team rushing output came on two plays. The state of the Notre Dame ground game is concerning from an outside perspective. There's no sugarcoating it. Unless Kelly knows something the media and fans do not, the Irish need a significant breakthrough with the offensive line to bring everything to- gether. Dominance up front would aid in Coan's attempts to find receivers down- field and the running backs' potential to do more with their opportunities. As it stands, the Notre Dame offense has much to improve upon — especially going into a game in which it will face the nation's No. 6 total defense through two weeks. Wisconsin held its first two oppo- nents to an average of 33.0 rushing yards. Kelly said Notre Dame's offensive performance against Purdue was not a "beauty show." It was simply a collec- tive effort to end up on the right end of the scoreboard. Get ready for another slog if that was the case. The Badgers are a completely different beast than the Boilermakers. "They've always been one of the best defenses in the country," Coan said. "It's going to be a huge challenge for us." ✦ NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Williams 12 93 2 91 7.6 1 51 Tyree 11 30 1 29 2.6 0 6 Buchner 3 25 1 24 8.0 0 20 TEAM 3 0 3 -3 -1.0 0 0 Coan 5 5 26 -21 -4.2 0 5 Total 34 153 33 120 3.5 1 51 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Coan 15 31 48.4 0 223 2 62 Buchner 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 Total 15 32 46.9 0 223 2 62 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Davis 5 120 1 62 Tyree 4 30 0 19 Lenzy 3 21 0 12 Williams 2 47 1 39 Mayer 1 5 0 5 Total 15 223 2 62 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Williams 2 30 0 23 Total 2 30 0 23 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long None Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Bramblett 7 42.6 52 0 0 1 1 2 Total 7 42.6 52 0 0 1 1 2 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Doerer 2 3 30 0 Total 2 3 30 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Bertrand 5 7 12 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 Hamilton 7 3 10 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 Pryor 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Brown 2 5 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hart 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 Bauer 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Kiser 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Tagovailoa-Amosa 2 3 5 1.5-8 0.5-6 0 0 0 White 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Ja. Ademilola 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Foskey 1 3 4 0.5-7 0.5-7 1 0 0 Lewis 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hinish 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ju. Ademilola 2 0 2 1-4 1-4 0 0 0 Bracy 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Griffith 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Osafo-Mensah 1 0 1 1-7 1-7 0 0 0 Cross III 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long Brown 1 0 0 0 Hamilton 1 0 0 0 Total 2 0 0 0 PURDUE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Doerue 10 45 0 45 4.5 0 31 Downing 8 18 4 14 1.8 0 7 O'Connell 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 Plummer 4 14 17 -3 -0.8 0 11 Wright 2 0 7 -7 -3.5 0 0 Total 25 85 28 57 2.3 0 31 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Plummer 25 36 69.4 0 187 1 32 O'Connell 11 18 61.1 2 104 0 27 Total 36 54 66.7 2 291 1 32 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Anthrop 7 90 0 27 Bell 7 64 0 32 Doerue 6 39 0 11 Durham 6 29 0 7 Rice 4 37 0 16 Wright 3 17 1 12 Thompson 2 18 0 11 Downing 1 -3 0 0 Total 36 291 1 32 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Sheffield 5 34 0 15 Total 5 34 0 15 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Moore 3 50 0 22 Total 3 50 0 22 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Cropsey 3 42.3 56 0 0 0 1 1 Ansell 4 35.2 46 0 0 1 0 1 Total 7 38.3 56 0 0 1 1 2 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Fineran 2 2 34 0 Total 2 2 34 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Allen 7 2 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Grant 6 2 8 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Alexander 4 3 7 1-9 1-9 1 0 0 Graham 3 2 5 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 Douglas 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Johnson 2 1 3 1-7 1-7 0 0 0 Mackey 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mitchell 3 0 3 1-4 1-4 0 0 0 Karlaftis 1 1 2 1.5-4 0.5-3 0 0 0 Sullivan 1 1 2 0.5-3 0.5-3 0 0 0 Brothers 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Brown 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 Deen 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Washington 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long None PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: JACK COAN, Tyler Buchner RB: KYREN WILLIAMS, Chris Tyree WR: KEVIN AUSTIN JR. TE: MICHAEL MAYER, George Takacs, Mitchell Evans, Joe Alt LT: TOSH BAKER LG: ZEKE CORRELL, Andrew Kristofic C: JARRETT PATTERSON RG: CAIN MADDEN RT: JOSH LUGG WR: AVERY DAVIS, Joe Wilkins Jr. WR: BRADEN LENZY DEFENSE SDE: MYRON TAGOVAILOA-AMOSA, Nana Osafo-Mensah, Alex Ehrensberger DT: JAYSON ADEMILOLA, Rylie Mills, Jacob Lacey NT: KURT HINISH, Howard Cross III Vyper: ISAIAH FOSKEY, Justin Ademilola Mike: DREW WHITE, Bo Bauer Will: JD Bertrand Rover: ISAIAH PRYOR, Jack Kiser Strong safety: HOUSTON GRIFFITH, DJ Brown Free safety: KYLE HAMILTON Boundary CB: CAM HART, TaRiq Bracy Field CB: CLARENCE LEWIS Nickel: TARIQ BRACY, Ramon Henderson SPECIAL TEAMS Kickoff coverage: Houston Griffith, JD Ber- trand, Bo Bauer, Jordan Botelho, Justin Wal- ters, Isaiah Foskey, Jack Kiser, Adam Shibley, DJ Brown, TaRiq Bracy Kick return: Matt Salerno, DJ Brown, Isaiah Pryor, Adam Shibley, Bo Bauer, Justin Walters, George Takacs, Mitchell Evans, Audric Estime, Jordan Botelho Punt coverage: Jack Kiser, Isaiah Pryor, Bo Bauer, J.D. Bertrand, DJ Brown, Kyle Hamilton, John Dirksen, Mitchell Evans, Rylie Mills Punt return: D.J. Brown, JD Bertrand, Bo Bauer, Adam Shibley, Xavier Watts, Isaiah Foskey, Ra- mon Henderson, Justin Walters, KJ Wallace, Lorenzo Styles Jr. Kickoff: Jonathan Doerer Placekicker: Jonathan Doerer Punter: Jay Bramblett Long snapper: Michael Vinson Holder: Jay Bramblett Kick Returner: Chris Tyree Punt Returner: Kyren Williams