Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com OCT. 2, 2021 25 2 Interception returns for touchdowns for Notre Dame — by junior rover Jack Kiser (66 yards) and graduate student line- backer Drew White (48 yards) — in its 41-13 triumph over Wisconsin. The last time the Fighting Irish had two pick-sixes in one game was 2002, when Shane Walton (18 yards) and Courtney Watson (34 yards) did it in a 31-7 win over Stanford on Oct. 5, 2002. 4 Interceptions by the Fighting Irish against Wisconsin — the first time they had four in a game since they did it in a 29-16 triumph over Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 28, 2013. Junior cornerback Cam Hart reeled in the first two picks of his career for the Fighting Irish. Through four games, the Irish now have nine interceptions as a team. Last year, they had just seven the entire season (12 games). 7 Straight victories for the Fighting Irish in September, dating back to 2019. 10-0 Record for Notre Dame in Shamrock Series games since it began in 2009. The Irish have won by an aver- age margin of 23.4 points and have scored 27 or more points in nine of the 10 contests. 11-0-2 Record at Chicago's Soldier Field for Notre Dame after its 41-13 demolition of Wisconsin. 41 Points by Notre Dame are the most scored against Wisconsin in a game that ended in regulation since Ohio State put up 59 versus the Badgers on Dec. 6, 2014. 72 Yard punt by junior Jay Bramblett in the second quarter against the Bad- gers. It marked the longest punt by an Irish player since Hunter Smith had a 79-yarder against Arizona State in 1998. 91 Years is how long Knute Rockne's record for most wins (105) by a head coach at Notre Dame stood, before Brian Kelly surpassed him with his 106th victory in the Irish's 41-13 victory over Wisconsin. 96 Yards on sophomore Chris Tyree's kickoff return touchdown in the fourth quarter that gave the Irish a lead, 17-13, they would not relinquish. It is the first Irish kickoff return for a touchdown since CJ Sanders went 92 yards for a score against Army in 2016. 2026 Is when the Fighting Irish and Badgers are set to meet again at Green Bay's Lambeau Field, a game origi- nally scheduled for last season. BY THE NUMBERS BY STEVE DOWNEY 6 Receptions for senior wide receiver KEVIN AUSTIN JR. set a new career high. He finished the game with 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns, the first time he has notched multiple scores in a game. PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER