Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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20 NOV. 13, 2021 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED drive of the game … Buchner connected with Austin on a slant route on third- and-seven from the Navy 12 yard-line … Williams scored on a one-yard plunge on the next play … Navy starting quarterback Tai Lavatai was injured toward the end of the quarter and did not return. THIRD QUARTER NOTRE DAME 17, NAVY 6 Top Moment: Notre Dame stuffed Navy on third-and-goal from the 4-yard line. The Midshipmen sustained a 14-play, 71-yard drive that took up nearly 10 minutes of game time, but they had to settle for a field goal when the Notre Dame defense stiffened up with its back against the wall. Feature Performer: Junior linebacker JD Bertrand made four of his nine tackles in the quarter. He combined on the big third-down tackle with graduate student defensive end Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa. Stats: Navy outgained Notre Dame 67-24 in total yards. The Midshipmen held the ball for 11:54. Navy still only averaged 4.2 yards per play to Notre Dame's 3.4. Items: Four of Hinish's game-high 10 tackles came on the 14-play Navy drive … Sophomore running back Chris Tyree only recorded one carry, but he was in- strumental in the final few minutes of the quarter. He made a big-time block on a safety blitz that allowed Coan to get the ball to freshman wide receiver Lorenzo Styles Jr. for a 13-yard gain. The final play of the quarter was a six-yard reception for Tyree. FOURTH QUARTER NOTRE DAME 34, NAVY 6 Top Moment: There were plenty to choose from here, but the safety changed the momentum of the final quarter. Ju- nior punter Jay Bramblett booted a kick that was downed at the 1-yard line by ju- nior linebacker Jack Kiser, and the Notre Dame defense forced a safety two plays later. It was the start of a spurt of 17 un- answered points from the Fighting Irish. Feature Performer: Williams scored his second touchdown of the game and 12th total touchdown this season. He fumbled before crossing the goal line on the 20-yard play, but he recovered the ball in the end zone for the score. Stats: Notre Dame outgained Navy 127-61 in total yards. The Irish averaged 8.5 yards per play to Navy's 3.8. I te m s : G ra d u a te s t u d e n t w i d e receiver Avery Davis injured his knee early in the quarter and did not return to the game … Notre Dame was able to play a plethora of reserves from junior offensive lineman Quinn Carroll to freshman linebacker Prince Kollie and junior safety Litchfield Ajavon … Fresh- man linebacker Kahanu Kia played for much of the quarter and registered the first four tackles of his career … Diggs scored the second touchdown of his career on an eight-yard run. ✦ NOTRE DAME 34, NAVY 6 Nov. 6, 2021 ✦ Attendance: 77,096 Notre Dame Stadium ✦ South Bend 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Navy 3 0 3 0 6 Notre Dame 0 17 0 17 34 NAVY ND FIRST QUARTER NAVY Nichols 49-yard field goal 3:03 3 0 Drive: 13 plays, 36 yards, 7:36 SECOND QUARTER ND Doerer 24-yard field goal 9:47 3 3 Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 3:45 ND Williams 1-yard run (Doerer kick) 2:46 3 10 Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:00 ND Austin 70-yard pass from Coan (Doerer kick) 0:50 3 17 Drive: 5 plays, 95 yards, 1:00 THIRD QUARTER NAVY Nichols 21-yard field goal 5:16 6 17 Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 9:36 FOURTH QUARTER ND Safety 13:20 6 19 ND Williams 20-yard run (Lenzy pass from Coan) 10:55 6 27 Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:18 ND Diggs 8-yard run (Doerer kick) 3:13 6 34 Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:45 NAVY ND Total First Downs 11 21 Rushing 9 9 Passing 1 10 Penalty 1 2 Rushing Attempts 55 31 Yards Gained Rushing 189 169 Yards Lost Rushing 23 19 Net Yards Rushing 166 150 Net Yards Passing 18 280 Passes Attempted 3 30 Passes Completed 1 24 Had Intercepted 0 0 Percent Completion 33.3% 80.0% Yards Per Attempt 6.0 9.3 Yards Per Completion 18.0 11.7 Total Offensive Plays 58 61 Total Net Yards 184 430 Average Gain Per Play 3.2 7.0 Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-0 1-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 7-49 6-70 Punts: No.-Yards 5-263 4-178 Average Per Punt 52.6 44.5 Average Net Punt 49.4 44.5 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 1-16 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 4-76 3-62 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 34:33 25:27 Third-Down Conversions 4-15 7-13 Percentage 26.7% 53.8% Fourth-Down Conversions 3-4 0-1 Percentage 75.0% 0.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 2-17 2-15 Senior wide receiver Kevin Austin Jr. set a career-high in receiving yards with 139 on six catches, high- lighted by a 70-yard touchdown just before halftime. PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER