Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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28 DECEMBER 2021 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED H i s two -ya rd to u c h d ow n ca tc h on first-and-goal gave Notre Dame a 14-0 lead that felt insurmountable for a struggling Stanford offense. It was not a dagger as much as it was an early optimism crusher, which is still no small contribution when trying to stamp out slim upset hopes. Given Stanford's early offensive futility, a two-touchdown lead felt twice as big. It was just Takacs' third catch of the season, the eighth of his career and his first touchdown since another two- yarder at Duke in November 2019. Fur- thermore, it is one of only six catches by a Notre Dame tight end not named Mayer this year. Mayer is more than willing to share the wealth. "He worked his tail off all year," Mayer said. "I'm glad it's coming into fruition a little bit." Takacs is Notre Dame's No. 2 tight end this year, but the role hasn't come with STANFORD INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Jones 9 37 2 35 3.9 1 11 Smith 5 25 0 25 5.0 0 10 Sanders 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 Peat 3 3 0 3 1.0 0 2 McKee 4 2 20 -18 -4.5 0 2 Total 22 77 22 55 2.5 1 11 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long McKee 20 25 80.0 0 172 1 49 Total 20 25 80.0 0 172 1 49 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Wilson 6 52 0 19 Yurosek 5 87 1 49 Farrell 3 5 0 7 Higgins 2 11 0 13 Jones 2 11 0 8 Smith 1 6 0 6 Peat 1 0 0 0 Total 20 172 1 49 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long None Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Peat 3 72 0 25 Total 3 72 0 25 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Sanborn 8 46.5 52 0 0 5 2 4 Total 8 46.5 52 0 0 5 2 4 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Karty 0 1 0 0 Total 0 1 0 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Damuni 5 4 9 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Miezan 5 4 9 1.5-2 0-0 0 0 0 McGill 7 0 7 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 Kelly 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Williamson 3 3 6 2-13 1-9 0 0 0 Reid 1 4 5 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 J. Fox 2 1 3 0.5-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sinclair 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Keneley 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bonner 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 A. Fox 1 1 2 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 Turner-Muhammad 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Booker 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mangum-Farrar 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Armitage 1 0 1 1-7 1-7 0 0 0 Franklin 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Gilman 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Johnson 0 1 1 0.5-0 0-0 0 0 0 Kaufusi 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Logan 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Wyrick 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long McGill 1 23 0 23 Total 1 23 0 23 NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Williams 19 77 3 74 3.9 2 14 Buchner 3 56 0 56 18.7 1 33 Tyree 5 47 3 44 8.8 0 33 Lenzy 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 Diggs 4 1 3 -2 -0.5 0 1 Coan 3 1 16 -15 -5.0 1 1 Total 35 194 25 169 4.8 4 33 Passing Com. Att. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Coan 26 35 74.3 1 345 2 61 Buchner 1 1 100.0 0 -4 0 0 Total 27 36 75.0 1 341 2 61 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Mayer 9 105 0 34 Austin 6 125 0 61 Lenzy 4 49 1 16 Styles 4 27 0 12 Williams 2 20 0 15 Evans 1 13 0 13 Takacs 1 2 1 2 Total 27 341 2 61 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Williams 1 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Tyree 1 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Bramblett 5 42.4 49 0 0 3 0 1 Total 5 42.4 49 0 0 3 0 1 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Doerer 1 1 36 0 Total 1 1 36 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Ja. Ademilola 4 1 5 1-7 1-7 0 0 0 Bertrand 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Kiser 2 3 5 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 White 1 4 5 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 Hart 3 1 4 2-9 0-0 1 0 0 Ju. Ademilola 2 2 4 1-13 1-13 0 1 2 Botelho 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Lewis 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Griffith 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Watts 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Pryor 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mills 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ehrensberger 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Osafo-Mensah 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Williams 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bauer 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bracy 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Brown 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Foskey 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Henderson 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hinish 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Lacey 0 1 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, Logan Diggs, Audric Estime WR: KEVIN AUSTIN JR., Deion Colzie TE: MICHAEL MAYER, George Takacs, Mitchell Evans, Kevin Bauman LT: JOE ALT LG: ANDREW KRISTOFIC C: JARRETT PATTERSON RG: CAIN MADDEN RT: JOSH LUGG WR: LORENZO STYLES, Matt Salerno WR: BRADEN LENZY, Jayden Thomas DEFENSE SDE: MYRON TAGOVAILOA-AMOSA, Nana Osafo-Mensah, Alex Ehrensberger DT: JAYSON ADEMILOLA, Rylie Mills NT: KURT HINISH, Jacob Lacey Vyper: ISAIAH FOSKEY, Justin Ademilola, Jordan Botelho, Will Schweitzer Mike: DREW WHITE, Bo Bauer Will: JD BERTRAND, Prince Kollie, Kahanu Kia Rover: JACK KISER, Isaiah Pryor Free Safety: RAMON HENDERSON, DJ Brown Strong Safety: HOUSTON GRIFFITH, Xavier Watts Boundary CB: CLARENCE LEWIS Field CB: CAM HART, TaRiq Bracy Nickel: TARIQ BRACY SPECIAL TEAMS Kickoff coverage: Jordan Botelho, Davis Sherwood, Xavier Watts, Bo Bauer, Houston Griffith, Kahanu Kia, DJ Brown, Isaiah Pryor, Prince Kollie, TaRiq Bracy, Chris Velotta Kick return: KJ Wallace, Xavier Watts, Leo Al- bano, Kahanu Kia, Prince Kollie, Matt Salerno, Audric Estime, Kevin Bauman, Mitchell Evans, George Takacs Punt return: Davis Sherwood, Isaiah Pryor, Ramon Henderson, Xavier Watts, Prince Kol- lie, Bo Bauer, Chase Ketterer, Kahanu Kia, Will Schweitzer, Audric Estime, Ryan Barnes Punt coverage: Isaiah Pryor, Bo Bauer, Jack Kiser, Lorenzo Styles, JD Bertrand, Davis Sher- wood, Rylie Mills, John Dirksen, Houston Griffith, Chris Velotta Kickoff: Jonathan Doerer Placekicker: Jonathan Doerer Punter: Jay Bramblett Long snapper: Michael Vinson Holder: Jay Bramblett Kick Returner: Chris Tyree Punt Returner: Kyren Williams