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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com JANUARY 2022 37 GAME PREVIEW: OKLAHOMA STATE ✦ TEAM STATISTICS Offense Notre Dame Oklahoma State Points Per Game 35.3 30.6 First Downs 263 297 Rushing Yards 1,827 2,363 Rushing Yards Per Game 152.3 181.8 Rushing Attempts 431 576 Average Yards Per Rush 4.2 4.1 Passing Yards 3,163 2,875 Passing Yards Per Game 263.6 221.2 Passing Com.-Att.-Int. 251-383-9 240-397-13 Average Yards Per Catch 12.6 12.0 Total Yards 4,990 5,238 Average Yards Per Game 415.8 402.9 Average Kickoff Return 23.7 30.6 Average Punt Return 10.3 3.8 Third-Down Conversions 66-162 91-203 Third-Down Conversion Percentage 40.7% 44.8% Fourth-Down Conversions 9-16 6-12 Fourth-Down Conversion Percentage 56.3% 50.0% Defense Notre Dame Oklahoma State Points Allowed Per Game 18.3 16.8 First Downs Allowed 211 194 Rushing Yards Allowed 1,525 1,185 Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game 127.1 91.2 Opponent Rushing Attempts 413 432 Average Yards Per Rushing Attempt 3.7 2.7 Passing Yards Allowed 2,544 2,434 Passing Yards Allowed Per Game 212.0 187.2 Opponent Passing Com.-Att.-Int. 228-380-15 224-388-8 Average Yards Per Catch Allowed 11.2 10.9 Total Yards Allowed 4,069 3,619 Average Yards Per Game Allowed 339.1 278.4 Average Kickoff Return Allowed 20.7 20.7 Average Punt Return Allowed 6.3 0.4 Third-Down Conversions 56-170 49-187 Third-Down Conversion Percentage 32.9% 26.2% Fourth-Down Conversions 8-15 8-26 Fourth-Down Conversion Percentage 53.3% 30.8% Score By Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Avg. Notre Dame 66 140 87 127 3 423 35.3 Oklahoma State 95 144 41 118 — 398 30.6 Turnover Margin Gained Lost +/- Notre Dame 23 14 +9 Oklahoma State 18 19 -1 Class Breakdowns (2021 Two-Deep) Sr. Jr. So. Fr. ND Offense 9 3 3 7 ND Defense 11 7 5 1 ND Specialists 7 2 2 2 ND Totals 27 12 10 10 OSU Offense 6 5 9 7 OSU Defense 11 7 7 1 OSU Specialists 5 4 5 2 OSU Totals 22 16 21 10 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS PASSING Notre Dame Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT Jack Coan 215 318 67.6 2,641 20 6 Tyler Buchner 21 35 60.0 298 3 3 Oklahoma State Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT Spencer Sanders 209 341 61.3 2,468 16 12 Shane Illingworth 28 50 56.0 385 3 1 RUSHING Notre Dame Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Kyren Williams 204 1,002 4.9 14 91 Tyler Buchner 46 336 7.3 3 68 Chris Tyree 50 204 4.1 1 33 Oklahoma State Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Jaylen Warren 237 1,134 4.8 11 75 Spencer Sanders 129 543 4.2 6 37 Dominic Richardson 66 236 3.6 2 16 RECEIVING Notre Dame Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Michael Mayer 64 768 12.0 5 52 Kevin Austin Jr. 42 783 18.6 6 70 Kyren Williams 42 359 8.5 3 55 Oklahoma State Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Tay Martin 70 942 13.5 7 38 Brennan Presley 40 482 12.1 5 42 Blaine Green 21 314 15.0 1 46 TACKLES Notre Dame Solo Assists Total TFL-Yards JD Bertrand 55 37 92 5.0-19 Drew White 26 23 49 4.5-10 Isaiah Foskey 33 14 47 11.5-117 Oklahoma State Solo Assists Total TFL-Yards Malcolm Rodriguez 64 48 112 14.0-38 Devin Harper 57 29 86 10.0-56 Kolby Harvell-Peel 35 24 59 3.5-5 INTERCEPTIONS Notre Dame No. Yards Avg. TD DJ Brown 3 31 10.3 0 Kyle Hamilton 3 0 0.0 0 Oklahoma State No. Yards Avg. TD Kolby Harvell-Peel 3 21 7.0 0 SACKS Notre Dame No. Yards Isaiah Foskey 10.0 116 Justin Ademilola 5.0 26 Oklahoma State No. Yards Collin Oliver 11.5 76 Brock Martin 7.0 46 KICKING Notre Dame PAT FG Long Jonathan Doerer 47-48 16-20 51 Oklahoma State PAT FG LG Tanner Brown 32-32 14-17 49 PUNTING Notre Dame No. Avg. I20 Long Jay Bramblett 51 44.1 16 72 Oklahoma State No. Avg. I20 Long Tom Hutton 66 42.2 24 60