Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com JANUARY 2023 31 GAME PREVIEW: SOUTH CAROLINA ✦ TEAM STATISTICS Offense Notre Dame South Carolina Points Per Game 30.7 31.7 First Downs 254 227 Rushing Yards 2,193 1,480 Rushing Yards Per Game 182.8 123.3 Rushing Attempts 486 389 Average Yards Per Rush 4.5 3.8 Passing Yards 2,399 3,093 Passing Yards Per Game 199.9 257.8 Passing Com.-Att.-Int. 192-304-8 250-372-13 Average Yards Per Catch 12.5 12.4 Total Yards 4,592 4,573 Average Yards Per Game 382.7 381.1 Average Kickoff Return 19.4 25.0 Average Punt Return 10.3 18.3 Third-Down Conversions 72-157 57-145 Third-Down Conversion Percentage 45.9% 39.3% Fourth-Down Conversions 6-15 12-20 Fourth-Down Conversion Percentage 40.0% 60.0% Defense Notre Dame South Carolina Points Allowed Per Game 21.8 27.5 First Downs Allowed 211 265 Rushing Yards Allowed 1,642 2,309 Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game 136.8 192.4 Opponent Rushing Attempts 414 476 Average Yards Per Rushing Attempt 4.0 4.9 Passing Yards Allowed 2,287 2,394 Passing Yards Allowed Per Game 190.6 199.5 Opponent Passing Com.-Att.-Int. 201-346-9 198-370-12 Average Yards Per Catch Allowed 11.4 12.1 Total Yards Allowed 3,929 4,703 Average Yards Per Game Allowed 327.4 391.9 Average Kickoff Return Allowed 17.9 17.2 Average Punt Return Allowed 8.6 4.5 Third-Down Conversions 56-153 68-163 Third-Down Conversion Percentage 36.6% 41.7% Fourth-Down Conversions 9-20 9-17 Fourth-Down Conversion Percentage 45.0% 52.9% Score By Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Avg. Notre Dame 74 136 52 106 — 368 30.7 South Carolina 76 104 107 93 — 380 31.7 Turnover Margin Gained Lost +/- Notre Dame 13 15 -2 South Carolina 20 25 -5 Class Breakdowns (2022 Two-Deep) Sr. Jr. So. Fr. ND Offense 6 3 11 3 ND Defense 14 4 2 3 ND Specialists 7 2 0 5 ND Totals 27 9 13 11 SC Offense 13 6 3 0 SC Defense 6 5 4 7 SC Specialists 3 9 3 1 SC Totals 22 20 10 8 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS PASSING Notre Dame Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT Drew Pyne* 164 254 64.6 2,021 22 6 Tyler Buchner 28 50 56.0 378 0 2 South Carolina Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT Spencer Rattler 235 353 66.6 2,780 16 11 Luke Doty 10 14 71.4 146 2 2 RUSHING Notre Dame Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Audric Estime 142 825 5.8 11 46 Logan Diggs 152 732 4.8 3 51 South Carolina Att. Yards Avg. TD Long MarShawn Lloyd* 111 573 5.2 9 45 Jaheim Bell* 73 261 3.6 3 18 RECEIVING Notre Dame Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Michael Mayer^ 67 809 12.1 9 37 Lorenzo Styles 30 340 11.3 1 54 South Carolina Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Antwane Wells Jr. 63 898 14.3 6 72 Jalen Brooks 33 504 15.3 1 54 TACKLES Notre Dame Solo Assists Total TFL-Yards JD Bertrand 40 34 74 8-26 Jack Kiser 25 27 52 4.5-17 South Carolina Solo Assists Total TFL-Yards Nick Emmanwori 59 19 78 1-2 Sherrod Greene 32 33 65 2.5-15 INTERCEPTIONS Notre Dame No. Yards Avg. TD Benjamin Morrison 5 97 19.4 1 South Carolina No. Yards Avg. TD Marcellas Dial 3 3 1.0 0 SACKS Notre Dame No. Yards Isaiah Foskey^ 11 80 South Carolina No. Yards Tonka Hemingway 4 23 KICKING Notre Dame PAT FG Long Blake Grupe 43-43 13-18 55 South Carolina PAT FG Long Mitch Jeter 37-39 10-10 53 PUNTING Notre Dame No. Avg. I20 Long Jon Sot 45 43.2 21 75 South Carolina No. Avg. I20 Long Kai Kroeger 52 46.8 27 79 * Entered the transfer portal and will not play; ^ declared for the NFL Draft