Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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22 SEPT. 23, 2023 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED derailed an Irish possession … Central Michigan scored a touchdown with 17 seconds left in the quarter thanks in part to a pass inference call on Notre Dame sophomore cornerback Jaden Mickey and an offsides infraction on se- nior defensive tackle Aidan Keanaaina. THIRD QUARTER NOTRE DAME 31, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 17 Top moment: Hartman placed the ball perfectly into the hands of Notre Dame freshman wide receiver Rico Flores Jr. for a gain of 42 yards. Feature performer: Hartman had the 42-yard pass to Flores, a 39-yarder to junior wideout Jayden Thomas and a 1-yard touchdown rush on a quarter- back sneak. Stats: Notre Dame outgained Central Michigan 137 to 96 in total yards. The Irish averaged 9.1 yards per play to the Chippewas' 6.0. Items: Estimé had a 72-yard touch- down called back for holding on sopho- more tight end Holden Staes … Notre Dame bowed up and got a red zone stop to force a 23-yard CMU field goal, the Chips' only points of the second half. FOURTH QUARTER NOTRE DAME 41, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 17 Top moment: Estimé hurdled a Cen- tral Michigan defender on two different occasions on the same drive with Notre Dame running out the clock late in the quarter. Feature performer: Ninety-two of Estimé's career-high 176 rushing yards came in the fourth quarter. Stats: Notre Dame outgained Central Michigan 151 to 12 in total yards. The Irish averaged 7.2 yards per play to the Chippewas' 1.5. Items: Shrader made a 31-yard field goal … Staes caught his fourth touch- down in the last three weeks … Notre Dame sophomore backup quarterback Steve Angeli entered the game for the fourth time this season; he's appeared in all of them because the Irish offense has been so prolific with Hartman as the starter. ✦ Senior slot receiver Chris Tyree's 76-yard scoring catch — a new career long — staked the Irish to a 21-7 lead early in the second quarter. PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER CMU ND FIRST QUARTER ND Merriweather 75-yard pass from Hartman (Shrader kick) 10:52 0 7 Drive: 4 plays, 91 plays, 2:03 CMU Bailey 6-yard run (Mattson kick) 7:22 7 7 Drive: 6 plays, 65 plays, 3:30 ND Estimé 17-yard run (Shrader kick) 2:13 7 14 Drive: 11 plays, 75 plays, 5:09 SECOND QUARTER ND Tyree 76-yard pass from Hartman (Shrader kick) 14:17 7 21 Drive: 3 plays, 87 plays, 1:18 CMU Bauer 1-yard run (Mattson kick) 0:17 14 21 Drive: 9 plays, 83 plays, 3:58 THIRD QUARTER ND Hartman 1-yard run (Shrader kick) 11:36 14 28 Drive: 7 plays, 74 plays, 3:19 CMU Mattson 23-yard field goal 1:59 17 28 Drive: 12 plays, 50 plays, 5:37 ND Shrader 50-yard field goal 0:30 17 31 Drive: 5 plays, 43 plays, 1:29 FOURTH QUARTER ND Shrader 31-yard field goal 10:07 17 34 Drive: 10 plays, 47 plays, 3:54 ND Staes 4-yard pass from Hartman (Shrader kick) 5:45 17 41 Drive: 6 plays, 82 plays, 2:51 CMU ND Total First Downs 14 23 Rushing 6 13 Passing 5 10 Penalty 3 0 Rushing Attempts 34 37 Yards Gained Rushing 154 242 Yards Lost Rushing 23 6 Net Yards Rushing 131 236 Net Yards Passing 137 342 Passes Attempted 20 28 Passes Completed 10 17 Had Intercepted 0 0 Percent Completion 50.0% 60.7% Yards Per Attempt 6.8 12.2 Yards Per Completion 13.7 20.1 Total Offensive Plays 54 65 Total Net Yards 268 578 Average Gain Per Play 5.0 8.9 Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-0 0-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 2-20 8-72 Punts: No.-Yards 7-351 2-98 Average Per Punt 50.1 49.0 Average Net Punt 46.0 45.5 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 2-7 2-9 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 1-17 1-20 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 29:27 30:33 Third-Down Conversions 3-13 5-12 Percentage 23.1% 41.7% Fourth-Down Conversions 1-1 2-2 Percentage 100.0% 100.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 0-0 2-22 NOTRE DAME 41, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 17 Sept. 16, 2023 ✦ Attendance: 77,622 Notre Dame Stadium ✦ South Bend 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Central Michigan 7 7 3 0 17 Notre Dame 14 7 10 10 41