Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM JANUARY 2024 31 BOWL PREVIEW: OREGON STATE ✦ TEAM STATISTICS Offense Notre Dame Oregon State Points Per Game 39.1 33.8 First Downs 249 269 Rushing Yards 2,178 2,170 Rushing Yards Per Game 181.5 180.8 Rushing Attempts 409 429 Average Yards Per Rush 5.3 5.1 Passing Yards 2,973 2,953 Passing Yards Per Game 247.8 246.1 Passing Com.-Att.-Int. 212-332-9 205-352-7 Average Yards Per Catch 14.0 14.4 Total Yards 5,151 5,123 Average Yards Per Game 429.3 426.9 Average Kickoff Return 26.4 18.1 Average Punt Return 11.2 18.5 Third-Down Conversions 57-132 56-139 Third-Down Conversion Percentage 43.2% 40.3% Fourth-Down Conversions 9-15 16-27 Fourth-Down Conversion Percentage 60.0% 59.3% Defense Notre Dame Oregon State Points Allowed Per Game 16.6 21.5 First Downs Allowed 197 236 Rushing Yards Allowed 1,545 1,249 Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game 128.8 104.1 Opponent Rushing Attempts 421 365 Average Yards Per Rushing Attempt 3.7 3.4 Passing Yards Allowed 1,850 2,834 Passing Yards Allowed Per Game 154.2 236.2 Opponent Passing Com.-Att.-Int. 178-344-15 249-407-12 Average Yards Per Catch Allowed 10.4 11.4 Total Yards Allowed 3,395 4,083 Average Yards Per Game Allowed 282.9 340.3 Average Kickoff Return Allowed 20.8 17.7 Average Punt Return Allowed 10.0 4.5 Third-Down Conversions 62-173 57-152 Third-Down Conversion Percentage 35.8% 37.5% Fourth-Down Conversions 9-21 12-21 Fourth-Down Conversion Percentage 42.9% 57.1% Score By Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Avg. Notre Dame 76 137 137 119 — 469 39.1 Oregon State 93 118 92 103 — 406 33.8 Turnover Margin Gained Lost +/- Notre Dame 23 17 +6 Oregon State 19 12 +7 Class Breakdowns (2023 Two-Deep) Sr. Jr. So. Fr. ND Offense 6 6 9 5 ND Defense 14 2 5 3 ND Specialists 6 0 3 4 ND Totals 26 8 17 12 OSU Offense 6 8 12 7 OSU Defense 11 6 3 6 OSU Specialists 5 2 2 4 OSU Totals 22 16 17 17 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS PASSING Notre Dame Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT Sam Hartman^ 191 301 63.5 2,689 24 8 Steve Angeli 19 25 76.0 272 4 1 Oregon State Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT DJ Uiagalelei* 180 315 57.1 2,638 21 7 Aidan Chiles* 24 35 68.6 309 4 0 Ben Gulbranson 1 1 1.000 6 0 0 RUSHING Notre Dame Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Audric Estimé 210 1,373 6.4 18 80 Jeremiyah Love 56 346 6.2 1 36 Oregon State Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Damien Martinez# 194 1,185 6.1 9 64 Deshaun Fenwick 90 500 5.6 5 38 RECEIVING Notre Dame Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Mitchell Evans 29 422 14.6 1 36 Rico Flores Jr.* 27 392 14.5 1 60 Oregon State Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Silas Bolden 51 718 14.1 5 50 Anthony Gould^ 44 718 16.3 2 75 TACKLES Notre Dame Solo Assists Total TFL-Yards JD Bertrand 40 35 75 7.5-34 Howard Cross III 27 37 64 6-11 Oregon State Solo Assists Total TFL-Yards Easton Mascarenas-Arnold* 49 58 107 6.5-32 Kitan Oladapo 36 27 63 2-4 INTERCEPTIONS Notre Dame No. Yards Avg. TD Xavier Watts 7 137 19.6 0 Oregon State No. Yards Avg. TD Five players tied with 2 SACKS Notre Dame No. Yards Javontae Jean-Baptiste 4 32 Oregon State No. Yards Andrew Chatfield Jr. 9 99 KICKING Notre Dame PAT FG Long Spencer Shrader 56-57 14-20 54 Oregon State PAT FG LG Atticus Sappington* 49-50 13-14 48 PUNTING Notre Dame No. Avg. I20 Long Bryce McFerson 37 44.7 5 59 Oregon State No. Avg. I20 Long Josh Green 32 41.9 12 53 ^ Opted out of the Sun Bowl to prepare for NFL Draft; * entered the transfer portal and will not play in the Sun Bowl; # suspended (all as of Dec. 12)