Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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22 SEPT. 28, 2024 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED Notre Dame its first lead. He was 6-of-9 passing for 71 yards and added 4 rushes for 37 yards on the ground. Stats: Notre Dame outgained Miami 141-64 in total yards and averaged more yards per play at 7.4-3.4. The Irish pos- sessed the ball for 8:03 and held a 9-5 edge in first downs. Items: Miami (Ohio) scored the game's first points on a 26-yard field goal early in the quarter … Rendell added a 54-yard punt to his ledger … Shuler was flagged for an unsportsman- like conduct penalty after a third down stop, denying Notre Dame the chance to get the ball back and attempt to score before halftime. THIRD QUARTER NOTRE DAME 21, MIAMI (OHIO) 3 To p m o m e n t : L ove wa s c re d - ited with a 15-yard touchdown, but it appeared he fumbled just before he crossed the goal line. Junior right tackle Aamil Wagner recovered the ball in the end zone for good measure. Feature performer: Love had 4 rushes for 27 yards in the quarter. That's the most attempts he had in any frame. Stats: Notre Dame outgained Miami 154-16 in total yards and held a 6.7-1.8 advantage in yards per play. The Irish possessed the ball for 10:48 and had 8 first downs to the RedHawks' 1. Items: Leonard lost a fumble at the end of a 43-yard rushing run … Gray recorded his first interception of the season and the second of his career. FOURTH QUARTER NOTRE DAME 28, MIAMI (OHIO) 0 Top moment: Leonard left everyone in the dust for a 50-yard touchdown to bring his rushing yards total to a career- high 143 on the day. Feature performer: Miami waved the white flag by running tailback Jor- dan Brunson 6 times for 28 yards. Stats: Notre Dame outgained Miami 98-46 in total yards and averaged 7.0 yards per play to 2.9 for Miami (Ohio). The RedHawks possessed the ball for 8:10 and both teams had 5 first downs. Items: Sophomore linebacker Drayk Bowen recorded the first sack of his ca- reer on a critical third down that led to a field goal block by freshman Bryce Young … Junior quarterback Steve An- geli got into the game for the second straight week and completed 1 of 2 passes for 4 yards, but his incomplete pass was an athletic sack-aversion and on-target throw to sophomore wideout KK Smith, who dropped the ball. ✦ NOTRE DAME 28, MIAMI (OHIO) 3 Sept. 21, 2024 ✦ Attendance: 77,622 Notre Dame Stadium ✦ South Bend 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Miami (Ohio) 0 3 0 0 3 Notre Dame 0 14 7 7 28 MIA ND SECOND QUARTER MIA Dzioban 26-yard field goal 12:32 3 0 Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:09 ND Leonard 8-yard run (Jeter kick) 3:33 3 7 Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:59 ND Collins 38-yard pass from Leonard (Jeter kick) 1:05 3 14 Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 0:56 THIRD QUARTER ND Love 15-yard run (Jeter kick) 4:17 3 21 Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:00 FOURTH QUARTER ND Leonard 50-yard run (Jeter kick) 5:39 3 28 Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:34 MIA ND Total First Downs 17 24 Rushing 8 8 Passing 6 11 Penalty 3 5 Rushing Attempts 28 36 Yards Gained Rushing 140 278 Yards Lost Rushing 30 8 Net Yards Rushing 110 270 Net Yards Passing 119 158 Passes Attempted 36 28 Passes Completed 14 17 Had Intercepted 2 0 Percent Completion 38.9% 60.7% Yards Per Attempt 3.3 5.6 Yards Per Completion 8.5 9.3 Total Offensive Plays 64 64 Total Net Yards 229 428 Average Gain Per Play 3.6 6.7 Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-0 2-2 Penalties: No.-Yards 10-100 8-66 Punts: No.-Yards 6-237 4-189 Average Per Punt 39.5 47.2 Average Net Punt 39.5 44.8 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 1-10 1-0 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 1-0 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 2-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 29:54 30:06 Third-Down Conversions 2-12 5-11 Percentage 16.7% 45.5% Fourth-Down Conversions 0-1 1-2 Percentage 0.0% 50.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 1-5 4-16 Sophomore linebacker Drayk Bowen recorded one of Notre Dame's 4 sacks. PHOTO BY MICHAEL MILLER