Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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GOTTA LOVE IT! GOTTA LOVE IT! Sophomore running back Jeremiyah Love's Sophomore running back Jeremiyah Love's late 21-yard touchdown run helps the Irish late 21-yard touchdown run helps the Irish gut out a 23-13 win at Texas A&M gut out a 23-13 win at Texas A&M EST. 1981 EST. 1981 SEPT. 7, 2024 • $5.00 SEPT. 7, 2024 • $5.00 VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 1 VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 1 WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM IT'S THE IT'S THE PERFECT GIFT PERFECT GIFT For Your Favorite Irish Fans! ORDER TODAY! RUN RUN , RILEY RILEY , RUN RUN Quarterback Riley Leonard's Quarterback Riley Leonard's 143 yards and 2 touchdowns 143 yards and 2 touchdowns on the ground lead on the ground lead Notre Dame to 28-3 win Notre Dame to 28-3 win over Miami (Ohio) over Miami (Ohio) after sluggish start after sluggish start EST. 1981 EST. 1981 SEPT. 28, 2024 • $5.00 SEPT. 28, 2024 • $5.00 VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 4 VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 4 WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM SWARMED SWARMED Notre Dame's defense overwhelms Notre Dame's defense overwhelms Georgia Tech in 31-13 win Georgia Tech in 31-13 win EST. 1981 EST. 1981 OCT. 26, 2024 • $5.00 OCT. 26, 2024 • $5.00 VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 7 VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 7 WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM CROSSED OUT CROSSED OUT Howard Cross III and the defense dominate to Howard Cross III and the defense dominate to lead the Fighting Irish to a 49-7 win over Stanford lead the Fighting Irish to a 49-7 win over Stanford EST. 1981 EST. 1981 OCT. 19, 2024 • $5.00 OCT. 19, 2024 • $5.00 VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 6 VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 6 WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM GIVE IVE THIS YEAR THIS YEAR! Magazine subscriptions MAKE GREAT GIFTS and can be enjoyed all year long! A one-year subscription to Blue & Gold Illustrated includes: 20 Issues Of Blue & Gold Illustrated The best analysis, features and more on Notre Dame football, recruiting and sports! Online Access at BlueGoldOnline.com The digital issues post the same day that each print edition goes to press! Blue Gold Report Digital Newsletter Complete game previews emailed pre-game Wednesdays during football season. ✦ BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM ✦ 800-421-7751 GAME PREVIEW: GEORGIA TECH PASSING Notre Dame Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT Riley Leonard 98 148 66.2 979 6 2 Steve Angeli 9 16 56.3 123 2 0 Georgia Tech Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT Haynes King 136 191 71.2 1,568 8 1 Zach Pyron 5 7 71.4 64 1 0 RUSHING Notre Dame Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Jeremiyah Love 63 426 6.8 6 48 Riley Leonard 65 405 6.2 8 50 Jadarian Price 41 260 6.3 3 70 Georgia Tech Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Jamal Haynes 96 536 5.6 7 68 Haynes King 62 353 5.7 6 28 Chad Alexander 36 202 5.6 1 28 RECEIVING Notre Dame Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Beaux Collins 21 266 12.7 1 53 Jaden Greathouse 14 159 11.4 1 34 Georgia Tech Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Malik Rutherford 40 509 12.7 2 52 Eric Singleton Jr. 30 399 13.3 2 51 TACKLES Notre Dame Solo Assists Total TFL-Yards Jack Kiser 19 10 29 0-0 Drayk Bowen 14 15 29 2-13 Georgia Tech Solo Assists Total TFL-Yards Kyle Efford 25 27 52 3.5-10 Ahmari Henry 26 9 35 1.5-5 INTERCEPTIONS Notre Dame No. Yards Avg. TD Xavier Watts 2 34 17.0 0 Georgia Tech No. Yards Avg. TD Ahmari Henry 1 15 15.0 0 SACKS Notre Dame No. Yards Howard Cross III 4 29 Georgia Tech No. Yards Sylvain Yondjouen 2 12 KICKING Notre Dame PAT FG Long Mitch Jeter 20-20 5-7 48 Georgia Tech PAT FG LG Aidan Birr 30-30 6-11 44 PUNTING Notre Dame No. Avg. I20 Long James Rendell 23 40.3 10 54 Georgia Tech No. Avg. I20 Long David Shanahan 24 43.7 10 61 ✦ INSIDE THE NUMBERS (Team Statistics) Offense Notre Dame Georgia Tech Points Per Game 35.2 32.9 First Downs 121 157 Rushing Yards 1,299 1,431 Rushing Yards Per Game 216.5 204.4 Rushing Attempts 212 262 Average Yards Per Rush 6.1 5.5 Passing Yards 1,106 1,681 Passing Yards Per Game 184.3 240.1 Passing Com.-Att.-Int. 108-167-2 144-204-1 Average Yards Per Catch 10.2 11.7 Total Yards 2,405 3,112 Average Yards Per Game 400.8 444.6 Average Kickoff Return 18.4 18.2 Average Punt Return 7.3 8.4 Third-Down Conversions 25-65 34-81 Third-Down Conversion Percentage 38.5% 42.0% Fourth-Down Conversions 7-10 10-13 Fourth-Down Conversion Percentage 70.0% 76.9% Defense Notre Dame Georgia Tech Points Allowed Per Game 11.7 21.4 First Downs Allowed 89 121 Rushing Yards Allowed 728 726 Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game 121.3 103.7 Opponent Rushing Attempts 212 201 Average Yards Per Rushing Attempt 3.4 3.6 Passing Yards Allowed 892 1,566 Passing Yards Allowed Per Game 148.7 223.7 Opponent Passing Com.-Att.-Int. 81-169-7 132-210-1 Average Yards Per Catch Allowed 11.0 11.9 Total Yards Allowed 1,620 2,292 Average Yards Per Game Allowed 270.0 327.4 Average Kickoff Return Allowed 12.9 24.9 Average Punt Return Allowed 6.4 11.5 Third-Down Conversions 24-82 28-88 Third-Down Conversion Percentage 29.3% 31.8% Fourth-Down Conversions 3-15 11-16 Fourth-Down Conversion Percentage 20.0% 68.8% Sr. Jr. So. Fr. ND Offense 9 4 9 2 ND Defense 8 5 6 7 ND Specialists 8 3 5 0 ND Totals 25 12 20 9 Sr. Jr. So. Fr. GT Offense 7 8 5 7 GT Defense 8 7 6 3 GT Specialists 4 2 1 5 GT Totals 19 17 12 15 Class Breakdowns (2024 Two-Deep) Score By Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Avg. Notre Dame 52 62 52 45 — 211 35.2 Georgia Tech 59 65 38 68 — 230 32.9 Turnover Margin Gained Lost +/- Notre Dame 10 7 +3 Georgia Tech 5 2 +3 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS GANG GANG GREEN GREEN Imperfect Irish make enough plays Imperfect Irish make enough plays — led by Xavier Watts and the — led by Xavier Watts and the defense — to fend off Louisville defense — to fend off Louisville for season-saving 31-24 victory for season-saving 31-24 victory EST. 1981 EST. 1981 OCT. 12, 2024 • $5.00 OCT. 12, 2024 • $5.00 VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 5 VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 5 WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM All-America wide receiver All-America wide receiver Cam Williams (top) and Cam Williams (top) and four-star quarterback four-star quarterback CJ Carr lead the way for CJ Carr lead the way for another top-tier class another top-tier class at Notre Dame at Notre Dame DYNAMIC DYNAMIC DUO DUO 2024 2024 FOOTBALL FOOTBALL RECRUITING RECRUITING ISSUE ISSUE MARCH 2024 • $9.95 MARCH 2024 • $9.95 VOLUME 43 • ISSUE 15 VOLUME 43 • ISSUE 15 WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM EST. 1981 TWO EASY WAYS TO ORDER: CALL: 800-421-7751 10:00-4:00 ET, Mon.-Fri. 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