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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM JANUARY 2025 23 GAME PREVIEW: INDIANA C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L P L A Y O F F INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS PASSING Notre Dame Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT Riley Leonard 194 293 66.2 2,092 16 5 Steve Angeli 18 28 64.3 224 3 0 Indiana Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT Kurtis Rourke 202 287 70.4 2,827 27 4 Tayven Jackson 23 37 62.2 349 4 1 RUSHING Notre Dame Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Jeremiyah Love 134 949 7.1 15 76 Riley Leonard 124 721 5.8 14 50 Jadarian Price 89 651 7.3 7 70 Indiana Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Justice Ellison 148 811 5.5 10 47 Ty Son Lawton 131 634 4.8 12 29 Kaelon Black 46 251 5.5 2 21 RECEIVING Notre Dame Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Beaux Collins 34 427 12.6 2 53 Mitchell Evans 29 272 9.4 3 23 Jaden Greathouse 26 345 13.3 1 42 Indiana Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Elijah Sarratt 49 890 18.2 8 84 Ke'Shawn Williams 34 403 11.9 5 52 Myles Price 33 410 12.4 2 41 TACKLES Notre Dame Solo Assists Total TFL-Yards Jack Kiser 37 27 64 3-13 Drayk Bowen 27 27 54 2-13 Jaiden Ausberry 29 21 50 4.5-12 Indiana Solo Assists Total TFL-Yards Aiden Fisher 44 64 108 4-11 Jailin Walker 35 37 72 9-24 Shawn Asbury II 25 37 62 3.5-22 INTERCEPTIONS Notre Dame No. Yards Avg. TD Xavier Watts 5 136 27.2 1 Adon Shuler 3 94 31.3 1 Indiana No. Yards Avg. TD Amare Ferrell 4 35 8.8 0 Three players tied with 2 SACKS Notre Dame No. Yards Rylie Mills 6.5 51 Howard Cross III 4 29 Indiana No. Yards Mikail Kamara 10 77 James Carpenter 4 31 KICKING Notre Dame PAT FG Long Mitch Jeter 45-45 6-12 48 Zac Yoakam 18-18 2-5 42 Indiana PAT FG LG Nicolas Radicic 69-69 9-10 41 PUNTING Notre Dame No. Avg. I20 Long James Rendell 37 41.9 17 64 Indiana No. Avg. I20 Long James Evans 30 44.2 10 58 ✦ INSIDE THE NUMBERS (Team Statistics) Offense Notre Dame Indiana Points Per Game 39.8 43.3 First Downs 250 289 Rushing Yards 2,698 2,083 Rushing Yards Per Game 224.8 173.6 Rushing Attempts 428 464 Average Yards Per Rush 6.3 4.5 Passing Yards 2,357 3,182 Passing Yards Per Game 196.4 265.2 Passing Com.-Att.-Int. 215-326-5 226-327-5 Average Yards Per Catch 11.0 14.1 Total Yards 5,055 5,265 Average Yards Per Game 421.3 438.8 Average Kickoff Return 16.9 21.8 Average Punt Return 5.3 12.8 Third-Down Conversions 49-128 64-132 Third-Down Conversion Percentage 38.3% 48.5% Fourth-Down Conversions 19-25 12-21 Fourth-Down Conversion Percentage 76.0% 57.1% Defense Notre Dame Indiana Points Allowed Per Game 13.6 14.7 First Downs Allowed 197 172 Rushing Yards Allowed 1,666 850 Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game 138.8 70.8 Opponent Rushing Attempts 445 346 Average Yards Per Rushing Attempt 3.7 2.5 Passing Yards Allowed 1,895 2,088 Passing Yards Allowed Per Game 157.9 174.0 Opponent Passing Com.-Att.-Int. 166-341-17 225-365-14 Average Yards Per Catch Allowed 11.4 9.3 Total Yards Allowed 3,561 2,938 Average Yards Per Game Allowed 296.8 244.8 Average Kickoff Return Allowed 15.6 18.9 Average Punt Return Allowed 4.7 12.4 Third-Down Conversions 52-170 48-155 Third-Down Conversion Percentage 30.6% 30.9% Fourth-Down Conversions 12-35 10-32 Fourth-Down Conversion Percentage 34.3% 31.3% Sr. Jr. So. Fr. ND Offense 9 5 8 2 ND Defense 8 5 6 8 ND Specialists 8 2 4 2 ND Totals 25 12 18 12 IU Offense 11 3 5 3 IU Defense 10 6 5 1 IU Specialists 7 4 1 1 IU Totals 28 13 11 5 Class Breakdowns (2024 Two-Deep) Score By Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Avg. Notre Dame 101 149 124 104 — 478 39.8 Indiana 108 156 109 147 — 520 43.3 Turnover Margin Gained Lost +/- Notre Dame 28 12 +16 Indiana 23 8 +15