Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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34 FEBRUARY 2025 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED converted 1 of 3 third-down tries, while the Bulldogs were 0 of 2 on third down. I te m s : G e o rg i a 's f i rs t a n d o n ly to u c h d ow n wa s a 3 2-ya rd e r f ro m Gunner Stockton to a wide-open Cash Jones out of the backfield; it was a blown assignment for the Irish defense … Both teams turned the ball over on downs near midfield on back-to-back possessions. FOURTH QUARTER NOTRE DAME 23, GEORGIA 10 Top moment: On fourth-and-1 from its own 18, Notre Dame rushed the punt team off the field, put the offense on it, and Leonard got the Bulldogs to jump offsides with a hard count. The Irish possessed the ball for more than five more minutes of game time, effectively ending things. Feature performer: Leonard ran 3 times for 15 yards, and two of those car- ries went for first downs. Notable Stats: Georgia outgained Notre Dame 53-41 in total yards and had 4 first downs to the Irish's 3. The Irish possessed the ball for 9:44 and con- verted 2 of 5 third-down tries, while the Bulldogs were 0 of 3 on third down. Items: Jeter made his third field goal of the game from 47 yards out with 13:47 left in the game … After a pass inter- ference penalty put Georgia in the red zone, the Irish defense forced a turnover on downs with a fourth-down incom- plete pass into the end zone; graduate student safety Rod Heard II was in tight coverage … The Irish took over posses- sion with 9:25 left and didn't punt until the first play following the two-minute warning … Georgia turned the ball over on downs thereafter, again, to make it 0 of 3 on fourth down in the game. ✦ NOTRE DAME 23, GEORGIA 10 Jan. 2, 2025 ✦ Attendance: 57,267 Caesars Superdome ✦ New Orleans 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Notre Dame 0 13 7 3 23 Georgia 0 3 7 0 10 ND UGA SECOND QUARTER UGA Woodring 41-yard field goal 12:14 0 3 Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:00 ND Jeter 44-yard field goal 8:20 3 3 Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:54 ND Jeter 48-yard field goal 0:39 6 3 Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 2:28 ND Collins 13-yard pass from Leonard (Jeter kick) 0:27 13 3 Drive: 1 play, 13 yards, 0:06 THIRD QUARTER ND Harrison 98-yard kickoff return (Jeter kick) 14:45 20 3 UGA Jones 32-yard pass from Stockton (Woodring kick) 9:36 20 10 Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:12 FOURTH QUARTER ND Jeter 47-yard field goal 13:47 23 10 Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 4:18 ND UGA Total First Downs 14 16 Rushing 8 5 Passing 5 9 Penalty 1 2 Rushing Attempts 37 29 Yards Gained Rushing 167 109 Yards Lost Rushing 13 47 Net Yards Rushing 154 62 Net Yards Passing 90 234 Passes Attempted 24 32 Passes Completed 15 20 Had Intercepted 0 0 Percent Completion 62.5% 62.5% Yards Per Attempt 3.8 7.3 Yards Per Completion 6.0 11.7 Total Offensive Plays, 61 61 Total Net Yards 244 296 Average Gain Per Play 4.0 4.9 Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 3-2 Penalties: No.-Yards 10-75 5-36 Punts: No.-Yards 5-217 4-159 Average Per Punt 43.4 39.8 Average Net Punt 42.2 37.0 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 2-11 1-6 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 1-98 1-19 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 31:47 28:13 Third-Down Conversions 4-14 2-12 Percentage 28.6% 16.7% Fourth-Down Conversions 0-1 0-3 Percentage 0.0% 0.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 4-33 1-11 The Fighting Irish compiled 9 tackles for loss and 4 sacks while stuffing Georgia's rushing attack. The Bulldogs managed just 62 yards on 29 carries (2.1 yards per rush). PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER