Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM OCT. 11, 2025 25 2 Interceptions for Notre Dame sophomore cornerback Leonard Moore. He became the first Irish player with 2 picks in the same game since safety Xavier Watts against Pittsburgh in October 2023. 2 Plays from scrimmage longer than 20 yards for Boise State against Notre Dame, the second fewest allowed in a game for the Fighting Irish defense this season. In their first four games, the Irish allowed one such play to Miami, six to Texas A&M, four to Purdue and six to Arkansas. 4 Interceptions of Boise State quarterback Mad- dux Madsen by Notre Dame's defense. It was the first time Notre Dame intercepted four passes in one game since a 2023 win over Pittsburgh, and the seventh time it's happened since 1996. 4 Sacks by Notre Dame against Boise State. The Irish entered the game with 6 sacks this season and coming off a season-high 3 sacks at Arkansas. Notre Dame last recorded 4 sacks in a game against Georgia in the College Football Play- off quarterfinals in January. 8 Tackles for Notre Dame sophomore linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, which set a career high for him. Viliamu-Asa's previous best came against Northern Illinois with 7 tackles in Septem- ber of last season. His previous season high in 2025 was 5 tackles against Purdue. 10 Times Notre Dame running backs Jeremi- yah Love, a junior, and Jadarian Price, a redshirt junior, have both scored rushing touch- downs in the same game. Love and Price scored once each against Boise State. They've both scored rushing touchdowns in the same game four times already this season. 16 Consecutive sellouts of Notre Dame Sta- dium reported by Notre Dame after the Boise State game. The sellout attendance figure of 77,622 has been reported for 21 of the last 23 home games under head coach Marcus Freeman. 20.5 Was how many points Notre Dame was favored over Boise State heading into the game. That was the largest point spread for an underdog Broncos squad since 1999. 22 Unanswered points to close the game for the Fighting Irish after Boise State took a 7-6 lead with 4:03 to go in the first half. 30 Career touchdowns for junior running back Jeremiyah Love, which puts him in a tie for 10th in program history with running back Audric Estimé (2021-23), wide receiver Will Fuller (2013-15), wide receiver Golden Tate (2007-09) and halfback Stan Cofall (1914-16). Love has scored on 24 rushing touchdowns and 6 receiving touchdowns. 100 Rushing yards for Boise State, which is a season low for the Broncos. The Irish limited Boise State to 100 yards and 1 touchdown on 34 carries. The Broncos finished with fewer than 150 yards on just one occasion previously this season: 122 against South Florida in the season opener. 112 Penalty yards for both the Fighting Irish and Broncos. Boise State's 112 yards came on 13 penalties. Notre Dame's came on 11 penalties. The Irish hadn't been penalized for more than 42 yards in the previous four games this sea- son. Notre Dame entered the game with 133 yards of penalties in four games combined. 315 Total yards for Boise State against Notre Dame, which was 205 below their season average of 520.0 entering the con- test. The Broncos came into the game averaging 7.1 yards per play but managed only 4.4 against the Irish. BY THE NUMBERS BY TYLER JAMES 103 Rushing yards on 16 carries for junior run- ning back J E R E M I YA H LOV E against Boise State. It marked Love's second time hitting the 100-yard mark this season after reaching 157 yards against Purdue. He's rushed for 100-plus yards in a game seven times during his career. PHOTO BY MICHAEL MILLER