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mix every single week, because he's one of the best wide receivers in the country. But you're going to see a lot of guys contribute offensively. I think it's for the better. I think it gives us great balance across the board." Michigan 41, Notre Dame 30 Sept. 7, 2013 ✦ Attendance: 115,109 Michigan Stadium ✦ Ann Arbor, Mich. 1st2nd3rd4thTot. Notre Dame 767 10 30 Michigan1017 7 7 41 first Quarter NDU-M U-M Gibbons 44-yard field goal 9:00 0 3 Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 4:42 U-M Gallon 61-yard pass from Gardner (Gibbons kick) 5:35 0 10 Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:23 ND Jones 4-yard pass from Rees (Brindza kick) 2:01 7 10 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:34 Second Quarter ND Brindza 44-yard field goal 14:05 10 10 Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 1:34 U-M Gardner 2-yard run (Gibbons kick) 8:43 10 17 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:22 ND Brindza 24-yard field goal 5:49 13 17 Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:54 U-M Gibbons 38-yard field goal 1:56 13 20 Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:53 U-M Gallon 12-yard pass from Gardner (Gibbons kick) 1:09 13 27 Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 0:20 Third Quarter ND Niklas 20-yard pass from Rees (Brindza kick) 4:55 20 27 Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 5:25 U-M Gallon 13-yard pass from Gardner (Gibbons kick) 1:54 20 34 Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:01 Fourth Quarter ND Tuitt 0-yard interception return (Brindza kick) 12:06 27 34 With the season opener — Notre Dame's 13th consecutive regular-season victory — behind them, the Irish focus now turns to Michigan, who will host Notre Dame in prime time at The Big House Sept. 7. ✦ ND Brindza 40-yard field goal 9:15 30 34 Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:29 U-M Dileo 4-yard pass from Gardner (Gibbons kick) 4:18 30 41 Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:57 NDU-M Total First Downs 2325 Rushing 7 11 Passing 16 11 Penalty 0 3 Rushing Attempts 1939 Yards Gained Rushing 108194 Yards Lost Rushing 1228 Net Yards Rushing 96166 Net Yards Passing 314294 Passes Attempted 53 33 Passes Completed 29 21 Had Intercepted 2 1 Percent Completion 54.7% 63.6% Yards Per Attempt 5.9 8.9 Yards Per Completion 10.8 14.0 Total Offensive Plays 7272 Total Net Yards 410460 Average Gain Per Play 5.7 6.4 Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-01-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 4-336-50 Punts: No.-Yards 2-803-94 Average Per Punt 40.0 31.3 Average Net Punt 40.0 25.3 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 1-181-0 kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 2-763-78 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 1-02-30 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-00-0 Miscellaneous Yards 00 Possession Time 25:5634:04 Third-Down Conversions 8-156-12 Percentage 53.3%50.0% Fourth-Down Conversions 0-20-0 Percentage 0.0% 0.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 1-81-9