Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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Notre Dame managed just 104 yards through the air against Oklahoma, which marks the lowest passing total during head coach Brian Kelly's tenure. 25 Consecutive games Notre Dame had won when rushing for at least 200 yards — a streak that ended in the 35-21 loss to Oklahoma while running for 220 yards. Notre Dame outrushed the Sooners 220-212 and fell to 45-3 (.938 winning percentage) overall since 2005 when it outgained its opponent on the ground. photo by Bill Panzica covered the same distance for a score in a 42-28 victory at West Virginia. Jonas Gray had a 79-yard scoring run in a 15‑12 victory at Pitt in 2011. 88 Points surrendered by Notre Dame in the first quarter during its 3-2 start, with Oklahoma's 14 the most. During last year's 12-0 regular season, the Irish yielded nine points and zero touchdowns during the first quarter. Rushing yards by Notre Dame in the first quarter. Not only was it the most by the Irish up to that point this year in a quarter, but it eclipsed the 82 amassed in four quarters against Michigan State a week earlier, and nearly surpassed the game totals at Purdue (91) and Michigan (96). Notre Dame finished with 220 yards on the ground — with 105 coming in the third quarter. 34 Games plays since Notre Dame had been last victimized by an interception return for a touchdown by an opponent. Oklahoma scored 49 seconds into the game on linebacker Corey Nelson's 24-yard pick-six. The last time it occurred also was against a team from Oklahoma, when Tulsa's Shawn Jackson had a 66-yard score on an interception thrown by freshman Tommy Rees in the Golden Hurricanes' 28-27 win on Oct. 30, 2010. 104 80 1988-89 31 Yards on junior George Atkinson III's touchdown run on Notre Dame's first play of the second half. It was the longest Irish run since Oct. 21, 2000, when Terrance Howard Passing yards by Notre Dame in the loss to Oklahoma, the lowest total in head coach Brian Kelly's four seasons. The previous low was 129 in freshman Tommy Rees' first start, a 28-3 victory against Utah in 2010. It also is the lowest Notre Dame passing total since the 38‑3 loss at USC on Nov. 29, 2008, when quarterback Jimmy Clausen completed 11 of 22 passes for 41 yards with two interceptions. The last time Notre Dame had back-to-back unbeaten seasons at home. Since 1990, it has occurred only twice: 1998 (6-0) and 2012 (6-0).