Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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fan forum From The WebSite One of our readers on the message board, Jameskroner3, believes it's not a coincidence that opposing quarterbacks seem to have their best games against Notre Dame, but then falter against lesser opposition. Here were some of the numbers he put together through the first four games. The first represents what the quarterback did against Notre Dame. The second is averaging out his other games. The touchdown passes, interception totals and touchdown runs are the exception. Those represent the total accumulated. Temple — Connor Reilly Versus Notre Dame: 23-of-46 (50 percent), 228 yards, zero touchdowns, zero interceptions; 12 carries, 65 yards. Versus Houston, Fordham and Idaho: Averaged 17-of-31 (54 percent) for 173 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions; seven carries, 14 yards. Michigan — Devin Gardner Versus Notre Dame: 21-of- 33 (64 percent), 294 yards, four touchdowns, one interception; 13 carries, 82 yards, one touchdown. Versus Central Michigan, Akron, UConn: 12-of-23 (53 percent), 170 Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner racked up 376 yards of yards, three touchdowns, seven in- total offense and accounted for five touchdowns against the terceptions; 12 carries, 73 yards, four Irish, but has struggled in other games. photo by lon horwedel touchdowns. Purdue — Rob Henry Versus Notre Dame: 25-of-40 (63 percent), 256 yards, three touchdowns, one interception; four carries, two yards. Versus Cincinnati, Indiana State, Wisconsin and Northern Illinois: 14-of-28 (50 percent), 144 yards, one touchdown, five interceptions; six carries, nine yards. After the 55-24 loss to Northern Illinois on Sept. 28, Henry was shifted to safety. Irishreavdaddy: Bad Coaching + players out of position = those ugly stats.