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of the 50-yard line on five consecutive drives and totaled just six points. Early in the fourth quarter, clinging to a 20-13 lead, Rees (15-of-28 passing for 235 yards) tossed his 11th interception of the season on a pass intended for junior tight end Troy Niklas in the end zone. The Irish defense, however, again held on the ensuing possession. Junior kicker Kyle Brindza con- Notre Dame 23, BYU 13 Nov. 23, 2013 ✦ Attendance: 80,795 Notre Dame Stadium ✦ South Bend, Ind. 1st2nd3rd4thTot. BYU 7060 13 Notre Dame 14 333 23 First Quarter BYUND ND Daniels 61-yard pass from Rees (Brindza kick) 10:11 0 7 Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:11 BYU Falslev 7-yard pass from Hill (Sorensen kick) 6:48 7 7 Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 3:23 ND Folston 2-yard run (Brindza kick) 4:43 7 14 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:05 Second Quarter ND Brindza 26-yard field goal 7:35 7 17 Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 5:57 Third Quarter ND Brindza 26-yard field goal 12:48 7 20 Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:12 BYU Sorensen 31-yard field goal 8:20 10 20 Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:28 BYU Sorensen 27-yard field goal 0:39 13 20 Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:11 Fourth Quarter ND Brindza 51-yard field goal 6:53 13 23 Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:34 verted a 51-yard attempt — his fifthcareer make of 50-plus yards — to hand the Irish a 23-13 lead and some breathing room on the next drive. He made all three of his field goal attempts in the victory. At 8-3, Notre Dame will look to complete consecutive seasons with at least nine wins for the first time since 2005-06. To do so, the Irish will have to win at Stanford Nov. 30. ✦ BYU ND Total First Downs 2324 Rushing 11 11 Passing 12 10 Penalty 0 3 Rushing Attempts 4747 Yards Gained Rushing 262249 Yards Lost Rushing 1514 Net Yards Rushing 247235 Net Yards Passing 168235 Passes Attempted 36 28 Passes Completed 21 15 Had Intercepted 1 1 Percent Completion 58.3% 53.6% Yards Per Attempt 4.7 8.4 Yards Per Completion 8.0 15.7 Total Offensive Plays 8375 Total Net Yards 415470 Average Gain Per Play 5.0 6.3 Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-00-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 6-474-25 Punts: No.-Yards 4-1462-75 Average Per Punt 36.5 37.5 Average Net Punt 34.0 28.5 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 2-181-10 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 5-1033-60 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 1-01-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-00-0 Miscellaneous Yards 04 Possession Time 26:0933:51 Third-Down Conversions 11-208-16 Percentage 55.0%50.0% Fourth-Down Conversions 0-20-2 Percentage 0.0% 0.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 0-02-13