Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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On his Senior Day, quarterback Tommy Rees became the fourth signal-caller in Irish history to eclipse the 7,000-yard passing mark. photo by bill panzica lone miss coming this year in the opener. Against Brigham Young he drilled a 51-yard field goal into a swirling wind at the 6:53 mark to give Notre Dame a 23-13 advantage. He has a Notre Dame-record five field goals of at least 50 yards. No one else has more than three. 20 Career quarterback sacks by junior Stephon Tuitt after recording one in the fourth quarter. Since 1982, when sacks were first separated from tackles for loss, Tuitt became the fifth Notre Dame player to reach 20. The others are Justin Tuck (24.5), Kory Minor (22.5), Victor Abiamiri (21.5) and Mike Gann (21). 26 Degrees was the official temperature at kickoff. That was the lowest for a Notre Dame game since 24 against Navy Nov. 2, 1991. 170 Career receptions by senior TJ Jones after nabbing five for 95 yards against the Cougars. He tied Rhema McKnight (2002-06) for third place on the all-time Irish chart. Only Jeff Samardzija (2003-06) with 179 and Michael Floyd (2008-11) with 271 are ahead of him. Jones' streak of seven straight games of catching a touchdown pass ended, falling one short of tying the program's standard set by Samardzija and Golden Tate. 1895 The last time Notre Dame lost when it was snowing in a game — versus Indianapolis Artillery — according to Notre Dame's media relations office. The Irish are 13-1-3 with the victory over BYU, the first such win since the famous 17-16 "Snow Bowl" conquest of Penn State in 1992. Not included is the 24-23 loss to Syracuse in 2008. Although there was much snow and ice in the stands, it didn't snow during the game. 7,152 Career passing yards by senior quarterback Tommy Rees, making him the fourth Irish quarterback to join the 7,000 club, all within the last 20 years. The others were Brady Quinn (11,762), Jimmy Clausen (8,148) and Ron Powlus (7,602).