Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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either slipped or you didn't slip." Head coach Brian Kelly has not been shy about his desire to install FieldTurf instead of the Kentucky Bluegrass that has long been the carpet for Notre Dame home games. The university has had trouble maintaining the grass during the past couple years. Members of the grounds crew laid new sod three times in the last 12 months, most recently in early October after a home loss to Oklahoma. "By the time the end of the game came it was pretty messed up," junior wide receiver DaVaris Daniels said. "It was tough. A lot of guys were slipping, but luckily we made enough plays." ✦ notre dame individual statistics Rushing No.GainLost NetAvg. TD Lg. McDaniel 24 1236117 4.90 32 Folston 13 81378 6.0143 G. Atkinson III 642042 7.0016 TJ Jones 1303 3.0 03 TEAM 305-5 -1.7 00 Total 47249142355.0 1 43 Punting No.Avg. Lg. Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Brindza 2 37.5 440000 0 Total 2 37.5 440000 0 SackDefense Tck.Ast. Tot. TFL Yds. PD FF FR Fox 27 92-81-7100 Hardy 44 80-00-0000 Calabrese 34 70-00-0000 Day 43 70-00-0100 J. Jones 43 70-00-0000 Russell 34 70-00-0000 Tuitt 43 71-61-6100 Collinsworth 03 30-00-0000 Farley 03 30-00-0000 Redfield 03 30-00-0000 Shembo 03 30-00-0000 J. Smith 30 30-00-0100 Jackson 11 20-00-0000 Moore 11 20-00-0000 Okwara 11 20-00-0000 Schmidt 20 21-10-0000 Atkinson 01 10-00-0000 G. Atkinson III 10 10-00-0000 Daly 01 10-00-0000 TJ Jones 01 10-00-0000 Onwualu 10 10-00-0000 Prosise 01 10-00-0000 Rabasa 10 10-00-0000 Schwenke 01 10-00-0000 Shumate 10 10-00-0000 Stockton 01 10-00-0000 Utupo 01 10-00-0000 Welch 01 10-00-0000 Wood 01 10-00-0000 Field GoalsMadeAtt. Lg. Blk. Brindza 3 3510 Total 3 3510 InterceptionsNo. Yds. TD Lg. Collinsworth 1000 Total 1000 PassingAtt.Comp.Pct. Int. Yds. TD Lg. Rees 28 1553.6 12351 61 Total 28 1553.6 12351 61 Receiving No.Yds. TD Lg. Daniels 61071 61 TJ Jones 595032 Robinson 117017 Niklas 1808 Folston 1505 McDaniel 1303 Total 15235 1 61 Punt Returns No. Yds. TD Lg. TJ Jones 110010 Total 110010 Kick Returns No. Yds. TD Lg. McDaniel 243026 G. Atkinson III 117017 Total 360026