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rest of a treacherous schedule. "I think we are going to have to bring our brain," he said. "We can't just run around. We are going to have to be bet- ter mentally." That starts next Saturday when Notre Dame welcomes rival Michigan to South Bend for a primetime game against a potential Big Ten power. The Wolverines started the season with an equally dominant 52-14 win over Ap- palachian State and have taken three out four games from the Irish since Kelly took over in South Bend. ✦ NOTRE DAME 48, RICE 17 Aug. 30, 2014 ✦ Attendance: 80,795 Notre Dame Stadium ✦ South Bend, Ind. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot. Rice 7 3 0 7 17 Notre Dame 14 14 10 10 48 FIRST QUARTER RICE ND ND Golson 11-yard run (Brindza kick) 6:02 0 7 Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:04 RICE Wright 26-yard pass from Jackson (Hairston kick) 2:13 7 7 Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:49 ND Fuller 75-yard pass from Golson (Brindza kick) 2:01 7 14 Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12 SECOND QUARTER RICE Hairston 33-yard field goal 5:51 10 14 Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:29 ND Golson 14-yard run (Brindza kick) 2:33 10 21 Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:18 ND Prosise 53-yard pass from Golson (Brindza kick) 0:05 10 28 Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:16 THIRD QUARTER ND Brindza 36-yard field goal 4:07 10 31 Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:50 ND Golson 4-yard run (Brindza kick) 0:17 10 38 Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:23 FOURTH QUARTER ND Brindza 29-yard field goal 7:47 10 41 Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 5:01 RICE Mayden 53-yard pass from Stehling (Hairston kick) 4:57 17 41 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:50 ND Bryant 17-yard run (Brindza kick) 3:32 17 48 Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:25 RICE ND Total First Downs 16 23 Rushing 7 14 Passing 9 9 Penalty 0 0 Rushing Attempts 40 42 Yards Gained Rushing 151 297 Yards Lost Rushing 10 16 Net Yards Rushing 141 281 Net Yards Passing 226 295 Passes Attempted 26 22 Passes Completed 15 14 Had Intercepted 1 0 Completion Percentage 57.7% 63.6% Yards Per Attempt 8.7 13.4 Yards Per Completion 15.1 21.1 Total Offensive Plays 66 64 Total Net Yards 367 576 Average Gain Per Play 5.6 9.0 Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 5-30 2-10 Punts: No.-Yards 5-241 3-144 Average Per Punt 48.2 48.0 Average Net Punt 32.2 34.7 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 5-80 kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 1-29 2-49 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 1-6 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 29:51 30:09 Third-Down Conversions 6-15 6-13 Percentage 40.0% 46.2% Fourth-Down Conversions 0-1 0-0 Percentage 0.0% 0.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 1-8 2-5