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downs, either defending us or their third down opportunities that they converted on." In referring to the Irish third-down defense, Hoke alluded to Notre Dame defensive coordinator Brian Van- Gorder's blitzing, aggressive defense. Shumate and sophomore linebacker Jaylon Smith led that defense with 10 tackles apiece. Smith added one tackle for loss, one of Notre Dame's eight for minus-52 yards. "They knew we were going to blitz, and we didn't disappoint," Schmidt said. "Getting them into third down was key, and coming after them was fun." That fun led to a shutout Schmidt, his entire team and Notre Dame's fans will not forget for a long time. For that matter, neither will Michigan nor the NCAA stat keepers. ✦ NOTRE DAME 31, MICHIGAN 0 Sept. 6, 2014 ✦ Attendance: 80,795 Notre Dame Stadium ✦ South Bend, Ind. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot. Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 Notre Dame 7 14 7 3 31 FIRST QUARTER MICH ND ND McDaniel 1-yard run (Brindza kick) 1:50 0 7 Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards 3:45 SECOND QUARTER ND Carlisle 1-yard pass from Golson (Brindza kick) 3:58 0 14 Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:14 ND Fuller 24-yard pass from Golson (Brindza kick) 0:34 0 21 Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 0:50 THIRD QUARTER ND Carlisle 12-yard pass from Golson (Brindza kick) 3:02 0 28 Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:37 FOURTH QUARTER ND Brindza 43-yard field goal 12:03 0 31 Drive: 7 plays, 0 yards, 2:07 MICH ND Total First Downs 18 20 Rushing 6 3 Passing 12 14 Penalty 0 3 Rushing Attempts 35 31 Yards Gained Rushing 138 83 Yards Lost Rushing 38 29 Net Yards Rushing 100 54 Net Yards Passing 189 226 Passes Attempted 32 34 Passes Completed 19 23 Had Intercepted 3 0 Percent Completion 59.4% 67.6% Yards Per Attempt 5.9 6.6 Yards Per Completion 9.9 9.8 Total Offensive Plays 67 65 Total Net Yards 289 280 Average Gain Per Play 4.3 4.3 Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 5-50 3-20 Punts: No.-Yards 4-170 6-230 Average Per Punt 42.5 38.3 Average Net Punt 36.0 38.3 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 4-26 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 1-16 1-16 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 3-33 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 33:04 26:56 Third-Down Conversions 4-13 7-15 Percentage 30.8% 46.7% Fourth-Down Conversions 1-2 1-1 Percentage 50.0% 100.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 1-16 2-16