Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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State the first such setback. The most recent such win was a 21-14 triumph at Air Force in 2002. 26 Games in a row Notre Dame had won in which it ran the ball at least 30 times. That streak ended against the Seminoles even though the 35 attempts netted 157 yards and 4.5 yards per carry. The last time Notre Dame had lost a game in which it ran at least 30 times was 18-14 to Florida State, again, in the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl. 30 More plays run by Notre Dame (87) than Florida State (57), with the more up-tempo attack of the Irish helping the offense operate with greater efficiency. It's the fewest plays run by an opponent in an Irish defeat since Michigan totaled only 50 to Notre Dame's 72 in a 35-31 Irish loss back in 2011. 52 Pass attempts by Irish senior quarterback EVERETT GOLSON, who almost became the first at Notre Dame QB to win a game with more than 50 pass attempts by himself. The Irish are 1-11 all time in contests where they attempted more than 50 passes. The lone victory was 29-26 in triple over- time versus Pitt in 2012, with Golson attempting 42 passes and Tommy Rees 11 for a total of 53. 53 Career field goals by senior kicker Kyle Brin- dza after converting both of his attempts against Florida State. Those three-pointers put him No. 1 on Notre Dame's career list, eclipsing the 51 set by 1984-86 kicker John Carney, who is on the NFL's top 10 all-time scoring list. 120 Yards rushing by Notre Dame sophomore running back Tarean Folston on 21 car- ries, topping Notre Dame's previous individual high this season (98 by Folston the previous week in the 50-43 win versus North Carolina). Folston's 218 yards rushing the last two games were more than the 165 he had in the first five. Although Notre Dame ran the ball effectively against Florida State, senior quarterback Everett Golson still attempted a career-high 52 passes versus the Seminoles. PHOTO BY SUZANNA PRATT