Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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61 Yards on senior quarterback Everett Gol- son's touchdown run off the zone read 44 seconds into the game. It was the longest run for a touchdown by a Notre Dame quarterback since Carlyle Holiday went 67 yards against Pitt in a 24-7 victory Oct. 6, 2001. Andrew Hendrix had a 78-yard run against Air Force in 2011, but it did not result in a score. 89 Consecutive extra points converted by Irish senior kicker Kyle Brindza — until the block in the first quarter that was returned by Northwest- ern for two points. That streak was the third longest in school history, behind Craig Hentrich's 136 from 1989-92 and Nicholas Setta's 92 from 2000-03. 119 Ranking of Northwestern among 125 FBS teams in scoring offense entering the Notre Dame game. The Wildcats had averaged only 12.5 points in their four consecutive defeats prior to facing Notre Dame while dropping to 3-6. Against Notre Dame they accrued 43 points and 547 total yards after averaging 18.0 and 322.7, respectively, in the first nine games. 211 Points surrendered by Notre Dame in the last five games for an average of 42.2, with the 31 versus Florida State ironically the low- est tally during that time. That is the highest point total ever yielded by the Fighting Irish in a five-game stretch. It easily outdistances the 166 during the 0-5 start in 2007. Sophomore cornerback Cole Luke intercepted his fourth pass of the season, tied for the team lead with senior nickel back Matthias Farley. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA