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man could handle the pressure in his first road game was moot. Two plays later, Fuller caught his second touchdown of the game — and fourth on the season and 19th in the last 15 games — to seal the win. "It was kind of a blur," Kizer said. "Once I let go of the ball I thought I underthrew him. It's kind of instinct that when you throw the ball to Will Fuller you underthrow him. "I saw he was striding out and chas- ing the ball down, I knew there was a good shot he would catch it." ✦ NOTRE DAME 34, VIRGINIA 27 Sept. 12, 2015 ✦ Attendance: 58,200 Scott Stadium ✦ Charlottesville, Va. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot. Notre Dame 12 0 14 8 34 Virginia 0 14 0 13 27 FIRST QUARTER ND UVA ND Smythe 7-yard pass from Kizer (Kizer rush fail) 9:29 6 0 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:31 ND Yoon 32-yard field goal 3:09 9 0 Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:21 ND Yoon 45-yard field goal 0:07 12 0 Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 1:41 SECOND QUARTER VA Butts 2-yard pass from Johns (Frye kick) 10:54 12 7 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:13 VA Johnson 42-yard pass from Johns (Frye kick) 3:04 12 14 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:33 THIRD QUARTER ND Fuller 59-yard pass from Zaire (Yoon kick) 7:04 19 14 Drive: 1 play, 59 yards, 0:08 ND Prosise 24-yard run (Yoon kick) 0:54 26 14 Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:02 FOURTH QUARTER VA Johns 4-yard run (Frye kick) 13:42 26 21 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:12 VA Reid 1-yard run (Johns pass fail) 1:54 26 27 Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:01 ND Fuller 39-yard pass from Kizer (Hunter Jr. pass good) 0:12 34 27 Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:42 ND UVA Total First Downs 20 22 Rushing 12 4 Passing 7 16 Penalty 1 2 Rushing Attempts 34 30 Yards Gained Rushing 262 145 Yards Lost Rushing 9 18 Net Yards Rushing 253 127 Net Yards Passing 207 289 Passes Attempted 30 38 Passes Completed 15 26 Had Intercepted 0 0 Percent Completion 50.0% 68.4% Yards Per Attempt 6.9 7.6 Yards Per Completion 13.8 11.1 Total Offensive Plays 64 68 Total Net Yards 460 416 Average Gain Per Play 7.2 6.1 Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties: No.-Yards 4-40 9-55 Punts: No.-Yards 4-223 5-236 Average Per Punt 55.8 47.2 Average Net Punt 43.0 37.6 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 4-48 1-11 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 2-35 4-51 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 26:37 33:23 Third-Down Conversions 0-10 6-14 Percentage 0.0% 42.9% Fourth-Down Conversions 2-3 1-1 Percentage 66.7% 100.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 1-11 2-6