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player. When we ask him to do his job, he's going to get it done," head coach Brian Kelly explained. "He just fits really well with the scheme that we're employing. … He trusts what we're asking him to do." Martini does not care what scheme the opposition runs; he just wants to be active however he can. "I just want an opportunity to get on the field and to perform, and it's been with the triple option so far with my career," said Martini, who finished with three solo tackles. "It's something they wanted me to do, and if that's my opportunity I'm going to make the most of it." Martini and fifth-year senior line- backer Joe Schmidt struggled in the early going, failing to get off blocks when the Navy run game attacked the Irish off-tackle. The result was Navy ripping off 239 rushing yards in the first half. Rushing No. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Lg. Prosise 21 136 7 129 6.1 3 22 Adams 8 38 0 38 4.8 0 12 Kizer 9 22 8 14 1.6 1 6 TEAM 2 0 3 -3 -1.5 0 0 Total 40 196 18 178 4.5 4 22 Passing Att. Comp. Pct. Int. Yds. TD Lg. Kizer 30 22 73.3 1 281 1 30 Hunter Jr. 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Total 31 22 71.0 1 281 1 30 Receiving No. Yds. TD Lg. Fuller 5 80 1 30 Brown 4 56 0 29 Prosise 4 56 0 25 Carlisle 3 16 0 10 Robinson 2 28 0 16 Adams 2 12 0 10 Hunter Jr. 1 28 0 28 Weishar 1 5 0 5 Total 22 281 1 30 Punt Returns No. Yds. TD Lg. None Kick Returns No. Yds. TD Lg. Sanders 4 84 0 23 Total 4 84 0 23 Punting No. Avg. Lg. Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Newsome 2 42.0 46 0 0 0 0 1 Total 2 42.0 46 0 0 0 0 1 Field Goals Made Att. Lg. Blk. Yoon 2 2 52 0 Total 2 2 52 0 Sack- Defense Tck. Ast. Tot. TFL Yds. PD FF FR Day 5 4 9 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 Martini 3 6 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Schmidt 4 4 8 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Farley 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Russell 7 0 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Rochell 2 4 6 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 Grace 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Onwualu 0 4 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Smith 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 Morgan 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Shumate 2 0 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Cage 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Cavalaris 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Coleman 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Coney 0 1 1 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Okwara 1 0 1 1-5 1-5 0 0 0 Tillery 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Trumbetti 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Watkins 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Butler 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 Interceptions No. Yds. TD Lg. Shumate 1 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS