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UNDER THE DOME Defensive USC 1st/ USC 3rd USC 2015 Linemen 2nd Downs Down Total Total Isaac Rochell 57 19 76 422 Sheldon Day 55 19 74 403 Romeo Okwara 42 14 56 258 Jerry Tillery 38 10 48 241 Daniel Cage 20 9 29 175 Andrew Trumbetti 19 5 24 116 Jonathan Bonner 1 0 1 40 Doug Randolph 0 0 0 27 Grant Blankenship 0 0 0 17 Peter Mokwuah 0 0 0 16 Jacob Matuska 0 0 0 15 USC 1st/ USC 3rd USC 2015 Linebackers 2nd Downs Down Total Total Jaylon Smith 58 19 77 428 Joe Schmidt 58 19 77 428 James Onwualu 58 19 77 323 Greer Martini 0 0 0 170 Te'von Coney 0 0 0 48 Nyles Morgan 0 0 0 41 Jarrett Grace 0 0 0 24 Defensive USC 1st/ USC 3rd USC 2015 Backs 2nd Downs Down Total Total Elijah Shumate 57 18 75 443 KeiVarae Russell 58 19 77 429 Cole Luke 58 18 76 428 Max Redfield 24 9 33 258 Matthias Farley 35 11 46 136 Drue Tranquill* 0 0 0 81 Devin Butler 0 0 0 59 Nick Coleman 0 1 1 39 Nick Watkins 0 0 0 37 Nicky Baratti 0 0 0 24 Notes: Farley started against the Trojans, but was replaced early in the second half by Redfield. * Out with a season-ending injury ✦ GIMME FIVE The "official" single-season rushing record at Notre Dame is 1,437 yards by Vagas Ferguson during the 7-4 regular season in 1979. The Fighting Irish did not go to a bowl game that season, but even if they had the bowl stats would not have been included. That changed in 2003, when the NCAA decided to add bowl game numbers to the regular season. If that were done retroactively, then both Allen Pinkett in 1983 (111 yards rushing in the 19-18 Liberty Bowl win versus Boston College) and Reggie Brooks (115 yards in the 28-3 Cotton Bowl victory against Texas A&M) would rank ahead of Ferguson. Current senior C.J. Prosise had 922 yards rushing entering the Temple game Oct. 31. Including a bowl outing, over the final six games he would need to average 97.3 yards per game to set a new single-season rushing record for the Irish. Here are the top five single-season rushing outputs at Notre Dame when including bowl data: Player (Year) Carries-Yards 1. Allen Pinkett (1983) 280-1,505 2. Reggie Brooks (1992) 189-1,458 3. Vagas Ferguson (1979) 301-1,437 4. Autry Denson (1997) 284-1,369 5. Julius Jones (2003) 229-1,341 MOVING? Let our customer service department know your new address! CALL US 1‑800‑421‑7751