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2 Times junior wide receiver Will Fuller has caught a game- winning touchdown pass at Notre Dame with less than five minutes left in the game — the first to do so in a career. He snared a 39-yard grab from sophomore quarterback DeShone Kizer with 12 seconds left in the 34-27 win at Virginia Sept. 12, and then a 17-yard toss from Kizer with 2:09 remaining in the 24-20 triumph at Temple Oct. 31. 4 Times Notre Dame has lost Senior Day games, or the home finale, in consecutive years: 1939-40 in head coach Elmer Layden's last two seasons, 1982-83 under head coach Gerry Faust, 1985-86 with Faust and first-year head coach Lou Holtz, and 2008- 09, the last two seasons under Charlie Weis when Notre Dame lost to Syracuse and UConn, respectively. It will attempt to avoid a fifth this year against Wake Forest after falling to Louisville last year, 31-28. 9 Straight years Notre Dame has posted the top NCAA Gradu- ation Success Rate (GSR) figure (98) for its student-athletes in all sports, based on a Nov. 4 report. It tied Duke and Stanford for that honor. The Irish placed second among male athletes (97), tied for first among the women athletes (99) and tied for third for black athletes (92). In football, Notre Dame was fifth (93), behind Stanford (99), Northwestern (97), Rice (95) and Duke (94). 19 Ranking of Notre Dame men's basketball in the first As- sociated Press poll prior to its opener against St. Francis (Pa.) Nov. 13. Only six teams ahead of them had more wins than the 32-6 ledger posted by the Irish last year: No. 2 Kentucky (38); defending national champ and No. 5 Duke (35), who Notre Dame defeated twice in three tries last season; No. 9 Gonzaga (35); No. 11 Villanova (33); No. 12 Arizona (34); and No. 17 Wisconsin (36), the national runner-up. 26-5 Combined record of Notre Dame's four October opponents; Clemson (8-0), Navy (6-1), USC (5-3) and Temple (7-1) — with three of the five losses coming against the Fighting Irish. That was a primary element to 7-1 Notre Dame opening at No. 5 in the initial College Football Playoff poll released Nov. 3. UNDER THE DOME Please add Sales Tax if you live in NC (7.5%), MI (6%), or IN (7%) Delivery limited to cont. U.S. Blue & Gold Illustrated P.O. Box 2331 Durham, NC 27702 1-800-421-7751 Visit our online store! www.BlueGoldOnline.com Notre Dame Favorites! 11 oz. Ceramic Mug Sets #6260 Vault Design or #6261 Map Design Clerance $21.95 + FREE S&H Leather TriFold Item #6563 Black or Brown $24.95 (plus $4 S&H) Leather BiFold Item #6565 Black or Tan $29.95 (plus $4 S&H) 1,000-Pc Puzzle #6656 (Size 39"x13") $19.95 + $8.00 S&H BY THE NUMBERS