Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME Defensive Temple 1st/ Temple 3rd Temple 2015 Linemen 2nd Downs Down Total Total Isaac Rochell 44 18 62 484 Sheldon Day 44 18 62 465 Romeo Okwara 39 18 57 315 Jerry Tillery 7 5 12 253 Daniel Cage 29 8 37 212 Andrew Trumbetti 14 8 22 138 Jonathan Bonner 0 0 0 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 Temple 1st/ Temple 3rd Temple 2015 Linebackers 2nd Downs Down Total Total Jaylon Smith 44 18 62 490 Joe Schmidt 44 17 61 489 James Onwualu 22 5 27 350 Greer Martini 0 0 0 170 Te'von Coney 0 1 1 49 Nyles Morgan 0 0 0 41 Jarrett Grace 0 1 1 25 Notes: Schmidt came off the field for one play near the goal line in the second half against Temple, marking the first time in 2015 he was not on the field for a first-team snap. Defensive Temple 1st/ Temple 3rd Temple 2015 Backs 2nd Downs Down Total Total KeiVarae Russell 44 18 62 491 Elijah Shumate 34 13 47 490 Cole Luke 43 16 59 487 Max Redfield 44 17 61 319 Matthias Farley 25 13 38 174 Drue Tranquill* 0 0 0 81 Devin Butler 0 0 0 59 Nick Coleman 1 0 1 40 Nick Watkins 0 0 0 37 Nicky Baratti 6 4 10 34 Notes: Shumate missed the final 15 snaps of the win after he was ejected for targeting. Due to the second-half ejection, he also missed the first half of the game at Pittsburgh Nov. 7. * Out with a season-ending injury ✦ GIMME FIVE Sophomore quarterback DeShone Kizer's 143-yard rushing output during the 24-20 win against Temple Oct. 31 was three yards short of most yards gained on the ground in a game by a Notre Dame signal-caller. Bill Etter had 146 in a reserve role during a 47-0 win over Navy in 1969. Kizer 's big game upped his season rushing total to 318 yards, putting him on pace to become just the third differ- ent Fighting Irish quarterback to surpass 500 rushing yards in a season (Tony Rice did it twice in 1988-89, and Carlyle Holi- day did it in 2001). Joe Theismann (1968-70) became the first Notre Dame quarterback to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a career when he totaled 1,091, including bowl games. Tom Clements (1972-74) was next with 1,148. Since then, only Tony Rice has exceeded the 1,000-yard pla- teau with 2,049, including bowls. Here are the top five single-season rushing totals by a Notre Dame quar- terback: QB (Year) Att.-Yds.-TD 1. Tony Rice (1989) 188-934-7 2. Tony Rice (1988) 134-775-9 3. Carlyle Holiday (2001) 156-666-2 4. Paul Hornung (1955) 92-472-6 5. Jarious Jackson (1999) 140-464-7 MOVING? Let our customer service department know your new address! CALL US 1-800-421-7751