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Blake Martinez 57 52 109 4.5-11 0.0-0 Peter Kalambayi 27 18 45 4.5-35 3.5-34 Kodi Whitfield 17 27 44 2.5-15 1.0-9 Dallas Lloyd 28 14 42 0.5-1 0.0-0 Joey Alfieri 20 17 37 6.0-32 2.5-23 Aziz Shittu 17 20 37 8.5-31 2.5-18 Kevin Anderson 19 17 36 8.0-25 2.0-8 Interceptions No. Yds. Avg. TD Quenton Meeks 2 17 8.5 0 Alijah Holder 1 31 31.0 1 Blake Martinez 1 10 10.0 0 Justin Reid 1 1 1.0 0 Dallas Lloyd 1 0 0.0 0 Kodi Whitfield 1 0 0.0 0 Kicking PAT FG LG Conrad Ukropina 51-51 14-16 52 Punting No. Avg. I20 LG Alex Robinson 30 43.0 12 58 ✦ INSIDE THE NUMBERS (2015 STATISTICS) Offense ND SU Points Per Game 34.6 36.8 First Downs 244 250 Rushing Yards 2,283 2,511 Rushing Yards Per Game 207.5 228.3 Rushing Attempts 413 482 Average Yards Per Rush 5.5 5.2 Passing Yards 2,842 2,318 Passing Yards Per Game 258.4 210.7 Passing Attempts 321 263 Average Yards Per Catch 13.9 13.3 Total Yards 5,125 4,829 Average Yards Per Game 465.9 439.0 Average Kickoff Return 20.8 25.5 Average Punt Return 8.3 4.3 Third-Down Conversions 60-138 73-147 Third-Down Conversion Percentage 43% 50% Fourth-Down Conversions 3-6 10-11 Fourth-Down Conversion Percentage 50% 91% Defense ND SU Points Allowed Per Game 21.0 22.0 First Downs Allowed 193 200 Rushing Yards Allowed 1,848 1,441 Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game 168.0 131.0 Opponent Rushing Attempts 400 348 Average Yards Per Rushing Attempt 4.6 4.1 Passing Yards Allowed 2,079 2,538 Passing Yards Allowed Per Game 189.0 230.7 Opponent Passing Attempts 321 378 Average Yards Per Catch Allowed 12.2 11.8 Total Yards Allowed 3,927 3,979 Average Yards Per Game Allowed 357.0 361.7 Average Kickoff Return Allowed 21.7 20.6 Average Punt Return Allowed 6.8 5.9 Third-Down Conversions 48-158 58-156 Third-Down Conversion Percentage 30% 37% Fourth-Down Conversions 13-21 10-17 Fourth-Down Conversion Percentage 62% 59% Score By Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Avg. Notre Dame 116 78 81 106 — 381 34.6 Stanford 85 127 108 85 — 405 36.8 Turnovers Gained Lost +/- Notre Dame 13 17 -4 Stanford 10 12 -2 Sr. Jr. So. Fr. ND Offense 7 8 6 4 ND Defense 7 5 7 4 ND Specialists 3 2 5 6 ND Totals 17 15 18 14 Sr. Jr. So. Fr. 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