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vented the Irish from keeping the op- position's points down, resulting in Notre Dame losing its final two games of the season. "We couldn't get off the field on third-down situations," head coach Brian Kelly said after the game. Notre Dame's potent offense could not match OSU's success, converting just five of 13 (38.5 percent) third- down opportunities. The result was Ohio State getting into the red zone seven times to just three for Notre Dame. The Buckeyes converted all seven of those trips into scores, notably four into touchdowns. Despite Notre Dame scoring touch- downs on all three red-zone chances, its lack of opportunities relative to OSU's — which is directly tied into third-down success — proved to be the difference in the game. ✦ Rushing No. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Lg. Elliott 27 160 11 149 5.5 4 47 Barrett 23 108 12 96 4.2 0 11 Miller 2 27 1 26 13.0 0 27 Marshall 1 15 0 15 15.0 0 15 TEAM 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 Total 54 310 25 285 5.3 4 47 Passing Att. Comp. Pct. Int. Yds. TD Lg. Barrett 31 19 61.3 1 211 1 30 Total 31 19 61.3 1 211 1 30 Receiving No. Yds. TD Lg. Thomas 7 72 1 15 Marshall 5 29 0 10 Samuel 2 27 0 14 Miller 2 12 0 9 Elliott 1 30 0 30 Baugh 1 27 0 27 Vannett 1 14 0 14 Total 19 211 1 30 Punt Returns No. Yds. TD Lg. Marshall 4 73 0 29 Total 4 73 0 29 Kick Returns No. Yds. TD Lg. Samuel 2 52 0 38 Marshall 1 36 0 36 Total 3 88 0 38 Punting No. Avg. Lg. Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Johnston 3 41.3 46 0 0 1 0 2 Total 3 41.3 46 0 0 1 0 2 Field Goals Made Att. Lg. Blk. Nuernberger 3 3 38 0 Total 3 3 38 0 Sack- Defense Tck. Ast. Tot. TFL Yds. PD FF FR Conley 7 0 7 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Lee 7 0 7 2-17 2-17 0 1 0 Perry 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Apple 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 McMillan 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Powell 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bosa 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hubbard 3 1 4 1-7 1-7 0 0 0 Bell 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hill 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ward 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Booker 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Holmes 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Lewis 1 0 1 1-1 1-1 0 0 0 McLaurin 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Price 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sprinkle 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 Thomas 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Webb 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Interceptions No. Yds. TD Lg. Powell 1 4 0 4 Total 1 4 0 4 OHIO STATE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS