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30 SEPT. 19, 2016 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED St. Brown once again led the Irish in receiving, hauling in a team-high six receptions for 85 yards. He also had 49- and 25-yard reception called back by penalties. "We wanted to get them involved early," Kelly said of his young receiv- ers. "We felt like it was important to get Corey [Holmes] and Stepherson and those kids some touches early. We'd get them some confidence, and they'd make some plays for us." Stepherson's first career catch was a four-yard touchdown reception. He finished the game with three grabs for 35 yards. Holmes, a junior, made his first career catch in the second quarter, going for 15 yards to convert a third-and-14 that helped lead to a Notre Dame touchdown. The young players certainly made a believer of their quarterback. "They played great," DeShone Kizer said after the win. "I had to put an emphasis on trusting those guys in big environments. "I have to treat them like the guys they are: they're elite athletes." ✦ NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No Gain Lost Net Avg TD Lg Adams 10 106 0 106 10.6 0 43 Williams 8 59 0 59 7.4 1 23 Kizer 10 35 0 35 3.5 1 6 Folston 10 33 6 27 2.7 1 7 Claypool 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 Zaire 5 8 3 5 1.0 0 7 Anderson 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 Team 1 0 6 -6 -6.0 0 0 Total 46 254 15 239 5.2 3 43 Passing Att Comp % Int Yds TD Lg Kizer 18 15 83.3 1 156 2 49 Zaire 9 4 44.4 0 49 0 22 Total 27 19 70.4 1 205 2 49 Receiving No Yds TD Lg St. Brown 6 85 0 49 Sanders 5 46 1 25 Stepherson 3 35 1 22 Finke 2 19 0 12 Holmes 1 15 0 15 Claypool 1 6 0 6 Adams 1 -1 0 0 Total 19 205 2 49 Punt Returns No Yds TD Lg Sanders 1 24 0 24 Finke 1 15 0 15 Total 2 39 0 24 Kick Returns No Yds TD Lg Sanders 1 37 0 37 Williams 1 7 0 7 Total 2 44 0 37 Punting No Avg Lg Blk TB FC 50+ In 20 Newsome 5 44.8 53 0 0 1 2 2 Total 5 44.8 53 0 0 1 2 2 Field Goals Made Att Lg Blkd Yoon 1 1 21 0 Total 1 1 21 0 Defense Tac Ast Tot TFL Sac PD FF FR Coleman 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Coney 5 0 5 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 Onwualu 5 0 5 2-10 0-0 0 0 0 Rochell 3 2 5 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Morgan 2 2 4 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Bilal 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Studstill 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Claypool 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Luke 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tillery 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tranquill 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Cage 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Crawford 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Fertitta 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hayes 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hayes 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Jones 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Love 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Martini 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Okwara 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sebastian 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Vaughn 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Interception Ret No Yds TD Lg Jones 1 5 0 5 Total 1 5 0 5 NEVADA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No Gain Lost Net Avg TD Lg Butler 17 55 5 50 2.9 0 10 Kincaide 2 23 0 23 11.5 1 17 Gangi 3 18 3 15 5.0 0 13 Lynch 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 Stewart 2 5 0 5 2.5 0 3 Rufus 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 3 Muhammad 2 5 7 -2 -1.0 0 5 Team 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 Total 30 116 17 99 3.3 1 17 Passing Att Comp % Int Yds TD Lg Stewart 23 10 43.5 1 113 0 44 Gangi 3 2 66.7 0 88 0 68 Total 26 12 46.2 1 201 0 68 Receiving No Yds TD Lg Celis 1 68 0 68 Demps 2 50 0 44 Butler 4 48 0 20 Henderson 3 24 0 12 Richardson 1 8 0 8 Gipson 1 3 0 3 Total 12 201 0 68 Punt Returns No Yds TD Lg Celis 2 7 0 4 Total 2 7 0 4 Kick Returns No Yds TD Lg Mitchell 1 25 0 25 Rufus 1 16 0 16 Muhammad 1 0 0 0 Total 3 41 0 25 Punting No Avg Lg Blk TB FC 50+ In 20 Boy 7 44.4 68 0 0 2 2 4 Total 7 44.4 68 0 0 2 2 4 Field Goals Made Att Lg Blkd Zuzo 1 1 27 0 Total 1 1 27 0 Defense Tac Ast Tot TFL Sac PD FF FR Sewell 5 4 9 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 Bertrando 7 1 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Baber 6 1 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Rufus 7 0 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Brand 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Paulhus 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Johnson 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Reed 3 1 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 Sawyer 3 1 4 2-9 0-0 0 0 0 Silva 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Wilson 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Muhammad 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Broady 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Choudja 1 0 1 1-5 0-0 0 1 0 Faraimo 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Joseph 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Moody 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Muhammad 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Turner 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Interception Ret No Yds TD Lg Johnson 1 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: DESHONE KIZER, Malik Zaire RB: TAREAN FOLSTON, Josh Adams, Dexter Wil- liams, Josh Anderson WR: C.J. SANDERS, Chris Finke WR: COREY HOLMES, Chase Claypool, Kevin Stepherson, Javon McKinley WR: EQUANIMEOUS ST. BROWN, Miles Boykin TE: DURHAM SMYTHE, Nic Weishar, Tyler Luatua, Jacob Matuska LT: MIKE MCGLINCHEY, Hunter Bivin LG: QUENTON NELSON, Trevor Ruhland C: SAM MUSTIPHER, Mark Harrell RG: COLIN MCGOVERN, Tristen Hoge RT: ALEX BARS, John Montelus DEFENSE DE: ISAAC ROCHELL, Khalid Kareem, Jay Hayes DT: JERRY TILLERY, Jonathan Bonner NG: DANIEL CAGE, Jarron Jones, Pete Mokwuah DE: ANDREW TRUMBETTI, Daelin Hayes, Julian Okwara WLB: TE'VON CONEY, Greer Martini, Asmar Bilal MLB: NYLES MORGAN SLB: JAMES ONWUALU, Jamir Jones CB: COLE LUKE, Julian Love, Donte Vaughn CB: SHAUN CRAWFORD, Nick Coleman S: DRUE TRANQUILL, Avery Sebastian, Jalen Elliott S: DEVIN STUDSTILL, Nicco Fertitta SPECIAL TEAMS Kick Return: Chase Claypool, Te'von Coney, Jalen Elliott, Nicco Fertitta, Corey Holmes, Greer Martini, Jacob Matuska, C.J. Sanders, Durham Smythe, Nic Weishar, Dexter Williams Kickoff Coverage: Asmar Bilal, Chase Claypool, Nick Coleman, Jalen Elliott, Nicco Fertitta, Dae- lin Hayes, Julian Love, Julian Okwara, Ashton White, Dexter Williams Punt Returner: C.J. Sanders Punter: Tyler Newsome Placekicker: Justin Yoon Holder: Montgomery VanGorder Long Snapper: Scott Daly Short Snapper: Scott Daly Other: Daniel Cage, Hunter Bivin, James On- wualu, Miles Boykin, Josh Barajas, Spencer Perry, Josh Adams