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30 NOV. 21, 2016 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED ter. Eleven different players caught at least one pass from Kizer. Head coach Brian Kelly was im- pressed with his quarterback's growth and the leadership he showed during the week of prepara- tion leading up to this victory. "He's maturing as a quarterback — he got the game ball," Kelly noted. "I liked his leadership today, and I liked his leadership all week. He was vocal. He was holding players to a higher standard. "I liked his toughness, and he's growing … You can start to see the things that a quarterback needs to successfully win football games. One of those things is he's got to be a re- ally good leader, and I thought he was a really good leader today." Kizer also made a lot of plays with his legs. He was second on the team with 72 rushing yards, most of which came on scrambles. With Kizer beating Army through the air and with his legs, the Black Knights had little chance to slow down the Irish offense. "When they dropped eight, he was able to scramble," Kelly said. "When they brought pressure, he was able to get the ball out of his hands. He did a really nice job." Kizer finished the game with 281 yards of total offense and three touchdowns, all through the air. ✦ NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Folston 13 84 0 84 6.5 1 16 Kizer 7 77 5 72 10.3 0 27 Adams 15 73 3 70 4.7 1 14 Zaire 6 37 2 35 5.8 0 12 Williams 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 TEAM 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 Total 43 273 12 261 6.1 2 27 Passing Att. Comp. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Kizer 28 17 60.7 1 209 3 37 Zaire 1 1 100.0 0 6 0 6 Total 29 18 62.1 1 215 3 37 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Stepherson 5 75 1 37 St. Brown 3 32 0 25 Smythe 2 41 2 31 Weishar 1 18 0 18 Claypool 1 9 0 9 Folston 1 8 0 8 Adams 1 7 0 7 Holmes 1 7 0 7 Sanders 1 7 0 7 Boykin 1 6 0 6 Finke 1 5 0 5 Total 18 215 3 37 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Finke 2 16 0 22 Total 2 16 0 22 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Sanders 1 92 1 92 Total 1 92 1 92 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 None Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Yoon 1 1 27 0 Total 1 1 27 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Onwualu 3 10 13 1.5-6 1-6 0 0 0 Martini 5 4 9 2-7 1-5 0 0 0 Luke 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Rochell 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Elliott 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Jones 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Love 1 2 3 0.5-1 0-0 1 0 0 Morgan 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tillery 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tranquill 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bonner 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Fertitta 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Jones 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bilal 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Coney 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hayes 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hayes 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Okwara 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Perry 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Pride jr 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Smythe 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Taylor 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Vaughn 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Interception Ret No Yds TD Lg Love 1 2 0 2 Total 1 2 0 2 ARMY INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Woolfolk 11 95 0 95 8.6 0 40 Asberry 3 54 0 54 18.0 0 37 Carter 11 37 7 30 2.7 0 13 McGue 4 35 7 28 7.0 0 32 Macek 5 14 0 14 2.8 0 4 Trainor 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 Campbell 3 4 1 3 1.0 0 2 TEAM 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Walker 3 5 5 0 0.0 1 3 Total 42 249 20 229 5.5 1 40 Passing Att. Comp. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long McGue 3 2 66.7 1 13 0 9 Carter 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Total 8 2 25.0 1 13 0 9 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Poe 1 9 0 9 Trainor 1 4 0 4 Total 2 13 0 9 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long None Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long St. Hilaire 6 130 0 33 Total 6 130 0 33 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Adams 4 39.5 49 0 0 0 0 0 Total 4 39.5 49 0 0 0 0 0 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Wilson 0 1 0 0 Total 0 1 0 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Moss 6 7 13 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 King 5 5 10 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 McClinton 3 6 9 0.5-2 0-0 1 0 0 Riley 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Brinson 2 4 6 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 Timpf 1 5 6 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Aukerman 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Gibson 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 England 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Regan 0 3 3 0.5-1 0-0 1 0 0 Ruzga 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 McLean 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Christiansen 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hanson 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Nachtigal 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Parker 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Poe 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Smith 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Voit 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Wright 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 TEAM 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Interception Ret No Yds TD Lg Moss 1 14 0 14 Total 1 14 0 14 PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: DESHONE KIZER, Malik Zaire RB: JOSH ADAMS, Tarean Folston, Dexter Wil- liams, Josh Anderson WR: C.J. SANDERS, Chris Finke, Corey Holmes, Austin Webster WR: KEVIN STEPHERSON, Chase Claypool, Buster Sheridan WR: EQUANIMEOUS ST. BROWN, Miles Boykin TE: DURHAM SMYTHE, Nic Weishar, Tyler Luatua, Jacob Matuska, Ben Suttman LT: MIKE MCGLINCHEY, Hunter Bivin LG: QUENTON NELSON, Trevor Ruhland C: SAM MUSTIPHER, Tristen Hoge RG: MARK HARRELL, Colin McGovern RT: ALEX BARS, John Montelus DEFENSE SDE: JONATHAN BONNER, Jay Hayes DT: ISAAC ROCHELL, Elijah Taylor NG: JERRY TILLERY, Jarron Jones WDE: ANDREW TRUMBETTI, Daelin Hayes WLB: GREER MARTINI, Asmar Bilal MLB: NYLES MORGAN, Te'von Coney SLB: JAMES ONWUALU CB: DONTE VAUGHN, Nick Coleman CB: COLE LUKE SS: DRUE TRANQUILL, Jalen Elliott FS: JULIAN LOVE, Devin Studstill SPECIAL TEAMS Kick Return: Nicco Fertitta, Avery Sebastian, Jalen Elliott, Chase Claypool, Asmar Bilal, Jamir Jones, Durham Smythe, Nic Weishar, Jacob Matuska, C.J. Sanders, Chris Finke Kickoff Coverage: Troy Pride Jr., Chris Finke, Jalen Elliott, Dexter Williams, Te'von Coney, Julian Okwara, Chase Claypool, Jamir Jones, Asmar Bilal, Nicco Fertitta Punter: Tyler Newsome Placekicker: Justin Yoon Holder: Montgomery VanGorder Long Snapper: Scott Daly Short Snapper: Scott Daly Other: Nick Coleman, Josh Barajas, Sam Kohler, Donte Vaughn, Corey Holmes