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centage) versus Stanford all time, with an 11-3 mark at home. The Irish are now 1-5 against the Cardinal when it has been ranked in the top 25. • Stanford won the punting battle, with Daniel Dame to 6-0 for the first time since 2002 and for the 30th time overall in the history of the program. The Fighting Irish are approaching the longest win streak since they won eight consecutive contests in 2006, and they have beaten three top-25 teams in the process. • Notre Dame is now 18-9 (.667 winning per- • The victory over Stanford improved Notre MISCELLANEOUS NOTES Zychlinski averaging 45.7 yards on six punts, in- cluding a long of 57 yards and two kicks that were downed inside the 20-yard line. Notre Dame's Ben Turk averaged 41.2 yards on five attempts, with a long of 46. Stanford's average starting point was the 35-yard line in the first half, while the Irish had to settle with drives beginning on average on the 25-yard line through the first two stanzas. • Saturday marked the first overtime game of Notre Dame hosted ESPN GameDay, which began at Notre Dame in 1993 for the game against the year for Notre Dame and the fifth in the past five seasons. It was also the first contest between the Irish and Cardinal that wasn't decided in regulation. The win bumped the Irish up to 4-8 all time in overtime games — all four victories taking place in South Bend (Air Force in 2000, Washing- ton State in 2003 and Washington in 2009). The Irish lost overtime games at home against Air Force in 1996, Nebraska in 2000, Michigan State in 2005, Navy in 2007, Pittsburgh in 2008 and Connecticut in 2009. • The pregame flyover following the National Anthem was scheduled to be conducted by Notre Dame graduates (2004) Lt. Brandon Gasser and Lt. Bryan McCarthy of the Navy's East Coast Fleet Re- placement Squadron based at Naval Air Station in Oceana, Va. The duo was supposed to rocket over Notre Dame Stadium in F/A-18 Super Hornets, but the flyover was postponed due to bad weather. • The Irish improved to 9-11 when ESPN's "Col- No. 1 Flordia State, for the eighth time. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA lege GameDay" was on site. Notre Dame had lost its last two GameDay appearances (at Michigan in 2011, at USC in 2006). The Irish are tied for seventh on the list when it comes to GameDay appearances with USC, trailing Florida (34), Ohio State (30), Oklahoma (27), Florida State (25), Mich- igan (24) and Alabama (23). They are fourth when it comes to hosting the show (eight times). • The Irish did their part to promote breast can- cer awareness against the Cardinal, with play- ers wearing pink accessories such as wristbands, gloves and socks. Members of the Notre Dame coaching staff wore navy hats and visors with pink accents. Head coach Brian Kelly's wife is a two-time breast cancer survivor, and the Kelly Cares Founda- tion sold likenesses of the coach's face to support organizations, initiatives and programs associated with the cause.