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approaches, but when he is balanced and has a great plant he's going to kick it deep in the end zone," Kelly said earlier in the week. Brindza also con- nected on a 29-yard field goal with 36 sec- onds remaining in the first quarter to give the Irish an early 3-0 lead. He added a 22-yarder Rushing Taylor with 20 seconds remain- ing in regulation to force overtime. He is now 10 of 12 in his career, with all the attempts coming this season. Brindza has now Notre Dame a 20-17 win in his placekicking de- but against Purdue. The Irish failed to made two clutch field goals with time winding down in home games. He also kicked a 27-yard field goal with seven seconds left to give Wilkerson Young Nunes Wright Hewitt Seale Team Total No. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Lg. 28 109 7 102 3.6 0 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 Passing Att. Comp. Pct. Int. Yds. TD Lg. Nunes Total 25 25 Receiving Ertz Terrell Taylor Young Total Punt Returns Terrell Total Kick Returns None 40 159 12 147 3.7 0 12 48.0 2 125 0 TD 12 11 13 7 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 12 4.0 0 11 5.5 0 10 5.0 0 7 3.5 0 5 5.0 0 2 2.0 0 -2 -2.0 0 No. 4 3 4 1 12 No. 3 3 No. 12 48.0 2 125 0 Yds. 125 Yds. 55 37 22 11 24 24 Yds. 0 0 0 0 0 TD 0 0 TD 6 45.7 57 0 2 1 2 13 22 22 Lg. 22 17 14 11 22 Lg. 13 13 Lg. Punting No. Avg. Lg. Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Zychlinski 6 45.7 57 0 2 1 2 Total 2 2 13 5 8 13 6 5 2 0 Williamson Total convert one field goal attempt against Stan- ford, but the combina- tion of a high snap and a slippery ball meant Brindza never even had a chance to try to kick the ball through the up- rights. ✦ STANFORD INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Field Goals Stephens Vaughters Hemschoot 0 1 Lancaster Lyons Browning Fleming Reynolds Richards Thomas Amanam Debniak Gardner Parry 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 Interceptions None No. Carrington 3 1 Carter Anderson Brown Defense Murphy Tarpley Skov 4 0 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Made Att. 2 2 3 3 5 0.5-3 0.5-3 0 0 0 4 0-0 4 0-0 4 0-0 4 1-1 4 0-0 4 0-0 4 0-0 2 0-0 2 0-0 2 1-4 2 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 7 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 1 0-0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 1-4 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 TD Lg. 1-6 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Yds. Lg. 48 48 Tck. Ast. Tot. TFL Yds. PD FF FR 5 5 10 2.5-12 1.5-11 0 0 0 5 2 1 4 3 1 4 0 Sack- Blk. 1 1