Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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24 OCT. 9, 2017 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED Miami (Ohio) had eight penalties in the first half for 75 yards. THIRD QUARTER: NOTRE DAME 45, MIAMI (OHIO) 17 Top Moment: On the opening se- ries, Miami (Ohio) drove to Notre Dame's 29, but on third-and-five sophomore cornerback Julian Love broke up a pass into the end zone. Next, on fourth down, an Alonzo Smith sweep was stopped for no gain by senior linebackers Drue Tranquill and Nyles Morgan. Top Performer: Although the Irish defense bent, it did not break deeper inside its own territory. In addition to the stop on the fourth down in the first series, it also stopped the RedHawks on fourth-and-six from the Irish 22 on the final play of the quarter. Stats: Miami (Ohio) outgained the Fighting Irish 143-28 in total yards during the third quarter, but had only three points to show for it. Items: With 6:40 left, RedHawks kicker Sam Sloman booted a 38-yard field goal to reduce Notre Dame's lead to 45-17. Yoon's streak of six straight field goals made ended when his 44-yard attempt with 4:26 caromed off the left upright. FOURTH QUARTER: NOTRE DAME 52, MIAMI (OHIO) 17 Top Moment: On third-and-11 from the Irish 12, Notre Dame sopho- more quarterback Ian Book launched a ball almost 60 yards in the air that a double-covered junior Chris Finke stretched out for a fingertip grab to complete a 48-yard play. That set up a shifty 26-yard touchdown run by sophomore running back Deon Mc- Intosh with 8:10 remaining. Top Performer: Book completed 3 of 5 pass attempts for 51 yards and carried three times for 37 yards. Mc- Intosh's eight carries netted 39 yards, highlighted by the touchdown. Stats: Notre Dame finished with 503 yards of total offense, 333 rush- ing and 170 passing. Miami totaled 377 yards, 262 through the air and 115 on the ground. Items: Book played most of the fourth quarter before getting re- placed by senior Montgomery Van- Gorder with 4:26 left. Miami "won" the time of posses- sion 35:33-24:27 but could not over- come Notre Dame's huge plays. ✦ Senior linebacker Greer Martini's first career interception and subsequent 42-yard return set up Notre Dame's second touchdown just 3:24 into the game. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA NOTRE DAME 52, MIAMI (OHIO) 17 Sept. 30, 2017 ✦ Attendance: 77,622 Notre Dame Stadium ✦ Notre Dame, Ind. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Miami (Ohio) 7 7 3 0 17 Notre Dame 28 17 0 7 52 MIAMI ND FIRST QUARTER ND Adams 73-yard run (Yoon kick) 14:35 0 7 Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:25 ND Wimbush 1-yard run (Yoon kick) 11:36 0 14 Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 1:43 M Gardner 34-yard pass from Ragland (Sloman kick) 7:59 7 14 Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:37 ND Adams 59-yard run (Yoon kick) 6:06 7 21 Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:53 ND Claypool 7-yard pass from Wimbush (Yoon kick) 0:38 7 28 Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:35 SECOND QUARTER ND St. Brown 14-yard pass from Wimbush (Yoon kick) 12:50 7 35 Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:20 M Gardner 14-yard pass from Ragland (Sloman kick) 10:09 14 35 Drive: 5 Plays 57 Yds 2:41 ND Yoon 43-yard field goal 6:09 14 38 Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 4:00 ND Boykin pass from Wimbush 54 yards (Yoon kick) 0:37 14 45 Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 1:42 THIRD QUARTER M Sloman 38-yard field goal 6:40 17 45 Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:36 FOURTH QUARTER ND McIntosh 26-yard run (Yoon kick) 8:10 17 52 Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:20 MIAMI ND Total First Downs 19 21 Rushing 6 10 Passing 11 7 Penalty 2 4 Rushing Attempts 33 39 Yards Gained Rushing 138 346 Yards Lost Rushing 23 13 Net Yards Rushing 115 333 Net Yards Passing 262 170 Passes Attempted 37 23 Passes Completed 19 10 Had Intercepted 1 0 Percent Completion 51.4% 43.5% Yards Per Attempt 7.1 7.4 Yards Per Completion 13.8 17.0 Total Offensive Plays 70 62 Total Net Yards 377 503 Average Gain Per Play 5.4 8.1 Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 9-90 5-60 Punts: No.-Yards 5-179 4-132 Average Per Punt 35.8 33.0 Average Net Punt 31.8 33.0 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 7-163 2-26 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 1-42 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 35:33 24:27 Third-Down Conversions 6-15 5-13 Percentage 40.0% 38.5% Fourth-Down Conversions 0-2 2-2 Percentage 0.0% 100.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 2-10 3-16