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turnover or a penalty. Junior nose guard Louis Nix III jumped offsides in the second quarter, but that was it, and there were no turnovers. The one game when Notre Dame committed neither was similar to this one — a 24-6 victory at No. 11 LSU in 1997. BY THE NUMBERS 1 one at Michigan State Sept. 15 nor against Miami, played in Chicago, Oct. 6. In four overall road trips this year, Notre Dame has one turnover. Head coach Brian Kelly is 9-0 when the Irish don't lose the ball on a turnover. 3 5 Games in a row on the road that Notre Dame has not had a turnover. The Irish didn't have drill" with 4:27 left in the game and the Irish clinging to a 20-13 lead. That ties the single-season Notre Dame record by a linebacker, shared by John Pergine (1966) and Lyron Cobbins (1995). Interceptions this season by senior linebacker MAnti te'o after his diving catch off the "tip 5-0 12 college football history. Four of those five victories came against Sooners teams ranked in the top 10: No. 6 in 1953, No. 2 in 1957, No. 10 in 1966 and No. 8 this year. The Irish are 9-1 overall against Oklahoma, and this time they did it in front of a school-record 86,031 in attendance. Notre Dame's all-time record in Norman, Okla. — one of the more amazing feats in 215-yard performance at Oklahoma. Notre Dame is 24-1 since the start of the 2002 season when it gains more than 200 yards rushing, the lone loss coming to Navy in 2007 (46-44 in triple overtime). 79-5 Notre Dame. It marked the first time in his tenure that Record at home of 14th-year Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops after falling to Straight games won by Notre Dame when it rushes for at least 200 yards, including the Linebacker Manti Te'o didn't have any career inter- ceptions heading into his senior campaign, but is now tied for the Notre Dame single-season record Penalty away from becoming the second Irish team ever to play a game without committing a BY LOU SOMOGYI the Sooners were defeated more than once at home in a season. Earlier this year, Oklahoma lost on its own sod against Kansas State (24-19). 404 That moved him past Steve Heimkreiter (1975-78), who had 398, for third on the all-time Irish chart. The two Career tackles by senior linebacker Manti Te'o after recording 11 against the Sooners. with five after adding another against Oklahoma. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA