Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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36 NOV. 27, 2017 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED to pull out a 15-14 victory. Stanford rushed for a season-low 81 yards in the game. Stanford ranked 98th in the land in passing of- fense (184.3 yards per game) and 77th in pass ef- ficiency (127.71) heading into the third weekend of November. It has rotated quarterbacks throughout the sea- son, but it seems that sophomore K.J. Costello has finally emerged as the main man under center. Costello's performance in the 30-22 upset of Washington Nov. 10 gave him the edge. He passed for 211 yards, but also stretched the field with his arm and made plays with his legs. Notre Dame ranked 79th nationally in passing yards allowed per game (234.5) through Nov. 11, but has actually performed better than that number would indicate. The high yardage totals have more to do with teams racking up passing yards after the Irish had taken a big lead. Notre Dame ranked 35th in pass efficiency de- fense (117.2 rating), 18th in yards allowed per at- tempt (6.14) and 14th in yards allowed per comple- tion (10.86), numbers more indicative of the team's success with its pass defense. Advantage: Notre Dame NOTRE DAME RUNNING GAME VS. STANFORD RUN DEFENSE The Irish and Cardinal both build their offenses around the ground attack, and as good as Stanford has been this season running the ball Notre Dame has been even better. The Irish rushed for at least 318 yards in seven of their first 10 games and ranked sixth nationally with a 303.2-yard average. In addition, their 6.72 yards GAME PREVIEW: STANFORD Senior nose tackle Harrison Phillips has been dominant in the middle of the Cardinal defense, compiling a team-leading 73 stops and 12.5 tackles for loss through 10 games. PHOTO COURTESY STANFORD Offense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. WR 6 E. St. Brown 6-5 203 Jr. 81 Miles Boykin 6-4 225 Jr. WR 83 Chase Claypool 6-4½ 228 So. 10 Chris Finke 5-9½ 181 Jr. LT 68 Mike McGlinchey 6-8 315 5th-Sr. 74 Liam Eichenberg 6-6 300 So. LG 56 Quenton Nelson 6-5 330 Sr. 75 Joshua Lugg 6-7 300 Fr. C 53 Sam Mustipher 6-2½ 305 Jr. 57 Trevor Ruhland 6-3½ 302 Jr. RG 71 Alex Bars 6-6 312 Sr. 70 Hunter Bivin 6-6 315 5th-Sr. RT 72 Robert Hainsey 6-4½ 292 Fr. 78 Tommy Kraemer 6-5½ 314 So. TE 80 Durham Smythe 6-5½ 257 5th-Sr. 86 Alizé Mack 6-5 251 Jr. WR 29 Kevin Stepherson 6-0 185 So. 15 Cameron Smith 5-10½ 202 5th-Sr. QB 7 Brandon Wimbush 6-2 228 Jr. 12 Ian Book 6-0 208 So. RB 33 Josh Adams 6-2 225 Jr. 2 Dexter Williams 5-11 215 Jr. or 34 Tony Jones Jr. 5-11 225 So. Defense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Drop 9 Daelin Hayes 6-4 258 So. 42 Julian Okwara 6-4½ 240 So. DT 55 Jonathan Bonner 6-4 291 Sr. 95 M. Tagovailoa-Amosa 6-2½ 293 Fr. NG 99 Jerry Tillery 6-7 306 Jr. 41 Kurt Hinish 6-2 298 Fr. DE 93 Jay Hayes 6-3½ 290 Sr. 98 Andrew Trumbetti 6-4 263 Sr. Buck 4 Te'von Coney 6-1 240 Jr. or 48 Greer Martini 6-3½ 236 Sr. Mike 5 Nyles Morgan 6-1 235 Sr. 44 Jamir Jones 6-3 240 So. Rover 23 Drue Tranquill 6-2 231 Sr. 22 Asmar Bilal 6-2 230 Jr. CB 27 Julian Love 5-11 193 So. 20 Shaun Crawford 5-9 176 Jr. Stud 24 Nick Coleman 6-0 192 Jr. 17 Isaiah Robertson 6-1½ 195 Fr. Whip 21 Jalen Elliott 6-0½ 205 So. 14 Devin Studstill 6-0 195 So. CB 18 Troy Pride Jr. 5-11½ 187 So. 7 Nick Watkins 6-1 207 Sr. NOTRE DAME DEPTH CHART Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. KO 19 Justin Yoon 5-10 192 Jr. 39 Jonathan Doerer 6-3 193 Fr. PK 19 Justin Yoon 5-10 192 Jr. 39 Jonathan Doerer 6-3 193 Fr. P 85 Tyler Newsome 6-2½ 210 Sr. 42 Jeff Riney 5-10 180 Jr. H 4 M. VanGorder 6-1 222 Sr. 85 Tyler Newsome 6-2½ 210 Sr. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. LS 54 John Shannon 6-2 230 So. 82 Nic Weishar 6-5 243 Sr. PR 10 Chris Finke 5-9½ 181 Jr. 3 C.J. Sanders 5-8 181 Jr. KR 3 C.J. Sanders 5-8 181 Jr. 34 Tony Jones Jr. 5-11 225 So. Special Teams