Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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PITT GAME NOTES LESSON LEARNED Kelly said earlier in the week that his 8-0 team didn't need any history lessons about potential letdowns. Pittsburgh taught them one any- way. Notre Dame's 29-26 Head coach Brian win at home had all the elements of a heavy- weight overlooking its next opponent and com- ing out unprepared. Pitt surprised the Irish on both sides of the ball and put itself in a position to spoil their bid for an un- defeated season. "I really feel like they RED ZONE EFFICIENCY (INSIDE 20-YARD LINE) Notre Dame 8 Pittsburgh 5 Poss. TD FG Score 3 3 2 2 No 2 1 3rd-Down Conversions 4th-Down Conversions Avg. Field Position Time of Possession Pittsburgh 3rd-Down Conversions 4th-Down Conversions Avg. Field Position Time of Possession BY DAN MURPHY AND WES MORGAN Fifth-year senior wide receiver Mike Shanahan (four receptions for 38 yards) and the Panthers gave junior cornerback Bennett Jackson and the Irish their best shot, but fell just short in their upset bid. just played their best game. We weren't ready for their best game," sophomore wide re- ceiver DaVaris Dan- iels said. "That's a good team. They've got players that can make plays. Their re- 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. 11:32 3-4 0-0 ND-14 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. 3:28 0-1 0-0 ND-30 7:06 7:54 2-5 0-0 PITT-26 PITT-31 1-3 0-1 ND-29 7:54 7:06 0-2 0-0 PITT-30 0-3 0-0 ND-28 6:09 8:51 3-6 1-1 PITT-30 0-4 0-0 PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA cord doesn't show it, but they can play." The best is what Notre Dame now knows to expect in every game it plays, even against teams that don't look particularly intimidating in the win column. NOTRE DAME VS. PITTSBURGH QUARTER-BY-QUARTER COMPARISON Notre Dame 1st Half 2nd Half Final 19:26 5-9 0-0 ND-23 1st Half 2nd Half Final 10:34 1-4 0-1 PITT-29 PITT-30 PITT-30 0-7 0-0 24:37 1-11 0-1 ND-28 ND-26 14:03 15:57 3-8 1-1 35:23 8-17 1-1