Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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18 FEBRUARY 2018 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED ter, highlighted by the touchdown to Guice. Stats: Through three quarters, LSU had 276 yards on 50 plays, while Notre Dame had 222 yards of total offense on 48 plays. Miscellaneous: LSU cornerback Greedy Williams intercepted a Book pass from the Irish 30 with 7:18 left in the quarter, but an LSU penalty forced the Tigers to begin the drive at their 7-yard line. When LSU then punted to its own 49-yard line, it set up a 49-yard field goal by Yoon with 2:47 remaining to cut the Irish deficit to 7-6. FOURTH QUARTER: NOTRE DAME 21, LSU 17 Top Moment: With 1:28 left, Book tossed a pass down the sideline, and Boykin made a leaping one-handed stab, broke a tackle and evaded an- other defender for a 55-yard touch- down that gave the Irish the lead for good. Feature Performer: The Book- to-Boykin combination hit on two crucial plays. Overshadowed by the game-winner was on Notre Dame's previous drive, Book threaded the needle downfield to Boykin between two defenders for 29 yards on third- and-19 from the LSU 48-yard line with the Irish behind 14-6. Stats: LSU finished with 399 yards of total offense (229 passing and 170 rushing) to Notre Dame's 370 (216 passing and 154 rushing). Miscellaneous: With LSU leading 7-6 and facing third-and-goal at the Notre Dame 2-yard line, Etling rolled out and found Guice with 11:13 re- maining to help build the margin to 14-6. It capped a 75-yard march in 12 plays and milked 6:34 off the clock. The Irish offense responded with a 75-yard touchdown drive in 10 plays. On third-and-goal from the 6-yard line, with excellent protection, Book scanned the field before scram- bling and firing the touchdown to Young crossing near the back of the end zone at the 7:49 mark. The two- pointer to Adams tied the contest. LSU's final drive ended at its 34 after four straight incomplete passes by Etling while facing good pressure from the aggressive Irish defense. Gonsoulin had put LSU ahead 17-14 on a 17-yard field goal with 2:03 left after a shovel pass to Guice on third down from the 3-yard line was stopped inches short of the goal line. ✦ The Irish defense provided a goal-line stand in each half, which proved critical in the final outcome. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA NOTRE DAME 21, LSU 17 Jan. 1, 2018 ✦ Attendance 57,726 Camping World Stadium ✦ Orlando, Fla. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Notre Dame 0 3 3 15 21 LSU 0 0 7 10 17 ND LSU SECOND QUARTER ND Yoon 46-yard field goal 0:04 3 0 Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 1:56 THIRD QUARTER LSU Guice 20-yard pass from Etling (Gonsoulin kick) 11:37 3 7 Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:16 ND Yoon 49-yard field goal 2:47 6 7 Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:20 FOURTH QUARTER LSU Guice 2-yard pass from Etling (Gonsoulin kick) 11:13 6 14 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:34 ND Young 6-yard pass from Book (Adams pass from Book) 7:49 14 14 Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:24 LSU Gonsoulin 17-yard field goal 2:03 14 17 Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:46 ND Boykin 55-yard pass from Book (Yoon kick) 1:28 21 17 Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 0:35 ND LSU Total First Downs 18 22 Rushing 10 10 Passing 8 12 Penalty 0 0 Rushing Attempts 33 42 Yards Gained Rushing 191 191 Yards Lost Rushing 37 21 Net Yards Rushing 154 170 Net Yards Passing 216 229 Passes Attempted 28 33 Passes Completed 17 19 Had Intercepted 1 0 Percent Completion 60.7% 57.6% Yards Per Attempt 7.7 6.9 Yards Per Completion 12.7 12.1 Total Offensive Plays 61 75 Total Net Yards 370 399 Average Gain Per Play 6.1 5.3 Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 4-15 5-27 Punts: No.-Yards 4-184 5-186 Average Per Punt 46.0 37.2 Average Net Punt 45.0 37.2 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 1-0 3-4 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 2-21 3-21 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 1-4 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards -2 0 Possession Time 22:28 37:32 Third-Down Conversions 6-13 10-19 Percentage 46.2% 52.6% Fourth-Down Conversions 0-1 0-1 Percentage 0.0% 0.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 2-12 4-28