Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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lesser opponents is one of the biggest factors keeping the Irish pinned be- hind fellow unbeaten teams Kansas State and Oregon in the voter polls. Oregon had the top scoring offense in the country heading into last Notre Dame's inability to rack up gaudy point totals this season against UNDER THE DOME CHARTING THE IRISH weekend's games, averaging 54.8 points per game. Kansas State was not far behind, ranking eighth with 42.2 points per game. The Irish averaged 26.1 points in their first 10 games, putting them in a different zip code offensively with the 77th most potent scoring attack. Notre Dame isn't so drastically behind on turning possessions into points as those stats might indicate. Their pace is what is holding them back. More than 55 percent of Oregon's scoring drives lasted less than two minutes. Three quarters of Kansas State's scores came in less than four minutes. The Irish, though, scored 44.4 percent of their points after holding on to the ball for at least four minutes. Five times they needed at least half of one quarter to complete their drive. 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 Drive length (in minutes) 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 Drive length (in minutes) 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 Drive length (in minutes) NOTRE DAME ATTENTION IRISH FANS Packages are available for all Notre Dame home games during the 2013 season BOWL GAME PACKAGES Jan. 1 Rose Bowl Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl Jan. 3 2013 HOME GAMES 0-1 6 1-2 6 OREGON 2-4 13 4-7 15 7+ 5 Aug. 31 Temple Sept. 21 Michigan State Sept. 28 Oklahoma Oct. 19 USC Nov. 2 Navy Nov. 23 B.Y.U ALL HOME GAME 0-1 26 1-2 20 kANSAS STATE 2-4 23 4-7 13 7+ 0 PACKAGES INCLUDE *Game Tickets endzone to the 40 yard line. *Two Night Hotel *Great Customer Service 0-1 13 1-2 9 2-4 32 4-7 15 7+ 1 sometimes intentionally, while the Ducks and Wildcats turned heads in the box scores. Both of those teams scored significantly more on drives of four plays or less than they did on drives of 10 plays or more. The Irish were the opposite. 0-4 plays 5-10 plays 10+ plays NOTRE DAME 13 14 21 0-4 plays 5-10 plays 10+ plays OREGON 29 28 25 0-4 plays 5-10 plays 10+ plays kANSAS STATE 22 36 12 The absence of a quick-strike threat left Notre Dame draining the clock, Please visit www.diamondtravel.com for complete details 1.602.870.9197 DIAMOND TRAVEL 25 YEARS IN BUSINESS Fiesta Bowl Percentage of scores (number inside bar) Percentage of scores (number inside bar) Percentage of scores (number inside bar)