Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com SEPT. 24, 2018 27 "We just get into a good flow early on," he said. "What we prob- ably need to do is be more repeaters of plays. In other words, go back to plays that have been successful and repeat them." For senior quarterback Brandon Wimbush, it comes down to simply getting the job done for 60 minutes and not just the first 15 or 30. "Just keep the same energy," he stated. "Understand that we've ran through so many of these plays throughout the week, and we have to just execute them. "Keep our foot on the pedal all four quarters." THIRD- AND FOURTH-DOWN DEFENSE SLIPPING In 2017, third-down defense was an area the Irish were above average. They finished 37th nationally, allow- ing teams to convert just 35.3 percent of their third-down attempts. So far in 2018, though, the Irish find themselves in the middle of the pack. Through three games, Notre Dame was allowing its opponents to convert at a 38.8-percent clip (19 NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long T. Jones 17 119 1 118 6.9 0 20 Wimbush 19 95 11 84 4.4 1 17 Armstrong 11 47 1 46 4.2 0 9 Book 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 Total 48 261 16 245 5.1 1 20 Passing Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Wimbush 23 13 56.5 0 122 0 32 Book 3 3 100.0 0 13 1 9 Total 26 16 61.5 0 135 1 32 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Finke 5 6 0 8 Mack 3 25 0 10 T. Jones 2 56 0 32 Weishar 2 4 1 2 Claypool 1 17 0 17 Boykin 1 14 0 14 Wright 1 9 0 9 Austin 1 4 0 4 Total 16 135 1 32 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Finke 1 1 0 1 Total 1 1 0 1 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Young 2 66 0 48 Total 2 66 0 48 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Newsome 5 59.6 63 0 2 1 5 2 Total 5 59.6 63 0 2 1 5 2 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Yoon 3 4 46 0 Total 3 4 46 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Tranquill 9 0 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Pride 5 2 7 0.5-2 0-0 3 0 0 Bilal 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Elliott 2 4 6 0.5-3 0-0 1 0 0 Gilman 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Coney 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Griffith 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ogundeji 2 2 4 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Love 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 Okwara 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bauer 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bonner 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Claypool 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Dew-Treadway 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Fertitta 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hayes 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hinish 0 1 1 0.5-2 0-0 0 0 0 Kareem 1 0 1 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 Studstill 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tillery 1 0 1 1-9 1-9 0 1 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long Pride 1 1 0 1 Total 1 1 0 1 VANDERBILT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Vaughn 10 62 8 54 5.4 1 18 Blasingame 13 49 0 49 3.8 0 14 Wakefield 2 9 0 9 4.5 0 6 Johnson 1 0 6 -6 -6.0 0 0 Shurmur 1 0 12 -12 -12.0 0 0 Total 27 120 26 94 3.5 1 18 Passing Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Shurmur 43 26 60.5 1 326 1 30 Total 43 26 60.5 1 326 1 30 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Lipscomb 11 89 0 20 Pinkney 5 111 1 26 Bolar 2 43 0 30 Dobbs 2 19 0 18 Tennyson 1 21 0 20 Pearce 1 20 0 20 Johnson 1 13 0 13 Ellis 1 6 0 6 Blasingame 1 2 0 2 Vaughn 1 2 0 2 Total 26 326 1 30 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Ellis 2 27 0 20 Total 2 27 0 20 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Wakefield 2 27 0 14 Total 2 27 0 14 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Thome 4 46.0 51 0 0 2 1 1 Total 4 46.0 51 0 0 2 1 1 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Guay 1 2 21 0 Total 1 2 21 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Wiley 5 5 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Griffin 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Moore 2 6 8 0.5-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sheffield 5 2 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Smith 3 4 7 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 Williams 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Jones 1 3 4 0.5-5 0-0 1 0 0 Daley 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 George 2 1 3 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 Hebert 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mintze 1 2 3 1.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Tidd 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Haynie 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Odeyingbo 0 2 2 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Wright 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Barksdale 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Birchmeier 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 DeVault-Smith 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Hamilton 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Lipscomb 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Orji 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Peart 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Rector 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Schiager 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Vecchio 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long None PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: BRANDON WIMBUSH, Ian Book RB: TONY JONES JR., Jafar Armstrong WR: MILES BOYKIN, Kevin Austin WR: CHASE CLAYPOOL, Michael Young WR: CHRIS FINKE, Avery Davis TE: ALIZÉ MACK, Nic Weishar, Brock Wright, Aaron Banks LT: LIAM EICHENBERG LG: ALEX BARS C: SAM MUSTIPHER RG: TOMMY KRAEMER, Trevor Ruhland RT: ROBERT HAINSEY DEFENSE SDE: KHALID KAREEM, Ade Ogundeji, Jamir Jones DT: JERRY TILLERY, Jayson Ademilola NT: JONATHAN BONNER, Kurt Hinish, Micah Dew-Treadway Drop: JULIAN OKWARA, Daelin Hayes Mike: TE'VON CONEY Buck: DRUE TRANQUILL Rover: ASMAR BILAL Stud: JALEN ELLIOTT, Houston Griffith Whip: ALOHI GILMAN, Devin Studstill Field CB: TROY PRIDE JR., Donte Vaughn Boundary CB: JULIAN LOVE SPECIAL TEAMS Kickoff Coverage: TaRiq Bracy, Jalen Elliott, Jor- dan Genmark Heath, Chase Claypool, Bo Bauer, Drue Tranquill, Alohi Gilman, Brandon Hutson, Nicco Fertitta, Asmar Bilal Kick Return: Tony Jones Jr., Nic Weishar, Devin Studstill, Asmar Bilal, Jordan Genmark Heath, Chase Claypool, Jalen Elliott, Keenan Sweeney, Alizé Mack, Jafar Armstrong Punt Coverage: Brock Wright, Joshua Lugg, TaRiq Bracy, Chase Claypool, Asmar Bilal, Jalen Elliott, Drue Tranquill, Nic Weishar, Tony Jones Jr. Punt Return: Jalen Elliott, Nicco Fertitta, TaRiq Bracy, Jonathan Jones, Bo Bauer, Jordan Gen- mark Heath, Devin Studstill, Keenan Sweeney, Troy Pride Jr., Houston Griffith Kickoff: Jonathan Doerer Placekicker: Justin Yoon Punter: Tyler Newsome Long/Short Snapper: John Shannon Holder: Ian Book Kick Returner: Michael Young Punt Returner: Chris Finke Others: None