Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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22 OCT. 29, 2018 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED Jaylen Twyman on a first-down pass attempt that resulted in an intercep- tion by redshirt junior safety Jazzee Stocker and returned to his 22-yard line with 11:41 left … At the five-min- ute mark, Pitt redshirt sophomore kicker Alex Kessman missed a 47- yard field goal attempt to end a drive that covered 48 yards and left the score 14-6 … Notre Dame then drove 71 yards in eight plays for a touch- down … Pitt moved to Notre Dame's 39-yard line when the quarter ended. FOURTH QUARTER: NOTRE DAME 19, PITT 14 Top Moment: On first-and-10 from the Pitt 35-yard line, Book launched a touchdown pass to Boykin in the end zone that put Notre Dame ahead 19-14 with 5:43 remaining. The 80- yard drive took only five plays and 1:43 off the clock. Standout Performer: The Irish pass rush, spearheaded by Okwara, kept the Panthers at bay throughout the contest. Stats: The final yardage total had Notre Dame with 344 (264 passing and 80 rushing) and Pitt 242 (126 passing and 116 rushing). Items: Kessman's 37-yard field goal attempt missed with 12:06 left, keeping the Panther lead at 14-12 … On a crucial third-and-two from Notre Dame's 47-yard line near the eight-minute mark, a screen pass to senior running back Darrin Hall re- sulted in a three-yard tackle for loss by Okwara … Pitt punted into the end zone with 7:26 left, the start of the Irish game winning march … On fourth-and-four from the Irish 45, Pitt's fake punt with backup quarter- back Jeff George Jr. was stopped with 3:34 remaining on a pass break up by freshman Shayne Simon. ✦ The Irish reached the end zone for the first time late in the third quarter, with junior wide receiver Chase Claypool hauling in a 16-yard scoring pass. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA NOTRE DAME 19, PITTSBURGH 14 Oct. 13, 2018 ✦ Attendance: 77,622 Notre Dame Stadium ✦ South Bend, Ind. Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Pittsburgh 7 0 7 0 14 Notre Dame 0 6 6 7 19 Pitt ND FIRST QUARTER Pitt Ollison 9-yard run (Kessman kick) 1:26 7 0 Drive: 17 plays, 88 yards, 9:43 SECOND QUARTER ND Yoon 22-yard field goal 4:34 7 3 Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 3:34 ND Yoon 41-yard field goal 0:05 7 6 Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 3:27 THIRD QUARTER Pitt Ffrench 99-yard kickoff return (Kessman kick) 14:46 14 6 ND Claypool 16-yard pass from Book (Book pass failed) 2:09 14 12 Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:51 FOURTH QUARTER ND Boykin 35-yard pass from Book (Yoon kick) 5:43 14 19 Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:43 Pitt ND Total First Downs 14 23 Rushing 6 8 Passing 6 12 Penalty 2 3 Rushing Attempts 30 38 Yards Gained Rushing 134 124 Yards Lost Rushing 18 44 Net Yards Rushing 116 80 Net Yards Passing 126 264 Passes Attempted 30 32 Passes Completed 19 26 Had Intercepted 0 2 Percent Completion 63.3% 81.2% Yards Per Attempt 4.2 8.2 Yards Per Completion 6.6 10.2 Total Offensive Plays 60 70 Total Net Yards 242 344 Average Gain Per Play 4.0 4.9 Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 8-80 4-35 Punts: No.-Yards 4-167 3-140 Average Per Punt 41.8 46.7 Average Net Punt 33.8 40.7 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 1-(-2) 2-12 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 2-122 0-0 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 2-24 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 33:27 26:33 Third-Down Conversions 4-12 7-15 Percentage 33.3% 46.7% Fourth-Down Conversions 0-2 1-2 Percentage 0.0% 50.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 3-32 1-14