Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com OCT. 29, 2018 27 "We had to stay calm," Book said of the team's mood in the fourth quarter. "A win is a win, and these football games happen. "There's no point in freaking out when you have some time on the clock, and we've been there be- fore," he added. "… I'm proud of the guys for remaining calm, and being able to go down and win the game." NOTRE DAME DEFENSE HOLDS STRONG On Pittsburgh's opening drive, the Panthers drove 88 yards on 17 plays to take an early 7-0 advantage. Then the defense took over and kept the Fighting Irish within strik- ing distance despite their offensive struggles. Following the score, Notre Dame limited Pitt to 17 yards on the next three drives while forcing three- and-outs on each. In the fourth quarter, the unit con- tinued its dominant play, keeping the Panthers in check for 31 total yards on three drives. With a chance to steal a win, Pitts- burgh took over on its 38-yard line following a failed fourth-down at- tempt by the Irish. On the first play, however, junior defensive end Khalid Kareem sacked quarterback Kenny Pickett for a 14-yard loss. The play NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Book 16 66 35 31 1.9 0 22 Williams 13 36 5 31 2.4 0 13 Jones 4 12 0 12 3.0 0 7 Finke 2 10 0 10 5.0 0 8 TEAM 3 0 4 -4 -1.3 0 0 Total 38 124 44 80 2.1 0 22 Passing Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Book 32 26 81.2 2 264 2 35 Total 32 26 81.2 2 264 2 35 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Finke 6 62 0 26 Mack 6 31 0 9 Claypool 5 61 1 21 Boykin 4 84 1 35 Williams 2 2 0 5 Austin 1 13 0 13 Kmet 1 8 0 8 Young 1 3 0 3 Total 26 264 2 35 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Finke 2 12 0 7 Total 2 12 0 7 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long None Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Newsome 3 46.7 49 0 1 1 0 2 Total 3 46.7 49 0 1 1 0 2 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Yoon 2 2 41 0 Total 2 2 41 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Coney 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bracy 6 1 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Okwara 4 2 6 1-3 0-0 1 0 0 Tranquill 5 1 6 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 Elliott 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Kareem 4 0 4 1-14 1-14 0 0 0 Vaughn 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bilal 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Gilman 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Love 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Hinish 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tillery 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ademilola 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bonner 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Finke 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Griffith 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Simon 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long Total 0 0 0 0 PITT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Att. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Hall 9 62 0 62 6.9 0 17 Ollison 16 53 3 50 3.1 1 16 Ffrench 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 Aston 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 Pickett 3 9 15 -6 -2.0 0 9 Total 30 134 18 116 3.9 1 17 Passing Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Pickett 28 19 67.9 0 126 0 16 George 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Ollison 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Total 30 19 63.3 0 126 0 16 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Araujo-Lopes 6 32 0 9 Matthews 4 47 0 14 Hall 4 20 0 16 Ollison 2 5 0 4 Ffrench 1 15 0 15 Gragg 1 7 0 7 Aston 1 0 0 0 Total 19 126 0 16 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Araujo-Lopes 1 -2 0 0 Total 1 -2 0 0 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Ffrench 2 122 1 99 Total 2 122 1 99 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Christodoulou 4 41.8 50 0 1 1 1 0 Total 4 41.8 50 0 1 1 1 0 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Kessman 0 2 0 0 Total 0 2 0 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Hamlin 5 4 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Briggs 5 1 6 1-8 1-8 0 0 0 Idowu 6 0 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Weaver 3 2 5 1.5-20 1.5-20 0 0 0 Brightwell 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Jackson 4 0 4 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 Zeise 1 3 4 0.5-1 0-0 1 0 0 Pinnock 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Reynolds 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Campbell 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Roy 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Pine 2 0 2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 Hendrix 1 1 2 0.5-4 0.5-4 0 0 0 Folston 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Twyman 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bright 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Aston 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Camp 0 1 1 0.5-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ford 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Jones 1 0 1 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 Motley 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Wheeler 1 0 1 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long Stocker 1 15 0 15 Pinnock 1 9 0 9 Total 2 24 0 15 PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: IAN BOOK RB: DEXTER WILLIAMS, Tony Jones Jr., Avery Davis WR: MILES BOYKIN, Kevin Austin WR: CHASE CLAYPOOL, Chris Finke, Michael Young TE: ALIZÉ MACK, Nic Weishar TE: COLE KMET, Brock Wright LT: LIAM EICHENBERG LG: TREVOR RUHLAND, Aaron Banks C: SAM MUSTIPHER RG: TOMMY KRAEMER RT: ROBERT HAINSEY DEFENSE SDE: KHALID KAREEM, Ade Ogundeji DT: JERRY TILLERY, Micah Dew-Treadway, Jay- son Ademilola NT: JONATHAN BONNER, Kurt Hinish Drop: JULIAN OKWARA, Daelin Hayes, Jamir Jones Mike: TE'VON CONEY Buck: DRUE TRANQUILL Rover: ASMAR BILAL, Shayne Simon Stud: JALEN ELLIOTT, Houston Griffith Whip: ALOHI GILMAN, Devin Studstill Field CB: JULIAN LOVE, TaRiq Bracy Boundary CB: DONTE VAUGHN SPECIAL TEAMS Kickoff Coverage: TaRiq Bracy, Jalen Elliott, Jordan Genmark Heath, Chase Claypool, Bo Bauer, Alohi Gilman, Paul Moala, Asmar Bilal, Nicco Fertitta, Brandon Hutson Kick Return: Jalen Elliott, Jordan Genmark Heath, Shayne Simon, Paul Moala, Chase Clay- pool, Alizé Mack, Jonathan Jones, Nic Weishar, Keenan Sweeney, Tony Jones Jr. Punt Coverage: Drue Tranquill, Alohi Gilman, Jalen Elliott, Brock Wright, Joshua Lugg, Chase Claypool, Asmar Bilal, Nic Weishar, Jordan Gen- mark Heath Punt Return: Temitope Agoro, TaRiq Bracy, Drew White, Shayne Simon, Nicco Fertitta, Bo Bauer, Jordan Genmark Heath, Nick Coleman, Jonathan Jones, Paul Moala Kickoff: Jonathan Doerer, Justin Yoon Placekicker: Justin Yoon Punter: Tyler Newsome Long/Short Snapper: John Shannon Holder: Nolan Henry Kick Returner: Michael Young Punt Returner: Chris Finke