Notable Numbers - USC

KeiVarae Russell

10 - tackles by KeiVarae Russell to go with an inception and pass break up that lead to Max Redfield's interception

2 - interceptions by the Irish defense

4 - scores out of 5 chances in the red zone (2 touchdowns & 2 field goals)

7.5 -  yards per carry for C.J. Prosise who ended up 143 with yards and 2 touchdowns

4 - times Deshone Kizer was sacked



Isaac Rochell

3 - quarterback hurries by Isaac Rochell to go along with his 6 tackles, 1 pass break up and 1 sack

43.6 - yards per catch for Will Fuller (313 yards & 1 touchdown)

5 - catches for C.J. Prosise to lead the Irish in receptions

32 - yards of each made field goal by Justin Yoon

2 - tackles for a loss by Romeo Okwara along with 1 sack a 2 quarterback hurries

14 - tackles by Jaylon Smith

Jaylon Smith

1 - Bye week before facing Temple on October 31st.

 

Notable Numbers - Navy

0; Touchdowns by Navy's Keenan Reynolds, impressive to stop the guy who will end his career holding the record for most rushing touchdowns in FBS history.


Justin Yoon

7; Kicks made by Justin Yoon (2-2 field goals and 5-5 PAT's).

13; Passing touchdowns for the Irish compared to 0 for Navy (27 ND - 16 Navy total).

7; Out of 12 third down conversions for Notre Dame, compared to 2 - 11 for the Midshipmen.

 4; For 4 on fourth down conversions for Navy.

C.J. Prosise

3; Touchdowns for C.J. Prosise who had 129 yards rushing.

4; Out of 4 scores on Red-Zone chances for the Irish (3 touchdowns and 1 filed goal).



14; Points off of turnovers for the Irish.

2; Tackles for a loss for Sheldon Day (total 9 tackles).

Sheldon Day

Notable Numbers - Clemson

Coach Brian Kelly

1; Loss on the year.  Could have won at the end but did not deserve to.

35; Yards lost rushing by Notre Dame.

Irish lost fumble

6; Fumbles by the Irish, losing 3.

3.3; Yards per carry by C.J. Prosise, not good enough.  To be fair he did have 100 yards receiving on four catches.

1; nicely made 46 yard field goal by Justin Yoon

14; Tackles by Max Redfield (11 solo & 3 assisted).  Unfortunately most made deep into the Irish secondary.

Nic Weishar

Too Many; Dropped or uncaught balls.

24; hours to complain and mourn

1; week to prepare for undefeated 4-0 Navy

Notable Numbers - UMass

457; Net rushing yards for Notre Dame

9; Average yards per rush for the Irish

Josh Adams

6; Rushing touchdowns

21; Notre Dame's average yards per punt return (3 returns)

23.8; Yards per kickoff return for the Irish (4 returns)

4; Notre Dame was 4 for 4 in the Red Zone chances with 4 touchdown

10.2; Average yards per rush for true freshman Josh Adams (13 carries for 133 yards)

Brandon Wimbush

1; Rushing touchdowns each for freshmen Josh Adams, Dexter Williams and Brandon Wimbush

1; Tackle credited to punter Tyler Newsome

1; hit upright and extra point miss for Justin Yoon

A Quick Look - UMass

UMass QB Blake Frohnapfel

UMass quarterback Blake Frohnapfel threw for 393 yards, three TDs and one interception in the 25-23 home loss to Temple.

UMass is 117th nationally in total defense, allowing 508 yards per game. 

This is the first meeting between Notre Dame and Massachusetts.

Defensively they play both three down and four down.

 

 

UMass gave up close to 400 yards rushing against Colorado.

UMass just transitioned to playing Division 1-A football in 2012.

The 0-2 Minutemen did not lose the game with the Owls until the final seven seconds. Temple has beaten Penn St and Cincinnati.

UMass is 5-33 in its last 38 games.

All five starters are back from last year’s UMass O-Line.

UMass averaged only 1.9 yards per carry and last week against Temple.

Notable Numbers - Georgia Tech

Freshman Kicker Justin Yoon

3; Missed Kicks, 1 missed extra point by ND's Justin Yoon and 2 field goals by GT kicker.

4; Penalties by offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley.

32:52; Time of possession for the Yellow Jackets.  why is this notable?  Georgia Tech's offense is designed to stay on the field grind it out keeping their oppositions defense on the field wearing them down while keeping their opponents offense on the sidelines.  32:52 isn't (and didn't) going to get it done.

27; Percentage of third down conversions made (3-15 for GT and 4-11 for ND).

198; Yards rushing from C.J. Prosise on 22 carries with 3 touchdowns.



DeShone Kizer

242; Passing yards for Deshone Kizer with a touchdown.

131; Receiving yards for Will Fuller on 6 receptions and a touchdown.

10; Tackles for Joe Schmidt (8 solo & 2 assisted) with two for a loss and a sack.

3; forced fumbles for the Irish defense (recovered one).

Fumble Recovery by Jaylon Smith

 

A look into our new starting quarterback

From Ohio; Toledo Central Catholic, whose mascot is also the Fighting Irish.

Redshirt Freshman

6' 4.5" & 230lbs

Missed out on reps during spring practice because Golson was still in the mix.

High School

A three-year starter, with a 34-6 overall record

Held offers from top programs including; Alabama, Penn State, LSU, Michigan State and Tennessee.

Was an Elite 11 Finalist.

4 Star rating from 247Sports, Scout.com, and Rivals.com

Ranked Nationally 161st from 247Sports, 232rd from Scout.com and 9th duel-threat QB natiionally by Rivals.com

Ranked 263 best player by Scout.com with a 4-Star ranking

His senior year he threw for 2,847 yards and 30 TDs (six interceptions) and rushed for 539 yards and six TDs

Career Totals; career totals included 345 of 584 passing for 5,684 yards and 56 TDs to go with 151 rushing attempts for 1,211 yards and 17 TDs

Led Irish to 16-12 victory over defending state champion Trotwood-Madison in state title game as a junior.

Ranked as 40th best player nationally by Tom Lemming/CBS Sports

Also played basketball and baseball.

Click HERE to watch his high school highlights.