Scoring Summary: Notre Dame 35, N.C. State 14
NOTRE DAME 35, N.C. STATE 14
Oct. 28, 2017
At Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend
N.C. State 7 7 0 0 — 14
Notre Dame 7 14 14 0 — 35
FIRST QUARTER
• N.C. State 7, Notre Dame 0
Score: Germaine Pratt punt block recovery in end zone (Carson Wise kick) at 10:05.
• N.C. State 7, Notre Dame 7
Score: Durham Smythe 25 pass from Brandon Wimbush (Justin Yoon kick) at 9:36.
Drive: 60 yards, 2 plays, 2 first downs, :29 elapsed following N.C. State kickoff.
Key play: Josh Adams 35 run on first play of drive.
SECOND QUARTER
• N.C. State 14, Notre Dame 7
Score: Kelvin Harmon 15 pass from Ryan Finley at 14:48.
Drive: 71 yards, 7 plays, 3 first downs, 2:46 elapsed following Notre Dame punt.
Key plays: Jaylen Samuels 18 pass from Finley on third-and-14; Stephen Louis 42 pass from Finley.
• N.C. State 14, Notre Dame 14
Score: Wimbush 3 run (Yoon kick) at 9:37.
Drive: 72 yards, 14 plays, 5 first downs, 5:11 elapsed following N.C. State kickoff.
Key plays: Wimbush 20 run on third-and-10; Adams 14 run on third-and-2.
• Notre Dame 21, N.C. State 14
Score: Kevin Stepherson 11 pass from Wimbush (Yoon kick) at 5:30.
Drive: 60 yards, 8 plays, 4 first downs, 2:18 elapsed following N.C. State punt.
Key plays: Adams 5 run on third-and-1; Smythe 11 pass from Wimbush on third-and-6.
THIRD QUARTER
• Notre Dame 28, N.C. State 14
Score: Julian Love 69 interception return (Yoon kick) at 12:05.
• Notre Dame 35, N.C. State 14
Score: Adams 77 run (Yoon kick) at 4:11.
Drive: 77 yards, 2 plays, 1 first down, :16 elapsed following N.C. State punt.
GAME DATA
Kickoff Weather: 40 degrees and cloudy with west winds of 12 mph.
Officials: Referee Gary Patterson, umpire Mark Wilson, head linesman Joseph Griesser, line judge Richard Misner, side judge Tony Tarantini, field judge Tom Potts, back judge Jacques Hooper, center judge Larry Saunders, replay Jack Cramer, communicator William Dixon.
Attendance: 77,622 (sellout).
NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING: Josh Adams 27 carries, 202 yards, 1 touchdown, long 77; Deon McIntosh 11-63, long 10; Dexter Williams 8-33, long 9; Brandon Wimbush 7-21, long 20, 1 TD
PASSING: Brandon Wimbush, 10 completions, 19 attempts, 104 yards, 2 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, long 25.
RECEIVING: Durham Smythe 3 catches 52 yards, 1 touchdown, long 25; Kevin Stepherson 3-24, 1 TD, long 13; Chase Claypool 2-17, long 11; Equanimeous St. Brown 2-13, long 9; Josh Adams 1-minus 2
PUNTING: Tyler Newsome 6 punts, 242 yards, 40.3 avg., long 47
FIELD GOALS: Justin Yoon 0-0
KICKOFF RETURNS: C.J. Sanders 2-57, long 32; Tony Jones 1-16
PUNT RETURNS: Chris Finke 3-11, long 15
INTERCEPTIONS: Julian Love 1-69, 1 TD
FUMBLE RETURNS: None
TACKLES: Te'von Coney 9, Drue Tranquill 7, Nyles Morgan 6, Daelin Hayes 5, Jerry Tillery 4, Khalid Kareem 2, Nick Watkins 2, Shaun Crawford 2, Jalen Elliott 2, Nick Coleman 2, Julian Love 2, Nicco Fertitta 2, Julian Okwara 2, Andrew Trumbetti 2, Dexter Williams 1, C.J. Holmes 1, Troy Pride 1, Tony Jones 1, Robert Regan 1, Jonathan Jones 1, Greer Martini 1, Myron Tagovailoa-Amos
TACKLES FOR LOSSES: Coney 1-2, Tranquill 1-5, Hayes 1-3, Coleman 1-8, Trumbetti 0.5-3, Tagovailoa-Amos 0.5-1
SACKS: Tranquill 0.5-3, Trumbetti 0.5-3
N.C. STATE INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING: Reggie Gallaspy 11-47, long 14; Jaylen Samuels 8-18, long 12; Nyheim Hines 2-6; Ryan Finley 3-minus 21
PASSING: Ryan Finley 17 completions, 37 attempts, 213 yards, 1 touchdown, long 42
RECEIVING: Kelvin Harmon 7 catches 97 yards, 1 touchdown, long 24; Jakobi Meyers 3-31, long 13; Reggie Gallaspy 3-8; Stephen Louis 2-56, long 42, Jaylen Samuels 2-21
PUNTING: A.J. Cole 8 punts, 356 yards, 44.5 avg., long 56.
FIELD GOALS: None
KICKOFF RETURNS: Jaylen Samuels 4-116, long 58; N. Hines 1-2
PUNT RETURNS: Nyheim Hines 1-11, James Smith-Williams 1-11
INTERCEPTIONS: None
FUMBLE RETURNS: None
TACKLES: Jerod Fernandez 13, Germain Pratt 8, Bradley Chubb 8, Jarius Morehead 8, Shawn Boone 6, Tim Kidd-Glass 5, Mike Stevens 4, Johnathan Alston 4, Nick McCloud 4, Airius Moore 4, B.J. Hill 4, Shug Frazier 3, Kentavius Street 3, Isaiah Stallings 2, Louis Acceus 1, Dexter Wright 1, Josh Jones 1, Raven Saunders 1, Brady Bodine 1, Darian Roseboro 1, Kyle Bambard 1, James Smith-Williams 1
TACKLES FOR LOSS: Fernandez 1.5-5, Pratt 1-2, Chubb 3-6, Stevens 1.5-5, Street 1-6, Jones 1-1
SACKS: Chubb 1-1, Street 1-6
TEAM STATS
NC ST. ND
FIRST DOWNS 14 25
Rushing 4 15
Passing 9 6
Penalty 1 4
RUSHING YRDGE 50 318
Yards Gained 81 342
Yards Lost 31 24
Attempts 24 54
Average per rush 2.1 5.9
PASSING YRDGE 213 104
C-Att-Int 17-37-1 10-19-0
Avg per catch 12.5 10.4
TOTAL OFFENSE 263 422
Total Plays 61 73
Average per play 4.3 5.8
RETURN YRDS 187 48
Int. Retrns: #yrds 0-0 1-69
Kickoff Returns 5-118 3-73
Punt Returns 2-22 3-110
FUMBLES-LOST 1-0 0-0
PENALTIES-YRDS 12-89 4-29
PUNTS-YRDS 8-356 7-242
Average per punt 44.5 34.6
TIME OF POSS 25:43 34:17
3RD-DWN CNV 5-of-16 9-of-16
4TH-DWN CNV 0-of-2 0-of-0
SACKS-BY YRDS 2-7 1-6
NOTRE DAME STARTERS
OFFENSE
Wide Receiver: Equanimeous St. Brown
Tight End: Alizé Mack
Left Tackle: Mike McGlinchey
Left Guard: Quenton Nelson
Center: Sam Mustipher
Right Guard: Alex Bars
Right Tackle: Tommy Kraemer
Quarterback: Brandon Wimbush
Running Back: Josh Adams
Tight End: Durham Smythe
Wide Receiver: Kevin Stepherson
DEFENSE
Defensive End: Daelin Hayes
Defensive Tackle: Jonathan Bonner
Nose Guard: Jerry Tillery
Defensive End: Jay Hayes
Rover: Drue Tranquill
Middle Linebacker: Nyles Morgan
Buck Linebacker: Te’von Coney
Cornerback: Julian Love
Free Safety: Nick Coleman
Strong Safety: Jalen Elliott
Cornerback: Nick Watkins
SPECIAL TEAMS
Placekicker: Justin Yoon
Holder: Montgomery VanGorder
Long Snapper: John Shannon
Punter: Tyler Newsome
Kickoffs: Justin Yoon
Punt Returns: Chris Finke
Kickoff Returns: C.J. Sanders, Tony Jones Jr.
