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Notre Dame football - Pinstripe Bowl statistics

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NOTRE DAME 29, RUTGERS 16

Dec. 28, 2013

At Pinstripe Bowl, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y.

Rutgers 10 3 0 3 – 16

Notre Dame 10 3 3 13 – 29

FIRST QUARTER

Notre Dame 3, Rutgers 0

Score: Kyle Brindza 21 field goal at 10:05.

Drive: 71 yards, 14 plays, 5 first downs, 4:55 elapsed following opening kickoff.

Key plays: TJ Jones 6 run on third-and-5; Ben Koyack 13 pass from Tommy Rees on third-and-12.

•Notre Dame 3, Rutgers 3

Score: Kyle Federico 36 field goal at 8:00.

Drive: 712 yards, 4 plays, 0 first downs, :56 elapsed following fumble recovery.

Key play: TJ Jones fumbled punt, recovered by Quentin Gause.

Notre Dame 10, Rutgers 3

Score: TJ Jones 8 run (Brindza kick) at 4:30.

Drive: 63 yards, 7 plays, 3 first downs, 3:21 elapsed following kickoff.

Key play: TJ Jones 22 run to 8-yard line.

Notre Dame 10, Rutgers 10

Score: Brandon Coleman 14 pass from Chas Dodd (Federico kick) at 1:51.

Drive: 75 yards, 5 plays, 2 first downs, 2:39 elapsed following kickoff.

Key play: Coleman 52 pass from Dodd.

SECOND QUARTER

Notre Dame 13, Rutgers 10

Score: Brindza 38 field goal at 12:59.

Drive: 1 yard, 4 plays, 0 first downs, :58 elapsed following interception.

Key play: Kendall Moore interception at 22-yard line.

Notre Dame 13, Rutgers 13

Score: Federico 18 field goal at 8:35.

Drive: 64 yards, 11 plays, 4 first downs, 4:15 elapsed following kickoff.

Key plays: Dodd 19 run on third-and-10; Jarron Jones called for personal foul (hands to face) on third-and-10, resulting in first down.

THIRD QUARTER

Notre Dame 16, Rutgers 13

Score: Brindza 26 field goal at 6:03.

Drive: 70 yards, 16 plays, 4 first downs, 7:17 elapsed following punt.

Key plays: Cam McDaniel 8 run on fourth-and-1; Rutgers assessed five-yard penalty for running into kicker after Brindza miss.

FOURTH QUARTER

Notre Dame 19, Rutgers 13

Score: Brindza 25 field goal at 12:46.

Drive: 91 yards, 15 plays, 5 first downs, 6:27 elapsed following punt.

Key play: Troy Niklas 26 pass from Rees on third-and-9.

Notre Dame 19, Rutgers 16

Score: Federico 47 field goal at 8:57.

Drive: 15 yards, 8 plays, 2 first downs, 3:39 elapsed following kickoff.

Key plays: Janarion Grant 44 kickoff return to ND 45.

Notre Dame 26, Rutgers 16

Score: Tarean Folston 3 run (Brindza kick) at 3:38.

Drive: 79 yards, 10 plays, 5 first downs, 5:12 elapsed following kickoff.

Key play: Niklas 28 pass from Rees.

Notre Dame 29, Rutgers 16

Score: Brindza 49 field goal at 2:28.

Drive: 3 yards, 4 plays, 0 first downs, :59 elapsed following interception

Key play: Dan Fox interception of Dodd pass at Rutgers 36.

GAME DATA

Kickoff Weather: 45 degrees, southwest winds at 13 mph.

Officials: Referee: Don Paul Willard; Umpire: Bob Colosimo; Head Linesman: John Wiercinski; Line Judge: Mark Bennett; Field Judge: Tim Maguire; Side Judge: Rich Grube; Back Judge: Mike Elliott (Mid-American Conference).

Attendance: 47,122.

 TEAM STATISTICS

                              RUTGERS        ND

FIRST DOWNS           16                  31

Rushing                     6                    11

Passing                     7                    20

Penalty                     3                     0

RUSHING YARDAGE   80                 175

Yards Gained           113                189

Yards Lost               33                   14

Attempts                 26                   43

Average per rush     5.4                 6.8

PASSING YRDGE       156                319

Comp-Att-Int         10-29-4          27-47-0

Average per catch   15.6               11.8

TOTAL OFFENSE       236               494

Total Plays               55                  90

Average per play      4.3                5.5

RETURN YARDS         145                75

Int. Returns: #yrds   0-0               4-1

Kickoff Returns          6-145          3-81

Punt Returns             0-0              1-(-7)

FUMBLES-LOST          0-0              1-1

PENALTIES-YARDS     3-33             8-69

PUNTS-YARDS            3-139           2-59

Average per punt      46.3             29.5

TIME OF POSS          21:44            38:16

3RD-DOWN CNV       3-of-12          7-of-16

4TH-DOWN CNV       1-of-1            1-of-1

SACKS-BY YARDS      0-0                4-31

INDIVIDUAL STATISTCS

Notre Dame

•RUSHING: Cam McDaniel 17 rushes, 80 yards, long 13; Tarean Folston 17-73, 1 touchdown, long 12; T.J. Jones 4-16, 1 touchdown, long 8; Tommy Rees 2-6, long 5; Amir Carlisle 1-3; William Fuller 1-3; DaVaris Daniels 1-(minus-6).

•PASSING: Tommy Rees 27 completions, 47 attempts, 319 yards, long 28.

•RECEIVING: T.J. Jones 5 catches, 66 yards, long 22; Chris Brown 5-54, long 13; Troy Nicklas 4-76, long 28; Cam McDaniel 3-29, long 14; DaVaris Daniels 3-25, long 12; Tarean Folston 3-21, long 15; C.J. Proisse 2-25, long 20; Ben Koyack 1-13; Corey Robinson 1-10.

•PUNTING: Kyle Brindza 1 punt, 34; Alex Wulfeck 1-25.

•FIELD GOALS: Kyle Brindza 4-5 (made 21, 39, 26, 25, 49 yards), (missed 44 yards).

•KICKOFF RETURNS: Amir Carlisle 3-81, long 35.

•PUNT RETURNS: T.J. Jones 1-(minus-7).

•INTERCEPTIONS: Kendall Moore 1-0; Austin Collinsworth 1-0; Dan Fox 1-1; KeiVarae Russell 1-0.

 •FUMBLE RETURNS: None.

•TACKLES: Carlo Calabrese 7; Jaylon Smith 6; Bennett Jackson 5; Dan Fox 5; Austin Collinsworth 4; Stephon Tuitt 4; Jarron Jones 2; Prince Shembo 2; Sheldon Day 2; KeiVarae Russell 2; Kona Schwenke 2; Max Redfield 1; C.J. Prosise 1; Romeo Okwara 1; Ishaq Williams 1; Connor Cavalaris 1; Jesse Bongiovi 1; DaVaris Daniels 1; Josh Atkinson 1; Eilar Hardy 1.

•TACKLES FOR LOSSES: Bennett Jackson 1-2; Stephon Tuitt 1.5-14; Jarron Jones 1-7; Prince Shembo 0.5-4; Sheldon Day 0.5-3; Kona Schwenke 0.5-3.

•SACKS: Stephon Tuitt 1.5-14; Jarron Jones 1-7; Prince Shembo 0.5-4; Sheldon Day 0.5-3; Kona Schwenke 0.5-3.

RUTGERS

•RUSHING: Paul James 10 rushes, 48 yards, long 13; Chas Dodd 10-24, long 19; Savon Huggins 2-7, long 4; Justin Coodwin 3-3, long 3; Team 1-(-2).

•PASSING: Chas Dodd 10 completions, 28 attempts, 3 interceptions, 156 yards, 1 touchdowns, long 51.

 •RECEIVING: Tyler Kroft 3 catches, 43 yards, long 19; Brandon Coleman 2-65, 1 touchdown, long 51; Paul James 2-22, long 17; Ruhann Peele 2-3, long 5; Quron Pratt 1-23.

•PUNTING: Nick Marsh 3 punts, 139 yards (46.3 average), long 52.

•FIELD GOALS: Kyle Federico 3-3 (made 36, 18, 47 yards).

•KICKOFF RETURNS: Janarion Grant 3-127, long 51; Quron Pratt 2-8, long 6; Kevin Marquez 1-10.

 •PUNT RETURNS: None.

•INTERCEPTIONS: None.

•FUMBLE RETURNS: Quentin Gause 1-0.

•TACKLES: Lorenzo Walters 12; Steve Longa 12; Quentin Gause 9; Kevin Snyder 7; Gareef Glashen 7; Nadir Barnwell 6; Darius Hamilton 6; Marcus Thompson 5; Anthony Cioffi 3; Quanzell Lambert 3; Delon Stephenson 3; David Milewski 3; Jamil Merrill 2; Isaac Holmes 2; Johnathan Aiken 2; Djwany Mera 2; Nick Marsh 1; Tyler Kroft 1; Jamal Merrell 1; Michael Burton 1; Daryl Stephenson 1; L.J. Liston 1.

•TACKLES FOR LOSSES: Darius Hamilton 1.5-3; Quanzell Lamber 1-2; Lorenzo Waters 1-1; Quentin Gause 1-2; Nadir Barnwell 1-6; Gareef Glashen .5-0;.

•SACKS: None.

Notre Dame, right, prepares to snap the ball against Rutgers from deep in their own territory during the first half of the Pinstripe Bowl NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at Yankee Stadium in New York. AP Photo/FRANK FRANKLIN II