Scoring Summary: Notre Dame 31, North Carolina 17
Notre Dame 31, North Carolina 17
Nov. 27, 2020
At Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Notre Dame 14 3 7 7 — 31
North Carolina 14 3 0 0 — 17
FIRST QUARTER
• North Carolina 7, Notre Dame 0
Score: Emery Simmons 6 pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) at 9:56.
Drive: 50 yards, 7 plays, 2 first downs, 2:54 elapsed following a Notre Dame punt.
Key plays: Michael Carter 26 run, Howell 13 run.
• Notre Dame 7, North Carolina 7
Score: Kyren Williams 2 run (Jonathan Doerer kick) at 5:19.
Drive: 75 yards, 9 plays, 4 first downs, 4:37 elapsed following a North Carolina kickoff.
Key plays: Michael Mayer 16 pass from Ian Book, Chris Tyree 16 run, Book 18 run.
• North Carolina 14, Notre Dame 7
Score: Howell 1 run (Atkins kick) at 2:59.
Drive: 75 yards, 7 plays, 3 first downs, 2:20 elapsed following a Notre Dame kickoff.
Key plays: Dazz Newsome 14 pass from Howell, Newsome 14 pass from Howell, Dyami Brown 51 pass from Howell.
• Notre Dame 14, North Carolina 14
Score: Williams 4 pass from Book (Doerer kick) at 1:05.
Drive: 82 yards, 4 plays, 2 first downs, 1:50 elapsed following a North Carolina kickoff.
Key plays: Javon McKinley 43 pass from Book, Book 33 run.
SECOND QUARTER
• North Carolina 17, Notre Dame 14
Score: Atkins 42 field goal at 1:10.
Drive: 72 yards, 12 plays, 3 first downs, 4:40 elapsed following a Notre Dame kickoff.
Key plays: Newsome 20 pass from Howell on third-and-18, Notre Dame targeting penalty on third-and-20, Carter 23 pass from Howell.
• Notre Dame 17, North Carolina 17
Score: Doerer 32 field goal at 0:00.
Drive: 61 yards, 7 plays, 4 first downs, 1:10 elapsed following a North Carolina kickoff.
Key plays: North Carolina defensive holding penalty, Williams 11 pass from Book, North Carolina pass-interference penalty on third-and-1.
THIRD QUARTER
• Notre Dame 24, North Carolina 17
Score: Ben Skowronek 13 run (Doerer kick) at 7:05.
Drive: 97 yards, 13 plays, 6 first downs, 5:22 elapsed following a North Carolina punt.
Key plays: North Carolina offsides penalty on fourth-and-1, Skowronek 21 pass from Book, Michael Mayer 15 pass from Book on third-and-10.
FOURTH QUARTER
• Notre Dame 31, North Carolina 17
Score: Williams 1 run (Doerer kick) at 1:20.
Drive:89 yards, 8 plays, 4 first downs, 4:32 elapsed following a North Carolina punt.
Key plays: Williams 47 run, Williams 11 run, George Takacs 13 pass from Book on third-and-5.
GAME DATA
Kickoff Weather: 62 degrees, fair skies and 69 percent humidity with northwest winds of 3 mph.
Officials: Referee Duane Heydt, umpire James Hyson, head linesman Tracy Lynch, line judge Steve Matarante, side judge Jeffrey Shears, field judge Conor Clougherty, back judge Pat Ryan, center judge Tyrone Anderson, replay official Rusty Acree and communicator William Dixon — ACC crew.
Attendance: 3,535.
TEAM STATS
Notre Dame North Carolina
FIRST DOWNS 25 14
Rushing 8 4
Passing 12 9
Penalty 5 1
RUSHING YRDGE 199 87
Yards gained 216 113
Yards lost 17 26
Attempts 36 30
Average per rush 5.5 2.9
PASSING YRDGE 279 211
Comp.-Att.-Int. 23-33-0 17-27-0
Average per catch 12.1 12.4
TOTAL OFFENSE 478 298
Total plays 69 57
Average per play 6.9 5.2
RETURN YARDS 26 0
Int. returns-Yards 0 0
Kickoff returns 1-18 0
Punt returns 1-8 0
Fumble returns 0 0
FUMBLES-LOST 1-0 0-0
PENALTIES-YARDS 4-24 9-90
PUNTS-YARDS 5-215 7-354
Average per punt 43.0 50.6
TIME OF POSS 35:04 24:56
3RD-DOWN CNV 4-of-11 2-of-11
4TH-DOWN CNV 0-of-0 0-of-1
SACKS-YARDS LOST 6-21 2-15
INDIVIDUAL STATS
NOTRE DAME
RUSHING: Kyren Williams 23 carries, 124 yards, 2 touchdowns, long 47; Ian Book 8-48, long 33; Chris Tyree 2-16, long 16; Ben Skowronek 1-13, 1 touchdown
PASSING: Ian Book 23 completions, 33 attempts, 279 yards, 1 touchdown, long 53
RECEIVING: Javon McKinley 6 catches, 135 yards, long 53; Michael Mayer 4-54, long 16; Kyren Williams 4-20, 1 touchdown, long 11; Ben Skowronek 3-34, long 21; Joe Wilkins Jr. 2-16, long 9; Avery Davis 1-5; Lawrence Keys III 1-1; Tommy Tremble 1-1
PUNTING: Jay Bramblett 5 punts, 215 yards, average 43.0, long 57
FIELD GOALS: Jonathan Doerer 1-of-2 (made 32; missed 32)
KICKOFF RETURNS: Chris Tyree 1-18
PUNT RETURNS: Matt Salerno 1-8
INTERCEPTION RETURNS: None
FUMBLE RETURNS: None
TACKLES: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah 9; Kyle Hamilton 6; Marist Liufau 5; Drew White 5; Shaun Crawford 4; Isaiah Foskey 4; Justin Ademilola 3; Kurt Hinish 3; Adetokunbo Ogundeji 3; Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa 3; Bo Bauer 2; Daelin Hayes 2; Rylie Mills 2; Clarence Lewis 1; TaRiq Bracy 1; Houston Griffith 1; Nick McCloud 1; Howard Cross III 1
TACKLES FOR LOSS: Marist Liufau 0.5-1; Drew White 2-8; Isaiah Foskey 1-3; Justin Ademilola 1.5-3; Adetokunbo Ogundeji 2-6; Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa 0.5-1; Rylie Mills 0.5-4
SACKS: Marist Liufau 0.5-1; Drew White 0.5-4; Isaiah Foskey 1-3; Justin Ademilola 1-2; Adetokunbo Ogundeji 2-6; Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa 0.5-1; Rylie Mills 0.5-4
NORTH CAROLINA
RUSHING: Michael Carter 8 carries, 57 yards, long 26; Javonte Williams 11-28, long 10; Sam Howell 11-2, 1 touchdown, long 13
PASSING: Sam Howell 17 completions, 27 attempts. 211 yards, 1 touchdown, long 51
RECEIVING: Dazz Newsome 6 catches, 64 yards, long 20; Dyami Brown 4-84, long 51; Emery Simmons 2-11, 1 touchdown, long 6; Javonte Williams 2-10, long 8; Michael Carter 1-23; Josh Downs 1-10; Garrett Walston 1-9
PUNTING: Ben Kiernan 7 punts, 354 yards, average 50.6, long 62
FIELD GOALS: Grayson Atkins 1-of-1 (made 42)
KICKOFF RETURNS: None
PUNT RETURNS: Dazz Newsome 1-0
INTERCEPTIONS: None
FUMBLE RETURNS: None
TACKLES: Kyler McMichael 7; Chazz Surratt 7; Don Chapman 5; Ja'Qurious Conley 4; Trey Morrison 4; Jeremiah Gemmel 4; Tyrone Hopper 3; Raymond Vohasek 3; Tomari Fox 3; Tomon Fox 2; Chris Collins 2; Tony Grimes 2; Clyde Pinder Jr. 2; Myles Murphy 2; Eugene Asante 1; Khadry Jackson 1; Desmond Evans 1; British Brooks 1; Jahlil Taylor 1; Kevin Hester Jr. 1
TACKLES FOR LOSS: Chazz Surratt 1-13; Tomon Fox 1-2
SACKS: Chazz Surratt 1-13; Tomon Fox 1-2
NOTRE DAME STARTING LINEUPSOFFENSE
Wide Receiver: Javon McKinley
Tight End: Michael Mayer
Left Tackle: Liam Eichenberg
Left Guard: Aaron Banks
Center: Zeke Correll
Right Guard: Josh Lugg
Right Tackle: Robert Hainsey
Tight End: Tommy Tremble
Wide Receiver: Ben Skowronek
Quarterback: Ian Book
Running Back: Kyren Williams
DEFENSE
Defensive End: Daelin Hayes
Defensive Tackle: Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa
Nose Guard: Kurt Hinish
Defensive End: Adetokunbo Ogundeji
Rover: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
Buck Linebacker: Shayne Simon
Middle Linebacker: Drew White
Cornerback: Nick McCloud
Free Safety: Kyle Hamilton
Strong Safety: Shaun Crawford
Cornerback: TaRiq Bracy
SPECIAL TEAMS
Placekicker: Jonathan Doerer
Holder: Jay Bramblett
Long Snapper: Michael Vinson
Punter: Jay Bramblett
Kickoffs: Jonathan Doerer
Punt Returns: Matt Salerno
Kickoff Returns: Chris Tyree, Jafar Armstrong
