Cougars Outlast Notre Dame

PROVO -- A few big offensive plays, a suffocating defense and tough special teams play were enough to hold off Notre Dame and keep coach Gary Crowton's perfect home opening record intact with a 20-17 victory over the Irish Saturday night.

Crowton said he was happy with the win, crediting the defense for shutting down the Notre Dame running game.

"Defensively we were tough, against the run especially," Crowton said. "That's what their goal has been, and we knew that going in."

The defense was aided by the excellent punting of Matt Payne, who pinned the Irish inside the 20-yard line six times.

"Our kicking game did such a good job of pinning them back, in the second quarter and late in the game especially," Crowton added. "They (special teams) really gave us a chance to win."

BYU took possession of the ball with 2:23 remaining in the game and ran the clock out for the win. The final series came with plenty of drama, however, as receiver Todd Watkins made an acrobatic 37-yard catch to give the Cougars a first down, allowing them to run out the clock.

The defensive unit was huge for the Cougars, limiting the Irish to 201 yards of total offense and completely shutting down the Notre Dame running game. Head coach Tyrone Willingham credited the BYU defensive scheme to shutting down their offense.

Newcomers, Watkins and Austin Collie, made big plays at key moments to preserve the win. Watkins finished the game with five receptions for 115 yards and Collie caught three for 54 yards and a touchdown. Along with his 37-yard grab in the fourth, Watkins caught a 50-yard pass from starting quarterback John Beck in the opening drive to set up BYU's first score, a three-yard run by Fahu Tahi.

"He (Watkins) was able to beat them in the game," Crowton said. "He was blowing their coverage. Not only is he fast and tall, he goes after the ball."

The next Cougar score came on a Matt Payne 44-yard field goal. The kick moved Payne into fourth place all-time on BYU's career scoring list. His ranking was short lived as he moved up to third all-time with a 53-yard second quarter field goal, putting BYU up 13-0 and giving him 244 career points.

Beck left the game in the second quarter due to an injury. Matt Berry, who started last year's season opener, came in and finished the game, completing 15 of 23 passes for 167 yards, one touchdown, and an interception.

BYU's defense prevented the Irish from advancing past the 50-yard line until Notre Dame's final drive of the first half, when the Irish offense finally showed signs of life

Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn started the drive by competing four of five for 37 yards. Two BYU penalties and a Quinn pass to McKnight for 11 yards put the Irish on the BYU three. After a failed attempt at the end zone, kicker D.J. Fitzpatrick hit a 21-yard field goal to get the Irish on the board and cutting the Cougar lead to 13-3.

The Cougars looked poised to put the Irish away in the second half when Collie scored on a 42-yard pass from Matt Berry to put BYU ahead 20-3. Notre Dame would not go quietly, however, as Quinn found receiver Rhema McKnight for a 54-yard touchdown pass later in the third to put the Irish within 10.

BYU had various opportunities to put the game away, but the offense sputtered and gave up a touchdown when Notre Dame cornerback Preston Jackson picked off a Berry pass and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown.

With the Irish trailing by just three, the teams traded possessions as both failed to make anything happen offensively. Notre Dame elected to punt with over two minutes remaining and BYU successfully ran out the clock. After a few short running plays and a Notre Dame timeout, Watkins made his big play to finish the game.

After the game, Crowton said the win will set the tone for the next week.

"Basically I am pleased with the win," Crowton said. "It gave us some momentum to move forward. What we are really going to do is to prepare well for Stanford. We need to get back in there and work hard and get ready."

Scoring Summary (Final)

The Automated ScoreBook

Notre Dame vs Brigham Young (Sept 4, 2004 at Provo, Utah)

Notre Dame (0-1) vs. Brigham Young (1-0)

Date: Sept 4, 2004 Site: Provo, Utah Stadium: Edwards Stadium

Attendance: 65251

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score

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Notre Dame.......... 0 3 7 7 - 17

Brigham Young....... 10 3 7 0 - 20

Scoring Summary:

1st 09:47 BYU - TAHI, Naufahu 5 yd run (PAYNE, Matt kick)

6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:58, ND 0 - BYU 7

01:31 BYU - PAYNE, Matt 44 yd field goal

8 plays, 29 yards, TOP 3:24, ND 0 - BYU 10

2nd 01:34 BYU - PAYNE, Matt 53 yd field goal

4 plays, -4 yards, TOP 2:04, ND 0 - BYU 13

00:00 ND - Fitzpatrick, D. 21 yd field goal

10 plays, 77 yards, TOP 1:34, ND 3 - BYU 13

3rd 07:47 BYU - COLLIE, Austin 42 yd pass from BERRY, Matt (PAYNE, Matt kick)

4 plays, 62 yards, TOP 1:27, ND 3 - BYU 20

04:24 ND - McKnight, R. 54 yd pass from Quinn, B. (Fitzpatrick, D. kick)

1 play, 54 yards, TOP 0:13, ND 10 - BYU 20

4th 08:19 ND - Jackson, P. 38 yd interception return (Fitzpatrick, D. kick)

ND 17 - BYU 20

Kickoff time: 7:32 pm End of Game: 11:01 pm Total elapsed time: 3:29

Officials: Referee: Steve Newman; Umpire: Brad O'Hara; Linesman: Ron Torbert;

Line judge: Greg Bradley; Back judge: Dino Paganelli; Field judge: Mike Cannon;

Side judge: Jon Lucivansky;

Temperature: 53 Wind: SW 8 Weather: Partly cloudy

Team Statistics (Final)

The Automated ScoreBook

Notre Dame vs Brigham Young (Sept 4, 2004 at Provo, Utah)

ND BYU

FIRST DOWNS................... 15 13

Rushing..................... 3 2

Passing..................... 9 10

Penalty..................... 3 1

NET YARDS RUSHING............. 11 22

Rushing Attempts............ 21 35

Average Per Rush............ 0.5 0.6

Yards Gained Rushing........ 38 73

Yards Lost Rushing.......... 27 51

NET YARDS PASSING............. 265 263

Completions-Attempts-Int.... 26-47-0 22-33-1

Average Per Attempt......... 5.6 8.0

Average Per Completion...... 10.2 12.0

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 276 285

Total offense plays......... 68 68

Average Gain Per Play....... 4.1 4.2

Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 2-1 3-1

Penalties: Number-Yards....... 7-55 9-74

PUNTS-YARDS................... 11-449 9-421

Average Yards Per Punt...... 40.8 46.8

Net Yards Per Punt.......... 38.5 45.6

Inside 20................... 2 6

50+ Yards................... 3 4

Touchbacks.................. 1 0

Fair catch.................. 1 0

KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 3-166 5-320

Average Yards Per Kickoff... 55.3 64.0

Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 43.0 56.0

Touchbacks.................. 0 4

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 2-11-0 3-26-0

Average Per Return.......... 5.5 8.7

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-40-0 3-37-0

Average Per Return.......... 40.0 12.3

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 1-38-1 0-0-0

Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 0-0-0

Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0

Possession Time............... 26:28 33:32

1st Quarter................. 8:00 7:00

2nd Quarter................. 7:38 7:22

3rd Quarter................. 4:42 10:18

4th Quarter................. 6:08 8:52

Third-Down Conversions........ 3 of 16 7 of 19

Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 2 0 of 0

Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 1-1 1-1

Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 4-31 3-22

PAT Kicks..................... 2-2 2-2

Field Goals................... 1-1 2-2

Individual Statistics (Final)

The Automated ScoreBook

Notre Dame vs Brigham Young (Sept 4, 2004 at Provo, Utah)

Notre Dame

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg

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Wilson, M. 9 26 4 22 0 12 2.4

Thomas, T. 6 3 1 2 0 3 0.3

Powers-Neal, R. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Quinn, B. 5 9 22 -13 0 8 -2.6

Totals... 21 38 27 11 0 12 0.5

Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack

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Quinn, B. 47-26-0 265 1 54 3

Totals... 47-26-0 265 1 54 3

Receiving No. Yds TD Long

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McKnight, R. 8 92 1 54

Fasano, A. 4 60 0 27

Powers-Neal, R. 4 24 0 9

Freeman, M. 3 28 0 15

Stovall, M. 3 23 0 13

Thomas, T. 2 28 0 15

Jenkins, J. 2 10 0 7

Totals... 26 265 1 54

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20

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Fitzpatrick, D. 10 428 42.8 56 2

TEAM 1 21 21.0 21 0

Totals... 11 449 40.8 56 2

Punts Kickoffs Intercept

All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg

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McKnight, R. 2 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jackson, P. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 38

Anastasio, C. 0 0 0 1 40 40 0 0 0

Totals... 2 11 8 1 40 40 1 38 38

Field goal attempts

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Fitzpatrick, D. 2nd 00:00 21 yds - Good

FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Thomas, T. 2-1. Brigham Young-TAHI, Naufahu 2-1;

BERRY, Matt 1-0.

Brigham Young

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg

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TAHI, Naufahu 12 34 3 31 1 11 2.6

BROWN, Curtis 12 22 7 15 0 6 1.2

BECK, John 3 17 5 12 0 11 4.0

TM 2 0 2 -2 0 0 -1.0

COLLIE, Austin 1 0 3 -3 0 0 -3.0

BERRY, Matt 5 0 31 -31 0 0 -6.2

Totals... 35 73 51 22 1 11 0.6

Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack

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BERRY, Matt 23-15-1 167 1 42 4

BECK, John 10-7-0 96 0 50 0

Totals... 33-22-1 263 1 50 4

Receiving No. Yds TD Long

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WATKINS, Todd 5 115 0 50

BROWN, Curtis 5 15 0 7

COLLIE, Austin 3 54 1 42

TAHI, Naufahu 3 31 0 14

COATS, David 2 32 0 16

KUKAHIKO, Jason 2 14 0 7

PITTA, Dennis 1 4 0 4

HALE, Chris 1 -2 0 0

Totals... 22 263 1 50

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20

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PAYNE, Matt 9 421 46.8 63 6

Totals... 9 421 46.8 63 6

Punts Kickoffs Intercept

All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg

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COLLIE, Austin 0 0 0 1 17 17 0 0 0

COOPER, Brett 0 0 0 1 7 7 0 0 0

MAHUIKA, Bryce 3 26 14 1 13 13 0 0 0

Totals... 3 26 14 3 37 17 0 0 0

Field goal attempts

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PAYNE, Matt 1st 01:31 44 yds - Good

PAYNE, Matt 2nd 01:34 53 yds - Good

FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Thomas, T. 2-1. Brigham Young-TAHI, Naufahu 2-1;

BERRY, Matt 1-0.

FUMBLES: Notre Dame-Thomas, T. 2-1. Brigham Young-TAHI, Naufahu 2-1; BERRY, Matt 1-0.

Defensive Statistics (Final)

The Automated ScoreBook

Notre Dame vs Brigham Young (Sept 4, 2004 at Provo, Utah)

Notre Dame

## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH

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6 Campbell, C. 7 1 7.5 1.0/3 . . . . . / .

41 Goolsby, M. 2 9 6.5 0.5/1 . . . 1 . / .

39 Hoyte, B. 5 1 5.5 2.0/13 2 . . . . 1.0/8 .

8 Burrell, Q. 4 2 5.0 . . . . . . / .

9 Zbikowski, T. 3 2 4.0 1.5/4 . . . . . / .

98 Laws, T. 3 2 4.0 1.0/8 . . . . . 1.0/8 .

49 Curry, D. 2 4 4.0 1.5/10 . 1-0 . . . 1.0/8 .

24 Ellick, D. 3 . 3.0 . . . . . . / .

77 Pauly, G. 2 3 3.5 2.0/2 . . . . . / .

44 Tuck, J. 1 4 3.0 1.5/9 . . . . . 1.0/7 .

89 Carlson, J. 2 1 2.5 . . . . . . / .

66 Landri, D. 1 2 2.0 0.5/1 . . . . . / .

92 Budinscak, K. 1 1 1.5 . . . . . . / .

75 Frome, C. 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . / .

46 Mays, C. 1 1 1.5 . . . . . . / .

15 Jackson, P. . 3 1.5 . . . 1-38 . . / 1

23 Anastasio, C. . 1 0.5 . . . . . . / .

48 Collins, J. . 1 0.5 . . . . . . / .

95 Abiamiri, V. . 1 0.5 0.5/3 . . . . . / .

2 Parish IV, F. . 1 0.5 . . . . . . / .

Brigham Young

## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH

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49 POPPINGA, Brady 7 5 9.5 1.5/10 1 1-0 . . . 1.0/10 3

35 JENSEN, Cameron 5 4 7.0 1.0/1 . . . . . / .

13 SOELBERG, Natha 4 3 5.5 . . . . 1 . / .

37 BURBIDGE, Jon 3 4 5.0 . . . . 2 . / 1

33 FRANCISCO, Aaro 2 4 4.0 1.0/3 . . . . . / .

34 HEANEY, Brandon 2 5 4.5 . . . . . . / .

24 WHITE, Spencer 2 . 2.0 . . . . . . / .

41 LUETTGERODT, Ju 2 1 2.5 . . . . . . / .

99 BROWN, Manaia 1 2 2.0 0.5/1 1 . . 1 . / 1

21 TAFUNA, David 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . / .

26 WILKERSON, Rodn 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . / .

77 MARQUARDT, Dani 1 1 1.5 1.0/7 . . . . . 1.0/7 1

36 STAFFIERI, Mark 1 . 1.0 1.0/5 . . . . . 1.0/5 1

56 NUA, Shaun . 2 1.0 . . . . . . / .

55 BATES, Dan . 1 0.5 . . . . . . / .

70 PAONGO, Hala . 1 0.5 . . . . . . / .

94 FEULA, Vince . 1 0.5 . . . . . . / .

29 HALE, Chris . . . . . . . . 1 / .

Play-by-Play Summary

Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)

The Automated ScoreBook

Notre Dame vs Brigham Young (Sept 4, 2004 at Provo, Utah)

Coin Toss: BYU wins, defers. ND will receive, defend north goal.

N 1-10 N35 BYU ball on BYU35.

PAYNE, Matt kickoff 65 yards to the ND0, touchback.

N 1-10 N20 Quinn, B. pass complete to Freeman, M. for 12 yards to the ND32, 1ST DOWN

ND (POPPINGA, Brady;HEANEY, Brandon).

N 1-10 N32 PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the ND37.

N 1-5 N37 Thomas, T. rush to the ND37, fumble forced by POPPINGA, Brady, fumble by

Thomas, T. recovered by ND LeVoir, M. at ND37.

N 2-5 N37 PENALTY BYU roughing passer 15 yards to the BYU48, 1ST DOWN

ND.

N 1-10 B48 Thomas, T. rush for no gain to the BYU48 (BURBIDGE, Jon).

N 2-10 B48 Wilson, M. rush for 1 yard to the BYU47 (PAONGO, Hala;BROWN, Manaia).

N 3-9 B47 Quinn, B. pass incomplete, QB hurry by BURBIDGE, Jon.

N 4-9 B47 Fitzpatrick, D. punt 37 yards to the BYU10, downed, PENALTY ND kick

catching interference 15 yards to the BYU25, 1ST DOWN BYU, 1st

and 10, BYU ball on BYU25.

--------------- 5 plays, 33 yards, TOP 03:15 ---------------

B 1-10 B25 BRIGHAM YOUNG drive start at 11:45 (1st).

B 1-10 B25 BECK, John pass complete to TAHI, Naufahu for 14 yards to the BYU39,

1ST DOWN BYU (Campbell, C.).

B 1-10 B39 TAHI, Naufahu rush for no gain to the BYU39 (Goolsby, M.;Pauly, G.).

B 2-10 B39 BECK, John rush for 11 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN BYU

(Zbikowski, T.).

B 1-10 B50 PENALTY BYU false start 5 yards to the BYU45.

B 1-15 B45 BECK, John pass incomplete to TAHI, Naufahu.

B 2-15 B45 BECK, John pass complete to WATKINS, Todd for 50 yards to the ND5,

1ST DOWN BYU (Burrell, Q.).

B 1-G N05 TAHI, Naufahu rush for 5 yards to the ND0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:47.

PAYNE, Matt kick attempt good.

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NOTRE DAME 0, BRIGHAM YOUNG 7

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--------------- 6 plays, 90 yards, TOP 01:58 ---------------

PAYNE, Matt kickoff 65 yards to the ND0, touchback.

N 1-10 N20 NOTRE DAME drive start at 09:47 (1st).

N 1-10 N20 Quinn, B. pass complete to Stovall, M. for 4 yards to the ND24 (SOELBERG,

Natha;FRANCISCO, Aaro).

N 2-6 N24 Quinn, B. pass complete to McKnight, R. for 3 yards to the ND27 (JENSEN,

Cameron).

N 3-3 N27 Quinn, B. pass incomplete (BROWN, Manaia).

N 4-3 N27 Fitzpatrick, D. punt 40 yards to the BYU33, out-of-bounds.

--------------- 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:38 ---------------

B 1-10 B33 BRIGHAM YOUNG drive start at 08:09 (1st).

B 1-10 B33 BROWN, Curtis rush for 3 yards to the BYU36 (Hoyte, B.).

B 2-7 B36 BROWN, Curtis rush for loss of 4 yards to the BYU32 (Curry,

D.;Zbikowski, T.).

B 3-11 B32 BECK, John pass complete to COLLIE, Austin for 5 yards to the BYU37

(Campbell, C.).

B 4-6 B37 PAYNE, Matt punt 50 yards to the ND13, out-of-bounds.

--------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:38 ---------------

N 1-10 N13 NOTRE DAME drive start at 06:31 (1st).

N 1-10 N13 PENALTY BYU offside 5 yards to the ND18.

N 1-5 N18 Quinn, B. pass complete to Powers-Neal, R. for 4 yards to the ND22

(BURBIDGE, Jon).

N 2-1 N22 Wilson, M. rush for loss of 1 yard to the ND21 (JENSEN, Cameron).

N 3-2 N21 Thomas, T. rush for loss of 1 yard to the ND20 (BROWN, Manaia;POPPINGA,

Brady).

N 4-3 N20 Fitzpatrick, D. punt 35 yards to the BYU45, fair catch by MAHUIKA, Bryce.

--------------- 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:36 ---------------

B 1-10 B45 BRIGHAM YOUNG drive start at 04:55 (1st).

B 1-10 B45 BECK, John pass complete to TAHI, Naufahu for 11 yards to the ND44,

1ST DOWN BYU (Goolsby, M.).

B 1-10 N44 BECK, John pass incomplete to WATKINS, Todd.

B 2-10 N44 BECK, John pass complete to BROWN, Curtis for 6 yards to the ND38

(Campbell, C.).

B 3-4 N38 BECK, John rush for 6 yards to the ND32, 1ST DOWN BYU (Laws, T.).

B 1-10 N32 TAHI, Naufahu rush for 2 yards to the ND30 (Tuck, J.;Burrell, Q.).

B 2-8 N30 COLLIE, Austin rush for loss of 3 yards to the ND33 (Campbell, C.).

B 3-11 N33 BECK, John pass complete to BROWN, Curtis for 7 yards to the ND26

(Goolsby, M.;Laws, T.).

B 4-4 N26 PAYNE, Matt field goal attempt from 44 GOOD, clock 01:31.

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NOTRE DAME 0, BRIGHAM YOUNG 10

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--------------- 8 plays, 29 yards, TOP 03:24 ---------------

PAYNE, Matt kickoff 65 yards to the ND0, touchback.

N 1-10 N20 NOTRE DAME drive start at 01:31 (1st).

N 1-10 N20 Quinn, B. pass complete to Thomas, T. for 15 yards to the ND35 (HEANEY,

Brandon;JENSEN, Cameron), PENALTY ND holding 10 yards to the ND25.

N 1-5 N25 1st and 5.

N 1-5 N25 Quinn, B. pass incomplete to Shelton, M..

N 2-5 N25 PENALTY ND false start 5 yards to the ND20.

N 2-10 N20 Quinn, B. pass complete to Thomas, T. for 13 yards to the ND33, 1ST DOWN

ND (WHITE, Spencer).

N 1-10 N33 Thomas, T. rush for no gain to the ND33 (BURBIDGE, Jon).

======END OF 1st QUARTER======

NOTRE DAME 0, BRIGHAM YOUNG 10

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Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)

N 2-10 N33 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.

N 2-10 N33 Thomas, T. rush for 3 yards to the ND36 (BURBIDGE, Jon;JENSEN, Cameron).

N 3-7 N36 Quinn, B. pass complete to Stovall, M. for 13 yards to the ND49, 1ST DOWN

ND (LUETTGERODT, Ju).

N 1-10 N49 Thomas, T. rush to the ND49, fumble forced by BROWN, Manaia, fumble by

Thomas, T. recovered by BYU POPPINGA, Brady at ND49.

--------------- 7 plays, 29 yards, TOP 02:42 ---------------

B 1-10 N49 BRIGHAM YOUNG drive start at 13:49 (2nd).

B 1-10 N49 BECK, John pass incomplete to WATKINS, Todd.

B 2-10 N49 BECK, John pass complete to BROWN, Curtis for 3 yards to the ND46

(Campbell, C.).

B 3-7 N46 PENALTY BYU false start 5 yards to the BYU49.

B 3-12 B49 PENALTY BYU false start 5 yards to the BYU44.

B 3-17 B44 BECK, John rush for loss of 5 yards to the BYU39 (Abiamiri, V.;Tuck,

J.).

B 4-22 B39 PAYNE, Matt punt 52 yards to the ND9, downed.

--------------- 3 plays, minus 12 yards, TOP 02:24 ---------------

N 1-10 N09 NOTRE DAME drive start at 11:25 (2nd).

N 1-10 N09 Quinn, B. pass incomplete to McKnight, R..

N 2-10 N09 Wilson, M. rush for 12 yards to the ND21, 1ST DOWN ND (FEULA,

Vince;BURBIDGE, Jon).

N 1-10 N21 Quinn, B. pass incomplete (BURBIDGE, Jon).

N 2-10 N21 Quinn, B. pass incomplete to McKnight, R. (SOELBERG, Natha).

N 3-10 N21 Quinn, B. pass complete to McKnight, R. for 4 yards to the ND25 (JENSEN,

Cameron).

N 4-6 N25 TEAM punt 21 yards to the ND46, downed (blocked by HALE, Chris).

--------------- 5 plays, 16 yards, TOP 01:31 ---------------

B 1-10 N46 BRIGHAM YOUNG drive start at 09:54 (2nd).

B 1-10 N46 TAHI, Naufahu rush for 3 yards to the ND43 (Burrell, Q.).

B 2-7 N43 TAHI, Naufahu rush for 1 yard to the ND42 (Pauly, G.;Budinscak, K.).

B 3-6 N42 BERRY, Matt pass incomplete to COLLIE, Austin.

B 4-6 N42 Timeout Brigham Young, clock 08:31.

B 4-6 N42 PAYNE, Matt punt 31 yards to the ND11, downed.

--------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:31 ---------------

N 1-10 N11 NOTRE DAME drive start at 08:23 (2nd).

N 1-10 N11 Wilson, M. rush for no gain to the ND11 (SOELBERG, Natha).

N 2-10 N11 PENALTY ND delay of game 5 yards to the ND6.

N 2-15 N06 Powers-Neal, R. rush for no gain to the ND6 (LUETTGERODT, Ju).

N 3-15 N06 Quinn, B. pass complete to Powers-Neal, R. for 7 yards to the ND13

(POPPINGA, Brady;JENSEN, Cameron).

N 4-8 N13 Fitzpatrick, D. punt 38 yards to the BYU49, MAHUIKA, Bryce return 5 yards to

the ND46 (Campbell, C.;Collins, J.).

--------------- 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 02:15 ---------------

B 1-10 N46 BRIGHAM YOUNG drive start at 06:08 (2nd).

B 1-10 N46 BROWN, Curtis rush for no gain to the ND46 (Campbell, C.).

B 2-10 N46 BERRY, Matt pass incomplete to COLLIE, Austin (Goolsby, M.).

B 3-10 N46 BROWN, Curtis rush for 3 yards to the ND43 (Goolsby, M.;Tuck, J.).

B 4-7 N43 PAYNE, Matt punt 42 yards to the ND1, McKnight, R. return 3 yards to the

ND4 (BURBIDGE, Jon;BATES, Dan).

--------------- 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:23 ---------------

N 1-10 N04 NOTRE DAME drive start at 04:45 (2nd).

N 1-10 N04 Wilson, M. rush for no gain to the ND4 (SOELBERG, Natha;FRANCISCO, Aaro).

N 2-10 N04 Quinn, B. pass incomplete to Stovall, M., QB hurry by POPPINGA, Brady.

N 3-10 N04 Quinn, B. pass incomplete to McKnight, R., QB hurry by MARQUARDT, Dani.

N 4-10 N04 Fitzpatrick, D. punt 41 yards to the ND45, MAHUIKA, Bryce return 14 yards to

the ND31 (Carlson, J.).

--------------- 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:07 ---------------

B 1-10 N31 BRIGHAM YOUNG drive start at 03:38 (2nd).

B 1-10 N31 Timeout Brigham Young, clock 03:38.

B 1-10 N31 TAHI, Naufahu rush for loss of 1 yard to the ND32 (Pauly, G.).

B 2-11 N32 BERRY, Matt sacked for loss of 8 yards to the ND40 (Hoyte, B.).

B 3-19 N40 BERRY, Matt pass complete to WATKINS, Todd for 5 yards to the ND35

(Ellick, D.).

B 4-14 N35 PAYNE, Matt field goal attempt from 53 GOOD, clock 01:34.

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NOTRE DAME 0, BRIGHAM YOUNG 13

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--------------- 4 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 02:04 ---------------

PAYNE, Matt kickoff 65 yards to the ND0, touchback.

N 1-10 N20 NOTRE DAME drive start at 01:34 (2nd).

N 1-10 N20 Quinn, B. pass complete to McKnight, R. for 8 yards to the ND28 (SOELBERG,

Natha).

N 2-2 N28 Quinn, B. pass complete to Freeman, M. for 15 yards to the ND43, 1ST DOWN

ND (WHITE, Spencer).

N 1-10 N43 Quinn, B. pass complete to Jenkins, J. for 3 yards to the ND46 (POPPINGA,

Brady).

N 2-7 N46 Timeout Notre Dame, clock 00:54.

N 2-7 N46 Quinn, B. pass incomplete to Freeman, M..

N 3-7 N46 Quinn, B. pass complete to Fasano, A. for 11 yards to the BYU43, 1ST DOWN

ND (FRANCISCO, Aaro).

N 1-10 B43 Quinn, B. pass incomplete to McKnight, R., PENALTY BYU pass interference

15 yards to the BYU28, 1ST DOWN ND, NO PLAY.

N 1-10 B28 Quinn, B. pass incomplete to Samardzija, J. (BURBIDGE, Jon).

N 2-10 B28 PENALTY BYU personal foul 14 yards to the BYU14, 1ST DOWN ND.

N 1-10 B14 Quinn, B. pass incomplete to Samardzija, J..

N 2-10 B14 Quinn, B. pass complete to McKnight, R. for 11 yards to the BYU3, 1ST

DOWN ND (SOELBERG, Natha).

N 1-G B03 Quinn, B. pass incomplete to McKnight, R..

N 2-G B03 Fitzpatrick, D. field goal attempt from 21 GOOD, clock 00:00.

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NOTRE DAME 3, BRIGHAM YOUNG 13

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N 1-G N35 Clock 00:00.

N 1-G N35 End of 1st half, clock 00:00.

======END OF 2nd QUARTER======

NOTRE DAME 3, BRIGHAM YOUNG 13

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Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)

N 1-G N35 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00.

--------------- 10 plays, 77 yards, TOP 01:34 ---------------

Gioia, C. kickoff 51 yards to the BYU14, COOPER, Brett return 7 yards to the

BYU21 (Carlson, J.).

B 1-10 B21 BRIGHAM YOUNG drive start at 14:56 (3rd).

B 1-10 B21 BERRY, Matt pass complete to HALE, Chris for loss of 2 yards to the

BYU19 (Zbikowski, T.).

B 2-12 B19 BERRY, Matt pass incomplete to COLLIE, Austin.

B 3-12 B19 BERRY, Matt pass complete to WATKINS, Todd for 11 yards to the BYU30

(Ellick, D.).

B 4-1 B30 PAYNE, Matt punt 37 yards to the ND33, out-of-bounds.

--------------- 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:43 ---------------

N 1-10 N33 NOTRE DAME drive start at 13:13 (3rd).

N 1-10 N33 Quinn, B. pass incomplete to Fasano, A., QB hurry by STAFFIERI, Mark.

N 2-10 N33 Quinn, B. sacked for loss of 5 yards to the ND28 (STAFFIERI, Mark).

N 3-15 N28 Quinn, B. pass complete to Jenkins, J. for 7 yards to the ND35 (POPPINGA,

Brady).

N 4-8 N35 Fitzpatrick, D. punt 56 yards to the BYU9, downed.

--------------- 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:35 ---------------

B 1-10 B09 BRIGHAM YOUNG drive start at 11:38 (3rd).

B 1-10 B09 BROWN, Curtis rush for 1 yard to the BYU10 (Goolsby, M.;Hoyte, B.).

B 2-9 B10 BERRY, Matt pass complete to BROWN, Curtis for 4 yards to the BYU14

(Burrell, Q.).

B 3-5 B14 PENALTY BYU false start 5 yards to the BYU9.

B 3-10 B09 BERRY, Matt pass complete to COATS, David for 16 yards to the BYU25,

1ST DOWN BYU (Zbikowski, T.).

B 1-10 B25 TAHI, Naufahu rush to the BYU36, fumble forced by Hoyte, B., fumble by

TAHI, Naufahu recovered by ND Curry, D. at BYU36.

--------------- 4 plays, 27 yards, TOP 01:08 ---------------

N 1-10 B36 NOTRE DAME drive start at 10:30 (3rd).

N 1-10 B36 Quinn, B. pass incomplete to McKnight, R..

N 2-10 B36 Wilson, M. rush for loss of 3 yards to the BYU39 (FRANCISCO, Aaro).

N 3-13 B39 Quinn, B. pass complete to Fasano, A. for 11 yards to the BYU28 (POPPINGA,

Brady;SOELBERG, Natha).

N 4-2 B28 Quinn, B. sacked for loss of 10 yards to the BYU38 (POPPINGA, Brady).

--------------- 4 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 01:16 ---------------

B 1-10 B38 BRIGHAM YOUNG drive start at 09:14 (3rd).

B 1-10 B38 BROWN, Curtis rush for 6 yards to the BYU44 (Curry, D.;Landri, D.).

B 2-4 B44 BROWN, Curtis rush for loss of 2 yards to the BYU42 (Landri, D.;Goolsby,

M.).

B 3-6 B42 BERRY, Matt pass complete to COATS, David for 16 yards to the ND42,

1ST DOWN BYU (Campbell, C.).

B 1-10 N42 BERRY, Matt pass complete to COLLIE, Austin for 42 yards to the ND0,

1ST DOWN BYU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:47.

PAYNE, Matt kick attempt good.

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NOTRE DAME 3, BRIGHAM YOUNG 20

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--------------- 4 plays, 62 yards, TOP 01:27 ---------------

PAYNE, Matt kickoff 60 yards to the ND5, Anastasio, C. return 40 yards

to the ND45 (TAFUNA, David).

N 1-10 N45 NOTRE DAME drive start at 07:37 (3rd).

N 1-10 N45 PENALTY ND false start 5 yards to the ND40.

N 1-15 N40 Quinn, B. pass complete to Stovall, M. for 6 yards to the ND46 (BURBIDGE,

Jon;HEANEY, Brandon).

N 2-9 N46 Quinn, B. pass incomplete to McKnight, R..

N 3-9 N46 Quinn, B. pass complete to Powers-Neal, R. for 4 yards to the 50 yardline

(POPPINGA, Brady).

N 4-5 N50 Fitzpatrick, D. punt 50 yards to the BYU0, touchback.

--------------- 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:28 ---------------

B 1-10 B20 BRIGHAM YOUNG drive start at 06:09 (3rd).

B 1-10 B20 BERRY, Matt sacked for loss of 7 yards to the BYU13 (Tuck, J.).

B 2-17 B13 BERRY, Matt pass complete to KUKAHIKO, Jason for 7 yards to the BYU20

(Curry, D.).

B 3-10 B20 BERRY, Matt pass incomplete to COATS, David.

B 4-10 B20 PAYNE, Matt punt 42 yards to the ND38, McKnight, R. return 8 yards to

the ND46 (WILKERSON, Rodn).

--------------- 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:32 ---------------

N 1-10 N46 NOTRE DAME drive start at 04:37 (3rd).

N 1-10 N46 Quinn, B. pass complete to McKnight, R. for 54 yards to the BYU0, 1ST

DOWN ND, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:24.

Fitzpatrick, D. kick attempt good.

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NOTRE DAME 10, BRIGHAM YOUNG 20

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--------------- 1 plays, 54 yards, TOP 00:13 ---------------

Gioia, C. kickoff 62 yards to the BYU3, MAHUIKA, Bryce return 13 yards to

the BYU16 (Mays, C.).

B 1-10 B16 BRIGHAM YOUNG drive start at 04:19 (3rd).

B 1-10 B16 BERRY, Matt pass incomplete to COATS, David.

B 2-10 B16 BERRY, Matt pass complete to KUKAHIKO, Jason for 7 yards to the BYU23

(Curry, D.;Jackson, P.).

B 3-3 B23 BERRY, Matt pass complete to PITTA, Dennis for 4 yards to the BYU27,

1ST DOWN BYU (Goolsby, M.).

B 1-10 B27 TAHI, Naufahu rush for 2 yards to the BYU29 (Goolsby, M.;Jackson, P.).

B 2-8 B29 BERRY, Matt pass complete to COLLIE, Austin for 7 yards to the BYU36

(Pauly, G.;Goolsby, M.).

B 3-1 B36 BERRY, Matt pass complete to WATKINS, Todd for 12 yards to the BYU48,

1ST DOWN BYU (Ellick, D.).

B 1-10 B48 BROWN, Curtis rush for no gain to the BYU48 (Landri, D.).

B 2-10 B48 BERRY, Matt sacked for loss of 8 yards to the BYU40 (Curry, D.).

B 3-18 B40 BERRY, Matt pass incomplete to WILKERSON, Rodn.

B 4-18 B40 QB hurry by Jackson, P..

B 4-18 B40 PAYNE, Matt punt 58 yards to the ND2, downed.

--------------- 9 plays, 24 yards, TOP 04:19 ---------------

N 1-10 N02 NOTRE DAME drive start at 00:00 (3rd).

Dropped snap, punted on the run

======END OF 3rd QUARTER=======

NOTRE DAME 10, BRIGHAM YOUNG 20

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Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)

N 1-10 N02 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.

N 1-10 N02 Quinn, B. pass incomplete to Shelton, M..

N 2-10 N02 Wilson, M. rush for 2 yards to the ND4 (POPPINGA, Brady;NUA, Shaun).

N 3-8 N04 Quinn, B. pass complete to Fasano, A. for 27 yards to the ND31, 1ST DOWN

ND (NUA, Shaun;HEANEY, Brandon).

N 1-10 N31 Quinn, B. pass incomplete to McKnight, R..

N 2-10 N31 Quinn, B. rush for 8 yards to the ND39 (HEANEY, Brandon), QB hurry by

POPPINGA, Brady.

N 3-2 N39 Quinn, B. pass complete to McKnight, R. for 1 yard to the ND40 (HEANEY,

Brandon).

N 4-1 N40 Quinn, B. rush for 1 yard to the ND41, 1ST DOWN ND (FRANCISCO,

Aaro;MARQUARDT, Dani).

N 1-10 N41 Quinn, B. pass incomplete to Fasano, A., PENALTY ND holding 10 yards to

the ND31, NO PLAY.

N 1-20 N31 Quinn, B. pass complete to McKnight, R. for 10 yards to the ND41 (POPPINGA,

Brady).

N 2-10 N41 Quinn, B. sacked for loss of 7 yards to the ND34 (MARQUARDT, Dani).

N 3-17 N34 Quinn, B. pass complete to McKnight, R. for 1 yard to the ND35 (JENSEN,

Cameron).

N 4-16 N35 Fitzpatrick, D. punt 44 yards to the BYU21, downed.

--------------- 10 plays, 33 yards, TOP 04:00 ---------------

B 1-10 B21 BRIGHAM YOUNG drive start at 11:00 (4th).

B 1-10 B21 TAH

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