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Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-1) at Stanford Cardinals (1-1)
September 19, 2009 1 2 3 4 F Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10 10 14 7 41 Stanford Cardinals 0 0 11 7 18 TOP PERFORMERS Notre Dame Fighting Irish Jimmy Clausen - 21/36 for 296 Yards and 3 TD's and 1 Int Armando Allen - 26 Carries for 152 Yards and 2 TD's Golden Tate - 6 Catches for 110 Yards and 1 TD Stanford Cardinals Andrew Luck - 20/52 for 237 Yards and 2 TD's Toby Gerhart - 35 Carries for 162 Yards, 5 Catches for59 Yards Clinton Snyder - 11 Tackles and 1 Interception	TEAM STAT COMPARISON ND STAN First Downs 25 19 3rd Down Efficiency 5-12 10-25 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 2-5 Total Yards 487 403 Passing Yards 296 237 Rushing Yards 191 166 Penalties-Penalty Yards 3-45 6-30 Turnovers 2 2 Possession Time 16:46 15:51
SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER ND STAN ND 5:46 J. Clausen 4 Yard Pass to M. Ragone (B. Walker Kick) 7 0 ND 3:29 B. Walker Kicks a 32 Yard Field Goal 10 0 SECOND QUARTER ND STAN ND 7:54 B. Walker Kicks a 46 Yard Field Goal 13 0 ND 0:47 J. Clausen 12 Yard Pass to D. Kamara (B. Walker Kick) 20 0 THIRD QUARTER ND STAN ND 7:21 J. Clausen 5 Yard Pass to G. Tate (B. Walker Kick) 27 0 STAN 4:25 T. Golia Kicks a 22 Yard Field Goal 27 3 STAN 1:33 A. Luck 13 Yard Pass to R. Whalen ( 2 PT Good, T. Gerhart Rush) 27 11 ND 0:07 A. Allen 1 Yard Run (B. Walker Kick) 34 11 FOURTH QUARTER ND STAN ND 4:56 A. Allen 1 Yard Run (B. Walker Kick) 41 11 STAN 0:46 A. Luck 10 Yard Pass to D. Baldwin (T. Golia Kick) 41 18
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Jimmy Clausen 21/36 296 3 1 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Armando Allen 26 152 5.8 2 Robert Hughes 8 29 3.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Golden Tate 6 110 18.3 1 Michael Floyd 3 59 19.6 0 Duval Kamara 3 45 15.0 1 Mike Ragone 2 14 7.0 1 Kyle Rudolph 2 9 4.5 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Brian Smith 7 0 0 0 Raeshon McNeil 8 0 0 0 Ian Williams 6 1 0 0 Robert Blanton 6 0 0 0 Kapron Lewis Moore 6 1 0 0 Scott Smith 4 1 0 0 Steve Filer 4 1 0 0 Kerry Neil 2 1 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Golden Tate 3 66 0 25 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Golden Tate 2 18 0 14 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Brandon Walker 2/2 5/5 11 46 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Eric Maust 4 168 42 0	Stanford Cardinals Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Andrew Luck 20/52 237 2 0 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Toby Gerhart 35 162 4.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Ryan Whalen 5 66 13.2 1 Toby Gerhart 5 59 11.8 0 Doug Baldwin 5 44 8.8 1 Marcus Rance 2 40 20.0 0 Jim Dray 2 20 10.0 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Clinton Snyder 11 0 1 0 Michael Thomas 8 0 0 0 Nick Macaluso 7 0 0 0 Matthew Masifilo 6 0 0 0 Kris Evans 5 0 0 0 Tom Kieser 4 0 0 0 Austin Yancy 4 0 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Ryan Whalen 5 118 0 28 Doug Baldwin 3 60 0 23 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Doug Baldwin 3 25 0 9 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Travis Golia 1/2 1/1 4 22 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Travis Golia 5 196 39 1

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Top 25 Coaches' Poll

1. 1 Florida (35) 3-0
2. 2 Oklahoma (21) 3-0
3. 3 Texas (2) 3-0
4. 4 Alabama (2) 3-0
5. 5 LSU (1) 3-0
6. 6 Penn State 3-0
7. 7 USC 2-1
8. 8 Oregon 3-0
9. 9 Ole Miss 2-0
10. 11 Ohio State 2-1
11. 12 Virginia Tech 2-1
12. 13 Georgia Tech 3-0
13. 14 Georgia 2-1
14. 16 Boise State 2-1
15. 17 Iowa 3-0
16. 19 BYU 2-1
17. 18 Oklahoma State 2-1
18. 21 Kansas 3-0
19. 15 Florida State 2-1
20. 22 USF 3-0
21. 10 North Carolina 2-1
22. 24 TCU 1-1
23. 25 Minnesota 3-0
24. NR Maryland 3-0
25. 20 West Virginia 2-1

Other Receiving Votes:
Pittsburgh, Auburn, Notre Dame, Houston, Michigan State, Clemson, Boston College, Oregon State

Dropped Out:
Boston College (#23)

Heisman Watch List

1. Tim Tebow QB, Sr. (Florida) - 15/17, 309 Yds Passing, 3 TD's, 65 Yds Rushing, TD
2. Sam Bradford QB, Jr. (Oklahoma) - 14/24, 200 Yds Passing, 2 TD's, 58 Yds Rushing, TD
3. Colt McCoy QB, Sr. (Texas) - 14/25, 197 Yds Passing, 3 TD's, 51 Yds Rushing, TD
4. Todd Reesing QB, Sr. (Kansas) - 27/38, 354 Yds, 6 TD's
5. Daryll Clark QB, Sr. (Penn State) - 21/44, 314 Yds, 3 TD's, 19 Yds Rushing

Players of the Week
Offensive:
Todd Reesing (Kansas)
27/38, 354 Yds, 6 TD's

Defensive:
Spencer Paysinger (Oregon)
14 Tackles (3TFL), Sack, 2 Force Fumbles, Fumble Recovery

League Leaders
Passing Rating:

1. Tim Tebow (Florida) 239.5

Passing Attempts:

1. Tyler Sheehan (Bowling Green) 142

Passing Yards:

1. Ryan Lindley (SD State) 1038

Passing TD's

1. Todd Reesing (Kansas) 11

1. Jameel Sewwll (Virginia) 11

Rushing Attempts:

1. Toby Gerhart (Standford) 109

Rushing Yards:

1. Toby Gerhart (Stanford) 542

Rushing TD's:

1. Chris Burns (Pittsburgh) 7

Receptions:

1. Freddie Barnes (Bowling Green) 37

Receiving Yards:

1. Freddie Barnes (Bowling Green) 494

Receiving TD's:

1. Jordan Shipley (Texas) 5

Tackles:

1. Joe Hudson (Maimi of Ohio) 41

Sacks:

1. Angelo Magnone (Bowling Green) 5

Interceptions:

1. A Lot with 3

Big 10 Standings and League Leaders

1. Illinois 2-0 (0-0)
2. Michigan State 3-0 (0-0)
3. Minnesota 3-0 (0-0)
4. Penn State 3-0 (0-0)
5. Iowa 3-0 (0-0)
6. Indiana 3-0 (0-0)
7. Wisconsin 2-1 (0-0)
8. Ohio State 2-1 (0-0)
9. Michigan 2-1 (0-0)
10. Notre Dame 2-1 (0-0)
11. Purdue 1-2 (0-0)

Passing Rating:

1. Keith Nichol (Michigan State) 151.6

Passing Attempts:

1. Tate Forcier (Michigan) 119

Passing Yards:

1. Darryl Clark (Penn State) 907

Passing TD's

1. Darryl Clark (Penn State) 907

Rushing Attempts:

1. Armando Allen (Notre Dame) 86

Rushing Yards:

1. Armando Allen (Notre Dame) 363

Rushing TD's:

1. Armando Allen (Notre Dame) 6

Receptions:

1. Aaron Valentine (Purdue) 25

Receiving Yards:

1. Golden Tate (Notre Dame) 302

Receiving TD's:

1. Brett Brackett (Penn State) 4

Tackles:

1. Pat Angerer (Iowa) 31

Sacks:

1. Kerry Neal (Notre Dame) 4
2. Brandon Graham (Michigan) 4

Interceptions:

1. Michael Willaims (Michigan) 3

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Minnesota (3-0) at Notre Dame (2-1)
September 26, 2009 1 2 3 4 F #23 Minnesota 14 0 0 21 35 Notre Dame 7 21 7 6 41 TOP PERFORMERS Minnesota Adam Weber - 27 of 48 for 380 yards and 3 TD's, 45 yards rushing and a TD Eric Decker - 12 catches for 201 yards and a TD Marcus Sherels - 10 tackles Notre Dame Armando Allen - 31 carries for 184 yards and 3 TD's Golden Tate - 10 catches for 129 yards Manti Teo - 7 tackles (TFL) and his first career sack	TEAM STAT COMPARISON MINN ND First Downs 25 29 3rd Down Efficiency 10-19 7-14 4th Down Efficiency 3-3 1-3 Total Yards 530 514 Passing Yards 390 295 Rushing Yards 140 219 Penalties-Penalty Yards 11-59 9-61 Turnovers 1 0 Possession Time 15:21 17:33
SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER MINN ND MINN 5:06 D. Bennett 8 Yard Run (E. Ellestad Kick) 7 0 MINN 2:23 A. Weber 1 Yard Run (E. Ellestad Kick) 14 0 ND 1:05 A. Allen 29 Yard Run (B. Walker Kick) 14 7 SECOND QUARTER MINN ND ND 5:03 R. Hughes 2 Yard Run (B. Walker Kick) 14 14 ND 2:13 A. Allen 8 Yard Run (B. Walker Kick) 14 21 ND 0:53 J. Clausen 4 Yard Pass to D. Kamara (B. Walker Kick) 14 28 THIRD QUARTER MINN ND ND 3:03 A. Allen 1 Yard Run (B. Walker Kick) 14 35 FOURTH QUARTER MINN ND MINN 7:26 A. Weber 23 Yard Pass to E. Decker (E. Ellestad Kick) 21 35 ND 5:41 B. Walker 30 Yard Field Goal 21 38 MINN 3:39 A. Weber 1 Yard Pass to N. Towarnett (E. Ellestad Kick) 28 38 ND 1:19 B. Walker 26 Yard Field Goal 28 41 MINN 0:07 A. Weber 15 Yard Pass to H. Carpenter (E. Ellestad Kick) 35 41
Minnesota Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Adam Weber 27/48 380 3 0 Blake Haudan 1/1 10 0 0 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Duane Bennett 18 95 5.2 1 Adam Weber 12 45 3.7 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Eric Decker 12 201 16.7 1 Brandon Green 5 67 13.4 0 Duane Bennett 4 36 9.0 0 Hayo Carpenter 2 34 17.0 1 Nick TowArnett 1 1 1.0 1 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Marcus Sherels 10 0 0 0 Rex Sharpe 8 0 0 0 Kyle Theret 7 0 0 0 Simoni Lawrence 6 0 0 0 Lee Campbell 6 0 0 0 Matt Garin 4 0 0 0 Traye Simmons 4 0 0 0 Jewhan Edwards 3 0 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Eric Decker 5 106 0 26 Marcus Sherels 2 45 0 25 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Eric Decker 1 7 0 7 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Eric Ellestad 0/2 5/5 5 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Blake Haudan 3 132 44 0	Notre Dame Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Jimmy Clausen 24/46 295 1 0 Robert Hughes 0/1 0 0 0 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Armando Allen 31 184 5.9 3 Robert Hughes 5 29 5.8 1 Jimmy Clausen 3 6 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Golden Tate 10 129 12.9 0 Kyle Rudolph 6 71 11.8 0 Michael Floyd 2 40 20.0 0 Duval Kamara 2 16 8.0 1 Armando Allen 2 21 10.5 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Manti Teo 7 1 0 0 Raeshon McNeil 7 0 0 0 Toryan Smith 7 1 0 0 Steve Filer 6 0 0 0 Kyle McCarthy 6 0 0 0 Brian Smith 5 0 0 0 Ian Williams 4 3 0 0 Kerry Neal 2 1 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Michael Floyd 3 56 0 20 Golden Tate 1 23 0 23 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Golden Tate 2 13 0 9 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Brandon Walker 2/2 5/5 11 30 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Eric Maust 2 84 42 1

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NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Florida (38)	4-0	1502
2	Oklahoma (21)	3-0	1431
3	Texas (1)	4-0	1377
4	LSU (1)	4-0	1286
5	Penn State	4-0	1243
6	USC	3-1	1140
7	Oregon	4-0	1115
8	Georgia Tech	4-0	925
9	Boise State	3-1	808
10	Alabama	3-1	708
11	BYU	3-1	699
12	Oklahoma State	3-1	653
13	Kansas	4-0	630
14	USF	4-0	625
15	Illinois	3-0	597
16	Ole Miss	2-1	528
17	Iowa	3-1	522
18	Ohio State	2-2	519
19	TCU	2-1	442
20	Virginia Tech	2-2	395
21	Georgia	2-2	364
22	Maryland	4-0	364
23	West Virginia	2-1	293
24	Pittsburgh	4-0	292
25	Notre Dame	3-1	263

Other Receiving Votes:
Arizona State (261), Florida State (246), North Carolina (196), Houston (156), Minnesota (125), Arkansas (83), South Carolina (27)

Dropped Out:
Florida State (#19), North Carolina (#21), Minnesota (#23)

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Heisman Watch List

1. Tim Tebow QB, Sr. (Florida) - 27/36, 334 Yds Passing, 3 TD's, 86 Yds Rushing, TD
2. Todd Reesing QB, Sr, (Kansas) - 22/31, 373 Yds Passing, 4 TD's, 107 Yds Rushing, 2 TD's
3. Colt McCoy QB, Sr. (Texas) - 13/29, 145 Yds Passing, 95 Yds Rushing, TD
4. Sam Bradford QB, Jr. (Oklahoma) - 14/24, 200 Yds Passing, 2 TD's, 58 Yds Rushing, TD
5. Dezmon Briscoe WR, Jr. (Kansas) - 15 Catches, 231 Yds

Players of the Week
Offensive:
Todd Reesing (Kansas)
22/31, 373 Yds Passing, 4 TD's, 107 Yds Rushing, 2 TD's

Defensive:
Jamari McCollough (Maryland)
6 Tackles (TFL), 2 Interceptions, Force Fumble, Fumble Recovery

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Big Ten Offensive Stat Leaders

		Comp	Att	Yards	TD's	Int	Rating
Daryll Clark	(Penn State)	78	151	1075	11	2	132.9
Jimmy Clausen	(Notre Dame)	84	152	1070	7	3	125.6
Joey Elliot	(Purdue)	75	148	1057	8	5	121.8
Tate Forcier	(Michigan)	69	157	981	9	1	114.1
Scott Tolzein	(Wisconsin)	69	132	956	5	2	122.6
Adam Weber	(Minnesota)	78	151	929	7	1	117.3
Keith Nichol	(Michigan State)	72	128	915	9	4	133.3
Ricky Stanzi	(Iowa)	69	138	707	5	4	99.2
Ben Chappell	(Indiana)	46	94	624	4	2	114.5
Juice Williams	(Illinois)	43	70	428	6	1	138.2
Terrelle Pryor	(Ohio State)	31	92	346	3	6	63
		Att	Yards	Avg.	TD's
Armando Allen	(Notre Dame)	117	547	4.6	9
Bryan Payton	(Indiana)	92	483	5.2	3
Daniel Dufrene	(Illinois)	87	450	5.1	3
Duane Bennett	(Minnesota)	97	425	4.3	5
Michael Shaw	(Michigan)	98	378	3.8	0
Daniel Herron	(Ohio State)	79	349	4.4	4
Stephon Green	(Penn State)	94	343	3.6	1
Jaycen Taylor	(Purdue)	84	336	4	5
Edwin Baker	(Michigan State)	85	332	3.9	2
John Clay	(Wisconsin)	69	287	4.1	3
Jewel Hampton	(Iowa)	70	243	3.4	2
		Rec	Yards	Avg.	TD's
DeMarlo Belcher	(Indiana)	35	394	11.2	5
Eric Decker	(Minnesota)	32	400	12.5	4
Aaron Valentine	(Purdue)	28	347	12.3	2
Golden Tate	(Notre Dame)	28	431	15.3	3
Derrell J Koulianos	(Iowa)	26	300	11.5	3
David Gilreath	(Wisconsin)	25	304	12.1	1
Charlie Gantt	(Michigan State)	22	399	18.1	5
Arrelious Benn	(Illinois)	22	271	12.3	3
Garrett Graham	(Wisconsin)	20	290	14.5	2
Kyle Admas	(Purdue)	20	378	18.9	3
Keith Smith	(Purdue)	20	294	14.7	3
Brett Brackett	(Penn State)	20	290	14.5	4
BJ Cummingham	(Michigan State)	20	165	8.2	2
Trey Stross	(Iowa)	20	162	8.1	1

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Big Ten Defensive Stat Leaders

		Tackles
Pat Angerer	(Iowa)	47
Greg Jones	(Michigan State)	41
Nathan Stupar	(Penn State)	32
Austin Spitler	(Ohio State)	32
Eric Gordan	(Michigan State)	31
Brandon Graham	(Michigan)	31
Navorro Bowman	(Penn State)	29
Rex Sharpe	(Minnesota)	29
Ross Homan	(Ohio State)	28
Thaddeus Gibson	(Ohio State)	28
Matt Mayberry	(Indiana)	28
		Sacks
Kerry Neal	(Notre Dame)	5
Ian Williams	(Notre Dame)	5
Brandon Graham	(Michigan)	5
Adrian Clayborn	(Iowa)	4
Sirod Williams	(Illinois)	4
		Interceptions
Greg Jones	(Michigan State)	3
Michael Williams	(Michigan)	3
		Pass Deflections
Jeremiah Hunter	(Iowa)	9
Brandon King	(Purdue)	7
Joe Holland	(Purdue)	6
		Forced Fumble
Troy Woolfolk	(Michigan)	3
Nathan Stupar	(Penn State)	2
Toryan Smith	(Notre Dame)	2
Martez Wilson	(Illinois)	2
		Fumble Recoveries
JB Fitzgerald	(Michigan)	2
		Defensive TD's
Niles Brinkley	(Wisconsin)	1
Andre Amos	(Ohio State)	1
Cedric McKinley	(Minnesota)	1
Greg Jones	(Michigan State)	1
Stevie Brown	(Michigan)	1
Nick Polk	(Indiana)	1

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-1) at Purdue Boilermakers (2-2)
October 3, 2009 1 2 3 4 F #25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 6 6 13 14 39 Purdue Boilermakers 3 7 8 7 25 TOP PERFORMERS Notre Dame Fighting Irish Armando Allen - 211 Yards Rushing and 2 TD's Brandon Walker - 4 for 4 FG and 3 for 3 XP Toryan Smith - 5 Tackles (2TFL), Sack, FF, FR Purdue Boilermakers Jaycen Taylor - 75 Yards Rushing and 2 TD's	TEAM STAT COMPARISON ND PUR First Downs 23 18 3rd Down Efficiency 9-20 2-13 4th Down Efficiency 2-2 1-2 Total Yards 458 360 Passing Yards 233 279 Rushing Yards 225 81 Penalties-Penalty Yards 11-85 6-48 Turnovers 0 3 Possession Time 18:30 1348
SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER ND PUR PUR 5:52 C. Wiggs 23 Yard Field Goal 0 3 ND 3:54 B. Walker 49 Yard Field Goal 3 3 ND 0:31 B. Walker 27 Yard Field Goal 6 3 SECOND QUARTER ND PUR PUR 5:53 J. Taylor 1 Yard Run (C. Wiggs Kick) 6 10 ND 4:12 B. Walker 44 Yard Field Goal 9 10 ND 1:46 B. Walker 21 Yard Field Goal 12 10 THIRD QUARTER ND PUR PUR 6:17 J. Elliot 13 Yard Pass to R. Adams (2 PT Good, R. Adams Run) 12 18 ND 4:25 R. Hughes 1 Yard Run (B. Walker Kick No Good) 18 18 ND 2:24 A. Allen 5 Yard Run (B. Walker Kick) 25 18 FOURTH QUARTER ND PUR ND 7:40 A. Allen 5 Yard Run (B. Walker Kick) 32 18 ND 4:49 R. Hughes 4 Yard Run (B. Walker Kick) 39 18 PUR 0:33 J. Taylor 20 Yard Run (C. Wiggs Kick) 39 25
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Jimmy Clausen 16/36 233 0 0 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Armando Allen 42 211 5.0 2 Robert Hughes 6 13 2.1 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Golden Tate 5 82 16.4 0 Michael Floyd 5 82 16.4 0 Kyle Rudolph 3 25 8.3 0 Mike Ragone 2 19 9.5 0 Armando Allen 1 25 25.0 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Manti Teo 9 0 0 0 Brian Smith 6 0 0 0 Toryan Smith 5 1 0 0 Kapron Lewis Moore 5 1 0 0 Steve Filer 5 0 0 0 Kyle McCarthy 4 0 0 0 Ethan Johnson 2 1 0 0 Kerry Neal 2 0 1 0 Darrin Walls 2 0 1 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Golden Tate 3 61 0 21 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Golden Tate 4 29 0 12 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Brandon Walker 4/4 3/3 15 50 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Eric Maust 4 155 38 0	Purdue Boilermakers Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Joey Elliot 23/42 219 1 1 Caleb Terbush 4/9 60 0 1 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Jaycen Taylor 16 75 4.6 2 Royce Adams 4 8 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Aaron Valentine 6 78 13.0 0 Jaycen Taylor 5 26 5.2 0 Royce Adams 5 53 10.6 1 Keith Smith 4 51 12.7 0 Kyle Adams 2 28 14.0 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Dwayne Beckford 10 0 0 0 Jason Werner 9 0 0 0 Dwight McLean 8 0 0 0 Joe Holland 8 0 0 0 Brandon King 6 0 0 0 Keyon Brown 5 0 0 0 Albert Evans 4 0 0 0 Mike Neal 4 0 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Royce Adams 7 122 0 21 Aaron Valentine 1 15 0 15 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Aaron Valentine 2 19 0 11 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Carson Wiggs 1/1 2/2 5 23 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Carson Wiggs 6 241 40 0