Play Like A Champion Today - Notre Dame (NCAA 12)

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DIFFICULTY: All-American (Will Increase When Needed)
Quarter Length - 8 mins.
ROSTERS: Mustangs84
SLIDERS: S.O.S

National Championships: 11 (1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988)

Heisman Award Winners: 7 (1943, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1964, 1987)

Bowl Record: 15-15 (30 Bowl Games)

Head Coaches (Starting from 2011) - Brian Kelly (8-5)

Overall Record: 853-299-42 (Third most wins in NCAA)

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YEARS IN REVIEW:
2011/12 - TBD

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2011 - 2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Season

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2011/12 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 3	vs USF Bulls
Sep 10	at Michigan Wolverines
Sep 17	vs #15 Michigan State Spartans
Sep 24	at Pittsburgh Panthers
Oct 1	at Purdue Boilermakers
Oct 8	vs Air Force
Oct 22	vs USC Trojans
Oct 29	vs Navy Midshipman
Nov 5	at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Nov 12	at Maryland Terrapins
Nov 19	vs Boston College Eagles
Nov 26	at Stanford Cardinal

Depth Chart - 2011/12
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Michael Floyd	T.J. Jones	John Goodman
TE	Tyler Eifert	Mike Ragone	Alex Welch
LT	Zach Martin	Nick Martin	Christian Lombard
LG	Chris Watt	Andrew Nuss	Matthew Hegarty
C	Braxston Cave	Mike Golic	Christian Lombard
RG	Trevor Robinson	Conor Hanratty	Nick Martin
RT	Taylor Dever	Christian Lombard	Nick Martin
WR	Theo Riddick	Robby Toma	DaVaris Daniels
QB	Tommy Rees	Andrew Hendrix	Dayne Crist
FB	Mike Ragone	Ben Koyack	Anthony Rabasa
HB	Cierre Wood	Jonas Grey	Theo Riddick	George Atikinson
Base 3-4 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Ethan Johnson	Aaron Lynch	Kona Schwenke
NT	Louis Nix	Sean Cwynar	Hafis Williams	Tyler Stockton
RDE	Kapron Lewis Moore	Stephon Tuitt	Kona Schwenke
LOLB	Darius Fleming	Ishaq Williams	Steve Filer
LILB	Manti Te'o	Dan Fox
RILB	Carlo Calabrese	Anthony McDonald
ROLB	Prince Shembo	Danny Spond	Troy Niklas
CB	Gary Gray	Lo Wood	Josh Atikinson
SS	Zeke Motta	Jamoris Slaughter	Austin Collinsworth
FS	Harrison Smith	Dan McCarthy	Jamoris Slaughter
CB	Robert Blanton	Bennett Jackson

Pre-Season Polls

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Aug 24, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Oklahoma Sooners
2	2	Alabama Crimson Tide
3	3	Stanford Cardinal
4	4	LSU Tigers
5	5	Oregon Ducks
6	6	Ohio State Buckeyes
7	7	Oklahoma State Cowboys
8	8	Boise State Broncos
9	9	Texas A&M Aggies
10	10	Florida State Seminoles
11	11	Wisconsin Badgers
12	12	Auburn Tigers
13	13	South Carolina Gamecocks
14	14	TCU Horned Frogs
15	15	Michigan State Spartans
16	16	Nebraska Cornhuskers
17	17	Virginia Tech Hokies
18	18	Arkansas Razorbacks
19	19	Mississippi State Bulldogs
20	20	Florida Gators
21	21	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
22	22	Texas Longhorns
23	23	Missouri Tigers
24	24	NC State Wolfpack
25	25	Arizona State Sun Devils

Heisman Watch - Updated: Aug 24, 2011
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Andrew Luck	QB	Stanford		0-0, 0 yds, 0 TDS
Kellen Moore	QB	Boise State		0-0, 0 yds, 0 TDS
LaMichael James	HB	Oregon		0 att, 0 yds, 0 TDS
Denard Robinson	QB	Michigan		0-0, 0 yds, 0 TDS
Justin Blackmon	WR	Oklahoma State		0 rec, 0 yds, 0 TD

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Feel free to post. Game against USF will probably be up either today or tomorrow.

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Notre Dame holds USF Scoreless in Second Half, Win 31-17

South Florida Bulls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Sep 3, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
South Florida Bulls (0-0)	10	7	0	0	17
#21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0)	0	14	7	10	31

Team Stats Comparison
	USF	ND
Total Offense	198	461
Rushing Yards	43	76
Passing Yards	155	385
First Downs	9	12
Punt Return Yards	0	43
Kick Return Yards	50	91
Total Yards	248	595
Turnovers	2	4
3rd Down Converstion	4-15	6-14
4th Down Conversion	0-2	2-3
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0-1	5/2-1
Penalties	0-0	1-10
Posession Time	15:34	16:26

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		USF	ND
4:15	(USF) FG: M. Bonani, 21 Yard FG	3	0
3:42	(USF) TD: J. Young, returned INT 28 Yards (M. Bonani kick)	10	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		USF	ND
4:21	(USF) TD: M. Lanaris, returned INT 65 Yards (M. Bonani kick)	17	0
1:51	(ND) TD: M. Floyd, 39 Yard Pass from A. Hendrix (D. Ruffer kick)	17	7
0:21	(ND) TD: A. Hendrix, 3 Yard Run (D. Ruffer kick)	17	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		USF	ND
2:57	(ND) TD: C. Wood, 9 Yard Run (D. Ruffer kick)	17	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		USF	ND
5:34	(ND) FG: D. Ruffer, 26 Yard Kick	17	24
2:42	(ND) TD: M. Floyd, 61 Yard Pass from A. Hendrix (D. Ruffer kick)	17	31

South Florida Bulls PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B. Daniels 12/24 155 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Scott 17 40 2.3 0 B. Daniels 12 -7 -0.5 0 J. Wilcox 2 9 4.5 D. Murray 2 1 0.5 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD S. Griffin 4 29 7.2 0 A. Love 3 89 29.6 0 V. Marc 3 24 8.0 0 D. Welch 1 6 6.0 0 L. Lamar 1 7 7.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Q. Eatmon 0 1 C. Hine 0 1 D. Estoner 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD P. Hampton 8 0.0 0 0 J. Lejiste 6 0.0 0 0 Q. Washigton 6 0.0 1 0 M. Lanaris 6 0.0 1 1 R. Giddins 6 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Bonani 1/1 2/2 5 21 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. Bonani 7 302 43.1 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD L. Lamar 2 50 25.0 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Hendrix 12/19 245 2 1 T. Rees 8/15 140 0 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. Wood 24 99 4.1 1 A. Hendrix 4 -9 -2.2 1 T. Rees 2 -14 -7.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Wood 5 43 8.6 0 T. Jones 4 115 28.7 0 M. Floyd 4 159 39.7 2 T. Riddick 2 17 8.5 0 R. Toma 2 21 10.5 0 M. Ragone 1 6 6.0 0 T. Eifert 1 19 19.0 0 J. Goodman 1 5 5.0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK T. Dever 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD L. Wood 10 0.5 0 0 M. Te'o 9 0.5 0 0 L. Nix 6 0.5 0 0 P. Shembo 5 0.0 0 0 H. Smith 5 0.5 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG D. Ruffer 1/2 4/4 7 26 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 B. Turk 3 116 38.6 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Riddick 4 91 22.7 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Riddick 4 43 10.7 0

South Bend, Indiana - It was the tale of two halves, as Notre Dame managed to overcome three interceptions by starting quarterback Tommy Rees. It was not a good day for the sophomore starter. After coming into the game with a ton of hype, he was unable to live up to it. The team had two red zone visits with Rees, but he was unable to capitilize on the great fielding given by his defense. After throwing his third interception in the endzone, a very upset Brian Kelly relieved the sophomore of his duties at quarterback and gave redshirt freshman Andrew Hendrix.

On his second drive, most of the air was sucked out of the lungs of Fighting Irish fans as Hendrix threw his first interception and it was returned for a touchdown. It did not look like the Fighting Irish would do much through the air, but, with under two minutes left in the half, Hendrix tossed the first touchdown of the game on a beautiful 39 yard pass to Michael Floyd. A minute later and Hendrix would speed passed the defenders for a touchdown. Heading into the half, under the leadership of Hendrix and the amazing defense from the Irish, Notre Dame was only behind by three points.

Before heading back into the game with his team, Head Coach Brian Kelly had a few words to say about his defense. "It's great to see our defense having no trouble handling a great quarterback in B.J. Daniels. Sure, he's broken off a few runs, but we've kept him to nearly nothing through the air." The coach then added a few comments about his quarterback play. "We're off to a slow start in the passing game. It's a bit of a disappointment, admittedly. I would have liked to see more output from Rees, but I think Hendrix is going to have a great second half."

In the second half, Hendrix would not make any mistakes and would help lead his team down the field. Cierre Wood would score on a nine yard run to give the Irish their first lead of the game. They would not lose it. The defense of Notre Dame proved to be far too strong for the Bulls, as they could not mount a comeback. Hendricks would throw another touchdown pass, this one for 61 yards, to Michael Floyd. This would seal the deal for a Notre Dame victory. After the game, when asked if Hendricks would start in the game against Michigan, Coach Brian Kelly had this to say. "With a doubt. Hendricks played with a lot of heart, and helped our team get back into it. Though, without our defense, I feel we would not have won this game. It's not everyday when you can hold a team to under 200 yards. Especially a team like the Bulls."

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NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 3, 2011
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Oklahoma Sooners	1	0	1501
2	2	Alabama Crimson Tide	1	0	1427
3	5	Oregon Ducks	1	0	1391
4	3	Stanford Cardinal	1	0	1355
5	6	Ohio State Buckeyes	1	0	1150
6	7	Oklahoma State Cowboys	1	0	1085
7	8	Boise State Broncos	1	0	1066
8	9	Texas A&M Aggies	1	0	961
9	10	Florida State Seminoles	1	0	901
10	11	Wisconsin Badgers	1	0	844
11	4	LSU Tigers	0	1	840
12	12	Auburn Tigers	1	0	788
13	13	South Carolina Gamecocks	1	0	749
14	14	TCU Horned Frogs	1	0	696
15	15	Michigan State Spartans	1	0	630
16	16	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1	0	581
17	17	Virginia Tech Hokies	1	0	533
18	18	Arkansas Razorbacks	1	0	488
19	19	Mississippi State Bulldogs	1	0	457
20	20	Florida Gators	1	0	401
21	21	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1	0	361
22	22	Texas Longhorns	1	0	322
23	23	Missouri Tigers	1	0	285
24	24	NC State Wolfpack	1	0	250
25	25	Arizona State Sun Devils	1	0	217

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 5, 2011
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Andrew Luck	QB	Stanford		17-25, 183 yards, 2 TDs
Kellen Moore	QB	Boise State		25-37, 301 yards, 4 TDs
LaMichael James	HB	Oregon		18 attempts, 121yards, 2 TDS
Denard Robinson	QB	Michigan		12-23, 163 yards, 2 TDs
Justin Blackmon	WR	Oklahoma State		5 rec, 152 yards, 0 TDs

Matchup Preview *|* September 10, 2011
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#21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0, Away)		Michigan Wolverines (0-1, Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 461 (#31) Total Offensive Yards 342 (#97) 385 (#7) Passing Yards 163 (#90) 76 (#103) Rushing Yards 179 (#52) 31.0 (#65) Points Per Game 17.0 (#91) Defensive Stats Comparison 198 (#15) Total Yards Allowed 447 (#95) 155 (#54) Passing Yards Allowed 338 (#105) 43 (#7) Rushing Yards Allowed 109 (#45) Game Notes Both teams are looking like the opposites of one another heading into this game. Unfortunately for Michigan, Notre Dame is looking to attack a weak passing defense that was exposed during the 23-17 loss against Western Michigan. Andrew Hendrix will get the call against the rival Wolverines. Even with the slip-up from Michigan, this, like the other rivalry games, is looking like it is going to be a good one. Last Five Meetings (Michigan 22 - Notre Dame 14) 2006: #13 Michigan 47 @ #3 Notre Dame 21 2007: Notre Dame 0 @ Michigan 38 2008: Michigan 17 @ Notre Dame 35 2009: #18 Notre Dame 34 @ Michigan 38 2010:Michigan 28 @ Notre Dame 24

[DirectFX]

Good Start love ND. Golden Domers......

I did notice when you did story for home games it's not Notre Dame , Indiana it should be South Bend, Indiana is the town/city ND is in. Only problem when I play ND dynasties they get too easy playing Army, Navy, Air Force they were always blowout easy W's. Will you have them join a conference? Love to see them go Big East if you do since all other sports are Big East.

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Quote: Originally Posted by DirectFX

Good Start love ND. Golden Domers...... I did notice when you did story for home games it's not Notre Dame , Indiana it should be South Bend, Indiana is the town/city ND is in. Only problem when I play ND dynasties they get too easy playing Army, Navy, Air Force they were always blowout easy W's. Will you have them join a conference? Love to see them go Big East if you do since all other sports are Big East.

Notre Dame is just north of South Bend and is not considered a part of the city. So, I just went with what the area was called. I will change it to South Bend, as it makes a bit more sense. I may have them join a conference. I'm not sure. I consider the Military games their FCS games. Next year should be a bit difficult with Michigan State, Michigan, Miami, Stanford, BYU, Oklahoma, and USC. Those seven games could easily take me out of bowl eligibility. If I do choose a conference, though, it will be the Big East. With Boise State, UCF, Houston, SDSU, and SMU heading to the conference, I think it would be a lot of fun.

Anyway, thanks reading! Should have the Michigan game up soon. Played it yesterday. Had to do some studying for classes last night, so I couldn't get a recap up.