Playing Like Champions | Notre Dame Dynasty

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GAME: NCAA Football 13
DIFFICULTY: All-American (Will Increase When Needed)
Quarter Length - 9 mins.
ROSTERS: CcAaRrSsOoNn3
SLIDERS: ILiveForThis and authentic's All-American Simulation Saturday

National Championships: 13 (1924, 1929, 1930, 1938, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988)

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

Bowl Record: 16-16 (32 Bowl Games)

Head Coaches (Starting from 2012) - Brian Kelly (27-12 [2-1])

Overall Record: 864-302-42

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YEARS IN REVIEW:
2012/13 - 11-2: Rose Bowl Victory Over Wisconsin [21-14]

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS:


2012/13 - Florida State Seminoles


2012/13 - Louisville Cardinals


2012/13 - Wisconsin Badgers


2012/13 - Oklahoma Sooners


2012/13 - Tulsa Golden Hurricane


2012/13 - Buffalo Bulls


2012/13 - Fresno State Bulldogs


2012/13 - USC Trojans


2012/13 - South Carolina Gamecocks


2012/13 - FIU Golden Panthers


2012/13 - Utah State Aggies

HEISMAN AND BOWLS:

2012-13: South Carolina HB Marcus Lattimore: 214 attempts, 1329 yards, 19 TDs, 26 receptions, 445 yards, 5 TDs


2012-13: South Carolina Gamecocks


2012/13: Notre Dame Fighting Irish


2012/13: Oklahoma Sooners


2012-13: Texas Longhorns


2012-13: Iowa Hawkeyes

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2012 - 2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Season

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2012/13 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 1	at Navy Midshipmen	Won, 49-6
Sep 8	vs Purdue Boilermakers	Won, 43-7
Sep 15	at Michigan State Spartans	Won, 34-23
Sep 22	vs Michigan Wolverines	Won, 31-28
Oct 6	vs Miami Hurricanes	Won, 32-28
Oct 13	vs Stanford Cardinal	Won, 52-10
Oct 20	vs BYU Cougars	Won, 20-16
Oct 27	at Oklahoma Sooners	Lost, 27-21
Nov 3	vs Pittsburgh Panthers	Won, 21-10
Nov 10	at Boston College Eagles	Won, 41-20
Nov 17	vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons	Won, 55-10
Nov 24	vs USC Trojans	Lost, 26-23

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Depth Chart - 2012/13
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	T.J. Jones (86)	Robby Toma (83)	Davaris Daniels (79)
TE	Tyler Eifert (96)	Ben Koyack (83)	Alex Welch (77)
LT	Zack Martin (91)	Jordan Prestwood (77)
LG	Chris Watt (88)	Matt Hegarty (75)
C	Braxton Cave (89)	Mike Golic, J.R. (82)
RG	Nick Martin (82)	Connor Hanratty (79)	Brad Carrico (77)
RT	Christian Lombard (86)	Tate Nichols (84)	Ronnie Stanley (72)
WR	John Goodman (84)	DaVonte Neal (81)	Keivarae Russell (72)
QB	Everett Golson (85)	Tommy Rees (86)	Andrew Hendrix (83)
FB	Cameron Robinson (66)
HB	Cierre Wood (90)	Theo Riddick (88)	Amir Carlisle (85)	George Atkinson III (80)
Base 3-4 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Stephon Tuitt (87)	Chase Hounshell (79)	Sheldon Day (74)
NT	Louis Nix III (88)	Tony Springmann (78)	Jarron Jones (74)	Tyler Stockton (67)
RDE	Kapron Lewis Moore (85)	Chase Hounshell (79)	Romeo Okwara (75)
LOLB	Danny Spond (82)	Ben Councell (78)	Jarrett Grace (76)
LILB	Manti Te'o (96)	Carlo Calabrese (78)
RILB	Dan Fox (85)	Kendall Moore (73)
ROLB	Prince Shembo (86)	Ishaq Williams (84)
CB	Bennett Jackson (84)	Josh Atkinson (78)	Cam McDaniel (68)
SS	Jamoris Slaughter (88)	Austin Collingsworth (84)	Eilar Hardy (77)
FS	Zeke Motta (82)	Dan McCarthy (77)	Matthias Farley (75)
CB	Lo Wood (80)	Jalen Brown (75)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Nick Tausch (86)	Kyle Brindza (82)
P	Ben Turk (87)
H	Tommy Rees (86)
PR	Theo Riddick (99)	John Goodman (97)
KR	Theo Riddick (99)	George Atkinson III (95)	DaVonte Neal (93)
LS	Mike Golic, J.R. (82)	Braxston Cave (89)

Pre-Season Polls

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: OCT 28, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0	0	--
2	2	USC Trojans	0	0	--
3	3	LSU Tigers	0	0	--
4	4	Oregon Ducks	0	0	--
5	5	Oklahoma Sooners	0	0	--
6	6	Georgia Bulldogs	0	0	--
7	7	Arkansas Razorbacks	0	0	--
8	8	Florida State Seminoles	0	0	--
9	9	Michigan Wolverines	0	0	--
10	10	West Virginia Mountaineers	0	0	--
11	11	South Carolina Gamecocks	0	0	--
12	12	Michigan State Spartans	0	0	--
13	13	Kansas State Wildcats	0	0	--
14	14	Clemson Tigers	0	0	--
15	15	Virginia Tech Hokies	0	0	--
16	16	Wisconsin Badgers	0	0	--
17	17	TCU Horned Frogs	0	0	--
18	18	Ohio State Buckeyes	0	0	--
19	19	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0	0	--
20	20	Stanford Cardinal	0	0	--
21	21	Boise State Broncos	0	0	--
22	22	Texas Longhorns	0	0	--
23	23	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0	0	--
24	24	Notre Dame Fighting Irsh	0	0	--
25	25	Florida Gators	0	0	--

Heisman Watch - Updated: OCT 28, 2012
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Matt Barkley	QB	USC		--
Montee Ball	HB	Wisconsin		--
Tyrann Matheiu	CB	LSU		--
Denard Robinson	QB	Michigan		--
Landry Jones	QB	Oklahoma		--

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Notre Dame Dominates in Dublin, Defeats Navy 49-6


Te'o nails the running back to force a fumble.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen
Sep 1, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0)	14	7	21	7	49
Navy Midshipmen (0-0)	0	3	3	0	6

Team Stats Comparison
	ND	NAVY
Total Offense	459	407
Rushing Yards	76	188
Passing Yards	383	219
First Downs	12	20
Punt Return Yards	80	14
Kick Return Yards	14	22
Total Yards	553	543
Turnovers	0	2
3rd Down Converstion	7-13	10-22
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/2-0	2/0-2
Penalties	5-60	15-110
Posession Time	15:27	20:33

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ND	NAVY
6:44	(ND) TD: D. Neal, 12 yard pass from E. Golson (N. Tausch kick)	7	0
0:48	(ND) TD: R. Toma, 53 yard pass from E. Golson (N. Tausch kick)	14	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ND	NAVY
6:31	(ND) TD: D. Daniels, 11 yard pass from E. Golson (N. Tausch kick)	21	0
5:02	(NAVY) FG: S.Picchini, 28 yard FG	21	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ND	NAVY
7:50	(ND) TD: D. Neal, 64 yard pass from E. Golson (N. Tausch kick)	28	3
5:37	(NAVY) FG: S. Picchini, 27 yard FG	28	6
2:51	(ND) TD: B. Jackson, returned INT 67 yards (N. Tausch kick)	35	6
1:44	(ND) TD: J. Goodman, 34 yard pass from E. Golson (N. Tausch kick)	42	6
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ND	NAVY
7:08	(NAVY) TD: R. Toma, 23 yard pass from T. Rees (N. Tausch kick)	49	6

Notre Dame Fighting Irish PASSING C/A YDS TD INT E. Golson 18/28 312 5 0 T. Rees 3/6 71 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. Wood 13 40 3.0 0 T. Riddick 5 31 6.2 0 E. Golson 3 -7 -2.3 0 A. Carlisle 2 12 6.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Toma 4 85 21.2 2 D. Neal 4 94 23.5 2 T. Eifert 3 22 7.3 0 J. Goodman 2 43 21.5 1 T. Riddick 2 45 22.5 0 C. Wood 2 25 12.5 0 D. Daniels 2 18 0.0 0 T. Jones 1 10 10.0 0 B. Koyack 1 41 41.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Z. Martin 2 0 B. Cave 2 0 T. Eifert 2 0 N. Martin 1 0 M. Hegarty 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Slaughter 10 0 0 0 M. Te'o 9 1.0 0 0 B. Jackson 8 0.0 1 1 A.Collinsworth 7 0.0 0 0 P. Shembo 6 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG N. Tausch 0/0 7/7 7 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 B. Turk 3 97 32.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Riddick 1 14 14.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Riddick 5 80 16.0 0

Navy Midshipmen PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T. Miller 9/16 155 0 0 C. West 6/14 64 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. West 15 38 2.5 0 T. Miller 14 110 7.8 0 N. Copeland 13 27 2.0 0 M. Polamalu 6 13 2.1 0 G. Greene 3 -2 -0.6 0 J. Gazaille 1 1 1.0 0 B. Snelson 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD N. Copeland 4 23 5.7 0 B. Turner 3 91 30.3 0 C. Bolena 3 79 26.3 0 P. Christian 2 -1 -0.5 0 J. O'Boyle 1 4 4.0 0 M. Aiken 1 13 13.0 0 M. Polamalu 1 10 10.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK B. Snelson 4 0 B. Heap 4 1 J. Cabral 3 1 G. Vickers 3 1 G. Greene 3 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD M. Warrick 7 0.0 0 0 W. Ryder 7 0.0 0 0 J. Tate 6 0.0 0 0 T. Bush 6 0.0 0 0 P. Gaines 4 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Picchini 2/3 0/0 6 28 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 P. Beltron 8 309 38.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P. Gaines 1 22 22.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD G. Greene 2 13 7.0 0

DUBLIN, Ireland - In his first ever start for the Fighting Irish, quarterback Everett Golson looked amazing. Since Brady Quinn and Jimmy Clausen's departure from Notre Dame, the quarterbacks of the university have looked fairly average. They've had Crist and Rees who have only managed mediocre stats, at best. Now, even though this is only the first game, Golson, a sophomore who was redshirted last year, looks like he may be the starter for the next three years. Although Gunner Kiel may challenge him for that next year after he comes off his redshirt.

During the first half, Golson managed to throw three touchdown passes to three different Irish players. Perhaps, this is just a show of how good the Notre Dame receivers are this year, or it could be just how good of a quarterback Golson is. Navy really had no way to defend the quick receivers of the Irish and constantly found themselves trailing them. The rain didn't help them much either, as several defenders fell to the ground in an attempt to quickly turn around and cover. Rain didn't exactly stop the Midshipmen from running, as their quarterback would constantly sneak through the middle for a big gain. With only minutes to go in the first half, Navy starting quarterback Miller would get drilled by Te'o and would have to be helped off the field. Fortunately, he only suffered bruised ribs and will make his return next week.

Golson connects with Toma on a 53 yard touchdown pass.

The third quarter would start out with another Golson touchdown pass. This one a 64 yard pass to DaVonte Neal, which would be his second touchdown grab of the night. Soon after, Navy would march down the field for another field goal. Just like their last one, it had soon ended thanks to the offenses inability to move the ball in the redzone. The rain would continue to be a problem for the Midshipmen, as later in the third they would throw a pick. This interception brought on after the ball slipped from the backup quarterback's hand. Navy would be unable to bring Jackson down, as he ran the ball back for a touchdown.

After taking a commanding 42-6 lead, Brian Kelly decided to bench his starters and give the backups a little playing time. Only 52 seconds into the final quarter, the Irish would make a questionable call and throw a touchdown. While this is a rivalry game, this one was built out of respect. It was odd seeing Kelly tell his players to run a passing play, but it can be seen as a warning to potential players. This Notre Dame team will not quit, as some critics had believed they had in their USC game last year.

With this win, Notre Dame pushes their win total in the rivalry to 72 and has won two straight against the Midshipmen. Notre Dame will now head back to South Bend to play another rival, Purdue. In the Shillelagh Trophy rivalry, Notre Dame holds the current edge 36-19 and hold the all-time series record 55-26. They will be looking to demolish Purdue for the fifth straight year, with their last loss from Purdue coming in 2007.

Bennett Jackson picks the pass off and returns it for a touchdown.

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NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: SEP 2, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	USC Trojans (41)	1	0	1505
2	3	LSU Tigers (20)	1	0	1431
3	5	Oklahoma Sooners	1	0	1311
4	6	Georgia Bulldogs	1	0	1222
5	9	Michigan Wolverines	1	0	1188
6	7	Arkansas Razborbacks State	1	0	1155
7	8	Florida State Seminoles	1	0	1090
8	1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0	1	1038
9	10	West Virginia Mountaineers	1	0	966
10	11	South Carolina Gamecocks	1	0	924
11	13	Kansas State Wildcats	1	0	792
12	14	Clemson Tigers	1	0	792
13	16	Wisconsin Badgers	1	0	633
14	4	Oregon Ducks	0	1	602
15	17	TCU Horned Frogs	0	0	584
16	18	Ohio State Buckeyes	1	0	536
17	21	Boise State Broncos	1	0	513
18	19	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1	0	490
19	12	Michigan State	0	1	446
20	--	Arkansas State Red Wolves	1	0	373
21	22	Texas Longhorns	1	0	362
22	--	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	1	0	322
23	23	Oklahoma State Cowboys	1	0	322
24	24	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1	0	296
25	15	Virginia Tech Hokies	0	1	293

Heisman Watch - Updated: SEP 2, 2012
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Matt Barkley	QB	USC		24-32, 440 yards, 6 TDs
Montee Ball	HB	Wisconsin		14 att, 93 yards, 2 TDs
Tyrann Matheiu	CB	LSU		6 total tackles, 1 INT
Denard Robinson	QB	Michigan		20-31, 219 yards, 3 TDs
Landry Jones	QB	Oklahoma		13-27, 191 yards, 2 TDs

Matchup Preview *|* September 8, 2012
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Purdue Boilermakers (1-0, 0-0 Away)		#24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0, 0-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 537.0 (#17) Total Offensive Yards 459.0 (#45) 284.0 (#36) Passing Yards 383.0 (#4) 253.0 (#16) Rushing Yards 76.0 (#115) Defensive Stats Comparison 171.0 (#10) Total Yards Allowed 407.0 (#92) 104.0 (#20) Passing Yards Allowed 219.0 (#83) 67.0 (#9) Rushing Yards Allowed 188.0 (#94) Injury Report LT [78] J. Kitchens - Forearm Fracture Out for season Game Notes Out of the 55 times these two teams have battled for the Shillelagh Trophy, Notre Dame currently leads the series, 36-19. The Irish have taken the last four meetings, with Purdue's last win being in 2007. Purdue and Notre Dame are coming off wins against Eastern Kentucky and Navy, respectively.

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Another Rivalry Game, Another Win for the Irish


T.J. Jones with an amazing one-handed catch.

Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Sep 8, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Purdue Boilermakers (1-0)	7	0	0	0	7
#24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0)	10	13	17	3	40

Team Stats Comparison
	PUR	ND
Total Offense	182	424
Rushing Yards	111	142
Passing Yards	71	282
First Downs	7	21
Punt Return Yards	0	116
Kick Return Yards	28	62
Total Yards	210	602
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	3-10	8-14
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/0-0	7/3-4
Penalties	7-62	2-20
Posession Time	15:00	21:00

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		PUR	ND
6:54	(ND) FG: N. Tausch, 29 yard FG	0	3
6:39	(PUR) TD: R. Bolden, 75 yard run (P. Griggs kick)	7	3
3:26	(ND) TD: C. Wood, 2 yard run (N. Tausch kick)	7	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		PUR	ND
8:07	(ND) FG: N. Tausch, 42 yard FG	7	13
3:58	(ND) FG: N. Tausch, 26 yard FG	7	16
0:24	(ND) TD: T. Jones, 23 yard pass from E. Golson (N. Tausch kick)	7	23
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		PUR	ND
6:28	(ND) TD: C. Wood, 9 yard run (N. Tausch kick)	7	30
3:46	(ND) TD: T. Riddick, 12 yard run (N. Tausch kick)	7	37
1:41	(ND) FG: N. Tausch, 31 yard FG	7	40
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		PUR	ND
3:08	(ND) FG: N. Tausch, 30 yard FG	7	43

Purdue Boilermakers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. TerBush 11/18 71 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Bolden 12 136 11.3 1 C. TerBush 11 -33 -3.0 0 R. Mostert 2 6 3.0 0 G. Bush 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Bolden 5 14 2.8 0 C. Wright 2 13 6.5 0 O. Ross 2 20 10.0 0 A. Edison 1 19 19.0 0 R. Mostert 1 5 5.0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK K. Pamphile 5 0 P. Drey 2 3 J. De Boef 1 0 R. Schmeig 1 2 B. Cottom 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD M. Charlot 10 0.0 0 0 J. Feichter 9 0.0 0 0 N. Harris 9 0.0 0.0 0 J. Johnson 9 0.0 0 0 J. Gilliam 8 0.0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG P. Griggs 0/0 1/1 1 -- PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 C. Webster 8 315 39.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD R. Mostert 1 28 28.0 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish PASSING C/A YDS TD INT E. Golson 22/33 282 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. Wood 26 127 4.8 2 T. Riddick 6 40 6.6 1 E. Golson 4 -24 -6.0 0 J. Goodman 1 -1 -1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Toma 6 95 15.8 0 T. Eifert 5 50 10.0 0 D. Neal 3 62 20.6 0 T. Jones 3 29 9.6 1 J. Goodman 2 15 7.5 0 D. Daniels 2 21 10.5 0 C. Wood 1 10 10.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK C. Watt 5 0 N. Martin 3 1 C. Lombard 1 1 B. Cave 1 0 T. Eifert 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD M. Te'o 9 0.0 0 0 D. Spond 7 1.5 0 0 L. Nix III 5 2.0 0 0 J. Slaughter 4 0.0 0 0 J. Brown 4 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG N. Tausch 5/5 4/4 19 42 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Riddick 2 62 31.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Riddick 6 116 19.3 0

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - After the Navy game last Saturday, two weaknesses of the Irish were exposed. They lacked a good pass defense and a good running offense. Sure, they held the Midshipmen to only 219 yards through the air. That seems really good, until you learn that Navy is an option team. A team that primarily rushes the ball shouldn't have that great of a day passing the ball. The Boilermakers could barely find any open receivers and would often resort to throwing to their running back, who would usually be tackled for a loss. Purdue would only manage 71 yards through the air.

Running the ball seemed to be a challenge against Navy's defense last week. Wood would constantly be put into the ground before he could get very far past the line. The line didn't do a great job of protecting him at all and constantly allowed defenders to get to him. Going up against a top rushing defense made it seem like the Irish didn't have a chance, though Purdue had obtained that stat through a game against Eastern Kentucky. That didn't stop people from talking about the struggles Notre Dame would have running. They were quickly shut-up after Cierre Wood run through a huge opening for a touchdown. He would later go on to score two touchdowns and rush for 127 yards.

Golson finds a wide open Jones for his only touchdown pass of the day.

The Irish would once again continue to struggle to defend the run. This time it would be against a running back. On just 11 rushes, Bolden would take of for a 136 yards. His first touch of the day resulted in a 75 yard touchdown run. "When Bolden scored that touchdown early, my heart sunk. What was that a 70-something yard run? I was a little worried about how well we would do. Of course, that Golson interception only a few minutes after didn't help too much. Still, my players shook off that early game jitters and broke the game wide open. This is what we need heading into the harder part of our schedule." - Coach Brian Kelly.

Besides the starters, another man made quite the name for himself today. Riddick would be an absolute monster in receiving punts. On six returns, he piled up a total of 116 yards. His first return was nearly a touchdown, but the punter managed to stop him just short after he ran 70 yards. The Purdue punt returner? Well, they really had no need for him today. Almost every Irish drive ended in a score of some sort. Only one drive they did not score on, and that was when Golson's pass was intercepted in the first quarter. It's easy to win when the opposing defense can't stop you.

The Irish will be heading to East Lansing to take on the Michigan State Spartans to battle for the Megaphone Trophy. These two teams have had some classic games and have had a Game of the Century back in the '66 which ended in a tie. The rivalry series has been close between these two, 32-26, but the Irish have a huge lead in the all-time series, 46-28. The trophy has changed hands in almost every game over the last ten years, with Michigan State managing to hold onto the trophy for two straight years. Notre Dame dominated the Spartans in their last meeting, 31-13.

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NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 9, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	USC Trojans (41)	2	0	1505
2	3	Oklahoma Sooners (20)	2	0	1352
3	4	Georgia Bulldogs	2	0	1307
4	5	Michigan Wolverines	2	0	1225
5	6	Arkansas Razorbacks	2	0	1164
6	7	Florida State Seminoles	2	0	1104
7	9	West Virginia Mountaineers	1	0	988
8	8	Alabama Crimson Tide	1	1	988
9	10	South Carolina Gamecocks	2	0	932
10	11	Kansas State Wildcats	2	0	878
11	2	LSU Tigers	1	1	828
12	12	Clemson Tigers	2	0	825
13	13	Wisconsin Badgers	2	0	788
14	15	TCU Horned Frogs	1	0	674
15	16	Ohio State Buckeyes	2	0	626
16	17	Boise State Broncos	1	0	580
17	18	Nebraska Cornhuskers	2	0	462
18	19	Michigan State Spartans	1	1	449
19	20	Arkansas State Razorbacks	2	0	462
20	21	Texas Longhorns	2	0	408
21	22	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	2	0	369
22	23	Oklahoma State Cowboys	2	0	342
23	--	Washington Huskies	2	0	331
24	24	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2	0	294
25	25	Virginia Tech Hokies	1	1	225

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 9, 2012
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Matt Barkley	QB	USC		47-67, 808 yards, 8 TDs
Montee Ball	HB	Wisconsin		34 att, 231 yards, 2 TDs
Tyrann Matheiu	CB	LSU		7 total tackles, 1 INT
James White	HB	Wisconsim		44 att, 320 yards, 6 TDs
Denard Robinson	QB	Michigan		37-56, 540 yards, 6 TDs

Matchup Preview *|* September 15, 2012
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#24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-0, 0-0 Away)		#18 Michigan State Spartans (1-1, 0-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 441.5 (#37) Total Offensive Yards 409.5 (#52) 332.5 (#10) Passing Yards 221.0 (#59( 109.0 (#111) Rushing Yards 188.5 (#43) 46.0 (#10) Points Per Game 25.5 (#79) Defensive Stats Comparison 294.5 (#44) Total Yards Allowed 295.5 (#45) 145.0 (#31) Passing Yards Allowed 216.5 (#88) 149.5 (#72) Rushing Yards Allowed 79.0 (#7) Injury Report HB [86] Larry Casper Broken Hand - 8 weeks ROLB [91] Denicos Allen Broken Ankle - 7 weeks RG [90] Chris McDonald Torn shoulder - Out for Season Game Notes Notre Dame comes into this game having defeated rivals Navy and Purdue pretty convincingly. Michigan State, despite being ranked higher, has suffered one defeat at the hands of Boise State in week one. Michigan State then went onto defeat Central Michigan last week. Notre Dame may have the advantage due to the many injuries to impact players on the Spartans. Herbstreit predicts that the Irish will win this one.

[RussellBird]

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