#2 Stanford @ Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium
South Bend, IN
September 13, 2014
Stanford stomps Notre Dame
Blistering pass rush doesn't miss a beat against the IrishStanford ran into a situation they're not accustomed to: their vaunted running game was stopped dead in its tracks.
Remound Wright was shut down, averaging only three yards a carry on 25 touches. Thankfully, senior quarterback Brett Nottingham was more than up to the challenge, throwing for 235 yards and three touchdowns in Stanford's 29-13 win in South Bend against rival Notre Dame.
The Cardinal pass rush was unstoppable once again, sacking Irish quarterback Andrew Hendrix an eye-popping nine times. Freshman outside linebacker Adrian Turner, in particular, is beginning to impose his will on opposing tackles. The 6'7, 230-pound Arizona native had two sacks among his six total tackles, and is looking more and more comfortable with each game.
"Well, obviously we want and need to run the ball better than we did tonight," coach Brian Kudron said under the Notre Dame Stadium lights after the game was over. "But we've got a fifth year quarterback in his third year as a starter, a deep group of receivers and tight ends, and a great defense that we can lean on and feel confident in. So while we absolutely need to run the ball better, we're definitely not a one-dimensional team."
| Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| Sep 13, 2014 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| #2 Stanford Cardinal (3-0) | 3 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 29 |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-1) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Team Stats Comparison |
|  |  |
| Total Offense | 316 | 305 |
| Rushing Yards | 81 | 111 |
| Passing Yards | 235 | 194 |
| First Downs | 18 | 17 |
| Punt Return Yards | 0 | 27 |
| Kick Return Yards | 12 | 0 |
| Total Yards | 328 | 332 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 6-18 | 5-17 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-2 | 2-5 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 2/1 | 2/0 |
| Penalties | 5-69 | 4-40 |
| Posession Time | 32:52 | 15:08 |
| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER SCORING | STAN | ND |
| 5:24 | (STAN) Williamson, 34 yard FG | 3 | 0 |
| 3:58 | (ND) Atkinson III, 1 yard run (Brindza kick) | 3 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER SCORING | STAN | ND |
| 11:56 | (STAN) Nottingham, 11 yard pass to Jackson (Williamson kick) | 10 | 7 |
| THIRD QUARTER SCORING | STAN | ND |
| 6:30 | (STAN) Nottingham, 23 yard pass to Harris (Williamson kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3:03 | (STAN) Nottingham, 12 yard pass to Montgomery (Williamson kick) | 24 | 7 |
| FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | STAN | ND |
| 7:22 | (STAN) Safety, Mitchell sacked Hendrix in the end zone | 26 | 7 |
| 4:28 | (STAN) Williamson, 39 yard FG | 29 | 7 |
| 2:39 | (ND) Hendrix, 1 yard pass to Daniels (2-pt. failed) | 29 | 13 |
| Stanford Cardinal | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | B. Nottingham | 22/38 | 235 | 3 | 0 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | R. Wright | 25 | 76 | 3.0 | 0 | | B. Nottingham | 9 | -36 | -4.0 | 0 | | K. Young | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | | K. Purcell | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | | J. Hicks | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | K. Jackson | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 1 | | T. Montgomery | 4 | 43 | 10.7 | 1 | | R. Wright | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | | K. Young | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | | G. Harris | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 1 | | J. Hicks | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | | T. Bradford | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | | W. Reed | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | R. Mitchell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | M. Davenport | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | S. Mitchell | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | | C. Hopkins | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | | W. Lyons | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | | A. Turner | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | | C. Webb | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | J. Hemschoot | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | J. Vaughters | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | L. Callihan | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | | L. Pope | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | J. Williamson | 2/2 | 3/3 | 9 | 39 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | J. Rouse | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 1 | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | W. Lyons | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | T. Bradford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | A. Hendrix | 13/27 | 194 | 1 | 0 | | C. Roberson | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | G. Atkinson III | 20 | 87 | 4.3 | 1 | | A. Hendrix | 17 | -3 | -0.1 | 0 | | C. Roberson | 4 | 23 | 5.7 | 0 | | N. Meeks | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | | L. Cannon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | J. Page | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | L. Cannon | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | | D. Daniels | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | | J. Page | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | | A. Welch | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | | A. Bridges | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | | G. Atkinson III | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | S. Tuitt | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | | K. Moore | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | T. Niklas | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | J. Atkinson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | M. Golden | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | L. Nix III | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | | A. Lynch | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | | E. Hardy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | I. Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | K. Brindza | 0/3 | 1/1 | 1 | | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | K. Brindza | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 0 | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | D. Daniels | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 |
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