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Notre Dame Fighting Irish 37
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Pittsburgh Panthers 15
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Match Report

Jeremiyah Love and No. 9 Notre Dame overwhelm No. 23 Pittsburgh in 37-15 victory

— Jeremiyah Love ran for 147 yards and a score, Malachi Fields hauled in a pair of touchdown passes and No. 9 Notre Dame breezed past No. 23 Pittsburgh 37-15 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

ND PITT
20
1st Downs
17
4-12
3rd down efficiency
0-13
3-5
4th down efficiency
2-5
387
Total Yards
219
212
Passing
149
21/32
Comp/Att
19/39
6.6
Yards per pass
3.8
175
Rushing
70
36
Rushing Attempts
25
4.9
Yards per rush
2.8
8-84
Penalties
5-41
2
Turnovers
1
0
Fumbles lost
0
2
Interceptions thrown
1
35:17
Possession
24:43

Top Performers

ND

  • CJ Carr C/ATT 21/32 · YDS 212 · AVG 6.6
  • Jeremiyah Love CAR 23 · YDS 147 · AVG 6.4
  • Malachi Fields REC 7 · YDS 99 · AVG 14.1
  • Jadarian Price NO 2 · YDS 71 · AVG 35.5

PITT

  • Caleb Junko NO 4 · YDS 199 · AVG 49.8
  • Mason Heintschel C/ATT 16/33 · YDS 126 · AVG 3.8
  • Deuce Spann NO 2 · YDS 57 · AVG 28.5
  • Eli Holstein C/ATT 3/6 · YDS 23 · AVG 3.8

Highlights

01:47 Notre Dame keeps playoff hopes alive with big win over Pitt Watch on ESPN 00:29 Notre Dame stops Pittsburgh on 4th down Watch on ESPN 00:46 Jeremiyah Love hits a nasty spin on his way to a 56-yard TD Watch on ESPN 00:28 Notre Dame's Tae Johnson gets pick-six off Mason Heintschel Watch on ESPN

Play by Play

  1. Touchdown 0:00 37-15

    Malachi Thomas 21 Yd pass from Eli Holstein

    Q4
  2. Touchdown 9:55 37-9

    CJ Carr 5 Yd Run (Erik Schmidt Kick)

    Q4
  3. Defensive Two Point Conversion 1:39 30-9

    Adon Shuler Defensive PAT Conversion

    Q3
  4. Touchdown 1:39 28-9

    Rasheem Biles 10 Yd Interception Return (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

    Q3
  5. Touchdown 10:43 28-3

    Malachi Fields 6 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Erik Schmidt Kick)

    Q3
  6. Touchdown 1:56 21-3

    Malachi Fields 25 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Erik Schmidt Kick)

    Q2
  7. Field Goal 13:55 14-3

    Sam Carpenter 24 Yd Field Goal

    Q2
  8. Touchdown 7:59 14-0

    Tae Johnson 49 Yd Interception Return (Erik Schmidt Kick)

    Q1
  9. Touchdown 8:16 7-0

    Jeremiyah Love 56 Yd Run (Erik Schmidt Kick)

    Q1
  1. PITT 0:06

    12 plays, 79 yards, 2:49 · Touchdown

    Q4
  2. ND 2:49

    8 plays, 23 yards, 4:07 · Downs

    Q4
  3. PITT 6:56

    6 plays, 19 yards, 2:59 · Downs

    Q4
  4. ND 9:55

    12 plays, 65 yards, 6:38 · Touchdown

    Q4
  5. Touchdown 0:00 37-15

    Malachi Thomas 21 Yd pass from Eli Holstein

    Q4
  6. Touchdown 9:55 37-9

    CJ Carr 5 Yd Run (Erik Schmidt Kick)

    Q4
  7. Defensive Two Point Conversion 1:39 30-9

    Adon Shuler Defensive PAT Conversion

    Q3
  8. Touchdown 1:39 28-9

    Rasheem Biles 10 Yd Interception Return (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

    Q3
  9. ND 1:41

    5 plays, 14 yards, 2:37 · Downs Touchdown

    Q3
  10. PITT 4:16

    14 plays, 74 yards, 6:27 · Downs

    Q3
  11. ND 10:43

    9 plays, 54 yards, 4:07 · Touchdown

    Q3
  12. Touchdown 10:43 28-3

    Malachi Fields 6 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Erik Schmidt Kick)

    Q3
  13. ND 0:13

    1 play, -8 yards, 0:13 · End of Half

    Q2
  14. PITT 0:13

    8 plays, 40 yards, 1:43 · Missed FG

    Q2
  15. ND 1:56

    6 plays, 52 yards, 2:40 · Touchdown

    Q2
  16. Touchdown 1:56 21-3

    Malachi Fields 25 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Erik Schmidt Kick)

    Q2
  17. PITT 4:36

    3 plays, 3 yards, 0:53 · Punt

    Q2
  18. ND 5:29

    14 plays, 74 yards, 8:26 · Downs

    Q2
  19. PITT 13:55

    4 plays, 6 yards, 0:47 · Field Goal

    Q2
  20. Field Goal 13:55 14-3

    Sam Carpenter 24 Yd Field Goal

    Q2
  21. ND 14:42

    4 plays, 30 yards, 1:59 · Interception

    Q2
  22. PITT 1:41

    5 plays, 23 yards, 3:17 · Punt

    Q1
  23. ND 4:58

    3 plays, 4 yards, 1:33 · Punt

    Q1
  24. PITT 6:31

    3 plays, -7 yards, 1:23 · Punt

    Q1
  25. PITT 7:59

    1 play, 0 yards, 0:10 · Interception Touchdown

    Q1
  26. Touchdown 7:59 14-0

    Tae Johnson 49 Yd Interception Return (Erik Schmidt Kick)

    Q1
  27. ND 8:16

    1 play, 56 yards, 0:10 · Touchdown

    Q1
  28. Touchdown 8:16 7-0

    Jeremiyah Love 56 Yd Run (Erik Schmidt Kick)

    Q1
  29. PITT 8:26

    3 plays, 0 yards, 1:30 · Punt

    Q1
  30. ND 9:56

    6 plays, 19 yards, 2:31 · Missed FG

    Q1
  31. PITT 12:27

    7 plays, 21 yards, 2:33 · Downs

    Q1

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