NC State 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

date: october 28, 2017
location: notre dame stadium

south bend, indiana
game start: 3:41 p.m. edt
elapsed time: 3 hours , 26 minutes
game attendance: 77,622
game weather: temperature: 40 °f (4 °c) • weather: cloudy , chilly • wind: w 12 mph
referee: gary patterson
tv announcers (nbc): mike tirico, doug flutie , kathryn tappen (sideline)

coming game, north carolina state had six-game win streak, along irish had five-game win streak. talk coming game have advantage. north carolina state s stout run defense (ranked 6th in country) or notre dame s dangerous rush offense (ranked 6th in country). first quarter saw both offenses struggle move ball, wolfpack got on board first blocked punt returned recovered in end zone give north carolina state 7-0 lead. notre dame responded in quick fashion 2-play, 60-yard drive capped off touchdown pass irish quarterback brandon wimbush, threw 25-yard touchdown pass tight end durham smyth. 2 teams traded scores in 2nd quarter irish take 21-14 lead touchdown pass brandon wimbush, time 11-yard pass wide receiver kevin stepherson. before first half ended, wolfpack threatening score, had ball @ irish 35. on 3rd , 10, irish able sack on quarterback ryan finley push wolfpack out of field goal range. play seem set stage rest of game. after halftime, irish started take control 69-yard interception return touchdown irish cornerback julian love giving irish 2 touchdown lead. josh adams put game away 77-yard touchdown run late in 3rd quarter.

josh adams finished game 202 rush yards , irish team finished game 318 rush yards. more twice many rush yards wolfpack defense had allowed on year, previous 133 rush yards furman. sixth straight game irish had won 20 points or more. first time since 2012 irish had 2 wins on opponents ranked in top 15 in season , first time since 1989 did in consecutive weeks . sixth time irish ran 300 yards or more in game season.