Game summaries 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1 game summaries

1.1 temple
1.2 georgia
1.3 boston college
1.4 michigan state
1.5 miami (ohio)
1.6 north carolina
1.7 usc
1.8 nc state
1.9 wake forest
1.10 miami (florida)
1.11 navy
1.12 stanford
1.13 lsu (citrus bowl)

game summaries
temple



date: september 2, 2017
location: notre dame stadium

south bend, indiana
game start: 3:42 p.m. edt
elapsed time: 3 hours , 17 minutes
game attendance: 77,622
game weather: temperature: 74 °f (23 °c) • weather: sunny • wind: nw 9 mph
referee: jeff heaser
tv announcers (nbc): mike tirico, doug flutie , kathryn tappen (sideline)

the irish offense racked 606 yards of offense including 422 of rushing. finished 3 players on 100 rushing yards: josh adams (161 yards), dexter williams (124 yards) , quarterback brandon wimbush (106 yards) hit century mark rushing irish win big on opening day.

georgia



date: september 9, 2017
location: notre dame stadium

south bend, indiana
game start: 7:44 p.m. edt
elapsed time: 3 hours , 36 minutes
game attendance: 77,622
game weather: temperature: 67 °f (19 °c) • weather: clear • wind: e 7 mph
referee: matt austin
tv announcers (nbc): mike tirico, doug flutie , kathryn tappen (sideline)





boston college



date: september 16, 2017
location: alumni stadium

chestnut hill, massachusetts
game start: 3:41 p.m. edt
elapsed time: 3 hours , 26 minutes
game attendance: 44,500
game weather: temperature: 79 °f (26 °c) • weather: partly sunny • wind: e 1 mph
referee: stuart mullins
tv announcers (espn , espnu): brian griese, steve levy , todd mcshay (sideline)

fighting irish quarterback brandon wimbush rushed 270 yards 4 touchdowns; rushing yards notre dame quarterback, school record. also, running josh adams rushed 229 yards in 3 quarters. first time in notre dame football history 2 players have rushed more 200 yards in single game.

michigan state



date: september 23, 2017
location: spartan stadium

east lansing, michigan
game start: 8:17 p.m. edt
elapsed time: 3 hours , 34 minutes
game attendance: 74,023
game weather: temperature: 84 °f (29 °c) • weather: clear • wind: se 5 mph
referee: gary patterson
tv announcers (fox): gus johnson, joel klatt , jenny taft (sideline)

the irish score on opening drive, 7 play, 78 yard drive capped off quarterback brandon wimbush s 16 yard touchdown run. notre dame add lead 3 minutes later 59-yard interception return touchdown cornerback julian love go 14–0 on spartans. irish defense forced 3 turnovers in game, of them irish turned touchdowns. irish offense racked 5.8 yards per play, including rushing 182 yards against spartans defense came game in top 10 in rush defense.

miami (ohio)



date: september 30, 2017
location: notre dame stadium

south bend, indiana
game start: 5:18 p.m. edt
elapsed time: 3 hours , 16 minutes
game attendance: 77,622
game weather: temperature: 66 °f (19 °c) • weather: sunny • wind: e 6 mph
referee: jerry magallanes
tv announcers (nbcsn): paul burmeister, doug flutie , kathryn tappen (sideline)





north carolina



date: october 7, 2017
location: kenan stadium

chapel hill, north carolina
game start: 3:36 p.m. edt
elapsed time: 3 hours , 28 minutes
game attendance: 57,000
game weather: temperature: 83 °f (28 °c) • weather: overcast • wind: se 7 mph
referee: gary patterson
tv announcers (abc): brock huard, bob wischusen , allison williams (sideline)





usc



date: october 21, 2017
location: notre dame stadium

south bend, indiana
game start: 7:43 p.m. edt
elapsed time: 3 hours , 10 minutes
game attendance: 77,622
game weather: temperature: 70 °f (21 °c) • weather: partly cloudy • wind: sse 9 mph
referee: jeff heaser
tv announcers (nbc): mike tirico, doug flutie , kathryn tappen (sideline)

the fighting irish welcome no. 11 usc in highly anticipated game. irish defense started game forcing usc turnover on trojans first offensive play of game, , sign of things come rest of game irish forced 3 total turnovers , take commanding 28–0 lead halftime. running josh adams had 191 rush yards , 3 touchdowns, including 84-yard score in third quarter. irish rush total of 377 yards , averaged 8 yards per rush during game. victory, notre dame earned largest margin of victory in series usc in half century. last time 51–0 in los angeles in 1966.

nc state



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.

wake forest



date: november 4, 2017
location: notre dame stadium

south bend, indiana
game start: 3:41 p.m. edt
elapsed time: 3 hours , 23 minutes
game attendance: 77,622
game weather: temperature: 43 °f (6 °c) • weather: light rain , chilly • wind: ese 10 mph
referee: jeff flanagan
tv announcers (nbc): mike tirico, doug flutie , kathryn tappen (sideline)

though irish defense gave season high 580 yards of offense , 37 points, offense dominant. irish rushed 380 yards , racked 710 total yards of offense, 10 yards shy of tying school record. seventh time in 9 games season irish rushed on 300 yards.

miami (florida)



date: november 11, 2017
location: hard rock stadium

miami gardens, florida
game start: 8:16 p.m. est
elapsed time: 3 hours , 17 minutes
game attendance: 65,326
game weather: temperature: 78 °f (26 °c) • weather: clear • wind: ene 13 mph
referee: jerry magallanes
tv announcers (abc): chris fowler, kirk herbstreit, maria taylor (sideline) , tom rinaldi (sideline)

in highly anticipated matchup, fighting irish of notre dame , miami hurricanes met in crucial game had major college football playoffs implications winner. miami prevail in one-sided contest in hurricanes defense shut down high powered offense of notre dame, including heisman candidate josh adams. coming game, irish had 2 turnovers in previous 6 games, including no turnovers during span when quarterback brandon wimbush started. turned on 4 times in contest turned 24 points hurricanes. pick 6 trajan brady before halftime gave miami commanding 27-0 lead @ halftime , notre dame never recovered. irish had 109 yards rushing (averaged 324 yards game coming in), 8 points (averaged 41 points game) , 261 total yards of offense (averaged 440). loss, irish dropped out of college football conversation.

navy



date: november 18, 2017
location: notre dame stadium

south bend, indiana
game start: 3:41 p.m. est
elapsed time: 2 hours , 54 minutes
game attendance: 77,622
game weather: temperature: 41 °f (5 °c) • weather: rain • wind: n 19 mph
referee: adam savoie
tv announcers (nbc): mike tirico, doug flutie , kathryn tappen (sideline)

another tough, competitive game between notre dame , navy in historic rivalry, irish prevail 24-17. navy, after taking 17-10 lead on 12 yard touchdown pass zach abey craig scott in 3rd quarter, navy finished game missed field, interception , turn on over downs, in irish territory. irish went in 4th quarter 9 yard touchdown pass brandon wimbush wide receiver kevin stepherson. week after giving 41 points, irish defense held navy 17 points, despite navy controlling game clock 42:42 17:18.

josh adams ran 106 yards on 18 carries. josh adams topped 3,000 career yards , has 4th highest single season rushing total in notre dame history @ 1,337. needs 101 yards next weekend against stanford break record.

stanford



date: november 25, 2017
location: stanford stadium

stanford, california
game start: 5:14 p.m. pst
elapsed time: 3 hours , 20 minutes
game attendance: 47,352
game weather: temperature: 68 °f (20 °c) • weather: sunny • wind: nne 5 mph
referee: chris coyte
tv announcers (abc): chris fowler, kirk herbstreit , maria taylor (sideline)

heading 4th quarter, irish had 20-17 lead in tightly contested game, back turnovers irish turned game around in hurry, cardinal took advantage , turned both turnovers touchdowns. less 5 minutes final quarter, cardinal had 38-20 lead. irish tried play catch rest of quarter, turnover on downs , interception @ goal line halted comeback bid.

lsu (citrus bowl)



date: january 1, 2018
location: camping world stadium

orlando, florida
game start: 1:00 p.m. est
television network: abc