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Miami at Notre Dame

Oct 29, 2016 • Completed

Season 2016RegularWeek 9

Away

Miami

ACC

Final Score

27 - 30

MND

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Notre Dame

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Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Notre Dame411
Miami306

Passing Yards

Notre Dame263
Miami288

Rushing Yards

Notre Dame148
Miami18

Turnovers

Notre Dame2
Miami1

Game Conditions

Temperature69°F
Wind7 mph W

Humidity

73%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Brad Kaaya

Miami

YDS: 288

Rushing

Josh Adams

Notre Dame

YDS: 94

Receiving

Stacy Coley

Miami

YDS: 81

Tackles

Nyles Morgan

Notre Dame

TOT: 9

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Notre Dame26:35
Miami33:25

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Notre Dame edges Miami 30-27

Close

Notre Dame defeated Miami 30-27 in Week 9 of the 2016 regular slate, finishing with a 411-306 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Notre Dame set the terms early in a game that finished 30-27. Justin Yoon 37 yd FG GOOD came with {'seconds': 34, 'minutes': 6} left in the first quarter, giving Notre Dame the first major swing.

Notre Dame's box score carried the story: 411 total yards, 148 rushing yards, and 263 passing yards. Miami finished with 306 total yards, including 18 on the ground and 288 through the air.

Notre Dame converted 8-16 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-1, Notre Dame led 20-7 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Josh Adams run for 41 yds for a TD, (Justin Yoon KICK).

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Justin Yoon 37 yd FG GOOD (Notre Dame led 10-0 over Miami).

  • Passing Touchdown

    DeShone Kizer pass complete to Torii Hunter Jr. for 5 yds for a TD, (Justin Yoon KICK) (Notre Dame led 7-0 over Miami).

  • Passing Touchdown

    DeShone Kizer pass complete to Equanimeous St. Brown for 14 yds for a TD, (Justin Yoon KICK) (Notre Dame led 17-0 over Miami).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Brad Kaaya pass complete to David Njoku for 2 yds for a TD, (Michael Badgley KICK) (Miami led 7-20 over Notre Dame).

  • Field Goal Good

    Justin Yoon 26 yd FG GOOD (Notre Dame led 20-0 over Miami).

  • Field Goal Good

    Michael Badgley 43 yd FG GOOD (Miami led 17-20 over Notre Dame).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    30-27

    Notre Dame defeated Miami.

  • Total yards

    411-306

    Notre Dame held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    148

    Notre Dame averaged 5.1 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    263

    Notre Dame averaged 6.9 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    8-16

    Notre Dame's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    7-19

    Miami's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticNotre DameMiami
Total Yards411306
Passing Yards263288
Rushing Yards14818
First Downs2020
Third Down Efficiency8-167-19
Fourth Down Efficiency0-10-1
Total Penalties (Yards)7-5310-86
Turnovers21
Completions / Attempts25-3826-42
Rushing Attempts2935
Passing TDs21
Rushing TDs11
Kicking Points129
Possession Time26:3533:25
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2016)