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BYU at Notre Dame

Oct 8, 2022 • Completed • Neutral Site

Season 2022RegularWeek 6

Away

BYU

Big 12

Final Score

20 - 28

BND

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Notre Dame

FBS Independents

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Notre Dame496
BYU280

Passing Yards

Notre Dame262
BYU120

Rushing Yards

Notre Dame234
BYU160

Turnovers

Notre Dame1
BYU1

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Drew Pyne

Notre Dame

YDS: 262

Rushing

Audric Estime

Notre Dame

YDS: 97

Receiving

Michael Mayer

Notre Dame

YDS: 118

Tackles

Max Tooley

BYU

TOT: 13

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Notre Dame40:55
BYU19:05

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Notre Dame holds off BYU 28-20

Standard

Notre Dame defeated BYU 28-20 in Week 6 of the 2022 regular slate, finishing with a 496-280 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 0 rushing touchdowns.

Notre Dame set the terms early in a game that finished 28-20. Jaren Hall pass complete to Kody Epps for 2 yds for a TD, (Justen Smith PAT MISSED) came with {'seconds': 32, 'minutes': 4} left in the first quarter, giving BYU the first major swing.

Notre Dame's box score carried the story: 496 total yards, 234 rushing yards, and 262 passing yards. BYU finished with 280 total yards, including 160 on the ground and 120 through the air.

Notre Dame converted 11-16 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-1, Notre Dame led 18-6 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Jayden Thomas 30 Yd pass from Drew Pyne (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jaren Hall pass complete to Kody Epps for 2 yds for a TD, (Justen Smith PAT MISSED) (BYU led 6-3 over Notre Dame).

  • Field Goal Good

    Blake Grupe 26 yd FG GOOD (Notre Dame led 3-0 over BYU).

  • Safety

    Team Safety (BYU led 6-12 over Notre Dame).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jayden Thomas 30 Yd pass from Drew Pyne (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) (Notre Dame led 18-6 over BYU).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Drew Pyne pass complete to Michael Mayer for 24 yds for a TD, (Blake Grupe KICK) (Notre Dame led 10-6 over BYU).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Michael Mayer 19 Yd pass from Drew Pyne (Blake Grupe Kick) (Notre Dame led 25-6 over BYU).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    28-20

    Notre Dame defeated BYU.

  • Total yards

    496-280

    Notre Dame held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    234

    Notre Dame averaged 5.2 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    262

    Notre Dame averaged 9.4 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    11-16

    Notre Dame's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    3-9

    BYU's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticNotre DameBYU
Total Yards496280
Passing Yards262120
Rushing Yards234160
First Downs2413
Third Down Efficiency11-163-9
Fourth Down Efficiency0-11-2
Total Penalties (Yards)1-101-5
Turnovers11
Completions / Attempts22-289-17
Rushing Attempts4529
Passing TDs32
Rushing TDs01
Kicking Points82
Possession Time40:5519:05
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2022)