10/23/2021 football Edit

Notre Dame football stats: USC Week

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football — Brian Kelly and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish play USC Saturday night. (Photo by Chad Weaver)

Greg Ladky • InsideNDSports

Managing Editor

Notre Dame and USC meet for the 92nd time Saturday night in Notre Dame Stadium.

Here is a comparison of how both teams rank nationally in key categories, plus a look at Notre Dame's individual statistics and national rankings.

NATIONAL RANKINGS - NOTRE DAME VS. USC

Team Statistic	Notre Dame	USC
TOTAL OFFENSE	367.8 yds/game (88th)	448.2 yds/game (30th)
TOTAL DEFENSE	360.7 yds/game (55th)	382.2 yds/game (70th)
RUSHING OFFENSE	97.3 yds/game (118th)	129.8 yds/game (93rd)
RUSHING DEFENSE	123.7 yds/game (36th)	148.3 yds/game (67th)
PASSING OFFENSE	270.5 yds/game (32nd)	318.3 yds/game (11th)
PASSING DEFENSE	230.7 yds/game (86th)	233.8 yds/game (78th)
PENALTIES/GAME	6.83/game (69th)	8.33/game (122nd)
TURNOVER MARGIN	+ .83/game (T-21st)	- 0.17/game (T-83rd)

*Games through October 20, 2021. Source: NCAA.com. (out of 130 teams)..

NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL STATISTICS

PASSING

## Player	comp-att-int	pct	yards	TD	yards/game
17 Jack Coan	100-162-3	61.7	1208	10	201.3
12 Tyler Buchner	9-20-3	45.0	191	2	47.8
10 Drew Pyne	15-30-0	50.0	224	2	112.0

- Jack Coan ranks 54th nationally in completion percentage (61.7) and 58th in passing efficiency (141.03).

- Against Virginia Tech, Tyler Buchner became the first freshman quarterback in school history to run and throw for a touchdown in the same game.

RUSHING

Player	att	net yards	avg	TD	yds/game
23 Kyren Williams	96	370	3.9	4	61.7
12 Tyler Buchner	26	167	6.4	1	41.8
25 Chris Tyree	35	112	3.2	1	18.7
22 Logan Diggs	6	29	4.8	0	29.0

Notre Dame's top four rushers

- Kyren Williams recorded 168 all-purpose yards in the win vs. Purdue, the most by any Irish player in a single game this year.

- Notre Dame's rushing attack ranks 118th out of 130 teams at 97.3 yards/game.

RECEIVING

## Player	no.	yards	TD	yds/game
87 Michael Mayer	32	360	3	72.0
23 Kyren Williams	19	200	3	33.3
4 Kevin Austin	18	317	3	52.8
3 Avery Davis	18	307	2	51.2
0 Braden Lenzy	15	208	1	34.7
25 Chris Tyree	13	117	1	19.5

Receivers with ten receptions or more listed

- Pro Football Focus lists an 81.3 receiving grade for Kyren Williams, 12th in the nation among running backs.

- Michael Mayer's 72 receiving yards/game ranks 3rd nationally among tight ends. His 6.4 receptions/game ranks 2nd in the nation among tight ends.

TACKLING

Player	tot	solo	TFL	Sacks	QB hits
27 JD Bertrand	58	36	5	1.5	3
14 Kyle Hamilton	32	18	2	0	0
57 Jayson Ademilola	28	14	3.5	1.5	3
7 Isaiah Foskey	27	17	6	6	4
40 Drew White	27	16	2	0	2
5 Cam Hart	22	11	3	0	0
10 Isaiah Pryor	21	11	1	0	3
24 Jack Kiser	21	10	0	0	1
9 Justin Ademilola	19	11	3	2	3
3 Houston Griffith	19	13	0	0	1
6 Clarence Lewis	18	15	0	0	0
2 DJ Brown	17	6	1	0	0
52 Bo Bauer	14	7	0	0	1
28 Tariq Bracy	14	8	0	0	0
95 Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa	13	7	3.5	2.5	5
41 Kurt Hinish	10	3	2.5	1	1
56 Howard Cross III	8	3	1.5	0	4
99 Rylie Mills	6	3	1	1	2
31 Nano Osafo-Mensah	5	1	1	1	2
12 Jordan Botelho	1	1	0	0	2

- JD Bertrand is averaging 9.7 tackles per game, tied for 12th in the nation. His 6.0 solo stops a game is ranked 7th nationally.

- Bertrand's 58 tackles through six games is the most from any Notre Dame player since Manti Te'o had 69 tackles through six games in 2010 (sophomore season). Bertrand has led the Irish in tackles in all six games this season.

- Isaiah Foskey's six sacks ties him for 11th nationally. The 1.0 sacks per game is tied for eighth nationally.

- 15 different Irish defenders have recorded a tackle-for-loss through the first six games.

- Defensive lineman Kurt Hinish has played in 54 career games, an all-time record at Notre Dame.

PASS DEFENSE

## Player	INT-yds	Breakups
14 Kyle Hamilton	3-0	4
5 Cam Hart	2-32	4
40 Drew White	1-48	1
24 Jack Kiser	1-66	3
6 Clarence Lewis	1-0	2
2 DJ Brown	1-0	1
28 TaRiq Bracy	1-0	1
57 Jayson Ademilola	0	2
52 Bo Bauer	0	2
7 Isaiah Foskey	0	1