
Boston College 16
(5-3, 3-2 ACC)

Notre Dame 20
(5-2)
3:30 PM ET, October 24, 2009
Notre Dame Stadium, NOTRE DAME, IN
Top Performers
Passing: J. Clausen (ND) - 246 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: A. Allen Jr. (ND) - 21 CAR, 98 YDS
Receiving: R. Gunnell (BC) - 10 REC, 179 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | BC | ND | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 10:08 | Nick Tausch 37 Yd | 0 | 3 |
![]() | SF | 07:42 | 2 | 3 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | BC | ND | |||
![]() | FG | 08:44 | Nick Tausch 34 Yd | 2 | 6 |
![]() | TD | 04:40 | Rich Gunnell 7 Yd Pass From Dave Shinskie (Steve Aponavicius Kick) | 9 | 6 |
![]() | TD | 00:36 | Golden Tate 11 Yd Pass From Jimmy Clausen (Nick Tausch Kick) | 9 | 13 |
| THIRD QUARTER | BC | ND | |||
![]() | TD | 12:14 | Montel Harris 2 Yd Run (Steve Aponavicius Kick) | 16 | 13 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | BC | ND | |||
![]() | TD | 08:12 | Golden Tate 36 Yd Pass From Jimmy Clausen (Nick Tausch Kick) | 16 | 20 |
Team Stat Comparison
| BC | ND | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 16 | 22 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-13 | 5-15 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 349 | 352 |
| Passing | 279 | 246 |
Comp-Att | 17-35 | 26-39 |
Yards per pass | 8.0 | 6.3 |
| Rushing | 70 | 106 |
Rushing Attempts | 29 | 37 |
Yards per rush | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| Penalties | 6-45 | 8-82 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 3 | 0 |
| Possession | 27:12 | 32:48 |
| Boston College Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| D. Shinskie | 17/35 | 279 | 8.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Team | 17/35 | 279 | 8.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Notre Dame Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| J. Clausen | 26/39 | 246 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 26/39 | 246 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Boston College Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Harris | 22 | 38 | 1.7 | 1 | 14 |
| D. Shinskie | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 15 |
| J. McCluskey | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 13 |
| -. Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 29 | 70 | 2.4 | 1 | 15 |
| Notre Dame Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Allen Jr | 21 | 98 | 4.7 | 0 | 16 |
| J. Gray | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| R. Hughes | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 |
| E. Maust | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Clausen | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 6 |
| G. Tate | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| -. Team | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 37 | 106 | 2.9 | 0 | 16 |
| Boston College Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Gunnell | 10 | 179 | 17.9 | 1 | 28 |
| C. Larmond Jr | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | 33 |
| C. Pantale | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| J. Jarvis | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| L. Anderson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Harris | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 17 | 279 | 16.4 | 1 | 33 |
| Notre Dame Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| G. Tate | 11 | 128 | 11.6 | 2 | 36 |
| D. Kamara | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 0 | 12 |
| J. Goodman | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 9 |
| R. Toma | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| K. Rudolph | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| A. Allen Jr | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| R. Parris | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 26 | 246 | 9.5 | 2 | 36 |
| Notre Dame Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| K. McCarthy | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| B. Smith | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Boston College Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Gause | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 39 |
| D. LeGrande | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 |
| Team | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 39 |
| Notre Dame Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Riddick | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 26 |
| B. Gallup Jr | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Team | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 26 |
| Notre Dame Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| G. Tate | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 |
| Boston College Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Aponavicius | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 2/2 | 2 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 2/2 | 2 |
| Notre Dame Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| N. Tausch | 2/2 | 100.0 | 37 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 37 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Boston College Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| R. Quigley | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 0 | 3 | 56 |
| Team | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 0 | 3 | 56 |
| Notre Dame Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Turk | 6 | 196 | 32.7 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| Team | 6 | 196 | 32.7 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
ATTENDANCE: 80,795




