Notre Dame at Navy (Plus 3)

Last season Navy defeated Notre Dame 46–44 in triple overtime. The win broke a 45 game consecutive losing streak that dated back to 1963. Notre Dame leads the series 70-10-1.

After starting the season 4-1, Notre Dame (5-4) is in the midst of a two game losing streak and has won only once in the last five games. Conversely, Navy (6-3) has won two in a row and is 5-1 in the last six games.

Jimmy Clausen and the Notre Dame offense should be able to move the ball through the air against Navy’s 104th ranked pass defense. If the Irish’s defense can stop Shun White and the rest of Navy’s rushing attack (308 ypg) Notre Dame should be able to sink the Midshipmen’s battleship.

Notre Dame 30, Navy 23

Random Notes
Notre Dame
The Good
The Irish are 21st in the nation in passing offense (259.4 ypg).

The Bad
Notre Dame is 111th in the nation with 39 tackles for loss.
The rushing game is 95th in the country averaging 115.6 ypg.
Notre Dame’s defense has only recorded 14 sacks this season.

Navy
The Good
Navy averages 308 yards rushing a game, second in the nation.
The Midshipmen have only allowed seven sacks all season, third in the country.
Navy has a plus-eight turnover margin.

The Bad
The passing game ranks 118/119 teams, 66.9 ypg.
The defense is ranked 104th against the pass allowing 256.7 ypg.
The defense has only made 41 tackles for loss on the season (104th in the nation).

Players
Quarterbacks
Notre Dame- Jimmy Clausen 198/335 (.591), 2,329 yards, 18 TD, 13 INT

Navy- Jarod Bryant 18/32 (.563), 265 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT

Rushing
Notre Dame- Armando Allen 457 yards, 4.5 ypc, 2 TD
Notre Dame- Robert Hughes 256 yards, 3.3 ypc, 2 TD

Navy- Shun White 834 yards, 8.4 ypc, 6 TD
Navy- Eric Kettani 673 yards, 5.5 ypc, 2 TD
Navy- Jarod Bryant 440 yards, 3.4 ypc, 6 TD

Receiving
Notre Dame- Golden Tate 742 yards, 43 rec., 17.3 ypr, 5 TD
Notre Dame- Michael Floyd 702 yards, 46 rec., 15.3 ypr, 7 TD

Navy- Tyree Barnes 280 yards, 15 rec., 18.7 ypr, 18.7 ypr, 2 TD
Navy- Shun White 74 yards, 2 rec., 24.7 ypr, 0 TD

Defense
Notre Dame- Defensive Back Kyle McCarthy leads the Irish with 84 tackles.

Navy- Linebacker Corey Johnson leads the team with 62 tackles. He also has 5.5 TFL and a sack.

Team Stats
Notre Dame Navy
Rushing- 115.6 Rushing- 308
Passing- 259.4 Passing- 66.9
Total- 375 Total- 374.9
PF- 24.3 PF- 29.2
PA- 20.4 PA- 25.6