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Pre-Season Week 2: Fighting Irish at Bruins
August 28, 1937 72° Rose Bowl Stadium
Attendance: 61,047 (68%)
Fighting Irish 0 3 0 0 - 3
Bruins 0 0 3 3 - 6
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 2) Fighting Irish: 4-4-UCL 27 (7:10) 1-Craig Williams 45 yard field goal is GOOD. NDI 45-Oscar Holbert was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. UCL 0 NDI 3
(Qtr 3) Bruins: 4-3-NDI 10 (10:04) 15-John James 27 yard field goal is GOOD. UCL 3 NDI 3
(Qtr 4) Bruins: 4-11-NDI 19 (1:03) 15-John James 37 yard field goal is GOOD. UCL 6 NDI 3
Team Statistics
Bruins Fighting Irish
First Downs 15 12
- Rushing 4 7
- Passing 10 5
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 223 210
- Offensive Plays 60 58
- Yards Per Play 3.72 3.62
Net Rushing Yards 69 92
- Rushing Attempts 25 28
- Yards Per Rush 2.76 3.29
Net Passing Yards 154 118
- Att/Comp/Int 33 / 25 / 0 27 / 15 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 174 142
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 20 3 / 24
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.40 3.93
- Yards Per Completion 6.96 9.47
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 3 / 3
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 14 6 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.4 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 3 / 20 3 / 19
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 11
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 35
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:01 28:57
Drive Charts
Bruins
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:56 4:34 OWN 13 7 35 Punt
1 6:31 3:06 OPP 45 5 23 Missed FG
1 1:52 3:19 OWN 28 5 26 Punt
2 7:06 4:43 OWN 25 8 28 Punt
2 1:11 1:11 OPP 37 5 19 Half
3 15:00 1:39 OWN 25 4 16 Punt
3 11:57 1:56 OPP 17 3 7 Field Goal
3 8:35 3:43 OWN 34 6 3 Punt
3 0:53 2:31 OWN 3 6 22 Punt
4 7:51 2:37 OWN 46 4 18 Punt
4 1:56 0:57 OPP 35 5 16 Field Goal
4 0:45 0:45 OPP 33 2 -1 Game
Fighting Irish
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:04 OWN 38 3 4 Punt
1 9:22 2:50 OWN 11 7 27 Interception
1 3:25 1:33 OWN 29 3 -4 Punt
2 13:33 6:27 OWN 20 9 53 Field Goal
2 2:23 1:12 OWN 20 3 5 Fumble
3 13:21 1:24 OWN 17 3 2 Fumble
3 10:01 1:26 OWN 25 3 -6 Punt
3 4:52 3:59 OWN 21 6 36 Punt
4 13:22 5:31 OWN 30 9 31 Missed FG
4 5:14 3:17 OWN 6 8 41 Fumble
4 0:59 0:14 OWN 25 4 8 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Bruins
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Larry Loughran 7 41 5.86 13 2 0
#39 Harry Weir 5 17 3.40 10 1 0
#23 Scott Gaona 2 9 4.50 5 0 0
#34 Michael Buchanan 8 4 0.50 3 0 0
#9 Andrew Patterson 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
#49 Francis Haven 1 -2 -2.00 -2 0 0
Fighting Irish
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#35 Willie Fox 8 34 4.25 13 2 0
#26 Francis Fann 8 30 3.75 8 0 0
#45 Oscar Holbert 9 16 1.78 8 0 0
#39 Fred Morales 2 6 3.00 4 0 0
#19 David McClung 1 6 6.00 6 0 0
Passing Stats
Bruins
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Marion Bailey 19 17 109 0 / 0 0 15 0 90.57
#9 Andrew Patterson 14 8 65 2 / 20 0 19 0 69.05
Fighting Irish
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#19 David McClung 16 10 93 2 / 16 0 21 0 78.39
#6 Beau Wilson 11 5 49 1 / 8 0 23 1 20.64
Receiving Stats
Bruins
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#23 Scott Gaona 8 41 5.13 13 0
#88 Max Smith 4 34 8.50 10 0
#39 Harry Weir 4 23 5.75 15 0
#80 Gerald Clarke 1 19 19.00 19 0
#84 Scott Brasher 1 15 15.00 15 0
#89 Raul Hughes 2 14 7.00 11 0
#26 Larry Loughran 1 12 12.00 12 0
#82 Ismael Nealy 2 8 4.00 7 0
#86 Donte Mitchell 2 8 4.00 7 0
Fighting Irish
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#35 Willie Fox 5 36 7.20 11 0
#80 Larry Newsom 3 35 11.67 21 0
#81 William Paulson 2 27 13.50 19 0
#88 Gerald Knecht 1 23 23.00 23 0
#17 Ronald Lane 1 8 8.00 8 0
#86 Josue Torres 1 6 6.00 6 0
#39 Fred Morales 1 5 5.00 5 0
#26 Francis Fann 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Bruins
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#65 John Foster 26 12 1 1
#40 William Lerner 15 11 1 3
#79 Paul Coffey 19 17 0 2
#78 Leroy Coe 23 14 0 0
#39 Harry Weir 3 4 0 0
#61 Juan Fischer 22 17 0 1
#63 Kenneth Soto 23 13 0 0
#56 Scott Pierce 23 13 0 1
#89 Raul Hughes 0 15 0 3
#88 Max Smith 1 15 0 0
#82 Ismael Nealy 0 10 0 0
#86 Donte Mitchell 5 21 0 1
#23 Scott Gaona 14 12 0 2
#67 Francisco Lee 3 1 0 0
#94 James Hasse 6 1 0 0
#99 Richard Tompkins 0 1 0 1
#59 John Sanchez 1 1 0 0
#45 Lowell Worley 2 3 0 0
#80 Gerald Clarke 0 4 0 0
#95 Richard Bridges 7 4 0 0
#26 Larry Loughran 2 1 0 0
#89 James Tucker 3 6 0 0
#52 Gerard Biondo 18 17 0 2
#34 Michael Buchanan 2 1 0 1
#98 John Ditch 0 1 0 0
#69 Peter Ha 16 16 0 0
#85 Charles Easley 10 11 0 1
#84 Scott Brasher 1 14 0 1
#49 Francis Haven 17 11 0 1
#93 Sanford Novack 6 2 0 0
#95 Leandro Buffum 0 2 0 0
#54 Albert Stephenson 2 1 0 0
#87 Andrew Randall 0 1 0 0
#13 Jeff Khoury 1 0 0 0
#12 Norman Drake 0 1 0 0
#30 Bruce Holman 1 2 0 0
#48 James Tyler 0 1 0 0
#92 Juan Sims 0 1 0 0
Fighting Irish
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#61 Richard Lyles 31 30 1 4
#89 Ryan Charbonneau 3 8 1 1
#69 Luis Buck 3 1 1 0
#93 Joseph Raymond 4 1 0 0
#96 Nigel Brewer 0 1 0 0
#56 Erick Roach 0 1 0 0
#98 Jim Gatton 0 1 0 0
#76 Charles Wilson 2 1 0 0
#24 Clint Andrus 0 1 0 0
#59 Alton McGinnis 1 1 0 0
#40 Peter Williams 0 3 0 0
#52 Richard West 14 13 0 0
#71 Alonzo Rogers 13 13 0 0
#35 Willie Fox 6 3 0 0
#70 John Tedesco 15 13 0 1
#74 Anthony Morris 13 13 0 1
#39 Fred Morales 20 18 0 2
#17 Ronald Lane 0 6 0 0
#87 Ronnie Watson 0 8 0 0
#88 Gerald Knecht 2 10 0 0
#79 James Wood 23 21 0 0
#86 Josue Torres 9 19 0 1
#65 Lesley Love 24 15 0 0
#15 Christopher Pena 3 15 0 2
#26 Francis Fann 2 0 0 0
#81 William Paulson 2 7 0 0
#45 Oscar Holbert 8 7 0 1
#45 Chester Jordan 0 2 0 0
#83 Robert Roof 14 12 0 1
#62 Timothy Gardener 22 16 0 1
#80 Larry Newsom 2 9 0 0
#57 Michael Aguirre 0 1 0 0
#94 Michael Oh 0 1 0 0
#97 Joseph Edwards 0 1 0 0
#91 Peter Reed 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Bruins
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#30 Bruce Holman 1 0 0.00 0
Fighting Irish
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Bruins
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#48 James Tyler 0 1 0 0
#45 Lowell Worley 0 0 1 0
#92 Juan Sims 0 1 0 0
#54 Albert Stephenson 0 1 1 0
Fighting Irish
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#26 Francis Fann 1 0 0 0
#45 Oscar Holbert 1 0 0 0
#19 David McClung 1 0 0 0
Punting
Bruins
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#17 Joe Parker 7 316 45.14 36.14 54 3
Fighting Irish
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Ryan Salvador 4 180 45.00 45.00 47 2
Kicking
Bruins
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#15 John James 2 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 37 0 / 0
Fighting Irish
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Craig Williams 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 1 45 0 / 0
Punt Return
Bruins
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Fighting Irish
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 William Paulson 2 11 5.5 8 0
Kick Return
Bruins
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Fighting Irish
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#26 Francis Fann 1 35 35.0 0
Defensive Stats
Bruins
Name Tackles Sacks
#30 Bruce Holman 7 1
#48 James Tyler 5 0
#45 Lowell Worley 5 0
#93 Sanford Novack 5 0
#94 James Hasse 3 0
#47 David Sepulveda 2 0
#42 Brian Long 2 0
#98 John Ditch 2 0
#95 Leandro Buffum 2 0
#99 Richard Tompkins 2 0
#80 Gerald Clarke 2 0
#95 Richard Bridges 2 0
#77 John Bales 1 1
#91 Keith Bland 1 0
#92 Juan Sims 1 0
#63 Harry Brooks 1 0
#54 Albert Stephenson 1 1
Fighting Irish
Name Tackles Sacks
#40 Peter Williams 8 0
#56 Erick Roach 6 0
#59 Alton McGinnis 5 0
#94 Michael Oh 4 0
#91 Peter Reed 4 0
#24 Clint Andrus 3 0
#45 Chester Jordan 3 0
#96 Nigel Brewer 3 2
#26 Wayne Small 2 0
#25 George Viles 2 0
#57 Michael Aguirre 2 0
#69 Luis Buck 2 0
#93 Joseph Raymond 2 0
#95 Issac Wilson 1 0
#88 Gerald Knecht 1 0
#26 Francis Fann 1 0
#45 Oscar Holbert 1 0
#97 Joseph Edwards 1 0
#99 Christopher Royce 1 0
#89 Ryan Charbonneau 1 0