Bowl Week: Fighting Irish at Tigers
December 25, 1938 31° Jordan-Hare Stadium
Attendance: 87,451 (100%)
Fighting Irish 6 0 0 7 - 13
Tigers 0 6 3 0 - 9
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Fighting Irish: 4-5-AUB 11 (9:30) 1-Craig Williams 29 yard field goal is GOOD. AUB 0 NDI 3
(Qtr 1) Fighting Irish: 4-4-AUB 35 (5:11) 1-Craig Williams 53 yard field goal is GOOD. AUB 0 NDI 6
(Qtr 2) Tigers: 4-3-NDI 10 (13:34) 18-Anthony Wilson 29 yard field goal is GOOD. AUB 3 NDI 6
(Qtr 2) Tigers: 4-3-NDI 33 (3:24) 18-Anthony Wilson 52 yard field goal is GOOD. AUB 6 NDI 6
(Qtr 3) Tigers: 4-8-NDI 26 (1:38) 18-Anthony Wilson 44 yard field goal is GOOD. AUB 9 NDI 6
(Qtr 4) Fighting Irish: 2-6-AUB 6 (11:48) 83-Robert Roof ran for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Craig Williams. AUB 9 NDI 13
Team Statistics
Tigers Fighting Irish
First Downs 14 10
- Rushing 9 8
- Passing 4 1
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 251 179
- Offensive Plays 63 50
- Yards Per Play 3.98 3.58
Net Rushing Yards 124 120
- Rushing Attempts 31 32
- Yards Per Rush 4.00 3.75
Net Passing Yards 127 59
- Att/Comp/Int 32 / 19 / 0 16 / 11 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 127 73
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 2 / 14
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.97 3.28
- Yards Per Completion 6.68 6.64
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 14 2 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 40 2 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 1 3 / 20
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 34 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 32
Time of Possession 32:04 27:57
Drive Charts
Tigers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:27 2:18 OWN 25 6 17 Fumble
1 5:06 6:36 OWN 25 11 65 Field Goal
2 12:03 1:00 OWN 29 3 0 Punt
2 8:14 4:54 OWN 7 9 60 Field Goal
2 1:03 1:03 OWN 21 2 -1 Half
3 15:00 2:18 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
3 10:34 2:09 OWN 7 3 3 Punt
3 6:57 5:23 OWN 34 9 40 Field Goal
4 11:44 1:41 OWN 28 3 3 Punt
4 7:50 2:05 OWN 22 3 1 Punt
4 3:30 2:14 OWN 21 8 29 Punt
4 0:23 0:23 OWN 31 3 2 Game
Fighting Irish
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 5:33 OWN 25 9 64 Field Goal
1 7:10 2:03 OPP 41 3 6 Field Goal
2 13:31 1:28 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
2 11:03 2:49 OWN 34 5 19 Punt
2 3:20 2:17 OWN 25 5 6 Punt
3 12:42 2:08 OWN 31 3 9 Punt
3 8:25 1:28 OWN 43 3 9 Interception
3 1:34 4:50 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
4 10:04 2:13 OWN 34 3 -1 Punt
4 5:45 2:16 OWN 32 3 3 Punt
4 1:15 0:52 OWN 20 3 6 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Tigers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#43 Charles Sumner 21 69 3.29 11 3 0
#49 James Moorefield 9 45 5.00 12 2 0
#15 Jose Owens 1 10 10.00 10 1 0
Fighting Irish
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#35 Willie Fox 28 104 3.71 28 4 0
#6 Beau Wilson 2 9 4.50 6 0 0
#83 Robert Roof 2 7 3.50 6 0 1
Passing Stats
Tigers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#15 Jose Owens 32 19 127 0 / 0 0 16 0 68.10
Fighting Irish
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Beau Wilson 16 11 73 2 / 14 0 28 1 52.34
Receiving Stats
Tigers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Steven Townsend 5 41 8.20 13 0
#11 George Runion 3 26 8.67 16 0
#48 Anthony Frank 4 22 5.50 16 0
#43 Charles Sumner 4 20 5.00 11 0
#81 Richard Gordon 1 11 11.00 11 0
#49 James Moorefield 2 7 3.50 4 0
Fighting Irish
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Ryan Charbonneau 1 28 28.00 28 0
#88 Gerald Knecht 4 21 5.25 8 0
#35 Willie Fox 4 13 3.25 6 0
#81 William Paulson 1 10 10.00 10 0
#83 Robert Roof 1 1 1.00 1 0
Blocking Stats
Tigers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#78 Marcellus Fox 34 34 0 7
#43 Charles Sumner 5 1 0 0
#67 Kevin McCafferty 42 35 0 1
#48 Anthony Frank 8 16 0 0
#63 Pat Johnston 40 33 0 3
#57 Terry Herring 38 30 0 1
#77 Douglas Anderson 42 38 0 0
#11 George Runion 0 14 0 1
#81 Richard Gordon 0 10 0 1
#84 Dennis Green 3 28 0 2
#81 Steven Townsend 0 13 0 1
#86 Michael McIntyre 0 2 0 0
#49 James Moorefield 2 8 0 0
#83 Timothy Schmitz 6 10 0 0
#73 Joseph May 5 1 0 0
#98 Dustin McNamara 9 4 0 1
#54 Joshua Karr 3 3 0 0
#29 Anthony Davis 0 2 0 0
#66 Charles Halfacre 9 7 0 0
#85 Mark Thomas 1 2 0 0
#54 Paul Lafleur 1 0 0 0
#74 Gregory Moyer 2 2 0 0
#65 Rene Graves 0 2 0 0
#23 Carl Dell 0 1 0 0
#44 Keith Toussaint 0 1 0 0
#33 Daniel Zepeda 0 2 0 1
#92 John Daniel 0 2 0 0
#55 Benjamin Mendelson 0 1 0 0
Fighting Irish
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#73 Cornelius Wooten 30 34 1 4
#62 Timothy Gardener 13 7 1 2
#79 James Wood 28 32 0 3
#70 John Tedesco 30 33 0 4
#82 James Junkins 1 13 0 1
#83 Robert Roof 11 24 0 0
#65 Lesley Love 30 31 0 1
#61 Richard Lyles 26 32 0 1
#88 Gerald Knecht 2 26 0 3
#65 Paul Augustine 5 6 0 1
#35 Willie Fox 5 1 0 0
#81 William Paulson 0 18 0 0
#89 Ryan Charbonneau 0 16 0 1
#15 Christopher Pena 0 8 0 0
#93 Joseph Raymond 10 2 0 0
#57 Craig Matos 3 0 0 0
#52 Steve McGinnis 3 2 0 0
#76 Charles Wilson 0 2 0 0
#59 Alton McGinnis 0 2 0 0
#40 Peter Williams 6 3 0 0
#95 Issac Wilson 0 1 0 0
#69 Luis Buck 0 2 0 0
#91 Peter Reed 0 3 0 0
#25 George Viles 0 3 0 0
#99 Christopher Royce 0 1 0 0
#94 Michael Oh 0 2 0 0
#52 Michael Aguirre 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Tigers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#92 John Daniel 1 0 0.00 0
Fighting Irish
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Tigers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#48 Anthony Frank 1 0 0 0
#49 James Moorefield 1 0 0 0
#33 Daniel Zepeda 0 0 1 0
#11 George Runion 0 1 0 0
Fighting Irish
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#35 Willie Fox 1 0 0 0
#30 Michael Jones 0 1 1 0
#83 Robert Roof 0 1 0 0
#40 Peter Williams 0 0 1 0
Punting
Tigers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#7 Jan Gehring 6 282 47.00 39.67 57 0
Fighting Irish
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Ryan Salvador 7 322 46.00 46.14 53 3
Kicking
Tigers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 Anthony Wilson 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 52 0 / 0
Fighting Irish
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Craig Williams 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 53 1 / 1
Punt Return
Tigers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#49 James Moorefield 2 1 0.5 1 0
Fighting Irish
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 William Paulson 3 20 6.7 10 0
Kick Return
Tigers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#49 James Moorefield 1 34 34.0 0
Fighting Irish
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Tigers
Name Tackles Sacks
#54 Joshua Karr 7 0
#39 John See 6 0
#74 Gregory Moyer 4 2
#55 Benjamin Mendelson 4 0
#33 Daniel Zepeda 3 0
#29 Anthony Davis 3 0
#54 Paul Lafleur 3 0
#65 Rene Graves 2 0
#69 Francesco Brown 2 0
#98 Dustin McNamara 2 0
#44 Keith Toussaint 2 0
#68 Alan Johnson 2 0
#92 John Daniel 2 0
#83 Timothy Schmitz 1 0
#37 John Glover 1 0
#73 Joseph May 1 0
#57 Terry Herring 1 0
#93 Ralph Quintana 1 0
Fighting Irish
Name Tackles Sacks
#25 George Viles 7 0
#91 Peter Reed 6 0
#26 Wayne Small 6 0
#52 Steve McGinnis 5 0
#40 Peter Williams 4 0
#34 Raymond Armstrong 4 0
#30 Michael Jones 4 0
#59 Alton McGinnis 3 0
#53 Raymond Devlin 3 0
#96 Nigel Brewer 3 0
#94 Michael Oh 2 0
#95 Issac Wilson 1 0
#69 Luis Buck 1 0
#93 Joseph Raymond 1 0
#35 Willie Fox 1 0
#1 Craig Williams 1 0