Regular Season Week 3: Fighting Irish at Boilermakers
September 17, 1939 71° Ross–Ade Stadium
Attendance: 47,509 (77%)
Fighting Irish 0 3 0 0 - 3
Boilermakers 7 6 3 6 - 22
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Boilermakers: 3-7-NDI 7 (6:23) 23-Christopher Ball ran for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-David Waid. PUR 7 NDI 0
(Qtr 2) Fighting Irish: 4-4-PUR 37 (10:39) 1-Craig Williams 56 yard field goal is GOOD. PUR 7 NDI 3
(Qtr 2) Boilermakers: 4-11-NDI 20 (3:53) 8-David Waid 38 yard field goal is GOOD. PUR 10 NDI 3
(Qtr 2) Boilermakers: 1-5-NDI 5 (0:02) 8-David Waid 23 yard field goal is GOOD. PUR 13 NDI 3
(Qtr 3) Boilermakers: 4-4-NDI 8 (7:35) 8-David Waid 25 yard field goal is GOOD. PUR 16 NDI 3
(Qtr 4) Boilermakers: 4-6-NDI 27 (10:55) 8-David Waid 44 yard field goal is GOOD. PUR 19 NDI 3
(Qtr 4) Boilermakers: 4-6-NDI 38 (7:21) 8-David Waid 55 yard field goal is GOOD. PUR 85-Michael Perrigo was injured on the play. PUR 22 NDI 3
Team Statistics
Boilermakers Fighting Irish
First Downs 22 7
- Rushing 9 1
- Passing 11 5
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 285 112
- Offensive Plays 73 48
- Yards Per Play 3.90 2.33
Net Rushing Yards 139 10
- Rushing Attempts 44 12
- Yards Per Rush 3.16 0.83
Net Passing Yards 146 102
- Att/Comp/Int 28 / 22 / 0 33 / 18 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 156 128
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 10 3 / 26
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.03 2.83
- Yards Per Completion 7.09 7.11
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 15 2 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.7 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 5 3 / 27
Punt Returns/Yards 5 / 46 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 28
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 2 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 3 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 21
Time of Possession 38:49 21:12
Drive Charts
Boilermakers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:05 2:09 OWN 19 5 19 Punt
1 10:24 4:06 OWN 48 7 52 Touchdown
1 4:47 2:48 OWN 35 5 10 Punt
1 0:22 1:08 OWN 42 3 4 Punt
2 10:34 6:45 OWN 25 11 55 Field Goal
2 1:52 1:52 OWN 41 7 53 Field Goal
3 15:00 7:28 OWN 25 12 67 Field Goal
3 6:05 2:11 OWN 33 3 -8 Punt
3 3:08 3:14 OWN 22 5 19 Punt
4 12:43 1:52 OPP 31 3 4 Field Goal
4 9:06 1:50 OPP 42 3 4 Field Goal
4 4:51 3:11 OWN 24 8 29 Punt
4 0:15 0:15 OWN 27 1 0 Game
Fighting Irish
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:55 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
1 11:56 1:32 OWN 15 3 -5 Punt
1 6:19 1:31 OWN 20 3 2 Punt
1 2:00 1:38 OWN 20 3 -1 Punt
2 14:14 3:40 OWN 20 6 43 Field Goal
2 3:49 1:57 OWN 25 3 -8 Punt
3 7:32 1:26 OWN 25 3 -8 Punt
3 3:54 0:47 OWN 29 3 2 Punt
4 14:54 2:11 OWN 12 4 15 Interception
4 10:51 1:45 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
4 7:16 2:25 OWN 25 8 49 Interception
4 1:40 1:25 OWN 10 6 15 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Boilermakers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#23 Christopher Ball 23 96 4.17 13 5 1
#36 Anthony Jones 17 34 2.00 12 1 0
#48 Ken Bautista 3 9 3.00 10 1 0
#3 Roderick Willis 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Fighting Irish
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#19 David McClung 1 9 9.00 9 0 0
#39 Fred Morales 11 1 0.09 4 0 0
Passing Stats
Boilermakers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Roderick Willis 28 22 156 1 / 10 0 19 0 89.88
Fighting Irish
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#19 David McClung 33 18 128 3 / 26 0 33 2 38.45
Receiving Stats
Boilermakers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#23 Christopher Ball 4 36 9.00 12 0
#36 Anthony Jones 4 31 7.75 19 0
#81 Eddie Rizzo 7 31 4.43 8 0
#85 Michael Perrigo 3 29 9.67 12 0
#16 Heath Higham 3 19 6.33 10 0
#48 Ken Bautista 1 10 10.00 10 0
Fighting Irish
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 Gerald Knecht 4 43 10.75 20 0
#83 Robert Roof 2 39 19.50 33 0
#81 William Paulson 3 10 3.33 4 0
#15 Christopher Pena 1 9 9.00 9 0
#82 James Junkins 1 9 9.00 9 0
#70 John Tedesco 2 8 4.00 7 0
#26 Francis Fann 1 4 4.00 4 0
#84 Michael Miller 2 4 2.00 4 0
#89 Ryan Charbonneau 1 2 2.00 2 0
#39 Fred Morales 1 0 0.00 0 0
Blocking Stats
Boilermakers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#51 Harry Campbell 41 52 1 4
#73 Jeffrey Fouts 35 43 0 4
#85 Michael Perrigo 15 40 0 2
#69 Jeffrey Burris 41 52 0 1
#27 Jerry Smith 15 20 0 1
#72 Richard Scott 28 52 0 1
#65 Rudolph Pearce 29 44 0 2
#16 Heath Higham 0 18 0 0
#89 Ben Ortega 0 23 0 2
#81 Pasquale Baier 9 4 0 0
#36 Anthony Jones 3 3 0 0
#49 Rodger Coleman 4 5 0 2
#62 Randall Pasko 13 6 0 1
#75 Troy Green 12 0 0 0
#81 Eddie Rizzo 0 15 0 1
#10 Frank Pope 0 4 0 0
#76 Steven Young 7 0 0 0
#30 Ronald Cooper 0 2 0 0
#92 Richard Triana 0 4 0 1
#2 John Shoulders 0 5 0 1
#96 Ronald Crocker 0 3 0 0
#98 Keith Pace 0 3 0 0
#1 Richard Kintzel 0 4 0 0
#53 Jose Dyer 0 3 0 0
#21 Anthony Turnipseed 0 3 0 0
#69 Daniel Aragon 5 4 0 0
#23 Christopher Ball 4 5 0 1
#48 Ken Bautista 1 1 0 0
#59 Richard Hearn 0 2 0 0
#99 Donnell Mueller 0 1 0 1
#32 Walter Collins 0 2 0 0
#70 Kim Moon 0 1 0 0
#52 Ken Perry 0 1 0 0
#33 Walter Hufford 0 1 0 0
Fighting Irish
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#62 Timothy Gardener 47 17 3 4
#70 John Tedesco 40 14 0 0
#26 Francis Fann 5 3 0 0
#74 Anthony Morris 37 22 0 1
#65 Lesley Love 47 16 0 1
#39 Fred Morales 22 2 0 0
#73 Cornelius Wooten 46 15 0 1
#88 Gerald Knecht 1 10 0 0
#89 Ryan Charbonneau 0 11 0 0
#57 Craig Matos 10 5 0 0
#83 Robert Roof 16 9 0 1
#76 Charles Wilson 6 1 0 0
#61 Richard Lyles 9 0 0 0
#96 Nigel Brewer 0 1 0 0
#32 Harley Quinn 0 1 0 0
#82 James Junkins 3 4 0 0
#25 George Viles 0 1 0 0
#52 Michael Aguirre 0 1 0 0
#69 Luis Buck 0 1 0 0
#91 Peter Reed 1 1 0 0
#30 Michael Jones 0 1 0 0
#52 Steve McGinnis 1 1 0 0
#81 William Paulson 0 7 0 0
#65 Paul Augustine 8 4 0 0
#15 Christopher Pena 0 6 0 0
#13 Allen Helfrich 0 1 0 0
#67 Francis Kircher 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Boilermakers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#30 Ronald Cooper 1 2 2.00 0
#1 Richard Kintzel 1 0 0.00 0
Fighting Irish
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Boilermakers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#61 Issac Wilson 0 0 1 0
Fighting Irish
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#39 Fred Morales 1 0 0 0
#74 Anthony Morris 0 1 0 0
Punting
Boilermakers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Jon Bradley 6 270 45.00 41.17 57 4
Fighting Irish
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Joseph Sanchez 9 416 46.22 41.33 52 1
Kicking
Boilermakers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#8 David Waid 5 / 5 2 / 2 1 / 1 55 1 / 1
Fighting Irish
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Craig Williams 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 56 0 / 0
Punt Return
Boilermakers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#23 Christopher Ball 5 46 9.2 28 0
Fighting Irish
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Boilermakers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Fighting Irish
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#26 Francis Fann 1 28 28.0 0
Defensive Stats
Boilermakers
Name Tackles Sacks
#92 Richard Triana 6 3
#32 Walter Collins 5 0
#2 John Shoulders 3 0
#59 Richard Hearn 2 0
#97 Joshua Monroe 2 0
#99 Donnell Mueller 2 0
#1 Richard Kintzel 2 0
#30 Ronald Cooper 2 0
#98 Keith Pace 2 0
#21 Anthony Turnipseed 2 0
#4 Andrew Shaw 2 0
#61 Issac Wilson 1 0
#33 Walter Hufford 1 0
#53 Jose Dyer 1 0
#95 Joseph Shores 1 0
Fighting Irish
Name Tackles Sacks
#25 George Viles 13 0
#52 Steve McGinnis 11 0
#91 Peter Reed 9 0
#94 Michael Oh 9 0
#45 Chester Jordan 7 0
#30 Michael Jones 4 0
#96 Nigel Brewer 3 1
#69 Luis Buck 3 0
#52 Michael Aguirre 2 0
#74 Anthony Morris 2 0
#65 Lesley Love 1 0
#57 Craig Matos 1 0
#32 Harley Quinn 1 0
#99 Christopher Royce 1 0
#63 Wm Sorenson 1 0
#88 Gerald Knecht 1 0
#97 Joseph Edwards 1 0
#53 Raymond Devlin 1 0