Bowl Week: Blue Devils at Fighting Irish

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December 29, 1940 26° Notre Dame Stadium
Attendance: 77,622 (100%)
Blue Devils 0 9 0 0 - 9
Fighting Irish 14 6 7 21 - 48
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Fighting Irish: 1-1-DUK 0 (11:10) 21-Keith Meyers ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-Jose Quijada. NDI 7 DUK 0
(Qtr 1) Fighting Irish: 3-5-DUK 5 (5:46) 17-John Bishop pass complete to 39-Fred Morales to DUK 0 for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-Jose Quijada. NDI 14 DUK 0
(Qtr 2) Blue Devils: 4-6-NDI 20 (12:58) 12-Lane James 38 yard field goal is GOOD. NDI 14 DUK 3
(Qtr 2) Fighting Irish: 4-4-DUK 35 (7:50) 10-Jose Quijada 54 yard field goal is GOOD. NDI 17 DUK 3
(Qtr 2) Blue Devils: 2-6-NDI 8 (3:26) 4-Stephen Nichols pass complete to 80-Gregory Robles for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Fighting Irish: 4-7-DUK 36 (0:44) 10-Jose Quijada 54 yard field goal is GOOD. NDI 20 DUK 9
(Qtr 3) Fighting Irish: 1-5-DUK 5 (7:55) 17-John Bishop pass complete to 88-Gerald Knecht for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-Jose Quijada. NDI 27 DUK 9
(Qtr 4) Fighting Irish: 4-12-DUK 32 (13:32) 10-Jose Quijada 50 yard field goal is GOOD. DUK 90-Brian Nickelson was injured on the play. NDI 30 DUK 9
(Qtr 4) Fighting Irish: 4-6-NDI 44 (8:29) 11-Joseph Sanchez punts 52 yards to DUK 4. 39-Francis Fann to DUK 12 for 8 yards. 39-Francis Fann FUMBLES (52-Steve McGinnis) recovered by NDI-52-Steve McGinnis for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-Jose Quijada. NDI 37 DUK 9
(Qtr 4) Fighting Irish: 4-1-DUK 4 (3:23) 10-Jose Quijada 23 yard field goal is GOOD. NDI 40 DUK 9
(Qtr 4) Fighting Irish: 3-7-DUK 13 (2:00) 23-Bradley Delgado ran to DUK 0 for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 21-Keith Meyers ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! NDI 48 DUK 9
Team Statistics
Fighting Irish Blue Devils
First Downs 15 9
- Rushing 8 3
- Passing 5 4
- Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 259 122
- Offensive Plays 62 52
- Yards Per Play 4.18 2.35
Net Rushing Yards 131 46
- Rushing Attempts 40 19
- Yards Per Rush 3.28 2.42
Net Passing Yards 128 76
- Att/Comp/Int 22 / 19 / 0 30 / 18 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 128 103
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 3 / 27
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.82 2.30
- Yards Per Completion 6.74 5.72
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 3 / 3
3rd Down Conversions 9 / 17 4 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.4
4th Down Conversions 1 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 26 4 / 24
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 90 1 / 8
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 64 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4 / 1 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 46 OWN 29
Time of Possession 34:16 25:42
Drive Charts
Fighting Irish
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:16 2:08 OPP 25 5 25 Touchdown
1 9:50 1:58 OWN 34 3 8 Punt
1 7:00 1:18 OPP 9 3 9 Touchdown
2 12:55 5:08 OWN 25 9 40 Field Goal
2 4:09 0:04 OWN 6 1 0 Fumble
2 3:21 2:41 OWN 30 6 34 Field Goal
3 15:00 7:09 OWN 28 11 72 Touchdown
3 4:59 1:59 OWN 12 3 1 Punt
3 1:26 2:58 OWN 28 5 40 Field Goal
4 10:31 2:15 OWN 40 3 60 Touchdown
4 7:22 4:01 OPP 25 6 20 Field Goal
4 3:04 1:08 OPP 16 3 16 Touchdown
4 1:29 1:29 OPP 30 3 -4 Game
Blue Devils
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:44 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
1 11:08 1:18 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
1 7:51 0:52 OWN 9 2 5 Fumble
1 5:42 7:47 OWN 25 13 55 Field Goal
2 7:46 3:37 OWN 25 6 12 Punt
2 4:05 0:44 OPP 12 2 12 Touchdown
2 0:40 0:40 OWN 25 1 3 Half
3 7:51 2:52 OWN 25 5 25 Punt
3 2:59 1:33 OWN 35 3 -8 Punt
4 13:28 2:57 OWN 25 5 21 Punt
4 8:16 0:54 OWN 25 3 -9 Interception
4 3:21 0:17 OWN 25 3 0 Fumble
4 1:56 0:27 OWN 25 3 3 Interception
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Fighting Irish
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#23 Bradley Delgado 23 102 4.43 21 4 1
#21 Keith Meyers 16 32 2.00 12 2 1
#39 Fred Morales 1 -3 -3.00 -3 0 0
Blue Devils
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#39 Francis Fann 15 35 2.33 10 1 0
#43 Eric Olson 3 12 4.00 9 0 0
#27 Gary Brownlee 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0
Passing Stats
Fighting Irish
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 John Bishop 22 19 128 0 / 0 2 19 0 121.21
Blue Devils
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 Stephen Nichols 30 18 103 3 / 27 1 14 2 49.72
Receiving Stats
Fighting Irish
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 Gerald Knecht 4 37 9.25 13 1
#83 Robert Roof 2 24 12.00 19 0
#23 Bradley Delgado 4 19 4.75 9 0
#39 Fred Morales 3 19 6.33 11 1
#84 Michael Miller 1 10 10.00 10 0
#89 Ryan Charbonneau 3 10 3.33 5 0
#13 Allen Helfrich 2 9 4.50 7 0
Blue Devils
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Gregory Robles 5 34 6.80 14 1
#83 Julius Cox 2 19 9.50 11 0
#19 Jeff Brown 3 14 4.67 7 0
#39 Francis Fann 5 14 2.80 4 0
#10 Denny Baker 1 10 10.00 10 0
#27 Gary Brownlee 1 6 6.00 6 0
#38 Gene Archie 1 6 6.00 6 0
Blocking Stats
Fighting Irish
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#76 Charles Wilson 0 7 0 0
#56 Don Stauffer 0 4 0 0
#95 Dillon Deguzman 0 4 0 0
#26 Gregory Humphreys 0 7 0 1
#53 Bruce Greaves 0 5 0 1
#69 Luis Buck 1 6 0 0
#20 Kendrick Quinn 0 6 0 0
#91 Peter Reed 10 5 0 0
#99 Christopher Royce 0 4 0 0
#52 Steve McGinnis 7 6 0 0
#70 John Tedesco 33 44 0 3
#39 Fred Morales 11 33 0 2
#61 Richard Lyles 30 36 0 1
#60 David Quintana 33 45 0 8
#89 Ryan Charbonneau 0 25 0 1
#62 Timothy Gardener 33 45 0 1
#65 Paul Augustine 23 42 0 2
#23 Bradley Delgado 4 8 0 1
#88 Gerald Knecht 1 36 0 1
#13 Allen Helfrich 0 28 0 1
#84 Michael Miller 0 11 0 0
#83 Robert Roof 2 9 0 1
#73 Cornelius Wooten 13 3 0 1
#79 Paul Stewart 10 1 0 0
#59 Calvin Thompson 11 0 0 0
#21 Keith Meyers 5 8 0 0
#67 Francis Kircher 2 2 0 0
#42 Nathan Stevenson 0 2 0 0
#25 George Viles 0 2 0 0
#30 Michael Jones 0 2 0 1
#96 Nigel Brewer 0 1 0 0
Blue Devils
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#75 Jason Gaines 33 20 1 3
#55 David Dean 41 21 1 0
#68 Dave Wells 38 23 1 2
#70 Sean Hartwell 28 29 0 1
#19 Jeff Brown 0 8 0 0
#80 Gregory Robles 0 6 0 0
#83 Julius Cox 0 20 0 2
#39 Francis Fann 4 3 0 0
#27 Gary Brownlee 12 14 0 2
#71 Marvin Carvalho 41 28 0 0
#43 Eric Olson 11 11 0 0
#90 Brian Nickelson 4 2 0 0
#88 Joseph Barnes 4 0 0 0
#65 Ryan Phillips 17 6 0 0
#74 Juan Meade 8 1 0 0
#10 Denny Baker 0 6 0 0
#81 Oscar Smalls 0 7 0 2
#65 Kenneth Flores 6 3 0 0
#38 Gene Archie 2 2 0 0
#64 Walter Jones 2 0 0 0
#99 Samuel Trudel 4 3 0 0
#29 Kenneth Driscoll 0 1 0 0
#15 James Collins 0 2 0 0
#52 Jeremy Bove 0 1 0 0
#97 Tom Hinton 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Fighting Irish
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#32 Harley Quinn 2 0 0.00 0
Blue Devils
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Fighting Irish
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#23 Bradley Delgado 1 0 0 0
#76 Charles Wilson 0 0 1 0
#30 Michael Jones 0 1 0 0
#52 Steve McGinnis 0 1 1 1
#26 Gregory Humphreys 0 0 1 0
#20 Kendrick Quinn 0 1 0 0
Blue Devils
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#4 Stephen Nichols 1 0 0 0
#39 Francis Fann 1 0 0 0
#83 Julius Cox 1 0 0 0
#58 James Wilson 0 1 0 0
#29 Kenneth Driscoll 0 0 1 0
Punting
Fighting Irish
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Joseph Sanchez 3 151 50.33 45.00 52 2
Blue Devils
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#17 Jonathan Sharpe 6 274 45.67 31.00 58 2
Kicking
Fighting Irish
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#10 Jose Quijada 4 / 4 3 / 3 3 / 3 54 4 / 4
Blue Devils
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#12 Lane James 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 38 0 / 1
Punt Return
Fighting Irish
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#23 Bradley Delgado 3 90 30.0 58 0
Blue Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#39 Francis Fann 1 8 8.0 8 0
Kick Return
Fighting Irish
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#23 Bradley Delgado 2 64 32.0 0
Blue Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Fighting Irish
Name Tackles Sacks
#52 Steve McGinnis 9 0
#25 George Viles 6 0
#91 Peter Reed 5 0
#69 Luis Buck 4 2
#53 Bruce Greaves 3 0
#26 Gregory Humphreys 2 0
#42 Nathan Stevenson 2 0
#76 Charles Wilson 1 1
#96 Nigel Brewer 1 0
#84 Michael Miller 1 0
#37 Bradley Soriano 1 0
#20 Kendrick Quinn 1 0
#99 Christopher Royce 1 0
#30 Michael Jones 1 0
Blue Devils
Name Tackles Sacks
#64 Walter Jones 10 0
#90 Brian Nickelson 6 0
#26 Christopher Taylor 5 0
#58 James Wilson 4 0
#91 Stewart Hathaway 4 0
#48 James Tyler 4 0
#29 Kenneth Driscoll 4 0
#96 Pedro Ladner 4 0
#41 Anthony Williams 2 0
#4 Stephen Nichols 2 0
#99 Samuel Trudel 2 0
#74 Juan Meade 2 0
#93 John Morehouse 2 0
#65 Myles Williamson 2 0
#17 Jonathan Sharpe 1 0
#97 Tom Hinton 1 0
#88 Joseph Barnes 1 0
#12 Lane James 1 0
#98 Timmy Oden 1 0
#73 Thomas Brown 1 0
#52 Jeremy Bove 1 0
#19 Jeff Brown 1 0
#80 Gregory Robles 1 0