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Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (Sep 03, 2005)

Box Score

                               Box Score (Final)
         Notre Dame vs #23 Pittsburgh (Sep 03, 2005 at Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Notre Dame..........  7 28  7  0  - 42       Record: (1-0)
Pittsburgh.......... 10  3  0  8  - 21       Record: (0-1)



Scoring Summary:
1st 10:58 PITT - LEE,Greg 39 yd pass from PALKO,Tyler (CUMMINGS,Josh kick), 8-73 4:02, UND 0 - PITT 7
    08:19 UND - WALKER 51 yd pass from QUINN, B. (FITZPATRICK kick), 6-78 2:39, UND 7 - PITT 7
    01:40 PITT - CUMMINGS,Josh 49 yd field goal, 7-22 3:43, UND 7 - PITT 10
2nd 13:07 UND - WALKER 2 yd run (FITZPATRICK kick), 9-65 3:33, UND 14 - PITT 10
    06:59 UND - POWERS-NEAL 2 yd run (FITZPATRICK kick), 9-65 4:20, UND 21 - PITT 10
    06:03 UND - SAMARDZIJA 19 yd pass from QUINN, B. (FITZPATRICK kick), 2-19 0:45, UND 28 - PITT 10
    04:20 PITT - CUMMINGS,Josh 23 yd field goal, 5-55 1:43, UND 28 - PITT 13
    01:39 UND - POWERS-NEAL 9 yd run (FITZPATRICK kick), 8-70 2:41, UND 35 - PITT 13
3rd 07:59 UND - POWERS-NEAL 4 yd run (FITZPATRICK kick), 20-80 7:01, UND 42 - PITT 13
4th 12:55 PITT - PALKO,Tyler 4 yd run (MURPHY,Tim rush), 7-72 1:49, UND 42 - PITT 21



                                    UND     PITT
FIRST DOWNS...................       33       20
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   50-275   31-103
PASSING YDS (NET).............      227      220
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  27-18-1  35-20-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   77-502   66-323
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     1-23      0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     2-35     5-80
Interception Returns-Yards....      1-0      1-3
Punts (Number-Avg)............   3-45.7   4-48.8
Fumbles-Lost..................      1-0      2-1
Penalties-Yards...............    10-94     6-55
Possession Time...............    32:46    27:14
Third-Down Conversions........ 10 of 15  4 of 14
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 0   1 of 3
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      5-6      2-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     5-38      0-0


RUSHING: Notre Dame-WALKER 20-100; QUINN, B. 5-49; POWERS-NEAL 8-41;
THOMAS, T. 8-40; WOLKE 1-22; JENKINS 6-17; SCHWAPP 2-6.
Pittsburgh-KIRKLEY,Raymond 5-64; JENNINGS,Rashad 7-29; STEPHENS,LaRod 2-17;
MURPHY,Tim 5-2; PALKO,Tyler 12-minus 9.

PASSING: Notre Dame-QUINN, B. 18-27-1-227. Pittsburgh-PALKO,Tyler
20-35-1-220.

RECEIVING: Notre Dame-FASANO 4-42; WALKER 3-52; McKNIGHT 3-51; SAMARDZIJA
3-34; STOVALL 2-27; CARLSON 2-3; POWERS-NEAL 1-18. Pittsburgh-LEE,Greg 4-63;
DELSARDO,Joe 4-45; BUCHES,Steve 4-39; GILL,Erik 3-26; KINDER,Derek 2-29;
MURPHY,Tim 2-19; JENNINGS,Rashad 1-minus 1.

INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-ZBIKOWSKI 1-0. Pittsburgh-REVIS,Darrelle 1-3.

FUMBLES: Notre Dame-CARLSON 1-0. Pittsburgh-KIRKLEY,Raymond 1-0;
FURMAN,Marcus 1-1.

Stadium: Heinz Field           Attendance: 66451
Kickoff time: 8:09 pm   End of Game: 11:34 pm  Total elapsed time: 3:25
Officials: Referee: Lipski, Dennis; Umpire: Britt, Carl; Linesman: Bassett, Bob;
Line judge: Krispinsky, Tom; Back judge: Paganelli, Dino; Field judge: Zaborniak,Henry;
Side judge: Duncan, Joe; Scorer: Fetchet, John;
Temperature: 73 Deg    Wind: 7 mph NW  Weather: Clear



         Notre Dame vs #23 Pittsburgh (Sep 03, 2005 at Pittsburgh, Pa.)

SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-HOYTE 2-0; ABIAMIRI 1-0; FROME 1-0; MAYS 1-0.
Pittsburgh-None.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-WOODEN 10-2; HOYTE 6-3; ZBIKOWSKI 3-5;
ABIAMIRI 4-2; CRUM JR. 3-2; RICHARDSON 3-0; MAYS 2-1; NDUKWE 2-1; BROWN 2-0;
TALLEY 2-0; BEIDATSCH 2-0; LANDRI 1-1; FASANO 1-0; CULLEN 1-0; THOMAS, M. 1-0;
FROME 1-0; HARRIS, B. 0-1; SALVADOR 0-1; LAWS 0-1; THOMAS, T. 0-1; CARLSON 0-1.
Pittsburgh-BLADES,H.B. 8-5; PHILLIPS,Mike 7-3; REVIS,Darrelle 6-1; MORRIS,Tez
6-1; BENNETT,Brian 4-0; HORNE,J.J. 3-1; DAVIS,Corey 2-2; THOMAS,Derron 2-2;
TILLMAN,Phil 2-2; McKILLOP,Chris 1-3; SALLET,Charles 1-3; BRADY,Jemeel 1-2;
LAY,Josh 2-0; THATCHER,Eric 1-1; BRYANT,Sam 1-1; McKILLOP,Scott 1-1;
DUNCAN,RASHAAD 0-2; SMITH,Thomas 1-0.


Game Starters:
Notre Dame

POS  ## OFFENSE
WR   83 SAMARDZIJA
LT   68 HARRIS, R.
LG   50 SANTUCCI
C    76 MORTON
RG   74 STEVENSON
RT   73 LeVOIR
TE   88 FASANO
TE   87 FREEMAN
TE   89 CARLSON
QB   10 QUINN, B.
RB   3  WALKER

POS  ## DEFENSE
LE   95 ABIAMIRI
LT   98 LAWS
RT   66 LANDRI
RE   75 FROME
LB   39 HOYTE
LB   46 MAYS
APCH 40 CRUM JR.
CB   22 WOODEN
FS   18 NDUKWE
SS   9  ZBIKOWSKI
CB   30 RICHARDSON

Pittsburgh

POS  ## OFFENSE
SE   86 LEE,Greg
LT   56 SPENCER,Charles
LG   70 WILLIAMS,D.
C    68 VILLANI,Joe
RG   60 SIMONITIS,John
RT   75 McGLYNN,Mike
TE   45 GILL,Erik
FL   4  DELSARDO,Joe
QB   3  PALKO,Tyler
FB   23 MURPHY,Tim
TB   36 JENNINGS,Rashad

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   58 CLERMOND,Joe
DT   52 IDOKO,Ron
DT   97 DAVIS,Corey
DE   54 SALLET,Charles
LB   39 THOMAS,Derron
LB   51 BLADES,H.B.
LB   9  HORNE,J.J.
CB   25 REVIS,Darrelle
FS   41 McKILLOP,Chris
SS   10 PHILLIPS,Mike
CB   12 LAY,Josh


Player participation:


Notre Dame: 5-McKNIGHT, 9A-KUNTZ, 11-GRIMES, 14-WOLKE, 15-FERRINE, 16-POWERS-NEAL, 19-FITZPATRICK, 20-LAMBERT, 21-STOVALL,
23-ANASTASIO, 26-THOMAS, T., 27-BRUTON, 29-HEDGEMON II, 32-JENKINS, 33-HOSKINS, 36-HARRIS, B., 43-SALVADOR, 44-SCHWAPP, 45-GIOIA,
47-THOMAS, M., 52-BROCKINGTON, 56-BORSETI, 59-BENT, 60-CULLEN, 62-RARIDON, 72-DUNCAN, 77-TURKOVICH, 78-SULLIVAN, 79-MATTES,
81-WOODS, 82-SHELTON, 85-HIBEN, 90-BEIDATSCH, 94-BROWN, 99-TALLEY.

Pittsburgh: 2-FURMAN,Marcus, 5-COX,Kennard, 8-GUNN,Adam, 14-STRONG,Darrell, 18-GRAESSLE,Adam, 19-MALLEY,Keith, 20-MORRIS,Tez,
22-CUMMINGS,Josh, 24-BRADY,Jemeel, 27-MASON,Brandon, 28-THATCHER,Eric, 29-CAMPBELL,Tommie, 34-STEPHENS,LaRod, 35-ROSEBERRY,Doug,
38-CAMPBELL,Kellen, 40-McKILLOP,Scott, 43-KIRKLEY,Raymond, 44-BENNETT,Brian, 46-BRYANT,Sam, 47-WILLIAMS,Nick, 49-ACIERNO,Justin,
50-DUNCAN,RASHAAD, 55-SMITH,Thomas, 59-ESTERMYER,Mark, 72-CLOWSER,Chase, 74-WILLIAMS,Dale, 81-KINDER,Derek, 83-PELUSI,John,
84-BUCHES,Steve, 87-PESTANO,Marcel, 91-TILLMAN,Phil, 93-MUSTAKAS,Gus, 98-BOTTS,Vernon.




Scoring Summary


                            Scoring Summary (Final)
                            2005 Notre Dame Football
         Notre Dame vs #23 Pittsburgh (Sep 03, 2005 at Pittsburgh, Pa.)

                     Notre Dame (1-0) vs. Pittsburgh (0-1)
Date: Sep 03, 2005  Site: Pittsburgh, Pa.       Stadium: Heinz Field
Attendance: 66451

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Notre Dame..........  7 28  7  0  - 42
Pittsburgh.......... 10  3  0  8  - 21



Scoring Summary:
1st 10:58 PITT - LEE,Greg 39 yd pass from PALKO,Tyler (CUMMINGS,Josh kick)
                                                 8 plays, 73 yards, TOP 4:02, UND 0 - PITT 7
    08:19 UND - WALKER 51 yd pass from QUINN, B. (FITZPATRICK kick)
                                                 6 plays, 78 yards, TOP 2:39, UND 7 - PITT 7
    01:40 PITT - CUMMINGS,Josh 49 yd field goal
                                                7 plays, 22 yards, TOP 3:43, UND 7 - PITT 10
2nd 13:07 UND - WALKER 2 yd run (FITZPATRICK kick)
                                               9 plays, 65 yards, TOP 3:33, UND 14 - PITT 10
    06:59 UND - POWERS-NEAL 2 yd run (FITZPATRICK kick)
                                               9 plays, 65 yards, TOP 4:20, UND 21 - PITT 10
    06:03 UND - SAMARDZIJA 19 yd pass from QUINN, B. (FITZPATRICK kick)
                                               2 plays, 19 yards, TOP 0:45, UND 28 - PITT 10
    04:20 PITT - CUMMINGS,Josh 23 yd field goal
                                               5 plays, 55 yards, TOP 1:43, UND 28 - PITT 13
    01:39 UND - POWERS-NEAL 9 yd run (FITZPATRICK kick)
                                               8 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:41, UND 35 - PITT 13
3rd 07:59 UND - POWERS-NEAL 4 yd run (FITZPATRICK kick)
                                              20 plays, 80 yards, TOP 7:01, UND 42 - PITT 13
4th 12:55 PITT - PALKO,Tyler 4 yd run (MURPHY,Tim rush)
                                               7 plays, 72 yards, TOP 1:49, UND 42 - PITT 21



Kickoff time: 8:09 pm   End of Game: 11:34 pm  Total elapsed time: 3:25
Officials: Referee: Lipski, Dennis; Umpire: Britt, Carl; Linesman: Bassett, Bob;
Line judge: Krispinsky, Tom; Back judge: Paganelli, Dino; Field judge: Zaborniak,Henry;
Side judge: Duncan, Joe; Scorer: Fetchet, John;
Temperature: 73 Deg    Wind: 7 mph NW  Weather: Clear




Team Statistics


                            Team Statistics (Final)
                            2005 Notre Dame Football
         Notre Dame vs #23 Pittsburgh (Sep 03, 2005 at Pittsburgh, Pa.)

                                    UND     PITT

FIRST DOWNS...................       33       20
  Rushing.....................       20        8
  Passing.....................       11        9
  Penalty.....................        2        3
NET YARDS RUSHING.............      275      103
  Rushing Attempts............       50       31
  Average Per Rush............      5.5      3.3
  Yards Gained Rushing........      279      147
  Yards Lost Rushing..........        4       44
NET YARDS PASSING.............      227      220
  Completions-Attempts-Int....  18-27-1  20-35-1
  Average Per Attempt.........      8.4      6.3
  Average Per Completion......     12.6     11.0
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS...........      502      323
  Total offense plays.........       77       66
  Average Gain Per Play.......      6.5      4.9
Fumbles: Number-Lost..........      1-0      2-1
Penalties: Number-Yards.......    10-94     6-55
PUNTS-YARDS...................    3-137    4-195
  Average Yards Per Punt......     45.7     48.8
  Net Yards Per Punt..........     45.7     43.0
  Inside 20...................        1        0
  50+ Yards...................        1        1
  Touchbacks..................        1        1
  Fair catch..................        0        0
KICKOFFS-YARDS................    7-365    5-262
  Average Yards Per Kickoff...     52.1     52.4
  Net Yards Per Kickoff.......     40.7     45.4
  Touchbacks..................        1        1
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD.   1-23-0    0-0-0
  Average Per Return..........     23.0      0.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD   2-35-0   5-80-0
  Average Per Return..........     17.5     16.0
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD..    1-0-0    1-3-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD.    0-0-0    0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards...........        0        0
Possession Time...............    32:46    27:14
  1st Quarter.................     5:34     9:26
  2nd Quarter.................     9:39     5:21
  3rd Quarter.................     8:10     6:50
  4th Quarter.................     9:23     5:37
Third-Down Conversions........ 10 of 15  4 of 14
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 0   1 of 3
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      5-6      2-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     5-38      0-0
PAT Kicks.....................      6-6      1-1
Field Goals...................      0-0      2-2



Individual Statistics


                                 Individual Statistics (Final)
                                    2005 Notre Dame Football
                 Notre Dame vs #23 Pittsburgh (Sep 03, 2005 at Pittsburgh, Pa.)


Notre Dame

Rushing         No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
--------------------------------------------
WALKER          20  100    0  100  1 11  5.0
QUINN, B.        5   49    0   49  0 16  9.8
POWERS-NEAL      8   41    0   41  3  9  5.1
THOMAS, T.       8   40    0   40  0 16  5.0
WOLKE            1   22    0   22  0 22 22.0
JENKINS          6   21    4   17  0  9  2.8
SCHWAPP          2    6    0    6  0  4  3.0
Totals...       50  279    4  275  4 22  5.5

Passing         Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
--------------------------------------------
QUINN, B.         27-18-1   227  2   51    0
Totals...         27-18-1   227  2   51    0

Receiving        No.  Yds   TD Long
-----------------------------------
FASANO             4   42    0   18
WALKER             3   52    1   51
McKNIGHT           3   51    0   27
SAMARDZIJA         3   34    1   19
STOVALL            2   27    0   16
CARLSON            2    3    0    3
POWERS-NEAL        1   18    0   18
Totals...         18  227    2   51

Punting          No.  Yds   Avg Long In20
-----------------------------------------
FITZPATRICK        3  137  45.7   54    1
Totals...          3  137  45.7   54    1

                  Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept
All Returns     No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
---------------------------------------------
ZBIKOWSKI        1  23 23  0   0  0  1   0  0
HOSKINS          0   0  0  1  24 24  0   0  0
HARRIS, B.       0   0  0  1  11 11  0   0  0
Totals...        1  23 23  2  35 24  1   0  0

Field goal attempts
----------------------------------------

FUMBLES: Notre Dame-CARLSON 1-0. Pittsburgh-FURMAN,Marcus 1-1;
KIRKLEY,Raymond 1-0.


Pittsburgh

Rushing         No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
--------------------------------------------
KIRKLEY,Raymond  5   67    3   64  0 55 12.8
JENNINGS,Rashad  7   29    0   29  0  9  4.1
STEPHENS,LaRod   2   17    0   17  0 12  8.5
MURPHY,Tim       5    4    2    2  0  3  0.4
PALKO,Tyler     12   30   39   -9  1 10 -0.8
Totals...       31  147   44  103  1 55  3.3

Passing         Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
--------------------------------------------
PALKO,Tyler       35-20-1   220  1   39    5
Totals...         35-20-1   220  1   39    5

Receiving        No.  Yds   TD Long
-----------------------------------
LEE,Greg           4   63    1   39
DELSARDO,Joe       4   45    0   18
BUCHES,Steve       4   39    0   18
GILL,Erik          3   26    0    9
KINDER,Derek       2   29    0   22
MURPHY,Tim         2   19    0   15
JENNINGS,Rashad    1   -1    0    0
Totals...         20  220    1   39

Punting          No.  Yds   Avg Long In20
-----------------------------------------
GRAESSLE,Adam      4  195  48.8   51    0
Totals...          4  195  48.8   51    0

                  Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept
All Returns     No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
---------------------------------------------
BRADY,Jemeel     0   0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0
REVIS,Darrelle   0   0  0  0   0  0  1   3  3
FURMAN,Marcus    0   0  0  4  80 33  0   0  0
Totals...        0   0  0  5  80 33  1   3  3

Field goal attempts
----------------------------------------
CUMMINGS,Josh   1st 01:40  49 yds - Good
CUMMINGS,Josh   2nd 04:20  23 yds - Good

FUMBLES: Notre Dame-CARLSON 1-0. Pittsburgh-FURMAN,Marcus 1-1;
KIRKLEY,Raymond 1-0.


FUMBLES: Notre Dame-CARLSON 1-0. Pittsburgh-KIRKLEY,Raymond 1-0; FURMAN,Marcus 1-1.


Drive Chart


                                      Drive Chart (Final)
                                    2005 Notre Dame Football
                 Notre Dame vs #23 Pittsburgh (Sep 03, 2005 at Pittsburgh, Pa.)

                 Drive Started             Drive Ended             Consumed
Team     Qtr Spot Time   Obtained      Spot Time   How Lost      Pl-Yds   TOP 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UND      1st N22  10:58  Kickoff       P00  08:19 *TOUCHDOWN      6-78  02:39
UND      1st N20  06:38  Punt          N42  05:23  Interception   4-22  01:15
UND      1st N35  01:40  Kickoff       P00  13:07 *TOUCHDOWN      9-65  03:33#
UND      2nd N35  11:08  Punt          P00  06:48 *TOUCHDOWN      9-65  04:20#
UND      2nd P19  06:48  Fumble        P00  06:03 *TOUCHDOWN      2-19  00:45#
UND      2nd N30  04:20  Kickoff       P00  01:39 *TOUCHDOWN      8-70  02:41#
UND      2nd N20  00:00  Interception  N20  00:00  End of half    0-0   00:00
UND      3rd N20  15:00  Kickoff       P00  07:59 *TOUCHDOWN     20-80  07:01#
UND      3rd N20  01:09  Punt          N36  14:44  Punt           4-16  01:25
UND      4th N35  12:55  Kickoff       N40  11:10  Punt           3-5   01:45
UND      4th N25  09:23  Punt          P47  06:00  Punt           5-28  03:23
UND      4th N50  03:59  Downs         P11  00:00  End of half    7-39  03:59#

PITT     1st P27  15:00  Kickoff       N00  10:58 *TOUCHDOWN      8-73  04:02
PITT     1st P24  08:19  Kickoff       P29  06:38  Punt           3-5   01:41
PITT     1st P46  05:23  Interception  N32  01:40 *FIELD GOAL     7-22  03:43
PITT     2nd P37  13:07  Kickoff       P40  11:08  Punt           3-3   01:59
PITT     2nd P19  06:59  Kickoff       P19  06:48  Fumble         0-0   00:11
PITT     2nd P39  06:03  Kickoff       N06  04:20 *FIELD GOAL     5-55  01:43#
PITT     2nd P24  01:39  Kickoff       N42  00:00  Interception   9-34  01:39
PITT     3rd P20  07:59  Kickoff       N48  01:09  Punt          13-32  06:50
PITT     4th P28  14:44  Punt          N00  12:55 *TOUCHDOWN      7-72  01:49#
PITT     4th P06  11:10  Punt          P27  09:23  Punt           4-21  01:47
PITT     4th P20  06:00  Punt          P50  03:59  Downs          9-30  02:01

UND                       1st   2nd   3rd   4th     1st   2nd       
                          Qtr   Qtr   Qtr   Qtr    Half  Half  Total
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time of possession       05:34 09:39 08:10 09:23   15:13 17:33 32:46
3rd Down Conversions      2/3   3/3   4/5   1/4     5/6   5/9  10/15
Avg Field Position        N25   N48   N20   N36     N37   N30   N33
4th Down Conversions      0/0   0/0   0/0   0/0     0/0   0/0   0/0

PITT                      1st   2nd   3rd   4th     1st   2nd       
                          Qtr   Qtr   Qtr   Qtr    Half  Half  Total
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time of possession       09:26 05:21 06:50 05:37   14:47 12:27 27:14
3rd Down Conversions      2/4   1/4   1/3   0/3     3/8   1/6   4/14
Avg Field Position        P32   P33   P20   P18     P32   P18   P27
4th Down Conversions      0/0   0/1   0/0   1/2     0/1   1/2   1/3


                                    Drive Chart (By Quarter)

                 Drive Started             Drive Ended             Consumed
Team     Qtr Spot Time   Obtained      Spot Time   How Lost      Pl-Yds   TOP 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PITT     1st P27  15:00  Kickoff       N00  10:58 *TOUCHDOWN      8-73  04:02
UND      1st N22  10:58  Kickoff       P00  08:19 *TOUCHDOWN      6-78  02:39
PITT     1st P24  08:19  Kickoff       P29  06:38  Punt           3-5   01:41
UND      1st N20  06:38  Punt          N42  05:23  Interception   4-22  01:15
PITT     1st P46  05:23  Interception  N32  01:40 *FIELD GOAL     7-22  03:43
UND      1st N35  01:40  Kickoff       P00  13:07 *TOUCHDOWN      9-65  03:33#

PITT     2nd P37  13:07  Kickoff       P40  11:08  Punt           3-3   01:59
UND      2nd N35  11:08  Punt          P00  06:48 *TOUCHDOWN      9-65  04:20#
PITT     2nd P19  06:59  Kickoff       P19  06:48  Fumble         0-0   00:11
UND      2nd P19  06:48  Fumble        P00  06:03 *TOUCHDOWN      2-19  00:45#
PITT     2nd P39  06:03  Kickoff       N06  04:20 *FIELD GOAL     5-55  01:43#
UND      2nd N30  04:20  Kickoff       P00  01:39 *TOUCHDOWN      8-70  02:41#
PITT     2nd P24  01:39  Kickoff       N42  00:00  Interception   9-34  01:39
UND      2nd N20  00:00  Interception  N20  00:00  End of half    0-0   00:00

UND      3rd N20  15:00  Kickoff       P00  07:59 *TOUCHDOWN     20-80  07:01#
PITT     3rd P20  07:59  Kickoff       N48  01:09  Punt          13-32  06:50
UND      3rd N20  01:09  Punt          N36  14:44  Punt           4-16  01:25

PITT     4th P28  14:44  Punt          N00  12:55 *TOUCHDOWN      7-72  01:49#
UND      4th N35  12:55  Kickoff       N40  11:10  Punt           3-5   01:45
PITT     4th P06  11:10  Punt          P27  09:23  Punt           4-21  01:47
UND      4th N25  09:23  Punt          P47  06:00  Punt           5-28  03:23
PITT     4th P20  06:00  Punt          P50  03:59  Downs          9-30  02:01
UND      4th N50  03:59  Downs         P11  00:00  End of half    7-39  03:59#



Defensive Statistics


                                Defensive Statistics (Final)
                                  2005 Notre Dame Football
               Notre Dame vs #23 Pittsburgh (Sep 03, 2005 at Pittsburgh, Pa.)


Notre Dame          
## Player          Solo  Ast  Tot  TFL/Yds  FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22 WOODEN            10    2   12     .     .   .     .      1    .      /     .
39 HOYTE              6    3    9  4.5/17   1   .     .      .    .   2.0/14   .
9  ZBIKOWSKI          3    5    8     .     .   .    1-0     1    .      /     .
95 ABIAMIRI           4    2    6  1.0/4    .   .     .      .    .   1.0/4    .
40 CRUM JR.           3    2    5     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
30 RICHARDSON         3    .    3     .     .   .     .      1    .      /     .
18 NDUKWE             2    1    3     .     .  1-0    .      1    .      /     .
46 MAYS               2    1    3  1.5/11   .   .     .      .    .   1.0/10   .
94 BROWN              2    .    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
99 TALLEY             2    .    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
90 BEIDATSCH          2    .    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
66 LANDRI             1    1    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
47 THOMAS, M.         1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
75 FROME              1    .    1  1.0/10   .   .     .      1    .   1.0/10   .
60 CULLEN             1    .    1     .     1   .     .      .    .      /     .
88 FASANO             1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
36 HARRIS, B.         .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
43 SALVADOR           .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
98 LAWS               .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
26 THOMAS, T.         .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
89 CARLSON            .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .

Pittsburgh          
## Player          Solo  Ast  Tot  TFL/Yds  FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
51 BLADES,H.B.        8    5   13  1.0/3    .   .     .      .    .      /     .
10 PHILLIPS,Mike      7    3   10     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
25 REVIS,Darrelle     6    1    7     .     .   .    1-3     2    .      /     .
20 MORRIS,Tez         6    1    7     .     1   .     .      .    .      /     .
44 BENNETT,Brian      4    .    4  1.0/4    .   .     .      .    .      /     .
9  HORNE,J.J.         3    1    4     .     .   .     .      1    .      /     .
39 THOMAS,Derron      2    2    4     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
97 DAVIS,Corey        2    2    4     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
91 TILLMAN,Phil       2    2    4     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
41 McKILLOP,Chris     1    3    4     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
54 SALLET,Charles     1    3    4     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
24 BRADY,Jemeel       1    2    3     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
12 LAY,Josh           2    .    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
46 BRYANT,Sam         1    1    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
40 McKILLOP,Scott     1    1    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
28 THATCHER,Eric      1    1    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
50 DUNCAN,RASHAAD     .    2    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .
55 SMITH,Thomas       1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      /     .



Participation Report


                          Participation Report (Final)
                            2005 Notre Dame Football
         Notre Dame vs #23 Pittsburgh (Sep 03, 2005 at Pittsburgh, Pa.)


Notre Dame                                     Pittsburgh

POS  ## OFFENSE                                POS  ## OFFENSE
WR   83 SAMARDZIJA                             SE   86 LEE,Greg
LT   68 HARRIS, R.                             LT   56 SPENCER,Charles
LG   50 SANTUCCI                               LG   70 WILLIAMS,D.
C    76 MORTON                                 C    68 VILLANI,Joe
RG   74 STEVENSON                              RG   60 SIMONITIS,John
RT   73 LeVOIR                                 RT   75 McGLYNN,Mike
TE   88 FASANO                                 TE   45 GILL,Erik
TE   87 FREEMAN                                FL   4  DELSARDO,Joe
TE   89 CARLSON                                QB   3  PALKO,Tyler
QB   10 QUINN, B.                              FB   23 MURPHY,Tim
RB   3  WALKER                                 TB   36 JENNINGS,Rashad

POS  ## DEFENSE                                POS  ## DEFENSE
LE   95 ABIAMIRI                               DE   58 CLERMOND,Joe
LT   98 LAWS                                   DT   52 IDOKO,Ron
RT   66 LANDRI                                 DT   97 DAVIS,Corey
RE   75 FROME                                  DE   54 SALLET,Charles
LB   39 HOYTE                                  LB   39 THOMAS,Derron
LB   46 MAYS                                   LB   51 BLADES,H.B.
APCH 40 CRUM JR.                               LB   9  HORNE,J.J.
CB   22 WOODEN                                 CB   25 REVIS,Darrelle
FS   18 NDUKWE                                 FS   41 McKILLOP,Chris
SS   9  ZBIKOWSKI                              SS   10 PHILLIPS,Mike
CB   30 RICHARDSON                             CB   12 LAY,Josh


 Notre Dame: 5-McKNIGHT, 9A-KUNTZ, 11-GRIMES, 14-WOLKE, 15-FERRINE, 16-POWERS-NEAL, 19-FITZPATRICK, 20-LAMBERT, 21-STOVALL,
 23-ANASTASIO, 26-THOMAS, T., 27-BRUTON, 29-HEDGEMON II, 32-JENKINS, 33-HOSKINS, 36-HARRIS, B., 43-SALVADOR, 44-SCHWAPP, 45-GIOIA,
 47-THOMAS, M., 52-BROCKINGTON, 56-BORSETI, 59-BENT, 60-CULLEN, 62-RARIDON, 72-DUNCAN, 77-TURKOVICH, 78-SULLIVAN, 79-MATTES,
 81-WOODS, 82-SHELTON, 85-HIBEN, 90-BEIDATSCH, 94-BROWN, 99-TALLEY.

 Pittsburgh: 2-FURMAN,Marcus, 5-COX,Kennard, 8-GUNN,Adam, 14-STRONG,Darrell, 18-GRAESSLE,Adam, 19-MALLEY,Keith, 20-MORRIS,Tez,
 22-CUMMINGS,Josh, 24-BRADY,Jemeel, 27-MASON,Brandon, 28-THATCHER,Eric, 29-CAMPBELL,Tommie, 34-STEPHENS,LaRod, 35-ROSEBERRY,Doug,
 38-CAMPBELL,Kellen, 40-McKILLOP,Scott, 43-KIRKLEY,Raymond, 44-BENNETT,Brian, 46-BRYANT,Sam, 47-WILLIAMS,Nick, 49-ACIERNO,Justin,
 50-DUNCAN,RASHAAD, 55-SMITH,Thomas, 59-ESTERMYER,Mark, 72-CLOWSER,Chase, 74-WILLIAMS,Dale, 81-KINDER,Derek, 83-PELUSI,John,
 84-BUCHES,Steve, 87-PESTANO,Marcel, 91-TILLMAN,Phil, 93-MUSTAKAS,Gus, 98-BOTTS,Vernon.



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