Notre Dame vs #22 West Virginia
November 22, 1997 2:30pm at Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 42 | 175 | 27 | 148 | 1 | 36 | 3.5 |
| Autry Denson | 26 | 146 | 2 | 144 | 0 | 36 | 5.5 |
| Ken Barry | 3 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 6.7 |
| Clement Stokes | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Jamie Spencer | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 |
| Tony Driver | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | -5 | -5.0 |
| Ron Powlus | 4 | 1 | 18 | -17 | 0 | 1 | -4.3 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 41 | 262 | 14 | 248 | 2 | 60 | 6.0 |
| Amos Zereoue | 32 | 241 | 7 | 234 | 2 | 60 | 7.3 |
| Marc Bulger | 6 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 2.3 |
| Leroy White | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Curtis Keaton | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 20 | 0 | 217 | 2 | 48 | 2 |
| Ron Powlus | 9 | 17 | 0 | 156 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| Jarious Jackson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 45 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 28 | 2 | 140 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Marc Bulger | 12 | 28 | 2 | 140 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 217 | 2 | 48 | 18.1 |
| Malcolm Johnson | 6 | 125 | 1 | 45 | 20.8 |
| Jabari Holloway | 3 | 63 | 0 | 48 | 21.0 |
| Bobby Brown | 3 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 9.7 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 140 | 0 | 37 | 11.7 |
| Shawn Foreman | 6 | 50 | 0 | 14 | 8.3 |
| Pat Greene | 3 | 42 | 0 | 24 | 14.0 |
| Jerry Porter | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| Amos Zereoue | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| Marc Bulger | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 265 | 37.9 | 49 |
| Hunter Smith | 7 | 265 | 37.9 | 49 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 218 | 36.3 | 48 |
| Bryan Baumann | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 44 |
| Jay Taylor | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 48 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 46 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 17 |
| Autry Denson | 2 | 27 | 20 | ||||||
| Deveron Harper | 2 | 26 | 18 | ||||||
| A'Jani Sanders | 1 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| Ty Goode | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ivory Covington | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 39 | 18 | 4 | 88 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Terry | 3 | 39 | 18 | 4 | 88 | 31 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 170 | 217 | 46 | 27 | 17 | 477 |
| Autry Denson | 144 | 27 | 171 | |||
| Malcolm Johnson | 125 | 125 | ||||
| Jabari Holloway | 63 | 63 | ||||
| Bobby Brown | 29 | 29 | ||||
| Deveron Harper | 26 | 26 | ||||
| A'Jani Sanders | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Ken Barry | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Ivory Covington | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Clement Stokes | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Jamie Spencer | 3 | 3 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 249 | 140 | 88 | 39 | 0 | 516 |
| Amos Zereoue | 234 | 12 | 246 | |||
| Nate Terry | 88 | 39 | 127 | |||
| Shawn Foreman | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Pat Greene | 42 | 42 | ||||
| Jerry Porter | 37 | 37 | ||||
| Marc Bulger | 14 | -1 | 13 | |||
| Leroy White | 1 | 1 |
| Notre Dame | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 16 | 19 |
| Rushing | 6 | 11 |
| Passing | 9 | 7 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 148 | 248 |
| Rushing Attempts | 42 | 41 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.5 | 6.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 175 | 262 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 27 | 14 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 217 | 140 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 12-20-0 | 12-28-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 10.9 | 5.0 |
| Average Per Completion | 18.1 | 11.7 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 365 | 388 |
| Total Offense Plays | 62 | 69 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-52 | 9-89 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-265 | 6-218 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 37.9 | 36.3 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-27-0 | 3-39-0 |
| Average Per Return | 13.5 | 13.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-46-0 | 4-88-0 |
| Average Per Return | 15.3 | 22.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-17-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 29:45 | 30:15 |
| Third Down Conversions | 7 of 14 | 8 of 16 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | 0 of 0 | 0 of 2 |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 1-5 | 2-16 |
Notre Dame
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 36 | 32 | 68 | 1.0 | 5 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bobbie Howard | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Kory Minor | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1.0 | 5 | 2.0 | 7 | ||||||||
| Lamont Bryant | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Ivory Covington | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Melvin Dansby | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Deveron Harper | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Friday | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| A'Jani Sanders | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Grant Irons | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Ty Goode | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Corey Bennett | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Jarvis Edison | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Brad Williams | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Bill Mitoulas | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jason Murray | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Brock Williams | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 34 | 38 | 72 | 2.0 | 16 | 7.0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | Steve Lippe | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1.0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 78 | Henry Slay | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.0 | 6 | 3.0 | 9 | |||||||
| 33 | Barrett Green | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Gary Thompkins | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 48 | Jamie Sweeney | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 52 | John Hadley | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 96 | John Thornton | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 55 | Gary Stills | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 10 | 2.0 | 11 | |||||||
| 3 | Perlo Bastien | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 28 | Nate Terry | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 44 | Jason Williams | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Jerry Porter | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 38 | K.C. Schiller | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Charles Fisher | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 82 | Anthony Becht | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 18 | Ken Fisher | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 43 | Ryan Brady | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 46 | Mark Plants | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:21 | WVU - Amos Zereoue 11 yd rush TD (Kick by Jay Taylor Good), 14-63 6:39 | 7-0 |
| 2 | 14:08 | ND - Clement Stokes 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Scott Cengia Good), 10-83 3:58 | 7-7 |
| 2 | 13:28 | WVU - Amos Zereoue 6 yd rush TD (Kick by Jay Taylor Good), 2-66 0:40 | 14-7 |
| 2 | 4:22 | ND - Malcolm Johnson 7 yd TD pass from Jarious Jackson (Kick by Scott Cengia Good), 6-67 3:54 | 14-14 |
| 4 | 4:56 | ND - Bobby Brown 11 yd TD pass from Ron Powlus (Kick by Scott Cengia Good), 6-78 2:36 | 14-21 |
Attendance: 80,225
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Notre Dame | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Start Time: 2:30pm
Officials: Gary Dancewicz (Back Judge), David Epperly (Field Judge), John McGrath (Head Linesman), Paul Tighe (Line Judge), Jim Maconaghy (Referee), Tom Compton (Side Judge), Carl Crawley (Umpire)
Temperature: 44 • Wind: SW 7mph • Weather: Cloudy, could snow
Notre Dame
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Jabari Holloway |
| OT | Luke Petitgout |
| OT | Mike Doughty |
| C | Rick Kaczenski |
| OG | Andy Wisne |
| OG | Mike Rosenthal |
| SE | Malcolm Johnson |
| FL | Raki Nelson |
| QB | Ron Powlus |
| TB | Autry Denson |
| FB | Ken Barry |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Chad Wable |
| LT | Solomon Page |
| LG | Randy Dunnigan |
| C | Eric de Groh |
| RG | Bryan Pukenas |
| RT | Sam Austin |
| WR | Pat Greene |
| WR | Shawn Foreman |
| QB | Marc Bulger |
| TB | Amos Zereoue |
| FB | Leroy White |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| RCB | Allen Rossum |
| LCB | Ivory Covington |
| ILB | Jimmy Friday |
| ILB | Bobbie Howard |
| FS | Deveron Harper |
| OLB | Lamont Bryant |
| SS | A'Jani Sanders |
| OLB | Kory Minor |
| NG | Corey Bennett |
| LDE | Brad Williams |
| RDE | Melvin Dansby |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| WLB | Steve Lippe |
| MLB | John Hadley |
| FS | Gary Thompkins |
| SLB | Jamie Sweeney |
| SS | Barrett Green |
| RLB | Gary Stills |
| DT | Henry Slay |
| DT | Bob Baum |
| NT | John Thornton |
| WC | Perlo Bastien |
| SC | Shawn Terry |
Jason Murray, Tim Ridder, Mike Denvir, Kurt Belisle, Jason Ching, Deke Cooper, Benny Guilbeaux, Jim Sanson, Jon Spickelmier, Eric Chappell, Lee Lafayette, Robert Phelps, Joe Ferrer, Matthew Kunz, John Merandi, J. Johnson, Scott Cengia, Grant Irons, Dan O'Leary, Joey Getherall, Anthony Denman, Brock Williams, Tony Driver, Bill Mitoulas, Jarvis Edison, Ty Goode, Clement Stokes, Jamie Spencer, Jarious Jackson, Bobby Brown, Hunter Smith, Bryan Mulvena
2-Jerry Porter, 4-Charles Fisher, 6-Jammie Fields, 7-Bryan Baumann, 9-Curtis Keaton, 18-Ken Fisher, 19-Boo Sensabaugh, 22-David Richardson, 27-Kerry Siverand, 28-Nate Terry, 32-Tyshun Evans, 35-David Lightcap, 37-T.J. Walker, 38-K.C. Schiller, 41-Chris Edmonds, 43-Ryan Brady, 44-Jason Williams, 46-Mark Plants, 47-Jay Taylor, 49-Anthony Green, 50-Kyle Kayden, 51-Ryan Price, 55-Mark Ceresa, 62-Steve Ford, 68-Rick Oleyar, 69-Brock Holland, 82-Anthony Becht, 98-Kevin Landolt