#1 Notre Dame vs #3 West Virginia
January 2, 1989 2:44pm at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ
Notre Dame
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 59 | 245 | 3 | 242 | 2 | 31 | 4.1 |
| Rice | 13 | 75 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 31 | 5.8 |
| Green | 13 | 62 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 14 | 4.7 |
| Brooks | 11 | 36 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 3.2 |
| A. Johnson | 5 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 4.0 |
| R. Culver | 4 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 5.0 |
| Banks | 5 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2.4 |
| Belles | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3.3 |
| Watters | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Eilers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Mihalko | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 37 | 141 | 33 | 108 | 1 | 18 | 2.9 |
| Anthony "A.B." Brown | 11 | 49 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 17 | 4.5 |
| Rico Tyler | 2 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 10.5 |
| Craig Taylor | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 |
| Major Harris | 13 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 0.8 |
| Eugene Napoleon | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2.3 |
| Undra Johnson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Reggie Rembert | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 11 | 1 | 213 | 2 | 57 | 0 |
| Rice | 7 | 11 | 1 | 213 | 2 | 57 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 30 | 2 | 174 | 1 | 36 | 3 |
| Major Harris | 13 | 26 | 1 | 166 | 1 | 36 | 3 |
| Greg Jones | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 213 | 2 | 57 | 30.4 |
| D. Brown | 2 | 70 | 0 | 47 | 35.0 |
| Watters | 1 | 57 | 0 | 57 | 57.0 |
| Green | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| Ismail | 1 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| A. Johnson | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| Jacobs | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 174 | 1 | 36 | 12.4 |
| Grantis Bell | 4 | 44 | 1 | 17 | 11.0 |
| Reggie Rembert | 2 | 40 | 0 | 36 | 20.0 |
| Craig Taylor | 3 | 34 | 0 | 16 | 11.3 |
| Keith Winn | 3 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 10.3 |
| Anthony "A.B." Brown | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| Rico Tyler | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 48 |
| Sexton | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 48 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 316 | 45.1 | 57 |
| Lance Carion | 7 | 316 | 45.1 | 57 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 36 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Watters | 3 | 28 | 19 | ||||||
| Ismail | 2 | 36 | 25 | ||||||
| Terrell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 131 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Grantis Bell | 1 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| Eugene Napoleon | 6 | 107 | 22 | ||||||
| Tim Williams | 1 | 24 | 24 | ||||||
| Willie Edwards | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 242 | 213 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 519 |
| Green | 61 | 35 | 96 | |||
| Watters | 5 | 57 | 28 | 90 | ||
| Rice | 75 | 75 | ||||
| D. Brown | 70 | 70 | ||||
| Ismail | 29 | 36 | 65 | |||
| A. Johnson | 20 | 19 | 39 | |||
| Brooks | 35 | 35 | ||||
| R. Culver | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Banks | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Belles | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Jacobs | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Eilers | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Mihalko | 2 | 2 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 108 | 174 | 131 | 11 | 14 | 438 |
| Eugene Napoleon | 7 | 107 | 114 | |||
| Anthony "A.B." Brown | 49 | 17 | 66 | |||
| Grantis Bell | 44 | 11 | 55 | |||
| Craig Taylor | 12 | 34 | 46 | |||
| Reggie Rembert | 3 | 40 | 43 | |||
| Keith Winn | 31 | 31 | ||||
| Rico Tyler | 21 | 8 | 29 | |||
| Tim Williams | 24 | 24 | ||||
| Willie Edwards | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Major Harris | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Undra Johnson | 5 | 5 |
| Notre Dame | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 19 | 19 |
| Rushing | 13 | 4 |
| Passing | 6 | 10 |
| Penalty | 0 | 5 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 242 | 108 |
| Rushing Attempts | 59 | 37 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.1 | 2.9 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 245 | 141 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 3 | 33 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 213 | 174 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 7-11-1 | 14-30-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 19.4 | 5.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 30.4 | 12.4 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 455 | 282 |
| Total Offense Plays | 70 | 67 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.5 | 4.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 11-102 | 3-38 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-147 | 7-316 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 36.8 | 45.1 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-28-0 | 2-35-0 |
| Average Per Return | 9.3 | 17.5 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-36-0 | 6-107-0 |
| Average Per Return | 18.0 | 17.8 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 1-14-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 36:43 | 23:17 |
| Third Down Conversions | 8 of 15 | 4 of 14 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | 1 of 1 | 1 of 1 |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 3-28 | 0-0 |
Notre Dame
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 54 | 4 | 58 | 3.0 | 28 | 3.0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Lyght | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Grimm | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Smagala | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Streeter | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Gordon | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Pritchett | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Zorich | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Stams | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 22 | 2.0 | 22 | ||||||||
| Dahl | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Terrell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Kowalkowski | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Bohcar | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Southall | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Stonebreaker | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Smalls | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Ale | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Ismail | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Flannery | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Banks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Alm | 1 | 0 | 1 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 65 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 93 | Dale Jackson | 7 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 49 | Chris Haering | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 45 | Robert Pickett | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 22 | Bo Orlando | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 87 | Renaldo Turnbull | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 25 | Lawrence Drumgoole | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 73 | Scott Summits | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 61 | Mike Fox | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 66 | Theron Ellis | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Alvoid Mays | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 94 | Chris Parker | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Ron Weaver | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 99 | Basil Proctor | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Preston Waters | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 47 | Willie Edwards | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||
| 95 | Pat Marlatt | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 81 | Keith Winn | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10:25 | ND - Hacket 45 yd FG, 7-37 3:00 | 0-3 |
| 1 | 4:34 | ND - A. Johnson 1 yd rush TD (Rush by Graham Fail), 10-61 4:20 | 0-9 |
| 2 | 9:41 | ND - R. Culver 5 yd rush TD (Kick by Ho Good), 11-84 5:07 | 0-16 |
| 2 | 6:18 | WVU - Charlie Baumann 29 yd FG, 11-52 3:23 | 3-16 |
| 2 | 1:48 | ND - Ismail 29 yd TD pass from Rice (Kick by Ho Good), 8-63 4:30 | 3-23 |
| 2 | 0:00 | WVU - Charlie Baumann 31 yd FG, 9-69 1:48 | 6-23 |
| 3 | 5:34 | ND - Ho 32 yd FG, 7-50 3:35 | 6-26 |
| 3 | 3:32 | WVU - Grantis Bell 17 yd TD pass from Major Harris (Kick by Charlie Baumann Good), 7-74 2:02 | 13-26 |
| 4 | 13:05 | ND - Jacobs 3 yd rush TD (Rush by Rice Good), 7-80 3:07 | 13-34 |
| 4 | 1:14 | WVU - Reggie Rembert 3 yd rush TD (Pass by Reggie Rembert Good), 11-59 2:57 | 21-34 |
Attendance: 74,911
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 9 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 34 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
Start Time: 2:44pm
Temperature: 55 • Wind: W 5mph • Weather: Cloudy, light rain, 26% humidity
Notre Dame
West Virginia
Ale, Zorich, Southall, Alm, A. Johnson, Brooks, Rice, Green, Watters, R. Culver, Eilers, Belles, Mihalko, D. Brown, Jacobs, Sexton, Ho, Hacket, Williams, Terrell, Banks, Bohcar, Dahl, Flannery, Grimm, Gordon, Ismail, Jones, Kowalkowski, Lyght, Pritchett, Ryan, Smagala, Smalls, Stams, Stonebreaker, Streeter, Graham
Reggie Rembert, 1-Grantis Bell, 3-Alvoid Mays, 3-Ron Weaver, 5-Preston Waters, 8-Charlie Baumann, 9-Major Harris, 14-Greg Jones, 18-Lance Carion, 20-Craig Taylor, 22-Bo Orlando, 24-Tim Williams, 25-Lawrence Drumgoole, 28-Anthony "A.B." Brown, 29-Rico Tyler, 33-Eugene Napoleon, 34-Undra Johnson, 45-Robert Pickett, 47-Willie Edwards, 49-Chris Haering, 61-Mike Fox, 66-Theron Ellis, 73-Scott Summits, 81-Keith Winn, 87-Renaldo Turnbull, 93-Dale Jackson, 94-Chris Parker, 95-Pat Marlatt, 99-Basil Proctor