Well, we're less than twenty-four hours away from the Hyundai "Snow" Bowl between our Fighting Irish and the dreaded Hurricanes. To get you "all of the facts" -- I've taken the liberty of breaking down how these two teams match up statistically. We know that STATS LIE, but -- it's good reading as we count down the hours to kick-off Friday at 2 PM EST. Here we go...
WHEN THE IRISH HAVE THE BALL:
Notre Dame's Total Offense Avg. -- vs. -- Miami's Total Defense Avg.
- Notre Dame is averaging 378.25 yards per game -- 63rd best in the country
- Miami is giving up an average of 317.17 yards per game -- 16th best in the country
- Notre Dame is averaging 25.75 points per game -- 74th best in the country
- Miami is giving up an average of 19.67 points per game -- 21st best in the country
Notre Dame's Passing Offense -- vs. -- Miami's Passing Defense
- Notre Dame is averaging 257.42 yards per game -- 29th best in the country
- Miami is giving up an average of 146.33 yards per game -- 2nd best in the country
- Notre Dame has given up an average of 1.67 QB sacks per game -- 43rd best in the country
- Miami has sacked the QB an average of 3.08 times per game -- 6th best in the country
- Notre Dame has thrown 16 interceptions this season -- 104th worst in the country
- Miami has intercepted 16 passes this season -- 21st best in the country
Notre Dame's Rushing Offense -- vs. -- Miami's Rushing Defense
- Notre Dame is averaging 120.83 yards rushing per game -- 96th best in the country
- Miami is giving up an average of 170.83 yards rushing per game -- 81st best in the country
WHEN THE HURRICANES HAVE THE BALL:
Miami's Total Offense Avg. -- vs. -- Notre Dame's Total Defense Avg.
- Miami is averaging 422.58 yards per game -- 31st best in the country
- Notre Dame is giving up an average of 353.17 yards per game -- 46th best in the country
- Miami is averaging 27.08 points per game -- 58th best in the country
- Notre Dame is giving up an average of 20.5 points per game -- 20th best in the country
Miami's Passing Offense -- vs. -- Notre Dame's Passing Defense
- Miami is averaging 232.17 yards per game -- 49th best in the country
- Notre Dame is giving up an average of 206.42 yards per game -- 40th best in the country
- Miami has given up an average of 1.33 QB sacks per game -- 25th best in the country
- Notre Dame has sacked the QB an average of 2.17 times per game -- 47th best in the country
- Miami has thrown 23 interceptions this season -- THE MOST in the country
- Notre Dame has intercepted 14 passes this season -- 35th best in the country
Miami's Rushing Offense -- vs. -- Notre Dame's Rushing Defense
- Miami is averaging 190.42 yards rushing per game -- 26th best in the country
- Miami is giving up an average of 146.75 yards rushing per game -- 56th best in the country
SPECIAL TEAMS COMPARISONS
Miami Punting vs. Notre Dame's Punting
- Miami's Net Punting Average: 38.69 yards -- 19th best in the country
- Notre Dame's Net Punting Average: 36.11 yards -- 69th best in the country
Miami Punt Returns vs. Notre Dame Punt Returns
- Miami is averaging 4.81 yards per punt return -- 103rd best in the country
- Notre Dame is averaging 5.93 yards per punt return -- 96th best in the country
Miami Kick-off Returns vs. Notre Dame Kick-off Returns
- Miami is averaging 19.49 yards per kick-off return -- 104th best in the country
- Notre Dame is averaging 20.92 yards per kick-off return -- 83rd best in the country
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
Penalties Per Game:
- Notre Dame averages 4.58 penalties per game -- 8th best in the country
- Miami averages 8.08 penalties per game -- 114th best in the country
Turnover Margin -- Season:
- Miami has a (-4) turn over margin for the season -- 80th worst in the country
- Notre Dame has a (-3) turn over margin for the season -- 74th worst in the country
- Notre Dame: 11 opponents had at least six wins -- 10 were bowl eligible
- Miami: 7 opponents had at least six wins
