The Irish have played well on defense for all but a quarter leading into last week's debacle with USC. And you can add another well executed game by Notre Dame's defense in the 56 - 14 romp over Navy. Here's what was most impressive:
NAVY OFFENSIVE STATS EACH WEEK:
- Delaware: 437 total yards of offense
- Western Kentucky: 510 total yards of offense
- South Carolina: 335 total yards of offense
- Air Force: 466 total yards of offense
- Southern Miss: 569 total yards of offense
- Rutgers: 305 total yards of offense
- East Carolina: 420 total yards of offense
- NOTRE DAME: 229 total yards of offense
Notre Dame's #1 defense gave up less than 175 yards to Navy in total offense in the game. Navy's starting running back Alex Teich, who last year rushed for 210 yards of their 367 yards rushing that day had this to say about the Notre Dame defense -- who held him to 62 yards on 15 carries:
“You have to give those guys some credit,” Teich said. “Last year ... it was like night and day. Those guys just flat got after it.”
