FIRST QUARTER OF SEASON -- REPORT CARD: I thought I'd take a look at how the 3 - 0 Fighting Irish of 2014 -- compared to the 3 - 0 Notre Dame team in 2012 -- enjoy!
Report Card Highlights:
- The 2014 offense has scored 19 MORE POINTS over the first three games
- The 2012 defense game up ONE LESS point over the first three games
- The 2014 team is beating teams by 5 MORE POINTS per game
- Each team averaged 100 MORE YARDS in offense than the opposition
- The 2014 team has had FEWER TURNOVERS and FORCED MORE TURNOVERS
2012 FIRST THREE GAMES:
- Notre Dame 50 -- Navy 10
- Notre Dame 20 -- Purdue 17
- Notre Dame 20 -- #10 Michigan State 3
-Total Points allowed on defense: 30
-Average margin of victory: 20 points per game
-Offensive Turnovers: 2
-Defensive Forced Turnovers: 7
-Total Yards Per Game: 388.7
-Total Yards Allowed Per Game: 288.7
2014 FIRST THREE GAMES:
- Notre Dame: 48 -- Rice 17
- Notre Dame: 31 -- Michigan 0
- Notre Dame; 30 -- Purdue 14
-Total Points allowed on defense: 31
-Average margin of victory: 25.3 points per game
-Offensive Turnovers: 1
-Defensive Forced Turnovers: 9
-Total Yards Per Game: 418
-Total Allowed Yards Per Game: 318.3
