Monday, October 19, 2020

Tale of the Tape: Pitt vs. Notre Dame


Here's how these two teams match up -- going into Saturday's game in Pittsburgh...

Notre Dame Offense vs. Pittsburgh Defense: 

  • Rushing
    • Notre Dame averages 261 yards per game -- #7 in the country
    • Pittsburgh allows 61 yards per game -- #1 in the country
    • Notre Dame averages 5.83 yards per carry -- #6 in the country
    • Pittsburgh allows 1.85 yards per carry -- #1 in the country
  • Passing
    • Notre Dame averages  179.8 yards per game -- #64 in the country
    • Pittsburgh allows 213.2 yards per game -- #27 in the country
    • Notre Dame QB's sacked 2 times per game -- #35 in the country
    • Pittsburgh has sacked QB's 29 times -- #1 in the country 
  •  Total Offense
    • Notre Dame averages 440.8 yards per game -- #23 in the country
    • Pittsburgh allows 274.7 yards per game -- #7 in the country
    • Notre Dame averages 33.3 points per game -- #29 in the country
    • Pittsburgh allows 20.3 points per game -- #16 in the country

 

Notre Dame Defense vs. Pittsburgh Offense:

  • Rushing
    • Pittsburgh averages 107 yards per game -- #70 in the country
    • Notre Dame allows 107.5 yards per game -- #19 in the country
    • Pittsburgh averages 2.89 yards per game -- #70 in the country
    • Notre Dame allows 3.41 yards per rush -- #19 in the country
  • Passing
    • Pittsburgh averages 283.2 yards per game -- #20 in the country
    • Notre Dame allows 189.8 yards per game -- #17 in the country
    • Pittsburgh QB's sacked 2 times per game -- #35 in the country
    • Notre Dame has sacked QB 9 times -- #39 in the country
  • Total Offense
    • Pittsburgh averages 390.2 yards per game -- #49 in the country
    • Notre Dame allows 297.3 yards per game -- #11 in the country
    • Pittsburgh averages 29.5 points per game -- #45 in the country
    • Notre Dame allows 11.5 points per game -- #4 in the country
 

 Other Interesting Stats:

  • Penalties
    • Notre Dame is averaging 3.1 penalties per game -- #6 in the country
    • Pittsburgh is averaging 7.6 penalties per game -- #70 in the country
  • Third Down Offense
    • Notre Dame is converting 48.1% of the time -- #16 in the country
    • Pittsburgh is converting  35.8% of the time -- #61 in the country
  • Third Down Defense
    • Notre Dame is allowing 20.8% of the time -- #2 in the country
    • Pittsburgh is allowing 29.5% of the time -- #14 in the country
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