NCAAF

Army Black Knights at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

· NCAA - Football
9-1, 4-0 Away
Final
14 - 49

Love scores 3 TDs, No. 6 Notre Dame hands No. 18 Army 1st loss with 49-14 romp at Yankee Stadium

Stat Stories: No. 6 Notre Dame dominates No. 19 Army

Love scored three touchdowns, tying a school record with his 11th straight game with a rushing TD, and the No. 6 Fighting Irish ended No. 18 Army's 13-game winning streak with a 49-14 victory on Saturday night at Yankee Stadium.

The sophomore had TD runs of 68 and 14 yards, finishing with 130 yards on seven carries, and leaped over a defender at the goal line to finish a 6-yard scoring pass from Riley Leonard.

“It’s almost like he's anticipating what the defense is going to do and when he breaks through that second level, I don’t see many people that can catch him,” Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said of Love, who had a 76-yard TD run last weekend against Virginia.

Leonard threw for two TDs and Jadarian Price ran for two scores for the Irish (10-1), who won their ninth straight to improve their College Football Playoff chances. Notre Dame was No. 6 in those rankings this week and looks every bit like a national title contender, allowing 14 or fewer points in six straight games.

“Everybody on our offense is a dog,” Love said. “Coach Freeman calls us ‘savages’ and that’s really what we are. We’re just continuing to grow every single week and get better.”

Army quarterback Bryson Daily ran for 139 yards and both touchdowns, giving him 23 on the ground this season. The loss by the Black Knights (9-1) left No. 1 Oregon as the only unbeaten team in FBS. Army came in leading the nation with 334.9 yards rushing per game but managed only 207 against Notre Dame.

“We couldn’t stay on the field and props to them,” Daily said. “They’re a great team.”

Notre Dame beat Army for the 16th straight time in the first matchup where both teams were ranked since 1958, the Black Knights' last victory. This meeting was scheduled to honor the 100th anniversary of Notre Dame’s 1924 victory in New York at the Polo Grounds, when Grantland Rice began his story about the exploits of Harry Stuhldreher, Jim Crowley, Don Miller and Elmer Layden with one of the most famous openings in history, writing: “Outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four Horsemen rode again.”

That quote lined the wall above Monument Park in the stadium’s outfield, behind the end zone where Notre Dame took a 14-0 lead on TD passes by Leonard on its first two possessions. Army cut it to 14-7 on Daily’s 4-yard run early in the second quarter, but the Irish went up by two TDs again on Love's 14-yard run that tied Wayne Bullock's record of 11 straight games with a rushing TD in 1973-74.

Army coach Jeff Monken said playing the Irish at Yankee Stadium was a great experience for his players, though wished they could have made it more competitive.

“I mean, every phase they outclassed us,” Monken said.

Notre Dame scored touchdowns on four of its six drives in the first half, then added another 10 seconds into the second half when Love went 68 yards on the first play to make it 35-7.

The takeaway Army: Saturday's game was a high-profile meeting, but the Black Knights' two most important games remain. Army will face No. 20 Tulane in the American Athletic Conference championship game on Dec. 6, and then has its annual matchup with Navy on Dec. 14.

Notre Dame: With plenty of playmakers on offense and one of the nation's best defenses, the Irish haven't had anything resembling a close game in two months.

Poll implications With the team right above them falling earlier Saturday when No. 5 Indiana lost 38-15 to second-ranked Ohio State, the Irish could be a top-five team in the next AP poll. Army hopes to stay above Tulane in the College Football Playoff rankings (the Black Knights at No. 19 are one spot ahead) in case they are needed as a tiebreaker to determine who is the host team in the AAC championship game.

Up next Army: Hosts UTSA next Saturday.

Notre Dame: Visits Southern California next Saturday.

How To Watch

How can I watch Army Black Knights vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish?
  • TV Channel: Black Knights at Fighting Irish 2021 College Football, week 13, is broadcasted on NBC.
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Matchup Prediction

Fighting Irish: 87.6%
Black Knights: 12.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

ND TD 1st Period 10:24 Jordan Faison 28 Yd pass from Riley Leonard (Mitch Jeter Kick)
ND TD 1st Period 6:30 Jeremiyah Love 6 Yd pass from Riley Leonard (Mitch Jeter Kick)
ARMY TD 2nd Period 13:53 Bryson Daily 4 Yd Run (Trey Gronotte Kick)
ND TD 2nd Period 4:35 Jeremiyah Love 14 Yd Run (Mitch Jeter Kick)
ND TD 2nd Period 0:26 Jadarian Price 2 Yd Run (Mitch Jeter Kick)
ND TD 3rd Period 14:44 Jeremiyah Love 68 Yd Run (Mitch Jeter Kick)
ND TD 3rd Period 0:45 Jadarian Price 10 Yd Run (Mitch Jeter Kick)
ND TD 4th Period 10:40 Aneyas Williams 58 Yd Run (Mitch Jeter Kick)
ARMY TD 4th Period 0:22 Bryson Daily 1 Yd Run (Trey Gronotte Kick)

Statistics

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15 1st Downs 19
6-17 3rd down efficiency 3-5
1-4 4th down efficiency 0-1
233 Total Yards 464
26 Passing 189
4/9 Comp/Att 14/18
2.9 Yards per pass 10.5
207 Rushing 275
58 Rushing Attempts 28
3.6 Yards per rush 9.8
2-26 Penalties 5-44
1 Turnovers 0
1 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 0
39:49 Possession 20:11

Game Information

Venue: Yankee Stadium

Location: Bronx, NY
Attendance: 47,342 · Capacity:
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