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No. 3 Notre Dame hosts Boston College in Week 11
By The Associated Press
Boston College (4-5) at No. 3 Notre Dame (8-1), Nov. 14 at 3:30 p.m. EST.
Opening Line: Notre Dame by 30.5. Against the spread: Notre Dame 4-4-1, Boston
College 5-4.
How to watch: NBC/Peacock
Key stats
Notre Dame Offense
Overall: 439.3 yards per game (27th in FBS)
Passing: 263.7 yards per game (28th)
Rushing: 175.7 yards per game (44th)
Scoring: 39.3 points per game (9th)
Notre Dame Defense
Overall: 251.8 yards per game (3rd in FBS)
Passing: 164.7 yards per game (8th)
Rushing: 87.1 yards per game (9th)
Scoring: 14.6 points per game (9th)
Boston College Offense
Overall: 351.4 yards per game (104th in FBS)
Passing: 185.6 yards per game (115th)
Rushing: 165.9 yards per game (54th)
Scoring: 21.9 points per game (109th)
Boston College Defense
Overall: 343.9 yards per game (50th in FBS)
Passing: 187.3 yards per game (31st)
Rushing: 156.6 yards per game (87th)
Scoring: 27 points per game (91st)
Boston College ranks 56th in the FBS with a +1 turnover margin, compared to
Notre Dame's 2nd-ranked +16 margin.
Boston College is 114th in the FBS averaging 67.8 penalty yards per game,
compared to Notre Dame's 2nd-ranked 31.9 per-game average.
Boston College is 121st in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score
on 91.9% of trips. Notre Dame's red zone offense ranks 53rd, scoring on 87.2%
of red zone opportunities.
Notre Dame is 23rd in the FBS with an average time of possession of 32:07.
Team leaders
Notre Dame
Passing: C.J. Carr, 2,168 yards, 21 TDs, 1 INT, 67.6 completion percentage
Rushing: Nolan James Jr., 571 yards on 106 carries, 9 TDs
Receiving: Jordan Faison, 574 yards on 44 catches, 5 TDs
Boston College
Passing: Mason McKenzie, 1,616 yards, 10 TDs, 8 INTs, 57.7 completion percentage
Rushing: McKenzie, 676 yards on 145 carries, 5 TDs
Receiving: Javarius Green, 322 yards on 31 catches, 2 TDs
Last game
Notre Dame defeated Miami (FL) 31-24 on Nov. 7. Carr led Notre Dame with 319
yards on 29-of-40 passing (72.5%) for three touchdowns and no interceptions.
James carried the ball 16 times for 52 yards and scored one touchdown, adding
one reception for 36 yards. Micah Gilbert recorded 98 yards on nine catches
with two touchdowns.
Boston College was beaten by Florida State 31-24 on Nov. 7. McKenzie led Boston
College with 166 yards on 15-of-27 passing (55.6%) for two touchdowns and one
interception. He also carried the ball 13 times for 38 yards. Bo MacCormack III
carried the ball 16 times for 105 yards and scored one touchdown, adding three
receptions for 24 yards. Nedrick Boldin Jr. had two receptions for 49 yards and
one touchdown.
Next game
Notre Dame hosts No. 25 SMU on Nov. 21. Boston College hosts Syracuse on Nov.
21.
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