Notre Dame Falls to Air Force Ground Attack

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish suffered their ninth loss of the season, a school record, this past Saturday when they fell to the Air Force Falcons 41-24. The Falcons dominated the game through their superior running attack, compiling a total of 285 total rush yards on the day (compared to Notre Dame’s 58). Jimmy Clausen made the start at quarterback for the Irish, and although he had probably the best game of his collegiate career so far, he was unable to get the Irish into the game in the second half. Clausen finished the game with some admirable stats. He completed 22 out of 40 attempts for a total of 246 yards, threw three touchdowns and had no interceptions, leading to a single game RAT of 131.41. Not bad at all for the freshman, especially considering the fact that some people were questioning the move to put him in after Evan Sharpley had done so well in a few previous games. Of course, the Notre Dame offensive line was a major problem, as Jimmy Clausen was sacked six times for -39 yards.

Air Force was also all over the Notre Dame rushers too, so it was hard for the Irish to keep up with Air Force. They were tied at 10-10 most of the way through the second quarter. Then in the fourth quarter Notre Dame  came within 10 points, and people were thinking about a comeback. However, Air Force dashed those hopes by putting the game out of reach in the final minutes. 

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