96-Notre
Dame 24, 04-Auburn 17:
FRENCH QUARTER (AP)--
Norte Dame ranked 19th in 1996, won it's 3rd close game out or three
so far in the 1995-2004 NCAA Tournament. It was a 24-17
donnybrook in New Orleans at the Sugar Bowl. Coach Marc Weiss for the
Irish called a great game that would have made Rockne or the Gipper
proud. As the boys from South Bend never trailed the entire game. Tied at 3 with less then 2 minutes left in the first half Auburn elected to punt deep to the Irish and Allen Rossum. And 84 yards later it was 10-3 ND right before half. Norte Dame was able to run at will on the Tigers a 5.3 Ave as a team on 43 totes. Autry Denson was two shy of 100 yards with a 15 yard TD run and a seven yard TD reception from a very accurate QB Ron Powlus 11-16 - 1td and 109.1 QB rating. Both teams moved the ball in the second half scoring two TDs each. But the Irish were able to control field position with a strong running attack and key passes. The games only turnover a fumble resulted in a Tiger TD on a short 34 yard dive. Behind 24-17 with 1:57 left Auburn started a drive on their on 7 yardline with no timeouts. The Tigers would reach the Norte Dame 11 and fail on two passes in the endzone as time ran out. Great game Marc that was a really fun game to play.... (contributed by Steve Z.) |
12-09-2005 Tulane Stadium Temp:88 Wind:0-5 *Internet* MVP:Rossum 2004 04 Auburn (2-1) 0 3 14 0 17 1996 96 Notre Dame (3-0) 3 7 14 0 24 1 ND FG Sanson 21 (10-82-5:15) 7:12 0-3 2 AU FG Vaughn 23 (13-69-4:54) 12:58 3-3 2 ND TD Rossum 84 punt return (Sanson) (0-0-0:00) 1:59 3-10 3 ND TD Powlus 7 pass to Denson (Sanson) (6-57-2:13) 12:35 3-17 3 AU TD Campbell 11 pass to C.Taylor (Vaughn) (7-34-2:52) 7:20 10-17 3 ND TD Denson 15 run (Sanson) (6-53-3:15) 3:53 10-24 3 AU TD Campbell 30 pass to C.Taylor (Vaughn) (3-46-1:14) 2:25 17-24 AU ND First Downs 26 19 Rushes 32-124 43-228 Passes 41-27-317 16-11-111 Sacked 1-0 0-0 Fumble 0 1 Penalties 10-78 7-35 Turnovers 0 1 Time 29:30 30:30 Third Down 8-15 5-12 Fourth Down 1-1 0-1 Net Offense 441 339 Injuries:A.Williams(AU-2), Rosenthal(ND-4) 2004 04 Auburn Auburn Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD R.Brown 15 70 4.7 2 4 14 0 R.Brown 5 0 38 7.6 0 2 17 0 C.Williams 11 55 5.0 1 3 14 0 C.Taylor 5 0 79 15.8 1 5 30 2 Campbell 6 -1 -0.2 0 0 2 0 Aromashodu 4 0 54 13.5 0 3 18 0 32 124 3.9 3 7 14 0 Wallace 4 0 49 12.3 0 2 15 0 Obomanu 3 0 39 13.0 0 2 15 0 C.Williams 3 0 20 6.7 0 1 10 0 S.Daniels 1 0 7 7.0 0 1 7 0 Mix 1 0 19 19.0 0 1 19 0 Guess 1 0 12 12.0 0 1 12 0 27 0 317 11.7 1 18 30 2 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Campbell 41 27 65.9 317 11.7 30 3 1 0 0.0 1 2 4.9 105.4 41 27 65.9 317 11.7 30 3 1 0 0.0 1 2 4.9 105.4 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Vaughn 2 2 100.0 2 1 50.0 0.0 0.0 23 5 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Bliss 6 221 48 1 0 1 1 84 19.5 36.8 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Aromashodu 1 39 39.0 39 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 C.Williams 2 33 16.5 23 0 Lester 1 14 14.0 14 0 4 86 21.5 39 0 Fumbles Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec McClover 2 T.Willia 1 McClover 1 T.Willia 1 Eddins 1 Groves 2 Rosegree 1 Sowell 1 T.Jackso 1 A.Willia 1 McClover 1 Groves 1 Sowell 1 Eddins 1 Tackles T.Willia 12 Rogers 5 A.Willia 2 Dede 1 Sears 1 T.Jackso 7 McClover 5 Sowell 2 Eddins 1 Brock 1 Rosegree 5 Pitts 4 Bell 2 Letts 1 G.Willia 1 Herring 5 Ratliff 3 Groves 1 Collier 1 Holliman 1 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 1996 96 Notre Dame Notre Dame Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD Denson 19 98 5.2 3 6 32 1 Johnson 4 0 67 16.8 1 3 26 0 Farmer 9 52 5.8 2 3 12 0 Mosley 3 0 18 6.0 0 0 8 0 Edwards 7 45 6.4 1 1 24 0 Edwards 2 0 8 4.0 0 1 8 0 Powlus 5 17 3.4 1 1 15 0 Chryplwicz 1 0 11 11.0 0 1 11 0 Mosley 1 12 12.0 1 0 12 0 Denson 1 0 7 7.0 0 1 7 1 Spencer 1 5 5.0 0 0 5 0 11 0 111 10.1 1 6 26 1 Jackson 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0 0 43 228 5.3 8 11 32 1 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Powlus 16 11 68.8 111 10.1 26 1 1 0 0.0 0 1 6.3 109.1 16 11 68.8 111 10.1 26 1 1 0 0.0 0 1 6.3 109.1 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Sanson 3 3 100.0 1 1 100.0 0.0 0.0 21 6 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross H.Smith 4 153 47 1 0 2 0 0 33.3 38.3 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Rossum 4 115 28.8 39 0 Rossum 1 0 84 84.0 84 1 4 115 28.8 39 0 1 1 84 84.0 84 1 Fumbles Denson 1 Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Bennett 1 Wynn 1 Dansby 1 Wynn 1 Dansby 1 Rossum 1 Maiden 1 Edison 1 Cooper 1 Guilbeau 1 Dansby 1 Tackles Wynn 10 Covingto 5 Cobbins 3 Lynch 2 Sanders 1 Minor 7 Berry 5 Cooper 2 Maiden 2 Friday 1 Guilbeau 6 Dansby 5 Bennett 2 Harper 1 A.Jones 1 Rossum 5 Tatum 4 Edison 2 Wagasy 1 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 1st Quarter KO 15:00 AU C.Williams ret of 23 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own39 14:52 AU C.Williams 6 B1 Trap-L B1 Z Key-C.Williams 2 4 own45 14:07 AU R.Brown 0 B2 OffTkl-R B1 sZ Basic 3 4 own45 13:19 AU R.Brown -1 B3 OffTkl-R B1 tM Basic 4 5 own44 12:31 AU Bliss 42,Denson 0 -- Pt-deep -- Return 1 10 own14 12:27 ND Denson 8/ob B1 Sweep-L B2 Zo Basic 2 2 own22 11:44 ND Denson 6 B1 OffTkl-L B1 tZ Basic 1 10 own28 11:35 ND Powlus-Johnson 21 B2 M-Seam B1 M Key-Farmer 1 10 own49 11:26 ND Powlus-Edwards X B2 S- Ni M Basic 2 10 own49 11:22 ND Powlus 0 B2 Sweep- B1 tMo Basic 3 10 own49 10:33 ND Farmer 6/ob B2 Pitch-L B1 Z Pass 4 4 opp45 9:43 ND PenND5(Kaczenski) -- Pt-side -- Return 4 9 50 9:43 Penalty -- Pt-deep -- Return 1 10 opp35 9:37 ND Edwards 24 B1 OffTkl-L B1 M Key-Denson 1 10 opp11 9:26 ND Powlus-Mosley 5 B1 Screen B1 Z Pass 2 5 opp6 8:40 ND Denson -2 B1 Pitch-R R1 tZ Goalline 3 7 opp8 7:56 ND Denson 4 B1 OffTkl-L B1 tM Basic/C 4 3 opp4 7:12 ND FG Sanson 21 good -- FG -- 0-3 KO 7:07 AU C.Williams ret of 10 -- KO-angle -- Return 1 10 own36 7:02 AU Campbel-C.Taylor 15 B1 M-Straight R1 Z Basic 1 10 opp49 6:51 AU C.Williams 0 B3 OffTkl-L R1 Z Key-C.Williams 2 10 opp49 6:05 AU R.Brown 1 B3 Trap-R B1 sZ Basic/C 3 9 opp48 5:18 AU Campbel-Obomanu X P1 M-Slant Ni sZ Pass/C 4 9 opp48 5:11 AU Bliss 48,Rossum 0 -- Pt-deep -- Return 1 10 own20 5:06 ND Powlus-Johnson 11/ob B1 S-Out B1 Z Key-Denson 1 10 own31 4:54 ND Denson -2 B1 Sweep-R B1 tZ Key-Denson 2 12 own29 3:59 ND Powlus-Mosley X B1 B-Fly B1 Zi Basic 3 12 own29 3:48 ND Denson -1 B1 Draw Ni Z Basic/C 4 13 own28 2:56 ND H.Smith 47,C.William -- Pt-deep -- Return 1 10 own25 2:52 AU Pen10(Grubbs) B3 Sweep-R B1 sZ Basic 1 20 own15 2:45 AU Campbel-Obomanu 12 B3 M-Seam R1 Z Basic 2 8 own27 1:57 AU Campbel-R.Brown 17 B3 M-Slant R1 Z Basic 1 10 own44 1:47 AU Campbel-C.Taylor X B3 L-Hitch/MP B1 Z Basic 2 10 own44 1:42 AU Campbel-Wallace X B3 M-Seam B1 tZ Basic 3 10 own44 1:35 AU Campbel-Aromasho 18 B2 M-Hitch B1 Z Pass/Bz2 1 10 opp38 1:23 AU Sk-Bennett -7 B3 M-Hitch R1 Z Basic 2 17 opp45 0:32 AU Campbel-R.Brown 9 B3 S-Flat B1 M Basic 2nd Quarter 3 8 opp36 15:00 AU C.Williams 14 B3 Sweep-R B1 sZo Pass/Bz1/A 1 10 opp22 14:50 AU Campbel-C.Taylor 12 B3 M-Straight B1 tZ Basic 1 10 opp10 14:43 AU Campbel-C.Willia X B3 M-Slant Ni Z Basic 2 10 opp10 14:34 AU R.Brown 2 B3 Trap-L Ni sM Basic 3 8 opp8 13:44 AU C.Williams 2 P1 Draw Ni tZ Pass/C 4 6 opp6 12:58 AU FG Vaughn 23 good -- FG -- Block 3-3 KO 12:53 ND Rossum ret of 9 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own11 12:49 ND Powlus-Chryplwi 11/o B1 S-Out B1 M Basic 1 10 own22 12:39 ND Edwards 4 B1 OffTkl-R B1 Zi Basic 2 6 own26 11:51 ND Denson 4 B1 Sweep-R B1 Zo Basic/Lr/C 3 2 own30 10:51 ND Denson 8 B1 Dive B1 Z Key-Edwards 1 10 own38 10:42 ND Powlus-Edwards X B1 B-Post/Dump B1 Zo Pass 2 10 own38 10:34 ND Powlus 1 B1 S-Slant B1 tM Basic 3 9 own39 9:42 ND Pen5(Akers) P1 Pitch-L Ni Z Basic/C 3 14 own34 9:42 ND Powlus-Johnson 26 P1 L-Slant Ni Z Pass/C 1 10 opp40 9:30 ND Powlus-Mosley X B1 S-Out B1 tZo Basic 2 10 opp40 9:27 ND Spencer 5 B3 OffTkl-R B1 Z Run 3 5 opp35 8:34 ND Farmer -4 B2 Sweep-L B1 Z Basic/C 4 9 opp39 7:36 ND H.Smith 35,S.Daniels -- Pt-side -- WatchFake 1 10 own4 7:31 AU R.Brown 14/ob B3 Pitch-R Ni Z Basic 1 10 own18 7:17 AU C.Williams 5 B3 OffTkl-R Ni Z Pass 2 5 own23 6:21 AU R.Brown 3 B3 Trap-L R1 Z Basic 3 2 own26 5:29 AU C.Williams 2 B3 OffTkl-L B1 sZ Basic/Li/C 1 10 own28 5:21 AU Pen5(Reddick) B3 Trap-R B1 sM Basic 1 15 own23 5:21 AU R.Brown 2 B3 Draw B1 sM Basic 2 13 own25 4:27 AU Campbel-C.Willia 5 B3 M-Seam/Dump B1 M Pass 3 8 own30 4:22 ND Pen5(Rossum) P1 M-Out Ni Z Key-C.Williams 1 10 own35 4:09 AU Campbel-C.Willia 10 B1 M-Hitch/Dump Ni sZ Basic/Li/C 1 10 own45 4:03 AU C.Williams 7 B1 Sweep-R Di Z Key-C.Williams 2 3 opp48 3:03 AU Pen5(Reddick) B1 OffTkl-L Di Z Basic 2 8 own47 2:54 AU Campbell 1 P1 Screen B1 sZ Key-C.Williams 3 7 own48 2:16 AU Campbel-Wallace X P2 M-Slant Di Z Pass/C 4 7 own48 2:04 AU Bliss 36,Rossum 84 T -- Pt-deep -- Return 3-10 KO 1:59 AU Lester ret of 14 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own24 1:52 AU C.Williams 6 B1 Trap-L Di Z Basic 2 4 own30 1:10 AU C.Williams 8 P1 Draw Qu vZ Prevent 1 10 own38 1:03 AU Campbel-Aromasho 9 P1 M-Seam/Dump Qu Z Key-C.Williams 2 1 own47 0:59 AU Campbel-Wallace X P2 M-Slant Ni Z Pass 3 1 own47 0:48 AU Campbel-Mix 19 P2 M-Hitch Ni Z Key-R.Brown 1 10 opp34 0:38 AU Campbel-Mix X P2 L-Hitch/MP/Dump Ni Z Pass 2 10 opp34 0:27 AU R.Brown 6/ob P2 Pitch-L Ni Z Pass/C 3 4 opp28 0:20 AU R.Brown 11 P2 Sweep-L Di Z Pass 1 10 opp17 0:07 AU FG Vaughn 34 no good -- FG -- Block 1 10 own24 0:02 ND Jackson -1 R2 QbKneel Ni vZ Pass/C 3rd Quarter KO 15:00 ND Rossum ret of 36 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own43 14:48 ND Denson 0 B1 OffTkl-R B1 M Key-Denson 2 10 own43 14:01 ND Denson -2/ob B1 Sweep-R B1 Zo Basic 3 12 own41 13:15 ND Denson 32 B1 Pitch-R Ni M Basic 1 10 opp27 12:57 ND Mosley 12/Pen8(Roseg B1 Reverse B1 Z Pass 1 7 opp7 12:43 ND Powlus-Denson 7/TD B1 Screen B1 tM Goalline 3-17 KO 12:35 ND Pen-kick ob -- KO-angle -- Return 1 10 own40 12:35 AU Campbel-C.Taylor X B1 M-Straight/Dump B1 M Basic 2 10 own40 12:32 AU Campbell 1 B3 M-Hitch B1 sZ Basic 3 9 own41 11:46 AU R.Brown 5 B3 Sweep-L Ni Z Basic/C 4 4 own46 11:04 AU Bliss 30,Rossum 0 -- Pt-side -- Return 1 10 own24 10:59 ND Powlus-Johnson 9/ob B1 S-Out B1 Z Key-Denson 2 1 own33 10:19 ND Denson 1/F B1 OffTkl-R R1 dM Basic 1 10 opp34 10:12 AU R.Brown 5/ob B3 Sweep-L B1 sZ Basic 2 5 opp29 9:28 AU Campbel-Wallace X B3 M-Seam B1 M Key-C.Williams/A 3 5 opp29 9:24 AU Campbel-R.Brown 5 B3 L-Hitch/MP/Dump B1 sM Basic/C 1 10 opp24 9:18 AU C.Williams 5/ob B3 Sweep-L B1 sZ Basic 2 5 opp19 8:30 AU R.Brown 8 B3 Pitch-L B1 Z Basic/Li 1 10 opp11 8:21 AU C.Williams 0 B3 Trap-R B1 tM Basic/Ll 2 10 opp11 7:31 AU Campbel-C.Taylor 11/ B3 M-Hitch R1 M Basic 10-17 KO 7:20 ND Rossum ret of 31 -- KO-angle -- Return 1 10 own47 7:08 ND Denson 7 B1 OffTkl-R B1 dM Basic 2 3 opp46 6:14 ND Farmer 11 B2 OffTkl-L B1 M Run 1 10 opp35 6:01 ND Edwards 4 B2 OffTkl-R B1 Zo Basic 2 6 opp31 5:07 ND Farmer 12 B2 OffTkl-L B1 M Basic/A 1 10 opp19 4:55 ND Edwards 4 B3 Pitch-R B1 Zo Pass 2 6 opp15 4:03 ND Denson 15/TD B1 OffTkl-R B1 tM Basic 10-24 KO 3:53 AU Aromashodu ret of 39 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 opp46 3:39 AU Campbell 1 B3 M-Slant B1 M Basic 2 9 opp45 2:48 AU Campbel-Obomanu 15 B3 M-Seam B1 Z Basic 1 10 opp30 2:37 AU Campbel-C.Taylor 30/ B3 L-Hitch/MP R1 Zo Basic 17-24 KO 2:25 ND Rossum ret of 39 -- KO-angle -- Return 1 10 opp46 2:12 ND Powlus-Mosley 5 B1 Screen B1 dZ Key-Denson 2 5 opp41 1:23 ND Denson 7 B1 OffTkl-R B1 tZ Basic 1 10 opp34 1:16 ND Edwards 3 B1 Dive B1 Zo Key-Edwards 2 7 opp31 0:26 ND Farmer 9 B2 Sweep-L B1 tZo Basic 1 10 opp22 0:18 ND Powlus 1 B2 S- B1 Z Run 4th Quarter 2 9 opp21 15:00 ND Farmer 7 B2 OffTkl-R B1 M Run 3 2 opp14 14:16 ND Powlus-Edwards X B2 Screen R1 tZo Basic 4 2 opp14 14:09 ND Farmer -1 B2 OffTkl-R R1 tZo Run 1 10 own15 14:00 AU Campbel-Wallace 9 B3 M-Slant B1 sZ Basic 2 1 own24 13:12 AU Campbel-Obomanu 12 B1 M-Seam B1 Z Key-C.Williams 1 10 own36 13:01 AU Campbel-Wallace 8 B2 M-Slant/Dump R1 Z Basic 2 2 own44 12:16 AU Campbel-C.Taylor X B3 M-Hitch B1 Z Basic 3 2 own44 12:08 AU Campbel-Mix X B3 L-Slant/MP B1 tM Basic 4 2 own44 11:59 AU Bliss 28,Rossum 0 -- Pt-side -- Return 1 10 own28 11:55 ND Denson 11 B1 OffTkl-L B1 Z Key-Denson 1 10 own39 11:44 ND Powlus-Mosley 8 B1 M-Seam B1 Z Pass 2 2 own47 10:49 ND Edwards 2 B1 OffTkl-R B1 dMo Run 3 0 own49 9:53 ND Powlus 15 B1 Screen R1 tM Dbl-Johnson 1 10 opp36 9:42 ND Denson -4/ob B1 Sweep-R R1 M Run 2 14 opp40 8:45 ND Denson 6/ob B1 Pitch-L B1 tZ Basic 3 8 opp34 7:45 ND Denson 0 B1 OffTkl-L B1 Zo Basic 4 8 opp34 6:43 ND H.Smith 34,S.Daniels -- Pt-side -- WatchFake 1 10 own20 6:37 AU Campbel-C.Willia 5 B3 M-Slant/Dump B1 Z Key-C.Williams 2 5 own25 6:17 AU Campbel-Guess 12 B3 M-Straight B1 sM Basic 1 10 own37 6:07 AU Campbel-R.Brown 2 B3 S-Flat B1 Z Basic 2 8 own39 5:41 AU Pen5(Ingle) B3 Reverse B1 Z Pass 2 13 own34 5:41 AU Campbel-Wallace 13 B3 M-Isolate B1 Z Basic/C 1 10 own47 5:30 AU Pen10(McNeill) B3 M-Straight/MP/Dump B1 sM Basic 1 20 own37 5:24 AU Pen10(Reddick)/ob B3 Reverse B1 Z Basic/C 1 30 own27 5:16 AU Campbel-C.Taylor X P2 M-Slant B1 M Pass 2 30 own27 5:09 AU R.Brown 4 P2 Draw/SG B1 Mo Pass 3 26 own31 4:47 AU Campbel-R.Brown 5 P2 M-/SG/Dump B1 dM Pass/C 4 21 own36 4:30 Penalty -- Pt-side -- Return 4 26 own31 4:24 AU Bliss 37,Rossum 0 -- Pt-side -- Return 1 10 own32 4:18 ND Powlus-Edwards 0 B1 Screen B1 Zi Run 2 10 own32 3:27 ND Pen5(Wisne) B1 Pitch-R B1 Z Run/A 2 15 own27 3:27 ND Farmer 7 B2 OffTkl-L B1 tZo Run 3 8 own34 2:28 ND Pen5(Groves) B2 OffTkl-R/SI B1 M Run 3 3 own39 2:28 ND Powlus-Edwards 8/ob B2 S-Out B1 tZi Basic 1 10 own47 2:22 ND Edwards 4 B2 OffTkl-R B1 Z Run 2 6 opp49 2:13 ND Farmer 5 B2 OffTkl-L B1 Zo Run/A 3 1 opp44 2:05 ND Powlus 0 B2 Bootleg/RS R1 Zo Run 4 1 opp44 2:01 ND H.Smith 37,S.Daniels -- Pt-side -- WatchFake 1 10 own7 1:57 AU Campbel-Aromasho 15 P2 M-Slant B2 Z Pass 1 10 own22 1:50 AU Pen5(Wynn) P2 M-Seam Ni Z Pass 1 5 own27 1:50 AU Campbel-S.Daniel 7 P2 M-Slant Ni sZ Pass 1 10 own34 1:44 AU Campbel-Aromasho 12 P2 L-Cross/MP/Dump Ni Z Pass 1 10 own46 1:35 AU Campbell 2 P2 M-Slant Ni Zo Pass 2 8 own48 1:06 AU R.Brown 5/ob P2 Pitch-L/HO Ni M Pass 3 3 opp47 0:58 AU Campbell 1 P2 M-Seam Ni M Pass 4 2 opp46 0:38 AU R.Brown 5 P2 OffTkl-L Ni dZ Pass 1 10 opp41 0:29 AU Campbel-C.Taylor 15 P2 M- Ni Zo Pass 1 10 opp26 0:17 AU Campbel-Wallace 15/o P2 M-Seam/HO Ni Z Pass/C 1 10 opp11 0:08 AU Campbel-C.Taylor X P2 M-/MP Ni M Pass 2 10 opp11 0:01 AU Campbel-C.Taylor X P2 M-Seam Di sM Pass/C