Instant takeaways as Notre Dame routs Stanford 49-7
Notre Dame moved to 5-1 on the season Saturday after dominating Stanford in a 49-7 victory. Despite shaky first possessions on both offense and defense, Notre Dame was in complete control the rest of the way.
Notre Dame's offense averaged over 10 yards per pass and over five yards per carry. It was against Stanford, I get that. It's what a top 10 team is supposed to do against Stanford though and Notre Dame did exactly that.Oct 12, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard throws a pass for a touchdown as Stanford Cardinal safety Mitch Leigber defends in the second quarter at Notre Dame Stadium.
Stanford had a great opening series as it went 63 yards in nine plays to take an early 7-0 advantage. From there, Notre Dame's defense was in charge, allowing just 137 yards of offense the entire rest of the afternoon. If you want to take it a step further, 32 more of those yards came on Stanford's last drive of the first half as Notre Dame was playing in a safer defense, willfully giving up yards underneath.
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