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Game Day
Line: Notre Dame by 23 1/2
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Date: Saturday, November 17, 2012
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: South Bend, Ind. - Notre Dame Stadium (80,795)
TV: NBC (NBC.com)
Announcers: Tom Hammond (play-by-play), Mike Mayock (color analyst) & Alex Flanagan (sideline)
Radio: Wake Forest Sports Network; SiriusXM (Sirius 129, XM 129)
Announcers: Stan Cotten (play-by-play), Dave Goren (color analyst) & Michael Hoag (sideline)
Weather: South Bend Forecast
Notre Dame At A Glance
Location: South Bend, Indiana
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Colors: Gold & Blue
Conference: Independent
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium (80,785)
Surface: Natural Grass
2011 Record: 8-5
2012 Record: 10-0
More on the Fighting Irish: Schedule - Statistics - Roster - Message Boards - Irish Illustrated - Official Site
Last Game
Notre Dame: QB Everett Golson ran for a touchdown and threw for two more to lead the Fighting Irish, who remained in the hunt for the national championship with Saturday night's road win at Chestnut Hill before a national television audience. BC QB Chase Rettig completed 27 of 34 passes for 247 yards for Boston College (2-8). WR Alex Amidon caught six passes for 84 yards to break the school's single-season record for receiving yards. Nate Freese kicked field goals of 36 and 45 yards to account for the Eagles' scoring. Final Score: Notre Dame 21, Boston College 6
Wake Forest: The Wolfpack earned bowl eligibility in defeating the visiting Demon Deacons. WR Tobias Palmer tied an NC State school record with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, and QB Mike Glennon threw for two scores. Glennon completed 25-of-41 passes for 258 yards. Freshman RB Shadrach Thornton ran for 110 yards on 27 carries to lead the ground attack. Wake Forest's lone
touchdown came on a 39-yard pass from Michael Campanaro to fellow WR Terence Davis, but it wasn't enough against NC State, which remained in control after taking a 17-0 lead in the opening quarter. Final Score: N.C. State 37, Wake Forest 6
Notre Dame-Wake Forest Series
The lone previous meeting between the Demon Deacons and Notre Dame came last season at Winston-Salem, when QB Tommy Rees threw two touchdown passes and Notre Dame shut out Wake Forest in the second half for a 24-17 victory
Top 25 Rankings
Notre Dame: AP: 3 USA Today: 3 BCS: 3
Wake Forest: AP: NR USA Today: NR
Coaches
Notre Dame: Brian Kelly (26-10 at ND; 197-66-2 Overall)
Wake Forest: Jim Grobe (73-72 at WFU; 106-105-1 Overall)
Notre Dame-Wake Forest Notes
ND: Everett Golson threw two touchdown passes and ran for another in Notre Dame's win over Boston College on Saturday night.
ND: Senior LB Manti Te'o recorded his team-leading sixth interception of the season at Boston College. Te'o broke the school record for most interceptions in a season by a Notre Dame linebacker. He ranks second in the FBS in interceptions and first among all linebackers. Only one FBS linebacker over the last 11 years has recorded more interceptions in a season than Te'o.
ND: Senior TE Tyler Eifert needs five catches to break Ken MacAfee's 35-year school record for most career receptions by a Notre Dame tight end. Eifert's 124 career catches and 1,625 career
receiving yards rank second in school history behind MacAfee's 128 receptions for 1,759 yards.
ND: Sophomore QB Everett Golson is tied for the fourth-best
start to a career by a Notre Dame quarterback. Golson's 8-0 record
as a starter is tied with Terry Hanratty (1966) and trails only Kevin McDougal (9-0 in 1993), Frank Tripucka (1948) and Bob Williams (11-0 in 1949-50).
ND: Sophomore DE Stephon Tuitt ranks second in school history
with 11 sacks this season. He is tied for fourth nationally in total sacks and tops among underclassmen (freshmen or sophomores).
Only two FBS underclassmen since 2005 have averaged more sacks per game than Tuitt currently is averaging.
ND: Notre Dame is the one team in the FBS that has not allowed a touchdown drive longer than 75 yards. In fact, of the 93 opponent drives that started at or inside their 40-yard line, only one drive resulted in a touchdown, fewest of any FBS team.
WFU: Wake Forest WR Terence Davis had four catches for 66 yards, including a 39-yard touchdown reception, against NC State last Saturday.
WFU: The Deacons are in search of their sixth win which would make them
bowl eligible for the fifth time in the last seven seasons.
WFU: Wake Forest is 1-32 all-time against teams ranked in the top five and have lost 31 straight.
WFU: Wake Forest and Notre Dame share one common opponent in Boston College. The Deacons defeated the Eagles 28-14 at BB&T Field on Nov. 3 while the Irish topped BC 21-6 last Saturday in Chestnut Hill.
Team notes courtesy of the ACC, Notre Dame & Wake Forest Athletic Communications
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