Texas Longhorns vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Match Player Stats On Sep 05, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Sep 5, 2015

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Quarterback Malik Zaire completed 19-of-22 passes for 313 yards and three touchdowns as No. 11 Notre Dame cruised to a 38-3 victory over Texas on Saturday night at Notre Dame Stadium.

Fighting Irish wide receiver Will Fuller caught seven passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns. Freshman running back Josh Adams added two touchdowns on the ground, including a 14-yard score on his first collegiate rushing attempt.

Texas struggled badly to move the ball against Notre Dame, which outgained the Longhorns 527-163. Quarterback Tyrone Swoopes completed 7-of-22 passes for 93 yards for Texas, and running back Johnathan Gray led the team with 40 rushing yards.

Texas managed eight first downs and failed to score until the second half. A 41-yard field goal by kicker Nick Rose sliced the deficit to 17-3 with 8:36 remaining in the third quarter.

On the next series, Zaire heaved a 66-yard touchdown pass to Fuller to increase Notre Dame's lead to 24-3. Adams added a 25-yard touchdown run to make it 31-3 with two minutes remaining in the third quarter.

Notre Dame extended the lead to 38-3 in the first minute of the fourth quarter when Zaire found wide receiver Chris Brown for a 6-yard score.

Zaire gave Notre Dame a 7-0 lead when he hit Fuller across the middle for a 16-yard touchdown pass with 6:29 remaining in the first quarter.

Adams increased the lead to 14-0 with 1:02 to play in the first quarter after sprinting right on an end-around and eluding a pair of defenders to cap a nine-play, 95-yard scoring drive.

A 38-yard field goal by Notre Dame kicker Justin Yoon made it 17-0 with 7:53 left in the half.

NOTES: Notre Dame CB KeiVarae Russell returned to the starting lineup after missing the 2014 season because of an academic suspension. ... Texas started a pair of true freshmen on the offensive line, LT Connor Williams and RG Patrick Vahe. ... Notre Dame WR Torii Hunter Jr. and DL Daniel Cage were among four players who made their first career starts for the Irish. ... Texas coach Charlie Strong served as Notre Dame's defensive line coach from 1995 to 1998. ... Notre Dame RB Tarean Folston limped to the locker room and did not return after injuring his right knee in the first quarter.