By The Numbers

2 Points saved by Notre Dame backup tight end Mike Ragone after Washington State blocked a Nick Tausch extra point attempt with the score 9-0. Safety Chima Nwachukwu picked up the loose ball and seemed headed for a two-point conversion, but a hustling Ragone ran him down near the Irish five-yard line.

6 Notre Dame games in succession decided by seven or fewer points finally snapped with the 40-14 Irish victory. After Notre Dame opened with a 35-0 .....Read More