Riley Leonard handed for 2 touchdowns and rushed for yet one more, and No. 12 Notre Dame rolled to a 51-14 win over No. 24 Army on Saturday afternoon at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
Jeremiyah Love added 12 carries for 102 yards and two touchdowns for Notre Dame (7-1), which received its 6th sport in a row. Beaux Collins and Kris Mitchell had one landing reception apiece, Kedren Younger rushed for a rating, and Jaylen Sneed had a fumble restoration for a defensive landing.
Blake Horvath finished seven of 13 passes for 88 yards and an interception for Army (6-1), however he proved efficient at the floor with 14 carries for 129 yards and a landing. Eli Heidenreich had 11 carries for 51 yards and a rating.
Army completed with six turnovers, when compared with 0 turnovers for Notre Dame. The Preventing Irish outgained the Midshipmen 466-310.
Notre Dame led 14-0 on the finish of the 1st quarter and 31-7 at halftime.
Leonard performed a key function in either one of the Preventing Irish’s early ratings. He rushed for a 1-yard landing and threw a 6-yard go to Mitchell for a landing within the first quarter.
Horvath put Army at the scoreboard with a 47-yard landing run early in the second one quarter. That reduce the deficit to 14-7.
Notre Dame spoke back with two extra touchdowns and a box objective earlier than the 1/2. Love burst via a hollow for a 64-yard landing and added a 2d rating on a 2-yard run to make it 28-7 with 5:05 left earlier than the smash.
Zac Yoakam completed the first-half scoring with a 32-yard box objective.
Army pulled inside 31-14 on Heidenreich’s 1-yard landing with 8:44 final within the 3rd quarter.
The Preventing Irish piled on 3 extra touchdowns to position the rating out of succeed in.
Leonard hit Collins for a 37-yard landing with 5:35 to move within the 3rd quarter.
At the following force, Horvath fumbled the ball close to the tip zone. Sneed noticed the free ball as he rushed the passer and pounced on it for a landing to spice up Notre Dame’s result in 44-14.
Younger put the Preventing Irish above the 50-point mark with 7:08 final. The freshman scored on a 4-yard rush for his first occupation landing.
–Box Degree Media
