Thursday, 12/29/11 — Champs Sports Bowl
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (25) Florida State | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| Notre Dame | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 68,305 |
Scoring Summary
| FlaSt - ND | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 9:04 | ND | TD | Zeke Motta 29 yd fumble return (David Ruffer kick) | 0 - 7 |
| 2nd Quarter | NONE | ||||
| 3rd Quarter | 11:24 | ND | TD | Michael Floyd 5 yd pass from Tommy Rees (David Ruffer kick) | 0 - 14 |
| 9:03 | FlaSt | FG | Dustin Hopkins 42 yd FG | 3 - 14 | |
| 4th Quarter | 14:54 | FlaSt | TD | Bert Reed 18 yd pass from EJ Manuel (failed 2pt pass) | 9 - 14 |
| 13:18 | FlaSt | TD | Rashad Greene 15 yd pass from EJ Manuel (failed 2pt rush) | 15 - 14 | |
| 8:05 | FlaSt | FG | Dustin Hopkins 29 yd FG | 18 - 14 | |
Team Statistics
| FlaSt | ND | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 13 | 19 |
| Passing | 8 | 9 |
| Rushing | 4 | 9 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 3-14 | 7-15 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Net Yards | 290 | 280 |
| Total Plays | 60 | 70 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 41 | 93 |
| Rushes | 29 | 35 |
| Average Per Rush | 1.4 | 2.7 |
| Net Yards Passing | 249 | 187 |
| Completions - Attempts | 20-31 | 19-35 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 8.0 | 5.3 |
| Times Sacked | 5 | 4 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | -44 | -28 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 3 |
| Punts | 8 | 7 |
| Average Punt | 47.3 | 40.7 |
| Penalties | 5 | 5 |
| Penalty Yards | 44 | 39 |
| Fumbles | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1 | 0 |
Passing
| Florida State | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Manuel | 20 | 31 | 249 | 64.5 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| T. Rees | 16 | 27 | 163 | 59.3 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| A. Hendrix | 3 | 8 | 24 | 37.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Florida State | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Freeman | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| E. Manuel | 11 | -20 | -1.8 | 8 | 0 |
| J. Wilder | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| C. Abram | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| C. Wood | 18 | 60 | 3.3 | 15 | 0 |
| T. Riddick | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 |
| A. Hendrix | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| T. Rees | 4 | -28 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Florida State | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Greene | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 42 | 1 |
| K. Shaw | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 |
| R. Smith | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| J. Wilder | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| D. Freeman | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 |
| B. Reed | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 1 |
| L. Pryor | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| C. Green | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| T. Eifert | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 34 | 0 |
| M. Floyd | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 13 | 1 |
| R. Toma | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 19 | 0 |
| T. Riddick | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| C. Wood | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| T. Jones | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Kicking
| Florida State | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Hopkins | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 42 | 6 |
| Notre Dame | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| D. Ruffer | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Punting
| Florida State | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Powell | 8 | 47.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| B. Turk | 7 | 40.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Florida State | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Joyner | 1 | 77 | 77.0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Greene | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Reid | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| G. Atkinson | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Collinsworth | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Floyd | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 41 | 0 |
| T. Riddick | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| Florida State | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Joyner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| N. Bradham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| T. Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |










