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Notre Dame Stadium (South Bend, Indiana)
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| Orange | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Fighting Irish | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
Closing Odds: ND -19.5, o/u 47.5
Scoring Summary
| Passing | Cmp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | TD | Int |
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| A. Bailey | 1 | 1 | 25 | 100.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Dantley | 13 | 25 | 122 | 52.0 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
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| A. Bailey | 16 | 126 | 7.9 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Brinkley | 17 | 44 | 2.6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Dantley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
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| C. Brinkley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Davis | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| N. Provo | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Merkerson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Sales | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Fiammetta | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Sheeran | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Chew | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | Punt | Yds | Lng |
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| R. Long | 5 | 145 | 39 |
| Passing | Cmp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | TD | Int |
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| J. Clausen | 22 | 39 | 291 | 56.4 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushing | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
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| A. Allen | 17 | 52 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Grimes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Tate | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Aldridge | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Clausen | 3 | -21 | -7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
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| A. Allen | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Grimes | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Tate | 7 | 146 | 20.9 | 40 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Aldridge | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Rudolph | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Kamara | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | Punt | Yds | Lng |
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| E. Maust | 4 | 172 | 49 |
NCAA Game Summary - Syracuse at Notre Dame
South Bend, IN (Sports Network) - Antwon Bailey ran for 126 yards and a touchdown to lead the Syracuse Orange to a 24-23 victory over the Notre Dame Fighting in a non-conference bout at Notre Dame Stadium.
Cameron Dantley completed 13-of-25 passes for 122 yards and a score to pace Syracuse (3-8) in the win.
Jimmy Clausen threw for 291 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead Notre Dame (6-5). Golden Tate caught both TD passes and finished with 146 yards on seven catches.
The Irish struck first in this one, as Brandon Walker connected on a 34-yard field goal four minutes into the game.
The Orange responded late in the frame with a 48-yard field goal from Patrick Shadle to tie the score at three.
Syracuse took a 10-3 lead midway through the second quarter, following a one- yard scoring plunge by Curtis Brinkley.
Walker added a 45-yard kick later in the same quarter to make it a 10-6 game.
Notre Dame put together a quick scoring drive at the end of the half, capped by a 35-yard touchdown pass from Clausen to Tate to send the Irish to the locker room with a 13-10 lead.
Clausen extended Notre Dame's lead to 20-10 late in the third quarter with a 36-yard scoring strike to Tate.
After a turnover, the Irish added three more points on a 23-yard Walker field with 1:34 remaining in the third quarter.
Syracuse found the end zone again early in the final frame with a 26-yard run from Antwon Bailey.
With time winding down, the Orange put together an eight-play, 68-yard drive, punctuated by Dantley's 11-yard touchdown pass to Donte Davis with 42 seconds to play.
The Irish got the ball back and set up Walker for an attempt at a game-winning 53-yard field goal as time expired, but his kick came up short.