Notre Dame 14
(1-0)
Georgia Tech 10
(0-1, 0-1 home)
8:00 PM ET, September 2, 2006
Bobby Dodd Stadium, ATLANTA, GA
Top Performers
Passing: B. Quinn (ND) - 246 YDS
Rushing: D. Walker (ND) - 22 CAR, 99 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: C. Johnson (GT) - 7 REC, 111 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | ND | GT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 0:35 | CALVIN JOHNSON 4 YD PASS FROM REGGIE BALL (TRAVIS BELL KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 74 yards. | 0 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | ND | GT | |||
| FG | 4:45 | TRAVIS BELL 30 YD FG Drive info: 8 plays, 50 yards. | 0 | 10 |
 | TD | 0:11 | BRADY QUINN 5 YD RUN (CARL GIOIA KICK) Drive info: 14 plays, 80 yards. | 7 | 10 |
| THIRD QUARTER | ND | GT | |||
| TD | 6:33 | DARIUS WALKER 13 YD RUN (CARL GIOIA KICK) Drive info: 14 plays, 64 yards. | 14 | 10 |
Team Stat Comparison
| ND | GT | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 21 | 14 |
3rd down efficiency | 7-16 | 2-10 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 384 | 259 |
| Passing | 246 | 140 |
Comp-Att | 23-38 | 12-24 |
Yards per pass | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| Rushing | 138 | 119 |
Rushing Attempts | 40 | 28 |
Yards per rush | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Penalties | 11-80 | 5-28 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 35:25 | 24:35 |
| Notre Dame Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Brady Quinn | 23/38 | 246 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 23/38 | 246 | 6.2 | -- | -- |
| Georgia Tech Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Reggie Ball | 12/24 | 140 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 12/24 | 140 | 5.6 | -- | -- |
| Notre Dame Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Darius Walker | 22 | 99 | 4.5 | 1 | 19 |
| Travis Thomas | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 6 |
| Asaph Schwapp | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Brady Quinn | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 1 | 16 |
| Team | 40 | 138 | 3.5 | -- | -- |
| Georgia Tech Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Reggie Ball | 11 | 55 | 5.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Tashard Choice | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 0 | 16 |
| Rashaun Grant | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 28 | 119 | 4.3 | -- | -- |
| Notre Dame Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Rhema McKnight | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 0 | 44 |
| Jeff Samardzija | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 0 | 42 |
| John Carlson | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Darius Walker | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Marcus Freeman | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 23 | 246 | 6.2 | -- | -- |
| Georgia Tech Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Calvin Johnson | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 1 | 45 |
| James Johnson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Chris Dunlap | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Greg Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tashard Choice | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 12 | 140 | 5.6 | -- | -- |
| Notre Dame Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| David Grimes | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| George West | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | -- | -- |
| Georgia Tech Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Rashaun Grant | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Chris Dunlap | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | -- | -- |
| Notre Dame Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Tom Zbikowski | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | -- | -- |
| Georgia Tech Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Pat Clark | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | -- | -- |
| Notre Dame Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Geoff Price | 5 | 252 | 50.4 | 61 | ||
| Team | 5 | 252 | 50.4 | -- | ||
| Georgia Tech Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Durant Brooks | 7 | 337 | 48.1 | 57 | ||
| Team | 7 | 337 | 48.1 | -- | ||
