Notre Dame vs. Texas Football Game, 1977 Season, Cotton Bowl, College Football Stats, BYUStats

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		1978 Season Stats
		Series History

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Notre Dame	3	21	7	7	38
Texas	3	7	0	0	10

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER
	FG	Dave Reeve 47 yard field goal	3	0
	FG	Russell Erxleben 42 yard field goal	3	3
SECOND QUARTER
	TD	Terry Eurick 6 yard run (Dave Reeve kick)	10	3
	TD	Terry Eurick 10 yard run (Dave Reeve kick)	17	3
	TD	Vagas Ferguson 17 yard pass from Joe Montana (Dave Reeve kick)	24	3
	TD	Mike Lockett 13 yard pass from Randy McEachern (Russell Erxleben kick)	24	10
THIRD QUARTER
	TD	Vagas Ferguson 3 yard run (Dave Reeve kick)	31	10
FOURTH QUARTER
	TD	Vagas Ferguson 26 yard run (Dave Reeve kick)	38	10

Team Stats
	ND	Tex
1st Downs	26	16
Rushing 1st Downs	15	6
Passing 1st Downs	11	9
Penalty	0	1
Rushing	243	131
Rushing Attempts	53	50
Yards Gained Rushing	250	190
Yards Lost Rushing	7	59
TDs Rushing	4	0
Passing	156	160
Passes Attempted	32	24
Passes Completed	14	11
Intercepted	1	3
TDs Passing	1	1
Pass Efficiency	88.76	90.58
Total Offensive Plays	85	74
Total Net Yards	399	291
Average Gain Per Play	4.69	3.93
Fumbles - Lost	1 - 0	3 - 3
Penalties - Yards	4 - 37	1 - 5
Interceptions - Yards	3 - 20	1 - 0
Punts - Yards	5 - 152	3 - 120
Average Per Punt	30.40	40.00
Punt Returns - Yards	0 - 0	1 - 1
Kickoff Returns - Yards	1 - 17	8 - 81

Game Info
Cotton Bowl
Stadium	Cotton Bowl
Location	Dallas, Texas
Date	Jan 2, 1978
Time	1:18 pm
Attendance	76,701
Temperature	35°F
Weather	Fair
Conference	ND: Independent Tex: Southwest
Head Coach	ND: Dan Devine Tex: Fred Akers
AP Rank	ND: 5 Tex: 1
Final AP Rank	ND: 1 Tex: 4
Season Record	ND: 11-1 Tex: 11-1

Notre Dame Scoring
	TD	FG	XP	2pt	DXP	Saf	Points
Vagas Ferguson	3	0	0	0	0	0	18
Terry Eurick	2	0	0	0	0	0	12
Dave Reeve	0	1	5	0	0	0	8
TOTALS	5	1	5	0	0	0	38

Texas Scoring
	TD	FG	XP	2pt	DXP	Saf	Points
Mike Lockett	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Russell Erxleben	0	1	1	0	0	0	4
TOTALS	1	1	1	0	0	0	10

Notre Dame Passing
	C-Att-Int	Yards	Y/A	TD	Effic
Joe Montana	10-25-1	111	4.4	1	82.50
Rusty Lisch	4-7-0	45	6.4	0	111.14
TOTALS	14-32-1	156	4.9	1	88.76

Texas Passing
	C-Att-Int	Yards	Y/A	Lng	TD	Effic
Randy McEachern	11-24-3	160	6.7	34	1	90.58
TOTALS	11-24-3	160	6.7	34	1	90.58

Notre Dame Rushing
	No	Net	Avg	TD
Jerome Heavens	22	101	4.6	0
Vagas Ferguson	21	100	4.8	2
Terry Eurick	4	16	4.0	2
Rusty Lisch	2	16	8.0	0
Jim Stock	2	4	2.0	0
Dave Mitchell	1	3	3.0	0
Joe Montana	1	3	3.0	0
TOTALS	53	243	4.6	4

Texas Rushing
	No	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	Lng	TD
Earl Campbell	29	118	2	116	4.0	18	0
Johnny Ham Jones	11	68	5	63	5.7	40	0
Johnnie Johnson	1	2	0	2	2.0	2	0
Delbert Thompson	1	2	0	2	2.0	2	0
Randy McEachern	8	0	52	-52	-6.5	0	0
TOTALS	50	190	59	131	2.6	40	0

Notre Dame Receiving
	No	Yds	Avg	TD
Ken MacAfee	4	45	11.2	0
Dave Waymer	3	38	12.7	0
Vagas Ferguson	3	23	7.7	1
Kris Haines	2	29	14.5	0
Terry Eurick	1	12	12.0	0
Pete Pallas	1	9	9.0	0
TOTALS	14	156	11.1	1

Texas Receiving
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Gil Harris	4	57	14.2	19	0
Alfred Jackson	3	33	11.0	18	0
Johnny Lam Jones	1	34	34.0	34	0
Ronnie Miksch	1	18	18.0	18	0
Mike Lockett	1	13	13.0	13	1
Johnny Ham Jones	1	5	5.0	5	0
TOTALS	11	160	14.5	34	1

Texas Interceptions
	No	Yds	TD
Derrick Hatchett	1	0	0
TOTALS	1	0	0

Texas Kick Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Alfred Jackson	2	32	16.0		0
Johnnie Johnson	2	21	10.5		0
Johnny Ham Jones	1	16	16.0	16	0
Johnny Lam Jones	1	12	12.0	12	0
TOTALS	6	81	13.5	16	0

Texas Punt Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Johnnie Johnson	1	1	1.0	1	0
TOTALS	1	1	1.0	1	0

Notre Dame Kicking
	FG	Pct	Lng	XP	Pts
Dave Reeve	1-2	50.0%	47	5-5	8
TOTALS	1-2	50.0%	47	5-5	8

Texas Kicking
	FG	Pct	Lng	XP	Pts
Russell Erxleben	1-2	50.0%	42	1-1	4
TOTALS	1-2	50.0%	42	1-1	4

Texas Punting
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Russell Erxleben	3	120	40.0	44
TOTALS	3	120	40.0	44

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