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For the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on Friday, the Oregon State Beavers take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
The 9-3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish are over .500 going into this week’s game against Oregon State. This follows their latest victory of 56–23 over Stanford. Sam Hartman, the quarterback for Notre Dame, passed for a pair of scores in the victory over Stanford. In all, he completed 57.1% of his throws for 140 yards and had a quarterback rating of 101.19. Against Stanford, Notre Dame’s ground attack was spearheaded by Audric Estimé. In 25 attempts, he found the end zone 4 times, totaling 238 rushing yards. With a trio of catches for 66 yards and one touchdown, Jordan Faison established as the team’s leading receiver. Notre Dame’s defense gave up 360 yards to Stanford in all. This entails surrendering 216 passing yards and the allotted 144 ground yards. The Fighting Irish defense leads the nation in quarterback hurries and has produced 27 sacks so far this season.
After losing to Oregon recently, Oregon State’s overall record fell to 8-4. The final score of the game was 31-7 for the Beavers. QB DJ Uiagalelei concluded with a passer rating of 71.13 during the Oregon loss, connecting 19 of 35 throws for 220 yards. He also scored one touchdown to close off the contest. Damien Martinez topped Oregon State in running versus Oregon, ending with 38 yards from the ground. He nevertheless failed to finish the game running for a score. Anthony Gould averaged 14.2 yards per catch and ended with a team-high 85 yards from receptions in the passing play. In the end, Oregon State’s defense conceded 363 yards in total versus Oregon. It cost the Beavers 124 running yards. This season, the Beavers’ defense has allowed 104.7 running yards per game, ranking 196th. The average throwing yardage for opponents is 235.4. As of right now, they are ranked 79th in the NCAA for points surrendered.
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Oregon State vs Notre Dame Game Information
- Date: 12/16/2023
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Location: Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX
- How to Watch Oregon State vs Notre Dame: ESPN
- Live Stream: fubo.tv
