2015 Week 17

Game Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Game Time 8:00 PM
Television: ESPN Broadcast
Location: New Orleans, LA
Weather: Dome

#1 Notre Dame (12-0)

Points Per Game: 42.0 (#1)
Total Offense: 455.3 (#8)
Rush Offense: 186.3 (#62)
Pass Offense: 269.0 (#9)

Points Per Game: 17.5 (#3)
Total Defense: 298.2 (#3)
Rush Defense 137.3 (#2)
Pass Defense: 160.8 (#16)

Turnovers: -3 (#84)

Starters

QB - Malik Zaire - Sophomore
HB - C.J. Prosise - Junior
WR - Will Fuller - Junior
WR - Chris Brown - Senior
WR - Amir Carlisle - Senior
TE - Durham Smythe - Sophomore
OT - Ronnie Stanley - Junior
OG - Quenton Nelson - R-Freshman
OC - Nick Martin - Senior
OG - Steve Elmer - Junior
OT - Mike McGlinchey - Sophomore

DE - Isaac Rochell - Junior
DT - Sheldon Day - Senior
DT - Daniel Cage - Sophomore
DE - Romeo Okwara - Senior
LB - Jaylon Smith - Junior
LB - Joe Schmidt - Senior
LB - James Onwualu - Junior
CB - KeiVarae Russell - Junior
CB - Mathias Farley - Senior (replaces injured Cole Luke)
FS - Max Redfield - Junior
SS - Elijah Shumate - Senior

K - Justin Yoon - Freshman
P - Tyler Newsome - R-Freshman
KR - C.J. Sanders - Freshman
PR - C.J. Sanders - Freshman

Injuries

*CB - Cole Luke (Junior) - Collarbone, Out for the Season
*QB - Malik Zaire (Sophomore) - Ribs, left mid-2nd Qtr, Ret 4th Qtr
*OC - Nick Martin (Senior) - Concussion, left late 2nd Qtr - DNR

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#2 UCLA (12-1)

Points Per Game: 39.2 (#3)
Total Offense: 479.4 (#2)
Rush Offense: 202.9 (#40)
Pass Offense: 276.5 (#5)

Points Per Game: 23.5 (#31)
Total Defense: 331.8 (#16)
Rush Defense: 148.9 (#7)
Pass Defense: 182.8 (#44)

Turnovers: +10 (#6)

Players Watch:

QB - Brett Hundley (Senior) - 3031 yards, 31 TDs, 5 Ints, 525 rus yards, 7 TDs, Finished 5th in Heisman Voting
HB - Paul Perkins (Junior) - 1120 rush yards, 7 TDs, 358 rec yards, 6 TDs
WR - Jordan Payton (Senior) - 59 recs, 908 yards, 11 TDs
LB - Myles Jack (Junior) - 95 tkls (9 TFL), 3 Sks, Int, FF
DT - Ellis McCarthy (Senior) - 47 tkls (14 TFL), 3.5 Sks, FF
CB - Ishmael Adams (Junior) - 36 tkls (TFL), 0.5 Sk, 6 Ints, FR

Injuries

*LB - Aaron Wallace (Senior) - Torn Shoulder, Questionable
*SS - Randall Goforth (Senior) - Torn Tricep, Out 5 Weeks