Game Date: Saturday November 10, 2018
Game Time: 3:30 PM
Television: ABC Broadcast
Location: Evanston, IL
Weather: Clear / Cold

#2 Notre Dame (10-0)
HC - Brian Kelly (8th year, 95-19 -- 148-41 overall)
OC - Chris Petersen
DC - Bo Pelini

Points Per Game: 44.0 (#1)
Total Offense: 472.3 (#4)
Rush Offense: 205.3 (#59)
Pass Offense: 267.0 (#8)

Points Per Game: 21.9 (#16)
Total Defense: 339.7 (#11)
Rush Defense: 80.3 (#1)
Pass Defense: 259.4 (#124)

Turnovers: +1 (#50)

Starters:
QB - Ian Book - Sophomore
HB - Dexter Williams - Senior
WR - Miles Boykin - Senior
WR - Chase Claypool - Sophomore
WR - Chris Finke - Senior
TE - Alize Mack - Junior
OT - Liam Eichenberg - Sophomore
OG - Alex Bars - Senior
OC - Revor Ruhland - Junior
OG - Tommy Kraemer - Sophomore
OT - Robert Hainsey - Sophomore

DE - Daelin Hayes - Sophomore
DT - Jerry Tillery - Senior
DT - Jonathan Bonner - Senior
DE - Khalid Kareem - Sophomore
LB - Drue Tranquill - Senior
LB - Te'von Coney - Senior
ROV - Asmar Bilal - Junior
CB - Julian Love - Junior
CB - Troy Pride - Sophomore
FS - Jalen Elliott - Junior
SS - Alohi Gilman - Sophomore

K - Justin Yoon - Senior
P - Tyler Newsome - Senior
KR - Tony Jones - Sophomore
PR - Chris Finke - Senior

Injuries:
DE - Julian Okwara (79, Jr.) - Broken Collarbone, Season
HB - Jafar Armstrong (80, R-Fr.) - Back, left early 1st Qtr, DNR
DT - Jerry Tillery (90, Sr.) - Concussion, left 1st Qtr, DNR

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Northwestern (4-5)
HC - Pat Fitzgerald (12th year, 87-74 -- 87-74 overall)
OC - Mick McCall
DC - Mark Stoops

Points Per Game: 32.4 (#33)
Total Offense: 437.8 (#25)
Rush Offense: 218.9 (#47)
Pass Offense: 218.9 (#32)

Points Per Game: 32.4 (#107)
Total Defense: 402.9 (#65)
Rush Defense: 241.3 (#113)
Pass Defense: 161.6 (#15)

Turnovers: -4 (#101)

Players Watch:
QB - Clayton Thorson (95, Sr.) - 1755 yards, 17 TDs, 2 Ints, 595 rush yards, 7 TDs
HB - Justin Jackson (97, Sr.) - 276 yards, 4 TDs, 7 recs, 78 yards, TD
FB - Terrell Carter (74, Sr.) - 845 yards, 7 TDs, 22 recs, 239 yards
WR - Dylan Lamb (86, Jr.) - 35 recs, 491 yards, 6 TDs
RT - Jevon Green (92, Jr.) - 17 Pnks, 4 Sks Allowed
DE - Nathan Carter (85, Sr.) - 41 Tkls (10 TFL), 3.5 Sks, 2 PDef, FF
OLB - Byron Reid (74, Fr.) - 47 Tkls (10 TFL), 4 Sks, 2 PDef, FF
MLB - Tim Glover (84, Sr.) - 44 Tkls (5 TFL), Sk, 2 Ints, 2 PDef
CB - Terrence Harris (85, Sr.) - 27 Tkls (2 TFL), Sk, 2 Ints, 5 PDef, FF, 2 FR

Injuries:
*HB - Justin Jackson (97, Sr.) - Torn Quad, Out Season
*WR - Jon Graves (83, Jr.) - Forearm Fracture, Out Season
*OLB - Brad Gross (78, Jr.) - Torn Pectoral, Out 1 Week