On Saturday, Notre Dame headed back to South Bend after being ranked #5 in all of the land to take on BYU for the first time since they became an independent. However, the Fighting Irish were without their starting Freshman QB Everett Golson, so Junior Tommy Rees, who was the starter last year, got the start for Brian Kelly's squad. In the 1st quarter, Tyler Eifert caught a 4-yard pass from Rees that gave Notre Dame a 7-0 lead. That was all of the Irish's scoring in the first half as the Cougars scored 14 points with TDs from Cody Hoffman and Kanekua Friel, and it was 14-7 at the half. In the 3rd, Notre Dame kicker Kyle Brindza booted a 24-yarder through the posts that made it a 4-point game. Then came the deciding score early in the 4th quarter when George Atkinson III ran for 2 yards to give Notre Dame a 17-14 victory to remain undefeated at 7-0. However, after scoring 17 points against a tough Cougar defense, they are still #5 in the country.
Meanwhile, #15 Rutgers took the short drive up the Turnpike to take on un-ranked Temple. By the end of the first half, the Scarlet Knights were down early after Cody Booth caught a 4-yard pass from Chris Coyer and a 49-yard FG by Brandon McManus. But in the 2nd half, Rutgers blew it open with 3 touchdowns in the 3rd by Tim Wright, Jawan Jamison, and mark Harrison and 2 in the 4th with a 10-yard reception from Gary Nova and a Khaseem Greene 20-yard fumble return to give the Knights a 35-10 win. However, Rutgers as well did not move on the rankings.
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