Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech: Box score, stats and summary feat. Riley Leonard (Week 8)

Notre Dame (5-1) made a trip to Atlanta on Saturday to play against Georgia Tech (5-2). It was a crucial game for both teams as they looked to secure bowl eligibility with a win in the encounter.

After the Northern Illinois upset, the Fighting Irish have bounced back impressively, securing four consecutive victories. This winning streak has propelled them back into the College Football Playoff conversation, demonstrating their resilience and ability to compete.

The Yellow Jackets have also been impressive this season and are currently on a winning streak. Following the brilliant start, the team has a loftier goal in mind as they aim to finish the season strong and position themselves for a significant postseason opportunity.

Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Notre Dame	0	14	7	10	31
Georgia Tech	7	0	0	6	13

Notre Dame box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Riley Leonard	20/29	203	0	10	51	2	1

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Jadarian Price	8	69	8.6	0	23
Jeremiyah Love	14	36	2.6	1	10
Devyn Ford	2	5	2.5	0	7
Aneyas Williams	2	5	2.5	0	3
Tyler Buchner	1	4	4.0	0	4

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Jeremiyah Love	3	57	19.0	0	25
Beaux Collins	5	51	10.2	0	15
Jaden Greathouse	3	43	14.3	0	28
Mitchell Evans	4	26	6.5	0	10
Kris Mitchell	1	14	14.0	0	14
Aneyas Williams	1	10	10.0	0	10
Eli Raridon	1	9	9.0	0	9
Jayden Thomas	1	8	8.0	0	8
Jayden Harrison	1	7	7.0	0	7

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks
Xavier Watts	1	0
Rylie Mills	0	1.5
Jaylen Sneeds	0	0.5
Adon Shuler	1	0

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Zac Yoakam	4/4	1/2	42

Georgia Tech box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Zach Pyron	20/36	269	1	13	45	0	2

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Chad Alexander	5	19	3.8	0	8
Jamal Haynes	8	15	1.9	1	5
Eric Singleton Jr.	2	1	0.5	0	1

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Abdul Janneh Jr.	1	60	60.0	0	60
Eric Singleton Jr.	6	59	9.8	0	17
Bailey Stockton	2	37	18.5	0	22
Malik Rutherford	4	32	8.0	0	16
Avery Boyd	1	25	25.0	0	25
Jackson Hawes	1	20	20.0	0	20
Chad Alexander	2	18	9.0	0	12
Jamal Haynes	2	12	6.0	0	8
Chase Lane	1	6	6.0	1	6

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks
Warren Burrell	1	0

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Aidan Birr	1/1	0/1	0

Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech Summary

Georgia Tech opened the scoring in the game in a dramatic way. Jamal Haynes rushed for one yard, fumbled the ball and then recovered to return for a touchdown in the final play of the first quarter.

Notre Dame drew things level halfway through the second quarter with Riley Leonard scoring a touchdown. The quarterback rushed to the endzone from the 1-yard line on a series of 14 plays with 7:00 left.

The Fighting Irish went ahead in the game in the closing stages of the second quarter. Riley Leonard once again scored a rushing touchdown, running 12 yards to the endzone with 1:53 left on the clock.

Notre Dame extended the lead in the third quarter after Jeremiyah Love scored another touchdown for the Irish. The running back ran to the endzone from the 1-yard line with 11:01 left.

The Fighting Irish continued to take control of the game as it opened scoring in the fourth quarter with a field goal. Zac Yoakam hit the target from 42 yards after a series of 11 plays with 10:01 left.

Notre Dame had another touchdown as the game was running to an end. Adon Shuler intercepted a pass from quarterback Zach Pyron and returned it for 36 yards for a touchdown with 2:37 left.

Zach made up for his turnover with a touchdown pass to Chase Lane just before the end of the game. The quarterback found the WR from 6 yards with 0:23. The Yellow Jackets, however, failed in their two-point conversion.

Overall, it's another great win for the No. 12 Fighting Irish (6-1) as they continue to place themselves in the playoff conversation following the setback earlier in the season.