Five stats that tell the story of a struggling Stanford team as it heads to Notre Dame this weekend.
Notre Dame hosts Stanford on Saturday in South Bend and there is nothing more that the Cardinal would like to do than dash the College Football Playoff hopes of the Fighting Irish.
The good news for Notre Dame regarding that is Stanford appears the part of a 2-3 team. Perhaps even more like a team that should be 1-4 instead.Notre Dame vs. Stanford: 4.3 Yards Per Play Despite the impressive rushing defense numbers, Stanford overall still has a relatively poor defense. The Cardinal allow 8.6 yards per play on average , speaking to its inability to stop explosive plays. Can Notre Dame make the run work against what is statistically a strong run defense, or will we see Mike Denbrock have Riley Leonard come out throwing a bit more considering the weak pass defense it is facing .
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