On the last Saturday of September the #6 Fighting Irish of Notre Dame rolled up over 680 yards of total offense in a 62-27 win over the University of Massachusetts Minutemen. The Irish led just 21-20 midway through the second quarter but a CJ Sanders punt return for a TD and a Deshone Kizer TD pass to end the first half gave Notre Dame a comfortable lead that they would never come close to relinquishing.
The first half was highlighted by CJ Prosise picking up where he left off last week and a Special Teams return that gave Notre Dame the lead for good.