Notre Dame’s offense sprinted out of the gate and rolled to a 35-0 halftime lead on the way to a 52-0 romp over the South Florida Bulls. The Irish defense did its part by smothering the USF offense throughout the sun-soaked afternoon. Notre Dame’s special teams got into the act against their error-prone counterparts, scoring one touchdown and setting up another.
The Irish were determined to start quickly this week and wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. Ian Book and Chris Tyree ran for scores on the first two possessions, which sandwiched a three and out by USF.