No. 3 Notre Dame visits Purdue in Week 4

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No. 3 Notre Dame (3-0) at Purdue (1-2), Sept. 26 at 2 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Notre Dame by 27.5. Against the spread: Notre Dame 2-1, Purdue 1-1-1.

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Key stats

Notre Dame Offense

Overall: 407.7 yards per game (69th in FBS)

Passing: 277.7 yards per game (35th)

Rushing: 130.0 yards per game (107th)

Scoring: 40.0 points per game (28th)

Notre Dame Defense

Overall: 193.0 yards per game (3rd in FBS)

Passing: 134.7 yards per game (14th)

Rushing: 58.3 yards per game (6th)

Scoring: 7.7 points per game (4th)

Purdue Offense

Overall: 488.7 yards per game (27th in FBS)

Passing: 366.7 yards per game (3rd)

Rushing: 122.0 yards per game (113th)

Scoring: 39.3 points per game (34th)

Purdue Defense

Overall: 446.7 yards per game (126th in FBS)

Passing: 239.7 yards per game (106th)

Rushing: 207.0 yards per game (125th)

Scoring: 36.3 points per game (128th)

Purdue is 135th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert 54.1% of the time. Notre Dame ranks 64th on offense, converting on 42.4% of third downs.

Purdue is 104th in the FBS with a -2 turnover margin, compared to Notre Dame's 2nd-ranked +8 margin.

Purdue is 84th in the FBS averaging 60.0 penalty yards per game, compared to Notre Dame's 7th-ranked 30.3 per-game average.

Purdue is 109th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 100.0% of trips. Notre Dame's red zone offense ranks 38th, scoring on 93.3% of red zone opportunities.

Notre Dame ranks 19th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 33:39.

Team leaders

Notre Dame

Passing: C.J. Carr, 726 yards, 6 TDs, 0 INTs, 72.6 completion percentage

Rushing: Nolan James Jr., 169 yards on 39 carries, 3 TDs

Receiving: Micah Gilbert, 251 yards on 13 catches, 1 TD

Purdue

Passing: Ryan Browne, 1,024 yards, 7 TDs, 1 INT, 73.3 completion percentage

Rushing: Fame Ijeboi, 248 yards on 55 carries, 6 TDs

Receiving: Asaad Waseem, 321 yards on 20 catches, 1 TD

Last game

Notre Dame won 27-10 over Michigan State on Sept. 19. Carr passed for 234 yards on 18-of-24 attempts (75.0%) with no touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball three times for 9 yards and one rushing touchdown. James had 121 rushing yards on 26 carries and one touchdown, adding two receptions for seven yards. Gilbert had eight receptions for 170 yards.

Purdue lost 52-38 to UCLA on Sept. 19. Browne led Purdue with 378 yards on 19-of-30 passing (63.3%) for three touchdowns and one interception. Ijeboi carried the ball 17 times for 47 yards and scored two touchdowns. Xavier Townsend put up 162 yards on six catches with two touchdowns.

Next game

Notre Dame plays at North Carolina on Oct. 3. Purdue plays at Illinois on Oct. 3.