Western Michigan Broncos vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Box Score on Oct 16, 2010

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 16, 2010

Michael Floyd caught three touchdown passes as Notre Dame rolled past Western Michigan, 44-20, on Saturday.

Floyd, a junior, had nine receptions for 157 yards. He caught an 80-yard touchdown pass from Dayne Crist on the first play from scrimmage, a 32-yard scoring pass on a reverse play from wide receiver John Goodman and a 2-yarder from Crist midway through the third quarter.

Crist completed 18-of-28 passes for 255 yards and three touchdowns with one interception.

The Irish defense forced four turnovers and held the Broncos to only a field goal in the second half. Western Michigan quarterback Alex Carder completed 28-of-43 for 277 yards with two interceptions.

With its third straight win, Notre Dame improved to 4-3. The Broncos dropped to 2-4.

On the first play of the game, Crist threw an 80 yard touchdown strike to Floyd to give the Irish a 7-0 lead. Carder then converted a 4th-and-goal on the Notre Dame 1-yard line by twisting in for the touchdown, knotting the game at 7-7. Carder scored his second touchdown, a 3-yard run, just before halftime to cut the Broncos' deficit to 27-17.

Cierre Wood broke the game open in the third quarter by running for a 39-yard touchdown that provided the Irish a 34-17 lead. It was the longest run from scrimmage for Notre Dame this year. Floyd caught his third touchdown of the game, a 2-yarder from Crist midway through the third quarter, extending the Irish lead to 41-17.