Notre Dame football: 3 statistics that defined the win against Wisconsin

The Notre Dame football team won handily against Wisconsin on Saturday, and here are three statistics that defined the victory inside Soldier Field.

The Notre Dame football team ran their record to 4-0 on Saturday inside Soldier Field, as they dominated the Wisconsin Badgers in the fourth quarter. This was a close game throughout, and we saw Jack Coan get injured in what should have been his revenge game, but Drew Pyne stepped in for the Irish in a big way.

All in all, it was a great victory for the Irish, and here are three statistics that defined the win.

Notre Dame football: 3 statistics that defined the win against Wisconsin

5 turnovers

Usually, when a team can win the turnover battle, they will win the football game, but that is not always the case. In fact, if the turnover differential is low, then strange plays could turn the game on its head, but that was not the case during the Irish’s victory over Wisconsin.

After forcing five turnovers, including two that went for pick-sixes, there was no way the Badgers were going to beat the Irish on Saturday. It was close until Graham Mertz started throwing his passes to Notre Dame football players in the fourth quarter, and they were waiting with open arms.