Captured: Football shocks No. 18 Notre Dame

November 17, 2014

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Once the kick left his foot, Jack Mitchell had no doubt.

“I looked up and I knew it was in right away,” the sophomore kicker said after the game, “so I started running away.”
Mitchell’s 41-yard field goal in overtime gave Northwestern (4-6) a shocking, season-redeeming 43-40 victory Saturday over No. 18 Notre Dame (7-3) in South Bend, Indiana.

The win snapped a four-game Wildcats losing streak and renewed the team’s hopes of reaching a bowl game. More than that, it provided a struggling program a shot of excitement and accomplishment.

“This is a great team win,” said senior receiver Kyle Prater, who caught 10 passes including a touchdown on the evening. “Nobody gave us a shot, but we kept saying we were going to shock the world, and we did that.”

Nathan Richards/Daily Senior Staffer

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