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Notre Dame and BYU bring top-eight defenses into Saturday matchup

Notre Dame ranks first and BYU eighth in NCAA total defense through games played Oct. 10, setting up a meeting of two highly ranked teams in Provo.

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No. 2 Notre Dame is scheduled to visit No. 8 BYU in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 17, with both teams in the NCAA's top eight for total defense through games played Oct. 10. Notre Dame ranks first and BYU eighth in yards allowed per game.

How the defenses compare

The NCAA table lists Notre Dame at 214.2 yards allowed per game and BYU at 254.4. Those rankings measure total yards allowed, rather than points allowed.

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