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Notre Dame wraps up the home portion of the 2011 season with a Senior Day game against Boston College.  The Irish come into the game with a 7 and 3 record, while the Eagles stand at 3 and 7.

This will be the 21st all-time meeting between the two schools, the only two Catholic universities that play Division I football.  Notre Dame leads the series with an 11 to 9 advantage and a 6-5 record at Notre Dame Stadium.

Boston College is the third straight ACC opponent for the Irish with Wake Forest and Maryland being the other two.  Notre Dame is on a three game winning streak.

*RB Jonas Gray has scored a rushing touchdown in each of the past seven games.
*WR Michael Floyd ranks ninth in the nation with 7.7 receptions per game and is 17 receptions behind Golden Tate for the school record in receptions.
*TE Tyler Eifert is four receptions shy of setting a school record for receptions by a tight end.
*PK David Ruffer kicked a 52 yard field goal last week against Maryland.  His third made FG over 50 yards and tied him with Harry Olver for the most FGs over 50 yards in ND history.

Kickoff at Notre Dame Stadium is 4 p.m. ET.