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NCAA RANKINGS

– Tate has registered eight 100-yard receiving games in 2009. He equals Tom Gatewood’s (1970) single-season school record for 100-yard receiving games. No other FBS player has more 100-yard receiving games than Tate.
– Tate has registered 54 catches that have resulted in first downs this season. He also has 18 receptions of over 20 yards, including 10 of over 30 yards. Tate has now recorded 41 receptions of at least 20 yards and 27 catches have gained at least 30 yards over his career.
– Tate has five multi-touchdown games in 2009
– Tate was the first Irish wideout to surpass 100 yards receiving in three consecutive games since Derrick Mayes in 1995.
– Tate ranks among the top FBS receivers (among qualifiers on the NCAA receiving report) in the nation in the following categories:

Category	#	NCAA Rank
Total Touchdowns	15	2nd
Scoring	90	2nd
Scoring/Game	8.18	2nd
Touchdown Receptions	12	t-3rd
Total Receiving Yards	1295	4th
Receiving Yards/Game	117.73	4th
Yards/Catch	15.60	10th
Receptions/Game	7.55	9th
Total Receptions	83	8th
All-Purpose Yards	154.18	9th

– Tate has moved into the top-20 among active FBS wide receivers in a number of career categories.

Category	#	NCAA Rank
Receiving Yards/Catch	17.0	6th
Receiving TDs	23	12th
Receiving Yards	2506	16th
Receiving Yards/Game	69.6	17th

– Here is where Tate ranks among the other top FBS wideouts in receiving yards per game:

	Name, School	Rec.	Yds	TDs	Rec/Gm	Yds/Catch	Yds/Gm
1.	Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green	129	1482	14	11.73	11.49	134.73
2.	Greg Salas, Hawaii	93	1412	8	8.45	15.18	128.36
3.	Danario Alexander, Missouri	92	1411	12	8.36	15.34	128.27
4.	Golden Tate, Notre Dame	83	1295	12	7.55	15.60	117.73
5.	Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas	70	1095.7	7	7.00	15.64	109.50