Irish win Kelly's debut, 23-12

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Updated: 11:57 PM Sep 4, 2010 Irish win Kelly's debut, 23-12 South Bend, IN Dayne Crist threw for 205 yards and a touchdown in his first start, Armando Allen ran for a score and Notre Dame's defense was solid Saturday in a 23-12 win over Purdue that gave coach Brian Kelly a victory in his Fighting Irish debut. Posted: 8:30 PM Sep 4, 2010 Reporter: Associated Press

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Dayne Crist threw for 205 yards and a touchdown in his first start, Armando Allen ran for a score and Notre Dame's defense was solid Saturday in a 23-12 win over Purdue that gave coach Brian Kelly a victory in his Fighting Irish debut.

Kelly came to South Bend after a successful run at Cincinnati where he led the Bearcats to 12-0 regular season a year ago. His goal was to win immediately and that's what he did in his first game on a windy, sunny day at Notre Dame Stadium.

"I took on the challenge at Notre Dame, because I want to see this program back to where I believe it should be, and that's amongst the elite of college football," Kelly explained.

"We've got some work to do. We are not there yet, believe me. Trust me. But we took a step today and we are going to keep pounding at it and working at it."

Notre Dame led 20-3 after three quarters before Purdue rallied behind transfer quarterback Robert Marve, who got the Boilermakers back in the game with a 23-yard TD run early in the final period but was penalized for celebrating with a somersault.

David Ruffer kicked three field goals for the Irish, including a 37-yarder with 4:30 left to restore the lead to 11.

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