Sept. 21, 2002

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary


Scoring Summary (Final) Notre Dame (4-0) vs. Michigan State (2-2) Date: Sep 21, 2002 Site: East Lansing, Mich. Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 75182

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score ----------------- -- -- -- -- ----- Notre Dame.......... 7 7 0 7 - 21 Michigan State...... 3 0 0 14 - 17

Scoring Summary: ND - MSU

1st 10:48 ND - Grant, Ryan 6 yd run (Setta, Nicholas kick) 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:12 7 - 0 00:55 MSU - Rayner, Dave 35 yd field goal 6 plays, 62 yards, TOP 2:16 7 - 3 2nd 00:11 ND - Stovall, M. 15 yd pass from Holiday, C. (Setta, Nicholas kick) 4 plays, 28 yards, TOP 1:49 14 - 3 4th 13:22 MSU - Rogers, Charles 38 yd pass from Smoker, Jeff (Rayner, Dave kick) 3 plays, 56 yards, TOP 1:31 14 - 10 01:45 MSU - Rogers, Charles 21 yd pass from Smoker, Jeff (Rayner, Dave kick) 10 plays, 97 yards, TOP 4:09 14 - 17 01:15 ND - Battle, Arnaz 60 yd pass from Dillingham, Pat (Setta, Nicholas kick) 3 plays, 72 yards, TOP 0:30 21 - 17

Kickoff time: 3:30 pm End of Game: 7:00 Total elapsed time: 3:30 Officials: Referee: Jim Lapetina; Umpire: Percy Mun; Linesman: Brent Durbin; Line judge: Jeff Bauer; Back judge: Jack Lyman; Field judge: Denny Freund; Side judge: Joe Duncan; Scorer: Ben Phlegar; Temperature: 79 Wind: SW 17 Weather: Sunny


Play-by-Play Summary

Play-by-Play Summary


Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter) MSU wins toss; defers to second half, will defend south endzone. N 1-10 N35 MSU ball on MSU35.

Rayner, Dave kickoff 65 yards to the ND0, touchback. N 1-10 N20 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Campbell, C.. N 2-10 N20 Grant, Ryan rush for 6 yards to the ND26 (Wright, Thomas;Dukes, Clifford). N 3-4 N26 Holiday, C. pass complete to Battle, Arnaz for 15 yards to the ND41, 1ST DOWN ND. N 1-10 N41 Grant, Ryan rush for 4 yards to the ND45 (Taplin, Greg). N 2-6 N45 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Battle, Arnaz. N 3-6 N45 Holiday, C. pass complete to Jenkins, Omar for 7 yards to the MSU48, 1ST DOWN ND (Flagg, Robert). N 1-10 M48 Battle, Arnaz pass complete to Holiday, C. for 30 yards to the MSU18, 1ST DOWN ND. N 1-10 M18 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 4 yards to the MSU14 (Stanley, Ronald). N 2-6 M14 Grant, Ryan rush for 8 yards to the MSU6, 1ST DOWN ND (Wedlow, Monquiz). N 1-G M06 Grant, Ryan rush for 6 yards to the MSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:48. Setta, Nicholas kick attempt good.

============================== NOTRE DAME 7, MICHIGAN STATE 0 ==============================

--------------- 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 04:12 ---------------

Setta, Nicholas kickoff 65 yards to the MSU0, touchback. M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 10:42 (1st). M 1-10 M20 Moss, Dawan rush for loss of 2 yards to the MSU18 (Watson, C.). M 2-12 M18 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Rogers, Charles. M 3-12 M18 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Rogers, Charles for 6 yards to the MSU24 (Sapp, Gerome). M 4-6 M24 Daily, Jason punt 66 yards to the ND10, Duff, Vontez return 18 yards to the ND28 (Randall, Jason). --------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:36 ---------------

N 1-10 N28 NOTRE DAME drive start at 09:06 (1st). N 1-10 N28 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Battle, Arnaz. N 2-10 N28 PENALTY ND false start 5 yards to the ND23. N 2-15 N23 PENALTY ND false start 5 yards to the ND18. N 2-20 N18 Grant, Ryan rush for 4 yards to the ND22 (Labinjo, Mike). N 3-16 N22 Holiday, C. sacked for loss of 7 yards to the ND15 (Dukes, Clifford). N 4-23 N15 Hildbold, Joey punt 29 yards to the ND44, out-of-bounds. --------------- 3 plays, minus 13 yards, TOP 01:34 ---------------

M 1-10 N44 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 07:32 (1st). M 1-10 N44 Moss, Dawan rush for 7 yards to the ND37 (Watson, C.;Hilliard, C.). M 2-3 N37 Moss, Dawan rush for 2 yards to the ND35 (Curry, Derek;Roberts, Ryan). M 3-1 N35 Moss, Dawan rush for 2 yards to the ND33, 1ST DOWN MSU (Earl, Glenn;Duff, Vontez). M 1-10 N33 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Bradley, Jason (Watson, C.). M 2-10 N33 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Moss, Dawan. M 3-10 N33 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Hayes, Jaren for 7 yards to the ND26 (Goolsby, Mike). M 4-3 N26 Rayner, Dave field goal attempt from 44 MISSED - wide left, spot at ND27, clock 04:56. --------------- 7 plays, 18 yards, TOP 02:36 ---------------

N 1-10 N27 Grant, Ryan rush for 5 yards to the ND32 (Suggs, Demario). N 2-5 N32 Holiday, C. rush for 1 yard to the ND33. N 3-4 N33 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Battle, Arnaz. N 4-4 N33 Hildbold, Joey punt 50 yards to the MSU17, Kavanaght, Z. return 4 yards to the MSU21 (Ryan, Pat). --------------- 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:45 ---------------

M 1-10 M21 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 03:11 (1st). M 1-10 M21 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Rogers, Charles for 40 yards to the ND39, 1ST DOWN MSU (Duff, Vontez), PENALTY ND pass interference declined. M 1-10 N39 Richard, David rush for 17 yards to the ND22, 1ST DOWN MSU (Sapp, Gerome). M 1-10 N22 Richard, David rush for 5 yards to the ND17 (Watson, C.). M 2-5 N17 Richard, David rush for no gain to the ND17 (Watson, C.;Curry, Derek). M 3-5 N17 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Lovett, Bj. M 4-5 N17 Rayner, Dave field goal attempt from 35 GOOD, clock 00:55.

============================== NOTRE DAME 7, MICHIGAN STATE 3 ==============================

--------------- 6 plays, 62 yards, TOP 02:16 ---------------

Rayner, Dave kickoff 56 yards to the ND9, Battle, Arnaz return 19 yards to the ND28 (Wedlow, Monquiz). N 1-10 N28 NOTRE DAME drive start at 00:46 (1st). N 1-10 N28 Holiday, C. pass complete to Battle, Arnaz for 3 yards to the ND31 (Henry, Cedric).

======END OF 1st QUARTER====== NOTRE DAME 7, MICHIGAN STATE 3 ==============================


Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)

N 2-7 N31 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. N 2-7 N31 Holiday, C. rush for 19 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN ND (Wright, Thomas). N 1-10 N50 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 3 yards to the MSU47 (Dukes, Clifford;Taplin, Greg). N 2-7 M47 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Jenkins, Omar (Harmon, Jason). N 3-7 M47 Holiday, C. rush to the ND47, fumble forced by Wedlow, Monquiz, fumble by Holiday, C. recovered by ND Grant, Ryan at ND44. N 4-16 N44 Hildbold, Joey punt 39 yards to the MSU17, Kavanaght, Z. return 3 yards to the MSU20 (Ellick, Dwight), PENALTY MSU roughing the kicker declined. --------------- 5 plays, 16 yards, TOP 02:37 ---------------

M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 13:09 (2nd). M 1-10 M20 Hayes, Jaren rush for 4 yards to the MSU24 (Watson, C.). M 2-6 M24 Moss, Dawan rush for loss of 1 yard to the MSU23 (Curry, Derek). M 3-7 M23 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 9 yards to the MSU14 (Watson, C.). M 4-16 M14 Daily, Jason punt 37 yards to the ND49, downed. --------------- 3 plays, minus 6 yards, TOP 02:10 ---------------

N 1-10 N49 NOTRE DAME drive start at 10:59 (2nd). N 1-10 N49 Grant, Ryan rush for 4 yards to the MSU47 (Rasmussen, Kyle). N 2-6 M47 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Jenkins, Omar (Nelson, B.). N 3-6 M47 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Godsey, Gary. N 4-6 M47 Hildbold, Joey punt 47 yards to the MSU0, touchback. --------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:54 ---------------

M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 10:05 (2nd). M 1-10 M20 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Rogers, Charles. M 2-10 M20 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Knott, Eric. M 3-10 M20 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 4 yards to the MSU16 (Roberts, Ryan), PENALTY MSU holding declined. M 4-14 M16 Daily, Jason punt 44 yards to the ND40, out-of-bounds. --------------- 3 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 00:27 ---------------

N 1-10 N40 NOTRE DAME drive start at 09:38 (2nd). N 1-10 N40 Grant, Ryan rush for 9 yards to the ND49 (Harmon, Jason). N 2-1 N49 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Battle, Arnaz (Nelson, B.). N 3-1 N49 Grant, Ryan rush for 6 yards to the MSU45, 1ST DOWN ND (Labinjo, Mike). N 1-10 M45 Grant, Ryan rush for 6 yards to the MSU39 (Stanley, Ronald). N 2-4 M39 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 1 yard to the MSU38 (Rasmussen, Kyle;Stanley, Ronald). N 3-3 M38 Holiday, C. rush for loss of 2 yards to the MSU40 (Wedlow, Monquiz). N 4-5 M40 Hildbold, Joey punt 40 yards to the MSU0, touchback. --------------- 6 plays, 20 yards, TOP 03:14 ---------------

M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 06:24 (2nd). M 1-10 M20 Richard, David rush for 15 yards to the MSU35, 1ST DOWN MSU (Sapp, Gerome;Walton, Shane). M 1-10 M35 Richard, David rush for 5 yards to the MSU40 (Goolsby, Mike). M 2-5 M40 Richard, David rush for loss of 4 yards to the MSU36 (Hilliard, C.). M 3-9 M36 Michigan State timeout (1st this half), clock 04:31. M 3-9 M36 Smoker, Jeff rush for 4 yards to the MSU40 (Roberts, Ryan), PENALTY MSU holding declined. M 4-5 M40 Daily, Jason punt 30 yards to the ND30, out-of-bounds. --------------- 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 02:16 ---------------

N 1-10 N30 NOTRE DAME drive start at 04:08 (2nd). N 1-10 N30 Powers-Neal, R. rush for loss of 1 yard to the ND29 (Labinjo, Mike;Vickerson, K.). N 2-11 N29 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Battle, Arnaz. N 3-11 N29 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Battle, Arnaz. N 4-11 N29 Hildbold, Joey punt 43 yards to the MSU28, Kavanaght, Z. return 8 yards to the MSU36 (Ellick, Dwight), PENALTY MSU illegal block 10 yards to the MSU26, 1st and 10, MSU ball on MSU26. --------------- 3 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:06 ---------------

M 1-10 M26 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 03:02 (2nd). M 1-10 M26 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Moss, Dawan for no gain to the MSU26 (Curry, Derek). M 2-10 M26 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Knott, Eric. M 3-10 M26 Smoker, Jeff pass intercepted by Sapp, Gerome at the MSU41 (Walton, Shane), Sapp, Gerome return 13 yards to the MSU28 (Rogers, Charles). --------------- 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:02 ---------------

N 1-10 M28 NOTRE DAME drive start at 02:00 (2nd). N 1-10 M28 Grant, Ryan rush for 1 yard to the MSU27 (Taplin, Greg). N 2-9 M27 Holiday, C. rush for loss of 3 yards to the MSU30 (Wright, Thomas). N 3-12 M30 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Battle, Arnaz (Henry, Cedric), PENALTY MSU pass interference 15 yards to the MSU15, 1ST DOWN ND, NO PLAY. N 1-10 M15 Notre Dame timeout (1st this half), clock 00:24. N 1-10 M15 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Stovall, M.. N 2-10 M15 Holiday, C. pass complete to Stovall, M. for 15 yards to the MSU0, 1ST DOWN ND, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:11. Setta, Nicholas kick attempt good.

=============================== NOTRE DAME 14, MICHIGAN STATE 3 ===============================

--------------- 4 plays, 28 yards, TOP 01:49 ---------------

Setta, Nicholas kickoff 65 yards to the MSU0, touchback. M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 00:11 (2nd). M 1-10 M20 TM rush for loss of 2 yards to the MSU18. M 2-12 M18 End of 1st half, clock 00:00.

======END OF 2nd QUARTER======= NOTRE DAME 14, MICHIGAN STATE 3 ===============================


Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)

M 2-12 M18 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, ND ball on ND35. --------------- 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:11 ---------------

Setta, Nicholas kickoff 65 yards to the MSU0, touchback. M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 14:56 (3rd). M 1-10 M20 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Lovett, Bj for 4 yards to the MSU24 (Duff, Vontez). M 2-6 M24 Moss, Dawan rush for 4 yards to the MSU28 (Sapp, Gerome). M 3-2 M28 Moss, Dawan rush for loss of 4 yards to the MSU24 (Walton, Shane). M 4-6 M24 Daily, Jason punt 47 yards to the ND29, Duff, Vontez return 14 yards to the ND43 (McLaurin, J.). --------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 02:12 ---------------

N 1-10 N43 NOTRE DAME drive start at 12:44 (3rd). N 1-10 N43 Grant, Ryan rush for 4 yards to the ND47 (Dukes, Clifford). N 2-6 N47 Grant, Ryan rush for 15 yards to the MSU38, 1ST DOWN ND (Harmon, Jason). N 1-10 M38 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 2 yards to the MSU36 (Henry, Cedric;Labinjo, Mike). N 2-8 M36 Holiday, C. rush for loss of 7 yards to the MSU43 (TM). N 3-15 M43 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Jenkins, Omar, PENALTY ND holding declined. N 4-15 M43 Hildbold, Joey punt 24 yards to the MSU19, PENALTY ND illegal touching 10 yards to the MSU29, 1st and 10, MSU ball on MSU29. --------------- 5 plays, 14 yards, TOP 02:48 ---------------

M 1-10 M29 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 09:56 (3rd). M 1-10 M29 Moss, Dawan rush for 1 yard to the MSU30 (Campbell, D.). M 2-9 M30 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Lovett, Bj for 14 yards to the MSU44, 1ST DOWN MSU. M 1-10 M44 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Rogers, Charles. M 2-10 M44 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Hayes, Jaren for 10 yards to the ND46, 1ST DOWN MSU (Walton, Shane;Goolsby, Mike), PENALTY ND face mask 5 yards to the ND41, 1ST DOWN MSU. M 1-10 N41 1st and 10. M 1-10 N41 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Rogers, Charles. M 2-10 N41 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 10 yards to the MSU49 (Watson, C.). M 3-20 M49 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 3 yards to the MSU46 (Campbell, D.). M 4-23 M46 Daily, Jason punt 39 yards to the ND15, Duff, Vontez return 1 yards to the ND16 (Suggs, Demario). --------------- 7 plays, 17 yards, TOP 03:09 ---------------

N 1-10 N16 NOTRE DAME drive start at 06:47 (3rd). N 1-10 N16 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 7 yards to the ND23 (Stanley, Ronald). N 2-3 N23 Lopienski, Tom rush for 2 yards to the ND25 (Rasmussen, Kyle;Wedlow, Monquiz). N 3-1 N25 Holiday, C. rush for 2 yards to the ND27, 1ST DOWN ND (TM). N 1-10 N27 Holiday, C. pass complete to Stovall, M. for 44 yards to the MSU29, 1ST DOWN ND (Wright, Thomas). N 1-10 M29 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 4 yards to the MSU25 (Wright, Thomas;Labinjo, Mike). N 2-6 M25 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 4 yards to the MSU21 (Stanley, Ronald), PENALTY ND personal foul off-setting, PENALTY MSU personal foul off-setting. N 3-2 M21 Notre Dame timeout (1st this half), clock 03:19. N 3-2 M21 Holiday, C. rush for no gain to the MSU21 (Harmon, Jason;Labinjo, Mike). N 4-2 M21 Setta, Nicholas field goal attempt from 39 MISSED - wide left, spot at MSU21, clock 03:08. --------------- 8 plays, 63 yards, TOP 03:39 ---------------

M 1-10 M21 Richard, David rush for 3 yards to the MSU24 (Curry, Derek). M 2-7 M24 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Rogers, Charles for 18 yards to the MSU42, 1ST DOWN MSU (Watson, C.). M 1-10 M42 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Rogers, Charles. M 2-10 M42 Hayes, Jaren rush for 1 yard to the MSU43 (Goolsby, Mike). M 3-9 M43 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Rogers, Charles. M 4-9 M43 Daily, Jason punt 34 yards to the ND23, Walton, Shane return 0 yards to the ND23 (Nelson, B.), PENALTY MSU illegal touching 10 yards to the ND33, 1st and 10, ND ball on ND33. --------------- 5 plays, 22 yards, TOP 02:06 ---------------

N 1-10 N33 NOTRE DAME drive start at 01:02 (3rd). N 1-10 N33 Grant, Ryan rush for 3 yards to the ND36 (Taplin, Greg). N 2-7 N36 Notre Dame timeout (2nd this half), clock 00:14. N 2-7 N36 Dillingham, Pat pass incomplete to Stovall, M.. N 3-7 N36 Grant, Ryan rush for loss of 3 yards to the ND33 (Wright, Thomas).

======END OF 3rd QUARTER======= NOTRE DAME 14, MICHIGAN STATE 3 ===============================


Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)

N 4-10 N33 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00. N 4-10 N33 Hildbold, Joey punt 23 yards to the MSU44, out-of-bounds. --------------- 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:09 ---------------

M 1-10 M44 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 14:53 (4th). M 1-10 M44 Richard, David rush for 5 yards to the MSU49 (Earl, Glenn;Sapp, Gerome). M 2-5 M49 PENALTY ND offside 5 yards to the ND46, 1ST DOWN MSU. M 1-10 N46 PENALTY ND personal foul 15 yards to the ND31, 1ST DOWN MSU. M 1-10 N31 Richard, David rush for 3 yards to the ND28 (Duff, Vontez), PENALTY MSU holding 10 yards to the ND38. M 1-17 N38 1st and 17. M 1-17 N38 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Rogers, Charles for 38 yards to the ND0, 1ST DOWN MSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:22. Rayner, Dave kick attempt good.

================================ NOTRE DAME 14, MICHIGAN STATE 10 ================================

--------------- 3 plays, 56 yards, TOP 01:31 ---------------

Rayner, Dave kickoff 65 yards to the ND0, Battle, Arnaz return 19 yards to the ND19 (Wedlow, Monquiz). N 1-10 N19 NOTRE DAME drive start at 13:12 (4th). N 1-10 N19 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 4 yards to the ND23 (Dukes, Clifford). N 2-6 N23 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 3 yards to the ND26 (Vickerson, K.;Wright, Thomas). N 3-3 N26 Grant, Ryan rush for 1 yard to the ND27 (Dukes, Clifford). N 4-2 N27 Hildbold, Joey punt 50 yards to the MSU23, Rogers, Charles return 1 yards to the MSU24 (Hildbold, Joey), PENALTY MSU holding 10 yards to the MSU14, 1st and 10, MSU ball on MSU14. --------------- 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 02:10 ---------------

M 1-10 M14 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 11:02 (4th). M 1-10 M14 Richard, David rush for 1 yard to the MSU15 (Earl, Glenn). M 2-9 M15 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Randall, Jason for 18 yards to the MSU33, 1ST DOWN MSU (Walton, Shane). M 1-10 M33 Richard, David rush for loss of 2 yards to the MSU31 (Hilliard, C.). M 2-12 M31 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Knott, Eric for 11 yards to the MSU42 (Goolsby, Mike). M 3-1 M42 Moss, Dawan rush for no gain to the MSU42 (Roberts, Ryan;Earl, Glenn). M 4-1 M42 Daily, Jason punt 40 yards to the ND18, Duff, Vontez return 10 yards to the ND28 (Dukes, Clifford). --------------- 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 02:52 ---------------

N 1-10 N28 NOTRE DAME drive start at 08:10 (4th). N 1-10 N28 Dillingham, Pat pass complete to Godsey, Gary for 18 yards to the ND46, 1ST DOWN ND (Henry, Cedric). N 1-10 N46 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 4 yards to the 50 yardline (McKinney, B.;Stanley, Ronald). N 2-6 N50 Grant, Ryan rush for 11 yards to the MSU39, 1ST DOWN ND (Wright, Thomas). N 1-10 M39 Notre Dame timeout (3rd this half), clock 06:47. N 1-10 M39 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 6 yards to the MSU33 (Henry, Cedric;Harmon, Jason). N 2-4 M33 Dillingham, Pat pass intercepted by Wright, Thomas at the MSU3, Wright, Thomas return 0 yards to the MSU3 (Stovall, M.). --------------- 5 plays, 39 yards, TOP 02:16 ---------------

M 1-10 M03 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 05:54 (4th). M 1-10 M03 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Rogers, Charles for 35 yards to the MSU38, 1ST DOWN MSU (Duff, Vontez). M 1-10 M38 Richard, David rush for 3 yards to the MSU41 (Watson, C.;Earl, Glenn). M 2-7 M41 Michigan State timeout (1st this half), clock 04:59. M 2-7 M41 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Kavanaght, Z.. M 3-7 M41 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Knott, Eric for 10 yards to the ND49, 1ST DOWN MSU (Bible, Garron). M 1-10 N49 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Rogers, Charles for 17 yards to the ND32, 1ST DOWN MSU. M 1-10 N32 Richard, David rush for 12 yards to the ND20, 1ST DOWN MSU (Sapp, Gerome). M 1-10 N20 Richard, David rush for 7 yards to the ND13 (Roberts, Ryan). M 2-3 N13 Richard, David rush for no gain to the ND13 (Watson, C.). M 3-3 N13 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 3 yards to the ND16 (Tuck, Justin). M 4-6 N16 Michigan State timeout (2nd this half), clock 01:52. M 4-6 N16 PENALTY MSU false start 5 yards to the ND21. M 4-11 N21 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Rogers, Charles for 21 yards to the ND0, 1ST DOWN MSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:45. M 1-G N03 PENALTY MSU unsportsmanlike conduct 15 yards to the ND18. M 1-G N18 PENALTY MSU false start 5 yards to the ND23. Rayner, Dave kick attempt good.

================================ NOTRE DAME 14, MICHIGAN STATE 17 ================================

--------------- 10 plays, 97 yards, TOP 04:09 ---------------

Rayner, Dave kickoff 65 yards to the ND0, Battle, Arnaz return 28 yards to the ND28 (Cooper, James;Simon, Chad). N 1-10 N28 NOTRE DAME drive start at 01:41 (4th). N 1-10 N28 Dillingham, Pat pass complete to Godsey, Gary for 6 yards to the ND34 (Nelson, B.). N 2-4 N34 Dillingham, Pat pass incomplete to Stovall, M. (Nelson, B.), PENALTY MSU pass interference 6 yards to the ND40, 1ST DOWN ND, NO PLAY. N 1-10 N40 Dillingham, Pat pass incomplete to Battle, Arnaz (Nelson, B.). N 2-10 N40 Dillingham, Pat pass complete to Battle, Arnaz for 60 yards to the MSU0, 1ST DOWN ND, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:15. Setta, Nicholas kick attempt good.

================================ NOTRE DAME 21, MICHIGAN STATE 17 ================================

--------------- 3 plays, 72 yards, TOP 00:26 ---------------

Setta, Nicholas kickoff 60 yards to the MSU5, Hayes, Jaren return 21 yards to the MSU26 (Thomas, Justin). M 1-10 M26 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 01:09 (4th). M 1-10 M26 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Moss, Dawan for 7 yards to the MSU33 (Bible, Garron). M 2-3 M33 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Knott, Eric. M 3-3 M33 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Moss, Dawan for 7 yards to the MSU40, 1ST DOWN MSU (Walton, Shane). M 1-10 M40 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Knott, Eric for 11 yards to the ND49, 1ST DOWN MSU (Earl, Glenn). M 1-10 N49 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Kavanaght, Z. for 7 yards to the ND42 (Jackson, P.). M 2-3 N42 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 4 yards to the ND46 (Roberts, Ryan). M 3-7 N46 Smoker, Jeff pass intercepted by Sapp, Gerome at the ND3, Sapp, Gerome return 0 yards to the ND3 (Rogers, Charles). --------------- 7 plays, 28 yards, TOP 01:09 ---------------

N 1-10 N03 NOTRE DAME drive start at 00:00 (4th). N 1-10 N03 End of 2nd half, clock 00:00.

===========FINAL SCORE========== NOTRE DAME 21, MICHIGAN STATE 17 ================================


Team Statistics

Team Statistics


Team Statistics (Final) ND MSU

FIRST DOWNS................... 15 19 Rushing..................... 6 4 Passing..................... 7 12 Penalty..................... 2 3 Rushing Attempts.............. 39 34 Yards Gained Rushing.......... 159 101 Yards Lost Rushing............ 32 48 NET YARDS RUSHING............. 127 53 NET YARDS PASSING............. 198 281 Passes Attempted............ 24 34 Passes Completed............ 9 19 Had Intercepted............. 1 2 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS......... 63 68 TOTAL NET YARDS............... 325 334 Average Gain Per Play....... 5.2 4.9 Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 1-0 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards....... 6-45 9-86 Number of Punts-Yards......... 9-345 8-337 Average Per Punt............ 38.3 42.1 Punt Returns: Number-Yards.... 5-43 4-16 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards. 3-66 1-21 Interceptions: Number-Yards... 2-13 1-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yards.. 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0 Possession Time............... 30:02 29:58 Third-Down Conversions........ 4 of 14 3 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 0 1 of 1 Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 6-33 1-7


Individual Statistics

Individual Statistics


Individual Statistics (Final)


Notre Dame

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg -------------------------------------------- Grant, Ryan 17 93 3 90 1 15 5.3 Powers-Neal, R. 12 42 1 41 0 7 3.4 Lopienski, Tom 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0 Holiday, C. 9 22 28 -6 0 19 -0.7 Totals... 39 159 32 127 1 19 3.3

Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck ------------------------------------------- Holiday, C. 17-5-0 84 1 44 1 Dillingham, Pat 6-3-1 84 1 60 0 Battle, Arnaz 1-1-0 30 0 30 0 Totals... 24-9-1 198 2 60 1

Receiving No. Yds TD Long ----------------------------------- Battle, Arnaz 3 78 1 60 Stovall, M. 2 59 1 44 Godsey, Gary 2 24 0 18 Holiday, C. 1 30 0 30 Jenkins, Omar 1 7 0 7 Totals... 9 198 2 60

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 ----------------------------------------- Hildbold, Joey 9 345 38.3 50 2 Totals... 9 345 38.3 50 2

Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg --------------------------------------------- Battle, Arnaz 0 0 0 3 66 28 0 0 0 Sapp, Gerome 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 13 Duff, Vontez 4 43 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walton, Shane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals... 5 43 18 3 66 28 2 13 13

Field goal attempts ---------------------------------------- Setta, Nicholas 3rd 03:08 39 yds - Missed


Michigan State

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg -------------------------------------------- Richard, David 15 76 6 70 0 17 4.7 Moss, Dawan 9 16 7 9 0 7 1.0 Hayes, Jaren 2 5 0 5 0 4 2.5 TM 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0 Smoker, Jeff 7 4 33 -29 0 4 -4.1 Totals... 34 101 48 53 0 17 1.6

Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck ------------------------------------------- Smoker, Jeff 34-19-2 281 2 40 6 Totals... 34-19-2 281 2 40 6

Receiving No. Yds TD Long ----------------------------------- Rogers, Charles 7 175 2 40 Knott, Eric 3 32 0 11 Moss, Dawan 3 14 0 7 Lovett, Bj 2 18 0 14 Hayes, Jaren 2 17 0 10 Randall, Jason 1 18 0 18 Kavanaght, Z. 1 7 0 7 Totals... 19 281 2 40

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 ----------------------------------------- Daily, Jason 8 337 42.1 66 1 Totals... 8 337 42.1 66 1

Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg --------------------------------------------- Rogers, Charles 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hayes, Jaren 0 0 0 1 21 21 0 0 0 Kavanaght, Z. 3 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wright, Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals... 4 16 8 1 21 21 1 0 0

Field goal attempts ---------------------------------------- Rayner, Dave 1st 04:56 44 yds - Missed Rayner, Dave 1st 00:55 35 yds - Good


Defensive Statistics

Defensive Statistics


Defensive Statistics (Final) Notre Dame ## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc PD Blkd Sack/Yds QH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 Watson, C. 7 3 10 3/21 . . . 1 . 2/19 . 20 Sapp, Gerome 4 2 6 . . . 2-13 2 . / . 95 Roberts, Ryan 4 2 6 2/8 . . . . . 2/8 . 19 Earl, Glenn 2 4 6 . . . . . . / . 34 Duff, Vontez 4 1 5 . . . . . . / . 41 Goolsby, Mike 4 1 5 . . . . . . / . 42 Walton, Shane 3 2 5 1/4 . . . 1 . / . 49 Curry, Derek 3 2 5 1/1 . . . . . / . 50 Hilliard, C. 2 1 3 2/6 . . . . . / . 37 Ellick, Dwight 2 . 2 . . . . . . / . 60 Campbell, D. 2 . 2 1/3 . . . . . 1/3 . 26 Bible, Garron 2 . 2 . . . . . . / . 21 Stovall, M. 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . TM Team 1 . 1 1/2 . . . . . / . 15 Jackson, P. 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 17 Hildbold, Joey 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 57 Thomas, Justin 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 56 Ryan, Pat 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 44 Tuck, Justin 1 . 1 1/3 . . . . . 1/3 .

Michigan State ## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc PD Blkd Sack/Yds QH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43 Wright, Thomas 5 3 8 2/6 . . 1-0 1 . / . 59 Dukes, Clifford 5 2 7 1/7 . . . . . 1/7 . 45 Wedlow, Monquiz 5 1 6 2/11 1 . . . . 1/9 . 44 Stanley, Ronald 4 2 6 . . . . . . / . 42 Labinjo, Mike 2 4 6 1/1 . . . . . / . 94 Taplin, Greg 3 1 4 . . . . . . / . 25 Harmon, Jason 2 2 4 . . . . 1 . / . 37 Henry, Cedric 2 2 4 . . . . . . / . 97 Rasmussen, Kyle 1 2 3 . . . . . . / . 1 Rogers, Charles 2 . 2 . . . . . . / . 19 Suggs, Demario 2 . 2 . . . . . . / . 21 Nelson, B. 2 . 2 . . . . 3 . / . TM TM 2 . 2 1/7 . . . . . / . 91 Vickerson, K. . 2 2 1/0 . . . . . / . 33 Flagg, Robert 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 24 McLaurin, J. 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 81 Randall, Jason 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 99 McKinney, B. . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 58 Cooper, James . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 13 Simon, Chad . 1 1 . . . . . . / .