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Scoring Summary (Final) Michigan State (2-0) vs. Notre Dame (0-2) Date: Sep 22, 2001 Site: Notre Dame, Ind. Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium Attendance: 80795

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score ----------------- -- -- -- -- ----- Michigan State...... 3 7 0 7 - 17 Notre Dame.......... 0 10 0 0 - 10

Scoring Summary: MSU - ND

1st 07:39 MSU - Schaefer, David 29 yd field goal 14 plays, 68 yards, TOP 5:19 3 - 0 2nd 12:17 ND - Setta, Nicholas 43 yd field goal 11 plays, 54 yards, TOP 4:25 3 - 3 05:37 MSU - Baker, Chris 6 yd pass from Van Dyke, Ryan (Schaefer, David kick) 7 plays, 79 yards, TOP 2:27 10 - 3 00:38 ND - Hunter, Javin 6 yd pass from LoVecchio, Matt (Setta, Nicholas kick) 1 play, 6 yards, TOP 0:07 10 - 10 4th 07:51 MSU - Rogers, Charles 47 yd pass from Van Dyke, Ryan (Schaefer, David kick) 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:00 17 - 10

Kickoff time: 1:46pm End of Game: 5:06pm Total elapsed time: 3:20 Officials: Referee: David Witvoet, Umpire: Tony Payne, Linesman: Steve Beckman, Line judge: Tom Krispinsky, Back judge: Dina Paganelli, Field judge: Norm Nelson, Side judge: Joe Duncan, Scorer: ND Stats Crew, Temperature: Mid 70's Wind: var at 6 Weather: Partly Cloudy

Team Statistics --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Team Statistics (Final) MSU ND

FIRST DOWNS................... 16 18 Rushing..................... 6 9 Passing..................... 8 9 Penalty..................... 2 0 Rushing Attempts.............. 40 43 Yards Gained Rushing.......... 153 198 Yards Lost Rushing............ 29 42 NET YARDS RUSHING............. 124 156 NET YARDS PASSING............. 208 124 Passes Attempted............ 25 24 Passes Completed............ 14 13 Had Intercepted............. 0 1 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS......... 65 67 TOTAL NET YARDS............... 332 280 Average Gain Per Play....... 5.1 4.2 Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 1-0 3-1 Penalties: Number-Yards....... 14-101 5-61 Number of Punts-Yards......... 9-448 8-401 Average Per Punt............ 49.8 50.1 Punt Returns: Number-Yards.... 3-23 3-71 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards. 1-16 3-67 Interceptions: Number-Yards... 1-25 0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yards.. 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0 Possession Time............... 31:07 28:53 Third-Down Conversions........ 5 of 16 3 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 0 1 of 2 Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 3-20 3-19

Individual Statistics --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Individual Statistics (Final) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michigan State

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg -------------------------------------------- Duckett, T.J. 22 80 9 71 0 14 3.2 Flowers, LJ 6 33 0 33 0 12 5.5 Van Dyke, Ryan 3 21 7 14 0 19 4.7 Dortch, Tyrell 2 7 0 7 0 4 3.5 Smoker, Jeff 6 12 12 0 0 6 0.0 TM 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 Totals... 40 153 29 124 0 19 3.1

Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck ------------------------------------------- Van Dyke, Ryan 15-9-0 149 2 47 1 Smoker, Jeff 10-5-0 59 0 38 2 Totals... 25-14-0 208 2 47 3

Receiving No. Yds TD Long ----------------------------------- Rogers, Charles 4 116 1 47 Flowers, LJ 3 37 0 25 Lovett, BJ 2 9 0 7 Duckett, T.J. 2 1 0 4 Haygood, Herb 1 26 0 26 Woods, Ryan 1 13 0 13 Baker, Chris 1 6 1 6 Totals... 14 208 2 47

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 ----------------------------------------- Jarrett, Craig 9 448 49.8 71 0 Totals... 9 448 49.8 71 0

Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg --------------------------------------------- Haygood, Herb 0 0 0 1 16 16 0 0 0 Nelson, B. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 25 Kavanaght, Z. 3 23 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals... 3 23 15 1 16 16 1 25 25

Field goal attempts ---------------------------------------- Schaefer, David 1st 07:39 29 yds - Good

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Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg -------------------------------------------- Fisher, Tony 17 112 9 103 0 15 6.1 Jones, Julius 13 62 6 56 0 17 4.3 Holiday, C. 4 14 7 7 0 9 1.8 Battle, Arnaz 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0 Setta, Nicholas 1 0 3 -3 0 0 -3.0 LoVecchio, Matt 7 10 15 -5 0 4 -0.7 Totals... 43 198 42 156 0 17 3.6

Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck ------------------------------------------- LoVecchio, Matt 22-12-1 119 1 17 2 Givens, David 1-0-0 0 0 0 0 Holiday, C. 1-1-0 5 0 5 1 Totals... 24-13-1 124 1 17 3

Receiving No. Yds TD Long ----------------------------------- Hunter, Javin 6 57 1 14 Jenkins, Omar 4 39 0 13 Lopienski, Tom 1 17 0 17 Battle, Arnaz 1 15 0 15 Jones, Julius 1 -4 0 0 Totals... 13 124 1 17

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 ----------------------------------------- Hildbold, Joey 8 401 50.1 59 1 Totals... 8 401 50.1 59 1

Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg --------------------------------------------- Jones, Julius 3 71 53 2 37 23 0 0 0 Duff, Vontez 0 0 0 1 30 30 0 0 0 Totals... 3 71 53 3 67 30 0 0 0

Field goal attempts ---------------------------------------- Setta, Nicholas 2nd 12:17 43 yds - Good

Defensive Statistics --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Defensive Statistics (Final) Michigan State ## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc PD Blkd Sack/Yds QH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43 Wright, Thomas 4 6 10 1/9 . . . 1 . 1.0/9 . 50 Thornhill, Josh 4 5 9 3/6 . . . 2 . / . 95 Shaw, Josh 3 4 7 1/1 1 . . . . / . 27 Bryan, Duron 4 2 6 . . . . 2 . / . 44 Stanley, Ronald 3 3 6 . . . . . . / . 42 Labinjo, Mike 4 1 5 3/9 . 1-0 . . . 1.0/4 . 19 Suggs, DeMario 3 2 5 . . . . 1 . / . 21 Nelson, B. 4 . 4 . . . 1-25 1 . / . 94 Taplin, Greg 2 2 4 . . . . . . / . 59 Dukes, Clifford . 4 4 1/1 . . . . . / . 97 Rasmussen, Kyle 3 . 3 . . . . . . / . 75 Myers, Nick 1 2 3 2/6 . . . . . / . 45 Wedlow, Monquiz 2 . 2 1/7 . . . . . 1.0/7 . 99 Askew, Matthias 1 1 2 . . . . . . / . 49 Moss, Dawan 1 1 2 . . . . . . / . 14 Schaefer, David 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 41 Dawes, Matt 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 5 Guess, Lorenzo . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 25 Harmon, Jason . . . . . . . 1 . / .

Notre Dame ## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc PD Blkd Sack/Yds QH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 Watson, C. 4 6 10 4/8 . . . . . 1.0/7 . 5 Israel, Ron 7 2 9 1/2 . . . . . / . 51 Harrison, Tyreo 3 3 6 2/3 . . . . . / . 94 Wisne, Andy 2 4 6 1/1 . . . . . / . 28 Dykes, Donald 4 1 5 . . . . . . / . 16 Elam, Abram 3 2 5 . 1 . . . . / . 20 Sapp, Gerome 2 3 5 . . . . . . / . 42 Walton, Shane 2 1 3 . . . . . . / . 44 Irons, Grant 2 1 3 1/7 . . . . . 1.0/7 . 98 Weaver, Anthony 1 2 3 1/5 . . . . . 1.0/5 . 34 Duff, Vontez 2 . 2 . . . . . . / . 95 Roberts, Ryan 1 1 2 . . . . . . / . 92 Budinscak, Kyle 1 1 2 . . . . . . / . 30 Boiman, Rocky 1 1 2 1/1 . . . . . / . 60 Campbell, D. . 2 2 . . . . . . / . 52 Faine, Jeff 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 45 Sarb, Matt 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 50 Hilliard, C. . 1 1 1/1 . . . . . / . 9 Beckstrom, J. . 1 1 . . . . . . / .

Play-by-Play Summary --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter) MSU wins toss and defers, ND will defend the North Goal M 1-10 M35 MSU ball on MSU35. M 1-10 M35 PENALTY MSU personal foul 15 yards to the MSU20.

Schaefer, David kickoff 61 yards to the ND19, Jones, Julius return 23 yards to the ND42 (Guess, Lorenzo,Wright, Thomas). N 1-10 N42 Jones, Julius rush for 2 yards to the ND44 (Dukes, Clifford,Stanley, Ronald). N 2-8 N44 LoVecchio, Matt rush for 3 yards to the ND47 (Bryan, Duron). N 3-5 N47 LoVecchio, Matt pass complete to Jones, Julius for loss of 4 yards to the ND43 (Thornhill, Josh). N 4-9 N43 Hildbold, Joey punt 57 yards to the MSU0, touchback. --------------- 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 02:02 ---------------

M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 12:58 (1st). M 1-10 M20 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Duckett, T.J.. M 2-10 M20 Duckett, T.J. rush for 14 yards to the MSU34, 1ST DOWN MSU (Harrison, Tyreo). M 1-10 M34 Duckett, T.J. rush for loss of 2 yards to the MSU32 (Israel, Ron). M 2-12 M32 Smoker, Jeff rush for 6 yards to the MSU38 (Walton, Shane). M 3-6 M38 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Flowers, LJ for 9 yards to the MSU47, 1ST DOWN MSU, out-of-bounds (Sapp, Gerome). M 1-10 M47 PENALTY MSU IP 5 yards to the MSU42. M 1-15 M42 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Haygood, Herb. M 2-15 M42 PENALTY ND face mask 15 yards to the ND43, 1ST DOWN MSU. M 1-10 N43 Duckett, T.J. rush for 11 yards to the ND32, 1ST DOWN MSU (Israel, Ron). M 1-10 N32 Duckett, T.J. rush for 14 yards to the ND18, 1ST DOWN MSU (Dykes, Donald). M 1-10 N18 Flowers, LJ rush for 12 yards to the ND6, 1ST DOWN MSU (Israel, Ron). M 1-G N06 PENALTY MSU IP 5 yards to the ND11. M 1-G N11 Smoker, Jeff rush for 5 yards to the ND6 (Watson, C.). M 2-G N06 Duckett, T.J. rush for loss of 1 yard to the ND7 (Hilliard, C.,Watson, C.). M 3-G N07 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 5 yards to the ND12 (Weaver, Anthony). M 4-G N12 Schaefer, David field goal attempt from 29 GOOD, clock 07:39.

============================== MICHIGAN STATE 3, NOTRE DAME 0 ==============================

--------------- 14 plays, 68 yards, TOP 05:19 ---------------

Schaefer, David kickoff 65 yards to the ND0, touchback. N 1-10 N20 NOTRE DAME drive start at 07:39 (1st). N 1-10 N20 Jones, Julius rush for 6 yards to the ND26 (Wright, Thomas,Thornhill, Josh). N 2-4 N26 LoVecchio, Matt pass complete to Battle, Arnaz for 15 yards to the ND41, 1ST DOWN ND (Thornhill, Josh,Wright, Thomas). N 1-10 N41 LoVecchio, Matt rush for 3 yards to the ND44 (Wright, Thomas,Taplin, Greg). N 2-7 N44 LoVecchio, Matt pass complete to Hunter, Javin for 9 yards to the MSU47, 1ST DOWN ND (Thornhill, Josh). N 1-10 M47 Jones, Julius rush for 11 yards to the MSU36, 1ST DOWN ND (Labinjo, Mike). N 1-10 M36 Jones, Julius rush for 4 yards to the MSU32 (Thornhill, Josh). N 2-6 M32 LoVecchio, Matt rush to the MSU33, fumble by LoVecchio, Matt recovered by ND LoVecchio, Matt at MSU33. N 3-7 M33 LoVecchio, Matt pass incomplete to Givens, David (Thornhill, Josh). N 4-7 M33 LoVecchio, Matt pass complete to Hunter, Javin for 10 yards to the MSU23, 1ST DOWN ND (Nelson, B.). N 1-10 M23 Jones, Julius rush to the MSU28, fumble forced by Shaw, Josh, fumble by Jones, Julius recovered by MSU Labinjo, Mike at MSU28. --------------- 10 plays, 52 yards, TOP 03:56 ---------------

M 1-10 M28 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 03:43 (1st). M 1-10 M28 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Rogers, Charles for 38 yards to the ND34, 1ST DOWN MSU (Israel, Ron). M 1-10 N34 Duckett, T.J. rush for loss of 3 yards to the ND37 (Harrison, Tyreo,Watson, C.). M 2-13 N37 PENALTY MSU holding 10 yards to the ND47. M 2-23 N47 Smoker, Jeff rush for no gain to the ND47 (Boiman, Rocky). M 3-23 N47 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete. M 4-23 N47 Jarrett, Craig punt 47 yards to the ND0, touchback. --------------- 4 plays, 25 yards, TOP 02:01 ---------------

N 1-10 N20 NOTRE DAME drive start at 01:42 (1st). N 1-10 N20 Fisher, Tony rush for 11 yards to the ND31, 1ST DOWN ND (Wright, Thomas). N 1-10 N31 Fisher, Tony rush for 13 yards to the ND44, 1ST DOWN ND (Bryan, Duron,Suggs, DeMario). N 1-10 N44 Fisher, Tony rush for 15 yards to the MSU41, 1ST DOWN ND (Wright, Thomas). N 1-10 M41 Fisher, Tony rush for 1 yard to the MSU40 (Stanley, Ronald,Dukes, Clifford). N 2-9 M40 LoVecchio, Matt sacked for loss of 4 yards to the MSU44 (Labinjo, Mike).

======END OF 1st QUARTER====== MICHIGAN STATE 3, NOTRE DAME 0 ==============================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter) N 3-13 M44 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. N 3-13 M44 LoVecchio, Matt pass complete to Hunter, Javin for 14 yards to the MSU30, 1ST DOWN ND (Nelson, B.). N 1-10 M30 Fisher, Tony rush for 15 yards to the MSU15, 1ST DOWN ND (Bryan, Duron). N 1-10 M15 Fisher, Tony rush for loss of 6 yards to the MSU21 (Myers, Nick). N 2-16 M21 LoVecchio, Matt rush for 4 yards to the MSU17 (Rasmussen, Kyle). N 3-12 M17 LoVecchio, Matt sacked for loss of 9 yards to the MSU26 (Wright, Thomas). N 4-21 M26 Setta, Nicholas field goal attempt from 43 GOOD, clock 12:17.

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

--------------- 11 plays, 54 yards, TOP 04:25 ---------------

Setta, Nicholas kickoff 65 yards to the MSU0, touchback. M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 12:17 (2nd). M 1-10 M20 Dortch, Tyrell rush for 4 yards to the MSU24 (Dykes, Donald). M 2-6 M24 Dortch, Tyrell rush for 3 yards to the MSU27 (Budinscak, Kyle). M 3-3 M27 PENALTY MSU IP 5 yards to the MSU22. M 3-8 M22 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 7 yards to the MSU15 (Irons, Grant). M 4-15 M15 Jarrett, Craig punt 52 yards to the ND33, fair catch by Jones, Julius. --------------- 3 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 02:17 ---------------

N 1-10 N33 NOTRE DAME drive start at 10:00 (2nd). N 1-10 N33 ND ball on ND34. N 1-10 N34 Holiday, C. rush for 3 yards to the ND37 (Stanley, Ronald,Thornhill, Josh). N 2-7 N37 Battle, Arnaz rush for loss of 2 yards to the ND35 (Labinjo, Mike). N 3-9 N35 Holiday, C. sacked for loss of 7 yards to the ND28 (Wedlow, Monquiz). N 4-16 N28 Hildbold, Joey punt 49 yards to the MSU23, Kavanaght, Z. return 8 yards to the MSU31, PENALTY MSU IB 10 yards to the MSU21, 1st and 10, MSU ball on MSU21. --------------- 3 plays, minus 6 yards, TOP 01:56 ---------------

M 1-10 M21 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 08:04 (2nd). M 1-10 M21 1st and 10. M 1-10 M21 Van Dyke, Ryan pass complete to Flowers, LJ for 25 yards to the MSU46, 1ST DOWN MSU (Dykes, Donald). M 1-10 M46 Van Dyke, Ryan rush for 19 yards to the ND35, 1ST DOWN MSU, out-of-bounds. M 1-10 N35 Duckett, T.J. rush for 1 yard to the ND34 (Weaver, Anthony,Roberts, Ryan). M 2-9 N34 Van Dyke, Ryan pass incomplete to Rogers, Charles. M 3-9 N34 Van Dyke, Ryan pass complete to Haygood, Herb for 26 yards to the ND8, 1ST DOWN MSU (Beckstrom, J.,Sapp, Gerome). M 1-G N08 Duckett, T.J. rush for 2 yards to the ND6 (Campbell, D.,Israel, Ron). M 2-G N06 Van Dyke, Ryan pass complete to Baker, Chris for 6 yards to the ND0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:37. Schaefer, David kick attempt good.

=============================== MICHIGAN STATE 10, NOTRE DAME 3 ===============================

--------------- 7 plays, 79 yards, TOP 02:27 ---------------

Schaefer, David kickoff 55 yards to the ND10, Jones, Julius return 14 yards to the ND24 (Wedlow, Monquiz). N 1-10 N24 NOTRE DAME drive start at 05:37 (2nd). N 1-10 N24 Holiday, C. rush for 9 yards to the ND33 (Suggs, DeMario). N 2-1 N33 Jones, Julius rush for 2 yards to the ND35, 1ST DOWN ND (Shaw, Josh). N 1-10 N35 PENALTY ND IP 5 yards to the ND30. N 1-15 N30 Holiday, C. rush for 2 yards to the ND32 (Taplin, Greg). N 2-13 N32 Jones, Julius rush for 5 yards to the ND37 (Shaw, Josh,Dukes, Clifford). N 3-8 N37 Holiday, C. pass complete to Hunter, Javin for 5 yards to the ND42 (Nelson, B.). N 4-3 N42 Hildbold, Joey punt 54 yards to the MSU4, downed, PENALTY MSU holding 2 yards to the MSU2, 1st and 10, MSU ball on MSU2. --------------- 5 plays, 18 yards, TOP 03:21 ---------------

M 1-10 M02 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 02:16 (2nd). M 1-10 M02 Duckett, T.J. rush for loss of 1 yard to the MSU1 (Harrison, Tyreo). M 2-11 M01 PENALTY ND pass interference 15 yards to the MSU16, 1ST DOWN MSU. M 1-10 M16 PENALTY MSU IP 5 yards to the MSU11. M 1-15 M11 Duckett, T.J. rush for loss of 1 yard to the MSU10 (Wisne, Andy). M 2-16 M10 PENALTY MSU holding 5 yards to the MSU5. M 2-21 M05 Flowers, LJ rush for 1 yard to the MSU6 (Harrison, Tyreo,Wisne, Andy). M 3-20 M06 Timeout Notre Dame, clock 01:12. M 3-20 M06 Flowers, LJ rush for 10 yards to the MSU16 (Israel, Ron,Sapp, Gerome). M 4-10 M16 Jarrett, Craig punt 43 yards to the ND41, Jones, Julius return 53 yards to the MSU6 (Moss, Dawan). --------------- 5 plays, 14 yards, TOP 01:31 ---------------

N 1-G M06 NOTRE DAME drive start at 00:45 (2nd). N 1-G M06 LoVecchio, Matt pass complete to Hunter, Javin for 6 yards to the MSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:38. Setta, Nicholas kick attempt good.

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

--------------- 1 plays, 6 yards, TOP 00:07 ---------------

Setta, Nicholas kickoff 63 yards to the MSU2, Haygood, Herb return 16 yards to the MSU18 (Sarb, Matt), PENALTY MSU IB 9 yards to the MSU9, 1st and 10, MSU ball on MSU9. M 1-10 M09 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 00:38 (2nd). M 1-10 M09 TM rush for loss of 1 yard to the MSU8. M 2-11 M08 End of 1st half, clock 00:00.

=======END OF 2nd QUARTER======= MICHIGAN STATE 10, NOTRE DAME 10 ================================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter) M 2-11 M08 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, ND ball on ND35. --------------- 1 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:38 ---------------

Setta, Nicholas kickoff 62 yards to the MSU3, out-of-bounds, MSU ball on MSU35. M 1-10 M35 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 15:00 (3rd). M 1-10 M35 Duckett, T.J. rush for 7 yards to the MSU42 (Harrison, Tyreo,Irons, Grant). M 2-3 M42 PENALTY MSU holding 10 yards to the MSU32. M 2-13 M32 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete. M 3-13 M32 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Duckett, T.J. for loss of 3 yards to the MSU29. M 4-16 M29 Jarrett, Craig punt 71 yards to the ND0, touchback. --------------- 3 plays, minus 6 yards, TOP 01:47 ---------------

N 1-10 N20 NOTRE DAME drive start at 13:13 (3rd). N 1-10 N20 Jones, Julius rush for 5 yards to the ND25 (Stanley, Ronald). N 2-5 N25 Jones, Julius rush for loss of 1 yard to the ND24 (Dukes, Clifford,Myers, Nick). N 3-6 N24 LoVecchio, Matt pass incomplete to Hunter, Javin (Suggs, DeMario). N 4-6 N24 Hildbold, Joey punt 42 yards to the MSU34, Kavanaght, Z. return 0 yards to the MSU34 (Duff, Vontez). --------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:16 ---------------

M 1-10 M34 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 11:57 (3rd). M 1-10 M34 MSU ball on MSU35. M 1-10 M35 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Rogers, Charles. M 2-10 M35 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Rogers, Charles for 13 yards to the MSU48, 1ST DOWN MSU (Walton, Shane). M 1-10 M48 Flowers, LJ rush for 3 yards to the ND49 (Israel, Ron). M 2-7 N49 Duckett, T.J. rush for 8 yards to the ND41, 1ST DOWN MSU, out-of-bounds (Watson, C.). M 1-10 N41 Duckett, T.J. rush for loss of 1 yard to the ND42 (Boiman, Rocky,Watson, C.). M 2-11 N42 Smoker, Jeff rush for 1 yard to the ND41 (Israel, Ron). M 3-10 N41 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Lovett, BJ for 2 yards to the ND39 (Israel, Ron). M 4-8 N39 Jarrett, Craig punt 39 yards to the ND0, touchback. --------------- 7 plays, 26 yards, TOP 03:31 ---------------

N 1-10 N20 NOTRE DAME drive start at 08:26 (3rd). N 1-10 N20 Jones, Julius rush for 3 yards to the ND23 (Stanley, Ronald). N 2-7 N23 LoVecchio, Matt rush to the ND22, fumble by LoVecchio, Matt recovered by ND LoVecchio, Matt at ND22. N 3-8 N22 LoVecchio, Matt pass complete to Hunter, Javin for 13 yards to the ND35, 1ST DOWN ND (Nelson, B.). N 1-10 N35 Jones, Julius rush for 6 yards to the ND41 (Taplin, Greg). N 2-4 N41 Jones, Julius rush for 1 yard to the ND42 (Askew, Matthias,Myers, Nick). N 3-3 N42 Fisher, Tony rush for loss of 1 yard to the ND41 (Shaw, Josh,Thornhill, Josh). N 4-4 N41 Hildbold, Joey punt 59 yards to the MSU0, touchback. --------------- 6 plays, 21 yards, TOP 03:21 ---------------

M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 05:05 (3rd). M 1-10 M20 Duckett, T.J. rush for 4 yards to the MSU24 (Watson, C.,Budinscak, Kyle). M 2-6 M24 Duckett, T.J. rush for 3 yards to the MSU27 (Dykes, Donald,Weaver, Anthony). M 3-3 M27 Van Dyke, Ryan pass complete to Woods, Ryan for 13 yards to the MSU40, 1ST DOWN MSU (Roberts, Ryan). M 1-10 M40 Van Dyke, Ryan sacked for loss of 7 yards to the MSU33 (Watson, C.). M 2-17 M33 Van Dyke, Ryan pass incomplete to Haygood, Herb. M 3-17 M33 Timeout Notre Dame, clock 02:48. M 3-17 M33 Van Dyke, Ryan pass incomplete to Rogers, Charles. M 4-17 M33 Jarrett, Craig punt 39 yards to the ND28, PENALTY MSU kick catching interference 5 yards to the ND33, 1st and 10, ND ball on ND33. --------------- 6 plays, 13 yards, TOP 02:33 ---------------

N 1-10 N33 NOTRE DAME drive start at 02:32 (3rd). N 1-10 N33 Fisher, Tony rush for 5 yards to the ND38 (Rasmussen, Kyle). N 2-5 N38 Fisher, Tony rush for 3 yards to the ND41 (Shaw, Josh,Thornhill, Josh). N 3-2 N41 Fisher, Tony rush for 10 yards to the MSU49, 1ST DOWN ND (Shaw, Josh,Wright, Thomas). N 1-10 M49 Fisher, Tony rush for 6 yards to the MSU43 (Stanley, Ronald). N 2-4 M43 Fisher, Tony rush for loss of 2 yards to the MSU45 (Thornhill, Josh).

=======END OF 3rd QUARTER======= MICHIGAN STATE 10, NOTRE DAME 10 ================================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter) N 3-6 M45 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00. N 3-6 M45 LoVecchio, Matt pass incomplete to Jenkins, Omar (Thornhill, Josh). N 4-6 M45 Hildbold, Joey punt 45 yards to the MSU0, touchback. --------------- 6 plays, 22 yards, TOP 02:43 ---------------

M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 14:49 (4th). M 1-10 M20 PENALTY MSU IP 5 yards to the MSU15. M 1-15 M15 Van Dyke, Ryan pass complete to Duckett, T.J. for 4 yards to the MSU19 (Dykes, Donald). M 2-11 M19 Van Dyke, Ryan rush for 2 yards to the MSU21, out-of-bounds (Irons, Grant). M 3-9 M21 Van Dyke, Ryan pass complete to Lovett, BJ for 7 yards to the MSU28 (Walton, Shane,Sapp, Gerome). M 4-2 M28 Jarrett, Craig punt 48 yards to the ND24, fair catch by Jones, Julius, PENALTY ND holding 10 yards to the ND14, 1st and 10, ND ball on ND14. --------------- 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:36 ---------------

N 1-10 N14 NOTRE DAME drive start at 13:13 (4th). N 1-10 N14 Fisher, Tony rush for 5 yards to the ND19 (Taplin, Greg,Labinjo, Mike). N 2-5 N19 LoVecchio, Matt pass complete to Jenkins, Omar for 9 yards to the ND28, 1ST DOWN ND (Bryan, Duron). N 1-10 N28 Fisher, Tony rush for 6 yards to the ND34 (Wright, Thomas). N 2-4 N34 LoVecchio, Matt pass complete to Jenkins, Omar for 5 yards to the ND39, 1ST DOWN ND (Suggs, DeMario). N 1-10 N39 Fisher, Tony rush for 4 yards to the ND43 (Askew, Matthias). N 2-6 N43 PENALTY ND personal foul 16 yards to the ND27. N 2-22 N27 LoVecchio, Matt pass incomplete to Hunter, Javin. N 3-22 N27 Timeout Notre Dame, clock 10:37. N 3-22 N27 LoVecchio, Matt pass complete to Jenkins, Omar for 12 yards to the ND39. N 4-10 N39 Hildbold, Joey punt 46 yards to the MSU15, Kavanaght, Z. return to the MSU30, fumble forced by Elam, Abram, fumble by Kavanaght, Z. recovered by MSU TM at MSU30. --------------- 7 plays, 25 yards, TOP 03:22 ---------------

M 1-10 M30 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 09:51 (4th). M 1-10 M30 Duckett, T.J. rush for 1 yard to the MSU31 (Wisne, Andy,Watson, C.). M 2-9 M31 Van Dyke, Ryan pass incomplete to Rogers, Charles. M 3-9 M31 Van Dyke, Ryan pass complete to Rogers, Charles for 18 yards to the MSU49, 1ST DOWN MSU (Duff, Vontez). M 1-10 M49 Flowers, LJ rush for 4 yards to the ND47 (Sapp, Gerome). M 2-6 N47 Van Dyke, Ryan pass incomplete to Baker, Chris. M 3-6 N47 Van Dyke, Ryan pass complete to Rogers, Charles for 47 yards to the ND0, 1ST DOWN MSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:51. Schaefer, David kick attempt good.

================================ MICHIGAN STATE 17, NOTRE DAME 10 ================================

--------------- 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 02:00 ---------------

Schaefer, David kickoff 61 yards to the ND4, Duff, Vontez return 30 yards to the ND34 (Schaefer, David). N 1-10 N34 NOTRE DAME drive start at 07:51 (4th). N 1-10 N34 LoVecchio, Matt pass complete to Lopienski, Tom for 17 yards to the MSU49, 1ST DOWN ND (Bryan, Duron). N 1-10 M49 Givens, David pass incomplete to Hunter, Javin (Bryan, Duron). N 2-10 M49 LoVecchio, Matt pass incomplete to Lopienski, Tom. N 3-10 M49 LoVecchio, Matt pass incomplete (Wright, Thomas). N 4-10 M49 Hildbold, Joey punt 49 yards to the MSU0, touchback. --------------- 4 plays, 17 yards, TOP 00:40 ---------------

M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 07:11 (4th). M 1-10 M20 Flowers, LJ rush for 3 yards to the MSU23 (Wisne, Andy,Elam, Abram). M 2-7 M23 Van Dyke, Ryan pass incomplete to Lovett, BJ. M 3-7 M23 Duckett, T.J. rush for 5 yards to the MSU28 (Watson, C.,Elam, Abram). M 4-2 M28 Jarrett, Craig punt 38 yards to the ND34, Jones, Julius return 1 yards to the ND35 (Suggs, DeMario). --------------- 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:27 ---------------

N 1-10 N35 NOTRE DAME drive start at 05:44 (4th). N 1-10 N35 Jones, Julius rush for 17 yards to the MSU48, 1ST DOWN ND (Shaw, Josh). N 1-10 M48 LoVecchio, Matt pass incomplete to Lopienski, Tom. N 2-10 M48 LoVecchio, Matt pass complete to Jenkins, Omar for 13 yards to the MSU35, 1ST DOWN ND (Suggs, DeMario,Wright, Thomas). N 1-10 M35 Fisher, Tony rush for 14 yards to the MSU21, 1ST DOWN ND (Rasmussen, Kyle). N 1-10 M21 LoVecchio, Matt pass incomplete to Hunter, Javin (Bryan, Duron). N 2-10 M21 Fisher, Tony rush for 4 yards to the MSU17, out-of-bounds (Dawes, Matt). N 3-6 M17 LoVecchio, Matt pass incomplete to Hunter, Javin (Harmon, Jason). N 4-6 M17 Setta, Nicholas rush for loss of 3 yards to the MSU20 (Labinjo, Mike). --------------- 8 plays, 45 yards, TOP 01:35 ---------------

M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 04:09 (4th). M 1-10 M20 MSU ball on MSU21. M 1-10 M21 Duckett, T.J. rush for 5 yards to the MSU26 (Wisne, Andy,Campbell, D.). M 2-5 M26 Duckett, T.J. rush for 1 yard to the MSU27 (Elam, Abram). M 3-4 M27 PENALTY MSU holding 10 yards to the MSU17. M 3-14 M17 Van Dyke, Ryan pass complete to Flowers, LJ for 3 yards to the MSU20 (Harrison, Tyreo). M 4-11 M20 Timeout Notre Dame, clock 02:08. M 4-11 M20 Jarrett, Craig punt 71 yards to the ND9, Jones, Julius return 17 yards to the ND26, out-of-bounds (Moss, Dawan,Bryan, Duron). --------------- 3 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 02:16 ---------------

N 1-10 N26 NOTRE DAME drive start at 01:53 (4th). N 1-10 N26 LoVecchio, Matt pass intercepted by Nelson, B. at the ND32, Nelson, B. return 25 yards to the ND7 (Faine, Jeff). --------------- 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:09 ---------------

M 1-G N07 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 01:44 (4th). M 1-G N07 Duckett, T.J. rush for no gain to the ND7 (Watson, C.). M 2-G N07 Duckett, T.J. rush for 4 yards to the ND3 (Elam, Abram). M 3-G N03 Duckett, T.J. rush for no gain to the ND3 (Wisne, Andy). M 4-G N03 End of 2nd half, clock 00:00. --------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:44 ---------------

===========FINAL SCORE========== MICHIGAN STATE 17, NOTRE DAME 10 ================================

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Drive Chart --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Drive Chart (Final) Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MSU 1st M20 12:58 Punt N12 07:39 *FIELD GOAL 14-68 05:19# MSU 1st M28 03:43 Fumble N47 01:42 Punt 4-25 02:01 MSU 2nd M20 12:17 Kickoff M15 10:00 Punt 3--5 02:17 MSU 2nd M21 08:04 Punt N00 05:37 *TOUCHDOWN 7-79 02:27# MSU 2nd M02 02:16 Punt M16 00:45 Punt 5-14 01:31 MSU 2nd M09 00:38 Kickoff M08 15:00 End of half 1--1 00:38 MSU 3rd M35 15:00 Kickoff M29 13:13 Punt 3--6 01:47 MSU 3rd M35 11:57 Punt N39 08:26 Punt 7-26 03:31 MSU 3rd M20 05:05 Punt M33 02:32 Punt 6-13 02:33 MSU 4th M20 14:49 Punt M28 13:13 Punt 3-8 01:36 MSU 4th M30 09:51 Punt N00 07:51 *TOUCHDOWN 6-70 02:00 MSU 4th M20 07:11 Punt M28 05:44 Punt 3-8 01:27 MSU 4th M21 04:09 Downs M20 01:53 Punt 3--1 02:16 MSU 4th N07 01:44 Interception N03 00:00 End of half 3-4 01:44#

ND 1st N42 15:00 Kickoff N43 12:58 Punt 3-1 02:02 ND 1st N20 07:39 Kickoff M28 03:43 Fumble 10-52 03:56 ND 1st N20 01:42 Punt M26 12:17 *FIELD GOAL 11-54 04:25# ND 2nd N34 10:00 Punt N28 08:04 Punt 3--6 01:56 ND 2nd N24 05:37 Kickoff N42 02:16 Punt 5-18 03:21 ND 2nd M06 00:45 Punt M00 00:38 *TOUCHDOWN 1-6 00:07# ND 3rd N20 13:13 Punt N24 11:57 Punt 3-4 01:16 ND 3rd N20 08:26 Punt N41 05:05 Punt 6-21 03:21 ND 3rd N33 02:32 Punt M45 14:49 Punt 6-22 02:43 ND 4th N14 13:13 Punt N39 09:51 Punt 7-25 03:22 ND 4th N34 07:51 Kickoff M49 07:11 Punt 4-17 00:40 ND 4th N35 05:44 Punt M20 04:09 Downs 8-45 01:35# ND 4th N26 01:53 Punt N26 01:44 Interception 1-0 00:09

MSU 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time of possession 07:20 06:53 07:51 09:03 14:13 16:54 31:07 3rd Down Conversions 1/3 1/3 1/4 2/6 2/6 3/10 5/16 Avg Field Position M24 M13 M30 M36 M16 M34 M26 4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0

ND 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time of possession 07:40 08:07 07:09 05:57 15:47 13:06 28:53 3rd Down Conversions 0/2 1/4 2/4 0/4 1/6 2/8 3/14 Avg Field Position N27 N50 N24 N27 N39 N26 N32 4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/1 1/1 0/1 1/2

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Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ND 1st N42 15:00 Kickoff N43 12:58 Punt 3-1 02:02 MSU 1st M20 12:58 Punt N12 07:39 *FIELD GOAL 14-68 05:19# ND 1st N20 07:39 Kickoff M28 03:43 Fumble 10-52 03:56 MSU 1st M28 03:43 Fumble N47 01:42 Punt 4-25 02:01 ND 1st N20 01:42 Punt M26 12:17 *FIELD GOAL 11-54 04:25#

MSU 2nd M20 12:17 Kickoff M15 10:00 Punt 3--5 02:17 ND 2nd N34 10:00 Punt N28 08:04 Punt 3--6 01:56 MSU 2nd M21 08:04 Punt N00 05:37 *TOUCHDOWN 7-79 02:27# ND 2nd N24 05:37 Kickoff N42 02:16 Punt 5-18 03:21 MSU 2nd M02 02:16 Punt M16 00:45 Punt 5-14 01:31 ND 2nd M06 00:45 Punt M00 00:38 *TOUCHDOWN 1-6 00:07# MSU 2nd M09 00:38 Kickoff M08 15:00 End of half 1--1 00:38

MSU 3rd M35 15:00 Kickoff M29 13:13 Punt 3--6 01:47 ND 3rd N20 13:13 Punt N24 11:57 Punt 3-4 01:16 MSU 3rd M35 11:57 Punt N39 08:26 Punt 7-26 03:31 ND 3rd N20 08:26 Punt N41 05:05 Punt 6-21 03:21 MSU 3rd M20 05:05 Punt M33 02:32 Punt 6-13 02:33 ND 3rd N33 02:32 Punt M45 14:49 Punt 6-22 02:43

MSU 4th M20 14:49 Punt M28 13:13 Punt 3-8 01:36 ND 4th N14 13:13 Punt N39 09:51 Punt 7-25 03:22 MSU 4th M30 09:51 Punt N00 07:51 *TOUCHDOWN 6-70 02:00 ND 4th N34 07:51 Kickoff M49 07:11 Punt 4-17 00:40 MSU 4th M20 07:11 Punt M28 05:44 Punt 3-8 01:27 ND 4th N35 05:44 Punt M20 04:09 Downs 8-45 01:35# MSU 4th M21 04:09 Downs M20 01:53 Punt 3--1 02:16 ND 4th N26 01:53 Punt N26 01:44 Interception 1-0 00:09 MSU 4th N07 01:44 Interception N03 00:00 End of half 3-4 01:44#