Sept. 23, 2000

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Team Statistics

Team Statistics (Final) ND MSU

FIRST DOWNS................... 8 19 Rushing..................... 5 12 Passing..................... 2 6 Penalty..................... 1 1 Rushing Attempts.............. 37 50 Yards Gained Rushing.......... 164 229 Yards Lost Rushing............ 15 62 NET YARDS RUSHING............. 149 167 NET YARDS PASSING............. 63 181 Passes Attempted............ 16 24 Passes Completed............ 5 12 Had Intercepted............. 1 1 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS......... 53 74 TOTAL NET YARDS............... 212 348 Average Gain Per Play....... 4.0 4.7 Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 0-0 3-1 Penalties: Number-Yards....... 6-50 8-72 Number of Punts-Yards......... 6-264 5-199 Average Per Punt............ 44.0 39.8 Punt Returns: Number-Yards.... 2-13 2-22 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards. 5-84 4-79 Interceptions: Number-Yards... 1-4 1-10 Fumble Returns: Number-Yards.. 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0 Possession Time............... 25:43 34:17 Third-Down Conversions........ 1 of 11 4 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 2 1 of 1 Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 6-42 1-3

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary (Final) Notre Dame (2-2) vs. Michigan State (3-0) Date: Sep 23, 2000 Site: East Lansing, Mich. Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 74714

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score ----------------- -- -- -- -- ----- Notre Dame.......... 7 0 0 14 - 21 Michigan State...... 0 10 10 7 - 27

Scoring Summary: ND - MSU

1st 06:09 ND - Murray, Jason 6 yd pass from Godsey, Gary (Setta, Nick kick) 3 plays, 60 yards, TOP 0:55 7 - 0 2nd 07:53 MSU - Duckett, T.J. 6 yd run (Schaefer, David kick) 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 3:59 7 - 7 01:29 MSU - Schaefer, David 50 yd field goal 9 plays, 42 yards, TOP 3:28 7 - 10 3rd 05:42 MSU - Schaefer, David 36 yd field goal 6 plays, 17 yards, TOP 3:38 7 - 13 02:23 MSU - Wilson, Travis 10 yd pass from Smoker, Jeff (Schaefer, David kick) 5 plays, 44 yards, TOP 1:20 7 - 20 4th 14:38 ND - Jones, Julius 2 yd run (Setta, Nick kick) 7 plays, 68 yards, TOP 2:45 14 - 20 07:59 ND - Jones, Julius 2 yd run (Setta, Nick kick) 1 play, 2 yards, TOP 0:04 21 - 20 01:48 MSU - Haygood, Herb 68 yd pass from Smoker, Jeff (Schaefer, David kick) 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:20 21 - 27

Kickoff time: 3:30 pm End of Game: 6:50 Total elapsed time: 3:20 Officials: Referee: David Witvoet, Umpire: Tony Payne, Linesman: Dennis Goettel, Line judge: Tom Ransom, Back judge: Henry Zaborniak, Field judge: Thomas Clark, Side judge: Joe Duncan, Temperature: 66 Wind: NW 10 Weather:

Individual Statistics

Individual Statistics (Final)

Notre Dame

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg -------------------------------------------- Jones, Julius 26 133 7 126 2 56 4.8 LoVecchio, Matt 4 21 0 21 0 12 5.3 Getherall, Joey 2 6 3 3 0 6 1.5 Givens, David 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0 Lopienski, Tom 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 Godsey, Gary 2 2 3 -1 0 2 -0.5 Fisher, Tony 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 Totals... 37 164 15 149 2 56 4.0

Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck ------------------------------------------- Godsey, Gary 15-4-1 20 1 14 1 LoVecchio, Matt 1-1-0 43 0 43 0 Totals... 16-5-1 63 1 43 1

Receiving No. Yds TD Long ----------------------------------- Hunter, Javin 2 57 0 43 Givens, David 1 8 0 8 Murray, Jason 1 6 1 6 Jones, Julius 1 -8 0 0 Totals... 5 63 1 43

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 ----------------------------------------- Hildbold, Joey 6 264 44.0 53 1 Totals... 6 264 44.0 53 1

Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg --------------------------------------------- Givens, David 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jones, Julius 0 0 0 3 52 19 0 0 0 Getherall, Joey 2 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Driver, Tony 0 0 0 1 32 32 0 0 0 Weaver, Anthony 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 Totals... 2 13 10 5 84 32 1 4 4

Field goal attempts ---------------------------------------- Setta, Nick 1st 09:32 44 yds - Missed

Michigan State

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg -------------------------------------------- Duckett, T.J. 26 142 1 141 1 20 5.4 McCoy, Ivory 2 21 0 21 0 12 10.5 Moss, Dawan 4 11 0 11 0 7 2.8 Flowers, LJ 1 9 0 9 0 9 9.0 Dortch, Tyrell 2 9 0 9 0 6 4.5 Smoker, Jeff 15 37 61 -24 0 19 -1.6 Totals... 50 229 62 167 1 20 3.3

Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck ------------------------------------------- Smoker, Jeff 24-12-1 181 2 68 6 Totals... 24-12-1 181 2 68 6

Receiving No. Yds TD Long ----------------------------------- Haygood, Herb 3 92 1 68 Baker, Chris 2 28 0 20 Richardson, L. 2 26 0 14 Duckett, T.J. 2 12 0 11 Waters, Marcus 1 17 0 17 Wilson, Travis 1 10 1 10 Flowers, LJ 1 -4 0 0 Totals... 12 181 2 68

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 ----------------------------------------- Jarrett, Craig 5 199 39.8 53 1 Totals... 5 199 39.8 53 1

Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg --------------------------------------------- Haygood, Herb 0 0 0 3 64 23 0 0 0 Flowers, LJ 0 0 0 1 15 15 0 0 0 Foster, Shawn 2 22 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry, Cedric 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 10 Totals... 2 22 14 4 79 23 1 10 10

Field goal attempts ---------------------------------------- Schaefer, David 2nd 13:07 50 yds - Missed Schaefer, David 2nd 01:29 50 yds - Good Schaefer, David 3rd 05:42 36 yds - Good

Drive Chart

Drive Chart (Final) Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ND 1st N45 13:36 Punt M27 09:32 Missed FG 9-28 04:04 ND 1st N40 07:04 Punt M00 06:09 *TOUCHDOWN 3-60 00:55 ND 1st M49 04:05 Punt N42 02:36 Punt 3--9 01:29 ND 2nd N33 13:07 Missed FG N28 11:52 Punt 3--5 01:15 ND 2nd N20 07:48 Kickoff N38 04:57 Punt 4-18 02:51 ND 2nd N12 01:23 Kickoff N16 15:00 End of half 3-4 01:23 ND 3rd N19 14:52 Kickoff N24 13:22 Punt 3-5 01:30 ND 3rd N16 10:06 Punt N18 09:20 Interception 2-2 00:46 ND 3rd N19 05:32 Kickoff N14 03:43 Punt 4--5 01:49 ND 3rd N32 02:10 Kickoff M00 14:38 *TOUCHDOWN 7-68 02:32 ND 4th M12 12:38 Fumble M03 10:10 Downs 4-9 02:28 ND 4th M02 08:03 Interception M00 07:59 *TOUCHDOWN 1-2 00:04 ND 4th N29 06:41 Punt M46 03:08 Punt 5-25 03:33 ND 4th N02 01:48 Kickoff N02 01:26 Downs 4-0 00:22

MSU 1st M23 15:00 Kickoff M30 13:36 Punt 3-7 01:24 MSU 1st M27 09:32 Missed FG M31 07:04 Punt 3-4 02:28 MSU 1st M19 05:58 Kickoff M19 04:05 Punt 3-0 01:53 MSU 1st M10 02:36 Punt N32 13:07 Missed FG 13-58 04:29 MSU 2nd M35 11:52 Punt N00 07:53 *TOUCHDOWN 10-65 03:59 MSU 2nd M26 04:57 Punt N32 01:29 *FIELD GOAL 9-42 03:28 MSU 3rd M31 13:22 Punt N48 10:06 Punt 8-21 03:16 MSU 3rd N35 09:20 Interception N18 05:42 *FIELD GOAL 6-17 03:38 MSU 3rd N44 03:43 Punt N00 02:23 *TOUCHDOWN 5-44 01:20 MSU 4th M25 14:30 Kickoff M12 12:38 Fumble 3--13 01:52 MSU 4th M03 10:10 Downs M11 08:03 Interception 4-8 02:07 MSU 4th M28 07:50 Kickoff M21 06:41 Punt 3--7 01:09 MSU 4th M20 03:08 Punt N00 01:48 *TOUCHDOWN 5-80 01:20 MSU 4th N02 01:26 Downs N02 00:00 End of half 2-0 01:26

ND 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time of possession 06:28 05:40 06:46 06:49 12:08 13:35 25:43 3rd Down Conversions 1/3 0/3 0/2 0/3 1/6 0/5 1/11 Avg Field Position N45 N21 N21 M46 N33 N37 N36 4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0 0/2 0/2

MSU 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time of possession 08:32 09:20 08:14 08:11 17:52 16:25 34:17 3rd Down Conversions 2/5 1/4 1/3 0/4 3/9 1/7 4/16 Avg Field Position M19 M30 M50 M34 M23 M40 M33 4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1 1/1

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

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

MSU 1st M23 15:00 Kickoff M30 13:36 Punt 3-7 01:24 ND 1st N45 13:36 Punt M27 09:32 Missed FG 9-28 04:04 MSU 1st M27 09:32 Missed FG M31 07:04 Punt 3-4 02:28 ND 1st N40 07:04 Punt M00 06:09 *TOUCHDOWN 3-60 00:55 MSU 1st M19 05:58 Kickoff M19 04:05 Punt 3-0 01:53 ND 1st M49 04:05 Punt N42 02:36 Punt 3--9 01:29 MSU 1st M10 02:36 Punt N32 13:07 Missed FG 13-58 04:29

ND 2nd N33 13:07 Missed FG N28 11:52 Punt 3--5 01:15 MSU 2nd M35 11:52 Punt N00 07:53 *TOUCHDOWN 10-65 03:59 ND 2nd N20 07:48 Kickoff N38 04:57 Punt 4-18 02:51 MSU 2nd M26 04:57 Punt N32 01:29 *FIELD GOAL 9-42 03:28 ND 2nd N12 01:23 Kickoff N16 15:00 End of half 3-4 01:23

ND 3rd N19 14:52 Kickoff N24 13:22 Punt 3-5 01:30 MSU 3rd M31 13:22 Punt N48 10:06 Punt 8-21 03:16 ND 3rd N16 10:06 Punt N18 09:20 Interception 2-2 00:46 MSU 3rd N35 09:20 Interception N18 05:42 *FIELD GOAL 6-17 03:38 ND 3rd N19 05:32 Kickoff N14 03:43 Punt 4--5 01:49 MSU 3rd N44 03:43 Punt N00 02:23 *TOUCHDOWN 5-44 01:20 ND 3rd N32 02:10 Kickoff M00 14:38 *TOUCHDOWN 7-68 02:32

MSU 4th M25 14:30 Kickoff M12 12:38 Fumble 3--13 01:52 ND 4th M12 12:38 Fumble M03 10:10 Downs 4-9 02:28 MSU 4th M03 10:10 Downs M11 08:03 Interception 4-8 02:07 ND 4th M02 08:03 Interception M00 07:59 *TOUCHDOWN 1-2 00:04 MSU 4th M28 07:50 Kickoff M21 06:41 Punt 3--7 01:09 ND 4th N29 06:41 Punt M46 03:08 Punt 5-25 03:33 MSU 4th M20 03:08 Punt N00 01:48 *TOUCHDOWN 5-80 01:20 ND 4th N02 01:48 Kickoff N02 01:26 Downs 4-0 00:22 MSU 4th N02 01:26 Downs N02 00:00 End of half 2-0 01:26

Defensive Statistics

Defensive Statistics (Final) Notre Dame ## Player UT AT Total ForLoss FF FR-Yd Intc PD Blkd Sack/Yds QH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 Driver, Tony 5 6 11 . . . . . . / . 1 Williams, Brock 4 4 8 . . . . . . / . 39 Denman, Anthony 4 3 7 1-5 . . . . . 1/5 . 98 Weaver, Anthony 4 1 5 2-18 . . 1-4 2 . 2/18 . 95 Roberts, Ryan 3 2 5 1-7 . . . . . 1/7 . 5 Israel, Ron 4 . 4 1-1 . . . . . / . 30 Boiman, Rocky 3 1 4 1-4 . . . . . / . 42 Walton, Shane 2 2 4 . . . . 1 . / . 90 Legree, Lance 1 3 4 . . . . . . / . 51 Harrison, Tyreo 1 3 4 1-1 . . . . . / . TM Team 3 . 3 . . . . . . / . 93 Scott, BJ 3 . 3 1-5 . . . . . 1/5 . 94 Wisne, Andy 1 2 3 1-7 . . . . . 1/7 . 28 Dykes, Donald 1 1 2 . . . . . . / . 19 Earl, Glenn 1 1 2 . . . . . . / . 33 Watson, Court. . 2 2 . . . . . . / . 20 Sapp, Gerome . 2 2 . . . . . . / . 6 Givens, David 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 24 DeBolt, Chad 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 45 Sarb, Matt 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 15 Jefferson, C. . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 60 Campbell, Darr. . . . . . 1-0 . . . / .

Michigan State ## Player UT AT Total ForLoss FF FR-Yd Intc PD Blkd Sack/Yds QH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 95 Shaw, Josh 7 2 9 2-3 . . . . . / . 50 Thornhill, Josh 5 2 7 2-9 . . . 1 . / . 43 Wright, Thomas 5 1 6 1-1 . . . . . / . 27 Bryan, Duron 4 . 4 . . . . . . / . 80 Sayler, Jace 2 2 4 2-3 . . . 1 . / . 35 Turner, T.J. 3 . 3 2-2 . . . . . / . 5 Guess, Lorenzo 3 . 3 . . . . . . / . TM Team 2 . 2 . . . . . . / . 6 Hendricks, J. 2 . 2 1-3 . . . . . 1/3 . 19 Suggs, DeMario 1 1 2 . . . . . . / . 4 Young, Drew 1 . 1 1-3 . . . . . / . 23 Flowers, LJ 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 37 Henry, Cedric 1 . 1 . . . 1-10 2 . / . 15 Hill, Renaldo 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 45 Wedlow, Monquiz . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 36 Goebel, Mark . 1 1 . . . . . . / .

Play-by-Play Summary

Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter) ND wins toss, defers, MSU will receive and defend south goal N 1-10 N35 ND ball on ND35.

McNew, Matt kickoff 64 yards to the MSU1, Haygood, Herb return 22 yards to the MSU23 (Earl, Glenn). M 1-10 M23 Duckett, T.J. rush for 7 yards to the MSU30 (Weaver, Anthony). M 2-3 M30 Duckett, T.J. rush for no gain to the MSU30 (Denman, Anthony). M 3-3 M30 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Baker, Chris (Weaver, Anthony). M 4-3 M30 Jarrett, Craig punt 35 yards to the ND35, Getherall, Joey return 10 yards to the ND45 (Suggs, DeMario). --------------- 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:24 ---------------

N 1-10 N45 NOTRE DAME drive start at 13:36 (1st). N 1-10 N45 Jones, Julius rush for loss of 1 yard to the ND44 (Thornhill, Josh). N 2-11 N44 Godsey, Gary pass complete to Hunter, Javin for 14 yards to the MSU42, 1ST DOWN ND (Wright, Thomas). N 1-10 M42 Jones, Julius rush for 4 yards to the MSU38 (Hill, Renaldo). N 2-6 M38 Jones, Julius rush for 5 yards to the MSU33 (Sayler, Jace,Thornhill, Josh). N 3-1 M33 Godsey, Gary rush for 2 yards to the MSU31, 1ST DOWN ND (Team). N 1-10 M31 PENALTY ND false start 5 yards to the MSU36. N 1-15 M36 Jones, Julius rush for 1 yard to the MSU35 (Shaw, Josh,Thornhill, Josh). N 2-14 M35 Godsey, Gary pass incomplete to Hunter, Javin. N 3-14 M35 Godsey, Gary pass complete to Givens, David for 8 yards to the MSU27 (Wright, Thomas). N 4-6 M27 Setta, Nick field goal attempt from 44 MISSED - wide right, spot at MSU27, clock 09:32. --------------- 9 plays, 28 yards, TOP 04:04 ---------------

M 1-10 M27 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 7 yards to the MSU20 (Weaver, Anthony). M 2-17 M20 PENALTY MSU illegal formation 5 yards to the MSU15. M 2-22 M15 Duckett, T.J. rush for 20 yards to the MSU35 (Denman, Anthony,Williams, Brock). M 3-2 M35 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Flowers, LJ for loss of 4 yards to the MSU31 (Boiman, Rocky). M 4-6 M31 Jarrett, Craig punt 44 yards to the ND25, PENALTY MSU personal foul 15 yards to the ND40, 1st and 10, ND ball on ND40. --------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 02:28 ---------------

N 1-10 N40 NOTRE DAME drive start at 07:04 (1st). N 1-10 N40 Jones, Julius rush for 56 yards to the MSU4, 1ST DOWN ND, out-of-bounds (Henry, Cedric). N 1-G M04 Jones, Julius rush for loss of 2 yards to the MSU6 (Sayler, Jace). N 2-G M06 Godsey, Gary pass complete to Murray, Jason for 6 yards to the MSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:09. Setta, Nick kick attempt good.

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

--------------- 3 plays, 60 yards, TOP 00:55 ---------------

McNew, Matt kickoff 65 yards to the MSU0, Haygood, Herb return 19 yards to the MSU19 (Sarb, Matt). M 1-10 M19 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 05:58 (1st). M 1-10 M19 Duckett, T.J. rush for 3 yards to the MSU22 (Weaver, Anthony,Driver, Tony). M 2-7 M22 PENALTY MSU holding 12 yards to the MSU10. M 2-19 M10 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Richardson, L.. M 3-19 M10 Flowers, LJ rush for 9 yards to the MSU19 (Williams, Brock,Jefferson, C.). M 4-10 M19 Jarrett, Craig punt 35 yards to the ND46, PENALTY MSU kick catching interference 5 yards to the MSU49, 1st and 10, ND ball on MSU49. --------------- 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:53 ---------------

N 1-10 M49 NOTRE DAME drive start at 04:05 (1st). N 1-10 M49 Fisher, Tony rush for loss of 1 yard to the 50 yardline (Turner, T.J.). N 2-11 N50 Godsey, Gary pass incomplete to Getherall, Joey. N 3-11 N50 Godsey, Gary pass complete to Jones, Julius for loss of 8 yards to the ND42 (Thornhill, Josh). N 4-19 N42 Hildbold, Joey punt 48 yards to the MSU10. --------------- 3 plays, minus 9 yards, TOP 01:29 ---------------

M 1-10 M10 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 02:36 (1st). M 1-10 M10 Duckett, T.J. rush for 3 yards to the MSU13 (Team). M 2-7 M13 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to McCoy, Ivory. M 3-7 M13 Smoker, Jeff rush for 19 yards to the MSU32, 1ST DOWN MSU. M 1-10 M32 PENALTY MSU holding 10 yards to the MSU22. M 1-20 M22 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete. M 2-20 M22 Timeout Michigan State, clock 01:16. M 2-20 M22 Duckett, T.J. rush for 8 yards to the MSU30 (Driver, Tony). M 3-12 M30 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Richardson, L. for 14 yards to the MSU44, 1ST DOWN MSU. M 1-10 M44 McCoy, Ivory rush for 12 yards to the ND44, 1ST DOWN MSU (Legree, Lance,Driver, Tony). M 1-10 N44 Duckett, T.J. rush for 9 yards to the ND35 (Israel, Ron).

======END OF 1st QUARTER====== NOTRE DAME 7, MICHIGAN STATE 0 ==============================

Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)

M 2-1 N35 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. M 2-1 N35 Moss, Dawan rush for 7 yards to the ND28, 1ST DOWN MSU (Walton, Shane). M 1-10 N28 Duckett, T.J. rush for 1 yard to the ND27 (Roberts, Ryan). M 2-9 N27 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Haygood, Herb. M 3-9 N27 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 5 yards to the ND32 (Scott, BJ). M 4-14 N32 Schaefer, David field goal attempt from 50 MISSED - wide left, spot at ND32, clock 13:07. --------------- 13 plays, 58 yards, TOP 04:29 ---------------

N 1-10 N32 ND ball on ND33. N 1-10 N33 Jones, Julius rush for no gain to the ND33 (Shaw, Josh). N 2-10 N33 PENALTY ND ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the ND28. N 2-15 N28 Godsey, Gary pass incomplete to Hunter, Javin. N 3-15 N28 Godsey, Gary pass incomplete to Givens, David. N 4-15 N28 Hildbold, Joey punt 37 yards to the MSU35, out-of-bounds. --------------- 3 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 01:15 ---------------

M 1-10 M35 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 11:52 (2nd). M 1-10 M35 Smoker, Jeff rush for 8 yards to the MSU43, out-of-bounds (Walton, Shane). M 2-2 M43 Duckett, T.J. rush for 12 yards to the ND45, 1ST DOWN MSU (Williams, Brock,Driver, Tony). M 1-10 N45 Smoker, Jeff rush for 1 yard to the ND44, out-of-bounds (Weaver, Anthony). M 2-9 N44 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Baker, Chris for 8 yards to the ND36 (Walton, Shane,Denman, Anthony). M 3-1 N36 Moss, Dawan rush for 1 yard to the ND35, 1ST DOWN MSU (Scott, BJ). M 1-10 N35 Duckett, T.J. rush for 15 yards to the ND20, 1ST DOWN MSU (Sapp, Gerome,Watson, Court.). M 1-10 N20 Duckett, T.J. rush for 5 yards to the ND15 (Watson, Court.,Roberts, Ryan). M 2-5 N15 Duckett, T.J. rush for 9 yards to the ND6, 1ST DOWN MSU (Driver, Tony). M 1-G N06 Duckett, T.J. rush for no gain to the ND6 (Denman, Anthony). M 2-G N06 Duckett, T.J. rush for 6 yards to the ND0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:53. Schaefer, David kick attempt good.

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

--------------- 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:59 ---------------

Schaefer, David kickoff 65 yards to the ND0, touchback. N 1-10 N20 NOTRE DAME drive start at 07:48 (2nd). N 1-10 N20 Jones, Julius rush for 20 yards to the ND40, 1ST DOWN ND (Wright, Thomas). N 1-10 N40 Jones, Julius rush for 7 yards to the ND47 (Guess, Lorenzo). N 2-3 N47 PENALTY ND false start 5 yards to the ND42. N 2-8 N42 Jones, Julius rush for loss of 1 yard to the ND41 (Wright, Thomas). N 3-9 N41 Godsey, Gary sacked for loss of 3 yards to the ND38 (Hendricks, J.). N 4-12 N38 Hildbold, Joey punt 50 yards to the MSU12, Foster, Shawn return 14 yards to the MSU26 (Dykes, Donald). --------------- 4 plays, 18 yards, TOP 02:51 ---------------

M 1-10 M26 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 04:57 (2nd). M 1-10 M26 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Haygood, Herb for 17 yards to the MSU43, 1ST DOWN MSU, out-of-bounds. M 1-10 M43 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Waters, Marcus for 17 yards to the ND40, 1ST DOWN MSU (Williams, Brock). M 1-10 N40 Duckett, T.J. rush for no gain to the ND40 (Roberts, Ryan). M 2-10 N40 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Waters, Marcus. M 3-10 N40 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 5 yards to the ND45 (Denman, Anthony), PENALTY ND personal foul 15 yards to the ND30, 1ST DOWN MSU. M 1-10 N30 1st and 10. M 1-10 N30 Duckett, T.J. rush for no gain to the ND30 (Boiman, Rocky). M 2-10 N30 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 7 yards to the ND37 (Roberts, Ryan). M 3-17 N37 Duckett, T.J. rush for 5 yards to the ND32 (Williams, Brock). M 4-12 N32 Schaefer, David field goal attempt from 50 GOOD, clock 01:29.

=============================== NOTRE DAME 7, MICHIGAN STATE 10 ===============================

--------------- 9 plays, 42 yards, TOP 03:28 ---------------

Schaefer, David kickoff 61 yards to the ND4, Jones, Julius return 18 yards to the ND22, PENALTY ND holding 10 yards to the ND12, 1st and 10, ND ball on ND12. N 1-10 N12 NOTRE DAME drive start at 01:23 (2nd). N 1-10 N12 Jones, Julius rush for 4 yards to the ND16 (Sayler, Jace). N 2-6 N16 Jones, Julius rush for no gain to the ND16 (Thornhill, Josh). N 3-6 N16 Jones, Julius rush for no gain to the ND16 (Shaw, Josh). N 4-6 N16 End of 1st half, clock 00:00.

======END OF 2nd QUARTER======= NOTRE DAME 7, MICHIGAN STATE 10 ===============================

Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)

N 4-6 N16 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, MSU ball on MSU35. --------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:23 ---------------

Schaefer, David kickoff 61 yards to the ND4, Jones, Julius return 15 yards to the ND19 (Wright, Thomas,Wedlow, Monquiz). N 1-10 N19 NOTRE DAME drive start at 14:52 (3rd). N 1-10 N19 Jones, Julius rush for 3 yards to the ND22 (Thornhill, Josh). N 2-7 N22 Jones, Julius rush for 2 yards to the ND24 (Guess, Lorenzo). N 3-5 N24 Godsey, Gary pass incomplete to Murray, Jason. N 4-5 N24 Hildbold, Joey punt 53 yards to the MSU23, Foster, Shawn return 8 yards to the MSU31 (Denman, Anthony,Driver, Tony). --------------- 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:30 ---------------

M 1-10 M31 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 13:22 (3rd). M 1-10 M31 McCoy, Ivory rush for 9 yards to the MSU40 (Driver, Tony). M 2-1 M40 Moss, Dawan rush for 2 yards to the MSU42, 1ST DOWN MSU (Legree, Lance). M 1-10 M42 Duckett, T.J. rush for 9 yards to the ND49, out-of-bounds (Boiman, Rocky). M 2-1 N49 Duckett, T.J. rush for no gain to the ND49 (Boiman, Rocky,Legree, Lance). M 3-1 N49 Smoker, Jeff rush for 2 yards to the ND47, 1ST DOWN MSU (Team). M 1-10 N47 Smoker, Jeff rush for loss of 1 yard to the ND48 (Harrison, Tyreo). M 2-11 N48 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Waters, Marcus (Walton, Shane). M 3-11 N48 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Waters, Marcus. M 4-11 N48 Jarrett, Craig punt 32 yards to the ND16, out-of-bounds. --------------- 8 plays, 21 yards, TOP 03:16 ---------------

N 1-10 N16 NOTRE DAME drive start at 10:06 (3rd). N 1-10 N16 Givens, David rush for 2 yards to the ND18 (Hendricks, J.). N 2-8 N18 Godsey, Gary pass intercepted by Henry, Cedric at the ND45, Henry, Cedric return 10 yards to the ND35 (Givens, David). --------------- 2 plays, 2 yards, TOP 00:46 ---------------

M 1-10 N35 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 09:20 (3rd). M 1-10 N35 Duckett, T.J. rush for 3 yards to the ND32 (Legree, Lance,Harrison, Tyreo). M 2-7 N32 Smoker, Jeff rush for 7 yards to the ND25, 1ST DOWN MSU (Denman, Anthony). M 1-10 N25 Smoker, Jeff rush to the ND26, fumble by Smoker, Jeff recovered by MSU Smoker, Jeff at ND26. M 2-11 N26 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Duckett, T.J. for 1 yard to the ND25 (Israel, Ron). M 3-10 N25 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Haygood, Herb for 7 yards to the ND18 (Williams, Brock). M 4-3 N18 Schaefer, David field goal attempt from 36 GOOD, clock 05:42.

=============================== NOTRE DAME 7, MICHIGAN STATE 13 ===============================

--------------- 6 plays, 17 yards, TOP 03:38 ---------------

Schaefer, David kickoff 65 yards to the ND0, Jones, Julius return 19 yards to the ND19 (Wright, Thomas). N 1-10 N19 NOTRE DAME drive start at 05:32 (3rd). N 1-10 N19 Jones, Julius rush for loss of 1 yard to the ND18 (Turner, T.J.). N 2-11 N18 Jones, Julius rush for 2 yards to the ND20, PENALTY ND holding 10 yards to the ND10. N 2-19 N10 LoVecchio, Matt rush for 4 yards to the ND14 (Shaw, Josh). N 3-15 N14 Godsey, Gary pass incomplete (Sayler, Jace). N 4-15 N14 Hildbold, Joey punt 30 yards to the ND44. --------------- 4 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 01:49 ---------------

M 1-10 N44 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 03:43 (3rd), 1st and 10. M 1-10 N44 Dortch, Tyrell rush for 3 yards to the ND41 (Wisne, Andy,Roberts, Ryan). M 2-7 N41 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Baker, Chris for 20 yards to the ND21, 1ST DOWN MSU, out-of-bounds (Driver, Tony). M 1-10 N21 Dortch, Tyrell rush for 6 yards to the ND15 (Wisne, Andy,Walton, Shane). M 2-4 N15 Duckett, T.J. rush for 5 yards to the ND10, 1ST DOWN MSU (Israel, Ron). M 1-G N10 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Wilson, Travis for 10 yards to the ND0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:23. Schaefer, David kick attempt good.

=============================== NOTRE DAME 7, MICHIGAN STATE 20 ===============================

--------------- 5 plays, 44 yards, TOP 01:20 ---------------

Schaefer, David kickoff 65 yards to the ND0, Driver, Tony return 32 yards to the ND32 (Goebel, Mark,Suggs, DeMario). N 1-10 N32 NOTRE DAME drive start at 02:10 (3rd). N 1-10 N32 Jones, Julius rush for no gain to the ND32 (Shaw, Josh). N 2-10 N32 Getherall, Joey rush for loss of 3 yards to the ND29 (Young, Drew). N 3-13 N29 PENALTY MSU pass interference 15 yards to the ND44, 1ST DOWN ND. N 1-10 N44 Lopienski, Tom rush for loss of 1 yard to the ND43 (Shaw, Josh,Sayler, Jace). N 2-11 N43 LoVecchio, Matt rush for 12 yards to the MSU45, 1ST DOWN ND.

======END OF 3rd QUARTER======= NOTRE DAME 7, MICHIGAN STATE 20 ===============================

Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)

N 1-10 M45 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00. N 1-10 M45 LoVecchio, Matt pass complete to Hunter, Javin for 43 yards to the MSU2, 1ST DOWN ND (Bryan, Duron). N 1-G M02 Jones, Julius rush for 2 yards to the MSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:38. Setta, Nick kick attempt good.

================================ NOTRE DAME 14, MICHIGAN STATE 20 ================================

--------------- 7 plays, 68 yards, TOP 02:32 ---------------

McNew, Matt kickoff 55 yards to the MSU10, Flowers, LJ return 15 yards to the MSU25 (DeBolt, Chad). M 1-10 M25 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 14:30 (4th). M 1-10 M25 Duckett, T.J. rush for 5 yards to the MSU30 (Driver, Tony). M 2-5 M30 Duckett, T.J. rush for 3 yards to the MSU33 (Scott, BJ). M 3-2 M33 PENALTY MSU illegal procedure 5 yards to the MSU28. M 3-7 M28 Smoker, Jeff rush to the MSU19, fumble by Smoker, Jeff recovered by ND Campbell, Darr. at MSU12. --------------- 3 plays, minus 13 yards, TOP 01:52 ---------------

N 1-10 M12 NOTRE DAME drive start at 12:38 (4th). N 1-10 M12 Jones, Julius rush for loss of 2 yards to the MSU14 (Shaw, Josh). N 2-12 M14 Timeout Notre Dame, clock 11:51. N 2-12 M14 LoVecchio, Matt rush for 5 yards to the MSU9 (Shaw, Josh). N 3-7 M09 Getherall, Joey rush for 6 yards to the MSU3 (Guess, Lorenzo). N 4-1 M03 LoVecchio, Matt rush for no gain to the MSU3 (Shaw, Josh). --------------- 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 02:28 ---------------

M 1-10 M03 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 10:10 (4th). M 1-10 M03 Duckett, T.J. rush for 13 yards to the MSU16, 1ST DOWN MSU (Harrison, Tyreo,Driver, Tony). M 1-10 M16 PENALTY MSU false start 5 yards to the MSU11. M 1-15 M11 Duckett, T.J. rush for 1 yard to the MSU12 (Harrison, Tyreo,Driver, Tony). M 2-14 M12 Smoker, Jeff rush to the MSU11, fumble by Smoker, Jeff recovered by MSU Smoker, Jeff at MSU11. M 3-15 M11 Smoker, Jeff pass intercepted by Weaver, Anthony at the MSU6, Weaver, Anthony return 4 yards to the MSU2 (Flowers, LJ). --------------- 4 plays, 8 yards, TOP 02:07 ---------------

N 1-G M02 NOTRE DAME drive start at 08:03 (4th). N 1-G M02 Jones, Julius rush for 2 yards to the MSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:59. Setta, Nick kick attempt good.

================================ NOTRE DAME 21, MICHIGAN STATE 20 ================================

--------------- 1 plays, 2 yards, TOP 00:04 ---------------

McNew, Matt kickoff 60 yards to the MSU5, Haygood, Herb return 23 yards to the MSU28 (Earl, Glenn,Sapp, Gerome). M 1-10 M28 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 07:50 (4th). M 1-10 M28 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete. M 2-10 M28 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 7 yards to the MSU21 (Wisne, Andy). M 3-17 M21 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Baker, Chris. M 4-17 M21 Jarrett, Craig punt 53 yards to the ND26, Getherall, Joey return 3 yards to the ND29 (Thornhill, Josh). --------------- 3 plays, minus 7 yards, TOP 01:09 ---------------

N 1-10 N29 NOTRE DAME drive start at 06:41 (4th). N 1-10 N29 Jones, Julius rush for 9 yards to the ND38 (Bryan, Duron). N 2-1 N38 Jones, Julius rush for 7 yards to the ND45, 1ST DOWN ND (Bryan, Duron). N 1-10 N45 Jones, Julius rush for 2 yards to the ND47 (Team). N 2-8 N47 Jones, Julius rush for 3 yards to the 50 yardline (Turner, T.J.). N 3-5 N50 Jones, Julius rush for 4 yards to the MSU46 (Bryan, Duron). N 4-1 M46 Timeout Notre Dame, clock 03:15. N 4-1 M46 Hildbold, Joey punt 46 yards to the MSU0, touchback. --------------- 5 plays, 25 yards, TOP 03:33 ---------------

M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 03:08 (4th). M 1-10 M20 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Richardson, L. for 12 yards to the MSU32, 1ST DOWN MSU (Williams, Brock). M 1-10 M32 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Richardson, L.. M 2-10 M32 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 11 yards to the MSU21 (Weaver, Anthony). M 3-21 M21 Timeout Michigan State, clock 02:22. M 3-21 M21 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Duckett, T.J. for 11 yards to the MSU32 (Williams, Brock,Dykes, Donald). M 4-10 M32 Timeout Notre Dame, clock 01:58. M 4-10 M32 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Haygood, Herb for 68 yards to the ND0, 1ST DOWN MSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:48. M 1-G N02 Timeout Michigan State, clock 00:18. M 1-G N02 Timeout Michigan State, clock 01:48. Schaefer, David kick attempt good.

================================ NOTRE DAME 21, MICHIGAN STATE 27 ================================

--------------- 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 01:20 ---------------

Schaefer, David kickoff 63 yards to the ND2, Givens, David return 0 yards to the ND2, out-of-bounds. N 1-10 N02 NOTRE DAME drive start at 01:48 (4th). N 1-10 N02 Godsey, Gary pass incomplete (Henry, Cedric). N 2-10 N02 Godsey, Gary pass incomplete to Givens, David (Thornhill, Josh). N 3-10 N02 Godsey, Gary pass incomplete to Hunter, Javin. N 4-10 N02 Godsey, Gary pass incomplete to Fisher, Tony. --------------- 4 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:22 ---------------

M 1-G N02 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 01:26 (4th). M 1-G N02 Moss, Dawan rush for 1 yard to the ND1 (Team). M 2-G N01 Duckett, T.J. rush for loss of 1 yard to the ND2 (Israel, Ron). M 3-G N02 End of 2nd half, clock 00:00. --------------- 2 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:26 ---------------

===========FINAL SCORE========== NOTRE DAME 21, MICHIGAN STATE 27 ================================