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Michigan State vs Notre Dame (Sep 22, 2007)

Scoring Summary


                            Scoring Summary (Final)
                            2007 Notre Dame Football
        Michigan State vs Notre Dame (Sep 22, 2007 at Notre Dame, Ind.)

                   Michigan State (4-0) vs. Notre Dame (0-4)
Date: Sep 22, 2007  Site: Notre Dame, Ind.      Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium
Attendance: 80795

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Michigan State...... 14  3 14  0  - 31
Notre Dame..........  7  7  0  0  - 14



Scoring Summary:
1st 10:01 ND - THOMAS, Travis 1 yd run (WALKER, Brandon kick)
                                                    3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 0:54, MSU 0 - ND 7
    07:05 MSU - Thomas, Devin 7 yd pass from Hoyer, Brian (Swenson, Brett kick)
                                                   8 plays, 67 yards, TOP 2:56, MSU 7 - ND 7
    00:22 MSU - Davis, Kellen 3 yd pass from Hoyer, Brian (Swenson, Brett kick)
                                                  5 plays, 45 yards, TOP 1:31, MSU 14 - ND 7
2nd 12:19 MSU - Swenson, Brett 27 yd field goal
                                                   4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 1:24, MSU 17 - ND 7
    10:41 ND - HUGHES, Robert 3 yd run (WALKER, Brandon kick)
                                                 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:38, MSU 17 - ND 14
3rd 12:05 MSU - Dell, Mark 16 yd pass from Hoyer, Brian (Swenson, Brett kick)
                                                 8 plays, 45 yards, TOP 2:55, MSU 24 - ND 14
    02:45 MSU - Davis, Kellen 30 yd pass from Hoyer, Brian (Swenson, Brett kick)
                                                10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 4:15, MSU 31 - ND 14



Kickoff time: 3:43 pm   End of Game: 7:02 pm   Total elapsed time: 3:19
Officials: Referee: Stephen Pamon; Umpire: Pat Bayers; Linesman: Jack Teitz;
Line judge: Bob Davis; Back judge: Dennis Morris; Field judge: Joe Duncan;
Side judge: Bobby Sagers; Scorer: ND Stat Crew;
Temperature: 73        Wind: NW8       Weather: Sunny

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Team Statistics


                            Team Statistics (Final)
                            2007 Notre Dame Football
        Michigan State vs Notre Dame (Sep 22, 2007 at Notre Dame, Ind.)

                                    MSU       ND

FIRST DOWNS...................       19        9
  Rushing.....................       11        5
  Passing.....................        7        4
  Penalty.....................        1        0
NET YARDS RUSHING.............      219      117
  Rushing Attempts............       49       35
  Average Per Rush............      4.5      3.3
  Rushing Touchdowns..........        0        2
  Yards Gained Rushing........      232      159
  Yards Lost Rushing..........       13       42
NET YARDS PASSING.............      135       86
  Completions-Attempts-Int....  11-24-1  11-20-0
  Average Per Attempt.........      5.6      4.3
  Average Per Completion......     12.3      7.8
  Passing Touchdowns..........        4        0
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS...........      354      203
  Total offense plays.........       73       55
  Average Gain Per Play.......      4.8      3.7
Fumbles: Number-Lost..........      1-1      1-1
Penalties: Number-Yards.......     3-20     4-35
PUNTS-YARDS...................    5-207    9-349
  Average Yards Per Punt......     41.4     38.8
  Net Yards Per Punt..........     37.4     35.7
  Inside 20...................        3        1
  50+ Yards...................        0        3
  Touchbacks..................        1        0
  Fair catch..................        0        1
KICKOFFS-YARDS................    6-386    3-182
  Average Yards Per Kickoff...     64.3     60.7
  Net Yards Per Kickoff.......     44.3     28.0
  Touchbacks..................        1        0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD.   4-28-0    0-0-0
  Average Per Return..........      7.0      0.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD   3-98-0  5-100-0
  Average Per Return..........     32.7     20.0
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD..    0-0-0    1-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD.    0-0-0    0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards...........        0        0
Possession Time...............    33:29    26:31
  1st Quarter.................     6:10     8:50
  2nd Quarter.................     8:04     6:56
  3rd Quarter.................     9:47     5:13
  4th Quarter.................     9:28     5:32
Third-Down Conversions........  6 of 15  4 of 15
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   2 of 2   1 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      4-5      2-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     4-32      1-8
PAT Kicks.....................      4-4      2-2
Field Goals...................      1-2      0-0



Individual Statistics


                                 Individual Statistics (Final)
                                    2007 Notre Dame Football
                Michigan State vs Notre Dame (Sep 22, 2007 at Notre Dame, Ind.)


Michigan State

Rushing              No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
-------------------------------------------------
Ringer, Javon        26  148    4  144  0 26  5.5
Caulcrick, Jehuu     20   83    0   83  0  8  4.2
TEAM                  1    0    1   -1  0  0 -1.0
Hoyer, Brian          2    1    8   -7  0  0 -3.5
Totals...            49  232   13  219  0 26  4.5

Passing              Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
-------------------------------------------------
Hoyer, Brian           24-11-1   135  4   30    1
Totals...              24-11-1   135  4   30    1

Receiving             No.  Yds   TD Long
----------------------------------------
Thomas, Devin           4   55    1   25
Davis, Kellen           2   33    2   30
Hawken, Andrew          2   14    0   12
Dell, Mark              1   16    1   16
Ringer, Javon           1   11    0   11
Caulcrick, Jehuu        1    6    0    6
Totals...              11  135    4   30

Punting               No.  Yds   Avg Long In20   TB
---------------------------------------------------
Bates, Aaron            5  207  41.4   48    3    1
Totals...               5  207  41.4   48    3    1

                       Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept
All Returns          No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
--------------------------------------------------
Thomas, Devin         0   0  0  3  98 52  0   0  0
Love, Terry           4  28 18  0   0  0  0   0  0
Totals...             4  28 18  3  98 52  0   0  0

Field goal attempts
----------------------------------------
Swenson, Brett       2nd 12:19  27 yds - Good
Swenson, Brett       4th 11:37  20 yds - Missed

Kickoffs         No.  Yds  TB  OB   Avg
---------------------------------------
Boleski, Todd      6  386   1   0  64.3



Notre Dame

Rushing              No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
-------------------------------------------------
ALDRIDGE, James      18  111    7  104  0 43  5.8
HUGHES, Robert        6   33    0   33  1 17  5.5
ALLEN, Armando        3   14    1   13  0  9  4.3
THOMAS, Travis        1    1    0    1  1  1  1.0
SCHWAPP, Asaph        1    0    0    0  0  0  0.0
JABBIE, Junior        1    0    2   -2  0  0 -2.0
SHARPLEY, Evan        1    0    2   -2  0  0 -2.0
CLAUSEN, Jimmy        4    0   30  -30  0  0 -7.5
Totals...            35  159   42  117  2 43  3.3

Passing              Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
-------------------------------------------------
CLAUSEN, Jimmy         13-7-0     53  0   14    3
SHARPLEY, Evan          7-4-0     33  0   16    1
Totals...              20-11-0    86  0   16    4

Receiving             No.  Yds   TD Long
----------------------------------------
WEST, George            3   25    0   14
GRIMES, David           3   24    0    9
CARLSON, John           1   16    0   16
KAMARA, Duval           1    9    0    9
ALLEN, Armando          1    5    0    5
SCHMIDT, Luke           1    5    0    5
JABBIE, Junior          1    2    0    2
Totals...              11   86    0   16

Punting               No.  Yds   Avg Long In20   TB
---------------------------------------------------
PRICE, Geoff            6  220  36.7   56    1    0
MAUST, Eric             3  129  43.0   50    0    0
Totals...               9  349  38.8   56    1    0

                       Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept
All Returns          No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
--------------------------------------------------
ALLEN, Armando        0   0  0  1  23 23  0   0  0
TATE, Golden          0   0  0  3  62 27  0   0  0
BRUTON, David         0   0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0
HUGHES, Robert        0   0  0  1  15 15  0   0  0
Totals...             0   0  0  5 100 27  1   0  0

Field goal attempts
----------------------------------------

Kickoffs         No.  Yds  TB  OB   Avg
---------------------------------------
WHITAKER           3  182   0   0  60.7



FUMBLES: Michigan State-Hoyer, Brian 1-1. Notre Dame-CLAUSEN, Jimmy 1-1.


Drive Chart


                                      Drive Chart (Final)
                                    2007 Notre Dame Football
                Michigan State vs Notre Dame (Sep 22, 2007 at Notre Dame, Ind.)

                 Drive Started             Drive Ended             Consumed
Team     Qtr Spot Time   Obtained      Spot Time   How Lost      Pl-Yds   TOP 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MSU      1st M03  11:37  Punt          M09  10:55  Fumble         2-6    0:42
MSU      1st M33  10:01  Kickoff       N00  07:05 *TOUCHDOWN      8-67   2:56#
MSU      1st M37  05:02  Punt          M41  04:01  Punt           3-4    1:01
MSU      1st N45  01:53  Punt          N00  00:22 *TOUCHDOWN      5-45   1:31#
MSU      2nd N14  13:43  Fumble        N09  12:19 *FIELD GOAL     4-5    1:24#
MSU      2nd M38  10:41  Kickoff       M47  08:20  Punt           3-9    2:21
MSU      2nd M39  06:41  Punt          N38  03:50  Interception   6-23   2:51
MSU      2nd N49  01:28  Punt          N44  00:00  End of half    5-5    1:28
MSU      3rd N45  15:00  Kickoff       N00  12:05 *TOUCHDOWN      8-45   2:55#
MSU      3rd M50  09:49  Downs         N49  08:51  Punt           3-1    0:58
MSU      3rd M33  07:00  Punt          N00  02:45 *TOUCHDOWN     10-67   4:15
MSU      3rd N46  01:39  Punt          N02  11:37  Missed FG     10-44   5:02#
MSU      4th M37  10:30  Punt          M42  08:00  Punt           3-5    2:30
MSU      4th M36  06:30  Punt          N44  02:55  Punt           5-20   3:35

ND       1st N32  15:00  Kickoff       M47  11:37  Punt           6-21   3:23
ND       1st M09  10:55  Fumble        M00  10:01 *TOUCHDOWN      3-9    0:54#
ND       1st N27  07:05  Kickoff       N36  05:02  Punt           3-9    2:03
ND       1st N09  04:01  Punt          N04  01:53  Punt           3--5   2:08
ND       1st N21  00:22  Kickoff       N14  13:43  Fumble         4--7   1:39
ND       2nd N20  12:19  Kickoff       M00  10:41 *TOUCHDOWN      5-80   1:38#
ND       2nd N05  08:20  Punt          N14  06:41  Punt           3-9    1:39
ND       2nd N20  03:50  Interception  N23  01:28  Punt           6-3    2:22
ND       3rd N24  12:05  Kickoff       M49  09:49  Downs          5-27   2:16
ND       3rd N20  08:51  Punt          N31  07:00  Punt           4-11   1:51
ND       3rd N30  02:45  Kickoff       N35  01:39  Punt           3-5    1:06
ND       4th N20  11:37  Missed FG     N26  10:30  Punt           3-6    1:07
ND       4th N14  08:00  Punt          N14  06:30  Punt           3-0    1:30
ND       4th N20  02:55  Punt          N40  00:00  End of half    4-20   2:55

MSU                       1st   2nd   3rd   4th     1st   2nd       
                          Qtr   Qtr   Qtr   Qtr    Half  Half  Total
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time of possession       06:10 08:04 09:47 09:28   14:14 19:15 33:29
3rd Down Conversions      2/3   2/4   2/5   0/3     4/7   2/8   6/15
Avg Field Position        M32   N47   M48   M36     M42   M44   M43
4th Down Conversions      0/0   0/0   2/2   0/0     0/0   2/2   2/2

ND                        1st   2nd   3rd   4th     1st   2nd       
                          Qtr   Qtr   Qtr   Qtr    Half  Half  Total
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time of possession       08:50 06:56 05:13 05:32   15:46 10:45 26:31
3rd Down Conversions      2/5   2/4   0/3   0/3     4/9   0/6   4/15
Avg Field Position        N36   N15   N24   N18     N28   N21   N25
4th Down Conversions      0/0   0/0   0/1   1/1     0/0   1/2   1/2


                                    Drive Chart (By Quarter)

                 Drive Started             Drive Ended             Consumed
Team     Qtr Spot Time   Obtained      Spot Time   How Lost      Pl-Yds   TOP 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ND       1st N32  15:00  Kickoff       M47  11:37  Punt           6-21   3:23
MSU      1st M03  11:37  Punt          M09  10:55  Fumble         2-6    0:42
ND       1st M09  10:55  Fumble        M00  10:01 *TOUCHDOWN      3-9    0:54#
MSU      1st M33  10:01  Kickoff       N00  07:05 *TOUCHDOWN      8-67   2:56#
ND       1st N27  07:05  Kickoff       N36  05:02  Punt           3-9    2:03
MSU      1st M37  05:02  Punt          M41  04:01  Punt           3-4    1:01
ND       1st N09  04:01  Punt          N04  01:53  Punt           3--5   2:08
MSU      1st N45  01:53  Punt          N00  00:22 *TOUCHDOWN      5-45   1:31#
ND       1st N21  00:22  Kickoff       N14  13:43  Fumble         4--7   1:39

MSU      2nd N14  13:43  Fumble        N09  12:19 *FIELD GOAL     4-5    1:24#
ND       2nd N20  12:19  Kickoff       M00  10:41 *TOUCHDOWN      5-80   1:38#
MSU      2nd M38  10:41  Kickoff       M47  08:20  Punt           3-9    2:21
ND       2nd N05  08:20  Punt          N14  06:41  Punt           3-9    1:39
MSU      2nd M39  06:41  Punt          N38  03:50  Interception   6-23   2:51
ND       2nd N20  03:50  Interception  N23  01:28  Punt           6-3    2:22
MSU      2nd N49  01:28  Punt          N44  00:00  End of half    5-5    1:28

MSU      3rd N45  15:00  Kickoff       N00  12:05 *TOUCHDOWN      8-45   2:55#
ND       3rd N24  12:05  Kickoff       M49  09:49  Downs          5-27   2:16
MSU      3rd M50  09:49  Downs         N49  08:51  Punt           3-1    0:58
ND       3rd N20  08:51  Punt          N31  07:00  Punt           4-11   1:51
MSU      3rd M33  07:00  Punt          N00  02:45 *TOUCHDOWN     10-67   4:15
ND       3rd N30  02:45  Kickoff       N35  01:39  Punt           3-5    1:06
MSU      3rd N46  01:39  Punt          N02  11:37  Missed FG     10-44   5:02#

ND       4th N20  11:37  Missed FG     N26  10:30  Punt           3-6    1:07
MSU      4th M37  10:30  Punt          M42  08:00  Punt           3-5    2:30
ND       4th N14  08:00  Punt          N14  06:30  Punt           3-0    1:30
MSU      4th M36  06:30  Punt          N44  02:55  Punt           5-20   3:35
ND       4th N20  02:55  Punt          N40  00:00  End of half    4-20   2:55



Defensive Statistics


                                Defensive Statistics (Final)
                                  2007 Notre Dame Football
              Michigan State vs Notre Dame (Sep 22, 2007 at Notre Dame, Ind.)


Michigan State      
## Player               Solo  Ast  Tot  TFL/Yds  FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
21 Wiley, Otis             3    3    6     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
41 Thornhill, Kaleb        2    4    6  0.5/1    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
13 Key, Travis             1    5    6     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
43 Gordon, Eric            2    3    5  1.5/9    .   .     .      .    .   1.0/8    .
51 Baldwin, Ervin          2    3    5  1.5/4    .   .     .      .    .      .     1
27 Adams, SirDarean        1    4    5     .     .   .     .      1    .      .     .
94 Saint-Dic, Jonal        4    .    4  2.0/18   1  1-0    .      1    .   1.0/17   .
38 Davis-Clark, Kendell    3    1    4  1.0/5    .   .     .      .    .   1.0/5    .
97 Kershaw, Justin         2    2    4  1.5/2    .   .     .      .    .   1.0/2    .
99 Nwagbuo, Ogemdi         1    3    4  1.0/1    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
53 Jones, Greg             2    1    3  0.5/1    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
29 L. Rucker, Chris        2    1    3     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
31 Henderson, Ashton       2    .    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
36 Misch, Jon              1    1    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
12 Williams, T.J.          1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
40 Jenrette, Roderick      .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
80 Davis, Kellen           .    1    1  0.5/1    .   .     .      .    .      .     1
33 Fortener, Dan           .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .

Notre Dame          
## Player               Solo  Ast  Tot  TFL/Yds  FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
40 CRUM, Maurice           6   10   16  0.5/1    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
27 BRUTON, David           8    7   15     .     .   .    1-0     .    .      .     .
98 LAWS, Trevor            .    9    9     .     .  1-0    .      1    .      .     2
52 BROCKINGTON, Joe        3    4    7     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
9  ZBIKOWSKI, Tom          2    3    5     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
49 SMITH, Toryan           2    2    4     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
95 WILLIAMS, Ian           1    3    4     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
92 HAND, Derrell           .    3    3     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
58 SMITH, Brian            .    3    3  0.5/1    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
96 KUNTZ, Pat              .    3    3     .     .   .     .      1    .      .     .
22 WOODEN, Ambrose         2    .    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
2  WALLS, Darrin           2    .    2     .     .   .     .      1    .      .     .
37 JABBIE, Junior          2    .    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
54 VERNAGLIA, Anthony      1    1    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
56 NEAL, Kerry             1    1    2  1.0/8    .   .     .      1    .   1.0/8    2
57 STEPHENSON, Dwight      1    1    2     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
48 QUINN, Steve            1    .    1  1.0/2    .   .     .      .    .      .     .
61 JANSEN, J.J.            1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
26 THOMAS, Travis          1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
20 LAMBERT, Terrail        1    .    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
41 SMITH, Scott            .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .
84 YEATMAN, Will           .    1    1     .     .   .     .      .    .      .     .



Participation Report


                          Participation Report (Final)
                            2007 Notre Dame Football
        Michigan State vs Notre Dame (Sep 22, 2007 at Notre Dame, Ind.)


Michigan State                                 Notre Dame

POS  ## OFFENSE                                POS  ## OFFENSE
X    84 Curry, Deon                            X    19 WEST
LT   75 Clifford, Pete                         LT   74 YOUNG
LG   71 Shane, Kenny                           LG   77 TURKOVICH
C    65 Nitchman, Joel                         C    78 SULLIVAN
RG   66 Gyetvai, Mike                          RG   73 CARUFEL
RT   79 Miller, Jesse                          RT   72 DUNCAN
TE   80 Davis, Kellen                          TE   89 CARLSON
TE   48 Andino, Eric                           Z    11 GRIMES
QB   7  Hoyer, Brian                           QB   7  CLAUSEN
FB   39 Pritchett, D.                          FB   44 SCHWAPP
RB   30 Caulcrick, J.                          HB   34 ALDRIDGE

POS  ## DEFENSE                                POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   94 Saint-Dic, J.                          DE   98 LAWS
DT   97 Kershaw, Justin                        NT   96 KUNTZ
NT   99 Nwagbuo, Ogemdi                        DE   92 HAND
DE   51 Baldwin, Ervin                         OLB  90 RYAN
SAM  36 Misch, Jon                             ILB  40 CRUM
MIKE 41 Thornhill, K.                          ILB  52 BROCKINGTON
WILL 43 Gordon, Eric                           OLB  54 VERNAGLIA
BC   31 Henderson, A.                          CB   2  WALLS
FS   21 Wiley, Otis                            FS   27 BRUTON
SS   13 Key, Travis                            SS   9  ZBIKOWSKI
FC   29 L. Rucker, C.                          CB   20 LAMBERT


 Michigan State: 2B-Johnson, Jesse, 2C-Bell, Mike, 3A-Denson, Brandon, 3-Warrick, N., 5-Thomas, Devin, 6-Dell, Mark,
 8A-Bates, Aaron, 12-Williams, T.J., 14-Swenson, Brett, 15-Boleski, Todd, 18-Love, Terry, 19-Williams, David, 23-Ringer, Javon,
 27-Adams, S., 33-Fortener, Dan, 35-McPherson, Jeff, 38-Davis-Clark, K., 40-Jenrette, R., 44-Rouse, Josh, 45-Hawken, Andrew,
 47-Long, Brandon, 53-Jones, Greg, 56-Shackleton, A., 60-Bacon, Mike, 70-Wilson, Oren, 93-Jeremiah, A..

 Notre Dame: 1-HORD, 4B-ANELLO, 5-ALLEN, 6-HERRING, 8-McNEIL, 13-SHARPLEY, 14-WALKER, B., 15-FERRINE, 17-PRICE, 18-KAMARA,
 22-WOODEN, 23-TATE, 24-GORDON, 26-THOMAS, T., 28-McCARTHY, 31-BROWN, S., 32-SCHMIDT, 33-HUGHES, 35-WHITAKER, 37-JABBIE,
 41-SMITH, S., 43-MAUST, 48-QUINN, S., 49-SMITH, T., 53-RICHARDSON, Mo., 55-OLSEN, 56-NEAL, 57-STEPHENSON, 58-SMITH, B.,
 61-JANSEN, 67-BEMENDERFER, 82-PARRIS, 83-RAGONE, 84-YEATMAN, 88-REULAND, 95-WILLIAMS, I..



Box Score

                               Box Score (Final)
        Michigan State vs Notre Dame (Sep 22, 2007 at Notre Dame, Ind.)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Michigan State...... 14  3 14  0  - 31       Record: (4-0)
Notre Dame..........  7  7  0  0  - 14       Record: (0-4)



Scoring Summary:
1st 10:01 ND - THOMAS, Travis 1 yd run (WALKER, Brandon kick), 3-9 0:54, MSU 0 - ND 7
    07:05 MSU - Thomas, Devin 7 yd pass from Hoyer, Brian (Swenson, Brett kick), 8-67 2:56, MSU 7 - ND 7
    00:22 MSU - Davis, Kellen 3 yd pass from Hoyer, Brian (Swenson, Brett kick), 5-45 1:31, MSU 14 - ND 7
2nd 12:19 MSU - Swenson, Brett 27 yd field goal, 4-5 1:24, MSU 17 - ND 7
    10:41 ND - HUGHES, Robert 3 yd run (WALKER, Brandon kick), 5-80 1:38, MSU 17 - ND 14
3rd 12:05 MSU - Dell, Mark 16 yd pass from Hoyer, Brian (Swenson, Brett kick), 8-45 2:55, MSU 24 - ND 14
    02:45 MSU - Davis, Kellen 30 yd pass from Hoyer, Brian (Swenson, Brett kick), 10-67 4:15, MSU 31 - ND 14


MSU ND FIRST DOWNS................... 19 9 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 49-219 35-117 PASSING YDS (NET)............. 135 86 Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 24-11-1 20-11-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 73-354 55-203 Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards............ 4-28 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 3-98 5-100 Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg)............ 5-41.4 9-38.8 Fumbles-Lost.................. 1-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards............... 3-20 4-35 Possession Time............... 33:29 26:31 Third-Down Conversions........ 6 of 15 4 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions....... 2 of 2 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 4-5 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 4-32 1-8 RUSHING: Michigan State-Ringer, Javon 26-144; Caulcrick, Jehuu 20-83; TEAM 1-minus 1; Hoyer, Brian 2-minus 7. Notre Dame-ALDRIDGE, James 18-104; HUGHES, Robert 6-33; ALLEN, Armando 3-13; THOMAS, Travis 1-1; SCHWAPP, Asaph 1-0; JABBIE, Junior 1-minus 2; SHARPLEY, Evan 1-minus 2; CLAUSEN, Jimmy 4-minus 30. PASSING: Michigan State-Hoyer, Brian 11-24-1-135. Notre Dame-CLAUSEN, Jimmy 7-13-0-53; SHARPLEY, Evan 4-7-0-33. RECEIVING: Michigan State-Thomas, Devin 4-55; Davis, Kellen 2-33; Hawken, Andrew 2-14; Dell, Mark 1-16; Ringer, Javon 1-11; Caulcrick, Jehuu 1-6. Notre Dame-WEST, George 3-25; GRIMES, David 3-24; CARLSON, John 1-16; KAMARA, Duval 1-9; ALLEN, Armando 1-5; SCHMIDT, Luke 1-5; JABBIE, Junior 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS: Michigan State-None. Notre Dame-BRUTON, David 1-0. FUMBLES: Michigan State-Hoyer, Brian 1-1. Notre Dame-CLAUSEN, Jimmy 1-1. Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium Attendance: 80795 Kickoff time: 3:43 pm End of Game: 7:02 pm Total elapsed time: 3:19 Officials: Referee: Stephen Pamon; Umpire: Pat Bayers; Linesman: Jack Teitz; Line judge: Bob Davis; Back judge: Dennis Morris; Field judge: Joe Duncan; Side judge: Bobby Sagers; Scorer: ND Stat Crew; Temperature: 73 Wind: NW8 Weather: Sunny ID-524775 Michigan State vs Notre Dame (Sep 22, 2007 at Notre Dame, Ind.) SACKS (UA-A): Michigan State-Saint-Dic, Jonal 1-0; Davis-Clark, Kendell 1-0; Kershaw, Justin 1-0; Gordon, Eric 1-0. Notre Dame-NEAL, Kerry 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Michigan State-Wiley, Otis 3-3; Thornhill, Kaleb 2-4; Key, Travis 1-5; Baldwin, Ervin 2-3; Gordon, Eric 2-3; Adams, SirDarean 1-4; Saint-Dic, Jonal 4-0; Davis-Clark, Kendell 3-1; Kershaw, Justin 2-2; Nwagbuo, Ogemdi 1-3; Jones, Greg 2-1; L. Rucker, Chris 2-1; Henderson, Ashton 2-0; Misch, Jon 1-1; Williams, T.J. 1-0; Davis, Kellen 0-1; Fortener, Dan 0-1; Jenrette, Roderick 0-1. Notre Dame-CRUM, Maurice 6-10; BRUTON, David 8-7; LAWS, Trevor 0-9; BROCKINGTON, Joe 3-4; ZBIKOWSKI, Tom 2-3; SMITH, Toryan 2-2; WILLIAMS, Ian 1-3; SMITH, Brian 0-3; HAND, Derrell 0-3; KUNTZ, Pat 0-3; WOODEN, Ambrose 2-0; JABBIE, Junior 2-0; WALLS, Darrin 2-0; STEPHENSON, Dwight 1-1; VERNAGLIA, Anthony 1-1; NEAL, Kerry 1-1; LAMBERT, Terrail 1-0; QUINN, Steve 1-0; THOMAS, Travis 1-0; JANSEN, J.J. 1-0; SMITH, Scott 0-1; YEATMAN, Will 0-1. Game Starters: Michigan State POS ## OFFENSE X 84 Curry, Deon LT 75 Clifford, Pete LG 71 Shane, Kenny C 65 Nitchman, Joel RG 66 Gyetvai, Mike RT 79 Miller, Jesse TE 80 Davis, Kellen TE 48 Andino, Eric QB 7 Hoyer, Brian FB 39 Pritchett, D. RB 30 Caulcrick, J. POS ## DEFENSE DE 94 Saint-Dic, J. DT 97 Kershaw, Justin NT 99 Nwagbuo, Ogemdi DE 51 Baldwin, Ervin SAM 36 Misch, Jon MIKE 41 Thornhill, K. WILL 43 Gordon, Eric BC 31 Henderson, A. FS 21 Wiley, Otis SS 13 Key, Travis FC 29 L. Rucker, C. Notre Dame POS ## OFFENSE X 19 WEST LT 74 YOUNG LG 77 TURKOVICH C 78 SULLIVAN RG 73 CARUFEL RT 72 DUNCAN TE 89 CARLSON Z 11 GRIMES QB 7 CLAUSEN FB 44 SCHWAPP HB 34 ALDRIDGE POS ## DEFENSE DE 98 LAWS NT 96 KUNTZ DE 92 HAND OLB 90 RYAN ILB 40 CRUM ILB 52 BROCKINGTON OLB 54 VERNAGLIA CB 2 WALLS FS 27 BRUTON SS 9 ZBIKOWSKI CB 20 LAMBERT Player participation: Michigan State: 2B-Johnson, Jesse, 2C-Bell, Mike, 3A-Denson, Brandon, 3-Warrick, N., 5-Thomas, Devin, 6-Dell, Mark, 8A-Bates, Aaron, 12-Williams, T.J., 14-Swenson, Brett, 15-Boleski, Todd, 18-Love, Terry, 19-Williams, David, 23-Ringer, Javon, 27-Adams, S., 33-Fortener, Dan, 35-McPherson, Jeff, 38-Davis-Clark, K., 40-Jenrette, R., 44-Rouse, Josh, 45-Hawken, Andrew, 47-Long, Brandon, 53-Jones, Greg, 56-Shackleton, A., 60-Bacon, Mike, 70-Wilson, Oren, 93-Jeremiah, A.. Notre Dame: 1-HORD, 4B-ANELLO, 5-ALLEN, 6-HERRING, 8-McNEIL, 13-SHARPLEY, 14-WALKER, B., 15-FERRINE, 17-PRICE, 18-KAMARA, 22-WOODEN, 23-TATE, 24-GORDON, 26-THOMAS, T., 28-McCARTHY, 31-BROWN, S., 32-SCHMIDT, 33-HUGHES, 35-WHITAKER, 37-JABBIE, 41-SMITH, S., 43-MAUST, 48-QUINN, S., 49-SMITH, T., 53-RICHARDSON, Mo., 55-OLSEN, 56-NEAL, 57-STEPHENSON, 58-SMITH, B., 61-JANSEN, 67-BEMENDERFER, 82-PARRIS, 83-RAGONE, 84-YEATMAN, 88-REULAND, 95-WILLIAMS, I.. Play-by-Play Summary


                               Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)
                                    2007 Notre Dame Football
                Michigan State vs Notre Dame (Sep 22, 2007 at Notre Dame, Ind.)

               ND wins toss and will receive. MSU will defend the north goal.
  M 1-10 M30   MSU ball on MSU30.

               Boleski, Todd kickoff 53 yards to the ND17, HUGHES return 15 yards to the
               ND32 (Gordon, Eric).
      N 1-10 N32   ALDRIDGE rush for 2 yards to the ND34 (Thornhill, K.).
      N 2-8  N34   ALDRIDGE rush for 6 yards to the ND40 (Key, Travis;Wiley, Otis).
      N 3-2  N40   ALLEN rush for 9 yards to the ND49, 1ST DOWN ND, out-of-bounds
                   (Key, Travis).
      N 1-10 N49   CLAUSEN pass complete to SCHMIDT for 5 yards to the MSU46 (Wiley, Otis).
      N 2-5  M46   ALDRIDGE rush for loss of 1 yard to the MSU47 (Thornhill, K.;Kershaw,
                   Justin).
      N 3-6  M47   CLAUSEN rush for no gain to the MSU47 (Saint-Dic, J.).
      N 4-6  M47   PRICE punt 45 yards to the MSU2, downed.
--------------- 6 plays, 21 yards, TOP 03:23 ---------------

  M 1-10 M02   MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 11:37.
  M 1-10 M02   MSU ball on MSU3.
  M 1-10 M03   Caulcrick, J. rush for 5 yards to the MSU8 (KUNTZ;LAWS).
  M 2-5  M08   Hoyer, Brian rush to the MSU8, fumble by Hoyer, Brian recovered by ND LAWS
               at MSU9.
--------------- 2 plays, 6 yards, TOP 00:42 ---------------

      N 1-G  M09   NOTRE DAME drive start at 10:55.
      N 1-G  M09   CLAUSEN pass incomplete to PARRIS.
      N 2-G  M09   HUGHES rush for 8 yards to the MSU1 (Baldwin, Ervin;Key, Travis).
      N 3-G  M01   THOMAS, T. rush for 1 yard to the MSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:01.
                   WALKER, B. kick attempt good.

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

--------------- 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 00:54 ---------------

                   WHITAKER kickoff 59 yards to the MSU11, Thomas, Devin return 22 yards to
                   the MSU33 (JABBIE).
  M 1-10 M33   MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 10:01.
  M 1-10 M33   Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Dell, Mark.
  M 2-10 M33   Ringer, Javon rush for 15 yards to the MSU48, 1ST DOWN MSU,
               out-of-bounds (BRUTON).
  M 1-10 M48   Caulcrick, J. rush for 3 yards to the ND49 (LAWS;BROCKINGTON).
  M 2-7  N49   Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Thomas, Devin (LAWS).
  M 3-7  N49   Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Thomas, Devin for 25 yards to the ND24, 1ST
               DOWN MSU (BRUTON), PENALTY ND roughing passer (LAWS) 12 yards to the
               ND12, 1ST DOWN MSU.
  M 1-10 N12   1st and 10.
  M 1-10 N12   Ringer, Javon rush for 2 yards to the ND10 (ZBIKOWSKI;BROCKINGTON).
  M 2-8  N10   Ringer, Javon rush for 3 yards to the ND7 (STEPHENSON;BRUTON).
  M 3-5  N07   Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Thomas, Devin for 7 yards to the ND0, 1ST
               DOWN MSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:05.
               Swenson, Brett kick attempt good.

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

--------------- 8 plays, 67 yards, TOP 02:56 ---------------

               Boleski, Todd kickoff 70 yards to the ND0, TATE return 27 yards to the ND27
               (Wiley, Otis).
      N 1-10 N27   NOTRE DAME drive start at 07:05.
      N 1-10 N27   ALDRIDGE rush for 1 yard to the ND28 (Baldwin, Ervin).
      N 2-9  N28   CLAUSEN pass complete to GRIMES for 8 yards to the ND36 (Williams,
                   T.J.).
      N 3-1  N36   SCHWAPP rush for no gain to the ND36 (Kershaw, Justin;Nwagbuo, Ogemdi).
      N 4-1  N36   PRICE punt 27 yards to the MSU37, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 02:03 ---------------

  M 1-10 M37   MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 05:02.
  M 1-10 M37   Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Hawken, Andrew for 2 yards to the MSU39,
               out-of-bounds (VERNAGLIA).
  M 2-8  M39   Caulcrick, J. rush for 2 yards to the MSU41 (CRUM;LAWS).
  M 3-6  M41   Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Thomas, Devin (WALLS).
  M 4-6  M41   Bates, Aaron punt 42 yards to the ND17, out-of-bounds, PENALTY ND holding
               (THOMAS, T.) 8 yards to the ND9, 1st and 10, ND ball on ND9.
--------------- 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:01 ---------------

      N 1-10 N09   NOTRE DAME drive start at 04:01.
      N 1-10 N09   ALDRIDGE rush for 4 yards to the ND13 (Key, Travis;Thornhill, K.).
      N 2-6  N13   CLAUSEN sacked for loss of 8 yards to the ND5 (Gordon, Eric).
      N 3-14 N05   ALLEN rush for loss of 1 yard to the ND4 (Saint-Dic, J.).
      N 4-15 N04   MAUST punt 41 yards to the ND45, Love, Terry return 0 yards to the ND45
                   (BRUTON).
--------------- 3 plays, minus 5 yards, TOP 02:08 ---------------

  M 1-10 N45   MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 01:53.
  M 1-10 N45   Ringer, Javon rush for 3 yards to the ND42 (CRUM).
  M 2-7  N42   Ringer, Javon rush for 26 yards to the ND16, 1ST DOWN MSU,
               out-of-bounds (WALLS).
  M 1-10 N16   Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Hawken, Andrew for 12 yards to the ND4, 1ST
               DOWN MSU, out-of-bounds (BROCKINGTON).
  M 1-G  N04   Caulcrick, J. rush for 1 yard to the ND3 (LAWS;KUNTZ).
  M 2-G  N03   Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Davis, Kellen for 3 yards to the ND0,
               TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:22.
               Swenson, Brett kick attempt good.

                                ===============================
                                MICHIGAN STATE 14, NOTRE DAME 7
                                ===============================

--------------- 5 plays, 45 yards, TOP 01:31 ---------------

               Boleski, Todd kickoff 70 yards to the ND0, TATE return 21 yards to the ND21
               (Jones, Greg).
      N 1-10 N21   NOTRE DAME drive start at 00:22.
      N 1-10 N21   ALDRIDGE rush for loss of 2 yards to the ND19 (Baldwin, Ervin).

                                ======END OF 1st QUARTER=======
                                MICHIGAN STATE 14, NOTRE DAME 7
                                ===============================

Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)
      N 2-12 N19   Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
      N 2-12 N19   ALDRIDGE rush for 5 yards to the ND24 (Misch, Jon;Key, Travis).
      N 3-7  N24   CLAUSEN pass complete to GRIMES for 7 yards to the ND31, 1ST DOWN
                   ND.
      N 1-10 N31   CLAUSEN sacked for loss of 17 yards to the ND14 (Saint-Dic, J.), fumble
                   by CLAUSEN recovered by MSU Saint-Dic, J. at ND14.
--------------- 4 plays, minus 7 yards, TOP 01:39 ---------------

  M 1-10 N14   MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 13:43.
  M 1-10 N14   Caulcrick, J. rush for 3 yards to the ND11 (SMITH, B.;BROCKINGTON).
  M 2-7  N11   Ringer, Javon rush for 2 yards to the ND9 (BROCKINGTON).
  M 3-5  N09   Timeout Michigan State, clock 12:27.
  M 3-5  N09   Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Thomas, Devin.
  M 4-5  N09   Swenson, Brett field goal attempt from 27 GOOD, clock 12:19.

                                ===============================
                                MICHIGAN STATE 17, NOTRE DAME 7
                                ===============================

--------------- 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:24 ---------------

               Boleski, Todd kickoff 70 yards to the ND0, touchback.
      N 1-10 N20   NOTRE DAME drive start at 12:19.
      N 1-10 N20   CLAUSEN pass complete to WEST for 14 yards to the ND34, 1ST DOWN
                   ND.
      N 1-10 N34   ALDRIDGE rush for 43 yards to the MSU23, 1ST DOWN ND (Adams, S.).
      N 1-10 M23   HUGHES rush for 17 yards to the MSU6, 1ST DOWN ND, out-of-bounds
                   (Adams, S.;Wiley, Otis).
      N 1-G  M06   ALDRIDGE rush for 3 yards to the MSU3 (Nwagbuo, Ogemdi;Key, Travis).
      N 2-G  M03   HUGHES rush for 3 yards to the MSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:41.
                   WALKER, B. kick attempt good.

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

--------------- 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 01:38 ---------------

                   WHITAKER kickoff 56 yards to the MSU14, Thomas, Devin return 24 yards to
                   the MSU38 (JABBIE).
  M 1-10 M38   MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 10:41.
  M 1-10 M38   Ringer, Javon rush for 5 yards to the MSU43 (CRUM;BROCKINGTON).
  M 2-5  M43   Ringer, Javon rush for loss of 2 yards to the MSU41 (CRUM;SMITH, B.).
  M 3-7  M41   Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Caulcrick, J. for 6 yards to the MSU47 (SMITH,
               B.;CRUM).
  M 4-1  M47   Bates, Aaron punt 48 yards to the ND5, downed.
--------------- 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 02:21 ---------------

      N 1-10 N05   NOTRE DAME drive start at 08:20.
      N 1-10 N05   CLAUSEN pass incomplete to WEST.
      N 2-10 N05   ALDRIDGE rush for 4 yards to the ND9 (Henderson, A.).
      N 3-6  N09   ALLEN rush for 5 yards to the ND14 (Saint-Dic, J.).
      N 4-1  N14   PRICE punt 56 yards to the MSU30, Love, Terry return 9 yards to the
                   MSU39 (BRUTON;YEATMAN).
--------------- 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:39 ---------------

  M 1-10 M39   MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 06:41.
  M 1-10 M39   Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Thomas, Devin.
  M 2-10 M39   QB hurry by LAWS.
  M 2-10 M39   Caulcrick, J. rush for 7 yards to the MSU46 (VERNAGLIA;LAWS).
  M 3-3  M46   Ringer, Javon rush for 4 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN MSU
               (BRUTON).
  M 1-10 M50   Ringer, Javon rush for 5 yards to the ND45 (CRUM).
  M 2-5  N45   Caulcrick, J. rush for 7 yards to the ND38, 1ST DOWN MSU (SMITH, T.).
  M 1-10 N38   Timeout Michigan State, clock 03:59.
  M 1-10 N38   Hoyer, Brian pass intercepted by BRUTON at the ND0, BRUTON return 0 yards to
               the ND0, touchback.
--------------- 6 plays, 23 yards, TOP 02:51 ---------------

      N 1-10 N20   NOTRE DAME drive start at 03:50.
      N 1-10 N20   ALDRIDGE rush for loss of 1 yard to the ND19 (Nwagbuo, Ogemdi).
      N 2-11 N19   CLAUSEN pass complete to ALLEN for 5 yards to the ND24, out-of-bounds
                   (Wiley, Otis).
      N 3-6  N24   CLAUSEN pass complete to GRIMES for 9 yards to the ND33, 1ST DOWN
                   ND (Henderson, A.).
      N 1-10 N33   ALDRIDGE rush for loss of 3 yards to the ND30 (Baldwin, Ervin;Gordon,
                   Eric).
      N 2-13 N30   CLAUSEN pass incomplete to ALLEN.
      N 3-13 N30   PENALTY ND delay of game 5 yards to the ND25.
      N 3-18 N25   Timeout Notre Dame, clock 01:52.
      N 3-18 N25   JABBIE rush for loss of 2 yards to the ND23 (Jones, Greg;Davis, Kellen).
      N 4-20 N23   Timeout Michigan State, clock 01:47.
      N 4-20 N23   PRICE punt 27 yards to the 50 yardline, downed.
--------------- 6 plays, 3 yards, TOP 02:22 ---------------

  M 1-10 M50   MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 01:28.
  M 1-10 M50   MSU ball on ND49.
  M 1-10 N49   Timeout Notre Dame, clock 01:28.
  M 1-10 N49   Ringer, Javon rush for 7 yards to the ND42 (BRUTON;CRUM).
  M 2-3  N42   Hoyer, Brian sacked for loss of 8 yards to the 50 yardline (NEAL).
  M 3-11 M50   Ringer, Javon rush for 12 yards to the ND38, 1ST DOWN MSU (CRUM).
  M 1-10 N38   PENALTY MSU illegal shift 5 yards to the ND43.
  M 1-15 N43   Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Thomas, Devin (NEAL), QB hurry by NEAL.
  M 2-15 N43   TEAM rush for loss of 1 yard to the ND44.
  M 3-16 N44   End of half, clock 00:00.

                                =======END OF 2nd QUARTER=======
                                MICHIGAN STATE 17, NOTRE DAME 14
                                ================================

Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)
  M 3-16 N44   Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, ND ball on ND30.
--------------- 5 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:28 ---------------

                   WHITAKER kickoff 67 yards to the MSU3, Thomas, Devin return 52 yards to
                   the ND45, out-of-bounds (WOODEN).
  M 1-10 N45   MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 15:00.
  M 1-10 N45   Ringer, Javon rush for 1 yard to the ND44 (BROCKINGTON).
  M 2-9  N44   Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Davis, Kellen, QB hurry by LAWS.
  M 3-9  N44   Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Ringer, Javon for 11 yards to the ND33, 1ST
               DOWN MSU (CRUM).
  M 1-10 N33   Caulcrick, J. rush for 8 yards to the ND25 (CRUM).
  M 2-2  N25   PENALTY MSU false start 5 yards to the ND30.
  M 2-7  N30   PENALTY MSU holding (Davis, Kellen) 10 yards to the ND40.
  M 2-17 N40   Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Dell, Mark.
  M 3-17 N40   Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Thomas, Devin for 19 yards to the ND21, 1ST
               DOWN MSU, out-of-bounds (WOODEN).
  M 1-10 N21   Ringer, Javon rush for 5 yards to the ND16, out-of-bounds (ZBIKOWSKI).
  M 2-5  N16   Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Dell, Mark for 16 yards to the ND0, 1ST
               DOWN MSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:05.
               Swenson, Brett kick attempt good.

                                ================================
                                MICHIGAN STATE 24, NOTRE DAME 14
                                ================================

--------------- 8 plays, 45 yards, TOP 02:55 ---------------

               Boleski, Todd kickoff 60 yards to the ND10, TATE return 14 yards to the ND24
               (Misch, Jon).
      N 1-10 N24   NOTRE DAME drive start at 12:05.
      N 1-10 N24   ALDRIDGE rush for 18 yards to the ND42, 1ST DOWN ND,
                   out-of-bounds (L. Rucker, C.).
      N 1-10 N42   ALDRIDGE rush for 3 yards to the ND45 (Baldwin, Ervin;Wiley, Otis).
      N 2-7  N45   ALDRIDGE rush for 5 yards to the 50 yardline (Adams, S.;Nwagbuo,
                   Ogemdi).
      N 3-2  N50   ALDRIDGE rush for 1 yard to the MSU49 (Davis-Clark, K.;Gordon, Eric).
      N 4-1  M49   HUGHES rush for no gain to the MSU49 (Thornhill, K.;Gordon, Eric).
--------------- 5 plays, 27 yards, TOP 02:16 ---------------

  M 1-10 M49   MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 09:49.
  M 1-10 M49   MSU ball on 50 yardline.
  M 1-10 M50   Caulcrick, J. rush for 1 yard to the ND49 (CRUM;LAWS).
  M 2-9  N49   Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Hawken, Andrew.
  M 3-9  N49   Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Thomas, Devin (KUNTZ), QB hurry by NEAL.
  M 4-9  N49   Bates, Aaron punt 29 yards to the ND20, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 00:58 ---------------

      N 1-10 N20   NOTRE DAME drive start at 08:51.
      N 1-10 N20   ALDRIDGE rush for 14 yards to the ND34, 1ST DOWN ND (Thornhill,
                   K.).
      N 1-10 N34   ALDRIDGE rush for 2 yards to the ND36 (Kershaw, Justin).
      N 2-8  N36   CLAUSEN pass incomplete to SCHWAPP.
      N 3-8  N36   CLAUSEN sacked for loss of 5 yards to the ND31 (Davis-Clark, K.).
      N 4-13 N31   PRICE punt 54 yards to the MSU15, Love, Terry return 18 yards to the
                   MSU33 (THOMAS, T.).
--------------- 4 plays, 11 yards, TOP 01:51 ---------------

  M 1-10 M33   MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 07:00.
  M 1-10 M33   Ringer, Javon rush for 2 yards to the MSU35 (CRUM;LAWS).
  M 2-8  M35   Ringer, Javon rush for 10 yards to the MSU45, 1ST DOWN MSU
               (BRUTON;ZBIKOWSKI).
  M 1-10 M45   Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Love, Terry.
  M 2-10 M45   Caulcrick, J. rush for 5 yards to the 50 yardline (BRUTON;HAND).
  M 3-5  M50   Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Thomas, Devin for 4 yards to the ND46 (WALLS).
  M 4-1  N46   Caulcrick, J. rush for 8 yards to the ND38, 1ST DOWN MSU (BRUTON).
  M 1-10 N38   Caulcrick, J. rush for 4 yards to the ND34 (CRUM;HAND).
  M 2-6  N34   Hoyer, Brian pass incomplete to Thomas, Devin.
  M 3-6  N34   Timeout Michigan State, clock 03:35.
  M 3-6  N34   Ringer, Javon rush for 4 yards to the ND30 (CRUM).
  M 4-2  N30   Timeout Notre Dame, clock 02:51.
  M 4-2  N30   Hoyer, Brian pass complete to Davis, Kellen for 30 yards to the ND0, 1ST
               DOWN MSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:45.
               Swenson, Brett kick attempt good.

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                                MICHIGAN STATE 31, NOTRE DAME 14
                                ================================

--------------- 10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 04:15 ---------------

               Boleski, Todd kickoff 63 yards to the ND7, ALLEN return 23 yards to the ND30
               (Jenrette, R.;L. Rucker, C.).
      N 1-10 N30   NOTRE DAME drive start at 02:45.
      N 1-10 N30   CLAUSEN pass incomplete to WEST, QB hurry by Baldwin, Ervin.
      N 2-10 N30   CLAUSEN pass complete to WEST for 5 yards to the ND35 (L. Rucker, C.).
      N 3-5  N35   CLAUSEN pass incomplete to WEST (Saint-Dic, J.).
      N 4-5  N35   PRICE punt 11 yards to the ND46, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:06 ---------------

  M 1-10 N46   MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 01:39.
  M 1-10 N46   Ringer, Javon rush for 5 yards to the ND41 (BRUTON).
  M 2-5  N41   Ringer, Javon rush for 6 yards to the ND35, 1ST DOWN MSU,
               out-of-bounds (LAMBERT).
  M 1-10 N35   Caulcrick, J. rush for 8 yards to the ND27 (ZBIKOWSKI).
  M 2-2  N27   Caulcrick, J. rush for 4 yards to the ND23, 1ST DOWN MSU
               (BRUTON;LAWS).

                                =======END OF 3rd QUARTER=======
                                MICHIGAN STATE 31, NOTRE DAME 14
                                ================================

Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)
  M 1-10 N23   Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
  M 1-10 N23   Caulcrick, J. rush for 1 yard to the ND22 (STEPHENSON).
  M 2-9  N22   Ringer, Javon rush for 12 yards to the ND10, 1ST DOWN MSU (BRUTON).
  M 1-G  N10   Ringer, Javon rush for 3 yards to the ND7 (SMITH, T.;KUNTZ).
  M 2-G  N07   Ringer, Javon rush for 3 yards to the ND4 (SMITH, T.;WILLIAMS, I.).
  M 3-G  N04   Ringer, Javon rush for 2 yards to the ND2 (HAND;SMITH, S.).
  M 4-G  N02   Swenson, Brett field goal attempt from 20 MISSED - wide left, spot at ND20,
               clock 11:37.
--------------- 10 plays, 44 yards, TOP 06:09 ---------------

      N 1-10 N20   SHARPLEY pass incomplete to WEST.
      N 2-10 N20   SHARPLEY pass incomplete to CARLSON (Adams, S.).
      N 3-10 N20   SHARPLEY pass complete to WEST for 6 yards to the ND26 (Davis-Clark,
                   K.).
      N 4-4  N26   MAUST punt 38 yards to the MSU36, Love, Terry return 1 yards to the
                   MSU37 (JANSEN).
--------------- 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 00:00 ---------------

  M 1-10 M37   MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 10:30.
  M 1-10 M37   Caulcrick, J. rush for 5 yards to the MSU42 (LAWS;CRUM).
  M 2-5  M42   Caulcrick, J. rush for 2 yards to the MSU44 (ZBIKOWSKI;BRUTON).
  M 3-3  M44   Ringer, Javon rush for loss of 2 yards to the MSU42 (QUINN, S.).
  M 4-5  M42   Bates, Aaron punt 44 yards to the ND14, downed.
--------------- 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 02:30 ---------------

      N 1-10 N14   NOTRE DAME drive start at 08:00.
      N 1-10 N14   SHARPLEY sacked for loss of 2 yards to the ND12 (Kershaw, Justin).
      N 2-12 N12   SHARPLEY pass complete to JABBIE for 2 yards to the ND14 (Davis-Clark,
                   K.).
      N 3-10 N14   SHARPLEY pass incomplete to WEST, QB hurry by Davis, Kellen.
      N 4-10 N14   MAUST punt 50 yards to the MSU36, fair catch by Love, Terry.
--------------- 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:30 ---------------

  M 1-10 M36   MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 06:30.
  M 1-10 M36   Ringer, Javon rush for 8 yards to the MSU44 (SMITH, T.).
  M 2-2  M44   Ringer, Javon rush for 3 yards to the MSU47, 1ST DOWN MSU
               (NEAL;WILLIAMS, I.).
  M 1-10 M47   Caulcrick, J. rush for 1 yard to the MSU48 (WILLIAMS, I.).
  M 2-9  M48   Caulcrick, J. rush for 7 yards to the ND45 (BRUTON).
  M 3-2  N45   Caulcrick, J. rush for 1 yard to the ND44 (WILLIAMS, I.;CRUM).
  M 4-1  N44   Timeout Michigan State, clock 03:04.
  M 4-1  N44   Bates, Aaron punt 44 yards to the ND0, touchback.
--------------- 5 plays, 20 yards, TOP 03:35 ---------------

      N 1-10 N20   NOTRE DAME drive start at 02:55.
      N 1-10 N20   PENALTY ND holding (YOUNG) 10 yards to the ND10.
      N 1-20 N10   HUGHES rush for 1 yard to the ND11 (Jones, Greg).
      N 2-19 N11   HUGHES rush for 4 yards to the ND15 (Adams, S.;Fortener, Dan).
      N 3-15 N15   SHARPLEY pass complete to KAMARA for 9 yards to the ND24.
      N 4-6  N24   SHARPLEY pass complete to CARLSON for 16 yards to the ND40, 1ST DOWN
                   ND (Adams, S.;Thornhill, K.).
      N 1-10 N40   End of game, clock 00:00.
--------------- 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 02:55 ---------------

                                ===========FINAL SCORE==========
                                MICHIGAN STATE 31, NOTRE DAME 14
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