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| Scoring Summary | |||||
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| First Quarter | MSU | ND | |||
| ND | TD | 10:41 | Cierre Wood 22 yd run (David Ruffer kick) | 0 | 7 |
| MSU | FG | 1:32 | Dan Conroy 40 yd FG | 3 | 7 |
| ND | TD | 1:20 | George Atkinson 89 yd kick return (David Ruffer kick) | 3 | 14 |
| Second Quarter | MSU | ND | |||
| MSU | TD | 11:57 | Dion Sims 6 yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy kick) | 10 | 14 |
| ND | TD | 3:36 | Cierre Wood 6 yd run (David Ruffer kick) | 10 | 21 |
| Third Quarter | MSU | ND | |||
| ND | TD | 9:30 | TJ Jones 26 yd pass from Tommy Rees (David Ruffer kick) | 10 | 28 |
| Fourth Quarter | MSU | ND | |||
| MSU | FG | 10:56 | Dan Conroy 35 yd FG | 13 | 28 |
| ND | FG | 3:11 | David Ruffer 33 yd FG | 13 | 31 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | Notre Dame | |
| First downs | 21 | 18 |
| Rushing | 1 | 6 |
| Passing | 18 | 8 |
| Penalty | 2 | 4 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 5-17, 29% | 5-12, 42% |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-3, 33% | 0-0, -% |
| Rushes-Yards | 23-29 | 32-114 |
| Passing Yards | 329 | 161 |
| Return Yards | 163 | 221 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 34-54-1 | 18-26-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost | 2--18 | 1--7 |
| Punts | 6 | 4 |
| Punts-Average | 39.7 | 41.5 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1-1 | 3-2 |
| Penalties - Yards | 12-86 | 6-53 |
| Time of Possession | 32:28 | 27:32 |
| Michigan State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Cmp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int |
| K. Cousins | 34 | 53 | 329 | 1 | 1 |
| B. Sonntag | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame Passing | |||||
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| Player | Cmp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int |
| T. Rees | 18 | 26 | 161 | 1 | 1 |
| Michigan State Rushing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Carries | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| L. Bell | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 |
| E. Baker | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 |
| B. Cunningham | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| K. Martin | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| K. Cousins | 4 | -20 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Michigan State Receiving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| B. Cunningham | 12 | 158 | 13.2 | 0 |
| D. Sims | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 1 |
| K. Martin | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 |
| L. Caper | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 |
| L. Bell | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 |
| T. Anderson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 |
| E. Baker | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| K. Nichol | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| B. Linthicum | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame Receiving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| M. Floyd | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 0 |
| T. Jones | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 1 |
| T. Eifert | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 |
| T. Riddick | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| C. Wood | 6 | 5 | .8 | 0 |
| Michigan State Interceptions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Int | Yards |
| K. Drummond | 1 | 34 |
| Notre Dame Interceptions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Int | Yards |
| R. Blanton | 1 | 82 |
| Michigan State Punting | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Punts | Yards | Avg |
| M. Sadler | 6 | 238 | 39.7 |
| Notre Dame Punting | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Punts | Yards | Avg |
| B. Turk | 4 | 166 | 41.5 |
| Michigan State Punt Returns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Ret | Yards | Average |
| Notre Dame Punt Returns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Ret | Yards | Average |
| J. Goodman | 2 | -3 | -1.5 |
| Michigan State Kick Returns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Ret | Yards | Average |
| N. Hill | 4 | 129 | 32.3 |
| Notre Dame Kick Returns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Ret | Yards | Average |
| G. Atkinson | 4 | 142 | 35.5 |
| Michigan State Missed FG | |
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| Notre Dame Missed FG | |
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