College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan State 34, Notre Dame 31
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 18, 2010
Where: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
Attendance: 78411
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 OT T
Notre Dame 7 0 14 7 3 31
Michigan State 0 7 14 7 6 34
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 5:28
Notre Dame   TD  Michigan State 0 - Notre Dame 7
Michael Floyd 7 yd. pass from Dayne Crist (David Ruffer kick)
2nd Quarter - 2:22
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 7 - Notre Dame 7
Keshawn Martin 6 yd. pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy kick)
3rd Quarter - 14:20
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 14 - Notre Dame 7
Edwin Baker 56 yd. run (Dan Conroy kick)
3rd Quarter - 12:25
Notre Dame   TD  Michigan State 14 - Notre Dame 14
Kyle Rudolph 10 yd. pass from Dayne Crist (David Ruffer kick)
3rd Quarter - 5:51
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 21 - Notre Dame 14
Le'Veon Bell 16 yd. run (Dan Conroy kick)
3rd Quarter - 1:29
Notre Dame   TD  Michigan State 21 - Notre Dame 21
Theo Riddick 15 yd. pass from Dayne Crist (David Ruffer kick)
4th Quarter - 13:20
Notre Dame   TD  Michigan State 21 - Notre Dame 28
Michael Floyd 24 yd. pass from Dayne Crist (David Ruffer kick)
4th Quarter - 7:43
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 28 - Notre Dame 28
B.J. Cunningham 24 yd. pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Conroy kick)
OT - 15:00
Notre Dame   FG  Michigan State 28 - Notre Dame 31
David Ruffer 33 yd. field goal
OT - 15:00
Michigan State   TD  Michigan State 34 - Notre Dame 31
Charlie Gantt 29 yd. pass from Aaron Bates
TEAMS
Team Records
  Notre Dame Michigan State
W/L 1 - 2 - 0 3 - 0 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Notre Dame Michigan State
Score 31 34
1st Downs 28 26
3rd Down Efficiency 5-for-12
42% 		6-for-17
35%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-1
0% 		2-for-2
100%
Total Yards 463 477
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 25-94 43-203
Average/Rush 3.8 4.7
Passing
Comp-Att 32-55 24-34
Passing Yards 369 274
Average/Pass Play 6.6 7.2
Penalties-Yards 7-70 11-79
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Time of Possession 25:36 34:24
PLAYER STATS
Notre Dame (1 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Crist 32/55 369 4 1
Michigan State (3 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
K. Cousins 23/33 245 2 1
A. Bates 1/1 29 1 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
A. Allen 13 71 5.5 0
J. Gray 3 12 4.0 0
D. Crist 6 8 1.3 0
C. Wood 3 3 1.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
L. Bell 17 114 6.7 1
E. Baker 14 90 6.4 1
K. Martin 1 4 4.0 0
L. Caper 3 0 0.0 0
K. Cousins 8 -5 -0.6 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
T. Riddick 10 128 12.8 1
M. Floyd 6 81 13.5 2
K. Rudolph 8 80 10.0 1
A. Allen 6 70 11.7 0
T. Jones 2 10 5.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
B. Cunningham 7 101 14.4 1
K. Martin 8 96 12.0 1
C. Gantt 2 41 20.5 1
L. Bell 2 18 9.0 0
M. Dell 1 7 7.0 0
B. Linthicum 1 5 5.0 0
K. Nichol 1 2 2.0 0
F. Smith 1 2 2.0 0
E. Baker 1 2 2.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
Z. Motta 1 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
J. Adams 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
D. Fleming 2.0 11.0
C. Calabrese 1.5 7.0
I. Williams 0.5 4.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
G. Jones 1.0 6.0
Tackles
  TK Ast
M. Te'o 6 5
Z. Motta 5 6
B. Smith 4 1
D. Fleming 4 2
H. Smith 4 6
G. Gray 2 0
A. McDonald 2 1
R. Blanton 2 2
I. Williams 2 6
A. Collinsworth 1 0
E. Johnson 1 2
K. Neal 1 2
C. Calabrese 1 3
D. Walls 1 4
S. Cwynar 1 4
Tackles
  TK Ast
C. Rucker 8 4
J. Adams 4 0
C. Norman 4 4
M. Hyde 4 7
D. Allen 3 0
E. Gordon 3 2
J. Strayhorn 3 2
C. Gantt 1 0
B. Fowler 1 0
D. Drone 1 1
T. Robinson 1 4
G. Jones 1 8
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
M. Te'o 2.5 15.0
D. Fleming 2.0 11.0
C. Calabrese 1.5 7.0
I. Williams 0.5 4.0
B. Smith 0.5 1.0
P. Shembo 0.5 1.0
Z. Motta 0.5 0.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
G. Jones 1.0 6.0
C. Rucker 1.0 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
A. Allen 1
D. Crist 1
M. Floyd 1
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles