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 | |  | | Michigan State (4-0) | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 31 | | Notre Dame (0-4) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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| Scoring Summary | | Notre Dame: TRAVIS THOMAS 1 YD RUN (BRANDON WALKER KICK) | | | Michigan State: DEVIN THOMAS 7 YD PASS FROM BRIAN HOYER (BRETT SWENSON KICK) | | | Michigan State: KELLEN DAVIS 3 YD PASS FROM BRIAN HOYER (BRETT SWENSON KICK) | | | Michigan State: BRETT SWENSON 27 YD FG | | | Notre Dame: ROBERT HUGHES 3 YD RUN (BRANDON WALKER KICK) | | | Michigan State: MARK DELL 16 YD PASS FROM BRIAN HOYER (BRETT SWENSON KICK) | | | Michigan State: KELLEN DAVIS 30 YD PASS FROM BRIAN HOYER (BRETT SWENSON KICK) | |
| Team Statistics | | | Notre Dame | Michigan State | | TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 9 | 19 | | TOTAL NET YARDS | 203 | 354 | | Total Plays | 55 | 73 | | Average Gain | 3.7 | 4.8 | | NET YARDS RUSHING | 117 | 219 | | Rushes | 35 | 49 | | Average per rush | 3.3 | 4.5 | | NET YARDS PASSING | 86 | 135 | | Completions-attempted | 11-20 | 11-24 | | Sacked | 4 | 1 | | Yards Lost | -32 | -8 | | TOTAL TURNOVERS | 1 | 2 | | Interceptions | 0 | 1 | | Fumbles Lost | 1 | 1 | | OTHER | | | | Penalties | 4 | 3 | | Penalty Yards | 35 | 20 | | Time of Possesion | 26:31 | 33:29 | | Punts | 9 | 5 | | Punt Average | 38.78 | 41.4 | | Return Yards | 100 | 126 |
| Passing | | Notre Dame | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Jimmy Clausen | 7 | 13 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | | | Evan Sharpley | 4 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | | | Michigan State | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Brian Hoyer | 11 | 24 | 135 | 4 | 1 | 5.6 | |
| Rushing | | Notre Dame | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | James Aldridge | 18 | 104 | 0 | 5.8 | | | Robert Hughes | 6 | 33 | 1 | 5.5 | | | Armando Allen | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4.3 | | | Travis Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | | | Asaph Schwapp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | | | Evan Sharpley | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | | | Junior Jabbie | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | | | Jimmy Clausen | 4 | -30 | 0 | -7.5 | | | Michigan State | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Javon Ringer | 26 | 144 | 0 | 5.5 | | | Jehuu Caulcrick | 20 | 83 | 0 | 4.2 | | | Team | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | | | Brian Hoyer | 2 | -7 | 0 | -3.5 | |
| Receiving | | Notre Dame | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | George West | 3 | 25 | 0 | 8.3 | | | David Grimes | 3 | 24 | 0 | 8.0 | | | John Carlson | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16.0 | | | Duval Kamara | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | | | Luke Schmidt | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | | | Armando Allen | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | | | Junior Jabbie | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | | | Michigan State | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Devin Thomas | 4 | 55 | 1 | 13.8 | | | Kellen Davis | 2 | 33 | 2 | 16.5 | | | Andrew Hawken | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7.0 | | | Mark Dell | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16.0 | | | Javon Ringer | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | | | Jehuu Caulcrick | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | |
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