Notre Dame 40
(3-1)
Michigan St 37
(3-1, 2-1 home)
8:00 PM ET, September 23, 2006
Spartan Stadium, EAST LANSING, MI
Top Performers
Passing: B. Quinn (ND) - 319 YDS, 5 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: J. Caulcrick (MSU) - 8 CAR, 111 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: J. Samardzija (ND) - 7 REC, 113 YDS, 2 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | ND | MSU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 12:15 | KERRY REED 34 YD PASS FROM DREW STANTON (BRETT SWENSON KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 73 yards. | 0 | 7 |
| TD | 6:49 | JAVON RINGER 26 YD PASS FROM MATT TRANNON (BRETT SWENSON KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 50 yards. | 0 | 14 |
| FG | 1:39 | BRETT SWENSON 32 YD FG Drive info: 7 plays, 43 yards. | 0 | 17 |
| SECOND QUARTER | ND | MSU | |||
 | TD | 11:07 | RHEMA MCKNIGHT 32 YD PASS FROM BRADY QUINN (CARL GIOIA KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 60 yards. | 7 | 17 |
| TD | 9:04 | ERVIN BALDWIN 19 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (BRETT SWENSON KICK) | 7 | 24 |
| TD | 6:45 | JEFF SAMARDZIJA 17 YD PASS FROM BRADY QUINN (CARL GIOIA KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 72 yards. | 14 | 24 |
| TD | 2:11 | KERRY REED 15 YD PASS FROM DREW STANTON (BRETT SWENSON KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 59 yards. | 14 | 31 |
| THIRD QUARTER | ND | MSU | |||
| TD | 11:13 | JOHN CARLSON 62 YD PASS FROM BRADY QUINN (CARL GIOIA KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 80 yards. | 21 | 31 |
| TD | 5:50 | JEHUU CAULCRICK 30 YD RUN (FAILED 2PT RUSH) Drive info: 4 plays, 62 yards. | 21 | 37 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | ND | MSU | |||
| TD | 8:18 | JEFF SAMARDZIJA 43 YD PASS FROM BRADY QUINN (FAILED 2PT RUSH) Drive info: 5 plays, 80 yards. | 27 | 37 |
| TD | 4:57 | RHEMA MCKNIGHT 14 YD PASS FROM BRADY QUINN (MISSED KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 24 yards. | 33 | 37 |
| TD | 2:53 | TERRAIL LAMBERT 27 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (CARL GIOIA KICK) | 40 | 37 |
Team Stat Comparison
| ND | MSU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 13 | 18 |
3rd down efficiency | 1-11 | 3-14 |
4th down efficiency | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 366 | 388 |
| Passing | 319 | 140 |
Comp-Att | 20-36 | 11-23 |
Yards per pass | 8.9 | 6.1 |
| Rushing | 47 | 248 |
Rushing Attempts | 17 | 43 |
Yards per rush | 2.8 | 5.8 |
| Penalties | 8-58 | 9-75 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 2 |
| Possession | 24:21 | 35:39 |
| Notre Dame Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Brady Quinn | 20/36 | 319 | 8.9 | 5 | 1 |
| Team | 20/36 | 319 | 8.9 | -- | -- |
| Michigan State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Drew Stanton | 10/22 | 114 | 5.2 | 2 | 2 |
| Matt Trannon | 1/1 | 26 | 26.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 11/23 | 140 | 6.1 | -- | -- |
| Notre Dame Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Darius Walker | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Brady Quinn | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 17 | 47 | 2.8 | -- | -- |
| Michigan State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Jehuu Caulcrick | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 1 | 30 |
| Javon Ringer | 14 | 76 | 5.4 | 0 | 16 |
| Drew Stanton | 19 | 53 | 2.8 | 0 | 37 |
| Terry Love | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kerry Reed | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 43 | 248 | 5.8 | -- | -- |
| Notre Dame Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Jeff Samardzija | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 2 | 43 |
| Darius Walker | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
| John Carlson | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 1 | 62 |
| Rhema McKnight | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 2 | 32 |
| Team | 20 | 319 | 8.9 | -- | -- |
| Michigan State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Javon Ringer | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 26 |
| Kerry Reed | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 2 | 34 |
| Matt Trannon | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Jerramy Scott | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Terry Love | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Jehuu Caulcrick | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 11 | 140 | 6.1 | -- | -- |
| Notre Dame Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Terrail Lambert | 2 | 27 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 27 | -- |
| Michigan State Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Ervin Baldwin | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 19 | -- |
| Notre Dame Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| George West | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 30 | 0 |
| David Grimes | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | -- | -- |
| Michigan State Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Demond Williams | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | -- | -- |
| Notre Dame Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Tom Zbikowski | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | -- | -- |
| Michigan State Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Terry Love | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | -- | -- |
| Notre Dame Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Geoffrey Price | 7 | 303 | 43.3 | 54 | ||
| Team | 7 | 303 | 43.3 | -- | ||
| Michigan State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Brandon Fields | 7 | 328 | 46.9 | 73 | ||
| Team | 7 | 328 | 46.9 | -- | ||
