Michigan State Spartans vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Box Score - September 19, 2009 - ESPN

Scores

Final

Michigan St 30

(1-2, 0-1 away)

Notre Dame 33

(2-1)

Alerts

3:30 PM ET, September 19, 2009

Notre Dame Stadium, NOTRE DAME, IN

	1	2	3	4	T
MSU	3	14	6	7	30
ND	13	3	10	7	33

Top Performers

Passing: J. Clausen (ND) - 300 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing: A. Allen Jr. (ND) - 23 CAR, 115 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: G. Tate (ND) - 7 REC, 127 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				MSU	ND
	TD	12:21	Armando Allen Jr 13 Yd Run (Nick Tausch Kick)	0	7
	FG	07:11	Brett Swenson 43 Yd	3	7
	TD	04:59	Michael Floyd 22 Yd Pass From Jimmy Clausen (Pat Failed)	3	13
SECOND QUARTER				MSU	ND
	TD	09:30	Blair White 30 Yd Pass From Keshawn Martin (Brett Swenson Kick)	10	13
	FG	03:14	Nick Tausch 22 Yd	10	16
	TD	01:01	Larry Caper 1 Yd Run (Brett Swenson Kick)	17	16
THIRD QUARTER				MSU	ND
	TD	11:49	Robby Parris 5 Yd Pass From Armando Allen Jr (Nick Tausch Kick)	17	23
	FG	05:34	Nick Tausch 46 Yd	17	26
	TD	01:24	Larry Caper 7 Yd Run (Pat Blocked)	23	26
FOURTH QUARTER				MSU	ND
	TD	09:33	Blair White 17 Yd Pass From Kirk Cousins (Brett Swenson Kick)	30	26
	TD	05:18	Golden Tate 33 Yd Pass From Jimmy Clausen (Nick Tausch Kick)	30	33

Team Stat Comparison

	MSU	ND
1st Downs	27	25
3rd down efficiency	5-10	5-11
4th down efficiency	0-0	1-1
Total Yards	459	437
Passing	354	304
Comp-Att	26-40	24-34
Yards per pass	8.9	8.9
Rushing	105	133
Rushing Attempts	25	37
Yards per rush	4.2	3.6
Penalties	6-40	11-99
Turnovers	2	1
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Possession	25:30	34:30

Michigan State Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
K. Cousins	23/35	302	8.6	1	1
K. Martin	1/1	30	30.0	1	0
K. Nichol	2/4	22	5.5	0	0
Team	26/40	354	8.9	2	1

Notre Dame Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
J. Clausen	22/31	300	9.7	2	0
A. Allen Jr	1/1	5	5.0	1	0
D. Crist	1/2	-1	-0.5	0	1
Team	24/34	304	8.9	3	1

Michigan State Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
L. Caper	12	51	4.3	2	11
C. Ray	3	23	7.7	0	18
G. Winston	6	14	2.3	0	5
K. Nichol	2	14	7.0	0	9
K. Cousins	2	3	1.5	0	4
Team	25	105	4.2	2	18

Notre Dame Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
A. Allen Jr	23	115	5.0	1	13
J. Gray	4	24	6.0	0	15
J. Clausen	7	-1	-0.1	0	9
G. Tate	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
-. Team	2	-4	-2.0	0	0
Team	37	133	3.6	1	15

Michigan State Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
M. Dell	6	121	20.2	0	57
B. White	6	75	12.5	2	30
B. Cunningham	7	74	10.6	0	16
B. Linthicum	3	34	11.3	0	16
C. Gantt	2	31	15.5	0	25
C. Ray	1	14	14.0	0	14
D. Sims	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	26	354	13.6	2	57

Notre Dame Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
G. Tate	7	127	18.1	1	54
K. Rudolph	6	95	15.8	0	52
M. Floyd	2	38	19.0	1	22
D. Kamara	3	23	7.7	0	10
R. Parris	3	16	5.3	1	6
A. Allen Jr	2	6	3.0	0	5
R. Hughes	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	24	304	12.7	3	54

Michigan State Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
T. Robinson	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Notre Dame Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
K. McCarthy	1	20	0
Team	1	20	0

Michigan State Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
G. Winston	7	154	22.0	34
Team	7	154	22.0	34

Notre Dame Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
T. Riddick	4	107	26.8	38
B. Gallup Jr	1	18	18.0	18
Team	5	125	25.0	38

Michigan State Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Team	0	0	0.0	0

Notre Dame Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
G. Tate	2	23	11.5	23
Team	2	23	11.5	23

Michigan State Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
B. Swenson	1/2	50.0	43	3/4	6
Team	1/2	50.0	43	3/4	6

Notre Dame Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
N. Tausch	2/2	100.0	46	3/4	9
Team	2/2	100.0	46	3/4	9

Michigan State Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
A. Bates	3	135	45.0	0	2	52
Team	3	135	45.0	0	2	52

Notre Dame Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
E. Maust	3	124	41.3	0	1	49
Team	3	124	41.3	0	1	49

ATTENDANCE: 80,795