Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Michigan State Spartans - Box Score - September 18, 2010 - ESPN

Scores

Final/OT

Notre Dame 31

(1-2)

Michigan St 34

(3-0, 2-0 home)

Alerts

Coverage: ABC

8:00 PM ET, September 18, 2010

Spartan Stadium, EAST LANSING, MI

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
ND	7	0	14	7	3	31
MSU	0	7	14	7	6	34

Top Performers

Passing: D. Crist (KU) - 369 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: L. Bell (MSU) - 17 CAR, 114 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: T. Riddick (ND) - 10 REC, 128 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				ND	MSU
	TD	05:28	Michael Floyd 7 Yd Pass From Dayne Crist. (David Ruffer Kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER				ND	MSU
	TD	02:22	Keshawn Martin 6 Yd Pass From Kirk Cousins. (Dan Conroy Kick)	7	7
THIRD QUARTER				ND	MSU
	TD	14:20	Edwin Baker 56 Yd Run. (Dan Conroy Kick)	7	14
	TD	12:25	Kyle Rudolph 10 Yd Pass From Dayne Crist. (David Ruffer Kick)	14	14
	TD	05:51	Le'Veon Bell 16 Yd Run. (Dan Conroy Kick)	14	21
	TD	01:29	Theo Riddick 15 Yd Pass From Dayne Crist. (David Ruffer Kick)	21	21
FOURTH QUARTER				ND	MSU
	TD	13:20	Michael Floyd 24 Yd Pass From Dayne Crist. (David Ruffer Kick)	28	21
	TD	07:43	B.J. Cunningham 24 Yd Pass From Kirk Cousins. (Dan Conroy Kick)	28	28
OVERTIME				ND	MSU
	FG		David Ruffer 33 Yd	31	28
	TD		Charlie Gantt 29 Yd Pass From Aaron Bates.	31	34

Team Stat Comparison

	ND	MSU
1st Downs	28	26
3rd down efficiency	5-12	6-17
4th down efficiency	0-1	2-2
Total Yards	461	477
Passing	369	274
Comp-Att	32-55	24-34
Yards per pass	6.7	8.1
Rushing	92	203
Rushing Attempts	26	43
Yards per rush	3.5	4.7
Penalties	7-70	11-79
Turnovers	3	1
Fumbles lost	2	0
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Possession	25:36	34:24

Notre Dame Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
D. Crist	32/55	369	6.7	4	1
Team	32/55	369	6.7	4	1

Michigan State Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
K. Cousins	23/33	245	7.4	2	1
A. Bates	1/1	29	29.0	1	0
Team	24/34	274	8.1	3	1

Notre Dame Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
A. Allen Jr.	13	71	5.5	0	14
J. Gray	3	12	4.0	0	8
D. Crist	6	8	1.3	0	6
C. Wood	3	3	1.0	0	2
-. Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	26	92	3.5	0	14

Michigan State Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
L. Bell	17	114	6.7	1	16
E. Baker	14	90	6.4	1	56
K. Martin	1	4	4.0	0	4
L. Caper	3	0	0.0	0	7
K. Cousins	8	-5	-0.6	0	8
Team	43	203	4.7	2	56

Notre Dame Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
T. Riddick	10	128	12.8	1	24
M. Floyd	6	81	13.5	2	24
K. Rudolph	8	80	10.0	1	18
A. Allen Jr.	6	70	11.7	0	18
T. Jones	2	10	5.0	0	7
Team	32	369	11.5	4	24

Michigan State Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
B. Cunningham	7	101	14.4	1	27
K. Martin	8	96	12.0	1	21
C. Gantt	2	41	20.5	1	29
L. Bell	2	18	9.0	0	12
M. Dell	1	7	7.0	0	7
B. Linthicum	1	5	5.0	0	5
K. Nichol	1	2	2.0	0	2
F. Smith	1	2	2.0	0	2
E. Baker	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	24	274	11.4	3	29

Notre Dame Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Z. Motta	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Michigan State Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
J. Adams	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Notre Dame Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
C. Wood	5	89	17.8	19
Team	5	89	17.8	19

Michigan State Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
K. Martin	4	71	17.8	23
Team	4	71	17.8	23

Notre Dame Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
J. Goodman	4	25	6.3	13
Team	4	25	6.3	13

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

Notre Dame Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
D. Ruffer	1/1	100.0	33	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	33	4/4	7

Michigan State Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
D. Conroy	0/0	0.0	--	4/4	4
Team	0/0	0.0	--	4/4	4

Notre Dame Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Turk	5	181	36.2	0	3	44
Team	5	181	36.2	0	3	44

Michigan State Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
A. Bates	8	363	45.4	2	2	62
Team	8	363	45.4	2	2	62

ATTENDANCE: 78,411