Mining the Box Score (Sort of): MSU-Notre Dame
Taking a closer look at the statistics from Michigan State's football win over Notre Dame.
| Final - 9.18.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Michigan St. Spartans | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Michigan St. | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 5:28 left: Notre Dame Touchdown - 7-yard pass from Dayne Crist to Michael Floyd. (David Ruffer kick). |
| 5:28 left: |
| Quarter 2 |
| 2:22 left: Michigan State Touchdown - 6-yard pass from Kirk Cousins to Keshawn Martin. (Dan Conroy kick). |
| 2:22 left: |
| Quarter 3 |
| 14:20 left: Michigan State Touchdown - 56-yard run by Edwin Baker. (Dan Conroy kick). |
| 14:20 left: |
| 12:25 left: Notre Dame Touchdown - 10-yard pass from Dayne Crist to Kyle Rudolph. (David Ruffer kick). |
| 12:25 left: |
| 5:51 left: Michigan State Touchdown - 16-yard run by Le'Veon Bell. (Dan Conroy kick). |
| 5:51 left: |
| 1:29 left: Notre Dame Touchdown - 15-yard pass from Dayne Crist to Theo Riddick. (David Ruffer kick). |
| 1:29 left: |
| Quarter 4 |
| 13:20 left: Notre Dame Touchdown - 24-yard pass from Dayne Crist to Michael Floyd. (David Ruffer kick). |
| 13:20 left: |
| 7:43 left: Michigan State Touchdown - 24-yard pass from Kirk Cousins to B.J. Cunningham. (Dan Conroy kick). |
| 7:43 left: |
| Quarter OT |
| Notre Dame Field Goal - 33-yarder by David Ruffer. |
| Michigan State Touchdown - 29-yard pass from Aaron Bates to Charlie Gantt. |
| Team statistics | Notre Dame | Michigan St. |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 25:36 | 34:24 |
| First Downs | 28 | 26 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 32-55 1 | 24-34 1 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 92 26 | 203 43 |
| Punt Return Yards | 27 | 0 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 3 3-2 1 | 1 0-0 1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-70 | 11-79 |
| Punts-Average | 5-36.2 | 8-45.4 |
