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| Scoring Summary | | Notre Dame: Armando Allen 13 yd run (Nick Tausch kick) | | | Michigan State: Brett Swenson 43 yd FG | | | Notre Dame: Michael Floyd 22 yd pass from Jimmy Clausen (missed kick) | | | Michigan State: Blair White 30 yd pass from Keshawn Martin (Brett Swenson kick) | | | Notre Dame: Nick Tausch 22 yd FG | | | Michigan State: Larry Caper 1 yd run (Brett Swenson kick) | | | Notre Dame: Robby Parris 5 yd pass from Armando Allen (Nick Tausch kick) | | | Notre Dame: Nick Tausch 46 yd FG | | | Michigan State: Larry Caper 7 yd run (blocked XP) | | | Michigan State: Blair White 17 yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Brett Swenson kick) | | | Notre Dame: Golden Tate 33 yd pass from Jimmy Clausen (Nick Tausch kick) | |
| Team Statistics | | | Notre Dame | Michigan State | | TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 25 | 27 | | TOTAL NET YARDS | 437 | 459 | | Total Plays | 71 | 65 | | Average Gain | 6.2 | 7.1 | | NET YARDS RUSHING | 133 | 105 | | Rushes | 37 | 25 | | Average per rush | 3.6 | 4.2 | | NET YARDS PASSING | 304 | 354 | | Completions-attempted | 24-34 | 26-40 | | Sacked | 0 | 0 | | Yards Lost | 0 | 0 | | TOTAL TURNOVERS | 1 | 2 | | Interceptions | 1 | 1 | | Fumbles Lost | 0 | 1 | | OTHER | | | | Penalties | 11 | 6 | | Penalty Yards | 99 | 40 | | Time of Possesion | 34:30 | 25:30 | | Punts | 3 | 3 | | Punt Average | 41.33 | 45 | | Return Yards | 148 | 154 |
| Passing | | Notre Dame | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Jimmy Clausen (0) | 22 | 31 | 300 | 2 | 0 | 9.7 | | | Dayne Crist (0) | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -0.5 | | | Armando Allen (0) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | | | Michigan State | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Kirk Cousins (0) | 23 | 35 | 302 | 1 | 1 | 8.6 | | | Keith Nichol (0) | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | | | Keshawn Martin (0) | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 30.0 | |
| Rushing | | Notre Dame | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Armando Allen (0) | 23 | 115 | 1 | 5.0 | | | Jonas Gray (0) | 4 | 24 | 0 | 6.0 | | | Jimmy Clausen (0) | 7 | -1 | 0 | -0.1 | | | Golden Tate (0) | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | | | Team (0) | 2 | -4 | 0 | -2.0 | | | Michigan State | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Larry Caper (0) | 12 | 51 | 2 | 4.3 | | | Caulton Ray (0) | 3 | 23 | 0 | 7.7 | | | Glenn Winston (0) | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2.3 | | | Keith Nichol (0) | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7.0 | | | Kirk Cousins (0) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Receiving | | Notre Dame | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Golden Tate (0) | 7 | 127 | 1 | 18.1 | | | Kyle Rudolph (0) | 6 | 95 | 0 | 15.8 | | | Duval Kamara (0) | 3 | 23 | 0 | 7.7 | | | Robby Parris (0) | 3 | 16 | 1 | 5.3 | | | Michael Floyd (0) | 2 | 38 | 1 | 19.0 | | | Armando Allen (0) | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | | | Robert Hughes (0) | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | | | Michigan State | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | B.J. Cunningham (0) | 7 | 74 | 0 | 10.6 | | | Mark Dell (0) | 6 | 121 | 0 | 20.2 | | | Blair White (0) | 6 | 75 | 2 | 12.5 | | | Brian Linthicum (0) | 3 | 34 | 0 | 11.3 | | | Charlie Gantt (0) | 2 | 31 | 0 | 15.5 | | | Caulton Ray (0) | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | | | Dion Sims (0) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | |
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