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Team Statistics


Team Statistics (Final)

Notre Dame vs Michigan State (Sep 21, 2002 at East Lansing, Mich.)

ND MSU

FIRST DOWNS………………. 15 19 Rushing………………… 6 4 Passing………………… 7 12 Penalty………………… 2 3 Rushing Attempts………….. 39 34 Yards Gained Rushing………. 159 101 Yards Lost Rushing………… 32 48 NET YARDS RUSHING…………. 127 53 NET YARDS PASSING…………. 198 281 Passes Attempted………… 24 34 Passes Completed………… 9 19 Had Intercepted…………. 1 2 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS……… 63 68 TOTAL NET YARDS…………… 325 334 Average Gain Per Play……. 5.2 4.9 Fumbles: Number-Lost………. 1-0 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards……. 6-45 9-86 Number of Punts-Yards……… 9-345 8-337 Average Per Punt………… 38.3 42.1 Punt Returns: Number-Yards…. 5-43 4-16 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards. 3-66 1-21 Interceptions: Number-Yards… 2-13 1-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yards.. 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards……….. 0 0 Possession Time…………… 30:02 29:58 Third-Down Conversions…….. 4 of 14 3 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions……. 0 of 0 1 of 1 Sacks By: Number-Yards…….. 6-33 1-7

Defensive Statistics


Defensive Statistics (Final)

Notre Dame vs Michigan State (Sep 21, 2002 at East Lansing, Mich.)

Notre Dame ## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc PD Blkd Sack/Yds QH ————————————————————————————- 33 Watson, C. 7 3 10 3/21 . . . 1 . 2/19 . 20 Sapp, Gerome 4 2 6 . . . 2-13 2 . / . 95 Roberts, Ryan 4 2 6 2/8 . . . . . 2/8 . 19 Earl, Glenn 2 4 6 . . . . . . / . 34 Duff, Vontez 4 1 5 . . . . . . / . 41 Goolsby, Mike 4 1 5 . . . . . . / . 42 Walton, Shane 3 2 5 1/4 . . . 1 . / . 49 Curry, Derek 3 2 5 1/1 . . . . . / . 50 Hilliard, C. 2 1 3 2/6 . . . . . / . 37 Ellick, Dwight 2 . 2 . . . . . . / . 60 Campbell, D. 2 . 2 1/3 . . . . . 1/3 . 26 Bible, Garron 2 . 2 . . . . . . / . 21 Stovall, M. 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . TM Team 1 . 1 1/2 . . . . . / . 15 Jackson, P. 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 17 Hildbold, Joey 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 57 Thomas, Justin 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 56 Ryan, Pat 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 44 Tuck, Justin 1 . 1 1/3 . . . . . 1/3 .

Michigan State ## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc PD Blkd Sack/Yds QH ————————————————————————————- 43 Wright, Thomas 5 3 8 2/6 . . 1-0 1 . / . 59 Dukes, Clifford 5 2 7 1/7 . . . . . 1/7 . 45 Wedlow, Monquiz 5 1 6 2/11 1 . . . . 1/9 . 44 Stanley, Ronald 4 2 6 . . . . . . / . 42 Labinjo, Mike 2 4 6 1/1 . . . . . / . 94 Taplin, Greg 3 1 4 . . . . . . / . 25 Harmon, Jason 2 2 4 . . . . 1 . / . 37 Henry, Cedric 2 2 4 . . . . . . / . 97 Rasmussen, Kyle 1 2 3 . . . . . . / . 1 Rogers, Charles 2 . 2 . . . . . . / . 19 Patel, Amish 2 . 2 . . . . . . / . 21 Nelson, B. 2 . 2 . . . . 3 . / . TM TM 2 . 2 1/7 . . . . . / . 91 Vickerson, K. . 2 2 1/0 . . . . . / . 33 Flagg, Robert 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 24 McLaurin, J. 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 81 Randall, Jason 1 . 1 . . . . . . / . 99 McKinney, B. . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 58 Cooper, James . 1 1 . . . . . . / . 13 Simon, Chad . 1 1 . . . . . . / .

Individual Statistics


Individual Statistics (Final)

Notre Dame vs Michigan State (Sep 21, 2002 at East Lansing, Mich.)

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Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg ——————————————– Grant, Ryan 17 93 3 90 1 15 5.3 Powers-Neal, R. 12 42 1 41 0 7 3.4 Lopienski, Tom 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0 Holiday, C. 9 22 28 -6 0 19 -0.7 Totals… 39 159 32 127 1 19 3.3

Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck ——————————————- Holiday, C. 17-5-0 84 1 44 1 Dillingham, Pat 6-3-1 84 1 60 0 Battle, Arnaz 1-1-0 30 0 30 0 Totals… 24-9-1 198 2 60 1

Receiving No. Yds TD Long ———————————– Battle, Arnaz 3 78 1 60 Stovall, M. 2 59 1 44 Godsey, Gary 2 24 0 18 Holiday, C. 1 30 0 30 Jenkins, Omar 1 7 0 7 Totals… 9 198 2 60

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 —————————————– Hildbold, Joey 9 345 38.3 50 2 Totals… 9 345 38.3 50 2

Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg ——————————————— Battle, Arnaz 0 0 0 3 66 28 0 0 0 Sapp, Gerome 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 13 Duff, Vontez 4 43 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walton, Shane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals… 5 43 18 3 66 28 2 13 13

Field goal attempts —————————————- Setta, Nicholas 3rd 03:08 39 yds – Missed

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Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg ——————————————– Richard, David 15 76 6 70 0 17 4.7 Moss, Dawan 9 16 7 9 0 7 1.0 Hayes, Jaren 2 5 0 5 0 4 2.5 TM 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0 Smoker, Jeff 7 4 33 -29 0 4 -4.1 Totals… 34 101 48 53 0 17 1.6

Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck ——————————————- Smoker, Jeff 34-19-2 281 2 40 6 Totals… 34-19-2 281 2 40 6

Receiving No. Yds TD Long ———————————– Rogers, Charles 7 175 2 40 Knott, Eric 3 32 0 11 Moss, Dawan 3 14 0 7 Lovett, BJ 2 18 0 14 Hayes, Jaren 2 17 0 10 Randall, Jason 1 18 0 18 Kavanaght, Z. 1 7 0 7 Totals… 19 281 2 40

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 —————————————– Daily, Jason 8 337 42.1 66 1 Totals… 8 337 42.1 66 1

Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg ——————————————— Rogers, Charles 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hayes, Jaren 0 0 0 1 21 21 0 0 0 Kavanaght, Z. 3 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wright, Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals… 4 16 8 1 21 21 1 0 0

Field goal attempts —————————————- Rayner, Dave 1st 04:56 44 yds – Missed Rayner, Dave 1st 00:55 35 yds – Good

Scoring Summary


Scoring Summary (Final)

Notre Dame vs Michigan State (Sep 21, 2002 at East Lansing, Mich.)

Notre Dame (4-0) vs. Michigan State (2-2) Date: Sep 21, 2002 Site: East Lansing, Mich. Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 75182

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score —————– — — — — —– Notre Dame………. 7 7 0 7 – 21 Michigan State…… 3 0 0 14 – 17

Scoring Summary: ND – MSU

1st 10:48 ND – Grant, Ryan 6 yd run (Setta, Nicholas kick) 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:12 7 – 0 00:55 MSU – Rayner, Dave 35 yd field goal 6 plays, 62 yards, TOP 2:16 7 – 3 2nd 00:11 ND – Stovall, M. 15 yd pass from Holiday, C. (Setta, Nicholas kick) 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 1:49 14 – 3 4th 13:22 MSU – Rogers, Charles 38 yd pass from Smoker, Jeff (Rayner, Dave kick) 4 plays, 56 yards, TOP 1:31 14 – 10 01:45 MSU – Rogers, Charles 21 yd pass from Smoker, Jeff (Rayner, Dave kick) 10 plays, 97 yards, TOP 4:09 14 – 17 01:15 ND – Battle, Arnaz 60 yd pass from Dillingham, Pat (Setta, Nicholas kick) 4 plays, 72 yards, TOP 0:30 21 – 17

Kickoff time: 3:30 pm End of Game: 7:00 Total elapsed time: 3:30 Officials: Referee: Jim Lapetina; Umpire: Percy Mun; Linesman: Brent Durbin; Line judge: Jeff Bauer; Back judge: Jack Lyman; Field judge: Denny Freund; Side judge: Joe Duncan; Scorer: Ben Phlegar; Temperature: 79 Wind: SW 17 Weather: Sunny

Participation Report


Participation Report (Final)

Notre Dame vs Michigan State (Sep 21, 2002 at East Lansing, Mich.)

Notre Dame: 1D-O’Neill, Tim, 1-Clark, Jared, 2-Pierre-AntoineC, 3-Battle, Arnaz, 4-Grant, Ryan, 5-McKnight, Rhema, 6-Campbell, C., 7-Holiday, C., 8-Krueger, Matt, 9-Dillingham, Pat, 13-Setta, Nicholas, 14-Godsey, Gary, 15-Jackson, P., 17-Hildbold, Joey, 18-Rodamer, Ronnie, 19-Earl, Glenn, 20-Sapp, Gerome, 21-Stovall, M., 23-Yura, Chris, 24-DeBolt, Chad, 26-Bible, Garron, 27-Bolen, Lionel, 29-Burrell, Q., 33-Watson, C., 34-Duff, Vontez, 35-Miller, David, 36-Lopienski, Tom, 37-Ellick, Dwight, 39-Hoyte, Brandon, 41-Goolsby, Mike, 42-Walton, Shane, 43-Powers-Neal, R., 44-Tuck, Justin, 47-McNair, Mike, 49-Curry, Derek, 50-Hilliard, C., 52-Faine, Jeff, 53-Crowther, John, 56-Ryan, Pat, 57-Thomas, Justin, 60-Campbell, D., 63-Curtin, Brennan, 65-Milligan, Sean, 67-Gillis, Ryan, 70-Molinaro, Jim, 72-Scarola, Ryan, 78-Black, Jordan, 79-Mahan, Sean, 80-Jenkins, Omar, 82-Shelton, Matt, 85-Palmer, Billy, 92-Budinscak, Kyle, 95-Roberts, Ryan.

Michigan State: 1-Rogers, Charles, 3-Brown, Kyle, 4-Knott, Eric, 6-Lovett, BJ, 9-Smoker, Jeff, 11-Richard, David, 12-Watson, Ashton, 13-Simon, Chad, 15-Massey, Brandon, 16-Rayner, Dave, 17-Maples, R., 18-Daily, Jason, 19-Patel, Amish, 20-Teague, Jason, 21-Nelson, B., 24-McLaurin, J., 25-Harmon, Jason, 26-James, Tim, 27-Ware, Derron, 31-Hayes, Jaren, 33-Flagg, Robert, 35-Goebel, Mark, 36-Smith, Eric, 37-Henry, Cedric, 38-Fortson, Damien, 42-Labinjo, Mike, 43-Wright, Thomas, 44-Stanley, Ronald, 45-Wedlow, Monquiz, 47-Bradley, Jason, 49-Moss, Dawan, 51-Morris, Chris, 57-Harker, Paul, 58-Cooper, James, 59-Dukes, Clifford, 60-Brooks, Joe, 65-Booker, Ulish, 68-Tate, Joe, 72-Wheeler, Stefon, 73-Ottney, Brian, 76-Whitticker, W., 77-Stewart, Steve, 81-Randall, Jason, 82-Kavanaght, Z., 89-Woods, Ryan, 91-Vickerson, K., 94-Taplin, Greg, 95-Askew, Matthias, 97-Rasmussen, Kyle, 99-McKinney, B..

Drive Chart


Drive Chart (Final)

Notre Dame vs Michigan State (Sep 21, 2002 at East Lansing, Mich.)

Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP ————————————————————————————- ND 1st N20 15:00 Kickoff M00 10:48 *TOUCHDOWN 10-80 04:12# ND 1st N28 09:06 Punt N15 07:32 Punt 3–13 01:34 ND 1st N27 04:56 Missed FG N33 03:11 Punt 3-6 01:45 ND 1st N28 00:46 Kickoff N44 13:09 Punt 5-16 02:37 ND 2nd N49 10:59 Punt M47 10:05 Punt 3-4 00:54 ND 2nd N40 09:38 Punt M40 06:24 Punt 6-20 03:14 ND 2nd N30 04:08 Punt N29 03:02 Punt 3–1 01:06 ND 2nd M28 02:00 Interception M00 00:11 *TOUCHDOWN 5-28 01:49# ND 3rd N43 12:44 Punt M43 09:56 Punt 5-14 02:48 ND 3rd N16 06:47 Punt M21 03:08 Missed FG 8-63 03:39 ND 3rd N33 01:02 Punt N33 14:53 Punt 3-0 01:09 ND 4th N19 13:12 Kickoff N27 11:02 Punt 3-8 02:10 ND 4th N28 08:10 Punt M33 05:54 Interception 5-39 02:16 ND 4th N28 01:41 Kickoff M00 01:15 *TOUCHDOWN 4-72 00:26 ND 4th N03 00:00 Interception N03 00:00 End of half 0-0 00:00

MSU 1st M20 10:42 Kickoff M24 09:06 Punt 3-4 01:36 MSU 1st N44 07:32 Punt N26 04:56 Missed FG 7-18 02:36 MSU 1st M21 03:11 Punt N17 00:55 *FIELD GOAL 6-62 02:16# MSU 2nd M20 13:09 Punt M14 10:59 Punt 3–6 02:10 MSU 2nd M20 10:05 Punt M16 09:38 Punt 3–4 00:27 MSU 2nd M20 06:24 Punt M40 04:08 Punt 4-20 02:16 MSU 2nd M26 03:02 Punt M26 02:00 Interception 3-0 01:02 MSU 2nd M20 00:11 Kickoff M18 15:00 End of half 1–2 00:11 MSU 3rd M20 14:56 Kickoff M24 12:44 Punt 3-4 02:12 MSU 3rd M29 09:56 Punt M46 06:47 Punt 7-17 03:09 MSU 3rd M21 03:08 Missed FG M43 01:02 Punt 5-22 02:06 MSU 4th M44 14:53 Punt N00 13:22 *TOUCHDOWN 4-56 01:31 MSU 4th M14 11:02 Punt M42 08:10 Punt 5-28 02:52 MSU 4th M03 05:54 Interception N00 01:45 *TOUCHDOWN 10-97 04:09# MSU 4th M26 01:09 Kickoff N46 00:00 Interception 7-28 01:09

ND 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total ————————————————————————— Time of possession 08:26 08:54 07:29 05:13 17:20 12:42 30:02 3rd Down Conversions 2/4 1/5 1/4 0/1 3/9 1/5 4/14 Avg Field Position N25 N47 N30 N25 N36 N27 N32 4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0

MSU 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total ————————————————————————— Time of possession 06:34 06:06 07:31 09:47 12:40 17:18 29:58 3rd Down Conversions 1/4 0/4 0/3 2/5 1/8 2/8 3/16 Avg Field Position M32 M21 M23 M21 M25 M22 M24 4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1 1/1

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP ————————————————————————————-

ND 1st N20 15:00 Kickoff M00 10:48 *TOUCHDOWN 10-80 04:12# MSU 1st M20 10:42 Kickoff M24 09:06 Punt 3-4 01:36 ND 1st N28 09:06 Punt N15 07:32 Punt 3–13 01:34 MSU 1st N44 07:32 Punt N26 04:56 Missed FG 7-18 02:36 ND 1st N27 04:56 Missed FG N33 03:11 Punt 3-6 01:45 MSU 1st M21 03:11 Punt N17 00:55 *FIELD GOAL 6-62 02:16# ND 1st N28 00:46 Kickoff N44 13:09 Punt 5-16 02:37

MSU 2nd M20 13:09 Punt M14 10:59 Punt 3–6 02:10 ND 2nd N49 10:59 Punt M47 10:05 Punt 3-4 00:54 MSU 2nd M20 10:05 Punt M16 09:38 Punt 3–4 00:27 ND 2nd N40 09:38 Punt M40 06:24 Punt 6-20 03:14 MSU 2nd M20 06:24 Punt M40 04:08 Punt 4-20 02:16 ND 2nd N30 04:08 Punt N29 03:02 Punt 3–1 01:06 MSU 2nd M26 03:02 Punt M26 02:00 Interception 3-0 01:02 ND 2nd M28 02:00 Interception M00 00:11 *TOUCHDOWN 5-28 01:49# MSU 2nd M20 00:11 Kickoff M18 15:00 End of half 1–2 00:11

MSU 3rd M20 14:56 Kickoff M24 12:44 Punt 3-4 02:12 ND 3rd N43 12:44 Punt M43 09:56 Punt 5-14 02:48 MSU 3rd M29 09:56 Punt M46 06:47 Punt 7-17 03:09 ND 3rd N16 06:47 Punt M21 03:08 Missed FG 8-63 03:39 MSU 3rd M21 03:08 Missed FG M43 01:02 Punt 5-22 02:06 ND 3rd N33 01:02 Punt N33 14:53 Punt 3-0 01:09

MSU 4th M44 14:53 Punt N00 13:22 *TOUCHDOWN 4-56 01:31 ND 4th N19 13:12 Kickoff N27 11:02 Punt 3-8 02:10 MSU 4th M14 11:02 Punt M42 08:10 Punt 5-28 02:52 ND 4th N28 08:10 Punt M33 05:54 Interception 5-39 02:16 MSU 4th M03 05:54 Interception N00 01:45 *TOUCHDOWN 10-97 04:09# ND 4th N28 01:41 Kickoff M00 01:15 *TOUCHDOWN 4-72 00:26 MSU 4th M26 01:09 Kickoff N46 00:00 Interception 7-28 01:09 ND 4th N03 00:00 Interception N03 00:00 End of half 0-0 00:00

Play-by-Play Summary


Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)

Notre Dame vs Michigan State (Sep 21, 2002 at East Lansing, Mich.)

MSU wins toss; defers to second half, will defend south endzone. N 1-10 N35 MSU ball on MSU35.

Rayner, Dave kickoff 65 yards to the ND0, touchback. N 1-10 N20 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Campbell, C.. N 2-10 N20 Grant, Ryan rush for 6 yards to the ND26 (Wright, Thomas;Dukes, Clifford). N 3-4 N26 Holiday, C. pass complete to Battle, Arnaz for 15 yards to the ND41, 1ST DOWN ND. N 1-10 N41 Grant, Ryan rush for 4 yards to the ND45 (Taplin, Greg). N 2-6 N45 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Battle, Arnaz. N 3-6 N45 Holiday, C. pass complete to Jenkins, Omar for 7 yards to the MSU48, 1ST DOWN ND (Flagg, Robert). N 1-10 M48 Battle, Arnaz pass complete to Holiday, C. for 30 yards to the MSU18, 1ST DOWN ND. N 1-10 M18 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 4 yards to the MSU14 (Stanley, Ronald). N 2-6 M14 Grant, Ryan rush for 8 yards to the MSU6, 1ST DOWN ND (Wedlow, Monquiz). N 1-G M06 Grant, Ryan rush for 6 yards to the MSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:48. Setta, Nicholas kick attempt good.

============================== NOTRE DAME 7, MICHIGAN STATE 0 ==============================

————— 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 04:12 —————

Setta, Nicholas kickoff 65 yards to the MSU0, touchback. M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 10:42 (1st). M 1-10 M20 Moss, Dawan rush for loss of 2 yards to the MSU18 (Watson, C.). M 2-12 M18 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Rogers, Charles. M 3-12 M18 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Rogers, Charles for 6 yards to the MSU24 (Sapp, Gerome). M 4-6 M24 Daily, Jason punt 66 yards to the ND10, Duff, Vontez return 18 yards to the ND28 (Randall, Jason).————— 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:36 —————

N 1-10 N28 NOTRE DAME drive start at 09:06 (1st). N 1-10 N28 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Battle, Arnaz. N 2-10 N28 PENALTY ND false start 5 yards to the ND23. N 2-15 N23 PENALTY ND false start 5 yards to the ND18. N 2-20 N18 Grant, Ryan rush for 4 yards to the ND22 (Labinjo, Mike). N 3-16 N22 Holiday, C. sacked for loss of 7 yards to the ND15 (Dukes, Clifford). N 4-23 N15 Hildbold, Joey punt 29 yards to the ND44, out-of-bounds.————— 3 plays, minus 13 yards, TOP 01:34 —————

M 1-10 N44 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 07:32 (1st). M 1-10 N44 Moss, Dawan rush for 7 yards to the ND37 (Watson, C.;Hilliard, C.). M 2-3 N37 Moss, Dawan rush for 2 yards to the ND35 (Curry, Derek;Roberts, Ryan). M 3-1 N35 Moss, Dawan rush for 2 yards to the ND33, 1ST DOWN MSU (Earl, Glenn;Duff, Vontez). M 1-10 N33 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Bradley, Jason (Watson, C.). M 2-10 N33 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Moss, Dawan. M 3-10 N33 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Hayes, Jaren for 7 yards to the ND26 (Goolsby, Mike). M 4-3 N26 Rayner, Dave field goal attempt from 44 MISSED – wide left, spot at ND27, clock 04:56.————— 7 plays, 18 yards, TOP 02:36 —————

N 1-10 N27 Grant, Ryan rush for 5 yards to the ND32 (Patel, Amish). N 2-5 N32 Holiday, C. rush for 1 yard to the ND33. N 3-4 N33 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Battle, Arnaz. N 4-4 N33 Hildbold, Joey punt 50 yards to the MSU17, Kavanaght, Z. return 4 yards to the MSU21 (Ryan, Pat).————— 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:45 —————

M 1-10 M21 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 03:11 (1st). M 1-10 M21 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Rogers, Charles for 40 yards to the ND39, 1ST DOWN MSU (Duff, Vontez), PENALTY ND pass interference declined. M 1-10 N39 Richard, David rush for 17 yards to the ND22, 1ST DOWN MSU (Sapp, Gerome). M 1-10 N22 Richard, David rush for 5 yards to the ND17 (Watson, C.). M 2-5 N17 Richard, David rush for no gain to the ND17 (Watson, C.;Curry, Derek). M 3-5 N17 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Lovett, BJ. M 4-5 N17 Rayner, Dave field goal attempt from 35 GOOD, clock 00:55.

============================== NOTRE DAME 7, MICHIGAN STATE 3 ==============================

————— 6 plays, 62 yards, TOP 02:16 —————

Rayner, Dave kickoff 56 yards to the ND9, Battle, Arnaz return 19 yards to the ND28 (Wedlow, Monquiz). N 1-10 N28 NOTRE DAME drive start at 00:46 (1st). N 1-10 N28 Holiday, C. pass complete to Battle, Arnaz for 3 yards to the ND31 (Henry, Cedric).

======END OF 1st QUARTER====== NOTRE DAME 7, MICHIGAN STATE 3 ==============================

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N 2-7 N31 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. N 2-7 N31 Holiday, C. rush for 19 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN ND (Wright, Thomas). N 1-10 N50 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 3 yards to the MSU47 (Dukes, Clifford;Taplin, Greg). N 2-7 M47 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Jenkins, Omar (Harmon, Jason). N 3-7 M47 Holiday, C. rush to the ND47, fumble forced by Wedlow, Monquiz, fumble by Holiday, C. recovered by ND Grant, Ryan at ND44. N 4-16 N44 Hildbold, Joey punt 39 yards to the MSU17, Kavanaght, Z. return 3 yards to the MSU20 (Ellick, Dwight), PENALTY MSU roughing the kicker declined.————— 5 plays, 16 yards, TOP 02:37 —————

M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 13:09 (2nd). M 1-10 M20 Hayes, Jaren rush for 4 yards to the MSU24 (Watson, C.). M 2-6 M24 Moss, Dawan rush for loss of 1 yard to the MSU23 (Curry, Derek). M 3-7 M23 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 9 yards to the MSU14 (Watson, C.). M 4-16 M14 Daily, Jason punt 37 yards to the ND49, downed.————— 3 plays, minus 6 yards, TOP 02:10 —————

N 1-10 N49 NOTRE DAME drive start at 10:59 (2nd). N 1-10 N49 Grant, Ryan rush for 4 yards to the MSU47 (Rasmussen, Kyle). N 2-6 M47 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Jenkins, Omar (Nelson, B.). N 3-6 M47 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Godsey, Gary. N 4-6 M47 Hildbold, Joey punt 47 yards to the MSU0, touchback.————— 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:54 —————

M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 10:05 (2nd). M 1-10 M20 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Rogers, Charles. M 2-10 M20 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Knott, Eric. M 3-10 M20 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 4 yards to the MSU16 (Roberts, Ryan), PENALTY MSU holding declined. M 4-14 M16 Daily, Jason punt 44 yards to the ND40, out-of-bounds.————— 3 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 00:27 —————

N 1-10 N40 NOTRE DAME drive start at 09:38 (2nd). N 1-10 N40 Grant, Ryan rush for 9 yards to the ND49 (Harmon, Jason). N 2-1 N49 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Battle, Arnaz (Nelson, B.). N 3-1 N49 Grant, Ryan rush for 6 yards to the MSU45, 1ST DOWN ND (Labinjo, Mike). N 1-10 M45 Grant, Ryan rush for 6 yards to the MSU39 (Stanley, Ronald). N 2-4 M39 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 1 yard to the MSU38 (Rasmussen, Kyle;Stanley, Ronald). N 3-3 M38 Holiday, C. rush for loss of 2 yards to the MSU40 (Wedlow, Monquiz). N 4-5 M40 Hildbold, Joey punt 40 yards to the MSU0, touchback.————— 6 plays, 20 yards, TOP 03:14 —————

M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 06:24 (2nd). M 1-10 M20 Richard, David rush for 15 yards to the MSU35, 1ST DOWN MSU (Sapp, Gerome;Walton, Shane). M 1-10 M35 Richard, David rush for 5 yards to the MSU40 (Goolsby, Mike). M 2-5 M40 Richard, David rush for loss of 4 yards to the MSU36 (Hilliard, C.). M 3-9 M36 Timeout Michigan State, clock 04:31. M 3-9 M36 Smoker, Jeff rush for 4 yards to the MSU40 (Roberts, Ryan), PENALTY MSU holding declined. M 4-5 M40 Daily, Jason punt 30 yards to the ND30, out-of-bounds.————— 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 02:16 —————

N 1-10 N30 NOTRE DAME drive start at 04:08 (2nd). N 1-10 N30 Powers-Neal, R. rush for loss of 1 yard to the ND29 (Labinjo, Mike;Vickerson, K.). N 2-11 N29 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Battle, Arnaz. N 3-11 N29 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Battle, Arnaz. N 4-11 N29 Hildbold, Joey punt 43 yards to the MSU28, Kavanaght, Z. return 8 yards to the MSU36 (Ellick, Dwight), PENALTY MSU illegal block 10 yards to the MSU26, 1st and 10, MSU ball on MSU26.————— 3 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:06 —————

M 1-10 M26 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 03:02 (2nd). M 1-10 M26 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Moss, Dawan for no gain to the MSU26 (Curry, Derek). M 2-10 M26 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Knott, Eric. M 3-10 M26 Smoker, Jeff pass intercepted by Sapp, Gerome at the MSU41 (Walton, Shane), Sapp, Gerome return 13 yards to the MSU28 (Rogers, Charles).————— 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:02 —————

N 1-10 M28 NOTRE DAME drive start at 02:00 (2nd). N 1-10 M28 Grant, Ryan rush for 1 yard to the MSU27 (Taplin, Greg). N 2-9 M27 Holiday, C. rush for loss of 3 yards to the MSU30 (Wright, Thomas). N 3-12 M30 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Battle, Arnaz (Henry, Cedric), PENALTY MSU pass interference 15 yards to the MSU15, 1ST DOWN ND, NO PLAY. N 1-10 M15 Timeout Notre Dame, clock 00:24. N 1-10 M15 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Stovall, M.. N 2-10 M15 Holiday, C. pass complete to Stovall, M. for 15 yards to the MSU0, 1ST DOWN ND, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:11. Setta, Nicholas kick attempt good.

=============================== NOTRE DAME 14, MICHIGAN STATE 3 ===============================

————— 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 01:49 —————

Setta, Nicholas kickoff 65 yards to the MSU0, touchback. M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 00:11 (2nd). M 1-10 M20 TM rush for loss of 2 yards to the MSU18. M 2-12 M18 End of 1st half, clock 00:00.

======END OF 2nd QUARTER======= NOTRE DAME 14, MICHIGAN STATE 3 ===============================

Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)=verdana>

M 2-12 M18 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, ND ball on ND35.————— 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:11 —————

Setta, Nicholas kickoff 65 yards to the MSU0, touchback. M 1-10 M20 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 14:56 (3rd). M 1-10 M20 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Lovett, BJ for 4 yards to the MSU24 (Duff, Vontez). M 2-6 M24 Moss, Dawan rush for 4 yards to the MSU28 (Sapp, Gerome). M 3-2 M28 Moss, Dawan rush for loss of 4 yards to the MSU24 (Walton, Shane). M 4-6 M24 Daily, Jason punt 47 yards to the ND29, Duff, Vontez return 14 yards to the ND43 (McLaurin, J.).————— 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 02:12 —————

N 1-10 N43 NOTRE DAME drive start at 12:44 (3rd). N 1-10 N43 Grant, Ryan rush for 4 yards to the ND47 (Dukes, Clifford). N 2-6 N47 Grant, Ryan rush for 15 yards to the MSU38, 1ST DOWN ND (Harmon, Jason). N 1-10 M38 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 2 yards to the MSU36 (Henry, Cedric;Labinjo, Mike). N 2-8 M36 Holiday, C. rush for loss of 7 yards to the MSU43 (TM). N 3-15 M43 Holiday, C. pass incomplete to Jenkins, Omar, PENALTY ND holding declined. N 4-15 M43 Hildbold, Joey punt 24 yards to the MSU19, PENALTY ND illegal touching 10 yards to the MSU29, 1st and 10, MSU ball on MSU29.————— 5 plays, 14 yards, TOP 02:48 —————

M 1-10 M29 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 09:56 (3rd). M 1-10 M29 Moss, Dawan rush for 1 yard to the MSU30 (Campbell, D.). M 2-9 M30 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Lovett, BJ for 14 yards to the MSU44, 1ST DOWN MSU. M 1-10 M44 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Rogers, Charles. M 2-10 M44 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Hayes, Jaren for 10 yards to the ND46, 1ST DOWN MSU (Walton, Shane;Goolsby, Mike), PENALTY ND face mask 5 yards to the ND41, 1ST DOWN MSU. M 1-10 N41 1st and 10. M 1-10 N41 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Rogers, Charles. M 2-10 N41 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 10 yards to the MSU49 (Watson, C.). M 3-20 M49 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 3 yards to the MSU46 (Campbell, D.). M 4-23 M46 Daily, Jason punt 39 yards to the ND15, Duff, Vontez return 1 yards to the ND16 (Patel, Amish).————— 7 plays, 17 yards, TOP 03:09 —————

N 1-10 N16 NOTRE DAME drive start at 06:47 (3rd). N 1-10 N16 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 7 yards to the ND23 (Stanley, Ronald). N 2-3 N23 Lopienski, Tom rush for 2 yards to the ND25 (Rasmussen, Kyle;Wedlow, Monquiz). N 3-1 N25 Holiday, C. rush for 2 yards to the ND27, 1ST DOWN ND (TM). N 1-10 N27 Holiday, C. pass complete to Stovall, M. for 44 yards to the MSU29, 1ST DOWN ND (Wright, Thomas). N 1-10 M29 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 4 yards to the MSU25 (Wright, Thomas;Labinjo, Mike). N 2-6 M25 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 4 yards to the MSU21 (Stanley, Ronald), PENALTY ND personal foul off-setting, PENALTY MSU personal foul off-setting. N 3-2 M21 Timeout Notre Dame, clock 03:19. N 3-2 M21 Holiday, C. rush for no gain to the MSU21 (Harmon, Jason;Labinjo, Mike). N 4-2 M21 Setta, Nicholas field goal attempt from 39 MISSED – wide left, spot at MSU21, clock 03:08.————— 8 plays, 63 yards, TOP 03:39 —————

M 1-10 M21 Richard, David rush for 3 yards to the MSU24 (Curry, Derek). M 2-7 M24 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Rogers, Charles for 18 yards to the MSU42, 1ST DOWN MSU (Watson, C.). M 1-10 M42 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Rogers, Charles. M 2-10 M42 Hayes, Jaren rush for 1 yard to the MSU43 (Goolsby, Mike). M 3-9 M43 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Rogers, Charles. M 4-9 M43 Daily, Jason punt 34 yards to the ND23, Walton, Shane return 0 yards to the ND23 (Nelson, B.), PENALTY MSU illegal touching 10 yards to the ND33, 1st and 10, ND ball on ND33.————— 5 plays, 22 yards, TOP 02:06 —————

N 1-10 N33 NOTRE DAME drive start at 01:02 (3rd). N 1-10 N33 Grant, Ryan rush for 3 yards to the ND36 (Taplin, Greg). N 2-7 N36 Timeout Notre Dame, clock 00:14. N 2-7 N36 Dillingham, Pat pass incomplete to Stovall, M.. N 3-7 N36 Grant, Ryan rush for loss of 3 yards to the ND33 (Wright, Thomas).

======END OF 3rd QUARTER======= NOTRE DAME 14, MICHIGAN STATE 3 ===============================

Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)=verdana>

N 4-10 N33 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00. N 4-10 N33 Hildbold, Joey punt 23 yards to the MSU44, out-of-bounds.————— 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:09 —————

M 1-10 M44 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 14:53 (4th). M 1-10 M44 Richard, David rush for 5 yards to the MSU49 (Earl, Glenn;Sapp, Gerome). M 2-5 M49 PENALTY ND offside 5 yards to the ND46, 1ST DOWN MSU. M 1-10 N46 PENALTY ND personal foul 15 yards to the ND31, 1ST DOWN MSU. M 1-10 N31 Richard, David rush for 3 yards to the ND28 (Duff, Vontez), PENALTY MSU holding 10 yards to the ND38. M 1-17 N38 1st and 17. M 1-17 N38 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Rogers, Charles for 38 yards to the ND0, 1ST DOWN MSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:22. Rayner, Dave kick attempt good.

================================ NOTRE DAME 14, MICHIGAN STATE 10 ================================

————— 4 plays, 56 yards, TOP 01:31 —————

Rayner, Dave kickoff 65 yards to the ND0, Battle, Arnaz return 19 yards to the ND19 (Wedlow, Monquiz). N 1-10 N19 NOTRE DAME drive start at 13:12 (4th). N 1-10 N19 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 4 yards to the ND23 (Dukes, Clifford). N 2-6 N23 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 3 yards to the ND26 (Vickerson, K.;Wright, Thomas). N 3-3 N26 Grant, Ryan rush for 1 yard to the ND27 (Dukes, Clifford). N 4-2 N27 Hildbold, Joey punt 50 yards to the MSU23, Rogers, Charles return 1 yards to the MSU24 (Hildbold, Joey), PENALTY MSU holding 10 yards to the MSU14, 1st and 10, MSU ball on MSU14.————— 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 02:10 —————

M 1-10 M14 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 11:02 (4th). M 1-10 M14 Richard, David rush for 1 yard to the MSU15 (Earl, Glenn). M 2-9 M15 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Randall, Jason for 18 yards to the MSU33, 1ST DOWN MSU (Walton, Shane). M 1-10 M33 Richard, David rush for loss of 2 yards to the MSU31 (Hilliard, C.). M 2-12 M31 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Knott, Eric for 11 yards to the MSU42 (Goolsby, Mike). M 3-1 M42 Moss, Dawan rush for no gain to the MSU42 (Roberts, Ryan;Earl, Glenn). M 4-1 M42 Daily, Jason punt 40 yards to the ND18, Duff, Vontez return 10 yards to the ND28 (Dukes, Clifford).————— 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 02:52 —————

N 1-10 N28 NOTRE DAME drive start at 08:10 (4th). N 1-10 N28 Dillingham, Pat pass complete to Godsey, Gary for 18 yards to the ND46, 1ST DOWN ND (Henry, Cedric). N 1-10 N46 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 4 yards to the 50 yardline (McKinney, B.;Stanley, Ronald). N 2-6 N50 Grant, Ryan rush for 11 yards to the MSU39, 1ST DOWN ND (Wright, Thomas). N 1-10 M39 Timeout Notre Dame, clock 06:47. N 1-10 M39 Powers-Neal, R. rush for 6 yards to the MSU33 (Henry, Cedric;Harmon, Jason). N 2-4 M33 Dillingham, Pat pass intercepted by Wright, Thomas at the MSU3, Wright, Thomas return 0 yards to the MSU3 (Stovall, M.).————— 5 plays, 39 yards, TOP 02:16 —————

M 1-10 M03 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 05:54 (4th). M 1-10 M03 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Rogers, Charles for 35 yards to the MSU38, 1ST DOWN MSU (Duff, Vontez). M 1-10 M38 Richard, David rush for 3 yards to the MSU41 (Watson, C.;Earl, Glenn). M 2-7 M41 Timeout Michigan State, clock 04:59. M 2-7 M41 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Kavanaght, Z.. M 3-7 M41 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Knott, Eric for 10 yards to the ND49, 1ST DOWN MSU (Bible, Garron). M 1-10 N49 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Rogers, Charles for 17 yards to the ND32, 1ST DOWN MSU. M 1-10 N32 Richard, David rush for 12 yards to the ND20, 1ST DOWN MSU (Sapp, Gerome). M 1-10 N20 Richard, David rush for 7 yards to the ND13 (Roberts, Ryan). M 2-3 N13 Richard, David rush for no gain to the ND13 (Watson, C.). M 3-3 N13 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 3 yards to the ND16 (Tuck, Justin). M 4-6 N16 Timeout Michigan State, clock 01:52. M 4-6 N16 PENALTY MSU false start 5 yards to the ND21. M 4-11 N21 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Rogers, Charles for 21 yards to the ND0, 1ST DOWN MSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:45. M 1-G N03 PENALTY MSU unsportsmanlike conduct 15 yards to the ND18. M 1-G N18 PENALTY MSU false start 5 yards to the ND23. Rayner, Dave kick attempt good.

================================ NOTRE DAME 14, MICHIGAN STATE 17 ================================

————— 10 plays, 97 yards, TOP 04:09 —————

Rayner, Dave kickoff 65 yards to the ND0, Battle, Arnaz return 28 yards to the ND28 (Cooper, James;Simon, Chad). N 1-10 N28 NOTRE DAME drive start at 01:41 (4th). N 1-10 N28 Dillingham, Pat pass complete to Godsey, Gary for 6 yards to the ND34 (Nelson, B.). N 2-4 N34 Dillingham, Pat pass incomplete to Stovall, M. (Nelson, B.), PENALTY MSU pass interference 6 yards to the ND40, 1ST DOWN ND, NO PLAY. N 1-10 N40 Dillingham, Pat pass incomplete to Battle, Arnaz (Nelson, B.). N 2-10 N40 Dillingham, Pat pass complete to Battle, Arnaz for 60 yards to the MSU0, 1ST DOWN ND, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:15. Setta, Nicholas kick attempt good.

================================ NOTRE DAME 21, MICHIGAN STATE 17 ================================

————— 4 plays, 72 yards, TOP 00:26 —————

Setta, Nicholas kickoff 60 yards to the MSU5, Hayes, Jaren return 21 yards to the MSU26 (Thomas, Justin). M 1-10 M26 MICHIGAN STATE drive start at 01:09 (4th). M 1-10 M26 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Moss, Dawan for 7 yards to the MSU33 (Bible, Garron). M 2-3 M33 Smoker, Jeff pass incomplete to Knott, Eric. M 3-3 M33 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Moss, Dawan for 7 yards to the MSU40, 1ST DOWN MSU (Walton, Shane). M 1-10 M40 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Knott, Eric for 11 yards to the ND49, 1ST DOWN MSU (Earl, Glenn). M 1-10 N49 Smoker, Jeff pass complete to Kavanaght, Z. for 7 yards to the ND42 (Jackson, P.). M 2-3 N42 Smoker, Jeff sacked for loss of 4 yards to the ND46 (Roberts, Ryan). M 3-7 N46 Smoker, Jeff pass intercepted by Sapp, Gerome at the ND3, Sapp, Gerome return 0 yards to the ND3 (Rogers, Charles).————— 7 plays, 28 yards, TOP 01:09 —————

N 1-10 N03 NOTRE DAME drive start at 00:00 (4th). N 1-10 N03 End of 2nd half, clock 00:00.

===========FINAL SCORE========== NOTRE DAME 21, MICHIGAN STATE 17 ================================

Box Score


Box Score (Final) Notre Dame vs Michigan State (Sep 21, 2002 at East Lansing, Mich.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score —————– — — — — —– Notre Dame………. 7 7 0 7 – 21 Record: (4-0) Michigan State…… 3 0 0 14 – 17 Record: (2-2)

Scoring Summary:

1st 10:48 ND – Grant, Ryan 6 yd run (Setta, Nicholas kick), 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:12, ND 7 – MSU 0 00:55 MSU – Rayner, Dave 35 yd field goal, 6 plays, 62 yards, TOP 2:16, ND 7 – MSU 3 2nd 00:11 ND – Stovall, M. 15 yd pass from Holiday, C. (Setta, Nicholas kick), 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 1:49, ND 14 – MSU 3 4th 13:22 MSU – Rogers, Charles 38 yd pass from Smoker, Jeff (Rayner, Dave kick), 4 plays, 56 yards, TOP 1:31, ND 14 – MSU 10 01:45 MSU – Rogers, Charles 21 yd pass from Smoker, Jeff (Rayner, Dave kick), 10 plays, 97 yards, TOP 4:09, ND 14 – MSU 17 01:15 ND – Battle, Arnaz 60 yd pass from Dillingham, Pat (Setta, Nicholas kick), 4 plays, 72 yards, TOP 0:30, ND 21 – MSU 17

ND MSU FIRST DOWNS………………. 15 19 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)………… 39-127 34-53 PASSING YDS (NET)…………. 198 281 Passes Att-Comp-Int……….. 24-9-1 34-19-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS….. 63-325 68-334 Fumble Returns-Yards………. 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards………… 5-43 4-16 Kickoff Returns-Yards……… 3-66 1-21 Interception Returns-Yards…. 2-13 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg)………… 9-38.3 8-42.1 Fumbles-Lost……………… 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards…………… 6-45 9-86 Possession Time…………… 30:02 29:58 Sacks By: Number-Yards…….. 6-33 1-7

RUSHING: Notre Dame-Grant, Ryan 17-90; Powers-Neal, R. 12-41; Lopienski, Tom 1-2; Holiday, C. 9-minus 6. Michigan State-Richard, David 15-70; Moss, Dawan 9-9; Hayes, Jaren 2-5; TM 1-minus 2; Smoker, Jeff 7-minus 29.

PASSING: Notre Dame-Holiday, C. 5-17-0-84; Dillingham, Pat 3-6-1-84; Battle, Arnaz 1-1-0-30. Michigan State-Smoker, Jeff 19-34-2-281.

RECEIVING: Notre Dame-Battle, Arnaz 3-78; Stovall, M. 2-59; Godsey, Gary 2-24; Holiday, C. 1-30; Jenkins, Omar 1-7. Michigan State-Rogers, Charles 7-175; Knott, Eric 3-32; Moss, Dawan 3-14; Lovett, BJ 2-18; Hayes, Jaren 2-17; Randall, Jason 1-18; Kavanaght, Z. 1-7.

INTERCEPTIONS: Notre Dame-Sapp, Gerome 2-13. Michigan State-Wright, Thomas 1-0.

Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 75182 Kickoff time: 3:30 pm End of Game: 7:00 Total elapsed time: 3:30 Officials: Referee: Jim Lapetina; Umpire: Percy Mun; Linesman: Brent Durbin; Line judge: Jeff Bauer; Back judge: Jack Lyman; Field judge: Denny Freund; Side judge: Joe Duncan; Scorer: Ben Phlegar; Temperature: 79 Wind: SW 17 Weather: Sunny

Notre Dame vs Michigan State (Sep 21, 2002 at East Lansing, Mich.)

SACKS (UA-A): Notre Dame-Roberts, Ryan 2-0; Watson, C. 2-0; Campbell, D. 1-0; Tuck, Justin 1-0. Michigan State-Dukes, Clifford 1-0; Wedlow, Monquiz 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame-Watson, C. 7-3; Roberts, Ryan 4-2; Sapp, Gerome 4-2; Earl, Glenn 2-4; Duff, Vontez 4-1; Goolsby, Mike 4-1; Walton, Shane 3-2; Curry, Derek 3-2; Hilliard, C. 2-1; Campbell, D. 2-0; Bible, Garron 2-0; Ellick, Dwight 2-0; Team 1-0; Tuck, Justin 1-0; Jackson, P. 1-0; Hildbold, Joey 1-0; Stovall, M. 1-0; Thomas, Justin 1-0; Ryan, Pat 1-0. Michigan State-Wright, Thomas 5-3; Dukes, Clifford 5-2; Wedlow, Monquiz 5-1; Stanley, Ronald 4-2; Labinjo, Mike 2-4; Taplin, Greg 3-1; Henry, Cedric 2-2; Harmon, Jason 2-2; Rasmussen, Kyle 1-2; TM 2-0; Rogers, Charles 2-0; Patel, Amish 2-0; Nelson, B. 2-0; Vickerson, K. 0-2; Randall, Jason 1-0; McLaurin, J. 1-0; Flagg, Robert 1-0; McKinney, B. 0-1; Cooper, James 0-1; Simon, Chad 0-1.

Player participation:

Notre Dame: 1D-O’Neill, Tim, 1-Clark, Jared, 2-Pierre-AntoineC, 3-Battle, Arnaz, 4-Grant, Ryan, 5-McKnight, Rhema, 6-Campbell, C., 7-Holiday, C., 8-Krueger, Matt, 9-Dillingham, Pat, 13-Setta, Nicholas, 14-Godsey, Gary, 15-Jackson, P., 17-Hildbold, Joey, 18-Rodamer, Ronnie, 19-Earl, Glenn, 20-Sapp, Gerome, 21-Stovall, M., 23-Yura, Chris, 24-DeBolt, Chad, 26-Bible, Garron, 27-Bolen, Lionel, 29-Burrell, Q., 33-Watson, C., 34-Duff, Vontez, 35-Miller, David, 36-Lopienski, Tom, 37-Ellick, Dwight, 39-Hoyte, Brandon, 41-Goolsby, Mike, 42-Walton, Shane, 43-Powers-Neal, R., 44-Tuck, Justin, 47-McNair, Mike, 49-Curry, Derek, 50-Hilliard, C., 52-Faine, Jeff, 53-Crowther, John, 56-Ryan, Pat, 57-Thomas, Justin, 60-Campbell, D., 63-Curtin, Brennan, 65-Milligan, Sean, 67-Gillis, Ryan, 70-Molinaro, Jim, 72-Scarola, Ryan, 78-Black, Jordan, 79-Mahan, Sean, 80-Jenkins, Omar, 82-Shelton, Matt, 85-Palmer, Billy, 92-Budinscak, Kyle, 95-Roberts, Ryan.

Michigan State: 1-Rogers, Charles, 3-Brown, Kyle, 4-Knott, Eric, 6-Lovett, BJ, 9-Smoker, Jeff, 11-Richard, David, 12-Watson, Ashton, 13-Simon, Chad, 15-Massey, Brandon, 16-Rayner, Dave, 17-Maples, R., 18-Daily, Jason, 19-Patel, Amish, 20-Teague, Jason, 21-Nelson, B., 24-McLaurin, J., 25-Harmon, Jason, 26-James, Tim, 27-Ware, Derron, 31-Hayes, Jaren, 33-Flagg, Robert, 35-Goebel, Mark, 36-Smith, Eric, 37-Henry, Cedric, 38-Fortson, Damien, 42-Labinjo, Mike, 43-Wright, Thomas, 44-Stanley, Ronald, 45-Wedlow, Monquiz, 47-Bradley, Jason, 49-Moss, Dawan, 51-Morris, Chris, 57-Harker, Paul, 58-Cooper, James, 59-Dukes, Clifford, 60-Brooks, Joe, 65-Booker, Ulish, 68-Tate, Joe, 72-Wheeler, Stefon, 73-Ottney, Brian, 76-Whitticker, W., 77-Stewart, Steve, 81-Randall, Jason, 82-Kavanaght, Z., 89-Woods, Ryan, 91-Vickerson, K., 94-Taplin, Greg, 95-Askew, Matthias, 97-Rasmussen, Kyle, 99-McKinney, B..