Team Statistics

   
Team Statistics (Final) ND MSU
FIRST DOWNS................... 18 21 Rushing..................... 7 13 Passing..................... 8 6 Penalty..................... 3 2 Rushing Attempts.............. 42 53 Yards Gained Rushing.......... 176 247 Yards Lost Rushing............ 58 5 NET YARDS RUSHING............. 118 242 NET YARDS PASSING............. 205 209 Passes Attempted............ 31 19 Passes Completed............ 13 12 Had Intercepted............. 2 0 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS......... 73 72 TOTAL NET YARDS............... 323 451 Average Gain Per Play....... 4.4 6.3 Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 4-1 2-2 Penalties: Number-Yards....... 8-78 9-92 Number of Punts-Yards......... 6-225 4-150 Average Per Punt............ 37.5 37.5 Punt Returns: Number-Yards.... 0-0 4-51 Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards. 5-120 4-45 Interceptions: Number-Yards... 0-0 2-46 Fumble Returns: Number-Yards.. 1-96 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0 Possession Time............... 30:45 27:40 Third-Down Conversions........ 5 of 16 6 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 4 1 of 2 Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 0-0 1-5

Scoring Summary

   
Scoring Summary (Final) Notre Dame (1-0-0) vs. Michigan State (0-2-0) Date: Sept.12,1998 Site: East Lansing, MI Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 74267
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score ----------------- -- -- -- -- ----- Notre Dame.......... 3 0 6 14 - 23 Michigan State...... 21 21 0 3 - 45


Scoring Summary: ND - MSU
1st 12:16 MSU - Richard Newsome 25 yd blocked punt return (Paul Edinger kick) 0 - 7 06:28 MSU - Gari Scott 16 yd pass from Bill Burke (Paul Edinger kick) 13 plays, 69 yards, TOP 4:15 0 - 14 03:03 ND - Jim Sanson 32 yd field goal 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 3:25 3 - 14 01:02 MSU - Sedrick Irvin 3 yd run (Paul Edinger kick) 5 plays, 50 yards, TOP 2:01 3 - 21 2nd 12:42 MSU - Plaxico Burress 86 yd pass from Bill Burke (Paul Edinger kick) 1 play, 86 yards, TOP 0:11 3 - 28 06:47 MSU - Leroy McFadden 17 yd pass from Bill Burke (Paul Edinger kick) 6 plays, 69 yards, TOP 2:48 3 - 35 06:32 MSU - Julian Peterson 23 yd interception return (Paul Edinger kick) 3 - 42 3rd 12:31 ND - Autry Denson 2 yd run (Jim Sanson kick failed) 4 plays, 29 yards, TOP 1:00 9 - 42 4th 11:38 ND - Deke Cooper 96 yd fumble recovery (Malcolm Johnson pass) 17 - 42 09:57 MSU - Paul Edinger 37 yd field goal 5 plays, 23 yards, TOP 1:41 17 - 45 01:35 ND - Darcey Levy 3 yd run (Jarious Jackson pass failed) 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:06 23 - 45


Kickoff time: 8:06PM End of Game: 11:46 Total elapsed time: 3:40 Officials: Referee: J. Kemerling; Umpire: C. Paganelli; Linesman: M. Spanier; Line judge: W. Jackson; Back judge: T. Herbert; Field judge: Engelberts; Side judge: T. Bryan; Scorer: D. Millsop; Temperature: 81 Wind: NW 6 mph Weather: Gorgeous evening

Individual Statistics

   
Individual Statistics (Final)

Notre Dame


Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg -------------------------------------------- Autry Denson 15 72 10 62 1 8 4.1 Arnaz Battle 4 24 2 22 0 13 5.5 Jamie Spencer 4 18 0 18 0 9 4.5 Joey Goodspeed 3 12 0 12 0 7 4.0 Darcey Levy 3 10 0 10 1 5 3.3 David Givens 2 7 9 -2 0 7 -1.0 Jarious Jackson 11 33 37 -4 0 13 -0.4 Totals... 42 176 58 118 2 13 2.8
Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck ------------------------------------------- Jarious Jackson 30-12-2 165 0 29 1 Arnaz Battle 1-1-0 40 0 40 0 Totals... 31-13-2 205 0 40 1
Receiving No. Yds TD Long ----------------------------------- Malcolm Johnson 4 65 0 21 Raki Nelson 3 44 0 28 Autry Denson 2 30 0 29 Joey Getherall 1 40 0 40 Bobby Brown 1 10 0 10 Jay Johnson 1 9 0 9 Jabari Holloway 1 7 0 7 Totals... 13 205 0 40
Punting No. Yds Avg Long ------------------------------------ Hunter Smith 5 225 45.0 54 TM 1 0 0.0 0 Totals... 6 225 37.5 54
Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg --------------------------------------------- Darcey Levy 0 0 0 3 95 52 0 0 0 Tony Driver 0 0 0 1 14 14 0 0 0 David Givens 0 0 0 1 11 11 0 0 0 Totals... 0 0 0 5 120 52 0 0 0
Field goal attempts ---------------------------------------- Jim Sanson 1st 03:03 32 yds - Good

Michigan State


Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg -------------------------------------------- Sedrick Irvin 24 122 3 119 1 29 5.0 Lloyd Clemons 16 80 0 80 0 15 5.0 Leroy McFadden 10 36 0 36 0 8 3.6 Bill Burke 2 9 0 9 0 5 4.5 Sam Eyde 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0 Totals... 53 247 5 242 1 29 4.6
Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sck ------------------------------------------- Bill Burke 19-12-0 209 3 86 0 Totals... 19-12-0 209 3 86 0
Receiving No. Yds TD Long ----------------------------------- Plaxico Burress 3 109 1 86 Gari Scott 2 47 1 31 Chris Baker 2 16 0 10 Sedrick Irvin 2 5 0 7 Leroy McFadden 1 17 1 17 Herb Haygood 1 8 0 8 Brad Rainko 1 7 0 7 Totals... 12 209 3 86
Punting No. Yds Avg Long ------------------------------------ Craig Jarrett 4 150 37.5 58 Totals... 4 150 37.5 58
Punts Kickoffs Intercept All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg --------------------------------------------- Gari Scott 3 14 10 2 45 35 0 0 0 Sedrick Irvin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Austin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 23 Richard Newsome 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sean Banks 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Thornhill 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Julian Peterson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 23 Totals... 4 51 25 4 45 35 2 46 23
Field goal attempts ---------------------------------------- Paul Edinger 4th 09:57 37 yds - Good

Drive Chart

   
Drive Chart (Final) Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ND 1st N20 15:00 Kickoff N37 12:16 Punt 6-17 02:44 ND 1st N14 12:16 Kickoff N14 10:43 Punt 3-0 01:33 ND 1st N20 06:28 Kickoff M14 03:03 *FIELD GOAL 9-66 03:25 ND 1st N20 01:02 Kickoff N32 12:53 Punt 5-12 03:09 ND 2nd N21 12:42 Kickoff M31 09:35 Downs 9-48 03:07 ND 2nd N29 06:47 Kickoff N29 06:32 Interception 1-0 00:15 ND 2nd N23 06:32 Kickoff N33 04:42 Punt 6-10 01:50 ND 2nd N45 03:14 Punt M37 00:54 Punt 6-18 02:20 ND 3rd M29 13:31 Fumble M00 12:31 *TOUCHDOWN 4-29 01:00 ND 3rd N46 11:36 Punt M35 09:26 Interception 5-19 02:10 ND 3rd N20 06:32 Punt N39 03:55 Punt 5-19 02:37 ND 4th N02 12:09 Downs N09 12:03 Fumble 1-7 00:06 ND 4th N04 11:38 Fumble N04 11:38 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 00:00 ND 4th M48 09:57 Kickoff M39 08:34 Downs 4-9 01:23 ND 4th N20 06:41 Punt M00 01:35 *TOUCHDOWN 10-80 05:06
MSU 1st N25 12:16 Punt N25 12:16 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 00:00 MSU 1st M31 10:43 Punt N00 06:28 *TOUCHDOWN 13-69 04:15 MSU 1st M50 03:03 Kickoff N00 01:02 *TOUCHDOWN 5-50 02:01 MSU 2nd M14 12:53 Punt N00 12:42 *TOUCHDOWN 1-86 00:11 MSU 2nd M31 09:35 Downs N00 06:47 *TOUCHDOWN 6-69 02:48 MSU 2nd N00 06:32 Interception N00 06:32 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 00:00 MSU 2nd M28 04:42 Punt M34 03:14 Punt 3-6 01:28 MSU 2nd M13 00:54 Punt M14 15:00 End of half 2-1 00:54 MSU 3rd M10 15:00 Kickoff M29 13:31 Fumble 4-19 01:29 MSU 3rd M20 12:31 Kickoff M24 11:36 Punt 3-4 00:55 MSU 3rd M46 09:26 Interception N41 06:32 Punt 6-13 02:54 MSU 3rd M17 03:55 Punt N02 12:09 Downs 15-81 06:46 MSU 4th N09 12:03 Fumble N04 11:38 Fumble 2-5 00:25 MSU 4th N43 11:38 Kickoff N20 09:57 *FIELD GOAL 5-23 01:41 MSU 4th M39 08:34 Downs M42 06:41 Punt 3-3 01:53 MSU 4th M29 01:35 Kickoff M37 00:00 5-8 00:00
ND 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time of possession 08:44 09:39 05:47 06:35 18:23 12:22 30:45 3rd Down Conversions 1/4 3/7 0/2 1/3 4/11 1/5 5/16 Avg Field Position N18 N29 N45 N24 N24 N35 N28 4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1 0/1 1/2 0/1 1/3 1/4
MSU 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time of possession 06:16 05:21 09:13 06:50 11:37 16:03 27:40 3rd Down Conversions 2/2 1/2 2/4 1/5 3/4 3/9 6/13 Avg Field Position M40 M21 M23 N38 M27 M40 M34 4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/2 0/0 1/2 1/2
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 N37 12:16 Punt 6-17 02:44 MSU 1st N25 12:16 Punt N25 12:16 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 00:00 ND 1st N14 12:16 Kickoff N14 10:43 Punt 3-0 01:33 MSU 1st M31 10:43 Punt N00 06:28 *TOUCHDOWN 13-69 04:15 ND 1st N20 06:28 Kickoff M14 03:03 *FIELD GOAL 9-66 03:25 MSU 1st M50 03:03 Kickoff N00 01:02 *TOUCHDOWN 5-50 02:01 ND 1st N20 01:02 Kickoff N32 12:53 Punt 5-12 03:09
MSU 2nd M14 12:53 Punt N00 12:42 *TOUCHDOWN 1-86 00:11 ND 2nd N21 12:42 Kickoff M31 09:35 Downs 9-48 03:07 MSU 2nd M31 09:35 Downs N00 06:47 *TOUCHDOWN 6-69 02:48 ND 2nd N29 06:47 Kickoff N29 06:32 Interception 1-0 00:15 MSU 2nd N00 06:32 Interception N00 06:32 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 00:00 ND 2nd N23 06:32 Kickoff N33 04:42 Punt 6-10 01:50 MSU 2nd M28 04:42 Punt M34 03:14 Punt 3-6 01:28 ND 2nd N45 03:14 Punt M37 00:54 Punt 6-18 02:20 MSU 2nd M13 00:54 Punt M14 15:00 End of half 2-1 00:54
MSU 3rd M10 15:00 Kickoff M29 13:31 Fumble 4-19 01:29 ND 3rd M29 13:31 Fumble M00 12:31 *TOUCHDOWN 4-29 01:00 MSU 3rd M20 12:31 Kickoff M24 11:36 Punt 3-4 00:55 ND 3rd N46 11:36 Punt M35 09:26 Interception 5-19 02:10 MSU 3rd M46 09:26 Interception N41 06:32 Punt 6-13 02:54 ND 3rd N20 06:32 Punt N39 03:55 Punt 5-19 02:37 MSU 3rd M17 03:55 Punt N02 12:09 Downs 15-81 06:46
ND 4th N02 12:09 Downs N09 12:03 Fumble 1-7 00:06 MSU 4th N09 12:03 Fumble N04 11:38 Fumble 2-5 00:25 ND 4th N04 11:38 Fumble N04 11:38 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 00:00 MSU 4th N43 11:38 Kickoff N20 09:57 *FIELD GOAL 5-23 01:41 ND 4th M48 09:57 Kickoff M39 08:34 Downs 4-9 01:23 MSU 4th M39 08:34 Downs M42 06:41 Punt 3-3 01:53 ND 4th N20 06:41 Punt M00 01:35 *TOUCHDOWN 10-80 05:06 MSU 4th M29 01:35 Kickoff M37 00:00 5-8 00:00