Michigan State 23, Notre Dame
September 20, 1997 – Notre Dame Stadium

Scoring Summary

Michigan State 14 3 3 3 – 23Notre Dame 0 7 0 0 – 7

First Quarter
MSU: Josh KEUR 5 pass from Todd SCHULTZ (Chris GARDNER PAT), 11:28 left. Drive: 44 yards, 7 plays, 3:32 elapsed after Notre Dame kickoff. Key play: Marc Renaud 51 kickoff return to the ND 44. Score: Michigan State 7, Notre Dame 0.

MSU: SCHULTZ 1 run (GARDNER PAT), 4:47 left. Drive: 73 yards, 11 plays, 4:29 elapsed after Notre Dame punt. Key play: Schultz to Gari Scott for 8 on 3rd and 2 from the MSU 35. Score: Michigan State 14, Notre Dame 0.

Second Quarter
MSU: GARDNER 31 FG, 6:28 left. Drive: 67 yards, 12 plays, 4:43 elapsed after Notre Dame punt. Key play: Renaud 5 run on 3rd and 2 from the ND 21. Score: Michigan State 17, Notre Dame 0.

ND: Bobby BROWN 7 pass from Ron POWLUS (Jim SANSON PAT), 0:27 left. Drive: 29 yards, 3 plays, 0:37 elapsed after Notre Dame interception. Key play: Kory Minor intercepts Todd Schultz pass at the MSU 33, returns four yards to the MSU 29. Score: Michigan State 17, Notre Dame 7.

Third Quarter
MSU: GARDNER 32 FG, 7:12 left. Drive: 53 yards, 11 plays, 5:02 elapsed after Notre Dame punt. Key play: Schultz to Gari Scott for 12 on 3rd and 7 from the ND 33. Score: Michigan State 20, Notre Dame 7.

Fourth Quarter
MSU: GARDNER 31 FG, 6:26 left. Drive: 20 yards, 5 plays, 1:54 elapsed after Notre Dame punt. Key play: Halfback pass by Sedrick Irvin to Scott for 24 on 1st and 10 from the ND 33. Score: Michigan State 23, Notre Dame 7.

Attendance – 80,225 (sellout)

Statistics

MSU NDFirst Downs 22 17Rushing 13 5Passing 7 10Penalty 2 2Rushing Attempts 53 23Yards Rushing 232 87Yards Lost Rushing 10 26Net Yards Rushing 222 61Net Yards Passing 131 181Passes Attempted 19 38Passes Completed 13 23Had Intercepted 1 1Total Offensive Plays 72 61Total Net Yards 353 242Average Gain Per Play 4.9 4.0Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 6-55 4-60Number of Punts-Yards 3-125 6-275Average Per Punt 41.7 45.8Punt Returns: Number-Yards 5-60 2-9Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 1-52 6-120Interceptions: Number-Yards 1-7 1-4Fumble Returns: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0Possession Time 33:35 26:25Third Down Conversions 6-14 6-14Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 0-2Sacks by: Number-Yards 3-19 0-0

Michigan State

RUSHING ATT GAIN LOST NET TD LGMarc Renaud 22 112 0 112 0 15Sedrick Irvin 26 115 9 106 0 17Todd Schultz 4 5 0 5 1 2Travis Reese 1 0 1 -1 0 -1 PASSING ATT COMP INT YDS TD LGTodd Schultz 18 12 1 107 1 13Sedrick Irvin 1 1 0 24 0 24

RECEIVING RECPT YARDS TD LONGGari Scott 5 66 0 24Josh Keur 4 38 1 13Sedrick Irvin 2 22 0 12Marc Renaud 2 5 0 4

PUNTING NUM YARDS AVG LONGPaul Edinger 3 125 41.7 49

RETURNS PR KO INTSSedrick Irvin 5-60 – -Marc Renaud – 1-52 -Ray Hill – – 1-7

Notre Dame

RUSHING ATT GAIN LOST NET TD LGAutry Denson 15 64 5 59 0 11Tony Driver 4 15 2 13 0 9Ron Powlus 4 8 19 -11 0 8

PASSING ATT COMP INT YDS TD LGRon Powlus 37 23 1 181 1 27Hunter Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0

RECEIVING RECPT YARDS TD LGBobby Brown 7 61 1 16Malcolm Johnson 4 33 0 12Autry Denson 4 26 0 10Ken Barry 3 14 0 7Joey Goodspeed 2 8 0 4Jay Johnson 1 27 0 27Raki Nelson 1 10 0 10Tony Driver 1 2 0 2

PUNTING NUM YARDS AVG LGHunter Smith 6 275 45.8 52

RETURNS PR KO INTSAutry Denson – 2-43 -Kory Minor – – 1-4Deveron Harper – 1-23 -Allen Rossum 2-9 3-54 –