Boxscore
Notre Dame 20,
Michigan State 3
Saturday, September 15, 2012 8:00 PM
Location - Spartan Stadium
Attendance -
79219
Final Scoring Summary
Recap
No. 19 Notre Dame 20, No. 10 Michigan State 3: Everett Golson passed for one touchdown and rushed for another and No. 19 Notre Dame stuffed the offense of No. 10 Michigan State in a showdown at East Lansing, Mich.
John Goodman made a spectacular one-handed 36-yard touchdown pass to help the Fighting Irish to their first 3-0 start since 2002 and snap the Spartans’ 15-game home winning streak.
Notre Dame frustrated the offense of Michigan State (2-1) throughout the contest and limited Spartans’ star Le’Veon Bell to 77 yards on 19 carries.
The Fighting Irish added a 29-yard field goal by Kyle Brindza to cap a fourth-quarter drive and take a 14-point lead with 6:21 left. Notre Dame took possession on its own 4-yard line and traveled 84 yards over 6 1/2 minutes.
All-American linebacker Manti Te’o, who had 12 tackles for his 20th career double-digit tackle game, recovered Bell’s fumble on Michigan State’s ensuing drive with 4:19 remaining and Brindza added a 47-yard field goal 61 seconds later.
Golson and Goodman got Notre Dame on the board with 10:34 left in the first quarter. Golson scrambled toward the right sideline and threw deep to the left before Goodman made a superb left-handed grab of the ball while being interfered with in the end zone by Michigan State safety Isaiah Lewis.
The Fighting Irish tacked on another touchdown with 10:50 left in the first half when Golson scored from 6 yards out to cap a five-play, 51-yard drive.
Michigan State tallied with 3:43 left in the half when Dan Conroy boomed a 50-yard field goal.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Te’o played despite double tragedies during the week. His grandmother passed away Tuesday because of an illness and his girlfriend died the following day due to leukemia. … Michigan State offensive tackle Fou Fonoti missed the contest after injuring a foot in Wednesday’s practice. … Notre Dame is 3-11 on the road against Top 10 programs over the past 16 seasons.
SCORING
Scoring Summary
|
1st Quarter
- 10:34 |
|
Notre Dame |
TD
|
Michigan State 0
-
Notre Dame 7
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 10:50 |
|
Notre Dame |
TD
|
Michigan State 0
-
Notre Dame 14
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 3:43 |
|
Michigan State |
FG
|
Michigan State 3
-
Notre Dame 14
|
|
4th Quarter
- 6:21 |
|
Notre Dame |
FG
|
Michigan State 3
-
Notre Dame 17
|
|
4th Quarter
- 3:18 |
|
Notre Dame |
FG
|
Michigan State 3
-
Notre Dame 20
|
TEAMS
Team Records
| |
Notre Dame |
Michigan State |
| W/L |
3 - 0 - 0 |
2 - 1 - 0 |
| Conference |
1 - 0 - 0 |
0 - 0 - 0 |
Team Stats
| |
Notre Dame |
Michigan State |
| Score |
20 |
3 |
| First Downs |
16 |
15 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
1-for-14
7%
|
5-for-17
29%
|
| 4th Down Efficiency |
1-for-2
50%
|
0-for-2
0%
|
| Total Yards |
300 |
237 |
| Rushing |
| Rushes-Net Yards |
34-122 |
25-50 |
| Average/Rush |
3.6 |
2.0 |
| Passing |
| Comp-Att |
14-32 |
23-45 |
| Passing Yards |
178 |
187 |
| Average/Pass Play |
5.4 |
3.8 |
| Penalties-Yards |
6-41 |
5-56 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
1-0 |
2-1 |
| Interceptions Thrown |
0 |
0 |
| Time of Possession |
30:40 |
29:20 |
PLAYER STATS
| Passing |
| |
COMP/ATT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
|
E. Golson
|
14/32 |
178 |
1 |
0 |
| Passing |
| |
COMP/ATT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
|
A. Maxwell
|
23/45 |
187 |
0 |
0 |