Michigan State 23, Notre Dame
September 20, 1997 - Notre Dame Stadium
Scoring Summary
Michigan State 14 3 3 3 - 23
Notre 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 ND
First Downs 22 17
Rushing 13 5
Passing 7 10
Penalty 2 2
Rushing Attempts 53 23
Yards Rushing 232 87
Yards Lost Rushing 10 26
Net Yards Rushing 222 61
Net Yards Passing 131 181
Passes Attempted 19 38
Passes Completed 13 23
Had Intercepted 1 1
Total Offensive Plays 72 61
Total Net Yards 353 242
Average Gain Per Play 4.9 4.0
Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties: Number-Yards 6-55 4-60
Number of Punts-Yards 3-125 6-275
Average Per Punt 41.7 45.8
Punt Returns: Number-Yards 5-60 2-9
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards 1-52 6-120
Interceptions: Number-Yards 1-7 1-4
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0
Possession Time 33:35 26:25
Third Down Conversions 6-14 6-14
Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 0-2
Sacks by: Number-Yards 3-19 0-0
Michigan State
RUSHING ATT GAIN LOST NET TD LG
Marc Renaud 22 112 0 112 0 15
Sedrick Irvin 26 115 9 106 0 17
Todd Schultz 4 5 0 5 1 2
Travis Reese 1 0 1 -1 0 -1
PASSING ATT COMP INT YDS TD LG
Todd Schultz 18 12 1 107 1 13
Sedrick Irvin 1 1 0 24 0 24
RECEIVING RECPT YARDS TD LONG
Gari Scott 5 66 0 24
Josh Keur 4 38 1 13
Sedrick Irvin 2 22 0 12
Marc Renaud 2 5 0 4
PUNTING NUM YARDS AVG LONG
Paul Edinger 3 125 41.7 49
RETURNS PR KO INTS
Sedrick Irvin 5-60 - -
Marc Renaud - 1-52 -
Ray Hill - - 1-7
Notre Dame
RUSHING ATT GAIN LOST NET TD LG
Autry Denson 15 64 5 59 0 11
Tony Driver 4 15 2 13 0 9
Ron Powlus 4 8 19 -11 0 8
PASSING ATT COMP INT YDS TD LG
Ron Powlus 37 23 1 181 1 27
Hunter Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0
RECEIVING RECPT YARDS TD LG
Bobby Brown 7 61 1 16
Malcolm Johnson 4 33 0 12
Autry Denson 4 26 0 10
Ken Barry 3 14 0 7
Joey Goodspeed 2 8 0 4
Jay Johnson 1 27 0 27
Raki Nelson 1 10 0 10
Tony Driver 1 2 0 2
PUNTING NUM YARDS AVG LG
Hunter Smith 6 275 45.8 52
RETURNS PR KO INTS
Autry Denson - 2-43 -
Kory Minor - - 1-4
Deveron Harper - 1-23 -
Allen Rossum 2-9 3-54 -
