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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Jim Sanson 1st 03:03 32 yds - Good
Michigan State
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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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
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Bill Burke 19-12-0 209 3 86 0
Totals... 19-12-0 209 3 86 0
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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