Michigan State @ Notre Dame, Week 5 · 2001

177–5@FINAL105–6
Sat, Sep 22, 2001Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN

HOW IT WENT

Week 5 · 2001
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187 plays
Q4Michigan State3 plays · 5 yds · 0:34 · Rush17–10
  1. 0:004th & 2 at ND 0End of the 4th quarter.
  2. 0:553rd & 3 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  3. 2:092nd & 8 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
  4. 2:091st & 7 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
Q4Notre Dame1 play · 0 yds · 0:00 · Interception17–10
  1. 2:091st & 10 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass right side intercepted by Broderick Nelson (MSU). Returned for 26 yards.
Q4Michigan State4 plays · -63 yds · 2:07 · Punt17–10
  1. 2:094th & 10 at ND 0Punt by Craig Jarrett (MSU) returned 16 yards by Julius Jones (ND) to the Fighting Irish 25.
  2. 2:594th & 10 at ND 0Television timeout; 02:09 remaining 4th quarter
  3. 2:593rd & 13 at ND 0Ryan Van Dyke (MSU) pass right side complete to Little John Flowers (MSU) for 3 yards.
  4. 2:591st & 10 at ND 015 yard penalty on Spartans.
  5. 2:593rd & 3 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed right side for 5 yards.
  6. 4:162nd & 4 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  7. 4:161st & 9 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
Q4Notre Dame8 plays · 49 yds · 1:54 · Poss. on downs17–10
  1. 4:164th & 6 at MSU 0Nick Setta (ND) rushed up the middle for -3 yards; turnover on downs.
  2. 4:163rd & 6 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 4:452nd & 10 at MSU 0Tony Fisher (ND) rushed left side for 4 yards.
  4. 4:451st & 10 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass incomplete across the middle.
  5. 4:451st & 10 at MSU 0Tony Fisher (ND) rushed up the middle for 14 yards.
  6. 5:142nd & 10 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass left side complete to Omar Jenkins (ND) for 14 yards.
  7. 6:101st & 10 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass incomplete to the left side.
  8. 6:101st & 10 at MSU 0Julius Jones (ND) rushed right side for 17 yards.
Q4Michigan State3 plays · 3 yds · 0:29 · Punt17–10
  1. 6:104th & 2 at ND 0Punt by Craig Jarrett (MSU) returned by Julius Jones (ND) to the Fighting Irish 34 for no gain.
  2. 6:563rd & 7 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
  3. 7:192nd & 7 at ND 0Ryan Van Dyke (MSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  4. 7:191st & 10 at ND 0Little John Flowers (MSU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
Q4Notre Dame4 plays · 17 yds · 0:21 · Punt17–10
  1. 7:194th & 10 at MSU 0Punt by Joey Hildbold (ND) no return by Spartans.
  2. 7:233rd & 10 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass incomplete across the middle.
  3. 8:202nd & 10 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass incomplete to the left side.
  4. 8:201st & 10 at MSU 0David Givens (ND) pass incomplete to the right side.
  5. 8:201st & 10 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass right side complete to Tom Lopienski (ND) for 17 yards.
Q4Notre Dame0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff17–10
  1. 8:20Kickoff returned by Vontez Duff (ND) for 29 yards.
Q4Michigan State6 plays · 70 yds · 1:46 · Passing TD16–10
  1. 8:343rd & 6 at ND 0Ryan Van Dyke (MSU) pass left side complete to Charles Rogers (MSU) for a 47 yard touchdown.
  2. 8:572nd & 6 at ND 0Ryan Van Dyke (MSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  3. 8:571st & 10 at ND 0Little John Flowers (MSU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  4. 9:403rd & 9 at ND 0Ryan Van Dyke (MSU) pass across the middle complete to Charles Rogers (MSU) for 18 yards.
  5. 9:402nd & 9 at ND 0Ryan Van Dyke (MSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  6. 9:401st & 10 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
Q4Notre Dame7 plays · 6 yds · 3:26 · Punt10–10
  1. 10:364th & 10 at MSU 0Punt by Joey Hildbold (ND) returned 15 yards by Ziehl Kavanaght (MSU) to the Spartans 30.
  2. 10:363rd & 21 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass right side complete to Omar Jenkins (ND) for 11 yards.
  3. 10:363rd & 21 at MSU 0Television timeout; 10:36 remaining 4th quarter
  4. 11:002nd & 21 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass incomplete to the right side.
  5. 11:002nd & 6 at MSU 015 yard penalty on Fighting Irish.
  6. 14:021st & 10 at MSU 0Tony Fisher (ND) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
  7. 14:022nd & 5 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass across the middle complete to Omar Jenkins (ND) for 6 yards.
  8. 14:021st & 10 at MSU 0Tony Fisher (ND) rushed right side for 5 yards.
  9. 14:022nd & 5 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass left side complete to Omar Jenkins (ND) for 9 yards.
  10. 14:021st & 10 at MSU 0Tony Fisher (ND) rushed right side for 5 yards.
Q4Michigan State3 plays · 1 yds · 0:54 · Punt10–10
  1. 14:024th & 2 at ND 0Punt by Craig Jarrett (MSU) no return by Fighting Irish.
  2. 14:023rd & 9 at ND 0Ryan Van Dyke (MSU) pass across the middle complete to B.J. Lovett (MSU) for 7 yards.
  3. 14:562nd & 11 at ND 0Ryan Van Dyke (MSU) rushed right side for 2 yards.
  4. 14:561st & 15 at ND 0Ryan Van Dyke (MSU) pass right side complete to T.J. Duckett (MSU) for 4 yards.
  5. 14:561st & 10 at ND 05 yard penalty on Spartans.
Q3Notre Dame7 plays · 25 yds · 11:42 · Punt10–10
  1. 14:564th & 6 at MSU 0Punt by Joey Hildbold (ND) no return by Spartans.
  2. 15:003rd & 6 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass incomplete to the left side.
  3. 0:003rd & 6 at MSU 0End of the 3rd quarter.
  4. 1:452nd & 5 at MSU 0Tony Fisher (ND) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
  5. 1:451st & 10 at MSU 0Tony Fisher (ND) rushed right side for 5 yards.
  6. 1:453rd & 2 at MSU 0Tony Fisher (ND) rushed left side for 10 yards.
  7. 1:452nd & 5 at MSU 0Tony Fisher (ND) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  8. 1:452nd & 5 at MSU 0Tony Fisher (ND) rushed left side for no gain.
  9. 2:181st & 10 at MSU 0Tony Fisher (ND) rushed up the middle for 5 yards.
  10. 2:181st & 10 at MSU 03 yard penalty on Spartans.
Q3Michigan State6 plays · 7 yds · 3:37 · Punt10–10
  1. 2:184th & 18 at ND 0Punt by Craig Jarrett (MSU) no return by Fighting Irish.
  2. 2:183rd & 18 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  3. 5:553rd & 18 at ND 0Television timeout; 02:18 remaining 3rd quarter
  4. 5:552nd & 18 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete across the middle.
  5. 5:551st & 10 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) sacked for a loss of 8 yards.
  6. 5:553rd & 3 at ND 0Ryan Van Dyke (MSU) pass right side complete to Ryan Woods (MSU) for 13 yards.
  7. 5:552nd & 6 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed right side for 3 yards.
  8. 5:551st & 10 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
Q3Notre Dame6 plays · 22 yds · 4:02 · Punt10–10
  1. 5:554th & 5 at MSU 0Punt by Joey Hildbold (ND) no return by Spartans.
  2. 5:553rd & 3 at MSU 0Tony Fisher (ND) rushed up the middle for -2 yards.
  3. 8:002nd & 4 at MSU 0Julius Jones (ND) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  4. 8:001st & 10 at MSU 0Julius Jones (ND) rushed left side for 6 yards.
  5. 8:003rd & 8 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass right side complete to Javin Hunter (ND) for 13 yards.
  6. 8:002nd & 7 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
  7. 10:371st & 10 at MSU 0Julius Jones (ND) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
Q3Michigan State7 plays · 24 yds · 2:08 · Punt10–10
  1. 10:374th & 9 at ND 0Punt by Craig Jarrett (MSU) no return by Fighting Irish.
  2. 10:373rd & 11 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass left side complete to Lorenzo Guess (MSU) for 2 yards.
  3. 10:372nd & 11 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) rushed up the middle for no gain.
  4. 11:202nd & 11 at ND 0Television timeout; 10:37 remaining 3rd quarter
  5. 11:201st & 10 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed left side for -1 yards.
  6. 11:202nd & 7 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed left side for 8 yards.
  7. 11:201st & 10 at ND 0Little John Flowers (MSU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  8. 12:452nd & 10 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass across the middle complete to Charles Rogers (MSU) for 14 yards.
  9. 12:451st & 10 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
Q3Notre Dame3 plays · 4 yds · 0:56 · Punt10–10
  1. 12:454th & 6 at MSU 0Punt by Joey Hildbold (ND) returned by Ziehl Kavanaght (MSU) to the Spartans 34 for no gain.
  2. 12:453rd & 6 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass incomplete to the left side.
  3. 12:452nd & 6 at MSU 0Julius Jones (ND) rushed up the middle for no gain.
  4. 14:211st & 10 at MSU 0Julius Jones (ND) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
Q3Michigan State3 plays · -2 yds · 0:-1 · Punt10–10
  1. 14:214th & 16 at ND 0Punt by Craig Jarrett (MSU) no return by Fighting Irish.
  2. 14:213rd & 12 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass left side complete to T.J. Duckett (MSU) for -4 yards.
  3. 14:212nd & 12 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete across the middle.
  4. 14:212nd & 2 at ND 010 yard penalty on Spartans.
  5. 15:001st & 10 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed up the middle for 8 yards.
Q3Michigan State0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff10–10
  1. 15:00Fighting Irish kickoff, no return by Spartans.
Q2Michigan State1 play · -10 yds · 0:00 · Rush10–10
  1. 0:002nd & 20 at ND 0End of the 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:321st & 19 at ND 0Ryan Van Dyke (MSU) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
  3. 0:321st & 10 at ND 09 yard penalty on Spartans.
Q2Michigan State0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff10–10
  1. 0:38Kickoff returned by Herb Haygood (MSU) for 17 yards.
Q2Notre Dame1 play · 94 yds · 0:00 · Passing TD10–9
  1. 0:451st & 6 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass left side complete to Javin Hunter (ND) for a 6 yard touchdown.
Q2Michigan State4 plays · 12 yds · 1:50 · Punt10–3
  1. 1:004th & 10 at ND 0Punt by Craig Jarrett (MSU) returned 53 yards by Julius Jones (ND) to the Fighting Irish 6.
  2. 1:114th & 10 at ND 0Television timeout; 01:00 remaining 2nd quarter
  3. 1:113rd & 19 at ND 0Little John Flowers (MSU) rushed left side for 9 yards.
  4. 1:333rd & 19 at ND 0Television timeout; 01:11 remaining 2nd quarter
  5. 1:332nd & 21 at ND 0Little John Flowers (MSU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  6. 1:332nd & 15 at ND 06 yard penalty on Spartans.
  7. 1:412nd & 15 at ND 0Television timeout; 01:33 remaining 2nd quarter
  8. 1:411st & 15 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed left side for no gain.
  9. 1:411st & 10 at ND 05 yard penalty on Spartans.
  10. 3:102nd & 11 at ND 015 yard penalty on Fighting Irish.
  11. 3:302nd & 11 at ND 0Television timeout; 03:10 remaining 2nd quarter
  12. 3:301st & 10 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
Q2Notre Dame5 plays · 14 yds · 2:10 · Punt10–3
  1. 3:304th & 3 at MSU 0Punt by Joey Hildbold (ND) no return by Spartans.
  2. 3:303rd & 7 at MSU 0Carlyle Holiday (ND) pass right side complete to Javin Hunter (ND) for 4 yards.
  3. 3:302nd & 13 at MSU 0Julius Jones (ND) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
  4. 5:001st & 15 at MSU 0Carlyle Holiday (ND) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  5. 5:001st & 10 at MSU 05 yard penalty on Fighting Irish.
  6. 5:002nd & 1 at MSU 0Julius Jones (ND) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  7. 5:401st & 10 at MSU 0Carlyle Holiday (ND) rushed right side for 9 yards.
Q2Notre Dame0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff10–3
  1. 5:45Kickoff returned by Julius Jones (ND) for 14 yards.
Q2Michigan State7 plays · 80 yds · 4:16 · Passing TD9–3
  1. 6:002nd & 6 at ND 0Ryan Van Dyke (MSU) pass right side complete to Chris Baker (MSU) for a 6 yard touchdown.
  2. 10:561st & 8 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
  3. 10:563rd & 9 at ND 0Ryan Van Dyke (MSU) pass across the middle complete to Herb Haygood (MSU) for 26 yards.
  4. 10:562nd & 9 at ND 0Ryan Van Dyke (MSU) pass incomplete across the middle.
  5. 10:561st & 10 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  6. 10:561st & 10 at ND 0Ryan Van Dyke (MSU) rushed left side for 19 yards.
  7. 10:561st & 25 at ND 0Ryan Van Dyke (MSU) pass left side complete to Little John Flowers (MSU) for 25 yards.
  8. 10:561st & 10 at ND 010 yard penalty on Spartans.
Q2Notre Dame3 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Punt3–3
  1. 10:564th & 20 at MSU 0Punt by Joey Hildbold (ND) returned 17 yards by Ziehl Kavanaght (MSU) to the Spartans 20.
  2. 10:563rd & 10 at MSU 0Carlyle Holiday (ND) sacked for a loss of 10 yards.
  3. 10:562nd & 7 at MSU 0Arnaz Battle (ND) rushed right side for -3 yards.
  4. 10:561st & 10 at MSU 0Carlyle Holiday (ND) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
Q2Michigan State3 plays · 2 yds · 2:04 · Punt3–3
  1. 10:564th & 14 at ND 0Punt by Craig Jarrett (MSU) no return by Fighting Irish.
  2. 10:563rd & 8 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) sacked for a loss of 6 yards.
  3. 10:563rd & 3 at ND 05 yard penalty on Spartans.
  4. 13:002nd & 6 at ND 0Tyrell Dortch (MSU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  5. 13:001st & 10 at ND 0Tyrell Dortch (MSU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
Q2Michigan State0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff3–3
  1. 13:001st & Goal at MSU 0Fighting Irish kickoff, touchback by Spartans.
Q1Notre Dame11 plays · 53 yds · 15:30 · Made FG3–0
  1. 13:303rd & 13 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) sacked for a loss of 9 yards.
  2. 15:002nd & 16 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  3. 15:001st & 10 at MSU 0Tony Fisher (ND) rushed left side for -6 yards.
  4. 15:001st & 10 at MSU 0Tony Fisher (ND) rushed up the middle for 16 yards.
  5. 15:003rd & 14 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass across the middle complete to Javin Hunter (ND) for 14 yards.
  6. 0:003rd & 14 at MSU 0End of the 1st quarter.
  7. 0:502nd & 9 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) sacked for a loss of 5 yards.
  8. 0:501st & 10 at MSU 0Tony Fisher (ND) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
  9. 4:001st & 10 at MSU 0Tony Fisher (ND) rushed up the middle for 14 yards.
  10. 4:001st & 10 at MSU 0Tony Fisher (ND) rushed up the middle for 13 yards.
  11. 4:001st & 10 at MSU 0Tony Fisher (ND) rushed up the middle for 11 yards.
Q1Michigan State5 plays · 25 yds · 0:00 · Punt3–0
  1. 4:004th & 23 at ND 0Punt by Craig Jarrett (MSU) no return by Fighting Irish.
  2. 4:003rd & 23 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete across the middle.
  3. 4:002nd & 23 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) sacked for no loss.
  4. 4:003rd & 13 at ND 010 yard penalty on Spartans.
  5. 4:002nd & 13 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
  6. 4:001st & 10 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed right side for -3 yards.
  7. 4:001st & 10 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass right side complete to Charles Rogers (MSU) for 38 yards.
Q1Notre Dame9 plays · 47 yds · 5:00 · Fumble3–0
  1. 4:001st & 10 at MSU 0Fighting Irish fumble by Julius Jones (ND), recovered by Mike Labinjo (MSU), returned for no gain.
  2. 4:304th & 8 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass right side complete to Javin Hunter (ND) for 10 yards.
  3. 4:303rd & 8 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass incomplete across the middle.
  4. 6:112nd & 7 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
  5. 6:111st & 10 at MSU 0Julius Jones (ND) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
  6. 6:111st & 10 at MSU 0Julius Jones (ND) rushed up the middle for 11 yards.
  7. 6:112nd & 7 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass across the middle complete to Javin Hunter (ND) for 8 yards.
  8. 6:111st & 10 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) rushed left side for 3 yards.
  9. 9:002nd & 4 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass right side complete to Arnaz Battle (ND) for 16 yards.
  10. 9:001st & 10 at MSU 0Julius Jones (ND) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
Q1Notre Dame0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff3–0
  1. 9:001st & Goal at ND 0Spartans kickoff, touchback by Fighting Irish.
Q1Michigan State13 plays · 68 yds · 5:24 · Made FG0–0
  1. 10:113rd & 7 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) sacked for a loss of 5 yards.
  2. 10:112nd & 6 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
  3. 10:111st & 11 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) rushed right side for 5 yards.
  4. 10:111st & 6 at ND 05 yard penalty on Spartans.
  5. 11:201st & 10 at ND 0Little John Flowers (MSU) rushed up the middle for 12 yards.
  6. 11:201st & 10 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed right side for 14 yards.
  7. 11:201st & 10 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed up the middle for 11 yards.
  8. 11:202nd & 15 at ND 015 yard penalty on Fighting Irish.
  9. 11:201st & 15 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
  10. 11:201st & 10 at ND 05 yard penalty on Spartans.
  11. 11:203rd & 6 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass right side complete to Little John Flowers (MSU) for 10 yards.
  12. 14:552nd & 12 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) rushed right side for 6 yards.
  13. 14:551st & 10 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed right side for -2 yards.
  14. 14:552nd & 10 at ND 0T.J. Duckett (MSU) rushed up the middle for 14 yards.
  15. 14:551st & 10 at ND 0Jeff Smoker (MSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
Q1Notre Dame3 plays · 5 yds · 0:00 · Punt0–0
  1. 14:554th & 10 at MSU 0Punt by Joey Hildbold (ND) no return by Spartans.
  2. 14:553rd & 5 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) pass right side complete to Julius Jones (ND) for -5 yards.
  3. 14:552nd & 8 at MSU 0Matt LoVecchio (ND) rushed left side for 3 yards.
  4. 14:551st & 10 at MSU 0Julius Jones (ND) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
Q1Notre Dame0 plays · 0 yds · 0:00 · Kickoff0–0
  1. 15:00Kickoff returned by Julius Jones (ND) for 22 yards.

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