Notre Dame vs. Michigan State Football Game, 1998 Season, College Football Stats, BYUStats

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		1998 Season Stats
		Series History

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Notre Dame	3	0	6	14	23
Michigan State	21	21	0	3	45

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER
	TD	Richard Newsome 25 yard blocked punt return (Paul Edinger kick)	0	7
	TD	Gari Scott 16 yard pass from Bill Burke (Paul Edinger kick)	0	14
	FG	Jim Sanson 32 yard field goal	3	14
	TD	Sedrick Irvin 3 yard run (Paul Edinger kick)	3	21
SECOND QUARTER
	TD	Plaxico Burress 86 yard pass from Bill Burke (Paul Edinger kick)	3	28
	TD	Leroy McFadden 17 yard pass from Bill Burke (Paul Edinger kick)	3	35
	TD	Julian Peterson 23 yard interception return (Paul Edinger kick)	3	42
THIRD QUARTER
	TD	Autry Denson 2 yard run (kick failed)	9	42
FOURTH QUARTER
	TD	Deke Cooper 96 yard fumble recovery (Malcolm Johnson pass)	17	42
	FG	Paul Edinger 37 yard field goal	17	45
	TD	Darcey Levy 3 yard run (pass failed)	23	45

Team Stats
	ND	MSU
1st Downs	18	21
Rushing 1st Downs	7	13
Passing 1st Downs	8	6
Penalty	3	2
Rushing	118	242
Rushing Attempts	42	53
Yards Gained Rushing	176	247
Yards Lost Rushing	58	5
TDs Rushing	2	1
Passing	205	209
Passes Attempted	31	19
Passes Completed	13	12
Intercepted	2	0
TDs Passing	0	3
Pass Efficiency	84.58	207.66
Total Offensive Plays	73	72
Total Net Yards	323	451
Average Gain Per Play	4.42	6.26
Fumbles - Lost	4 - 1	2 - 2
Penalties - Yards	8 - 78	9 - 92
Interceptions - Yards	0 - 0	2 - 46
Punts - Yards	6 - 225	4 - 150
Average Per Punt	37.50	37.50
Punt Returns - Yards	0 - 0	4 - 51
Kickoff Returns - Yards	5 - 120	4 - 45
Time of Possession	30:45	27:40
Third Down Conversions	5 of 16	6 of 13
Third Down Percent	31.25%	46.15%
Fourth Down Conversions	1 of 4	1 of 2
Fourth Down Percent	25.00%	50.00%
Sacks	0 - 0	1 - 5

Game Info
Stadium	Spartan Stadium
Location	East Lansing, Michigan
Date	Sep 12, 1998
Attendance	74,267
Temperature	81°F
Weather	Gorgeous evening
Conference	ND: Independent MSU: Big Ten
Head Coach	ND: Bob Davie MSU: Nick Saban
AP Rank	ND: 10 MSU: NR
Final AP Rank	ND: 22 MSU: NR
Season Record	ND: 9-3 MSU: 6-6

Notre Dame Scoring
	TD	FG	XP	2pt	DXP	Saf	Points
Deke Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Autry Denson	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Darcey Levy	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Jim Sanson	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
Malcolm Johnson	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
TOTALS	3	1	0	1	0	0	23

Michigan State Scoring
	TD	FG	XP	2pt	DXP	Saf	Points
Paul Edinger	0	1	6	0	0	0	9
Sedrick Irvin	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Gari Scott	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Leroy McFadden	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Plaxico Burress	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Richard Newsome	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Julian Peterson	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
TOTALS	6	1	6	0	0	0	45

Notre Dame Passing
	C-Att-Int	Yards	Y/A	Lng	TD	Sack	Effic
Jarious Jackson	12-30-2	165	5.5	29	0	1	72.87
Arnaz Battle	1-1-0	40	40.0	40	0	0	436.00
TOTALS	13-31-2	205	6.6	40	0	1	84.58

Michigan State Passing
	C-Att-Int	Yards	Y/A	Lng	TD	Sack	Effic
Bill Burke	12-19-0	209	11.0	86	3	0	207.66
TOTALS	12-19-0	209	11.0	86	3	0	207.66

Notre Dame Rushing
	No	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	Lng	TD
Autry Denson	15	72	10	62	4.1	8	1
Arnaz Battle	4	24	2	22	5.5	13	0
Jamie Spencer	4	18	0	18	4.5	9	0
Joey Goodspeed	3	12	0	12	4.0	7	0
Darcey Levy	3	10	0	10	3.3	5	1
David Givens	2	7	9	-2	-1.0	7	0
Jarious Jackson	11	33	37	-4	-0.4	13	0
TOTALS	42	176	58	118	2.8	13	2

Michigan State Rushing
	No	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	Lng	TD
Sedrick Irvin	24	122	3	119	5.0	29	1
Lloyd Clemons	16	80	0	80	5.0	15	0
Leroy McFadden	10	36	0	36	3.6	8	0
Bill Burke	2	9	0	9	4.5	5	0
Sam Eyde	1	0	2	-2	-2.0	0	0
TOTALS	53	247	5	242	4.6	29	1

Notre Dame Receiving
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Malcolm Johnson	4	65	16.2	21	0
Raki Nelson	3	44	14.7	28	0
Autry Denson	2	30	15.0	29	0
Joey Getherall	1	40	40.0	40	0
Bobby Brown	1	10	10.0	10	0
Jay Johnson	1	9	9.0	9	0
Jabari Holloway	1	7	7.0	7	0
TOTALS	13	205	15.8	40	0

Michigan State Receiving
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Plaxico Burress	3	109	36.3	86	1
Gari Scott	2	47	23.5	31	1
Chris Baker	2	16	8.0	10	0
Sedrick Irvin	2	5	2.5	7	0
Leroy McFadden	1	17	17.0	17	1
Herb Haygood	1	8	8.0	8	0
Brad Rainko	1	7	7.0	7	0
TOTALS	12	209	17.4	86	3

Michigan State Interceptions
	No	Yds	TD
Mike Austin	1	23	0
Julian Peterson	1	23	1
TOTALS	2	46	1

Notre Dame Kick Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Darcey Levy	3	95	31.7	52	0
Tony Driver	1	14	14.0	14	0
David Givens	1	11	11.0	11	0
TOTALS	5	120	24.0	52	0

Michigan State Kick Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Gari Scott	2	45	22.5	35	0
Sedrick Irvin	1	0	0.0	0	0
Josh Thornhill	1	0	0.0	0	0
TOTALS	4	45	11.2	35	0

Michigan State Punt Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Richard Newsome	0	25		25	1
Gari Scott	3	14	4.7	10	0
Sean Banks	1	12	12.0	0	0
TOTALS	4	51	12.8	25	1

Notre Dame Kicking
	FG	Pct	Lng	XP	Pts
Jim Sanson	1-1	100.0%	32	0-1	3
TOTALS	1-1	100.0%	32	0-1	3

Michigan State Kicking
	FG	Pct	Lng	XP	Pts
Paul Edinger	1-1	100.0%	37	6-6	9
TOTALS	1-1	100.0%	37	6-6	9

Notre Dame Punting
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Hunter Smith	5	225	45.0	54
TEAM	1	0	0.0	0
TOTALS	6	225	37.5	54

Michigan State Punting
	No	Yds	Avg	Lng
Craig Jarrett	4	150	37.5	58
TOTALS	4	150	37.5	58

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