Week 4
Final
ND
MSUTop Performers
Pass Yds
242
Clausen
ND
Rush Yds
201
Ringer
MSU
Rec Yds
86
Floyd
ND
Scrim TD
2
Ringer
MSU
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2008 Independent
ND MSU
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Notre Dame | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Army | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Navy | 8 | 5 | .615 |
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Illinois | 5 | 7 | .417 |
 Indiana | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Iowa | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Michigan | 3 | 9 | .250 |
 Michigan State | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Minnesota | 7 | 6 | .538 |
 Northwestern | 9 | 4 | .692 |
 Ohio State | 10 | 3 | .769 |
 Penn State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
 Purdue | 4 | 8 | .333 |
 Wisconsin | 7 | 6 | .538 |
Game Summary
The Michigan State Spartans emerged victorious over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 23 to 7, on September 20, 2008.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Clausen #7 | 24/41 | 242 | 5.9 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 106.4 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hoyer #7 | 12/26 | 143 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 92.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Tate #23 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Aldridge #34 | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hughes #33 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
A. Allen #5 | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Clausen #7 | 5 | -31 | -6.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ringer #23 | 39 | 201 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 |
B. Hoyer #7 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Floyd #3 | 0/0 | 86 | 12.3 | 1 | 0 |
G. Tate #23 | 0/0 | 83 | 16.6 | 0 | 0 |
K. Rudolph #9 | 0/0 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
R. Parris #82 | 0/0 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
A. Allen #5 | 0/0 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Yeatman #88 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Dell #2 | 0/0 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
B.J. Cunningham #3 | 0/0 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. White #25 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
G. Celek #85 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Curry #84 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hawken #45 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Smith #58 | 10-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bruton #27 | 10-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. McCarthy #28 | 9-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Crum #40 | 8-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lambert #20 | 8-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Smith #22 | 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Williams #95 | 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Gray #4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. McNeil #8 | 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Blanton #12 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Kuntz #96 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brown #94 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Fleming #45 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Neal #56 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Quinn #48 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ryan #90 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Smith #41 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Jones #53 | 9-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. L. Rucker #29 | 9-4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Decker #55 | 8-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Fortener #33 | 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Long #47 | 5-2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Wiley #21 | 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
R. Weaver #37 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Denson #34 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Adams #5 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hyde #11 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kershaw #97 | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ware #9 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Anderson #58 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Gordon #43 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Henderson #31 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Jordan | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Robinson #39 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Allison #42 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Walker #96 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Swenson #14 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 11 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Maust #43 | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Bates #18 | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Allen #5 | 5 | 147 | 29.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A.J. Jimmerson #20 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ringer #23 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Allen #5 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Wiley #21 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Clausen #7 | 24/41 | 242 | 5.9 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 106.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Tate #23 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Aldridge #34 | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hughes #33 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
A. Allen #5 | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Clausen #7 | 5 | -31 | -6.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Floyd #3 | 0/0 | 86 | 12.3 | 1 | 0 |
G. Tate #23 | 0/0 | 83 | 16.6 | 0 | 0 |
K. Rudolph #9 | 0/0 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
R. Parris #82 | 0/0 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
A. Allen #5 | 0/0 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Yeatman #88 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Smith #58 | 10-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bruton #27 | 10-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. McCarthy #28 | 9-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Crum #40 | 8-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Lambert #20 | 8-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Smith #22 | 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Williams #95 | 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Gray #4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. McNeil #8 | 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Blanton #12 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Kuntz #96 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brown #94 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Fleming #45 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Neal #56 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Quinn #48 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ryan #90 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Smith #41 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Walker #96 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Maust #43 | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Allen #5 | 5 | 147 | 29.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Allen #5 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hoyer #7 | 12/26 | 143 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 92.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ringer #23 | 39 | 201 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 |
B. Hoyer #7 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Dell #2 | 0/0 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
B.J. Cunningham #3 | 0/0 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. White #25 | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
G. Celek #85 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Curry #84 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hawken #45 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Jones #53 | 9-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. L. Rucker #29 | 9-4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Decker #55 | 8-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Fortener #33 | 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Long #47 | 5-2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Wiley #21 | 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
R. Weaver #37 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Denson #34 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Adams #5 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hyde #11 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kershaw #97 | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ware #9 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Anderson #58 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Gordon #43 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Henderson #31 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Jordan | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Robinson #39 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Allison #42 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Swenson #14 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 11 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Bates #18 | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A.J. Jimmerson #20 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ringer #23 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Wiley #21 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |