Michigan State Spartans

17thin Big Ten · 2-1

Ugh, no.

Michigan State Spartans lost to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish

2-1 10 – 27

Ranked #3 · 3-0

Final · Sat, Sep 19

Game Details

Notre Dame Stadium (Notre Dame) · 77,622 fans · NBC

Recap

No. 3 Notre Dame takes command in second half to beat Michigan State 27-10

CJ Carr threw for 234 yards and ran for a touchdown, Nolan James Jr. rushed for 121 yards and a score, and No. 3 Notre Dame took control in the second half to beat Michigan State 27-10 on Saturday night.

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Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MSU	0	10	0	0	10
ND	10	7	3	7	27

Win Probability · Michigan State Spartans

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Game Leaders

Michigan State Spartans

Alessio Milivojevic · 9/17, 123 YDS, 2 INTPassing Yards
Cam Edwards · 12 CAR, 38 YDSRushing Yards
Rodney Bullard Jr. · 2 REC, 66 YDSReceiving Yards
Isaac Smith · 1Sacks
Jordan Hall · 13Tackles

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

CJ Carr · 18/24, 234 YDSPassing Yards
Nolan James Jr. · 26 CAR, 121 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Micah Gilbert · 8 REC, 170 YDSReceiving Yards
Boubacar Traore · 1Sacks
Drayk Bowen · 8Tackles

2026 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team
Indiana
Nebraska
UCLA
Minnesota
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Oregon
USC
Iowa
Northwestern
Purdue
Michigan
Penn State
Washington
Illinois
Maryland
Michigan State
Rutgers

2026 FBS Independents Standings

Team
Notre Dame
UConn

Scoring

Q4 10:55

TD CJ Carr 3 Yd Run (Spencer Porath Kick)10–27

Q3 1:00

FG Spencer Porath 35 Yd Field Goal 10–20

Q2 3:21

TD Cam Fancher 15 Yd Run (Liam Boyd Kick)10–17

Q2 4:46

TD Aneyas Williams 1 Yd Run (Spencer Porath Kick)3–17

Q2 10:05

FG Liam Boyd 32 Yd Field Goal 3–10

Q1 4:31

TD Nolan James Jr. 2 Yd Run (Spencer Porath Kick)0–10

Q1 12:06

FG Spencer Porath 25 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

Michigan State SpartansNotre Dame Fighting Irish

Offense

167 Total Yards 395

123 Passing Yards 234

44 Rushing Yards 161

11 First Downs 20

Efficiency

4-11 3rd Down 4-12

1-1 4th Down 2-3

9/18 Completions 18/24

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 0

2-30 Penalties 3-30

22:58 Possession 37:02

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
Alessio Milivojevic	9/17	123	7.2	2	28.2
Cam Fancher	0/1	0	0.0	0	99.4
Team	9/18	123	6.8	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Cam Edwards	12	38	3.2	0	9
Cam Fancher	2	18	9.0	1	15
Marvis Parrish	5	8	1.6	0	4
Alessio Milivojevic	8	-20	-2.5	0	7
Team	27	44	1.6	1	15

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Rodney Bullard Jr.	2	66	33.0	53
Jayden Savoury	3	30	10.0	18
Fredrick Moore	2	13	6.5	13
Kai Rios	1	9	9.0	9
Chrishon McCray	1	5	5.0	5
Team	9	123	13.7	53

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Alessio Milivojevic	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jordan Hall	13	9	0	0.5	0	0
Tre Bell	5	5	0	0	1	0
Devin Vaught	5	4	0	0	0	0
Dion Crawford	5	3	0	0	0	0
Eli Coenen	5	3	0	0	0	0
Nikai Martinez	4	3	0	0	1	0
Brady Pretzlaff	4	3	0	0	0	0
Tyran Chappell	4	3	0	0	0	0
Caleb Wheatland	3	3	0	0	0	0
Cam Stodghill	2	2	0	0	0	0
Keahnist Thompson	2	1	0	0.5	0	0
Derrick Simmons	2	1	0	0	0	0
Isaac Smith	1	1	1	1	0	0
Chrishon McCray	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ben Roberts	1	1	0	0	0	1
Michael Richard	1	1	0	1	0	0
Trey Lisle	1	1	0	0	0	0
Charles Brantley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Keshawn Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mikeshun Beeler	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cal Thrush	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	63	45	1	3	2	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kenneth Williams	3	62	20.7	22	0
Team	3	62	20.7	22	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Liam Boyd	1/1	100.0	32	1/1	4
Team	1/1	100.0	32	1/1	4

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	In 20	LONG
Rhys Dakin	4	181	45.3	2	57
Team	1	14	14.0	0	14
Team	5	195	39.0	2	57

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
CJ Carr	18/24	234	9.8	0	0	90.8
Team	18/24	234	9.8	0	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Nolan James Jr.	26	121	4.7	1	17
Aneyas Williams	9	25	2.8	1	9
Brayden Robinson	1	11	11.0	0	11
CJ Carr	3	9	3.0	1	7
Jonaz Walton	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	3	-4	-1.3	0	0
Team	43	161	3.7	3	17

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Micah Gilbert	8	170	21.3	61
Jordan Faison	5	38	7.6	21
Aneyas Williams	2	11	5.5	7
Mylan Graham	1	8	8.0	8
Nolan James Jr.	2	7	3.5	5
Team	18	234	13.0	61

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Drayk Bowen	8	7	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Sneed	5	4	0	0	0	0
Luke Talich	3	2	1	1.5	1	0
Adon Shuler	3	2	0	0.5	0	0
Bryce Young	3	2	0	0	0	0
Francis Brewu	3	1	0	0	0	0
Boubacar Traore	2	2	1	1	0	2
Tionne Gray	2	2	1	1	0	0
Jaiden Ausberry	2	2	0	0	0	0
Armel Mukam	2	2	0	1	0	0
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa	2	1	0	0	0	0
Loghan Thomas	1	1	1	1	0	0
Matt Jeffery	1	1	0	0	0	0
Christian Gray	1	0	0	0	1	0
Thomas Davis Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Long	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ja'Kobe Clapper	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joey O'Brien	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jayden Sanders	1	0	0	0	1	0
DJ McKinney	0	0	0	0	1	0
Leonard Moore	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rodney Dunham	0	0	0	0	1	1
Team	43	29	4	6	6	3

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Adon Shuler	1	9
Luke Talich	1	0
Team	2	9

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Spencer Porath	2/3	67.0	35	3/3	9
Team	2/3	66.7	35	3/3	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jasper Scaife	1	49	49.0	0	0	49
Team	1	49	49.0	0	0	49

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