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FINAL Saturday, September 19, 2026

Michigan State SpartansMichigan State vs Notre Dame Fighting IrishNotre Dame

10 - 27
Notre Dame Stadium

Scoring by quarter

Michigan State vs Notre Dame scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
Michigan State 01000 10
Notre Dame 10737 27
Michigan State vs Notre Dame scoring by quarter
Michigan State Qtr Notre Dame
0Q110
10Q27
0Q33
0Q47
10Final27

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q1 12:06 Field goal Notre Dame #35 S.Porath field goal attempt from 25 yards GOOD (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci) 0-3
Q1 4:31 Touchdown Notre Dame No Huddle-Shotgun #2 N.James Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN. #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci) 0-10
Q2 10:05 Field goal Michigan State Liam Boyd #37 L.Boyd field goal attempt from 32 yards GOOD (H: #9 R.Dakin, LS: #50 N.Duzansky) 3-10
Q2 4:46 Touchdown Notre Dame No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush left for 1 yard gain to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL UPHELD #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci) 3-17
Q2 3:21 Touchdown Michigan State Cam Fancher Shotgun #2 C.Fancher rush left for 15 yards gain to the UND00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #37 L.Boyd kick attempt good (H: #9 R.Dakin, LS: #50 N.Duzansky) 10-17
Q3 1:00 Field goal Notre Dame #35 S.Porath field goal attempt from 35 yards GOOD (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci) 10-20
Q4 10:55 Touchdown Notre Dame No Huddle-Shotgun #13 C.Carr rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN. #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci) 10-27

Rivalry highlights

Series record
28-45
Michigan State first, 74 meetings since 1899
Series leader
Notre Dame
Notre Dame lead 28-45 in 74 meetings since 1899
Widest recent margin
20 points
Notre Dame 38-18 Michigan State, 2017
Tightest recent margin
4 points
Michigan State 13-17 Notre Dame, 2013
Highest recent total
64 points
Michigan State 36-28 Notre Dame, 2016

Head to head

Full rivalry page
Michigan State 28 74 meetings since 1899 45 Notre Dame

Notre Dame lead 28-45 in 74 meetings since 1899 Series leader: Notre Dame.

Team stats, this game

Michigan StateNotre Dame
167Total yards395
123Passing yards234
44Rushing yards161
2Turnovers0
1Sacks4
11First downs20
30Penalty yards30

Key players by position

Starters by position
Michigan State Pos Notre Dame
Alessio Milivojevic QB CJ Carr
Cam Edwards RB Aneyas Williams
Rodney Bullard Jr. WR Jordan Faison
Jayden Savoury TE Cooper Flanagan
Eli Coenen DL Bryce Young
Dion Crawford LB Drayk Bowen
Devin Vaught DB Adon Shuler

Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.

Michigan State vs Notre Dame player stats

Passing

Michigan Statepassing
Michigan StateC/ATTYDSTDINT
Alessio Milivojevic9/1712302
Cam Fancher0/1000
Notre Damepassing
Notre DameC/ATTYDSTDINT
C.J. Carr18/2423400

Rushing

Michigan Staterushing
Michigan StateCARYDSTDLONG
Camryn Edwards123809
Cam Fancher218115
Marvis Parrish5804
Alessio Milivojevic8-2007
Notre Damerushing
Notre DameCARYDSTDLONG
Nolan James Jr.26121117
Aneyas Williams92519
Brayden Robinson111011
C.J. Carr3917
Jonaz Walton1-100

Receiving

Michigan Statereceiving
Michigan StateRECYDSTDLONG
Rodney Bullard Jr.266053
Jayden Savoury330018
Fredrick Moore213013
Kai Rios1909
Chrishon Mccray1505
Notre Damereceiving
Notre DameRECYDSTDLONG
Micah Gilbert8170061
Jordan Faison538021
Aneyas Williams21107
Mylan Graham1808
Nolan James Jr.2705

Defense

Michigan Statedefense
Michigan StateTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Jordan Hall13900.50
Dion Crawford53000
Tre Bell55000
Devin Vaught54000
Eli Coenen53000
Nikai Martinez43000
Brady Pretzlaff43000
Tyran Chappell43000
Caleb Wheatland33000
Keahnist Thompson2100.50
Cam Stodghill22000
Derrick Simmons21000
Notre Damedefense
Notre DameTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Drayk Bowen87000
Jaylen Sneed54000
Adon Shuler3200.51
Bryce Young32000
Luke Talich3211.51
Francis Brewu31000
Jaiden Ausberry22000
Boubacar Traore22110
Armel Mukam22010
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa21000
Tionne Gray22110
Christian Gray10000

Kicking

Michigan Statekicking
Michigan StateFGLONGXPPTS
Liam Boyd1/1321/14
Notre Damekicking
Notre DameFGLONGXPPTS
Spencer Porath2/3353/39

Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.

Michigan State: last 15 games before this one

6-9 in the last 15 · 24.9 scored · 28.5 allowed
LOST 14-41 scored 14 · allowed 41 See game WON 23-6 scored 23 · allowed 6 See game WON 42-40 scored 42 · allowed 40 See game WON 41-24 scored 41 · allowed 24 See game LOST 31-45 scored 31 · allowed 45 See game LOST 27-38 scored 27 · allowed 38 See game LOST 13-38 scored 13 · allowed 38 See game LOST 13-38 scored 13 · allowed 38 See game LOST 20-31 scored 20 · allowed 31 See game LOST 20-23 scored 20 · allowed 23 See game LOST 10-28 scored 10 · allowed 28 See game LOST 17-20 scored 17 · allowed 20 See game WON 38-28 scored 38 · allowed 28 See game WON 30-20 scored 30 · allowed 20 See game WON 35-7 scored 35 · allowed 7 See game

Notre Dame: last 15 games before this one

12-3 in the last 15 · 41.3 scored · 17.2 allowed
LOST 23-34 scored 23 · allowed 34 See game LOST 24-27 scored 24 · allowed 27 See game LOST 40-41 scored 40 · allowed 41 See game WON 56-30 scored 56 · allowed 30 See game WON 56-13 scored 56 · allowed 13 See game WON 28-7 scored 28 · allowed 7 See game WON 36-7 scored 36 · allowed 7 See game WON 34-24 scored 34 · allowed 24 See game WON 25-10 scored 25 · allowed 10 See game WON 49-10 scored 49 · allowed 10 See game WON 37-15 scored 37 · allowed 15 See game WON 70-7 scored 70 · allowed 7 See game WON 49-20 scored 49 · allowed 20 See game WON 41-13 scored 41 · allowed 13 See game WON 52-0 scored 52 · allowed 0 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
Michigan State Split Notre Dame
2-02026 record entering2-0
65Points for93
27Points against13
W2FormW2

Recent meetings

2026
Michigan State 10 : 27 Notre Dame
2017
Notre Dame 38 : 18 Michigan State
2016
Michigan State 36 : 28 Notre Dame
2013
Michigan State 13 : 17 Notre Dame
2012
Notre Dame 20 : 3 Michigan State
2011
Michigan State 13 : 31 Notre Dame
Michigan State · QB Alessio Milivojevic
Pass yards
851
Pass TD
3
Comp-Att
80-129
INT
3
Edwards rush
304 yds
Jr. rec
206 yds
Notre Dame · QB C.J. Carr
Pass yards
1197
Pass TD
13
Comp-Att
88-124
INT
1
Williams rush
266 yds
Faison rec
371 yds
Michigan State SpartansMichigan State2026 roster
2 Cam Fancher QB 10 Kayd Coffman QB 11 Alessio Milivojevic QB 15 Leo Hannan QB 23 Peyton Babbitt QB 0 Cam Edwards RB 4 Jaziun Patterson RB 7 Brandon Tullis RB 20 Zion Gist RB 21 Marvis Parrish RB 25 Jace Clarizio RB 26 Cedric Williams Jr. RB 27 Darrin Jones Jr. RB 32 Kenneth Williams RB 33 Jaxon McCaig RB 44 Jay Coyne FB 3 Rodney Bullard Jr. WR 5 Samson Gash WR 6 Fredrick Moore WR 8 KK Smith WR 13 Chrishon McCray WR 14 Bryson Williams WR 16 Zach Washington WR 17 Braylon Collier WR 18 Jameel Gardner Jr. WR 19 Charles Taplin WR 22 Jack Yanachik WR 81 Colin Charles WR 85 Rai'Shawn Elmore WR 89 Nick Hardy WR 12 Carson Gulker TE 31 Jayden Savoury TE 48 Charlie Baker TE 82 Brennan Parachek TE 84 Eddie Whiting TE 86 Ethan Melville TE 87 Joe Caudill TE 88 Kai Rios TE 52 Nick Sharpe OL 54 Antonio Johnson OL 55 Rakeem Johnson OL 56 Jack Ziarko OL 58 Conner Moore OL 61 Collin Campbell OL 63 Trent Fraley OL 65 Cole Bertke OL 68 Eli Bickel OL 70 Luka Vincic OL 71 Robert Wright Jr. OL 73 Rustin Young OL 75 Ben Murawski OL 76 Drew Nichols OL 77 Andrew Dennis OL 79 Tristan Comer OL 25 Carlos Hazelwood DL 52 Mikeshun Beeler DL 55 Ben Roberts DL 57 Hudson Aultman DL 91 Jackson Pahl DL 96 Eli Coenen DL 97 Cal Thrush DL 98 Derrick Simmons DL 8 Trey Lisle EDGE 9 Keahnist Thompson EDGE 11 Anelu Lafaele EDGE 13 Isaac Smith EDGE 23 Kenny Soares Jr. EDGE 33 Cory House Jr. EDGE 36 Leonard Ah You EDGE 47 Jaxson Wilson EDGE 51 Kekai Burnett EDGE 56 Chris Piwowarczyk EDGE 94 Aidan Boehle EDGE 5 Jordan Hall LB 10 DiMari Malone LB 12 Cam Stodghill LB 16 Adam Shaw LB 18 Dion Crawford LB 39 Jack Lansing III LB 40 DeJae White LB 44 Caleb Wheatland LB 45 Brady Pretzlaff LB 21 Nikai Martinez DB 0 NiJhay Burt CB 3 Tre Bell CB 14 Andrew Brinson IV CB 19 Charles Brantley CB 20 Keshawn Williams CB 22 Tyran Chappell CB 24 Jeremiah Favorite CB 27 Truth Umenyiora CB 29 KJ Deriso CB 37 Darelle Cochran CB 42 Luca Genrich CB 2 Devin Vaught S 7 Michael Richard S 15 Caleb Gash S 17 Jonathan Granby S 26 Trevaughn Martinez S 28 Brayden Thomas S 30 Aveon Grose S 31 Deuce Edwards S 32 Evan Young S 34 Khalil Majeed S 35 Eliyjah Caldwell S 37 Liam Boyd PK 85 Stephen Gonzales PK 9 Rhys Dakin P 49 Alex Weeks P 50 Nick Duzansky LS 53 Trey Serauskis LS
Notre Dame Fighting IrishNotre Dame2026 roster
9 Teddy Jarrard QB 10 Noah Grubbs QB 12 Blake Hebert QB 13 CJ Carr QB 2 Nolan James Jr. RB 20 Jonaz Walton RB 21 Kedren Young RB 22 Aneyas Williams RB 26 Javian Osborne RB 37 Kurt Smith RB 46 Matt Williams RB 0 Quincy Porter WR 1 Jaden Greathouse WR 3 Mylan Graham WR 4 Bubba Frazier WR 5 Cam Williams WR 6 Jordan Faison WR 8 Jerome Bettis Jr. WR 11 Devin Fitzgerald WR 14 Micah Gilbert WR 15 Brayden Robinson WR 16 Dylan Faison WR 17 Elijah Burress WR 18 Kaydon Finley WR 19 Logan Saldate WR 31 Xavier Southall WR 33 Matt Jeffery WR 7 Ty Washington TE 24 Ian Premer TE 42 Henry Garrity TE 84 Preston Fryzel TE 85 Jack Larsen TE 86 Kaleb Johnson TE 87 Cooper Flanagan TE 88 James Flanigan TE 89 Austin Ratigan TE 50 Sullivan Garvin OL 51 Ben Nichols OL 52 Devan Houstan OL 54 Anthonie Knapp OL 55 Chris Terek OL 56 Charles Jagusah OL 57 Cam Herron OL 58 Matty Augustine OL 60 Max Anderson OL 61 Robbie Wollan OL 64 Joe Otting OL 65 Grayson McKeogh OL 66 Tyler Merrill OL 67 Gregory Patrick OL 68 Charlie Thom OL 70 Ashton Craig OL 71 Styles Prescod OL 74 Will Black OL 75 Sullivan Absher OL 76 Guerby Lambert OL 77 Peter Jones OL 78 Owen Strebig OL 0 Tionne Gray DL 5 Boubacar Traore DL 6 Christopher Burgess Jr. DL 7 Francis Brewu DL 10 Loghan Thomas DL 11 Keon Keeley DL 14 Ebenezer Ewetade DL 40 Dominik Hulak DL 42 Cole Mullins DL 44 Rodney Dunham DL 47 Jason Onye DL 55 Tiki Hola DL 56 Elijah Hughes DL 59 Sean Sevillano Jr. DL 60 Davion Dixon DL 88 Armel Mukam DL 90 Elijah Golden DL 91 Gordy Sulfsted DL 94 Joe Reiff DL 95 Bryce Young DL 3 Jaylen Sneed LB 4 Jaiden Ausberry LB 16 Ko'o Kia LB 19 Madden Faraimo LB 23 Ja'Kobe Clapper LB 27 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa LB 34 Drayk Bowen LB 35 Teddy Rezac LB 38 Tommy Powlus LB 43 Kahanu Kia LB 58 Thomas Davis Jr. LB 1 Dallas Golden CB 2 DJ McKinney CB 12 Jayden Sanders CB 13 Ayden Pouncey CB 15 Leonard Moore CB 21 Khary Adams CB 24 Mark Zackery IV CB 26 Chaz Smith CB 29 Christian Gray CB 32 Nick Reddish CB 8 Adon Shuler S 9 Brauntae Johnson S 20 Joey O'Brien S 22 Ethan Long S 25 Brandon Logan S 28 Luke Talich S 30 Patrick Downes S 48 Chase Young S 35 Spencer Porath PK 36 Micah Drescher PK 18 Erik Schmidt P 39 Jasper Scaife P 49 Andrew Kros LS 96 Joseph Vinci LS
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

2% MSU
98% ND

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

Michigan State

DateOppResult
10-03 atWIS L 3-31
09-26 vsNEB L 13-31
09-19 atND L 10-27
09-12 vsEMU W 35-7
09-04 vsTOL W 30-20

Notre Dame

DateOppResult
10-03 atUNC W 37-26
09-26 atPUR W 49-10
09-19 vsMSU W 27-10
09-12 vsRICE W 52-0
09-06 vsWIS W 41-13

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

Big Ten

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Indiana 500 1.00022154
Nebraska 500 1.00021871
UCLA 400 1.00017975
USC 510 .833224153
Ohio State 410 .80021163
Iowa 410 .80014563
Wisconsin 410 .80015883
Minnesota 410 .80016090
Oregon 310 .75019093
Northwestern 310 .75013267
Penn State 320 .60016080
Washington 320 .60013392
Michigan 320 .60011579
Illinois 230 .400153130
Maryland 230 .400152151
Purdue 230 .400152175
Michigan State 230 .40091116
Rutgers 140 .200150161

FBS Independents

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Lake Forest 400 1.00025647
Notre Dame 500 1.00020659
Merchant Marine 300 1.00014847
Wabash 400 1.00012834
Franklin & Marshall 300 1.00010732
Trinity (CT) 200 1.0007714
Wesleyan (CT) 200 1.0007720
Dayton 300 1.0009041
Hardin Simmons 200 1.0007244
Amherst 200 1.0006235
Williams 200 1.0003614
Montana 410 .800187119
Colgate 410 .80011765
Richmond 410 .800100138
Newberry 310 .75010560
MIT 210 .66711826
Millsaps 210 .66712056
Washington & Jefferson 210 .6678833
Dickinson 210 .6678163
Hampden Sydney 210 .6679489
Coast Guard 220 .500150142
Tufts 110 .5004970
UConn 230 .400180131
Villanova 230 .400103154
West Virginia Wesleyan 230 .40094157
William & Mary 230 .400111205
Centre 120 .3335933
Simpson (IA) 120 .3339494
Erskine 120 .3337578
Coe 120 .3336273
Carnegie Mellon 120 .3335568
Sewanee 120 .3337596
Maryville (TN) 130 .25092128
Beloit 130 .2502178
Lafayette 130 .25084143
Duquesne 130 .25073152
Cornell (IA) 130 .25037117
Tennessee State 130 .25059145
Knox 130 .25035146
Fordham 140 .20089165
Bucknell 140 .20051134
Holy Cross 140 .20093183
Maine 140 .20071161
Florida A&M 140 .20087184
Alameda Coast Guard 000 .00000
Amarillo Field 000 .00000
Birmingham-Southern 000 .00000
Boston University 000 .00000
Camp Grant 000 .00000
Carlisle 000 .00000
Colorado College 000 .00000
Cumberland (TN) 000 .00000
Del Monte Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Detroit Mercy 000 .00000
Drury 000 .00000
Fort Benning 000 .00000
Fort Riley 000 .00000
Fort Warren 000 .00000
Georgia Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Gonzaga 000 .00000
Great Lakes Navy 000 .00000
Haskell 000 .00000
Iowa Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Jacksonville Naval Air Station 000 .00000
Lombard 000 .00000
Loyola (LA) 000 .00000
Loyola Marymount 000 .00000
Lubbock Field 000 .00000
Manhattan 000 .00000
March Field 000 .00000
Mare Island Marines 000 .00000
Marquette 000 .00000
Mississippi College 000 .00000
Nashville 000 .00000
New York University 000 .00000
Norman Naval Air Station 000 .00000
North Carolina Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Oglethorpe 000 .00000
Phillips 000 .00000
Portland 000 .00000
Quantico Marines 000 .00000
Randolph Field 000 .00000
Regis (CO) 000 .00000
Saint Mary's (CA) 000 .00000
Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight 000 .00000
San Francisco 000 .00000
Santa Clara 000 .00000
Second Air Force 000 .00000
Spring Hill 000 .00000
Swarthmore 000 .00000
Tampa 000 .00000
Tennessee Medical College 000 .00000
Union (NY) 000 .00000
Vermont 000 .00000
Whitman 000 .00000
Wichita State 000 .00000
Xavier 000 .00000
Southwestern U 030 .0006486
Bowdoin 020 .000733
Hamilton 020 .0004980
Colby 020 .0002153
Georgetown 030 .0005289
Bates 020 .0001467
Lawrence 030 .00028110
Centenary (LA) 030 .00021117
Rhodes 030 .00020134

Records computed from completed games this season

Michigan State vs Notre Dame: result and recap

Michigan State Spartans vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish finished 10 - 27 on September 19, 2026. This Big Ten game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Michigan State and Notre Dame team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Big Ten rivalry pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score of Michigan State vs Notre Dame?

Michigan State Spartans vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish finished 10 - 27. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led Michigan State vs Notre Dame in passing, rushing and receiving?

C.J. Carr (Notre Dame) led passers with 234 yards. Nolan James Jr. (Notre Dame) led rushers with 121 yards. Micah Gilbert (Notre Dame) led receivers with 170 yards on 8 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did Michigan State play Notre Dame?

This Michigan State vs Notre Dame game was played on September 19, 2026 at Notre Dame Stadium.