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Notre Dame 35, Michigan 17
Preview - Box Score - Recap

  1 2 3 4 Total
Michigan 7 10 0 0 17 Final 
Notre Dame 21 7 0 7 35  
  Box Score Play by Play Drive Log
 Scoring Summary Wolverines - Fighting Irish 
  1st Quarter
 Fighting Irish TD Robert Hughes rushed to the left for 2 yard gain (Brandon Walker made PAT) 0 - 7 
 
 Fighting Irish TD Jimmy Clausen passed to Duval Kamara to the left for 10 yard gain (Brandon Walker made PAT) 0 - 14 
 
 Fighting Irish TD Jimmy Clausen passed to Golden Tate down the middle for 48 yard gain (Brandon Walker made PAT) 0 - 21 
 
 Wolverines TD Steven Threet passed to Sam McGuffie to the right for 40 yard gain (K.C. Lopata made PAT) 7 - 21 
 
  2nd Quarter
 Wolverines FG K.C. Lopata kicked a 23-yard field goal 10 - 21 
 
 Fighting Irish TD Robert Hughes rushed to the right for 1 yard gain (Brandon Walker made PAT) 10 - 28 
 
 Wolverines TD Kevin Grady rushed to the left for 7 yard gain (K.C. Lopata made PAT) 17 - 28 
 
  3rd Quarter
 NONE 17 - 28 
 
  4th Quarter
 Fighting Irish TD Steven Threet rushed up the middle for 12 yard loss. Steven Threet fumbled. Brian Smith recovered fumble and returned for 35 yards (Brandon Walker made PAT) 17 - 35 
 
 Team Statistics
  Wolverines Fighting Irish 
  First Downs 21 14 
    Passing 8 4 
    Rushing 10 5 
    Penalty 3 5 
  Third Down Efficiency 4-12 3-12 
  Fourth Down Efficiency 1-2 0-2 
  TOTAL NET YARDS 388 260 
    Total Plays 70 55 
    Average Gain Per Play 5.5 4.7 
  NET YARDS RUSHING 159 113 
    Rushes 42 34 
    Average Per Rush 3.8 3.3 
  NET YARDS PASSING 229 147 
    Completions-Attempts 19-28 10-21 
    Yards Per Pass Play 8.2 7.0 
    Times Sacked 0 0 
    Yards Lost to Sacks 0 0 
    Had Intercepted 2 2 
  PUNTS 4 6 
    Average Punt 52.8 43.8 
  PENALTIES 7 3 
    Penalty Yards 79 38 
  FUMBLES 7 3 
    Fumbles Lost 4 0 
 Passing                  
 Michigan Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int 
 S. Threet 16 23 175 69.6 7.6 0 0 1 0 
 N. Sheridan 3 5 54 60.0 10.8 0 0 0 2 
 Notre Dame Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int 
 J. Clausen 10 21 147 47.6 7.0 0 0 2 2 
 Rushing            
 Michigan Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 S. McGuffie 25 131 5.2 29 0 0 
 Z. Mesko 1 13 13.0 13 0 0 
 S. Threet 5 8 1.6 21 0 0 
 M. Shaw 2 5 2.5 3 0 0 
 K. Grady 4 4 1.0 7 1 0 
 B. Minor 3 1 0.3 9 0 0 
 C. Brown 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 
 Notre Dame Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 R. Hughes 19 79 4.2 18 2 0 
 J. Aldridge 9 28 3.1 8 0 0 
 J. Clausen 2 5 2.5 4 0 0 
 A. Allen 2 4 2.0 2 0 0 
 Receiving            
 Michigan Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 M. Odoms 6 56 9.3 33 0 0 
 S. McGuffie 4 47 11.8 40 1 0 
 G. Mathews 4 46 11.5 16 0 0 
 Z. Babb 2 45 22.5 45 0 0 
 D. Stonum 3 35 11.7 20 0 0 
 Notre Dame Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 G. Tate 4 127 31.8 60 1 0 
 D. Kamara 1 10 10.0 10 1 0 
 M. Floyd 2 10 5.0 9 0 0 
 D. Grimes 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 
 R. Parris 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 
 R. Hughes 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 0 
 Kicking              
 Michigan XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts 
 K. Lopata 2 2 1 1 23 100.0 5 
 Notre Dame XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts 
 B. Walker 5 5 0 0 0 0.0 5 
 Punting            
 Michigan Punt Avg Lng Blk I20 TB 
 Z. Mesko 4 52.8 58 0 3 0 
 Notre Dame Punt Avg Lng Blk I20 TB 
 E. Maust 6 43.8 52 0 2 1 
 Kick/Punt Returns
 Michigan PR Yds Avg Lng TD KR Yds Avg Lng TD 
 B. Harrison 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 30 15.0 16 0 
 B. Cissoko 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 28 14.0 18 0 
 D. Warren 2 -2 -1.0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 
 M. Shaw 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 
 Notre Dame PR Yds Avg Lng TD KR Yds Avg Lng TD 
 G. Tate 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 58 19.3 27 0 
 A. Allen 1 9 9.0 9 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 
 G. West 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 

Updated on Tuesday, Sep 16, 2008 1:59 am ET

  
 Top Performers
 Michigan
S. McGuffie S. McGuffie, RB
25 Rush, 131 yds
4 Rec, 47 yds, 1 TD
 Notre Dame
R. Hughes R. Hughes, RB
19 Rush, 79 yds
2 TDs

 Independents (FBS) Box Scores
Saturday, Sep 13
Navy 31
Duke 41
 Final

Michigan 17
Notre Dame 35
 Final

West. Kentucky 7
Alabama 41
 Final