Week 3 · 2026
Michigan State at #3 Notre Dame
Megaphone Trophy, held by Notre DameSat 09/19/2026 07:30 PMNotre Dame Stadium
70°Cloudy0 mph N · 83% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Michigan State
10
2–6
#3 Notre Dame
27
7–1
Attendance
—
not yet reported
Michigan State9 drives · 2 scoring · avg start own 27
Notre Dame10 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 32
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | ND | own 25opp 7 | 8 plays, 68 yd | Field goal +3 ND | 0–3 |
| 12:06 | MSU | own 25own 41 | 5 plays, 2 yd | Punt +7 ND | 0–10 |
| 10:37 | ND | opp 41goal line | 11 plays, 41 yd | Touchdown +7 ND | 0–10 |
| 4:31 | MSU | own 25opp 42 | 5 plays, 17 yd | Turnover | 0–10 |
| 3:02 | ND | own 27midfield | 6 plays, 23 yd | On downs | 0–10 |
| 0:34 | MSU | midfieldopp 14 | 15 plays, 36 yd | Field goal +3 MSU | 3–10 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 10:05 | ND | own 25opp 3 | 15 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 ND | 3–17 |
| 4:38 | MSU | own 32goal line | 5 plays, 68 yd | Touchdown +7 MSU | 10–17 |
| 3:21 | ND | own 25opp 22 | 6 plays, 4 yd | Punt | 10–17 |
| 1:47 | MSU | own 22opp 38 | 6 plays, 4 yd | Punt | 10–17 |
| 0:13 | ND | own 38own 37 | 3 plays, -1 yd | End of period | 10–17 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 14:53 | MSU | own 21opp 38 | 10 plays, 17 yd | Punt | 10–17 |
| 10:42 | ND | own 6opp 17 | 19 plays, 77 yd | Field goal +3 ND | 10–20 |
| 0:54 | MSU | own 26opp 36 | 9 plays, 10 yd | Punt | 10–20 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 13:08 | ND | own 32goal line | 4 plays, 68 yd | Touchdown +7 ND | 10–27 |
| 10:57 | MSU | own 25own 27 | 2 plays, 0 yd | Turnover | 10–27 |
| 10:49 | ND | opp 27own 21 | 5 plays, 6 yd | Missed FG | 10–27 |
| 9:18 | MSU | own 21opp 34 | 12 plays, 13 yd | Punt | 10–27 |
| 5:02 | ND | own 9opp 42 | 15 plays, 49 yd | End of period | 10–27 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Michigan State–Notre Dame after the drive.
Previous 10 meetings vs. Michigan State
Notre Dame 6–4 vs Michigan State
- 2017 · wk 4Notre Dame 38 @ Michigan State 18
- 2016 · wk 3Michigan State 36 @ Notre Dame 28
- 2013 · wk 4Michigan State 13 @ Notre Dame 17
- 2012 · wk 3Notre Dame 20 @ Michigan State 3
- 2011 · wk 3Michigan State 13 @ Notre Dame 31
- 2010 · wk 3Notre Dame 31 @ Michigan State 34
- 2009 · wk 3Michigan State 30 @ Notre Dame 33
- 2008 · wk 4Notre Dame 7 @ Michigan State 23
- 2007 · wk 4Michigan State 31 @ Notre Dame 14
- 2006 · wk 4Notre Dame 40 @ Michigan State 37
Previous 2 meetings vs. Pat Fitzgerald
Notre Dame 1–1 vs Pat Fitzgerald
- 2018 · wk 10Notre Dame 31 @ Northwestern 21
- 2014 · wk 12Northwestern 43 @ Notre Dame 40
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