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Notre Dame 17, Michigan State 13 |
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| Irish | State | Irish | State | |||
| Close % | 100.0% | STANDARD DOWNS | ||||
| Field Position % | 50.0% | 38.0% | Success Rate | 31.8% | 40.8% | |
| Leverage % | 66.7% | 69.0% | PPP | 0.28 | 0.33 | |
| S&P | 0.600 | 0.739 | ||||
| TOTAL | ||||||
| EqPts | 20.2 | 23.0 | PASSING DOWNS | |||
| Close Success Rate | 31.8% | 35.2% | Success Rate | 31.8% | 22.7% | |
| Close PPP | 0.31 | 0.32 | PPP | 0.35 | 0.31 | |
| Close S&P | 0.624 | 0.675 | S&P | 0.673 | 0.534 | |
| RUSHING | TURNOVERS | |||||
| EqPts | 7.4 | 11.2 | Number | 0 | 1 | |
| Close Success Rate | 34.4% | 41.2% | Turnover Pts | 0.0 | 3.5 | |
| Close PPP | 0.23 | 0.33 | Turnover Pts Margin | +3.5 | -3.5 | |
| Close S&P | 0.575 | 0.742 | ||||
| Line Yards/carry | 3.15 | 1.85 | Q1 S&P | 0.680 | 0.593 | |
| Q2 S&P | 0.711 | 0.552 | ||||
| PASSING | Q3 S&P | 0.699 | 1.071 | |||
| EqPts | 12.8 | 11.7 | Q4 S&P | 0.403 | 0.501 | |
| Close Success Rate | 29.4% | 29.7% | ||||
| Close PPP | 0.38 | 0.32 | 1st Down S&P | 0.650 | 0.623 | |
| Close S&P | 0.670 | 0.614 | 2nd Down S&P | 0.633 | 0.572 | |
| SD/PD Sack Rate | 5.3% / 0.0% | 0.0% / 0.0% | 3rd Down S&P | 0.752 | 0.734 | |
| Projected Pt. Margin: Notre Dame +0.7 | Actual Pt. Margin: Notre Dame +4 | ||||||
Goodness, you'll struggle to ever find another game this even. Michigan State was a little better on standard downs, Notre Dame was a little better on passing downs, and in the end, the game was basically decided by a minor turnover and a missed Michigan State field goal. (And some pass interference calls, ahem.) I guess this reflects reasonably well on Michigan State, since the Irish were considered the better team and were at home, but ... this game didn't really reflect well on either team aesthetically.