Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

No. 3 Notre Dame squares off against Michigan State

Michigan State (2-0) at No. 3 Notre Dame (2-0), Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Notre Dame by 29.5. Against the spread: Notre Dame 2-0, Michigan State 1-0-1.

How to watch: NBC/Peacock

Key stats

Notre Dame Offense

Overall: 414.0 yards per game (67th in FBS)

Passing: 299.5 yards per game (26th)

Rushing: 114.5 yards per game (116th)

Scoring: 46.5 points per game (21st)

Notre Dame Defense

Overall: 206.0 yards per game (13th in FBS)

Passing: 140.5 yards per game (23rd)

Rushing: 65.5 yards per game (13th)

Scoring: 6.5 points per game (5th)

Michigan State Offense

Overall: 434.5 yards per game (52nd in FBS)

Passing: 230.5 yards per game (66th)

Rushing: 204.0 yards per game (40th)

Scoring: 32.5 points per game (63rd)

Michigan State Defense

Overall: 246.0 yards per game (24th in FBS)

Passing: 157.0 yards per game (38th)

Rushing: 89.0 yards per game (39th)

Scoring: 13.5 points per game (35th)

Notre Dame ranks 3rd in the FBS with a +6 turnover margin.

Both teams avoid getting penalized. Notre Dame ranks 13th in the FBS averaging 30.5 penalty yards per game, and Michigan State ranks 25th with a 37.5-yard average.

Notre Dame is 20th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 66.7% of red zone trips.

Michigan State is 2nd in the FBS with an average time of possession of 37:18.

Team leaders

Notre Dame

Passing: C.J. Carr, 492 yards, 6 TDs, 0 INTs, 71.4 completion percentage

Rushing: Aneyas Williams, 119 yards on 29 carries, 2 TDs

Receiving: Jordan Faison, 135 yards on 8 catches, 2 TDs

Michigan State

Passing: Alessio Milivojevic, 417 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs, 70.4 completion percentage

Rushing: Cam Edwards, 250 yards on 48 carries, 3 TDs

Receiving: Rodney Bullard Jr., 116 yards on 10 catches, 1 TD

Last game

Notre Dame won 52-0 over Rice on Sept. 12. Carr led Notre Dame with 253 yards on 16-of-20 passing (80.0%) for four touchdowns and no interceptions. Jonaz Walton carried the ball eight times for 48 yards. Jerome Bettis Jr. put up 61 yards on two catches.

Michigan State won 35-7 over Eastern Michigan on Sept. 12. Milivojevic led Michigan State with 170 yards on 12-of-20 passing (60.0%) for two touchdowns and no interceptions. Edwards had 152 rushing yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns, adding one reception for five yards. Charles Taplin had three receptions for 65 yards and one touchdown.

Next game

Notre Dame plays at Purdue on Sept. 26. Michigan State hosts Nebraska on Sept. 26.

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