Wk 3 · 2026
Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish — Sat, Sep 19
Sat, Sep 19 ·
Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame
· NBC
Big Ten · no games yet
at
7:30pET
no line posted yet
FBS Indep. · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Notre Dame is ranked #4 (AP Top 25 ยท 2026-08-17).
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Michigan St form
W 38-28vs MDL 17-20at IOWAL 10-28vs PSUL 20-23at MINNL 20-31vs MICH
2025 season
Notre Dame form
W 49-20at STANW 70-7vs SYRW 37-15at PITTW 49-10vs NAVYW 25-10at BC
2025 season
Michigan St this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Notre Dame this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 1
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Series history · 2006–2026
Notre Dame leads the series 6–4 · Notre Dame won the last one
10 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
2.1 points toward Notre Dame
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2017-09-23 | Notre Dame 38 — 18 Michigan St | at MSU | Notre Dame |
| 2016 | 2016-09-17 | Michigan St 36 — 28 Notre Dame | at ND | Michigan St |
| 2013 | 2013-09-21 | Michigan St 13 — 17 Notre Dame | at ND | Notre Dame |
| 2012 | 2012-09-15 | Notre Dame 20 — 3 Michigan St | at MSU | Notre Dame |
| 2011 | 2011-09-17 | Michigan St 13 — 31 Notre Dame | at ND | Notre Dame |
| 2010 | 2010-09-18 | Notre Dame 31 — 34 Michigan St | at MSU | Michigan St |
| 2009 | 2009-09-19 | Michigan St 30 — 33 Notre Dame | at ND | Notre Dame |
| 2008 | 2008-09-20 | Notre Dame 7 — 23 Michigan St | at MSU | Michigan St |
| 2007 | 2007-09-22 | Michigan St 31 — 14 Notre Dame | at ND | Michigan St |
| 2006 | 2006-09-23 | Notre Dame 40 — 37 Michigan St | at MSU | Notre Dame |
Michigan St leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Aidan Chiles QB #0 | 128/203, 1392 YDS, 10 TD, 3 INT |
| Alessio Milivojevic QB #11 | 111/173, 1267 YDS, 10 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Makhi Frazier RB #25 | 116 CAR, 520 YDS, 2 TD |
| Elijah Tau-Tolliver RB #4 | 72 CAR, 428 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Brandon Tullis RB #7 | 69 CAR, 301 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Nick Marsh WR #11 | 59 REC, 662 YDS, 6 TD |
| Omari Kelly WR #1 | 47 REC, 626 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Jack Velling TE #12 | 36 REC, 359 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Chrishon McCray WR #13 | 24 REC, 330 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jordan Hall LB #5 | 88 |
| Wayne Matthews III LB #10 | 73 | |
| Alex VanSumeren DT #91 | 52 | |
| Sacks | Quindarius Dunnigan DL #99 | 2.5 |
| Jordan Hall LB #5 | 2.5 | |
| Jalen Thompson DL #9 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Armorion Smith S #7 | 1 |
| Wayne Matthews III LB #10 | 1 | |
| Aveon Grose S #30 | 1 |
Notre Dame leaders 2025 season
| Passing | CJ Carr QB #13 | 195/293, 2741 YDS, 24 TD, 6 INT |
| Kenny Minchey QB #3 | 20/26, 196 YDS | |
| Rushing | Jeremiyah Love RB #4 | 199 CAR, 1372 YDS, 18 TD |
| Jadarian Price RB #24 | 113 CAR, 674 YDS, 11 TD | |
| Aneyas Williams RB #22 | 24 CAR, 224 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Jordan Faison WR #6 | 49 REC, 640 YDS, 4 TD |
| Malachi Fields WR #0 | 36 REC, 630 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Eli Raridon TE #9 | 32 REC, 482 YDS | |
| Will Pauling WR #2 | 26 REC, 381 YDS, 6 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Drayk Bowen LB #34 | 67 |
| Adon Shuler S #8 | 53 | |
| Jaiden Ausberry LB #4 | 51 | |
| Sacks | Boubacar Traore DL #5 | 7.5 |
| Drayk Bowen LB #34 | 3.5 | |
| Josh Burnham DL #8 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Leonard Moore CB #15 | 5 |
| Brauntae Johnson S #9 | 4 | |
| Luke Talich S #28 | 3 |
These are season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.