| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER | ND | MSU |
 | TD | 12:15 | KERRY REED 34 YD PASS FROM DREW STANTON (BRETT SWENSON KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 73 yards. | 0 | 7 |
| TD | 6:49 | JAVON RINGER 26 YD PASS FROM MATT TRANNON (BRETT SWENSON KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 50 yards. | 0 | 14 |
| FG | 1:39 | BRETT SWENSON 32 YD FG Drive info: 7 plays, 43 yards. | 0 | 17 |
| SECOND QUARTER | ND | MSU |
 | TD | 11:07 | RHEMA MCKNIGHT 32 YD PASS FROM BRADY QUINN (CARL GIOIA KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 60 yards. | 7 | 17 |
| TD | 9:04 | ERVIN BALDWIN 19 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (BRETT SWENSON KICK) | 7 | 24 |
| TD | 6:45 | JEFF SAMARDZIJA 17 YD PASS FROM BRADY QUINN (CARL GIOIA KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 72 yards. | 14 | 24 |
| TD | 2:11 | KERRY REED 15 YD PASS FROM DREW STANTON (BRETT SWENSON KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 59 yards. | 14 | 31 |
| THIRD QUARTER | ND | MSU |
| TD | 11:13 | JOHN CARLSON 62 YD PASS FROM BRADY QUINN (CARL GIOIA KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 80 yards. | 21 | 31 |
| TD | 5:50 | JEHUU CAULCRICK 30 YD RUN (FAILED 2PT RUSH) Drive info: 4 plays, 62 yards. | 21 | 37 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | ND | MSU |
| TD | 8:18 | JEFF SAMARDZIJA 43 YD PASS FROM BRADY QUINN (FAILED 2PT RUSH) Drive info: 5 plays, 80 yards. | 27 | 37 |
| TD | 4:57 | RHEMA MCKNIGHT 14 YD PASS FROM BRADY QUINN (MISSED KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 24 yards. | 33 | 37 |
| TD | 2:53 | TERRAIL LAMBERT 27 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (CARL GIOIA KICK) | 40 | 37 |
Notre Dame 40, 
Michigan State 37