| 1st Quarter | | WSU | ND |
| Notre Dame at 15:00 | WSU | ND |
| | David Ruffer kickoff for 64 yards returned by Carl Winston for 21 yards to the WshSt 27. | 0 | 0 |
| Washington State at 14:49 | WSU | ND |
| 1st and 10 at WSU 27 | Jeff Tuel pass incomplete. | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd and 10 at WSU 27 | WASHINGTON ST penalty 10 yard Holding accepted. | | |
| 2nd and 20 at WSU 17 | Jeff Tuel pass incomplete. | | |
| 3rd and 20 at WSU 17 | Jeff Tuel rush for 6 yards to the WshSt 23. | | |
| 4th and 14 at WSU 23 | Reid Forrest punt for 33 yards, fair catch by Golden Tate at the NDame 44. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: WASHST drive: 3 plays -4 yards, 00:53 WASHST PUNT |
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| Notre Dame at 14:07 | WSU | ND |
| 1st and 10 at ND 44 | Jimmy Clausen pass complete to Kyle Rudolph for 16 yards to the NDame 45, NOTRE DAME penalty 15 yard Personal Foul on Eric Olsen accepted for a 1ST down. | 0 | 0 |
| 1st and 10 at ND 45 | NOTRE DAME penalty 15 yard Personal Foul on Deon Ford accepted. | | |
| 1st and 25 at ND 45 | Robert Hughes rush for 15 yards to the WshSt 40. | | |
| 1st and 10 at ND 45 | Robert Hughes rush for 15 yards to the WshSt 40 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at WSU 40 | Jimmy Clausen pass complete to Golden Tate for 11 yards to the WshSt 29 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at WSU 29 | Jimmy Clausen pass complete to Kyle Rudolph for 11 yards to the WshSt 18 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at WSU 18 | Robert Hughes rush for 4 yards to the WshSt 14. | | |
| 2nd and 6 at WSU 14 | Jimmy Clausen pass complete to Roby Toma for 8 yards to the WshSt 6 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and Goal at WSU 6 | Robert Hughes rush for 2 yards to the WshSt 4. | | |
| 2nd and Goal at WSU 4 | Robert Hughes rush for a loss of 7 yards, fumbled, forced by Team, recovered by NDame Robert Hughes at the WshSt 11. | | |
| 3rd and Goal at WSU 11 | Jimmy Clausen pass incomplete. | | |
| 4th and Goal at WSU 11 | Nick Tausch 29 yard field goal GOOD. | 0 | 3 |
| | David Ruffer kickoff for 61 yards returned by Carl Winston for 17 yards to the WshSt 26. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: NOTREDAME drive: 10 plays 45 yards, 04:23 NOTREDAME FG |
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| Washington State at 9:44 | WSU | ND |
| 1st and 10 at WSU 26 | Jeff Tuel pass complete to Jeffrey Solomon for 5 yards to the WshSt 31. | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd and 5 at WSU 31 | Logwone Mitz rush for a loss of 2 yards to the WshSt 29. | | |
| 3rd and 7 at WSU 29 | Jeff Tuel pass incomplete to Jeffrey Solomon. | | |
| 4th and 7 at WSU 29 | Reid Forrest punt for 43 yards, fair catch by Golden Tate at the NDame 28. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: WASHST drive: 3 plays 3 yards, 01:36 WASHST PUNT |
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| Notre Dame at 8:08 | WSU | ND |
| 1st and 10 at ND 28 | Robert Hughes rush for 4 yards to the NDame 32. | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd and 6 at ND 32 | Robert Hughes rush for 5 yards to the NDame 37. | | |
| 3rd and 1 at ND 37 | Robert Hughes rush for 3 yards to the NDame 40 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at ND 40 | Jimmy Clausen sacked by Team for a loss of 1 yard to the NDame 39. | | |
| 2nd and 11 at ND 39 | Robert Hughes rush for 8 yards to the NDame 47. | | |
| 3rd and 3 at ND 47 | Jimmy Clausen pass incomplete to Kyle Rudolph. | | |
| 4th and 3 at ND 47 | Ben Turk punt for 10 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the WshSt 43. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: NOTREDAME drive: 6 plays 19 yards, 03:05 NOTREDAME PUNT |
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| Washington State at 5:03 | WSU | ND |
| 1st and 10 at WSU 43 | Jeff Tuel sacked by Ethan Johnson for a loss of 9 yards to the WshSt 34. | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd and 19 at WSU 34 | Dwight Tardy rush for 10 yards to the WshSt 44. | | |
| 3rd and 9 at WSU 44 | Jeff Tuel pass complete to Tony Thompson for 6 yards to the 50 yard line. | | |
| 4th and 3 at ND 50 | Reid Forrest punt for 50 yards for a touchback. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: WASHST drive: 3 plays 7 yards, 01:45 WASHST PUNT |
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| Notre Dame at 3:18 | WSU | ND |
| 1st and 10 at ND 20 | WASHINGTON ST penalty 6 yard Pass Interference on Terrance Hayward accepted. | 0 | 3 |
| 1st and 10 at ND 26 | Jimmy Clausen pass complete to Robert Hughes for 8 yards to the NDame 34. | | |
| 2nd and 2 at ND 34 | Golden Tate rush for 10 yards to the NDame 44 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at ND 44 | Golden Tate rush for 33 yards to the WshSt 23 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at WSU 23 | Robert Hughes rush for 12 yards to the WshSt 11 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at WSU 11 | Robert Hughes rush for 4 yards to the WshSt 7. | | |
| 2nd and 6 at WSU 7 | Timeout NOTRE DAME, clock 0:21. | | |
| 2nd and 6 at WSU 7 | Jimmy Clausen pass complete to Duval Kamara for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 9 |
| | Nick Tausch extra point BLOCKED. | | |
| | David Ruffer kickoff for 66 yards returned by Dwight Tardy for 24 yards to the WshSt 28. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: NOTREDAME drive: 6 plays 80 yards, 03:04 NOTREDAME TD |
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| Washington State at 0:14 | WSU | ND |
| 1st and 10 at WSU 28 | Jeff Tuel rush for 14 yards to the WshSt 42 for a 1ST down. | 0 | 9 |
| | End of 1st Quarter | | |
Washington State 14, 
(23) Notre Dame 40