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the Irish had minimal success moving the chains with their running backs. "He flipped field position for us in the fourth quarter, which to me was as important as anything that happened today," Kelly said. "You never want a punt blocked. That's the first one that we've had since we've been here. It was just a poor effort situation. Games don't normally end well when you have a punt blocked. But he battled Notre Dame 17, Michigan State 13 Sept. 21, 2013 ✦ Attendance: 80,795 Notre Dame Stadium ✦ South Bend, Ind. 1st2nd3rd4thTot. Michigan State 0733 13 Notre Dame 3707 17 first Quarter MSUND ND Brindza 41-yard field goal 3:48 0 3 Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:30 Second Quarter MSU Kings 12-yard pass from Cook (Geiger kick) 7:43 7 3 Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 5:46 ND TJ Jones 2-yard pass (Brindza kick) 0:17 7 10 Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 2:43 Third Quarter MSU Geiger 25-yard field goal 6:21 1010 Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:39 Fourth Quarter ND McDaniel 7-yard run (Brindza kick) 14:44 10 17 Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:22 MSU Geiger 42-yard field goal 10:40 1317 Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:04 through it, and came up with two great punts in the fourth quarter for us." With the series set to take a brief two-year hiatus, Notre Dame has now won three consecutive games over Michigan State for the first time since 1987‑94, when the Irish claimed eight straight. "We're just a tough-minded group," Kelly said. "We've got that instilled within our kids. The way we coach MSUND Total First Downs 1914 Rushing 7 2 Passing 9 5 Penalty 3 7 Rushing Attempts 3532 Yards Gained Rushing 136101 Yards Lost Rushing 1719 Net Yards Rushing 11982 Net Yards Passing 135142 Passes Attempted 36 34 Passes Completed 16 14 Had Intercepted 1 0 Percent Completion 44.4% 41.2% Yards Per Attempt 3.8 4.2 Yards Per Completion 8.4 10.1 Total Offensive Plays 7166 Total Net Yards 254224 Average Gain Per Play 3.6 3.4 Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-00-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 10-1158-86 Punts: No.-Yards 5-2076-235 Average Per Punt 41.4 39.2 Average Net Punt 37.0 34.8 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 1-61-2 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 2-243-67 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-01-29 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-00-0 Miscellaneous Yards 00 Possession Time 30:3829:22 Third-Down Conversions 8-186-17 Percentage 44.4%35.3% Fourth-Down Conversions 1-20-1 Percentage 50.0%0.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 0-01-7