Michigan St. Stuns No. 10 Notre Dame in OT
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Posted 8:22PM on Saturday, September 17, 2005
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Jason Teague took an option pitch 19 yards for a touchdown in overtime to give Michigan State a 44-41 victory over No. 10 Notre Dame on Saturday, the Spartans fifth straight win at Notre Dame Stadium.<br>
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The Fighting Irish (2-1) rallied from 21 points down in the third quarter to tie the score, but had to settle for a 44-yard field goal by D.J. Fitzpatrick on their OT possession.<br>
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The victory for the Spartans (3-0) spoiled the home debut of coach Charlie Weis, who became just the third Notre Dame coach to lose his home opener since 1913.<br>
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The other two were Elmer Layden in 1934, losing 7-6 to Texas and Lou Holtz in 1986, losing 24-23 to No. 3 Michigan. <br>
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Michigan State joins Purdue (1954-62) as the only opponent to win five straight at Notre Dame Stadium and its 12 wins at Notre Dame are the most by an Irish opponent.<br>
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Brady Quinn passed for a school-record five touchdowns and a career-high 487 yards, the second highest total in Notre Dame history. But it wasn't enough against quarterback Drew Stanton and the high-scoring Spartans.<br>
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