ES Game Day Predictions: Michigan State at the Friggin Irish

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Thursday, September 15, 2011

ES Game Day Predictions: Michigan State at the Friggin Irish

MSU Spartans at Notre Dame Irish

South Bend, IN. 3:30 pm.

Rankings: MSU #15 (AP, USA Today), #28 (Sagarin). Notre Dame #53 (Sagarin).

TV: NBC

Line: ND favored by 5

Weather: 68 degrees, sunny.

Picks: NBC Sports: MSU 24-23. CBS Sports: ND 31-21. ESPN/Schlabach: ND. ESPN/Rittenberg: MSU 27-24. ESPN/Bennett: MSU 31-28. Bleacher Report/Rymer: ND 27-24. Scout/CFN: ND 38-34.

ES pick: MSU 27, ND 21.
Stat of the week: Worthy, Pickelman, and a stingy MSU defense holds ND to less than 100 yards rushing, less than 400 total yards. MSU has won 10 of 14 and will continue its dominance at Spartan Stadium West with another resounding, defensive domination.

2022 Spartan Football

2021 Spartan Football

Rank: #9 .11-2 Overall, 7-2 B1G Ten PEACH BOWL CHAMPS.
Date	Opponent	Result
Sep. 3	at N'western	W, 38-21
Sep. 7	Y'GSTOWN ST.	W, 42-14
Sep. 14	at Miami (Fl.)	W, 38-17
Sep. 21	@ Nwestern	W, 31-10
Sep. 28	NEBRASKA	W, 23-20 OT
Oct. 2	W. KENTUCKY	W, 48-31
Oct. 9	at Rutgers	W, 31-13
Oct. 16	at Indiana	W, 20-15
Oct. 30	MICHIGAN	W, 37-33
Nov. 6	at Purdue	L, 29-40
Nov. 13	MARYLAND	W, 40-21
Nov. 20	at Ohio St	L, 7-56
Nov. 27	PENN ST	W, 30-27
Dec.31	Pittsburgh, Peach Bowl	W, 31-21

2019 Spartan Football

Rank: None. 7-6 Overall, 4-5 B1G Ten
Date	Opponent	Result
Aug. 30	TULSA	W, 28-7
Sep. 7	W. MICH.	W, 51-17
Sep. 14	ARIZONA ST.	L, 7-10
Sep. 21	@ Nwestern	W, 31-10
Sep. 28	INDIANA	W, 40-31
Oct. 5	at Ohio St.	L, 10-34
Oct. 12	at Wisconsin	L, 0-38
Oct. 26	PENN ST	L, 7-28
Nov. 9	ILLINOIS	L, 34-37
Nov. 16	at Michigan.	L, 10-44
Nov. 23	at Rutgers	W, 27-0
Nov. 30	MARYLAND	W, 19-16
Dec. 27	Wake Forest, Pin Stripe Bowl	W, 27-21

2018 Spartan Football

Rank: None. 7-6 Overall, 5-4 B1G Ten
Date	Opponent	Result
Aug. 31	UTAH ST.	W, 38-31
Sep. 8	at Arizona St.	L, 13-16
Sep. 22	at Indiana	W, 35-21
Sep. 29	CMU	W, 31-20
Oct. 6	N'WESTERN	L, 19-29
Oct. 13	at Penn State	W, 21-17
Oct. 20	MICHIGAN	L, 7-21
Oct. 27	PURDUE	W, 23-13
Nov. 3	at Maryland	W, 24-3
Nov. 10	OHIO ST.	L, 6-26
Nov. 17	at Nebraska	L, 6-9
Nov. 24	RUTGERS	W, 14-10
Dec. 31	vs Oregon, REDBOX BOWL	L, 6-7

2017 Spartan Football

Rank: #16 CFP. 10-3 Overall, 7-2 B1G Ten
Date	Opponent	Result
Sep. 2	BOWLING GRN	W, 35-10
Sep. 9	W. MICHIGAN	W, 28-14
Sep. 23	#24 NOTRE DAME	L, 18-38
Sep. 30	IOWA	W, 17-10
Oct. 7	at #7 Michigan	W, 14-10
Oct. 14	at Minnesota	W, 30-27
Oct. 21	INDIANA	W, 17-9
Oct. 28	at N'western	L, 28-35 (3ot)
Nov. 4	#7 PENN ST.	W, 27-24
Nov. 11	at #6 Ohio St	L, 3-48
Nov. 18	MARYLAND.	W, 17-7
Nov. 25	at Rutgers.	W, 40-7
Dec. 28	vs #18 Washington State @ HOLIDAY BOWL	W, 42-17

2016 Spartan Football

2015 MSU State Spartans

Rank: #6. CFP. 12-2 Overall. 7-1 Big Ten. BIG TEN CHAMPIONS... AGAIN
Date	Opponent	Result
Sep. 4	at W. Michigan	W, 37-24
Sep. 12	#7 OREGON	W, 31-28
Sep. 19	AIR FORCE	W, 35-21
Sep. 26	C. MICHIGAN	W, 30-10
Oct. 3	PURDUE	W, 24-21
Oct. 12	at Rutgers	W, 31-24
Oct. 17	at #12 Michigan	W, 27-23
Oct. 24	INDIANA	W, 52-26
Nov. 7	at Nebraska	L, 38-39
Nov. 14	MARYLAND	W, 24-7
Nov. 21	at #2 Ohio St.	W, 17-14
Nov. 28	PENN ST.	W, 55-16
Dec. 5	#4 IOWA/B1G CHAMPIONSHIP	W, 16-13
Dec. 31	#2 Alabama/NATIONAL SEMI - COTTON BOWL	L, 0-38

2014 Michigan State Spartans

Rank: #8. 11-2 Overall. 7-1 Big Ten. COTTON BOWL CHAMPIONS
Date	Opponent	Result
Aug. 29	JAX ST.	W, 45-7
Sep. 6	at #3 Oregon	L, 27-46
Sep. 20	E. MICHIGAN	W, 73-14
Sep. 27	WYOMING	W, 56-14
Oct. 4	#19 NEBRASKA	W, 27-22
Oct. 11	at Purdue	W, 45-31
Oct. 18	at Indiana	W, 56-17
Oct. 25	MICHIGAN	W, 35-11
Nov. 8	#13 OHIO ST.	L, 37-49
Nov. 15	at Maryland	W, 37-15
Nov. 22	RUTGERS	W, 45-3
Nov. 29	at Penn St.	W, 34-10
Jan. 1	#5 Baylor, COTTON BOWL	W, 42-41

MSU Football 2013

Final Rank: #3. 13-1 Overall. 9-0 Big Ten. ROSE BOWL CHAMPIONS
Date	Opponent	Result
Aug. 30	W MICHIGAN	W, 26-13
Sep. 7	S FLORIDA	W, 21-6
Sep. 14	YOUNGSTOWN ST	W, 55-17
Sep. 21	at #22 Notre Dame	L, 13-17
Oct. 5	at Iowa	W, 26-14
Oct. 12	INDIANA	W, 42-28
Oct. 19	PURDUE	W, 14-0
Oct. 26	at Illinois	W, 42-3
Nov. 2	#23 MICHIGAN	W, 29-6
Nov. 16	at Nebraska	W, 41-28
Nov. 23	at N'western	W, 30-6
Nov. 30	MINNESOTA	W, 14-3
Dec. 7	#2 OHIO ST. - B1G CHAMPIONSHIP	W, 34-24
Jan. 1	#5 STANFORD - ROSE BOWL	W, 24-20

MSU Football 2012

Rank: NR. 7-6 Overall. 3-5 Big Ten.
Date	Opponent	Result
Aug. 31	#22 BOISE ST	W, 17-13
Sep. 8	@ C Michigan	W, 41-7
Sep. 15	#20 NOTRE DAME	L, 3-20
Sep. 22	E MICHIGAN	W, 23-7
Sep. 29	#14 OHIO ST.	L, 16-17
Oct. 6	@ Indiana	W, 31-27
Oct. 13	IOWA	L, 16-19 2ot
Oct. 20	@ #23 Michigan	L, 10-12
Oct. 27	@ #25 Wisconsin	W, 16-13 ot
Nov. 3	#21 NEBRASKA	L, 24-28
Nov. 17	N'WESTERN	L, 20-23
Nov. 24	at Minnesota	W, 26-10
Dec. 29	vs TCU/BWW Bowl	W, 17-16

Michigan State Football 2011

Rank: #12 AP, #13 USAT, #17 BCS. 11-3 Overall. 7-1 Big Ten. OUTBACK BOWL CHAMPIONS
Date	Opponent	Result
Sep. 2	YOUNGSTN ST	W, 28-6
Sep. 10	FLA ATLANTIC	W, 44-0
Sep. 17	at Notre Dame	L, 13-31
Sep. 24	C MICHIGAN	W, 45-7
Oct. 1	at Ohio St	W, 10-7
Oct. 15	MICHIGAN	W, 28-14
Oct. 22	WISCONSIN	W, 37-31
Oct. 29	at Nebraska	L, 3-24
Nov. 5	MINNESOTA	W, 31-24
Nov. 12	at Iowa	W, 37-21
Nov. 19	INDIANA	W, 55-3
Nov. 26	at Northwestern	W, 31-17
Dec. 3	Wisconsin. B1G TEN CHAMPIONSHIP	L, 39-42
Jan. 2	Georgia. OUTBACK BOWL	W, 33-30 (3ot)

Michigan State Football 2010

Rank: #7 AP/USA. 11-2 Overall. 7-1 Big Ten. BIG TEN CHAMPIONS
Date	Opponent	Result
Sep. 4	WESTERN MICH.	W, 38-14
Sep. 11	Fla Atlantic (at Ford Field)	W, 30-17
Sep. 18	NOTRE DAME	W, 34-31 (ot)
Sep. 25	NO. COLORADO	W, 45-7
Oct. 2	WISCONSIN	W, 34-24
Oct. 9	at Michigan	W, 34-17
Oct. 16	ILLINOIS (HC)	W, 26-6
Oct. 23	at Northwestern	W, 35-27
Oct. 30	at Iowa	L, 6-37
Nov. 6	MINNESOTA	W, 31-8
Nov. 20	PURDUE	W, 35-31
Nov. 27	at Penn State	W, 28-22
Jan. 1	vs. Alabama (Capitol One Bowl)	L, 7-49

Thursday, September 15, 2011