Notre Dame returned the kickoff to the ND 18. The opening snap went over Clausen's head to the ND goal line. ND went 3 and out.
Greg Mathews took the punt at the ND 45 at the 13:25 mark. After getting one first down, Gingell kicked a 39 yard field goal at the 10:53 mark.
Michigan 3, Notre Dame 0
Notre Dame took the ensuing kickoff at the ND 35. On second down Clausen fumbled the ball back to the ND 21 at the 10:11 mark. Five plays later, helped by a pass interference call in the end zone, Michigan scored the TD at the 7:34 mark.
Michigan 10, Notre Dame 0
Notre Dame ran back the ensuing kickoff at the ND 41.
After one first down, ND again snapped the ball over Clausen's head for a 14 yard loss to the ND 40. On 3rd down he was sacked by Shawn Crable back to the ND 34.
Mathews took the punt at the U-M 22 at the 4:17 mark. U-M got 1 first down then punted from the U-M 34 at the 1:50 mark.
After a flag on the return, ND started at their own 25 at the 1:38 mark.
On first down Clausen was sacked by Jamison to the ND 20. After a first down, ND fumbled to U-M at the U-M 38 at the :01 mark.
SECOND QUARTER
On the 2nd play at the U-M 37, a pass interference gave U-M a first down at the ND 25. On the next play Mallett hit Arrington for a 23 yard pass at the U-M 2. And on the next play Hart ran it in for the score at the 14:39 mark.
Michigan 17, Notre Dame 0
Notre Dame took the kickoff to the ND 27. After a 2st down to the ND 42, U-M sacked Clausen to the ND 37 on 2nd down, and on 3rd down Johnny Thompson intercepted it at the ND 48 at the 12:56 mark. After a 9 and 14 yard run by Hart, and an incomplete throw-back to Mallett, Mallett hit Mathews for a 26 yard TD on a crossing route over the middle at the 11:34 mark.
Michigan 24, Notre Dame 0
ND took the kickoff to the 34. On first down there was intentional grounding ... but on 4th ND went for it with a fake punt and got a 1st down at the ND 45. Then on 2nd down Crable made a tackle for loss. On 3rd down Crable sacked Clausen at the ND 37.
Mathews took the punt from the U-M 12 to the U-M 22 at the 8:24 mark. Michigan got 3 first downs but the drive stalled at the ND 37 at the 5:25 mark. Mesko punted it to the ND 9 at the 5:10 mark.
Notre Dame went 3 and out, getting stopped on a 3rd and 1.
U-M fielded the punt at the U-M 44 at the 2:57 mark. Michigan got 4 first downs, as Hart ran for 11 to the ND 45 at the 2:50 mark, Hart ran for 9 to the ND 36 at the 2:27 mark, Minor ran for 9 to the ND 24, 2 plays later Hart ran for 9 to the ND 11 at the :57 mark. Then on second down, Mallett hit Arrington for a 6 yard TD at the :25 mark.
Michigan 31, Notre Dame 0
HALFTIME STATS
U-M had 219 yards, 145 rushing and 73 passing.
Notre Dame had 11 yards total, 48 passing and -45 rushing.
Mike Hart rushed 26 times for 135 yards and 2 TDs.
Ryan Mallett was 5-12 for 73 yards and 2 TDs.
Notre Dame had 3 turnovers ... Michigan punted once.
SECOND HALF
There was only one drive that counted ...
After Michigan and Notre Dame traded punts ...
Michigan took the ball at their own 21 at the 9:05 mark of the 3rd quarter. Sticking to the ground, U-M got 4 first downs, highlighted by two Hart runs of 12 yards and a Minor run of 10. Then on a 3rd down from the ND 13, Mallett hit Manningham with a pass in the corner of the end zone at the 4:55 mark.
Michigan 38, Notre Dame 0
That completed the scoring.
FINAL STATS
U-M had 379 yards, 289 rushing and 90 passing.
Notre Dame had 79 yards total, 85 passing and -6 rushing.
Mike Hart rushed 35 times for 190 yards and 2 TDs.
Ryan Mallett was 7-15 for 90 yards and 3 TDs.
Michigan recorded 8 sacks for the day, including 2 by Crable and 3.5 by Brandon Graham ... Crable also recorded 5 tackles for loss and B-Graham had 4.
U-M and ND each lost 2 fumbles, but u-M also recorded 2 interceptions.
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