Notre Dame hit new depths Saturday, becoming the first team in the school’s 119-season history to lose its first four games.Brian Hoyer threw four touchdown passes and Javon Ringer rushed for 144 yards to lead Michigan State to a 31-14 victory.

The Irish have now lost six in a row, the second longest losing streak in school history, and allowed at least 30 points in each game.

Michigan State (4-0) became the first opponent to win six in a row at Notre Dame Stadium, and got some revenge for last year’s stunning Fighting Irish comeback in East Lansing.

The Spartans blew the game open with a pair of third-quarter TDs, a 16-yard catch by Mark Dell and a 30-yard catch by Kellen Davis on a fourth-and-2 play to make it 31-14. Davis also had a 3-yard TD catch and Devin Thomas had a 7-yard scoring catch.