College Football

No. 3Notre Dame Fighting Irish

1stin FBS Independents · 5-0
YES!
Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat the North Carolina Tar Heels
Notre Dame Fighting IrishRanked #3 · 5-0 37 – 26 North Carolina Tar Heels2-2
Final · Sat, Oct 3

Game Details

Kenan Stadium (Chapel Hill) · 50,500 fans · ESPN, Disney+
Kenan Stadium
Kenan Stadium · Chapel Hill

Line Score

1234T
ND 147610 37
UNC 7766 26

Win Probability · Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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Game Leaders

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
North Carolina Tar Heels

2026 FBS Independents Standings
Team
Notre Dame
UConn

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team
Miami
Pittsburgh
Duke
SMU
Wake Forest
Clemson
Florida State
Virginia
Virginia Tech
NC State
California
Louisville
Stanford
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Syracuse
Boston College

Scoring

Q4 2:36 TD Jelani Thurman 10 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff PAT blocked)37–26
Q4 7:05 FG Spencer Porath 31 Yd Field Goal 37–20
Q4 14:54 TD Nolan James Jr. 6 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)34–20
Q3 5:36 TD CJ Carr 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)27–20
Q3 14:46 TD Jaden Jefferson 98 Yd Kickoff Return (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)21–20
Q2 0:21 TD Jelani Thurman 14 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff Kick)21–14
Q2 14:53 TD Jordan Faison 39 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)21–7
Q1 6:26 TD Jaden Greathouse 12 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)14–7
Q1 6:41 TD Jordan Faison 28 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)7–7
Q1 9:34 TD Shamar Easter 6 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Notre Dame Fighting IrishNorth Carolina Tar Heels
Offense
475 Total Yards 285
234 Passing Yards 208
241 Rushing Yards 77
26 First Downs 18
Efficiency
4-11 3rd Down 5-10
3-5 4th Down 1-1
21/29 Completions 17/28
Turnovers & Clock
0 Turnovers 2
4-32 Penalties 3-20
37:04 Possession 22:56

Box Score

Notre Dame Fighting Irish ▾
Passing
PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
CJ Carr21/292348.14093.1
Team21/292348.140--
Rushing
PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Jonaz Walton231205.2018
Nolan James Jr.9657.2011
Aneyas Williams8425.3024
CJ Carr4153.819
Team1-1-1.000
Team452415.4124
Receiving
PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Jordan Faison813216.5239
Micah Gilbert33411.3014
Jonaz Walton22814.0015
Jaden Greathouse2189.0112
Nolan James Jr.166.016
Ty Washington166.006
Aneyas Williams362.003
Cooper Flanagan144.004
Team2123411.1439
Fumbles
PlayerFUMLOSTREC
Team100
Team100
Defense
PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Boubacar Traore6601140
Jaylen Sneed4300000
Armel Mukam3301000
Luke Talich3301000
Jayden Sanders3300000
Francis Brewu3211010
Adon Shuler3200100
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa3200000
Drayk Bowen2100100
Jaiden Ausberry1100000
Christian Gray1100000
Leonard Moore1100200
Joey O'Brien1100000
DJ McKinney1000000
Loghan Thomas1000000
Bryce Young1000000
Team372914550
Interceptions
PlayerINTYDSTD
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa1140
Luke Talich100
Team2140
Kick Returns
PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Jonaz Walton12828.0280
Team12828.0280
Punt Returns
PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Jordan Faison22010.0140
Team22010.0140
Kicking
PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Spencer Porath1/1100.0314/47
Team1/1100.0314/47
Punting
PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Jasper Scaife13434.00034
Team13434.00034
North Carolina Tar Heels ▾
Passing
PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Billy Edwards Jr.17/282087.43289.0
Team17/282087.432--
Rushing
PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Benjamin Hall10363.608
Jaylen McGill4153.8012
Billy Edwards Jr.3134.3010
Demon June6132.206
Team23773.3012
Receiving
PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Jordan Shipp710915.6044
Jelani Thurman55010.0215
Shamar Easter3248.0112
C.J. Sadler11313.0013
Demon June11212.0012
Team1720812.2344
Defense
PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Derek McDonald12500000
Peyton Seelmann9500100
Leroy Jackson8600100
Jaiden Patterson7400200
Jonathan Agumadu7400000
Greg Smith III5300000
Peyton Waters5200100
Jaylen Harvey4402000
Isaiah Johnson3200000
Tre Miller3100000
Nicco Maggio3100000
Javion Butts2200000
Kaleb Cost2100000
Trey Giddens2100010
Jaylen McGill1100000
Jaden Jefferson1100001
Timir Hickman-Collins1100000
DQ Forkpa1100000
Kenton Dopson III1100000
Donovan Hoilette Jr.1000000
Melkart Abou Jaoude0000010
Team784602521
Kick Returns
PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Jaden Jefferson19898.0981
Team19898.0981
Kicking
PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Rece Verhoff0/00.002/32
Team0/00.002/32
Punting
PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Aeron Burrell313444.70052
Team313444.70052

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