Notre Dame at North Carolina
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Notre Dame | 14 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 37 | |
| North Carolina | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 9:34 | North Carolina touchdown. Shamar Easter 6 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff Kick) |
| 6:41 | Notre Dame touchdown. Jordan Faison 28 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick) |
| 6:26 | Notre Dame touchdown. Jaden Greathouse 12 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 14:53 | Notre Dame touchdown. Jordan Faison 39 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick) |
| 0:21 | North Carolina touchdown. Jelani Thurman 14 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 14:46 | North Carolina touchdown. Jaden Jefferson 98 Yd Kickoff Return (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
| 5:36 | Notre Dame touchdown. CJ Carr 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 14:54 | Notre Dame touchdown. Nolan James Jr. 6 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick) |
| 7:05 | Notre Dame field goal. Spencer Porath 31 Yd Field Goal |
| 2:36 | North Carolina touchdown. Jelani Thurman 10 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff PAT blocked) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Notre Dame | North Carolina |
| Total first downs | 26 | 18 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Notre Dame | North Carolina |
| Third downs attempted | 11 | 10 |
| Third downs converted | 4 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 36 % | 50 % |
| Fourth down | Notre Dame | North Carolina |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Notre Dame | North Carolina |
| Total yards | 475 | 285 |
| Total rushing yards | 241 | 77 |
| Total passing yards | 234 | 208 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 37:04 | 22:56 |
| Rushing | Notre Dame | North Carolina |
| Total rushing plays | 45 | 23 |
| Total rushing yards | 241 | 77 |
| Average yards per rush | 5.4 | 3.3 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | Notre Dame | North Carolina |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 8.1 | 7.4 |
| Passing touchdowns | 4 | 3 |
| Penalties | Notre Dame | North Carolina |
| Penalties committed | 4 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 32 | 20 |
| Turnovers | Notre Dame | North Carolina |
| Passes intercepted | 0 | 2 |
| Interception returns | 0 | 2 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Notre Dame | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Jonaz Walton | 23 | 120 | 5.2 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Nolan James Jr. | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Aneyas Williams | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| CJ Carr | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| North Carolina | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Benjamin Hall | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Jaylen McGill | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Billy Edwards Jr. | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Demon June | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Notre Dame | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| CJ Carr | 29 | 21 | 72 % | 234 | 8.1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| North Carolina | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Billy Edwards Jr. | 28 | 17 | 61 % | 208 | 7.4 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Notre Dame | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Jordan Faison | 8 | 132 | 16.5 | 2 | 39 | ||||
| Micah Gilbert | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Jonaz Walton | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Jaden Greathouse | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| Nolan James Jr. | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Ty Washington | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Aneyas Williams | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Cooper Flanagan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| North Carolina | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Jordan Shipp | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 0 | 44 | ||||
| Jelani Thurman | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 2 | 15 | ||||
| Shamar Easter | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| C.J. Sadler | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Demon June | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Notre Dame | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| North Carolina | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Notre Dame | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| Luke Talich | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| North Carolina | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Notre Dame | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Boubacar Traore | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Jaylen Sneed | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Armel Mukam | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Luke Talich | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jayden Sanders | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Francis Brewu | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Adon Shuler | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Drayk Bowen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaiden Ausberry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Christian Gray | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Leonard Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joey O'Brien | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DJ McKinney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Loghan Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bryce Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| North Carolina | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Derek McDonald | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Peyton Seelmann | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Leroy Jackson | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaiden Patterson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jonathan Agumadu | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Greg Smith III | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Peyton Waters | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaylen Harvey | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Isaiah Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tre Miller | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nicco Maggio | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Javion Butts | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kaleb Cost | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Trey Giddens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jaylen McGill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaden Jefferson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Timir Hickman-Collins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DQ Forkpa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kenton Dopson III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Donovan Hoilette Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Melkart Abou Jaoude | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Notre Dame | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Jonaz Walton | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | ||||
| North Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Jaden Jefferson | 1 | 98 | 98.0 | 98 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Notre Dame | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Jordan Faison | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| North Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Notre Dame | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Spencer Porath | 1/1 | 31 | 4/4 | 7 | |||||
| North Carolina | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Rece Verhoff | 0/0 | 0 | 2/3 | 2 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Notre Dame | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Jasper Scaife | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | |||||
| North Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Aeron Burrell | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 0 | |||||
Last updated on Saturday, October 3, 2026 5:27 PM.