Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs North Carolina Tar Heels

College Football

#3Notre Dame

5-0

37-26

Final

North Carolina

2-2

Kenan Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Half
Downs
Touchdown
Field Goal
Punt
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
ND	14	7	6	10	37
UNC	7	7	6	6	26

Who won: Notre Dame 37-26

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat the North Carolina Tar Heels 37-26 on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at Kenan Stadium. CJ Carr led the Notre Dame in passing yards (21/29, 234 YDS, 4 TD). Billy Edwards Jr. led the North Carolina in passing yards (17/28, 209 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT).

Who wins?

Final

The flock: 100% ND1 pick

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Player of the game

CJ Carr

ND · 21/29, 234 YDS, 4 TD, 1 RUSH TD

8.9

Win probability

100%ND final

NDUNC

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Play by play

Q4 0:00UNC
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:09
8 yd run
Shotgun #7 B.Hall rush middle for 8 yards gain to the UNC33 (#20 J.O'Brien)
B. Hall · 10 CAR, 36 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 25
Q4 0:16ND
Timeout
Timeout Notre Dame, clock 00:16
Q4 0:07
12 yd run
Shotgun #20 J.Walton rush left for 12 yards gain to the UNC25 (#24 J.Butts), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
J. Walton · 23 CAR, 120 YDS · 4th & 13 · 4th & 13 at UNC 37
Q4 1:02UNC
Timeout
Timeout North Carolina, clock 01:02
Q4 0:56ND
Rush
Shotgun #20 J.Walton rush right for 2 yards gain to the UNC37 (#91 L.Jackson)
3rd & 15 at UNC 39
Q4 1:01
2 yd run
Shotgun #20 J.Walton rush left for 2 yards gain to the UNC39 (#24 J.Butts)
J. Walton · 23 CAR, 120 YDS · 2nd & 17 · 2nd & 17 at UNC 41
Q4 1:15
FLAG
Flag: penalty
Shotgun #20 J.Walton rush right for 31 yards gain to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 01:07 PENALTY ND Holding (#87 C.Flanagan) 10 yards from UNC31 to UNC41. NO PLAY
J. Walton · 23 CAR, 120 YDS · 2nd & 7 · 2nd & 7 at UNC 31
Q4 1:54
3 yd run
Shotgun #20 J.Walton rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UNC31 (#10 P.Seelmann)
J. Walton · 23 CAR, 120 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 34
Q4 2:22UNC
Timeout
Timeout North Carolina, clock 02:22
Q4 2:16
5 yd run
Shotgun #20 J.Walton rush left for 5 yards gain to the UNC34 (#10 P.Seelmann), 1ST DOWN
J. Walton · 23 CAR, 120 YDS · 2nd & 3 · 2nd & 3 at UNC 39
Q4 2:28
7 yd run
Shotgun #20 J.Walton rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UNC39 (#15 D.McDonald; #96 N.Maggio)
J. Walton · 23 CAR, 120 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 46
Q4 2:34
Kickoff, touchback
#92 A.Burrell onside kickoff 11 yards to the UNC46, End Of Play
A. Burrell
TOUCHDOWNQ4 2:36
Touchdown! 10 yd catch
J. Thurman · 5 REC, 50 YDS
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short left to #45 J.Thurman caught at ND 03, for 10 yards to the ND 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:36, 1ST DOWN #90 R.Verhoff kick attempt failed ( blocked by #28 L.Talich) (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt), out of bounds at ND 00
ND 37 - 26 UNC
Q4 2:57
3 yd completion to J. Shipp
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short middle to #1 J.Shipp caught at ND 11, for 3 yards to the ND 10 (#28 L.Talich)
B. Edwards Jr. · 17/28, 209 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at ND 13
Q4 3:04
Incomplete to J. Thurman
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass incomplete short left to #45 J.Thurman thrown to ND 00 broken up by #8 A.Shuler
B. Edwards Jr. · 17/28, 209 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at ND 13
Q4 3:30
10 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. rush left for 10 yards gain to the ND 13 (#3 J.Sneed), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
B. Edwards Jr. · 3 CAR, 13 YDS · 2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at ND 23
Q4 4:02
4 yd run
Shotgun #7 B.Hall rush left for 4 yards gain to the ND 23 (#27 K.Viliamu-Asa), out of bounds
B. Hall · 10 CAR, 36 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at ND 27
Q4 4:31
21 yd completion to J. Shipp
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short right to #1 J.Shipp caught at ND 30, for 21 yards to the ND 27, out of bounds at ND 27, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner was out of bounds". CALL UPHELD
B. Edwards Jr. · 17/28, 209 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at ND 48
Q4 5:06
10 yd completion to J. Shipp
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short right to #1 J.Shipp caught at UNC48, for 10 yards to the ND 48 (#12 J.Sanders), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
B. Edwards Jr. · 17/28, 209 YDS · 4th & 5 · 4th & 5 at UNC 42
Q4 5:48
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Shotgun #0 D.June rush middle for 1 yard loss to the UNC42 (#88 A.Mukam)
D. June · 6 CAR, 13 YDS · 3rd & 4 · 3rd & 4 at UNC 43
Q4 6:21
6 yd run
Shotgun #0 D.June rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UNC43 (#28 L.Talich)
D. June · 6 CAR, 13 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at UNC 37
Q4 6:26
Incomplete to T. Kekahuna
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass incomplete short left to #2 T.Kekahuna thrown to UNC36
B. Edwards Jr. · 17/28, 209 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 37
Q4 6:54
12 yd completion to D. June
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short right to #0 D.June caught at UNC22, for 12 yards to the UNC37, out of bounds at UNC37, 1ST DOWN
B. Edwards Jr. · 17/28, 209 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 25
Q4 7:05
Kickoff, touchback
#36 M.Drescher kickoff 65 yards to the UNC00, Touchback
M. Drescher