Rice Owls vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

College Football

Rice

1-1

0-52

Final

#3Notre Dame

2-0

Notre Dame Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Fumble
Downs
Punt
Field Goal
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
RICE	0	0	0	0	0
ND	21	21	10	0	52

Who won: Notre Dame 52-0

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat the Rice Owls 52-0 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Notre Dame Stadium. The Notre Dame outscored the Rice 21-0 in the 1st quarter. CJ Carr led the Notre Dame in passing yards (16/20, 253 YDS, 4 TD). Jacurri Brown led the Rice in passing yards (8/12, 64 YDS).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

RICEND

71st Downs24

2-123rd down efficiency7-12

2-24th down efficiency1-2

128Total Yards478

64Passing360

8/12Comp/Att25/33

5.3Yards per pass10.9

64Rushing118

34Rushing Attempts32

1.9Yards per rush3.7

4-37Penalties2-20

4Turnovers0

4Fumbles lost0

0Interceptions thrown0

27:42Possession32:18

Player of the game

CJ Carr

ND · 16/20, 253 YDS, 4 TD

8.4

Win probability

100%ND final

RICEND

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Play by play

Q4 0:00ND
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:43
Stuffed for a loss of 4
No Huddle-Shotgun #26 J.Osborne rush right for 4 yards loss to the Rice30 (#94 B.Bays)
J. Osborne · 5 CAR, 4 YDS · 3rd & 6 · 3rd & 6 at RICE 26
Q4 1:25
No gain on the run
No Huddle-Shotgun #26 J.Osborne rush right for 0 yards to the Rice26 (#13 T.May; #54 A.Harnetiaux)
J. Osborne · 5 CAR, 4 YDS · 2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at RICE 26
Q4 1:54
4 yd run
Shotgun #26 J.Osborne rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Rice26 (#44 C.King)
J. Osborne · 5 CAR, 4 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at RICE 30
Q4 2:00ND
Timeout
Timeout Notre Dame, clock 02:00
Q4 2:32
6 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #26 J.Osborne rush left for 6 yards gain to the Rice30 (#7 A.Brown), 1ST DOWN
J. Osborne · 5 CAR, 4 YDS · 3rd & 3 · 3rd & 3 at RICE 36
Q4 3:19
Stuffed for a loss of 2
No Huddle-Shotgun #26 J.Osborne rush right for 2 yards loss to the Rice36 (#94 B.Bays)
J. Osborne · 5 CAR, 4 YDS · 2nd & 1 · 2nd & 1 at RICE 34
Q4 3:49
9 yd completion to L. Saldate
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.Jarrard pass complete short right to #19 L.Saldate caught at Rice38, for 9 yards to the Rice34 (#1 Z.Cody), out of bounds
T. Jarrard · 2/2, 29 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at RICE 43
Q4 4:23
20 yd completion to D. Fitzgerald
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.Jarrard pass complete short left to #11 D.Fitzgerald caught at UND41, for 20 yards to the Rice43 (#34 K.Blanton), 1ST DOWN
T. Jarrard · 2/2, 29 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at ND 37
Q4 5:05
15 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Walton rush right for 15 yards gain to the UND37 (#44 C.King), 1ST DOWN
J. Walton · 8 CAR, 48 YDS · 2nd & 4 · 2nd & 4 at ND 22
Q4 5:48
6 yd run
Shotgun #20 J.Walton rush right for 6 yards gain to the UND22 (#44 C.King; #57 A.Clemmons)
J. Walton · 8 CAR, 48 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at ND 16
Q4 5:54RIC
Timeout
Timeout Rice, clock 05:54
Q4 5:54
TO
Fumble! Turnover
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush right for 4 yards gain to the UND16 fumbled by #11 J.Brown at UND13 forced by #43 K.Kia recovered by UND #44 R.Dunham at UND16, End Of Play
J. Brown · 8/12, 64 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at ND 20
Q4 6:32
10 yd completion to B. Walker
Shotgun #11 J.Brown pass complete short right to #81 B.Walker caught at UND22, for 10 yards to the UND20 (#24 M.Zackery IV; #22 E.Long), 1ST DOWN
J. Brown · 8/12, 64 YDS · 4th & 2 · 4th & 2 at ND 30
Q4 6:42RIC
Timeout
Timeout Rice, clock 06:42
Q4 7:11
6 yd completion to P. Matthews
Shotgun #11 J.Brown pass complete short left to #0 P.Matthews caught at UND31, for 6 yards to the UND30 (#35 T.Rezac)
J. Brown · 8/12, 64 YDS · 3rd & 8 · 3rd & 8 at ND 36
Q4 7:21RIC
Timeout
Timeout Rice, clock 07:21
Q4 7:21
Incomplete to B. Jackson Jr
Shotgun #11 J.Brown pass incomplete deep middle to #7 B.Jackson Jr. thrown to UND06
J. Brown · 8/12, 64 YDS · 2nd & 8 · 2nd & 8 at ND 36
Q4 8:00
2 yd run
Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UND36 (#35 T.Rezac; #20 J.O'Brien)
D. Hardeman Jr. · 9 CAR, 13 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at ND 38
Q4 8:38
8 yd run
Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush left for 8 yards gain to the UND38 (#22 E.Long), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
J. Brown · 16 CAR, 32 YDS · 2nd & 7 · 2nd & 7 at ND 46
Q4 9:15
3 yd run
Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UND46 (#20 J.O'Brien; #42 C.Mullins)
D. Hardeman Jr. · 9 CAR, 13 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at ND 49
Q4 9:49
4 yd run
Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UND49 (#59 S.Sevillano Jr.), 1ST DOWN
J. Brown · 16 CAR, 32 YDS · 4th & 2 · 4th & 2 at RICE 47
Q4 10:25
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Shotgun #28 D.Hardeman rush middle for 1 yard loss to the Rice47 (#43 K.Kia; #35 T.Rezac)
D. Hardeman Jr. · 9 CAR, 13 YDS · 3rd & 1 · 3rd & 1 at RICE 48
Q4 11:03
3 yd run
Shotgun #11 J.Brown rush left for 3 yards gain to the Rice48 (#24 M.Zackery IV)
J. Brown · 16 CAR, 32 YDS · 2nd & 4 · 2nd & 4 at RICE 45
Q4 11:32
6 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 6 yards gain to the Rice45 (#19 M.Faraimo; #22 E.Long). #26 T.Byars injured on the play
T. Byars · 7 CAR, 24 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at RICE 39