Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Stanford Cardinal

College Football

Notre Dame

10-2

49-20

Final

Stanford

4-8

Stanford Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End Of Quarter
Touchdown
Touchdown
Touchdown
End Of Quarter
Field Goal

Team	1	2	3	4	T
ND	14	21	7	7	49
STAN	0	3	3	14	20

Who won: Notre Dame 49-20

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat the Stanford Cardinal 49-20 on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Stanford Stadium. The Notre Dame outscored the Stanford 21-3 in the 2nd quarter. CJ Carr led the Notre Dame in passing yards (17/27, 205 YDS, 2 TD). Elijah Brown led the Stanford in passing yards (18/37, 204 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).

Win probability

100%ND final

NDSTAN

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 10:00
Shotgun #8 K.Minchey rush middle for 9 yards loss to the STAN15 fumbled by #8 K.Minchey at STAN10 recovered by UND #85 J.Larsen at STAN15, End Of Play
3rd & 5 at STAN 6
Q4 0:26
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Minchey pass complete short right to #85 J.Larsen caught at STAN12, for 6 yards to the STAN06 (#51 S.Mattingly), out of bounds
2nd & 11 at STAN 12
Q4 0:59
Shotgun #23 N.James Jr. rush middle for 1 yard loss to the STAN12 (#51 S.Mattingly)
1st & 9 at STAN 11
Q4 1:12
FLAG
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Minchey rush left for 15 yards gain to the STAN22 (#15 D.Utu), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY STAN Targeting (#15 D.Utu) 11 yard from STAN22 to STAN11, 1ST DOWN
3rd & 7 at STAN 37
Q4 1:21
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Minchey pass incomplete deep left to #14 M.Gilbert thrown to STAN00 broken up by #28 S.Neely III
2nd & 7 at STAN 37
Q4 1:53
No Huddle-Shotgun #23 N.James Jr. rush right for 3 yards gain to the STAN37 (#57 K.Briehler)
1st & 10 at STAN 40
Q4 2:00
Timeout Notre Dame, clock 02:00
Q4 2:19
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Minchey pass complete short right to #14 M.Gilbert caught at STAN43, for 8 yards to the STAN40 (#98 Z.Buckey), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 5 at STAN 48
Q4 2:56
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Minchey pass complete short right to #17 E.Burress caught at STAN49, for 5 yards to the STAN48, End Of Play
2nd & 10 at ND 47
Q4 3:09
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Minchey pass incomplete short right to #85 J.Larsen thrown to UND46
1st & 10 at ND 47
Q4 3:37
Shotgun #8 K.Minchey pass complete short middle to #14 M.Gilbert caught at UND45, for 14 yards to the UND47 (#26 C.Garland), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 10 at ND 33
Q4 3:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 K.Minchey pass incomplete deep right to #17 E.Burress thrown to STAN34 broken up by #26 C.Garland
1st & 10 at ND 33
Q4 3:54
#13 E.Kenney kickoff 45 yards to the UND20 #42 C.Mullins return 13 yards to the UND33 (#28 S.Neely III)
TOUCHDOWNQ4 4:00
Touchdown! 3 yd pass to M. Brown
Charlie Mirer
No Huddle-Shotgun #17 C.Mirer pass complete short left to #25 M.Brown caught at UND00, for 3 yards to the UND00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:00, 1ST DOWN #13 E.Kenney kick attempt good (H: #37 A.Flintoft, LS: #93 P.Warford) #13 E.Kenney kick attempt good (H: #37 A.Flintoft, LS: #47 A.Chavez)
ND 49 - 20 STAN
Q4 4:04
Timeout Stanford, clock 04:04
Q4 4:21
No Huddle-Shotgun #17 C.Mirer pass complete short right to #86 S.Roush caught at UND09, for 19 yards to the UND03 (#3 J.Sneed)
2nd & Goal at ND 22
Q4 5:01
Shotgun #17 C.Mirer sacked for loss of 7 yards to the UND22 (#34 D.Bowen, #42 C.Mullins)
1st & Goal at ND 15
Q4 5:22
FLAG
PENALTY STAN False Start (#71 E.Ugorji) 5 yards from UND10 to UND15. NO PLAY
1st & Goal at ND 10
Q4 5:26
Timeout Stanford, clock 05:26
Q4 5:28
No Huddle-Shotgun #17 C.Mirer rush left for 30 yards gain to the UND10 (#15 L.Moore), 1ST DOWN. #7 J.Stroman injured on the play
3rd & 8 at ND 40
Q4 5:41
Shotgun #17 C.Mirer pass incomplete short middle to #25 M.Brown thrown to UND33 broken up by #44 J.Tuihalamaka
2nd & 8 at ND 40
Q4 6:20
No Huddle-Shotgun #33 C.Tabb rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UND40 (#93 J.Dawson)
1st & 10 at ND 42
Q4 6:26
Timeout Stanford, clock 06:26
Q4 6:29
No Huddle-Shotgun #26 S.Irvin rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UND42 (#56 E.Hughes), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 2 at ND 45