Notre Dame runs past Navy 35-13 to improve to 7-1

Player of the game

Nolan James Jr. 9 CAR, 107 YDS, 2 TD

7.8

Notre Dame erased a 13-7 halftime scare and beat Navy 35-13 at Gillette Stadium. The turning point came late in the second quarter. Nolan James Jr. broke a 52-yard touchdown run with 0:55 left before the break and put the Irish ahead 14-13. They never trailed again.

Navy struck first on a 38-yard Bartley field goal. CJ Carr answered with an 11-yard touchdown pass to M. Gilbert for a 7-3 lead. Bartley kicked a 26-yarder to make it 7-6, then Jackson Gutierrez ran in from 2 yards out to put Navy up 13-7 with 1:52 left in the half. Then came James.

The second half belonged to Notre Dame. J. Walton scored from 3 yards, James added a 23-yard score, and Carr hit Jerome Bettis Jr. for 31 yards to make it 35-13. James, the player of the game, ran 9 times for 107 yards and 2 touchdowns. Carr threw for 210 yards and 2 scores. Navy fell to 2-6. Chirp's Sim gave Notre Dame an 84% chance.

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