Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. North Carolina Tar Heels

Oct 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

Game Recap

Carr, ground game help No. 3 Notre Dame push past North Carolina 37-26 for 15th straight win. Notre Dame abruptly found itself playing in a tight game at North Carolina with the pouring rain limiting coach Marcus Freeman’s comfort throwing the ball.

Scoring Summary

NDUNC

Q19:34Shamar Easter 6 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff Kick).07
Q16:41Jordan Faison 28 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick).77
Q16:26Jaden Greathouse 12 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick).147
Q214:53Jordan Faison 39 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick).217
Q20:21Jelani Thurman 14 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff Kick).2114
Q314:46Jaden Jefferson 98 Yd Kickoff Return (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed).2120
Q35:36CJ Carr 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed).2720
Q414:54Nolan James Jr. 6 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick).3420
Q47:05Spencer Porath 31 Yd Field Goal.3720
Q42:36Jelani Thurman 10 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff PAT blocked).3726

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:06
00
Touchdown — 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:20
07
Touchdown — 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:53
77
Interception — 1 play, 0 yards, 0:10
77
Touchdown — 1 play, 12 yards, 0:05
147
Interception — 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:38
147

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:55
217
Punt — 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:43
217
Downs — 10 plays, 61 yards, 5:36
217
Touchdown — 15 plays, 97 yards, 7:13
2114
End Of Half — 1 play, -1 yard, 0:14
2114

3rd Quarter

Touchdown — 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:14
2120
Touchdown — 17 plays, 75 yards, 9:10
2720
Punt — 3 plays, -3 yards, 1:28
2720

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:14
3420
Punt — 4 plays, 17 yards, 1:34
3420
Field Goal — 11 plays, 52 yards, 6:15
3720
Touchdown — 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:29
3726
Downs — 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:27
3726
End of Half — 1 play, 8 yards, 0:07
3726

Team Stats

UNC

37Points26

475Total Yards286

234Pass Yards209

241Rush Yards77

37:04Time of Possession22:56

26First Downs18

5Touchdowns4

1(1)Field Goals(Attempts)0(0)

0Turnovers2

32Penalty Yards20

Game Details

Saturday, October 3, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Kenan Stadium · Chapel Hill, NC

attendance: 50,500 (99.0%)

spread: ND -21

over/under: 46.5