Wisconsin Badgers vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Sep 6, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WISC	3	7	3	0	13
ND	10	3	14	14	41

Game Recap

No. 4 Notre Dame overcomes sluggish start to beat Wisconsin 41-13 at Lambeau Field. Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman knows Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell well enough to realize the Fighting Irish would face a bigger season-opening challenge than the recent results of these two teams suggested.

Scoring Summary

WISCND

Q16:32Gavin Lahm 27 Yd Field Goal.30
Q11:31Spencer Porath 52 Yd Field Goal.33
Q10:22James Flanigan 3 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick).310
Q212:36Malachi Coleman 28 Yd pass from Colton Joseph (Gavin Lahm Kick).1010
Q28:53Spencer Porath 26 Yd Field Goal.1013
Q310:23Aneyas Williams 3 Yd Run (Spencer Porath Kick).1020
Q38:52DJ McKinney 55 Yd Interception Return (Spencer Porath Kick).1027
Q30:14Gavin Lahm 36 Yd Field Goal.1327
Q410:48Aneyas Williams 5 Yd Run (Spencer Porath Kick).1334
Q41:51Nolan James Jr. 28 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick).1341

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 9 yards, 2:17
00
Punt — 3 plays, -5 yards, 1:46
00
Field Goal — 9 plays, 28 yards, 4:25
30
Field Goal — 11 plays, 48 yards, 4:56
33
Touchdown — 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:06
310

2nd Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:41
310
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:32
310
Touchdown — 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:33
1010
Field Goal — 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:43
1013
Punt — 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:58
1013
Punt — 3 plays, 1 yard, 2:33
1013
Punt — 7 plays, 25 yards, 1:36
1013
End Of Half — 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:46
1013

3rd Quarter

Touchdown — 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:31
1020
Interception Touchdown — 4 plays, 20 yards, 1:31
1027
Field Goal — 14 plays, 47 yards, 8:38
1327

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:26
1334
Punt — 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:46
1334
Touchdown — 12 plays, 88 yards, 6:06
1341
End of Half — 8 plays, 47 yards, 1:47
1341

Team Stats

WISC

13Points41

284Total Yards350

217Pass Yards239

67Rush Yards111

28:24Time of Possession31:36

16First Downs20

1Touchdowns5

2(2)Field Goals(Attempts)2(2)

2Turnovers0

43Penalty Yards41

Game Details

Sunday, September 6, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Notre Dame Stadium · Notre Dame, IN

attendance: 75,939 (94.0%)

spread: ND -21

over/under: 45.5