Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Purdue Boilermakers

Sep 26, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
ND	7	28	0	14	49
PUR	0	0	3	7	10

Game Recap

CJ Carr throws for 3 TDs, runs for another to help No. 3 Notre Dame rout rival Purdue 49-10. CJ Carr threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score, linebacker Drayk Bowen scored his first career TD on a 15-yard fumble return and No. 3 Notre Dame beat Purdue 49-10 on Saturday.

Scoring Summary

NDPUR

Q14:09Micah Gilbert 27 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick).70
Q214:56Aneyas Williams 22 Yd Run (Spencer Porath Kick).140
Q25:47CJ Carr 1 Yd Run (Spencer Porath Kick).210
Q24:15Drayk Bowen 15 Yd Fumble Recovery (Spencer Porath Kick).280
Q20:29Nolan James Jr. 3 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick).350
Q34:10Jacobo Echeverria Lozano 47 Yd Field Goal.353
Q413:30Cooper Flanagan 2 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick).423
Q44:05Matt Jeffery 4 Yd pass from Noah Grubbs (Spencer Porath Kick).493
Q40:06Bisi Owens 14 Yd pass from Evans Chuba (Jacobo Echeverria Lozano Kick).4910

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 2 yards, 2:08
00
Punt — 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:24
00
Downs — 12 plays, 46 yards, 5:42
00
Touchdown — 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:37
70
Punt — 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:51
70

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:22
140
Punt — 6 plays, 10 yards, 3:10
140
Touchdown — 13 plays, 85 yards, 5:59
210
Fumble Touchdown — 3 plays, -10 yards, 1:32
280
Punt — 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:21
280
Touchdown — 6 plays, 49 yards, 1:19
350
End of Half — 1 play, 3 yards, 0:29
350

3rd Quarter

Interception — 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:48
350
Downs — 10 plays, 27 yards, 4:24
350
Punt — 3 plays, 9 yards, 2:03
350
Field Goal — 6 plays, 20 yards, 3:35
353

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:34
423
Punt — 3 plays, -3 yards, 2:11
423
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:53
423
Punt — 4 plays, 9 yards, 2:48
423
Touchdown — 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:33
493
Touchdown — 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:59
4910
End of Game — 1 play, -2 yards, 0:06
4910

Team Stats

PUR

49Points10

444Total Yards218

267Pass Yards178

177Rush Yards40

24:44Time of Possession35:16

19First Downs16

7Touchdowns1

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

1Turnovers1

15Penalty Yards46

Game Details

Saturday, September 26, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Ross-Ade Stadium · West Lafayette, IN

attendance: 52,273 (91.3%)

spread: ND -27.5

over/under: 57.5