Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels 2026

37
VS
26
Status: Final 1 2 3 4 T
3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
14 7 6 10 37
North Carolina Tar Heels
7 7 6 6 26
  • Game Stats
  • Notre Dame Stats
  • North Carolina Stats
  • Highlights
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Game Stats North Carolina Tar Heels
475 Total Yards 285
234 Passing Yards 208
21/29 Comp - Att 17/28
8.10 Yards Per Pass 7.40
241 Rushing Yards 77
45 Rushing Attempts 23
5.40 Yards Per Rush 3.30
26 First Downs 18
4-11 Third Down Attempts - Conversions 5-10
3-5 Fourth Down Attempts / Conversions 1-1
4-32 Penalties - Yards 3-20
0 Turnovers 2
0 Fumbles Lost 0
0 Interceptions 2
37:04 Time of Possession 22:56

Notre Dame Fighting Irish DEFENSIVE

Player TOT SOLO SACK TFL PD HRRY TD
Luke Talich Luke Talich
3 3 0 1 0 0 0
Joey O'Brien Joey O'Brien
1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Drayk Bowen Drayk Bowen
2 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leonard Moore Leonard Moore
1 1 0 0 2 0 0
Francis Brewu Francis Brewu
3 2 1 1 0 1 0
Jaiden Ausberry Jaiden Ausberry
1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Armel Mukam Armel Mukam
3 3 0 1 0 0 0
DJ McKinney DJ McKinney
1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Adon Shuler Adon Shuler
3 2 0 0 1 0 0
Jaylen Sneed Jaylen Sneed
4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Boubacar Traore Boubacar Traore
6 6 0 1 1 4 0
Jayden Sanders Jayden Sanders
3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Bryce Young Bryce Young
1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Christian Gray Christian Gray
1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Loghan Thomas Loghan Thomas
1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish FUMBLES

Player FUM LOST REC
Team Team
1 0 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish INTERCEPTIONS

Player INT YDS TD
Luke Talich Luke Talich
1 0 0
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
1 14 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish KICKING

Player FG FG% LONG XP PTS
Spencer Porath Spencer Porath
1/1 100.0 31 4/4 7

Notre Dame Fighting Irish KICKRETURNS

Player NO YDS AVG LONG TD
Jonaz Walton Jonaz Walton
1 28 28.0 28 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish PASSING

Player C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT QBR
CJ Carr CJ Carr
21/29 234 8.1 4 0 93.1

Notre Dame Fighting Irish PUNTING

Player NO YDS AVG TB IN20 LONG
Jasper Scaife Jasper Scaife
1 34 34.0 0 0 34

Notre Dame Fighting Irish PUNTRETURNS

Player NO YDS AVG LONG TD
Jordan Faison Jordan Faison
2 20 10.0 14 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish RECEIVING

Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG
Ty Washington Ty Washington
1 6 6.0 0 6
Jaden Greathouse Jaden Greathouse
2 18 9.0 1 12
Jordan Faison Jordan Faison
8 132 16.5 2 39
Micah Gilbert Micah Gilbert
3 34 11.3 0 14
Nolan James Jr. Nolan James Jr.
1 6 6.0 1 6
Cooper Flanagan Cooper Flanagan
1 4 4.0 0 4
Jonaz Walton Jonaz Walton
2 28 14.0 0 15
Aneyas Williams Aneyas Williams
3 6 2.0 0 3

Notre Dame Fighting Irish RUSHING

Player ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Team Team
1 -1 -1.0 0 0
Aneyas Williams Aneyas Williams
8 42 5.3 0 24
Nolan James Jr. Nolan James Jr.
9 65 7.2 0 11
Jonaz Walton Jonaz Walton
23 120 5.2 0 18
CJ Carr CJ Carr
4 15 3.8 1 9

North Carolina Tar Heels DEFENSIVE

Player TOT SOLO SACK TFL PD HRRY TD
Kenton Dopson III Kenton Dopson III
1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Donovan Hoilette Jr. Donovan Hoilette Jr.
1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leroy Jackson Leroy Jackson
8 6 0 0 1 0 0
Javion Butts Javion Butts
2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Greg Smith III Greg Smith III
5 3 0 0 0 0 0
Peyton Waters Peyton Waters
5 2 0 0 1 0 0
Jaiden Patterson Jaiden Patterson
7 4 0 0 2 0 0
Isaiah Johnson Isaiah Johnson
3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Tre Miller Tre Miller
3 1 0 0 0 0 0
DQ Forkpa DQ Forkpa
1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kaleb Cost Kaleb Cost
2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Trey Giddens Trey Giddens
2 1 0 0 0 1 0
Jaylen Harvey Jaylen Harvey
4 4 0 2 0 0 0
Timir Hickman-Collins Timir Hickman-Collins
1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jaden Jefferson Jaden Jefferson
1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Peyton Seelmann Peyton Seelmann
9 5 0 0 1 0 0
Nicco Maggio Nicco Maggio
3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Melkart Abou Jaoude Melkart Abou Jaoude
0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jonathan Agumadu Jonathan Agumadu
7 4 0 0 0 0 0
Derek McDonald Derek McDonald
12 5 0 0 0 0 0
Jaylen McGill Jaylen McGill
1 1 0 0 0 0 0

North Carolina Tar Heels KICKING

Player FG FG% LONG XP PTS
Rece Verhoff Rece Verhoff
0/0 0.0 0 2/3 2

North Carolina Tar Heels KICKRETURNS

Player NO YDS AVG LONG TD
Jaden Jefferson Jaden Jefferson
1 98 98.0 98 1

North Carolina Tar Heels PASSING

Player C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT QBR
Billy Edwards Jr. Billy Edwards Jr.
17/28 208 7.4 3 2 89.0

North Carolina Tar Heels PUNTING

Player NO YDS AVG TB IN20 LONG
Aeron Burrell Aeron Burrell
3 134 44.7 0 0 52

North Carolina Tar Heels RECEIVING

Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG
Demon June Demon June
1 12 12.0 0 12
Shamar Easter Shamar Easter
3 24 8.0 1 12
Jelani Thurman Jelani Thurman
5 50 10.0 2 15
C.J. Sadler C.J. Sadler
1 13 13.0 0 13
Jordan Shipp Jordan Shipp
7 109 15.6 0 44

North Carolina Tar Heels RUSHING

Player ATT YDS AVG TD LONG
Demon June Demon June
6 13 2.2 0 6
Jaylen McGill Jaylen McGill
4 15 3.8 0 12
Benjamin Hall Benjamin Hall
10 36 3.6 0 8
Billy Edwards Jr. Billy Edwards Jr.
3 13 4.3 0 10

Game Highlights

Billy Edwards Jr. links up with Jelani Thurman for a UNC TD 0:14

Billy Edwards Jr. links up with Jelani Thurman for a UNC TD

UNC strikes right after halftime with 98-yard kickoff return TD 0:44

UNC strikes right after halftime with 98-yard kickoff return TD

CJ Carr dashes in for a Notre Dame TD 0:41

CJ Carr dashes in for a Notre Dame TD

Jordan Faison makes spectacular diving catch for a Notre Dame TD 0:34

Jordan Faison makes spectacular diving catch for a Notre Dame TD

Billy Edwards throws 10-yard touchdown 0:29

Billy Edwards throws 10-yard touchdown

Nolan James Jr. dodges a defender en route to another Notre Dame TD 0:33

Nolan James Jr. dodges a defender en route to another Notre Dame TD

CJ Carr throws a dime to Jordan Faison for swift Irish response 0:30

CJ Carr throws a dime to Jordan Faison for swift Irish response

Jaden Greathouse makes a nice snag off CJ Carr's pass for a Notre Dame TD 0:38

Jaden Greathouse makes a nice snag off CJ Carr's pass for a Notre Dame TD

Billy Edwards Jr. finds Shamar Easter for a UNC TD 0:31

Billy Edwards Jr. finds Shamar Easter for a UNC TD

Scoring Plays

1ST QUARTER
Touchdown 9:34 · 1
Shamar Easter 6 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff Kick)
7 plays, 74 yards, 3:20
ND
UNC
0
7
Touchdown 6:41 · 1
Jordan Faison 28 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)
7 plays, 75 yards, 2:53
ND
UNC
7
7
Touchdown 6:26 · 1
Jaden Greathouse 12 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)
1 play, 12 yards, 0:05
ND
UNC
14
7
2ND QUARTER
Touchdown 14:53 · 2
Jordan Faison 39 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)
9 plays, 77 yards, 3:55
ND
UNC
21
7
Touchdown 0:21 · 2
Jelani Thurman 14 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff Kick)
15 plays, 97 yards, 7:13
ND
UNC
21
14
3RD QUARTER
Touchdown 14:46 · 3
Jaden Jefferson 98 Yd Kickoff Return (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
0 plays, 0 yards, 0:14
ND
UNC
21
20
Touchdown 5:36 · 3
CJ Carr 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
17 plays, 75 yards, 9:10
ND
UNC
27
20
4TH QUARTER
Touchdown 14:54 · 4
Nolan James Jr. 6 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)
8 plays, 68 yards, 4:14
ND
UNC
34
20
Field Goal 7:05 · 4
Spencer Porath 31 Yd Field Goal
11 plays, 52 yards, 6:15
ND
UNC
37
20
Touchdown 2:36 · 4
Jelani Thurman 10 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff PAT blocked)
11 plays, 75 yards, 4:29
ND
UNC
37
26