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Notre Dame vs North Carolina

Final · Week 6 · Sat Oct 3 · 12:00 PM ET · Kenan Stadium

Notre Dame Fighting IrishNotre Dame
37
FinalOct 3, 2026
North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth Carolina
26
TVESPNStreamDisney+

Recap

Notre Dame beat North Carolina 37-26 on the road at Kenan Stadium on Oct 3, 2026.

Notre Dame won the turnover battle 2-0.

Kalshi had Notre Dame at 93% and Polymarket at 93% to win before kickoff. Among the public, 92% of moneyline bets and 46% of the money were on Notre Dame.

Score by quarter

Notre Dame Fighting Irish and North Carolina Tar Heels, score by quarter
Team1234T
NDAME14761037
NC776626

Scoring plays

First Quarter

  1. NCTouchdown · 9:34Shamar Easter 6 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff Kick)0-7
  2. NDAMETouchdown · 6:41Jordan Faison 28 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)7-7
  3. NDAMETouchdown · 6:26Jaden Greathouse 12 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)14-7

Second Quarter

  1. NDAMETouchdown · 14:53Jordan Faison 39 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)21-7
  2. NCTouchdown · 0:21Jelani Thurman 14 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff Kick)21-14

Third Quarter

  1. NCTouchdown · 14:46Jaden Jefferson 98 Yd Kickoff Return (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)21-20
  2. NDAMETouchdown · 5:36CJ Carr 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)27-20

Fourth Quarter

  1. NDAMETouchdown · 14:54Nolan James Jr. 6 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)34-20
  2. NDAMEField Goal · 7:05Spencer Porath 31 Yd Field Goal37-20
  3. NCTouchdown · 2:36Jelani Thurman 10 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff PAT blocked)37-26

Team stats

NDAMENC
1st Downs
26
18
Total Yards
475
285
Passing
234
208
Rushing
241
77
3rd down efficiency
4-11
5-10
Turnovers
0
2
Possession
37:04
22:56

Top performers

Notre Dame Fighting IrishNorth Carolina Tar Heels

Passing

CJ Carr21/29, 234 YDS, 4 TD
Billy Edwards Jr.17/28, 208 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

Jonaz Walton23 CAR, 120 YDS
Benjamin Hall10 CAR, 36 YDS

Receiving

Jordan Faison8 REC, 132 YDS, 2 TD
Jordan Shipp7 REC, 109 YDS

Tackles

Boubacar Traore6
Derek McDonald12

Sacks

Francis Brewu1
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Betting splits at kickoff

Consensus
MoneylineNDAME · NC
Bets92%8%
Money46%54%
SpreadNDAME · NC
Bets72%28%
Money75%25%
Total O/UOver · Under
Bets81%19%
Money73%27%

Scores and stats: ESPN. Prediction-market prices: Kalshi and Polymarket. Betting splits: a consensus across several sportsbooks. Odds change constantly: confirm the price at the book. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

Game details updated Oct 3, 6:00 PM ET. How game pages are made