Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels

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Record 5-0

ND score 37

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UNC score 26

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Passing (1)
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR

Q1 · 9:34Shamar Easter 6 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff Kick)
Q1 · 6:41Jordan Faison 28 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)
Q1 · 6:26Jaden Greathouse 12 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)
Q2 · 14:53Jordan Faison 39 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)
Q2 · 0:21Jelani Thurman 14 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff Kick)
Q3 · 14:46Jaden Jefferson 98 Yd Kickoff Return (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
Q3 · 5:36CJ Carr 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
Q4 · 14:54Nolan James Jr. 6 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)
Q4 · 7:05Spencer Porath 31 Yd Field Goal
Q4 · 2:36Jelani Thurman 10 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff PAT blocked)

ESPN college football observations · 2026 season. Values appear only when source-reported. View source (opens in a new tab)

Rushing (4)
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jonaz Walton on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	23	120	5.2	0	18
Nolan James Jr. on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	9	65	7.2	0	11
Aneyas Williams on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	8	42	5.3	0	24
CJ Carr on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	4	15	3.8	1	9
Team	45	241	5.4	1	24

Receiving (8)
Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jordan Faison on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	8	132	16.5	2	39
Micah Gilbert on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	3	34	11.3	0	14
Jonaz Walton on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	2	28	14.0	0	15
Jaden Greathouse on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	2	18	9.0	1	12
Nolan James Jr. on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	1	6	6.0	1	6
Ty Washington on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	1	6	6.0	0	6
Aneyas Williams on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	3	6	2.0	0	3
Cooper Flanagan on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	21	234	11.1	4	39

Defense & special teams (Fumbles, Defense, Interceptions, Kick returns, Punt returns, Kicking, Punting)

Fumbles (0)
Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Team	1	0	0

Defense (16)
Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Boubacar Traore on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	6	6	0	1	1	4
Jaylen Sneed on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	4	3	0	0	0	0
Armel Mukam on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	3	3	0	1	0	0
Luke Talich on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	3	3	0	1	0	0
Jayden Sanders on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	3	3	0	0	0	0
Francis Brewu on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	3	2	1	1	0	1
Adon Shuler on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	3	2	0	0	1	0
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	3	2	0	0	0	0
Drayk Bowen on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	2	1	0	0	1	0
Jaiden Ausberry on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	1	1	0	0	0	0
Christian Gray on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	1	1	0	0	0	0
Leonard Moore on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	1	1	0	0	2	0
Joey O'Brien on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	1	1	0	0	0	0
DJ McKinney on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	1	0	0	0	0	0
Loghan Thomas on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bryce Young on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	37	29	1	4	5	5

Interceptions (2)
Player	INT	YDS
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	1	14
Luke Talich on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	1	0
Team	2	14

Kick returns (1)
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jonaz Walton on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	1	28	28.0	28	0
Team	1	28	28.0	28	0

Punt returns (1)
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jordan Faison on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	2	20	10.0	14	0
Team	2	20	10.0	14	0

Kicking (1)
Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Spencer Porath on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	1/1	100.0	31	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	31	4/4	7

Punting (1)
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jasper Scaife on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	1	34	34.0	0	0	34
Team	1	34	34.0	0	0	34

Passing (1)
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Billy Edwards Jr. on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	17/28	209	7.5	3	2	89.0
Team	17/28	209	7.5	3	2	--

Rushing (4)
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Benjamin Hall on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	10	36	3.6	0	8
Jaylen McGill on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	4	15	3.8	0	12
Billy Edwards Jr.

Receiving (5)
Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jordan Shipp on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	7	109	15.6	0	44
Jelani Thurman on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	5	50	10.0	2	15
Shamar Easter

Defense & special teams (Fumbles, Defense, Interceptions, Kick returns, Punt returns, Kicking, Punting)

Fumbles (0)
Player	FUM	LOST	REC

Defense (21)
Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Derek McDonald on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	13

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jaden Jefferson on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	1	98	98.0	98	1
Team	1	98	98.0	98	1

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Rece Verhoff on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	0/0	0.0	0	2/3	2
Team	0/0	0.0	0	2/3	2

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Aeron Burrell on ESPN (opens in a new tab)	3	134	44.7	0	0	52
Team	3	134	44.7	0	0	52