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Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

2026 season · FBS Independents

7-1all 2026 games
  • AP No. 4
  • Coaches No. 6

Next vs Miami (No. 1) · Nov 7 · 7:30 PM ET

Schedule and results

2026 · opponent AP rank shown when ranked
  1. Sep 6vsWisconsinNeutral siteW41–13
  2. Sep 12vsRiceW52–0
  3. Sep 19vsMichigan StateW27–10
  4. Sep 26atPurdueW49–10
  5. Oct 3atNorth CarolinaW37–26
  6. Oct 10vsStanfordW58–7
  7. Oct 17at8BYUL24–28
  8. Oct 31vsNavyNeutral siteW35–13
  9. Nov 7vs1Miami7:30 PM ET
  10. Nov 14vsBoston College3:30 PM ET
  11. Nov 21vsSMU7:30 PM ET
  12. Nov 28atSyracuseTime TBA

Season stats

per game · rank among FBS teams · 8 games
  • Points per game40.4No. 5
  • Points allowed per game13.4No. 5
  • Total yards per game442.8No. 24
  • Passing yards per game256.8No. 33
  • Rushing yards per game186.0No. 38
  • Yards allowed per game236.1No. 1
  • Third-down conversion43.5%No. 42
  • Turnover margin per game+1.8No. 3

Team leaders

2026 season totals · top 3 on this team

Passing

Passing yards

  1. C.J. CarrQB1,84918 TD
  2. Noah GrubbsQB1761 TD
  3. Teddy JarrardQB290 TD

Rushing

Rushing yards

  1. Nolan James Jr.RB51990 CAR
  2. Jonaz WaltonRB47769 CAR
  3. Aneyas WilliamsRB33172 CAR

Receiving

Receiving yards

  1. Jordan FaisonWR49738 REC
  2. Micah GilbertWR43024 REC
  3. Jaden GreathouseWR28922 REC

Defense

Total tackles

  1. Drayk BowenLB4524 SOLO
  2. Luke TalichS3727 SOLO
  3. Jaylen SneedLB3420 SOLO

Sacks

  1. Boubacar TraoreDL3.56 TFL
  2. Bryce YoungDL3.06 TFL
  3. Francis BrewuDL2.03 TFL

Interceptions

  1. Luke TalichS20 YDS
  2. Dylahn McKinneyCB155 YDS
  3. Boubacar TraoreDL118 YDS

Schedule, results, rankings and stats via CollegeFootballData.