North Carolina
2–2 · ACC
Final
26 – 37
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Notre Dame
5–0 · FBS Independents
Saturday, October 3, 2026 · 12:00 PM ETKenan Stadium · Chapel Hill, NCESPN/Disney+

Notre Dame 37, North Carolina 26 Recap

Line Score
1 2 3 4 Final
North Carolina 7 7 6 6 26
Notre Dame 14 7 6 10 37

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Betting Lines

Provider Spread Total UNC ML ND ML
Bovada Notre Dame -21.0(open +21.5) 46.5(open +48) +850 -1800
DraftKings Notre Dame -21(open +23.5) 46.5(open 55.5) +1000 -1800

Weather

Overcast
Temp
73.0°F
Wind
5.6 N
Humidity
84%
Precip
0.00 in
Pressure
0.0 mb

Game Stats

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North Carolina Stat Notre Dame
18 First downs 26
285 Total yards 475
17/28 Completions / Attempts 21/29
208 Passing yards 234
77 Rushing yards 241
5/10 (50%) 3rd-down conversion 4/11 (36%)
2 Turnovers 0
3 / 20 Penalties / Yards 4 / 32
22:56 Time of possession 37:04
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North Carolina Metric Notre Dame
+8.76 Total PPA +21.41
+9.88 Passing PPA +11.86
+0.33 Rushing PPA +10.72
37.3% Success rate 55.1%
38.7% Standard-downs SR 62.9%
35.0% Passing-downs SR 25.0%
ELO & Win Probability
Pregame Postgame Δ Postgame Win Prob
North Carolina 1,396 1,398 +2 0.0%
Notre Dame 2,084 2,082 −2 100.0%

Top Performers

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Passing CJ Carr
21/29Cmp 234Yds 4TD 0INT
Rushing Jonaz Walton
23Att 120Yds 5.2Y/A 0TD
Receiving Jordan Faison
8Rec 132Yds 16.5Y/R 2TD
Tackles Boubacar Traore
6Tot 6Solo 1TFL
Special Teams Jonaz Walton
28KR Yds 28Long 0TD
Defense Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
1INT 3Tot 0PBU

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