Notre Dame Fighting Irish @ Brigham Young Cougars — Oct 17, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 17, 2026
Fighting Irish Notre Dame ND 6-1, 2-1 Away
24
Final
28
Brigham Young Cougars BYU BYU 5-0, 3-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
ND 3 7 6 8 24
BYU 7 14 0 7 28
Top Performers
Passing Yards
C. Carr QB ND
261 PASS
B. Bachmeier QB BYU
224 PASS
Rushing Yards
N.
N. James RB ND
77 RUSH
P. Rex SAF BYU
66 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J. Greathouse WR ND
125 REC
L. Glasker WR BYU
66 REC
Passing
Notre Dame
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
C. Carr 27/49 261 0 0 0 70.2
BYU
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
K. Kasper 1/1 15 1 0 0 158.3
B. Bachmeier 23/36 224 1 1 0 78.9
Rushing
Notre Dame
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
N. James 16 77 4.8 1 26
C. Carr 6 13 2.2 0 5
J. Walton 5 17 3.4 1 7
A. Williams 3 8 2.7 0 6
BYU
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
P. Rex 10 66 6.6 0 23
L. Glasker 2 9 4.5 0 11
B. Bachmeier 13 45 3.5 2 6
J. Tonga 3 6 2.0 0 3
F. Shurtz 1 -4 -4.0 0 0
Receiving
Notre Dame
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
N. James 3 3 18 6.0 0 7 0
J. Faison 6 12 64 10.7 0 18 0
C. Carr 1 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 0
J. Flanigan 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
J. Larsen 4 7 23 5.8 0 7 0
M. Gilbert 3 8 31 10.3 0 13 0
J. Greathouse 8 13 125 15.6 0 38 0
A. Williams 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
M. Graham 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
BYU
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Phillips 3 4 25 8.3 0 11 0
W. Lyons 5 7 49 9.8 1 18 0
P. Rex 2 3 4 2.0 0 3 0
L. Glasker 5 8 66 13.2 0 26 0
K. Kasper 6 8 66 11.0 0 28 0
B. Bachmeier 1 1 15 15.0 1 15 0
J. Tonga 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
R. Saleapaga 1 5 2 2.0 0 2 0
Defense
Notre Dame
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
B. Young 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Viliamu-Asa 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Brewu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Thomas 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
A. Shuler 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Keeley 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Talich 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Sneed 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. McKinney 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Moore 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Onye 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
BYU
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Williams 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Leach 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Hall 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Clifton 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Esera 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Glasker 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Kirkland 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Johnson 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Uluave 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
F. Satuala 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Kaufusi 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Damuni 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Schoonover 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Akana 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Tanuvasa 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Lindsey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Notre Dame
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
S. Porath 3/3 1/1 10 0
BYU
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
M. Dunn 0/0 4/4 4 0
Returns
Notre Dame
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BYU
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
C. DeVries 1 23 23.0 0 23 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Notre Dame
BYU
376 Total Yards 360
22 First Downs 23
13 Passing 14
8 Rushing 6
3 Penalty 1
8/19 3rd Down Eff. 8/12
261 Passing Yards 239
115 Rushing Yards 121
1 Turnovers 2
4-40 Penalties 4-35
30:58 Possession 29:02
3/5 Red Zone 4/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 8 - 7 24 - 28
24 - 28 1:47
M. Dunn XP
24 - 27 1:47
W. Lyons TD
2PC J. Walton
24 - 21 9:31
TD J. Walton
22 - 21 9:31
Q3 6 - 0 16 - 21
FG S. Porath
16 - 21 0:11
FG S. Porath
13 - 21 3:17
Q2 7 - 14 10 - 21
10 - 21 1:29
M. Dunn XP
10 - 20 1:29
B. Bachmeier TD
10 - 14 5:52
M. Dunn XP
10 - 13 5:52
B. Bachmeier TD
XP S. Porath
10 - 7 10:37
TD N. James
9 - 7 10:37
Q1 3 - 7 3 - 7
FG S. Porath
3 - 7 5:06
0 - 7 9:21
M. Dunn XP
0 - 6 9:21
B. Bachmeier TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 4 Biggest Lead: BYU +11 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 17, 2026
Time
11:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m