Fueled by 31 unanswered points, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish closed out their 2019 regular season with a 45-24 road victory over the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday. The win gives Brian Kelly and his staff their third consecutive double-digit win season and fourth in the past five years. In addition, the victory put an end to a frustrating five-game losing streak at Palo Alto, a stretch that dates back a decade.
The milestone of reaching double-digit territory in wins is a nice accomplishment for Notre Dame, though it won’t send them back to the College Football Playoff that they competed in last season.