C.J. Sanders returned the opening kickoff for a 92-yard score and Notre Dame never looked back in cruising to a 44-6 win over Army on Saturday in San Antonio, Texas. The Irish streaked to a 21-0 lead in the first eleven minutes and stretched their lead to 38-6 at the half before calling off the dogs against the outmanned Black Knights. DeShone Kizer threw three touchdown passes, two to tight end Durham Smythe from Belton, Texas, and directed a balanced attack before Malik Zaire came on in relief in the third quarter.
Army could not generate much offense behind backup quarterback Chris Carter, who started the game due to an injury to starter Ahmad Bradshaw.