The fourth-ranked University of Notre Dame football team (8-1) built a lead then outlasted the Miami Hurricanes (8-1), 31-24, in a jam-packed Notre Dame Stadium for the program’s 10th victory over the nation’s top-ranked team.
The Irish jumped out to a 24-10 victory in the third quarter, Miami answered with three scores of their own but a clutch early-fourth quarter drive keyed by Nolan James Jr. proved to be the deciding possession.
CJ Carr finished the game 29-of-40 for 319 yards and three touchdowns. Micah Gilbert caught nine of those passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns.