Buchner accounts for 5 TDs, Notre Dame wins Gator Bowl 45-38
— Notre Dame's Tyler Buchner accounted for seven of the 11 touchdowns in the highest-scoring Gator Bowl in history. Two of them he'd like to forget.
NCAA - Football
FINAL
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
45
South Carolina Gamecocks
38
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
| SC | 21 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
EverBank Stadium · 67,383 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | vs Miami Hurricanes | W 31-24 | NCAAF |
| 10/31/26 | @ Navy Midshipmen | W 35-13 | NCAAF |
| 10/17/26 | @ BYU Cougars | L 24-28 | NCAAF |
| 10/10/26 | vs Stanford Cardinal | W 58-7 | NCAAF |
| 10/3/26 | @ North Carolina Tar Heels | W 37-26 | NCAAF |
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Play by Play
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Touchdown 1:38 45-38
Mitchell Evans 16 Yd pass from Tyler Buchner (Blake Grupe Kick)
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Touchdown 7:42 38-38
O'Donnell Fortune 100 Yd Interception Return (Mitch Jeter Kick)
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Touchdown 12:41 38-31
Logan Diggs 39 Yd Run (Blake Grupe Kick)
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Touchdown 0:31 31-31
Braden Lenzy 44 Yd pass from Tyler Buchner (Blake Grupe Kick)
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Touchdown 8:31 24-31
Xavier Legette 42 Yd pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter Kick)
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Touchdown 10:28 24-24
Tyler Buchner 11 Yd Run (Blake Grupe Kick)
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Touchdown 5:06 17-24
Logan Diggs 75 Yd pass from Tyler Buchner (Blake Grupe Kick)
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Field Goal 5:18 10-24
Mitch Jeter 45 Yd Field Goal
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Field Goal 8:36 10-21
Blake Grupe 37 Yd Field Goal
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Touchdown 0:44 7-21
DQ Smith 47 Yd Interception Return (Mitch Jeter Kick)
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Touchdown 2:27 7-14
Hunter Rogers 23 Yd pass from Kai Kroeger (Mitch Jeter Kick)
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Touchdown 5:54 7-7
Tyler Buchner 15 Yd Run (Blake Grupe Kick)
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Touchdown 11:48 0-7
Xavier Legette 13 Yd pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter Kick)
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ND
1 play, -1 yard, 0:20 · End of Game
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SC 0:20
7 plays, 27 yards, 1:18 · Downs
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ND 1:38
12 plays, 80 yards, 6:04 · Touchdown
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Touchdown 1:38 45-38
Mitchell Evans 16 Yd pass from Tyler Buchner (Blake Grupe Kick)
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ND 7:42
6 plays, 53 yards, 3:27 · Interception Touchdown
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Touchdown 7:42 38-38
O'Donnell Fortune 100 Yd Interception Return (Mitch Jeter Kick)
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SC 11:09
3 plays, 0 yards, 1:32 · Punt
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ND 12:41
7 plays, 73 yards, 2:13 · Touchdown
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Touchdown 12:41 38-31
Logan Diggs 39 Yd Run (Blake Grupe Kick)
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SC 14:54
3 plays, -4 yards, 0:37 · Punt
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ND 0:31
1 play, 44 yards, 0:08 · Touchdown
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Touchdown 0:31 31-31
Braden Lenzy 44 Yd pass from Tyler Buchner (Blake Grupe Kick)
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SC 0:39
3 plays, -5 yards, 0:57 · Punt
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ND 1:36
8 plays, 32 yards, 4:38 · Punt
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SC 6:14
3 plays, -5 yards, 0:40 · Punt
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ND 6:54
3 plays, 6 yards, 1:37 · Interception
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SC 8:31
5 plays, 67 yards, 1:57 · Touchdown
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Touchdown 8:31 24-31
Xavier Legette 42 Yd pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter Kick)
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ND 10:28
5 plays, 68 yards, 2:21 · Touchdown
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Touchdown 10:28 24-24
Tyler Buchner 11 Yd Run (Blake Grupe Kick)
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SC 12:49
3 plays, 5 yards, 1:13 · Punt
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ND 14:02
3 plays, 0 yards, 0:58 · Punt
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ND
1 play, -1 yard, 0:04 · End of Half
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SC 0:04
7 plays, 18 yards, 1:21 · Interception
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ND 1:25
3 plays, -8 yards, 1:08 · Punt
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SC 2:33
5 plays, 17 yards, 2:33 · Punt
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ND 5:06
1 play, 75 yards, 0:12 · Touchdown
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Touchdown 5:06 17-24
Logan Diggs 75 Yd pass from Tyler Buchner (Blake Grupe Kick)
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SC 5:18
10 plays, 48 yards, 3:18 · Field Goal
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Field Goal 5:18 10-24
Mitch Jeter 45 Yd Field Goal
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ND 8:36
12 plays, 56 yards, 7:08 · Field Goal
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Field Goal 8:36 10-21
Blake Grupe 37 Yd Field Goal
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ND 0:44
5 plays, 19 yards, 1:43 · Interception Touchdown
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Touchdown 0:44 7-21
DQ Smith 47 Yd Interception Return (Mitch Jeter Kick)
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SC 2:27
9 plays, 75 yards, 3:27 · Touchdown
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Touchdown 2:27 7-14
Hunter Rogers 23 Yd pass from Kai Kroeger (Mitch Jeter Kick)
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ND 5:54
10 plays, 50 yards, 3:37 · Touchdown
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Touchdown 5:54 7-7
Tyler Buchner 15 Yd Run (Blake Grupe Kick)
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SC 9:31
4 plays, 19 yards, 1:16 · Fumble
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ND 10:47
3 plays, 2 yards, 1:01 · Punt
Showing the last 40 of 42 events.
Team Stats
ND
SC
27
1st Downs
20
11-19
3rd down efficiency
5-15
1-1
4th down efficiency
1-2
556
Total Yards
352
293
Passing
287
19/34
Comp/Att
31/49
8.6
Yards per pass
5.9
265
Rushing
65
46
Rushing Attempts
22
5.8
Yards per rush
3.0
4-40
Penalties
8-73
3
Turnovers
2
0
Fumbles lost
1
3
Interceptions thrown
1
36:39
Possession
23:21
Highlights
01:02
Notre Dame goes ahead late on Mitchell Evans' TD grab
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00:23
South Carolina strikes first on opening drive
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00:20
Notre Dame's Tyler Buchner calls his own number for the 15-yard TD
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00:18
South Carolina opens up playbook with TD pass from the punter
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