NCAA - Football

FINAL Saturday, October 17, 2026
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 24
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BYU Cougars 28
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LaVell Edwards Stadium · 65,179 att. · ABC

Match Report

Bachmeier leads winning drive, No. 8 BYU outlasts No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24 but Big 12 admits mistake

— Bear Bachmeier threw a go-ahead touchdown pass with 1:47 left and No. 8 BYU stopped No. 2 Notre Dame at the goal line to preserve a riveting 28-24 victory Saturday night.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

22
1st Downs
23
8-19
3rd down efficiency
8-12
4-4
4th down efficiency
0-1
376
Total Yards
360
261
Passing
239
27/49
Comp/Att
24/37
5.3
Yards per pass
6.5
115
Rushing
121
30
Rushing Attempts
30
3.8
Yards per rush
4.0
4-40
Penalties
4-35
1
Turnovers
2
1
Fumbles lost
1
0
Interceptions thrown
1
30:58
Possession
29:02

Top Performers

ND

  • CJ Carr C/ATT 27/49 · YDS 261 · AVG 5.3
  • Jasper Scaife NO 4 · YDS 202 · AVG 50.5
  • Jaden Greathouse REC 8 · YDS 125 · AVG 15.6
  • Spencer Porath FG 3/3 · PCT 100.0 · LONG 46

BYU

  • Bear Bachmeier C/ATT 23/36 · YDS 224 · AVG 6.2
  • Fuller Shurtz NO 3 · YDS 116 · AVG 38.7
  • Kyler Kasper REC 6 · YDS 66 · AVG 11.0
  • Legend Glasker REC 5 · YDS 66 · AVG 13.2

Highlights

01:25 BYU holds on, takes down Notre Dame in a thriller Watch on ESPN 00:29 Bear Bachmeier keeps it himself to put BYU on the board Watch on ESPN 01:13 Notre Dame's Boubacar Traore ejected for targeting on 1st drive of game Watch on ESPN 00:11 Spencer Porath makes 46-yard field goal Watch on ESPN

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