Notre Dame football vs. North Carolina | How the points were scored
Oct. 3, 2026
At Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, N.C.
FIRST QUARTER
NORTH CAROLINA 7, NOTRE DAME 0
Score: Shamar Easter 7-yard pass from Billy Edwards at 9:34
Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards in 3:20 after Notre Dame punt
Keys to the drive: A 44-yard pass from Edwards to Jordan Shipp put the Heels in the red zone. Shipp and 57 yards receiving on the drive. An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Irish linebacker Jaiden Ausberry then put UNC at the 7-yard line.
NOTRE DAME 7, NORTH CAROLINA 7
Score: Jordan Faison 28-yard pass from CJ Carr at 6:41 (Spencer Porath kick)
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards in 2:53 after North Carolina touchdown
Keys to the drive: Carr and Faison covered 63 of the 75 yards on that drive.
NOTRE DAME 14, NORTH CAROLINA 7
Score: Jaden Greathouse 12-yard pass from CJ Carr at 6:26 (Porath kick)
Drive: 1 play, 12 yards in 5 seconds after interception
Keys to the drive: An interception by Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa set the Irish up in great field position.
SECOND QUARTER
NOTRE DAME 21, NORTH CAROLINA 7
Score: Jordan Faison 39-yard pass from CJ Carr at 14:53 (Porath kick)
Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards in 3:55 after UNC interception
Keys to the drive: A Luke Talich pick gave the Irish the ball. The big touchdown pass from Carr to Faison was the first play to start the second quarter. A 24-yard run from Aneyas Williams put the Irish near midfield.
NOTRE DAME 21, NORTH CAROLINA 14
Score: Jelani Thurman 14-yard pass from Billy Edwards at 0:21
Drive: 15 plays, 97 yards in 7:13
Keys to the drive: The Tar Heels had five plays of 10-plus yards on the drive, the biggest being a 15-yard pass from Edwards to Thurman halfway th
THIRD QUARTER
NOTRE DAME 21, NORTH CAROLINA 20
Score: Jaden Jefferson 98-yard kickoff return at 14:46 (missed extra point)
Drive: N/A
Keys to the drive: Special teams makes a difference for UNC.
NOTRE DAME 27, NORTH CAROLINA 20
Score: CJ Carr 3-yard run at 5:36 (missed extra point)
Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards in 9:10 after UNC touchdown
Keys to the drive: Freshman running back Jonaz Walton took over for the Irish. He touched the ball on 12 of the 17 plays that drive, gaining 61 yards on the ground.
FOURTH QUARTER
NOTRE DAME 34, NORTH CAROLINA 20
Score: Nolan James 6-yard pass from CJ Carr at 14:54 (Porath kick)
Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards in 4:14 after UNC punt
Keys to the drive: Chunk plays in the form of a pass to Jordan Faison and a run from Nolan James helped the Irish methodically march down the field. Four passing touchdowns is a career high.
NOTRE DAME 37, NORTH CAROLINA 20
Score: Spencer Porath 31-yard field goal at 7:05
Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards in 6:15 after UNC punt
Keys to the drive: The Irish running game has dominated this second half. They kept it mostly on the ground this drive as well, but still connected on passes to Jordan Faison and Micah Gilbert to help the cause.
NOTRE DAME 37, NORTH CAROLINA 26
Score: Jelani Thurman 10-yard pass from Billy Edwards at 2:36 (extra point blocked)
Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards in 4:29 after Notre Dame field goal
Keys to the drive: Biggest play of the drive was a 21-yard pass from Edwards to Jordan Shipp.
This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Notre Dame football vs. North Carolina | How the points were scored
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