THIRD AND DATA

Week 5 · 2026

#3 Notre Dame at North Carolina

Sat 10/03/2026 12:00 PMKenan StadiumNorth Carolina pregame5% — Pregame win probability: 5% for North Carolina. Notre Dame favored, and won.

75°Cloudy7 mph ENE · 78% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station

#3 Notre Dame

37

7–1

North Carolina

26

4–4

Attendance

—

not yet reported

Passing

Notre Dame
DeepShort
0.0
28.00.0
19.50.0
6.96.9
3.811.0
6.93.1
LeftMiddleRight
caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best
North Carolina2 unplaced2 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
DeepShort
0.0
—
—
3.32.0
9.34.4
10.96.2
LeftMiddleRight
caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best
Notre Dame
DeepShort
0%
100%2.58
50%4.58
64%1.05
25%0.11
64%1.37
LeftMiddleRight
successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best
North Carolina2 unplaced
DeepShort
0%
—
—
33%1.62
50%1.26
86%1.82
LeftMiddleRight
successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best
Notre Dame
DeepShort
0
28
39
76
15
76
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
North Carolina2 unplaced
DeepShort
0
—
—
20
112
76
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
Notre Dame
DeepShort
-1.0
2.6
3.4
5.1
-5.9
7.7
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
North Carolina2 unplaced
DeepShort
-0.4
—
—
1.2
4.4
10.6
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
Notre Dame
DeepShort
— · —
28 · 0
39 · 0
21 · 55
4 · 11
48 · 28
LeftMiddleRight
airYACone scale for both teams
North Carolina
DeepShort
— · —
—
—
12 · 8
81 · 31
39 · 37
LeftMiddleRight
airYACone scale for both teams

Rushing

Notre Dame
J. Walton23N. James9A. Williams8Other3Unattributed1
5.60%100%
5.37%100%
6.714%0%
LeftMiddleRight
carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)
North Carolina
B. Hall10D. June6J. McGill4Other2
5.00%0%
3.429%0%
4.240%0%
LeftMiddleRight
carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)
Notre Dame
56
143
40
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
North Carolina
15
48
21
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
Notre Dame
-1.4
7.7
5.5
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
North Carolina
-0.4
-0.6
1.3
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
Notre Dame
45 · 12 · 2
110 · 32 · 9
21 · 8 · 14
LeftMiddleRight
OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams
North Carolina
12 · 5 · 0
42 · 9 · 0
15 · 6 · 2
LeftMiddleRight
OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams

Previous 10 meetings vs. Notre Dame

North Carolina 1–9 vs Notre Dame

  • 2022 · wk 4Notre Dame 45 @ North Carolina 32
  • 2021 · wk 9North Carolina 34 @ Notre Dame 44
  • 2020 · wk 13Notre Dame 31 @ North Carolina 17
  • 2017 · wk 6Notre Dame 33 @ North Carolina 10
  • 2014 · wk 7North Carolina 43 @ Notre Dame 50
  • 2008 · wk 7Notre Dame 24 @ North Carolina 29
  • 2006 · wk 10North Carolina 26 @ Notre Dame 45
  • 1975 · wk 6Notre Dame 21 @ North Carolina 14
  • 1971 · wk 6North Carolina 0 @ Notre Dame 16
  • 1966 · wk 6North Carolina 0 @ Notre Dame 32

Previous 2 meetings vs. Marcus Freeman

North Carolina 0–2 vs Marcus Freeman

  • 2022 · wk 4Notre Dame 45 @ North Carolina 32
  • 2021 · wk 9 (coaching change that season)North Carolina 34 @ Notre Dame 44

† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.

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