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
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not yet reported
Notre Dame10 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 37
North Carolina10 drives · 3 scoring · avg start own 21
1st quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | ND | own 25opp 26 | 7 plays, 15 yd | Punt | 0–0 |
| 12:54 | UNC | own 26goal line | 9 plays, 74 yd | Touchdown +7 UNC | 0–7 |
| 9:34 | ND | own 25goal line | 8 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 ND | 7–7 |
| 6:41 | UNC | own 25own 12 | 2 plays, 0 yd | Turnover | 7–7 |
| 6:31 | ND | opp 12goal line | 1 play, 12 yd | Touchdown | 14–7 |
| 6:26 | UNC | own 25opp 23 | 7 plays, 16 yd | Turnover | 14–7 |
| 3:48 | ND | own 23goal line | 12 plays, 77 yd | Touchdown +7 ND | 21–7 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 14:53 | UNC | own 25opp 37 | 5 plays, 3 yd | Punt | 21–7 |
| 13:10 | ND | own 37opp 2 | 11 plays, 61 yd | On downs | 21–7 |
| 7:34 | UNC | own 3goal line | 16 plays, 97 yd | Touchdown +7 UNC | 21–14 |
| 0:14 | ND | own 30own 29 | 3 plays, -1 yd | End of period | 21–14 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 15:00 | UNC | own 2goal line | 1 play, 0 yd | Touchdown | 21–20 |
| 14:46 | ND | own 25goal line | 19 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +6 ND | 27–20 |
| 5:36 | UNC | own 25opp 32 | 5 plays, -3 yd | Punt | 27–20 |
| 4:08 | ND | own 32goal line | 9 plays, 68 yd | Touchdown +7 ND | 34–20 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 14:54 | UNC | own 25opp 35 | 6 plays, 17 yd | Punt | 34–20 |
| 13:09 | ND | own 35own 35 | 12 plays, 52 yd | Field goal +3 ND | 37–20 |
| 7:05 | UNC | own 25goal line | 12 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +6 UNC | 37–26 |
| 2:34 | ND | opp 46own 37 | 11 plays, 21 yd | On downs | 37–26 |
| 0:07 | UNC | own 25own 33 | 2 plays, 8 yd | End of period | 37–26 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Notre Dame–North Carolina after the drive.
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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