North Carolina Tar Heels v Notre Dame Fighting Irish

College Football (NCAA)Week 5

Final

North Carolina Tar Heels

26–37

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Match events

North Carolina Tar HeelsNotre Dame Fighting Irish

	1	2	3	4	T
North Carolina Tar Heels	7	7	6	6	26
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	14	7	6	10	37

1st quarter

TouchdownShamar Easter 6 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff Kick)
9:347–0
6:417–7
TouchdownJordan Faison 28 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)
6:267–14
TouchdownJaden Greathouse 12 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)

2nd quarter

14:537–21
TouchdownJordan Faison 39 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)
TouchdownJelani Thurman 14 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff Kick)
0:2114–21

3rd quarter

TouchdownJaden Jefferson 98 Yd Kickoff Return (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
14:4620–21
5:3620–27
TouchdownCJ Carr 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)

4th quarter

14:5420–34
TouchdownNolan James Jr. 6 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)
7:0520–37
Field goalSpencer Porath 31 Yd
TouchdownJelani Thurman 10 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff PAT blocked)
2:3626–37

Player stats

Irish

Notre Dame Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
CJ Carr	21/29	234	8.1	4	0	90.8
Team	21/29	234	8.1	4	0	--

Notre Dame Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jonaz Walton	23	120	5.2	0	18
Nolan James Jr.	9	65	7.2	0	11

Highlights

0:31Billy Edwards Jr. finds Shamar Easter for a UNC TDESPN 0:30CJ Carr throws a dime to Jordan Faison for swift Irish responseESPN 0:38Jaden Greathouse makes a nice snag off CJ Carr's pass for a Notre Dame TDESPN 0:34Jordan Faison makes spectacular diving catch for a Notre Dame TDESPN 0:14Billy Edwards Jr. links up with Jelani Thurman for a UNC TDESPN

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Match details

Date: Sunday 4 October 2026
Started: 3:00 am Sydney time
Venue: Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill
Competition: College Football (NCAA), Week 5
Crowd: 50,500

Form and ladder

North Carolina Tar HeelsNotre Dame Fighting Irish

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–Record–

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Team lists

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Updated 10 Nov, 11:13 pm

Notre Dame Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC
Team	1	0	0
Jordan Faison	1	0	0
Team	2	0	0

North Carolina Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jordan Shipp	7	109	15.6	0	44
Jelani Thurman	5	50	10.0	2	15
Shamar Easter	3	24	8.0	1	12
C.J. Sadler	1	14	14.0	0	13
Demon June	1	12	12.0	0	12
Team	17	209	12.3	3	44

Notre Dame Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jordan Faison	8	132	16.5	2	39
Micah Gilbert	3	34	11.3	0	14
Jonaz Walton	2	28	14.0	0	15
Jaden Greathouse	2	18	9.0	1	12
Nolan James Jr.	1	6	6.0	1	6
Ty Washington	1	6	6.0	0	6
Aneyas Williams	3	6	2.0	0	3
Cooper Flanagan	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	21	234	11.1	4	39

North Carolina Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Benjamin Hall	10	36	3.6	8
Jaylen McGill	4	15	3.8	12
Billy Edwards Jr.	3	13	4.3	10
Demon June	6	13	2.2	6
Team	23	77	3.3	12