Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs North Carolina Tar Heels Final Score, Odds & Picks
NCAAF · Saturday, October 3, 2026, 12:00 PM ET · Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC · TV: ESPN
Final: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 37, North Carolina Tar Heels 26.
Records: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 5-0, North Carolina Tar Heels 2-2.
Notre Dame vs North Carolina scoring plays
Final: Notre Dame 37, North Carolina 26 · 3:18 PM ET · Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat North Carolina Tar Heels 37-26.
North Carolina score: Notre Dame 37, North Carolina 26 (Q4 2:36) · 3:00 PM ET · (02:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short left to #45 J.Thurman caught at ND 03, for 10 yards to the ND 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:36, 1ST DOWN #90 R.Verhoff kick attempt failed ( blocked by #28 L.Talich) (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt), out of bounds at ND 00
Notre Dame score: Notre Dame 37, North Carolina 20 (Q4 7:05) · 2:48 PM ET · (07:07) #35 S.Porath field goal attempt from 31 yards GOOD (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci), clock 07:05
Notre Dame score: Notre Dame 34, North Carolina 20 (Q4 14:54) · 2:31 PM ET · Nolan James Jr. 6 Yd pass from CJ Carr (Spencer Porath Kick)
Notre Dame score: Notre Dame 27, North Carolina 20 (Q3 5:36) · 2:10 PM ET · (05:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 C.Carr rush right for 3 yards gain to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:36 PENALTY UNC Offside declined #39 J.Scaife rush attempt failed
North Carolina score: Notre Dame 21, North Carolina 20 (Q3 14:46) · 1:52 PM ET · (15:00) #36 M.Drescher kickoff 63 yards to the UNC02 #24 J.Jefferson return 98 yards to the ND 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:46 #93 J.Horvath pass attempt failed PENALTY UNC Holding declined
North Carolina score: Notre Dame 21, North Carolina 14 (Q2 0:21) · 1:28 PM ET · (00:25) Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short right to #45 J.Thurman caught at ND 00, for 14 yards to the ND 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:21, 1ST DOWN #90 R.Verhoff kick attempt good (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt)
Notre Dame score: Notre Dame 21, North Carolina 7 (Q2 14:53) · 12:52 PM ET · (14:58) Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass complete deep right to #6 J.Faison caught at UNC00, for 39 yards to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:53, 1ST DOWN #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci)
Notre Dame score: Notre Dame 14, North Carolina 7 (Q1 6:26) · 12:32 PM ET · (06:29) Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass complete short right to #1 J.Greathouse caught at UNC00, for 12 yards to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:26, 1ST DOWN #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci)
Notre Dame score: Notre Dame 7, North Carolina 7 (Q1 6:41) · 12:26 PM ET · (06:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass complete deep middle to #6 J.Faison caught at UNC00, for 28 yards to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:41, 1ST DOWN #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci)
North Carolina score: Notre Dame 0, North Carolina 7 (Q1 9:34) · 12:18 PM ET · (09:39) Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short right to #84 S.Easter caught at ND 07, for 6 yards to the ND 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:34, 1ST DOWN #90 R.Verhoff kick attempt good (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs North Carolina Tar Heels picks
7 picks on Picksy, most on North Carolina Tar Heels +21 (3 of 7); 4 won, 3 lost.