Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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20 NOV. 7, 2026 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED SECOND QUARTER NOTRE DAME 14, NAVY 13 Top Moment: Sophomore running back Nolan James Jr. gave the Irish a much-needed boost, rushing for a 52- yard touchdown with 55 seconds re- maining before halftime. Feature Performer: Notre Dame could not stop Navy quarterback Jackson Gutierrez, who finished with 14 carries for 55 yards and 1 touchdown in the quarter. Stats: The Mids had the ball for 23:33 in the first half … The Irish ran only 8 offen- sive plays in 1:31 of possession time in the second quarter … Navy outgained Notre Dame 124-72 and was 3 of 5 on third down. Items: Senior linebacker Drayk Bowen left the game because of an injury. THIRD QUARTER NOTRE DAME 28, NAVY 13 Top Moment: James did it again, this time running through a massive hole created by the left side of the Irish of- fensive line for a 23-yard touchdown that gave Notre Dame a 28-13 lead. Feature Performers: Carr completed 7 of 7 passes for 56 yards. Sophomore wide receiver Jerome Bettis Jr. was on the receiving of 4 of those passes for 35 yards, including two that went for first downs. Stats: After holding the ball for only 6:27 in the first half, the Irish possessed it for 9:31, ran 19 plays and gained 129 yards … The Notre Dame defense finally woke up, limiting Navy to 35 yards and 1 first down. Items: Sophomore linebacker Mad- den Faraimo replaced the injured Bowen. FOURTH QUARTER NOTRE DAME 35, NAVY 13 Top Moment: Bettis stayed hot, scoring his first career touchdown on a 31-yard reception courtesy of a slick double move. He finished with 6 catches for 78 yards to go with the score. Feature Performer: Carr finished strong, completing 5 of 8 passes for 74 yards with 1 touchdown. Stats: The Irish once again won the time-of-possession battle, keeping the ball for 11:22 … Navy ran only 7 plays and gained 21 yards … Notre Dame had 150 yards on 21 plays but was 1 of 4 on third down. Items: Freshman quarterback Noah Grubbs replaced Carr with 4:15 remain- ing in the game. ✦ Sophomore wide receiver Jerome Bettis Jr. led the Irish with 6 catches for 78 yards and his first career touchdown in the 35-13 victory over Navy. PHOTO BY NICK GRACE 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Notre Dame 7 7 14 7 35 Navy 3 10 0 0 13 ND NAVY FIRST QUARTER Navy Bartley 38-yard field goal 6:43 0 3 Drive: 14 plays, 44 yards, 8:17 ND Gilbert 11-yard pass from Carr (Porath kick) 1:47 7 3 Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:56 SECOND QUARTER Navy Bartley 26-yard field goal 8:04 7 6 Drive: 16 plays, 66 yards, 8:43 Navy Gutierrez 2-yard run (Bartley kick) 1:52 7 13 Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:38 ND James 52-yard run (Porath kick) 0:55 14 13 Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 0:50 THIRD QUARTER ND Walton 3-yard run (Porath kick) 9:15 21 13 Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:39 ND James 23-yard run (Porath kick) 3:09 28 13 Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:40 FOURTH QUARTER ND Bettis Jr. 31-yard pass from Carr (Porath kick) 14:55 35 13 Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:11 ND NAVY Total First Downs 25 15 Rushing 10 12 Passing 13 2 Penalty 2 1 Rushing Attempts 29 48 Yards Gained Rushing 205 215 Yards Lost Rushing 1 3 Net Yards Rushing 204 212 Net Yards Passing 222 33 Passes Attempted 30 9 Passes Completed 20 5 Had Intercepted 0 0 Percent Completion 66.7% 55.6% Yards Per Attempt 7.4 3.7 Yards Per Completion 11.1 6.6 Total Offensive Plays 59 57 Total Net Yards 426 245 Average Gain Per Play 7.2 4.3 Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 2-25 8-86 Punts: No.-Yards 1-48 3-136 Average Per Punt 48.0 45.3 Average Net Punt 38.0 46.7 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 2--4 1-10 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 3-44 0-0 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 27:20 32:40 Third-Down Conversions 3-8 4-12 Percentage 37.5% 33.3% Fourth-Down Conversions 2-3 2-3 Percentage 66.7% 66.7% Sacks By: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 NOTRE DAME 35, NAVY 13 Oct. 31, 2026 ✦ Attendance: 61,293 Gillette Stadium ✦ Foxborough, Mass.