Notre Dame vs North Carolina Final Score (Sat, Oct 3, 2026)

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FINAL · SATURDAY, OCT 3

#3

4–0

37

AT

2–1

26

KICKOFF: 12:00 PM ET
TV: ESPN · Streaming: Disney+
COUCH SCORE: 60SOLID
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RANKINGS: AP TOP 25 · SEP 27

Notre Dame won at North Carolina 37–26, an 11-point margin. Notre Dame moved to 5–0; North Carolina fell to 2–2.

HEAD-TO-HEAD · AT KICKOFF

Metric	NOTRE DAME	NORTH CAROLINA
RANKING	#3 AP	Unranked
OVERALL	4–0	2–1
CONFERENCE	Independent	0–1
RANKED WINS	0	0
POINTS SCORED	42.3	23.3
POINTS ALLOWED	8.3	13.7

Team	RANKING	OVERALL	CONFERENCE	RANKED WINS	POINTS SCORED	POINTS ALLOWED
NOTRE DAME	#3 AP	4–0	Independent	0	42.3	8.3
NORTH CAROLINA	Unranked	2–1	0–1	0	23.3	13.7

2026 SCHEDULES

Notre Dame

Ranked wins: #1 Miami

Home 4–0 · Away 2–1 · Neutral 2–0 · Streak W2

Sep 6vs (N) WisconsinW 41–13
Sep 12vs RiceW 52–0
Sep 19vs Michigan StateW 27–10
Sep 26at PurdueW 49–10
Oct 3at North CarolinaW 37–26
Oct 10vs StanfordW 58–7
Oct 17at #8 BYUL 24–28
Oct 31vs (N) NavyW 35–13
Nov 7vs #1 MiamiW 31–24
Nov 14vs Boston CollegeNBC
Nov 21vs SMUNBC
Nov 28at SyracuseTV TBD

North Carolina

Ranked wins: #25 Pittsburgh

Home 1–3 · Away 3–1 · Neutral 1–0 · Streak W1

Aug 29vs (N) TCUW 15–10
Sep 12vs East Tennessee StateW 35–3
Sep 19at ClemsonCONFL 20–28
Oct 3vs #3 Notre DameL 26–37
Oct 10at #25 PittsburghCONFW 21–17
Oct 17at DukeCONFW 24–20
Oct 24vs SyracuseCONFL 30–31
Oct 31vs #1 MiamiCONFL 35–38
Nov 7at UConnW 38–21
Nov 14vs LouisvilleCONFESPN2
Nov 21at VirginiaCONFCW
Nov 28vs NC StateCONFTV TBD

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