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Notre Dame Routs Stanford 49-20 as Love Breaks TD Record, Strengthening CFP Case

The rout completed a 10-2 regular season, leaving Notre Dame to await the College Football Playoff decision.

Nov 29, 2025; Stanford, California, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love (4) runs with the football during the first quarter against Stanford Cardinal safety Che Ojarikre (22) at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-Imagn Images
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - NOVEMBER 22: Head coach Marcus Freeman of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish speaks to an official during the first half against the Syracuse Orange at Notre Dame Stadium on November 22, 2025 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • No. 9 Notre Dame finished 10-2 with its 10th straight win, a 49-20 road victory that featured 524 yards of offense.
  • Jeremiyah Love scored his 21st touchdown to surpass Jerome Bettis’ single-season school record and tied Audric Estime’s mark of 18 rushing TDs.
  • After a first-quarter rib/torso scare, Love was fitted with a rib protector, returned before halftime and finished with 66 yards on 14 carries.
  • Running backs Jadarian Price and Aneyas Williams produced 178 combined yards and four touchdowns, highlighted by Williams’ 51-yard scoring run.
  • Special teams flipped the script with an 84-yard fake-punt touchdown from Joshua Burnham to Luke Talich, and coach Marcus Freeman urged the CFP committee to include the Irish.