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The result, the player statistics, and the AP poll response.
Saturday, October 10 at 2:30 PM CDT · Notre Dame Stadium
AP at Kickoff: #3
Pregame lines are unavailable in the saved record.
Notre Dame's 51-point win on October 10 was followed by the October 11 AP poll.
How voters ranked these teams before the game, and what changed in the next poll.
October 4 AP Poll · 70 Complete Ballots
No voter ranked both teams, so there is no head-to-head ordering to compare. Rankings are not game predictions.
Explore the Pregame Poll →October 11 AP Poll
70 of 70 → 70 of 70 voters ranked Notre Dame.
Voter counts can change between polls. This describes what changed, not why each voter changed their ballot.
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2026 Season
Results from completed games before kickoff. Points are per game and include all opponents.
5 Completed Games
5 Completed Games
Final team statistics.
| Statistic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total Yards | 202 | 598 |
| Passing Yards | 144 | 237 |
| Rushing Yards | 58 | 361 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Third Downs | 2-11 | 8-13 |
| Possession | 22:50 | 36:44 |
| Statistic | Stanford | Notre Dame |
|---|---|---|
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 5 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 3 |
| Kick Return Yards | 81 | — |
| Kick Return Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Kick Returns | 4 | — |
| Kicking Points | 1 | 10 |
| Fumbles Recovered | 0 | 1 |
| Total Fumbles | 2 | 0 |
| Tackles for Loss | 3 | 1 |
| Defensive Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Tackles | 48 | 29 |
| Sacks | 0 | 1 |
| Quarterback Hurries | 1 | 3 |
| Passes Deflected | 3 | 3 |
| Possession | 22:50 | 36:44 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Penalties / Yards | 6-55 | 4-28 |
| Yards per Carry | 2.8 | 7.7 |
| Rushing Attempts | 21 | 47 |
| Rushing Yards | 58 | 361 |
| Yards per Pass Attempt | 6.3 | 8.8 |
| Completions / Attempts | 12-23 | 19-27 |
| Passing Yards | 144 | 237 |
| Total Yards | 202 | 598 |
| Fourth Downs | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Third Downs | 2-11 | 8-13 |
| First Downs | 9 | 26 |
| Punt Return Yards | — | 47 |
| Punt Return Touchdowns | — | 0 |
| Punt Returns | — | 2 |
| Interception Return Yards | — | 18 |
| Interception Return Touchdowns | — | 0 |
| Passes Intercepted | — | 2 |
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Notre Dame | 14 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 58 |
Compare this game with a measured season average and the typical range.
2026 FBS vs. FBS games started before October 10 at 3:30 PM EDT. 283 of 296 eligible games have both offenses available. Each team-game counts equally; both offenses need at least 20 included plays.
These comparisons include garbage-time plays and are not opponent-adjusted. A typical range describes the middle half of this sample, not a universal good/bad cutoff.
· Higher means more expected scoring value gained.
Middle 50% Average
566 offensive team-game performances. Higher means more offensive value per play in this comparison.
· How often plays gained enough for their situation.
Middle 50% Average
566 offensive team-game performances. Higher means more offensive consistency in this comparison.
· How much value the successful plays created.
Middle 50% Average
566 offensive team-game performances. Higher means more offensive value on successful plays in this comparison.
| Team | Passing | Rushing | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.448 | -0.567 | -0.655 | -0.393 | — | 0.000 | |
| 0.533 | 0.712 | 0.432 | 1.074 | — | 0.000 |
All values are PPA per included play. Season benchmarks above describe whole-game offense, so they are not applied to these smaller splits.
Statistics are checked again after the final for late updates and corrections.
