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#3 Notre Dame Beat Rice 52-0 as CJ Carr Throws 4 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, September 12, 2026

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The #3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish routed the Rice Owls 52-0 at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, IN on Saturday, September 12, 2026 in FBS college football Week 2 action.

Notre Dame led 42-0 at halftime. The first quarter swung it: Notre Dame outscored its opponent 21-0.

Notre Dame moves to 2-0, while Rice falls to 1-1.

Top performers

• Jacurri Brown (RICE, QB): 8/12, 64 YDS
• Jacurri Brown (RICE, QB): 16 CAR, 32 YDS
• Barry Jackson Jr. (RICE, WR): 1 REC, 30 YDS
• CJ Carr (ND, QB): 16/20, 253 YDS, 4 TD
• Jonaz Walton (ND, RB): 8 CAR, 48 YDS
• Jerome Bettis Jr. (ND, WR): 2 REC, 61 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 14:46NDBoubacar Traore 24 Yd Fumble Return0-7
2. Q1 10:30NDJordan Faison 25 Yd pass from CJ Carr0-14
3. Q1 3:51NDJordan Faison 11 Yd pass from CJ Carr0-21
4. Q2 13:43NDNolan James Jr. 1 Yd Run0-28
5. Q2 4:26NDNolan James Jr. 1 Yd Run0-35
6. Q2 1:17NDMicah Gilbert 39 Yd pass from CJ Carr0-42
7. Q3 11:41NDCooper Flanagan 2 Yd pass from CJ Carr0-49
8. Q3 4:21NDSpencer Porath 36 Yd Field Goal0-52

Team stats

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