thePRE-GAME Report: Notre Dame
November 3, 2026 -
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026
Kick-Off: 7:30 P.M. ET
Location: Notre Dame Stadium
South Bend, IN
77,622 seating capacity
Media Coverage: NBC / 560-WQAM
ODDS: -5.5 Notre Dame | 52.5 O/U
Notre Dame:
Football since 1887 (139 years)
2026 Record: 7-1
All-time record: 974-341-42 (.733)
Bowl Record: 22–21–0 (.512)
Head Coach: Marcus Freeman (5th season, 48-12 (.800)
Offensive Coordinator: Mike Denbrock (1st season)
Defensive Coordinator: Chris Ash (1st season)
2026 Offense:
Average Points Per Game: 47.6 (1st)
Yards Per Game: 534.9 (24th)
Passing Yards Per Game: 256.8 (34th)
Rushing Yards Per Game: 186.0 (38th)
2026 Defense:
Avg. Pts Against Per Game: 17.8 (21st)
Avg. Yds. Per Game: 236.3 (1st)
Passing Yds Per Game: 150.9 (6th)
Rushing Yds Per Game: 85.4 (7th)
2026 Notre Dame Players to Know:
QB CJ Carr: 6’-2”/215
RB Nolan James Jr.: 5’-10”/215
RB Jonaz Walton: 5’-10/214
WR Jordan Faison: 5’-11/185
TE Cooper Flanagan: 6’-6”/ 255
LT Will Black: 6’-7, 316)
LG Anthonie Knapp: 6’-5”, 305)
C Ashton Craig: 6’-5”, 315)
RG Sullivan Absher: 6-7”, 320)
RT Guerby Lambert: 6-7”, 325)
NOTE: The Irish OL has allowed just one sack and 28 quarterback pressures through eight games.
DE Boubacar Traore: 6’-5”/253
DE Bryce Young: 6’-6”/260
DT Tionne Gray: 6’-5”/320
LB Drayk Bowen: 6’-2”/234
LB Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa: 6’-3”/234
CB Leonard Moore: 6’-2”/197
S Luke Talich: 6’-4”/222
BOTTOM LINE:
The Irish are very talented, big, physical and experienced. They will be the biggest test for the Canes in the regular season.
GO CANES!
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