NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL GAME NOTES: VS. BOSTON COLLEGE
GAME DAY AT A GLANCE • Saturday afternoon will mark the 29th meeting between Notre Dame and Boston College. The series stands with a 19-9-0 Notre Dame advantage all-time. • The Irish are 9-5-0 all-time in home games against the Eagles. • The first meeting between Notre Dame and Boston College inside Notre Dame Stadium came in 1987, when the Irish defeated the Eagles 32-25. • Notre Dame has won ten consecutive games against Boston College. The current Irish streak started in 2009, ending a six-game winning streak in the series for the Eagles, which started in 2001. • It is the second meeting between Marcus Freeman and Bill O’Brien as head coaches. • The Irish are 2-0 against the Eagles under Freeman. • Notre Dame claimed a 25-10 win in Chestnut Hill over Boston College a season ago on November 1, 2025, in the most recent matchup of the two sides. • The last time the teams clashed at Notre Dame Stadium, the Irish won big 44-0 win over Boston College on November 19, 2022. • The teams play for the Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl, a crystal trophy presented by the Notre Dame Club of Boston. The base of the trophy is inscribed with results dating back to the series’ inception in 1975. • The trophy is named after Hall of Fame Coach Frank Leahy, who served as the head coach at Boston College from 1939-40 and Notre Dame from 1941-43 and again from 1946-53. • The Irish are 23-4 against current ACC opponents under Dick Corbett Head Coach Marcus Freeman. Freeman has five wins against ACC opponents in every season he has coached at Notre Dame. Freeman and the Irish already have three wins over the conference this season.
NOTRE DAME STADIUM NOTES • Notre Dame Stadium has been the home of Irish football since 1930. The Irish are in their 97th season at Notre Dame Stadium in 2026. • Notre Dame holds a 538-133-13 record at home all time. • Seating capacity is listed as 77,622 while the playing surface is artificial field turf. • All seven home games of the 2025 season were sold out: the 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th sell-outs of the Marcus Freeman era. The last 24 games in a row, dating back to the start of the 2023 season, have been sold out.
WO-DEEP TIDBITS – OFFENSE • Jordan Faison caught six passes for 77 yards and a touchdown against Miami, extending his reception streak to 30 games. He added a career-long 56-yard punt return and now has 142 career receptions for 1,892 yards. • Matt Jeffery made his 25th career football appearance against Miami. The two- sport athlete has four catches for 37 yards and a touchdown this season and blocked a punt against Michigan State. • Jaden Greathouse had a 19-yard reception to help set up Notre Dame’s touchdown just before halftime. He has 23 catches for 308 yards and two touchdowns this season, with 87 career receptions for 1,238 yards and 11 scores. • Mylan Graham tied his career high with three receptions against Miami, catching all three passes thrown his way for 32 yards. His 13-yard catch opened the third-quarter touchdown drive that put Notre Dame ahead 24-3. • Will Black has started all nine games at left tackle in 2026. He helped protect CJ Carr on 40 pass attempts against Miami as Notre Dame extended its streak without allowing a sack to six games. • Anthonie Knapp has started all 36 games of his career. After 27 starts at left tackle, he has started all nine games at left guard in 2026 for an offense averaging 439.3 yards per game. • Ashton Craig made his 21st career start against Miami and improved to 17-4 as Notre Dame’s starting center. He has started all nine games this season, helping the Irish average 39.3 points per game. • Guerby Lambert has started 21 consecutive games, including all nine at right tackle in 2026. Notre Dame has allowed just two sacks in 287 pass attempts and has scored 21 rushing touchdowns this season. • Sullivan Absher made his eighth consecutive start at right guard against Miami and has appeared in 38 career games. He has started 13 of Notre Dame’s last 14 games at right guard, with the Irish winning 12 of those 13 starts. • Cooper Flanagan has turned five of his 11 career receptions into touchdowns. He has six catches for 48 yards and two scores in eight appearances this season and made his seventh start of 2026 against Miami. • James Flanigan caught a four-yard pass on Notre Dame’s opening scoring drive against Miami. He has six receptions for 26 yards and a touchdown in nine appearances this season. • Jack Larsen caught two passes for nine yards against Miami, including a three- yard reception on the fourth-quarter touchdown drive. He has nine catches for 74 yards this season, with a career-high four receptions at BYU. • Micah Gilbert set career highs with nine receptions and two touchdown catches against Miami, finishing with 98 yards. His touchdowns covered 18 and 20 yards. He has 33 catches for 528 yards and five scores this season. • Jerome Bettis Jr. averages 17.0 yards per catch with 10 receptions for 170 yards and a touchdown in seven appearances. In his most recent appearance, against Navy, he set career highs with six catches and 78 yards and scored his first career touchdown. • CJ Carr completed a career-high 29 passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns without an interception against Miami. He went 6-for-7 for 79 yards on the touchdown drive before halftime and now has 4,909 career passing yards and 45 touchdown passes. • Noah Grubbs has completed 15 of 23 passes (65.2%) for 176 yards and a touchdown without an interception in four appearances. His first career touchdown pass came at Purdue, where he also recorded his longest completion of 26 yards. • Nolan James Jr. turned a fourth-and-two reception into a career-long 36-yard gain against Miami, then capped the drive with a one-yard touchdown run. He has scored in all nine games and leads the Irish with 571 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns. • Jonaz Walton set a career high with three receptions for 26 yards against Miami and added 37 rushing yards. He has 514 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 79 carries, averaging 6.5 yards per attempt, plus eight catches for 96 yards. • Aneyas Williams converted third-and-four with a 10-yard reception on Notre Dame’s touchdown drive before halftime against Miami. He has 333 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns, plus 11 catches for 123 yards and another score this season.
TWO-DEEP TIDBITS – DEFENSE • Boubacar Traore matched his career high with six tackles against Miami, adding 1.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack. He leads the Irish with seven tackles for loss, four sacks and 10 quarterback hurries this season, with 14.5 career sacks. • Loghan Thomas has 12 tackles and two sacks in eight appearances this season. Both of his tackles for loss have been sacks, against Michigan State and Purdue. He has 21 career tackles and 3.5 sacks. • Rodney Dunham has appeared in all nine games of his freshman season, recording 12 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery. He has matched his career high of three tackles three times.. • Armel Mukam recorded two tackles against Miami, including a stop with Adon Shuler that held Darian Mensah to no gain from the Notre Dame 1. He has 17 tackles, three tackles for loss and a sack in nine appearances. • Jason Onye has 56 career tackles, 3.5 sacks and three blocked kicks in 34 appearances. He has four tackles in three games this season, including three stops in his return against BYU. • Francis Brewu made his seventh consecutive start against Navy and has 16 tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks this season. Brewu recorded Notre Dame’s only sack at North Carolina, a seven-yard loss. • Elijah Hughes recorded a tackle against Miami and has five stops in nine appearances this season. He has 38 career tackles, including 26 in 21 appearances for Notre Dame. • Tionne Gray recorded his first career pass breakup on a third-down throw late in the first half against Miami, forcing a punt. He added three tackles and has 16 stops, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack this season. • Bryce Young shared a sack with Boubacar Traore on the opening play of Miami’s final possession. He finished with two tackles and has 25 stops, six tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks this season, with seven career sacks. • Keon Keeley has appeared in all nine games of his first season with the Irish, recording nine tackles and two pass breakups. His two breakups already exceed his total of one before joining Notre Dame. • Jaiden Ausberry matched his career high with nine tackles against Miami and recovered the game-ending fumble. His three fumble recoveries lead the Irish this season, and he has five in his career, along with 149 tackles. • Jaylen Sneed broke up Miami’s second-to-last pass while also pressuring Darian Mensah. He added two tackles in his 54th career appearance and has 36 stops this season and 143 in his career. • Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa recorded seven tackles, two tackles for loss and an 11-yard sack against Miami. He set career highs with nine tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks at Boston College on Nov. 1, 2025. • Madden Faraimo recorded a tackle against Miami and has appeared in all nine games this season, totaling six stops. He has 22 career tackles, including three tackles for loss and two sacks. • Christian Gray recorded six tackles and two pass breakups against Miami. He has 18 tackles and three breakups this season, with 81 tackles, six interceptions and 25 pass breakups in his career. • Leonard Moore forced Cooper Barkate’s fumble on the final play against Miami to seal the victory. He finished with four tackles and now has seven career interceptions, 23 pass breakups and four forced fumbles. • Adon Shuler shared the team lead with nine tackles against Miami, bringing his career total to 160. He has 42 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, an interception and a forced fumble this season, with six career interceptions. • Luke Talich recorded six tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and a pass breakup against Miami. His breakup on fourth-and-six from the Notre Dame 18 ended a fourth-quarter scoring threat. He leads the Irish with three interceptions and has 43 tackles this season. • Joey O’Brien recorded a tackle against Miami and has 12 stops, 1.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack in nine appearances. His first career start, at Purdue, featured five tackles and a half-sack. • DJ McKinney owns Notre Dame’s only interception-return touchdown of 2026, a 55- yard score against Wisconsin. He has started all seven of his appearances, recording nine tackles, a tackle for loss, an interception and two pass breakups. • Jayden Sanders recorded two tackles and two pass breakups in his third start of the season against Miami. He leads the Irish with eight pass breakups and has 13 tackles and an interception in nine appearances.
COMPLETE NOTES: https://bceagles.com/documents/2026/11/10/2026_Notre_Dame_Football_Game_Notes_-_Game_10_vs_Boston_College_-_Late_Week.pdf
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BOSTON COLLEGE NOTES:
Match-Up: Boston College (4-5, 2-4 ACC) at #3 Notre Dame (8-1)
Date and Time: Saturday, Nov. 14 • 3:30 p.m. ET
Location (Stadium): South Bend, Ind. (Notre Dame Stadium)
Watch: NBC
Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM
FIRST-AND-10
» Boston College Football travels to South Bend, Ind. to take on #3 Notre Dame on Saturday, November 14 at 3:30 p.m.
» The game will be televised on NBC. Jason Benetti (play-by-play) and Jason Garrett (analyst) are on the call with sideline reporter Caroline Pineda.
» Coverage on the Boston College Sports Network begins 30 minutes prior to kickoff on WEEI 93.7 FM. Jon Meterparel (play-by-play) is joined on the call by former BC linebacker Pete Cronan in the booth and former BC quarterback Scott Mutryn on the sideline.
EAGLES BY THE NUMBERS
» The Eagles defense has 15 takeaways (12 interceptions, three fumble recoveries), which is the most in the ACC.
» Boston College’s 12 interceptions is the most in the ACC and the seventh-most nationally.
» Charlie Comella’s four interceptions leads the Eagles in 2026, and is tied for seventh-most nationally.
» Comella finished with a career-best eight tackles vs. Florida State (11/7).
» Through nine games, Boston College has allowed 187.3 passing yards per game to opposing teams, which ranks second in the ACC.
» KP Price leads the ACC in solo tackles (41) with Marcus Upton ranking second (40).
» Upton recorded his first-career interception vs. Florida State (11/7).
» Anthony Palano ranks fourth in the ACC in total tackles (76) and fifth in solo tackles (36).
» Mason McKenzie ranks in the top-10 in two rushing categories in the ACC: Total rushing yards (676, 6th overall, best among ACC quarterbacks) and rush yards per game (75.1, 8th, best among ACC quarterbacks).
» At 254.7 yards per game, McKenzie ranks seventh in total offense in the ACC.
» Nedrick Boldin Jr. caught a 29-yard touchdown in the second quarter vs. Florida State (11/7), his second career touchdown reception and the longest reception he’s had in his career. He finished with a career-high 49 yards on two catches.
» Javarius Green caught his second career touchdown on a two-yard reception in the third quarter vs. Florida State, his first touchdown since the Pitt game (10/17).
» Bo MacCormack III averages 5.04 yards per carry, which ranks eighth in the ACC.
» MacCormack scored on a six-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter vs. Florida State (11/7) on the team’s opening drive, his fifth rushing touchdown this season. He finished with 105 yards on 16 carries, the second time in his career he’s rushed for 100+ yards in a game.
» Averaging 165.9 rushing yards per game, The Eagles own a top-10 rushing attack in the ACC (7th).
COMPLETE NOTES: https://bceagles.com/documents/2026/11/10/GAME_TEN_ND_NOTES.pdf
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