Notre DameMonday, November 9
Notre Dame holds off No. 1 Miami 31-24 and boosts its playoff case
The Daily South Bend team
If you watched Saturday night, you saw No. 4 Notre Dame hold off No. 1 Miami 31-24 at Notre Dame Stadium. CJ Carr threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to Micah Gilbert, and the Irish never trailed.
Notre Dame beat Miami 31-24 on Saturday night
- Miami24Notre Dame31 (won)
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
Carr completed 29 of 40 passes. Miami got within a touchdown twice, and with 3:36 left Elija Lofton appeared to catch a fourth-down touchdown. Luke Talich knocked the ball away, and officials ruled it incomplete. It was Notre Dame's first win over a top-ranked opponent since Clemson in November 2020.
Carr completed 29 of his 40 passes
29 of 40
- completed
- 11 fell incomplete
Source: The Journal Gazette
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| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| completed | 29 | 73% |
| fell incomplete | 11 | 27% |
- Records: Notre Dame 8-1, Miami 8-1
- Unbeaten left in FBS: Utah and UCLA, both 9-0
- Next game: Boston College, at home on Saturday
- Next CFP rankings: Tuesday, Nov. 10
The committee had the Irish at No. 11 in its first rankings, so this was likely the signature win they needed. Notre Dame now sits third in the AP poll. "This is as a good of a win as I've ever been a part of," coach Marcus Freeman said.
Sources: The Journal Gazette, Chicago Sun-Times, 95.3 MNC, ABC57