Notre Dame 58-7 Stanford (Oct 10, 2026) Final Score

Team pages: Stanford · Notre Dame

Stanford2-47

No. 3 Notre Dame6-058Final

Sat, Oct 10 · Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Ind. · Crowd 77,622

No. 3 Notre Dame routed Stanford 58-7.

We had Notre Dame favored. It won.

Next: Stanford beat Elon 34-7, Sat Oct 17

Next: Notre Dame lost to BYU 28-24, Sat Oct 17

Top comment in the game thread

Say what you want about Williams as a runner, but he is a good receiver

Q2 3:26 · r/CFB game thread · Sat, Oct 10

How it swung

Before kickoff, our ratings gave Notre Dame better than a 99% chance, and the closing betting line (Notre Dame was a 40.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.

Notre Dame led by 14 after the first quarter and by 37 at the half.

97-yard TD run

Notre Dame · Q2 14:48

FinalNotre Dame 58-7 StanfordNotre Dame wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.

No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

What fans said, play by play

The line in bold above each quote is written by our model from the thread’s comments and the play-by-play.

Q2 14:48Walton runs 97 yards for a touchdown as fans demand he startStanford special teams: "We've pinned them at the 1!" Walton: "Oooh, extra rushing yards!"r/CFB game thread
Q2 3:26Carr throws 70-yard touchdown pass to Williams as Notre Dame fans praise his receivingQuoted at the top of the page.Someone in here just called it lmao. Williams showing off the receiving skillsr/CFB game thread

Notre Dame’s chance to win after every play.

How to read this chart

Starts from the pregame line (Notre Dame -40.5), at 100% for Notre Dame (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays. Under the scores, r/CFB comments per minute from fans with a Notre Dame or Stanford flair (721 and 37); both sides share one scale, regulation only. A gold diamond marks a play fans were reacting to.

Every drive

Notre Dame scored on 9 of its 13 drives; Stanford on 1 of its 12.

Notre Dame’s drives are teal, Stanford’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

“What more does a man need to do to be made RB1?”

A fan of another team

When fans got loud

Busy

It was the second quarter that had fans talking the most.

Jump to the loudest stretch

The jump was busy; the crowd was steady.

Two crowds, one game

The words each side’s fans used far more than the other side, from the game thread.

Stanford fans

losing“Bro Northwestern is out recruiting us and out paying us. “Losing”? It’s likely we can’t accept them academically either.”

Never in doubt.

Box score

Notre Dame 58, Stanford 7

Notre Dame covered −40.5 by 10.5. The total, 65, went over 55.5.

Team totals	Stanford	Notre Dame
Total yards	202	598
Passing	12 of 23, 144 yds	19 of 27, 237 yds
Rushing	21 for 58 yds	47 for 361 yds
First downs	9	26
Third down	2 of 11	8 of 13
Fourth down	0 of 0	0 of 0
Turnovers	3	0
Penalties	6 for 55 yds	4 for 28 yds
Time of possession	22:50	37:10

Stanford leaders

Passing Davis Warren 12 of 22, 144 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Micah Ford 13 for 48 yds; Charlie Mirer 1 for 7 yds
Receiving Caden High 3 for 64 yds; Benjamin Blackburn 3 for 27 yds, 1 TD

Notre Dame leaders

Passing C.J. Carr 14 of 20, 181 yds, 3 TD
Rushing Jonaz Walton 13 for 181 yds, 2 TD; Nolan James Jr. 10 for 73 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Aneyas Williams 1 for 70 yds, 1 TD; Elijah Burress 1 for 30 yds, 1 TD

No rain, gusts to 26 mph

76° at kickoff · no rain recorded · wind 11 mph from the south-southeast, mostly at an angle to the field, gusts to 26

A 26 mph gust is stronger than the peak gust in 87% of games since 2018.

Each gray tick is one game. The black line is the typical game.

The usual here around this date is 61°, with about 7 in 10 games between 49° and 72°.

October game-day temperatures at Notre Dame Stadium

Drag along the chart, or step through the game.

First quarter, 14:48 left3:37 p.m.

Stanford 0, Notre Dame 0 · Notre Dame 100% to win

no rain · wind 9 mph from the south-southeast, mostly along the field · 76°

Warren sacked for a 2-yd loss, fumbles

Where this weather comes from

Measured at South Bend airport, 4.3 miles away. Wind and rain are airport readings near the stadium, not on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

This is Legends Trophy — see the full head-to-head history →

Recent games

Last three games

Stanford · 2-3

Rated 97th in our preseason ratings, 133rd now, down 36 spots.

1-2 in its last three, including a 7-point win over Georgia Tech as a 3-point underdog.

L 3-57 @ Wake ForestTop 25 #58 of 668

lost by 54 as a 14.5-point underdog

W 34-27 vs Georgia Tech #100 of 668

won by 7 as a 3-point underdog

L 7-35 @ DukeTop 25 #59 of 668

lost by 28 as a 9.5-point underdog

L 6-45 vs MiamiTop 25 #10 of 668

lost by 39 as a 24.5-point underdog

W 37-27 vs Hawai'i #62 of 668

won by 10 as a 4.5-point favorite

Last three games

Notre Dame · 5-0

Rated 1st in our preseason ratings, 4th now.

Three straight wins — but still hunting a ranked opponent.

W 37-26 @ North Carolina #88 of 668

won by 11 as a 21-point favorite

W 49-10 @ Purdue #113 of 668

won by 39 as a 27.5-point favorite

W 27-10 vs Michigan State #132 of 668

won by 17 as a 28.5-point favorite

W 52-0 vs Rice #147 of 668

won by 52 as a 44.5-point favorite

W 41-13 vs Wisconsin #77 of 668

won by 28 as a 21-point favorite

Week by week

Notre Dame

Wk 1Wvs Wisconsin41-13
Wk 2Wvs Rice52-0
Wk 3Wvs Michigan State27-10
Wk 4Wat Purdue49-10
Wk 5Wat North Carolina37-26

Stanford

Wk 1Wvs Hawai'i37-27
Wk 1Lvs Miami6-45
Wk 3Lat Duke7-35
Wk 4Wvs Georgia Tech34-27
Wk 5Lat Wake Forest3-57

Power rating by week

Notre Dame is rated 17.8 points ahead as of week 5. Our power rating by week; higher is better.

Matchups

Biggest mismatch: Notre Dame’s EPA/play against Stanford, 96 points

Each row ranks the two sides among all teams. The longer the line, the bigger the mismatch.

Notre Dame’s EPA/play against Stanford’s defense
Notre Dame offense, 96th percentile · Stanford defense, 0th
Notre Dame’s passing EPA against Stanford’s defense
Notre Dame offense, 91st percentile · Stanford defense, 9th
Stanford’s explosive plays against Notre Dame’s defense
Stanford offense, 29th percentile · Notre Dame defense, 47th

Season profile, all the rows

Season profile

StanfordNotre Dame

EPA/play, offense

EPA/play, defense

Success rate, offense

Success rate, defense

Explosive-play rate, offense

Explosive-play rate, defense

Rush EPA, offense

Rush EPA, defense

Pass EPA, offense

Pass EPA, defense

The series

Notre Dame leads the series 25-14

39 meetings since 1924 · Notre Dame has won the last 3

2025Notre Dame 49-20
2024Notre Dame 49-7
2023Notre Dame 56-23
2022Stanford 16-14
2021Notre Dame 45-14

Each line is Notre Dame’s chance to win through that meeting.

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Notre Dame fans are feeling it about like the typical fanbase this week (57th among FBS fanbases), in line with the numbers.

Notre Dame favored by 40.5 · Total 55.5

How games like this usually go

Notre Dame by 40.5, and it went to form

Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game

The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.

The market

The spread moved 2 points toward Notre Dame.

The total rose 2 points.

Home field

Notre Dame is worth +3.7 points (±3.8) more at home than on the road since 2018 — middle of FBS, 41st percentile.

89% at home, 78% on the road against FBS opponents (48-6 home, 29-8 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -2.1 at home vs. away over 92 games — inside the ±6.5 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.

The visitors travel about 1,922 miles to get here.

Last meeting in our History pages

Stanford 16, Notre Dame 14Oct 15, 2022

Our History pages cover 4 of their meetings since 2015.

No. 3 Notre Dame routs Stanford 58-7