Wk 7 · 2026
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars — Sat, Oct 17
Sat, Oct 17 ·
LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo
FBS Indep. · no games yet
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ND -10 · total 54.5 DraftKings
#14 BYU Cougars
Big 12 · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Notre Dame is ranked #4 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17). BYU is ranked #14 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Notre Dame form
W 49-20at STANW 70-7vs SYRW 37-15at PITTW 49-10vs NAVYW 25-10at BC
2025 season
BYU form
L 7-34at TTUW 41-21vs UCFW 26-14at CINW 44-13vs TCUL 7-29at TTU
2025 season
Notre Dame this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
BYU this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026
Notre Dame leads the series 3–0 · Notre Dame has won the last 3
3 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
7.0 points toward Notre Dame
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2022-10-08 | BYU 20 — 28 Notre Dame | neutral | Notre Dame |
| 2013 | 2013-11-23 | BYU 13 — 23 Notre Dame | at ND | Notre Dame |
| 2012 | 2012-10-20 | BYU 14 — 17 Notre Dame | at ND | Notre Dame |
Notre Dame leaders 2025 season
| Passing | CJ Carr QB #13 | 195/293, 2741 YDS, 24 TD, 6 INT |
| Kenny Minchey QB #3 | 20/26, 196 YDS | |
| Rushing | Jeremiyah Love RB #4 | 199 CAR, 1372 YDS, 18 TD |
| Jadarian Price RB #24 | 113 CAR, 674 YDS, 11 TD | |
| Aneyas Williams RB #22 | 24 CAR, 224 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Jordan Faison WR #6 | 49 REC, 640 YDS, 4 TD |
| Malachi Fields WR #0 | 36 REC, 630 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Eli Raridon TE #9 | 32 REC, 482 YDS | |
| Will Pauling WR #2 | 26 REC, 381 YDS, 6 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Drayk Bowen LB #34 | 67 |
| Adon Shuler S #8 | 53 | |
| Jaiden Ausberry LB #4 | 51 | |
| Sacks | Boubacar Traore DL #5 | 7.5 |
| Drayk Bowen LB #34 | 3.5 | |
| Josh Burnham DL #8 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Leonard Moore CB #15 | 5 |
| Brauntae Johnson S #9 | 4 | |
| Luke Talich S #28 | 3 |
BYU leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Bear Bachmeier QB #47 | 224/349, 2708 YDS, 14 TD, 6 INT |
| McCae Hillstead QB #3 | 4/5, 33 YDS | |
| Rushing | LJ Martin RB #4 | 236 CAR, 1305 YDS, 12 TD |
| Bear Bachmeier QB #47 | 146 CAR, 527 YDS, 11 TD | |
| Parker Kingston WR #11 | 22 CAR, 103 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Parker Kingston WR #11 | 61 REC, 848 YDS, 5 TD |
| Chase Roberts WR #2 | 47 REC, 745 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Carsen Ryan TE #20 | 37 REC, 500 YDS, 3 TD | |
| LJ Martin RB #4 | 36 REC, 255 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Faletau Satuala S #11 | 77 |
| Tanner Wall S #28 | 61 | |
| Isaiah Glasker LB #16 | 60 | |
| Sacks | Jack Kelly LB #17 | 10 |
| Isaiah Glasker LB #16 | 3 | |
| Bodie Schoonover DE #48 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Tanner Wall S #28 | 4 |
| Evan Johnson CB #0 | 4 | |
| Faletau Satuala S #11 | 3 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.