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CFB · No. 4 NOTRE DAME 31, No. 1 MIAMI 24 · Saturday 7 November 2026

SOUTH BEND, Ind. No. 4 Notre Dame did not treat this like the others.

CJ Carr threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns, and the Irish built a 24-3 lead early in the third quarter before holding off No. 1 Miami 31-24 on Saturday night at Notre Dame Stadium. Notre Dame moved to 8-1. Miami fell to 8-1 in its first game without star receiver Malachi Toney, who missed the night with an ankle injury.

Gilbert caught nine of Carr's passes for 98 yards and two scores. Jordan Faison had the other touchdown catch, a 27-yarder, and Nolan James Jr. punched in a 1-yard run that made it 31-17 early in the fourth. Carr finished 29-of-40 with no interceptions.

Mensah answered with 276 yards and three touchdown passes on 24-of-43 throwing, plus one interception. Barkate had 10 catches for 92 yards and two scores. Lofton added seven catches for 113 yards and a touchdown. Miami cut the deficit to 31-24.

With 3:36 left, Lofton appeared to haul in a fourth-down throw in the end zone that would have made it 31-30. Safety Luke Talich knocked the ball loose, and officials ruled the catch incomplete. Notre Dame took over on downs and ran the clock down to about a minute before closing it out.

"This is big. This is special. I'm not going to sit here and say this was like the other ones," Irish coach Marcus Freeman said after the game, via the Associated Press.

Miami coach Mario Cristobal said he was "beyond upset" the Lofton play was not ruled a score. "Don't leave it in the hands of the officials. Play better. Coach better," Cristobal said.

The Irish opened the first College Football Playoff rankings at No. 11 and sat No. 4 in the AP poll. Last season's 27-24 loss to Miami helped keep Notre Dame out of the playoff field. A second straight defeat to the Hurricanes would have done similar damage. The next CFP rankings arrive Tuesday, 10 November.

This is the win Notre Dame needed on its playoff resume. The Irish jumped a No. 1 team in both the AP poll and the CFP rankings, built a 21-point lead, and then had to finish a messy last quarter.

Miami made it a game without Toney and will still be in the playoff conversation at 8-1. The Hurricanes just no longer control the unbeaten lane. After Saturday, only Utah and UCLA are 9-0.

What to watch: how Tuesday's CFP committee treats a No. 11 team that just beat the No. 1 side at home. No pick. For our analysts' takes, follow DawgHousePicks.

UP NEXT: Notre Dame hosts Boston College on Saturday 14 November. Miami hosts Duke next Saturday.

HOW TO WATCH 📺: Notre Dame vs Boston College, Saturday 14 November, 3:30 PM ET (8:30 PM UK) on NBC in the US.

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