CJ Carr completed 13 of 16 passes for 218 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 10 Notre Dame cruised to a 49-10 win over Navy on a rain-soaked Saturday night in South Bend, Ind.
Jeremiyah Love carried the ball 13 times for 94 yards and two touchdowns for Notre Dame (7-2), which won its seventh game in a row. Jadarian Price and Aneyas Williams rushed for one touchdown apiece.
Braxton Woodson finished with 101 rushing yards and a touchdown for Navy (7-2). Jackson Gutierrez added seven carries for 37 yards.
The Fighting Irish led 21-10 at halftime before outscoring Navy 28-0 in the second half.
Love opened the scoring with 7:31 left in the first quarter. He bounced through the center of the line of scrimmage for a 1-yard touchdown to finish a seven-play, 94-yard drive.
Navy pulled even at 7-all on Woodson’s quarterback keeper early in the second quarter. He scored on a 2-yard run as the Midshipmen competed hard against the Fighting Irish in the early going.
Price put Notre Dame on top for good with 5:57 remaining in the first half. He scored on a 2-yard run to give the Fighting Irish a 14-7 edge.
Carr connected with Jordan Faison for a 5-yard touchdown with 1:42 to go before halftime.
Navy cut the deficit to 21-10 on Nathan Kirkwood’s 33-yard kick with 15 seconds left before the break.
Notre Dame put the score out of reach in the second half.
Love set the tone with a 48-yard rushing touchdown on the opening drive of the third quarter. He spun past a defender and ran into another Navy defender, but he stayed off the ground as he sat on top of a would-be tackler and jumped to his feet before sprinting for the long score.
Carr hit KK Smith for a 34-yard touchdown to increase Notre Dame’s lead to 35-10 on the next drive.
The Fighting Irish continued their dominance as Carr found Ty Washington for a 4-yard touchdown reception along the left side of the end zone midway through the third quarter.
Williams finished the scoring as he broke away for a 54-yard rushing touchdown with 11:27 to go.
–Field Level Media
