October 17, 2026 Week 7 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

BYU takes the belt, 28–24, at home over Notre Dame.

Home · New Holder

BYUAP No. 8 28

Away · Defending Holder

Notre DameAP No. 2 24

AP poll, week 7: Notre Dame No. 2 at BYU No. 8 · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

BYU took the belt here, ending Notre Dame’s run of 322 days and 6 defenses (reign #332) and starting reign #333. The reign is still going: 0 defenses and 1 days so far.

For BYU this was its 7th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 3 times before — and it took it back here.

This is the only time BYU and Notre Dame have met with the belt on the line.

AI-Written

Recap

BYU's offense dominated the first half, with Bachmeier scoring three touchdowns to build a 21-10 halftime lead before Notre Dame could get into the game. The Fighting Irish mounted a second-half comeback behind Carr and receiver Greathouse, with field goals from Porath and a rushing touchdown from Walton cutting it close, but BYU's offense struck again late when Bachmeier found Lyons for a touchdown with 1:47 remaining to seal a 28-24 victory and claim the belt. Notre Dame's late scoring drive, capped by a Greathouse reception with under a minute left, came too late to matter.

Bachmeier's three first-half touchdown runs and pass to Kasper gave BYU a commanding 21-10 halftime advantage
Notre Dame's second-half field goals and Walton's rushing touchdown brought them within four points, but they couldn't find the end zone enough
Bachmeier's final touchdown pass to Lyons with 1:47 left provided the decisive score BYU needed to hold on

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

By Quarter

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
BYU	7	14	0	7	28
Notre Dame	3	7	6	8	24

Pulled directly from CFBD’s play-by-play record, the same source as every score in the lineage.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

BYUNotre Dame

Total yards360376

Rushing yards121115

Passing yards239261

First downs2322

3rd down conv.8/128/19

Turnovers21

Penalties–yards4–354–40

Time of possession29:0230:58

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 9:21	BYU	+5 yd	(09:23) Shotgun #47 B.Bachmeier rush middle for 5 yards gain to the ND00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:21 #97 M.Dunn kick attempt good (H: #19 F.Shurtz, LS: #88 T.Smith)
Q1 5:06	Notre Dame	+46 yd	(05:09) #35 S.Porath field goal attempt from 46 yards GOOD (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci), clock 05:06
Q1 0:00	Notre Dame	+26 yd	End of 1st quarter.
Q1 0:44	Notre Dame	+26 yd	(00:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 N.James Jr. rush middle for 26 yards gain to the ND49 (#16 I.Glasker), 1ST DOWN
Q2 10:37	Notre Dame	+8 yd	(10:36) Shotgun #2 N.James Jr. rush middle for 8 yards gain to the BYU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:37, 1ST DOWN #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci)
Q2 5:52	BYU	+15 yd	(06:01) Shotgun #3 K.Kasper pass complete short right to #47 B.Bachmeier caught at ND20, for 15 yards to the ND00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:52, 1ST DOWN #97 M.Dunn kick attempt good (H: #19 F.Shurtz, LS: #88 T.Smith)
Q2 3:40	BYU	+23 yd	(03:45) Shotgun #12 P.Rex rush left for 23 yards gain to the ND41 (#28 L.Talich), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q2 1:29	BYU	+1 yd	(01:31) Shotgun #47 B.Bachmeier rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ND00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:29 #97 M.Dunn kick attempt good (H: #19 F.Shurtz, LS: #88 T.Smith)
Q2 1:18	Notre Dame	+24 yd	(01:29) Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass complete deep right to #1 J.Greathouse caught at ND49, for 24 yards to the ND49, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Q2 0:06	Notre Dame	-1 yd	(00:06) Shotgun #13 C.Carr rush middle for 1 yard loss to the BYU06 fumbled by #13 C.Carr at BYU08 recovered by BYU #15 J.Williams at BYU06, CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: Shotgun #13 C.Carr, Spike)
Q3 7:23	Notre Dame	+1 yd	(07:31) #39 J.Scaife punt 45 yards to the BYU40 #32 C.DeVries return 1 yard to the BYU40 fumbled by #32 C.DeVries at BYU40 recovered by ND #4 B.Frazier at BYU41, End Of Play
Q3 3:17	Notre Dame	+31 yd	(03:19) #35 S.Porath field goal attempt from 31 yards GOOD (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci), clock 03:17
Q3 3:12	Notre Dame	+23 yd	(03:17) #36 M.Drescher kickoff 65 yards to the BYU00 #32 C.DeVries return 23 yards to the BYU23 (#35 S.Porath)
Q3 0:11	Notre Dame	+39 yd	(00:14) #35 S.Porath field goal attempt from 39 yards GOOD (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci), clock 00:11
Q4 13:15	Notre Dame	+38 yd	(13:35) Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass complete deep right to #1 J.Greathouse caught at BYU32, for 38 yards to the BYU24, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Q4 9:31	Notre Dame	+3 yd	(09:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Walton rush middle for 3 yards gain to the BYU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:31, 1ST DOWN #20 J.Walton rush attempt Successful
Q4 8:34	BYU	+28 yd	(08:46) Shotgun #47 B.Bachmeier pass complete short middle to #3 K.Kasper caught at BYU50, for 28 yards to the ND41 (#2 D.McKinney), 1ST DOWN
Q4 8:05	BYU	+0 yd	(08:12) Shotgun #47 B.Bachmeier pass intercepted by #12 J.Sanders at ND15, End Of Play
Q4 5:43	Notre Dame	+23 yd	(05:53) #39 J.Scaife punt 60 yards to the BYU22 #32 C.DeVries return 23 yards to the BYU45 (#88 J.Flanigan)
Q4 4:10	BYU	+26 yd	(04:23) Shotgun #47 B.Bachmeier pass complete short middle to #1 L.Glasker caught at ND24, for 26 yards to the ND15 (#15 L.Moore; #8 A.Shuler), 1ST DOWN
Q4 1:47	BYU	+6 yd	(01:51) Shotgun #47 B.Bachmeier pass complete short middle to #7 W.Lyons caught at ND00, for 6 yards to the ND00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:47 #97 M.Dunn kick attempt good (H: #19 F.Shurtz, LS: #88 T.Smith)
Q4 0:43	Notre Dame	+24 yd	(00:52) Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass complete deep middle to #1 J.Greathouse caught at BYU37, for 24 yards to the BYU37, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

BYU

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Bear Bachmeier	23/36	224	6.2	1	1
Kyler Kasper	1/1	15	15.0	1	0

Notre Dame

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
C.J. Carr	27/49	261	5.3	0	0

Rushing

BYU

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Preston Rex	10	66	6.6	0	23
Bear Bachmeier	13	45	3.5	2	6
Legend Glasker	2	9	4.5	0	11
Journee Tonga	3	6	2.0	0	3
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Fuller Shurtz	1	-4	-4.0	0	0

Notre Dame

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Nolan James Jr.	16	77	4.8	1	26
Jonaz Walton	5	17	3.4	1	7
C.J. Carr	6	13	2.2	0	5
Aneyas Williams	3	8	2.7	0	6

Receiving

BYU

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Legend Glasker	5	66	13.2	0	26
Kyler Kasper	6	66	11.0	0	28
Walker Lyons	5	49	9.8	1	18
Jojo Phillips	3	25	8.3	0	11
Bear Bachmeier	1	15	15.0	1	15
Journee Tonga	1	12	12.0	0	12
Preston Rex	2	4	2.0	0	3
Roger Saleapaga	1	2	2.0	0	2

Notre Dame

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jaden Greathouse	8	125	15.6	38
Jordan Faison	6	64	10.7	18
Micah Gilbert	3	31	10.3	13
Jack Larsen	4	23	5.8	7
Nolan James Jr.	3	18	6.0	7
Aneyas Williams	1	5	5.0	5
James Flanigan	1	0	0.0	0
C.J. Carr	1	-5	-5.0	0

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Defense

BYU

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Cade Uluave	9	6	1	0	3
Raider Damuni	7	5	0	1	0
Isaiah Glasker	6	4	0	3	0
Faletau Satuala	5	2	0	1	0
Evan Johnson	3	2	0	0	0
Jayven Williams	3	2	0	0	0
Nusi Taumoepeau	3	2	1	0	0
Bodie Schoonover	3	1	1	0	1
Trey Roberts	3	1	0	0	0
Keanu Tanuvasa	2	2	0	0	0
Matthias Leach	2	2	0	1	0
Hunter Clegg	2	2	0	0	1
Siale Esera	2	1	0	0	0
Justin Kirkland	2	1	0	0	0
Ace Kaufusi	2	1	0	0	0
Jake Clifton	2	0	0	0	0
Tausili Akana	2	0	0	1	0
Miles Hall	2	0	0	0	0
Therrian Alexander	1	0	0	0	0
Braxton Lindsey	1	0	0	0	0
Kendal Wall	0	0	0	0	1

Notre Dame

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Luke Talich	8	5	1	0	0
Drayk Bowen	8	4	0	0	1
Jaylen Sneed	7	5	0	0	0
Bryce Young	5	4	0	0	0
Leonard Moore	5	2	0	1	0
Christian Gray	3	3	0	0	0
Jason Onye	3	2	0	0	0
Adon Shuler	3	2	0	0	0
Jaiden Ausberry	3	1	0	0	0
Dylahn McKinney	2	2	0	0	0
Keon Keeley	2	1	0	1	1
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa	2	1	0	0	0
Tionne Gray	2	1	0	0	0
Francis Brewu	2	1	0	0	0
James Flanigan	1	1	0	0	0
Spencer Porath	1	1	0	0	0
Joey O'Brien	1	1	1	1	0
Boubacar Traore	1	0	0	0	0
Armel Mukam	1	0	0	0	1
Loghan Thomas	1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

BYU

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Cannon DeVries	1	1	0
Jayven Williams	0	0	1

Notre Dame

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
C.J. Carr	1	1	0
Bubba Frazier	0	0	1

Interceptions

BYU

No recorded stats in this category.

Notre Dame

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jayden Sanders	1	0	0

Kick Returns

BYU

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Cannon DeVries	1	23	23.0	23	0

Notre Dame

No recorded stats in this category.

Kicking

BYU

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Matthias Dunn	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Notre Dame

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Spencer Porath	3/3	100.0	46	1/1	10

Punt Returns

BYU

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Cannon DeVries	2	24	12.0	23	0

Notre Dame

No recorded stats in this category.

Punting

BYU

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Fuller Shurtz	3	116	38.7	0	2	45

Notre Dame

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jasper Scaife	4	202	50.5	0	1	60

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 401856809) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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