September 26, 2026 Week 4 · Regular Season Belt defended

Notre Dame defends the belt, 49–10, on the road at Purdue.

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AP poll, week 4: Notre Dame No. 3 at Purdue unranked · No. 1 that week: Texas. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Notre Dame came in 301 days into reign #332, which began with a win over Stanford, with 3 defenses already behind it; this was its 4th defense. The reign is still going — 4 defenses and 301 days so far.

For Purdue this was its 12th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 4 times before.

It was the 4th of 4 belt games between the two; going in, Purdue led the belt series 2–1; all-time it is 2–2. Every meeting →

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Recap

Notre Dame dominated this matchup from start to finish, jumping out to a 7-0 lead on a C. Carr touchdown pass to M. Gilbert just four minutes into the first quarter. The Irish essentially put the game away in the second quarter, scoring five touchdowns in a devastating 21-point stretch that included a 22-yard rushing TD by A. Williams, a 1-yard Carr sneak, a defensive score on a fumble recovery by D. Bowen, and two more passing TDs to C. Flanagan and N. James Jr. Purdue managed only a field goal in the third quarter to make it 42-3, and though the Boilermakers added a fourth-quarter touchdown with no time remaining, Notre Dame's dominant offensive performance and superior execution on both sides of the field secured the belt with a convincing 49-10 victory.

C. Carr's 27-yard TD pass to M. Gilbert (Q1 4:09) - Notre Dame struck first and set the tone early
Five second-quarter touchdowns by Notre Dame - the 21-point explosion essentially decided the game by halftime
D. Bowen's fumble recovery return for a TD (Q2 4:15) - a defensive score that showcased Notre Dame's dominance
Notre Dame's 444 total yards and 6 TDs on efficient execution - the Irish's offensive firepower proved too much for Purdue's defense

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
Purdue	0	0	3	7	10
Notre Dame	7	28	0	14	49

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

PurdueNotre Dame

Total yards218444

Rushing yards40177

Passing yards178267

First downs1619

3rd down conv.8/183/8

Turnovers11

Penalties–yards6–461–15

Time of possession35:1624:44

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 4:09	Notre Dame	+27 yd	(04:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass complete deep middle to #14 M.Gilbert caught at PUR01, for 27 yards to the PUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:09, 1ST DOWN #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci)
Q1 0:32	Notre Dame	+56 yd	(00:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass complete short middle to #14 M.Gilbert caught at UND25, for 56 yards to the PUR27 (#1 S.Bradford), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q2 14:56	Notre Dame	+22 yd	(14:59) Shotgun #22 A.Williams rush middle for 22 yards gain to the PUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:56, 1ST DOWN #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci)
Q2 14:02	Purdue	+20 yd	(14:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short right to #19 A.Waseem caught at PUR39, for 20 yards to the PUR46 (#20 J.O'Brien; #29 C.Gray), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q2 8:12	Notre Dame	+27 yd	(08:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass complete deep middle to #87 C.Flanagan caught at PUR35, for 27 yards to the PUR28 (#29 D.Newsome), 1ST DOWN
Q2 5:47	Notre Dame	+1 yd	(05:49) Shotgun #13 C.Carr rush left for 1 yard gain to the PUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:47 #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci)
Q2 4:15	Purdue	+15 yd	(04:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Browne sacked for loss of 12 yards to the PUR15 (#95 B.Young), fumble by #15 R.Browne recovered by UND #34 D.Bowen at PUR15 #34 D.Bowen return 15 yards to the PUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:15 #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci)
Q2 1:36	Notre Dame	+28 yd	(01:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass complete deep to #1 J.Greathouse caught at PUR16, for 28 yards to the PUR16, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Q2 0:29	Notre Dame	+3 yd	(00:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass complete short left to #2 N.James Jr. caught at PUR03, for 3 yards to the PUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:29 #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci)
Q3 14:12	Notre Dame	+6 yd	(14:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass intercepted by #5 C.Correa at UND37 #5 C.Correa return 6 yards to the UND31 (#20 J.Walton)
Q3 4:10	Purdue	+47 yd	(04:10) #92 J.Echeverria Lozano field goal attempt from 47 yards GOOD (H: #42 D.Drennan, LS: #46 L.Raab), clock 04:10
Q3 4:04	Purdue	+27 yd	(04:10) #45 S.Turner kickoff 65 yards to the UND00 #20 J.Walton return 27 yards to the UND27 (#34 T.Moore; #45 S.Turner)
Q3 2:21	Notre Dame	+31 yd	(02:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass complete deep right to #6 J.Faison caught at PUR27, for 31 yards to the PUR27 (#4 H.Hines), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q4 13:32	Notre Dame	+2 yd	(13:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass complete short right to #87 C.Flanagan caught at PUR02, for 2 yards to the PUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:30 #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci)
Q4 7:38	Purdue	+50 yd	(07:38) #42 D.Drennan punt 50 yards to the UND14 #1 D.Golden return for loss of 1 yard to the UND13 (#4 H.Hines; #25 H.Miller)
Q4 7:23	Notre Dame	+26 yd	(07:37) Shotgun #10 N.Grubbs pass complete deep middle to #8 J.Bettis Jr. caught at UND35, for 26 yards to the UND39 (#21 J.Denson Jr.; #17 T.Wright), 1ST DOWN
Q4 5:35	Notre Dame	+44 yd	(05:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Walton rush left for 44 yards gain to the PUR05 (#17 T.Wright), 1ST DOWN
Q4 4:05	Notre Dame	+4 yd	(04:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 N.Grubbs pass complete short right to #33 M.Jeffery caught at PUR00, for 4 yards to the PUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:05 #35 S.Porath kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Scaife, LS: #96 J.Vinci)
Q4 3:32	Purdue	+2 yd	(04:03) Shotgun #4 J.Gibson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PUR27 fumbled by #4 J.Gibson at PUR25 recovered by PUR #10 J.Watson at PUR27, End Of Play
Q4 0:09	Purdue	+14 yd	(00:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 E.Chuba pass complete short left to #17 B.Owens caught at UND00, for 14 yards to the UND00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:06, 1ST DOWN #92 J.Echeverria Lozano kick attempt good (H: #42 D.Drennan, LS: #46 L.Raab)

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

Purdue

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Ryan Browne	18/28	111	4.0	0	0
Evans Chuba	7/9	67	7.4	1	0

Notre Dame

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
C.J. Carr	14/22	237	10.8	3	1
Noah Grubbs	2/4	30	7.5	1	0

Rushing

Purdue

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Fame Ijeboi	12	41	3.4	10
Antonio Harris	3	16	5.3	8
Jerrick Gibson	6	12	2.0	5
Evans Chuba	4	-6	-1.5	4
Ryan Browne	6	-23	-3.8	9

Notre Dame

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Aneyas Williams	14	80	5.7	1	22
Jonaz Walton	7	61	8.7	0	44
Nolan James Jr.	7	28	4.0	0	7
C.J. Carr	3	10	3.3	1	7
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Receiving

Purdue

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tra'Mar Harris	3	36	12.0	0	19
Asaad Waseem	4	34	8.5	0	20
Bisi Owens	2	23	11.5	1	14
Xavier Townsend	5	16	3.2	0	8
Chauncey Magwood	2	14	7.0	0	9
Cooper McCutchan	2	12	6.0	0	8
Ar'mari Towns	1	11	11.0	0	11
De'Nylon Morrissette	1	9	9.0	0	9
Jerrick Gibson	1	9	9.0	0	9
Jesse Watson	2	8	4.0	0	5
Fame Ijeboi	2	6	3.0	0	5

Notre Dame

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Micah Gilbert	2	83	41.5	1	56
Jordan Faison	4	66	16.5	0	31
Jaden Greathouse	2	36	18.0	0	28
Cooper Flanagan	2	29	14.5	1	27
Jerome Bettis Jr.	1	26	26.0	0	26
James Flanigan	1	9	9.0	0	9
Nolan James Jr.	2	8	4.0	1	5
Aneyas Williams	1	6	6.0	0	6
Matt Jeffery	1	4	4.0	1	4

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Defense

Purdue

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Justin Denson	8	1	0	0
Jojo Hayden	7	2	0	0
John Slaughter	5	2	0	1
Winston Berglund	5	2	0	0
Hudauri Hines	4	2	0	0
Jaden Mangham	4	1	0	0
Trey Smith	3	1	0.5	0
Curt Neal	3	0	0	0
Rodney Lora	3	0	0	0
Donovan Saunders	2	1	0	2
Charles Correa	2	1	0	1
Traveon Wright	2	1	0	0
Dee Newsome	2	1	0	0
Smiley Bradford	2	1	0	2
Wisdom Simms	2	0	0.5	0
Ian Jeffries	2	0	0	0
Josiah Hope	2	0	0	0
Jeremy Lewis	2	0	0	0
Jett Goldsberry	1	1	0	0
Keyshawn Burgos	1	0	0	0
Breeon Ishmail	1	0	0	0
Tre Tate	1	0	0	0
Hudson Miller	1	0	0	0
T.J. Lindsey	1	0	0	0
Seth Turner	1	0	0	0

Notre Dame

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Adon Shuler	7	6	0	1	0	0	0
Jaylen Sneed	6	3	0	0	0	0	0
Joey O'Brien	5	1	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Bryce Young	4	3	2	2	0	1	0
Boubacar Traore	4	2	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Rodney Dunham	3	2	1	1	0	0	0
Dylahn McKinney	3	2	0	1	0	0	0
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa	3	2	0	0	0	2	0
Francis Brewu	3	2	0	1	0	0	0
Drayk Bowen	3	1	0	0	1	0	1
Armel Mukam	2	2	1	1	0	0	0
Leonard Moore	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Madden Faraimo	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Zackery IV	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sean Sevillano Jr.	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ayden Pouncey	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Loghan Thomas	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jaiden Ausberry	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Brandon Logan	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Gray	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tionne Gray	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jonaz Walton	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Long	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gordy Sulfsted	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Jeffery	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ebenezer Ewetade	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Keon Keeley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dallas Golden	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Koo Kia	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fumbles

Purdue

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Ryan Browne	1	1	0
Jerrick Gibson	1	0	0

Notre Dame

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Drayk Bowen	0	0	1

Interceptions

Purdue

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Charles Correa	1	6	0

Notre Dame

No recorded stats in this category.

Kick Returns

Purdue

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Antonio Harris	1	16	16.0	16	0

Notre Dame

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jonaz Walton	1	27	27.0	27	0

Kicking

Purdue

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jacobo Echeverria Lozano	1/1	100.0	47	1/1	4

Notre Dame

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Spencer Porath	0/0	0.0	0	7/7	7

Punt Returns

Purdue

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Xavier Townsend	2	1	0.5	1	0

Notre Dame

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jordan Faison	1	17	17.0	17	0
Dallas Golden	1	-1	-1.0	9	0

Punting

Purdue

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Dylan Drennan	6	313	52.2	1	3	78

Notre Dame

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jasper Scaife	3	139	46.3	0	1	52

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 401858467) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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