Notre Dame beats Stanford 49–20 and takes the College Football Belt
The 9th reign for the program; it ends Stanford’s 7-day reign.
Notre Dame took the lineal College Football Belt on November 29, 2025, beating Stanford 49–20 on the road in week 14. It is reign 332 in the belt’s history, which starts with Rutgers over Princeton in 1869, and the 9th for Notre Dame.
Stanford had held it since November 22, 2025: 7 days and 0 defenses.
Notre Dame last held the belt in 1991, 12,751 days before this one; that reign lasted 38 days with 0 defenses.
4 defenses so far. The next defense: at North Carolina on October 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET (ESPN).
The game
Notre Dame dominated Stanford for three quarters, building a commanding 42-6 lead behind a high-powered offense that scored six touchdowns before halftime. The Irish offense was relentless in the first half, with J.Love and J.Price punching in early touchdowns, followed by a spectacular 84-yard touchdown pass from J.Burnham to L.Talich, and A.Williams adding two more scores to give Notre Dame a…