BYU beats Notre Dame 28–24 and takes the College Football Belt
The 4th reign for the program; it ends Notre Dame’s 322-day reign of 6 defenses.
BYU took the lineal College Football Belt on October 17, 2026, beating Notre Dame 28–24 at home in week 7. It is reign 333 in the belt’s history, which starts with Rutgers over Princeton in 1869, and the 4th for BYU.
Notre Dame had held it since November 29, 2025: 322 days and 6 defenses.
BYU last held the belt in 2022, 1,491 days before this one; that reign lasted 7 days with 0 defenses.
The first defense: at UCF on October 24, 2026.
The game
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…