Notre Dame Hands No. 1 Miami Its First Loss, 31–24

CJ Carr threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns as No. 4 Notre Dame beat No. 1 Miami 31–24 on Saturday night in South Bend, Indiana, handing the Hurricanes their first loss.

Carr completed 29 of 40 passes and threw two touchdowns to Micah Gilbert, who finished with nine catches for 98 yards, according to Notre Dame’s official box score. With Notre Dame ahead 24–17, Carr found Nolan James Jr. for 36 yards on fourth-and-2. James capped the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run with 12:55 remaining.

Darian Mensah threw his third touchdown pass on a 1-yard completion to Cooper Barkate with 9:53 left, bringing Miami within seven. Luke Talich broke up Mensah’s fourth-down pass in the end zone with 3:36 remaining, turning Miami over on downs, CBS Sports reported.

Both teams are 8–1. Miami entered the game first in the AP poll and the College Football Playoff rankings. Notre Dame was fourth in the AP poll and 11th in the playoff rankings.

Notre Dame–Miami final score and Gamecast