Notre Dame Scores 28 Unanswered Points to Beat Navy 35–13

Notre Dame scored 28 unanswered points to beat Navy 35–13 at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, turning a late first-half deficit into its seventh victory of the season.

Navy led 13–7 after Jackson Gutierrez’s two-yard touchdown run with 1:52 remaining before halftime. The lead lasted less than a minute, as Nolan James Jr. broke a 52-yard touchdown run on Notre Dame’s next possession.

The Irish scored touchdowns on their first three possessions after the break. Jonaz Walton finished an opening drive with a three-yard run, James added a 23-yard rushing score, and CJ Carr found Jerome Bettis Jr. for a 31-yard touchdown.

Bettis finished with six receptions for 78 yards and his first career touchdown catch, according to Notre Dame’s official report. James gained 107 yards on nine carries and scored twice, extending his touchdown streak to all eight games this season.

Navy’s offense gained 189 yards before halftime but only 56 afterward. Notre Dame held the Midshipmen without a third-down conversion in four second-half attempts, while Luke Talich led the Irish with 10 tackles.

The final official statistics showed Notre Dame ahead 426–245 in total yards. The Irish recorded 25 first downs, passed for 222 yards and rushed for 204; Navy ran for 212 but managed only 33 through the air.

Neither team committed a turnover. Navy controlled possession for 32:40 and converted two of three fourth-down attempts, but its scoring stopped after two Nolan Bartley field goals and Gutierrez’s touchdown.

Carr had opened Notre Dame’s scoring with an 11-yard pass to Micah Gilbert in the first quarter. The Irish then took the lead for good before halftime and kept Navy out of the end zone throughout the remaining two quarters.

Notre Dame improved to 7–1, while Navy fell to 2–6. The game drew 61,293 fans, Navy’s official account reported.