Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Purdue Boilermakers Final Score & Box Score — September 26, 2026

NDTeam StatsPUR

444Total Yards218
267Passing Yards178
177Rushing Yards40
19First Downs16
3-83rd Down Efficiency8-18
4-4Red Zone Efficiency1-2
1Turnovers1
1 (15)Penalties (Yards)6 (46)
24:44Possession35:16

Top Performers

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

PassingCJ CarrQB14/22, 237 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

RushingAneyas WilliamsRB14 CAR, 80 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingMicah GilbertWR2 REC, 83 YDS, 1 TD

Purdue Boilermakers

PassingRyan BrowneQB18/28, 111 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT

RushingFame IjeboiRB12 CAR, 41 YDS, 0 TD

ReceivingTra'Mar HarrisWR3 REC, 36 YDS, 0 TD

Play-by-Play

1st Quarter

15:00
M.Drescher kicks 65 yards from ND 35 to the PUR End Zone. Touchback.
15:00 · 1st & 10
R.Browne steps back to pass. Sacked at PUR 16 for -9 yards (B.Young).
14:23 · 2nd & 19
R.Browne pass short middle complete. Catch made by X.Townsend for 3 yards. Tackled by A.Shuler at PUR 19.
13:44 · 3rd & 16
R.Browne pass short middle complete. Catch made by C.McCutchan for 8 yards. Tackled by D.Bowen; C.Gray at PUR 27.
13:02 · 4th & 8
D.Drennan punts 50 yards to ND 23, Center-L.Raab. Downed by C.Correa.
12:52 · 1st & 10
C.Carr pass left complete. Catch made by J.Faison for 14 yards. Pushed out of bounds by H.Hines at ND 37.
12:22 · 1st & 10
C.Carr steps back to pass. Pass incomplete deep middle intended for J.Greathouse (J.Slaughter).
12:17 · 2nd & 10
N.James rushed left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by J.Mangham; B.Ishmail at ND 41.
11:41 · 3rd & 6
C.Carr steps back to pass. Pass incomplete left intended for M.Gilbert (D.Saunders).
11:39 · 4th & 6
J.Scaife punts 52 yards to PUR 7, Center-J.Vinci. X.Townsend returned punt from the PUR 7. Tackled by M.Jeffery at PUR 7.
11:28 · 1st & 10
F.Ijeboi rushed right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by A.Shuler at PUR 12.
10:47 · 2nd & 5
R.Browne steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for C.Magwood.
10:44 · 3rd & 5
R.Browne scrambles right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by J.Sneed at PUR 21.
10:06 · 1st & 10
R.Browne pass right complete. Catch made by A.Waseem for 6 yards. Pushed out of bounds by A.Shuler at PUR 27.
9:33 · 2nd & 4
R.Browne pass short middle complete. Catch made by F.Ijeboi for 5 yards. Tackled by J.Sneed; K.Viliamu-Asa at PUR 32.
9:14 · 1st & 10
F.Ijeboi rushed up the middle for 4 yards. Tackled by F.Brewu at PUR 36.
8:39 · 2nd & 6
R.Browne pass left complete. Catch made by A.Waseem for 5 yards. Pushed out of bounds by D.McKinney at PUR 41.
8:19 · 3rd & 1
F.Ijeboi rushed up the middle for 3 yards. Tackled by T.Gray at PUR 44.
7:36 · 1st & 10
PENALTY on PUR-B.Brownfield, False Start, 5 yards, accepted. No Play.
7:20 · 1st & 15
F.Ijeboi rushed left tackle for 7 yards. Pushed out of bounds by A.Shuler at PUR 46.
6:40 · 2nd & 8
R.Browne pass right complete. Catch made by C.McCutchan for 4 yards. Pushed out of bounds by L.Moore at PUR 50.
5:54 · 3rd & 4
R.Browne steps back to pass. Pass incomplete short left intended for X.Townsend.
5:51 · 4th & 4
A.Harris rushed right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by R.Dunham at ND 47.
5:46 · 1st & 10
N.James rushed left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by T.Smith; C.Neal at ND 49.
5:15 · 2nd & 8
C.Carr pass deep right complete. Catch made by J.Faison for 17 yards. Pushed out of bounds by J.Slaughter; H.Hines at PUR 34.
4:45 · 1st & 10
N.James rushed right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by W.Berglund at PUR 27.
4:12 · 2nd & 36-0
C.Carr pass deep middle complete. Catch made by M.Gilbert for 27 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
4:097-0
S.Porath extra point is good.
4:09
M.Drescher kicks 65 yards from ND 35 to the PUR End Zone. Touchback.
4:09 · 1st & 10
R.Browne steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for C.Magwood (D.Bowen).
4:04 · 2nd & 10
R.Browne pass short middle complete. Catch made by J.Gibson for 9 yards. Tackled by J.Ausberry at PUR 34.
3:48 · 3rd & 1
J.Gibson rushed up the middle for 2 yards. Tackled by B.Traore at PUR 36.
3:10 · 1st & 10
J.Gibson rushed up the middle for 5 yards. Tackled by B.Traore; D.Bowen at PUR 41.
2:34 · 2nd & 5
J.Gibson rushed up the middle for 4 yards. Tackled by A.Mukam at PUR 45.
1:56 · 3rd & 1
J.Gibson rushed left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by F.Brewu at PUR 44.
1:24 · 4th & 2
D.Drennan punts 42 yards to ND 14, Center-L.Raab. Fair catch by J.Faison.
1:18 · 1st & 10
A.Williams rushed left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by J.Denson; J.Lewis at ND 17.
00:41 · 2nd & 7
C.Carr pass middle complete. Catch made by M.Gilbert for 56 yards. Pushed out of bounds by S.Bradford at PUR 27.
00:03 · 1st & 10
J.Walton rushed left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by D.Saunders at PUR 22.
15:00 · 2nd & 513-0
A.Williams rushed up the middle for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
14:5614-0
S.Porath extra point is good.

2nd Quarter

14:56
M.Drescher kicks 65 yards from ND 35 to the PUR End Zone. Touchback.
14:56 · 1st & 10
F.Ijeboi rushed up the middle for 1 yard. Tackled by K.Viliamu-Asa at PUR 26.
14:15 · 2nd & 9
R.Browne steps back to pass. Pass incomplete deep right intended for X.Townsend.
14:11 · 3rd & 9
R.Browne pass right complete. Catch made by A.Waseem for 20 yards. Pushed out of bounds by J.O'Brien; C.Gray at PUR 46.
13:33 · 1st & 10
R.Browne scrambles left tackle for 2 yards. Pushed out of bounds by ND at PUR 48.
12:58 · 2nd & 8
R.Browne steps back to pass. Sacked at PUR 45 for -3 yards (A.Mukam).
12:25 · 3rd & 11
R.Browne steps back to pass. Sacked at PUR 35 for -10 yards (B.Traore; J.O'Brien).
11:51 · 4th & 21
D.Drennan punts 50 yards to ND 15, Center-L.Raab. Fair catch by J.Faison.
11:46 · 1st & 10
A.Williams rushed up the middle for 8 yards. Tackled by J.Slaughter; J.Denson at ND 23.
11:06 · 2nd & 2
C.Carr steps back to pass. Pass incomplete short left intended for T.Washington.
11:03 · 3rd & 2
A.Williams rushed up the middle for 1 yard. Tackled by C.Neal; S.Bradford at ND 24.
10:25 · 4th & 1
C.Carr rushed up the middle for 2 yards. Tackled by C.Neal; J.Lewis at ND 26.
9:48 · 1st & 10
C.Carr pass short right complete. Catch made by J.Flanigan for 9 yards. Pushed out of bounds by D.Saunders; C.Correa at ND 35.
9:08 · 2nd & 1
A.Williams rushed up the middle for 10 yards. Tackled by K.Burgos; J.Denson at ND 45.
8:30 · 1st & 10
C.Carr pass complete. Catch made by C.Flanagan for 27 yards. Tackled by D.Newsome at PUR 28.
7:53 · 1st & 10
C.Carr steps back to pass. Pass incomplete left intended for M.Gilbert (H.Hines). PENALTY on PUR-K.Burgos, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, accepted. No Play.
7:53 · 1st & 5
A.Williams rushed right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by R.Lora; J.Slaughter at PUR 19.
7:19 · 2nd & 1
A.Williams rushed up the middle for 4 yards. Tackled by W.Berglund; J.Hayden at PUR 15.
6:35 · 1st & 10
C.Carr steps back to pass. Pass incomplete left intended for M.Graham (S.Bradford).
6:31 · 2nd & 10
C.Carr steps back to pass. Pass incomplete short left intended for M.Gilbert (C.Correa).
6:26 · 3rd & 10
C.Carr steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for M.Graham. PENALTY on PUR-S.Bradford, Defensive Pass Interference, 13 yards, accepted. No Play.
6:23 · 1st & 2
A.Williams rushed left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by W.Berglund at PUR 1.
5:49 · 2nd & 120-0
C.Carr rushed left tackle for 1 yard. TOUCHDOWN.
5:4721-0
S.Porath extra point is good.
5:47
M.Drescher kicks 65 yards from ND 35 to the PUR End Zone. Touchback.
5:47 · 1st & 10
F.Ijeboi rushed left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by R.Dunham; F.Brewu at PUR 27.
5:07 · 2nd & 8
F.Ijeboi rushed right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by K.Viliamu-Asa at PUR 27.
4:24 · 3rd & 827-0
R.Browne steps back to pass. Sacked at PUR 15 for -12 yards (B.Young). R.Browne FUMBLES, forced by B.Young. Fumble RECOVERED by ND-D.Bowen at PUR 15. TOUCHDOWN.
4:15
M.Drescher kicks 65 yards from ND 35 to the PUR End Zone. A.Harris returns the kickoff. Tackled by J.Clapper; K.Kia at PUR 23. PENALTY on PUR-D.Morrissette, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 8 yards, accepted.
4:09 · 1st & 10
R.Browne pass short right complete. Catch made by C.Magwood for 9 yards. Tackled by J.Ausberry; J.O'Brien at PUR 17.
3:29 · 2nd & 1
R.Browne pass short middle complete. Catch made by X.Townsend for 8 yards. Tackled by B.Traore at PUR 25.
2:50 · 1st & 10
R.Browne pass right complete. Catch made by X.Townsend for -2 yards. Pushed out of bounds by D.McKinney at PUR 23.
2:09 · 2nd & 12
R.Browne steps back to pass. Pass incomplete right intended for F.Ijeboi.
2:06 · 3rd & 12
R.Browne steps back to pass. Pass incomplete deep right intended for.
1:58 · 4th & 12
D.Drennan punts 43 yards to ND 34, Center-L.Raab. J.Faison returned punt from the ND 34. Pushed out of bounds by PUR at PUR 49.
1:48 · 1st & 10
C.Carr pass short right complete. Catch made by N.James for 5 yards. Tackled by J.Mangham at PUR 44.
1:43 · 2nd & 5
C.Carr pass deep middle complete. Catch made by J.Greathouse for 28 yards. Tackled by PUR at PUR 16.
1:24 · 1st & 10
N.James rushed up the middle for 6 yards. Tackled by J.Hayden; J.Mangham at PUR 10.
00:56 · 2nd & 4
C.Carr steps back to pass. Pass incomplete left intended for N.James.
00:50 · 3rd & 4
C.Carr rushed up the middle for 7 yards. Tackled by J.Hayden at PUR 3.
00:34 · 1st & 334-0
C.Carr pass left complete. Catch made by N.James for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
00:2935-0
S.Porath extra point is good.
00:29
M.Drescher kicks 65 yards from ND 35 to the PUR End Zone. Touchback.
00:29 · 1st & 10
R.Browne pass left complete. Catch made by A.Waseem for 3 yards. Tackled by J.O'Brien; D.McKinney at PUR 28.

3rd Quarter

15:00
S.Turner kicks 65 yards from PUR 35 to the ND End Zone. Touchback.
15:00 · 1st & 10
C.Carr steps back to pass. Pass incomplete deep left intended for J.Greathouse (D.Saunders).
14:55 · 2nd & 10
J.Walton rushed up the middle for 0 yards. Tackled by J.Hayden; I.Jeffries at ND 25.
14:21 · 3rd & 10
C.Carr pass middle INTERCEPTED at ND 37. Intercepted by C.Correa at ND 37. Tackled by J.Walton at ND 31.
14:12 · 1st & 10
R.Browne pass short left complete. Catch made by X.Townsend for 3 yards. Tackled by J.Sneed at ND 28.
13:35 · 2nd & 7
R.Browne pass short right complete. Catch made by X.Townsend for 4 yards. Tackled by J.O'Brien at ND 24.
12:55 · 3rd & 3
F.Ijeboi rushed left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by D.Bowen at ND 18.
12:18 · 1st & 10
R.Browne steps back to pass. Pass incomplete right intended for C.Magwood.
12:10 · 2nd & 10
R.Browne pass short middle complete. Catch made by D.Morrissette for 9 yards. Pushed out of bounds by A.Shuler at ND 9.
11:31 · 3rd & 1
F.Ijeboi rushed up the middle for 2 yards. Tackled by B.Young at ND 7.
10:55 · 1st & 7
R.Browne steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for C.Magwood.
10:49 · 2nd & 7
F.Ijeboi rushed left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by L.Thomas; A.Shuler at ND 4.
10:05 · 3rd & 4
R.Browne steps back to pass. Pass incomplete right intended for C.Magwood. PENALTY on PUR-M.Banuelos, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, declined.
9:57 · 4th & 4
R.Browne steps back to pass. Pass incomplete right intended for PUR.
9:48 · 1st & 10
N.James rushed up the middle for 2 yards. Tackled by R.Lora; T.Lindsey at ND 6.
9:12 · 2nd & 8
N.James rushed up the middle for 5 yards. Tackled by T.Smith at ND 11.
8:32 · 3rd & 3
N.James rushed left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by J.Mangham; W.Berglund at ND 13.
7:52 · 4th & 1
J.Scaife punts 37 yards to ND 50, Center-J.Vinci. Out of bounds.
7:45 · 1st & 10
F.Ijeboi rushed right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by L.Moore at ND 40.
7:03 · 1st & 10
R.Browne pass short right complete. Catch made by T.Harris for 11 yards. Tackled by J.Sneed; K.Keeley at ND 29.
6:24 · 1st & 10
F.Ijeboi rushed right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by A.Shuler at ND 31.
5:38 · 2nd & 12
R.Browne steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for F.Ijeboi. PENALTY on PUR-X.Townsend, Illegal Shift, 5 yards, accepted. No Play.
5:38 · 2nd & 17
R.Browne pass short right complete. Catch made by C.Magwood for 5 yards. Tackled by J.Sneed at ND 31.
4:54 · 3rd & 12
R.Browne pass middle complete. Catch made by F.Ijeboi for 1 yard. Tackled by J.Sneed; B.Young at ND 30.
4:14 · 4th & 1135-3
J.Echeverria Lozano 47 yard field goal attempt is good, Center-L.Raab, Holder-D.Drennan.
4:10
S.Turner kicks 65 yards from PUR 35 to the ND End Zone. J.Walton returns the kickoff. Tackled by T.Moore; K.Webb at ND 27.
4:04 · 1st & 10
A.Williams rushed left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by D.Newsome; C.Neal at ND 31.
3:26 · 2nd & 6
C.Carr pass short left complete. Catch made by A.Williams for 6 yards. Tackled by C.Correa at ND 37.
2:56 · 1st & 10
A.Williams rushed left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by J.Denson; W.Simms at ND 42.
2:21 · 2nd & 5
C.Carr pass deep right complete. Catch made by J.Faison for 31 yards. Tackled by H.Hines at PUR 27.
1:52 · 1st & 10
A.Williams rushed up the middle for 0 yards. Tackled by J.Hayden; I.Jeffries at PUR 27.
1:20 · 2nd & 10
C.Carr pass short left complete. Catch made by J.Faison for 4 yards. Tackled by J.Slaughter at PUR 23.
00:34 · 3rd & 6
C.Carr pass right complete. Catch made by J.Greathouse for 8 yards. Tackled by J.Hayden at PUR 15.
15:00 · 1st & 10
A.Williams rushed left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by J.Slaughter at PUR 3.
14:14 · 1st & 3
A.Williams rushed up the middle for 1 yard. Tackled by J.Denson; R.Lora at PUR 2.
13:32 · 2nd & 241-3
C.Carr pass right complete. Catch made by C.Flanagan for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
13:3042-3
S.Porath extra point is good.

4th Quarter

13:30
M.Drescher kicks 65 yards from ND 35 to the PUR End Zone. Touchback.
13:30 · 1st & 10
E.Chuba pass complete. Catch made by A.Harris for yards. Tackled by ND at PUR 27. PENALTY on PUR-M.Banuelos, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, accepted. No Play.
13:10 · 1st & 20
E.Chuba pass left complete. Catch made by J.Watson for 3 yards. Tackled by B.Logan at PUR 18.
12:18 · 2nd & 17
E.Chuba scrambles up the middle for 4 yards. Tackled by S.Sevillano at PUR 22.
11:34 · 3rd & 13
E.Chuba steps back to pass. Pass incomplete deep right intended for J.Watson.
11:30 · 4th & 13
D.Drennan punts 78 yards to ND End Zone, Center-L.Raab. Touchback.
11:19 · 1st & 10
J.Walton rushed right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by J.Denson at ND 24.
10:44 · 2nd & 6
N.Grubbs steps back to pass. Pass incomplete left intended for M.Graham (S.Bradford).
10:42 · 3rd & 6
N.Grubbs steps back to pass. Pass incomplete deep right intended for J.Bettis.
10:37 · 4th & 6
J.Scaife punts 50 yards to PUR 26, Center-J.Vinci. X.Townsend returned punt from the PUR 26. Tackled by A.Pouncey at PUR 27.
10:26 · 1st & 10
E.Chuba pass left complete. Catch made by A.Towns for 11 yards. Tackled by M.Faraimo at PUR 38.
9:43 · 1st & 10
E.Chuba pass right complete. Catch made by T.Harris for 6 yards. Tackled by A.Pouncey at PUR 44.
9:02 · 2nd & 4
J.Gibson rushed up the middle for 0 yards. Tackled by E.Ewetade at PUR 44.
8:15 · 3rd & 4
E.Chuba steps back to pass. Sacked at PUR 36 for -8 yards (R.Dunham).
7:46 · 4th & 12
D.Drennan punts 50 yards to ND 14, Center-L.Raab. D.Golden returned punt from the ND 14. Tackled by H.Hines; H.Miller at ND 13.
7:38 · 1st & 10
N.Grubbs pass deep middle complete. Catch made by J.Bettis for 26 yards. Tackled by J.Denson; T.Wright at ND 39.
7:07 · 1st & 10
A.Williams rushed up the middle for 5 yards. Tackled by W.Berglund; J.Hope at ND 44.
6:32 · 2nd & 5
J.Walton rushed left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by J.Goldsberry at PUR 49.
5:49 · 1st & 10
J.Walton rushed left tackle for 44 yards. Tackled by T.Wright at PUR 5.
5:21 · 1st & 5
J.Walton rushed up the middle for 2 yards. Tackled by J.Denson; J.Hope at PUR 3.
4:47 · 2nd & 3
J.Walton rushed left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by W.Simms; T.Smith at PUR 4.
4:08 · 3rd & 448-3
N.Grubbs pass right complete. Catch made by M.Jeffery for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
4:0549-3
S.Porath extra point is good.
4:05
E.Schmidt kicks 65 yards from ND 35 to the PUR End Zone. Touchback.
4:05 · 1st & 10
J.Gibson rushed up the middle for 2 yards. J.Gibson FUMBLES, forced by S.Sevillano. Fumble RECOVERED by PUR-J.Watson at PUR 27. Tackled by ND at PUR 27.
3:22 · 2nd & 8
E.Chuba pass middle complete. Catch made by T.Harris for 19 yards. Tackled by D.Golden; B.Logan at PUR 46.
2:40 · 1st & 10
E.Chuba scrambles up the middle for 2 yards. Tackled by M.Zackery at PUR 48.
2:00 · 2nd & 8
A.Harris rushed left tackle for 8 yards. Pushed out of bounds by E.Long at ND 44.
1:54 · 1st & 10
E.Chuba pass short middle complete. Catch made by B.Owens for 9 yards. Tackled by M.Zackery at ND 35.
1:20 · 2nd & 1
E.Chuba steps back to pass. Pass incomplete short left intended for B.Owens (K.Kia).
1:17 · 3rd & 1
A.Harris rushed up the middle for 5 yards. Tackled by G.Sulfsted at ND 30.
1:00 · 1st & 10
E.Chuba steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for B.Owens. PENALTY on ND-M.Zackery, Defensive Pass Interference, 15 yards, accepted. No Play.
00:55 · 1st & 10
E.Chuba steps back to pass. Sacked at ND 19 for -4 yards (L.Thomas).
00:31 · 2nd & 14
E.Chuba pass short right complete. Catch made by J.Watson for 5 yards. Tackled by M.Faraimo at ND 14.
00:09 · 3rd & 949-9
E.Chuba pass left complete. Catch made by B.Owens for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
00:0649-10
J.Echeverria Lozano extra point is good.
00:06
S.Turner kicks 65 yards from PUR 35 to the ND End Zone. Touchback.
00:06 · 1st & 10
N.Grubbs kneels at the ND 23.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Purdue Boilermakers Final Score — September 26, 2026