It was a bit of an odd Saturday afternoon in South Bend, Indiana, but it didn’t stop the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from defeating Stanford 49-7.
The Irish got off a to a bad start, as their first drive went just 6-play for 4 yards before giving up a 9-play, 63-yard scoring drive to the Cardinal to go down 7-0.
Notre Dame would then respond with a back-to-back touchdown drives to take a 14-0 lead midway through the second quarter. A fumble by Beaux Collins would give Stanford life, but the Irish defense stepped up and got the ball back quickly.
The offense would come alive again, scoring another touchdown, before the half, as quarterback Riley Leonard had a hand in all three. Following halftime Notre Dame would score touchdowns on its next three drives before a lighting delay paused the action.
Once play resumed, the Irish didn’t lose a beat, as the backups entered the game and promptly marched down the field for another touchdown. That was the end of the scoring, as Notre Dame reeled off 49-straight points to put this game away.
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