NOTRE DAME 6TH VICTORY IN A ROW AFTER 25-10 WIN AT BC

By: Evan J. Thomas

South Bend, IN – November 1, 2025
It wasn’t the flashiest performance, but it was vintage Notre Dame — tough, physical, and unrelenting. The Fighting Irish leaned on their defense and a steady running game to take down longtime rival Boston College Eagles, 25–10, Saturday night at Notre Dame Stadium, extending their win streak to six games and keeping their postseason hopes alive.
The game opened as a defensive slugfest, with both teams trading punts and field position early. The Irish struck first with 40 yard touchdown pass from CJ Carr to Malakai Fields on a 4th down play that shattered the hopes a stop for the Eagles defense.  A missed extra point put the Irish up 6-0.  

The kicking game has been a problem the past several games as head coach Marcus Freeman keeps trying different kickers to get back on track.  Notre Dame had missed 7 of their previous 9 kicks ranging from field goals to extra points until Erik Schmidt finally connected on an extra point attempt.  This issue needs to be fixed if the Irish want to make any headway going into a potential CFB Playoff berth. 

The defense has been been holding their own during the win streak as they combined for 6 sacks and 3 interceptions to stymie various Eagles drives.  The rushing defense was superb as the held the Eagles to only 12 yards on the ground on 33 carries, making BC a one dimensional offense. 

CJ Carr commanded another fine performance as he tallied 299 yards on 18/25 passing, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions.  The ground game took a bit to get rolling but it took off as Jeremiyah Love took the handoff from Carr at their own 6 yard line as he dashed the hopes of the BC faithful and sprinted 94 yards for a back breaking touchdown to put the cherry on top of the sixth victory in a row.  Love finished with 166 yards from scrimmage and 2 touchdowns to cap his day, Jadarian Price struggled as he finished with 12 yards rushing on 9 carries.  

With four games remaining on the schedule, Navy, Pitt, Syracuse and Stanford the Irish are positioning themselves well to run the table and hopefully a second consecutive berth in the CFP Playoff.  The first standings come out this week so we will see where they land.  

Next Up: 11.8.25 vs. Navy (7-1) Saturday Night ​at Notre Dame Stadium