Wk 7 · 2026

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars — Sat, Oct 17

Sat, Oct 17 · LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT

Weather

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#4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

FBS Indep. · no games yet

TBDET

ND -10 · total 54.5 DraftKings

Ratings differential ND by 7.5

#14 BYU Cougars

Big 12 · no games yet

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Notre Dame is ranked #4 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17). BYU is ranked #14 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Notre Dame: +19.6#3

Efficiency margin

BYU: +9.7#21

Notre Dame: 38.2

Offense (pts/100)

BYU: 30.1

Notre Dame: 18.6

Defense (pts/100)

BYU: 20.3

Notre Dame: 65.5

Pace (plays/g)

BYU: 65.5

Notre Dame: no data

Yards / play

BYU: no data

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Yards / play allowed

BYU: no data

Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

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Points allowed

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Turnovers / game

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From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Notre Dame form

No completed games on record.

BYU form

No completed games on record.

Notre Dame this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

BYU this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.

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Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Notre Dame leads 3–0 · Notre Dame has won the last 3

3 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 7.0 points toward Notre Dame

Yr	Date	Result	Site	Won
2022	2022-10-08	BYU 20 — 28 Notre Dame	neutral	Notre Dame
2013	2013-11-23	BYU 13 — 23 Notre Dame	at ND	Notre Dame
2012	2012-10-20	BYU 14 — 17 Notre Dame	at ND	Notre Dame

Notre Dame leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	CJ Carr QB #13	195/293, 2741 YDS, 24 TD, 6 INT
	Kenny Minchey QB #3	20/26, 196 YDS
Rushing	Jeremiyah Love RB #4	199 CAR, 1372 YDS, 18 TD
	Jadarian Price RB #24	113 CAR, 674 YDS, 11 TD
	Aneyas Williams RB #22	24 CAR, 224 YDS, 5 TD
Receiving	Jordan Faison WR #6	49 REC, 640 YDS, 4 TD
	Malachi Fields WR #0	36 REC, 630 YDS, 5 TD
	Eli Raridon TE #9	32 REC, 482 YDS
	Will Pauling WR #2	26 REC, 381 YDS, 6 TD

Defense

Tackles	Drayk Bowen LB #34	67
	Adon Shuler S #8	53
	Jaiden Ausberry LB #4	51
Sacks	Boubacar Traore DL #5	7.5
	Drayk Bowen LB #34	3.5
	Josh Burnham DL #8	3
Interceptions	Leonard Moore CB #15	5
	Brauntae Johnson S #9	4
	Luke Talich S #28	3

full roster and per-player history

BYU leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Bear Bachmeier QB #47	224/349, 2708 YDS, 14 TD, 6 INT
	McCae Hillstead QB #3	4/5, 33 YDS
Rushing	LJ Martin RB #4	236 CAR, 1305 YDS, 12 TD
	Bear Bachmeier QB #47	146 CAR, 527 YDS, 11 TD
	Parker Kingston WR #11	22 CAR, 103 YDS, 3 TD
Receiving	Parker Kingston WR #11	61 REC, 848 YDS, 5 TD
	Chase Roberts WR #2	47 REC, 745 YDS, 5 TD
	Carsen Ryan TE #20	37 REC, 500 YDS, 3 TD
	LJ Martin RB #4	36 REC, 255 YDS

Defense

Tackles	Faletau Satuala S #11	77
	Tanner Wall S #28	61
	Isaiah Glasker LB #16	60
Sacks	Jack Kelly LB #17	10
	Isaiah Glasker LB #16	3
	Bodie Schoonover DE #48	3
Interceptions	Tanner Wall S #28	4
	Evan Johnson CB #0	4
	Faletau Satuala S #11	3

full roster and per-player history

These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.