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Carr passes for 2 TDs, James adds pair of rushing scores in No. 5 Notre Dame's 35-13 win over Navy

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Hightower, K. (2026, October 31). Carr passes for 2 TDs, James adds pair of rushing scores in No. 5 Notre Dame's 35-13 win over Navy. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/carr-passes-for-2-tds-james-adds-pair-of-rushing-scores-in-no-5-notre-dame-s-35-13-win-over-navy/article_daca9740-0995-56e2-83b4-daa0444e0536.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-31 · by Kyle Hightower

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CJ Carr threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns while Nolan James Jr. scored twice on runs of 52 and 23 yards as No. 5 Notre Dame defeated Navy 35-13 in a game played at Gillette Stadium, home to the New England Patriots. The Fighting Irish improved their record to 7-1 with this win, extending their winning streak against Navy to nine games since 2016. Quarterback Jackson Gutierrez led Navy (2-6) with 110 rushing yards but could not prevent his team’s second straight loss at a neutral site in Foxborough.
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📰 Notre Dame Beats Navy
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Kyle Hightower
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FOXBOROUGH Irish Midshipmen Navy Notre Dame

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Navy ORG · 6× Notre Dame ORG · 5× Irish ORG · 4× Midshipmen ORG · 3× FOXBOROUGH GPE · 2× Gutierrez PERSON · 2× James PERSON · 2× Miami ORG · 2× CJ Carr PERSON · 1× Mass. GPE · 1×

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — CJ Carr passed for 210 yards and two touchdowns, and Nolan James Jr. added TD runs of 52 and 23 yards to help No. 5 Notre Dame pull away for its ninth straight victory over Navy 35-13 Saturday.
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🔮 But it could also serve as a needed jolt for a unit that will need to be at its best with next week’s matchup against top-ranked Miami looming.

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — CJ Carr passed for 210 yards and two touchdowns, and Nolan James Jr. added TD runs of 52 and 23 yards to help No. 5 Notre Dame pull away for its ninth straight victory over Navy 35-13 Saturday. asserted
Dame → pass → Navy
James finished with nine carries for 107 yards. asserted
James → finish → yards
Jonaz Walton added a 3-yard touchdown run, and Jerome Bettis Jr. had a 31-yard TD catch for the Fighting Irish (7-1), who successfully bounced back after their road loss at BYU two weeks ago. asserted
who → add → BYU
Notre Dame finished with 426 yards, its fifth time amassing 400-plus yards this season. asserted
Dame → finish → yards
Quarterback Jackson Gutierrez rushed 28 times for 110 yards for the Midshipmen (2-6), who haven’t won a game in the long-running series since 2016. asserted
who → rush → 2016
It was also the second straight loss for Navy in neutral site games played at Gillette Stadium, home to the NFL’s New England Patriots. asserted
It → play → Patriots
The Midshipmen also lost to Army in Foxborough in their 2023 meeting. asserted
Midshipmen → lose → meeting
Leading 14-13 at halftime, Notre Dame scored on each of its first three possessions of the second half to take control. asserted
Dame → lead → control
Notre Dame’s defense came in allowing only 67.3 yards per game on the ground. asserted
defense → come → ground
Gutierrez surpassed that in the second quarter. asserted
Gutierrez → surpass → quarter
It helped the Midshipmen, who entered as 29.5-point underdogs, both to eat up the clock and keep the ball out of the Notre Dame offense’s hands. asserted
who → help → hands
The Irish had only three possessions in the half, holding the ball for a scant 6:27. asserted
Irish → have → 6:27
But after Navy took a 13-7 lead on Gutierrez’s 2-yard TD run with 1:52 to play in the first half, the Irish needed only 50 seconds to jump back in front via Nolan James Jr.‘s 52-yard touchdown run. asserted
Irish → take → run
The Irish had the ball first after halftime and moved quickly, increasing their edge to 21-13 after Walton punctuated a 78-yard drive with a 3-yard TD run. asserted
Walton → have → run
Following a Navy punt, James’ second touchdown pushed the lead 28-13. asserted
touchdown → follow → lead
It took a while for the Irish’s defense to handle the nuances of Navy’s multifaceted, hybrid option-spread attack coming off their bye last week. asserted
defense → take → bye
But it could also serve as a needed jolt for a unit that will need to be at its best with next week’s matchup against top-ranked Miami looming. uncertain
matchup → serve → Miami
Up next Notre Dame: Hosts No. 1 ranked Miami next Saturday. asserted
Dame → host → Miami
Navy: Hosts Temple next Saturday. asserted
Navy → host → Temple
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