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Carr throws 3 TD passes on snowy night to lead No. 10 Notre Dame past Navy 49-10

Posted November 08, 2025 9:55 pm

By CURT RALLO

Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr prepares to throw a pass during the first quarter of an NCAA football game against Navy, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — C.J. Carr threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns and No. 10 Notre Dame beat Navy 49-10 on a snowy Saturday night for its seventh consecutive victory.

Carr completed 13 of 16 passes and Notre Dame (7-2) led 42-10 when he gave way to backup quarterback Kenny Minchey late in the third quarter.

Jeremiyah Love gained 94 yards on 13 carries and scored two touchdowns. He scored on a stunning 48-yard run where he went down but didn’t touch the turf, rolling off adefender and racing to the end zone after regaining his footing.

Aneyas Williams added a 54-yard TD run in the fourth quarter.

Navy (7-2) played without quarterback Blake Horvath after he was injured last week in a 31-17 loss to North Texas

Braxton Woodson started in place of Horvath and gained 101 yards on 23 carries. He scored Navy’s lone TD on a 2-yard run that tied it at 7.

Navy entered the game leading the nation in rushing (317 yards a game). The Midshipmen gained 154 yards on the ground in the first half, but were limited to 52 in the second.

The takeaway

Notre Dame: The Irish, No. 10 in the first College Football Playoff rankings, picked up style points with the dominating victory.

Navy: The Midshipmen look to re-group after back-to-back losses.

Up next

Navy: Hosts USF next Saturday.

Notre Dame: At at Pittsburgh next Saturday

Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr, right, hands off to running back Jeremiyah Love, left, near the goal line during the first quarter of an NCAA football game against Navy, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Navy quarterback Braxton Woodson, right, scrambles against Notre Dame's Tae Johnson, center, and Madden Faraimo, left, during the first quarter of an NCAA football game, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love (4) rushes against Navy's Giuseppe Sessi (16) during the first quarter of an NCAA football game, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman, right, celebrates with kicker Erik Schmidt (18) on the sideline after a point after field goal during the first quarter of an NCAA football game against Navy, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)