Live updates, highlights and scoring plays: No. 9 Notre Dame football vs. Stanford Cardinal
No. 9 Notre Dame (9-2) heads out to Palo Alto, Calif. for a rivalry matchup against the Stanford Cardinal (4-7, 3-5 ACC) to end the 2025 regular season.
Updates for this contest are in reverse chronological order, with most recent occurrences detailed at the top of the page and older ones at the bottom. Follow along with additional updates from the Blue & Gold staff in our game thread.
FINAL: Notre Dame beats Stanford 49-20
11/30/2025 12:59:27 AMPostgame coverage to come at Blue & Gold.
Scoring update: Notre Dame 49, Stanford 20
11/30/2025 12:53:12 AMTouchdown Stanford.
Notre Dame leads 49-20 with 4:00 left.
Scoring Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:04
Scoring update: Notre Dame 49, Stanford 13
11/30/2025 12:36:45 AMAneyas Williams bursts through the second level and scores from 51 yards out!
Notre Dame 49, Stanford 13
Scoring Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:07
9:08 4th Q
Scoring update: Notre Dame 42, Stanford 13
11/30/2025 12:29:00 AMStanford scores to cut Notre Dame’s lead to 42-13 with 12:15 left in the contest.
Scoring Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 2:45
Scoring update: Notre Dame 42, Stanford 6
11/30/2025 12:11:47 AMStanford knocks through a 44-yard field goal
Notre Dame leads 42-6 with 2:09 left in the third quarter.
Scoring Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, 7:36
Scoring update: Notre Dame 42, Stanford 3
11/29/2025 11:47:22 PMJordan Faison made a spectacular catch for a 54-yard gain and finishes the drive with a 6-yard receiving score.
Notre Dame 42, Stanford 3
Scoring Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:51
12:43 3rd Q
Halftime: Notre Dame leads Stanford 35-3
11/29/2025 11:20:50 PMScoring update: Notre Dame 35, Stanford 3
11/29/2025 11:17:05 PMTouchdown Notre Dame! CJ Carr finds Jadarian Price from 12 yards out.
Irish lead Stanford 35-3
Scoring Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 1:04
:17 2nd Q
Scoring update: Notre Dame 28, Stanford 3
11/29/2025 10:58:01 PMStanford is on the board with a field goal.
Notre Dame leads 28-3 with 2:38 left in the first half.
Scoring update: Norte Dame 28, Stanford 0
11/29/2025 10:44:05 PMAneyas Williams was at running back for Notre Dame’s fourth drive, and he delivered for the Irish.
The sophomore from Hannibal, Mo. scores from two years out.
Scoring Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:21
Notre Dame 28, Stanford 0
7:26 2nd Q
Jeremiyah Love looks set to return
11/29/2025 10:35:54 PMScoring update: Notre Dame 21, Stanford 0
11/29/2025 10:25:42 PMWow! Special teams coordinator Marty Biagi dials up a fake punt pass, which goes for an 84-yard score.
Josh Burnham connected with Luke Talich for the Notre Dame touchdown.
Notre Dame leads Stanford 21-0.
Scoring Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 0:55
14:33 2nd Q
End of the first quarter: Notre Dame 14, Stanford 0
11/29/2025 10:20:36 PMJeremiyah Love update
11/29/2025 10:15:15 PMScoring update: Notre Dame 14, Stanford 0
11/29/2025 10:09:03 PMTwo drives, two Notre Dame touchdowns. Jeremiyah Love comes out of the game, and Price delivers from a yard out.
Scoring Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:27
Irish 14, Stanford 0
1:53 1st Q
Jeremiyah Love down on the ground after rush attempt
11/29/2025 10:02:36 PMScoring update: Notre Dame 7, Stanford 0
11/29/2025 09:50:43 PMStrong first drive for Notre Dame, which is capped off with a two-yard Jeremiyah Love touchdown.
Scoring Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:14
Notre Dame 7, Stanford 0
8:43 2nd Q
The game is underway
11/29/2025 09:41:23 PMNotre Dame’s offense hits the field first.