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FINAL Saturday, November 15, 2025

Notre Dame Fighting IrishNotre Dame vs Pittsburgh PanthersPittsburgh

37 - 15
Acrisure Stadium

Scoring by quarter

Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
Notre Dame 14797 37
Pittsburgh 0366 15
Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh scoring by quarter
Notre Dame Qtr Pittsburgh
14Q10
7Q23
9Q36
7Q46
37Final15

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q1 8:16 Touchdown Notre Dame No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Love rush middle for 56 yards gain to the Pitt00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #18 E.Schmidt kick attempt good (H: #10 T.Buchner, LS: #96 J.Vinci) 7-0
Q1 7:59 Touchdown Notre Dame Shotgun #6 M.Heintschel pass intercepted by #9 T.Johnson at Pitt49 #9 T.Johnson return 49 yards to the Pitt00 TOUCHDOWN. #18 E.Schmidt kick attempt good (H: #10 T.Buchner, LS: #96 J.Vinci) 14-0
Q2 13:55 Field goal Pittsburgh Sam Carpenter #94 S.Carpenter field goal attempt from 24 yards GOOD (H: #91 C.Junko, LS: #48 N.Crawford) 14-3
Q2 1:56 Touchdown Notre Dame No Huddle-Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass complete deep left to #0 M.Fields caught at Pitt00, for 25 yards to the Pitt00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN, PENALTY Pitt Offside declined #18 E.Schmidt kick attempt good (H: #10 T.Buchner, LS: #96 J.Vinci) 21-3
Q3 10:43 Touchdown Notre Dame No Huddle-Shotgun #13 C.Carr pass complete short right to #0 M.Fields caught at Pitt03, for 6 yards to the Pitt00 TOUCHDOWN. #18 E.Schmidt kick attempt good (H: #10 T.Buchner, LS: #96 J.Vinci) 28-3
Q3 1:39 Touchdown Pittsburgh Rasheem Biles Rasheem Biles 10 Yd Interception Return (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) 28-9
Q3 1:39 Two-point Pittsburgh Adon Shuler Defensive PAT Conversion 30-9
Q4 9:55 Touchdown Notre Dame CJ Carr 5 Yd Run (Erik Schmidt Kick) 37-9
Q4 0:00 Touchdown Pittsburgh Malachi Thomas Malachi Thomas 21 Yd pass from Eli Holstein 37-15

Rivalry highlights

Series record
52-21
Notre Dame first, 74 meetings since 1909
Series leader
Notre Dame
Notre Dame lead 52-21 in 74 meetings since 1909
Widest recent margin
51 points
Pittsburgh 7-58 Notre Dame, 2023
Tightest recent margin
5 points
Pittsburgh 14-19 Notre Dame, 2018
Highest recent total
72 points
Notre Dame 42-30 Pittsburgh, 2015

Head to head

Full rivalry page
Notre Dame 52 74 meetings since 1909 21 Pittsburgh

Notre Dame lead 52-21 in 74 meetings since 1909 Series leader: Notre Dame.

Team stats, this game

Notre DamePittsburgh
387Total yards219
212Passing yards149
175Rushing yards70
2Turnovers1
4Sacks1
20First downs17
84Penalty yards41

Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh player stats

Passing

Notre Damepassing
Notre DameC/ATTYDSTDINT
C.J. Carr21/3221222
Pittsburghpassing
PittsburghC/ATTYDSTDINT
Mason Heintschel16/3312601
Eli Holstein3/62310

Rushing

Notre Damerushing
Notre DameCARYDSTDLONG
Jeremiyah Love23147156
Jadarian Price821013
C.J. Carr5717
Pittsburghrushing
PittsburghCARYDSTDLONG
Juelz Goff535012
Ja'Kyrian Turner51506
Desmond Reid51205
Mason Heintschel97014
Eli Holstein1101

Receiving

Notre Damereceiving
Notre DameRECYDSTDLONG
Malachi Fields799235
Eli Raridon667028
Jeremiyah Love220015
Micah Gilbert1707
KK Smith1707
Will Pauling3603
Jordan Faison1606
Pittsburghreceiving
PittsburghRECYDSTDLONG
Desmond Reid663027
Kenny Johnson427017
Malachi Thomas121121
Justin Holmes216012
Raphael Williams31408
Jake Overman1606
Juelz Goff2203

Defense

Notre Damedefense
Notre DameTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Jaylen Sneed63000
Tae Johnson5300.51
Jaiden Ausberry41000
DeVonta Smith32000
Joshua Burnham3222.50
Leonard Moore33000
Luke Talich33000
Jordan Botelho22000
Drayk Bowen22000
Boubacar Traore20000
Adon Shuler21110
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa22010
Pittsburghdefense
PittsburghTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Rasheem Biles930.521
Kavir Bains85001
Rashad Battle64000
Braylan Lovelace65000
Joseph Zelinsky53000
Tamon Lynum43000
Javon Mcintyre44000
Kyle Louis42010
Jahsear Whittington33010
Nick James3000.50
Francis Brewu31010
Shawn Lee Jr.31000

Kicking

Notre Damekicking
Notre DameFGLONGXPPTS
Erik Schmidt0/105/55
Pittsburghkicking
PittsburghFGLONGXPPTS
Samuel Carpenter1/2240/03

Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.

Notre Dame: last 15 games before this one

12-3 in the last 15 · 36.4 scored · 20.2 allowed
WON 49-14 scored 49 · allowed 14 See game WON 49-35 scored 49 · allowed 35 See game WON 27-17 scored 27 · allowed 17 See game WON 23-10 scored 23 · allowed 10 See game WON 27-24 scored 27 · allowed 24 See game LOST 23-34 scored 23 · allowed 34 See game LOST 24-27 scored 24 · allowed 27 See game LOST 40-41 scored 40 · allowed 41 See game WON 56-30 scored 56 · allowed 30 See game WON 56-13 scored 56 · allowed 13 See game WON 28-7 scored 28 · allowed 7 See game WON 36-7 scored 36 · allowed 7 See game WON 34-24 scored 34 · allowed 24 See game WON 25-10 scored 25 · allowed 10 See game WON 49-10 scored 49 · allowed 10 See game

Pittsburgh: last 15 games before this one

7-8 in the last 15 · 33.3 scored · 27.4 allowed
LOST 25-48 scored 25 · allowed 48 See game LOST 19-24 scored 19 · allowed 24 See game LOST 20-24 scored 20 · allowed 24 See game LOST 9-37 scored 9 · allowed 37 See game LOST 23-34 scored 23 · allowed 34 See game LOST 46-48 scored 46 · allowed 48 See game WON 61-9 scored 61 · allowed 9 See game WON 45-17 scored 45 · allowed 17 See game LOST 24-31 scored 24 · allowed 31 See game LOST 27-34 scored 27 · allowed 34 See game WON 48-7 scored 48 · allowed 7 See game WON 34-31 scored 34 · allowed 31 See game WON 30-13 scored 30 · allowed 13 See game WON 53-34 scored 53 · allowed 34 See game WON 35-20 scored 35 · allowed 20 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
Notre Dame Split Pittsburgh
7-22025 record entering7-2
348Points for357
169Points against196
W7FormW5

Recent meetings

2025
Notre Dame 37 : 15 Pittsburgh
2023
Pittsburgh 7 : 58 Notre Dame
2020
Notre Dame 45 : 3 Pittsburgh
2018
Pittsburgh 14 : 19 Notre Dame
2015
Notre Dame 42 : 30 Pittsburgh
2013
Notre Dame 21 : 28 Pittsburgh
Notre Dame · QB C.J. Carr
Pass yards
1197
Pass TD
13
Comp-Att
88-124
INT
1
Williams rush
266 yds
Faison rec
371 yds
Pittsburgh · QB Mason Heintschel
Pass yards
1304
Pass TD
14
Comp-Att
98-148
INT
1
Jr. rush
270 yds
Hicks rec
315 yds
Notre Dame Fighting IrishNotre Dame2025 roster
Pittsburgh PanthersPittsburgh2025 roster
6 Mason Heintschel QB 9 Cole Gonzales QB 10 Eli Holstein QB 12 Beau Jackson QB 16 David Lynch QB 0 Desmond Reid RB 5 Justin Cook RB 6 Caleb Williams RB 20 Synkwan Smith RB 22 Derrick Davis Jr. RB 22 Juelz Goff RB 25 Ja'Kyrian Turner RB 27 Jaylin Brown RB 35 Jalynn Williams RB 1 Zion Fowler-El WR 2 Kenny Johnson WR 2 Tony Kinsler WR 3 Cataurus Hicks WR 4 Bryce Yates WR 5 Raphael Williams Jr. WR 10 Censere Lee WR 14 Benny Haselrig WR 22 Deuce Spann WR 24 Tyreek Robinson WR 40 Amah Agwu WR 41 Jake Sassic WR 47 Caden Smith WR 84 Cam Sapp WR 12 Malachi Thomas TE 32 Truitt Brown TE 44 Adam Howanitz TE 85 Josh Altsman TE 86 Max Hunt TE 87 Jake Overman TE 88 Justin Holmes TE 50 Shep Turk OL 51 Jiavani Cooley OL 53 Kendall Stanley OL 55 BJ Williams OL 56 Lyndon Cooper OL 58 Mason Lindsay OL 60 Akram Elnagmi OL 62 Jordan Fields OL 63 Ty Banco OL 64 Josh Nindl OL 66 Keith Gouveia OL 67 Tai Ray OL 68 Torian Chester OL 70 Ryan Baer OL 71 Ryan Carretta OL 72 Isaiah Montgomery OL 75 Caleb Holmes OL 78 Jeff Persi OL 78 Jackson Brown OL 2 Isaiah Neal DL 5 Zach Crothers DL 6 Nate Temple DL 7 Francis Brewu DL 10 Blaine Spires DL 11 Nick James DL 35 JuJu Anderson DL 44 Jimmy Scott DL 45 Joey Zelinsky DL 49 Charlie Donehue DL 50 Denim Cook DL 55 Sean FitzSimmons DL 56 Jaeden Moore DL 57 Cam Rosinsky DL 66 Ben Kauffman DL 90 Trevor Sommers DL 93 Ty Yuhas DL 39 Maverick Gracio DE 44 Jahsear Whittington DT 0 Braylan Lovelace LB 3 Rasheem Biles LB 9 Kyle Louis LB 19 Jayden Bonsu LB 24 Cameron Lindsey LB 29 Luke DelGaudio LB 30 John Wetzel LB 31 Nick Lapi LB 32 Jeremiah Marcelin LB 36 Emory Fluhr LB 37 Davin Brewton LB 38 Emmanuel Taylor LB 46 Zach Zollers LB 51 Drew Foster LB 52 Abe Ibrahim LB 54 Justin Thompson LB 3 Shawn Lee Jr. DB 4 Rashan Murray DB 7 Javon McIntyre DB 8 Tamon Lynum DB 12 Cruce Brookins DB 14 Matthew Amofa DB 14 Josh Guerrier DB 15 Rashad Battle DB 16 Jesse Anderson III DB 17 Cole Woodson DB 20 Kavir Bains-Marquez DB 21 Shadarian Harrison DB 22 Zion Ferguson DB 22 Davion Pritchard DB 26 Allen Bryant DB 27 Nigel Maynard DB 34 Marcus Serrano DB 43 Valdez Stuvaints DB 83 James London PK 94 Sam Carpenter PK 99 Trey Butkowski PK 91 Caleb Junko P 92 Kaemon Tijerina P 97 Cade Dowd P 33 Henry Searcy LS 47 Nilay Upadhyayula LS 49 Nico Crawford LS
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

82% ND
18% PITT

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

Notre Dame

DateOppResult
10-03 atUNC W 37-26
09-26 atPUR W 49-10
09-19 vsMSU W 27-10
09-12 vsRICE W 52-0
09-06 vsWIS W 41-13

Pittsburgh

DateOppResult
10-02 atVT W 35-33
09-26 vsBUCK W 59-0
09-17 vsSYR W 27-13
09-12 vsUCF W 12-7
09-05 vsMOH W 59-14

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

FBS Independents

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Lake Forest 400 1.00025647
Notre Dame 500 1.00020659
Merchant Marine 300 1.00014847
Wabash 400 1.00012834
Franklin & Marshall 300 1.00010732
Trinity (CT) 200 1.0007714
Wesleyan (CT) 200 1.0007720
Dayton 300 1.0009041
Hardin Simmons 200 1.0007244
Amherst 200 1.0006235
Williams 200 1.0003614
Montana 410 .800187119
Colgate 410 .80011765
Richmond 410 .800100138
Newberry 310 .75010560
MIT 210 .66711826
Millsaps 210 .66712056
Washington & Jefferson 210 .6678833
Dickinson 210 .6678163
Hampden Sydney 210 .6679489
Coast Guard 220 .500150142
Tufts 110 .5004970
UConn 230 .400180131
Villanova 230 .400103154
West Virginia Wesleyan 230 .40094157
William & Mary 230 .400111205
Centre 120 .3335933
Simpson (IA) 120 .3339494
Erskine 120 .3337578
Coe 120 .3336273
Carnegie Mellon 120 .3335568
Sewanee 120 .3337596
Maryville (TN) 130 .25092128
Beloit 130 .2502178
Lafayette 130 .25084143
Duquesne 130 .25073152
Cornell (IA) 130 .25037117
Tennessee State 130 .25059145
Knox 130 .25035146
Fordham 140 .20089165
Bucknell 140 .20051134
Holy Cross 140 .20093183
Maine 140 .20071161
Florida A&M 140 .20087184
Alameda Coast Guard 000 .00000
Amarillo Field 000 .00000
Birmingham-Southern 000 .00000
Boston University 000 .00000
Camp Grant 000 .00000
Carlisle 000 .00000
Colorado College 000 .00000
Cumberland (TN) 000 .00000
Del Monte Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Detroit Mercy 000 .00000
Drury 000 .00000
Fort Benning 000 .00000
Fort Riley 000 .00000
Fort Warren 000 .00000
Georgia Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Gonzaga 000 .00000
Great Lakes Navy 000 .00000
Haskell 000 .00000
Iowa Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Jacksonville Naval Air Station 000 .00000
Lombard 000 .00000
Loyola (LA) 000 .00000
Loyola Marymount 000 .00000
Lubbock Field 000 .00000
Manhattan 000 .00000
March Field 000 .00000
Mare Island Marines 000 .00000
Marquette 000 .00000
Mississippi College 000 .00000
Nashville 000 .00000
New York University 000 .00000
Norman Naval Air Station 000 .00000
North Carolina Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Oglethorpe 000 .00000
Phillips 000 .00000
Portland 000 .00000
Quantico Marines 000 .00000
Randolph Field 000 .00000
Regis (CO) 000 .00000
Saint Mary's (CA) 000 .00000
Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight 000 .00000
San Francisco 000 .00000
Santa Clara 000 .00000
Second Air Force 000 .00000
Spring Hill 000 .00000
Swarthmore 000 .00000
Tampa 000 .00000
Tennessee Medical College 000 .00000
Union (NY) 000 .00000
Vermont 000 .00000
Whitman 000 .00000
Wichita State 000 .00000
Xavier 000 .00000
Southwestern U 030 .0006486
Bowdoin 020 .000733
Hamilton 020 .0004980
Colby 020 .0002153
Georgetown 030 .0005289
Bates 020 .0001467
Lawrence 030 .00028110
Centenary (LA) 030 .00021117
Rhodes 030 .00020134

ACC

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Miami 500 1.00024849
Pittsburgh 500 1.00019267
Duke 400 1.00014544
Virginia Tech 410 .80020699
Wake Forest 410 .800183115
SMU 410 .800173115
Virginia 320 .60016990
Florida State 320 .600166108
NC State 320 .600184128
Clemson 320 .60097129
Syracuse 220 .50013992
North Carolina 220 .5009678
Louisville 230 .400193146
California 230 .400135133
Boston College 230 .40095117
Stanford 230 .40087191
Georgia Tech 130 .250108104

Records computed from completed games this season

Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh: result and recap

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Pittsburgh Panthers finished 37 - 15 on November 15, 2025. This ACC game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Notre Dame and Pittsburgh team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the ACC rivalry pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score of Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh?

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Pittsburgh Panthers finished 37 - 15. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh in passing, rushing and receiving?

C.J. Carr (Notre Dame) led passers with 212 yards. Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame) led rushers with 147 yards. Malachi Fields (Notre Dame) led receivers with 99 yards on 7 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did Notre Dame play Pittsburgh?

This Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh game was played on November 15, 2025 at Acrisure Stadium.