Highlights
YOUTUBEWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: ND 73% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 14 PTS
Scoring plays
8 SCORES
Emery Simmons 6 Yd pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins Kick)
0-7
Kyren Williams 2 Yd Run (Jonathan Doerer Kick)
7-7
Sam Howell 1 Yd Run (Grayson Atkins Kick)
7-14
Kyren Williams 4 Yd pass from Ian Book (Jonathan Doerer Kick)
14-14
Grayson Atkins 42 Yd Field Goal
14-17
Jonathan Doerer 32 Yd Field Goal
17-17
Ben Skowronek 13 Yd Run (Jonathan Doerer Kick)
24-17
Kyren Williams 1 Yd Run (Jonathan Doerer Kick)
31-17
What happened
ESPN RECAPBook, defense help No. 2 Notre Dame beat No. 25 UNC 31-17
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- , Ian Book kept scrambling to buy time and help No. 2 Notre Dame put together multiple long touchdown drives. The Fighting Irish's defense allowed little room for Sam Howell and No. 25 North Carolina's potent offense to do the same. Book threw for a score while the Fighting Irish defense locked down the Tar Heels for the final three quarters in a 31-17 victory on Friday. The win kept Notre Dame on course to earn a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.
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Team stats
ND · UNCKENAN STADIUM, CHAPEL HILL · ATTENDANCE 3,535
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