Neutral siteSat, Oct 31, 12:00 PM ET· Gillette Stadium· Notre Dame -28.5 · O/U 53.5
Rest 14d / 7dTravel 769 mi / 349 miForecast: 57°F · wind 9 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Notre Dame -28.5 · O/U 53.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Notre Dame as road favorite
2026 overall: 4-3 ATS (7 games) · 5-2 O/U (7 games)
2026 as road favorite: 1-2 ATS (3 games) · 3-0 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 2-3 ATS (5 games) · 3-2 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 19-10 ATS (29 games) · 20-9 O/U (29 games)
Navy as home underdog
2026 overall: 2-4 ATS (6 games) · 4-2 O/U (6 games)
2026 as home underdog: none in this role
Last season (2025): 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Since 2020: 13-11 ATS (24 games) · 13-10-1 O/U (24 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalNotre Dame · 6 of 9
445.1
Yards / game
414.0
3.67
Points / drive
2.48
4.9
TDs / game
3.8
44.0
3rd-down %
43.5
66.7
RZ TD %
72.2
2.0
Turnover margin
-1.0
2.1
Sacks / game
2.3
5.1
TFL / game
6.0
12.9
Havoc / game
10.7
45.4 / 54.6
Pass / Rush split
19.4 / 80.6
2026 · Situational matchup
When Notre Dame has the ball
Notre Dame's early-down offense ranks 10th of 138. Navy's early-down defense ranks 111th of 138.
Notre Dame's passing-down offense ranks 42nd of 138. Navy's passing-down defense ranks 104th of 138.
Notre Dame's third-down offense ranks 93rd of 138. Navy's third-down defense ranks 117th of 138.
Notre Dame's red-zone offense ranks 77th of 138. Navy's red-zone defense ranks 95th of 138.
When Navy has the ball
Navy's early-down offense ranks 53rd of 138. Notre Dame's early-down defense ranks 4th of 138.
Navy's passing-down offense ranks 25th of 138. Notre Dame's passing-down defense ranks 16th of 138.
Navy's third-down offense ranks 12th of 138. Notre Dame's third-down defense ranks 35th of 138.
Navy's red-zone offense ranks 29th of 138. Notre Dame's red-zone defense ranks 104th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(0.181 last 3 vs 0.223 season)
▼Defense form-0.222 last 3 vs -0.345 season (+0.123)
Offense formabout the same(0.153 last 3 vs 0.121 season)
Defense formabout the same(0.074 last 3 vs 0.118 season)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingCJ Carr — 1639 yd, 16 TD
RushingJonaz Walton — 426 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingJordan Faison — 451 yd, 4 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJackson Gutierrez — 559 yd, 6 TD
RushingJackson Gutierrez — 644 yd, 9 TD
ReceivingJordan Collins — 189 yd, 3 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Notre Dame offense
10thof 1380.176289 plays
vs
Navy defense · allowed
111thof 1380.058Notre Dame defense · allowed
4thof 138-0.233222 plays
vs
Navy offense
53rdof 1380.053284 plays
Passing downs
Notre Dame offense
42ndof 1380.128127 plays
vs
Navy defense · allowed
104thof 1380.115147 plays
Notre Dame defense · allowed
16thof 138-0.161149 plays
vs
Navy offense
25thof 1380.224122 plays
Third down
Notre Dame offense
93rdof 138-0.01584 plays
vs
Navy defense · allowed
117thof 1380.20683 plays
Notre Dame defense · allowed
35thof 138-0.11687 plays
vs
Navy offense
12thof 1380.42269 plays
Red zone
Notre Dame offense
77thof 138-0.016101 plays
vs
Navy defense · allowed
95thof 1380.06243 plays · small sample
Notre Dame defense · allowed
104thof 1380.09045 plays · small sample
vs
Navy offense
29thof 1380.17657 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Notre Dame offense
8thof 13861.4%vs
Navy defense · allowed
90thof 13846.2%Notre Dame defense · allowed
3rdof 13829.9%vs
Navy offense
56thof 13851.0%Away
Home
Notre Dame Offense vs Navy DefenseNotre Dame · 11 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.50#4
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#87-0.05
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.190#13
366 plays
EPA/Play
#1170.103
allowed · 364 plays
0.159#28
170 plays
EPA/Pass
#1360.308
allowed · 155 plays
0.217#5
196 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#52-0.048
allowed · 209 plays
55.7%#4
366 plays
Success Rate
#7045.3%
allowed · 364 plays
52.9%#13
Pass Success Rate
#12048.1%
allowed
58.2%#2
Rush Success Rate
#3243.3%
allowed
61.4%#8
Available Yards %
#9046.2%
allowed
67.8#20
Net Field Position
#11269.2
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.176#10
289 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1110.058
allowed
5.8#7
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#926.8
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Notre Dame Defense vs Navy OffenseNotre Dame · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.33#11
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#680.02
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.222#6
allowed · 293 plays
EPA/Play
#240.136
363 plays
-0.203#20
allowed · 140 plays
EPA/Pass
#670.019
70 plays
-0.239#6
allowed · 153 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#140.164
293 plays
41.3%#23
allowed · 293 plays
Success Rate
#2750.4%
363 plays
42.2%#63
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#13732.9%
40.1%#13
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#854.6%
29.9%#3
allowed
Available Yards %
#5651.0%
74.5#14
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#12373.1
-0.233#4
allowed · 222 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#530.053
284 plays
6.9#90
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#526.7
2026 · Situational EPAEven · 3-3-0
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.183
362 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.136
363 plays
-0.222
302 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.103
364 plays
-0.016
101 plays
Red Zone · Off
0.176
57 plays · small sample
0.090
45 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.062
43 plays · small sample
-0.015
84 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.422
69 plays
-0.116
87 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.206
83 plays