CJ Carr completed 17 of 27 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns as No. 9 Notre Dame earned a 49-20 victory over host Stanford on Saturday night.
Jadarian Price had a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown for Notre Dame (10-2), which won its 10th straight game to conclude the regular season. Aneyas Williams had 83 yards and two touchdowns and Jeremiah Love had 14 carries for 66 yards and a score.
The Fighting Irish now turn their attention to the College Football Playoff committee, which will determine the final 12 teams that will compete for a national championship.
Elijah Brown completed 18 of 37 passes for 204 yards, one touchdown and one interception for Stanford (4-8), which lost four of its last five to close the season. Charlie Mirer, son of former Notre Dame signal-caller Rick Mirer, entered the game as a substitute and threw a touchdown pass.
Notre Dame edged Stanford 524-312.
The Fighting Irish took a 14-0 lead after the first quarter.
Love opened the scoring with a 2-yard touchdown run on Notre Dame’s first possession. The play marked his 18th rushing touchdown, along with three receiving scores.
Price followed with a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:52 left in the first quarter. It was his 11th rushing touchdown of the season.
Notre Dame took a 21-0 lead thanks to a fake touchdown early in the second quarter. Luke Talich caught a pass from Joshua Burnham and ran for an 84-yard score.
Williams rushed for a 2-yard touchdown to make it 28-0 with 7:26 left in the half.
Stanford finally got on the scoreboard as Emmet Kenney kicked a 39-yard field goal with 2:38 left before the break.
Carr finished the first half scoring by throwing a 12-yard touchdown pass to Price with 17 seconds left in the half. This gave Notre Dame a 35-3 halftime lead.
The lopsided game continued into the second half as Carr connected with Jordan Faison for a 6-yard score to make it 42-3 with 12:43 left in the third quarter.
Stanford scored the next 10 points on a 44-yard field goal by Kenney and a 9-yard touchdown run from Brown to Bryce Farrell.
Williams responded with a 51-yard rushing touchdown to make it 49-13 with 9:08 left.
Stanford finished the scoring on a 3-yard touchdown pass from Mirer to Marcus Brown with four minutes remaining.
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