Notre Dame Dominates Arkansas 56-13 in Week 5 Blowout
Notre Dame overwhelmed Arkansas 56-13 on Saturday, with the Fighting Irish establishing control early and never looking back. Notre Dame scored 14 points in the first quarter and 14 more in the second to build a commanding lead by halftime.
Jordan Faison led Notre Dame's offensive attack, completing 40 passing yards and hauling in 89 receiving yards. Jadarian Price added 86 rushing yards for the Irish. The Notre Dame defense was particularly stifling in the second and fourth quarters, forcing critical stops that ended Arkansas scoring opportunities.
Arkansas managed only 3 points in the first half before being shut out in the final two quarters. Despite a 54-yard run by Taylen Green in the second period, the Razorbacks' offense couldn't sustain momentum against Notre Dame's defense.
Notre Dame covered the 5-point spread and the game went over the 63.5-point total. The Irish's second-half dominance—outscoring Arkansas 14-0 in the second half—highlighted the gap between the two programs in this Week 5 matchup.
AI-generated recap · Aug 14, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Notre Dame | 14 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 56 |
 Arkansas | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Notre Dame | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 24-32 | 17-32 |
| Pass Yards | 431 | 207 |
| Rush Yards | 212 | 160 |
| Total Yards | 643 | 367 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 6-10 | 7-15 |
| Penalties | 5-42 | 6-60 |
| Possession | 32:47 | 27:13 |
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Play-by-Play
Taylen Green pass incomplete to O'Mega Blake
Taylen Green run for 14 yds to the ARK 39 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green pass complete to O'Mega Blake for 33 yds to the ND 28 for a 1ST down
Braylen Russell run for 7 yds to the ND 21
Taylen Green pass incomplete to O'Mega Blake
Taylen Green pass incomplete to Raylen Sharpe
Scott Starzyk 39 yd FG GOOD
Carr, CJ pass complete to Fields, Malachi for 22 yards to the NOTREDAME47, PENALTY NOTREDAME pass interference (Faison, Jordan) 12 yards to the NOTREDAME13, NO PLAY.
Jeremiyah Love run for 4 yds to the ND 17
CJ Carr pass complete to Malachi Fields for 21 yds to the ND 38 for a 1ST down
Jeremiyah Love run for 3 yds to the ND 41
CJ Carr pass complete to Jeremiyah Love for 25 yds to the ARK 34 for a 1ST down
CJ Carr pass incomplete to Jaden Greathouse, broken up by Jordan Young
Jeremiyah Love run for 3 yds to the ARK 31
Jeremiyah Love run for 15 yds to the ARK 16 for a 1ST down
Jadarian Price run for 1 yd to the ARK 15
Jadarian Price run for 14 yds to the ARK 1 for a 1ST down
Jeremiyah Love run for 1 yd for a TD (Noah Burnette KICK)
Mike Washington Jr. run for 5 yds to the ARK 30
Taylen Green pass incomplete to Jaden Platt, broken up by Adon Shuler
Taylen Green pass incomplete to Braylen Russell
Devin Bale punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Jordan Faison at the ND 27
CJ Carr pass complete to Eli Raridon for 18 yds to the ND 45 for a 1ST down
Jadarian Price run for 3 yds to the ND 48
CJ Carr pass complete to Will Pauling for 22 yds to the ARK 30 for a 1ST down
Jadarian Price run for 20 yds to the ARK 10 for a 1ST down
Jeremiyah Love run for 3 yds to the ARK 7
CJ Carr pass complete to Jeremiyah Love for 7 yds for a TD (Noah Burnette KICK)
Taylen Green pass complete to O'Mega Blake for 8 yds to the ARK 33
Mike Washington Jr. run for no gain to the ARK 33
Mike Washington Jr. run for 21 yds to the ND 46 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green pass complete to Andreas Paaske for 8 yds to the ND 38
Washington Jr., Mike rush for 14 yards to the NOTREDAME24, PENALTY ARK holding (Robinson II, Corey) 10 yards to the NOTREDAME48, NO PLAY.
Taylen Green pass complete to Jalen Brown for 11 yds to the ND 37
Braylen Russell run for 3 yds to the ND 34 for a 1ST down
Mike Washington Jr. run for 9 yds to the ND 25
Taylen Green run for no gain to the ND 25
Mike Washington Jr. run for 3 yds to the ND 22 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green pass complete to O'Mega Blake for 5 yds to the ND 17
Mike Washington Jr. run for 15 yds to the ND 2 for a 1ST down
Mike Washington Jr. run for 1 yd to the ND 1
Mike Washington Jr. run for no gain to the ND 1
JacQawn McRoy run for 1 yd for a TD (Scott Starzyk KICK)
CJ Carr pass complete to Jeremiyah Love for 5 yds to the ND 30
Jeremiyah Love run for 6 yds to the ND 36 for a 1ST down
CJ Carr pass complete to Eli Raridon for 25 yds to the ARK 39 for a 1ST down
Carr, CJ pass incomplete to Gilbert, Micah, PENALTY ARK offside (Rhodes Jr., Quincy) 5 yards to the ARK34, NO PLAY.
Jadarian Price run for 4 yds to the ARK 30
Jadarian Price run for 7 yds to the ARK 23 for a 1ST down
CJ Carr pass complete to Will Pauling for 23 yds for a TD (Noah Burnette KICK)
Mike Washington Jr. run for 1 yd to the ARK 26
Taylen Green pass incomplete to O'Mega Blake
Taylen Green pass incomplete
Devin Bale punt for 47 yds , Jordan Faison returns for 3 yds to the ND 30
Jeremiyah Love run for 12 yds to the ND 42 for a 1ST down
CJ Carr pass incomplete to Ty Washington
CJ Carr pass complete to Jaden Greathouse for 24 yds to the ARK 34 for a 1ST down
CJ Carr pass incomplete to Malachi Fields
CJ Carr pass complete to Jeremiyah Love for 34 yds for a TD (Noah Burnette KICK)
Taylen Green pass incomplete to Jalen Brown, broken up by Christian Gray
Taylen Green run for 54 yds to the ND 21 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green sacked by Boubacar Traore for a loss of 10 yards to the ND 31
Taylen Green pass incomplete to Jalen Brown
Taylen Green run for no gain to the ND 31
Scott Starzyk 49 yd FG GOOD
CJ Carr pass complete to Jordan Faison for 5 yds to the ND 30
CJ Carr pass incomplete to Malachi Fields
CJ Carr run for 14 yds to the ND 44 for a 1ST down
CJ Carr pass complete to Jordan Faison for 24 yds to the ARK 32 for a 1ST down
Jadarian Price run for 8 yds to the ARK 24
CJ Carr pass incomplete to Jordan Faison
Jadarian Price run for no gain to the ARK 24
CJ Carr pass complete to Will Pauling for 8 yds to the ARK 16 for a 1ST down
CJ Carr pass incomplete to Will Pauling
Jeremiyah Love run for 5 yds to the ARK 11
CJ Carr pass complete to Jaden Greathouse for 8 yds to the ARK 3 for a 1ST down
Jeremiyah Love run for 3 yds for a TD (Noah Burnette KICK)
Taylen Green pass complete to Raylen Sharpe for 20 yds Raylen Sharpe fumbled, forced by Adon Shuler, recovered by ND DeVonta Smith
CJ Carr pass complete to Jordan Faison for 10 yds to the ARK 35 for a 1ST down
CJ Carr pass complete to Jadarian Price for 35 yds for a TD (Noah Burnette KICK)
TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the ARK 23
End of 2nd Quarter
Jeremiyah Love run for 1 yd to the ND 26
CJ Carr pass incomplete to Eli Raridon, broken up by Xavian Sorey Jr.
CJ Carr pass complete to Jeremiyah Love for a loss of 1 yard to the ND 25
Jordan Faison pass complete to Malachi Fields for 40 yds to the ARK 35 for a 1ST down
Jeremiyah Love run for a loss of 1 yard to the ARK 36
Jeremiyah Love run for no gain to the ARK 36
CJ Carr pass complete to Jordan Faison for 10 yds to the ARK 26
CJ Carr sacked by Phillip Lee for a loss of 14 yards to the ARK 40 Notre Dame Penalty, Intentional Grounding (CJ Carr) to the ARK 40
Mike Washington Jr. run for 3 yds to the ARK 43
Taylen Green pass complete to Mike Washington Jr. for 6 yds to the ARK 49
Taylen Green pass complete to Jaden Platt for 23 yds to the ND 28 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green pass complete to Raylen Sharpe for 9 yds to the ND 19
Mike Washington Jr. run for no gain to the ND 19
Braylen Russell run for 5 yds to the ND 14 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green pass incomplete to Jaden Platt, broken up by Tae Johnson
Mike Washington Jr. run for 1 yd to the ND 13
Taylen Green pass incomplete to Jalen Brown, broken up by Mark Zackery IV
Taylen Green pass incomplete to CJ Brown
CJ Carr pass complete to Jordan Faison for 11 yds to the ND 24 for a 1ST down
Jadarian Price run for 1 yd to the ND 25
Jadarian Price run for 1 yd to the ND 26
Carr, CJ pass incomplete to Pauling, Will, PENALTY ARK pass interference (Young, Jordan) 15 yards to the NOTREDAME41, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN NOTREDAME.
CJ Carr pass complete to Jordan Faison for 15 yds to the ARK 44 for a 1ST down
Jadarian Price run for 5 yds to the ARK 39
Jadarian Price run for 6 yds to the ARK 33 Notre Dame Penalty, Illegal Block (Will Pauling) to the ARK 43
CJ Carr pass incomplete to Malachi Fields, broken up by Kani Walker
CJ Carr pass complete to Malachi Fields for 11 yds to the ARK 32 for a 1ST down
Jeremiyah Love run for 2 yds to the ARK 30
CJ Carr pass complete to Jordan Faison for 14 yds to the ARK 16 for a 1ST down
Jadarian Price run for 16 yds for a TD (Noah Burnette KICK)
Taylen Green pass complete to Raylen Sharpe for 2 yds to the ARK 27
Green, Taylen pass complete to Russell, Braylen for 3 yards to the ARK30, PENALTY ARK holding (Kitler, Caden) 10 yards to the ARK17, NO PLAY.
Taylen Green pass incomplete to O'Mega Blake
Taylen Green run for 16 yds to the ARK 33
Taylen Green pass complete to Raylen Sharpe for 5 yds to the ARK 38 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green run for 13 yds to the ND 49 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green pass complete to O'Mega Blake for 5 yds to the ND 44
Taylen Green pass complete to Raylen Sharpe for 6 yds to the ND 38 for a 1ST down
Green, Taylen rush for 12 yards to the NOTREDAME26, PENALTY ARK holding (Robinson II, Corey) 10 yards to the NOTREDAME48, NO PLAY.
Taylen Green run for 5 yds to the ND 43
Green, Taylen pass complete to Sharpe, Raylen for 4 yards to the NOTREDAME39, PENALTY ARK holding (Carmona, Fernando) 10 yards to the ARK47, NO PLAY.
Taylen Green sacked by Jordan Botelho for a loss of 4 yards to the ARK 43
Taylen Green pass complete to Andy Jean for 21 yds to the ND 36
Taylen Green sacked by Jaylen Sneed for a loss of 7 yards to the ND 43
Aneyas Williams run for 3 yds to the ND 46
Kenny Minchey run for no gain to the ND 46
Kenny Minchey pass complete to Matt Jeffery for 37 yds to the ARK 17 for a 1ST down
A. Williams run for 17 yds for a TD (Erik Schmidt KICK)
Taylen Green pass complete to Rohan Jones for 23 yds to the ARK 48 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green pass complete to O'Mega Blake for 9 yds to the ND 43
Mike Washington Jr. run for no gain to the ND 43
Mike Washington Jr. run for 3 yds to the ND 40 for a 1ST down
Taylen Green pass complete to O'Mega Blake for 13 yds to the ND 27 for a 1ST down
Mike Washington Jr. run for 1 yd to the ND 26
Taylen Green pass incomplete to Raylen Sharpe, broken up by Cole Mullins
Taylen Green pass intercepted, touchback. Luke Talich return for no gain
Nolan James Jr. run for 1 yd to the ND 21
Gi'Bran Payne run for 24 yds to the ND 45 for a 1ST down
Notre Dame Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (James Flanigan) to the ND 30
Nolan James Jr. run for 4 yds to the ND 34
Gi'Bran Payne run for 5 yds to the ND 39
Nolan James Jr. run for 2 yds to the ND 41 for a 1ST down
Gi'Bran Payne run for a loss of 2 yards to the ND 39
Notre Dame Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the ND 34
Nolan James Jr. run for 15 yds to the ND 49
TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the ND 47