Sam Hartman threw four touchdown passes in a nealy flawless debut as Notre Dame raced to a 28-0 halftime lead and coasted to a 42-3 victory over Navy. The Fighting Irish scored touchdowns on their first five possessions and did not have to punt during this lopsided contest. Defensively, Notre Dame gave up ground in the early going but managed to keep the Midshipmen off the scoreboard. Later, the huge deficit forced Navy out of its offensive comfort zone and the Irish dominated.
Freshman receiver Jaden Greathouse caught two scoring passes from Hartman while Deion Colzie and Jayden Thomas had one apiece.