Notre Dame sinks Navy's chances of perfect season with blowout win

Notre Dame’s shot play looked bleak a fewer weeks agone aft a stunning nonaccomplishment to Northern Illinois, but the Fighting Irish picked up a immense triumph against Navy Saturday.

On a neutral tract astatine MetLife Stadium, Notre Dame forced six Navy turnovers, and moving backmost Jeremiyah Love rushed for 102 yards and scored doubly successful the team’s 51-14 win. 

It was the Midshipmen’s archetypal nonaccomplishment of the 2024 season.

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Notre Dame moving backmost Jeremiyah Love reacts aft scoring a touchdown during the archetypal fractional of a crippled against Navy Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, successful East Rutherford, N.J.  (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

"That was a constituent of emphasis. This squad is No. 2 successful the state successful turnover margin," Fighting Irish caput manager Marcus Freeman said aft the game. "To beryllium plus-6 successful turnovers is simply a consecutive reflection of complimentary football."

Love broke retired for a 64-yard touchdown tally successful the 2nd quarter, helping Notre Dame to a 21-7 lead. He scored again astir 7 minutes aboriginal from 2 yards out.

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Notre Dame linebacker Jaylen Sneed reacts aft recovering a fumble successful the extremity portion for a touchdown during the 2nd fractional of a crippled against Navy Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, successful East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Notre Dame took a 31-7 pb into the locker country astatine halftime and ne'er looked back.

Fighting Irish backmost Riley Leonard was 13-for-21 for 178 yards passing. He had 2 passing touchdowns and ran for another, adding 83 yards connected the ground.

"I'm inactive trying to fig retired whether we got it oregon not," Leonard said. "Having that small spot of fearfulness of there’s ever much successful the tank. It's been a enactment successful progress, obviously, but I deliberation we’re getting amended each week."

Navy caput manager Brian Newberry reacts during the 2nd fractional of a crippled against Notre Dame Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, successful East Rutherford, N.J.  (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

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No. 12 Notre Dame improved to 7-1. No. 24 Navy dropped to 6-1.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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