No. 8 BYU preserved a 28-24 victory over No. 2 Notre Dame on Saturday, sealing the upset with a defensive stop that ended in the end zone on the game's final play. The result handed the Fighting Irish their first loss of the season and improved the Cougars to 6-0.
The finish capped a riveting contest in which the outcome remained unresolved until the last snap, when BYU's defense denied Notre Dame a game-winning score at the goal line. The stop secured a win that carries significant weight for the Cougars' standing among the nation's top teams.
For Notre Dame, the defeat marks the first blemish on its season and interrupts its run as the No. 2 team in the country. For BYU, the victory represents a signature result: a road-neutral triumph over a top-two opponent that keeps its perfect record intact at 6-0.
The game's decisive sequence — a final-play tackle in the end zone — underscores the thin margin between the two programs and adds a memorable chapter to BYU's undefeated campaign. The Cougars now move forward with a 6-0 mark, while the Fighting Irish will look to rebound from their first loss of the year.
