GAMEDAY College Football
Notre Dame 42, Navy 3
By KEN MAGUIRE
Associated Press
DUBLIN - Sam Hartman threw for four touchdowns in his Notre Dame debut and the No. 13 Fighting Irish routed Navy 42-3 in a season-opening victory in Ireland's capital.
Notre Dame (1-0) scored at will by air and on the ground against the Midshipmen (0-1), improving to 3-0 all-time against Navy in Dublin games.
Hartman completed 19 of 23 passes for 266 yards.
Hartman connected with Jaden Greathouse on two scoring strikes, the second a 20-yard reception that made the score 35-0 early in the third quarter and kept the Irish offense perfect at that point - scoring touchdowns in their first five possessions.
The Irish quickly eased fears about another possible slow start after going 0-2 to open last season.
After touchdowns runs by Audric Estimé and Jadarian Price, Hartman’s first TD pass went to Greathouse, who caught a deep ball at the 5 and took it in for a 35-yard scoring play and a 21-0 lead. That drive was a no-huddle special requiring just 1:52 and four plays to go 78 yards.
Navy followed with its best drive before stalling at Notre Dame’s 20. On a fourth-and-4, kicker Evan Warren was wide right on a 37-yard field goal attempt, leaving Hartman with 1:55 on the clock.
Hartman, a grad transfer who set ACC records at Wake Forest, ended Notre Dame's nearly flawless first half with a 29-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Thomas.
Notre Dame's sixth drive ended when new kicker Spencer Shrader missed a 42-yard field goal attempt in the third quarter.
Hartman hit Deion Colzie in the flat for a 25-yard touchdown pass that made the score 42-0 early in the fourth quarter.
After pledging to open up its offense a bit from the triple option, Navy attempted just one pass in the first half - when starter Tai Lavatai threw incomplete on a fourth-and-3 from Notre Dame's 37 under pressure from Jack Kiser.
Navy avoided the shutout when Warren kicked a 30-yard field goal with 3:37 to play.
Estimé led the Irish rushing attack with 95 yards on 16 carries.
Starting Navy quarterback Tai Lavatai finished 3 of 6 for 43 yards. Alex Tecza led Navy with 38 yards rushing on eight carries.
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
Notre Dame athletics press release
August 26, 2023
| Scoring Summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | Navy | ND | |||
| ND | TD | 8:26 | Audric Estime 1 yard TD run (Spencer Shrader Extra Point) | 0 | 7 |
| ND | TD | 1:03 | Jadarian Price 19 yard TD run (Spencer Shrader Extra Point) | 0 | 14 |
| Second Quarter | Navy | ND | |||
| ND | TD | 10:00 | Jaden Greathouse 35 yard TD pass from Sam Hartman (Spencer Shrader Extra Point) | 0 | 21 |
| ND | TD | 0:13 | Jayden Thomas 14 yard TD pass from Sam Hartman (Spencer Shrader Extra Point) | 0 | 28 |
| Third Quarter | Navy | ND | |||
| ND | TD | 9:36 | Jaden Greathouse 20 yard TD pass from Sam Hartman (Spencer Shrader Extra Point) | 0 | 35 |
| Fourth Quarter | Navy | ND | |||
| ND | TD | 11:54 | Deion Colzie 25 yard TD pass from Sam Hartman (Spencer Shrader Extra Point) | 0 | 42 |
| Navy | FG | 3:33 | Evan Warren 31 yard field goal | 3 | 42 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Navy | Notre Dame | |
| First downs | 13 | 27 |
| Rushing | 11 | 13 |
| Passing | 1 | 13 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 4-14, 29% | 5-7, 71% |
| 4th down efficiency | 3-4, 75% | 1-1, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards | 48-126 | 32-191 |
| Passing Yards | 43 | 253 |
| Return Yards | 26 | 52 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 3-7-0 | 20-25-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost | 2-19 | 0-0 |
| Punts | 4 | 0 |
| Fumbles Lost | 3-0 | 2-0 |
| Penalties - Yards | 3-26 | 1-10 |
| Navy Passing | |||||
| Player | Cmp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int |
| T. Lavatai | 3 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| X. Arline | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame Passing | |||||
| Player | Cmp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int |
| S. Hartman | 19 | 23 | 251 | 4 | 0 |
| S. Angeli | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Navy Rushing | ||||
| Player | Carries | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| A. Tecza | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 |
| D. Fofana | 16 | 32 | 2.0 | 0 |
| B. Chatman | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 |
| T. Lavatai | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 0 |
| E. Heidenreich | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 |
| A. Hall Jr. | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| X. Arline | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame Rushing | ||||
| Player | Carries | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| A. Estime | 16 | 95 | 5.9 | 1 |
| J. Love | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 |
| G. Payne | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 |
| J. Price | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 1 |
| D. Ford | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| C. Tyree | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Navy Receiving | ||||
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| B. Chatman | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 |
| A. Tecza | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame Receiving | ||||
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| J. Greathouse | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 2 |
| J. Thomas | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 1 |
| D. Colzie | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 |
| C. Tyree | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 |
| A. Estime | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 |
| M. Salerno | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| D. Ford | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| R. Flores Jr. | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| G. Payne | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 |
| Navy Interceptions | ||
| Player | Int | Yards |
| Notre Dame Interceptions | ||
| Player | Int | Yards |
| Navy Punting | |||
| Player | Punts | Yards | Avg |
| R. Riethman | 4 | 159 | 39.8 |
| Notre Dame Punting | |||
| Player | Punts | Yards | Avg |
| Navy Punt Returns | |||
| Player | Ret | Yards | Average |
| Notre Dame Punt Returns | |||
| Player | Ret | Yards | Average |
| C. Tyree | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| Navy Kick Returns | |||
| Player | Ret | Yards | Average |
| T. Bradley | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| Notre Dame Kick Returns | |||
| Player | Ret | Yards | Average |
| G. Payne | 2 | 41 | 20.5 |
| Navy Missed FG | |
| Player | Length |
| E. Warren | 36 |
| Notre Dame Missed FG | |
| Player | Length |
| S. Shrader | 42 |
