Walton sparks Notre Dame’s 58-7 rout of Stanford

What Happened

On Saturday, Oct. 10, No. 3 Notre Dame moved to 6-0 with a 58-7 win over Stanford, powered by Jonaz Walton’s freshman-record day and five touchdowns of at least 30 yards. Walton scored on a 97-yard run on his first carry and finished with 181 yards on 13 attempts. He surpassed Josh Adams’ Notre Dame freshman record of 168 yards against Stanford in 2015, adding a 40-yard touchdown in the second half. Notre Dame’s other long scores came from Nolan James Jr., who ran for a 31-yard touchdown on third-and-2, and Aneyas Williams, who turned a CJ Carr pass into a 70-yard touchdown. Elijah Burress caught a 30-yard touchdown in the third quarter, the first score of his career. Notre Dame led 37-0 at halftime. Carr completed 14 of 20 passes for 181 yards and three touchdowns without taking a sack. The first-team offense produced 248 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries before the reserves entered late in the third quarter. Notre Dame finished with 361 rushing yards, 47 carries and five rushing touchdowns. The defense held Stanford to 21 yards on 58 carries despite playing without cornerback Leonard Moore and linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa. Moore missed the game with a concussion; Viliamu-Asa had a left-thumb injury. Recovery timelines for either player were not provided. Walton left Notre Dame with more than a record. He gave the Irish another back who can change a game on one carry—and gave the coaches a new question before BYU.

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