DUBLIN, IRELAND — Quarterback Sam Hartman made his debut with the Notre Dame in big fashion, leading the 13th-ranked Fighting Irish to a 42-3 win on Saturday at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.
Whether it was by air or ground, Notre Dame (1-0) scored at will against the Midshipmen (0-1) and improved to 3-0 all-time against Navy in Dublin games.
Rushing scores by Audric Estimé and Jadarian Price set an early tone for the Irish.
Then Hartman connected with Jaden Greathouse, who caught a deep ball at the 5 and took it in for a 35-yard scoring play and a gave Notre Dame a 21-0 lead.
Hartman later found Greathouse for a second time, this time 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.
Hartman finished 19 of 23 for 251 and threw four touchdown passes.
The Irish offense out-gained the Midshipmen 444-169 yards and the defense held Navy's rushing attack to just 126 yards for the game.
Navy was able to avoid the shutout when Evan Warren kicked a 30-yard field goal with 3:33 to play.
Estimé led the Irish rushing attack with 95 yards on 16 carries
The Irish host Tennessee State next Saturday.
Navy 0 0 0 3 = 3
Notre Dame 14 14 7 7 = 42
First Quarter
ND — A. Estime 1 run (S. Shrader kick), 8:26.
ND — J. Price 19 run (S. Shrader kick), 1:03.
Second Quarter
ND — J. Greathouse 35 pass from S. Hartman (S. Shrader kick), 10:00.
ND — J. Thomas 14 pass from S. Hartman (S. Shrader kick), 0:13.
Third Quarter
ND — J. Greathouse 20 pass from S. Hartman (S. Shrader kick), 9:36.
Fourth Quarter
ND — D. Colzie 25 pass from S. Hartman (S. Shrader kick), 11:54.
NAVY — E. Warren 31 field goal, 3:33.
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NAVY ND
First downs 12 27
Rushes-yards 48-126 32-191
Passing yards 43 253
Total yards 169 444
Cmp-Att-Int 3-7-0 20-25-0
Fumbles-lost 3-0 2-0
Penalties-yards 3-26 1-10
Punts-average 4-39.8 0-0
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Individual Leaders
RUSHING–Navy: Daba Fofana 15-58, Alex Tecza 8-38, Brandon Chatman 8-30, Tai Lavatai 10-23, Eli Heidenreich 3-12, Anton Hall 1-3, Xavier Arline 1-minus 10, Team 2-minus 26; Notre Dame: Audric Estime 16-95 TD, Jeremiyah Love 4-40, Gi'Bran Payne 6-31, Jadarian Price 4-25 TD, Devyn Ford 1-2, Chris Tyree 1-minus 2.
PASSING–Navy: Tai Lavatai 3-6-0 43, Xavier Arline 0-1-0 0; Notre Dame: Sam Hartman 19-23-0 251 4TD, Steve Angeli 1-1-0 2, Team 0-1-0 0.
RECEIVING–Navy: Brandon Chatman 2-41, Alex Tecza 1-4; Notre Dame: Jayden Thomas 4-63 TD, Jaden Greathouse 3-68 2TD, Deion Colzie 3-45 TD, Chris Tyree 3-36, Audric Estime 2-26, Gi'Bran Payne 2-minus 5, Matt Salemo 1-9, Devyn Ford 1-9, Rico Flores Jr 1-2.
MISSED FIELD GOALS–Evan Warren, Navy, 36; Spencer Shrader, Notre Dame, 42.
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