Notre Dame Falls to BYU 28-24 Ahead of Bye Week
Notre Dame football suffered its first loss of the season, falling 28-24 to BYU in Provo. The team is entering a bye week before an upcoming game against Navy in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
South Bend Elkhart, IN, October 20, 2026 —
Notre Dame football suffered its first loss of the season, falling 28-24 to BYU in Provo. The team will now enter a bye week before its upcoming game against Navy in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
The defeat ended Notre Dame’s run without a loss this season. The score was 28-24, with BYU winning the game. The summary of the result does not provide further details about how the points were scored, the timing of the decisive plays or individual performances.
Notre Dame’s bye week comes between the BYU game and its scheduled matchup with Navy. The break gives the team time before that next game, though no specific plans for the week or comments from the team were provided. The date of the BYU game and the date of the Navy matchup were also not provided.
The upcoming game is set to be against Navy in Foxborough, Massachusetts. No further details about the matchup, including a kickoff time or venue, were included in the available information. The summary also did not state Notre Dame’s record after the loss or provide statements from coaches or players.
For now, the confirmed details are the 28-24 result against BYU, the location of that game in Provo, Notre Dame’s first loss of the season and the team’s entry into a bye week ahead of the Navy game in Foxborough.
Story summarized from the original created by Brendan Reidy on www.wndu.com, see more information here.
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