Notre Dame beats Stanford 45-14

STANFORD, Cal. -- The Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat the Stanford Cardinal 45-14 on Saturday night at Stanford Stadium.

Notre Dame made a touchdown in the first quarter as Stanford failed to put any points on the board going into the second 7-0.

The Irish furthered their lead in the second making two touchdowns and a field goal as the Cardinal continued to come up empty handed going into halftime 24-0.

Stanford finally put some points on the board in the third quarter with a touchdown but Notre Dame responded with a touchdown of their own going into the fourth 31-7.

The Irish and Cardinal spent the last quarter sparring touchdowns but the night would ultimately belong to Notre Dame, beating Stanford 45-14.