Wisconsin · W 41-13
No catches.
Michigan State · W 27-10
No catches.
North Carolina · W 37-26
No catches.
BYU · L 24-28
No catches.
Bettis has catches in 4 of Notre Dame’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“I hope this is a sign of more Jerome Bettis jr. Hes looked good everytime hes been on the field this season”
4 stories this week, from 4 outlets.
Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman on Jerome Bettis Jr.'s big day
South Bend Tribune Nov 2
Jerome Bettis Jr.
Two seasons in the Notre Dame receiving corps to date. On tape: 78 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Navy, Week 9, 2026.
170 receiving yards · 10 catches · 1 receiving TD
from 4 outlets
Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman on Jerome Bettis Jr.'s big day
South Bend Tribune Nov 2 · 1 outlet
Notre Dame Fighting IrishFirst-career touchdown for Jerome Bettis Jr.‼️ #GoIrish #shortsOct 31
Yahoo SportsWant to feel old? Jerome Bettis Jr. hauls in 1st career TD for Notre DameOct 31from 4 outlets
Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman on Jerome Bettis Jr.'s big day
South Bend Tribune Nov 2 · 1 outlet
Notre Dame Fighting IrishFirst-career touchdown for Jerome Bettis Jr.‼️ #GoIrish #shortsOct 31Yahoo SportsWant to feel old? Jerome Bettis Jr. hauls in 1st career TD for Notre DameOct 31Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Jerome Bettis Jr. vs Rice.
Against Navy on Oct. 31: 6 catches for 78 yards. In the 4 games drawn here: 10 catches for 170 yards. Notre Dame has thrown to him 13 times in 116 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
“I’m genuinely furious with some of these coaches Bettis can play. This defense has guys who can play And these coaches continue to fail to set them up for success”Iowa fan, r/CFB game thread, after his 31-yard catch against Navy. Fans named him again and again right after.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 10 | 170 | 17.0 | 1 | 56 |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 11 | 176 | 16.0 | 1 | 56 |
Last game (Wk 9): 78 receiving yards, 6 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Rice | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | 56 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-10@ Purdue | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 6 | W 58-7vs Stanford | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-13vs Navy | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 1 | 31 | Season-high 78 yds |
| Total | 10 | 170 | 17.0 | 1 | 56 |
Week 9 · 2026
W 35-13
vs Navy · neutral site
6 rec · 78 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 22-point win at a neutral site against Navy.
With C. Carr — 210 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 73.8 · N. James Jr. — 107 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +0 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 17-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 33.0 | 17.8 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 30.7 | 20.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 6.0 | 78.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
46.7%
247 pass / 282 run
Plays / game
66.1
8 games
Team sack rate
0.8%
259 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
