Irish extend winning streak by taking down NC State

Notre Dame football extended its winning streak to six games, and improved to 7-1 overall on the season, after taking down its second Top-15 opponent in two weeks in North Carolina State.

The Irish ran for 318 yards and two touchdowns against the Wolfpack defense, which entered Notre Dame stadium as the sixth-best rushing defense in the country.

Individual performances were led by Josh Adams, who topped 200 yards once again and eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark to become the fastest player in program history to reach that mark in a single season. Brandon Wimbush threw for two touchdowns and ran for one more, his 11th rushing TD of the year, which also set a single-season record. It broke a tie with the 2015 record of 10 set by DeShone Kizer.

The defense also turned in perhaps its best performance of the year, highlighted by Julian Love's interception return for a touchdown. That was the first interception NC State quarterback Ryan Finley had thrown all season.

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Notre Dame now looks to continue its winning streak next weekend when it hosts Wake Forest. That is the last of a three-game home-stand for the Irish, before meeting yet another highly-ranked team in Miami on November 11.