The University of Notre Dame football team began the 2023 in style by defeating Navy 42-3 in the 2023 Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. The Irish ripped off 42 consecutive points in the game before Navy managed a single field goal with 3:33 left in the game.

Graduate student Sam Hartman made the most of his Notre Dame debut, completing 19 of 23 passes for 251 yards and four touchdowns. The four scoring tosses match Ron Powlus (1994) and Jack Coan (2021) for the most by an Irish quarterback in his first game with the team. 

Two of Hartman’s scoring tosses were caught by freshman Jaden Greathouse, including a 35-yard strike on the rookie’s first career touch. Deion Colzie also nabbed his first career touchdown reception while Jayden Thomas was the recipient of a touchdown pass as well. 

The Irish defense held Navy to just 169 total yards with only 43 of those coming through the air. Jack Kiser paced the defense with 8 total tackles, followed by Marist Liufau with seven.

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