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College Football Scores: BYU Beats Notre Dame 28-24 in a Night of Close Finishes

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BYU beat Notre Dame 28-24 on Saturday night, and several other games across the country were decided by one score or less. Here are the final scores from the late-day slate of college football games.

Biggest results

  • BYU 28, Notre Dame 24: BYU held on at home to beat the Fighting Irish.
  • Kentucky 21, Oklahoma 13: The Wildcats won on the road in Norman.
  • Oregon 17, Nebraska 14: The Ducks won a close game.
  • Houston 35, Oklahoma State 32: The Cougars won at home by three points.
  • Utah 27, Colorado 24: The Utes beat the Buffaloes on the road by three.
  • UCLA 17, Wisconsin 7: The Bruins won at home.
  • Louisville 34, Syracuse 26: The Cardinals won on the road.

Other scores

  • Wake Forest 41, California 7
  • UTSA 38, Navy 34
  • Stanford 34, Elon 7
  • San Jose State 24, UTEP 11
  • San Diego State 26, Fresno State 23
  • Ohio 48, Sacramento State 7

FCS and smaller programs

  • Montana State 56, Eastern Washington 20
  • Mercer 31, Samford 21
  • Abilene Christian 31, North Alabama 28
  • Southern Utah 38, UC Davis 17
  • Northern Colorado 28, Cal Poly 18
  • Louisiana Tech 24, Louisiana-Monroe 0
  • New Mexico 21, Hawaii 10

Close games

Seven games on this list were decided by four points or fewer: BYU over Notre Dame (4), Oregon over Nebraska (3), Houston over Oklahoma State (3), Utah over Colorado (3), UTSA over Navy (4), San Diego State over Fresno State (3), and Abilene Christian over North Alabama (3).

What’s next

For NFL fans, see our Sunday schedule and win probabilities. The next college games on the schedule are midweek matchups, starting Tuesday, Oct. 20, with Florida International hosting Middle Tennessee and Delaware hosting Missouri State. The following Saturday, Oct. 24, includes Miami hosting Pittsburgh.

This list covers the games available in our scoreboard feed and does not include every game played Saturday. Check the NCAA or your team’s site for full results and standings.