SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame Football has announced its schedule for the 2026 regular season, which will begin with the highly anticipated Shamrock Series game against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field and will conclude in Syracuse, New York against the Orange.
The Irish will face three Big Ten opponents and will take on six ACC members in addition to meetings with Navy, Rice, and the Big 12’s BYU. Notre Dame will play five games with rivalry trophies (Michigan State, Purdue, Navy, Boston College and Stanford).
The Irish will begin the season away from home for the sixth-consecutive year, the longest such stint in program history.
The 2026 season marks the third consecutive year in which the Irish have at least two regular-season games taking place in an NFL Stadium.
2026 Notre Dame Football Schedule
| Date | Opponent | City | Stadium | Broadcast |
| 9/6/26 | Wisconsin (Shamrock Series) | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | TBA |
| 9/12/26 | Rice | Notre Dame, IN | Notre Dame Stadium | TBA |
| 9/19/26 | Michigan State | Notre Dame, IN | Notre Dame Stadium | TBA |
| 9/26/26 | at Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | Ross-Ade Stadium | TBA |
| 10/3/26 | at North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | Kenan Memorial Stadium | TBA |
| 10/10/26 | Stanford | Notre Dame, IN | Notre Dame Stadium | TBA |
| 10/17/26 | at BYU | Provo, UT | LaVell Edwards Stadium | TBA |
| Bye Week | ||||
| 10/31/26 | at Navy | Foxborough, MA | Gillette Stadium | TBA |
| 11/7/26 | Miami | Notre Dame, IN | Notre Dame Stadium | TBA |
| 11/14/26 | Boston College | Notre Dame, IN | Notre Dame Stadium | TBA |
| 11/21/26 | SMU | Notre Dame, IN | Notre Dame Stadium | TBA |
| 11/28/26 | at Syracuse | Syracuse, NY | JMA Wireless Dome | TBA |
Notre Dame Football’s 2026 Shamrock Series game presented by Credit Union 1 will be played on Sunday, Sept. 6 against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers. The game, which was originally scheduled to be played in 2020 and was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock. It is the second installment of a two-game series with Wisconsin, the first of which was played at Soldier Field in 2021 and ended with a 41-13 Notre Dame win. It is just the second meeting against the Badgers since 1964.
The Irish host Rice for the first time since 2014 on Sept. 12. It will be the sixth time the Owls and Irish have faced off against each other. Notre Dame is 5-0 all-time against Rice and 3-0 at Notre Dame Stadium.
The Megaphone Trophy rivalry will be renewed for the first time in nearly 10 years, when Michigan State returns to Notre Dame Stadium on Sept. 19. The Irish were victorious in the last meeting in 2017, 38-13 and hold a 49-29-1 advantage in the series.
The Shillelagh Trophy rivalry continues for the third straight season as the Irish travel to Ross-Ade Stadium to take on Purdue on Sept. 26. The last time these in-state rivals met in West Lafayette in 2024, Notre Dame took home a 66-7 win. The Irish are 61-26-2 all-time against Purdue and have won 10 straight against the Boilermakers.
The following week, Notre Dame will face North Carolina for the first time since 2022 in Chapel Hill, where the Irish won 45-32. The Irish are 21-2-0 all-time against the Tar Heels.
The Legends Trophy rivalry is renewed for the 39th time as Stanford returns to Notre Dame Stadium on Oct. 10. This rivalry game has been played every year (excluding 2020) since 1997. The Irish lead the all-time series 24-14.
Notre Dame takes the trip to Provo, Utah, on Oct. 17, to face the BYU Cougars for just the 10th time ever. The last time the two teams met was in the 2022 Shamrock Series at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Notre Dame picked up the win over #16 BYU, 28-20.
This year’s Notre Dame-Navy game will mark the 99th time the two sides have met. For the 60th time, the game will take place at a neutral site. It will be the first time the rivalry contest will be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. It will also be Notre Dame’s first game inside Gillette Stadium. The Irish lead the longstanding rivalry 84-13-1.
On Nov. 7, Miami returns to Notre Dame Stadium for the first time in 10 years. Notre Dame defeated Miami in that contest, 30-27, back in 2016. The Irish lead the all-time series against the Hurricanes 18-8-1. This is the first time since 1976 that Miami will travel to Notre Dame in the month of November. This will be the third-latest date into the calendar year the two teams will meet, with the latest coming on Nov. 20 1976.
The Irish take on Boston College for the 28th time on Nov. 14 for the latest installment of the Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl rivalry. The Eagles return to Notre Dame Stadium for the first time since 2022’s snow-covered 44-0 shutout victory by the Irish. Notre Dame is 19-9-0 against Boston College all-time and holds a 9-5-0 edge in home contests against the Eagles.
Notre Dame and SMU meet Nov. 21 for the first time since 1989 when Notre Dame defeated the Mustangs, 59-6. It will be the first time the Irish take on SMU since they joined the ACC.
For the second consecutive season, the Irish face Syracuse when Notre Dame takes on the Orange on Nov 28. The Irish lead the all-time series 8-3, and will be just the fourth time Notre Dame has played in Syracuse, New York.
Ticket Information
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- Groups interested in tickets (15+) for select home games should contact Murnane Family Ticket Office directly at tickets@nd.edu or (574) 631-7356.
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