GAME DAY AT A GLANCE
- Saturday afternoon will mark the 29th meeting between Notre Dame and Boston College. The series stands with a 19-9-0 Notre Dame advantage all-time.
- The Irish are 9-5-0 all-time in home games against the Eagles.
- The first meeting between Notre Dame and Boston College inside Notre Dame Stadium came in 1987, when the Irish defeated the Eagles 32-25.
- Notre Dame has won ten consecutive games against Boston College. The current Irish streak started in 2009, ending a six-game winning streak in the series for the Eagles, which started in 2001.
- It is the second meeting between Marcus Freeman and Bill O'Brien as head coaches.
- The Irish are 2-0 against the Eagles under Freeman.
- Notre Dame claimed a 25-10 win in Chestnut Hill over Boston College a season ago on November 1, 2025, in the most recent matchup of the two sides.
- The last time the teams clashed at Notre Dame Stadium, the Irish won big 44-0 win over Boston College on November 19, 2022.
- The teams play for the Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl, a crystal trophy presented by the Notre Dame Club of Boston. The base of the trophy is inscribed with results dating back to the series' inception in 1975.
- The trophy is named after Hall of Fame Coach Frank Leahy, who served as the head coach at Boston College from 1939-40 and Notre Dame from 1941-43 and again from 1946-53.
- The Irish are 23-4 against current ACC opponents under Dick Corbett Head Coach Marcus Freeman. Freeman has five wins against ACC opponents in every season he has coached at Notre Dame. Freeman and the Irish already have three wins over the conference this season.
NOTRE DAME STADIUM NOTES
- Notre Dame Stadium has been the home of Irish football since 1930. The Irish are in their 97th season at Notre Dame Stadium in 2026.
- Notre Dame holds a 538-133-13 record at home all time.
- Seating capacity is listed as 77,622 while the playing surface is artificial field turf.
- All seven home games of the 2025 season were sold out: the 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th sell-outs of the Marcus Freeman era. The last 24 games in a row, dating back to the start of the 2023 season, have been sold out.