SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame football program has announced a two-game series with the University of Illinois in 2027 and 2028.
Notre Dame will host Illinois on September 4, 2027, and the Irish will travel to Champaign for a September 2, 2028 contest. Illinois will replace Purdue on the Notre Dame football schedule for the 2027 and 2028 seasons. Game times and broadcast networks will be announced at a later date.
Notre Dame is 11-0-1 all-time against Illinois. The Irish are a perfect 5-0 inside Notre Dame Stadium against the Fighting Illini and hold a 6-0-1 lead in the series on the road. The first meeting between the Irish and Illini came in 1898 when the Irish won 5-0. The two sides have not met since 1968, when the No. 6 Irish claimed a 58-8 victory. The two teams played each other for seven consecutive seasons from 1940-1946.
The Irish and Illini have faced off 12 times. Both teams have been ranked twice in the all-time meetings between the two sides. Notre Dame is 10-3 against Big Ten opponents under Dick Corbett Head Coach Marcus Freeman.
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