GAME DAY AT A GLANCE
- Saturday night will mark the 29th meeting between Notre Dame and Miami. The series stands at an 18-9-1 all-time advantage for Notre Dame.
- It is the second meeting between Marcus Freeman and Mario Cristobal as head coaches. Both are in their fifth season at the helm of their respective programs.
- Notre Dame is 9-1-0 against Miami at Notre Dame Stadium.
- The Irish have won three straight against the Hurricanes at Notre Dame Stadium, starting with the 1988 meeting between
- Notre Dame and Miami, when the Irish won a classic 31-30.
- The two sides have entered the contest both ranked in the Top 25 on ten previous occasions, as this year’s meeting will mark the 11th such instance.
- The last meeting between the Irish and the Hurricanes came last season in 2025. No. 10 Miami took a 27-24 decision over No. 5 Notre Dame at Hard Rock Stadium.
- The last time Notre Dame hosted Miami was in 2016, when the Irish won 30-27.
- The Irish hold the longest winning streak in the series with an 11-game stretch of victories from 1967-1980.
- Notre Dame and Miami played each season from 1971-1985.
- The two sides have met five times since 1990, as the Irish hold a 3-2 record over Miami during that span with wins in the 2010 Sun Bowl (33-17), the 2012 Shamrock Series Game at Soldier Field (41-3) and at Notre Dame Stadium in 2016 (30-27).
- The Irish are 22-4 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.
- ESPN’s College GameDay will originate from South Bend for the 13th time when Notre Dame hosts Miami on November 7. The Irish are 7-5 in previous home games featured on the show, which made its first on-campus broadcast at Notre Dame on November 13, 1993, before the Irish defeated Florida State, 31-24.
- Notre Dame is 15-4-1 all-time on Nov. 7, including 8-2 at home. The most recent Nov. 7 home game was the 2020 double-overtime win over Clemson (47-40) — also ND's last win over AP No. 1.
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 537-133-13 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 23 games in a row, dating back to the start of the 2023 season, have been sold out. Miami has already been announced as sold out, with another capacity crowd expected this Saturday night.