Notre Dame football’s 2026 season will be here before you know it, and there is already considerable hype surrounding this years team.
Many expect the Irish to make a return to the College Football Playoff, with some having dreams of another extended run vying for a championship. With under two months away from games starting, the dreams about Notre Dame ending its title drought dating back to 1988 is everywhere.
There will be more than a few difficult challenges along the way, as the Irish will take on multiple teams that are expected to be ranking inside preseason top-25 lists. However, each game is winnable as long as head coach Marcus Freeman is leading the way.
Find out below all the information that is currently available for each Notre Dame football game of the 2026 season.
Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin (Shamrock Series)
Date: Sept. 6th, 2026
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin at Lambeau Field
Start time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
Viewing: NBC and Peacock
Notre Dame vs. Rice
Date: Sept. 12th, 2026
Location: South Bend, Indiana at Notre Dame Stadium
Start time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Viewing: NBC and Peacock
Notre Dame vs. Michigan State
Date: Sept. 19th, 2026
Location: South Bend, Indiana at Notre Dame Stadium
Start time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
Viewing: NBC and Peacock
Notre Dame at Purdue
Date: Sept. 26th, 2026
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana at Ross-Ade Stadium
Notre Dame at North Carolina
Date: Oct. 3rd, 2026
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina at Kenan Memorial Stadium
Notre Dame vs. Stanford (Irish Wear Green)
Date: Oct. 10th, 2026
Location: South Bend, Indiana at Notre Dame Stadium
Start time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Viewing: NBC and Peacock
Notre Dame at BYU
Date: Oct. 17th, 2026
Location: Provo, Utah at LaVell Edwards Stadium
Notre Dame vs. Navy
Date: Oct. 31st, 2026
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium
Start time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Viewing: ABC or ESPN
Notre Dame vs. Miami
Date: Nov. 7th, 2026
Location: South Bend, Indiana at Notre Dame Stadium
Start time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
Viewing: NBC and Peacock
Notre Dame vs. Boston College
Date: Nov. 14th, 2026
Location: South Bend, Indiana at Notre Dame Stadium
Start time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Viewing: NBC and Peacock
Notre Dame vs. SMU
Date: Nov. 21st, 2026
Location: South Bend, Indiana at Notre Dame Stadium
Start time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
Viewing: NBC and Peacock
Notre Dame at Syracuse
Date: Nov. 28th, 2026
Location: Syracuse, New York at JMA Wireless Dome
Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on X (Formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes, and opinions.
Follow Mike on X: @MikeFChen
Source: USA Today
