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Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries refers to rivalries of the University of Notre Dame in the sport of college football.Because the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are independent of a football conference, they play a national schedule, which annually includes historic rivals University of Southern California and Navy, more recent rival Stanford, and five games with ACC teams.
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- Miami. Catholics vs. Convicts. Do I really need to say anything else? This was the game in college football when Lou Holtz was at his peak at Notre Dame.
- Penn State. Notre Dame and Penn State played twice before World War II but before the Nittany Lions joined the Big Ten this was an epic series. The two have split 19 games all-time right down the middle (9-9-1 each) and although they haven’t met on the football field since 2007 they battle each other for recruits and national attention regularly.
- Boston College. Boston College hasn’t been a part of Notre Dame’s history for very long but they’ve evoked a lot of pain in that time. It was their upset of the Irish in 1993 that cost Notre Dame a title and in 2002 they ruined Notre Dame’s unbeaten season with an unlikely 14-7 upset.
- Clemson. Since Notre Dame signed their deal to play five ACC games a year, Clemson has been the pride of the conference. Five of the seven all-time meetings between the two have come since then with just about every one of them having national championship implications.
- USC Trojans. All-Time Series: Notre Dame leads series, 47-36-5 (Next Meeting: November 28, 2020) Trophy: Jeweled Shillelagh. History: These two juggernauts have met on the gridiron 91 times.
- Michigan Wolverines. All-Time Series: Michigan leads series, 25-17-1 (Next Meeting: September 3, 2033) History: The hatred in this rivalry for the fans is real.
- Michigan State Spartans. All-Time Series: Notre Dame leads series, 47-29-1 (Next Meeting: 2026) Trophy: Megaphone Trophy. History: These teams have met a total of 79 times.
- Miami Hurricanes. All-Time Series: Notre Dame leads series, 17-8-1 (Next Meeting: 2024) History: Catholics vs. Convicts is one of the most recognizable rivalries in the history of football.
Oct 14, 2023 · Notre Dame-USC rivalry, explained: How Fighting Irish, Trojans created historic series. No. 21 Notre Dame hosts No. 9 USC in a Week 7 college football game of massive importance for the Fighting ...
Nov 21, 2023 · 2014 – Notre Dame moved to 5-0 as QB Everett Golson found TE Ben Koyack in the corner of the end zone for a 23-yard touchdown on fourth down, and then Jaylon Smith and the Irish defense sealed ...
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Jul 11, 2016 · Army (8-38-4 vs. Notre Dame) has not beaten the Irish since 1958, Navy (12-76-1) has won three games over Notre Dame since 1963 and Air Force (6-24) has won two in the last 30 years. 3. Michigan ...
Mar 10, 2022 · As a fledgling program in 1887, Notre Dame lost its first eight games to Michigan. The Irish finally beat the Wolverines for the first time in 1909, and unwittingly launched one of the longest and best rivalries in college football. Since then, Notre Dame narrowly leads the series 18-17-1.
