Notre Dame football’s 2026 regular season schedule

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The college football 2025-26 season officially ended on Monday night, as Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman was on-hand to see Indiana defeat Miami to win the College Football Playoff championship.

With the final game of the season now played, we can officially turn the page to the 2026 regular season, as the Irish will look to return to the CFP after being left out. For many teams, it’s how the schedule will play out, and Notre Dame looks like they’ll face a similar task next fall, with two expected preseason top-25 opponents.

The good news is that neither of them will be the first two games of the year, but the Irish will open the season at a marquee venue against a Big Ten team. Find out below what Notre Dame football’s 2026 regular season schedule looks like.

Notre Dame at Wisconsin Badgers​

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Date: Sun, Sep. 6th at TBA

Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin at Lambeau Field

Wisconsin’s record in 2025: 4-8

All-time series record: Notre Dame leads 9-6-2

Rice Owls at Notre Dame​

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Date: Sat., Sep. 12th at TBA

Location: South Bend, IN at Notre Dame Stadium

Rice’s record in 2025: 5-8

All-time series record: Notre Dame leads 5-0

Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame​

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Date: Sat., Sep. 19th at TBA

Location: South Bend, IN at Notre Dame Stadium

Michigan State’s record in 2025: 4-8

All-time series record: Notre Dame leads 47-29-1

Notre Dame at Purdue Boilermakers​

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Date: Sat., Sep. 26th at TBA

Location: West Lafayette, IN at Ross Ade Stadium

Purdue’s record in 2025: 2-10

All-time series record: Notre Dame leads 59-26-2

Notre Dame at North Carolina Tar Heels​

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Date: Sat., Oct. 3rd at TBA

Location: Chapel Hill, NC at Kenan Memorial Stadium

North Carolina’s record in 2025: 4-8

All-time series record: Notre Dame leads 21-1

Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame​

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Date: Sat., Oct. 31st at TBA

Location: Foxborough, MA at Gillette Stadium

Navy’s record in 2025: 11-2

All-time series record: Notre Dame leads 82-13-1

Miami Hurricanes at Notre Dame​

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Date: Sat., Nov. 7th at TBA

Location: South Bend, IN at Notre Dame Stadium

Miami’s record in 2025: 13-3

All-time series record: Notre Dame leads 17-9-1

SMU Mustangs at Notre Dame​

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Date: TBA

Location: South Bend, IN at Notre Dame Stadium

SMU’s record in 2025: 9-4

All-time series record: Notre Dame leads 10-3

Notre Dame at Syracuse Orange​

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Date: TBA

Location: Syracuse, NY at JMA Wireless Dome

Syracuse’s record in 2025: 3-9

All-time series record: Notre Dame leads 9-3

Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame​

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Date: TBA

Location: South Bend, IN at Notre Dame Stadium

Stanford’s record in 2025: 4-8

All-time series record: Notre Dame leads 24-14

Notre Dame at BYU Cougars​

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Date: TBA

Location: Provo, Utah at LaVell Edwards Stadium

BYU’s record in 2025: 12-2

All-times series record: Notre Dame leads 5-2

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This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: Which opponents Notre Dame plays during the ‘26 regular season

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