Week twelve of the Fighting Irish season saw the #23 ranked Navy Midshipmen travel to South Bend. This would be the Ninetieth meeting all-time between the Irish and the Midshipmen. The series being dominated by the Fighting Irish with 76 wins compared to 13 by the Midshipmen with the two tying 1 time. Notre Dame …
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Week Eleven
Week eleven of the Fighting Irish season saw the team travel to Durham, NC for a primetime matchup against the Duke Blue Devils. This would be the sixth all-time meeting between the two Universities with the Irish winning 3 of the five previous meetings. The Irish came into the game beating Virginia Tech in a …
Week Nine
This week the Irish welcomed the Hokies of Virginia Tech to South Bend. This would be the third game between these two universities. The first two games were won by the road team with the Hokies winning 34-31 in 2016 at Notre Dame and the Irish winning 45-23 last year. The Irish come in trying …
Week Eight
This week the Irish traveled to Ann Arbor to visit one of the University’s biggest rivals the Michigan Wolverines who were ranked number 19 in the nation while the Irish would be ranked number 8 in the nation going into the game. A game which would be the last time we would see these two …
Week Three
Week three saw the Irish travel to Sanford Stadium to face the #3 team in the nation Georgia. The Irish and the Bulldogs have faced off two times prior to this meeting with Georgia winning both of the prior meetings the first in 1981 a game in which Georiga won 17-10, and again in 2017 …
Week Two
Week two the Irish welcomed New Mexico to South Bend for the first matchup ever between the schools. Both teams coming off week one wins and having to deal with injuries that would keep out some key players for both teams. New Mexico would have to play without their starting quarterback Junior Brandt Hughes and …