Notre Dame has plenty of detractors around the country, but there’s one thing none of them can deny -- the Irish play one of the toughest schedules in the nation.
2014, 2015, 2016 Notre Dame football schedules announced, including ACC games
The Irish will be playing an extremely tough schedule, facing Michigan, Stanford, Florida State, Arizona State, Louisville and USC next season.
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Despite their independent status, Notre Dame is not taking it easy with their future scheduling, as the school announced their football slates for the next three years on Friday. Using the “6-5-1” method, the Irish will continue their traditional rivalry games against USC, Navy and Stanford over their next three games, with five games against ACC schools, a yearly “Shamrock Series” (at a neutral site), two home & homes and one home game.
Here are the full schedules:
2014
Aug. 30 RICE
Sept. 6 MICHIGAN (night)
Sept. 13 * Purdue at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind. (night)
Sept. 27 at Syracuse (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.)
Oct. 4 STANFORD
Oct. 11 NORTH CAROLINA
Oct. 18 at Florida State
Nov. 1 vs. Navy (FedEx Field, Landover, Md.)
Nov. 8 at Arizona State
Nov. 15 NORTHWESTERN
Nov. 22 LOUISVILLE
Nov. 29 at USC
* Shamrock Series game2015
Sept. 5 TEXAS
Sept. 12 at Virginia
Sept. 19 GEORGIA TECH
Sept. 26 MASSACHUSETTS
Oct. 3 at Clemson
Oct. 10 NAVY
Oct. 17 USC
Oct. 31 at Temple (Lincoln Financial Services Field)
Nov. 7 at Pittsburgh
Nov. 14 WAKE FOREST
Nov. 21 * Boston College at Fenway Park, Boston, Mass. (night)
Nov. 28 at Stanford
* Shamrock Series game2016
Sept. 3 at Texas
Sept. 10 NEVADA
Sept. 17 MICHIGAN STATE
Sept. 24 DUKE
Oct. 1 at Syracuse (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.)
Oct. 8 at North Carolina State
Oct. 15 STANFORD
Oct. 29 MIAMI
Nov. 5 vs. Navy (site TBD)
Nov. 12 * Army at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas (night)
Nov. 19 VIRGINIA TECH
Nov. 26 at USC
* Shamrock Series game
Of particular note is a game against Boston College in 2015 at Fenway Park, as well as games against elite programs Michigan, Florida State, Texas, USC and Michigan State. The Irish will play five games against ACC opponents each year, including some marquee opponents.
It's official: #NotreDame will play #BostonCollege at Fenway Park in 2015. pic.twitter.com/CefGshCmxU
— Rachel Terlep (@eTruth_Irish) December 20, 2013 The Irish will play in the Pinstripe Bowl against Rutgers December 28.
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