Notre dame faces wisconsin at lambeau field in shamrock series
Notre Dame Football’s 2026 Shamrock Series game presented by Credit Union 1 will now be played on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026 vs. Wisconsin at Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers. The game was originally scheduled to be played in 2020 and was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic for Sept. 5, 2026. It has now been scheduled for a Sunday matchup. The game is the second installment of the two-game series with Wisconsin, the first of which was played at Soldier Field in 2021, with Notre Dame exploding for 31 unanswered fourth quarter points in a 41-13 victory. The highlight of the game was Chris Tyree’s 96-yard kickoff return that broke a 13-13 tie early in the 4th quarter.
Notre Dame will serve as the home team in this Shamrock Series game, the first game the Irish have played at Lambeau Field. The historic stadium has hosted just two college football games in history: St. Norbert vs. Fordham in 1983 and Wisconsin vs. LSU in 2016.
The Shamrock Series began in 2009 when Notre Dame started to ‘take a home game on the road’ in San Antonio. The Irish defeated Washington State, 40-14, in the Alamodome and have hosted 12 Shamrock Series games across the country, including Landover, Md; Chicago, Ill.; Arlington, Texas; Indianapolis, Ind., Las Vegas, Nev. and Bronx, N.Y..
The Shamrock Series has been an incredible resource in recruiting in these areas and the recent success in the Chicagoland area and Wisconsin will be bolstered by this matchup as the eyes of top high schoolers in he Midwest will be focused on two historical programs in one of the most historic venues in football.
Notre dame 2025 schedule highlighted by 3 primetime games
Notre Dame Football announced the game times and broadcast information for its 2025 home slate, including three primetime matchups against Texas A&M, USC and Navy. The Irish will host seven opponents in Notre Dame Stadium in 2025. Six of those contests will be broadcast on NBC (simulstreamed on Peacock), while the Oct. 11 game vs. NC State will be broadcast exclusively on Peacock. For the first time, Notre Dame will 2025 will host three night games since 2018.
Notre Dame’s home opener will bring Texas A&M to Notre Dame Stadium on Sept. 13, after opening the 2024 season in Kyle Field. The Fighting Irish defeated the Aggies’ 23-13 in that matchup with 10 unanswered points late in the fourth quarter to seal an impressive victory.
Notre Dame will remain at home the next week to face rival Purdue at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC. The 2024 matchup saw an angry Fighting Irish team, on the heels of their only regular season loss to Northern Illinois, travel to West Lafayette and deliver a pummeling to the Boilermakers with a 66-7 Irish victory. They will face them in game 3 in consecutive years for the first time in the battle for the Shillelagh Trophy.
On Oct. 4, the Irish will return home for a three-game stint in South Bend, beginning with another first-time opponent, Boise State, who is coming off a CFP AQ bye and loss to the Penn State Nittany Lions. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC. The Irish will face NC State in Notre Dame Stadium on Oct. 11 at 3:30 p.m., broadcast exclusively on Peacock. It marks the fifth Notre Dame game that will be streamed exclusively on Peacock.
Notre Dame will then host USC in the annual Jeweled Shillelagh rivalry game, this season occurring on Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC. The 2024 matchup saw a weary Fighting Irish team hold off a valiant effort from the Trojans with two interceptions returned for touchdowns in the fourth quarter by Christian Gray and Xavier Watts to seal the victory and a berth in the CFP. The matchup will mark the 96th meeting between Notre Dame and USC. The Irish are 7-2 over the Trojans in the last nine meetings.
On Nov. 8, Notre Dame will come back home for the annual matchup with Navy. This installment of the famed rivalry will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC. It will mark the first time Notre Dame and Navy have met in a night game at Notre Dame Stadium. The Midshipmen entered the 2024 matchup undefeated with a high flying offense, but struggled to hold on to the football against Notre Dame’s defense that collected 6 turnovers in a 51-14 victory
The 2025 Notre Dame home slate will conclude with a 3:30 p.m. matchup vs. Syracuse on Senior Day, broadcast on NBC.