BYU Football Schedules Home-and-Home Series with Notre Dame
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Massive scheduling news dropped Monday morning as BYU announced a home-and-home series with Notre Dame beginning next season. BYU will host the Irish in Provo in 2026 and travel to South Bend in 2027. The release does not indicate exact dates for either game, although Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger reports that next season’s game will be in October.
Below is from the official release.
“We are excited to announce this home-and-home series between BYU and Notre Dame for the 2026 and 2027 seasons,” said BYU Director of Athletics Brian Santiago. “We have tremendous respect for Notre Dame, and appreciate Director of Athletics Pete Bevacqua, who has been great to work with in arranging this series. These will be competitive football games, and will highlight Kalani Sitake and Marcus Freeman, two of the best leaders and coaches in college football. As private, faith-based institutions, BYU and Notre Dame share many common values, and this series provides an exceptional opportunity to showcase two world-class universities. It’s a matchup that will resonate strongly with Cougar fans and college football fans everywhere.”
Cal recently cancelled the 2026-2027 series with BYU last week, and BYU has replaced them with Notre Dame. BYU indicated in the release that this finalizes opponents for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. With Notre Dame coming to Provo next season, BYU will have 7 home games in 2026.
- Utah Tech
- Notre Dame
- Arizona
- Arizona State
- Baylor
- Iowa State
- Cincinnati
BYU’s three non-conference games in 2026 are Utah Tech (H), Notre Dame (H), and Colorado State (A). BYU’s non-conference opponents in 2027 are Weber State (H), Oregon State (H), and Notre Dame (A).
BYU’s game with Cal was scheduled to be September 12, but the Irish host Rice that day, which is why the game will reportedly be in October. Next season will be Notre Dame’s first trip to Provo since 2004.
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