Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Schedule 2026 – Printable PDF

If you’re a Notre Dame Fighting Irish fan trying to plan your fall around football, you’ve landed in the right place. This guide gives you the complete, verified Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Schedule for 2026 — every date, every opponent, every venue — plus a straightforward way to turn it into a printable PDF you can stick on your fridge, share with your tailgate crew, or file away for travel planning.

No fluff. Just the full schedule, key game notes, and exactly what you need to never miss a snap this season.

Why the 2026 Notre Dame Schedule Is Worth Paying Attention To

The 2026 season is loaded. Notre Dame opens with a nationally televised Shamrock Series game at Lambeau Field — yes, Packers country — against the Wisconsin Badgers on a Sunday in September. That alone makes this one of the more buzzworthy season openers in recent Irish history.

From there, the schedule blends home dominance at Notre Dame Stadium with meaningful road challenges at Purdue, North Carolina, BYU, and a season-closing trip to Syracuse. Toss in the Shillelagh Trophy rivalry game against Michigan State, a rare neutral-site Navy game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, and a home stretch in November that brings Miami (FL), Boston College, and SMU to South Bend — and you’ve got a season that demands a well-organized, printable schedule on hand.

Notre Dame Athletics published the official 2026 slate in January 2026, with the Blue-Gold Spring Game details and Shamrock Series venue confirmed separately in February. Every game listed below has been cross-checked against the official Notre Dame Athletics announcement and stadium/venue pages.

The Full 2026 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Schedule

Here is the complete, clean, printable-PDF-ready schedule for the 2026 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football season:

Date	VS / AT	Location
Apr. 25 (Sat) — Blue-Gold Spring Game	vs Spring Game	Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
Sep. 6 (Sun) — Shamrock Series	vs Wisconsin Badgers	Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI
Sep. 12 (Sat)	vs Rice Owls	Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
Sep. 19 (Sat) — Shillelagh Trophy Game	vs Michigan State Spartans	Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
Sep. 26 (Sat)	at Purdue Boilermakers	Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Oct. 3 (Sat)	at North Carolina Tar Heels	Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC
Oct. 10 (Sat)	vs Stanford Cardinal	Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
Oct. 17 (Sat)	at BYU Cougars	LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Oct. 24 (Sat) — OFF Week	—	—
Oct. 31 (Sat)	vs Navy Midshipmen	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
Nov. 7 (Sat)	vs Miami (FL) Hurricanes	Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
Nov. 14 (Sat)	vs Boston College Eagles	Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
Nov. 21 (Sat)	vs SMU Mustangs	Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
Nov. 28 (Sat)	at Syracuse Orange	JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, NY

This list is formatted specifically so you can copy it straight into Google Docs, Microsoft Word, or any document editor and instantly generate a clean printable PDF for personal use.

Games You Absolutely Cannot Miss in 2026

Shamrock Series at Lambeau Field (Sep. 6): This is the headline event of the early season. Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin at the historic home of the Green Bay Packers is the kind of neutral-site spectacle that sells out months in advance. If you’re planning to attend, hotel rooms and travel packages around Green Bay will go fast. Print this date, circle it, and book early.

Shillelagh Trophy vs. Michigan State (Sep. 19): The Shillelagh Trophy is one of college football’s older rivalry trophies, and with Michigan State on the home schedule, Notre Dame Stadium will be rocking. A great early-season home game to attend if you can get tickets.

Navy at Gillette Stadium (Oct. 31): The Notre Dame–Navy series is one of the longest continuous rivalries in college football history, and the 2026 edition will be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts — the first time this series has been hosted there. This neutral-site Halloween matchup is a unique travel opportunity for fans on the East Coast.

The November Home Stretch (Nov. 7–21): Three straight home games against Miami (FL), Boston College, and SMU going into late November gives Notre Dame a real opportunity to build playoff momentum. If the Irish are in contention heading into the final stretch, these games at Notre Dame Stadium will be electric.

Season Finale at Syracuse (Nov. 28): Closing on the road at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse on Thanksgiving weekend is a tough ask. Road environments, late-season stakes — this one could be a decider.

See also: Michigan Wolverines Football Schedule 2026 – Printable PDF

How to Create Your Own Printable PDF Schedule

Getting a printable PDF version of the 2026 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Schedule takes about two minutes.

Go to this link and look for the print option, click and print the schedule, or you can use the methods below as well for getting a printable PDF schedule.

Here’s the fastest way to do it:

1. Copy the schedule list from the section above into Google Docs or Microsoft Word.
2. Add personal notes if you want — seat numbers, hotel bookings, kickoff times once announced, or TV network info.
3. Go to File → Print → Save as PDF (in Google Docs) or File → Export → PDF (in Word). Done.

For a polished calendar-style layout, set your page orientation to landscape — it gives you a wider table format that’s much easier to read at a glance. You can also bold the game dates or use color-coding to separate home games (green), away games (gold), and neutral-site games (blue).

If you prefer a pre-formatted version, Notre Dame’s official athletics website publishes a downloadable schedule and a team schedule page that serves as the canonical, always-updated source. Always cross-check the official Notre Dame schedule page before finalizing your printed copy, especially as kickoff times and TV assignments are confirmed throughout the summer.

For calendar-style PDFs, third-party tools that allow .ics calendar imports and PDF exports are also an option — you can build a full month-by-month football calendar and print it in one clean document.

Planning Tips for Irish Fans in 2026

• Book travel early for away games. Lambeau Field (Sep. 6), Ross-Ade Stadium (Sep. 26), LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo (Oct. 17), Gillette Stadium (Oct. 31), and the JMA Wireless Dome (Nov. 28) all require travel logistics. Start early, especially for the Shamrock Series opener.
• Use the Oct. 24 bye week strategically. The off week falls right between the BYU road trip and the Navy neutral-site game. It’s a natural reset point — good for catching up on rest or getting your November travel plans locked in.
• Watch for TV and kickoff time announcements. The full schedule of kickoff times and broadcast partners is typically released in waves through the summer. Follow Notre Dame Athletics on official channels for updates, and keep your printable PDF version up to date.
• For home games, Notre Dame Stadium holds around 77,000 fans. Parking and tailgate areas fill up hours before kickoff. Plan to arrive early, especially for the high-profile November home games.

Conclusion

The 2026 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football season is shaping up to be one of the more compelling campaigns in recent memory — a mix of marquee neutral-site games, traditional rivalry matchups, a strong home schedule in November, and a challenging road finale to close things out. Having a printable PDF of the 2026 schedule on hand means you’re always one step ahead on travel, tickets, and game-day plans.

Use the schedule listed above, drop it into any document tool, and save it as a PDF in under two minutes. Bookmark this page for updates as kickoff times and TV details get confirmed throughout the spring and summer. Go Irish.

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