Notre Dame Releases 2016 Kickoff Times, 2017 Schedule
Notre Dame released the kickoff times for the 2016 schedule, as well as the full 2017 slate in a release Thursday afternoon.
The Sept. 17 game against Michigan State and the Oct. 15 contest vs. Stanford will both be home night games, with 7:30 p.m. kickoffs on NBC.
For the first time, the Shamrock Series contest against Army in San Antonio, Texas, on Nov. 12 will not be in primetime. It will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Notre Dame’s contract with NBC allows for five primetime games every two years, which includes the Shamrock Series contest. In addition to the Michigan State and Stanford home contests this fall, last year’s games at Notre Dame Stadium against Texas and USC were night games, along with the Shamrock Series matchup against Boston College at Fenway Park.
The other four Irish home games — vs. Nevada (Sept. 10), Duke (Sept. 24), Miami (Oct. 29) and Virginia Tech (Nov. 19) — will all begin at 3:30 p.m. on NBC.
Last month, Notre Dame and Texas announced that the Labor Day weekend matchup in Austin will be moved to Sunday, Sept. 4. That kickoff time has not yet been announced, but it will be held in primetime.
The program also released its full 2017 schedule, which had mostly been finalized years ago. As previously disclosed by director of athletics Jack Swarbrick, the Shamrock Series will take a one-year hiatus that season following the completion of the renovations at Notre Dame Stadium.
Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | Network |
---|---|---|---|
Sept. 4 |
at Texas |
TBD |
TBD |
Sept. 10 |
vs. Nevada |
3:30 |
NBC |
Sept. 17 |
vs. Michigan State |
7:30 |
NBC |
Sept. 24 |
vs. Duke |
3:30 |
NBC |
Oct. 1 |
vs. Syracuse* |
TBD |
TBD |
Oct. 8 |
at NC State |
TBD |
TBD |
Oct. 15 |
vs. Stanford |
7:30 |
NBC |
Oct. 29 |
vs. Miami |
3:30 |
NBC |
Nov. 5 |
vs. Navy# |
11:30 a.m. |
CBS |
Nov. 12 |
vs. Army% |
3:30 |
NBC |
Nov. 19 |
vs. Virginia Tech |
3:30 |
NBC |
Nov. 26 |
at USC |
TBD |
TBD |
Date | Opponent |
---|---|
Sept. 2 |
vs. Temple |
Sept. 9 |
vs. Georgia |
Sept. 16 |
at Boston College |
Sept. 23 |
at Michigan State |
Sept. 30 |
vs. Miami (Ohio) |
Oct. 7 |
at North Carolina |
Oct. 21 |
vs. USC |
Oct. 28 |
vs. NC State |
Nov. 4 |
vs. Wake Forest |
Nov. 11 |
at Miami |
Nov. 18 |
vs. Navy |
Nov. 25 |
at Stanford |