The University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represents the University of Notre Dame in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and plays its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. The Fighting Irish have won 13 national championships, the most recent of which came in 1988. They are one of the most successful college football programs in history.
The 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football schedule has not yet been released, but it is expected to be announced in the spring of 2024. The Fighting Irish are scheduled to play a total of 12 regular season games in 2025, including six home games and six away games. They will open the season at home against the Purdue Boilermakers on September 6, 2025. The Fighting Irish will then play five consecutive road games, including a trip to the Rose Bowl to face the UCLA Bruins on September 27, 2025. Notre Dame will return home to face the Stanford Cardinal on October 18, 2025, before traveling to face the North Carolina Tar Heels on October 25, 2025. The Fighting Irish will then host the Navy Midshipmen on November 1, 2025, before traveling to face the Boston College Eagles on November 8, 2025. Notre Dame will close out the regular season at home against the USC Trojans on November 22, 2025.