Notre Dame releases 2014-16 schedule
By Mike Dyce
When Notre Dame joined the ACC in non-football sports, they had to work more ACC teams into their football schedule. They finally managed to lock down a schedule that works and have released their schedule for the next three seasons. The Irish are under contract to play five ACC opponents per season beginning in 2014.
Notre Dame is keeping their traditional rivalry games against Navy, Stanford and USC alive. They are dropping Michigan and Purdue after the 2014 season though.
In 2014 they play three games on neutral fields, at least one in 2015, and another two in the 2016 season.
From CSN Chicago:
2014:
| Date | Opponent | Location |
| Aug. 30 | Rice | South Bend, Ind. |
| Sept. 6 | Michigan | South Bend, Ind. |
| Sept. 13 | Purdue | Indianapolis, Ind. (Lucas Oil Stadium) |
| Sept. 27 | Syracuse | East Rutherford, N.J. (MetLife Stadium) |
| Oct. 4 | Stanford | South Bend, Ind. |
| Oct. 11 | North Carolina | South Bend, Ind. |
| Oct. 18 | Florida State | Tallahassee, Fla. |
| Nov. 1 | Navy | Landover, Md. (FedEx Field) |
| Nov. 8 | Arizona State | Tempe, Ariz. |
| Nov. 15 | Northwestern | South Bend, Ind. |
| Nov. 15 | Louisville | South Bend, Ind. |
| Nov. 29 | USC | Los Angeles, Calif. |
2015:
| Date | Opponent | Location |
| Sept. 5 | Texas | South Bend, Ind |
| Sept. 12 | Virginia | Charlottesville, Va. |
| Sept. 19 | Georgia Tech | South Bend, Ind. |
| Sept. 26 | Massachusetts | South Bend, Ind. |
| Oct. 3 | Clemson | Clemson, S.C. |
| Oct. 10 | Navy | South Bend, Ind. |
| Oct. 17 | USC | South Bend, Ind. |
| Oct. 31 | Temple | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Nov. 7 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Nov. 14 | Wake Forest | South Bend, Ind. |
| Nov. 21 | Boston College | Boston, Ma. (Fenway Park) |
| Nov. 28 | Stanford | Palo Alto, Calif. |
2016:
| Date | Opponent | Location |
| Sept. 3 | Texas | Austin, Texas |
| Sept. 10 | Nevada | South Bend, Ind. |
| Sept. 17 | Michigan State | South Bend, Ind. |
| Sept. 24 | Duke | South Bend, Ind. |
| Oct. 1 | Syracuse | East Rutherford, N.J. (MetLife Stadium) |
| Oct. 8 | N.C. State | Raleigh, N.C. |
| Oct. 15 | Stanford | South Bend, Ind. |
| Oct. 29 | Miami | South Bend, Ind. |
| Nov. 5 | Navy | TBD |
| Nov. 12 | Army | San Antonio, Texas (Alamodome) |
| Nov. 19 | Virginia Tech | South Bend, Ind. |
| Nov. 26 | USC | Los Angeles, Calif. |