Notre Dame’s trip to Chapel Hill is set for Oct. 3, when the Irish meet North Carolina at Kenan Stadium.
The matchup lands four years after the teams last played. Notre Dame won that meeting to extend its run to five straight against the Tar Heels, who have just two wins in 23 games against the Irish. North Carolina gets another shot this fall, though it faces a tough climb against a top-ranked Notre Dame squad.
Tickets for Notre Dame vs. North Carolina are available now on StubHub. The current get-in price is $200, with lower bowl seats listed at $215 and box seats at $470.
Kickoff time has not been set.
Notre Dame’s 2026 schedule already includes wins over Wisconsin, Rice and Michigan State, with the Irish beating Wisconsin 41-13 on Sept. 6, Rice 52-0 on Sept. 12 and Michigan State 27-10 on Sept.
- The next stop is at Purdue on Sept. 26 at 2 p.m., before the trip to North Carolina on Oct.
After that, Notre Dame hosts Stanford on Oct. 10 at 3:30 p.m., goes to BYU on Oct. 17, welcomes Navy on Oct. 31 at noon, Miami on Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m., Boston College on Nov. 14 at 3:30 p.m. and SMU on Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m., then finishes the regular season at Syracuse on Nov. 28.
North Carolina enters the game after opening the year with a 15-10 win over TCU on Aug. 29 and a 35-3 victory over ETSU on Sept. 12.
The Tar Heels then fell to Clemson 28-20 on Sept. 19.
Their remaining schedule after Notre Dame includes trips to Pitt on Oct. 10, Duke on Oct.
17, UConn on Nov. 7 and Virginia on Nov. 21, plus home games against Syracuse on Oct. 24, Miami on Oct.
31, Louisville on Nov. 14 and NC State on Nov. 28.
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Notre Dame took care of Purdue in convincing fashion, racing to a 35-0 halftime lead and turning what could have been a tricky in-state matchup into a comfortable blowout. CJ Carr did his part with three touchdown passes, and the offense had the kind of depth that showed up in the second half as well, with Noah Grubbs and Matt Jeffery each throwing their first career touchdown passes.
Still, the clean final score did not hide every issue for the Irish. The running game never really got rolling, and Carr had enough accuracy hiccups to leave a little room for concern even in a game that was never in doubt. For a team that wants to keep building momentum, those are the kinds of details that tend to matter once the competition gets sharper. [Read more 🡒]
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Bryce Young was at the center of it, finishing the half with two sacks and a forced fumble that was returned for a touchdown, and true freshman Joey OBrien added a sack of his own to the mix. Purdue managed only 78 passing yards and 12 rushing yards before halftime, the kind of total that suggests Notre Dames defense is not just playing well, but capable of making an opponents entire game plan collapse. [Read more 🡒]
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It will be the 90th meeting between the schools, a reminder that this isnt just another nonconference date on the calendar. Paul Burmeister and Yogi Roth will be on the call, and for Notre Dame, the trip offers another measuring stick in a season where every ranked test can shape the bigger picture. [Read more 🡒]