Early look at Notre Dame’s 2021 football schedule
Nick Shepkowski
June 8, 2021 6:02 am ET
Notre Dame will enter 2021 in a strange position. They’re coming off two College Football Playoff appearances in the last two seasons but both of those ended with blowout losses to the likes of Alabama and Clemson.
Notre Dame also has to replace the lion’s share of its offense, starting with quarterback Ian Book and continuing onto the offensive line that was one of the nation’s best in 2020.
Furthermore, the two leading receivers from 2020 are gone in Javon McKinley and Ben Skowronek and will replaced by players who come in with hype but lack experience.
A mass amount of talent leaves Notre Dame defensively, too, none bigger of course than Butkus Award-winning linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah.
With this overhaul of talent are the Irish doomed in 2021?
Possibly not. And one might think that’s because of a relief that comes in the form of their 2021 schedule.
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Notre Dame at Florida State
September 5 (Sunday)
Florida State hasn’t been the same Florida State for a few years now and is coming off a 2020 campaign that saw them go just 3-6. Things should be better in year two under head coach Mike Norvell but this isn’t a trip to the home of a current powerhouse by any stretch.
Also worth noting is that this will be Notre Dame’s only true road game for over a month.
All-time series: Florida State leads 6-4
Most recent meeting: 42-26 Notre Dame win (2020)
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Notre Dame vs. Toledo
September 18 – Notre Dame Stadium
A recent run of Notre Dame playing teams from the MAC resumes in 2021 as Toledo makes their inagural trip to South Bend. Notre Dame has played host to Bowling Green, Miami (OH), Ball State, and Western Michigan in recent years with only the Cardinals making things interesting.
The Rockets are coming off a 4-2 season in 2020.
All-time series history: Never played
Last meeting: Never played
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Notre Dame vs. Purdue
September 18 – Notre Dame Stadium
The former annual rivals haven’t played since the 2014 Shamrock Series game in Indianapolis as the Irish deal with the ACC has made yearly deals with much of the Big Ten impossible. Purdue has seen an uptick in talent in recent years but struggled to just a 2-4 mark in the short 2020 season.
All-time series history: Notre Dame leads58-26-2
Latest meeting: 30-14 Notre Dame win (2014)
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Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin (Shamrock Series)
September 25 – Soldier Field, Chicago
The Shamrock Series makes its second stop in Chicago in 2021 as a matchup with always tough Wisconsin awaits. The two were supposed to play at Lambeau Field in 2020 but that game was canceled due to COVID. Get ready for all of the stories this game week and game day about Notre Dame quarterback Jack Coan taking on the team he used to start for.
All-time series history: Notre Dame leads 8-6-2
Last meeting: 31-7 Notre Dame win (1964)
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Notre Dame vs. Cincinnati
October 2 – Notre Dame Stadium
This was already looking like a big game before Marcus Freeman accepted the job as Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator. The Bearcats return a ton and could very easily be the highest-ranked team Notre Dame plays in the 2021 regular season.
All-time series history: Never met
Most recent meeting: Never met
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Notre Dame at Virginia Tech
October 9 – Lane Stadium
Notre Dame plays just it’s second true road game of the season as they travel to Blacksburg, Virginia in early-November. Although seen as a difficult place to play, the Hokies went just 5-6 in 2020 and have gone just 19-18 over the last three seasons. Notre Dame won in their only previous trip to Virginia Tech, 45-23 in 2018.
All-time series history: Notre Dame leads 2-1
Most recent meeting: Notre Dame 21-20 (2019)
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Notre Dame’s bye week comes at the exact mid-point of the regular season. Under Brian Kelly the Irish have gone 13-2 with extra time to prepare for a regular season opponent, something the Irish won twice coming off of in 2020.
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Notre Dame vs. USC
October 23 – Notre Dame Stadium
USC is coming off a 5-1 season where comeback wins were the story of their season. The Trojans were improved in 2020 but showed some of their same recent flaws in a loss to Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship Game. The best intersectional rivalry in college football returns after COVID-19 forced it to take a break in 2020.
All-time series history:
Last meeting: Notre Dame 30-27 win (2019)
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Notre Dame vs. North Carolina
October 30 – Notre Dame Stadium
Notre Dame, North Carolina will have much to replace from a solid 2020 team. Coming off an Orange Bowl appearance the Tar Heels are getting to the point where they reload with talent instead of simply rebuild. Quarterback Sam Howell returns but star running backs Javonte Williams and Michael Carter are gone for the NFL, as is wide receiver Dyami Brown.
All-time series history: Notre Dame leads 19-2
Last meeting: 31-17 Notre Dame win (2020)
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Notre Dame vs. Navy
November 6 – Notre Dame Stadium
It a global pandemic to knock Navy off of Notre Dame’s schedule in 2020, the first time since 1926 that the two programs didn’t play in football. The series resumes in 2021 with a Navy team who struggled to a 3-7 mark last season coming to South Bend in early-November.
All-time series: Notre Dame leads 79-13-1
Last meeting: 52-20 Notre Dame win (2019)
Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Notre Dame at Virginia
November 13 – Scott Stadium
Notre Dame makes just its second trip ever to Charlottesville on November 13. The last visit required last second heroics from Deshone Kizer and Will Fuller for the Irish to escape with a victory. The Irish will face a Virginia team that two years ago was able to significantly slow Notre Dame’s offense and wound up in the Rose Bowl. The Cavaliers are coming off just a 5-5 mark in 2020.
All-time series: Notre Dame leads 3-0
Last meeting: 35-20 Notre Dame win (2019)
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Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech
November 20 – Notre Dame Stadium
Notre Dame’s senior day will come against a Georgia Tech team who has struggled to a 6-16 mark in two seasons under Geoff Collins. It’s been no easy transition away from the triple-option for Tech. Can they have their work-in-progress offense humming by the time late-November gets here?
All-time series history: Notre Dame leads 29-6-1
Last meeting: 31-13 Notre Dame win (2020)
Credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports
Notre Dame at Stanford
November 27 – Stanford Stadium
The third of Notre Dame’s regulars that wasn’t on the schedule in 2020 due to COVID is Stanford, as the Irish will spend Thanksgiving weekend there this year. Stanford struggled mightily in 2019 but bounced back to a 4-2 season in that short year that was 2020.
All-time series history: Notre Dame leads 21-13
Last meeting: 45-24 Notre Dame win (2019)
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Notre Dame 2021 Football Schedule
Nick Shepkowski
August 9, 2021 6:55 am ET
Notre Dame is looking for their third trip to the College Football Playoff in four seasons entering 2021 as the Irish enter the year looking not to rebuild, but to reload.
Can Notre Dame overcome a reworked offensive line, a new quarterback for the first time in seemingly forever, and significant replacements across the defense?
Time will give us the answer to those questions but the good news for Notre Dame is that the schedule is incredibly manageable despite having some tough foes.
Here’s how the week-to-week works out for the Fighting Irish in 2021:
Week 1: Sept. 5 at Florida State
Notre Dame opens the season making their first trip to Tallahassee since the 2014 thriller. Credit:…
Notre Dame opens the season making their first trip to Tallahassee since the 2014 thriller. Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
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Week 2: Sept. 11 vs. Toledo
Toledo will make their first trip to Notre Dame Stadium in week two as the Irish…
Toledo will make their first trip to Notre Dame Stadium in week two as the Irish welcome the Rockets. Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
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Week 3: Sept. 18 vs. Purdue
Longtime annual rivals Notre Dame and Purdue will meet for the first time since 2014 as…
Longtime annual rivals Notre Dame and Purdue will meet for the first time since 2014 as the Irish welcome the Boilermakers to Notre Dame Stadium. Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
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Week 4: Sept. 25 vs. Wisconsin (Chicago)
Notre Dame makes their first trip to Soldier Field in Chicago since 2012 as the Irish…
Notre Dame makes their first trip to Soldier Field in Chicago since 2012 as the Irish take on Wisconsin for the first time since 1964. Credit: Quinn Harris-USA TODAY Sports
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Week 5: Oct. 2 vs. Cincinnati
New Notre Dame defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman gets to meet his old team, as does Brian…
New Notre Dame defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman gets to meet his old team, as does Brian Kelly and Mike Mickens as Notre Dame welcomes a stellar Cincinnati squad to town in early October. Photo courtesy USA TODAY Sports
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Week 6: Oct. 9 at Virginia Tech
Notre Dame makes their second trip ever to Virginia Tech as they close the first half…
Notre Dame makes their second trip ever to Virginia Tech as they close the first half of the 2021 season. Credit: Lee Luther Jr.-USA TODAY Sports
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Week 7: Oct. 16 Bye Week
A well deserved break comes Notre Dame’s way in mid-October before the stretch run and some…
A well deserved break comes Notre Dame’s way in mid-October before the stretch run and some difficult opponents come to start the season’s second half. Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
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Week 8: Oct. 23 vs. USC
The Irish welcome USC back to the schedule after the strangeness of 2020.
The Irish welcome USC back to the schedule after the strangeness of 2020.
The Irish have not lost to the Trojans at Notre Dame Stadium since 2011. Credit: Quinn Harris-USA TODAY Sports
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Week 9: Oct. 30 vs. North Carolina
Notre Dame’s second-biggest win of 2020 came at North Carolina. Can the Irish take down another…
Notre Dame’s second-biggest win of 2020 came at North Carolina. Can the Irish take down another tough Mack Brown led Tar Heels squad? Credit: ACC Athletics
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Week 10: Nov. 6 vs. Navy
Notre Dame and Navy didn’t get to play in 2020 but renew their age-old rivalry as…
Notre Dame and Navy didn’t get to play in 2020 but renew their age-old rivalry as the Midshipmen come to town to start the November portion of the schedule.
Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
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Week 11: Nov. 13 at Virginia
In Notre Dame’s only third true road game of the year, a trip to Virginia awaits…
In Notre Dame’s only third true road game of the year, a trip to Virginia awaits on November 13.
Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
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Week 12: Nov. 20 vs. Georgia Tech
Notre Dame welcomes Georgia Tech to town for the first time since 2015 for senior day…
Notre Dame welcomes Georgia Tech to town for the first time since 2015 for senior day 2021.
Credit: Hyosub Shin
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Week 13: Nov. 27 at Stanford
Notre Dame renews it’s rivalry with Stanford after a year off due to COVID-19.
Notre Dame renews it’s rivalry with Stanford after a year off due to COVID-19.
The Irish will be looking for just their second win at Stanford during Brian Kelly’s head coaching tenure.
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According to the document, this year the USE will begin on May 31 and end on July 2.
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In mid-January, the head of the Ministry of Education, Sergei Kravtsov, announced that the timing of the USE would be linked to the timing of admission campaigns in universities, so that graduates could apply to selected educational institutions. Early exams have been canceled this year.
At the end of February, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin made it easier to pass the final exams in 2021. Ninth-graders will be able to get a certificate by passing only the GIA in mathematics and the Russian language. For 11th-graders who do not plan to enter universities, the USE was replaced with the state final exam (GVE) in the same subjects.
Last year, the Unified State Exam was postponed several times due to the coronavirus pandemic, as a result, it was taken between July 3 and 23. All graduates received certificates without passing state exams; in order to enter universities, it was necessary to pass the Unified State Examination.
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MOSCOW, October 11 – RIA Novosti. The main period of the Unified State Exam and the main state exam will traditionally be held from May 24 to July 1, the press service of Rosobrnadzor reports. Draft schedules for the unified state exam (USE), the main state exam (OGE) and the state final exam (GVE) for 2021 have been published for public discussion.” In accordance with the draft USE schedule, it is planned that in 2021 the exams will traditionally be held in three stages: early (from March 22 to April 16), main (from May 24 to July 1) and additional (from 3 to 17 September),” the message says. It is noted that the early and main periods of the Unified State Examination will begin with exams in geography, literature and chemistry. An innovation for 2021 is the division of the computer science and ICT exam in the main period into two days (18 and 19June), which is associated with the transfer of this exam into a computer form. In each of the examination periods, reserve periods are provided. In accordance with the procedure for the state final certification for educational programs of secondary general education, graduates of previous years take the USE in the early period and the reserve periods of the main period of the USE, graduates of the current year – in the main terms of the main period. Graduates who have coincided with the timing of examinations in individual subjects can also pass them in reserve terms. It is possible to take part in the Unified State Examination at other times only if there are good reasons, documented and the relevant decision of the state examination committee. Graduates who receive an unsatisfactory result in one of the compulsory subjects (Russian language or mathematics) can retake this subject on reserve days. Those who repeatedly received an unsatisfactory result in one of these subjects on a reserve day, or an unsatisfactory result in both compulsory subjects, can participate in the Unified State Examination in the Russian language and (or) basic level mathematics in the additional (September) period. “OGE for ninth grade graduates also it is planned to be held in three stages: early (from April 20 to May 14), main (from May 21 to July 1) and additional (from September 3 to 22),” the department notes. Applications for participation in the Unified State Examination and GVE-11 accepted until February 1, 2021, for participation in the OGE and GVE-9– until March 1, 2021. To help prepare for the exam, Rosobrnadzor is holding a series of online consultations during October with the participation of developers of examination materials, which are available on the department’s pages on the VKontakte social network and on YouTube.
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MOSCOW, October 11 – RIA Novosti. The main period of the Unified State Exam and the main state exam will traditionally be held from May 24 to July 1, the press service of Rosobrnadzor reports.
Draft timetables for the Unified State Exam (USE), the Main State Exam (OGE) and the State Final Exam (GVE) for 2021 have been published for public discussion.
Following in the footsteps of Lomonosov: how a schoolchild from the outback can get into a metropolitan university April 16), main (from May 24 to July 1) and additional (from September 3 to September 17),” the message says.
It is noted that the early and main periods of the USE will begin with exams in geography, literature and chemistry. An innovation for 2021 is the division of the exam in computer science and ICT in the main period into two days (June 18 and 19), which is associated with the transfer of this exam to a computer form. In each of the periods of examinations, reserve periods are provided.
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current year – in the main terms of the main period. Graduates who have coincided with the timing of examinations in individual subjects can also pass them in reserve terms. It is possible to take part in the exam at other times only if there are good reasons, documented and the relevant decision of the state examination committee.
Graduates who receive an unsatisfactory result in one of the compulsory subjects (Russian language or mathematics) can retake this subject on reserve days. Those who repeatedly received an unsatisfactory result in one of these subjects on a reserve day, or an unsatisfactory result in both compulsory subjects, can participate in the Unified State Examination in the Russian language and (or) basic level mathematics in the additional (September) period.