Notre Dame and Michigan State announced Thursday the dates for its home-and-home series between the two football programs in 2026 and 2027.
Notre Dame will host Michigan State on Sept. 19, 2026. The Spartans will host the Irish on Sept. 18, 2027.
The two rivals play for the Megaphone Trophy, but they haven't met on the football field since 2017 when Notre Dame won at Michigan State by a 38-18 margin. Notre Dame holds a 49-29-1 series advantage.
Michigan State enters the 2024 season with a new head coach in Jonathan Smith, who spent the previous six seasons at Oregon State. The Spartans logged losing records the last two seasons: 5-7 in 2022 and 4-8 in 2023.
Notre Dame has 11 announced games on its 2026 schedule. The 2027 slate is at eight games. Click here for the Inside ND Sports list for Notre Dame's future schedules.
2026 SCHEDULE (11 games)
9/5 vs. Wisconsin (at Lambeau Field)
9/19 vs. Michigan State
9/26 at Purdue
10/3 at North Carolina
10/17 vs. Virginia
11/28 at USC
TBA vs. Miami
TBA vs. Louisville
TBA vs. Syracuse
TBA at Florida State
TBA at Navy (TBA)
2027 SCHEDULE (8 games)
9/4 vs. Purdue
9/18 at Michigan State
10/2 vs. Georgia Tech
11/6 vs. Virginia Tech
TBA vs. Navy
TBA at Clemson
TBA at Duke
TBA at Wake Forest
Notre Dame will host Michigan State on Sept. 19, 2026. The Spartans will host the Irish on Sept. 18, 2027.
The two rivals play for the Megaphone Trophy, but they haven't met on the football field since 2017 when Notre Dame won at Michigan State by a 38-18 margin. Notre Dame holds a 49-29-1 series advantage.
Michigan State enters the 2024 season with a new head coach in Jonathan Smith, who spent the previous six seasons at Oregon State. The Spartans logged losing records the last two seasons: 5-7 in 2022 and 4-8 in 2023.
Notre Dame has 11 announced games on its 2026 schedule. The 2027 slate is at eight games. Click here for the Inside ND Sports list for Notre Dame's future schedules.
2026 SCHEDULE (11 games)
9/5 vs. Wisconsin (at Lambeau Field)
9/19 vs. Michigan State
9/26 at Purdue
10/3 at North Carolina
10/17 vs. Virginia
11/28 at USC
TBA vs. Miami
TBA vs. Louisville
TBA vs. Syracuse
TBA at Florida State
TBA at Navy (TBA)
2027 SCHEDULE (8 games)
9/4 vs. Purdue
9/18 at Michigan State
10/2 vs. Georgia Tech
11/6 vs. Virginia Tech
TBA vs. Navy
TBA at Clemson
TBA at Duke
TBA at Wake Forest
