Notre Dame football has officially released its 2025 schedule, as they will look to make a return trip to the College Football Playoff. The Irish made a deep run, but unfortunately was not able to finish it off,

A look at Notre Dame's freshly released 2025 football schedule with thoughts on the run of show for the Fighting Irish.

Sunday night opener on the road for Notre Dame to begin 2025, so what does the rest of the regular season hold for the Irish?

We now know the entire 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football schedule, including dates and home/away locations. The Irish have seven home games on the schedule. Notre Dame will also face several teams that are considered rivals. Navy, USC, Boston College, and Stanford are on the schedule.

The Clemson Tigers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish aren't exactly bitter rivals. But two of college football's most recognizable brands could soon be seeing a lot more of each other. ESPN announced its decision Thursday to continue broadcasting ACC athletics through 2036 rather than exercise an opt-out clause that would have ended the broadcast rights agreement after the 2027 season.

Notre Dame has now completed its 2025 football schedule thanks to the addition of Stanford to the schedule and the ACC releasing its dates for the 2025 season. Notre Dame now has all 12 opponents and dates for its 2025 season, which will be season four of the Marcus Freeman era.

Notre Dame's tough 2025 schedule demands a strong start. See why early wins are critical for playoff hopes and navigating a difficult season.

Two of Notre Dame's ACC foes have a bye the week before facing the Irish: Pittsburgh and Syracuse. N.C. State faces FCS-level Campbell as a prelude to its trip to South Bend, while Boston College plays at Louisville, and Stanford hosts archrival California the week before facing Notre Dame.

O n Tuesday evening, the ACC released its full 2025 football schedule — so now we finally have the full slate of games for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Spoiler alert... Stanfo