Notre Dame’s Football Scheduling Complications

The University of Notre Dame plays as an independent, meaning that it has no official conference, and thus can negotiate its own schedule as it sees fit every year. While sometimes this is a good thing- as it enables Notre Dame to make an easier or tougher schedule year to year and allows a lot of variety, there are some tough parts to being an independent.

A recent AP article talked about how the Irish are in a pickle right now, having not locked down all the opponents to the next season. Notre Dame goes with a 7-4-1 schedule, meaning that they have seven home games, one neutral site game which is officially cited as a home game, and four away games. They must play Navy, Purdue, USC and Michigan every single year. After that, they can build their own schedule. They have a relatively easy schedule of teams this season, though, so we’re anxious to see how it all plays out this year!

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Posted in General on August 25, 2009

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