BYU, Notre Dame Agree To Home-And-Home Series Beginning In 2026

PROVO, Utah – BYU football has lined up its 12th game for the 2026 schedule, and it’s a marquee opponent.

The Cougars will welcome the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to LaVell Edwards Stadium in October during the 2026 season. That was initially reported by Ross Dellenger by Yahoo! Sports. BYU will return to South Bend in 2027.

Another marquee matchup 📆☘️

Taking on BYU in 2026 and 2027#GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/jqF1VjgxRG

— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) December 22, 2025

Previously, BYU had the Cal Golden Bears scheduled to play in Provo in 2026, but the Golden Bears canceled the series after the ACC adopted a nine-game conference schedule.

BYU then worked to fill the gap in its 2026 schedule and secured the Fighting Irish after Notre Dame was unable to reach an extension agreement for the USC series.

All of Notre Dame’s September dates are lined up for the 2026 football schedule. The game is expected to be played in October.

Notre Dame leads the all-time series against BYU, 7-2, with BYU’s victories coming in South Bend in 1994 and in Provo in 2004.

Massive win for BYU on the 2026 schedule. Upgrade the schedule with a powerhouse program and keep it at home, maintaining the seven games.

Notre Dame will be making its first trip to Provo since 2004.

— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) December 22, 2025

The last meeting between the two programs was in 2022, at a Notre Dame home game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Earlier this month, Notre Dame opted out of the Bowl Season, reportedly scheduled to play BYU in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. This is a much better outcome for BYU: an opportunity to host the Irish in Provo and another chance to play in South Bend. BYU hasn’t played in South Bend since 2013.

BYU football’s 2026 opponents

September 5 – Utah Tech

September 19 – at Colorado State

TBD – Notre Dame

Arizona

Arizona State

Baylor

Iowa State

Cincinnati

at Kansas

at TCU

at UCF

at Utah

Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast daily on KSL Sports YouTube and KSL NewsRadio (SUBSCRIBE). Harper also co-hosts Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL NewsRadio.

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