ACC looks way, way into the future in releasing Notre Dame football matchups
Want to make plans for Labor Day in, oh say, 2036?
The Atlantic Coast Conference apparently does. And Thursday the conference Notre Dame pairs with for football five times a year felt compelled to let who’s ever interested know that the Irish will visit Blacksburg, Va., Monday night Sept. 1, 2036 for a Labor Night matchup with Virginia Tech.
Current Irish head coach Brian Kelly will be a few weeks away from celebrating his 75th birthday.
The Irish will also play a Monday night game in 2031, at Clemson, though the ACC press release incorrectly lists the date as Aug. 30, which is a Saturday. The game will actually be played on Monday, Sept. 1, 2031.
Every ACC-ND football pairing from 2026-37 is listed in the release.
The Irish began playing an average of five games a year against ACC teams as part of the deal to allow Notre Dame to move its basketball teams and most Olympic Sports programs from the imploding Big East to the more-stable ACC.
In the first three years of the agreement, the Irish are 9-6 against the ACC, including 2-3 last season.
The ACC and Notre Dame had previously announced the schedule of games from 2017 through 2025 (http://theacc.co/1njVoED).
2026
Notre Dame at Florida State
Louisville at Notre Dame
Notre Dame at North Carolina
Syracuse at Notre Dame
Virginia at Notre Dame
2027
Notre Dame at Clemson
Notre Dame at Duke
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame
Virginia Tech at Notre Dame
Notre Dame at Wake Forest
2028
Boston College at Notre Dame
Clemson at Notre Dame
Miami at Notre Dame
Notre Dame at Pitt
Notre Dame at Virginia Tech
2029
Notre Dame at Florida State
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame
Notre Dame at N.C. State
Notre Dame at Syracuse
Wake Forest at Notre Dame
2030
Notre Dame at Boston College
Duke at Notre Dame
Florida State at Notre Dame
Notre Dame at Louisville
North Carolina at Notre Dame
2031
Sept. 1 Notre Dame at Clemson (Labor Day Monday night)
Miami at Notre Dame
Notre Dame at North Carolina
N.C. State at Notre Dame
Notre Dame at Virginia
2032
Florida State at Notre Dame
Notre Dame at Georgia Tech
Louisville at Notre Dame
Notre Dame at Miami
Wake Forest at Notre Dame
2033
Notre Dame at Boston College
Notre Dame at Duke
Notre Dame at Louisville
Pitt at Notre Dame
Virginia Tech at Notre Dame
2034
Clemson at Notre Dame
Notre Dame at Miami
Notre Dame at Pitt
Syracuse at Notre Dame
Virginia at Notre Dame
2035
Boston College at Notre Dame
Duke at Notre Dame
Notre Dame at Louisville
Notre Dame at N.C. State
Notre Dame at Virginia
2036
Florida State at Notre Dame
Notre Dame at Georgia Tech
North Carolina at Notre Dame
Pitt at Notre Dame
Sept. 1 Notre Dame at Virginia Tech (Labor Day Monday night)
2037
Notre Dame at Clemson
Miami at Notre Dame
N.C. State at Notre Dame
Notre Dame at Syracuse
Notre Dame at Wake Forest
