NOTRE DAME VS. MIAMI GAME NOTES
GAME DAY AT A GLANCE
Saturday night will mark the 29th meeting between Notre Dame and Miami. The series stands at an 18-9-1 all-time advantage for Notre Dame.
It is the second meeting between Marcus Freeman and Mario Cristobal as head coaches. Both are in their fifth season at the helm of their respective programs.
Notre Dame is 9-1-0 against Miami at Notre Dame Stadium.
The Irish have won three straight against the Hurricanes at Notre Dame Stadium, starting with the 1988 meeting between
Notre Dame and Miami, when the Irish won a classic 31-30.
The two sides have entered the contest both ranked in the Top 25 on ten previous occasions, as this year’s meeting will mark the 11th such instance.
The last meeting between the Irish and the Hurricanes came last season in 2025. No. 10 Miami took a 27-24 decision over No. 5 Notre Dame at Hard Rock Stadium.
The last time Notre Dame hosted Miami was in 2016, when the Irish won 30-27.
The Irish hold the longest winning streak in the series with an 11-game stretch of victories from 1967-1980.
Notre Dame and Miami played each season from 1971-1985.
The two sides have met five times since 1990, as the Irish hold a 3-2 record over Miami during that span with wins in the 2010 Sun Bowl (33-17), the 2012 Shamrock Series Game at Soldier Field (41-3) and at Notre Dame Stadium in 2016 (30-27).
The Irish are 22-4 against current ACC opponents under Dick Corbett Head Coach Marcus Freeman. Freeman has five wins against ACC opponents in every season he has coached at Notre Dame.
ESPN’s College GameDay will originate from South Bend for the 13th time when Notre Dame hosts Miami on November 7. The Irish are 7-5 in previous home games featured on the show, which made its first on-campus broadcast at Notre Dame on November 13, 1993, before the Irish defeated Florida State, 31-24.
Notre Dame is 15-4-1 all-time on Nov. 7, including 8-2 at home. The most recent Nov. 7 home game was the 2020 double-overtime win over Clemson (47-40) — also ND’s last win over AP No. 1.
NOTRE DAME STADIUM NOTES
Notre Dame Stadium has been the home of Irish football since 1930. The Irish are in their 97th season at Notre Dame Stadium in 2026.
Notre Dame holds a 537-133-13 record at home all time.
Seating capacity is listed as 77,622 while the playing surface is artificial field turf.
All seven home games of the 2025 season were sold out: the 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th sell-outs of the Marcus Freeman era. The last 23 games in a row, dating back to the start of the 2023 season, have been sold out. Miami has already been announced as sold out, with another capacity crowd expected this Saturday night.
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