Texas, Notre Dame agree to play in 2028, 2029

Field Level Media|published: Tue 19th November, 11:52 2024

Sep 4, 2016; Austin, TX, USA; The Texas Longhorns logo flag flies during the game between the Texas Longhorns and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Texas won 50-47 in double overtime.

Projected College Football Playoff participants Texas and Notre Dame agreed to play a home-and-home series in 2028 and 2029.

The agreement announced Tuesday features the Longhorns visiting South Bend, Ind., on Sept. 9, 2028, and the Fighting Irish heading to Austin on Sept. 22, 2029.

Notre Dame owns a 9-3 lead in the all-time series that dates back to 1913. Texas won the most recent meeting in a 50-47 double-overtime thriller in Austin on Sept. 4, 2016.

It's a matchup of two of the winningest programs in NCAA history, as Texas currently ranks fourth with 957 wins and Notre Dame is right behind in fifth place with 956.

Their series includes three meetings in the Cotton Bowl in the 1970s, with Notre Dame winning two times.

--Field Level Media