Notre Dame, Michigan State renew football competition

Harry Lyles Jr., ESPN Personnel WriterJun 27, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Notre Dame and Michigan State will restore their football rivalry in the 2026 and 2027 seasons, the schools revealed Thursday.The Irish will

host the Spartans in South Bend on Sept. 19, 2026, then Notre Dame will take a trip to deal with Michigan State in East Lansing on Sept. 18, 2027. Video game times and broadcast networks will be announced at a later date, per the universities.

The most recent contest between Notre Dame and Michigan State was in 2017, when the Irish won 38-18 in East Lansing. The success was Notre Dame’s fourth in five years versus the Spartans. Picture by Adam Ruff/Icon Sportswire

Notre Dame and Michigan State have actually satisfied 79 times, with the very first contest played in 1897. Since 1949, the winner has actually been presented the Megaphone Prize, sponsored collectively by the Detroit alumni clubs of both schools.The fall of 2026 will mark the 60th anniversary of the famous”Game of the Century “10-10 tie in between No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Michigan State on Nov. 19, 1966, in Spartan Stadium.Notre Dame leads the series 49-29-1.