BYU vs. Notre Dame

BYU and Notre Dame first met in 1992 and have played 10 times; officially, Notre Dame leads 5–⁠3; as played, 7–⁠3. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Notre Dame 7–⁠3. The NCAA vacated Notre Dame’s two wins (2012 and 2013); they don’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Scheduled 2027 at Notre Dame. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Official series
Notre Dame leads 5–⁠3
BYU wins on file
3
Notre Dame wins on file
7
Ties
0
First meeting
1992
Longest streak
4 Notre Dame
Current streak
1 BYU
Last 10 meetings
Notre Dame 7–⁠3
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s1–⁠2
2000s1–⁠2
2010s0–⁠2
2020s1–⁠1
Both ranked
1 meeting: BYU 1, Notre Dame 0; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
13.1 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At BYU
2–⁠1 BYU’s record at home
At Notre Dame
5–⁠1 Notre Dame’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 BYU first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. BYU’s biggest win1994: BYU 21, Notre Dame 14by 7 points
  2. Notre Dame’s biggest win2005: Notre Dame 49, BYU 23by 26 points
  3. Upset1994: BYU 21, Notre Dame 14BYU had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Ranked showdown2026: BYU 28, Notre Dame 24No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 8 BYU

Coach against coach

YearsBYUSeriesNotre Dame
1992–⁠1994LaVell Edwards1–⁠2Lou Holtz

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from BYU’s side (Edwards 1–⁠2 against Holtz). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of BYU and Notre Dame, 1992 on1300150017001995200020052010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Brady Quinn Notre Dame32 of 41, 467 yards, 6 TD2005 Passing
Maurice Stovall Notre Dame14 catches, 207 yards, 4 TD2005 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

On television

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2026.

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).

Photos

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Oct 17, 20268BYU 28, 2Notre Dame 24at BYU
Oct 8, 2022Notre Dame 28, 16BYU 20Allegiant Stadium
Nov 23, 2013Notre Dame 23, BYU 13vacatedat Notre Dame
Oct 20, 20125Notre Dame 17, BYU 14vacatedat Notre Dame
Oct 22, 20059Notre Dame 49, BYU 23at Notre Dame
Sep 4, 2004BYU 20, Notre Dame 17at BYU
Nov 15, 2003Notre Dame 33, BYU 14at Notre Dame
Oct 15, 1994BYU 21, 17Notre Dame 14at Notre Dame
Oct 16, 19933Notre Dame 45, BYU 20at BYU
Oct 24, 199210Notre Dame 42, BYU 16at Notre Dame

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.