The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Washington Huskies have scheduled a home-and-home football series for the 2031 and 2034 seasons, according to an official announcement Tuesday.
Notre Dame will open the series at home, hosting Washington at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind., on September 27, 2031. The matchup will then shift to Seattle, Wash., where the Huskies will host the Fighting Irish at Husky Stadium on November 11, 2034.
Notre Dame and Washington have met eight times on the gridiron, with the Fighting Irish owning an 8-0 advantage in the all-time series. The programs last squared off in 2009 in South Bend, when Notre Dame earned a 37-30 victory to extend its unbeaten record against Washington.
The agreement with Washington comes after Notre Dame announced a series with Illinois last week. The Irish will host the Fighting Illini in 2027 before travel to Champaign, Ill., the following season.
With the addition of Washington, Notre Dame now has 11 opponents slated for its 2031 schedule and seven for the 2034 campaign.
Washington, meanwhile, has its first announced non-conference games for both the 2031 and 2034 seasons.
On Monday, the College Football Playoff finalized its move to a 24-team field in 2027. The CFP also revealed its scheduling standard requiring power conference teams to face at least 10 opponents from power conferences, or Notre Dame, each season. The series with Notre Dame satisfies that requirement for the Huskies.
Nice to see these two programs hook up again. Seattle is a beautiful city.