Blue & Gold Illustrated: 2020 Notre Dame Football Preview
Issue link: https://comanpub.uberflip.com/i/1264448
BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED 2020 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ✦ 17 UNDER THE DOME However, in a year of vigilant "social dis- tancing," attendance numbers are less rel- evant than ever. This especially applies to the Shamrock Series meeting with Wisconsin. What Notre Dame does want to remain as a constant is representation on the schedule with at least four of the Power Five conferences. The ACC and Pac-12 are always ac- counted for, although as noted, the Pac-12 could get dicey this year. Representing the Big Ten in 2020-21 would be Wisconsin, while Ohio State (2022-23), Purdue (2021, 2024-28) and Michigan State (2026-27) will be on future dockets in this decade. Michigan (2018-19) and Northwestern (2014 and 2018) were more recent, with the Wolverines returning in 2033-34. The SEC is becoming more present as well, with Georgia (2017 and 2019) and Vanderbilt (2018) the past three years. This decade the league so far includes Arkansas (2020 and 2025), Texas A&M (2024-25) and Alabama (2028-29). That leaves the Big 12 as the void, al- though the league's two top programs, Oklahoma (2012-13) and Texas (2015-16), did face off with the Irish in the previous decade. The Mid-American Conference has had a representative on Notre Dame's schedule every year since 2017, and will continue that pattern, with Western Michigan (2020), To- ledo (2021), Marshall (2022) and Northern Illinois (2024) so far officially signed. Mail payment and phone number with SASE to: St. Hedwig Rectory 331 South Scott Street South Bend, IN 46601 (574) 287-8932 stspatrick-hedwig@att.net DRAWING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 St. Hedwig Parish Raffle 2 ND Football Season Tickets OR $500 Cash Donation: 1 for $2 3 for $5 7 for $10 15 for $20 23 for $30 40 for $50 85 for $100 Notre Dame Game Football Weekend Available 2 Nights ON Campus! PRICE INCLUDES: • Game Ticket • Parking for the weekend • Bed at Sacred Heart Parish Hall on campus • Lunch at Legend's Tent prior to game. Clemson – $525 each November 6, 7, 8, 2020 Proceeds benefit the Student Scholarship Fund, South Jersey Notre Dame Club E-mail bill.burns.68@alumni.nd.edu Or call Bill Burns 609-368-1962 2023 at North Carolina State at Duke at Louisville Wake Forest at Clemson Pittsburgh 2024 Miami at Georgia Tech Florida State Virginia 2025 at Miami North Carolina State at Boston College at Pittsburgh Syracuse 2026 at North Carolina Virginia Louisville at Florida State Syracuse 2027 Georgia Tech at Wake Forest at Duke Virginia Tech at Clemson 2028 Boston College at Pittsburgh Miami at Virginia Tech Clemson 2029 Wake Forest at North Carolina State at Syracuse Georgia Tech at Florida State 2030 at Boston College North Carolina at Louisville Florida State Duke 2031 at Clemson (Labor Day, Sept. 1) Miami at Virginia at North Carolina North Carolina State 2032 Florida State at Georgia Tech Louisville at Miami Wake Forest 2033 at Duke Pittsburgh at Boston College Virginia Tech at Louisville 2034 Syracuse at Pittsburgh at Miami Clemson Virginia 2035 at Virginia Boston College at Louisville Duke at North Carolina State 2036 at Virginia Tech (Labor Day, Sept. 1) Pittsburgh Florida State at Georgia Tech North Carolina 2037 at Clemson North Carolina State at Syracuse Miami at Wake Forest Notre Dame's Future ACC Schedules Longtime state rival Purdue will be back on Notre Dame's schedule in 2021 and 2024-28. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA