Note: All home games are on NBC, all times are EST (South Bend Time).
1996 Schedule
DateOpponentResultTimeSeriesSite (ND Rank)
Sept. 5Vanderbilt14-77:00 ESPN2-0-0 Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN
Sept. 14PURDUE35-01:3045-21-2 NOTRE DAME STADIUM
Sept. 21#6 Texas27-2411:008-2-0 Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX (#9)
Sept. 28OHIO STATE16-291:302-2-0 NOTRE DAME STADIUM
Oct. 12WASHINGTON54-201:304-0-0 NOTRE DAME STADIUM
Oct. 19AIR FORCE17-201:3019-5-0 NOTRE DAME STADIUM
Nov. 2Navy54-271:00 CBS60-9-1 Croke Park, Dublin Ireland
Nov. 9Boston College48-213:30 CBS6-2-0 Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA
Nov. 16PITTSBURGH60-61:3039-16-1 NOTRE DAME STADIUM
Nov. 23RUTGERS
Note: This game was originally
scheduled for Oct. 26
62-012:302-0-0 NOTRE DAME STADIUM
Nov. 30USC20-278:00 ABC39-24-5 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
Total8-3407-181
* - Note: Notre Dame vs. Navy game will begin at 1:00 p.m. Ireland time and CBS will televise the game on a tape-delay basis at 12 noon EST