Notre Dame-BYU in Vegas officially on for 2022

Best location for a Shamrock Series game to date?

A few weeks back there was a report that Notre Dame and BYU were going to meet up for the Shamrock Series game in 2022 in Las Vegas.  Today that report was made official as Notre Dame announced the game will be played on October 8, 2022 at Allegiant Stadium with the game set to be aired on NBC.

Some notes on the 2022 Shamrock Series:

  • 11th Shamrock Series game
  • First game took place in 2009
  • Eighth different venue:  Allegiant Stadium, Lucas Oil Stadium, Yankee Stadium, FedEx Field, Fenway Park, Soldier Field, AT&T Stadium, Alamodome
  • First Notre Dame football game played in Nevada
  • The Irish are a perfect 10-0 in Shamrock Series games, with the most recent contest coming this past weekend at Soldier Field, a 41-13 win over No. 18/15 Wisconsin.

The game will be the ninth all-time meeting between Notre Dame and BYU. The Irish lead 6-2 in the series, with the most recent meeting occurring in 2013, a 23-13 Notre Dame win in South Bend.

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