A bowl that Notre Dame has participated in and won in the last decade won’t be happening this winter as today the Pinstripe Bowl was officially canceled for 2020.
The bowl game made the announcement on Friday morning, citing the rise in Coronavirus cases nationwide and as well as the significant amount of games in both the ACC and Big Ten that have been postponed or canceled as a result.
The official statement from the New York Yankees who host the game can be read below:
Due to the recent increase in coronavirus cases, which has led to the imposition of various travel restrictions and the cancellation of many college football games, including those in the Big Ten and ACC Conferences, we have made the decision out of an abundance of caution and in conjunction with both conferences to cancel the 2020 New Era Pinstripe Bowl. The priority of the Yankees, New Era Pinstripe Bowl, Big Ten and ACC is the safety of players, coaches and staff, and this decision is consistent with that approach. We look forward to hosting the New Era Pinstripe Bowl with an enthusiastic crowd filling Yankee Stadium in 2021.
The Pinstripe Bowl has been played annually at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York since 2010. Since 2014 it has paired an ACC team against a Big Ten team with the Big Ten taking five of those six contests.
Notre Dame capped their 9-4 season in 2013 by beating Rutgers 29-16 in the Pinstripe Bowl.