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Independent Football Schedule 2021 Composite, Top Games To Watch Each Week

Independent football schedule 2021 composite. Week by week ranking of all of the games.

Independent football schedule 2021 composite. Week by week ranking of all of the games.

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Independent Football Schedule Composite 2021

Each week’s games ranking from most interesting to least.

Independent Football Schedule Week 0

Saturday, August 28
UTEP at New Mexico State
UConn at Fresno State

Independent Football Schedule Week 1

Saturday, September 4
Arizona vs. BYU (in Las Vegas)
Army at Georgia State
New Mexico State at San Diego State
UMass at Pitt
Holy Cross at UConn
Campbell at Liberty

Sunday, September 5
Notre Dame at Florida State

Independent Football Schedule Week 2

Saturday, September 11
Utah at BYU
WKU at Army
Toledo at Notre Dame
Liberty at Troy
New Mexico State at New Mexico
Boston College at UMass
Purdue at UConn

Independent Football Schedule Week 3

Saturday, September 18
Purdue at Notre Dame
Arizona State at BYU
Old Dominion at Liberty
UConn at Army
Eastern Michigan at UMass

Independent Football Schedule Week 4

Friday, September 24
Liberty at Syracuse
USF at BYU

Saturday, September 25
Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin (in Chicago)
Miami University at Army
Hawaii at New Mexico State
Wyoming at UConn
UMass at Coastal Carolina

Independent Football Schedule Week 5

Friday, October 1
BYU at Utah State

Saturday, October 2
Cincinnati at Notre Dame
Liberty at UAB
Army at Ball State
New Mexico State at San Jose State
Toledo at UMass
UConn at Vanderbilt

Independent Football Schedule Week 6

Saturday, October 9
Notre Dame at Virginia Tech
Boise State at BYU
Middle Tennessee at Liberty
UConn at UMass
New Mexico State at Nevada

Independent Football Schedule Week 7

Saturday, October 16
Army at Wisconsin
BYU at Baylor
Liberty at ULM
Yale at UConn
Dixie State at New Mexico State

Independent Football Schedule Week 8

Saturday, October 23
USC at Notre Dame
BYU at Washington State
Wake Forest at Army
Liberty at North Texas
Middle Tennessee at UConn
New Mexico State at Hawaii
UMass at Florida State

Independent Football Schedule Week 9

Saturday, October 30
North Carolina at Notre Dame
Virginia at BYU
UMass at Liberty

Independent Football Schedule Week 10

Saturday, November 6
Army vs. Air Force (in Arlington)
Navy at Notre Dame
Liberty at Ole Miss
Utah State at New Mexico State
Rhode Island at UMass

Independent Football Schedule Week 11

Saturday, November 13
Notre Dame at Virginia
New Mexico State at Alabama
UConn at Clemson
Maine at UMass
Bucknell at Army
Idaho State at BYU

Independent Football Schedule Week 12

Saturday, November 20
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame
BYU at Georgia Southern
Louisiana at Liberty
New Mexico State at Kentucky
UConn at UCF
UMass at Army

Independent Football Schedule Week 13

Saturday, November 27
BYU at USC
Notre Dame at Stanford
Army at Liberty
UMass at New Mexico State

Saturday, December 11
Army vs Navy (in East Rutherford)

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2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Schedule: Analysis, Best and Worst Case Scenarios

Breaking down and analyzing the 2021 Notre Dame football schedule with the best and worst case scenarios. 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Schedule Full schedule analysis with best and worst scenarios below Sept. 5 at Florida State Sept. 11 …

Breaking down and analyzing the 2021 Notre Dame football schedule with the best and worst case scenarios.

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2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Schedule

Full schedule analysis with best and worst scenarios below

Sept. 5 at Florida State

Sept. 11 Toledo

Sept. 18 Purdue

Sept. 25 Wisconsin (in Chicago)

Oct. 2 Cincinnati

Oct. 9 at Virginia Tech

Oct. 16 OPEN DATE

Oct. 23 USC

Oct. 30 North Carolina

Nov. 6 Navy

Nov. 13 at Virginia

Nov. 20 Georgia Tech

Nov. 27 at Stanford

Notre Dame Football Schedule Analysis: This schedule isn’t close to fair, but Notre Dame brought it on itself. If it found a way to be a full-time ACC team it could’ve had it a whole lot easier than this nightmare.

There are five dates with the ACC – at Florida State, at Virginia Tech, North Carolina, at Virginia, Georgia Tech – and while there’s no Clemson or Miami, playing UNC isn’t fun the three road dates are all going to be challenging in their own ways.

The easiest non-ACC games are likely Navy – but that might change fast – and against a Toledo team that might be good enough to win the MAC. Those are hardly the normal layups.

Oh yeah, and USC is back on the schedule. And Purdue is making the trip up the road. And there’s that whole Cincinnati thing with just about everyone back. And if that wasn’t enough, the Irish go to Chicago to deal with Wisconsin. And if that wasn’t enough, the season finishes up in Palo Alto against Stanford.

Notre Dame Football Schedule Best Case Scenario: 11-1. It’s an absolutely brutal slate, but take each game on its own merits and there isn’t any one the Irish can’t win. Wisconsin, Purdue, Cincinnati, at Virginia Tech, USC, North Carolina, at Virginia, at Stanford is way too tough a slate to get through cleanly, but if they’re that good, they can get close.

Notre Dame Football Schedule Worst Case Scenario: 8-4. It’s an absolutely brutal slate, but take each game on its own merits and … yeeeeeeesh. Forgetting all of those other tough teams, what if Florida State is solid again? What if the Navy option works on the right day, and what if Toledo just so happens to be this year’s power team from the Group of Five? Would you be that shocked if the Irish lost to the Badgers, Tar Heels, Trojans and dropped one other game?

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Kickoff time set for Notre Dame vs. Boston College

Kickoff time has been announced for Notre Dame’s trip to Boston College this weekend as the Irish look to avoid an upset at the hands of BC.

This Saturday’s Notre Dame game at Boston College has an official kickoff time set after the Irish upset of Clemson last week.

Notre Dame fans will have to keep the majority of their afternoons free as the ball will be teed up at 3:30 p.m. ET and will be shown nationwide on ABC.

Notre Dame moved to 7-0 on their season with the upset victory of Clemson and is the only remaining unbeaten team in the ACC.

One week at a time.

No. 2️⃣ Notre Dame 🆚 Boston College
📍Alumni Stadium
📆Saturday, November 14th.
⏰3:30 p.m. ET
📺ABC
📻https://t.co/pDjTbDjz4i
🚙@NissanUSA #GoIrish x #BeatEagles pic.twitter.com/rLe9nQ3ud0

— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) November 9, 2020

Boston College is 5-3 on the year after sneaking by Syracuse with a 16-13 victory on Saturday.

As you’re probably aware, last time Notre Dame knocked off No. 1 all the way back in 1993, they lost to Boston College a week later which ruined their national championship dreams.

2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Schedule: Downloadable Wallpaper

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As we all know, the new football schedule was released this week.

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ACC Football Schedule. 5 Things That Matter, What It Means, Who Wins, Who Loses

With the ACC schedule model announced, what does it all mean? Who wins, who loses, and what’s next?

With the ACC schedule model announced, what does it all mean? Who wins, who loses, and what’s next?

– Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak

The ACC announced its schedule model for the conference season. It’s a ten-game season – with Notre Dame included – with five home games, five away games, and with each team missing four other ACC teams.

The divisions are gone for this season, and each team will get to play one non-conference game. The weekly schedule is coming out later.

ACC Football Schedule Model

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5. ACC Football Schedule Announced. What It Means For You And Your College Football Life

The ACC thinks it’s playing college football this season. Start from there, be happy about it, and enjoy the moment.

It could’ve all gone the other way, and we could be talking right now about how the ACC and Notre Dame are cancelling the campaign.

Oh sure, it could all go kablooey at any moment, and it all might be totally delusional, but take a deep breath and pretend things are sort of normal.

There could be college football this fall, and if it happens, it could be fantastic.

The ACC model has five home games, five away games, Notre Dame is in the mix, and everyone gets one non-conference game. Fine. Great.

From the ACC announcement, here are the other key parts …

Every team has two open dates. That might not be enough time if a team has to take 14 days off, and there’s not a whole lot of wiggle room for rescheduling.

All the TV revenue is split. More on this in a moment, but Notre Dame gets to be part of the ACC fun as long as it gives the ACC a piece of the pie.

The ACC Championship will be between the two top teams based on conference winning percentage. For this year, with no divisions, the non-Clemson teams from the Atlantic have a real hope of playing for the ACC title.

NEXT: The One Non-Conference Game And Why It Matters

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ACC Football Schedule Model Announced, Including Notre Dame. Home, Away, Who’s Missed

The ACC announced its football schedule model with Notre Dame a bigger part of the conference mix. The home and away games, and who’s missed

The ACC announced its football schedule model with Notre Dame a bigger part of the conference mix. The home and away games, and who’s missed.

– Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak

The divisions are gone for this season, and each team will get to play one non-conference game. The weekly schedule is coming out later.

ACC Football Schedule Model

The 2020 Football Schedule Model has been announced.

More info: https://t.co/D6iCbHIY1x pic.twitter.com/dfhTqr4YTd

— ACC Football (@ACCFootball) July 29, 2020

2020 Boston College ACC Football Schedule

HOME GAMES
Georgia Tech
Louisville
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Pitt

AWAY GAMES
Clemson
Duke
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech

MISSING
Florida State
Miami
NC State
Wake Forest
2020 Boston College Preview

CFN in 60 Video: Clemson Tigers Preview
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2020 Clemson ACC Football Schedule

HOME GAMES
Boston College
Miami
Pitt
Syracuse
Virginia

AWAY GAMES
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Notre Dame
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

MISSING
Duke
Louisville
NC State
North Carolina
2020 Clemson Preview

2020 Duke ACC Football Schedule

HOME GAMES
Boston College
Florida State
North Carolina
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

AWAY GAMES
Georgia Tech
NC State
Notre Dame
Syracuse
Virginia

MISSING
Clemson
Louisville
Miami
Pitt
2020 Duke Preview

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2020 Florida State ACC Football Schedule

HOME GAMES
Clemson
Georgia Tech
North Carolina
Pitt
Virginia

AWAY GAMES
Duke
Louisville
Miami
NC State
Notre Dame

MISSING
Boston College
Syracuse
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
2020 Florida State Preview

2020 Georgia Tech ACC Football Schedule

HOME GAMES
Duke
Clemson
Louisville
Notre Dame
Pitt

AWAY GAMES
Boston College
Florida State
Miami
NC State
Syracuse

MISSING
North Carolina
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
2020 Georgia Tech Preview

2020 Louisville ACC Football Schedule

HOME GAMES
Florida State
Miami
Syracuse
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

AWAY GAMES
Boston College
Georgia Tech
Notre Dame
Pitt
Virginia Tech

MISSING
Clemson
Duke
NC State
Virginia
2020 Louisville Preview

2020 Miami ACC Football Schedule

HOME GAMES
Florida State
Georgia Tech
North Carolina
Pitt
Virginia

AWAY GAMES
Clemson
Louisville
NC State
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

MISSING
Boston College
Duke
Notre Dame
Syracuse
2020 Miami Preview

2020 North Carolina ACC Football Schedule

HOME GAMES
NC State
Notre Dame
Syracuse
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

AWAY GAMES
Boston College
Duke
Florida State
Miami
Virginia

MISSING
Clemson
Louisville
Georgia Tech
Pitt
2020 North Carolina Preview

2020 NC State ACC Football Schedule

HOME GAMES
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Miami
Wake Forest

AWAY GAMES
North Carolina
Pitt
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech

MISSING
Boston College
Clemson
Louisville
Notre Dame
2020 NC State Preview

2020 Notre Dame ACC Football Schedule

HOME GAMES
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Louisville
Syracuse

AWAY GAMES
Boston College
Georgia Tech
North Carolina
Pitt
Wake Forest

MISSING
Miami
NC State
Virginia
Virginia Tech
2020 Notre Dame Preview

2020 Pitt ACC Football Schedule

HOME GAMES
Louisville
NC State
Notre Dame
Syracuse
Virginia Tech

AWAY GAMES
Boston College
Clemson
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Miami

MISSING
Duke
Miami
Virginia
Wake Forest
2020 Pitt Preview

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2020 Syracuse ACC Football Schedule

HOME GAMES
Boston College
Duke
Georgia Tech
NC State
Wake Forest

AWAY GAMES
Clemson
Louisville
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Pitt

MISSING
Florida State
Miami
Virginia
Virginia Tech
2020 Syracuse Preview

2020 Virginia ACC Football Schedule

HOME GAMES
Boston College
Duke
Louisville
North Carolina
NC State

AWAY GAMES
Clemson
Florida State
Miami
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

MISSING
Georgia Tech
Notre Dame
Pitt
Syracuse
2020 Virginia Preview

2020 Virginia Tech ACC Football Schedule

HOME GAMES
Boston College
Clemson
Miami
NC State
Virginia

AWAY GAMES
Duke
Louisville
North Carolina
Pitt
Wake Forest

MISSING
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Notre Dame
Syracuse
2020 Virginia Tech Preview

2020 Wake Forest ACC Football Schedule

HOME GAMES
Clemson
Miami
Notre Dame
Virginia
Virginia Tech

AWAY GAMES
Duke
Louisville
North Carolina
NC State
Syracuse

MISSING
Boston College
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Wake Forest
2020 Wake Forest Preview

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Notre Dame Football Schedule. How Could It Change For The 2020 Season?

With Power Five conferences heading towards a conference-only format, what’s going to happen to the Notre Dame football schedule?

With Power Five conferences heading towards a conference-only format, what’s going to happen to the Notre Dame football schedule?

Notre Dame Football Schedule. How Could It Change?

The Big Ten announced that it’s going to a conference-only schedule for the 2020 season. That deprives the world of Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame in Lambeau Field in Green Bay, but that’s the only date that affects the Irish.

However, the other Power Five conferences appear to be ready to follow suit, if only to be able to have better control over their standards and protocols during the pandemic.

So what now for the Irish if their games with Arkansas, Stanford and USC are also cancelled?

Start with two basics here. 1) The ACC and Notre Dame relationship will only be strengthened. The Irish already play six games against ACC teams, and they’ll likely be included in as many others as possible, because 2) Notre Dame won’t be wanting for dance partners.

EVERYONE looking for a game will want to play Notre Dame.

So how will the schedule likely look? Here’s what it is now, and what it might be.

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Aug. 29 at Navy

Best guess here is that this stays. The ACC already mandated that no fall sports will start before September 1st, and the American Athletic Conference isn’t going to want to lose one of the few prime games it will have left.

 Sept. 5 OPEN DATE

Now is when the flexibility kicks in. If the ACC follows what the Big Ten is doing, it’ll come up with a ten-game season with the likelihood of several built-in breaks to move things around as needed.

In reality, that will likely mean that Notre Dame needs just two extra games to be scheduled with six ACC games set to go already, the Navy game likely, and – more in a moment – the Western Michigan game possibly still on.

And that also leaves open the possibility of …

Sept. 12 Arkansas

BYU would be a good fit here if the Arkansas game goes away. Don’t totally discount the idea that the SEC would still want this date, but assume that it’s off. If the Power Five leagues really do lock down, the SEC won’t want the Hogs traveling to South Bend.

BYU was supposed to play Michigan State on this date. If it’s not an ACC team scheduled here for Notre Dame, slide in the Cougars.

 Sept. 19 Western Michigan

Sort of like the date with Navy, expect Notre Dame will still have this available. The MAC will want anything it can get with the outside world, and it certainly wouldn’t want to lose the game against the Irish.

If this is allowed by the ACC liability-wise, assume for now that it’s still on.

Sept. 26 Wake Forest (in Charlotte)

Done. Keep it, except it might not be played in Charlotte and could be at Wake Forest. If there aren’t fans in the stands, there’s no reason for the neutral site aspect to the game.

Oct. 3 Wisconsin (in Green Bay)

Game off. This stinks, because it would’ve been the most fun games of the season. This might be a week off since all the ACC dance cards are currently filled.

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Oct. 10 Stanford

Syracuse … let’s go. The Orange had a scheduled week off here, but they can have that on October 17th with the game against Liberty likely ditched. Virginia is the other possible option with a week off scheduled here.

Oct. 17 at Pitt

This works out perfectly. The Panthers have the week off on October 10th.

Oct. 24 OPEN DATE

Assume this is kept open with three straight ACC games set to fly right after it.

Oct. 31 Duke

Perfect. This is where everyone seemingly wanting time off to rest for the Irish pays off. Duke doesn’t play on October 24th and should be fine.

Nov. 7 Clemson

The ACC will do everything humanly possible to make sure this thing is on. Like Pitt and Duke, Clemson gets a week off before facing the Irish – it should be as healthy as possible.

 Nov. 14 at Georgia Tech

There’s a shot this gets moved to November 28th if the Notre Dame-USC game doesn’t happen. The Yellow Jackets are supposed to play Georgia, but that probably won’t go. This is where both programs are going to need to be flexible.

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Nov. 21 Louisville

Like the Georgia Tech game for Notre Dame, this could be flexible, too. The Cardinals are supposed to play Kentucky on November 28th, and that could be the date with the Irish.

 Nov. 28 at USC

The goal will be to keep this game open for any and all possibilities.

If the Irish need a tenth game – or more, depending on what the ACC tries to do – Florida State might fit since this is when it’s supposed to play Florida.

If needed, this is when BYU could slide in – it’s supposed to play at Stanford – or if things get desperate, New Mexico State, who doesn’t have a game scheduled.

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75 days until Notre Dame football returns!

In 75 days Notre Dame football will again take the field. What better way to count down today than with a 75 yard touchdown against USC?

Congratulations, we’re a quarter of the way done since this countdown began 25 days ago in getting to the return of Notre Dame football.

75 days from now Notre Dame and Navy are set to play in Annapolis and although not everything will be right in the world by then, some normalcy will at least return.

Yesterday we celebrated Father’s Day and day 76 of the countdown by looking back at Allen Pinkett’s 76 yard touchdown run that helped upset No. 1 Pitt in 1982.

Today we look back just five years at one of the fastest players in Notre Dame’s recent history, making one of his more memorable plays in the blue and gold.

75: Yards on Will Fuller’s touchdown reception against USC in 2015

Outside of Fuller’s game-winning touchdown reception to save the day against Virginia in Week Two of 2015, perhaps his most remembered play at Notre Dame came early against USC that year. Trailing 7-0 early, Fuller ran past everyone in the Trojan secondary and straight to the end zone after being found by DeShone Kizer.

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Notre Dame would win that contest 41-31 over their biggest rival and move to 6-1 on the season.

Fuller would finish the year with 62 receptions for 1258 yards and 14 touchdowns before being selected in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans.

Related – Way too early game-by-game predictions for Notre Dame football in 2020

93 Days Until Notre Dame Football Returns

In 93 days we will get Notre Dame football back. In the meantime, see what great play in Notre Dame history we look back on today!

Here come the Irish!

Well, in 93 days, anyway as that’s when Notre Dame and Navy are now slated to kickoff the 2020 college football season in Annapolis.

Yesterday we counted down 94 days with a look back at the Notre Dame vs. Navy series over the years. Today at 93, we remember a highlight from an all-time game that ended in heartbreak for the Fighting Irish.

93: Length of CJ Sanders kickoff return for a touchdown against Stanford in the classic 2015 contest

Watch it below:

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Great game.

Except the last 30 seconds.

Enjoy your Thursday.

Related: Way Too Early Game-By-Game Predictions for 2020 Notre Dame Football

USC Rejoins Notre Dame & UCLA – Good For Them, I Guess

I’ll admit as a fan that I like that Notre Dame has never gone to the FCS level in order fill out a schedule and hope they never do. At the same time I’m well aware that it really doesn’t matter when you’re scheduling a good amount of poor programs.

Three teams in college football history have never played an FCS foe. By this time you’re probably aware that Notre Dame is one while the two Los Angeles schools, UCLA and USC are the other two.

It appeared that USC was going to come off of that list as they had a 2021 game scheduled against UC-Davis but plans have changed and that has been called off because USC announced Thursday they’re replacing UC-Davis with San Jose State and will remain the small group to never play an FCS opponent.

OFFICIAL: @USC_FB has swapped FCS opponent UC Davis for FBS opponent San Jose State in 2021, keeping our streak alive of never scheduling an FCS team. #FightOn pic.twitter.com/qSuJwQR880

— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) February 20, 2020

I get it before you even start to get your thoughts and remarks in. San Jose State is not good. They’re awful, in fact. They’ve won an average of three games each of their last four seasons and don’t look like they’ll be turning a corner anytime soon.

I however also know to try and not throw stones while living in a glass house. Notre Dame is on this list but has played traditional powerhouses like Massachusetts, Miami of Ohio, Bowling Green, New Mexico in recent years.

So good for USC, I guess.

Even if it really doesn’t matter.