Notre Dame and Stanford have extended their Legends Trophy rivalry for two additional seasons, keeping one of college football’s oldest cross-country matchups on the football schedule through 2028.
The Irish will visit Stanford Stadium on November 27, 2027, and Stanford will come to Notre Dame Stadium on October 14, 2028. The teams have met 40 times overall, first lining up against each other on the gridiron in 1924 at the Rose Bowl.
This fall’s game is already set for Saturday, October 10 at Notre Dame Stadium, with kickoff scheduled for 3:30pm ET on NBC. Notre Dame has won three straight in the series and beat Stanford 42-20 last season, while the Irish lead the all-time matchup 25-14.
The added dates also give Notre Dame more clarity in a 2027 football schedule that now includes 12 games. The Irish added a home game against Kent State on October 2, 2027, a first-time meeting between the schools that comes with a $1.3 million guarantee for Kent State.
Notre Dame’s 2027 slate already shows the program’s usual national reach, with Purdue, Auburn, Virginia Tech, Navy, BYU and Georgia Tech all scheduled to visit South Bend. The road list includes Michigan State, Wake Forest in Charlotte, North Carolina, Clemson, Stanford and Duke, though future games against ACC opponents, including in 2027, are subject to change.
For Notre Dame, the extension keeps a familiar rivalry in place while filling out a schedule built on high-profile nonconference games and a rotating cast of opponents that can still shift. For Stanford, it guarantees two more chances to try to slow a series that has leaned toward the Irish in recent years.
