Notre Dame football: Home opener results since 1986
Notre Dame is 1-0 after their dominating 42-3 victory over Navy to start the 2023 football season. Next up for the Irish is their actual home opener as they welcome Tennessee State to town Saturday.
It’s the first time Notre Dame will take on a non-FBS program which leaves only UCLA and USC left as teams to not take on FCS opponents.
It shouldn’t be close as Notre Dame is threatening to enter the nation’s top-10 and Tennessee State is just 14-27 since the start of 2019.
So how will Notre Dame fare in their 2023 home opener? A win is expected and it should come by plenty of points.
Before we get deep into game week, let’s take a look back at how Notre Dame has done in each home opening game since Lou Holtz began with the Irish in 1986.
2022: 26-21 loss vs. Marshall
2021: 32-29 win vs. Toledo
2020: 27-13 win vs. Duke
2019: 66-14 win vs. New Mexico
2018: 24-17 win vs. No. 14 Michigan
2017: 49-16 win vs. Temple
2016: 39-10 win vs. Nevada
2015: 38-3 win vs. Texas
2014: 48-17 win vs. Rice
2013: 28-6 win vs. Temple
2012: 20-17 win vs. Purdue
2011: 23-20 loss vs. South Florida
2010: 23-12 win vs. Purdue
2009: 35-0 win vs. Nevada
2008: 21-13 win vs. San Diego State
2007: 33-3 loss vs. Georgia Tech
2006: 41-17 win vs. Penn State
2005: 44-41 loss (OT) vs. Michigan State
2004: 28-20 win vs. No. 8 Michigan
2003: 29-26 win (OT) vs. Washington State
2002: 24-17 win vs. Purdue
2001: 17-10 loss vs. Michigan State
2000: 24-10 win vs. No. 25 Texas A&M
1999: 48-13 win vs. Kansas
1998: 36-20 win vs. No. 5 Michigan
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1997: 17-13 win vs. Georgia Tech
1996: 35-0 win vs. Purdue
1995: 17-15 loss vs. Northwestern
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1994: 26-24 loss vs. No. 6 Michigan
1993: 27-12 win vs. Northwestern
1992: 17-17 tie vs. No. 6 Michigan
1991: 49-27 win vs. Indiana
1990: 28-24 win vs. No. 4 Michigan
1989: 21-13 win vs. Michigan State
1988: 19-17 win vs. No. 9 Michigan
1987: 31-8 win vs. No. 17 Michigan State
1986: 24-23 loss vs. No. 3 Michigan
