9/25/2023 football Edit

Kickoff time set for Notre Dame football game at Louisville

Louisville quarterback Jack Plummer celebrates with tight end Nate Kurisky following a touchdown against Boston College on Saturday. (Scott Utterback/Courier Journal/USA Today Network)

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Notre Dame football better get used to playing at night.

The No. 11 Irish (4-1) will now have to play four consecutive games with prime-time kickoffs at 7:30 p.m. EDT after Notre Dame's road game at Louisville (4-0) on Oct. 7 was announced as an ABC telecast at that time.

Notre Dame played at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday in its 17-14 home loss to then-No. 6 Ohio State. Saturday's game at No. 17 Duke (4-0) will also start at 7:30 p.m. on ABC. When the Irish return home to host No. 8 USC (4-0) on Oct. 14, the game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. and be televised on NBC.

According to Notre Dame, this will the first time the Irish have played four consecutive night games.

Notre Dame is 2-1 against Louisville in program history. The Irish beat the Cardinals 12-7 in Notre Dame Stadium on Oct. 17, 2020. Notre Dame opened the 2019 season with a 35-17 victory at Louisville. The Irish lost to Louisville 31-28 in Notre Dame Stadium in 2014.

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2023 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)/Result	TV
Aug. 26	vs. Navy in Dublin, Ireland	W, 42-3	NBC
Sept. 2	TENNESSEE STATE	W, 56-3	NBC
Sept. 9	at NC State	W, 45-24	ABC
Sept. 16	CENTRAL MICHIGAN	W, 41-17	Peacock
Sept. 23	OHIO STATE	L, 17-14	NBC
Sept. 30	at Duke	7:30 p.m.	ABC
Oct. 7	at Louisville	7:30 p.m.	ABC
Oct. 14	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	7:30 p.m.	NBC
Oct. 21	Bye Week
Oct. 28	PITTSBURGH	3:30 p.m.	NBC
Nov. 4	at Clemson	TBA	ABC
Nov. 11	Bye Week
Nov. 18	WAKE FOREST	3:30 p.m.	NBC
Nov. 25	at Stanford	TBA	TBA

A breakdown of Notre Dame's 2023 schedule.

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