Date  Opponent              Time        Television                       

Sept. 5                        NEVADA                                    3:30 p.m. EDT             NBC national

Sept. 19            MICHIGAN STATE             3:30 p.m. EDT            NBC national

Oct. 3               WASHINGTON                        3:30 p.m. EDT            NBC national

Oct. 17              USC                                             3:30 p.m. EDT            NBC national

Oct. 24         BOSTON COLLEGE            3:30 p.m. EDT            NBC national           

Oct. 31          WASHINGTON STATE            6:30 p.m. CDT            NBC national

                        (San Antonio, Texas)                        (7:30 p.m. EDT)

Nov. 7                NAVY                                                 2:30 EST                            NBC national

Nov. 21              Connecticut                                       2:30 EST                            NBC national

           NBC Sports will televise all seven home games nationally from Notre Dame Stadium, as well as the Washington State game from the Alamodome in San Antonio (that contest will appear in prime time)

Michigan State (40^th appearance at Notre Dame, 29^th at Notre Dame Stadium), USC (37^th at Notre Dame, all at Notre Dame Stadium), Boston College (11^th at Notre Dame, all at Notre Dame Stadium) and Navy (31^st at Notre Dame, all at Notre Dame Stadium) all last played at Notre Dame in 2007.

Washington will be making its first trip to South Bend since 2004, for its eighth all-time game against the Irish, its fourth in South Bend. Notre Dame will be meeting both Nevada and Connecticut for the first time. The Irish and Washington State will be meeting for the second time - following a 2003 contest at Notre Dame Stadium.

Seven of the '09 Notre Dame opponents played in postseason bowl games following the 2008 season - Nevada (Humanitarian Bowl), Michigan State (Capital One Bowl), USC (won Rose Bowl), Boston College (Music City Bowl), Navy (EagleBank  Bowl), Pittsburgh (Sun Bowl) and Connecticut (won International Bowl).

Please note that South Bend observes Eastern time (including DST) all year around. In 2009, daylight time ends and standard time begins on Nov. 1.