Jan. 10, 2003
NOTRE DAME, Ind. -Three Bowl Championship Series participants from 2002 – Washington State, USC and Florida State — are among the six home football opponents to play at the University of Notre Dame in ’03:
| Date | Opponent | Time |
| Sept. 6, 2003 | Washington State | 1:30 p.m. EST |
| ? | ? | (2:30 p.m. EDT in New York) |
| Sept. 20, 2003 | Michigan State | 1:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. EDT) |
| Oct. 18, 2003 | USC | 1:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. EDT) |
| Nov. 1, 2003 | Florida State | 2:30 p.m. EST |
| Nov. 8, 2003 | Navy | 2:30 p.m. EST |
| Nov. 15, 2003 | BYU | 2:30 p.m. EST |
NBC Sports will televise all six games nationally from Notre Dame Stadium.
The home schedule includes an unprecedented three teams – Washington State (10-3, Rose Bowl, #10 in final Associated Press poll), USC (11-2, Orange Bowl champion, #4) and Florida State (9-5, Sugar Bowl, #21) – that played in BCS games following the ’02 season.