Jan. 17, 2007

The University of Notre Dame has announced kickoff times for its seven home football games for the 2007 season:

Date Opponent            Time        Television
Sept. 1  GEORGIA TECH        3:30 p.m. EDT   NBC national
Sept. 22 MICHIGAN STATE      3:30 p.m. EDT   NBC national
Oct. 13  BOSTON COLLEGE      3:30 p.m. EDT   NBC national
Oct. 20  USC         3:30 p.m. EDT   NBC national
Nov. 3   NAVY            2:30 p.m. EDT   NBC national
Nov. 10  AIR FORCE           2:30 p.m. EST   NBC national
Nov. 17  DUKE            2:30 p.m. EST   NBC national

NBC Sports will televise all seven home games nationally from Notre Dame Stadium.

Michigan State (39th appearance at Notre Dame), USC (36th – all at Notre Dame Stadium) and Navy (30th, with the first of those being the dedication game for Notre Dame Stadium in 1930) all last played at Notre Dame in 2005.

Georgia Tech will be making its first trip to South Bend since 1997 (when it played in the dedication game of the expanded Notre Dame Stadium) and its 18th visit to South Bend overall. Boston College will be playing at Notre Dame Stadium for the first time since 2004 — and its 10th time overall. Air Force has made 13 previous trips to Notre Dame Stadium – the first in 1969 and the last in 2000. Duke has played two previous times in Notre Dame Stadium, 1958 and 1966.

Four of the ’07 visitors to Notre Dame Stadium played in postseason bowl games following the 2006 season – Georgia Tech (Gator Bowl), Boston College (won Meineke Car Care Bowl), USC (won Rose Bowl) and Navy (Meineke Car Care Bowl). Road opponents who played in bowl games a year ago include Penn State (won Outback Bowl), Michigan (Rose Bowl), Purdue (Champs Sports Bowl) and UCLA (Emerald Bowl).

Overall, seven of Notre Dame’s first eight opponents in ’07 played in bowl games last season.

Please note that South Bend observes Eastern time (including DST) all year around. In 2007, daylight time ends and standard time begins on Nov. 4.