What is the Notre Dame football schedule for 2023?

The Big Ten unveiled its 2023 football schedule Wednesday, with three league games on the opening weekend—including Nebraska’s new coach facing a road challenge in his debut.

The Cornhuskers open at Minnesota on Sept. 2. Nebraska’s first two games are both on the road, with the second contest a trip to Colorado.

Other league lid-lifters: Ohio State at Indiana and Northwestern at Rutgers. There are no conference games in Week 2 and only one in Week 3—Penn State at Illinois. That will mark the Nittany Lions’ eighth straight season playing their Big Ten opener on the road, something coach James Franklin complained about at conference media day in July. That complaint apparently went unheard by the league office.

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The Big Ten will maintain its current divisional structure through the 2023 season, and the nine-game conference format remains in place as well. USC and UCLA join the conference in ’24, which will necessitate structural change.

The likely toughest crossover schedules for 2023 belong to Minnesota and Purdue. The Gophers face Michigan [at home], Michigan State [home] and Ohio State [road], while the Boilermakers take on Ohio State [home], Michigan [road] and Indiana [home] in the annual rivalry game. Among East Division teams, the potential most difficult crossover schedule belongs to Ohio State, which plays Purdue [road], Wisconsin [road] and Minnesota [home].

The conference’s traditional rivalry games will be played in their usual spots at the end of the regular season: Ohio State at Michigan; Wisconsin at Minnesota; Iowa at Nebraska; Indiana at Purdue.

In terms of nonconference play, there are few marquee games. The opening week features no games against Power 5 competition outside of the three conference matchups. Michigan again plays a non-league slate bereft of Power 5 opponents [East Carolina, UNLV, Bowling Green]. The most appealing game will be Ohio State at Notre Dame on Sept. 23.

Other Power 5 non-league matchups: West Virginia at Penn State, Illinois at Kansas, Iowa at Iowa State, Nebraska at Colorado, Purdue at Virginia Tech, Wisconsin at Washington State, Indiana vs. Louisville, Virginia at Maryland, Washington at Michigan State and Virginia Tech at Rutgers.

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Just as the conference championship race is heating up across the Big Ten this season, the league has announced its full schedule for the 2023 season to come.

Naturally, most teams in the conference have known part of their schedule for the next year in some form, with dates against traditional division opponents, rivals, cross-over games, and rotational cross-over games.

Now the Big Ten has formally announced the weekly slate for the 2023 football season, with official times and TV info still to come in the future.

Next season marks the final iteration of the Big Ten schedule without future members USC and UCLA, which are set to join the conference in 2024.

THURSDAY, AUG. 31
Nebraska at Minnesota

SATURDAY, SEPT. 2
Ohio State at Indiana
Northwestern at Rutgers
Toledo at Illinois
Utah State at Iowa
Towson at Maryland
East Carolina at Michigan
Central Michigan at Michigan State
West Virginia at Penn State
Fresno State at Purdue
Buffalo at Wisconsin

SATURDAY, SEPT. 9
Illinois at Kansas
Indiana State at Indiana
Iowa at Iowa State
Charlotte at Maryland
UNLV at Michigan
Richmond at Michigan State
Eastern Michigan at Minnesota
Nebraska at Colorado
UTEP at Northwestern
Youngstown State at Ohio State
Delaware at Penn State
Purdue at Virginia Tech
Temple at Rutgers
Wisconsin at Washington State

SATURDAY, SEPT. 16
Penn State at Illinois
Indiana vs. Louisville [Indianapolis] 
Western Michigan at Iowa
Virginia at Maryland
Bowling Green at Michigan
Washington at Michigan State
Minnesota at North Carolina
NIU at Nebraska
Northwestern at Duke
Western Kentucky at Ohio State
Syracuse at Purdue
Virginia Tech at Rutgers
Georgia Southern at Wisconsin

SATURDAY, SEPT. 23
Iowa at Penn State
Maryland at Michigan State
Rutgers at Michigan
Minnesota at Northwestern
Wisconsin at Purdue
Florida Atlantic at Illinois
Akron at Indiana
Louisiana Tech at Nebraska
Ohio State at Notre Dame

SATURDAY, SEPT. 30
Illinois at Purdue
Indiana at Maryland
Michigan State at Iowa
Michigan at Nebraska
Louisiana at Minnesota
Penn State at Northwestern
Wagner at Rutgers

SATURDAY, OCT. 7
Nebraska at Illinois
Purdue at Iowa
Maryland at Ohio State
Michigan at Minnesota
Howard at Northwestern
Rutgers at Wisconsin

SATURDAY, OCT. 14
Illinois at Maryland
Indiana at Michigan
Iowa at Wisconsin
Michigan State at Rutgers
Ohio State at Purdue
UMass at Penn State

SATURDAY, OCT. 21
Wisconsin at Illinois
Rutgers at Indiana
Minnesota at Iowa
Michigan at Michigan State
Northwestern at Nebraska
Penn State at Ohio State

SATURDAY, OCT. 28
Indiana at Penn State
Maryland at Northwestern
Michigan State at Minnesota
Purdue at Nebraska
Ohio State at Wisconsin

SATURDAY, NOV. 4
Illinois at Minnesota
Wisconsin at Indiana
Iowa at Northwestern
Penn State at Maryland
Purdue at Michigan
Nebraska at Michigan State
Ohio State at Rutgers

SATURDAY, NOV. 11
Indiana at Illinois
Rutgers at Iowa
Maryland at Nebraska
Michigan at Penn State
Michigan State at Ohio State
Minnesota at Purdue
Northwestern at Wisconsin

SATURDAY, NOV. 18
Illinois at Iowa
Michigan State at Indiana
Michigan at Maryland
Minnesota at Ohio State
Nebraska at Wisconsin
Purdue at Northwestern
Rutgers at Penn State

FRIDAY, NOV. 24
Iowa at Nebraska

SATURDAY, NOV. 25
Northwestern at Illinois
Indiana at Purdue
Maryland at Rutgers
Ohio State at Michigan
Penn State at Michigan State
Wisconsin at Minnesota

SATURDAY, DEC. 2
Big Ten Football Championship Game

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