The Washington Huskies have never raised their helmets in victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish… but they want a couple more cracks at it in the near future. Good for them — and good for Notre Dame, because on Tuesday, Notre Dame announced a new home-and-home series with Washington.
Notre Dame Announces Home-and-Home Series with Washington
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame football program is set to face off against the University of Washington in a home-and-home series in 2031 and 2034.
The Irish are set to host the Huskies on September
27, 2031 in the first matchup between the two teams since 2009. Notre Dame will then travel to Washington on November 11, 2034.
Notre Dame holds an 8-0 record over Washington all-time with a split 4-0 record in both home and away contests against the Huskies. In the latest installment of the meetings between the programs, the Irish claimed a 37-30 overtime victory at Notre Dame Stadium in the 2009 season. Jimmy Clausen threw for 422 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Golden Tate posted 244 receiving yards on nine catches with a touchdown. Kyle McCarthy’s pass breakup on fourth down in overtime sealed the win for the Irish at home.
The 1995 clash between Notre Dame and Washington in Husky Stadium featured a matchup between a pair of Top 25 teams and jump-started a six-game winning streak for the Irish. Trailing 14-7 going into the final quarter, Notre Dame outscored the host Huskies 22-7 in the final stanza to claim a 29-21 road victory. An Autry Denson rushing score followed by a two-point conversion by Ron Powlus to Derrick Mayes put the Irish up 22-21. Allen Rossum then used a 76-yard interception return to give the Irish the 29-21 win on the road. It was the 30th ranked win of Lou Holtz’s career at Notre Dame.
The two sides first met in 1948 when the Irish took a 46-0 win at Notre Dame Stadium to keep Notre Dame undefeated at 9-0. The Frank Leahy-led Irish then made the program’s first trip to the state of Washington and captured a 27-7 win at a sold-out Husky Stadium in their first road contest of the season en route to capturing the 1949 National Championship.
More information about each game including kickoff time and broadcast details will be available at a later date.
