Notre Dame Adds Rice To The 2026 Football Schedule originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Notre Dame is one step closer to ...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have added the Rice Owls to their 2026 football schedule, both schools announced Tuesday.

Notre Dame is 5-0 in the series history, winning four of the five matchups by at least 28 points. The Fighting Irish claimed ...

Notre Dame also beat Rice in 1915 (55-2), 1973 (28-0) and 1974 (10-3). Rice is currently heading into the first season under new head coach Scott Abell, who takes over after spending seven seasons ...

Next year’s Notre Dame football schedule just got another opponent. On Thursday, Notre dame announced a home game in 2026 ...

Notre Dame football made an addition to its 2026 schedule on Thursday, as they announced a home date with the Rice Owls.

The Rice football team will face one of college football’s most storied programs when the Owls travel to play at Notre Dame ...

Join the Notre Dame Champions Lounge for the latest intel and analysis of the Fighting Irish! Notre Dame also beat Rice in 1915 (55-2), 1973 (28-0) and 1974 (10-3).

Notre Dame announced the addition of the Rice Owls to the 2026 slate...Coming in between the season opener at Lambeau Field ...

Rice’s football team will face Notre Dame for the sixth time in school history when the Owls travel to South Bend, Indiana, to play the Fighting Irish on Sept. 12, ...

Notre Dame will, once again, face two option teams in the same year — much like 2024, when it defeated both Army and Navy. According to the SB Nation website Underdog Dynasty , which covers Rice, ...

Smith had three standout years with the Irish before joining the NFL in 2016. He recently signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.