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Tennessee vs Notre Dame

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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Head-to-head on record

Tennessee vs Notre Dame series
Team	Wins	Series
Tennessee Volunteers	4	Series level
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	4	Series level

Meetings since 1978: 8. Source: CollegeFootballData game log.

The series in numbers

Notre Dame has won the last 2 meetings.

4-4 Regular season

4-4 Last 8

27-26 Avg score

3 Longest Tennessee win run

Biggest Tennessee win 38-14 in 1999, a 24-point margin.

Biggest Tennessee loss 21-41 in 2005, a 20-point margin.

Every Tennessee vs Notre Dame meeting

Tennessee Volunteers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish, every meeting on record
Season	Result	Site	Score
2005	Notre Dame win	Notre Dame	21-41
2004	Notre Dame win	Knoxville	13-17
2001	Tennessee win	Notre Dame	28-18
1999	Tennessee win	Knoxville	38-14
1991	Tennessee win	Notre Dame	35-34
1990	Notre Dame win	Knoxville	29-34
1979	Tennessee win	Knoxville	40-18
1978	Notre Dame win	Notre Dame	14-31

Scores from the Tennessee perspective. Source: CollegeFootballData game log, since 1978.

Matchup stats

Last five games

Notre Dame

Date	Opp	Result
10-03	atUNC	W 37-26
09-26	atPUR	W 49-10
09-19	vsMSU	W 27-10
09-12	vsRICE	W 52-0
09-06	vsWIS	W 41-13

Tennessee

Date	Opp	Result
10-03	vsAUB	W 24-14
09-26	vsTEX	L 17-20
09-19	vsKENN	W 42-9
09-12	atGT	W 45-24
09-05	vsFUR	W 56-9

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

FBS Independents

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Lake Forest	4	0	1.000	256	47
Notre Dame	5	0	1.000	206	59
Merchant Marine	3	0	1.000	148	47
Wabash	4	0	1.000	128	34
Franklin & Marshall	3	0	1.000	107	32
Trinity (CT)	2	0	1.000	77	14
Wesleyan (CT)	2	0	1.000	77	20
Dayton	3	0	1.000	90	41
Hardin Simmons	2	0	1.000	72	44
Amherst	2	0	1.000	62	35
Williams	2	0	1.000	36	14
Montana	4	1	.800	187	119
Colgate	4	1	.800	117	65
Richmond	4	1	.800	100	138
Newberry	3	1	.750	105	60
MIT	2	1	.667	118	26
Millsaps	2	1	.667	120	56
Washington & Jefferson	2	1	.667	88	33
Dickinson	2	1	.667	81	63
Hampden Sydney	2	1	.667	94	89
Coast Guard	2	2	.500	150	142
Tufts	1	1	.500	49	70
UConn	2	3	.400	180	131
Villanova	2	3	.400	103	154
West Virginia Wesleyan	2	3	.400	94	157
William & Mary	2	3	.400	111	205
Centre	1	2	.333	59	33
Simpson (IA)	1	2	.333	94	94
Erskine	1	2	.333	75	78
Coe	1	2	.333	62	73
Carnegie Mellon	1	2	.333	55	68
Sewanee	1	2	.333	75	96
Maryville (TN)	1	3	.250	92	128
Beloit	1	3	.250	21	78
Lafayette	1	3	.250	84	143
Duquesne	1	3	.250	73	152
Cornell (IA)	1	3	.250	37	117
Tennessee State	1	3	.250	59	145
Knox	1	3	.250	35	146
Fordham	1	4	.200	89	165
Bucknell	1	4	.200	51	134
Holy Cross	1	4	.200	93	183
Maine	1	4	.200	71	161
Florida A&M	1	4	.200	87	184
Alameda Coast Guard	0	0	.000	0	0
Amarillo Field	0	0	.000	0	0
Birmingham-Southern	0	0	.000	0	0
Boston University	0	0	.000	0	0
Camp Grant	0	0	.000	0	0
Carlisle	0	0	.000	0	0
Colorado College	0	0	.000	0	0
Cumberland (TN)	0	0	.000	0	0
Del Monte Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
Detroit Mercy	0	0	.000	0	0
Drury	0	0	.000	0	0
Fort Benning	0	0	.000	0	0
Fort Riley	0	0	.000	0	0
Fort Warren	0	0	.000	0	0
Georgia Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
Gonzaga	0	0	.000	0	0
Great Lakes Navy	0	0	.000	0	0
Haskell	0	0	.000	0	0
Iowa Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
Jacksonville Naval Air Station	0	0	.000	0	0
Lombard	0	0	.000	0	0
Loyola (LA)	0	0	.000	0	0
Loyola Marymount	0	0	.000	0	0
Lubbock Field	0	0	.000	0	0
Manhattan	0	0	.000	0	0
March Field	0	0	.000	0	0
Mare Island Marines	0	0	.000	0	0
Marquette	0	0	.000	0	0
Mississippi College	0	0	.000	0	0
Nashville	0	0	.000	0	0
New York University	0	0	.000	0	0
Norman Naval Air Station	0	0	.000	0	0
North Carolina Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
Oglethorpe	0	0	.000	0	0
Phillips	0	0	.000	0	0
Portland	0	0	.000	0	0
Quantico Marines	0	0	.000	0	0
Randolph Field	0	0	.000	0	0
Regis (CO)	0	0	.000	0	0
Saint Mary's (CA)	0	0	.000	0	0
Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
San Francisco	0	0	.000	0	0
Santa Clara	0	0	.000	0	0
Second Air Force	0	0	.000	0	0
Spring Hill	0	0	.000	0	0
Swarthmore	0	0	.000	0	0
Tampa	0	0	.000	0	0
Tennessee Medical College	0	0	.000	0	0
Union (NY)	0	0	.000	0	0
Vermont	0	0	.000	0	0
Whitman	0	0	.000	0	0
Wichita State	0	0	.000	0	0
Xavier	0	0	.000	0	0
Southwestern U	0	3	.000	64	86
Bowdoin	0	2	.000	7	33
Hamilton	0	2	.000	49	80
Colby	0	2	.000	21	53
Georgetown	0	3	.000	52	89
Bates	0	2	.000	14	67
Lawrence	0	3	.000	28	110
Centenary (LA)	0	3	.000	21	117
Rhodes	0	3	.000	20	134

SEC

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Georgia	5	0	1.000	257	67
Alabama	5	0	1.000	248	104
Texas	4	0	1.000	133	53
LSU	4	1	.800	218	76
Tennessee	4	1	.800	184	76
Florida	4	1	.800	231	136
Missouri	4	1	.800	188	100
Mississippi State	4	1	.800	195	140
Kentucky	4	1	.800	173	134
Ole Miss	3	1	.750	142	123
Texas A&M	3	2	.600	159	93
Auburn	3	2	.600	134	107
Vanderbilt	3	2	.600	127	125
Oklahoma	2	2	.500	88	64
South Carolina	2	3	.400	188	134
Arkansas	2	3	.400	99	142

Records computed from completed games this season

The series since 1978 is level at 4-4. Here is the series on record and how to watch when Tennessee and Notre Dame meet.

How to watch Tennessee vs Notre Dame

When Tennessee and Notre Dame are scheduled, here is how to find the game.

National TV National windows are set by Set weekly by the conference TV partners (ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1).
Streaming ESPN+ and the FOX Sports app stream the national windows.
Radio Listen on the Tennessee radio network.
Confirm kickoff Kickoff and the exact channel are set by the networks before game week. Check the match center for the Tennessee vs Notre Dame time and line.

The live time, line and how-to-watch details land on the match center and how to watch pages once the game is scheduled.

The Tennessee this season

Follow Tennessee in the title race on the SEC standings, and model the finish with the title race calculator. For the conference series that define the year, see the SEC rivalry pages, or browse every SEC matchup.

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Tennessee vs Notre Dame: the essentials

Tennessee Volunteers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish is a non-conference matchup that sets the SEC against FBS Independents. The series since 1978 is level at 4-4. Across 8 meetings on record the series is level, and whenever the two programs are scheduled this page carries the Tennessee vs Notre Dame head-to-head record, the matchup numbers for both sides, and how to watch on TV and streaming. It sits alongside the Tennessee Volunteers team hub, the SEC this week round-up and the live conference standings. For Notre Dame against the whole conference, see Notre Dame vs the SEC.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the all-time record between Tennessee and Notre Dame?

The series since 1978 is level at 4-4. The two programs have met 8 times on record.

How can I watch Tennessee vs Notre Dame?

National windows are set by Set weekly by the conference TV partners (ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1). Kickoff time and the exact channel are set by the networks before game week.

Are Tennessee and Notre Dame in the same conference?

No. Tennessee plays in the SEC. Notre Dame plays in FBS Independents. This is a non-conference game.