Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry
American college football rivalry
The Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Michigan Wolverines and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
The Michigan and Notre Dame football programs are among the most distinguished in college football. Both Michigan and Notre Dame appear on the all-time leaders in team wins. Michigan claims 12 national championships while Notre Dame claims 11, and both have more recognized by all NCAA selectors (Notre Dame 22; Michigan 19)
Both schools are top producers of consensus All-Americans (Notre Dame 107; Michigan 87), and top producers of NFL draft selections (Notre Dame 522, Michigan 392).
Michigan is a member of the Big Ten Conference while Notre Dame football is independent. In 2013, Notre Dame joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in all sports except football and hockey, though the football team has played five ACC opponents each season since 2014. For the year 2020, Notre Dame did join the ACC Conference in football, but lost the title to conference champion Clemson. Notre Dame and Michigan initially reached a mutual agreement to suspend the series for the 2018 and 2019 football season. Notre Dame then decided to cancel the 2015 through 2017 games, citing the need to play ACC games. After a three-year hiatus, the series resumed in 2018 and 2019.
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