A Historical Look at the NC State vs. Notre Dame Football Series

NC State’s game against #10 Notre Dame tomorrow marks the 4th time the two schools have faced one another.

Heading into tomorrow, the Wolfpack hold a 2-1 advantage in the series, but the Irish won the last matchup up in South Bend with ease in 2017, beating NC State 35-14. Even though Notre Dame was a 7-point favorite, it was a matchup between #14 NC State and the #9 Irish. Instead of being a competitive Top-15 matchup, it ended up being a 21-point blowout.

The first time the two met was back in 2002, as NC State rounded off the winningest season in school history, picking up their 10th win of the season against Notre Dame in the Gator Bowl. The Wolfpack were only 1.5-point favorites, but ultimately crushed the Irish 28-6. In that game, Notre Dame entered as the #11 team in the nation, and the Wolfpack entered at #17.

The first time that Notre Dame came to Raleigh was in 2016, when Hurricane Matthew also decided to come to town. The game was practically played in a monsoon, and the winning (and only) touchdown of the game was scored by Safety Dexter Wright, returning a blocked punt to the house. NC State entered the game as a 2.5-point favorite.

Notre Dame has won 28 straight regular season games against ACC opponents dating back to 2017. On the other hand, NC State has won 23 straight games at home against non-ACC opponents, dating back to the loss against ECU in 2013, which was Dave Doeren’s first year.

One of these streaks will be broken tomorrow.