Notre Dame and the University of Washington have agreed to a home-and-home football series, reviving a matchup between two historic college programs. The announcement was reported Tuesday by SB Nation's Joshua Vowles.
The series will feature the Fighting Irish traveling to Seattle's Husky Stadium and the Huskies making a return trip to Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Specific dates for the games were not disclosed in the initial announcement.
The programs last met on September 24, 2005, when Notre Dame visited Husky Stadium. In that contest, Fighting Irish wide receiver Jeff Samardzija scored a fourth-quarter touchdown in a game captured in archival photos from the venue.
Both programs carry strong traditions: Notre Dame as an independent with 11 consensus national championships, and Washington as a Pac-12 power with a national title in 1991. The home-and-home format ensures each fan base will host a marquee non-conference opponent.
