Northwestern football will open its 2022 season against Nebraska on August 27, 2022, at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, according to a press release.
The game will be played as a part of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic and will take place during “Week Zero” of the college football season. It will be Northwestern’s first ever game played outside of the United States.
Both teams will be competing for the Keough-Naughton trophy, named after Don Keough and Martin Naughton. The ‘Cats will be the designated home team at Aviva Stadium.
On a broader scale, this will be the first college football game played in Ireland since 2016, when Georgia Tech defeated Boston College 17-14.