The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are no longer member of the ACC in football. The one year BONUS PLAY has ended, and the Irish return to their Independent schedule with the ACC five game affiliation.
In 2021, Notre Dame plays:
Nothing strange there with the heavy ACC Coastal slate, but there’s also the new ACC tradition of making sure there are as many bye weeks as possible for its members before they play Notre Dame.
In all, three of the five opponents have a bye week before they play Notre Dame (NC, VT, UVA) and a fourth is the season opener (FSU).