Boise State will face one of college football’s most storied programs next season

The Boise State football team announced an alluring addition to next season’s schedule on Tuesday.

The Broncos will travel to South Bend, Indiana, to face one of college football’s most storied programs — Notre Dame — on Oct. 4, 2025. It will be the first time in program history that the Broncos have faced the Fighting Irish.

The game will replace Boise State’s game at Houston, which is in the process of being rescheduled, according to a spokesperson for the university.

Notre Dame will pay Boise State $1.35 million to play its first-ever game in the state of Indiana, according to the game contract. The contract also includes a $1.35 million penalty if either party cancels for any reason other than an act of God, such as a pandemic or natural disaster, the discontinuance of the NCAA in its current form, or either team is forced to adjust its schedule because of conference realignment.

The game will feature two of the most successful programs in college football history. Notre Dame’s .730 winning percentage ranks No. 4 all-time, and Boise State ranks No. 6 with a .725 winning percentage.

Notre Dame, an FCS Independent that plays five games a year against ACC teams, has won 11 national championships, but the most recent one came in 1988. Boise State’s run of 26 consecutive winning seasons is the longest active streak in college football.

Boise State just announced a home-and-home series against Appalachian State last week. The Mountaineers are scheduled to come to Albertsons Stadium next season, while the Broncos will travel to Boone, North Carolina, in 2027.

The Broncos’ 2025 nonconference schedule also includes a road game at USF and a home game against Eastern Washington.

Boise State’s nonconference schedule this year includes road games at Georgia Southern and Oregon, and home games against Portland State, Oregon State and Washington State. The Broncos will play the Beavers and Cougars as part of a scheduling agreement the Mountain West made with the two schools that were left after the Pac-12 dissolved.

Boise State’s nonconference opponents

2024

Aug. 31 at Georgia Southern

Sept. 7 at Oregon

Sept. 21 vs. Portland State

Sept. 28 vs. Washington State

Nov. 29 vs. Oregon State

2025

Aug. 30 at USF

Sept. 5 vs. Eastern Washington

Sept. 27 vs. Appalachian State

Oct. 4 at Notre Dame

2026

Sept. 5 at Oregon

Sept. 12 vs Memphis

2027

Sept. 4 at Appalachian State

Sept. 11 vs USF

Sept. 18 at Marshall

2028

Sept. 2 vs Cincinnati

Sept. 16 vs Georgia Southern

2029

Sept. 1 at Cincinnati

Sept. 8 at Washington

2030

Aug. 31 at Memphis

2031

Sept 13 vs Memphis

2032

Sept. 4 at Rice

Sept. 11 vs Washington State

2033

Sept. 10 at Washington State

2035

Sept. 8 vs Rice