How to watch Notre Dame football game vs. Stanford
Notre Dame football is back in South Bend for the first time in four weekends. The Irish (3-2) host Stanford (1-4, 0-4 Pac-12) Saturday night in the 36th meeting between the schools. They have played each other in all but three seasons since 1988.
The return home means you can find the game on the same channel that has carried nearly every Notre Dame home game since 1991: NBC. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The most basic cable or streaming packages include NBC. The NBC broadcast feed is also streamed on Peacock Premium.
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Jac Collinsworth, a 2017 Notre Dame graduate, is the play-by-play announcer. Former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett is the color analyst, and Zora Stephenson is the sideline reporter. That trio will be the announcing crew for all seven NBC game broadcasts this season.
Former Irish wide receiver Chris Finke (2015-19) will be part of NBC’s halftime coverage as an analyst, the network said in a release Wednesday, joining ex-Stanford tight end Coby Fleener and host Kathryn Tappen.
NBC has included prominent football alumni from both teams as part of the halftime show this season. Defensive tackle Chris Zorich (1987-90), defensive end Justin Tuck (2001-04) and linebacker Manti Te’o (2009-12) were the first three Notre Dame representatives on the halftime set.
The first three Notre Dame games on NBC have surpassed 2 million viewers each. The Irish’s 28-20 win over BYU last week drew 2.53 million viewers and a 1.4 rating. It was the sixth-highest rated game of the weekend. Their loss to Marshall Sept. 10 had 2.48 million viewers and a 1.4 rating, while the win over Cal Sept. 17 posted 2.91 and a 1.7, respectively.
The most watched Notre Dame game this year was the opener vs. Ohio State (televised by ABC), which had 10.53 million viewers – the second-most of any game this year.
Notre Dame vs. Stanford game information
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, Oct. 15
Television channel: NBC
Announcers: Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sidelines)
Radio: ND Football Radio Network
Radio broadcasters: Paul Burmeister, Ryan Harris
Series facts: Saturday is the 36th meeting between the two teams. Notre Dame holds a 22-13 edge in the series and won last year’s game 45-14 in Palo Alto, Calif.
Head coaches: Stanford — David Shaw (94-49, 12th season); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (3-3, first season)
Team records: Stanford 1-4, 0-4 Pac-12; Notre Dame 3-2
Last week: Stanford — 28-27 home loss to Oregon State; Notre Dame — 28-20 win over then-No. 16 BYU in Las Vegas
