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Northwestern adds Notre Dame to finalize loaded 2018 home schedule
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For the first time in 40 years, Notre Dame is coming to Ryan Field.
Northwestern announced that the two teams will square off in Evanston on Nov. 3 vs. Notre Dame. The Irish last made the trip to Northwestern in 1976.
The last times the two teams met was in 2014, when the Wildcats came up with a thrilling 43-40 in overtime in South Bend.
That finalized Northwestern’s 2018 slate, which is loaded with premiere home games. The Wildcats will host the likes of Michigan, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Notre Dame and intra-state rival Illinois.
Northwestern will also open the 2018 season with a B1G game for the first time since 1984.
Here’s the complete 2018 slate:
Saturday, September 1 at Purdue
Saturday, September 8 vs. Duke
Saturday, September 15 vs. Akron
Saturday, September 29 vs. Michigan
Saturday, October 6 at Michigan State
Saturday, October 13 vs. Nebraska
Saturday, October 20 at Rutgers
Saturday, October 27 vs. Wisconsin
Saturday, November 3 vs. Notre Dame
Saturday, November 10 at Iowa
Saturday, November 17 at Minnesota
Saturday, November 24 vs. Illinois
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Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.