Michigan State and Notre Dame Football Announce Home and Home Series

The Megafone Trophy will once again be up for grabs.

State of Michigan and Notre Dame football will renew their rivalry in 2026 and 2027, the programs announced Thursday morning with a home-and-home series.

The Spartans will travel to Notre Dame Stadium to face the Fighting Irish on September 19, 2026 and will host the return game in East Lansing on September 18, 2027.

They last met in football in a home-and-home series in 2016-17, with both schools winning on the road (the Spartans 36-28 in 2016 and the Irish 38-18 in 2017). And the biggest break in the rivalry in more than 75 yearswhen they did not face each other from 1921 until the resumption in 1948.

“The Michigan State-Notre Dame rivalry is not only one of the oldest rivalries in all of college football, it is a series that is significant to both Spartan players and fans,” said Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller. in a statement.

The game in 2026 will mark the 60th anniversary of the “Game of the Century”, a 10-10 draw between No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Michigan State on Nov. 19, 1966, at Spartan Stadium.

Moscow State University and ND has a long history, having met 79 times since their first game in 1897, with the Irish leading the series, 49-29-1. The Spartans rank second among opponents in all-time wins over Notre Dame, behind only USC (38).

The Megaphone Trophy has been in play since 1949, going to the winner of the game. It is printed half white, with a green MSC and half blue, with a gold ND monogram, with all the rivalry game results inscribed.

This article originally appeared in the Detroit Free Press: Michigan State and Notre Dame Football Announce Home and Home Games