Ohio State football: When do Buckeyes play Notre Dame?

Posted: May 24, 2023 / 03:00 PM EDT

Updated: May 25, 2023 / 05:37 AM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One of the most highly anticipated games of the 2023 college football season will air on NBC4 on Sept. 23.

Ohio State will travel to South Bend, Indiana, for the first time since 1996 to take on Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. The last Buckeyes game to air on NBC was 27 years ago during that 1996 season when they beat the Fighting Irish 19-16.

Last season, Ohio State beat Notre Dame 21-10 at Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes have beaten the Irish in their last five meetings and have an all-time record of 5-2 against them.

Ohio State-Notre Dame history

2022 – Ohio State 21, Notre Dame 10
2015 – Ohio State 44, Notre Dame 28
2005 – Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 20
1996 – Ohio State 29, Notre Dame 16
1995 – Ohio State 45, Notre Dame 26
1936 – Notre Dame 7, Ohio State 2
1935 – Notre Dame 18, Ohio State 13

Buckeyes on NBC4

This is the first of two Ohio State games so far that will air on NBC4. The Buckeyes will also host Michigan State in primetime at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 11.

Buckeyes football on NBC4 will also be coupled with NFL action as 2023 begins a double dose of primetime weekend football with Big Ten games on Saturdays and the NFL’s weekly Sunday Night Football game. NBC4 will also be the home for the 2023 NFL season opener as the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs host the Detroit Lions on Sept. 7.

For the full NFL on NBC schedule, which includes SNF and a Thanksgiving game, click here.