Who is Notre Dame's biggest rivalry?

Notre Dame
Notre Dame
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the intercollegiate football team representing the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, north of the city of South Bend, Indiana.
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's main rival is the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The USC Trojans football program represents University of Southern California in the sport of American football. The Trojans compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12).
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. The Notre Dame–USC football rivalry has been played annually since 1926, except from 1943 to 1945 and 2020, and is regarded as the greatest intersectional series in college football.
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Who has the biggest rivalry in college football?

Here are the top rivalries in college football:
  • Pittsburgh-West Virginia. (Photo: Michael Longo, USA TODAY Sports) ...
  • Oklahoma-Oklahoma State. (Photo: Parker Thune, 247Sports) ...
  • USC-UCLA. (Photo: Gary A. ...
  • Clemson-South Carolina. ...
  • Ole Miss-Mississippi State. ...
  • Georgia-Florida. ...
  • USC-Notre Dame. ...
  • Oklahoma-Texas.
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Who has beaten Notre Dame the most?

Notre Dame was bested by Yale, 28-0 in the only meeting between the schools which was held back in 1914. Of Yale's nine games played in '14, all but their game against Princeton was played in their New Haven, CT home.
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Why are USC and Notre Dame rivals?

Following a lucrative appearance in the Rose Bowl against the Stanford Cardinal, held on New Years Day, the USC administration desired to bring Notre Dame back to southern California. Thus, a rivalry was born. *Following the NCAA vacating USC's victories in 2005, this eight game streak no longer exists.
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Who are Notre Dame's traditional opponents?

Notre Dame and USC have met almost every year since 1926 in what's called the greatest intersectional rivalry in sports.
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Onward Notre Dame: The Michigan Rivalry



Who is Notre Dame most hated rivals?

Notre Dame's main rival is the University of Southern California. The Notre Dame–USC football rivalry has been played annually since 1926, except from 1943 to 1945 and 2020, and is regarded as the greatest intersectional series in college football.
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What was Notre Dame biggest loss?

On November 3, 2007, the Navy Midshipmen defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 46–44 in triple-overtime at Notre Dame's home field, Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.
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What is the number 1 rivalry in college football?

The granddaddy of all college football rivalries is the University of Michigan vs. Ohio State University. These two midwestern Big Ten powerhouses have been at it since 1897, with the Wolverines and Buckeyes meeting for "The Game" around Thanksgiving weekend for over a century.
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Who is Yale's biggest rival?

The weekend of The Game includes more than just the varsity matchup; the respective Yale residential college football teams compete against "sister" Harvard house teams the day before. The Game is third among most-played NCAA Division I football rivalries. Yale leads the series 69–61–8.
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Has Notre Dame ever had a number 1 pick?

It has been since 1972 that a Notre Dame player had their name called first in the NFL draft, but it has happened five times in the history of the draft. No school has more first overall draft picks than Notre Dame while both Oklahoma and USC share the total with five.
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Has Notre Dame ever had a Heisman winner?

Since 1935, the Heisman Trophy has been awarded to college football's most outstanding player. Ohio State, Oklahoma and Notre Dame are tied for the most recipients by a single program with seven each.
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Who is the greatest rivalry of all time?

Here's a list of the 10 best rivalries in sports history (in no particular order).
  • Green Bay Packers versus Chicago Bears. ...
  • Los Angeles Lakers versus Boston Celtics. ...
  • Joe Frazier versus Muhammad Ali. ...
  • Boston Red Sox versus New York Yankees. ...
  • Ohio State versus Michigan. ...
  • Duke versus North Carolina.
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What is the biggest rivalry in history?

9 Major Rivalries That Resulted in Major Achievements
  • Bill Gates vs. Steve Jobs. ...
  • John Lennon vs. Paul McCartney. ...
  • Ferruccio Lamborghini vs. Enzo Ferrari. ...
  • United States vs. Soviet Union. ...
  • James Hunt vs. Niki Lauda. ...
  • Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison. ...
  • Ernest Hemingway vs. William Faulkner. ...
  • Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier.
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What is the most disliked college football team?

1 Ohio State Buckeyes The Ohio State Buckeyes are the athletic teams that represent The Ohio State University, named after the colloquial term for people from the state of Ohio and after the state tree, the Ohio Buckeye. Ohio State is by far the most obnoxious university. Wait sorry THE Ohio State University.
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Who is Yale's rival?

The Harvard and Yale football rivalry, known as "The Game," is the second-oldest continuing rivalry in college football. The Crimson and Bulldogs are the two winningest teams in the FCS, have 26 national championships, two Heisman winners, and 32 Ivy League crowns.
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Who is Princeton's biggest rival?

The Yale-Princeton rivalry is the oldest in college football, dating back to 1873. Yale and Princeton dominated the college football scene when this rivalry began, with Yale claiming 13 outright national titles and Princeton claiming eight between 1869 and 1894. The 2018 game was played at Fenway Park.
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Who is UCLA's biggest rival?

The UCLA–USC rivalry is the American collegiate athletics rivalry between the UCLA Bruins sports teams of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and USC Trojans teams of the University of Southern California (USC).
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What is the biggest rivalry in American football?

Green Bay Packers vs.

Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears is the biggest rivalry in the NFL. Both teams are among the best teams historically in the league. They've been battling against each other since 1921 and the rivalry is extremely close.
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How many times has navy beaten Notre Dame?

Notre Dame leads the series 79–13–1. Before Navy won a 46–44 triple-overtime contest in 2007, Notre Dame had a 43-game winning streak that was the longest series win streak between two annual opponents in the history of Division I FBS football.
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Who are the Rangers biggest rival?

The Devils–Rangers rivalry (also known as the Hudson River rivalry or the Battle of the Hudson River), is an ice hockey rivalry between the New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers clubs of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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