Notre Dame Stadium
Notre Dame Stadium, known as “The House that Rockne Built”, is a college football stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana, home of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who play in the FBS Independent of NCAA Division I FBS. It opened in 1930, making it 96 years old in 2026 and seats 77,622 fans. That makes it the 16th-largest stadium in FBS.
The team plays on artificial turf. Its record crowd is 61,296 vs. Purdue (1962), largest pre-expansion home crowd.
Stadium facts
- Location
- Notre Dame, Indiana
- Home of
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- School
- University of Notre Dame
- Conference
- FBS Independent
- Subdivision
- Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
- Opened
- 1930
- Capacity
- 77,622
- Playing surface
- Artificial turf
- Nickname
- The House that Rockne Built
- Record crowd
- 61,296 vs. Purdue (1962), largest pre-expansion home crowd
- Size rank in FBS
- 16th of 138
Famous games at Notre Dame Stadium
- 1930: Dedication game vs. Navy
- 1997: Renovated stadium rededicated with 17–13 win over Georgia Tech
- 2024: CFP win over Indiana, 27–17
Game day
Tradition. Players touch the 'Play Like A Champion Today' sign leaving the locker room and run out of the tunnel to 'Here Come the Irish!'; fans can see 'Touchdown Jesus' on Hesburgh Library.
Seating & views
Notre Dame Stadium seats 77,622 after its 2017 Campus Crossroads project, which attached three buildings to the bowl: Duncan Student Center on the west, Corbett Family Hall on the east and O'Neill Hall on the south. Those buildings hold the premium seating, with club and loge seats on levels 7 and 8 and the South Club in O'Neill. Most of the bowl is bleachers; chairbacks sit in lower sections 8 to 12 and 26 to 30. The student section is sections 29 through 36. For afternoon games the west side, sections 24 to 32 and 125 to 131, gets shade from Duncan, while the east sideline stays sunniest.
Parking & tailgating
Notre Dame sells cashless pay-to-park passes for the Blue, Gold, Burke and Dorr lots at $50 per game, with passes through the ticket office or ParkMobile, plus off-campus lots at Saint Mary's and Holy Cross colleges. Stadium and Joyce lots need a University pass. Shuttles run from the Gold, Blue and Bulla lots, and Transpo's free Game Day Express runs from downtown South Bend. Lots open at 8 a.m. regardless of kickoff, and tailgating is allowed before and after the game, not during it. Propane grills and 10-by-10 tents are fine; charcoal, speakers and kegs are not.
Seating and parking sources: fightingirish.com, fightingirish.com, fightingirish.com.
Plan your trip to Notre Dame Stadium
Stadiums near Notre Dame Stadium10
- 1FCSBrown Field — Valparaiso Beacons 46 mi
- 2FBSWaldo Stadium — Western Michigan Broncos 53 mi
- 3FBSRyan Field — Northwestern Wildcats 79 mi
- 4FCSSeatGeek Stadium — Chicago State Cougars 81 mi
- 5FBSRoss–Ade Stadium — Purdue Boilermakers 95 mi
- 6FBSScheumann Stadium — Ball State Cardinals 113 mi
- 7FBSSpartan Stadium — Michigan State Spartans 115 mi
- 8FBSBrigham Field at Huskie Stadium — Northern Illinois Huskies 130 mi
- 9FCSBud and Jackie Sellick Bowl — Butler Bulldogs 132 mi
- 10FBSMichigan Stadium — Michigan Wolverines 133 mi
Questions about Notre Dame Stadium
Where do the Notre Dame Fighting Irish play home games?
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish play at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
How many people does Notre Dame Stadium hold?
Notre Dame Stadium has a capacity of 77,622.
When did Notre Dame Stadium open?
Notre Dame Stadium opened in 1930.
What is Notre Dame Stadium’s nickname?
Notre Dame Stadium is known as “The House that Rockne Built.”
What is the attendance record at Notre Dame Stadium?
The record crowd at Notre Dame Stadium is 61,296 vs. Purdue (1962), largest pre-expansion home crowd.
Does Notre Dame Stadium have grass or turf?
Notre Dame Stadium has an artificial turf field.
What other college football stadiums are near Notre Dame Stadium?
Brown Field in Valparaiso is about 46 miles away. See the full list of nearby stadiums on this page.
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