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Shamrock Series Headed Back To Yankee Stadium

December 7, 2017
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The Shamrock Series is back, as Notre Dame announced it will return to Yankee Stadium for a 2:30 p.m. game against Syracuse on November 17th.

Notre Dame took a one year break from the Shamrock Series to show off the newly renovated Notre Dame Stadium. The Irish have played 26 games at Yankee Stadium and most recently beat Army in 27-3 in 2010 and Rutgers 29-16 in the Pinstripe Bowl in 2013.

While the Shamrock Series history is in Notre Dame’s favor (8-0) and has allowed fans at each location to take in a game close to home, it simply doesn’t make too much sense in 2018.

Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly stated his team was mentally worn down in 2017 and part of that was due to the extensive travel the Irish put on the schedule each year.

“Playing four quarters against Navy before you go out to the West Coast, those are all taxing mentally as well because it's not -- I thought physically we did fine, it's just that requires an attention to detail for four quarters and you're going to come back the next week, fly across the country, that's a lot,” stated Kelly.

“Sometimes you just say if you scheduled better on the back end, you'd be a little bit fresher. So I can't control that. The games are already scheduled. But I have to look at ways in our program where we can keep our guys fresher.”

It sounds like an excuse but the last five games of the 2018 schedule are exactly what Kelly is talking about. Few teams travel across the country as Notre Dame does, but few teams give up two home games to travel across the country.

After a bye week on October 20th, Notre Dame will face this schedule:

Oct. 27 – Navy at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego

Nov. 3 – at Northwestern

Nov. 10 – Florida State at home

Nov. 17th – Syracuse at Yankee Stadium

Nov. 24th – at USC

Two flights to California, a trip to Chicago and the Bronx, but then also a historically good Florida State team as the only home game over the last month of the season. Not ideal for any team when it comes to the big picture.

Shamrock Series History

Oct. 31, 2009

San Antonio, Texas (Alamodome)

Washington State

W, 40-14

 

Oct. 20, 2010

Bronx, N.Y. (Yankee Stadium)

Army

W, 27-3

 

Nov. 12, 2011

Landover, Md. (FedEx Field)

Maryland

W, 45-21

 

Oct. 6, 2012

Chicago, Ill. (Soldier Field)

Miami (Fla.)

W, 41-3

 

Nov. 5, 2013

Arlington, Texas (AT&T Stadium)

Arizona State

W, 37-34

 

Sept. 13, 2014

Indianapolis, Ind. (Lucas Oli Stadium)

Purdue

W, 30-14

 

Nov. 21, 2015

Boston, Mass. (Fenway Park)

Boston College

W, 19-16

 

Nov. 12, 2016

San Antonio, Texas (Alamodome)

Army

W, 44-6

Notre Dame also released the 2020 schedule on Wednesday and well, it's a heck of a slate of games. 

Irish Sports Daily
Notre Dame 2020 Football Schedule

 

 
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