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If you don't already love Notre Dame football, get ready!  Game Days are one of our favorite times on campus!  Here's all you need to know to be a true blue (and gold) Notre Dame fan!

Football Ticket Information

Click here to get information for students about how to purchase tickets, where to sit, and to answer commonly asked questions.  Season tickets are $245 and include admission to all home games at Notre Dame Stadium. The student section is organized by class year.  

Participating in Game Day and cheering the Irish to victory from the stadium is a great way to make friends and get to know Notre Dame.  However, we know that student tickets are not cheap.   In collaboration with the Shirt Project, Student Affairs has funds available to assist students who demonstrate significant financial need in defraying costs associated with participation in student events and activities, including retreats, service seminars, and yes, even football tickets!  If you have a financial situation that prevents you from purchasing student tickets, please speak with the Rector or your RA so you can join the rest of your classmates in the stadium!!! 

Game Day Meals

Brunch: Go to South around noon! The band eats around then, and they sit randomly around the tables so that they can stand up and play the Victory March. It is amazing.

Dinner: The candlelight dinner (at both North and South) features the best food that the dining halls have to offer, especially desserts. There’s no better way to celebrate a victory than sitting down to white tablecloths and candlelight!

Tailgating

Tailgating: YES! If you are from somewhere close, encourage your family or friends to host a tailgate for you and your school friends. Between you and other Walshies, it’s nearly certain that there will be a cookout for you to attend. Tailgating is a huge staple of the Notre Dame game day, so make sure to make it out to the parking lot behind the stadium (near the Compton Ice Arena and the Soccer stadium)! Here are a few tips to make your tailgate and game day a little easier:
  • Don’t count on cell service by the stadium! So many people are on their phones, that service is very limited (texting is best). Make sure you have meeting spots and plans made beforehand.
  • Pay attention to the parking lot markers (by number and letter) so you know where you are.
  • Students enter through Gate E.
  • It may be smart to bring a small bag, but you will need to go through the bag check line. If you want to avoid the line, stick with just your student ID and ticket packet!
  • Remember that Indiana State Law applies even at Notre Dame on Game Day!  If you are under 21, you are still not allowed to drink.  Adults providing alcohol to minors can also be ticketed or arrested.  With over 100,000 guests on campus, security is greatly increased.  Don't risk it!

Highlights of the Schedule  on GameDay Weekend!

Click here for more descriptions and timing updates of events for each specific game.  Go here for more traditions!
But be sure to check out the 2014 ND Observer article about the unofficial guide to a football weekend!
FRIDAY
  • 4pm:      Trumpets Under the Dome
  • 4:30:      Marching Band Step Off
  • 5:00:      Glee Club Open Rehearsal
  • 5:45:      Pep Rally!
  • 12am:     Midnight Drummers Circle






SATURDAY
*First time listed is based on 3:30 kickoff, second is 7:30 kickoff.*
  • 11:30/3:30:        Bagpipe Concert at Main Building
  • 12:40/4:30:        Glee Club Pre-Game Concert
  • 1:15/5:15:          Player Walk
  • 2:00/6:00:          Band Concert on Bond Quad Steps
  • 2:30/6:30:          Trumpets Under the Dome
  • 2:40/6:40:          Marching Band March Out
  • 3:05/7:05:          Pre-Game Band Performance on Field
  • Band Halftime performance!

Game Day Music

Notre Dame, Our Mother (Alma Mater)

Notre Dame, our Mother
Tender, strong and true
Proudly in the heavens,
Gleams the gold and blue.
Glory’s mantle cloaks thee
Golden is thy fame
And our hearts forever
Praise thee, Notre Dame.
And our hearts forever,

Love thee, Notre Dame.
Listen
Notre Dame Victory March 

Rally sons of Notre Dame:
Sing her glory and sound her fame,
Raise her Gold and Blue
And cheer with voices true:
Rah, rah, for Notre Dame
We will fight in every game,
Strong of heart and true to her name
We will ne’er forget her
And will cheer her ever
Loyal to Notre Dame
Cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame,
Wake up the echoes cheering her name,
Send a volley cheer on high,
Shake down the thunder from the sky.
What though the odds be great or small
Old Notre Dame will win over all,
While her loyal sons are marching
Onward to victory.

Listen to the Glee Club sing it!
Listen to the band play it!

The Shirt

"The Shirt"Started in 1990, a new Shirt has been released every year to unify Notre Dame students and fans.  It's a must have for every student.  In addition to looking awesome, all proceeds from sales of The Shirt support student clubs and organizations, students who are experiencing extraordinary medical costs, and other students who cannot afford to participate in campus-life activities.

For The Shirt and  lots of little accessories, you don’t even have to go to the Bookstore! LaFortune has a small store on game days that sells all those little spirit items.
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Last Updated:    July 2018
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