List of televised Notre Dame Fighting Irish football home games prior to 1991
NBC has an exclusive contract with Notre Dame, which began in 1991. Since that time, NBC has carried nationally all of Notre Dame's home games, paying at least $9 million per season for broadcast rights. Recently, Notre Dame's ratings have been down significantly due to relatively poor play and because NBC does not telecast a game every week as CBS and ABC do (when Notre Dame plays away, NBC has no college football, and thus the network has no set regular schedule); Notre Dame games on NBC drew less than half the ratings that CBS and ABC averaged for their college football games in 2008.[1]
In addition to TV broadcasts, NBC also maintains several dedicated websites to ND football, and Notre Dame Central,[2] which provides complete coverage, full game replays and commentary of the Notre Dame team. NBC's television contract with Notre Dame was renewed in April 2013 and is set to continue through the 2025 football season.[3]
On November 17, 1990, ESPN broadcast the final Irish home game to not be televised by NBC. The Irish played their final home game of the year against Penn State. Ron Franklin, Gary Danielson and Neil Lomax were on the call for ESPN.
1950s[edit]
The DuMont network[4][5][6][7] would pick up Notre Dame[8] as well as Penn's games by 1950[9]. The five game package with DuMont earned the school $55,000[10]. The year before, on November 19, Columbus, Ohio's ABC station WTVN 6[11] provided a broadcast of the Iowa-Notre Dame game. WBBM 2[12] in Chicago would also air Notre Dame football games live in South Bend, Indiana, using a microwave relay system.
| Date | Game | Network | Time (EST) | Play-by-play | Color commentators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/52 | Oklahoma @ Notre Dame | NBC | 2:15 pm | Mel Allen | Bill Henry |
| 10/27/56 | Oklahoma @ Notre Dame | NBC | 2:45 pm | Lindsey Nelson | Red Grange |
| 11/14/59 | Pittsburgh @ Notre Dame | NBC | 1:15 pm |
1960s[edit]
| Date | Game | Network | Time (EST) | Play-by-play | Color commentators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/24/66 | Purdue @ Notre Dame | ABC | 2 pm | Chris Schenkel | Bud Wilkinson |
| 10/28/67 | Michigan St @ Notre Dame | ABC | 2:30 pm | Chris Schenkel | Bud Wilkinson |
| 9/28/68 | Purdue @ Notre Dame | ABC | 2 pm (regional) | Chris Schenkel | Bud Wilkinson |
1970s[edit]
| Date | Game | Network | Time (EST) | Play-by-play | Color commentators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/2/71 | Michigan St @ Notre Dame | ABC | 1:30 pm (regional) | Chris Schenkel | Bud Wilkinson |
| 10/27/73 | USC @ Notre Dame | ABC | 1:30 pm (regional) | Chris Schenkel | Bud Wilkinson and Duffy Daugherty |
| 11/22/73 | Air Force @ Notre Dame | ABC | 1 pm | Keith Jackson | Lee Grosscup |
| 10/26/74 | Miami @ Notre Dame | ABC | 2 pm (regional) | Keith Jackson | Duffy Daugherty |
| 10/25/75 | USC @ Notre Dame | ABC | 1:30 pm | Keith Jackson | Bud Wilkinson |
| 9/11/76 | Pittsburgh @ Notre Dame | ABC | 4 pm (regional) | Keith Jackson | Ara Parseghian |
| 11/13/76 | Alabama @ Notre Dame | ABC | 12:30 pm (regional) | Chris Schenkel | Ara Parseghian |
| 10/22/77 | USC @ Notre Dame | ABC | 1:30 pm (regional) | Keith Jackson | Frank Broyles |
| 9/23/78 | Michigan @ Notre Dame | ABC | 12:30 pm (regional) | Chris Schenkel | Frank Broyles |
| 10/14/78 | Pittsburgh @ Notre Dame | ABC | 12:30 pm | Keith Jackson | Frank Broyles |
| 10/20/79 | USC @ Notre Dame | ABC | 12:30 pm (regional) | Keith Jackson | Frank Broyles |
1980s and 1990[edit]
At the same time that the College Football Association signed a deal with CBS and ESPN to air games on their respective networks by 1986[13], Notre Dame and eight independent schools in the East Coast formed a secondary rights package with Jefferson-Pilot Communications[14]. This meant that if CBS or ESPN passed on a Notre Dame game then Jefferson could broadcast it on independent stations throughout the country.
References[edit]
- ↑ [1] As Notre Dame's TV Money Dwindles, So Too Should Its Independence June 15, 2009
- ↑ "MSNBC – Notre Dame Central – Stay Current with Notre Dame Football Scores, Schedule, Match-ups & Breaking News – MSNBC.com Front Page". Nbcsports.msnbc.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2010. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Arnold, Keith. "Notre Dame and NBC Sports renew partnership". nbcsports.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
- ↑ Antonik, John (July 20, 2019). "CFB150 – TV Turns College Football Into a National Phenomenon". West Virginia University Athletics.
- ↑ Kelly, Jason. Mr. Notre Dame: The Life and Legend of Edward Moose Krause. Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 109. Search this book on
- ↑ Sperber, Murray. Onward to Victory: The Creation of Modern College Sports. Macmillan. p. 384. Search this book on
- ↑ Halberstam, David J. (September 29, 2019). "Born 80 years ago, college football on TV was limited by the NCAA's grip until stopped by the Supreme Court". Sports Broadcasting Journal.
- ↑ Novotny, Patrick. "The Impact of Television on Georgia, 1948-1952". JSTOR.
- ↑ Weinreb, Michael. Season of Saturdays: A History of College Football in 14 Games. Simon and Schuster. p. 70. Search this book on
- ↑ Shaprio, Leonard (September 5, 1991). "NOW, NOTRE DAME'S GOLDEN SEASON". The Washington Post.
- ↑ Helwagen, Steve (May 31, 2017). "The history of Ohio State-Michigan on television". 247sports.com.
- ↑ Jajkowski, Steve. "WBKB- Chicago's 1st Commercial Station". Chicago Television.
- ↑ Goodwin, Michael (November 11, 1986). "TV SPORTS; COLLEGE PACT NOT IN FOCUS". The New York Times.
- ↑ Barca, Jerry. Unbeatable: Notre Dame's 1988 Championship and the Last Great College ... St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 230. Search this book on
- ↑ Mell, Randell (Febuary 23, 1988). "IS FANS' TV FOOTBALL FEAST COLLEGES' FINANCIAL FAMINE?". Sun Sentinel. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Lynch, Terry (January 29, 1988). "Same Old Story for USC" (PDF). Notre Dame Football Review.
- ↑ Vowels, Joshua (March 31, 2019). "ESPN is taking over the Navy VS Notre Dame Football Series from CBS". SB Nation.
External links[edit]
- Notre Dame Football: Why NBC's Contract with ND Is Detrimental to Both Sides
- Notre Dame Football: Current NBC contract should be the last one
- Notre Dame Breaks Ranks on TV Football Rights
- Talking Deals; What NBC Sees In Notre Dame
- Notre Dame Jumps Ship, Signs With NBC
- NBC BUYS NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
- NOTRE DAME DEAL WITH NBC STIRS FUROR
- ABC, CFA ALTER TV DEAL IN LIGHT OF NBC-NOTRE DAME ...
- NOW, NOTRE DAME'S GOLDEN SEASON
- Notre Dame Sells Football Games to NBC
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