Notre Dame To Play Wake Forest In The 2027 Duke’s Mayo Classic originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Notre Dame and Wake Forest are scheduled to play in the 2027 season as part of the ACC schedule for the Irish, but the game will now have a unique aspect to it. The Fighting Irish and Demon Deacons will play that game as part of the Duke’s Mayo Classic.
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The game will be played on October 9th, 2027 and will be hosted in Bank of America Stadium, which is in Charlotte, N.C. Notre Dame and Wake Forest were slated to play in Charlotte in 2020 but the game was moved due to the Covid shakeup. Notre Dame did play in that Stadium that season as the Irish faced Clemson in the ACC Championship game during its one season in the league.
“We are thrilled to welcome Notre Dame and Wake Forest to Charlotte for what promises to be an unforgettable matchup at Bank of America Stadium,” Will Pitts, CEO of the Charlotte Sports Foundation, said in a release through Notre Dame. “This game is a testament to our city’s passion for college football and our continued commitment to hosting premier sporting events. We’re incredibly grateful to both universities for their partnership and to Duke’s Mayo for their unwavering support in making events like this possible.”
Notre Dame and Wake Forest have met six times in history, with the Irish holding a 6-0 advantage in the series. The first game was played in 2011, a game Notre Dame won at Wake Forest by a 24-17 score. Since that game, Notre Dame has won the other five matchups by at least 11 points. The most recent matchup was 2023, a game the Irish won 45-7 on Senior Day.
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Notre Dame now has seven games scheduled for the 2027 season, and all now have dates that they will be played. Notre Dame currently has four games scheduled against an ACC opponent (Clemson, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech), two games against a Big Ten opponent (Purdue, Michigan State) and one game against an American opponent (Navy).
Here is the current schedule for the 2027 season:
NOTRE DAME 2027 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Sep. 4 – Purdue Boilermakers
Sep. 18 – at Michigan State Spartans
Oct. 2 – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Oct. 9 – vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Charlotte, N.C.)
Nov. 6 – Virginia Tech Hokies
Nov. 13 – at Clemson Tigers
Nov. 20 – Navy Midshipmen
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 28, 2025, where it first appeared.
