DATE WITH THE IRISH
Sooners, Notre Dame agree to two-year series beginning in 2012
NORMAN — The Irish are coming.
Oklahoma's quest to fill future football schedules has found a powerhouse partner: Notre Dame. The Sooners and Irish have agreed to a two-year series that will bring the Irish to Norman in 2012, with OU returning to South Bend, Ind., in 2013. Notre Dame hasn't played in Norman since 1966.Advertisement
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•Oklahoma and Notre Dame have met nine times, with the Irish winning eight of the matchups.
With more games on the horizon for 2012 and 2013, a look at the series:
1999: Notre Dame 34, No. 23 OU 30 (South Bend)
•Oklahoma's future non-conference schedules are littered with premium opponents.
There's an effort to add at least one more: Ohio State.
OU and Ohio State are in discussion about a possible home-and-home series for the years 2016 and 2017.
The Sooners are scheduled to face a high-profile squad in every season through 2019, with the exception of 2016 and 2017. Adding the Buckeyes would give OU a lineup of foes that includes Miami, Washington, Notre Dame, Florida State, Tennessee and LSU.
The lineup:
2007: Miami
2008: at Washington
2009: at Miami
2010: Florida State
2011: at Florida State
2012: Notre Dame
2013: at Notre Dame
2014: Tennessee
2015: at Tennessee
2016: Ohio State - TBA
2017: Ohio State - TBA
2018: LSU
2019: LSU
By John Helsley
1968: No. 3 Notre Dame 45, No. 5 OU 21 (South Bend)
1966: No. 1 Notre Dame 38, No. 10 OU 0 (Norman)
1962: Notre Dame 13, OU 7 (Norman)
1961: Notre Dame 19, OU 6 (South Bend)
1957: Notre Dame 7, No. 2 OU 0 (Norman)
1956: No. 1 OU 40, Notre Dame 0 (South Bend)
1953: No. 1 Notre Dame 28, No. 6 OU 21 (Norman)
1952: No. 10 Notre Dame 28, No. 4 OU 21 (South Bend)
By John Helsley
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