College Football 2011: A Snapshot of Notre Dame's 2011 Schedule

Today's date is April 26. That means there are exactly 150 days until the Notre Dame Fighting Irish open their 2011 season against the South Florida Bulls.

To commemorate this completely insignificant date in the countdown to next season, let's take a quick glance at the upcoming schedule. Here you'll find all the opponents, dates, times and all you need to know about the opponent in 140 characters or less!

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September 3: South Florida

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Date: September 3
Venue: Notre Dame Stadium
Kickoff Time: 3:30 pm
Network: NBC

All You Need to Know (Right Now) about the USF Game in 140 Characters or Less

Lou Holtz's son Skip is the coach of USF. This will be beaten to death 1,000x over by kickoff of the game. ND should win this game handily.

September 10: Michigan

ND Fans to Harbaugh: "Great Call Jim! Go Niners!"
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Date: September 10
Venue: Michigan Stadium
Kickoff Time: 8:00 pm
Network: ABC

All You Need to Know (Right Now) about the Michigan Game in 140 Characters or Less

First night game ever in the Big House. Denard Robinson's still their quarterback (bad news), Jim Harbaugh's not their coach (GREAT news).

September 17: Michigan State

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Date: September 17
Venue: Notre Dame Stadium
Kickoff Time: 3:30 pm
Network: NBC

All You Need to Know (Right Now) about the Michigan State Game in 140 Characters or Less

Sparty has a veteran QB and a stable of good RBs. The two players who successfully executed the fake FG last year (Bates & Gantt) are gone.

September 24: Pittsburgh

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Date: September 24
Venue: Heinz Field
Kickoff Time: TBD
Network: TBD (likely ABC/ESPN)

All You Need to Know (Right Now) about the Pittsburgh Game in 140 Characters or Less

Wannstedt was fired last winter after six seasons. New coach Todd Graham will try to bring his high-octane offense from Tulsa to The 'Burg.

October 1: Purdue

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Date: October 1
Venue: Ross-Ade Stadium
Kickoff Time: TBD
Network: ABC/ESPN

All You Need to Know (Right Now) about the Purdue Game in 140 Characters or Less

There is a serious rebuilding project taking place in West Lafayette, and it shows no signs of ending any time in the near future.

October 8: Air Force

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Date: October 8
Venue: Notre Dame Stadium
Kickoff Time: 3:30 pm
Network: NBC

All You Need to Know (Right Now) about the Air Force Game in 140 Characters or Less

Air Force's quarterback Tim Jefferson is Ricky Dobbs-esque at running the option. Bob Diaco needs to prove Navy game was a fluke, not Army.

October 22: Southern Cal

D'OH!

Date: October 22
Venue: Notre Dame Stadium
Kickoff Time: 7:30 pm
Network: NBC

All You Need to Know (Right Now) about the Southern Cal Game in 140 Characters or Less

This will be first night game at Notre Dame Stadium in 21 years. The Irish haven't beaten the Trojans at home since Bob Davie's last season.

October 29: Navy

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Date: October 29
Venue: Notre Dame Stadium
Kickoff Time: 3:30 pm
Network: NBC

All You Need to Know (Right Now) about the Navy Game in 140 Characters or Less

Navy has won three of its last four meetings against ND. Brian Kelly will never win over the fanbase unless he starts thumping the Mids.

November 5: Wake Forest

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Date: November 5
Venue: BB&T Field
Kickoff Time: TBD
Network: TBD (likely ESPN/ESPN2)

All You Need to Know (Right Now) about the Wake Forest Game in 140 Characters or Less

First-ever meeting for the Irish against the Deacs. Look for Wake to be much improved (3-9 last year), but this still should be an easy win.

November 12: Maryland

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Date: November 12
Venue: FedEx Field (Landover, MD)
Kickoff Time: 7:30 pm
Network: NBC

All You Need to Know (Right Now) about the Maryland Game in 140 Characters or Less

This year's neutral site game. Maryland fired reigning ACC Coach of the Year Ralph Friedgen because an eight-game turnaround wasn't enough.

November 19: Boston College

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Date: November 19
Venue: Notre Dame Stadium
Kickoff Time: 4:00 pm
Network: NBC

All You Need to Know (Right Now) about the Boston College Game in 140 Characters or Less

BC will have a very good defense and an anemic offense (again). Last time ND played BC on Senior Day at ND was in the infamous 1993 upset.

November 26: Stanford

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Date: November 26
Venue: Stanford Stadium
Kickoff Time: TBD (likely 8:00 pm)
Network: ABC

All You Need to Know (Right Now) about the Stanford Game in 140 Characters or Less

The Cardinal thoroughly whipped the Irish last year, but ND did hold Andrew Luck to his lowest passer rating of 2010 (119.67).