July 2, 2009

NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Big Ten Conference has announced that the 2009 Notre Dame-Michigan football game on Sept. 12, in Ann Arbor, Mich., will kick off at 3:30 p.m. EDT. ABC Sports will televise the game on a national basis.

Here's the complete schedule for the Irish in '09:

Date            Opponent                Time                    Television
Sept. 5         NEVADA                  3:30 p.m. EDT           NBC national
Sept. 12        at Michigan             3:30 p.m. EDT           ABC national
Sept. 19        MICHIGAN STATE          3:30 p.m. EDT           NBC national
Sept. 26        at Purdue               8:00 p.m. EDT           ESPN/ABC
Oct. 3          WASHINGTON              3:30 p.m. EDT           NBC national
Oct. 17         USC                     3:30 p.m. EDT           NBC national
Oct. 24         BOSTON COLLEGE          3:30 p.m. EDT           NBC national
Oct. 31         WASHINGTON STATE        6:30 p.m. CDT           NBC national
                (San Antonio, Texas)    (7:30 p.m. EDT)
Nov. 7          NAVY                    2:30 p.m. EST           NBC national
Nov. 14         at Pittsburgh           TBD                     TBD
Nov. 21         CONNECTICUT             2:30 p.m. EST           NBC national
Nov. 28         at Stanford             5:00 p.m. PST           ABC

NBC Sports will televise all seven home games nationally from Notre Dame Stadium, as well as the Washington State game from the Alamodome in San Antonio (that contest will appear in prime time).

Please note that South Bend observes Eastern time (including DST) all year around. In 2009, daylight time ends and standard time begins on Nov. 1.

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