How to watch Notre Dame football if you don't have cable

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football has become a tradition for alum and fans coast to coast. The school has had a national TV deal for their football games for almost 30 years. So college football fans in cities and towns without a team to root for found it easy to become attached to the Fighting Irish. It also helps that the team has had legendary success over its history, with record numbers of national championships and award winners.

2019 Notre Dame football broadcast schedule

This week's Notre Dame football game against Stanford began the season without a set gametime or network, but both have been set now. The game will be played Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. on the Fox. Fox has deals in place to broadcast some Pac-12 games, and Stanford is in the Pac-12 conference so that's how the game ended up their. If you want to learn how to stream this game, read our guide on watching the Pac-12 Network if you don't have cable

  • Mon, Sept. 2: Notre Dame 35, Louisville 17
  • Sat, Sept. 14: Notre Dame 66, New Mexico 14
  • Sat, Sept. 21: Georgia 23, Notre Dame 17
  • Sat, Sept. 28: Notre Dame 35, Virginia 20
  • Sat, Oct. 5: Notre Dame 52, Bowling Green 0
  • Sat, Oct. 12: Notre Dame 30, USC 27
  • Sat, Oct. 26: Michigan 45, Notre Dame 14
  • Sat, Nov. 2: Notre Dame 21, Virginia Tech 20
  • Sat, Nov. 9: Notre Dame 38, Duke 7
  • Sat, Nov. 16: Notre Dame 52, Navy 20
  • Sat, Nov. 23: Notre Dame 40, Boston College 7
  • Sat, Nov. 30: 4 p.m., Notre Dame vs. Stanford, Fox

Stream Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are one of the most high profile teams in all of college football, so their games are featured primarily on the biggest channels. The team has a long term deal with NBC Sports, so the majority of their games are on NBC each year. This season, seven Notre Dame football games will be on NBC.

You can find some Notre Dame football games on other channels through the season. While Notre Dame football still play as an Independent team in the NCAA, they are partial members of the ACC, playing five games against ACC teams. Some Notre Dame games, including their opening game against Louisville, will air on ACC broadcast partners like ESPN. The same applies for games against other opponents like Georgia, who they will play on Sept. 21 on CBS as an SEC game.

Watch as Notre Dame football reflects on 2018, then gets pumped for 2019.

Check down through your options here, and review the season broadcast channel at the bottom so you have all you need to watch Notre Dame football in 2019.

Over-the-air Antenna

With an over-the-air antenna in your setup, you can catch the biggest weekly slots for college football on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox. This will give you all but one of the Notre Dame games as long as you have a good clear signal to your local NBC and CBS. However, you won't get the first game on ESPN, and if you're looking to watch more college football, you'll be missing out on over 20 channels carrying games.

Learn how to stream college football without cable

If you have an over-the-air streaming device , you can also watch these games streaming to all of your devices on your local network.

Hulu with Live TV

  • The cost: $45 a month after a one week free trial
  • Watch Hulu on: Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Xbox One, Chromecast, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, web browsers
  • Local channels on Hulu: ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and others. Find your local channels here .
  • Notre Dame Football on Hulu - Yes, Hulu has NBC, CBS, and ESPN, so you can watch every Notre Dame football game broadcast scheduled so far.

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Sling TV - Sling Orange + Blue

  • The cost: $40 a month after your first month for $25
  • Watch Sling TV on: Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox One, LG, Samsung or Vizio smart TVs, iOS, Android, Amazon Fire tablets, browsers and more
  • Local channels on Sling TV: NBC and Fox on Sling Blue. Local on demand feeds on Sling Orange. Find your local channels here .
  • Notre Dame Football on Sling TV: Some, because Sling TV has NBC and ESPN if you subscribe to Orange + Blue. But they don't stream CBS live, so you'll miss that game. If you have an antenna & good local NBC signal, Sling Orange for $15 the first month can be a good option for the ESPN game.

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Fubo TV

  • The cost: FuboTV packages start at $59 a month.
  • Watch Fubo TV on: Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Chromecast, iOS, Android and web browsers
  • Local channels on Fubo TV: CBS, Fox, NBC and CW. Find your locals here .
  • Notre Dame Football on Fubo TV: Most, as Fubo TV has NBC and CBS to cover all but one Notre Dame football game. You will not get the week one game.

More on Fubo TV:

  • Fubo TV plans and pricing
  • See all Fubo TV channels

AT&T TV Now - Plus Plan

  • The cost: $50 a month after a free trial
  • Watch AT&T TV Now on: Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TVs, iOS, Android, web browsers
  • Local channels on AT&T TV Now: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and more. Find your locals here .
  • Notre Dame Football on AT&T TV Now: Complete coverage, including NBC, CBS, and ESPN.

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YouTube TV

  • The cost: $50 a month after a free trial
  • Watch YouTube TV on: Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Samsung, LG, HiSense or Vizio smart TVs, Chromecast, iOS and Android
  • Local channels on YouTube TV: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and more. Find your locals here .
  • Notre Dame Football on YouTube TV: Yes, everything needed with NBC, CBS, and ESPN.

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You can also stream the NBC broadcasts of Notre Dame football games in the NBC Sports app . The NBC Sports app is available on Android phones and tablets, iPhones, iPads and Fire Tablets as well as on your TV using Apple TV, Android TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, and Roku.

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Roy Delgado is a freelance writer for WhatToWatch. His focus is streaming, specializing on sports. He binge-streams 32 games over the first two days of NCAA March Madness annually. He built his own DVR 15 years ago, and still tinkers to make his media setup its best.