Miami will play at Notre Dame in 2016

Miami will play at Notre Dame in 2016

Published Dec. 20, 2013 11:55 a.m. ET

The University of Miami announced on Friday morning the football team will travel to South Bend, Ind., to face Notre Dame on Oct. 29, 2016.

The Hurricanes are 7-16-1 against the Fighting Irish, having dropped three in a row in the series, and 1-8 in South Bend. The only win came in 1984 (31-13). Miami lost 41-3 in Chicago last season and 33-17 in the 2010 Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.

The Hurricanes and Fighting Irish played each other for 15 straight years from 1971-1985 and 19 of 20 (1971-1990 except 1986).

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Notre Dame will play 15 Atlantic Coast Conference opponents in a three-year span as a partial member of the league. Florida State will host Notre Dame on Oct. 18, 2014.

Miami (9-3) leaves for the Russell Athletic Bowl on Sunday seeking its first double-digit win season in a decade.

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