Notre Dame Bowl Projections Still Short Of New Year's Six Status
Notre Dame earned a huge victory this weekend when it blasted rival USC by a 48-20 score. It gave the Irish a victory over an undefeated team that was ranked 10th in the country.
Despite that win, and despite the Irish have two wins over ranked opponents, Notre Dame still isn't considered a team that will end up in a New Year's Six Bowl game.
ESPN's Kyle Bonagura has the Irish slated to return to the Gator Bowl, where they are projected to play the Florida Gators. Notre Dame and Florida have not played since Jan. 1, 1992 when the Irish beat the Gators 39-28 in the Sugar Bowl.
Notre Dame beat South Carolina in the Gator Bowl after the 2022 season, besting the Gamecocks by a 45-38 score. Notre Dame is currently 2-2 in Gator Bowl appearances.
ESPN's Mark Schlabach has the Irish slated to play in the Holiday Bowl against Oregon State.
Notre Dame has played Oregon State twice and both came in bowl games. The Beavers beat Notre Dame 41-9 in the 2001 Fiesta Bowl and 38-21 in the 2004 Insight Bowl.
CFB Network also has Notre Dame slated to play in the Holiday Bowl, but they have the Irish matched up against Utah. Notre Dame and Utah last played back in 2010, a game the Irish won 28-3. Notre Dame has never played in the Holiday Bowl.
Jerry Palm of CBS Sports and Athlon Sports both have Notre Dame projected to play a Big 12 opponent in the Pop Tarts Bowl. Palm has Notre Dame slated to play Kansas while Athlon sees Notre Dame matching up against Kansas State.
The Pop Tarts Bowl is in its first year, and it used to be known as the Cheez-It Bowl, the Camping World Bowl, the Russell athletic Bowl, the Champs Sports Bowl and the Tangerine Bowl among others. Notre Dame has played in this game twice, beating Iowa State 33-9 in the Camping World Bowl and losing 18-14 to Florida State in the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl.
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