Notre Dame has been in contests in front of the Gameday crew 28 times since the show first aired on the site of game – Florida State’s visit to South Bend in ’93. Notre Dame amassing an 12-16 record in those contests. ESPN has been on site on Notre Dame’s campus for 8 of those 20 games with the Irish having a 4-4 record in those matchups.
1993: Florida State @ Notre Dame – W, 31, 24
The first time ESPN took it’s College Gameday show on the road. Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Craig James, and crew packed up their set and made the trip to South Bend for the “Game of Century” between #1 Florida State and #2 Notre Dame.