When you have a long and rich history like Notre Dame football, you have a tendency to create a lot of rivalries. Some of them have staying power, and others come and go with time.
There are tons of teams in Notre Dame’s history that could have made this list.
However, plenty of teams won’t make the list of five that Notre Dame should play every season. In the early part of Notre Dame’s history, a program like Army would have made the cut, but don’t now. Other schools, like Boston College, and Pitt make sense because of their being in the ACC.