Kickoff time, TV info: How to watch late start between Notre Dame and Stanford

Grab a coffee or energy drink or whatever you fancy and catch a nap before doing so. If you’re in the eastern time zone, your Notre Dame football Saturday night will bleed into Sunday morning.

At around halftime.

The No. 9 Fighting Irish (9-2) are on the road at Stanford (4-7) for the regular season finale, and kickoff time is set for 7:30 p.m. PT. That’s 10:30 p.m. ET.

Here is everything you need to know about Notre Dame after dark, including kickoff time and television information.

Notre Dame vs. Stanford game information

Kickoff: 10:30 p.m. ET

Date: Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025

Site: Stanford (Palo Alto, Calif.)

Betting line: Notre Dame -32.5 (BetMGM)

Television channel: ESPN

Announcers: Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (color analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter)

Pregame radio: Listen to Blue & Gold’s own Tyler Horka and Eric Hansen on 96.1 FM WSBT from 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. ET on Game Day Sportsbeat

Radio: Notre Dame Radio Network football affiliates

Radio broadcasters: Tony Simeone (play-by-play), Ryan Harris (color analyst)

Series facts: This is the 39th meeting between the Irish and Cardinal. The Irish lead the series, 24-14. The Irish have won five of the last six meetings, most recently a 49-7 victory in South Bend, Ind., on Oct. 12, 2024.

Head coaches: Stanford — Frank Reich (4-7, first season at Stanford and overall); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (42-12, 4th season at Notre Dame and overall).

2025 team records… 
Notre Dame: 9-2
L, 27-24 at Miami
L, 41-40 vs. Texas A&M
W, 56-30 vs. Purdue
W, 56-13 at Arkansas
W, 28-7 vs. Boise State
W, 36-7 vs. NC State
W, 34-24 vs. USC
W, 25-10 at Boston College
W, 49-10 vs. Navy
W, 37-15 at Pitt
W, 70-7 vs. Syracuse

Stanford: 4-7
L, 23-20 at Hawaii
L, 27-3 at BYU
W, 30-20 at Boston College
L, 48-20 at Virginia
W, 30-29 vs. San Jose State
L, 34-10 at SMU
W, 20-13 vs. Florida State
L, 42-7 at Miami
L, 35-20 vs. Pitt
L, 20-15 at North Carolina
W, 31-20 vs. Cal

Noting Notre Dame: It very much feels like win this game and the Irish are still in the College Football Playoff, but there is still a doomsday scenario that could keep them out. At any rate, you want your last data point for the CFP committee to consider to be a strong one. In other words, you want to win this game more like you did the Syracuse game than you did the Boston College game if you’re the Irish. Leave nothing to wonder the wrong way about.

Noting Stanford: The Cardinal have one more win than they had in each of the previous four seasons. So, with Andrew Luck as the general manager and Frank Reich as the one-year holdover general manager, there has been progress for Stanford in the last year. But it’s still a 4-7 team with some lopsided losses this season, so Notre Dame should be able to leave no doubt and retain the Legends Trophy.