The Wisconsin Badgers are just days away from their highly anticipated 2026 season. Wisconsin has a lot to prove, and plenty of people have been saying this is a "make-or-break" season for Luke Fickell. It's not an easy start for Fickell and the Badgers, with a top-5 team in the No. 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish. A team that also has a lot to prove, but in a different way.
The Irish were left out of the College Football Playoff, and the narrative all offseason for them has been to punish every team they see on the schedule. The mantra is "Leave No Doubts." Their first opponent is a re-tooled Badgers, and it's at a neutral site, Lambeau Field, the home of the Green Bay Packers. In an ideal world, there would be more red than green in the stadium, but Notre Dame fans are known to travel well.
The following is all the information you may need before the game. A complete guide, if you will, from how to watch to the weather in Green Bay at kickoff. With all the anticipation from both fanbases for this season, it's nice to have all the information in one easy-to-access and read guide. Without further ado, here's the full guide to Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame: Week 1.
How to watch Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame in Week 1
- Date: Sunday, September 6
- Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
- Venue: Lambeau Field
- How to Watch (TV): NBC
- Streaming: fubo TV
- Wisconsin record: 0-0
- Notre Dame record: 0-0
Announcers for Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame
- Play-by-play: Dan Hicks
- Analyst: Jason Garrett
- Sideline: Caroline Pineda
Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame odds, spread and total
Odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook
Moneyline
- Wisconsin +920
- Notre Dame -1800
Spread
- Wisconsin +20.5 (-114)
- Notre Dame -20.5 (-106)
Total
- 46.5 (over -110/under -110)
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
Wisconsin injury report
There are no official injury reports, as this game is not a Big Ten conference game, but this is based on what coaches have said. The following are questionable.
- Emerson Mandell, OL: Questionable
- Kevin Heywood, OL: Questionable
Notre Dame injury report
- Quincy Porter, WR: OUT
- Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, LB: Questionable
- Matty Augustine, OL: OUT
- Christopher Burgess Jr., DL: OUT
- Tiki Hola, DL: OUT
- Charles Jagusah, OL: OUT
- Ko'o Kia, LB: OUT
- Chaz Smith, DB: OUT
- Chris Terek, OL: OUT
Weather forecast in Green Bay
Weather in Green Bay on Sunday is supposed to be pretty nice, with only partly cloudy skies and a high of 78 degrees. The kickoff temperature will still be in the 70s, but by the end of the game it will be colder with the night air.
The weather should not impact the game in the slightest, which is either good or bad news for the Badgers, depending on how chaotic you think it will take to win.
Wisconsin and Notre Dame series history
- All-time meetings: 17
- Wisconsin all-time record vs. Notre Dame: 6-9-2
- Last meeting: 9/25/2021, 42-13 LOSS (Soldier Field - Chicago, Illinois)
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