
Wisconsin and Pittsburgh will kick off the 2027 college football season in Dublin, Ireland, the schools announced Tuesday. Hereโs what you need to know:
- The matchup, set for Aug. 28, 2027, will serve as a home game for Pitt and is the second in a two-game series. Pittsburgh will play at Wisconsin in 2026.
- The game is part of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic series held at Aviva Stadium. Notre Dame beat Navy 42-3 there this season, and Georgia Tech and Florida State will play there in 2024.
- It marks the second time that the Badgers will play a game on international soil. The first came in 1993 when Wisconsin defeated Michigan State 41-20 in the Coca-Cola Bowl in Tokyo.
- Pitt last played an international game in 1989, when it beat Rutgers 46-29 in Ireland.
- Pitt leads the all-time series 3-0, though the two teams havenโt met since 1967.
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โ Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) November 21, 2023
What does this mean for Wisconsin?
Wisconsinโs nonconference schedules in upcoming seasons feature their share of interesting games, and this one only adds to the list. Wisconsin is set to play Alabama at Camp Randall Stadium on Sept. 14, 2024, with a trip to Bryant-Denny Stadium for the return game on Sept. 13, 2025.
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In 2026, Wisconsin is slated to play Notre Dame at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. That game originally was supposed to have taken place in 2020 but was postponed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The teams played at Soldier Field in Chicago in 2021. Wisconsin plays host to Pitt two weeks after the Notre Dame game and now is set to travel to Ireland in 2027.
โItโs exciting for our student-athletes, their families and our fans who will be able to have such a unique experience,โ Wisconsin athletics director Chris McIntosh said in a news release. โWe talk all the time about the opportunities available to the student-athletes at Wisconsin and this is another example. Visiting another country and playing a quality opponent will be memorable for all involved and we are looking forward to it.โ
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