Arkansas-Notre Dame football game time announced

February 7, 2020 at 3:30 p.m.

by Matt Jones

A Notre Dame player holds his helmet after running onto to field before an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, in South Bend, Ind. The Fighting Irish are scheduled to play Arkansas in 2020 and 2025, the first meeting between the programs, part of a scheduling strategy implemented by Notre Dame's longtime AD Jack Swarbrick. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

FAYETTEVILLE — The time has been set for Arkansas' Sept. 12 game at Notre Dame.

The game in South Bend, Ind., will begin at 1:30 p.m. Central, according to a release from NBC, which televises all of Notre Dame's home games.

This year's game is the first of two scheduled meetings between the programs, which have not played previously. The Fighting Irish are scheduled to play at Arkansas on Oct. 4, 2025.

Notre Dame is coming off an 11-2 season that concluded with six consecutive victories. The Fighting Irish were undefeated last season in South Bend and have won 18 straight home games dating to 2017.

The Notre Dame game will be Arkansas' second in 2020. The Razorbacks are scheduled to open the season at home against Nevada on Sept. 5.