EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Saturday, September 27, 2014 – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish kicked off against the Syracuse Orange in front of a record crowd of 76,802.
The previous attendance record for a college football game was 75,614 set by Notre Dame vs. Navy on October 23, 2010 in the stadium’s inaugural year.
Tonight’s match-up marks the first of two games for the schools. Notre Dame and Syracuse return to MetLife Stadium on October 1, 2016.