Photographs from Matthew Owen’s Notre Dame weekends
The stadium video board after a football victory
Seen from the stands and the sidewalks

Matt’s photo gallery.

The moments around the game

Eighty-five photographs spanning campus, the stadium, changing seasons, postgame celebrations, friends, and practical gameday details. Select any image to open the full-resolution photograph.

Stadium video board during a postgame interview
The final whistle and the celebration.
Matthew Owen and a companion inside the stadium tunnel
A cold-night tunnel memory.
Clarke Memorial Fountain on a snowy campus at night
Clarke Memorial Fountain in winter.
Hesburgh Library mural illuminated at night
The Word of Life mural after dark.
Notre Dame campus visit photograph
Campus details between destinations.
Notre Dame campus photograph
Tradition in the quiet hours.
Notre Dame football weekend photograph
Another chapter in the road-game story.
Notre Dame football fan photograph
The people make the weekend.
Wide stadium view beneath a dramatic cloud-filled sky
A full house beneath a classic November sky.
Sunlight over a packed football stadium
Late-afternoon light across the bowl.
Pregame football stadium view facing the setting sun
Waiting for kickoff as the sun drops.
A packed football stadium in late-afternoon sunlight
The view from the stands before the game settles in.
Matthew Owen during a football stadium visit
Inside the stadium experience.
Matthew Owen and a companion enjoying a football weekend
Gameday is better when it is shared.
Football-themed ice sculpture at a tailgate
A tailgate centerpiece built for the occasion.
Matthew Owen and a companion on the Notre Dame campus
A campus portrait before the crowds take over.
Matthew Owen and a companion at a football tailgate
Friends, fall color, and the hours before kickoff.
Clear gameday bag and supplies prepared for stadium entry
The practical side of being stadium-ready.
Football stadium viewed from the stands
A clear view of the field and the crowd.
A group of friends gathered at a fall football tailgate
The tailgate group comes together.
End-zone view of a packed football stadium
From the end zone, every seat feels connected.
Two Notre Dame fans posing together on campus
Another weekend, another memory.
Two visitors enjoying a summer walk on the Notre Dame campus
A green-campus visit far from football season.
The Main Building viewed across a summer lawn
The Main Building framed by a summer campus.
Matthew Owen wearing a Santa hat on the snowy campus
Christmas spirit on a cold campus walk.
Statue and memorial to former Notre Dame president Rev. Edward Malloy
Remembering leadership and service.
Matthew Owen standing on a snow-covered campus with the Main Building behind him
A winter visit with the Dome in the distance.
Holiday display inside Morris Inn
Christmas hospitality at Morris Inn.
The Main Building centered beyond a snow-covered campus lawn
A quiet winter axis toward the Main Building.
Interior entrance of Morris Inn
Inside the University’s campus hotel.
Campus statue aligned with the Main Building on a snowy day
Campus history in the winter landscape.
Snow-covered campus entrance decorated with holiday lights
Holiday lights against the snow.
Hesburgh Library and reflecting pool during a winter evening
The library glowing across a frozen campus.
Campus building entrance illuminated on a snowy night
Warm light on a cold campus evening.
Matthew Owen beside a campus memorial statue
Stopping to learn the stories behind the names.
Memorial statue outside O'Neill Hall in winter
A memorial outside O’Neill Hall.
Matthew Owen beside the Knute Rockne statue
With Rockne at the house he helped build.
Matthew Owen beside a memorial to Notre Dame football legends
Football history cast in bronze.
Clarke Memorial Fountain surrounded by snow at night
The fountain’s monumental forms after dark.
Hesburgh Library mural illuminated during a winter evening
The Word of Life mural across the snow.
Candles burning at the Grotto during winter
Prayer, firelight, and snow at the Grotto.
Matthew Owen inside the candlelit Grotto
A personal moment in one of campus’s most peaceful places.
The Grotto illuminated at night amid snow
The Grotto on a winter night.
The Golden Dome illuminated against the night sky
The Dome from below after dark.
A decorated Christmas tree in front of the Main Building at night
Christmas on the Main Quad.
Two Notre Dame fans wearing rain ponchos in the stadium
Rain gear, green stands, and gameday smiles.
A side view of the Main Building and Golden Dome beneath a gray sky
The Dome beneath a gameday sky.
A visitor posing on the Main Quad with the Golden Dome behind her
A first portrait beneath the Dome.
Two visitors taking a selfie with the Main Building and Golden Dome
Sharing the Main Quad moment.
Play Like a Champion Today merchandise inside the campus bookstore
A bookstore stop for gameday traditions.
The Main Building and Golden Dome across a busy campus quad
The Main Quad begins to fill.
The Notre Dame Band and a large American flag on the stadium field
Band, flag, and a full pregame stadium.
Pregame ceremonies and the marching band on the stadium field
The field takes shape before kickoff.
Matthew Owen taking a selfie inside Notre Dame Stadium
Matt in the stands before the game.
Matthew Owen taking a field-level selfie during warmups
Field level during pregame warmups.
Two visitors posing beside the Frank Leahy statue
A stop with Coach Leahy.
Two visitors taking a selfie in front of the Hesburgh Library mural
A classic library-side selfie.
The Hesburgh Library mural above a busy gameday lawn
Touchdown Jesus over the gameday crowd.
The Clarke Memorial Fountain on a sunny gameday
Peace and remembrance at the Clarke fountain.
The Main Building and Golden Dome above a crowded quad
Blue skies and a busy Main Quad.
The Main Building surrounded by visiting fans on a sunny day
Visitors gather beneath the Dome.
Visiting fans gathered on the Main Quad
Opposing colors join the Main Quad crowd.
Fans walking beside the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Gameday foot traffic beside the Basilica.
A young visitor in front of the Main Building wearing a Play Like a Champion Today shirt
A young fan’s first Main Building portrait.
Visiting football fans gathered on the Main Quad
Rival fans share the quad.
Four friends posing at a Notre Dame tailgate
Friends make the tailgate.
An adult and child posing together on the Main Quad
A family gameday memory.
Three friends talking at a Notre Dame tailgate
Tailgate conversation before the walk.
The Notre Dame Band in formation on the stadium field before a game
The band sets the pregame stage.
A packed Notre Dame Stadium during pregame ceremonies
The stadium at full voice.
A child resting on the grass between campus buildings
A quiet campus break before kickoff.
A football game under the lights at sunset in Notre Dame Stadium
Football beneath an Indiana sunset.
Two young fans making funny faces in the stadium stands
Young fans enjoying the view from the stands.
Notre Dame players warming up near the end zone before a game
The final warmup before kickoff.
Notre Dame football running an offensive play
Live action from the stadium seats.
Notre Dame players entering a packed stadium with the band on the field
The team takes the field.
The team entrance with flags, band, and smoke in Notre Dame Stadium
Flags rise as the Irish enter.
A packed stadium during the Notre Dame band pregame show
The band commands the field.
A crowded Notre Dame tailgate area before a football game
The tailgate lots come alive.
Flags flying above a crowded Notre Dame tailgate
Flags over a packed tailgate row.
Fans gathering beneath tents at a Notre Dame tailgate
Pregame hospitality in the lots.
Notre Dame Band saxophone players walking across campus
The band moves toward the stadium.
Notre Dame Band members marching across campus
Marching through the heart of campus.
Notre Dame Band members in uniform walking to the stadium
A close view of the band’s gameday procession.
Notre Dame Band members approaching along a tree-lined campus path
The band approaches beneath the autumn trees.