CFP First Round: No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame

Friday, December 20, 2024 | 8 p.m. ET No. 7 Seed Notre Dame 27, No. 10 Seed Indiana 17 Notre Dame Stadium | South Bend, Indiana

No. 7 seed Notre Dame will host No. 10 seed Indiana on Friday, December 20 at 8 p.m. ET. The game will be televised by ESPN and ABC.

This will mark the Hoosiers' first appearance in the College Football Playoff, while Notre Dame returns to the CFP for the first time since the 2020-21 season.

Notre Dame leads the series 23-5-1 overall. The last meeting between the teeams was on September 7, 1991, when the Fighting Irish posted a 49-27 home victory over the Hoosiers. The squads have never met before in the postseason.

FOLLOW THE ACTION!
TV: ESPN \| ABC Listen: ESPN Radio Follow Live Stats 2024-25 CFP Bracket	Final Score: No. 7 Seed Notre Dame 27, No. 10 Seed Indiana 17 Game Recap Box Score

NO. 10 SEED INDIANA

NO. 7 SEED NOTRE DAME

ABOUT THE HOOSIERS
Roster \| Coaches \| Schedule and Results \| Stats Record: 11-2 Overall, 8-1 Big Ten Game Notes \| Media Guide

2024-25 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	FIU	W 31-7
Fri., Sept. 6	Western Illinois	W 77-3
Sat., Sept. 14	at UCLA	W 42-13
Sat., Sept. 21	Charlotte	W 52-14
Sat, Sep 28	Maryland	W 42-28
Sat, Oct 5	at Northwestern	W 41-24
Sat., Oct. 19	Nebraska	W 56-7
Sat., Oct. 26	Washington	W 31-17
Sat., Nov. 2	at Michigan State	W 47-10
Sat., Nov. 9	Michigan	W 20-15
Sat., Nov. 23	at Ohio State	L 38-15
Sat., Nov. 30	Purdue	W 66-0
Fri., Dec. 20	at Notre Dame	L 17-27

MEDIA COVERAGE
Official Site: IUHoosiers.com \| Football \| CFP Central Conference Site: BigTen.org \| Football

INDIANA IN THE POSTSEASON (3-11)
Date	Bowl	Opponent	Score
Jan. 1, 1968	Rose	USC	L 3-14
Dec. 21, 1979	Holiday	BYU	W 38-27
Dec. 31, 1986	All-American	Florida State	L 13-27
Jan. 2, 1988	Peach	Tennessee	L 22-27
Dec. 28, 1988	Liberty	South Carolina	W 34-10
Dec. 30, 1990	Peach	Auburn	L 23-27
Dec. 31, 1991	Copper	Baylor	W 24-0
Dec. 31, 1993	Independence	Virginia Tech	L 20-45
Dec. 31, 2007	Insight	Oklahoma State	L 33-49
Dec. 26, 2015	Pinstripe	Duke	L 41-44
Dec. 28, 2016	Foster Farms	Utah	L 24-26
Jan. 2, 2020	Gator	Tennessee	L 22-23
Jan. 2, 2021	Outback	Ole Miss	L 22-26
Dec. 20, 2024	CFP First Round	at Notre Dame	L 17-27

ABOUT THE FIGHTING IRISH
Roster \| Coaches \| Schedule and Results \| Stats Record: 12-1 Overall Game Notes \| Media Guide

2024-25 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	at Texas A&M	W 23-13
Sat., Sept. 7	Northern Illinois	L 16-14
Sat., Sept. 14	Purdue	W 66-7
Sat., Sept. 21	Miami (Ohio)	W 28-3
Sat., Sept. 28	Louisville	W 31-24
Sat., Oct. 12	Stanford	W 49-7
Sat., Oct. 19	at Georgia Tech	W 31-13
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Navy	W 51-14
Sat., Nov. 9	Florida State	W 52-3
Sat., Nov. 16	Virginia	W 35-14
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Army	W 49-14
Sat., Nov. 30	at USC	W 49-35
Fri., Dec. 20	Indiana	W 27-17

MEDIA COVERAGE
Official Site: FightingIrish.com \| Football \| CFP Central

NOTRE DAME IN THE POSTSEASON (22-21)
Date	Bowl	Opponent	Score
Jan. 1, 1925	Rose	Stanford	W 27-10
Jan. 1, 1970	Cotton	Texas	L 17-21
Jan. 1, 1971	Cotton	Texas	W 24-11
Jan. 1, 1973	Orange	Nebraska	L 6-40
Dec. 31, 1973	Sugar	Alabama	W 24-23
Jan. 1, 1975	Orange	Alabama	W 13-11
Dec. 27, 1976	Gator	Penn State	W 20-9
Jan. 2, 1978	Cotton	Texas	W 38-10
Jan. 1, 1979	Cotton	Houston	W 35-34
Jan. 1, 1981	Sugar	Georgia	L 10-17
Dec. 29, 1983	Liberty	Boston College	W 19-18
Dec. 29, 1984	Aloha	SMU	L 20-27
Jan. 1, 1988	Cotton	Texas A&M	L 10-35
Jan. 2, 1989	Fiesta	West Virginia	W 34-21
Jan. 1, 1990	Orange	Colorado	W 21-6
Jan. 1, 1991	Orange	Colorado	L 9-10
Jan. 1, 1992	Sugar	Florida	W 39-28
Jan. 1, 1993	Cotton	Texas A&M	W 28-3
Jan. 1, 1994	Cotton	Texas A&M	W 24-21
Jan. 2, 1995	Fiesta	Colorado	L 24-41
Jan. 1, 1996	Orange	Florida State	L 26-31
Dec. 28, 1997	Independence	LSU	L 9-27
Jan. 1, 1999	Gator	Georgia Tech	L 28-35
Jan. 1, 2001	Fiesta	Oregon State	L 9-41
Jan. 1, 2003	Gator	NC State	L 6-28
Dec. 28, 2004	Insight	Oregon State	L 21-38
Jan. 2, 2006	Fiesta	Ohio State	L 20-34
Jan. 3, 2007	Sugar	LSU	L 14-41
Dec. 24, 2008	Hawaii	Hawaii	W 49-21
Dec. 31, 2010	Sun	Miami	W 33-17
Dec. 29, 2011	Champs Sports	Florida State	L 14-18
Jan. 7, 2013	BCS Championship Game	Alabama	L 14-42
Dec. 28, 2013	Pinstripe	Rutgers	W 29-16
Dec. 30, 2014	Music City	LSU	W 31-28
Jan. 1, 2016	Fiesta	Ohio State	L 28-44
Jan. 1, 2018	Citrus	LSU	W 21-17
Dec. 29, 2018	CFP Semifinal/Cotton	Clemson	L 3-30
Dec. 28, 2019	Camping World	Iowa State	W 33-9
Jan. 1, 2021	CFP Semifinal/Rose	Alabama	L 14-31
Jan. 1, 2022	Fiesta Bowl	Oklahoma State	L 35-37
Dec. 30, 2022	Gator	South Carollina	W 45-38
Dec. 19, 2023	Sun	Oregon State	W 40-8
Dec. 20, 2024	CFP First Round	Indiana	W 27-17

Bowl Schedule

NO. 10 SEED INDIANA

NO. 7 SEED NOTRE DAME

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