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College Football Playoff

CFP First Round Recap: No. 7 Notre Dame 27, No. 10 Indiana 17

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
TV: ESPN and ABC

Score by Quarters

  1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
#10 Indiana (11-2) 0301417
#7 Notre Dame (12-1) 7103727
GAME BOOK VIDEO RECAP 2025-26 CFP BRACKET
77,622
Attendance
8:10 p.m. ET
Kickoff Time
11:36 p.m. ET
End of Game
3:26
Game Duration
Playoff First Round

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Jeremiyah Love tied the Notre Dame record with a 98-yard touchdown run, Riley Leonard added two more scores and the Fighting Irish shut down the highest-scoring team in the College Football Playoff, overwhelming Indiana 27-17 on Friday night.

The seventh-seeded Fighting Irish (12-1) won their 11th straight - and their first playoff victory. They'll face second-seeded Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1. Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman earned the biggest win of his three-year career by extending his Irish record to 12 victories over ranked teams in three seasons.

Tenth-seeded Indiana (11-2) completed a magical season by finishing with its second fewest points this season on a cold, brisk night in the first CFP game ever played on a campus site. Both of the Hoosiers' losses came to top-five opponents. Indiana set a single-season school record for wins but still hasn't won at Notre Dame since 1898.

Notre Dame took control on its third offensive play when Love scooted around the right side of Indiana's defense, eluded one tackle and sprinted down the sideline to make it 7-0. He matched Josh Adams' longest run in school history, set in 2015 against Wake Forest. It was also the longest run in CFP history.

Love finished with eight carries for 108 yards despite appearing to reinjure his left knee later in the first half.

Indiana never recovered after Notre Dame made it 14-0 early in the second quarter.

Leonard's 1-yard TD run late in the fourth gave him 15 this season to break Notre Dame's season record by a quarterback.

Indiana scored both of its touchdowns in the final 1:27.

Notre Dame made it 14-0 on Leonard's 5-yard TD pass to Jayden Thomas early in the second quarter. The Irish settled for three more field goals, and the defense took care of the rest - allowing just one field goal.

Leonard was 23 of 32 with 201 yards and one interception. Notre Dame receiver Jordan Faison caught seven passes for 89 yards.

Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke turned in another poor game against a top defense, finishing 20 of 33 with 215 yards, with two TDs and one interception and the Hoosiers rushed for just 63 yards.

Scoring Summary

Qtr Time Score (V-H) Team Scoring Play Drive
1st10:570-7Notre DameJeremiyah Love 98 yd rush (Mitch Jeter kick)1-98
(00:14)
2nd12:520-14Notre DameJayden Thomas 5 yd pass from Riley Leonard (Mitch Jeter kick)16-83
(09:08)
2nd03:263-14IndianaNicolas Radicic 34 yd FG9-48
(04:00)
2nd00:073-17Notre DameMitch Jeter 49 yd FG12-52
(03:13)
3rd04:213-20Notre DameMitch Jeter 33 yd FG11-28
(06:42)
4th04:503-27Notre DameRiley Leonard 1 yd rush (Mitch Jeter kick)9-78
(05:44)
4th01:2711-27IndianaMyles Price 7 yd pass from Kurtis Rourke (Elijah Sarratt pass from Kurtis Rourke)12-76
(03:17)
4th00:2517-27IndianaOmar Cooper Jr. 23 yd pass from Kurtis Rourke (Elijah Sarratt pass from Kurtis Rourke failed)8-50
(00:59)

Team Statistics

  IU UND
First downs1720
Rushing68
Passing1011
Penalty11
Rushes-Yards27-6335-193
Passing Yards215201
Passes Comp-Att-Int20-34-123-32-1
Total Offense (Plays-Yards)61-27867-394
Punt Returns-Yards0-01-9
Kickoff Returns-Yards1-182-65
Punts (Number-Avg)6-33.72-34.0
Fumbles-Lost1-01-0
Sacks By (Number-Yards)2-63-18
Penalties-Yards5-466-35
3rd Down Conversions4-of-127-of-13
4th Down Conversions1-of-10-of-0

Individual Statistics

  IU UND
RushingJustice Ellison, 11-37; Ty Son Lawton, 10-34; Myles Price, 1-2; Kurtis Rourke, 5- -10.Jeremiyah Love, 8-108,1 TD; Jadarian Price, 11-32; Riley Leonard, 11-30, 1 TD; Aneyas Williams, 4-24.
PassingKurtis Rourke, 20-33-1, 215, 2 TD.Riley Leonard, 23-32-1, 201, 1 TD.
ReceivingMyles Price, 5-56, 1 TD; Ke'Shawn Williams, 5-45; Elijah Sarratt, 4-67; Justice Ellison, 2-6; Omar Cooper Jr., 1-23, 1 TD; Ty Son Lawton, 1-10; Zach Horton, 1-7; Miles Cross, 1-1.Jordan Faison, 7-89; Aneyas Williams, 4-15; Beaux Collins, 2-18; Jeremiyah Love, 2-18; Mitchell Evans, 2-17; Jayden Thomas, 2-13, 1 TD; Kris Mitchell, 1-11; Jadarian Price, 1-8; Jaden Greathouse, 1-8; Eli Raridon, 1-4.
PuntingJames Evans, 6-202, 33.7.James Rendell, 2-68, 34.0.
ReturnsPunt: None; Kickoff: Solomon Vanhorse, 1-18; Intercept: D'Angelo Ponds, 1-3.Punt: Max Hurleman, 1-9; Kickoff: Jayden Harrison, 2-22; Jordan Faison, 1-43; Intercept: Xavier Watts, 1-0.
Field GoalsNicolas Radicic, 1-1 (34 Good).Mitch Jeter, 2-3 (49 Good, 33 Good, 37 Blocked).
Tackles
(Solo-Assist-Total, Sacks-Yds, TFL-Yds)		Aiden Fisher (5-5-10, 0, 1.5-3); Jailin Walker (4-6-10, 0, 1.0-3); James Carpenter (6-1-7, 1-5, 2-9); Shawn Asbury II (3-4-7, 0, 1-1); Amare Ferrell (2-5-7, 0.5-1, 2-8); CJ West (2-4-6, 0, 1.5-1); Terry Jones Jr. (2-2-4, 0, 0); Jamari Sharpe (2-2-4, 0.5-0, 0.5-0); Rolijah Hardy (1-3-4, 0, 0.5-1); Mikail Kamara (0-3-3, 0, 0); Mario Landino (2-0-2, 0, 0); Ke'Shawn Williams (1-1-2, 0, 0); D'Angelo Ponds (0-2-2, 0, 0); Isaiah Jones (1-0-1, 0, 0); Lanell Carr Jr. (1-0-1, 0, 0); Jamier Johnson (0-1-1, 0, 0); Bryson Bonds (0-1-1, 0, 0).Xavier Watts (5-5-10, 0, 0.5-0); Jordan Clark (5-0-5, 0, 1-1); Jack Kiser (4-1-5, 0, 0); Adon Shuler (3-2-5, 0, 0); Jaiden Ausberry (2-1-3, 0, 2-3); Joshua Burnham (2-0-2, 0, 1-3); Rylie Mills (2-0-2, 1-8, 1-8); Jaylen Sneed (2-0-2, 0, 1-1); Loghan Thomas (2-0-2, 1-2 1-2); Christian Gray (1-1-2, 0, 0); Drayk Bowen (1-1-2, 0, 1.5-2); Rod Heard II (1-1-2, 0, 0); Leonard Moore (1-1-2, 0, 0); Gabriel Rubio (0-2-2, 0, 0); Bryce Young (1-0-1, 1-8 1-8); Chris Salerno (1-0-1, 0, 0); RJ Oben (1-0-1, 0, 0); Jaden Greathouse (1-0-1, 0, 0); Jeremiyah Love (0-1-1, 0, 0); Deion Colzie (0-1-1, 0, 0); Junior Tuihalamaka (0-1-1, 0, 0); Howard Cross III (0-1-1, 0, 0); Ben Minich (0-1-1, 0, 0).

Starters & Reserves

Notre Dame Starters

Pos. No. Offense
WR13Elijah Sarratt
WR3Omar Cooper Jr.
WR4Myles Price
TE44Zach Horton
OL56Mike Katic
RB6Justice Ellison
OL65Carter Smith
OL74Bray Lynch
OL75Trey Wedig
OL77Tyler Stephens
QB9Kurtis Rourke
Pos. No. Defense
DB1Shawn Asbury II
LB2Jailin Walker
LB21Rolijah Hardy
DB22Jamari Sharpe
DB25Amare Ferrell
LB4Aiden Fisher
LB41Lanell Carr Jr.
CB5D'Angelo Ponds
DL6Mikail Kamara
RB8Kaelon Black
DL99James Carpenter

Notre Dame Reserves

0 - Coby Andison, 12 - Terry Jones Jr., 13 - Cedarius Doss, 17 - Ty Son Lawton, 18 - Solomon Vanhorse, 19 - Josh Sanguinetti, 19 - Miles Cross, 24 - Bryson Bonds, 34 - Jeff Utzinger, 39 - Nicolas Radicic, 43 - Derek McCormick, 45 - Trey Walker, 46 - Isaiah Jones, 47 - Mark Langston, 5 - Ke'Shawn Williams, 7 - Jacob Mangum-Farrar, 78 - Cooper Jones, 8 - CJ West, 80 - Charlie Becker, 86 - Brody Foley, 88 - Sam West, 9 - Jamier Johnson, 91 - Daniel Ndukwe, 92 - Marcus Burris Jr., 94 - James Evans, 95 - Tyrique Tucker, 97 - Mario Landino.

Indiana Starters

Pos. No. Offense
WR10Kris Mitchell
QB13Riley Leonard
RB4Jeremiyah Love
WR5Beaux Collins
OL50Rocco Spindler
OL54Anthonie Knapp
OL59Aamil Wagner
OL74Billy Schrauth
OL78Pat Coogan
TE87Cooper Flanagan
TE9Eli Raridon
Pos. No. Defense
S0Xavier Watts
S1Jordan Clark
CB15Leonard Moore
LB24Jack Kiser
CB29Christian Gray
LB34Drayk Bowen
LB40Joshua Burnham
DL56Howard Cross III
S8Adon Shuler
DL9RJ Oben
DL99Rylie Mills

Indiana Reserves

0 - Deion Colzie, 1 - Jaden Greathouse, 10 - Loghan Thomas, 13 - Ben Minich, 16 - James Rendell, 2 - Rod Heard II, 2 - Jayden Harrison, 20 - Aneyas Williams, 21 - Kedren Young, 22 - Devyn Ford, 23 - Kennedy Urlacher, 24 - Jadarian Price, 25 - Preston Zinter, 25 - Dylan Devezin, 26 - Chris Salerno, 28 - Luke Talich, 3 - Jaylen Sneed, 30 - Bryce Young, 35 - Jake Tafelski, 35 - Teddy Rezac, 37 - Max Hurleman, 38 - Davis Sherwood, 39 - Rino Monteforte, 4 - Jaiden Ausberry, 41 - Donovan Hinish, 44 - Junior Tuihalamaka, 55 - Chris Terek, 6 - Jordan Faison, 72 - Sam Pendleton, 75 - Sullivan Absher, 77 - Ty Chan, 79 - Tosh Baker, 83 - Jayden Thomas, 84 - Kevin Bauman, 88 - Mitchell Evans, 90 - Eric Goins, 96 - Joseph Vinci, 97 - Gabriel Rubio, 98 - Mitch Jeter.