The first game to kick off the College Football Playoff will be a battle of Indiana as the Indiana Hoosiers take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Indiana Hoosier 11-1 vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 11-1
Date: Friday, December 20
Time: 8:00 p.m. EST
TV Channel: ABC
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
Line: Notre Dame -8.0 / O/U: 50.5
2024 Team Stats
Indiana:
2024 Offense (Big Ten Rank) —
Total Yards: 438.8 (4)
Passing Yards: 265.2 (4)
Rushing Yards: 173.6 (4)
2024 Defense (Big Ten Rank) —
Total Yards Allowed: 244.8 (2)
Passing Yards Allowed: 174.0 (3)
Rushing Yards Allowed: 70.8 (1)
2024 Points Scored: 43.3 (1)
2024 Points Allowed: 14.7 (2)
2024 Ranking: 10
Notre Dame:
2024 Offense —
Total Yards: 421.3
Passing Yards: 196.4
Rushing Yards: 224.8
2024 Defense —
Total Yards Allowed: 296.8
Passing Yards Allowed: 157.9
Rushing Yards Allowed: 138.8
2024 Points Scored: 39.8
2024 Points Allowed: 13.6
2024 Ranking: 7
Series History/All-Time Records
All-time head-to-head record: Notre Dame Leads 23-5-1
Current streak: Notre Dame has won six straight
Last Indiana win: 10/21/1950 (20-7)
Last Notre Dame win: 9/7/1991 (49-27)
2024 Player Stats
Indiana
Passing: Kurtis Rourke – 202-287, 2827 yards, 27-4 (TD-INT)
Rushing: Justice Ellison – 148 ATT, 811 YDS, 10 TD
Receiving: Elijah Sarratt – 49 REC, 890 YDS, 8 TD
Tackles: Aiden Fisher – 108 (44-64)
Sacks: Mikail Kamara – 10.0
Interceptions: Amare Ferrell – 4
Notre Dame
Passing: Riley Leonard – 194-293, 2092 yards, 16-5 (TD-INT)
Rushing: Jeremiyah Love – 134 ATT, 949 YDS, 15 TD
Receiving: Beaux Collins – 34 REC, 427 YDS, 2 TD
Tackles: Jack Kiser – 64 (37-27)
Sacks: Rylie Mills– 6.5
Interceptions: Xavier Watts – 5
Players To Watch:
Indiana: Quarterback – Kurtis Rourke – Senior
Rourke has burst onto the scene this season and he will look to continue this magical Hoosier season with a win over Notre Dame. He had his best game of the season in his last outing against Purdue as he threw for 349 yards and had six touchdowns, it seems he’s locked in just in time for the playoff to start.
Notre Dame: Quarterback – Riley Leonard – Senior
Leonard has found a home at Notre Dame and since that rough loss in their second game to Northern Illinois, Leonard has dialed it in and only turned the ball three times in ten games. This will be a game which he has to make sure he protects the ball and finds big plays for the Fighting Irish offense.
