Notre Dame beats Indiana in the first game of the 12-team playoff
Notre Dame beat Indiana 27-17 on December 20, 2024, in the first College Football Playoff game with the expanded field.
Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame head coach
We’re the first group to play and win a playoff game at Notre Dame Stadium, so that’s something we’ll share for the rest of our lives.
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The game
No. 7 Notre Dame had beaten No. 10 Indiana 27-17 …
Reaction
Through Dec 21, 2024
What Notre Dame said
Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame running back
I was looking up at the video board - he wasn’t going to catch me
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Al Golden, Notre Dame defensive coordinator
The lineage is so strong and so storied that it’s hard to come about something that’s the first
Mike Denbrock, Notre Dame offensive coordinator
He is the engine that sparks this thing to go in a real positive direction
What Indiana said
Curt Cignetti, Indiana head coach
They won, they deserved to win. We didn’t play our best game, but they had a lot to do with that tonight.
Associated Press, via CBS Sports
You are what your record says you are. So, 11-2. Tied for second in the Big Ten. Made the College Football Playoff. And packed the stadium. Made a lot of people proud. And had a historic season.
They’ve probably got more depth than we do. They probably have some front-line guys that are just a little bit bigger, stronger, faster than our guys.
Neither team
Associated Press
Notre Dame beats Indiana 27-17 in the first College Football Playoff game with expanded 12-team field.
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 on Friday night, 27-17.
Related
- Jun 10, 2021The playoff working group proposes a 12-team field
- Sep 2, 2022The College Football Playoff board votes unanimously to expand the field to 12 teams
- Notre Dame 27, Indiana 17This page
- Same coach: Marcus Freeman’s coaching record
- Same coach: Curt Cignetti’s coaching record
- More: All of History
- Same quotes, as a list
Sources
News and releases
CBS Sports, Dec 21, 2024“Indiana Hoosiers vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Live Score and Stats - December 20, 2024 Gametracker”
ESPN, Dec 20, 2024“Notre Dame beats Indiana in first game of expanded CFP”
theScore, Dec 21, 2024“Notre Dame beats Indiana 27-17 in the first College | theScore”
Associated Press, via theScore
Fox Sports, Dec 21, 2024“Notre Dame beats Indiana, protects home field in first game of 12-team CFP”
Associated Press, via Fox Sports
Sports Illustrated, Dec 21, 2024“What Curt Cignetti Said After Indiana Was Beaten 27-17 By Notre Dame In The College Football Playoff”
Cignetti’s postgame news conference, as printed by Sports Illustrated