Preview – CFP First Round: Indiana at Notre Dame
Date: Dec. 20, 2024
Site: Notre Dame Stadium
Kickoff: 8 p.m. ET
Television: ABC/ESPN
Radio: Notre Dame IMG affiliates
Series facts: Notre Dame leads 23-5-1.
Head coaches: Indiana — Curt Cignetti (11-1, first year; 130-36, 14th year); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (30‑9, third year).
Notre Dame at Texas A&M
Date: Aug. 31, 2024
Site: Kyle Field in College Station, Texas
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Television: ABC
Series facts: Notre Dame is 3-2 against Texas A&M with two of those wins coming in the Cotton Bowl in back-to-back years, 1993 and 1994. The Aggies won the first meeting in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1, 1988. They also won the most recent meeting in College Station on Sept. 29, 2001
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Notre Dame at Stanford
Date: Nov. 25, 2023
Site: Stanford Stadium at Palo Alto, Calif.
Kickoff: 7 p.m. ET
Television: Pac-12 Network
Radio: This game can be heard on Notre Dame IMG affiliates.
Series facts: Notre Dame leads the all-time series 22-14, though it is 8-9 in games played at Stanford Stadium. The Cardinal won the last meeting 16-14 in South Bend on Oct. 15, 2022.
Head coaches: Stanford — Troy Taylor (3-8, first season); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (17-8, second season).
Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest
Date: Nov. 18, 2023
Site: Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET
Television/streaming: NBC/Peacock
Radio: This game can be heard on Notre Dame IMG affiliates.
Series facts: Notre Dame is 5-0 all time against Wake Forest. The last meeting between the two programs was in 2018, when the Fighting Irish beat the Demon Deacons 56-27.
Head coaches: Wake Forest — Dave Clawson (63-59, 10th season); Marcus Freeman (16-8, second season).
Notre Dame at Clemson
Date: Nov. 4, 2023
Kickoff: 12 p.m. ET
Television: ABC
Radio: This game can be heard on Notre Dame IMG affiliates.
Series Facts: This is the eighth all-time meeting between Clemson and Notre Dame. The Tigers lead the series 4-3. The Irish won the last meeting 35-14 in South Bend on Nov. 5, 2022.
Head coaches: Clemson — Dabo Swinney (165-43, 16th season); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (16-7, second season).
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