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Lawrence Price | krikya18.com | December 8, 2024

2024 Notre Dame football schedule: Dates, times, TV channels, scores

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Here's everything you need to know about the 2024 Notre Dame football schedule. After going 10-3 in 2023, the Fighting Irish have reached the College Football Playoff for the first time since 2020. Notre Dame is seeded No. 7 — ranked No. 5 — in the CFP bracket.

Check out Notre Dame's entire 2024 schedule, along with dates, TV channels and scores: 

2024 Notre Dame football schedule: Dates, times, TV channels, scores

OPPONENT SCORE DATE TIME (ET) TV LOCATION
at No. 20 Texas A&M W, 23-13 Saturday, Aug. 31 7:30 p.m. ABC College Station, Texas
vs. Northern Illinois L, 16-14 Saturday, Sept. 7 3:30 p.m. NBC/Peacock South Bend, Ind.
at Purdue W, 66-7 Saturday, Sept. 14 3:30 p.m. CBS West Lafayette, Ind.
vs. Miami (Ohio) W, 28-3 Saturday, Sept. 21 3:30 p.m. NBC/Peacock South Bend, Ind.
vs. No. 15 Louisville  W, 31-24 Saturday, Sept. 28 3:30 p.m. Peacock South Bend, Ind.
vs. Stanford W, 49-7 Saturday, Oct. 12 3:30 p.m. NBC/Peacock South Bend, Ind.
vs. Georgia Tech W, 31-13 Saturday, Oct. 19 3:30 p.m. ESPN Atlanta, GA
vs. No. 24 Navy W, 51-14 Saturday, Oct. 26 12 p.m. ABC East Rutherford, N.J.
vs. Florida State W, 52-3 Saturday, Nov. 9 7:30 p.m. NBC/Peacock South Bend, Ind.
vs. Virginia W, 35-14 Saturday, Nov. 16 3:30 p.m. NBC/Peacock South Bend, Ind.
vs. No. 19 Army W, 49-19 Saturday, Nov. 23 7 p.m. NBC/Peacock Bronx, N.Y.
at USC W, 49-35 Saturday, Nov. 30 3:30 p.m. CBS Los Angeles, CA
vs. No. 10 Indiana (CFP first round)   Friday, Dec. 20 8 p.m. ABC/ESPN South Bend, IN

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Keep track of where the Fighting Irish fall in the national rankings rankings here.

The Fighting Irish remained in the AP top 25 for the entirety of the 2023 season, even after a loss to unranked Clemson in early November. The program ended the season on a high note, though, routing No. 19 Oregon State in the Sun Bowl, 40-8. Notre Dame's 2023 results can be found below: 

2023 Notre Dame football schedule: Dates, times, TV channels, scores

OPPONENT SCORE DATE TIME (ET) LOCATION
vs. Navy W, 42-3 Saturday, Aug. 26 7:30 p.m. Columbus, Ohio
vs. Tennessee State W, 56-3 Saturday, Sept. 2 2:30 p.m. South Bend, Ind.
at NC State W, 45-24 Saturday. Sept. 9 2:30 p.m. South Bend, Ind.
vs. Central Michigan W, 41-17 Saturday, Sept. 16 3:30 p.m. Chapel Hill, N.C.
vs. No. 6 Ohio State L, 17-14 Saturday, Sept. 23 7:30 p.m. Las Vegas, NV
at No. 17 Duke W, 21-14 Saturday, Sept. 30 7:30 p.m. South Bend, Ind.
at No. 25 Louisville L, 33-20 Saturday, Oct. 7 2:30 p.m. South Bend, Ind.
vs. No. 10 USC W, 48-20 Saturday, Oct. 14 12 p.m. Syracuse, N.Y.
vs. Pitt W, 58-7 Saturday, Oct. 28 7:30 p.m. South Bend, Ind.
at Clemson L, 31-23 Saturday, Nov. 4 12 p.m. Baltimore, Md.
vs. Wake Forest W, 45-7 Saturday, Nov. 18 2:30 p.m. South Bend, Ind.
at Stanford W, 56-23 Saturday, Nov. 25 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles, Calif.
vs. No. 19 Oregon State (Sun Bowl) W, 40-8 Friday, Dec. 29 2 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla.

College Football Playoff Schedule

The Fighting Irish finished No. 14 in the final 2023 CFP rankings - 10 spots outside of the coveted College Football Playoff. However, the 2024-25 season marks the first 12-team format in the CFP era.  

Here's the schedule:

ROUND GAME DATE LOCATION STADIUM
First Round Playoff First Round Dec. 20, 2024 TBD TBD
First Round Playoff First Round Dec. 21, 2024 TBD TBD
First Round Playoff First Round Dec. 21, 2024 TBD TBD
First Round Playoff First Round Dec. 21, 2024 TBD TBD
Quarterfinals Fiesta Bowl Dec. 31, 2024 Glendale, AZ State Farm Stadium
Quarterfinals Peach Bowl Jan. 1, 2025 Atlanta, GA Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Quarterfinals Rose Bowl Jan. 1, 2025 Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl (Stadium)
Quarterfinals Sugar Bowl Jan. 1, 2025 New Orleans, LA Caesars Superdome
Semifinals Orange Bowl Jan. 9, 2025 Miami Gardens, FL Hard Rock Stadium
Semifinals Cotton Bowl Jan. 10, 2025 Arlington, TX AT&T Stadium
Final CFP National Championship Jan. 20, 2025 Atlanta, GA Mercedes-Benz Stadium
 
 in August 2024 as a Digital Editorial Intern. He has held numerous internships in the past few years, including ones at the Kansas City Star, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, TNT Sports and more. Additionally, he was a 2023 Oscar Pope Lift Every Voice Fellowship recipient. Price is a Spring 2024 graduate of Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. You can follow him on Twitter .

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