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:
OPPONENT | SCORE | DATE | TIME (ET) | TV | LOCATION |
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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) | W, 27-17 | Friday, Dec. 20 | 8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN | South Bend, IN |
vs. Georgia (CFP quarterfinals) | W, 23-10 | Thursday, Jan. 2 | 4 p.m. | ABC/ESPN | New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) |
vs. Penn State (CFP semifinals) | W, 27,24 | Thursday, Jan. 9 | 7:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN | Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl) |
vs. Winner of Texas/Ohio State |
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:
OPPONENT | SCORE | DATE | TIME (ET) | LOCATION |
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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. |
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 |
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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 |
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