Indiana vs. Notre Dame
Indiana and Notre Dame have 29 meetings on file, the first in 1899; Notre Dame leads the series 24–4–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Notre Dame 9–1, and Notre Dame has won the last 7. Share
- Indiana wins
- 4
- Notre Dame wins
- 24
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1899
- Longest streak
- 14 Notre Dame
- Current streak
- 7 Notre Dame
- Last 10 meetings
- Notre Dame 9–1
- Most recent
- 2024
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1900s | 3–3–1 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 0–6 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 1–5 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–1 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Indiana 0, Notre Dame 1; 1 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 17.8 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Indiana
- 4–6 Indiana’s record at home
- At Notre Dame
- 18–0–1 Notre Dame’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 12
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Indiana’s biggest win1905: Indiana 22, Notre Dame 5by 17 points
- Notre Dame’s biggest win1949: Notre Dame 49, Indiana 6by 43 points
- Upset1950: Indiana 20, Notre Dame 7Indiana had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2024: Notre Dame 27, Indiana 17No. 9 Indiana at No. 3 Notre Dame
Coach against coach
| Years | Indiana | Series | Notre Dame |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919–1921 | Jumbo Stiehm | 0–3 | Knute Rockne |
| 1926–1930 | Pat Page | 0–4 | Knute Rockne |
| 1948–1951 | Clyde Smith | 1–3 | Frank Leahy |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Indiana’s side (Stiehm 0–3 against Rockne). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
From the newspapers

1901 · The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], Nov 17, 1901

1902 · The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], Oct 26, 1902

1906 · The Richmond palladium, Richmond, Ind., Nov 11, 1906

1907 · The Washington times, Washington [D.C.], Nov 3, 1907

1908 · Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, Nov 9, 1908
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2024.
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.