| 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football | |
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Sugar Bowl champion Orange Bowl champion | |
CFP First Round, W 27–17 vs. Indiana Sugar Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal), W 23–10 vs. Georgia Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal), W 27–24 vs. Penn State CFP National Championship, vs. Ohio State | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| CFP | No. 5 |
| Record | 14–1 |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Denbrock (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Al Golden (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Captains | |
| Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium |
Uniform | |
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The 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represents the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish are led by Marcus Freeman in his third year as Notre Dame's head coach. They play their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
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| No. 5 Notre Dame ^ | – | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | – | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Despite an upset loss as heavy favorites against Northern Illinois, Notre Dame proceeded to win their next 10 games, including ranked wins over Louisville, Navy, and Army, and made their 3rd College Football Playoff appearance, their first in the inaugural 12-team playoff. They defeated the Indiana Hoosiers, 27–17, in their first round home game. Their playoff victory over Indiana marked the first time a home game would air on ESPN and ABC since 1990. The Irish would then defeat the Georgia Bulldogs, 23–10, in the quarterfinal Sugar Bowl. The Sugar Bowl victory was the program's first win in a New Year's Six bowl game since 1994, ending the Irish's ten game losing streak in such games. It also marked the program's first 13-win season, breaking the previous record of 12, which was accomplished four times prior. The Irish then defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions, 27–24, in the semifinal Orange Bowl. With the win, the Irish improved to 7–0 against AP ranked teams during the season, the team's most ranked wins in the poll era. Also with this win, Freeman, who is of mixed black and South Korean ancestry, became the first African American, as well as the first Asian, head coach to reach a Division I college football national championship.[1] This is the first trip to the National Championship game for the Irish since the 2012 season.
- ^ Backus, Will (January 9, 2025). "Marcus Freeman offers inspiring message as first Black coach to reach college football national championship". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 10, 2025.