SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame welcomes a ranked opponent to Alumni Stadium for the second time in two weeks with No. 3 Indiana coming town for the latest installment in the intrastate rivalry. The match is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 6 and will air on ACCN and admission is free.
NOTRE DAME vs. INDIANA
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Alumni Stadium
TV: ACCN
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Game Notes: vs. Indiana
THE INDIANA SERIES
• Notre Dame and Indiana will face each other on Sunday evening for the 48th time in series history.
• The Irish are 10-31-6 against the Hoosiers in the all-time series.
• Despite trailing in the series, the rivalry has been much more even as of late, as the Irish have recorded a mark of 5-7-5 in the last 17 meetings dating back to the 2010 season.
• Eleven of the last 12 matches have either ended in a draw or a one-goal decision.
• The two sides played an entertaining match last season, battling to a 2-2 draw in Bloomington in the second match of the season.
• Current junior Jack Flanagan scored the opening goal for the Irish in last year’s outing against the Hoosiers.
• In the most recent match between the two sides in South Bend, Notre Dame outlasted Indiana in penalties by a result of 5-4 in the 2023 NCAA Championship quartefinals to advance to the College Cup for the second time in three seasons.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Irish picked up a ranked win, defeating No. 14 Oregon State by a final score of 1-0.
• Senior captain Mitch Ferguson scored the game winner in the 39th minute, heading in a free kick at the back post off the service from KK Baffour.
• Blake Kelly recorded a clean sheet in goal, finishing with seven saves on the evening, six of which came in the second half.
• Following the win, Ferguson was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week while Kelly picked up Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week accolades.
DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE
• Through three matches the Irish have allowed just one goal this season, coming on the road in the opener against Michigan.
• Notre Dame has posted back-to-back shutouts against IU Indy and No. 14 Oregon State.
• The Irish haven’t allowed a goal at Alumni Stadium since Boston College scored one on Oct. 19, 2024.
• Notre Dame hasn’t given up a goal in the first half at home in six straight games.
2025 CAPTAINS
• Mitch Ferguson and Wyatt Lewis will serve as the captains for this year’s Fighting Irish team and…