Indiana vs. Notre Dame: How to watch College Football Playoff first round game, TV channel, streaming, start time and stats

The 12-team era of the College Football Playoff kicks off on Friday night when the No. 10 Indiana Hoosiers (11-1) visit the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-1).

Indiana went undefeated in its first 10 games before falling to Ohio State in its second-to-last contest of the regular season. Despite missing out on the Big Ten Championship, head coach Curt Cignetti's team earned an at-large bid to the postseason.

Notre Dame suffered arguably the worst loss of any team in the Playoff back in Week 2 - a 16-14 defeat to Northern Illinois - but they were flawless the rest of the way with wins over Louisville, Navy, Army and USC.

How to watch Indiana vs. Notre Dame, TV channel and streaming

Indiana vs. Notre Dame will be broadcast on ABC and ESPN.

ABC can be viewed through linear and cable TV and via live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV. ESPN can be viewed through cable TV or via live TV streaming apps.

Indiana vs. Notre Dame start time, date and venue

Indiana vs. Notre Dame is scheduled to start at 8 PM ET/7 PM CT/5 PM PT on Friday, December 20 with the game taking place at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

Indiana vs. Notre Dame stats

• The Notre Dame Fighting Irish rank third out of 134 Division I Football teams in both points scored per game (39.8) and points allowed per game (13.6).
• The Indiana Hoosiers rank second in points scored per game (43.3) and sixth in points allowed per game (14.7).
• Fighting Irish QB Riley Leonard completed 66.2 percent of his passes for 2,092 yards and a 16-5 TD-INT ratio through 12 regular season games, and he had 124 carries for 721 yards and 14 scores on the ground.
• Hoosiers QB Kurtis Rourke completed 70.4 percent of his passes for 2,827 yards and a 27-4 TD-INT ratio, and his 181.4 passer efficiency rating was the best among all collegiate QBs.
• Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love rushed 134 times for 949 yards and a team-high 17 total TDs, while fellow RB Jadarian Price had 89 carries for 651 yards (team-high 7.1 yards per carry) and seven scores.
• Indiana RBs Ty Son Lawton and Justice Ellison combined for 1,445 yards and 22 TDs on 279 carries in 12 games.
• Fighting Irish safety Xavier Watts had five interceptions including one pick six, nine passes defended, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 12 games.
• Hoosiers defensive lineman Mikail Kamara led the team with 15 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks and three fumble recoveries, and he also had two forced fumbles and 44 total tackles in 12 regular season games.

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