Indiana vs. Notre Dame: College Football Playoff box score, stats and game summary feat. Jeremiyah Love

The Indiana Hoosiers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish met in the first round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff on Friday night. The winner of this matchup moves on to face the Georgia Bulldogs in the CFP quarterfinal in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1.

Indiana concluded their regular season with an 11-1 record, finishing their season with a 66-0 blowout victory over Purdue on Nov. 30. Notre Dame also finished the regular season with an 11-1 record, coming off a 49-35 win over USC on Nov. 30.

With both sides looking to stay alive in the playoff, it was Notre Dame who came out swinging in the first half. The Fighting Irish took a 17-3 lead into the locker rooms at halftime and stymied Indiana's offensive unit through the first two quarters.

Notre Dame outlasted a 14-point fourth quarter from Indiana and held on to top the Hoosiers 27-17 in the opening-round matchup. The Fighting Irish will advance to the Sugar Bowl to take on Georgia on Jan. 1.

Here are the box scores, stats and game summary from the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff matchup.

Indiana vs. Notre Dame: Box Score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final
Indiana	0	3	0	14	17
Notre Dame	7	10	3	7	27

Indiana Player Stats

Quarterback:

Player	Completions	Attempts	Passing Yards	Passing TD	INT	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD
Kurtis Rourke	20	33	215	2	1	5	-10	0

Rushing and receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TD
Justice Ellison	11	37	0	2	6	0
Ty Son Lawton	10	34	0	1	10	0
Myles Price	1	2	0	5	56	1
Elijah Surratt	0	0	0	4	67	0
Ke'Shawn Williams	0	0	0	5	45	0
Omar Cooper Jr.	0	0	0	1	23	1
Zach Horton	0	0	0	1	7	0
Miles Cross	0	0	0	1	1	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points	Field Goals	Total Points
Nicolas Radicic	0/0	1/1	3

Notre Dame Player Stats

Quarterback:

Player	Completions	Attempts	Passing Yards	Passing TD	INT	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD
Riley Leonard	23	32	201	1	1	11	30	1

Rushing and receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TD
Jeremiyah Love	8	108	1	2	18	0
Jadarian Price	11	32	0	1	8	0
Aneyas Williams	4	24	0	4	15	0
Jordan Faison	0	0	0	7	89	0
Beaux Collins	0	0	0	2	18	0
Mitchell Evans	0	0	0	2	17	0
Jayden Thomas	0	0	0	2	13	1
Kris Mitchell	0	0	0	1	11	0
Jaden Greathouse	0	0	0	1	8	0
Eli Raridon	0	0	0	1	4	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points	Field Goals	Total Points
Mitch Jeter	3/3	2/3	9

Indiana vs. Notre Dame: Game Summary

Notre Dame scored the lone points of the opening quarter on the back of a 98-yard touchdown scamper from Jeremiyah Love. After forcing a punt on the ensuing drive, the Fighting Irish found the end zone in their second consecutive drive, marching 78 yards in 15 plays before Riley Leonard found Jayden Thomas for a five-yard touchdown pass, giving Notre Dame a 14-0 lead.

The two sides exchanged field goals before the half, with Notre Dame taking a 17-3 lead into halftime. On their second drive of the second half, the Irish kicked a 33-yard field goal to extend their lead to 20-3. Notre Dame forced two punts before Riley Leonard found the end zone to cap off a nine-play, 78-yard drive, extending their lead to 27-3.

Indiana punched in two touchdowns down the stretch of the fourth quarter, but fell short, suffering a 27-17 loss in its first CFP game.