Indiana–Notre Dame men's soccer rivalry
| Sport | College soccer |
|---|---|
| First meeting | September 14, 1973 Indiana 5–1 Notre Dame |
| Latest meeting | August 29, 2024 Indiana 2-2 Notre Dame |
| Next meeting | August 2025 |
| Stadiums | Bill Armstrong Stadium (IU) Alumni Stadium (UND) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 49 |
| All-time series | Indiana, 33–11–5 |
| Largest victory | Indiana 11–1 Notre Dame (1974) |
| Longest win streak | 11, Indiana (1973–1987) |
| Longest unbeaten streak | 11, Indiana (1973–1987) |
| Current win streak | Tied |
| Current unbeaten streak | 7, Indiana (2017–) |
The Indiana–Notre Dame men's soccer rivalry is a college soccer rivalry between the Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer program. The two programs are two of the most successful college soccer programs in the state of Indiana.
History
[edit]Historically, the rivalry has favored Indiana, who were dominate from the 1970s to the 1990s over Notre Dame. During this period of time, the Hoosiers and Irish played 22 matches against each other, with the Hoosiers having a 20–1–1 record over the Irish.[1] Since the turn of the 21st century, the series has been much more competitive, as Indiana has a 11–10–1 advantage of Notre Dame.
Indiana began their varsity soccer program in 1973, while Notre Dame began theirs in 1977. The matches held in 1973 and 1974 were between Indiana's varsity team and the Notre Dame club team. For Notre Dame's records, the first match between the two programs was October 22, 1978 where Indiana won 7–1, while the first match in Indiana's records was September 14, 1973 where Indiana won 5–1. Indiana won the first ten matches of the series before Notre Dame earned their win in 1987.
In 1994, the programs met for the first time in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The match, held in Bloomington, saw Indiana win 1–0 over Notre Dame.[2]
Over the 2010s, the series has become seen as a more fierce rivalry, as players and coaches have called the match up between the two sides as an emotional affair.[3] In 2018, Fred Glass, Indiana athletic director, called Notre Dame one of Indiana soccer's "biggest rivals".[4]
On November 30, 2018 the programs met for the fifth time in the NCAA Tournament,[5] where Indiana came out victorious, 1–0.[6] The match was played in front of 5,159 fans, making it the eighth largest crowd in the history of Bill Armstrong Stadium.[7]
Results
[edit]| Indiana victories | Notre Dame victories |
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Honors
[edit]| Team | NCAA | Conference Tournament |
Conference Regular Season |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 8 | 13 | 15 | 36 |
| Notre Dame | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| Combined | 9 | 16 | 22 | 47 |
References
[edit]- ^ "University of Notre Dame Men's Soccer Media Supplement" (PDF). und.com. University of Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "#5 Men's Soccer Set To Face #1 Indiana Live On National Television". September 14, 2004. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
Notre Dame enters Wednesday's match against #1 Indiana having faced the nation's top-ranked team just three times previously in the program's history. Two of those meetings came vs. Indiana (0-1 loss in 1994, 0-4 loss in 1997) with the other coming vs. Connecticut in 1998 (0-2 loss).
- ^ Hutchens, Terry (November 30, 2018). "IU soccer advances to 20th College Cup with 1-0 victory over Notre Dame". The Herald Bulletin. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ Johnston, Kevin (November 30, 2018). "IU soccer advances to NCAA record 20th College Cup with 1-0 win over Notre Dame". The Indianapolis Star.
"It's a tremendous program obviously, but every team's different," explained IU athletic director Fred Glass. "For these guys to go almost all the way last year, they weren't to be denied this year. They've been on a mission, and to beat Notre Dame — one of our biggest rivals — here on our home field in front of a sellout crowd, is a very, very special night."
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Wallace, Dylan (November 28, 2018). "Men's soccer is ready for the challenge of Notre Dame on Friday". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ Price, Jeremy (December 1, 2018). "Indiana upends Notre Dame in men's soccer quarterfinal". Bloomington Herald-Times. ndinsider.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ Schumann, Mike (November 30, 2018). "Indiana Men's Soccer Defeats Notre Dame 1-0 and Advances to College Cup". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
Pushed on by 5,159 fans, the 8th largest crowd in Bill Armstrong Stadium history, the Hoosiers found their edge in the second half after a sluggish start.
- ^ "Indiana University Men's Soccer Media Guide (2018)" (PDF). iuhoosiers.com. August 13, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.