Thursday's game is the first-ever meeting between Notre Dame and Mercyhurst. The Fighting Irish are eight wins from 2,000 as a program and are 111-11 in home openers historically. Notre Dame also lost 27-24 at Miami last season.
Thursday's game is the first-ever matchup between Notre Dame and Mercyhurst. This will be the first meeting between the two programs. The Fighting Irish are eight wins away from 2,000 as a program. Notre Dame is 111-11 in home openers historically.
Last season, Notre Dame lost 27-24 at Miami. Notre Dame missed the CFP field that year, while Miami made the CFP and competed in the National Championship Game. In the initial College Football Playoff rankings, unbeaten ACC team Miami (8-0) was ranked No. 1 and one-loss Notre Dame was ranked No. 11.
