Notre Dame Fighting Irish 27, Penn State Nittany Lions 24: final score and stats

Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat Penn State Nittany Lions, Notre Dame Fighting Irish 27 to Penn State Nittany Lions 24, on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Penn State Nittany Lions vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

College Football · College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange BowlThursday, January 9, 2025

Notre Dame Fighting Irish14-127

Final

Penn State Nittany Lions13-324

DateJan 9, 2025

Start time7:30 PM ET

VenueHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL

TVESPN

Attendance66,881

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0	3	7	17	27
Penn State Nittany Lions	0	10	0	14	24

Team comparison

Notre Dame Fighting IrishPenn State Nittany Lions

Points per game

39.5

28.9

Points allowed per game

13.8

19.3

14-1Record13-3

-Standing12th in Big Ten

3-1Home / road record3-2

WWWLWLast 5WWLLL

W3StreakW2

Team stats

Notre Dame Fighting IrishPenn State Nittany Lions

1st Downs

11-173rd down efficiency3-11

0-04th down efficiency2-2

Total Yards

384

339

Passing

267

135

21/31Comp/Att12/23

Yards per pass

8.6

5.9

Rushing

117

204

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

2.8

4.9

4-30Penalties5-44

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions thrown

29:56Possession30:04

Box score

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Riley Leonard	15/23	223	9.7	1	2	80.3
Steve Angeli	6/7	44	6.3	0	0	72.5
Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	--
Team	21/31	267	8.6	1	2	--

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeremiyah Love	11	46	4.2	1	9
Riley Leonard	18	35	1.9	1	6
Jayden Thomas	1	18	18.0	0	18
Aneyas Williams	2	17	8.5	0	15
Jadarian Price	7	13	1.9	0	12
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0
Steve Angeli	2	-12	-6.0	0	0
Team	42	117	2.8	2	18

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jaden Greathouse	7	105	15.0	1	54
Aneyas Williams	5	66	13.2	0	36
Mitchell Evans	5	58	11.6	0	32
Jordan Faison	2	25	12.5	0	14
Kris Mitchell	1	7	7.0	0	7
Jeremiyah Love	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team	21	267	12.7	1	54

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Steve Angeli	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jack Kiser	10	4	0	0	0	0
Xavier Watts	8	5	0	0	0	0
Drayk Bowen	8	3	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Sneed	6	2	0	0	0	1
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa	4	1	0	0	0	0
Bryce Young	4	1	0	0	0	0
Gabriel Rubio	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jaiden Ausberry	3	3	0	0	0	0
Team	70	32	1	2	1	1

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Christian Gray	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish KickReturns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jayden Harrison	1	19	19.0	19	0
Team	1	19	19.0	19	0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish PuntReturns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Max Hurleman	2	8	4.0	8	0
Team	2	8	4.0	8	0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Mitch Jeter	2/2	100.0	41	3/3	9
Team	2/2	100.0	41	3/3	9

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
James Rendell	4	157	39.3	0	4	44
Team	4	157	39.3	0	4	44

Penn State Nittany Lions Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Drew Allar	12/23	135	5.9	0	1	69.3
Team	12/23	135	5.9	0	1	--

Penn State Nittany Lions Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Nicholas Singleton	15	84	5.6	3	13
Kaytron Allen	19	82	4.3	0	20
Tyler Warren	2	21	10.5	0	12
Drew Allar	6	17	2.8	0	11
Team	42	204	4.9	3	20

Penn State Nittany Lions Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Tyler Warren	6	75	12.5	27
Nicholas Singleton	2	33	16.5	23
Khalil Dinkins	2	21	10.5	20
Luke Reynolds	1	7	7.0	7
Kaytron Allen	1	6	6.0	6
Harrison Wallace III	0	-3	0.0	0
Drew Allar	0	-4	0.0	0
Team	12	135	11.3	27

Penn State Nittany Lions Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Drew Allar	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Penn State Nittany Lions Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Zakee Wheatley	16	9	1	1	0	0
Kobe King	9	4	0	0	0	0
Dani Dennis-Sutton	6	4	2	2	0	0
Jaylen Reed	6	4	0	0.5	0	0
Coziah Izzard	6	3	1	1	0	0
Abdul Carter	5	3	1	2	1	1
Zane Durant	3	2	0	1	0	1
A.J. Harris	3	2	0	0	1	0
Team	72	40	5	8	4	3

Penn State Nittany Lions Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Zakee Wheatley	1	0	0
Dani Dennis-Sutton	1	0	0
Team	2	0	0

Penn State Nittany Lions KickReturns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Nicholas Singleton	1	21	21.0	21	0
Team	1	21	21.0	21	0

Penn State Nittany Lions PuntReturns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Zion Tracy	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0

Penn State Nittany Lions Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ryan Barker	1/1	100.0	20	3/3	6
Team	1/1	100.0	20	3/3	6

Penn State Nittany Lions Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Riley Thompson	5	210	42.0	0	1	48
Team	5	210	42.0	0	1	48

Recent form

Notre Dame Fighting IrishWWWLW

Nov 14, 2026 · vs Boston College EaglesW 41-7

Nov 7, 2026 · vs Miami HurricanesW 31-24

Oct 31, 2026 · at Navy MidshipmenW 35-13

Oct 17, 2026 · at BYU CougarsL 24-28

Oct 10, 2026 · vs Stanford CardinalW 58-7

Penn State Nittany LionsWWLLL

Nov 7, 2026 · at Washington HuskiesW 28-25

Oct 31, 2026 · vs Purdue BoilermakersW 31-17

Oct 17, 2026 · at Michigan WolverinesL 18-21

Oct 10, 2026 · vs USC TrojansL 23-31

Oct 2, 2026 · at Northwestern WildcatsL 13-34

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Schedule, roster and stats

Penn State Nittany Lions
Schedule, roster and stats

Frequently asked questions

Who won Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Penn State Nittany Lions?

Notre Dame Fighting Irish won, 27-24, on Thursday, January 9, 2025.

What was the final score of Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Penn State Nittany Lions?

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 27, Penn State Nittany Lions 24.

Where is Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Penn State Nittany Lions played?

Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL.

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