Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Penn State Nittany Lions, College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
Drive chart
Drives
End of Game
Field Goal- Interception
- Punt
- Punt
- Touchdown
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 |
| PSU | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Who won: Notre Dame 27-24
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat the Penn State Nittany Lions 27-24 in College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at Hard Rock Stadium. Riley Leonard led the Notre Dame in passing yards (15/23, 223 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT). Drew Allar led the Penn State in passing yards (12/23, 135 YDS, 1 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Allar | 12/23 | 135 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 69.3 |
| Rushing | 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 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Warren | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 0 | 27 |
| Nicholas Singleton | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 23 |
| Khalil Dinkins | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Luke Reynolds | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Kaytron Allen | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Harrison Wallace III | 0 | -3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Allar | 0 | -4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Allar | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zakee Wheatley | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kobe King | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dani Dennis-Sutton | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Reed | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coziah Izzard | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdul Carter | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zane Durant | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A.J. Harris | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliot Washington II | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Kimber | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic DeLuca | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Rojas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zion Tracy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Elsdon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Clifford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Miller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith Vilbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amin Vanover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dvon J-Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Audavion Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zakee Wheatley | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dani Dennis-Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Singleton | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Tracy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Barker | 1/1 | 100.0 | 20 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Thompson | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 0 | 1 | 48 |