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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | -- |
| Rushing | 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 |
| Receiving | 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 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Angeli | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kiser | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Watts | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drayk Bowen | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Sneed | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Young | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Rubio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaiden Ausberry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Heard II | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adon Shuler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Cross III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Gray | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Talich | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Burnham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Tuihalamaka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJ Oben | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Clark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Harrison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Hinish | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Harrison | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Hurleman | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Jeter | 2/2 | 100.0 | 41 | 3/3 | 9 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Rendell | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 0 | 4 | 44 |