Ohio State Buckeyes vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish, College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T

College Football

Ohio State

14-2

34-23

Final

Notre Dame

14-2

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Field Goal
Touchdown
Punt
Missed FG
Fumble

Team	1	2	3	4	T
OSU	0	21	10	3	34
ND	7	0	8	8	23

Who won: Ohio State 34-23

The Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-23 in College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T on Monday, January 20, 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Ohio State outscored the Notre Dame 21-0 in the 2nd quarter. Will Howard led the Ohio State in passing yards (17/21, 231 YDS, 2 TD). Riley Leonard led the Notre Dame in passing yards (22/31, 255 YDS, 2 TD).

Win probability

100%OSU final

OSUND

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th Quarter
Q4 0:00
Riley Leonard pass complete to Jaden Greathouse for 17 yds to the ND 40 for a 1ST down
2nd & 12 at ND 23
Q4 0:21
Riley Leonard pass complete to Jeremiyah Love for a loss of 2 yards to the ND 23
1st & 10 at ND 25
Q4 0:26
Jayden Fielding kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
FIELD GOALQ4 0:26
33 yd field goal is good
Jayden Fielding 33 yd FG GOOD
OSU 34 - 23 ND
Q4 0:29
Timeout Ohio State, clock 00:29
Q4 1:08
Will Howard run for a loss of 2 yards to the ND 15
3rd & 0 at ND 13
Q4 1:13
Timeout Ohio State, clock 01:13
Q4 1:53
Will Howard run for 1 yd to the ND 13
2nd & 0 at ND 14
Q4 1:56
Timeout Notre Dame, clock 01:56
Q4 1:57
Quinshon Judkins run for 1 yd to the ND 14
1st & 0 at ND 15
Q4 2:00
FLAG
Ohio State Penalty, False Start (Bennett Christian) to the ND 15
1st & Goal at ND 10
Q4 2:00
Two-Minute Timeout, clock 02:00
Q4 2:38
Will Howard pass complete to Jeremiah Smith for 56 yds to the ND 10 for a 1ST down
3rd & 11 at OSU 34
Q4 2:45
Timeout Notre Dame, clock 02:45
Q4 2:46
Will Howard run for a loss of 1 yard to the OSU 34
2nd & 10 at OSU 35
Q4 2:49
Timeout Notre Dame, clock 02:49
Q4 2:50
Will Howard run for no gain to the OSU 35
1st & 10 at OSU 35
Q4 3:26
Will Howard run for 8 yds to the OSU 35 for a 1ST down
2nd & 7 at OSU 27
Q4 4:07
Quinshon Judkins run for 3 yds to the OSU 27
1st & 10 at OSU 24
Q4 4:15
Mitch Jeter kickoff for 47 yds , TreVeyon Henderson return for 6 yds to the OSU 24
TOUCHDOWNQ4 4:15
Touchdown! 30 yd pass
Riley Leonard pass complete to Jaden Greathouse for 30 yds for a TD (Jordan Faison pass to Beaux Collins for Two-Point Conversion)
OSU 31 - 23 ND
Q4 4:38
Riley Leonard pass complete to Beaux Collins for 3 yds to the OSU 30
2nd & 12 at OSU 33
Q4 4:57
Riley Leonard sacked by JT Tuimoloau for a loss of 2 yards to the OSU 33
1st & 10 at OSU 31
Q4 5:27
Riley Leonard pass complete to Mitchell Evans for 33 yds to the OSU 31 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 at ND 36