College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl ·

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
No. 3 Notre Dame14-127
No. 5 Penn State13-324Final
Thu, Jan 9 · Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. (neutral site) · Crowd 66,881 · 57°, clearESPN

Records are after this game. Rankings are the AP poll before it.

No. 3 Notre Dame beat No. 5 Penn State by 3 points, the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl.

It was played at a neutral site: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL.

How the lead changed

Notre Dame took the lead for good with 0:07 left in the 4th quarter, Notre Dame 27, Penn State 24.

Big moments

  1. 2nd quarter, 14:52
    Field goal

    Penn State scored. Penn State 3, Notre Dame 0.

  2. 4th quarter, 14:07
    Rushing touchdown of 2 yards

    Notre Dame scored. Notre Dame 17, Penn State 10.

  3. 4th quarter, 7:55
    Rushing touchdown of 7 yards

    Penn State scored. Penn State 24, Notre Dame 17.

  4. 4th quarter, 4:38
    Touchdown pass of 54 yards

    Notre Dame scored. Penn State 24, Notre Dame 24.

  5. 4th quarter, 0:07
    Field goal

    Notre Dame scored. Notre Dame 27, Penn State 24.

Scores that changed who was leading, from the play-by-play record.

What happened next

  1. Penn State finished the 2024 season 13-3, No. 5 in the last AP poll before the bowls.

  2. Notre Dame's next game: L 23-34 vs Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship, Jan 20

    11 days later

  3. Penn State's first game of the 2025 season: W 46-11 vs Nevada, Aug 30, 2025

    about 8 months later

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Scores, dates and the stage: ESPN.

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