College Football Playoff National Championship ·
College Football Playoff National Championship
Records are after this game. Rankings are the AP poll before it.
No. 6 Ohio State beat No. 3 Notre Dame by 11 points, the College Football Playoff National Championship.
It was played at a neutral site: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA.
How the game turned
Q2 6:15 Ohio State 14, Notre Dame 7
Ohio State 85% to win
Judkins 9-yd TD run, Ohio State goes ahead 14-7
Big moments
- 1Q1 5:15 · Ohio State 0, Notre Dame 7Ohio State's win chance fell from 65% to 57%.Leonard 1-yd TD run, Notre Dame goes ahead 7-0
- 2Q2 14:10 · Ohio State 7, Notre Dame 7Ohio State's win chance rose from 59% to 70%.Howard 8-yd TD pass to Smith, ties it 7-7
- 3Q2 6:15 · Ohio State 14, Notre Dame 7Ohio State's win chance rose from 75% to 85%.Judkins 9-yd TD run, Ohio State goes ahead 14-7
Ohio State was never below a 55 percent chance to win. Win chance is our own calculation from the play-by-play, with each game's start set from the pregame expectation.
How the lead changed
Ohio State took the lead for good with 6:15 left in the 2nd quarter, Ohio State 14, Notre Dame 7.
What happened next
Ohio State finished the 2024 season 14-2, No. 6 in the last AP poll before the bowls.
Notre Dame finished the 2024 season 14-2, No. 3 in the last AP poll before the bowls.
Ohio State's first game of the 2025 season: W 14-7 vs Texas, Aug 30, 2025
about 7 months laterNotre Dame's first game of the 2025 season: L 24-27 at Miami, Aug 31, 2025
about 7 months later
Related pages
Scores, dates and the stage: ESPN. Win chance: our curve from play-by-play; the turn is its largest one-play change that moved with the score.