2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season

2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

Sugar Bowl champion
Orange Bowl champion

CFP First Round,
W 27–17 vs. Indiana
Sugar Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal),
W 23–10 vs. Georgia
Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal),
W 27–24 vs. Penn State
CFP National Championship,
L 23–34 vs. Ohio State

Conference| Independent
Ranking
Coaches| No. 2
AP| No. 2
Record| 14–2
Head coach|

* Marcus Freeman (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Mike Denbrock (1st in current stint, 2nd overall season)
Offensive scheme| Multiple
Defensive coordinator| Al Golden (3rd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Captains|

* Jack Kiser
* Riley Leonard
* Rylie Mills
* Benjamin Morrison
* Xavier Watts

Home stadium| Notre Dame Stadium

Uniform

Seasons

← 2023

2025 →

The 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish were led by Marcus Freeman in his third year as Notre Dame's head coach. They played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

2024 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

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No. 2 Notre Dame ^  |   |  | – |  |   |  |  |   | 14  | – | 2  |
UConn |   |  | – |  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
UMass |   |  | – |  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 10  |

* ^ – College Football Playoff participant

Rankings from AP Poll

Despite an upset loss as heavy favorites against Northern Illinois, Notre Dame proceeded to win their next 10 games, including ranked wins over Louisville, Navy, and Army, and made their 3rd College Football Playoff appearance, their first in the inaugural 12-team playoff. They defeated the Indiana Hoosiers, 27–17, in their first round home game. Their playoff victory over Indiana marked the first time a home game would air on ESPN and ABC since 1990. The Irish would then defeat the Georgia Bulldogs, 23–10, in the quarterfinal Sugar Bowl. The Sugar Bowl victory was the program's first win in a New Year's Six bowl game since 1994, ending the Irish's ten game losing streak in such games. The Irish then defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions, 27–24, in the semifinal Orange Bowl. With the win, the Irish improved to 7–0 against AP ranked teams during the season, the team's most ranked wins in the poll era. Also with this win, Freeman, who is of mixed black and South Korean ancestry, became the first African American, as well as the first Asian, head coach to reach a Division I college football national championship.[1] This was the first trip to the National Championship game for the Irish since the 2012 season. However, Notre Dame would fall to Ohio State 34–23. The Irish would finish the season ranked #2 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll, their highest finish since the 1993 season. It would mark the program's first 14-win season, breaking the previous record of 12, which was accomplished four times prior. They would finish #1 in the nation in defensive takeaways with 33, and fourth in the nation in points per game allowed (15.5 ppg).

## Offseason

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### Coaching changes

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Mike Denbrock was hired as the new offensive coordinator before the season.

The following coaches left the program:

* Offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Gerad Parker left for the head coach position with Troy.
* Defensive backs and safeties coach Chris O'Leary left for the safeties coach position with the Los Angeles Chargers of the NFL.
* Wide receivers coach Chansi Stuckey was not retained.

The following coaches were hired:

* Mike Denbrock was hired from LSU to be the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach.
* Mike Brown was hired from Wisconsin to be the wide receivers coach.
* Loren Landow was hired to be the director of football performance. The position has been vacant since Matt Balis resigned prior to the 2023 season.

The following coaches were promoted:

* Special teams coordinator Marty Biagi was promoted to special teams coordinator and assistant defensive backs coach.
* Running backs coach and run game coordinator Deland McCullough was promoted to associate head coach and running backs coach.
* Graduate assistant Max Bullough was promoted to linebackers coach.
* Cornerbacks coach and defensive pass game coordinator Mike Mickens was promoted to defensive backs coach and defensive pass game coordinator.

The following coaches were demoted:

* Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Al Golden was demoted to defensive coordinator.

### Departures

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#### NFL

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Main article: 2024 NFL draft

Player  | Position  | Team  | Round  | Pick

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Joe Alt | OL | Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | 5
Blake Fisher | OL | Houston Texans | 2 | 59
Marist Liufau | LB | Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 87
Cam Hart | CB | Los Angeles Chargers | 5 | 140
JD Bertrand | LB | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 143
Audric Estimé | RB | Denver Broncos | 5 | 147
Javontae Jean-Baptiste | DL | Washington Commanders | 7 | 222
Thomas Harper | S | Los Angeles Chargers | Undrafted free agent
Sam Hartman | QB | Washington Commanders | Undrafted free agent
Spencer Shrader | K | Indianapolis Colts | Undrafted free agent
Michael Vinson | LS | Indianapolis Colts | Rookie minicamp invite

#### UFL

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Main article: 2024 UFL draft

Player  | Position  | Team  | Round  | Pick

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Sam Hartman | QB | Birmingham Stallions | 9 | 72

#### Transfers out

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* CB Ryan Barnes transferred to UMass.
* CB Micah Bell transferred to Vanderbilt.
* OL Michael Carmody transferred to UCLA.
* S Antonio Carter II transferred to Jacksonville State.
* OL Zeke Correll transferred to NC State.
* WR Rico Flores Jr. transferred to UCLA.
* S Ramon Henderson transferred to UCLA.
* WR Braylon James transferred to TCU.
* DL Aidan Keanaaina transferred to California.
* CB Clarence Lewis transferred to Syracuse.
* P Bryce McFerson transferred to Maryland.
* WR Tobias Merriweather transferred to California.
* OL Quinn Murphy transferred to Western Michigan; previously walk-on.
* DL NaNa Osafo-Mensah transferred to TCU.
* TE Holden Staes transferred to Tennessee.
* OL Joey Tanona transferred to Purdue; previously medically retired.
* WR Chris Tyree transferred to Virginia.
* RB Skip Velotta transferred to LSU; previously walk-on.
* LB Nolan Ziegler transferred to Central Michigan.

#### Retirements

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* RB Sam Assaf
* DL Cole Aubrey
* S DJ Brown
* WR Henry Cook
* WR Chase Dixon
* P Bryan Dowd (selected 6th overall by Chicago Fire FC in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft)
* WR Griffin Eifert
* DL Tyson Ford (medically retired)
* DL Aiden Gobaira (medically retired)
* RB Chase Ketterer
* P Ben Krimm
* OL Andrew Kristofic
* WR Matt Salerno
* TE Hakim Sanfo
* S Eddie Scheidler
* OL Brennan Wicks

### Additions

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#### Transfers in

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Quarterback Riley Leonard transferred in from Duke. Placekicker Mitch Jeter transferred in from South Carolina

* S Jordan Clark transferred in from Arizona State.
* WR Beaux Collins transferred in from Clemson.
* WR Jayden Harrison transferred in from Marshall.
* S Rod Heard II transferred in from Northwestern.
* K Mitch Jeter transferred in from South Carolina.
* QB Riley Leonard transferred in from Duke.
* WR Kris Mitchell transferred in from FIU.
* DL RJ Oben transferred in from Duke.
* P James Rendell transferred in from RMIT.[2]

#### Walk-on transfers in

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* DL Quentin Autry transferred in from Columbia.
* P William Bartel transferred in from Villanova.
* WR Tyler Buchner transferred in from Alabama.
* P/K Eric Goins transferred in from The Citadel.
* CB Max Hurleman transferred in from Colgate.
* RB Jake Tafelski transferred in from Central Michigan.

#### Recruiting

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College recruiting information (2024)

Name  | Hometown  | School  | Height  | Weight  | Commit date
Taebron Bennie-Powell
S | Cincinnati, OH | Lakota West | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 177 lb (80 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (77)
CJ Carr
QB | Saline, MI | Saline | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (86)
Micah Gilbert
WR | Charlotte, NC | Charlotte Christian | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 208 lb (94 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (81)
Karson Hobbs
CB | Cincinnati, OH | Archbishop Moeller | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 184 lb (83 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Tae Johnson
S | Fort Wayne, IN | North Side | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (81)
Peter Jones
OL | Coatesville, PA | Malvern Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 310 lb (140 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Bodie Kahoun
LB | Roanoke, VA | Patrick Henry | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 221 lb (100 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Anthonie Knapp
OL | Roswell, GA | Roswell | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 291 lb (132 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Guerby Lambert
OL | Boston, MA | Catholic Memorial | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 318 lb (144 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (85)
Jack Larsen
TE | Charlotte, NC | Charlotte Catholic | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 246 lb (112 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Leonard Moore
CB | Round Rock, TX | Round Rock | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 187 lb (85 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Cole Mullins
DL | Hoschton, GA | Mill Creek | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 259 lb (117 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Styles Prescod
OL | Fishers, IN | Hamilton Southeastern | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 293 lb (133 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Teddy Rezac
LB | Omaha, NE | Westside | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 199 lb (90 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (77)
Logan Saldate
WR | Gilroy, CA | Palma | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)  | 187 lb (85 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (77)
Sean Sevillano Jr.
DL | Clearwater, FL | Clearwater Academy International | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 320 lb (150 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Loghan Thomas
DL | Katy, TX | St. Edward (Ohio) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 224 lb (102 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (81)
Kennedy Urlacher
S | Chandler, AZ | Chandler High | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)  | 196 lb (89 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (76)
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
LB | Inland Empire, CA | St. John Bosco | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 240 lb (110 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (84)
Aneyas Williams
RB | Hannibal, MO | Hannibal | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Cam Williams
WR | Glen Ellyn, IL | Glenbard South | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 199 lb (90 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (86)
Bryce Young
DL | Charlotte, NC | Charlotte Christian | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 258 lb (117 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (82)
Kedren Young
RB | Lufkin, TX | Lufkin | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  | 229 lb (104 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (82)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 9    247Sports: 8

*   * Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
* In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

* "Rivals commits". Rivals. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
*   * "ESPN commits". ESPN. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
*   * "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
* "247Sports commits". 247Sports. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

#### New walk-ons

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* OL Max Anderson
* CB Mickey Brown
* CB Charles Du
* WR Matt Jeffery (on lacrosse scholarship)
* LB Tommy Powlus
* QB Anthony Rezac
* WR Xavier Southall
* LS Joseph Vinci
* OL Robbie Wollan

#### Other

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* LB Kahanu Kia returned from Mormon missionary.[4][5]

### Changes

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* Marty Auer switched positions from S to CB.
* Dylan Devezin switched positions from QB to RB.
* Justin Fisher switched positions from TE to RB.
* Kahanu Kia switched positions from DL to LB.
* Chris Salerno switched positions from P to K.
* S Luke Talich earned scholarship on March 7; previously walk-on.[6]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 31| 7:30 p.m.| at No. 20 Texas A&M| No. 7|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX (College GameDay)

| ABC| W 23–13| 107,315
September 7| 3:30 p.m.| Northern Illinois| No. 5|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN

| NBC| L 14–16| 77,622
September 14| 3:30 p.m.| at Purdue| No. 18|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)

| CBS| W 66–7| 61,441
September 21| 3:30 p.m.| Miami (OH)| No. 17|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN

| NBC| W 28–3| 77,622
September 28| 3:30 p.m.| No. 15 Louisville| No. 16|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN

| Peacock| W 31–24| 77,622
October 12| 3:30 p.m.| Stanford| No. 11|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)

| NBC/CNBC[a]| W 49–7| 77,622
October 19| 3:30 p.m.| vs. Georgia Tech| No. 12|

* Mercedes-Benz Stadium
* Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

| ESPN| W 31–13| 59,021
October 26| 12:00 p.m.| vs. No. 24 Navy| No. 12|

* MetLife Stadium
* East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry)

| ABC| W 51–14| 76,112
November 9| 7:30 p.m.| Florida State| No. 10|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)

| NBC| W 52–3| 77,622
November 16| 3:30 p.m.| Virginia| No. 8|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN

| NBC| W 35–14| 77,622
November 23| 7:00 p.m.| vs. No. 19 Army| No. 6|

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY (Shamrock Series, rivalry)

| NBC| W 49–14| 47,342
November 30| 3:30 p.m.| at USC| No. 5|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)

| CBS| W 49–35| 73,241
December 20| 8:00 p.m.| (10) No. 8 Indiana| (7) No. 5|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN (CFP First Round, College GameDay)

| ESPN/ABC| W 27–17| 77,622
January 2, 2025[b]| 4:00 p.m.| vs. (2) No. 2 Georgia| (7) No. 5|

* Caesars Superdome
* New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl–CFP Quarterfinal)

| ESPN| W 23–10| 57,267
January 9, 2025| 7:30 p.m.| vs. (6) No. 4 Penn State| (7) No. 5|

* Hard Rock Stadium
* Miami, FL (Orange Bowl–CFP Semifinal, rivalry, College GameDay)

| ESPN| W 27–24| 66,881
January 20, 2025| 7:30 p.m.| vs. (8) No. 6 Ohio State| (7) No. 5|

* Mercedes-Benz Stadium
* Atlanta, GA (CFP National Championship)

| ESPN| L 23–34| 77,660

* Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 5) - Released prior to game
* All times are in Eastern time
* Source: [8]

1. ^ Game was moved to CNBC due to overrun into Big Ten Saturday Night.
2. ^ The Sugar Bowl was originally scheduled for January 1, but was postponed a day later due to the terrorist attack that took place early that morning in the nearby French Quarter.[7]

## Rankings

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Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| Final
AP| 7| 5| 18| 17| 16| 14| 11т| 12| 12| 8| 10| 8| 6| 5| 4| 3| 2
Coaches| 7| 7| 19| 18| 14| 13| 12| 11| 11| 9| 8| 7| 6| 5| 4| 3| 2
CFP| Not released| 10| 8| 6| 5| 4| 5| Not released

## Game summaries

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### at No. 20 Texas A&M

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See also: 2024 Texas A&M Aggies football team

No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at No. 20 Texas A&M Aggies (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 7 Fighting Irish | 3 | 3 | 7| 10| 23
No. 20 Aggies | 3 | 3 | 0| 7| 13

at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas

* Date: August 31, 2024
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: NE 18 MPH • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 107,315
* Referee: Adam Savoie
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* (11:07) TAMU – Randy Bond 34-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:53; Texas A&M 3–0)
* (6:39) ND – Mitch Jeter 46-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:28; Tied 3–3)

Second quarter

* (14:14) TAMU – Randy Bond 49-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 3:45; Texas A&M 6–3)
* (8:32) ND – Mitch Jeter 26-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 2:35; Tied 6–6)

Third quarter

* (6:50) ND – Jadarian Price 47-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 2:05; Notre Dame 13–6)

Fourth quarter

* (11:49) TAMU – Le'Veon Moss 1-yard run, Randy Bond kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:43; Tied 13–13)
* (1:54) ND – Jeremiyah Love 21-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:29; Notre Dame 20–13)
* (0:30) ND – Mitch Jeter 46-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:04; Notre Dame 23–13)

Statistics | ND | TAMU

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First downs | 18 | 17
Total yards | 356 | 246
Rushes/yards | 34–198 | 38–146
Passing yards | 158 | 100
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–30–0 | 12–30–2
Time of possession | 31:35 | 28:25
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 18/30, 158 yards
Rushing | Jeremiyah Love | 14 carries, 91 yards
Receiving | Beaux Collins | 5 receptions, 62 yards
Texas A&M | Passing | Conner Weigman | 12/30, 100 yards, 2 INT
Rushing | Le'Veon Moss | 20 carries, 70 yards, TD
Receiving | Jahdae Walker | 6 receptions, 31 yards
Pregame line | Over/under

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Texas A&M –2.5 | 46.5

### Northern Illinois

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See also: 2024 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

[original research?]

Northern Illinois Huskies (1–0) vs. No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Huskies | 10 | 3 | 0| 3| 16
No. 5 Fighting Irish | 7 | 0 | 7| 0| 14

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

* Date: September 7, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: NE 16 MPH • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 77,622
* Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
* TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* (8:28) ND – Riley Leonard 11-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:25; Notre Dame 7–0)
* (5:35) NIU – Antario Brown 83-yard pass from Ethan Hampton, Kanon Woodill kick (Drive: 5 plays, 98 yards, 2:51; Tied 7–7)
* (2:13) NIU – Kanon Woodill 42-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:28; Northern Illinois 10–7)

Second quarter

* (13:39) NIU – Kanon Woodill 21-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:08; Northern Illinois 13–7)

Third quarter

* (8:34) ND – Jeremiyah Love 34-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:43; Notre Dame 14–13)

Fourth quarter

* (0:31) NIU – Kanon Woodill 35-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 31 yards, 5:24; Northern Illinois 16–14)

Statistics | NIU | ND

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First downs | 16 | 17
Total yards | 388 | 286
Rushes/yards | 45–190 | 28–123
Passing yards | 198 | 163
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–20–0 | 20–33–2
Time of possession | 34:38 | 25:22
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Northern Illinois | Passing | Ethan Hampton | 10/19, 198 yards, TD
Rushing | Antario Brown | 20 carries, 99 yards
Receiving | Antario Brown | 2 receptions, 126 yards, TD
Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 20/32, 163 yards, 2 INT
Rushing | Jeremiyah Love | 11 carries, 79 yards, TD
Receiving | Beaux Collins | 5 receptions, 45 yards
Pregame line | Over/under

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Notre Dame –28.5 | 46.5

### at Purdue (rivalry)

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See also: 2024 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Notre Dame–Purdue football rivalry

No. 18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1–1) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 18 Fighting Irish | 14 | 28 | 10| 14| 66
Boilermakers | 0 | 0 | 7| 0| 7

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

* Date: September 14, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: E 10 MPH • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 61,441
* Referee: Jerry Magallanes
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* (12:50) ND – Jeremiyah Love 48-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:10; Notre Dame 7–0)
* (1:53) ND – Riley Leonard 3-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:43; Notre Dame 14–0)

Second quarter

* (8:24) ND – Riley Leonard 34-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:16; Notre Dame 21–0)
* (2:10) ND – Riley Leonard 13-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:54; Notre Dame 28–0)
* (1:32) ND – Boubacar Traore 34-yard interception return, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 0:38; Notre Dame 35–0)
* (0:04) ND – Jadarian Price 70-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:37; Notre Dame 42–0)

Third quarter

* (12:41) ND – Cooper Flanagan 28-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:40; Notre Dame 49–0)
* (9:33) PUR – De'Nylon Morrissette 5-yard pass from Hudson Card, Spencer Porath kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:08; Notre Dame 49–7)
* (5:39) ND – Mitch Jeter 42-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:54; Notre Dame 52–7)

Fourth quarter

* (14:52) ND – Kevin Bauman 8-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:43; Notre Dame 59–7)
* (5:44) ND – Kenny Minchey 5-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:31; Notre Dame 66–7)

Statistics | ND | PUR

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First downs | 27 | 6
Total yards | 578 | 162
Rushes/yards | 44–362 | 25–38
Passing yards | 216 | 124
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–26–0 | 11–24–2
Time of possession | 35:43 | 24:17
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 11/16, 112 yards
Rushing | Jeremiyah Love | 10 carries, 109 yards, TD
Receiving | Jayden Harrison | 2 receptions, 47 yards
Purdue | Passing | Hudson Card | 11/24, 124 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Reggie Love III | 10 carries, 61 yards
Receiving | Kam Brown | 1 reception, 52 yards
Pregame line | Over/under

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Notre Dame –7.5 | 47.5

### Miami (OH)

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See also: 2024 Miami RedHawks football team

Miami RedHawks (0–2) vs. No. 17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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RedHawks | 0 | 3 | 0| 0| 3
No. 17 Fighting Irish | 0 | 14 | 7| 7| 28

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

* Date: September 21, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: SW 3 MPH • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 77,622
* Referee: Gary Patterson
* TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* No scoring plays this quarter.

Second quarter

* (12:32) MIA – Dom Dzioban 26-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:09; Miami (OH) 3–0)
* (3:33) ND – Riley Leonard 8-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:59; Notre Dame 7–3)
* (1:05) ND – Beaux Collins 38-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 0:56; Notre Dame 14–3)

Third quarter

* (4:17) ND – Jeremiyah Love 15-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:00; Notre Dame 21–3)

Fourth quarter

* (5:39) ND – Riley Leonard 50-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:34; Notre Dame 28–3)

Statistics | M-OH | ND

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First downs | 17 | 24
Total yards | 229 | 428
Rushes/yards | 28–110 | 36–270
Passing yards | 119 | 158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–36–2 | 17–28–0
Time of possession | 29:54 | 30:06
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Miami (OH) | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 14/35, 119 yards, 2 INT
Rushing | Keyon Mozee | 6 carries, 36 yards
Receiving | Cade McDonald | 4 receptions, 52 yards
Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 16/25, 154 yards, TD
Rushing | Riley Leonard | 12 carries, 143 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Beaux Collins | 4 receptions, 60 yards, TD
Pregame line | Over/under

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Notre Dame –27.5 | 44.5

### No. 15 Louisville

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See also: 2024 Louisville Cardinals football team

No. 15 Louisville Cardinals (3–0) vs. No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–1) – Game summary

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No. 15 Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0| 10| 24
No. 16 Fighting Irish | 21 | 3 | 0| 7| 31

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana

* Date: September 28, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NE 11 MPH • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 77,622
* Referee: Mike Roche
* TV announcers (Peacock): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* (13:30) LOU – Isaac Brown 10-yard pass from Tyler Shough, Brock Travelstead kick (Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:24; Louisville 7–0)
* (7:22) ND – Jeremiyah Love 6-yard run (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:08; Tied 7-7)
* (4:59) ND – Jaden Greathouse 34-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 2:05; Notre Dame 14–7)
* (2:40) ND – Riley Leonard 4-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:03; Notre Dame 21–7)

Second quarter

* (12:28) LOU – J'Corey Brooks 5-yard pass from Tyler Shough, Brock Travelstead kick (Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:30; Notre Dame 21–14)
* (3:46) ND – Mitch Jeter 48-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:14; Notre Dame 24–14)

Third quarter

No scoring plays this quarter

Fourth quarter

* (11:25) LOU – Brock Travelstead 56-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:04; Notre Dame 24–17)
* (9:16) ND – Jeremiyah Love 32-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:09; Notre Dame 31–17)
* (5:17) LOU – Ja'Corey Brooks 24-pass from Tyler Shough (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 3:59; Notre Dame 31–24)

Statistics | LOU | ND

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First downs | 19 | 11
Total yards | 395 | 280
Rushing yards | 35–131 | 31–163
Passing yards | 264 | 163
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–41–1 | 17–23–0
Time of possession | 32:05 | 27:55
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Louisville | Passing | Tyler Shough | 24/41, 264 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing | Isaac Brown | 13 carries, 72 yards
Receiving | Ja'Corey Brooks | 5 receptions, 71 yards, 2 TD
Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 17/23, 163 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Riley Leonard | 13 carries, 52 yards, TD
Receiving | Jaden Greathouse | 4 receptions, 61 yards, TD
Pregame line | Over/under

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Notre Dame –7 | 46.5

### Stanford (rivalry)

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See also: 2024 Stanford Cardinal football team and Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry

Stanford Cardinal (2–3) vs. No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4–1) – Game summary

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Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 0| 0| 7
No. 11 Fighting Irish | 7 | 14 | 21| 7| 49

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana

* Date: October 12, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SE 7 MPH • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 77,622
* Referee: Stuart Mullins
* TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* (6:49) STAN – Justin Lamson 1-yard run, Emmett Kenny kick (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 5:14; Stanford 7–0)
* (1:27) ND – Riley Leonard 6-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:22; Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

* (7:46) ND – Jayden Thomas 15-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:20; Notre Dame 14–7)
* (1:11) ND – Kris Mitchell 5-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 2:37; Notre Dame 21–7)

Third quarter

* (12:12) ND – Jadarian Price 16-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:40; Notre Dame 28–7)
* (6:49) ND – Jeremiyah Love 39-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 1:23; Notre Dame 35–7)
* (1:29) ND – Eli Raridon 5-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:37; Notre Dame 42–7)

Fourth quarter

* (9:17) ND – Aneyas Williams 19-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:25; Notre Dame 49–7)

Statistics | STAN | ND

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First downs | 14 | 24
Total yards | 59–200 | 66–477
Rushing yards | 41–113 | 39–229
Passing yards | 87 | 248
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–18–0 | 18–27–0
Time of possession | 30:44 | 29:16
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Stanford | Passing | Ashton Daniels | 8/13, 74 yards
Rushing | Chris Davis Jr. | 10 carries, 45 yards
Receiving | Ismael Cisse | 2 receptions, 29 yards
Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 16/22, 229 yards, 3 TD
Rushing | Jeremiyah Love | 6 carries, 53 yards, TD
Receiving | Beaux Collins | 4 receptions, 85 yards
Pregame line | Over/under

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Notre Dame –22.5 | 45.5

### at Georgia Tech

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See also: 2024 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5–1) vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5–2) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 12 Fighting Irish | 0 | 14 | 7| 10| 31
Yellow Jackets | 7 | 0 | 0| 6| 13

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

* Date: October 19, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: N/A • Weather: Sunny/Indoors (roof closed)
* Game attendance: 59,021
* Referee: Gary Patterson
* TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline reporter)
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* (0:00) GT – Jamal Haynes 1-yard run, Adrian Birr kick (Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 7:06; Georgia Tech 7–0)

Second quarter

* (7:00) ND – Riley Leonard 1-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:00; Tied 7–7)
* (1:53) ND – Riley Leonard 12-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:51; Notre Dame 14–7)

Third quarter

* (11:01) ND – Jeremiyah Love 1-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:10; Notre Dame 21–7)

Fourth quarter

* (10:01) ND – Zac Yoakam 42-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 32 yards, 3:59; Notre Dame 24–7)
* (2:37) ND – Adon Shuler 36-yard interception, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:10; Notre Dame 31–7)
* (0:23) GT – Chase Lane 6-yard pass from Zach Pyron, Two-point conversion failed (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:08; Notre Dame 31–13)

Statistics | ND | GT

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First downs | 23 | 18
Total yards | 69–385 | 67–333
Rushing yards | 39–168 | 29–64
Passing yards | 217 | 269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–30–1 | 20–38–2
Time of possession | 35:45 | 24:15
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 20/29, 203 yards, INT
Rushing | Jadarian Price | 8 carries, 69 yards
Receiving | Jeremiyah Love | 3 receptions, 57 yards
Georgia Tech | Passing | Zach Pyron | 20/36, 269 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Zach Pyron | 13 carries, 45 yards
Receiving | Abdul Janneh, Jr. | 1 reception, 60 yards
Pregame line | Over/under

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Notre Dame –14.5 | 49.5

### at No. 24 Navy (rivalry)

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See also: 2024 Navy Midshipmen football team and Navy–Notre Dame football rivalry

No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6–1) vs. No. 24 Navy Midshipmen (6–0) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 12 Fighting Irish | 14 | 17 | 13| 7| 51
No. 24 Midshipmen | 0 | 7 | 7| 0| 14

at MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

* Date: October 26, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: SE 8 MPH • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 76,112
* Referee: Marcus Woods
* TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* (10:28) ND – Riley Leonard 1-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:32; Notre Dame 7–0)
* (5:44) ND – Kris Mitchell 6-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:19; Notre Dame 14–0)

Second quarter

* (13:33) NAVY – Blake Horvath 47-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:18; Notre Dame 14–7)
* (12:28) ND – Jeremiyah Love 64-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:08; Notre Dame 21–7)
* (5:05) ND – Jeremiyah Love 2-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:57; Notre Dame 28–7)
* (0:26) ND – Zac Yoakam 32-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 1:20; Notre Dame 31–7)

Third quarter

* (8:44) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:16; Notre Dame 31–14)
* (5:35) ND – Beaux Collins 1-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:16; Notre Dame 38–14)
* (4:18) ND – Jaylen Sneed 0-yard fumble return (Drive: 3 plays, -3 yards, 1:17; Notre Dame 44–14)

Fourth quarter

* (7:08) ND – Kadren Young 4-yard run, Zac Yoakam kick (Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 2:12; Notre Dame 51–14)

Statistics | ND | NAVY

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First downs | 20 | 17
Plays–yards | 65–466 | 57–310
Rushes–yards | 40–265 | 43–222
Passing yards | 201 | 88
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–25–0 | 7–14–1
Time of possession | 30:29 | 29:31
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 13/21, 178 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Jeremiyah Love | 12 carries, 102 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Jordan Faison | 4 receptions, 52 yards
Navy | Passing | Blake Horvath | 7/13, 88 yards, INT
Rushing | Blake Horvath | 13 carries, 129 yards, TD
Receiving | Alex Tecza | 2 receptions, 39 yards
Pregame line | Over/under

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Notre Dame –14.5 | 50.5

### Florida State

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See also: 2024 Florida State Seminoles football team

Florida State Seminoles (1–8) vs. No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–1) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Seminoles | 3 | 0 | 0| 0| 3
No. 10 Fighting Irish | 7 | 14 | 10| 21| 52

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana

* Date: November 9, 2024
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: SE 10 MPH • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 77,622
* Referee: Adam Savoie
* TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* (13:17) ND – Riley Leonard 34-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:43; Notre Dame 7–0)
* (5:44) FS – Ryan Fitzgerald 23-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:52; Notre Dame 7–3)

Second quarter

* (14:35) ND – Jadarian Price 65-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:05; Notre Dame 14–3)
* (0:17) ND – Mitchell Evans 12-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 1:31; Notre Dame 21–3)

Third quarter

* (9:38) ND – Riley Leonard 6-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:55; Notre Dame 28–14)
* (1:05) ND – Mitch Jeter 28-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:51; Notre Dame 31–3)

Fourth quarter

* (10:53) ND – Jeremiyah Love 1-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:51; Notre Dame 38–3)
* (4:06) ND – Deion Colzie 7-yard pass from Steve Angeli, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:20; Notre Dame 45–3)
* (1:23) ND – Luke Talich 79-yard interception return, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 2:43; Notre Dame 52–3)

Statistics | FSU | ND

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First downs | 14 | 22
Total yards | 69–208 | 62–453
Rushing yards | 43–120 | 32–201
Passing yards | 88 | 252
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0
Time of possession | 33:11 | 26:49
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Florida State | Passing | Brock Glenn | 5/18, 51 yards, 2 INT
Rushing | Lawrence Toafili | 16 carries, 77 yards
Receiving | Lawayne McCoy | 2 receptions, 22 yards
Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 14/27, 215 yards, TD
Rushing | Jadarian Price | 7 carries, 95 yards, TD
Receiving | Jaden Greathouse | 5 receptions, 66 yards
Pregame line | Over/under

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Notre Dame –26.0 | 42.5

### Virginia

[edit]

See also: 2024 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Virginia Cavaliers (5–4) vs. No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–1) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Cavaliers | 0 | 0 | 7| 7| 14
No. 8 Fighting Irish | 7 | 21 | 7| 0| 35

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana

* Date: November 16, 2024
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind: SE 9 MPH • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 77,622
* Referee: Justin Elliott
* TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* (13:04) ND – Jeremiyah Love 4-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 1:52; Notre Dame 7–0)

Second quarter

* (6:34) ND – Jayden Harrison 8-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 3:42; Notre Dame 14–0)
* (2:20) ND – Cooper Flanagan 2-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:03; Notre Dame 21–0)
* (0:49) ND – Mitchell Evans 16-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:34; Notre Dame 28–0)

Third quarter

* (9:38) ND – Jeremiyah Love 76-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:46; Notre Dame 35–0)
* (7:52) VA – Tony Muskett 18-yard run, Will Bettridge kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:46; Notre Dame 35–7)

Fourth quarter

* (0:18) VA – Tony Muskett 2-yard run, Will Bettridge kick (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 5:42; Notre Dame 35–14)

Statistics | UVA | ND

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First downs | 15 | 21
Total yards | 68–300 | 71–448
Rushing yards | 32–128 | 38–234
Passing yards | 172 | 214
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–36–3 | 22–33–1
Time of possession | 25:24 | 34:36
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Virginia | Passing | Tony Muskett | 9/14, 103 yards
Rushing | Xavier Brown | 11 carries, 52 yards
Receiving | Malachi Fields | 4 receptions, 81 yards
Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 22/33, 214 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing | Jeremiyah Love | 16 carries, 137 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Jayden Harrison | 3 receptions, 41 yards, TD
Pregame line | Over/under

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Notre Dame –21.5 | 51.5

### vs. No. 19 Army (rivalry)

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See also: 2024 Army Black Knights football team, Army–Notre Dame football rivalry, and Shamrock Series

The 2024 meeting between Army and Notre Dame at new Yankee Stadium commemorated the Notre Dame's Four Horsemen backfield that led them to an upset win over Army at the Polo Grounds in 1924.[9] Notre Dame wore special blue-gray uniforms, a nod to the blue-gray sky mentioned in Grantland Rice's 1924 "Four Horsemen" dispatch in his opening line, "outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four Horsemen rode again." While the shiny gold uniform numbers represent the Gothic Blackletter of New York City's newspaper mastheads. Notre Dame again won easily, 49–14, handing Army their first loss of the season.

No. 19 Army Black Knights (9–0) vs. No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–1) – Game summary

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No. 19 Black Knights | 0 | 7 | 0| 7| 14
No. 6 Fighting Irish | 14 | 14 | 14| 7| 49

at Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY

* Date: November 23, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind: W 10 MPH • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 47,352
* Referee: Mike Roche
* TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* (10:24) ND – Jordan Faison 28-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:17; Notre Dame 7–0)
* (6:30) ND – Jeremiyah Love 6-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:38; Notre Dame 14–0)

Second quarter

* (13:53) ARMY – Bryson Daily 4-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:37; Notre Dame 14–7)
* (4:35) ND – Jeremiyah Love 14-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:23; Notre Dame 21–7)
* (0:26) ND – Jadarian Price 2-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:14; Notre Dame 28–7)

Third quarter

* (14:44) ND – Jeremiyah Love 68-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 1 play, 68 yards, 0:10; Notre Dame 35–7)
* (0:45) ND – Jadarian Price 10-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:33; Notre Dame 42–7)

Fourth quarter

* (10:40) ND – Aneyas Williams 58-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:12; Notre Dame 49–7)
* (0:22) ARMY – Bryson Daily 1-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 10:18; Notre Dame 49–14)

Statistics | ARMY | ND

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First downs | 15 | 20
Total yards | 67–233 | 47–462
Rushing yards | 58–207 | 29–273
Passing yards | 26 | 189
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 4–9–0 | 14–18–0
Time of possession | 39:49 | 20:11
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Army | Passing | Bryson Daily | 4/8, 26 yards
Rushing | Bryson Daily | 39 carries, 139 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Casey Reynolds | 1 reception, 11 yards
Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 10/13, 148 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Jeremiyah Love | 7 carries, 130 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Jordan Faison | 2 receptions, 46 yards, TD
Pregame line | Over/under

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Notre Dame –14.5 | 44.5

### at USC (rivalry)

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See also: 2024 USC Trojans football team and Notre Dame–USC football rivalry

No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10–1) vs. USC Trojans (6–5) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 5 Fighting Irish | 7 | 7 | 21| 14| 49
Trojans | 0 | 14 | 7| 14| 35

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

* Date: November 30, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: E 2 MPH • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 73,241
* Referee: Rod Snodgrass
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* (2:28) ND – Jeremiyah Love 1-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 7:14; Notre Dame 7–0)

Second quarter

* (12:07) USC – Jayden Maiava 1-yard run, Michael Lantz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:47; Tied 7–7)
* (0:59) ND – Eli Raridon 12-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:27; Notre Dame 14–7)
* (0:24) USC – Ja'Kobi Lane 12-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Michael Lanz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 0:31; Tied 14–14)

Third quarter

* (12:38) ND – Jadarian Price 36-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:22; Notre Dame 21–14)
* (9:06) USC – Jayden Maiava 1-yard run, Michael Lantz kick (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:27; Tied 21–21)
* (6:27) ND – Riley Leonard 2-yard run, Mitch Jeter (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:06; Notre Dame 28–14)
* (1:11) ND – Mitchell Evans 23-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:06; Notre Dame 35–21)

Fourth quarter

* (8:43) USC – Ja'Kobi Lane 6-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Michael Lantz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 3:09; Notre Dame 35–28)
* (3:39) ND – Christian Gray 99-yard interception return, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:21; Notre Dame 42–28)
* (1:18) ND – Xavier Watts 100-yard interception return, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:21; Notre Dame 49–28)
* (0:13) USC – Ja'Kobi Lane 8-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Michael Lantz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:05; Notre Dame 49–35)

Statistics | ND | USC

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First downs | 23 | 29
Total yards | 61–436 | 77–557
Rushing yards | 38–258 | 28–197
Passing yards | 178 | 360
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–23–1 | 27–49–2
Time of possession | 29:45 | 30:15
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 17/22, 155 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing | Jadarian Price | 12 carries, 111 yards, TD
Receiving | Mitchell Evans | 5 receptions, 59 yards, TD
USC | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 27/49, 360 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Quinton Joyner | 10 carries, 83 yards
Receiving | Makai Lemon | 9 receptions, 133 yards
Pregame line | Over/under

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Notre Dame –6.5 | 42.5

### No. 8 Indiana (College Football Playoff – First Round)

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See also: 2024 Indiana Hoosiers football team and 2024–25 College Football Playoff

No. 8 Indiana Hoosiers (11–1) at No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11–1) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 8 Hoosiers | 0 | 3 | 0| 14| 17
No. 5 Fighting Irish | 7 | 10 | 3| 7| 27

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana

* Date: December 20, 2024 [10]
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 27 °F (−3 °C) • Wind: N/A • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 77,622
* Referee: David Alvarez
* TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline)
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* (10:57) ND – Jeremiyah Love 98-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 1 play, 98 yards, 0:14; Notre Dame 7–0)

Second quarter

* (12:52) ND – Jayden Thomas 5-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 16 plays, 83 yards, 9:08; Notre Dame 14–0)
* (3:26) IU – Nicolas Radicic 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:00; Notre Dame 14–3)
* (0:07) ND – Mitch Jeter 49-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 3:19; Notre Dame 17–3)

Third quarter

* (4:21) ND – Mitch Jeter 33-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 28 yards, 6:43; Notre Dame 20–3)

Fourth quarter

* (4:50) ND – Riley Leonard 1-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 5:44; Notre Dame 27–3)
* (1:27) IU – Myles Price 7-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke, Kurtis Rourke pass to Elijah Sarratt for Two-Point Conversion (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 3:23; Notre Dame 27–11)
* (0:25) IU – Omar Cooper Jr. 23-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke, Two-Point Conversion failed (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:02; Notre Dame 27–17)

This game marked the first time a home game would air on ESPN and ABC since the 1990 season. The reason it aired on those networks instead of NBC was due to the fact that playoff games aren't part of Notre Dame's deal with NBC.[11]

Statistics | IU | ND

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First downs | 17 | 20
Total yards | 278 | 394
Rushing yards | 63 | 193
Passing yards | 215 | 201
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–33–1 | 23–32–1
Time of possession | 24:17 | 35:43
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Indiana | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 20/34, 215 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing | Justice Ellison | 11 carries, 37 yards
Receiving | Elijah Sarratt | 4 receptions, 67 yards
Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 23/32, 201 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | Jeremiyah Love | 8 carries, 108 yards, TD
Receiving | Jordan Faison | 7 receptions, 89 yards
Pregame line | Over/under

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Notre Dame -6.5 | 52.5

### No. 2 Georgia (Sugar Bowl / College Football Playoff Quarterfinal)

[edit]

See also: 2024 Georgia Bulldogs football team, 2025 Sugar Bowl, and 2024–25 College Football Playoff

This will be the fourth meeting between the Fighting Irish and the Bulldogs.[12] The two teams have previously met in the postseason just once, in the 1981 Sugar Bowl, which resulted in a 17–10 Georgia win. Though Georgia won all three previous matchups between the teams, each game was decided by seven points or less.

The game was delayed from January 1 to January 2 after a truck attack that took place in the nearby French Quarter.[13]

2025 Sugar Bowl
No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12–1) vs No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs (11–2) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 5 Fighting Irish | 0 | 13 | 7| 3| 23
No. 2 Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 7| 0| 10

at Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana

* Date: January 2, 2025[a]
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: E 7 MPH • Weather: Indoors
* Game attendance: 57,267
* Referee: Michael Vandervelde (Big 12)[14]
* TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline)
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First Quarter

* No scoring plays

Second Quarter

* (12:14) UGA - Peyton Woodring 41-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:00; Georgia 3–0)
* (8:20) ND - Mitch Jeter 44-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:54; Tied 3–3)
* (0:39) ND - Mitch Jeter 48-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 2:28; Notre Dame 6–3)
* (0:27) ND - Beaux Collins 13-yard pass from Riley Leonard, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 1 play, 13 yards, 0:06; Notre Dame 13–3)

Third Quarter

* (14:45) ND - Jayden Harrison 98-yard kickoff return, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:27; Notre Dame 20–3)
* (9:36) UGA - Cash Jones 32-yard pass from Gunner Stockton, Peyton Woodring kick (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:12; Notre Dame 20–10)

Fourth Quarter

* (13:47) ND - Mitch Jeter 47-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 4:18; Notre Dame 23–10)

Statistics | ND | UGA

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First downs | 14 | 16
Total yards | 244 | 296
Rushing yards | 154 | 62
Passing yards | 90 | 234
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–24–0 | 20–32–0
Time of possession | 31:47 | 28:13
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 15/24, 90 yards, TD
Rushing | Riley Leonard | 14 carries, 80 yards
Receiving | Jordan Faison | 4 receptions, 46 yards
Georgia | Passing | Gunner Stockton | 20/32, 234 yards, TD
Rushing | Trevor Etienne | 11 carries, 38 yards
Receiving | Arian Smith | 1 reception, 67 yards

### No. 4 Penn State (Orange Bowl / College Football Playoff Semifinal)

[edit]

See also: 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, 2025 Orange Bowl, and 2024–25 College Football Playoff

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the 2025 Capital One Orange Bowl
No. 5 Notre Dame (13–1) vs No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (13–2)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 5 Fighting Irish | 0 | 3 | 7| 17| 27
No. 4 Nittany Lions | 0 | 10 | 0| 14| 24

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

* Date: January 9, 2025
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: N/A • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 66,881
* Referee: Michael Vandervelde
* TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color commentator), Molly McGrath and Katie George (sideline)
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

* PSU – Ryan Barker, 20-yard field goal, 14:52 (PSU 3–0)
* PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 5-yard TD run, Barker kick, 2:18 (PSU 10–0)
* ND – Mitch Jeter, 41-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 10-3)

Third quarter

* ND – Riley Leonard, 3-yard TD run, Jeter kick, 10:46 (TIE 10–10)

Fourth quarter

* ND – Jeremiyah Love, 2-yard TD run, Jeter kick, 14:07 (UND 17–10)
* PSU – Singleton, 7-yard TD run, Barker kick, 10:20 (TIE 17–17)
* PSU – Singleton, 7-yard TD run, Barker kick, 7:55 (PSU 24–17)
* ND – Jaden Greathouse, 54-yard TD pass from Leonard, Jeter kick, 4:38 (TIE 24–24)
* ND – Jeter, 41-yard field goal, 0:08 (UND 27–24)

Statistics | ND | PSU

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First downs | 23 | 20
Total yards | 73–383 | 75–339
Rushing yards | 42–116 | 42–204
Passing yards | 267 | 135
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–31–2 | 12–23–1
Time of possession | 29:56 | 30:04
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 15/23, 223 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Jeremiyah Love | 11 carries, 45 yards, TD
Receiving | Jaden Greathouse | 7 receptions, 105 yards, TD
Penn State | Passing | Drew Allar | 12/23, 135 yards, INT
Rushing | Nicholas Singleton | 15 carries, 84 yards, 3 TD
Receiving | Tyler Warren | 6 receptions, 75 yards

### vs No. 6 Ohio State (CFP National Championship Game)

[edit]

See also: 2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship, and 2024–25 College Football Playoff

2025 College Football Playoff National Championship
No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (13-2, 7-2) vs. No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-1) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 6 Buckeyes | 0 | 21 | 10| 3| 34
No. 5 Fighting Irish | 7 | 0 | 8| 8| 23

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

* Date: January 20, 2025
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Indoors (roof closed)
* Referee: Steve Marlowe
* TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline reporter), and Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)
* [15]

Game information

First quarter

* (5:15) ND – Riley Leonard 1-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 9:45; Notre Dame 7–0)

Second quarter

* (14:10) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 8-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:05; Tied 7–7)
* (6:15) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 9-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 6:06; Ohio State 14–7)
* (0:27) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 6-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:26; Ohio State 21–7)

Third quarter

* (12:46) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 5 play, 75 yards, 12:46; Ohio State 28–7)
* (7:52) OSU – Jayden Fielding 46-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 5 yards, 3:26; Ohio State 31–7)
* (3:03) ND – Jaden Greathouse 34-yard pass from Riley Leonard, 2-point conversion (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:49; Ohio State 31–15)

Fourth quarter

* (4:15) ND – Jaden Greathouse 30-yard pass from Riley Leonard, 2-point conversion (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:10; Ohio State 31–23)
* (0:26) OSU – Jayden Fielding 33-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:49; Ohio State 34–23)

Statistics | OSU | ND

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First downs | 22 | 19
Plays–yards | 62–445 | 58–308
Rushes–yards | 41–214 | 26–53
Passing yards | 231 | 255
Passing: comp–att–int | 17–21–0 | 22–32–0
Time of possession | 32:25 | 27:35
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Ohio State  | Passing  | Will Howard | 17/21, 231 yards, 2 TD
Rushing  | Quinshon Judkins | 11 carries, 100 yards, 2 TD
Receiving  | Jeremiah Smith | 5 receptions, 88 yards, TD
Notre Dame  | Passing  | Riley Leonard  | 22/31, 255 yards, 2 TD
Rushing  | Riley Leonard  | 17 carries, 40 yards, TD
Receiving  | Jaden Greathouse  | 6 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD

## Personnel

[edit]

### Roster

[edit]

2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR | `0` | Deion Colzie | RJr
WR | `1` | Jaden Greathouse | So
WR | `2` | Jayden Harrison | RSr
RB | `3` | Gi'Bran Payne  | RSo
RB | `4` | Jeremiyah Love | So
WR | `5` | Beaux Collins | Sr
WR | `6` | Jordan Faison | So
QB | `8` | Kenny Minchey | RFr
TE | `9` | Eli Raridon | Jr
WR | `10` | Kris Mitchell | RSr
WR | `11` | KK Smith  | RFr
QB | `12` | CJ Carr | Fr
QB | `13` | Riley Leonard (C) | Sr
WR | `14` | Micah Gilbert |  Fr
QB | `15` | Anthony Rezac (W) | Fr
WR | `17` | Cam Williams |  Fr
QB | `18` | Steve Angeli | RSo
WR | `19` | Logan Saldate |  Fr
RB | `20` | Aneyas Williams | Fr
RB | `21` | Kedren Young |  Fr
RB | `22` | Devyn Ford | RSr
RB | `24` | Jadarian Price | RSo
RB | `25` | Dylan Devezin (W) | Jr
WR | `26` | Tyler Buchner (W) | RJr
RB | `32` | Justin Fisher (W) | Jr
WR | `33` | Matt Jeffery (W) | Fr
RB | `35` | Jake Tafelski (W) | RSr
TE | `38` | Davis Sherwood | Sr
TE | `39` | Andrew Yanoshak (W) | Sr
TE | `42` | Henry Garrity (W) | So
OL | `50` | Rocco Spindler | RJr
OL | `54` | Anthonie Knapp  | Fr
OL | `55` | Chris Terek | RFr
OL | `56` | Charles Jagusah | RFr
OL | `59` | Aamil Wagner | RSo
OL | `60` | Max Anderson (W) | Fr
OL | `61` | Robbie Wollan  (W) | Fr
OL | `64` | Joe Otting | RFr
OL | `70` | Ashton Craig  | RSo
OL | `71` | Styles Prescod  |  Fr
OL | `72` | Sam Pendleton | RFr
OL | `73` | Peter Jones |  Fr
OL | `74` | Billy Schrauth | RSo
OL | `75` | Sullivan Absher | RFr
OL | `76` | Guerby Lambert |  Fr
OL | `77` | Ty Chan | RSo
OL | `78` | Pat Coogan | RJr
OL | `79` | Tosh Baker | RSr
WR | `80` | Xavier Southall (W) | Fr
WR | `81` | Jack Polian (W) | Sr
WR | `82` | Leo Scheidler (W) | Jr
WR | `83` | Jayden Thomas | RJr
TE | `84` | Kevin Bauman | RSr
TE | `85` | Jack Larsen |  Fr
WR | `86` | Alex Whitman (W) | So
TE | `87` | Cooper Flanagan  | So
TE | `88` | Mitchell Evans | Sr
TE | `89` | Charlie Selna (W) | RSr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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S | `0` | Xavier Watts (C) | RSr
S | `1` | Jordan Clark | RSr
S | `2` | Rod Heard II | RSr
LB | `3` | Jaylen Sneed | RSo
LB | `4` | Jaiden Ausberry | RFr
DL | `5` | Boubacar Traore  | RFr
CB | `7` | Jaden Mickey |  Jr
S | `8` | Adon Shuler | RFr
DL | `9` | RJ Oben | RSr
DL | `10` | Loghan Thomas | Fr
DL | `12` | Jordan Botelho  | RSr
S | `13` | Ben Minich | RFr
CB | `15` | Leonard Moore | Fr
S | `16` | Tae Johnson |  Fr
DL | `17` | Brenan Vernon | RFr
CB | `18` | Chance Tucker  | RJr
CB | `19` | Marty Auer  (W) | Sr
CB | `20` | Benjamin Morrison  (C) | Jr
CB | `21` | Karson Hobbs | Fr
S | `23` | Kennedy Urlacher | Fr
LB | `24` | Jack Kiser (C) | RSr
LB | `25` | Preston Zinter | RFr
LB | `27` | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | Fr
S | `28` | Luke Talich | So
CB | `29` | Christian Gray | So
DL | `30` | Bryce Young | Fr
S | `31` | Taebron Bennie-Powell  |  Fr
CB | `32` | Isaiah Dunn (W) | Jr
LB | `33` | Tre Reader (W) | Jr
LB | `34` | Drayk Bowen | So
LB | `35` | Teddy Rezac |  Fr
LB | `36` | Bodie Kahoun  |  Fr
CB | `37` | Max Hurleman (W) | RSr
LB | `38` | Tommy Powlus (W) | Fr
DL | `40` | Joshua Burnham | RSo
DL | `41` | Donovan Hinish | RSo
DL | `42` | Cole Mullins |  Fr
LB | `43` | Kahanu Kia  | RFr
DL | `44` | Junior Tuihalamaka | Jr
DL | `45` | Kobi Onyiuke (W) | Jr
LB | `46` | Jerry Rullo (W) | Jr
DL | `47` | Jason Onye  | RJr
CB | `48` | Mickey Brown (W) | Jr
CB | `49` | Charles Du (W) | Jr
DL | `56` | Howard Cross III | RSr
DL | `58` | Grant Ristoff (W) | RSr
DL | `59` | Sean Sevillano Jr. |  Fr
DL | `88` | Armel Mukam | RFr
DL | `93` | Quentin Autry  (W) | RSr
DL | `97` | Gabriel Rubio | RJr
DL | `98` | Devan Houstan | RFr
DL | `99` | Rylie Mills  (C) | RSr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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P | `16` | James Rendell | RSr
K | `26` | Chris Salerno (W) | Sr
LS | `39` | Rino Monteforte (W) | Jr
K | `48` | Marcello Diomede (W) | So
LS | `49` | Andrew Kros (W) | So
P, K | `90` | Eric Goins (W) | RSr
P | `91` | William Bartel (W) | RSr
K | `92` | Zac Yoakam (W) | Jr
LS | `96` | Joseph Vinci (W) | Fr
K | `98` | Mitch Jeter | RSr

Head coach

* Marcus Freeman

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Mike Denbrock – Offensive coordinator/tight ends
* Al Golden – Defensive coordinator
* Marty Biagi – Special teams coordinator/assistant defensive backs
* Gino Guidugli – Quarterbacks/pass game coordinator
* Deland McCullough – Associate head coach/running backs
* Mike Brown – Wide receivers
* Joe Rudolph – Offensive line
* Al Washington – Defensive line/defensive run game coordinator
* Max Bullough – Linebackers
* Mike Mickens – Defensive backs/defensive pass game coordinator
* Loren Landow – Director of football performance

* * *

Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible
* (W) Walk-on
* Injured
* Redshirt

* * *

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2025

### Depth chart

[edit]

Defense

| FS

Xavier Watts
Rod Heard II

| ROVER | MLB | WLB

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Jaylen Sneed | Drayk Bowen | Jack Kiser
Jaiden Ausberry  | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | Jaiden Ausberry
–  | –  | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
| SS

Adon Shuler
Luke Talich
Kennedy Urlacher
| CB

Christian Gray
Leonard Moore
Tae Johnson

| DE | DT | DT | DE

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RJ Oben | Howard Cross III | Gabriel Rubio  | Joshua Burnham
Bryce Young | Donovan Hinish  | Armel Mukam  | Junior Tuihalamaka
Joshua Burnham  | Sean Sevillano Jr.  | –  | Loghan Thomas
|  | CB

Jordan Clark
Karson Hobbs

Offense

| WR-X

Jordan Faison
Kris Mitchell

| WR-F

Jaden Greathouse
Jayden Harrison

| LT | LG | C | RG | RT

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Charles Jagusah | Billy Schrauth | Pat Coogan | Rocco Spindler  | Aamil Wagner
Tosh Baker  | Sullivan Absher  | Sam Pendleton  | Sam Pendleton  | Guerby Lambert
–  | –  | Joe Otting  | Chris Terek  | –
| TE

Mitchell Evans
Eli Raridon

| WR-Z

Beaux Collins
Jayden Thomas

|  | QB

Riley Leonard
Steve Angeli

| Key reserves

QB Kenny Minchey
WR Deion Colzie
TE Kevin Bauman, Davis Sherwood
OL Ty Chan
DL Devan Houstan, Brenan Vernon
LB Preston Zinter
S Ben Minich
Injured Taebron Bennie-Powell (S), Jordan Botelho (DL), Ashton Craig (OL), Cooper Flanagan (TE), Bodie Kahoun (LB), Kahanu Kia (LB), Anthonie Knapp (OL), Rylie Mills (DL), Benjamin Morrison (CB), Jason Onye (DL), Gi'Bran Payne (RB), Styles Prescod (OL), KK Smith (WR), Boubacar Traore (DL), Chance Tucker (CB)
|  |  |  | Special teams

PK Mitch Jeter
P James Rendell
KR Jayden Harrison
PR Max Hurleman
LS Rino Monteforte (Field goals, extra points)
Joseph Vinci (Punting)
H Chris Salerno
|  | RB

Jeremiyah Love
Jadarian Price
Aneyas Williams
Devyn Ford

## Notes

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1. ^ The Sugar Bowl was originally scheduled for January 1, but was postponed a day later due to the terrorist attack that took place early that morning in the nearby French Quarter.[7]

## References

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3. ^ Driskell, Bryan (December 20, 2023). "Notre Dame Signs An Outstanding 2024 Recruiting Class". SI.com. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
4. ^ Vowles, Joshua (January 10, 2022). "Notre Dame DE Kahanu Kia is leaving Notre Dame for mission trip". One Foot Down.
5. ^ Stires, Sean (December 18, 2023). "Kahanu Kia Is On His Way Back To Notre Dame Defense". Sports Illustrated.
6. ^ Soble, Jack (March 7, 2024). "Notre Dame puts walk-on safety Luke Talich on scholarship". On3.
7. ^ a b Schlabach, Mark (January 1, 2025). "Sugar Bowl postponed to Thursday after New Orleans truck attack". ESPN.com. Associated Press. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
8. ^ "Football". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
9. ^ Dinich, Heather (February 14, 2024). "Notre Dame to play Army in Shamrock Series game at Yankee Stadium". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
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12. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish football series history". winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
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