2025 College Football Playoff National Championship: No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Texas

Monday, January 20, 2025 | 7:30 p.m. ET No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Notre Dame Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta, Georgia

No. 8 seed Ohio State will face No. 7 seed Notre Dame in the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised by ESPN.

Ohio State returns to the national championship game for the third time in program history and first since 2021 after a 28-14 win over Texas in the Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. The Buckeyes captured the inaugural title in the CFP era in 2015. Notre Dame advanced to the national championship game for the first time in its history after handing a 27-24 loss to Penn State in the Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl.

Ohio State and Notre Dame will meet for the third time in the postseason and ninth time overall. The Buckeyes lead the series 6-2.

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NO. 8 SEED OHIO STATE

NO. 7 SEED NOTRE DAME

ABOUT THE BUCKEYES
Roster \| Coaches \| Schedule and Results \| Stats Record: 13-2 Overall, 7-2 Big Ten Game Notes \| Media Guide

2024-25 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	Akron	W 52-6
Sat., Sept. 7	Western Michigan	W 56-0
Sat., Sept. 21	Marshall	W 49-14
Sat., Sept. 28	at Michigan State	W 38-7
Sat., Oct. 5	Iowa	W 35-7
Sat., Oct. 12	at Oregon	L 31-32
Sat., Oct. 26	Nebraska	W 21-17
Sat., Nov. 2	at Penn State	W 20-13
Sat., Nov. 9	Purdue	W 45-0
Sat., Nov. 16	at Northwestern	W 31-7
Sat., Nov. 23	Indiana	W 38-15
Sat., Nov. 30	Michigan	L 10-13
Sat., Dec. 21	Tennessee	W 42-17
Wed., Jan. 1	Oregon	W 41-21
Fri., Jan. 10	Texas	W 28-14

MEDIA COVERAGE
Official Site: OhioStateBuckeyes.com \| Football \| CFP Central Conference Site: BigTen.org \| Football

OHIO STATE IN THE POSTSEASON (29-29)
Date	Bowl	Opponent	Score
Jan. 1, 1921	Rose	California	L 0-28
Jan. 2, 1950	Rose	California	W 17-14
Jan. 1, 1955	Rose	USC	W 20-7
Jan. 1, 1958	Rose	Oregon	W 10-7
Jan. 1, 1969	Rose	USC	W 27-16
Jan. 1, 1971	Rose	Stanford	L 17-27
Jan. 1, 1973	Rose	USC	L 17-24
Jan. 1, 1974	Rose	USC	W 42-21
Jan. 1, 1975	Rose	USC	L 17-18
Jan. 1, 1976	Rose	UCLA	L 10-23
Jan. 1, 1977	Orange	Colorado	W 27-10
Jan. 2, 1977	Sugar	Alabama	L 6-35
Dec. 29, 1978	Gator	Clemson	L 15-17
Jan. 1, 1980	Rose	USC	L 16-17
Dec. 26, 1980	Fiesta	Penn State	L 19-31
Dec. 30, 1981	Liberty	Navy	W 31-28
Dec. 17, 1982	Holiday	BYU	W 47-17
Jan. 2, 1984	Fiesta	Pittsburgh	W 28-23
Jan. 1, 1985	Rose	USC	L 17-20
Dec. 28, 1985	Citrus	BYU	W 10-7
Jan. 1, 1987	Cotton	Texas A&M	W 28-12
Jan. 1, 1990	Hall of Fame	Auburn	L 14-31
Dec. 27, 1990	Liberty	Air Force	L 11-23
Jan. 1, 1992	Hall of Fame	Syracuse	L 17-24
Jan. 1, 1993	Citrus	Georgia	L 14-21
Dec. 30, 1993	Holiday	BYU	W 28-21
Jan. 2, 1995	Citrus	Alabama	L 17-24
Jan. 1, 1996	Citrus	Tennessee	L 14-20
Jan. 1, 1997	Rose	Arizona State	W 20-17
Jan. 1, 1998	Sugar	Florida State	L 14-31
Jan. 1, 1999	Sugar	Texas A&M	W 24-14
Jan. 1, 2001	Outback	South Carolina	L 7-24
Jan. 1, 2002	Outback	South Carolina	L 28-31
Jan. 3, 2003	Fiesta Bowl*	Miami	W 31-24 (2OT)
Jan. 1, 2004	Fiesta	Kansas State	W 35-28
Dec. 29, 2004	Alamo	Oklahoma State	W 33-7
Jan. 2, 2006	Fiesta	Notre Dame	W 34-20
Jan. 8, 2007	BCS Championship Game *	Florida	L 14-41
Jan. 7, 2008	BCS Championship Game *	LSU	L 24-38
Jan. 5, 2009	Fiesta	Texas	L 21-24
Jan. 1, 2010	Rose	Oregon	W 26-17
Jan. 2, 2012	Gator	Florida	L 17-24
Jan. 3, 2014	Orange	Clemson	L 35-40
Jan. 1, 2015	CFP Semifinal \| Sugar	Alabama	W 42-35
Jan. 12, 2015	CFP National Championship*	Oregon	W 42-20
Jan. 1, 2016	Fiesta	Notre Dame	W 44-28
Dec. 31, 2016	CFP Semifinal \| Fiesta	Clemson	L 0-31
Dec. 29, 2017	Cotton	USC	W 24-7
Jan. 6, 2019	Rose	Washington	W 28-23
Dec. 28, 2019	CFP Semifinal \| Fiesta	Clemson	L 23-29
Jan. 1, 2021	CFP Semifinal \| Sugar	Clemson	W 49-28
Jan. 12, 2021	CFP National Championship*	Alabama	L 24-52
Jan. 1, 2022	Rose	Utah	W 48-45
Dec. 31, 2022	CFP Semifinal \| Peach	Georgia	L 41-42
Dec. 29, 2023	Cotton	Missouri	L 3-14
Dec. 21, 2024	CFP First Round	Tennessee	W 42-17
Jan. 1, 2025	Playoff Quarterfinal Rose	Oregon	W 41-21
Jan. 10, 2025	Playoff Semifinal Cotton	Texas	W 28-14

ABOUT THE FIGHTING IRISH
Roster \| Coaches \| Schedule and Results \| Stats Record: 14-1 Overall Game Notes \| Media Guide

2024-25 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	at Texas A&M	W 23-13
Sat., Sept. 7	Northern Illinois	L 14-16
Sat., Sept. 14	Purdue	W 66-7
Sat., Sept. 21	Miami (Ohio)	W 28-3
Sat., Sept. 28	Louisville	W 31-24
Sat., Oct. 12	Stanford	W 49-7
Sat., Oct. 19	at Georgia Tech	W 31-13
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Navy	W 51-14
Sat., Nov. 9	Florida State	W 52-3
Sat., Nov. 16	Virginia	W 35-14
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Army	W 49-14
Sat., Nov. 30	at USC	W 49-35
Fri., Dec. 20	Indiana	W 27-17
Thur., Jan. 2	Georgia	W 23-10
Thur., Jan. 9	Penn State	W 27-24

MEDIA COVERAGE
Official Site: FightingIrish.com \| Football \| CFP Central

NOTRE DAME IN THE POSTSEASON (24-21)
Date	Bowl	Opponent	Score
Jan. 1, 1925	Rose	Stanford	W 27-10
Jan. 1, 1970	Cotton	Texas	L 17-21
Jan. 1, 1971	Cotton	Texas	W 24-11
Jan. 1, 1973	Orange	Nebraska	L 6-40
Dec. 31, 1973	Sugar	Alabama	W 24-23
Jan. 1, 1975	Orange	Alabama	W 13-11
Dec. 27, 1976	Gator	Penn State	W 20-9
Jan. 2, 1978	Cotton	Texas	W 38-10
Jan. 1, 1979	Cotton	Houston	W 35-34
Jan. 1, 1981	Sugar	Georgia	L 10-17
Dec. 29, 1983	Liberty	Boston College	W 19-18
Dec. 29, 1984	Aloha	SMU	L 20-27
Jan. 1, 1988	Cotton	Texas A&M	L 10-35
Jan. 2, 1989	Fiesta	West Virginia	W 34-21
Jan. 1, 1990	Orange	Colorado	W 21-6
Jan. 1, 1991	Orange	Colorado	L 9-10
Jan. 1, 1992	Sugar	Florida	W 39-28
Jan. 1, 1993	Cotton	Texas A&M	W 28-3
Jan. 1, 1994	Cotton	Texas A&M	W 24-21
Jan. 2, 1995	Fiesta	Colorado	L 24-41
Jan. 1, 1996	Orange	Florida State	L 26-31
Dec. 28, 1997	Independence	LSU	L 9-27
Jan. 1, 1999	Gator	Georgia Tech	L 28-35
Jan. 1, 2001	Fiesta	Oregon State	L 9-41
Jan. 1, 2003	Gator	NC State	L 6-28
Dec. 28, 2004	Insight	Oregon State	L 21-38
Jan. 2, 2006	Fiesta	Ohio State	L 20-34
Jan. 3, 2007	Sugar	LSU	L 14-41
Dec. 24, 2008	Hawaii	Hawaii	W 49-21
Dec. 31, 2010	Sun	Miami	W 33-17
Dec. 29, 2011	Champs Sports	Florida State	L 14-18
Jan. 7, 2013	BCS Championship Game	Alabama	L 14-42
Dec. 28, 2013	Pinstripe	Rutgers	W 29-16
Dec. 30, 2014	Music City	LSU	W 31-28
Jan. 1, 2016	Fiesta	Ohio State	L 28-44
Jan. 1, 2018	Citrus	LSU	W 21-17
Dec. 29, 2018	CFP Semifinal/Cotton	Clemson	L 3-30
Dec. 28, 2019	Camping World	Iowa State	W 33-9
Jan. 1, 2021	CFP Semifinal/Rose	Alabama	L 14-31
Jan. 1, 2022	Fiesta Bowl	Oklahoma State	L 35-37
Dec. 30, 2022	Gator	South Carollina	W 45-38
Dec. 19, 2023	Sun	Oregon State	W 40-8
Dec. 20, 2024	CFP First Round	Indiana	W 27-17
Jan. 2, 2025	Playoff Quarterfinal Sugar	Georgia	W 23-10
Jan. 9, 2025	Playoff Semifinal Orange	Penn State	W 27-24

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DATE	CHAMPION (HEAD COACH)	SCORE	OPPONENT (HEAD COACH)	STADIUM AND CITY (ATTENDANCE)	PLAYERS OF THE GAME
January 12, 2015	#4 Ohio State (14-1) Urban Meyer	42-20	#2 Oregon (13-2) Mark Helfrich	AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas (85,689)	Offensive: Ezekiel Elliott, So., RB, Ohio State Defensive: Tyvis Powell, So., S, Ohio State
January 11, 2016	#2 Alabama (14-1) Nick Saban	45-40	#1 Clemson (14-1) Dabo Swinney	University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona (75,765)	Offensive: O.J. Howard, Jr., TE, Alabama Defensive: Eddie Jackson, Jr., DB, Alabama
January 9, 2017	#2 Clemson (14-1) Dabo Swinney	35-31	#1 Alabama (14-1) Nick Saban	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida (74,512)	Offensive: Deshaun Watson, Jr., QB, Clemson Defensive: Ben Boulware, Sr., LB, Clemson
January 8, 2018	#4 Alabama (13-1) Nick Saban	26-23 (OT)	#3 Georgia (13-2) Kirby Smart	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia (77,430)	Offensive: Tua Tagovailoa, Fr., QB, Alabama Defensive: Da’Ron Payne, Fr., DL, Alabama
January 7, 2019	#2 Clemson (15-0) Dabo Swinney	44-16	#1 Alabama (14-1) Nick Saban	Levi’s® Stadium Santa Clara, California (74,814)	Offensive: Trevor Lawrence, Fr., QB, Clemson Defensive: Trayvon Mullen, Jr., CB, Clemson
January 13, 2020	#1 LSU (15-0) Ed Orgeron	42-25	#3 Clemson (14-1) Dabo Swinney	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana (76,885)	Offensive: Joe Burrow, Sr., QB, LSU Defensive: Patrick Queen, Jr., LB, LSU
January 11, 2021	#1 Alabama (13-0) Nick Saban	52-24	#3 Ohio State (7-1) Ryan Day	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida (14,926)	Offensive: DeVonta Smith, Sr., WR, Alabama Defensive: Christian Barmore, So., DL, Alabama
January 10, 2022	#3 Georgia (14-1) Kirby Smart	33-18	#1 Alabama (13-2) Nick Saban	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana (68,311)	Offensive: Stetson Bennett, Sr., QB, Georgia Defensive: Lewis Cine, Jr., DB, Georgia
January 9, 2023	#1 Georgia (15-0) Kirby Smart	65-7	#3 TCU (13-2) Sonny Dykes	SoFi Stadium Los Angeles, California (72,628)	Offensive: Stetson Bennett, Sr., QB, Georgia Defensive: Javon Bullard, So., DB, Georgia
January 8, 2024	#1 Michigan (15-0) Jim Harbaugh	34-13	#2 Washington (14-1) Kalen DeBoer	NRG Stadium Houston, Texas (72,808)	Offensive: Blake Corum, Sr., RB, Michigan Defensive: Will Johnson, So., DB, Michigan

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NO. 8 SEED OHIO STATE

NO. 7 SEED NOTRE DAME

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