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College Football Playoff

Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl

Thursday, January 9, 2025 | 7:30 p.m. ET No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 6 Penn State Hard Rock Stadium | Miami Gardens, Florida
No. 6 seed Penn State will face No. 7 seed Notre Dame in the Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl on Thursday, January 9 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised by ESPN.

Notre Dame returns to the Playoff Semifinals for the third time in program history and first since the 2021 Rose Bowl Game. The Fighting Irish advanced to the Orange Bowl after handing a 23-10 loss to Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Penn State will make its first appearance in the Playoff Semifinals after capturing a 31-14 victory over Boise State in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl.

Notre Dame and Penn State will meet for the 20th time since 1913 and first since 2007, as the series is tied at 9-9-1. The Irish and Nittany Lions each will be making their sixth all-time appearances in the Orange Bowl. UND last appeared in the game in 1996, while Penn State played in the 2006 edition of the bowl.
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  • Final Score: TBD
  • Game Recap
  • Box Score
 
 

NO. 7 SEED NOTRE DAME

NO. 6 SEED PENN STATE

 
ABOUT THE FIGHTING IRISH
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
 
MEDIA COVERAGE
NOTRE DAME IN THE POSTSEASON (23-21)
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
ABOUT THE NITTANY LIONS
2024-25 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 at West Virginia W 34-12
Sat., Sept. 7 Bowling Green W 34-27
Sat., Sept. 21 Kent State W 56-0
Sat., Sept. 28 Illinois W 21-7
Sat., Oct. 5 UCLA W 27-11
Sat., Oct. 12 at USC W 33-30
Sat., Oct. 26 at Wisconsin W 28-13
Sat., Nov. 2 Ohio State L 13-20
Sat., Nov. 9 Washington W 35-6
Sat., Nov. 16 at Purdue W 49-10
Sat., Nov. 23 at Minnesota W 26-25
Sat., Nov. 30 Maryland W 44-7
Sat., Dec. 7 vs. Oregon L 37-45
Sat., Dec. 21 SMU W 38-10
Tue., Dec. 31 Boise State W 31-14
MEDIA COVERAGE
PENN STATE IN THE POSTSEASON (33-20-2)
Date Bowl Opponent Score
Jan. 1, 1923 Rose USC L 3-14
Jan. 1, 1948 Cotton SMU T 13-13
Dec. 19, 1959 Liberty Alabama W 7-0
Dec. 17, 1960 Liberty Oregon W 41-12
Dec. 30, 1961 Gator Georgia Tech W 30-15
Dec. 29, 1962 Gator Florida L 7-17
Dec. 30, 1967 Gator Florida State T 17-17
Jan. 1, 1969 Orange Kansas W 15-14
Jan. 1, 1970 Orange Missouri W 10-3
Jan. 1, 1972 Cotton Texas W 30-6
Dec. 31, 1972 Sugar Oklahoma L 0-14
Jan. 1, 1974 Orange LSU W 16-9
Jan. 1, 1975 Cotton Baylor W 41-20
Dec. 31, 1975 Sugar Alabama L 6-13
Dec. 27, 1976 Gator Notre Dame L 9-20
Dec. 25, 1977 Fiesta Arizona State W 42-30
Jan. 1, 1979 Sugar Alabama W 14-7
Dec. 22, 1979 Liberty Tulane W 9-6
Dec. 26, 1980 Fiesta Ohio State W 31-19
Jan. 1, 1982 Fiesta USC W 26-10
Jan. 1, 1983 Sugar Georgia W 27-23
Dec. 26, 1983 Aloha Washington W 13-10
Jan. 1, 1986 Orange Oklahoma L 10-25
Jan. 2, 1987 Fiesta Miami W 14-10
Jan. 1, 1988 Citrus Clemson L 10-35
Dec. 29, 1989 Holiday BYU W 50-39
Dec. 28, 1990 Blockbuster Florida State L 17-24
Jan. 1, 1992 Fiesta Tennessee W 42-17
Jan. 1, 1993 Blockbuster Stanford L 3-24
Jan. 1, 1994 Citrus Tennessee W 31-13
Jan. 2, 1995 Rose Oregon W 38-20
Jan. 1, 1996 Outback Auburn W 43-14
Jan. 1, 1997 Fiesta Texas W 38-15
Jan. 1, 1998 Citrus Florida L 6-21
Jan. 1, 1999 Outback Kentucky W 26-14
Dec. 28, 1999 Alamo Texas A&M W 24-0
Jan. 1, 2003 Citrus Auburn L 9-13
Jan. 3, 2006 Orange Florida State W 26-23 (3OT)
Jan. 1, 2007 Outback Tennessee W 20-10
Dec. 29, 2007 Alamo Texas A&M W 24-17
Jan. 1, 2009 Rose USC L 24-38
Jan. 1, 2010 Citrus LSU L 17-19
Jan. 1, 2011 Outback Florida State L 24-37
Jan. 2, 2012 TicketCity Houston L 14-30
Dec. 27, 2014 Pinstripe Boston College W 31-30 (OT)
Jan. 2, 2016 TaxSlayer Georgia L 17-24
Jan. 2, 2017 Rose USC L 49-52
Dec. 30, 2017 Fiesta Washington W 35-28
Jan. 1, 2019 Citrus Kentucky L 24-27
Dec. 31, 2019 Cotton Memphis W 53-39
Jan. 1, 2022 Outback Arkansas L 10-24
Jan. 2, 2023 Rose Utah W 35-21
Dec. 30, 2023 Peach Ole Miss L 35-38
Dec. 21, 2024 CFP First Round SMU W 38-10
Dec. 31, 2024 Playoff Quarterfinal
Fiesta		 Boise State W 31-14

CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL CLASSIC ALL-TIME RESULTS

YEAR RESULT
1935 Bucknell 26, Miami (FL) 0
1936 Catholic 20, Mississippi 19
1937 Duquesne 13, Mississippi State 12
1938 Auburn 6, Michigan State 0
1939 Tennessee 17, Oklahoma 0
1940 Georgia Tech 21, Missouri 7
1941 Mississippi State 14, Georgetown 7
1942 Georgia 40, TCU 26
1943 Alabama 37, Boston College 21
1944 LSU 19, Texas A&M 14
1945 Tulsa 26, Georgia Tech 12
1946 Miami (FL) 13, Holy Cross 6
1947 Rice 8, Tennessee 0
1948 Georgia Tech 20, Kansas 14
1949 Texas 41, Georgia 28
1950 Santa Clara 21, Kentucky 13
1951 Clemson 15, Miami (FL) 14
1952 Georgia Tech 17, Baylor 14
1953 Alabama 61, Syracuse 6
1954 Oklahoma 7, Maryland 0
1955 Duke 34, Nebraska 7
1956 Oklahoma 20, Maryland 6
1957 Colorado 27, Clemson 21
1958 Oklahoma 48, Duke 21
1959 Oklahoma 21, Syracuse 6
1960 Georgia 14, Missouri 0
1961 Missouri 21, Navy 14
1962 LSU 25, Colorado 7
1963 Alabama 17, Oklahoma 0
1964 Nebraska 13, Auburn 7
1965 Texas 21, Alabama 17
1966 Alabama 39, Nebraska 28
1967 Florida 27, Georgia Tech 12
1968 Oklahoma 26, Tennessee 24
1969 Penn State 15, Kansas 14
1970 Penn State 10, Missouri 3
1971 Nebraska 17, LSU 12
1972 Nebraska 38, Alabama 6
1973 Nebraska 40, Notre Dame 6
1974 Penn State 16, LSU 9
1975 Notre Dame 13, Alabama 11
1976 Oklahoma 14, Michigan 6
1977 Ohio State 27, Colorado 10
1978 Arkansas 31, Oklahoma 6
1979 Oklahoma 31, Nebraska 24
1980 Oklahoma 24, Florida State 7
1981 Oklahoma 18, Florida State 17
1982 Clemson 22, Nebraska 15
1983 Nebraska 21, LSU 20
1984 Miami (FL) 31, Nebraska 30
1985 Washington 28, Oklahoma 17
1986 Oklahoma 25, Penn State 10
1987 Oklahoma 42, Arkansas 8
1988 Miami (FL) 20, Oklahoma 14
1989 Miami (FL) 23, Nebraska 3
1990 Notre Dame 21, Colorado 6
1991 Colorado 10, Notre Dame 9
1992 Miami (FL) 22, Nebraska 0
1993 Florida State 27, Nebraska 14
1994 Florida State 18, Nebraska 16
1995 Nebraska 24, Miami (FL) 17
1996 Florida State 31, Notre Dame 26
1996 Nebraska 41, Virginia Tech 21
1998 Nebraska 42, Tennessee 17
1999 Florida 31, Syracuse 10
2000 Michigan 35, Alabama 34 (OT)
2001 Oklahoma 13, Florida State 2#
2002 Florida 56, Maryland 23
2003 Southern California 38, Iowa 17
2004 Miami (FL) 16, Florida State 14
2005 Southern California* 55, Oklahoma 19#
2006 Penn State 26, Florida State 23 (3OT)
2007 Louisville 24, Wake Forest 13
2008 Kansas 24, Virginia Tech 21
2009 Virginia Tech 20, Cincinnati 7
2010 Iowa 24, Georgia Tech 14
2011 Stanford 40, Virginia Tech 12
2012 West Virginia 70, Clemson 33
2013 Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10
2014 Clemson 40, Ohio State 35
2014 No. 12 Georgia Tech 49, No. 7 Mississippi State 34
2015 No. 1 Clemson 37, No. 4 Oklahoma 17~
2016 No. 11 Florida State 33, No. 6 Michigan 32
2017 No. 6 Wisconsin 34, No. 10 Miami (FL) 24
2018 No. 1 Alabama 45, No. 4 Oklahoma 34~
2019 No. 9 Florida 36, No. 24 Virginia 28
2021 No. 5 Texas A&M 41, No. 13 North Carolina 27
2021 No. 3 Georgia 34, No. 2 Michigan 11~
2022 No. 6 Tennessee 31, No. 7 Clemson 14
2023 No. 6 Georgia 63, No. 5 Florida State 3

* Southern California’s participation later vacated
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