Notre Dame vs Penn State: Box score, stats and summary feat. Drew Allar (Orange Bowl, CFP Semifinal)

The Penn State Nittany Lions and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish battled it out on Thursday in the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami with a spot in the national championship game up for grabs.

Both teams had a stronghold over the opposing offense, rendering them scoreless in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the first touchdown drive came from the Nittany Lions, while the Fighting Irish got on the board with a field goal. Going into halftime, the Nittany Lions led 10-3.

Riley Leonard's offense turned things around in the second half, outscoring the Nittany Lions by 10 points to clinch a spot in the national championship game with a 27-24 win.

Notre Dame vs Penn State: Box score

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Notre Dame	0	3	7	17	27
Penn State	3	7	0	14	24

Notre Dame Fighting Irish stats

PASSING	CP-ATT-INT	YDS	TD	LONG
Steve Angeli	6-7-0	44	0	14
Riley Leonard	15-23-2	223	1	54
Total	21-31-1	267	1	54

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	TD	LONG
Kris Mitchell	1	7	0	7
Aneyas Williams	5	66	0	36
Jeremiyah Love	1	6	0	6
Mitchell Evans	5	58	0	32
Jordan Faison	2	25	0	14
Jaden Greathouse	7	105	1	54
Total	21	267	1	54

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	TD	LONG
Jeremiyah Love	11	45	1	9
Riley Leonard	18	35	1	6
Jayden Thomas	1	18	0	18
Aneyas Williams	2	17	0	15
Jadarian Price	7	13	0	12
Steve Angeli	2	-12	0
Total	42	116	2	18

KICKING	FG-FGA	LONG	XP	PTS
Mitch Jeter	2/2	41	3	9

DEFENSE	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	INT
James Rendell	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Clark	1	1	0	0	0
Mitch Jeter	0	0	0	0	0
Jayden Harrison	1	1	0	0	0
RJ Oben	2	0	0	0	0
Kris Mitchell	0	0	0	0	0
Rod Heard II	3	2	1	1	0
Howard Cross III	3	0	0	0	0
Jack Kiser	10	4	0	0	0
Devyn Ford	0	0	0	0	0
Tosh Baker	0	0	0	0	0
Xavier Watts	8	5	0	0	0
Charlie Selna	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Bauman	0	0	0	0	0
Max Hurleman	0	0	0	0	0
Deion Colzie	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Salerno	0	0	0	0	0
Davis Sherwood	0	0	0	0	0
Rocco Spindler	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Coogan	0	0	0	0	0
Jayden Thomas	0	0	0	0	0
Mitchell Evans	0	0	0	0	0
Gabriel Rubio	4	0	0	0	0
Beaux Collins	0	0	0	0	0
Riley Leonard	0	0	0	0	0
Eli Raridon	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Sneed	6	2	0	0	0
Steve Angeli	0	0	0	0	0
Jadarian Price	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Burnham	2	1	0	1	0
Donovan Hinish	1	1	0	0	0
Junior Tuihalamaka	2	1	0	0	0
Rino Monteforte	0	0	0	0	0
Aamil Wagner	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Schrauth	0	0	0	0	0
Leo Scheidler	0	0	0	0	0
Sullivan Absher	0	0	0	0	0
Jaiden Ausberry	3	3	0	0	0
Drayk Bowen	8	3	0	0	0
Jordan Faison	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Gray	2	2	0	0	1
Jaden Greathouse	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremiyah Love	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Minich	0	0	0	0	0
Armel Mukam	0	0	0	0	0
Kobi Onyiuke	0	0	0	0	0
Adon Shuler	3	1	0	0	0
Luke Talich	2	2	0	0	0
Chris Terek	0	0	0	0	0
Preston Zinter	0	0	0	0	0
Charles Jagusah	0	0	0	0	0
Anthonie Knapp	0	0	0	0	0
Guerby Lambert	0	0	0	0	0
Leonard Moore	1	1	0	0	0
Teddy Rezac	0	0	0	0	0
Sean Sevillano Jr.	0	0	0	0	0
Loghan Thomas	0	0	0	0	0
Kennedy Urlacher	0	0	0	0	0
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa	4	1	0	0	0
Joseph Vinci	0	0	0	0	0
Aneyas Williams	0	0	0	0	0
Kedren Young	0	0	0	0	0
Bryce Young	4	1	0	0	0
Total	70	32	1	2	1

Penn State Nittany Lions stats

PASSING	CP-ATT-INT	YDS	TD	LONG
Drew Allar	12-23-1	135	0	27
Total	12-23-2	135	0	27

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	LONG
Tyler Warren	6	75	27
Luke Reynolds	1	7	7
Kaytron Allen	1	6	6
Nicholas Singleton	2	33	23
Khalil Dinkins	2	21	20
Total	12	135	27

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	TD	LONG
Nicholas Singleton	15	84	3	13
Kaytron Allen	19	82	0	20
Tyler Warren	2	21	0	12
Drew Allar	6	17	0	11
Total	42	204	3	20

KICKING	FG-FGA	LONG	XP	PTS
Ryan Barker	1/1	20	3	6

DEFENSE	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	INT	FF
Riley Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sal Wormley	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dvon J-Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Smith Vilbert	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Julian Fleming	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Kimber	2	1	0	0	0	0
Coziah Izzard	6	3	1	1	0	0
Amin Vanover	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Warren	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Elsdon	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zakee Wheatley	16	9	1	1	1	0
Jaylen Reed	6	4	0	0.5	0	0
Khalil Dinkins	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dominic DeLuca	2	1	0	0	0	0
Kobe King	9	4	0	0	0	0
Tyler Duzansky	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Dawkins	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liam Clifford	1	1	0	0	0	0
Harrison Wallace III	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gabe Nwosu	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nolan Rucci	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Holzworth	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cam Miller	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nicholas Singleton	0	0	0	0	0	0
Abdul Carter	5	3	1	2	0	0
Kaytron Allen	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Allar	0	0	0	0	0	0
Omari Evans	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zane Durant	3	2	0	1	0	0
Dani Dennis-Sutton	6	4	2	2	1	1
JB Nelson	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Shelton	0	0	0	0	0	0
Olaivavega Ioane	0	0	0	0	0	0
Audavion Collins	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kolin Dinkins	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dominic Rulli	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Mayer	0	0	0	0	0	0
AJ Harris	3	2	0	0	0	0
Zion Tracy	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tony Rojas	2	1	0	0	0	0
Elliot Washington II	3	2	0	0	0	0
Ta'Mere Robinson	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chimdy Onoh	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Birchmeier	0	0	0	0	0	0
J'ven Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Barker	0	0	0	0	0	0
Antoine Belgrave-Shorter	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cooper Cousins	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dejuan Lane	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jon Mitchell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Reynolds	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kenny Woseley	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	72	40	5	8	2	1

Notre Dame edges Penn State in thriller: Game Summary

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish secured a dramatic victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions with a late field goal, prevailing 27-24 in a tightly contested matchup. Both teams went toe-to-toe in a back-and-forth battle.

1st Quarter:

Both teams couldn't score a single point.

2nd Quarter:

14:52: Penn State struck first with a 20-yard field goal by Ryan Barker after a methodical 14-play, 55-yard drive.

2:18: Nicholas Singleton extended Penn State’s lead with a five-yard rushing touchdown, capping a 15-play, 90-yard drive.

0:00: Notre Dame ended the half with a 41-yard field goal by Mitch Jeter after a 13-play, 52-yard drive.

Halftime Score: Penn State 10, Notre Dame 3.

3rd Quarter:

10:46: Notre Dame tied the game as quarterback Riley Leonard scored a three-yard rushing touchdown, finishing an eight-play, 75-yard drive.

Score: Penn State 10, Notre Dame 10.

4th Quarter:

14:07: Notre Dame took the lead with a two-yard touchdown run by Jeremiyah Love after a 10-play, 71-yard drive.

10:20: Penn State responded with another seven-yard touchdown run by Singleton, completing a seven-play, 75-yard drive to tie the game.

7:55: Singleton struck again with a second seven-yard touchdown run, putting Penn State ahead after a five-play, 39-yard drive.

4:38: Notre Dame tied it up with a 54-yard touchdown pass from Leonard to Jaden Greathouse, capping a seven-play, 81-yard drive.

0:07: Jeter sealed the win for Notre Dame with a clutch 41-yard field goal after a quick seven-play, 19-yard drive.

Final Score: Notre Dame 27, Penn State 24.

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