Notre Dame and Ohio State will be facing off in the 2025 College Football PlayoffNational Championship game. How did each team get here? Notre Dame -- coming off playoff wins against Indiana, Georgia and Penn State -- is riding a 13-game winning streak. But the Irish are a heavy underdogin the title game matchup. Ohio State -- which went through Tennessee, Oregon and Texas in the playoffs -- brings its top-ranked defense in a quest to capture its ninth national championship. This will be the first time Notre Dame reaches the title game in the CFP era after falling in the semifinal in the 2018-19 and 2020-21 seasons. The Buckeyes will be playing in their second CFP title game since winning the inaugural game to cap the 2014 season.
Here's a tale of the tape between the two squads ahead of Monday's CFP National Championship game.
Established: 1890
Conference: Big Ten
Stadium: Ohio Stadium (102,780 capacity)
Head coach: Ryan Day (2019-present)
2024 season record: 13-2
2024 season leaders:
2024 AP Top 25 final ranking: No. 6
Total championships: Eight (2014, 2002, 1970, 1968, 1961, 1957, 1954, 1942)
All-time record:977-335-53 (.744)
Bowl record:26-23 (.531)
Heisman winners:
Head-to-head vs. Notre Dame: 6-2, 25.6 points scored per game
Established: 1887
Conference:Independent
Stadium:Notre Dame Stadium (80,795 capacity)
Head coach: Marcus Freeman (2021-present)
2024 season record: 14-1
2024 season leaders:
2024 AP Top 25 final ranking: No. 3
Total championships: 13 (1988, 1977, 1973, 1966, 1964, 1949, 1947, 1946, 1943, 1930, 1929, 1924, 1919)
All-time record:962-338-42 (.740)
Bowl record: 23-18 (.561)
Heisman winners:
Head-to-head vs. Ohio State: 2-6, 17.4 points scored per game