Who won the national championship game?

On January 21, 2025By Littum

Ohio State is the last team standing in college football.

Behind an all-around dominant performance from both sides of the ball, Ohio State no. 8 rolled no. 7 Notre Dame 34-23 Monday night in the College Football Playoff championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

With their victory on Monday, the Buckeyes added to their championship pedigree and history by securing their ninth claimed national championship in program history and the first under Ryan day.

Quinshon Judkins’ 1-yard rushing touchdown to open the second half served to be more impactful than it appeared to be when Notre Dame attempted a late surge comeback. The Buckeyes running back’s scores also set up a hat trick for him as he had a rushing and receiving touchdown each in the first half.

It didn’t take long for the Buckeyes to jump out to a commanding lead as Will Howard and Co. scored each of their first three drives of the night for a touchdown. Sore SportsCenter on X (formerly Twitter), Ohio State became the first team since Alabama in the 2013 BCS national championship game to score a touchdown on each of its first three drives in a national championship game.

Howard was fantastic for most of the night for the Buckeyes, completing 81% of his passes for 231 yards and two touchdowns in his final collegiate game. The 6-foot-4 quarterback began the night by completing each of his first 13 passes, which set up one new CFP record for most consecutive passes in the championship game.

Here’s what you need to know about who won the Ohio State-Notre Dame CFP national championship game Monday, including a look at box scores, stats and highlights:

Who won the Ohio State-Notre Dame national championship game today?

Ohio State came out on top in the 2025 College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday with a 34-23 victory over Notre Dame at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

With the win, the Buckeyes snapped a decade-long national championship drought and claimed their ninth national championship title in program history.

It also ended an impressive four-game hitting streak for Ryan Day’s team since their upset of Big Ten rival Michigan in Week 14 of the regular season. Since that loss to the Wolverines on Nov. 30, the Buckeyes have outscored their opponents 145-75 in four CFP games, including Monday’s national championship.

To win the national championship, Ohio State first beat No. 9 at Tennessee at home in the first round of the College Football Playoff before avenging a regular-season loss over No. 1 Oregon in the Rose Bowl quarterfinals. Before the defeated no. 7 Notre Dame on Monday, the Buckeyes then defeated No. 5 Texas in the CFP Cotton Bowl semifinals thanks to an 83-yard scoop-and-score touchdown by defensive lineman Jack Sawyer.

Ohio State-Notre Dame National Championship Score

TEAM	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	F
Ohio State	0	21	10	3	34
Notre Dame	7	0	8	8	23

Ohio State-Notre Dame statistics

Here’s a breakdown of each team’s stats from Monday’s national championship game:

Total Offensive Yards: Ohio State 445, Notre Dame 308
Total Rushing Yards: Ohio State 214, Notre Dame 53
Total Passing Yards: Notre Dame 255, Ohio State 231
First down: Ohio State 22, Notre Dame 19
Third down conversions: Ohio State 17-21, Notre Dame 22-32
Revenue: Ohio State 1, Notre Dame 0
Punishment: Ohio State 6-58, Notre Dame 3-30

Ohio State-Notre Dame highlights

Here’s a look at all the touchdowns from Monday’s national championship game:

Updated CFP national champions

With Ohio State’s win over Notre Dame on Monday, here’s an updated look at all College Football Playoff champions dating back to the start of the CFP era in 2014:

2014: Ohio State
2015: Alabama
2016: Clemson
2017: Alabama
2018: Clemson
2029: LSU
2020: Alabama
2021: Georgia
2022: Georgia
2023: Michigan
2024: Ohio State

Click here to see all past national champions in college football dating back to 1869.

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