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National Championship Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Syracuse Orange

January 21, 2024
68°
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) Attendance: 106,869 (100%)
Fighting Irish 7 24 28 24 - 83
Orange 0 0 10 6 - 16

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Fighting Irish: 3-5-ND 41 (4:10) 12-Leslie Jacques pass complete to 6-Equanimeous St. Brown for 59 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 37-Kyle Brindza. SYR 0 ND 7
(Qtr 2) Fighting Irish: 4-20-SYR 34 (14:16) 37-Kyle Brindza 52 yard field goal is GOOD. SYR 0 ND 10
(Qtr 2) Fighting Irish: 3-6-SYR 40 (8:53) 12-Leslie Jacques pass complete to 6-Equanimeous St. Brown for 40 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 37-Kyle Brindza. SYR 0 ND 17
(Qtr 2) Fighting Irish: 3-11-SYR 14 (2:48) 12-Leslie Jacques pass complete to 6-Equanimeous St. Brown for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 37-Kyle Brindza. SYR 0 ND 24
(Qtr 2) Fighting Irish: 1-10-SYR 17 (1:26) 12-Leslie Jacques pass complete to 6-Equanimeous St. Brown for 17 yards. 6-Equanimeous St. Brown made a spectacular diving catch! TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 37-Kyle Brindza. SYR 0 ND 31
(Qtr 3) Fighting Irish: 1-4-SYR 4 (9:24) 2-Dexter Williams ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 37-Kyle Brindza. SYR 0 ND 38
(Qtr 3) Orange: 4-22-ND 38 (6:48) 9-Dong Huddleston 55 yard field goal is GOOD. SYR 3 ND 38
(Qtr 3) Fighting Irish: 3-8-ND 27 (6:03) 12-Leslie Jacques pass complete to 6-Equanimeous St. Brown for 73 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 37-Kyle Brindza. SYR 3 ND 45
(Qtr 3) Orange: 3-7-ND 7 (3:42) 2-Douglas Hemphill pass complete to 85-Tomas Sheridan for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Dong Huddleston. SYR 10 ND 45
(Qtr 3) Fighting Irish: 2-10-ND 40 (2:12) 12-Leslie Jacques pass complete to 6-Equanimeous St. Brown for 60 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 37-Kyle Brindza. SYR 10 ND 52
(Qtr 3) Fighting Irish: 1-7-SYR 7 (0:36) 12-Leslie Jacques pass complete to 34-Tony Jones for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 37-Kyle Brindza. SYR 10 ND 59
(Qtr 4) Fighting Irish: 2-3-SYR 3 (12:02) 12-Leslie Jacques pass complete to 83-Chase Claypool for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 37-Kyle Brindza. SYR 10 ND 66
(Qtr 4) Orange: 4-2-ND 2 (7:34) 9-Dong Huddleston 19 yard field goal is GOOD. SYR 13 ND 66
(Qtr 4) Orange: 4-10-ND 26 (7:18) 9-Dong Huddleston 43 yard field goal is GOOD. SYR 16 ND 66
(Qtr 4) Fighting Irish: 1-10-ND 25 (7:15) 12-Leslie Jacques pass complete to 6-Equanimeous St. Brown for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 37-Kyle Brindza. SYR 16 ND 73
(Qtr 4) Fighting Irish: 4-11-SYR 38 (5:28) 37-Kyle Brindza 56 yard field goal is GOOD. SYR 16 ND 76
(Qtr 4) Fighting Irish: 3-8-SYR 21 (2:00) 12-Leslie Jacques pass complete to 80-Durham Smythe for 21 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 37-Kyle Brindza. SYR 16 ND 83

Team Statistics

Orange Fighting Irish
First Downs 14 25
- Rushing 1 7
- Passing 13 16
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 297 860
- Offensive Plays 80 85
- Yards Per Play 3.71 10.12
Net Rushing Yards 23 150
- Rushing Attempts 14 31
- Yards Per Rush 1.64 4.84
Net Passing Yards 274 710
- Att/Comp/Int 62 / 25 / 3 50 / 29 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 312 737
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 38 4 / 27
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.15 13.15
- Yards Per Completion 12.48 25.41
Fumbles/Lost 4 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 20 9 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.3 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 5 / 55 6 / 32
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 9
Kick Returns/Yards 4 / 113 1 / 25
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / -2
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 5 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 30
Time of Possession 24:54 35:05

Drive Charts

Syracuse Orange

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:55 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
1 11:35 3:41 OWN 7 7 45 Punt
1 4:01 0:53 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
2 14:12 0:52 OWN 18 3 -1 Punt
2 12:25 1:27 OWN 23 3 -5 Punt
2 8:47 3:02 OWN 25 5 12 Punt
2 2:45 1:03 OWN 22 4 29 Interception
2 1:22 1:22 OWN 25 3 -2 Half
3 9:20 2:36 OWN 25 6 37 Field Goal
3 5:53 2:14 OWN 22 10 78 Touchdown
3 2:04 0:51 OWN 25 3 0 Interception
3 0:33 0:41 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
4 11:59 1:00 OWN 25 3 -10 Punt
4 10:08 2:36 OWN 19 13 79 Field Goal
4 7:28 0:13 OPP 26 3 0 Field Goal
4 7:05 0:16 OWN 20 2 5 Interception
4 5:24 0:35 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
4 1:56 0:37 OWN 25 3 7 Punt

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:05 2:30 OWN 29 6 24 Punt
1 7:54 3:53 OWN 7 8 93 Touchdown
1 3:09 3:57 OWN 28 9 36 Field Goal
2 13:19 0:54 OWN 36 3 -4 Punt
2 10:58 2:11 OWN 31 5 69 Touchdown
2 5:45 3:00 OWN 22 7 78 Touchdown
2 1:41 0:19 OWN 31 4 69 Touchdown
3 15:00 5:40 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
3 6:44 0:51 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
3 3:38 1:35 OWN 18 4 82 Touchdown
3 1:13 0:40 OPP 35 2 35 Touchdown
4 14:52 2:53 OWN 26 7 74 Touchdown
4 10:59 0:51 OWN 34 3 -1 Punt
4 7:31 0:04 OWN 25 1 0 Fumble
4 7:14 0:10 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
4 6:49 1:25 OPP 37 3 -1 Field Goal
4 4:49 2:53 OWN 28 6 72 Touchdown
4 1:19 1:19 OWN 22 2 19 Game

Rushing Stats

Syracuse Orange

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Micheal Sanders 13 19 1.46 11 1 0
Charles Armijo 1 4 4.00 4 0 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
James Rorie 14 59 4.21 15 1 0
Dexter Williams 12 35 2.92 14 1 1
Leslie Jacques 3 33 11.00 18 2 0
C.J. Holmes 2 23 11.50 18 1 0

Passing Stats

Syracuse Orange

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Douglas Hemphill 62 25 312 4 / 38 1 38 3 41.87

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Leslie Jacques 50 29 737 4 / 27 10 75 0 142.08

Receiving Stats

Syracuse Orange

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Douglas Wooten 6 78 13.00 29 0
Julius Way 4 57 14.25 22 0
Patrick Griffin 3 57 19.00 26 0
Robert Hird 1 38 38.00 38 0
Tomas Sheridan 2 32 16.00 25 1
Alan Holloman 1 20 20.00 20 0
Charles Armijo 2 18 9.00 18 0
Brett Crouch 3 17 5.67 10 0
Micheal Sanders 3 -5 -1.67 2 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Equanimeous St. Brown 12 478 39.83 75 7
Chase Claypool 6 111 18.50 28 1
Brock Wright 3 67 22.33 26 0
Tony Jones 4 55 13.75 17 1
Durham Smythe 1 21 21.00 21 1
James Rorie 2 3 1.50 2 0
Dexter Williams 1 2 2.00 2 0

Blocking Stats

Syracuse Orange

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Shane Sloth 68 18 1 1
Edward Geter 77 29 0 0
Larry Brennan 0 4 0 0
Michael Wilkerson 0 1 0 0
Rafael Silva 0 2 0 0
Kenneth Red 3 0 0 0
Edwin Hann 0 1 0 0
Gerald Braun 2 1 0 0
John Brown 0 1 0 0
John Cagle 8 1 0 0
John Hodge 0 3 0 1
Tomas Sheridan 0 5 0 0
Ronald Driskill 0 4 0 0
Kenneth Chew 4 6 0 0
David Meis 0 6 0 0
Todd Frazier 0 4 0 0
Orlando Fulmer 79 39 0 3
Alan Holloman 7 2 0 0
Michael Cooper 1 6 0 0
Patrick Griffin 0 10 0 0
Douglas Wooten 0 6 0 0
Micheal Sanders 11 4 0 1
Brett Crouch 1 9 0 1
Seth Lee 3 4 0 2
Larry Torrence 75 24 0 1
Julius Way 11 11 0 0
Charles Armijo 12 19 0 1
Robert Hird 22 18 0 0
William Rubio 78 22 0 1
Walter Gauthier 0 1 0 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Alexander Martin 68 33 1 3
Mike McGlinchey 58 37 1 2
Shayne Simon 1 2 0 0
Nick Watkins 0 3 0 0
Thomas Fanelli 9 16 0 1
C.J. Holmes 0 1 0 0
Julian Love 1 3 0 1
Myles Morgan 0 2 0 0
Nick Coleman 0 2 0 0
Nicky Fertitta 0 1 0 0
Dalton Hayes 0 2 0 0
Terry Coney 0 1 0 0
Elijah Taylor 0 1 0 0
David Adams 0 1 0 0
Litchfield Ajavon 0 1 0 0
Jay Elliott 0 2 0 0
Brock Wright 4 12 0 0
Equanimeous St. Brown 0 13 0 1
Chris Sanders 0 4 0 0
Jonathan Jones 3 2 0 0
Drew Tranel 3 0 0 0
Dexter Williams 18 5 0 0
Durham Smythe 0 25 0 4
Chase Claypool 0 32 0 0
Quentin Nelson 22 21 0 0
Josh Adams 10 27 0 1
Sam Muster 34 20 0 0
Parker Boudreaux 26 4 0 0
James Rorie 15 13 0 0
Tony Jones 0 14 0 0
John Dirksen 39 24 0 1
Logan Plantz 56 41 0 2
Aaron Banks 36 31 0 1
Andrew Trumbley 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Syracuse Orange

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Julian Love 1 0 0.00 0
Jay Elliott 1 0 0.00 0
Terry Coney 1 -2 -2.00 0

Fumble Stats

Syracuse Orange

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Micheal Sanders 2 1 0 0
Brett Crouch 1 0 0 0
Julius Way 1 1 0 0
Orlando Fulmer 0 1 0 0
Charles Armijo 0 1 0 0
Ronald Driskill 0 1 0 0
John Chaplin 0 0 1 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Dexter Williams 1 0 0 0
Elijah Taylor 0 0 1 0
Julian Love 0 0 1 0
Terry Coney 0 0 1 0

Punting

Syracuse Orange

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Frank Everett 10 467 46.70 45.90 52 1

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Timothy Shuler 3 133 44.33 43.67 49 1

Kicking

Syracuse Orange

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Dong Huddleston 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 55 1 / 1

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Kyle Brindza 2 / 2 2 / 2 2 / 2 56 11 / 11

Punt Return

Syracuse Orange

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Chase Claypool 2 9 4.5 7 0

Kick Return

Syracuse Orange

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Julius Way 4 113 28.3 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
C.J. Holmes 1 25 25.0 0

Defensive Stats

Syracuse Orange

Name Tackles Sacks
John Chaplin 9 1
Seth Lee 8 0
Kenneth Chew 8 0
Ronald Driskill 5 0
John Hodge 5 0
Nathan Satterfield 4 0
Todd Frazier 3 1
David Meis 3 0
Larry Brennan 2 1
Troy Finley 2 0
Rafael Silva 1 0
Brad Seal 1 0
Charles Armijo 1 0
Alan Holloman 1 0
Tomas Sheridan 1 0
Michael Wilkerson 1 1
Rickey Spencer 1 0
Edward Scoggins 1 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name Tackles Sacks
Houston Griffith 7 1
Nick Watkins 6 0
Myles Morgan 5 0
Nicky Fertitta 5 1
Jay Elliott 3 0
Julian Love 3 0
Elijah Taylor 2 0
David Adams 2 0
Jerry Tillery 2 1
Nick Coleman 2 0
Terry Coney 2 0
DJ Brown 1 0
Litchfield Ajavon 1 0
Derrik Allen 1 0
Shayne Simon 1 0
Jonathan Jones 1 0
Darnell Ewell 1 1
Andrew Trumbley 1 0
Martin Greer 1 0
Dexter Williams 1 0