On Jan. 9, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Penn State Nittany Lions meet up in the Orange Bowl for a College Football Playoff semifinal matchup. Each school will be competing for the sixth time in the annual classic, with the Irish managing just a 2-3 record, compared to the Nittany Lions’ 4-1 record. In Notre Dame’s five previous trips in the annual classic, the Irish have predictably had some highs and lows along the way.
Below is a look at each of those past five clashes:
1973: Nebraska 40, Notre Dame 6
The 8-2 Irish were facing the 8-2-1 Cornhuskers, who had won the previous two national titles and had Heisman winner Johnny Rodgers in their lineup.