The 20th meeting ever between Notre Dame and Penn State brings with it the most significance of any of the previous matchups. That dramatic statement stems from the simple fact that the winner of the 2025 Orange Bowl earns a berth in the national title game on Jan. 20th.
Meetings between the two schools have been a rarity over the past three decades, but the series dates back to 1913 and was briefly a yearly showdown of independent powerhouses. Below is a look back, broken down by the Notre Dame head coach at the time:
Jesse Harper
Harper was in the first season of a five-year tenure in which he led the Irish to a record of 34-5-1.