Notre Dame vs USC Football Series - Fueled by Sports

Notre Dame vs USC Football Series

Notre Dame Leads Series 48-36-5

Game Date Location Stadium Winner Score
1 December 4, 1926 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Notre Dame 13-12
2 November 26, 1927 Chicago Solider Field Notre Dame 7-6
3 December 1, 1928 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum USC 27-14
4 November 16, 1929 Chicago Solider Field Notre Dame 13-12
5 December 6, 1930 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Notre Dame 27-0
6 November 21, 1931 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium USC 16-14
7 December 10, 1932 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum USC 13-0
8 November 25, 1933 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium USC 19-0
9 December 8, 1934 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Notre Dame 14-0
10 November 23, 1935 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame 20-13
11 December 5, 1936 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Tie 13-13
12 November 6, 1937 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #9 Notre Dame 13-6
13 December 3, 1938 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #8 USC 13-0
14 November 25, 1939 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #4 USC 20-12
15 December 7, 1940 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Notre Dame 10-6
16 November 22, 1941 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #4 Notre Dame 20-18
17 November 28, 1942 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #8 Notre Dame 13-0
18 November 30, 1946 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #2 Notre Dame 26-6
19 December 6, 1947 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #1 Notre Dame 38-7
20 December 4, 1948 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Tie 14-14
21 November 26, 1949 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #1 Notre Dame 32-0
22 December 2, 1950 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum USC 9-7
23 December 1, 1951 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Notre Dame 19-12
24 November 29, 1952 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #7 Notre Dame 9-0
25 November 28, 1953 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #2 Notre Dame 48-14
26 November 27, 1954 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #4 Notre Dame 23-17
27 November 26, 1955 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum USC 42-20
28 December 1, 1956 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #17 USC 28-20
29 November 30, 1957 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #12 Notre Dame 40-12
30 November 29, 1958 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #18 Notre Dame 20-13
31 November 28, 1959 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame 16-6
32 November 26, 1960 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Notre Dame 17-0
33 October 14, 1961 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #8 Notre Dame 30-0
34 December 1, 1962 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #1 USC 25-0
35 October 12, 1963 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame 17-14
36 November 28, 1964 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum USC 20-17
37 October 23, 1965 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #7 Notre Dame 28-7
38 November 26, 1966 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #1 Notre Dame 51-0
39 October 14, 1967 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #1 USC 24-7
40 November 30, 1968 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Tie 21-21
41 October 18, 1969 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium Tie 14-14
42 November 28, 1970 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum USC 38-28
43 October 23, 1971 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium USC 28-14
44 December 2, 1972 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #1 USC 45-23
45 October 27, 1973 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #8 Notre Dame 23-14
46 November 30, 1974 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #6 USC 55-24
47 October 25, 1975 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #3 USC 24-17
48 November 27, 1976 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #3 USC 17-13
49 October 22, 1977 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #11 Notre Dame 49-19
50 November 25, 1978 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #3 USC 27-25
51 October 20, 1979 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #4 USC 42-23
52 December 6, 1980 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #17 USC 20-3
53 October 24, 1981 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #5 USC 14-7
54 November 27, 1982 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #17 USC 17-13
55 October 22, 1983 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame 27-6
56 November 24, 1984 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Notre Dame 19-7
57 October 26, 1985 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame 37-3
58 November 29, 1986 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Notre Dame 38-37
59 October 24, 1987 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #10 Notre Dame 26-15
60 November 26, 1988 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #1 Notre Dame 27-10
61 October 21, 1989 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #1 Notre Dame 28-24
62 November 24, 1990 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #7 Notre Dame 10-6
63 October 26, 1991 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #5 Notre Dame 24-20
64 November 28, 1992 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #5 Notre Dame 31-23
65 October 23, 1993 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #2 Notre Dame 31-13
66 November 26, 1994 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Tie 17-17
67 October 21, 1995 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #17 Notre Dame 38-10
68 November 30, 1996 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum USC 27-20
69 October 18, 1997 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium USC 20-17
70 November 28, 1998 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum USC 10-0
71 October 16, 1999 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame 25-24
72 December 2, 2000 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #11 Notre Dame 38-21
73 October 20, 2001 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame 27-16
74 November 30, 2002 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #6 USC 44-13
75 October 18, 2003 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #4 USC 45-14
76 November 27, 2004 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #1 USC 41-10
77 October 15, 2005 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #1 USC* 34-31
78 November 26, 2006 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #2 USC 44-24
79 October 20, 2007 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #9 USC 38-0
80 November 29, 2008 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #5 USC 38-3
81 October 17, 2009 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #6 USC 34-27
82 November 27, 2010 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Notre Dame 20-16
83 October 22, 2011 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium USC 31-17
84 November 24, 2012 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #1 Notre Dame** 22-13
85 October 19, 2013 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame** 14-10
86 November 29, 2014 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum USC 49-14
87 October 17, 2015 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #14 Notre Dame 41-31
88 November 26, 2016 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #12 USC 45-27
89 October 21, 2017 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #13 Notre Dame 49-14
90 November 24, 2018 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum #3 Notre Dame 24-17
91 October 12, 2019 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #9 Notre Dame 30-27
92 October 23, 2021 South Bend Notre Dame Stadium #13 Notre Dame 31-16

* – Vacated by USC
** – Vacated by Notre Dame

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Series Info

  • Notre Dame has the longest winning streak in the series, spanning from 1983-1995. Gerry Faust was the head coach for the Fighting Irish for the first three games of the winning streak, while Lou Holtz was the coach for the rest of the streak.
  • Notre Dame Coach Lou Holtz was 9-1-1 against USC
  • The fourth game played in the series in 1929 was played at Solider Field in front of the second largest crowd in NCAA football history at 112,912.
  • USC longest winning streak in the series is eight games, with the Trojans winning by an average score of 40-15.

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