Week 8 · 2017
USC at Notre Dame
Sat 10/21/2017 07:30 PMNotre Dame StadiumNotre Dame pregame61% — Pregame win probability: 61% for Notre Dame. Notre Dame favored, and won.
USC
14
11–3
Notre Dame
49
10–3
Attendance
77,622
reported
USCUSC
Notre DameND
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | Sam Darnold | 20/28 | 229 | 8.2 | 2 | 1 | 53.0 |
| USC | Matt Fink | 5/8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 |
| ND | Brandon Wimbush | 9/19 | 120 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 79.4 |
| ND | Ian Book | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | Ronald Jones II | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 0 | 18 |
| USC | Matt Fink | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 18 |
| USC | Vavae Malepeai | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
| USC | Aca'Cedric Ware | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 |
| USC | Sam Darnold | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 0 | 18 |
| ND | Josh Adams | 19 | 191 | 10.1 | 3 | 84 |
| ND | Brandon Wimbush | 14 | 106 | 7.6 | 2 | 24 |
| ND | Tony Jones Jr. | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 13 |
| ND | Kevin Stepherson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 13 |
| ND | Deon McIntosh | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 |
| ND | Ian Book | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 10 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | Deontay Burnett | 8 | 113 | 14.1 | 1 | 34 |
| USC | Steven Mitchell Jr. | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 1 | 16 |
| USC | Tyler Vaughns | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 0 | 28 |
| USC | Velus Jones Jr. | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| USC | Randal Grimes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| USC | Ronald Jones II | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| USC | Aca'Cedric Ware | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Kevin Stepherson | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 1 | 23 |
| ND | Equanimeous St. Brown | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 26 |
| ND | Durham Smythe | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| ND | Chase Claypool | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| ND | Chris Finke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | Jack Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| USC | Sam Darnold | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ND | Drue Tranquill | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ND | Te'von Coney | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | Cameron Smith | 10 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | John Houston Jr. | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Isaiah Langley | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Marvell Tell III | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Chris Hawkins | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Ajene Harris | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| USC | Christian Rector | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Jack Jones | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Vi Jones | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Brandon Pili | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Liam Jimmons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Malik Dorton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Matt Lopes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| USC | Uchenna Nwosu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Andrew Vorhees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Bubba Bolden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Daniel Imatorbhebhe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | James Toland IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Jordan Iosefa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Juliano Falaniko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Michael Pittman Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Vavae Malepeai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Wyatt Schmidt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Te'von Coney | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Drue Tranquill | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Nyles Morgan | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Daelin Hayes | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Jerry Tillery | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Nick Watkins | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ND | Troy Pride Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Jonathan Jones | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Kurt Hinish | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Nick Coleman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Andrew Trumbetti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Jamir Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Jay Hayes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Julian Okwara | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Khalid Kareem | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Robert Regan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Shaun Crawford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ND | Asmar Bilal | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Cole Kmet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Devin Studstill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Donte Vaughn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Isaiah Robertson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Jalen Elliott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | John Shannon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Julian Love | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Justin Yoon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ND | Tony Jones Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND | Nick Watkins | 1 | 14 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | Chase McGrath | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
| ND | Justin Yoon | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7/7 | 7 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | Reid Budrovich | 6 | 258 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| ND | Tyler Newsome | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | Velus Jones Jr. | 6 | 144 | 24.0 | 0 | 38 |
| ND | CJ Sanders | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 32 |
| ND | Kevin Stepherson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | Jack Jones | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 |
| ND | Chris Finke | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 18 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Notre Dame 4–6 vs USC
- 2016 · wk 13Notre Dame 27 @ USC 45
- 2015 · wk 7USC 31 @ Notre Dame 41
- 2014 · wk 14Notre Dame 14 @ USC 49
- 2013 · wk 8USC 10 @ Notre Dame 14
- 2012 · wk 13Notre Dame 22 @ USC 13
- 2011 · wk 8USC 31 @ Notre Dame 17
- 2010 · wk 13Notre Dame 20 @ USC 16
- 2009 · wk 7USC 34 @ Notre Dame 27
- 2008 · wk 14Notre Dame 3 @ USC 38
- 2007 · wk 8USC 38 @ Notre Dame 0
Previous 7 meetings vs. Brian Kelly
USC 3–4 vs Brian Kelly
- 2016 · wk 13Notre Dame 27 @ USC 45
- 2015 · wk 7USC 31 @ Notre Dame 41
- 2014 · wk 14Notre Dame 14 @ USC 49
- 2013 · wk 8USC 10 @ Notre Dame 14
- 2012 · wk 13Notre Dame 22 @ USC 13
- 2011 · wk 8USC 31 @ Notre Dame 17
- 2010 · wk 13Notre Dame 20 @ USC 16
Previous 3 meetings vs. Clay Helton
Notre Dame 2–1 vs Clay Helton
- 2016 · wk 13Notre Dame 27 @ USC 45
- 2015 · wk 7USC 31 @ Notre Dame 41
- 2013 · wk 8 (coaching change that season)USC 10 @ Notre Dame 14
† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.
Research
Keep this open while you look at others