| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Notre Dame Field Goal - 27-yarder by Kyle Brindza. 11:25 Time Remaining. |
| Notre Dame Touchdown - 9-yard run by Theo Riddick. (Kyle Brindza extra point is good.). 1:48 Time Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| USC Touchdown - 11-yard pass from Max Wittek to Robert Woods. (Andre Heidari extra point is good.). 14:55 Time Remaining. |
| Notre Dame Field Goal - 29-yarder by Kyle Brindza. 9:19 Time Remaining. |
| USC Field Goal - 39-yarder by Andre Heidari. 3:50 Time Remaining. |
| Notre Dame Field Goal - 52-yarder by Kyle Brindza. 0:00 Time Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Notre Dame Field Goal - 33-yarder by Kyle Brindza. 0:31 Time Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| USC Field Goal - 21-yarder by Andre Heidari. 9:20 Time Remaining. |
| Notre Dame Field Goal - 19-yarder by Kyle Brindza. 5:58 Time Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Notre Dame | USC |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 24 | 19 |
| By Rushing | 12 | 6 |
| By Passing | 11 | 9 |
| By Penalty | 1 | 4 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 5-14-36.0 | 1-8-13.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 439 | 281 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 69 | 51 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 6.4 | 5.5 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 222 | 95 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 42 | 27 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 5.3 | 3.5 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 217 | 186 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 1-2 | 2-15 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 27-15-0 | 24-14-2 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 3-44.3 | 3-45.0 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 0 | 4 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 4-87 | 4-98 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 7-50 | 3-15 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | 0 | 1 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 5-6 | 2-2 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 22 | 13 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 34:38 | 25:22 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Notre Dame | USC |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| E.Golson | 26 | 15 | 217 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | | TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 27 | 15 | 217 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| M.Wittek | 23 | 14 | 186 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 2 | | TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 24 | 14 | 186 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 2 |
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| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | | | | | | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| B.Turk | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 0 | 50 | | Total | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 0 | 50 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| K.Negrete | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 2 | 56 | | Total | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 2 | 56 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Neal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| R.Woods | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | | Total | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| M.Lee | 4 | 98 | 43 | 0 | | Total | 4 | 98 | 43 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| K.Brindza | 5/6 | 83.3 | 52 | 1/1 | 16 | | Total | 5/6 | 83.3 | 52 | 1/1 | 16 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| A.Heidari | 2/2 | 100.0 | 39 | 1/1 | 7 | | Total | 2/2 | 100.0 | 39 | 1/1 | 7 |
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