Notre Dame (6-4) at No. 1 Usc (10-0) 8:00 pm EST

 

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• Notre Dame vs. USC

Matchup
	W-L	PF	PA	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF
ND	6-5	268	251	3-3	3-2	1-0	1-0
USC	11-0	412	126	6-0	5-0	7-0	7-0
· Complete Standings

Record When Scoring... (Since 2001)
	20 OR MORE	30 OR MORE	40 OR MORE	50 OR MORE
ND	24-3-0	10-1-0	2-0-0	1-0-0
USC	38-5-0	29-1-0	22-0-0	4-0-0
	LESS THAN 20	LESS THAN 30	LESS THAN 40	LESS THAN 50
ND	2-17-0	16-19-0	24-20-0	25-20-0
USC	1-4-0	10-8-0	17-9-0	35-9-0

TEAM AVERAGES & NCAA RANKS
OFFENSE	TM	PER GAME AVERAGE / NCAA RANK
Total Yards	ND	351.8 / 78th
	USC	442.8 / 15th
Passing Yards	ND	230.0 / 60th
	USC	279.5 / 19th
Rushing Yards	ND	133.6 / 77th
	USC	176.1 / 34th
Points Scored	ND	24.4 / 78th
	USC	36.8 / 7th
Full Team Stats: Notre Dame | USC

THIS WEEK'S LINE
FAVORITE	SPREAD	UNDERDOG	OVER/UNDER
USC	24	Notre Dame	52
Full Daily Lines

Individual Leaders

Notre Dame Passing   CMP% YDS TD INT Clause... 67.3 3382 23 4 Crist 50.0 130 1 1

USC Passing   CMP% YDS TD INT Barkle... 57.9 2035 11 10 Corp 65.4 155 1 1

Notre Dame Rushing   CAR YDS AVG TD Allen ... 142 697 4.9 3 Hughes 75 342 4.6 5

USC Rushing   CAR YDS AVG TD McKnig... 143 932 6.5 8 Bradfo... 73 468 6.4 5

Notre Dame Receiving   REC YDS AVG TD Tate 83 1295 15.6 12 Floyd 38 710 18.7 7

USC Receiving   REC YDS AVG TD Willia... 45 688 15.3 5 McCoy 17 382 22.5 1

Full Player Stats: Notre Dame | USC

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Top-ranked Southern California tries to win a school-record 21st straight home game and post a 20th consecutive victory overall when it hosts rival Notre Dame on Saturday.

The Trojans (10-0), who are aiming for their best start since the 1972 squad went 12-0 and won the national title, have won 30 of their last 31 games. Their 19-game home winning streak equals the school mark set from 1919-23 and matched from 1927-29.

USC has not played since a 49-9 rout of Arizona on November 13. The Trojans trailed after one quarter, 3-0, before pulling away.

Led by Matt Leinart, who is 22-1 as a starter, USC's offense is averaging 37 points and more than 430 yards per game, while the Trojans' defense is ranked in the top six in every main statistical category.

The Irish (6-4), who are concluding their regular season, also have not played since November 13, when they lost to Pittsburgh at home, 41-38, on a last-second field goal.

Notre Dame has been wildly inconsistent this season, beating national powers Michigan and Tennessee but losing to the likes of the Panthers and Brigham Young.

The Irish lead the all-time series, 42-28-5, but have lost the last two games by 31 points apiece. The winner earns the Shillelagh trophy.

USC has not won three in a row against Notre Dame since 1996-98.