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Rivalry History

Notre Dame-USC

Notre Dame and USC have met 96 times since 1926. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
53-38-5
Current streak
Notre Dame 3 games
Longest streak
Notre Dame 11 games (1983-1993)
Avg. margin / points
13.8 / 40.8

Series overview

Notre Dame 53-38-5 USC. Current streak: Notre Dame 3 games.

Last five meetings

Notre Dame 4 | USC 1

Largest margin

51 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1926 through 2025.
  • 96 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Oct 18, 2025.

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What this rivalry is

Notre Dame and USC have a tracked series that starts in 1926 and spans 96 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Jeweled Shillelagh gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.

Series history

Status
Active series
Years
1926-2025
Busiest era
1930s, 10 games
Longest pause
3 years (1942-1946)
  • 1930s10 games
  • 1950s10 games
  • 1960s10 games
  • 1970s10 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2025 - Oct 18, 2025

Notre Dame 34, USC 24. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1994 - Nov 26, 1994

Notre Dame 17, USC 17. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2024 - Nov 30, 2024

Notre Dame 49, USC 35. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1966 - Nov 26, 1966

Notre Dame 51, USC 0. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Notre Dame 4, USC 1 across 5 games
Last ten
Notre Dame 8, USC 2 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 40.8, average margin 13.8.
Current streak
Notre Dame 3 games

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • C.J. Carr

    Notre Dame, 2025

    Passing Yards: 2741

  • Jeremiyah Love

    Notre Dame, 2025

    Rushing Yards: 1372

  • Jordan Faison

    Notre Dame, 2025

    Receiving Yards: 640

  • Jayden Maiava

    USC, 2025

    Passing Yards: 3711

  • King Miller

    USC, 2025

    Rushing Yards: 972

  • Makai Lemon

    USC, 2025

    Receiving Yards: 1156

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Marcus Freeman

    Notre Dame - 2021-2025 - 33-10

  • Lincoln Riley

    USC - 2022-2025 - 26-14

  • Brian Kelly

    Notre Dame - 2021 - 11-1

  • Donte Williams

    USC - 2021 - 3-7

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 60F, 1 with precipitation.

Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 5 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.

Notre Dame team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

USC team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Notre Dame season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

USC season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Notre Dame weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

USC weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Oct 18, 2025USC at Notre DameNotre Dame 34, USC 24Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame
Nov 30, 2024Notre Dame at USCNotre Dame 49, USC 35Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Oct 14, 2023USC at Notre DameNotre Dame 48, USC 20Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Nov 27, 2022Notre Dame at USCNotre Dame 27, USC 38Venue unavailableUSC
Oct 23, 2021USC at Notre DameNotre Dame 31, USC 16Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Oct 12, 2019USC at Notre DameNotre Dame 30, USC 27Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Nov 25, 2018Notre Dame at USCNotre Dame 24, USC 17Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Oct 21, 2017USC at Notre DameNotre Dame 49, USC 14Venue unavailableNotre Dame
Nov 26, 2016Notre Dame at USCNotre Dame 27, USC 45Venue unavailableUSC
Oct 17, 2015USC at Notre DameNotre Dame 41, USC 31Venue unavailableNotre Dame

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