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USC vs Notre Dame

USC Trojans vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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Head-to-head on record

USC vs Notre Dame series
TeamWinsSeries
USC Trojans38Notre Dame leads
Notre Dame Fighting Irish53

Meetings since 1926: 96, including 5 ties. Source: CollegeFootballData game log.

The series in numbers

Notre Dame has won the last 3 meetings.

38-53-5 Regular season
2-8 Last 10
20-21 Avg score
11 Longest Notre Dame win run

Biggest USC win 38-0 in 2007, a 38-point margin.

Biggest USC loss 0-51 in 1966, a 51-point margin.

Every USC vs Notre Dame meeting

USC Trojans vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish, every meeting on record
SeasonResultSiteScore
2025 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 24-34
2024 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 35-49
2023 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 20-48
2022 USC win Los Angeles 38-27
2021 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 16-31
2019 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 27-30
2018 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 17-24
2017 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 14-49
2016 USC win Los Angeles 45-27
2015 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 31-41
2014 USC win Los Angeles 49-14
2013 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 10-14
2012 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 13-22
2011 USC win Notre Dame 31-17
2010 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 16-20
2009 USC win Notre Dame 34-27
2008 USC win Los Angeles 38-3
2007 USC win Notre Dame 38-0
2006 USC win Los Angeles 44-24
2005 USC win Notre Dame 34-31
2004 USC win Los Angeles 41-10
2003 USC win Notre Dame 45-14
2002 USC win Los Angeles 44-13
2001 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 16-27
2000 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 21-38
1999 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 24-25
1998 USC win Los Angeles 10-0
1997 USC win Notre Dame 20-17
1996 USC win Los Angeles 27-20
1995 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 10-38
1994 Tie Notre Dame 17-17
1993 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 13-31
1992 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 23-31
1991 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 20-24
1990 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 6-10
1989 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 24-28
1988 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 10-27
1987 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 15-26
1986 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 37-38
1985 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 3-37
1984 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 7-19
1983 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 6-27
1982 USC win Los Angeles 17-13
1981 USC win Notre Dame 14-7
1980 USC win Los Angeles 20-3
1979 USC win Notre Dame 42-23
1978 USC win Los Angeles 27-25
1977 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 19-49
1976 USC win Los Angeles 17-13
1975 USC win Notre Dame 24-17
1974 USC win Los Angeles 55-24
1973 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 14-23
1972 USC win Los Angeles 45-23
1971 USC win Notre Dame 28-14
1970 USC win Los Angeles 38-28
1969 Tie Los Angeles 14-14
1968 Tie Notre Dame 21-21
1967 USC win Notre Dame 24-7
1966 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 0-51
1965 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 7-28
1964 USC win Los Angeles 20-17
1963 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 14-17
1962 USC win Los Angeles 25-0
1961 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-30
1960 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 0-17
1959 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 6-16
1958 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 13-20
1957 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 12-40
1956 USC win Los Angeles 28-20
1955 USC win Los Angeles 42-20
1954 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 17-23
1953 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 14-48
1952 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-9
1951 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 12-19
1950 USC win Los Angeles 9-7
1949 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 0-32
1948 Tie Notre Dame 14-14
1947 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 7-38
1946 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 6-26
1942 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 0-13
1941 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 18-20
1940 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 6-10
1939 USC win Notre Dame 20-12
1938 USC win Los Angeles 13-0
1937 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 6-13
1936 Tie Notre Dame 13-13
1935 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 13-20
1934 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 0-14
1933 USC win Notre Dame 19-0
1932 USC win Los Angeles 13-0
1931 USC win Notre Dame 16-14
1930 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 0-27
1929 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 12-13
1928 USC win Los Angeles 27-14
1927 Notre Dame win Notre Dame 6-7
1926 Notre Dame win Los Angeles 12-13

Scores from the USC perspective. Source: CollegeFootballData game log, since 1926.

Matchup stats

Last five games

Notre Dame

DateOppResult
10-03 atUNC W 37-26
09-26 atPUR W 49-10
09-19 vsMSU W 27-10
09-12 vsRICE W 52-0
09-06 vsWIS W 41-13

USC

DateOppResult
10-03 vsWASH W 25-21
09-26 vsORE L 27-41
09-19 atRUTG W 42-35
09-12 vsUL W 49-30
09-04 vsFRES W 39-0

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

FBS Independents

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Lake Forest 400 1.00025647
Notre Dame 500 1.00020659
Merchant Marine 300 1.00014847
Wabash 400 1.00012834
Franklin & Marshall 300 1.00010732
Trinity (CT) 200 1.0007714
Wesleyan (CT) 200 1.0007720
Dayton 300 1.0009041
Hardin Simmons 200 1.0007244
Amherst 200 1.0006235
Williams 200 1.0003614
Montana 410 .800187119
Colgate 410 .80011765
Richmond 410 .800100138
Newberry 310 .75010560
MIT 210 .66711826
Millsaps 210 .66712056
Washington & Jefferson 210 .6678833
Dickinson 210 .6678163
Hampden Sydney 210 .6679489
Coast Guard 220 .500150142
Tufts 110 .5004970
UConn 230 .400180131
Villanova 230 .400103154
West Virginia Wesleyan 230 .40094157
William & Mary 230 .400111205
Centre 120 .3335933
Simpson (IA) 120 .3339494
Erskine 120 .3337578
Coe 120 .3336273
Carnegie Mellon 120 .3335568
Sewanee 120 .3337596
Maryville (TN) 130 .25092128
Beloit 130 .2502178
Lafayette 130 .25084143
Duquesne 130 .25073152
Cornell (IA) 130 .25037117
Tennessee State 130 .25059145
Knox 130 .25035146
Fordham 140 .20089165
Bucknell 140 .20051134
Holy Cross 140 .20093183
Maine 140 .20071161
Florida A&M 140 .20087184
Alameda Coast Guard 000 .00000
Amarillo Field 000 .00000
Birmingham-Southern 000 .00000
Boston University 000 .00000
Camp Grant 000 .00000
Carlisle 000 .00000
Colorado College 000 .00000
Cumberland (TN) 000 .00000
Del Monte Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Detroit Mercy 000 .00000
Drury 000 .00000
Fort Benning 000 .00000
Fort Riley 000 .00000
Fort Warren 000 .00000
Georgia Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Gonzaga 000 .00000
Great Lakes Navy 000 .00000
Haskell 000 .00000
Iowa Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Jacksonville Naval Air Station 000 .00000
Lombard 000 .00000
Loyola (LA) 000 .00000
Loyola Marymount 000 .00000
Lubbock Field 000 .00000
Manhattan 000 .00000
March Field 000 .00000
Mare Island Marines 000 .00000
Marquette 000 .00000
Mississippi College 000 .00000
Nashville 000 .00000
New York University 000 .00000
Norman Naval Air Station 000 .00000
North Carolina Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Oglethorpe 000 .00000
Phillips 000 .00000
Portland 000 .00000
Quantico Marines 000 .00000
Randolph Field 000 .00000
Regis (CO) 000 .00000
Saint Mary's (CA) 000 .00000
Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight 000 .00000
San Francisco 000 .00000
Santa Clara 000 .00000
Second Air Force 000 .00000
Spring Hill 000 .00000
Swarthmore 000 .00000
Tampa 000 .00000
Tennessee Medical College 000 .00000
Union (NY) 000 .00000
Vermont 000 .00000
Whitman 000 .00000
Wichita State 000 .00000
Xavier 000 .00000
Southwestern U 030 .0006486
Bowdoin 020 .000733
Hamilton 020 .0004980
Colby 020 .0002153
Georgetown 030 .0005289
Bates 020 .0001467
Lawrence 030 .00028110
Centenary (LA) 030 .00021117
Rhodes 030 .00020134

Big Ten

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Indiana 500 1.00022154
Nebraska 500 1.00021871
UCLA 400 1.00017975
USC 510 .833224153
Ohio State 410 .80021163
Iowa 410 .80014563
Wisconsin 410 .80015883
Minnesota 410 .80016090
Oregon 310 .75019093
Northwestern 310 .75013267
Penn State 320 .60016080
Washington 320 .60013392
Michigan 320 .60011579
Illinois 230 .400153130
Maryland 230 .400152151
Purdue 230 .400152175
Michigan State 230 .40091116
Rutgers 140 .200150161

Records computed from completed games this season

Notre Dame Fighting Irish lead the series since 1926, 53-38-5. Here is the series on record and how to watch when USC and Notre Dame meet.

How to watch USC vs Notre Dame

When USC and Notre Dame are scheduled, here is how to find the game.

  1. National TV National windows are set by Set weekly by the conference TV partners (ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1).
  2. Streaming ESPN+ and the FOX Sports app stream the national windows.
  3. Radio Listen on the USC radio network.
  4. Confirm kickoff Kickoff and the exact channel are set by the networks before game week. Check the match center for the USC vs Notre Dame time and line.

The live time, line and how-to-watch details land on the match center and how to watch pages once the game is scheduled.

The USC this season

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USC vs Notre Dame: the essentials

USC Trojans vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish is a non-conference matchup that sets the Big Ten against FBS Independents. Notre Dame Fighting Irish lead the series since 1926, 53-38-5. Across 96 meetings on record the series is one-sided so far, and whenever the two programs are scheduled this page carries the USC vs Notre Dame head-to-head record, the matchup numbers for both sides, and how to watch on TV and streaming. It sits alongside the USC Trojans team hub, the Big Ten this week round-up and the live conference standings. For Notre Dame against the whole conference, see Notre Dame vs the Big Ten.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the all-time record between USC and Notre Dame?

Notre Dame Fighting Irish lead the series since 1926, 53-38-5. The two programs have met 96 times on record.

How can I watch USC vs Notre Dame?

National windows are set by Set weekly by the conference TV partners (ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1). Kickoff time and the exact channel are set by the networks before game week.

Are USC and Notre Dame in the same conference?

No. USC plays in the Big Ten. Notre Dame plays in FBS Independents. This is a non-conference game.