USC 34, Notre Dame 27
Preview - Box Score - Recap

  1 2 3 4 Total
(6) USC 7 6 14 7 34 Final 
(25) Notre Dame 7 0 7 13 27  
  Box Score Play by Play Drive Log
 Scoring Summary Trojans - Fighting Irish 
  1st Quarter
 Trojans TD Matt Barkley passed to Damian Williams down the middle for 20 yard gain (Jordan Congdon made PAT) 7 - 0 
 
 Fighting Irish TD Robert Hughes rushed to the right for 2 yard gain (Nick Tausch made PAT) 7 - 7 
 
  2nd Quarter
 Trojans FG Jordan Congdon kicked a 24-yard field goal 10 - 7 
 
 Trojans FG Jordan Congdon kicked a 37-yard field goal 13 - 7 
 
  3rd Quarter
 Trojans TD Matt Barkley passed to Damian Williams to the left for 41 yard gain (Jordan Congdon made PAT) 20 - 7 
 
 Fighting Irish TD Jimmy Clausen passed to Golden Tate to the left for 45 yard gain (Nick Tausch made PAT) 20 - 14 
 
 Trojans TD Allen Bradford rushed to the left for 3 yard gain (Jordan Congdon made PAT) 27 - 14 
 
  4th Quarter
 Trojans TD Joe McKnight rushed to the right for 1 yard gain (Jordan Congdon made PAT) 34 - 14 
 
 Fighting Irish TD Jimmy Clausen rushed to the left for 3 yard gain (Nick Tausch missed PAT) 34 - 20 
 
 Fighting Irish TD Jimmy Clausen passed to Golden Tate to the right for 15 yard gain (Nick Tausch made PAT) 34 - 27 
 
 Team Statistics
  Trojans Fighting Irish 
  First Downs 21 27 
    Passing 15 12 
    Rushing 5 10 
    Penalty 1 5 
  Third Down Efficiency 6-13 5-14 
  Fourth Down Efficiency 0-0 2-3 
  TOTAL NET YARDS 501 367 
    Total Plays 62 75 
    Average Gain Per Play 8.1 4.9 
  NET YARDS RUSHING 121 82 
    Rushes 33 31 
    Average Per Rush 3.7 2.6 
  NET YARDS PASSING 380 285 
    Completions-Attempts 19-29 25-44 
    Yards Per Pass Play 13.1 6.5 
    Times Sacked 3 5 
    Yards Lost to Sacks 18 24 
    Had Intercepted 1 0 
  PUNTS 4 5 
    Average Punt 38.3 37.8 
  PENALTIES 8 4 
    Penalty Yards 70 38 
  FUMBLES 1 4 
    Fumbles Lost 0 0 
 Passing                  
 USC Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int 
 M. Barkley 19 29 380 65.5 13.1 3 18 2 1 
 Notre Dame Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int 
 J. Clausen 24 43 260 55.8 6.0 5 24 2 0 
 E. Maust 1 1 25 100.0 25.0 0 0 0 0 
 Rushing            
 USC Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 J. McKnight 19 79 4.2 25 1 0 
 A. Bradford 8 45 5.6 23 1 0 
 D. Williams 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 
 S. Havili 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 
 M. Barkley 4 -17 -4.3 1 0 0 
 Notre Dame Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 A. Allen 12 51 4.3 12 0 0 
 R. Hughes 6 17 2.8 7 1 0 
 J. Goodman 1 13 13.0 13 0 0 
 G. Tate 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 
 J. Aldridge 2 2 1.0 2 0 0 
 J. Clausen 9 -4 -0.4 11 1 0 
 Receiving            
 USC Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 A. McCoy 5 153 30.6 60 0 0 
 D. Williams 4 108 27.0 41 2 0 
 B. Butler 2 32 16.0 17 0 0 
 R. Ellison 2 23 11.5 12 0 0 
 S. Havili 1 19 19.0 19 0 0 
 D. Ausberry 2 14 7.0 8 0 0 
 R. Johnson 1 13 13.0 13 0 0 
 B. Ayles 1 10 10.0 10 0 0 
 J. McKnight 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 
 Notre Dame Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 G. Tate 8 117 14.6 45 2 0 
 R. Parris 9 92 10.2 25 0 0 
 A. Allen 2 35 17.5 21 0 0 
 D. Kamara 2 23 11.5 12 0 0 
 K. Rudolph 3 9 3.0 5 0 0 
 J. Goodman 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 
 Kicking              
 USC XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts 
 J. Congdon 4 4 2 2 37 100.0 10 
 Notre Dame XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts 
 N. Tausch 3 4 0 0 0 0.0 3 
 Punting            
 USC Punt Avg Lng Blk I20 TB 
 J. Harfman 4 38.3 59 0 1 0 
 Notre Dame Punt Avg Lng Blk I20 TB 
 B. Turk 5 37.8 48 0 3 0 
 Kick/Punt Returns
 USC PR Yds Avg Lng TD KR Yds Avg Lng TD 
 C. Gable 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 68 13.6 22 0 
 D. Williams 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 
 Notre Dame PR Yds Avg Lng TD KR Yds Avg Lng TD 
 T. Riddick 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 48 24.0 31 0 
 G. Tate 1 2 2.0 2 0 3 62 20.7 24 0 
 B. Gallup 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 14 14.0 14 0 

Updated on Sunday, Oct 18, 2009 12:21 pm ET

  
 Top Performers
 USC
D. Williams D. Williams, WR
4 Rec, 108 yds
2 TDs
 Notre Dame
J. Clausen J. Clausen, QB
24-43, 260 yds
2 TDs
9 Rush, -4 yd, 1 TD

 Independents (FBS) Box Scores
Saturday, Oct 17
Army 13
Temple 27
 Final

USC 34
Notre Dame 27
 Final

Navy 38
SMU 35
 Final OT