
Notre Dame 24
(10-2)

USC 44
(10-1, 7-1 Pac-12)
8:00 PM ET, November 25, 2006
Los Angeles Coliseum, LOS ANGELES, CA
Top Performers
Passing: B. Quinn (ND) - 274 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing: C. Gable (USC) - 20 CAR, 107 YDS
Receiving: D. Jarrett (USC) - 7 REC, 132 YDS, 3 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | ND | USC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 8:38 | DWAYNE JARRETT 9 YD PASS FROM JOHN DAVID BOOTY (MARIO DANELO KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 71 yards. | 0 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 5:16 | DWAYNE JARRETT 5 YD PASS FROM JOHN DAVID BOOTY (MARIO DANELO KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 26 yards. | 0 | 14 |
![]() | FG | 0:36 | CARL GIOIA 27 YD FG Drive info: 14 plays, 71 yards. | 3 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | ND | USC | |||
![]() | TD | 11:37 | JOHN DAVID BOOTY 1 YD RUN (MARIO DANELO KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 59 yards. | 3 | 21 |
![]() | TD | 7:20 | MARCUS FREEMAN 7 YD PASS FROM BRADY QUINN (CARL GIOIA KICK) Drive info: 1 plays, 8 yards. | 10 | 21 |
| THIRD QUARTER | ND | USC | |||
![]() | TD | 10:03 | CHAUNCEY WASHINGTON 2 YD RUN (MARIO DANELO KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 65 yards. | 10 | 28 |
![]() | TD | 1:57 | RHEMA MCKNIGHT 2 YD PASS FROM BRADY QUINN (CARL GIOIA KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 58 yards. | 17 | 28 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | ND | USC | |||
![]() | FG | 11:43 | MARIO DANELO 34 YD FG Drive info: 13 plays, 65 yards. | 17 | 31 |
![]() | TD | 8:21 | DWAYNE JARRETT 43 YD PASS FROM JOHN DAVID BOOTY (MISSED KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 57 yards. | 17 | 37 |
![]() | TD | 3:39 | JEFF SAMARDZIJA 2 YD PASS FROM BRADY QUINN (CARL GIOIA KICK) Drive info: 14 plays, 78 yards. | 24 | 37 |
![]() | TD | 3:31 | BRIAN CUSHING 42 YD KICK RETURN (MARIO DANELO KICK) | 24 | 44 |
Team Stat Comparison
| ND | USC | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 18 | 21 |
3rd down efficiency | 7-18 | 5-11 |
4th down efficiency | 2-6 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 404 | 404 |
| Passing | 274 | 265 |
Comp-Att | 22-45 | 17-28 |
Yards per pass | 6.1 | 9.5 |
| Rushing | 130 | 139 |
Rushing Attempts | 31 | 32 |
Yards per rush | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| Penalties | 8-39 | 6-42 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 2 |
| Possession | 30:53 | 29:07 |
| Notre Dame Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Brady Quinn | 22/45 | 274 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | 22/45 | 274 | 6.1 | -- | -- |
| USC Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| John David Booty | 17/28 | 265 | 9.5 | 3 | 2 |
| Team | 17/28 | 265 | 9.5 | -- | -- |
| Notre Dame Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Brady Quinn | 11 | 74 | 6.7 | 0 | 60 |
| Darius Walker | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 0 | 18 |
| David Grimes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Samardzija | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| James Aldridge | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Thomas | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
| Team | 31 | 130 | 4.2 | -- | -- |
| USC Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C.J. Gable | 20 | 107 | 5.4 | 0 | 31 |
| Chauncey Washington | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 1 | 8 |
| Desmond Reed | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Allen Bradford | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| John David Booty | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 1 | 5 |
| Team | 32 | 139 | 4.3 | -- | -- |
| Notre Dame Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Rhema McKnight | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 1 | 42 |
| Jeff Samardzija | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 1 | 25 |
| Marcus Freeman | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 1 | 12 |
| David Grimes | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 27 |
| George West | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Darius Walker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 22 | 274 | 6.1 | -- | -- |
| USC Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Dwayne Jarrett | 7 | 132 | 18.9 | 3 | 43 |
| Steve Smith | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 25 |
| Fred Davis | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Chris McFoy | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 13 |
| C.J. Gable | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Patrick Turner | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Team | 17 | 265 | 9.5 | -- | -- |
| Notre Dame Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Mike Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Laws | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | -- |
| Notre Dame Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Tom Zbikowski | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 28 | 0 |
| David Grimes | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Team | 7 | 142 | 20.3 | -- | -- |
| USC Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Vincent Joseph | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Brian Cushing | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 1 |
| Team | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | -- | -- |
| Notre Dame Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Steve Quinn | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| USC Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Desmond Reed | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | -- | -- |
| Notre Dame Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Geoffrey Price | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 41 | ||
| Team | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | -- | ||
| USC Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Greg Woidneck | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 39 | ||
| Team | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | -- | ||




