| 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 |
Notre Dame 24, 
USC 44