Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. USC Trojans - Box Score - November 29, 2008 - ESPN

Scores

Final

Notre Dame 3

(6-6)

(5) USC 38

(10-1, 7-1 Pac-12)

Alerts

8:00 PM ET, November 29, 2008

Los Angeles Coliseum, LOS ANGELES, CA

		1	2	3	4	T
	ND	0	0	0	3	3
#5	USC	7	17	7	7	38

Top Performers

Passing: M. Sanchez (USC) - 267 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT

Rushing: J. McKnight (USC) - 4 CAR, 63 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: D. Williams (USC) - 7 REC, 86 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				ND	USC
	TD	04:06	Stafon Johnson 2 Yd Run (David Buehler Kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER				ND	USC
	TD	09:05	Joe McKnight 55 Yd Run (David Buehler Kick)	0	14
	TD	04:38	Damian Williams 12 Yd Pass From Mark Sanchez (David Buehler Kick)	0	21
	FG	00:24	David Buehler 35 Yd	0	24
THIRD QUARTER				ND	USC
	TD	05:03	C.J. Gable 1 Yd Run (David Buehler Kick)	0	31
FOURTH QUARTER				ND	USC
	FG	11:45	Brandon Walker 41 Yd	3	31
	TD	07:57	Patrick Turner 17 Yd Pass From Mark Sanchez (David Buehler Kick)	3	38

Team Stat Comparison

	ND	USC
1st Downs	4	22
3rd down efficiency	2-14	5-11
4th down efficiency	0-1	0-1
Total Yards	91	449
Passing	41	274
Comp-Att	11-22	23-33
Yards per pass	1.9	8.3
Rushing	50	175
Rushing Attempts	27	33
Yards per rush	1.9	5.3
Penalties	2-22	8-80
Turnovers	3	3
Fumbles lost	1	0
Interceptions thrown	2	3
Possession	25:59	34:01

Notre Dame Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
J. Clausen	11/22	41	1.9	0	2
Team	11/22	41	1.9	0	2

USC Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
M. Sanchez	22/31	267	8.6	2	2
M. Mustain	1/2	7	3.5	0	1
Team	23/33	274	8.3	2	3

Notre Dame Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. Aldridge	12	58	4.8	0	16
R. Hughes	5	7	1.4	0	3
A. Allen Jr	4	7	1.8	0	8
J. Clausen	6	-22	-3.7	0	7
Team	27	50	1.9	0	16

USC Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. McKnight	4	63	15.8	1	55
M. Tyler	7	58	8.3	0	24
C. Gable	10	27	2.7	1	8
S. Johnson	5	26	5.2	1	12
M. Sanchez	5	2	0.4	0	14
R. Johnson	1	0	0.0	0	0
-. Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	33	175	5.3	3	55

Notre Dame Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
G. Tate	2	15	7.5	0	8
R. Hughes	3	9	3.0	0	11
D. Kamara	1	7	7.0	0	7
K. Rudolph	1	4	4.0	0	4
A. Allen Jr	3	3	1.0	0	5
A. Schwapp	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	11	41	3.7	0	11

USC Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
D. Williams	7	86	12.3	1	24
P. Turner	6	83	13.8	1	30
S. Havili	1	39	39.0	0	39
A. McCoy	2	26	13.0	0	17
R. Johnson	2	24	12.0	0	20
S. Johnson	1	9	9.0	0	9
B. Carswell	1	7	7.0	0	7
J. McKnight	3	0	0.0	0	15
Team	23	274	11.9	2	39

Notre Dame Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
G. Gray	1	24	0
K. McCarthy	1	8	0
R. Blanton	1	0	0
Team	3	32	0

USC Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
K. Maiava	1	2	0
C. Harris	1	0	0
Team	2	2	0

Notre Dame Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Allen Jr	2	52	26.0	27
G. Tate	1	18	18.0	18
Team	3	70	23.3	27

USC Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Goodman	1	13	13.0	13
R. Johnson	1	9	9.0	9
Team	2	22	11.0	13

Notre Dame Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Team	0	0	0.0	0

USC Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
S. Johnson	4	18	4.5	10
J. McKnight	2	6	3.0	4
Team	6	24	4.0	10

Notre Dame Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
B. Walker	1/1	100.0	41	0/0	3
Team	1/1	100.0	41	0/0	3

USC Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
D. Buehler	1/1	100.0	35	5/5	8
Team	1/1	100.0	35	5/5	8

Notre Dame Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
E. Maust	8	323	40.4	0	1	54
Team	8	323	40.4	0	1	54

USC Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
G. Woidneck	4	129	32.3	0	1	37
Team	4	129	32.3	0	1	37

ATTENDANCE: 90,689