
(1) Notre Dame 22
(12-0)

USC 13
(7-5, 5-4 Pac-12)
Coverage: ABC
8:00 PM ET, November 24, 2012
Los Angeles Coliseum, LOS ANGELES, CA
Top Performers
Passing: E. Golson (ND) - 217 YDS
Rushing: T. Riddick (ND) - 20 CAR, 146 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: R. Woods (USC) - 7 REC, 92 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | ND | USC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 11:25 | Kyle Brindza 27 Yd | 3 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 01:48 | Theo Riddick 9 Yd Run (Kyle Brindza Kick) | 10 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | ND | USC | |||
![]() | TD | 14:55 | Robert Woods 11 Yd Pass From Max Wittek (Andre Heidari Kick) | 10 | 7 |
![]() | FG | 09:19 | Kyle Brindza 29 Yd | 13 | 7 |
![]() | FG | 03:50 | Andre Heidari 39 Yd | 13 | 10 |
![]() | FG | 00:00 | Kyle Brindza 52 Yd | 16 | 10 |
| THIRD QUARTER | ND | USC | |||
![]() | FG | 00:31 | Kyle Brindza 33 Yd | 19 | 10 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | ND | USC | |||
![]() | FG | 09:20 | Andre Heidari 21 Yd | 19 | 13 |
![]() | FG | 05:58 | Kyle Brindza 19 Yd | 22 | 13 |
Team Stat Comparison
| ND | USC | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 24 | 19 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-14 | 1-8 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 439 | 281 |
| Passing | 217 | 186 |
Comp-Att | 15-27 | 14-24 |
Yards per pass | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| Rushing | 222 | 95 |
Rushing Attempts | 42 | 27 |
Yards per rush | 5.3 | 3.5 |
| Penalties | 7-50 | 3-15 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 2 |
| Possession | 34:38 | 25:22 |
| Notre Dame Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| E. Golson | 15/26 | 217 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| -. Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 15/27 | 217 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| M. Wittek | 14/23 | 186 | 8.1 | 1 | 2 |
| -. Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 14/24 | 186 | 7.8 | 1 | 2 |
| Notre Dame Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Riddick | 20 | 146 | 7.3 | 1 | 20 |
| E. Golson | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | 12 |
| C. Wood | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 |
| G. Atkinson III | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 15 |
| -. Team | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 42 | 222 | 5.3 | 1 | 20 |
| Notre Dame Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Eifert | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | 36 |
| T. Jones | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 20 |
| R. Toma | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 22 |
| T. Riddick | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
| J. Goodman | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| C. Wood | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 15 | 217 | 14.5 | 0 | 36 |
| USC Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Woods | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 1 | 18 |
| M. Lee | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 0 | 53 |
| S. Vainuku | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| X. Grimble | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 14 | 186 | 13.3 | 1 | 53 |
| Notre Dame Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| K. Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Te'o | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| G. Atkinson III | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 39 |
| Team | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 39 |
| USC Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| M. Lee | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 43 |
| Team | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 43 |
| USC Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| R. Woods | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Team | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Notre Dame Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| K. Brindza | 5/6 | 83.3 | 52 | 1/1 | 16 |
| Team | 5/6 | 83.3 | 52 | 1/1 | 16 |
| USC Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| A. Heidari | 2/2 | 100.0 | 39 | 1/1 | 7 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 39 | 1/1 | 7 |
| Notre Dame Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Turk | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Team | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| USC Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| K. Negrete | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 0 | 2 | 56 |
| Team | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 0 | 2 | 56 |
ATTENDANCE: 93,607




