Notre Dame football battles rival USC for Jeweled Shillelagh: Everything you need to know
SOUTH BEND — Setting the table for No. 21 Notre Dame football's Top 25 battle with No. 10 USC Saturday. Kickoff at Notre Dame Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m. on NBC/Peacock.
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No. 21 Notre Dame (5-2) vs. No. 10 USC (6-0)
When: Saturday, Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m. EDT
Where: Notre Dame Stadium (77,622), South Bend, Ind.
Rankings: Notre Dame is ranked No. 21 in both the AP and US LBM Coaches Polls. USC is ranked No. 10/9.
TV: NBC/Peacock
Radio: WSBT (960 AM), WNSN (101.5 FM)
Line: Notre Dame opens as a 2.5-point favorite
Series: Notre Dame leads all-time series 50-38-5
Last meeting: No. 5 USC defeated No. 13 Notre Dame, 38-27, on Nov. 26, 2022 at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.
WNDU Gameday weather forecast
Windy. Cloudy with morning and afternoon showers. Rain percentages will decrease throughout the evening hours. Small hail and Graupel are possible with any shower. Kickoff temperature 51 dropping to 48. Read more about WNDU's forecast here.
Rain gear, warm clothes, hat/ear muffs will be needed for both tailgating and the game Saturday‼️
👉 Expect a NNE wind with gusts to 30-40 mph after 2 PM through the first half of the game.
👉 Fans leaving the stadium after the game will face wind chills in the upper 30. pic.twitter.com/2d3mmK3mtm— Andrew Whitmyer (@AWhitmyer) October 12, 2023
Pregaming
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2023 NOTRE DAME (5-2) SCHEDULE
All Times Eastern; Home games in CAPS
Aug. 26 | vs. Navy @ Dublin, Ireland | W, 42-3
Sept. 2 | TENNEESEE STATE | W, 56-3
Sept. 9 | @ North Carolina State | W, 45-24
Sept. 16 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN | W, 41-17
Sept. 23 | No. 6 OHIO STATE | L, 17-14
Sept. 30 | @ Duke | 7:30 p.m. | W, 21-14
Oct. 7 | @ Louisville | 7:30 | L, 33-20
Oct. 14 | USC | 7:30 | NBC, Peacock | Notre Dame Stadium
Oct. 21 | BYE
Oct. 28 | PITTSBURGH | 3:30 | NBC, Peacock | Notre Dame Stadium
Nov. 4 | @ Clemson |TBA |Memorial Stadium
Nov. 11 | BYE
Nov. 18 | WAKE FOREST | 3:30 | NBC, Peacock | Notre Dame Stadium
Nov. 25 | @ Stanford | TBA | Stanford Stadium
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2023 USC (6-0) SCHEDULE
All Times Eastern; Home games in CAPS
Aug. 26 | vs. SAN JOSE STATE | W, 56-28
Sept. 2 | vs. NEVADA | W, 66-14
Sept. 9 | vs. STANFORD | W, 56-10
Sept. 23 | @ Arizona State | W, 42-28
Sept. 30 | @ Colorado | W, 48-41
Oct. 7 | vs. ARIZONA | W, 43-41
Oct. 14 | @ Notre Dame | 2:30 p.m. | NBC | Notre Dame Stadium
Oct. 21 | vs. UTAH | 8 p.m.
Oct. 28 | @ California | TBA
Nov. 4 | vs. WASHINGTON | TBA
Nov. 11 | @ Oregon | TBA
Nov. 18 | vs. UCLA | TBA
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Last time Notre Dame and USC met in South Bend
Irish Items
☘ This is the 94th meeting between Navy and USC dating back to 1926, a 13-12 Irish victory in California
☘ Notre Dame leads the overall series 50-38-5 having won four of the last five meetings
☘ The most consecutive wins in the series for Notre Dame was 11 games, part of a 12-0-1 streak from 1983-95
☘ USC’s longest win streak in the series was eight from 2002-09
☘ Saturday will be the 35th time since 1938 that the both the Irish and Trojans will battle A Top 25 teams.
☘ The Trojans boast defending Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Caleb Williams who was 18-of-22 passing for 232 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions last season against Notre Dame. He also rushed nine times for 35 yards and three TDs.
☘ Notre Dame and USC have combined to produce 14 Heisman winners, seven from each program, with the Trojans having the three most recent – Williams, Reggie Bush and Matt Lienart. Tim Brown (1987) was the most recent Irish winner
☘ Defensive lineman Howard Cross III of Notre Dame leads all linemen in the nation with 42 tackles while the Irish defense ranks 3rd in pass efficiency defense (96.98), 12th in total defense (279.4) and 15th in scoring defense (15.9)
☘ USC ranks No. 1 in the nation in scoring offense (59.8) and third in passing efficiency offense (196.97)
☘ Irish kicker Spencer Shrader is the only kicker in the nation with four field goals of 50 yards or beyond. He is tied with Kyle Brindza (2011-14) and Jonathan Doerer (2017-21) with most 50-yarders in a career. Shrader holds the program distrance record of 54 yards twice.
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