Notre Dame at USC
Saturday, December 1, 1951 Share
Notre Dame beat No. 20 USC 19–12. It was their 23rd meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 14–7–2 as played.
FinalHigh 63°F, low 51°F, 0.68 in. of rainAttendance 55,783
On the newsreel
- NOTRE DAME UPSETS U.S.CFifty-six thousand stunned spectators see the underdog Irish come from behind twice to score a 19 to 12 victory over favored Trojans
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Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
USC 50% to win. Notre Dame pulled the upset.
The series
Every Notre Dame–USC gameOfficially, Notre Dame leads 51–37–5; as played, 53–38–5 in 96 meetings, counting the 73 since this game.
| 2025 | Notre Dame 34, USC 24 | |
| 2024 | Notre Dame 49, USC 35 | |
| 2023 | Notre Dame 48, USC 20 | |
| 2022 | USC 38, Notre Dame 27 | |
| 2021 | Notre Dame 31, USC 16 | |
| 2019 | Notre Dame 30, USC 27 |
Around this game
Notre Dame
- Next gameat PennsylvaniaSept. 27, 1952
- SeasonNotre Dame in 1951
- ProgramNotre Dame history and records
USC
- Next gamevs. Washington StateSept. 19, 1952
- SeasonUSC in 1951
- ProgramUSC history and records