USC at Notre Dame
Saturday, October 14, 1961. Notre Dame kept the Jeweled Shillelagh Share
Notre Dame beat USC 30–0. It was their 33rd meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 22–9–2 as played.
FinalHigh 48°F, low 36°F, 0.15 in. of rainAttendance 50,427
On the newsreel
- NOTRE DAME 30 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 0The Trojans surprised everyone a week ago by almost upsetting Iowa, run up against something different as they meet Notre Dame and go down to a 30 to 0 whitewash
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Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Notre Dame 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every USC–Notre Dame gameOfficially, Notre Dame leads 51–37–5; as played, 53–38–5 in 96 meetings, counting the 63 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
USC
- Next gameat CaliforniaOct. 21, 1961
- SeasonUSC in 1961
- ProgramUSC history and records
Notre Dame
- Next gameat Michigan StateOct. 21, 1961
- SeasonNotre Dame in 1961
- ProgramNotre Dame history and records