USC at Notre Dame
Saturday, October 23, 1965. Notre Dame took the Jeweled Shillelagh from USC Share
No. 7 Notre Dame beat No. 4 USC 28–7. It was their 37th meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 24–11–2 as played.
FinalHigh 52°F, low 35°F, 0.98 in. of snowAttendance 59,235
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Notre Dame 54% to win. Notre Dame pulled the upset. 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 59 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 CaliforniaNov. 6, 1965
- SeasonUSC in 1965
- ProgramUSC history and records
Notre Dame
- Next gamevs. NavyOct. 30, 1965
- SeasonNotre Dame in 1965
- ProgramNotre Dame history and records