USC at Notre Dame

Saturday, October 22, 1983. Notre Dame took the Jeweled Shillelagh from USC

Notre Dame beat USC 27–⁠6. It was their 55th meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 28–⁠23–⁠4 as played.

AwayUSC4–⁠6–⁠1 in 1983
6
HomeNotre Dame7–⁠5 in 1983
27

FinalHigh 61°F, low 50°F, 0.62 in. of rainAttendance 59,075

Before kickoff

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Our ratings (scores only)

Notre Dame 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Notre Dame leads 51–⁠37–⁠5; as played, 53–⁠38–⁠5 in 96 meetings, counting the 41 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Notre Dame 34, USC 24
2024Notre Dame 49, USC 35
2023Notre Dame 48, USC 20
2022USC 38, Notre Dame 27
2021Notre Dame 31, USC 16
2019Notre Dame 30, USC 27

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