USC at Notre Dame
Saturday, October 21, 1989. Notre Dame kept the Jeweled Shillelagh Share
No. 1 Notre Dame beat No. 9 USC 28–24. It was their 61st meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 34–23–4 as played.
FinalHigh 46°F, low 32°F, 0.07 in. of rainAttendance 59,075
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Notre Dame 69% 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 35 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 gamevs. StanfordOct. 28, 1989
- SeasonUSC in 1989
- ProgramUSC history and records
Notre Dame
- Next gamevs. PittsburghOct. 28, 1989
- SeasonNotre Dame in 1989
- ProgramNotre Dame history and records