Sunday, 11/30/08
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| (5) USC | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 90,689 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| USC - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | USC kicks off. Touchback. Ball on ND20. | |
| Notre Dame - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, ND20 | 15:00 | Clausen pass completion to the left to Tate for 8 yards to the ND28. |
| 2-2, ND28 | 14:15 | Allen rush left for -3 yards to the ND25. |
| 3-5, ND25 | 13:45 | Clausen pass to the right intercepted by Harris and returned 0 yards. |
| USC - 13:29 | ||
| 1-10, USC49 | 13:29 | Gable rush left for 4 yards to the ND47. |
| 2-6, ND47 | 13:00 | Sanchez pass to the right intercepted by Blanton and returned 0 yards. |
| Notre Dame - 12:49 | ||
| 1-10, ND42 | 12:49 | Clausen incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, ND42 | 12:41 | Allen rush left for 8 yards to the USC50. |
| 3-2, USC50 | 12:00 | Aldridge rush middle for 0 yards to the USC50. |
| 4-2, USC50 | 11:47 | Maust punts. Johnson returns 2 yards to the USC21. |
| USC - 11:17 | ||
| 1-10, USC21 | 11:17 | McKnight rush left for 5 yards to the USC26. |
| 2-5, USC26 | 10:38 | Sanchez pass completion to the left to Turner for 11 yards to the USC37. |
| 1-10, USC37 | 9:56 | Sanchez pass completion to the left to Williams for 9 yards to the USC46. |
| 2-1, USC46 | 9:22 | Johnson rush middle for 11 yards to the ND43. |
| 1-10, ND43 | 8:54 | Johnson rush left for 0 yards to the ND43. |
| 2-10, ND43 | 8:13 | Gable rush left for 1 yard to the ND42. |
| 3-9, ND42 | 7:58 | Sanchez pass completion to the right to Williams for 24 yards to the ND18. |
| 1-10, ND18 | 7:00 | USC penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, ND23 | 6:36 | Sanchez pass completion to the left to Turner for 9 yards to the ND14. |
| 2-6, ND14 | 5:58 | McKnight rush middle for 2 yards to the ND12. |
| 3-4, ND12 | 5:20 | Sanchez pass completion to the left to Turner for 8 yards to the ND4. |
| 1-4, ND4 | 4:50 | Sanchez pass completion to the right to Williams for 2 yards to the ND2. |
| 2-2, ND2 | 4:11 | Johnson rush middle for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4:06 | Buehler PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:06 | USC kicks off. Touchback. Ball on ND20. | |
| Notre Dame - 4:06 | ||
| 1-10, ND20 | 4:06 | Clausen pass completion to the middle to Allen for 5 yards to the ND25. |
| 2-5, ND25 | 3:02 | Aldridge rush middle for 3 yards to the ND28. |
| 3-2, ND28 | 2:52 | Allen rush left for 0 yards to the ND28. |
| 4-2, ND28 | 2:30 | Maust punts. Johnson returns 2 yards to the USC37. |
| USC - 1:55 | ||
| 1-10, USC37 | 1:55 | Sanchez pass completion to the right to McCoy for 9 yards to the USC46. |
| 2-1, USC46 | 1:16 | USC penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-6, USC41 | 0:49 | USC penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-16, USC31 | 0:24 | Sanchez pass completion to the left to Williams for 21 yards to the ND48. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| USC - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, ND48 | 15:00 | Sanchez pass completion to the middle to McKnight for -7 yards to the USC45. |
| 2-17, USC45 | 14:15 | Sanchez pass completion to the right to McKnight for -8 yards to the USC37. |
| 3-25, USC37 | 13:25 | Sanchez rush left for 2 yards to the USC39. |
| 4-23, USC39 | 13:10 | Woidneck punts. No return. Ball on ND25. |
| Notre Dame - 13:03 | ||
| 1-10, ND25 | 13:03 | Clausen sacked by Moore for a 5 yard loss to the ND20. |
| 1-10, ND20 | 12:28 | Notre Dame time out. |
| 2-15, ND20 | 12:28 | Clausen pass completion to the right to Rudolph for 4 yards to the ND24. |
| 3-11, ND24 | 11:34 | Clausen pass completion to the middle to Allen for 4 yards to the ND28. |
| 4-7, ND28 | 10:57 | Maust punts. No return. Ball on USC18. |
| USC - 10:57 | ||
| 1-10, USC18 | 10:57 | Sanchez pass completion to the left to Williams for 2 yards to the USC20. |
| 2-8, USC20 | 10:18 | Johnson rush middle for 4 yards to the USC24. |
| 3-4, USC24 | 9:41 | Sanchez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-4, USC24 | 9:32 | Woidneck punts. No return. Ball on ND49. |
| Notre Dame - 9:24 | ||
| 1-10, ND49 | 9:24 | Clausen pass to the middle intercepted by Maiava and returned 2 yards. |
| USC - 9:15 | ||
| 1-10, USC45 | 9:15 | McKnight rush left for 55 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:05 | Buehler PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:05 | USC kicks off. Allen returns 27 yards to the ND27. | |
| Notre Dame - 8:59 | ||
| 1-10, ND27 | 8:59 | Allen rush left for 2 yards to the ND29. |
| 2-8, ND29 | 8:59 | Clausen sacked by Crittenden and Moala for a 8 yard loss to the ND21. |
| 3-16, ND21 | 8:59 | Clausen incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-16, ND21 | 7:25 | Maust punts. Johnson returns 4 yards to the USC33. |
| USC - 7:12 | ||
| 1-10, USC33 | 7:12 | McKnight rush right for 1 yard to the USC34. |
| 2-9, USC34 | 6:30 | Sanchez pass completion to the right to McKnight for 15 yards to the USC49. |
| 1-10, USC49 | 5:55 | Sanchez pass completion to the right to Havili for 39 yards to the ND12. |
| 1-10, ND12 | 5:27 | Gable rush middle for -1 yards to the ND13. |
| 2-11, ND13 | 5:00 | Sanchez pass completion to the middle to Williams for 13 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4:38 | Buehler PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:38 | USC kicks off. Touchback. Ball on ND20. | |
| Notre Dame - 4:38 | ||
| 1-10, ND20 | 4:38 | Clausen pass completion to the left to Allen for -6 yards to the ND14. |
| 2-16, ND14 | 4:00 | Notre Dame penalized -7 yards. |
| 2-23, ND7 | 3:39 | Clausen incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-23, ND7 | 3:33 | Clausen sacked by Moala for a 6 yard loss to the ND1. |
| 4-29, ND1 | 3:33 | Maust punts. Johnson returns 10 yards to the ND25. |
| 4-29, ND1 | 3:33 | USC penalized -10 yards. |
| USC - 3:33 | ||
| 4-29, USC1 | 3:33 | USC penalized -15 yards. |
| 1-10, ND50 | 3:33 | Sanchez rush right for 14 yards to the ND36. |
| 1-10, ND36 | 2:00 | Sanchez rush right for -8 yards to the ND44. |
| 2-18, ND44 | 1:52 | Gable rush middle for 3 yards to the ND41. |
| 3-15, ND41 | 1:35 | Sanchez pass completion to the right to Turner for 30 yards to the ND11. |
| 3-15, ND11 | 0:50 | USC time out. |
| 1-10, ND11 | 0:50 | Sanchez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, ND11 | 0:44 | Sanchez sacked by Johnson for a 6 yard loss to the ND17. |
| 2-10, ND17 | 0:35 | USC time out. |
| 3-16, ND17 | 0:35 | Sanchez incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-16, ND17 | 0:28 | Buehler 35 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 0:24 | USC kicks off. Allen returns 25 yards to the ND25. | |
| Notre Dame - 0:18 | ||
| 1-10, ND25 | 0:18 | Hughes rush left for 3 yards to the ND28. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Notre Dame kicks off. Goodman returns 12 yards to the USC43. | |
| USC - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, USC43 | 14:54 | Gable rush middle for 0 yards to the USC43. |
| 2-10, USC43 | 14:24 | Gable rush right for 7 yards to the ND50. |
| 3-3, ND50 | 13:40 | Sanchez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-3, ND50 | 13:33 | Woidneck punts. No return. Ball on ND13. |
| Notre Dame - 13:25 | ||
| 1-10, ND13 | 13:25 | Clausen pass completion to the left to Kamara for 7 yards to the ND20. |
| 2-3, ND20 | 12:45 | Hughes rush left for 0 yards to the ND20. |
| 3-3, ND20 | 12:45 | Clausen pass completion to the left to Hughes for -1 yards to the ND19. |
| 4-4, ND19 | 11:25 | Maust punts. No return. Ball on USC47. |
| USC - 11:13 | ||
| 1-10, USC47 | 11:13 | Sanchez pass completion to the right to Johnson for 9 yards to the ND44. |
| 2-1, ND44 | 11:06 | Johnson rush middle for 6 yards to the ND38. |
| 1-10, ND38 | 11:06 | Sanchez pass completion to the right to Johnson for 19 yards to the ND19. |
| 1-10, ND19 | 11:06 | Sanchez pass completion to the right to Williams for 17 yards to the ND2. |
| 1-2, ND2 | 9:15 | USC penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-12, ND12 | 8:47 | Sanchez pass to the middle intercepted by McCarthy and returned 8 yards. |
| Notre Dame - 8:30 | ||
| 1-10, ND8 | 8:30 | Clausen incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, ND8 | 8:30 | Clausen incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, ND8 | 8:27 | Hughes rush middle for 2 yards to the ND10. |
| 4-8, ND10 | 8:15 | Maust punts. McKnight returns 4 yards to the ND44. |
| USC - 7:40 | ||
| 1-10, ND44 | 7:40 | Gable rush middle for 1 yard to the ND43. |
| 2-9, ND43 | 6:50 | Sanchez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-9, ND43 | 6:50 | Sanchez pass completion to the middle to McCoy for 17 yards to the ND26. |
| 1-10, ND26 | 6:08 | Notre Dame penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, ND11 | 6:08 | Gable rush middle for 8 yards to the ND3. |
| 2-2, ND3 | 5:41 | Gable rush middle for 2 yards to the ND1. |
| 1-1, ND1 | 5:10 | Gable rush right for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 5:03 | Buehler PAT - GOOD. | |
| 5:03 | USC kicks off. Yeatman returns 18 yards to the ND18. | |
| Notre Dame - 4:58 | ||
| 1-10, ND18 | 4:58 | Hughes rush middle for 3 yards to the ND21. |
| 2-7, ND21 | 4:22 | Clausen pass completion to the left to Hughes for -1 yards to the ND20. |
| 3-8, ND20 | 3:40 | Clausen rush middle for 0 yards to the ND20. |
| 4-8, ND20 | 3:15 | Maust punts. McKnight returns 2 yards to the USC37. |
| USC - 3:15 | ||
| 1-10, USC37 | 3:15 | Sanchez rush left for 1 yard to the USC38. |
| 2-9, USC38 | 2:00 | Johnson rush middle for 3 yards to the USC41. |
| 3-6, USC41 | 1:17 | Sanchez pass completion to the left to Johnson for 4 yards to the USC45. |
| 4-2, USC45 | 0:44 | Woidneck punts. No return. Ball on ND26. |
| Notre Dame - 0:36 | ||
| 1-10, ND26 | 0:36 | Aldridge rush middle for 4 yards to the ND30. |
| 2-6, ND30 | 0:10 | Aldridge rush middle for 15 yards to the ND45. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, ND45 | 15:00 | Aldridge rush middle for 4 yards to the ND49. |
| 2-6, ND49 | 14:31 | Aldridge rush middle for 4 yards to the USC47. |
| 3-2, USC47 | 13:46 | Aldridge rush middle for 17 yards to the USC30. |
| 1-10, USC30 | 13:20 | Aldridge rush middle for 0 yards to the USC30. |
| 1-10, USC30 | 12:30 | Notre Dame time out. |
| 2-10, USC30 | 12:30 | Clausen incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, USC30 | 12:30 | Aldridge rush middle for 6 yards to the USC24. |
| 4-4, USC24 | 12:30 | Walker 41 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 11:45 | Notre Dame kicks off. Johnson returns 10 yards to the USC16. | |
| USC - 11:38 | ||
| 1-10, USC16 | 11:38 | Sanchez pass completion to the right to Turner for 8 yards to the USC24. |
| 2-2, USC24 | 10:58 | Tyler rush middle for 3 yards to the USC27. |
| 1-10, USC27 | 10:58 | Tyler rush right for 18 yards to the USC45. |
| 1-10, USC45 | 9:46 | Sanchez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 1-10, USC45 | 9:37 | Notre Dame time out. |
| 2-10, USC45 | 9:37 | Tyler rush left for 13 yards to the ND42. |
| 1-10, ND42 | 9:04 | Tyler rush right for 25 yards to the ND17. |
| 1-10, ND17 | 9:04 | Tyler rush middle for 0 yards to the ND17. |
| 2-10, ND17 | 8:14 | Sanchez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, ND17 | 8:01 | Sanchez pass completion to the right to Turner for 17 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:57 | Buehler PAT - GOOD. | |
| 7:57 | USC kicks off. Touchback. Ball on ND20. | |
| Notre Dame - 7:57 | ||
| 1-10, ND20 | 7:57 | Aldridge rush middle for 9 yards to the ND29. |
| 2-1, ND29 | 7:22 | Aldridge rush middle for 0 yards to the ND29. |
| 2-1, ND29 | 7:22 | Aldridge fumbles, Morgan of USC recovers and returns 2 yards to the ND18. |
| USC - 7:22 | ||
| 1-10, ND18 | 7:22 | Tyler rush left for -1 yards to the ND19. |
| 2-11, ND19 | 6:37 | USC penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-21, ND29 | 6:08 | Tyler rush middle for 0 yards to the ND29. |
| 3-21, ND29 | 5:32 | Mustain pass completion to the right to Carswell for 7 yards to the ND22. |
| 4-14, ND27 | 4:53 | Mustain pass to the left intercepted by Gray and returned 24 yards. |
| Notre Dame - 4:53 | ||
| 1-10, ND30 | 4:53 | Clausen pass completion to the right to Schwapp for 3 yards to the ND33. |
| 2-7, ND33 | 3:55 | Clausen incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-7, ND33 | 3:55 | Clausen pass completion to the right to Tate for 7 yards to the ND40. |
| 1-10, ND40 | 3:28 | Clausen sacked by Morgan for a 10 yard loss to the ND30. |
| 2-20, ND30 | 2:46 | Clausen incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-20, ND30 | 2:41 | Clausen pass completion to the right to Hughes for 11 yards to the ND41. |
| 3-20, ND30 | 2:41 | USC penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, USC44 | 2:00 | Hughes rush middle for -1 yards to the USC45. |
| 2-11, USC45 | 1:35 | Hughes rush left for 7 yards to the USC38. |
| 3-4, USC38 | 1:07 | Aldridge rush middle for 1 yard to the USC37. |
| 4-3, USC37 | 0:47 | Clausen incomplete pass to the left. |
| USC - 0:34 | ||
| 1-10, USC37 | 0:34 | Rush middle for -2 yards to the USC35. |










