Sunday, 11/25/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Notre Dame | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| USC | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | -- |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| USC - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | USC kicks off. Atkinson returns 17 yards to the ND25. | |
| Notre Dame - 14:57 | ||
| 1-10, ND25 | 14:57 | Riddick rush middle for 12 yards to the ND37. |
| 1-10, ND37 | 14:31 | Golson pass completion to the left to Toma for 22 yards to the USC41. |
| 1-10, USC41 | 14:09 | Riddick rush middle for 3 yards to the USC38. |
| 2-7, USC38 | 13:37 | Golson rush for 12 yards to the USC26. |
| 1-10, USC26 | 13:10 | Golson pass completion to the left to Jones for 13 yards to the USC13. |
| 1-10, USC13 | 12:47 | Riddick rush middle for 5 yards to the USC8. |
| 2-5, USC8 | 12:13 | Wood rush for -1 yard to the USC9. |
| 3-6, USC9 | 11:34 | Golson incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-6, USC9 | 11:28 | Brindza 27 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 11:25 | Notre Dame kicks off. Touchback. Ball on USC25. | |
| USC - 11:25 | ||
| 1-10, USC25 | 11:25 | McNeal rush middle for 12 yards to the USC37. |
| 1-10, USC37 | 10:54 | McNeal rush middle for 5 yards to the USC42. |
| 2-5, USC42 | 10:19 | McNeal rush middle for 4 yards to the USC46. |
| 3-1, USC46 | 9:40 | McNeal rush left for 5 yards to the ND49. |
| 1-10, ND49 | 9:10 | Wittek incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, ND49 | 9:06 | Wittek incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, ND49 | 8:58 | Wittek incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-10, ND49 | 8:53 | Negrete punts. No return. Ball on ND13. |
| Notre Dame - 8:45 | ||
| 1-10, ND13 | 8:45 | Wood rush for 5 yards to the ND18. |
| 2-5, ND18 | 8:10 | Golson rush left for 2 yards to the ND20. |
| ND19 | 7:43 | Notre Dame time out. |
| 3-3, ND20 | 7:43 | USC penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-10, ND25 | 7:40 | Golson pass completion to the left to Riddick for 7 yards to the ND32. |
| 2-3, ND32 | 6:59 | Riddick rush for -2 yards to the ND30. |
| 3-5, ND30 | 6:12 | Golson pass completion to the right to Riddick for 11 yards to the ND41. |
| 1-10, ND41 | 5:47 | Golson pass completion to the left to Jones for 20 yards to the USC39. |
| 1-10, USC39 | 5:16 | Golson pass completion to the right to Eifert for 15 yards to the USC24. |
| 1-10, USC24 | 4:42 | Notre Dame penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, USC29 | 4:17 | Riddick rush for 6 yards to the USC23. |
| 2-9, USC23 | 3:35 | Wood rush right for 0 yards. |
| 3-9, USC23 | 2:51 | Golson pass completion to the right to Eifert for 12 yards to the USC11. |
| 1-10, USC11 | 2:22 | Wood rush for 2 yards to the USC9. |
| 2-8, USC9 | 1:53 | Riddick rush middle for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:48 | Brindza PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:48 | Notre Dame kicks off. Touchback. Ball on USC25. | |
| USC - 1:39 | ||
| 1-10, USC25 | 1:39 | Notre Dame penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, USC40 | 1:39 | Wittek pass completion to the left to Lee for 4 yards to the USC44. |
| 2-6, USC44 | 1:00 | Wittek pass completion to the left to Woods for 9 yards to the ND47. |
| 1-10, ND47 | 0:30 | Wittek pass completion to the right to Woods for 18 yards to the ND29. |
| 1-10, ND29 | 0:02 | Wittek pass completion to the left to Lee for 6 yards to the ND23. Notre Dame penalized 12 yards. |
| 1-10, ND11 | 0:00 | McNeal rush left for 0 yards. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| USC - 15:00 | ||
| 2-9, ND11 | 15:00 | Wittek pass completion to the middle to Woods for 11 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 14:55 | Heidari PAT - GOOD. | |
| 14:55 | USC kicks off. Atkinson returns 13 yards to the ND21. | |
| Notre Dame - 14:50 | ||
| 1-10, ND21 | 14:50 | Golson pass completion to the middle to Wood for 9 yards to the ND30. |
| 2-1, ND30 | 14:11 | Riddick rush middle for 15 yards to the ND45. |
| 1-10, ND45 | 13:43 | Riddick rush middle for 4 yards to the ND49. |
| 2-6, ND49 | 13:01 | Golson pass completion to the right to Eifert for 6 yards to the USC45. |
| 1-10, USC45 | 12:22 | Wood rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, USC45 | 11:47 | Golson incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, USC45 | 11:42 | Golson pass completion to the left to Riddick for 15 yards to the USC30. |
| 1-10, USC30 | 11:14 | Golson pass completion to the left to Jones for 7 yards to the USC23. |
| 2-3, USC23 | 10:39 | Riddick rush for 7 yards to the USC16. |
| 1-10, USC16 | 10:10 | Golson incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, USC16 | 10:03 | Riddick rush middle for 4 yards to the USC12. |
| 3-6, USC12 | 9:29 | Golson incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, USC12 | 9:23 | Brindza 29 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 9:19 | Notre Dame kicks off. Lee returns 14 yards to the USC23. | |
| USC - 9:14 | ||
| 1-10, USC23 | 9:14 | Wittek pass completion to the right to Woods for 6 yards to the USC29. |
| 2-4, USC29 | 8:33 | Redd rush right for 15 yards to the USC44. |
| 1-10, USC44 | 7:56 | Redd rush left for 24 yards to the ND32. |
| 1-10, ND32 | 7:16 | Redd rush right for 1 yard to the ND31. |
| 2-9, ND31 | 6:37 | Wittek pass completion to the right to Vainuku for 10 yards to the ND21. |
| 1-10, ND21 | 6:00 | Lee rush for -1 yard to the ND22. |
| 2-11, ND22 | 5:17 | Redd rush left for 3 yards to the ND19. |
| 3-8, ND19 | 4:33 | TEAM rush middle for -3 yards to the ND22. |
| 4-11, ND22 | 3:54 | Heidari 39 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 3:50 | USC kicks off. Atkinson returns 16 yards to the ND16. | |
| Notre Dame - 3:44 | ||
| 1-10, ND16 | 3:44 | Atkinson rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, ND16 | 3:06 | Golson incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, ND16 | 2:27 | Golson rush middle for 9 yards to the ND25. |
| ND25 | 1:42 | Notre Dame time out. |
| 4-1, ND25 | 1:42 | Turk punts. Woods returns -1 yard to the USC25. |
| USC - 1:34 | ||
| 1-10, USC25 | 1:34 | Wittek pass to the left intercepted by Russell. No return. |
| Notre Dame - 1:25 | ||
| 1-10, ND17 | 1:25 | Golson incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, ND17 | 1:21 | Golson pass completion to the left to Wood for 9 yards to the ND26. |
| 3-1, ND26 | 1:14 | Riddick rush middle for 4 yards to the ND30. |
| 1-10, ND30 | 0:50 | Golson pass completion to the right to Goodman for 23 yards to the USC47. |
| 1-10, USC47 | 0:27 | Golson pass completion to the middle to Toma for 12 yards to the USC35. |
| 1-10, USC35 | 0:16 | TEAM incomplete pass. |
| 2-10, USC35 | 0:13 | Golson incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, USC35 | 0:10 | Golson incomplete pass to the right. |
| USC35 | 0:01 | USC time out. |
| 4-10, USC35 | 0:01 | Brindza 52 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Notre Dame kicks off. Lee returns 25 yards to the USC24. | |
| USC - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, USC24 | 14:54 | McNeal rush left for 5 yards to the USC29. |
| 2-5, USC29 | 14:14 | Wittek pass to the right intercepted by Te'o and returned 1 yard. |
| Notre Dame - 14:06 | ||
| 1-10, USC37 | 14:06 | Atkinson rush right for 15 yards to the USC22. |
| 1-10, USC22 | 13:34 | Riddick rush right for 4 yards to the USC18. |
| 2-6, USC18 | 12:56 | Wood rush for 1 yard to the USC17. |
| 3-5, USC17 | 12:12 | Golson incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, USC17 | 12:05 | 34 yard field goal attempt by Brindza is NO GOOD. |
| USC - 11:59 | ||
| 1-10, USC20 | 11:59 | Wittek pass completion to the right to Lee for 1 yard to the USC21. |
| 2-9, USC21 | 11:16 | McNeal rush right for 4 yards to the USC25. |
| 3-5, USC25 | 10:32 | Wittek sacked by Lewis-Moore for -7 yards to the USC18. |
| 4-12, USC18 | 9:54 | Negrete punts. No return. Ball on ND38. |
| Notre Dame - 9:45 | ||
| 1-10, ND39 | 9:45 | Golson sacked by Breslin and Horton for -2 yards to the ND37. |
| 2-12, ND37 | 9:08 | Riddick rush left for 3 yards to the ND40. |
| 3-9, ND40 | 8:27 | Golson incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-9, ND40 | 8:22 | Notre Dame penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-14, ND35 | 8:10 | Turk punts. No return. Ball on USC22. |
| USC - 8:03 | ||
| 1-10, USC22 | 8:03 | Redd rush right for 4 yards to the USC26. |
| 2-6, USC26 | 7:24 | Redd rush middle for 5 yards to the USC31. |
| 3-1, USC31 | 6:49 | Redd rush middle for -1 yard to the USC30. |
| 4-2, USC30 | 6:08 | Negrete punts. No return. Ball on ND14. |
| Notre Dame - 5:55 | ||
| 1-10, ND14 | 5:55 | Riddick rush for 2 yards to the ND16. |
| 2-8, ND16 | 5:17 | Golson rush for 7 yards to the ND23. |
| 3-1, ND23 | 4:34 | Riddick rush middle for 9 yards to the ND32. |
| 1-10, ND32 | 3:59 | Riddick rush middle for 8 yards to the ND40. |
| 2-2, ND40 | 3:26 | Golson pass completion to the left to Eifert for 36 yards to the USC24. |
| 1-10, USC24 | 2:52 | Riddick rush right for 6 yards to the USC18. |
| 2-4, USC18 | 2:09 | Notre Dame penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-14, USC28 | 2:03 | Golson rush middle for 10 yards to the USC18. |
| 3-4, USC18 | 1:18 | Golson rush middle for 2 yards to the USC16. |
| 4-2, USC16 | 0:37 | Brindza 33 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 0:31 | Notre Dame kicks off. Lee returns 20 yards to the USC16. | |
| USC - 0:25 | ||
| 1-10, USC16 | 0:25 | Wittek incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, USC16 | 0:20 | Wittek pass completion to the middle to Woods for 13 yards to the USC29. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| USC - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, USC29 | 15:00 | Wittek pass completion to the left to Lee for 11 yards to the USC40. |
| 1-10, USC40 | 14:28 | USC penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, USC35 | 14:06 | Wittek incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-15, USC35 | 14:00 | Wittek pass completion to the left to Woods for 17 yards to the ND48. |
| 1-10, ND48 | 13:27 | Redd rush left for 13 yards to the ND35. |
| 1-10, ND35 | 12:52 | Wittek pass completion to the left to Woods for 18 yards to the ND17. |
| 1-10, ND17 | 12:15 | Redd rush left for 6 yards to the ND11. |
| 2-4, ND11 | 11:35 | Redd rush left for 7 yards to the ND4. |
| 1-4, ND4 | 11:00 | Redd rush middle for 2 yards to the ND2. |
| 2-2, ND2 | 10:20 | Redd rush middle for -2 yards to the ND4. |
| ND4 | 9:29 | USC time out. |
| 3-4, ND4 | 9:29 | Wittek incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-4, ND4 | 9:24 | Heidari 21 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 9:20 | USC kicks off. Atkinson returns 38 yards to the ND44. | |
| Notre Dame - 9:11 | ||
| 1-10, ND44 | 9:11 | Riddick rush middle for 20 yards to the USC36. |
| 1-10, USC36 | 8:30 | Wood rush middle for 7 yards to the USC29. |
| 2-3, USC29 | 8:10 | Wood rush middle for 5 yards to the USC24. |
| 1-10, USC24 | 7:47 | Riddick rush middle for 15 yards to the USC9. |
| 1-9, USC9 | 7:17 | Golson rush right for 3 yards to the USC6. |
| USC6 | 6:34 | Notre Dame time out. |
| 2-6, USC6 | 6:34 | Golson rush middle for 4 yards to the USC2. |
| 3-2, USC2 | 6:07 | Golson incomplete pass to the left. |
| USC2 | 6:02 | Notre Dame time out. |
| 4-2, USC2 | 6:02 | Brindza 19 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 5:58 | Notre Dame kicks off. Lee returns 43 yards to the USC45. | |
| USC - 5:50 | ||
| 1-10, USC45 | 5:50 | Wittek pass completion to the left to Lee for 53 yards to the ND2. |
| 1-2, ND2 | 5:10 | USC penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-7, ND7 | 5:10 | McNeal rush middle for 3 yards to the ND4. |
| 2-4, ND4 | 4:12 | Notre Dame penalized 2 yards. |
| 1-2, ND2 | 4:07 | Notre Dame penalized 1 yards. |
| 1-1, ND1 | 4:07 | Wittek rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-1, ND1 | 3:30 | Wittek rush middle for 0 yards. |
| ND1 | 3:19 | USC time out. |
| 3-1, ND1 | 3:19 | McNeal rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 4-1, ND1 | 2:38 | Wittek incomplete pass to the right. |
| Notre Dame - 2:33 | ||
| 1-10, ND2 | 2:33 | Riddick rush middle for 12 yards to the ND14. |
| ND14 | 1:56 | Notre Dame time out. |
| 1-10, ND14 | 1:56 | TEAM rush for -2 yards to the ND12. |
| ND12 | 1:51 | USC time out. |
| 2-12, ND12 | 1:51 | TEAM rush middle for -2 yards to the ND10. |
| 3-14, ND10 | 1:10 | TEAM rush for -2 yards to the ND8. |
| 4-16, ND8 | 0:19 | Turk punts. Woods returns 4 yards to the ND44. |
| USC - 0:19 | ||
| 1-10, ND44 | 0:19 | Wittek pass completion to the left to Grimble for 9 yards to the ND35. |
| 2-1, ND35 | 0:06 | TEAM incomplete pass. |
| 3-1, ND35 | 0:04 | Wittek sacked by Shembo for -5 yards to the ND40. |










