Notre Dame at USC Game Matchup
Notre Dame logo Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC TrojansUSC logo
Saturday, November 29th 2008 (8:00 PM EST)
USC 38 - Notre Dame: 3

 
Fighting Irish (7 - 6) (0 - 0 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 36 - 16 (46 - 18 on Road)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
USC coming off BYE
Our Line: -2    (SP+ -)
PPG only: ND: 30 - USC: 23 (53)
ND Win prob: 49% | Cover: 49%
ND Travel: 1816 miles, 3 hrs ahead
Trojans (12 - 1) (0 - 0 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 30 - 24 (37 - 24 @ Home)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Notre Dame's 2008 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResult
BYE WEEK
Sat 9/6 Notre Dame vs San Diego State W 21 - 13
Sat 9/13 Notre Dame vs Michigan W 35 - 17
Sat 9/20 Notre Dame at Michigan State L 7 - 23
Sat 9/27 Notre Dame vs Purdue W 38 - 21
Sat 10/4 Notre Dame vs Stanford W 28 - 21
Sat 10/11 Notre Dame at North Carolina L 24 - 29
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/25 Notre Dame at Washington W 33 - 7
Sat 11/1 Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh L 33 - 36
Sat 11/8 Notre Dame at Boston College L 0 - 17
Sat 11/15 Notre Dame at Navy W 27 - 21
Sat 11/22 Notre Dame vs Syracuse L 23 - 24
Sat 11/29 Notre Dame at USC L 3 - 38
Wed 12/24 Notre Dame vs Hawai'i W 49 - 21
Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
Losses: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
USC's 2008 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResult
Sat 8/30 USC at Virginia W 52 - 7
BYE WEEK
Sat 9/13 USC vs Ohio State W 35 - 3
BYE WEEK
Thu 9/25 USC at Oregon State L 21 - 27
Sat 10/4 USC vs Oregon W 44 - 10
Sat 10/11 USC vs Arizona State W 28 - 0
Sat 10/18 USC at Washington State W 69 - 0
Sat 10/25 USC at Arizona W 17 - 10
Sat 11/1 USC vs Washington W 56 - 0
Sat 11/8 USC vs California W 17 - 3
Sat 11/15 USC at Stanford W 45 - 23
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/29 USC vs Notre Dame W 38 - 3
Sat 12/6 USC at UCLA W 28 - 7
Thu 1/1 USC vs Penn State W 38 - 24
Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
Losses: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

ND's OC vs USC's DC      USC's OC vs ND's DC

Important Stats (2007)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
ND0%36.10%000%000%15.50%0%0000
USC0%30.20%000%000%24.10%0%0000
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
ND0%0%000%000%0%0%0000
USC0%0%000%000%0%0%0000



Overall Stats 2007
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
ND Offense1236.1460%00000000%0%0%0%0%
USC Defense1324.123.80%00 - - - - - 0%0%0%0%0%
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
ND Defense1215.518.30%00 - - - - - 0%0%0%0%0%
USC Offense1330.236.80%00000000%0%0%0%0%

Additional Stats 2007
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Notre Dame120:000NAN%0%0000000100
USC130:000NAN%0%0000000100
Run Game Stats (2008)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
ND Offense120%0%000000%0%0
USC Defense130%0% - - - - 00%0%0
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
ND Defense120%0% - - - - 00%0%0
USC Offense130%0%000000%0%0

Pass Game Stats (2008)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
ND Offense120%0%000000000%0%0%0
USC Defense130%0% - - - - - - 000%0%0%0
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
ND Defense120%0% - - - - - - 000%0%0%0
USC Offense130%0%000000000%0%0%0

Notre Dame's Power Ratings
Notre Dame's Power Rating: #NR
Notre Dame's Offense Rating: #NR
Notre Dame's Defense Rating: #NR
2008 Talent Rating: #
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Notre Dame's 2008 Expected Record: -
Notre Dame's 2008 Overall SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Notre Dame's Offense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Notre Dame's Defense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.

Notre Dame's SP+ Ratings
Notre Dame's 2008 Overall SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Notre Dame's Offense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Notre Dame's Defense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.

Average Talent
Average FBS Independents Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 638.99

Power Ratings Matchup
Notre Dame:    USC: 2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Notre Dame:    USC:




USC's Power Ratings
USC's Power Rating: 2 #NR
USC's Offense Rating: #NR
USC's Defense Rating: #NR
2008 Talent Rating: #
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
USC's 2008 Expected Record: -

USC's SP+ Ratings
USC's 2008 Overall SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
USC's Offense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
USC's Defense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 638.99


Notre Dame Scoring
Offense: 36.1 PPG
Offense on Road: 46
Defense: 15.5 PPG
Defense on Road: 18.3

Notre Dame's 2008 Record
Record: 7 - 6
Record vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0
Record on Road: 2 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 0 - 0 - 0
Projected Score
Notre Dame 30
USC 23

Projected Total Points: 53
USC Scoring
Offense: 30.2 PPG
Offense at Home: 36.8
Defense: 24.1 PPG
Defense at Home: 23.8

USC's 2008 Record
Record: 12 - 1
Record vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0
Record at home: 6 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 0 - 0 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreWinnerSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202411/30USC35Notre Dame49Notre DameNotre Dame -6.5Notre Dame52.5Over
202310/14Notre Dame48USC20Notre DameNotre Dame -3Notre Dame61.0Over
202211/26USC38Notre Dame27USCUSC -4USC63.5Over
202110/23Notre Dame31USC16Notre DameNotre Dame -8Notre Dame59.5Under
201910/12Notre Dame30USC27Notre DameNotre Dame -10.5USC60.0Under
201811/24USC17Notre Dame24Notre DameNotre Dame -12.5USC54.0Under
201710/21Notre Dame49USC14Notre DameNotre Dame -4Notre Dame61.5Over
201611/26USC45Notre Dame27USCUSC -17USC59.5Over
201510/17Notre Dame41USC31Notre DameNotre Dame -3Notre Dame62.0Over
201411/29USC49Notre Dame14USCUSC -7USC0
201310/19Notre Dame14USC10Notre DameNotre Dame -1.5Notre Dame0
201211/24USC13Notre Dame22Notre Dame
201110/22Notre Dame17USC31USC
201011/27USC16Notre Dame20Notre Dame
200910/17Notre Dame27USC34USC
200811/29USC38Notre Dame3USC
200710/20Notre Dame0USC38USC
200611/25USC44Notre Dame24USC
200510/15Notre Dame31USC34USC
200411/27USC41Notre Dame10USC
200310/18Notre Dame14USC45USC
200110/20Notre Dame27USC16Notre Dame
200011/24USC21Notre Dame38Notre Dame
TeamWinsCoversO/U
USC1156 Overs
Notre Dame1263 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams13 - 109 - 28 - 11 - 1
Road Teams10 - 132 - 91 - 11 - 8

(#NR) Notre Dame Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Offense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Defense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Talent Rating: #
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Expected Record: -

Notre Dame     Ratings Matchup     USC
Power #NR
#NR
Off #NR
#NR
Def #NR
#NR
Talent #
#
SP+ #Team not found for the given year.
#Team not found for the given year.
SP+ Off #Team not found for the given year.
#Team not found for the given year.
SP+ Def #Team not found for the given year.
#Team not found for the given year.

Rematch from Week 14
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USC won vs Notre Dame this year (38-3)

Previous Matchups
Notre Dame beat USC last year (49-35)
Notre Dame beat USC in 2023 (48-20)
USC beat Notre Dame in 2022 (38-27)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Conditions:
Temp: 61°

Team Information
Injuries: ND | USC
Depth Chart: ND | USC
Rosters: ND | USC
(#NR) USC Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: 2 #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Offense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Defense SP+ Rating: #Team not found for the given year.
Talent Rating: #
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Expected Record: -





  
Notre Dame's OC
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Notre Dame's DC
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USC's DC
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