| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| U-S-C Touchdown - 20-yard pass from Matt Barkley to Damian Williams. (Jordan Congdon kick). 8:47 Remaining. |
| Notre Dame Touchdown - 2-yard run by Robert Hughes. (Nick Tausch kick). 1:04 Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| U-S-C Field Goal - 24-yarder by Jordan Congdon. 12:44 Remaining. |
| U-S-C Field Goal - 37-yarder by Jordan Congdon. 7:10 Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| U-S-C Touchdown - 41-yard pass from Matt Barkley to Damian Williams. (Jordan Congdon kick). 7:29 Remaining. |
| Notre Dame Touchdown - 45-yard pass from Jimmy Claussen to Golden Tate. (Nick Tausch kick). 5:18 Remaining. |
| U-S-C Touchdown - 3-yard run by Allen Bradford. (Jordan Congdon kick). 2:35 Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| U-S-C Touchdown - 1-yard run by Joe McKnight. (Jordan Congdon kick). 13:33 Remaining. |
| Notre Dame Touchdown - 2-yard run by Jimmy Claussen. (kick blocked). 11:13 Remaining. |
| Notre Dame Touchdown - 15-yard pass from Jimmy Claussen to Golden Tate. (Nick Tausch kick). 7:28 Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | U-S-C | Notre Dame |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 21 | 27 |
| By Rushing | 5 | 10 |
| By Passing | 15 | 12 |
| By Penalty | 1 | 5 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 6-13-46.0 | 5-14-36.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0 | 2-3-67 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 501 | 367 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 62 | 75 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 8.1 | 4.9 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 121 | 82 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 33 | 31 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 3.7 | 2.6 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 380 | 285 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 3-18 | 5-24 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 29-19-1 | 44-24-0 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 13.1 | 6.5 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 4-38.2 | 5-37.8 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 4 | 32 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 5-68 | 6-124 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 0-0 | 1-30 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 8-70 | 4-38 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 4 | 4 |
| Rushing | 2 | 2 |
| Passing | 2 | 2 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 4-4 | 3-4 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 34 | 27 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 28:49 | 31:11 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| U-S-C | Notre Dame |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
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| J.McKnight | 19 | 79 | 4.2 | 25 | 1 | | A.Bradford | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 23 | 1 | | D.Williams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | | S.Havili | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | | M.Barkley | 4 | -17 | -4.3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Total | 33 | 121 | 3.7 | 25 | 2 |
| | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
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| A.Allen Jr | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 | | R.Hughes | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 7 | 1 | | J.Goodman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | | G.Tate | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | | J.Aldridge | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | | J.Clausen | 9 | -4 | -0.4 | 11 | 1 | | Total | 31 | 82 | 2.6 | 13 | 2 |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| M.Barkley | 29 | 19 | 380 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 29 | 19 | 380 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 1 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| J.Clausen | 43 | 24 | 260 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 0 | | E.Maust | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | | Total | 44 | 25 | 285 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 0 |
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| RECEIVING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
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| A.McCoy | 5 | 153 | 30.6 | 60 | 0 | | D.Williams | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 41 | 2 | | R.Ellison | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 | | D.Ausberry | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | | B.Butler | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 | | S.Havili | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | | R.Johnson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | | J.McKnight | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | | B.Ayles | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | | Total | 19 | 380 | 20.0 | 60 | 2 |
| | RECEIVING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
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| R.Parris | 9 | 92 | 10.2 | 25 | 0 | | G.Tate | 8 | 117 | 14.6 | 45 | 2 | | K.Rudolph | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | | A.Allen Jr | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 21 | 0 | | D.Kamara | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 | | J.Goodman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 25 | 285 | 11.4 | 45 | 2 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| G.Gray | 1 | 30 | 30 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| J.Harfman | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 1 | 59 | | Total | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 1 | 59 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| B.Turk | 5 | 189 | 37.8 | 3 | 48 | | Total | 5 | 189 | 37.8 | 3 | 48 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Williams | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| G.Tate | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| C.Gable | 5 | 68 | 22 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 5 | 68 | 22 | 0 |
| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| G.Tate | 3 | 62 | 24 | 0 | | T.Riddick | 2 | 48 | 31 | 0 | | B.Gallup Jr | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | | Total | 6 | 124 | 31 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| J.Congdon | 2/2 | 100.0 | 37 | 4/4 | 10 | | Total | 2/2 | 100.0 | 37 | 4/4 | 10 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| N.Tausch | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/4 | 3 | | Total | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/4 | 3 |
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