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 | |  | | Notre Dame (5-5) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | | USC (11-0) | 3 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
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| Scoring Summary | | 1st Quarter | | | 6:24 | Notre Dame: TD, B Palmer 1 YD PASS FROM B Quinn (D Fitzgerald KICK) | | | 1:26 | USC: FG, R Killeen 39 YD | | | 2nd Quarter | | | 11:51 | Notre Dame: FG, D Fitzgerald 28 YD | | | 5:53 | USC: TD, D Jarrett 12 YD PASS FROM M Leinart (R Killeen KICK) | | | 2:06 | USC: TD, D Jarrett 57 YD PASS FROM M Leinart (R Killeen KICK) | | | 3rd Quarter | | | 9:16 | USC: FG, R Killeen 42 YD | | | 3:06 | USC: TD, R Bush 69 YD PASS FROM M Leinart (R Killeen KICK) | | | 4th Quarter | | | 12:27 | USC: TD, S Smith 35 YD PASS FROM M Leinart (R Killeen KICK) | | | 6:57 | USC: TD, J Mitchell 23 YD PASS FROM M Leinart (R Killeen KICK) | |
| Team Statistics | | | USC | Notre Dame | | TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 23 | 16 | | TOTAL NET YARDS | 488 | 300 | | Total Plays | 63 | 67 | | Average Gain | 7.7 | 4.5 | | NET YARDS RUSHING | 83 | 195 | | Rushes | 28 | 37 | | Average per rush | 3 | 5.3 | | NET YARDS PASSING | 405 | 105 | | Completions-attempted | 25-35 | 15-30 | | Sacked | | | | Yards Lost | | | | TOTAL TURNOVERS | 0 | 0 | | Interceptions | 0 | 0 | | Fumbles Lost | 0 | 0 | | OTHER | | | | Penalties | 2 | 3 | | Penalty Yards | 10 | 36 | | Time of Possesion | 28:30 | 31:30 | | Punts | 3 | 8 | | Punt Average | 35.7 | 43.9 | | Return Yards | 0 | 9 |
| Passing | | USC | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Matt Leinart | 24 | 34 | 400 | | 0 | 11.8 | | | Matt Cassel | 1 | 1 | 5 | | 0 | 5.0 | | | Notre Dame | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | | | Brady Quinn | 15 | 29 | 105 | | 0 | 3.6 | | | Carlyle Holiday | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Rushing | | USC | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | LenDale White | 14 | 51 | | 3.6 | | | Reggie Bush | 8 | 25 | | 3.1 | | | Matt Leinart | 3 | 7 | | 2.3 | | | Desmond Reed | 1 | 2 | | 2.0 | | | - Team | 1 | -1 | | -1.0 | | | Hershel Dennis | 1 | -1 | | -1.0 | | | Notre Dame | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Ryan Grant | 15 | 94 | | 6.3 | | | Darius Walker | 11 | 64 | | 5.8 | | | Brady Quinn | 8 | 30 | | 3.8 | | | Marcus Wilson | 1 | 5 | | 5.0 | | | Travis Thomas | 1 | 2 | | 2.0 | | | Carlyle Holiday | 1 | 0 | | 0.0 | |
| Receiving | | USC | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Dwayne Jarrett | 6 | 102 | | 17.0 | | | Steve Smith | 4 | 96 | | 24.0 | | | Reggie Bush | 1 | 69 | | 69.0 | | | Alex Holmes | 4 | 44 | | 11.0 | | | Jason Mitchell | 2 | 38 | | 19.0 | | | Dominique Byrd | 4 | 23 | | 5.8 | | | Chris McFoy | 1 | 18 | | 18.0 | | | Lee Webb | 1 | 8 | | 8.0 | | | William Buchanon | 1 | 5 | | 5.0 | | | David Kirtman | 1 | 2 | | 2.0 | | | Notre Dame | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | | | Anthony Fasano | 2 | 25 | | 12.5 | | | Marcus Wilson | 2 | 17 | | 8.5 | | | Maurice Stovall | 1 | 17 | | 17.0 | | | Matt Shelton | 2 | 13 | | 6.5 | | | Darius Walker | 3 | 10 | | 3.3 | | | Jerome Collins | 2 | 9 | | 4.5 | | | Rhema McKnight | 1 | 9 | | 9.0 | | | Carlyle Holiday | 1 | 4 | | 4.0 | | | Billy Palmer | 1 | 1 | | 1.0 | |
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