Notre Dame–USC football rivalry
| First meeting | December 4, 1926 Notre Dame 13, USC 12 |
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| Latest meeting | November 26, 2016 USC 45, Notre Dame 27 |
| Next meeting | October 21, 2017 |
| Trophy | Jeweled Shillelagh |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 87 |
| All-time series | Notre Dame leads, 46–37–5 |
The Notre Dame–USC football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team of the University of Notre Dame and USC Trojans football team of the University of Southern California, customarily on the Saturday following Thanksgiving Day when the game is played in Los Angeles or on the third Saturday of October when the game is played in South Bend.
Notre Dame and USC have traditionally been counted among the elite programs in college football, with each school having won 11 national championships and 7 Heisman Trophies. This football rivalry, which began in 1926, is considered one of the most important in college football, and is often called the greatest intersectional rivalry in college football.
Several times, the winner of this series has gone on to win or play for the college football national title. Both schools combined have produced the most national titles (11 each), Heisman trophy winners (7 each),All-Americans, College Football Hall of Famers and NFL Hall of Famers (12 each) of any collegiate football rivalry series. The rivals account for the highest numbers of players taken in the NFL Draft of any school; both are tied with 479 players taken. Also of note is that ND and USC games count for five of the ten most-watched college football games in television history.
The teams play for the Jeweled Shillelagh, a trophy that goes home with the winning team each year. Notre Dame leads the series 46–37–5, including a 2005 USC victory vacated due to NCAA penalty.
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