#10 Notre Dame @ #1 USC
Final
December 02, 1972 12:00 PM
#10 Notre Dame
Fighting Irish
3-0 / 0-0
23
45
#1 USC
Trojans
10-0 / 7-0
1972 Season

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles, CA
Capacity: 93,607
Attendance: 75,243

Series Stats

Notre Dame
Southern California
Tie
25
15
4
44th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

14-28 Southern California
Notre Dame Stadium
Oct 23, 1971
Notre Dame

Head Coach
 Ara Parseghian
*the data for this team and coach are incomplete
Schedule
@ Northwestern W 0-37 9/23/1972
vs Purdue W 14-35 9/30/1972
@ Michigan State W 0-16 10/7/1972
@ Southern California L 45-23 12/2/1972
@ Nebraska L 40-6 1/1/1973
Notre Dame
has outscored their opponents
88 to 14
this season
Ara Parseghian's record
at Notre Dame
0 - 0 - 0
vs Southern California
0 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Notre Dame
11 game(s)
from 1983
to 1993
Southern California
8 game(s)
from 2002
to 2009
Stats
Southern California

South Division
Head Coach
 John McKay
Schedule
@ Arkansas W 10-31 9/9/1972
vs Oregon State W 6-51 9/16/1972
@ Illinois W 20-55 9/23/1972
vs Michigan State W 6-51 9/30/1972
@ Stanford W 21-30 10/7/1972
vs California W 14-42 10/14/1972
vs Washington W 7-34 10/21/1972
@ Oregon W 0-18 10/28/1972
vs Washington State W 3-44 11/4/1972
@ California Los Angeles W 7-24 11/18/1972
vs Notre Dame W 23-45 12/2/1972
vs Ohio State W 17-42 1/1/1973
Southern California 1972 schedule
Southern California
has outscored their opponents
380 to 94
this season
John McKay's record
at Southern California
59 - 18 - 2
vs Notre Dame
5 - 5 - 2
Latest Winning Streak
Notre Dame
3 game(s)
from 2023
to 2025
Southern California
1 game(s)
from 2022
to 2022
Notes