#4 USC @ #9 Notre Dame
Final
October 20, 1979 12:00 PM
#4 USC
Trojans
5-0 / 2-0
42
23
#9 Notre Dame
Fighting Irish
2-1 / 0-0
1979 Season

Notre Dame Stadium
South Bend, IN
Capacity: 80,795
Attendance: 59,075

Series Stats

Southern California
Notre Dame
Tie
20
27
4
51st
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

27-25 Southern California
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Nov 25, 1978
USC

South Division
Head Coach
 John Robinson
Schedule
@ Texas Tech W 7-21 9/8/1979
@ Oregon State W 5-42 9/15/1979
vs Minnesota W 14-48 9/22/1979
@ Louisiana State W 12-17 9/29/1979
vs Washington State W 21-50 10/6/1979
vs Stanford W 21-21 10/13/1979
@ Notre Dame W 23-42 10/20/1979
@ California W 14-24 10/27/1979
vs Arizona W 7-34 11/3/1979
@ Washington W 17-24 11/10/1979
vs California Los Angeles W 14-49 11/24/1979
@ Ohio State W 16-17 1/1/1980
Southern California 1979 schedule
Southern California
has outscored their opponents
199 to 80
this season
John Robinson's record
at Southern California
22 - 5 - 1
vs Notre Dame
2 - 1 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Southern California
8 game(s)
from 2002
to 2009
Notre Dame
11 game(s)
from 1983
to 1993
Stats
Notre Dame

Head Coach
 Dan Devine
*the data for this team and coach are incomplete
Schedule
@ Michigan W 10-12 9/15/1979
@ Purdue L 28-22 9/22/1979
vs Michigan State W 3-27 9/29/1979
vs Southern California L 42-23 10/20/1979
Notre Dame
has outscored their opponents
61 to 41
this season
Dan Devine's record
at Notre Dame
4 - 4 - 0
vs Southern California
1 - 3 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Southern California
1 game(s)
from 2022
to 2022
Notre Dame
3 game(s)
from 2023
to 2025
Notes