#5 USC @ Notre Dame
Final
October 24, 1981 12:00 PM
#5 USC
Trojans
5-1 / 2-1
14
7
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish
1-2 / 0-0
1981 Season

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

Series Stats

Southern California
Notre Dame
Tie
22
27
4
53rd
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

20-3 Southern California
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dec 06, 1980
USC

South Division
Head Coach
 John Robinson
Schedule
vs Tennessee W 7-43 9/12/1981
@ Indiana W 0-21 9/19/1981
vs Oklahoma W 24-28 9/26/1981
@ Oregon State W 22-56 10/3/1981
vs Arizona L 13-10 10/10/1981
vs Stanford W 17-25 10/17/1981
@ Notre Dame W 7-14 10/24/1981
vs Washington State W 17-41 10/31/1981
@ California W 3-21 11/7/1981
@ Washington L 13-3 11/14/1981
vs California Los Angeles W 21-22 11/21/1981
@ Penn State L 26-10 1/1/1982
Southern California 1981 schedule
Southern California
has outscored their opponents
183 to 83
this season
John Robinson's record
at Southern California
36 - 6 - 1
vs Notre Dame
4 - 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 L 25-7 9/19/1981
@ Purdue L 15-14 9/26/1981
vs Michigan State W 7-20 10/3/1981
vs Southern California L 14-7 10/24/1981
@ Penn State L 24-21 11/21/1981
Notre Dame
has been outscored by their opponents
47 to 41
this season
Dan Devine's record
at Notre Dame
4 - 6 - 0
vs Southern California
1 - 5 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Southern California
1 game(s)
from 2022
to 2022
Notre Dame
3 game(s)
from 2023
to 2025
Notes