Notre Dame vs. USC: Box Score, Stats and Game Summary feat. Jadarian Price

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish traveled to Los Angeles to take on the USC Trojans in a Week 14 matchup for the Jeweled Shillelagh. Notre Dame entered Saturday's matchup as the No. 5 team in the country and could clinch a spot in the College Football Playoff with a win over the Trojans. The Fighting Irish boast a 10-1 record entering the matchup, coming off a 49-14 win over Army.

The USC Trojans have had a disappointing 2024 campaign thus far, entering their matchup versus Notre Dame with a 6-5 record. The Trojans are coming off a 19-13 win over UCLA in their last time out and will look to spoil Notre Dame's playoff hopes with a win on Saturday.

Notre Dame scored the only points of the first quarter, taking a 7-0 lead into the second period. USC outscored the Fighting Irish 14-7 in the second quarter to tie the game at 14-14 entering the locker room at halftime. A 21-point third-quarter gave Notre Dame a 35-21 lead entering the fourth quarter.

Notre Dame and USC each scored 14 points in the final period, with the Irish hanging on to top the Trojans 49-35, potentially earning a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff.

Here are stats, box scores and game summaries from this Week 14 Big Ten clash.

Notre Dame vs. USC: Box Score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final
Notre Dame	7	7	21	14	49
USC	0	14	7	14	35

Notre Dame Player Stats

Quarterback:

Player	Completions	Attempts	Passing Yards	Passing TD	INT	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD
Riley Leonard	17	22	155	2	1	12	50	1
Tyler Buchner	1	1	23	0	0	0	0	0

Rushing and receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TD
Jadarian Price	12	111	1	1	-1	0
Jeremiyah Love	13	99	1	3	38	0
Mitchell Evans	0	0	0	5	59	1
Kris Mitchell	0	0	0	2	25	0
Jayden Thomas	0	0	0	2	22	0
Eli Raridon	0	0	0	2	16	1
Jordan Faison	0	0	0	2	13	0
Jaden Greathouse	0	0	0	1	6	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points	Field Goals	Total Points
Mitch Jeter	7/7	0/1	7

USC Player Stats

Quarterback:

Player	Completions	Attempts	Passing Yards	Passing TD	INT	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD
Jayden Maiava	27	49	360	3	2	5	11	2

Rushing and receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TD
Quinten Joyner	10	83	0	1	13	0
Bryan Jackson	6	71	0	0	0	0
Woody Marks	6	33	0	0	0	0
Jake Jensen	1	-1	0	0	0	0
Makai Lemon	0	0	0	9	133	0
Duce Robinson	0	0	0	3	63	0
Zachariah Branch	0	0	0	4	45	0
Kyle Ford	0	0	0	3	41	0
Ja'Kobi Lane	0	0	0	3	26	3
Kyron Hudson	0	0	0	2	26	0
Walker Lyons	0	0	0	1	11	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points	Field Goals	Total Points
Michael Lantz	5/5	0/0	5

Notre Dame vs. USC: Game Summary

After forcing a turnover on downs on the opening drive, Notre Dame capitalized with a 13-play, 72-yard drive capped off by a rushing touchdown from Jeremiyah Love. USC forced a punt on Notre Dame's second drive and responded with Jayden Maiava punching in a one-yard touchdown, tying the game at 7-7 in the second quarter.

Notre Dame forced a punt after missing a field goal but capitalized with a seven-play, 65-yard drive capped off by a 12-yard touchdown connection from Riley Leonard to Eli Raridon, which extended their lead to 14-7. The Trojans scored on 12-yard touchdown pass from Maiava to Ja'Kobi Lane to tie the game at 14-14 entering halftime.

Notre Dame opened the second half with a 36-yard touchdown scamper from Jadarian Price to take a 21-14 lead. Price finished with 111 yards on just 12 carries.

USC responded with an eight-play, 77-yard drive, to tie the game at 21-21. The Irish posted two touchdowns to take a 35-21 lead entering the fourth quarter.

Both sides exchanged touchdowns down the stretch of the fourth quarter, with Notre Dame clinching a 49-35 win and potentially a spot in the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff.