The Jeweled Shillelagh

Notre Dame takes the argument.

Notre Dame wins 4 of the 5 arguments, USC 1.

Notre Dame leads 53-38-5· Notre Dame has won the last 3.

Notre DameNo. 7 · Independent4arguments won

USCNo. 18 · Big Ten1arguments won

The series96 meetings since 1926 · through 2025

Notre Dame leads 53-38-5

Notre Dame has won the last 3.

Notre Dame leads the all-time series 53-38-5, back to 1926.

The last 5 meetings

2025Notre Dame34-24at Notre Dame
2024Notre Dame49-35at USC
2023Notre Dame48-20at Notre Dame
2022USC38-27at USC
2021Notre Dame31-16at Notre Dame

All-time series from the public game record (CollegeFootballData).

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