SEPT. 6: NOTRE DAME 21, SAN DIEGO STATE 13

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jimmy Clausen throws for three touchdowns and 237 yards in the victory.

SAN DIEGO STATE 0 7 6 0 — 13

NOTRE DAME 0 7 0 14 — 21

SDSU—Ryan Lindley 1 run (Lane Yoshida kick) .

ND—Michael Floyd 22 pass from Jimmy Clausen (Brandon Walker kick).

SDSU—Darren Mougey 15 pass from Lindley (kick failed).

ND—Golden Tate 38 pass from Clausen (Walker kick).

ND—David Grimes 6 pass from Clausen (Walker kick) .

STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING: San Diego State—Brand Sullivan 10-66; Atiy Henderson 2-12; Darren Mougey 1-minus 1; Ryan Lindley 2-minus 6. Notre Dame—Armando Allen 17-59; Robert Hughes 16-54; Eric Maust 1-minus 8.

PASSING: San Diego State—Ryan Lindley 29-59-1-274. Notre Dame—Jimmy Clausen 21-34-2-237.

RECEIVING: San Diego State—Matthe Kawulok 9-60; Darren Mougey 5-97; Robert Wallace 4-40; Atiy Henderson 4-37; Vincent Brown 3-19; Brand Sullivan 2-7; Alston Umuolo 1-7; Justin Shaw 1-7. Notre Dame—Golden Tate 6-93; David Grimes 5-35; Robert Hughes 3-32; Armando Allen 3-18; Duval Kamara 1-28; Michael Floyd 1-22; Kyle Rudolph 1-5; Will Yeatman 1-4.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame—Kyle McCarthy 10-4; David Bruton 7-0; Terrail Lambert 6-0; Sergio Brown 4-2; Maurice Crum 3-3; Brian Smith 4-0; Harrison Smith 3-0; Kerry Neal 1-2; Mike Anello 2-0; Darius Fleming 1-0; Duval Kamara 1-0; Morrice Richardson 1-0; John Ryan 1-0; Ethan Johnson 0-1.

SEPT. 13: NOTRE DAME 35, MICHIGAN 17

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Golden Tate racks up 127 yards to lead Notre Dame despite heavy rain.

MICHIGAN 7 10 0 0 — 17

NOTRE DAME 21 7 0 7 — 35

ND—Hughes 2 run (B. Walker kick).

ND—Kamara 10 pass from Clausen (Walker kick).

ND—Tate 48 pass from Clausen (WALKER, B. kick).

MICH—Sam McGuffie 40 pass from Steven Threet (K.C. Lopata kick).

MICH—FG Lopata 23.

ND—Hughes 1 run (Walker kick.

MICH—Kevin Grady 7 run (Lopata kick).

ND—B. Smith 35 fumble recovery (Walker kick.

STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING: Michigan—Sam McGuffie 25-131; Zoltan Mesko 1-13; Steven Threet 5-8; Michael Shaw 2-5; Kevin Grady 4-4; Brandon Minor 3-1; Carlos Brown 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 3. Notre Dame—Hughes 19-79; Aldridge 9-28; Clausen 2-5; Allen 2-4; TEAM 2-minus 3.

PASSING: Michigan—Steven Threet 16-23-0-175; Nick Sheridan 3-5-2-54. Notre Dame—Clausen 10-21-2-147.

RECEIVING: Michigan—M. Odoms 6-56; Sam McGuffie 4-47; Greg Mathews 4-46; Darryl Stonum 3-35; Zion Babb 2-45. Notre Dame—Tate 4-127; Floyd 2-10; Kamara 1-10; Grimes 1-3; Parris 1-0; Hughes 1-minus 3.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame—Bruton 10-5; K. McCarthy 7-3; B. Smith 2-4; Crum 3-2; J. Brown 2-2; Fleming 1-3; Kuntz 3-0; McNeil 2-1; Anello 2-1; Neal 1-2; Lambert 2-0; Blanton 2-0; S. Brown 1-1; Gordon 1-0; H. Smith 1-0; I. Williams 1-0; Quinn 1-0; Ryan 0-1; Richardson 0-1; Washington 0-1; Johnson 0-1.

SEPT. 20: MICHIGAN ST. 23, NOTRE DAME 7

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Jimmy Clausen throws for 242 yards and a touchdown in road loss.

NOTRE DAME 0 0 0 7 — 7

MICHIGAN STATE 3 7 3 10 — 23

MSU—FG Brett Swenson 45 .

MSU—Javon Ringer 1 run (Swenson kick).

MSU—FG Swenson 26 .

ND—Michael Floyd 26 pass from Jimmy Clausen (Brandon Walker kick).

MSU—FG Swenson 23 .

MSU—Ringer 1 run (Swenson kick) .

STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING: Notre Dame—Golden Tate 1-24; James Aldridge 4-13; Robert Hughes 5-9; Armando Allen 6-8; TEAM 1-minus 7; Jimmy Clausen 5-minus 31.

Michigan State—Javon Ringer 39-201; Brian Hoyer 2-6; TEAM 2-minus 4.

PASSING: Notre Dame—Jimmy Clausen 24-41-2-242. Michigan State—Brian Hoyer 12-26-0-143.

RECEIVING: Notre Dame—Michael Floyd 7-86; Golden Tate 5-83; Armando Allen 5-20; Robby Parris 4-22; Kyle Rudolph 2-29; Will Yeatman 1-2.

Michigan State—Mark Dell 4-80; Blair White 2-19; Garrett Celek 2-15; B. Cunningham 1-22; Deon Curry 1-4; Andrew Hawken 1-3; Javon Ringer 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame—Brian Smith 4-6; David Bruton 3-7; Kyle McCarthy 1-8; Maurice Crum 4-4; Terrail Lambert 2-6; Harrison Smith 1-5;

Ian Williams 1-5; Gary Gray 4-0; Raeshon McNeil 1-3; Robert Blanton 1-2; TEAM 2-0; Pat Kuntz 1-1; Justin Brown 0-2; Steve Quinn 1-0; Scott Smith 1-0; John Ryan 0-1; Kerry Neal 0-1; Darius Fleming 0-1.

SEPT. 27: NOTRE DAME 38, PURDUE 21

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jimmy Clausen throws for three touchdowns and a career-high 275 yards in the victory.

PURDUE 7 7 7 0 — 21

NOTRE DAME 0 14 21 3 — 38

PUR—Kory Sheets 22 run (Chris Summers kick).

ND—Robert Blanton 47 interception return (Brandon Walker kick).

PUR—Aaron Valentin 3 pass from Curtis Painter (Summers kick).

ND—Golden Tate 6 pass from Jimmy Clausen (Walker kick).

ND—Armando Allen 16 run (Walker kick).

ND—Kyle Rudolph 5 pass from Clausen (Walker kick).

PUR—Desmond Tardy 54 pass from Painter (Summers kick).

ND—David Grimes 30 pass from Clausen (Walker kick).

ND—FG Walker 41

STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING: Purdue—Kory Sheets 13-87; Justin Siller 2-6; Frank Halliburton 1-5; Curtis Painter 1-5. Notre Dame—Armando Allen 17-134; James Aldridge 8-34; Robert Hughes 9-26; Jimmy Clausen 5-8; TEAM 1-minus 1.

PASSING: Purdue—Curtis Painter 29-55-1-359. Notre Dame—Jimmy Clausen 20-35-0-275.

RECEIVING: Purdue—Desmond Tardy 10-175; Greg Orton 9-90; Kory Sheets 5-56; Keith Smith 2-24; Brandon Whittington 1-8; Aaron Valentin 1-3; Colton McKey 1-3. Notre Dame—Michael Floyd 6-100; Golden Tate 5-64; David Grimes 4-65; Kyle Rudolph 3-32; Armando Allen 1-9; Duval Kamara 1-5.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame—David Bruton 4-2; Pat Kuntz 3-3; Maurice Crum 1-5; Robert Blanton 5-0; Kyle McCarthy 4-1; Brian Smith 1-4; Gary Gray 4-0; Terrail Lambert 3-1; Raeshon McNeil 2-1; Scott Smith 2-1; Mike Anello 1-2; Harrison Smith 2-0; Sergio Brown 1-1; Ian Williams 0-2; Darius Fleming 0-2; Ethan Johnson 0-2; Kerry Neal 1-0; Leonard Gordon 0-1; John Ryan 0-1; Steve Quinn 0-1.

OCT. 4: NOTRE DAME 28, STANFORD 21

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Quarterback Jimmy Clausen throws for a career-high 347 yards and three touchdown passes.

STANFORD 0 7 0 14 — 21

NOTRE DAME 7 14 7 0 — 28

ND—Armando Allen 21 pass from Jimmy Clausen (Brandon Walker kick).

STAN—Toby Gerhart 1 run (Aaron Zagory kick).

ND—Allen 3 run (Walker kick).

ND—Michael Floyd 48 pass from Clausen (Walker kick).

ND—Kyle Rudolph 16 pass from Clausen (Walker kick).

STAN—Jim Dray 1 pass from Tavi Pritchard (Aaron Zagory kick).

STAN—Doug Baldwin 10 pass from Pritchard (Zagory kick).

STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING: Stanford—Toby Gerhart 13-104; Anthony Kimble 10-61; Delano Howell 3-15; Michael Thomas 2-9; Tavi Pritchard 9-minus 28. Notre Dame—Armando Allen 9-33; Harrison Smith 1-23; Robert Hughes 8-14; James Aldridge 5-9; Jimmy Clausen 4-4.

PASSING: Stanford—Tavi Pritchard 18-28-3-182. Notre Dame—Jimmy Clausen 29-40-0-347.

RECEIVING: Stanford—Ryan Whalen 8-91; Austin Gunder 4-34; Doug Baldwin 3-42; Coby Fleener 1-12; Anthony Kimble 1-2; Jim Dray 1-1. Notre Dame—Armando Allen 7-66; David Grimes 7-60; Michael Floyd 5-115; Kyle Rudolph 5-70; Golden Tate 3-30; Robert Hughes 1-4; Duval Kamara 1-2.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame—Kyle McCarthy 7-7; David Bruton 5-4; Brian Smith 3-3; Raeshon McNeil 3-1; Maurice Crum 3-1; Terrail Lambert 2-2; Harrison Smith 2-1; Darius Fleming 2-1; Sergio Brown, 2-1; Pat KUNTZ 2-1; Justin Brown 1-2; Mike Anello 2-0; John Ryan 0-2; Robert Blanton 1-0; Leonard Gordon 1-0; Gary Gray 1-0; Scott Smith 1-0; Kerry Neal 1-0; Steve Quinn 1-0; Morrice Richardson 0-1; Ray Herring 0-1; Ian Williams 0-1; Ethan Johnson, 0-1.

OCT. 11: N. CAROLINA 29, NOTRE DAME 24

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Jimmy Clausen throws for 383 yards and two touchdowns in road loss to No. 22 Tar Heels.

NOTRE DAME 7 10 7 0 — 24

NORTH CAROLINA 3 6 13 7 — 29

ND—Tate 19 yd pass from Clausen (Walker kick).

NC—FG Barth 41 .

ND—FG Walker 42 .

NC—FG Barth 34 .

ND—Floyd 7 pass from Clausen (Walker kick).

NC—FG Barth 42 .

NC—Sturdivant 32 interception return (Barth kick).

ND—Aldridge 2 run (Walker kick).

NC—Houston 1 run (pass failed).

NC—Sexton 4 run (Barth kick).

STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING: Notre Dame—Allen 11-60; Aldridge 4-23; Hughes 4-12; Clausen 11-minus 6. North Carolina—Draughn 17-91; Houston 8-28; Little 2-7; Sexton 3-minus 2; Team 2-minus 3.

PASSING: Notre Dame—Clausen 31-48-2-383. North Carolina—Sexton 18-32-0-201.

RECEIVING: Notre Dame—Allen 7-47; Floyd 6-93; Tate 5-121; Kamara 5-58; Grimes 4-19; Rudolph 3-30; Hughes 1-15. North Carolina—Nicks 9-141; Foster 3-28; Arnold 2-3; Quinn 1-15; Pianalto 1-5; Thornton 1-5; Elzy 1-4.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame—Bruton 7-1; McNeil 5-1; Smith 3-3; Crum 4-1; McCarthy 4-0; Williams 3-0; Smith 3-0; Kuntz 2-1; Blanton 2-0; Brown 1-1; Anello 1-1; Smith 1-0; Fleming 1-0; Floyd 1-0; Smith 1-0; Richardson 1-0; Johnson 1-0; Neal 1-0; Lambert 0-1.

OCT. 25: NOTRE DAME 33, WASHINGTON 7

SEATTLE, Wash. — James Aldridge runs for 84 yards and a career-high two touchdowns in the win.

NOTRE DAME 14 3 10 6 — 33

WASHINGTON 0 0 0 7 — 7

ND—Floyd 51 pass from Clausen (Walker kick).

ND—Tate 21 run (Walker kick).

ND—FG Walker 28 .

ND—Aldridge 4 run (Walker kick).

ND—FG Walker 42 .

ND—Aldridge 3 run (kick failed).

WASH—D Goodwin 6 yd pass from Ronnie Fouch (Ryan Perkins kick).

STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING: Notre Dame—Aldridge 13-84; Allen 15-62; J. Gray 9-61; H. Smith 1-35; Hughes 4-19; Tate 2-11; Sharpley 1-1; Jimmy Clausen 4-minus 21. Washington—T. Dailey 8-24; David Freeman 5-16; D. Goodwin 2-14; Paul Homer 1-2; Ronnie Fouch 7-minus 30.

PASSING: Notre Dame—Clausen 14-26-1-201; Sharpley 1-2-0-6. Washington—Ronnie Fouch 11-25-0-98.

RECEIVING: Notre Dame—Floyd 4-107; Tate 3-47; Parris 3-19; Kamara 2-22; West 1-6; Hughes 1-5; Aldridge 1-1. Washington—D. Goodwin 7-47; Cody Bruns 1-21; C. Hawkins 1-12; Paul Homer 1-9; T. Dailey 1-9.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame—Herring 5-1; Crum 3-3; H. Smith 3-2; K. McCarthy 3-2; B. Smith 2-2; Bruton 0-4; Lambert 2-1; Fleming 2-0; Anello 2-0; I. Wililams 1-1; S. Brown 1-1; Blanton 1-1; T. Smith 1-0; S. Smith 1-0; Leonis 1-0; Neal 1-0; Richardson 0-1; Johnson 0-1.

NOV. 1: PITTSBURGH 36, NOTRE DAME 33 (4OT)

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jimmy Clausen throws three touchdown passes, but Notre Dame comes up short in the longest game in stadium history.

PITTSBURGH 3 0 7 14 3 3 3 3 — 36

NOTRE DAME 3 14 0 7 3 3 3 0 — 33

ND—FG Brandon Walker 39 .

PITT—FG Conor Lee 35 .

ND—Michael Floyd 18 pass from Jimmy Clausen (Walker kick).

ND—Floyd 4 pass from Clausen (Walker kick).

PITT—LaRod Stephens 4 run (Lee kick).

PITT—LeSean McCoy 1 run (Lee kick).

ND—Golden Tate 6 pass from Clausen (Walker kick).

PITT—J. Baldwin 10 pass from Pat Bostick (Lee kick).

PITT—FG Lee 22 .

ND—FG Walker 22 .

ND—FG Walker 26 .

PITT—FG Lee 32.

PITT—FG Lee 26 .

ND—FG Walker 48 .

PITT—FG Lee 22.

STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING: Pittsburgh—LeSean McCoy 32-169; LaRod Stephens 8-23; C. Collins 1-4; Derek Kinder 1-1; Kevan Smith 1-minus 3; Aundre Wright 1-minus 4; Pat Bostick 3-minus 12. Notre Dame—Armando Allen 19-73; Robert Hughes 8-25; James Aldridge 8-25; TEAM 1-minus 2; Jimmy Clausen 3-minus 6.

PASSING: Pittsburgh—Pat Bostick 14-27-3-164; Kevan Smith 1-3-0-4. Notre Dame—Jimmy Clausen 23-44-0-271.

RECEIVING: Pittsburgh—Oderick Turner 2-42; J. Baldwin 2-31; LeSean McCoy 2-23; Derek Kinder 2-10; John Pelusi 2-7; T.J. Porter 1-37; LaRod Stephens 1-14; Cedric McGee 1-4; Dorin Dickerson 1-2; Nate Byham 1-minus 2. Notre Dame—Michael Floyd 10-100; Golden Tate 6-111; Armando Allen 3-13; Kyle Rudolph 2-26; Duval Kamara 2-21.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame—David Bruton 9-7; Kyle McCarthy 7-8; Maurice Crum 3-6; Ian Williams 5-1; Harrison Smith 4-1; Brian Smith, 3-2; Kerry Neal 2-2; Pat Kuntz 0-4; Raeshon McNeil 3-0; Terrail Lambert 1-2; Scott Smith 1-1; Darius Fleming 1-1; Robert Blanton 0-2; Ray Herring 1-0; Morrice Richardson 1-0; Steve Quinn 1-0; Leonard Gordon 0-1; Ethan Johnson 0-1; Mike Anello 0-1.

NOV. 8: BOSTON COLLEGE 17, NOTRE DAME 0

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Jimmy Clausen completes 26 of 46 passes for 226 yards for Notre Dame.

NOTRE DAME 0 0 0 0 — 0

BOSTON COLLEGE 3 7 7 0 — 17

BC—FG Aponavicius 27

BC—Anderson 76 interception return (Aponavicius kick).

BC—Robinson 9 pass from Crane (Aponavicius kick) .

STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING: Notre Dame—Allen 6-24; Clausen 6-19; Hughes 3-18; Aldridge 5-3; Schwapp 1-2. Boston College—Harris 23-120; Crane 9-40; Haden 6-12; TEAM 3-minus 5.

PASSING: Notre Dame—Clausen 26-46-4-226. Boston College—Crane 9-22-0-79.

RECEIVING: Notre Dame—Allen 9-47; Tate 6-66; Floyd 5-69; Rudolph 4-29; Schwapp 1-10; Kamara 1-5. Boston College—Gunnell 4-34; Robinson 2-26; Purvis 2-13; Jarvis 1-6.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame—H. Smith 7-2; B. Smith 8-0; McCarthy, 5-3; Kuntz 3-2; Richardson 3-0; S. Brown 2-1; Bruton 2-1; Lambert 2-0; McNeil 2-0; Fleming 1-0; Neal 1-0; Ryan 1-0; Nwankwo 1-0; Rudolph 1-0; J. Brown 1-0; I. Williams 1-0; Gordon 1-0; Maust 1-0; Johnson 0-1.

NOV. 15: NOTRE DAME 27, NAVY 21

BALTIMORE, Md. — Armando Allen racked up 60 yards and a touchdown in the win.

NOTRE DAME 7 3 14 3 — 27

NAVY 0 7 0 14 — 21

ND—Toryan Smith 14 blocked punt return (Brandon Walker kick).

NAVY—Cory Finnerty 22 run (Matt Harmon kick).

ND—FG Walker 28 .

ND—Armando Allen 11 run (Walker kick).

ND—Robert Hughes 7 run (Walker kick).

ND—FG Walker 36.

NAVY—Shun White 24 run (Harmon kick).

NAVY—Ricky Dobbs 1 run (Harmon kick).

STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING: Notre Dame—James Aldridge 16-80; Robert Hughes 13-64; Armando Allen 8-60; Jonas Gray 7-16; David Grimes 1-10; Jimmy Clausen 3-4; Evan Sharpley 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 1; Golden Tate 1-minus 3. Navy—Eric Kettani 11-42; Jarod Bryant 10-41; Shun White 5-39; Ricky Dobbs 13-27; Cory Finnerty 1-22; Kevin Campbell 3-9; Greg Shinego 2-minus 2.

PASSING: Notre Dame—Jimmy Clausen 15-18-2-110; Evan Sharpley 0-1-0-0. Navy—Ricky Dobbs 2-8-0-54; Jarod Bryant 1-5-0-10; TEAM 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Notre Dame—Armando Allen 7-60; David Grimes 3-22; Duval Kamara 1-13; Robby Parris 1-9; Kyle Rudolph 1-8; Robert Hughes 1-4; James Aldridge 1-minus 6. Navy—Tyree Barnes 2-54; Mario Washington 1-10.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame—Toryan Smith 7-3; Maurice Crum 6-1; Ian Williams 4-3; David Bruton 4-2; Kyle McCarthy 3-2; Justin Brown 1-4; Pat Kuntz 0-4; Brian Smith 2-0; Sergio Brown 2-0; Darius Fleming 1-1; Mike Anello 1-1; Raeshon McNeil 1-1; Robert Blanton 1-1; Harrison Smith 0-2; Anthony McDonald 1-0; Steve Quinn 1-0; Golden Tate 1-0; Kerry Neal 0-1.

NOV. 22: SYRACUSE 24, NOTRE DAME 23

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Cameron Dantley throws an 11-yard TD pass to Donte Davis with 42 seconds left to lead Syracuse to a 24-23 victory against the stunned and disheartened Fighting Irish.

SYRACUSE 3 7 0 14 — 24

NOTRE DAME 3 10 10 0 — 23

ND—FG Brandon Walker 34.

SYR—FG Patrick Shadle 48 .

SYR—Curtis Brinkley 1 run (Shadle kick).

ND—FG Walker 45 .

ND—Golden Tate 35 pass from Jimmy Clausen (Walker kick).

ND—Tate 36 pass from Clausen (Walker kick).

ND—FG Walker 23 .

SYR—Antwon Bailey 26 run (Shadle kick).

SYR—Donte Davis 11 pass from Camero Dantley (Shadle kick).

STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING: Syracuse—Antwon Bailey 16-126; Curtis Brinkley, 17-44; Cameron Dantley 3-0. Notre Dame—Armando Allen 17-52; David Grimes 1-5; Golden Tate 1-5; James Aldridge 6-0; Jimmy Clausen 3-minus 21.

PASSING: Syracuse—Cameron Dantley 13-25-0-122; Antwon Bailey 1-1-0-25. Notre Dame—Jimmy Clausen 22-39-0-291; TEAM 0-2-0-0.

RECEIVING: Syracuse—Donte Davis 2-34; Nick Provo 2-28; Da'Mon Merkerson 2-19; Marcus Sales 2-18; Tony Fiammetta 2-17; Dan Sheeran 1-25; Van Chew 1-5; Curtis Brinkley 1-1; Antwon Bailey 1-0. Notre Dame—Golden Tate 7-146; David Grimes 7-83; Kyle Rudolph 3-29; Armando Allen 3-13; Duval Kamara 1-14; James Aldridge 1-6.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame—Ian Williams 0-8; Harrison Smith 5-2; Kyle McCarthy 3-4; Pat Kuntz 1-6; David Bruton 4-2; Ray Herring 3-3; Raeshon McNeil 2-4; Maurice Crum 0-6; Kerry Neal 0-5; Justin Brown 1-3; Robert Blanton 3-0; Mike Anello 1-2; Toryan Smith 0-3; Scott Smith 1-1; Darius Fleming 0-2; Steve Filer 1-0; Gary Gray 1-0; Steve Quinn 1-0; Ethan Johnson 0-1.

NOV. 29: SOUTHERN CAL 38, NOTRE DAME 3

LOS ANGELES — Notre Dame closes out its regular season with a 38-3 loss to USC. USC finished with 22 first downs and 449 yards of total offense while Notre Dame had four first downs and 91 yards.

NOTRE DAME 0 0 0 3 — 3

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 7 17 7 7 — 38

USC—Stafon Johnson 2 run (David Buehler kick).

USC—Joe McKnight 55 run (Buehler kick).

USC—D. Williams 12 pass from Mark Sanchez (Buehler kick).

USC—FG Buehler 35 .

USC—C.J. Gable 1 run (Buehler kick).

ND—FG Brandon Walker 41.

USC—Patrick Turner 17 pass from Sanchez (Buehler kick) .

STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING: Notre Dame—James Aldridge 12-58; Armando Allen 4-7; Robert Hughes 5-7; Jimmy Clausen 6-minus 22. USC—Joe McKnight 4-63; Marc Tyler 7-58; C.J. Gable, 10-27; Stafon Johnson 5-26; Mark Sanchez 5-2; Ronald Johnson 1-0; Team 1-minus 1.

PASSING: Notre Dame—Jimmy Clausen 11-22-2-41. USC—Mark Sanchez 22-31-2-267; Mitch Mustain 1-2-1-7.

RECEIVING: Notre Dame—Robert Hughes 3-9; Armando Allen 3-3; Golden Tate 2-15; Duval Kamara 1-7; Kyle Rudolph 1-4; Asaph Schwapp 1-3. USC—D. Williams 7-86; Patrick Turner 6-83; Joe McKnight 3-0; Anthony McCoy 2-26; Ronald Johnson 2-24; Stanley Havili 1-39; Stafon Johnson 1-9; B. Carswell 1-7.

TACKLES (UA-A): Notre Dame—Robert Blanton 7-0; Kyle McCarthy 4-3; Ethan Johnson 5-0; Gary Gray 5-0; David Bruton 4-1; Raeshon McNeil 3-1; Justin Brown 3-0; Harrison Smith 3-0; Pat Kuntz 3-0; Toryan Smith 2-1; Ian Williams 2-1; Sergio Brown 2-0; Steve Quinn 2-0; David Grimes 1-0; Maurice Crum 1-0; TEAM 1-0; Mike Anello 1-0; Eric Olsen 1-0; Eric Maust 1-0; Ray Herring 1-0; Sean Cwynar 0-1; Kevin Smith 0-1; Kerry Neal 0-1.