Scoring Summary: Notre Dame 24, USC 17
SCORING SUMMARYNOTRE DAME 24, USC 17
Nov. 24, 2018
At Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Notre Dame 0 7 10 7 — 24
USC 7 3 0 7 — 17
FIRST QUARTER
• USC 7, Notre Dame 0
Score: Vavae Malepeai 14 run (Michael Brown kick) at 11:26.
Drive: 78 yards, 8 plays, 5 first downs, 3:34 elapsed following a Notre Dame kickoff.
Key plays: Amon-Ra St. Brown 23 pass from JT Daniels, St. Brown 17 pass from Daniels on third-and-7.
SECOND QUARTER
• USC 10, Notre Dame 0
Score: Brown 30 field goal at 11:51.
Drive: 50 yards, 13 plays, 4 first downs, 5:56 elapsed following a Notre Dame punt.
Key plays: St. Brown 13 pass from Daniels, Aca'Cedric Ware 13 run, Ware 2 run on fourth-and-1.
• USC 10, Notre Dame 7
Score: Chris Finke 24 pass from Ian Book (Justin Yoon kick) at 2:20.
Drive: 64 yards, 11 plays, 4 first downs, 4:41 elapsed following a USC punt.
Key plays: Finke 18 pass from Book on third-and-10, Book 11 run on third-and-11, Finke 9 pass from Book on third-and-8.
THIRD QUARTER
• Notre Dame 14, USC 10
Score: Dexter Williams 52 run (Yoon kick) at 10:55.
Drive: 67 yards, 2 plays, 2 first downs, 0:33 elapsed following a USC punt.
Key plays: Alizé Mack 15 pass from Book.
• Notre Dame 17, USC 10
Score: Yoon 46 field goal at 1:07.
Drive: 31 yards, 8 plays, 2 first downs, 4:15 elapsed following a USC turnover on downs.
Key plays: USC pass-interference penalty, Williams 12 pass from Book on fourth-and-3.
FOURTH QUARTER
• Notre Dame 24, USC 10
Score: Tony Jones Jr. 51 pass from Book (Yoon kick) at 3:09.
Drive: 70 yards, 6 plays, 2 first downs, 2:44 elapsed following a USC punt.
Key plays: Book 16 run on third-and-12.
• Notre Dame 24, USC 17
Score: Tyler Vaughns 20 pass from Daniels (Brown kick) at 0:48.
Drive: 60 yards, 9 plays, 4 first downs, 2:21 elapsed following a Notre Dame kickoff.
Key plays: Michael Pittman Jr. 11 pass from Daniels, Pittman 12 pass from Daniels on third-and-3.
GAME DATA
Kickoff Weather: 65 degrees, mostly clear skies and north-northwest winds of 1 mph.
Officials: Referee David Epperley, umpire Tom Laverty, head linesman Tracy Lynch, line judge Brian Sakowski, side judge Michael McCarthy, field judge Chris Junjulas, back judge Pat Ryan, center judge Mike Webster — ACC crew.
Attendance: 59,821.
TEAM STATS
ND USC
FIRST DOWNS 23 24
Rushing 6 7
Passing 16 16
Penalty 1 1
RUSHING YRDGE 121 94
Yards gained 148 112
Yards lost 27 18
Attempts 31 24
Average per rush 3.9 3.9
PASSING YRDGE 352 349
C-Att-Int 22-39-1 37-51-0
Avg per catch 16.0 9.4
TOTAL OFFENSE 473 443
Total Plays 70 75
Average per play 6.76 5.91
RETURN YRDS 7 79
Int. Retrns: #yrds 0-0 1-0
Kickoff Returns 0-0 3-57
Punt Returns 1-7 1-22
FUMBLES-LOST 0-0 2-2
PENALTIES-YRDS 3-38 8-71
PUNTS-YRDS 4-189 6-231
Average per punt 47.2 38.5
TIME OF POSS 25:49 34:11
3RD-DWN CNV 6-of-15 7-of-15
4TH-DWN CNV 1-of-2 1-of-1
SACKS-BY YRDS 2-18 3-11
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSNOTRE DAME
RUSHING: Dexter Williams 16 carries, 97 yards, 1 touchdown, long 52. Ian Book 7-16, long 16. Tony Jones Jr. 3-15, long 115. Jafar Armstrong 1-0. Chris Finke 1-(-1), TEAM 3-(-6).
PASSING: Ian Book 22 completions, 39 attempts, 352 yards, 1 interception, 2 touchdowns, long 51.
RECEIVING: Chris Finke 7 catches, 86 yards, 1 touchdown, long 24. Chase Claypool 5-73, long 28. Miles Boykin 3-73, long 38. Dexter Williams 5-54, long 22. Tony Jones Jr. 1-51, 1 touchdown. Alizé Mack 1-15.
PUNTING: Tyler Newsome 4 punts, 189 yards, 47.3 avg., long 59.
FIELD GOALS: Justin Yoon 1-1 (made 46).
KICKOFF RETURNS: None.
PUNT RETURNS: Chris Finke 1-7.
INTERCEPTIONS: None.
FUMBLE RETURNS: Troy Pride Jr. 1-0. Drue Tranquill 1-0.
TACKLES: Julian Love 12, Alohi Gilman 10, Troy Pride Jr. 9, Drue Tranquill 9, Te’von Coney 8, Jalen Elliott 4, Asmar Bilal 4, Nick Coleman 3, TaRiq Bracy 3, Khalid Kareem 2, Jordan Genmark Heath 1, Julian Okwara 1, Daelin Hayes 1, Nicco Fertitta 1, Kurt Hinish 1, Jonathan Jones 1, Bo Bauer 1, Chase Claypool 1. Ade Ogundeji 1, Jerry Tillery 1.
TACKLES FOR LOSSES: Julian Okwara 1-9. Jerry Tillery 1-9.
SACKS: Julian Okwara 1-9. Jerry Tillery 1-9.
USC
RUSHING: Aca’Cedric Ware 13 carries, 68 yards, long 13. Markese Stepp 5-23, long 9. Vavae Malepeai 4-21, 1 touchdown, long 14. JT Daniels 2-(-18).
PASSING: JT Daniels 37 completions, 51 attempts, 349 yards, 0 interceptions, 1 touchdowns, long 35.
RECEIVING: Tyler Vaughns 12 catches, 120 yards, 1 touchdown, long 28. Amon-Ra St. Brown 10-94, long 23. Michael Pittman Jr. 7-91, long 35. Velus Jones 3-24, long 12. Aca’Cedric Ware 2-2, long 2. Devon Williams 1-10. Markese Stepp 1-7. Vavae Malepeai 1-1.
PUNTING: Reid Budrovich 6 punts, 231 yards, 38.5 avg., long 51.
FIELD GOALS: Michael Brown 1-1 (made 30).
KICKOFF RETURNS: Velus Jones 3-57, long 22.
PUNT RETURNS: Tyler Vaughns 1-22.
INTERCEPTIONS: Jordan McMillan 1-0.
FUMBLE RETURNS: None.
TACKLES: Cameron Smith 9, Palaie Gaoteote 7, Iman Marshall 6, Jordan Iosefa 6, Chase Williams 4, Jonathan Lockett 4, Ajene Harris 4, Christian Rector 4, Marlin Tuipilofu 3, Isaiah Langley 2, Malik Dorton 1, Hunter Echols 1, Jay Tufele 1, Liam Jimmons 1.
TACKLES FOR LOSSES: Cameron Smith 2-4, Marlin Tuipilofu 2-3, Palaie Gaoteote 1.5-10, Jordan Iosefa 1-5, Chase Williams 1-2 Malik Dorton 0.5-1, Liam Jimmons 0.5-1, Iman Marshall 0.5-0.
SACKS: Marlin Tuipilofu 2-3, Palaie Gaoteote 1-1.
NOTRE DAME LINEUPSOFFENSE
Wide Receiver: Miles Boykin
Tight End: Alizé Mack
Left Tackle: Liam Eichenberg
Left Guard: Aaron Banks
Center: Sam Mustipher
Right Guard: Tommy Kraemer
Right Tackle: Robert Hainsey
Quarterback: Ian Book
Running Back: Dexter Williams
Wide Receiver: Chris Finke
Wide Receiver: Chase Claypool
DEFENSE
Defensive End: Julian Okwara
Defensive Tackle: Jerry Tillery
Nose Guard: Jonathan Bonner
Defensive End: Khalid Kareem
Middle Linebacker: Te’von Coney
Buck Linebacker: Drue Tranquill
Rover: Asmar Bilal
Cornerback: Troy Pride Jr.
Free Safety: Alohi Gilman
Strong Safety: Jalen Elliott
Cornerback: Julian Love
SPECIAL TEAMS
Place-kicker: Justin Yoon
Holder: Nolan Henry
Long Snapper: John Shannon
Punter: Tyler Newsome
Kickoffs: Justin Yoon
Punt Returns: Chris Finke
Kickoff Returns: Chris Finke, Jafar Armstrong
