Football | November 21, 2022
THE GREATEST INTERSECTIONAL RIVALRY IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
*USC and Notre Dame…two renowned brands…two iconic football programs…it doesn’t get any better.
*USC hosts the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 93rd meeting of the greatest intersectional rivalry in college football. It will be shown live nationally on ABC.
*The game is a battle between schools with glorious gridiron heritages. The winner gets year-long possession of the jeweled Shillelagh.
*By defeating UCLA, the Trojans have officially punched their ticket to Las Vegas to compete in the Pac-12 Championship Game.
*In its last 10 games against the Irish, USC is 3-7.
*USC is ranked No. 5 in the AP Poll and No. 5 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
*The AP No. 5 ranking is the highest by USC since 2017 when the Trojans were ranked No. 5 going into the Washington State game (fifth game of season).
*In the second round of CFP Rankings, USC was No. 7.
*The last time both teams were ranked for this matchup was 2017 when USC was No. 11 in the AP Poll and Notre Dame was No. 13.
*The 10-1 start is USC’s best since the 2008 team started 10-1 and went on to finish 12-1 and defeated Penn State 38-24 in the Rose Bowl.
*Lincoln Riley is one win away from tying the most victories in a debut season by a USC head coach, which was 11 by Howard Jones in 1925 and John Robinson in 1976.
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*Leading Heisman candidate QB Caleb Williams continues to impress the nation with his dazzling performances.
*Through 11 games, Williams has 33 TDs and 3 INTs. He is 250-for-385 (.649) for 3,480 yards. He has also rushed for 316 yards on 88 carries with 7 TDs.
*Williams has accounted for 40 total touchdowns in 11 games at USC.
*USC’s 5 consecutive games with 40 points or more are the most since the 2003 team had 7 consecutive 40+ point games.
*Williams’ 316 rushing yards this year are the most by a USC QB since Troy Winslow had 319 in 1965, and he is 3 yards shy of the most by a Trojan QB in the last 70 years when complete records were first available (342 yards by Jim Sears in 1952; Sears played halfback but led USC in passing that season).
*Williams is No. 3 in the…
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