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Oct. 28, 2013 Issue

Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football

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Head coach Brian Kelly and Notre Dame have now won nine consecutive games decided by seven points or fewer, which is the third-longest streak in school history. photo by bill panzica or fewer points. That remains the third-longest streak in school history, behind Elmer Layden's 12 from 1937-39 and Knute Rockne's 10 from 1928-30. 10 Points scored by USC in its defeat. That represented the fewest it tallied against Notre Dame since its 10-0 victory in 1998. It was the fewest in a loss to Notre Dame since the 38-10 blowout in 1995 — when No. 5 USC went on to win the Rose Bowl. 11-95 Number of penalties and yardage by USC compared to six for 38 yards by Notre Dame — and that was with a Pac-12 officiating crew. Most notable was that the Trojans offense was whistled for three holding infractions in the fourth quarter alone, and also on the last play of the third quarter. 32 Total offense yards by USC in the third quarter on 13 plays. That represented the fewest yards Notre Dame yielded in any quarter this year in seven games (28 quarters). The bad news is Notre Dame totaled only 25 yards of offense on 14 plays in the same quarter. 91 Yards on Notre Dame's go-ahead touchdown drive to make it 14-10 at halftime, and that would remain the final score That was the second-longest scoring drive of the season for the Irish, behind a 94-yard effort versus Temple in the opener. Notre Dame also had a 90-yard march against Michigan. 96 Yards covered on USC's opening touchdown of the game, the longest this year by a Notre Dame opponent. It was the 14th time the Irish allowed a touchdown drive of at least 75 yards this season after permitting only one during the 12-0 regular season last year. It more than atoned for it the rest of the game. 168 Yards of total combined offense, on 59 plays, in the scoreless second half. USC's 30 plays netted 121 yards while Notre Dame's 29 plays garnered 47 yards. That means the average play in the second half gained 2.85 yards. The Irish had 248 yards of total offense in the first half while USC amassed 209, a total of 457.

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