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and a touchdown on seven carries, but converted only 6 of 14 third downs (42.9 percent), compound- ing Golson's two early turnovers. Sophomore wide receiver Will Fuller led Notre Dame with five receptions for 75 yards, though he — and most of the rest of the receiving corps — dropped passes that hit them in the hands. "All we know is we need to put points on the board," Notre Dame senior left guard and captain Nick Martin said. "That's what we need to do, and that's what we didn't do tonight." ✦ USC 49, NOTRE DAME 14 Nov. 29, 2014 ✦ Attendance: 79,586 L.A. Memorial Coliseum ✦ Los Angeles 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot. Notre Dame 0 7 7 0 14 USC 21 14 14 0 49 FIRST QUARTER ND USC USC Farmer 48-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) 6:50 0 7 Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:38 USC Jackson 16-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) 3:36 0 14 Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:01 USC Farmer 31-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) 0:43 0 21 Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:25 SECOND QUARTER USC Rogers 6-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) 10:51 0 28 Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 1:26 USC Agholor 14-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) 5:15 0 35 Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:58 ND Zaire 11-yard run (Brindza kick) 4:11 7 35 Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 0:58 THIRD QUARTER USC Telfer 9-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) 11:19 7 42 Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:41 USC Davis 16-yard run (Heidari kick) 6:02 7 49 Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:58 ND Bryant 1-yard run (Brindza kick) 2:48 14 49 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:14 ND USC Total First Downs 20 35 Rushing 6 15 Passing 12 18 Penalty 2 2 Rushing Attempts 25 53 Yards Gained Rushing 139 225 Yards Lost Rushing 35 20 Net Yards Rushing 104 205 Net Yards Passing 245 372 Passes Attempted 39 40 Passes Completed 16 32 Had Intercepted 1 0 Percent Completion 41.0% 80.0% Yards Per Attempt 6.3 9.3 Yards Per Completion 15.3 11.6 Total Offensive Plays 64 93 Total Net Yards 349 577 Average Gain Per Play 5.5 6.2 Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 3-35 6-45 Punts: No.-Yards 5-200 2-71 Average Per Punt 40.0 35.5 Average Net Punt 36.0 25.5 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 5-94 0-0 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 1-24 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 1-1 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 22:21 37:39 Third-Down Conversions 6-14 13-18 Percentage 42.9% 72.2% Fourth-Down Conversions 0-1 2-3 Percentage 0.0% 66.7% Sacks By: No.-Yards 2-15 4-25