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Notre Dame vs. USC. First played in 1926.

Notre Dame leads 53–38–5 in the Jeweled Shillelagh through 2025. Notre Dame won the last meeting, 34–24, in 2025.

All-time53–38–5Notre Dame's record, 96 meetings
Last 108–2Notre Dame's record
Since 200013–12Notre Dame's record
Current streak3Notre Dame wins in a row
First meeting1926Notre Dame 13–12

What's the Jeweled Shillelagh trophy?

Jeweled Shillelagh: an Irish club of oak or blackthorn, introduced in 1952, with a ruby-adorned Trojan head added for each USC win and an emerald shamrock for each Notre Dame win; the original was retired in 1995 for a longer one.

How did the Jeweled Shillelagh start?

Notre Dame beat USC 13-12 in Los Angeles on December 4, 1926, in a series that legend says began when a USC official's wife talked Knute Rockne's wife into a California trip. When it's played in Los Angeles the game is usually the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and in South Bend it's usually in October. In 1974 USC came back from 24-0 down to win 55-24, in 1977 Notre Dame came out in green jerseys and won 49-19, and in 2005 Reggie Bush pushed Matt Leinart into the end zone in the final seconds of a 34-31 USC win that was later vacated. The schools couldn't agree on games after 2025, and the series is set to return in 2030.

What are the most famous Jeweled Shillelagh games?

  • 1974: The ComebackUSC erased a 24-0 deficit and won 55-24, with Anthony Davis returning a kickoff 102 yards.Final: USC 55–24
  • 1977: Green Jersey GameNotre Dame switched to green jerseys before kickoff and won 49-19.Final: Notre Dame 49–19
  • 2005: Bush PushReggie Bush pushed Matt Leinart into the end zone in the final seconds of a 34-31 USC win, later vacated by NCAA sanctions.Final: USC 34–31

How has the Jeweled Shillelagh series swung?

515126261926: Notre Dame 13–121927: Notre Dame 7–61928: USC 27–141929: Notre Dame 13–121930: Notre Dame 27–01931: USC 16–141932: USC 13–01933: USC 19–01934: Notre Dame 14–01935: Notre Dame 20–131936: tie, 13–131937: Notre Dame 13–61938: USC 13–01939: USC 20–121940: Notre Dame 10–61941: Notre Dame 20–181942: Notre Dame 13–01946: Notre Dame 26–61947: Notre Dame 38–71948: tie, 14–141949: Notre Dame 32–01950: USC 9–71951: Notre Dame 19–121952: Notre Dame 9–01953: Notre Dame 48–141954: Notre Dame 23–171955: USC 42–201956: USC 28–201957: Notre Dame 40–121958: Notre Dame 20–131959: Notre Dame 16–61960: Notre Dame 17–01961: Notre Dame 30–01962: USC 25–01963: Notre Dame 17–141964: USC 20–171965: Notre Dame 28–71966: Notre Dame 51–01967: USC 24–71968: tie, 21–211969: tie, 14–141970: USC 38–281971: USC 28–141972: USC 45–231973: Notre Dame 23–141974: USC 55–241975: USC 24–171976: USC 17–131977: Notre Dame 49–191978: USC 27–251979: USC 42–231980: USC 20–31981: USC 14–71982: USC 17–131983: Notre Dame 27–61984: Notre Dame 19–71985: Notre Dame 37–31986: Notre Dame 38–371987: Notre Dame 26–151988: Notre Dame 27–101989: Notre Dame 28–241990: Notre Dame 10–61991: Notre Dame 24–201992: Notre Dame 31–231993: Notre Dame 31–131994: tie, 17–171995: Notre Dame 38–101996: USC 27–201997: USC 20–171998: USC 10–01999: Notre Dame 25–242000: Notre Dame 38–212001: Notre Dame 27–162002: USC 44–132003: USC 45–142004: USC 41–102005: USC 34–312006: USC 44–242007: USC 38–02008: USC 38–32009: USC 34–272010: Notre Dame 20–162011: USC 31–172012: Notre Dame 22–132013: Notre Dame 14–102014: USC 49–142015: Notre Dame 41–312016: USC 45–272017: Notre Dame 49–142018: Notre Dame 24–172019: Notre Dame 30–272021: Notre Dame 31–162022: USC 38–272023: Notre Dame 48–202024: Notre Dame 49–352025: Notre Dame 34–2419401960198020002020 Notre Dame won ↑USC won ↓ 515126261926: Notre Dame 13–121927: Notre Dame 7–61928: USC 27–141929: Notre Dame 13–121930: Notre Dame 27–01931: USC 16–141932: USC 13–01933: USC 19–01934: Notre Dame 14–01935: Notre Dame 20–131936: tie, 13–131937: Notre Dame 13–61938: USC 13–01939: USC 20–121940: Notre Dame 10–61941: Notre Dame 20–181942: Notre Dame 13–01946: Notre Dame 26–61947: Notre Dame 38–71948: tie, 14–141949: Notre Dame 32–01950: USC 9–71951: Notre Dame 19–121952: Notre Dame 9–01953: Notre Dame 48–141954: Notre Dame 23–171955: USC 42–201956: USC 28–201957: Notre Dame 40–121958: Notre Dame 20–131959: Notre Dame 16–61960: Notre Dame 17–01961: Notre Dame 30–01962: USC 25–01963: Notre Dame 17–141964: USC 20–171965: Notre Dame 28–71966: Notre Dame 51–01967: USC 24–71968: tie, 21–211969: tie, 14–141970: USC 38–281971: USC 28–141972: USC 45–231973: Notre Dame 23–141974: USC 55–241975: USC 24–171976: USC 17–131977: Notre Dame 49–191978: USC 27–251979: USC 42–231980: USC 20–31981: USC 14–71982: USC 17–131983: Notre Dame 27–61984: Notre Dame 19–71985: Notre Dame 37–31986: Notre Dame 38–371987: Notre Dame 26–151988: Notre Dame 27–101989: Notre Dame 28–241990: Notre Dame 10–61991: Notre Dame 24–201992: Notre Dame 31–231993: Notre Dame 31–131994: tie, 17–171995: Notre Dame 38–101996: USC 27–201997: USC 20–171998: USC 10–01999: Notre Dame 25–242000: Notre Dame 38–212001: Notre Dame 27–162002: USC 44–132003: USC 45–142004: USC 41–102005: USC 34–312006: USC 44–242007: USC 38–02008: USC 38–32009: USC 34–272010: Notre Dame 20–162011: USC 31–172012: Notre Dame 22–132013: Notre Dame 14–102014: USC 49–142015: Notre Dame 41–312016: USC 45–272017: Notre Dame 49–142018: Notre Dame 24–172019: Notre Dame 30–272021: Notre Dame 31–162022: USC 38–272023: Notre Dame 48–202024: Notre Dame 49–352025: Notre Dame 34–2419602000 Notre Dame won ↑USC won ↓

Each bar is one meeting. Bars above the line are Notre Dame wins and bars below it are USC wins; the taller the bar, the bigger the margin. Over the last 10 meetings Notre Dame is 8–2. Notre Dame swept the 1940s, 6–0. The widest margins are Notre Dame 51–0 in 1966 and USC 38–0 in 2007.

What are the records in the Jeweled Shillelagh?

Biggest Notre Dame win
1966, 51–0
Biggest USC win
2007, 38–0
Longest streaks
Notre Dame, 11 straight (1983–1993); USC, 8 straight (2002–2009)
Most points
USC, 55 in 1974
Ties
5

Every Jeweled Shillelagh result

YearWinnerScoreHome
2025Notre Dame34–24Notre Dame
2024Notre Dame49–35USC
2023Notre Dame48–20Notre Dame
2022USC38–27USC
2021Notre Dame31–16Notre Dame
2019Notre Dame30–27Notre Dame
2018Notre Dame24–17USC
2017Notre Dame49–14Notre Dame
2016USC45–27USC
2015Notre Dame41–31Notre Dame
2014USC49–14USC
2013Notre Dame14–10Notre Dame
2012Notre Dame22–13USC
2011USC31–17Notre Dame
2010Notre Dame20–16USC
2009USC34–27Notre Dame
2008USC38–3USC
2007USC38–0Notre Dame
2006USC44–24USC
2005USC34–31Notre Dame
2004USC41–10USC
2003USC45–14Notre Dame
2002USC44–13USC
2001Notre Dame27–16Notre Dame
2000Notre Dame38–21USC
1999Notre Dame25–24Notre Dame
1998USC10–0USC
1997USC20–17Notre Dame
1996USC27–20USC
1995Notre Dame38–10Notre Dame
1994Tie17–17Notre Dame
1993Notre Dame31–13Notre Dame
1992Notre Dame31–23USC
1991Notre Dame24–20Notre Dame
1990Notre Dame10–6USC
1989Notre Dame28–24Notre Dame
1988Notre Dame27–10USC
1987Notre Dame26–15Notre Dame
1986Notre Dame38–37USC
1985Notre Dame37–3Notre Dame
1984Notre Dame19–7USC
1983Notre Dame27–6Notre Dame
1982USC17–13USC
1981USC14–7Notre Dame
1980USC20–3USC
1979USC42–23Notre Dame
1978USC27–25USC
1977Notre Dame49–19Notre Dame
1976USC17–13USC
1975USC24–17Notre Dame
1974USC55–24USC
1973Notre Dame23–14Notre Dame
1972USC45–23USC
1971USC28–14Notre Dame
1970USC38–28USC
1969Tie14–14USC
1968Tie21–21Notre Dame
1967USC24–7Notre Dame
1966Notre Dame51–0USC
1965Notre Dame28–7Notre Dame
1964USC20–17USC
1963Notre Dame17–14Notre Dame
1962USC25–0USC
1961Notre Dame30–0Notre Dame
1960Notre Dame17–0USC
1959Notre Dame16–6Notre Dame
1958Notre Dame20–13USC
1957Notre Dame40–12Notre Dame
1956USC28–20USC
1955USC42–20USC
1954Notre Dame23–17Notre Dame
1953Notre Dame48–14USC
1952Notre Dame9–0Notre Dame
1951Notre Dame19–12USC
1950USC9–7USC
1949Notre Dame32–0Notre Dame
1948Tie14–14Notre Dame
1947Notre Dame38–7USC
1946Notre Dame26–6Notre Dame
1942Notre Dame13–0USC
1941Notre Dame20–18Notre Dame
1940Notre Dame10–6USC
1939USC20–12Notre Dame
1938USC13–0USC
1937Notre Dame13–6Notre Dame
1936Tie13–13Notre Dame
1935Notre Dame20–13Notre Dame
1934Notre Dame14–0USC
1933USC19–0Notre Dame
1932USC13–0USC
1931USC16–14Notre Dame
1930Notre Dame27–0USC
1929Notre Dame13–12Notre Dame
1928USC27–14USC
1927Notre Dame7–6Notre Dame
1926Notre Dame13–12USC

Results from CollegeFootballData.com. The schools' official series records can differ by a game or two (vacated wins, disputed early games).

Questions about the Jeweled Shillelagh

Who leads the Jeweled Shillelagh series?

Notre Dame leads 53–38–5 through the 2025 game, with 5 ties, in the 96 meetings on record since 1926.

Who won the last Jeweled Shillelagh?

Notre Dame beat USC 34–24 on Oct 18, 2025 at Notre Dame Stadium.

When was the first Jeweled Shillelagh?

1926. Notre Dame won 13–12.

What's the trophy for the Jeweled Shillelagh?

Jeweled Shillelagh: an Irish club of oak or blackthorn, introduced in 1952, with a ruby-adorned Trojan head added for each USC win and an emerald shamrock for each Notre Dame win; the original was retired in 1995 for a longer one.

What's the biggest win in the Jeweled Shillelagh?

Notre Dame won by 51 in 1966, 51–0. USC won by 38 in 2007, 38–0.

What's the longest winning streak in the Jeweled Shillelagh?

Notre Dame won 11 straight from 1983 to 1993. USC won 8 straight from 2002 to 2009.

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