Game Date: Saturday, October 14, 2017
Game Time: 7:30 PM
Television: NBC Broadcast
Location: South Bend, IN
Weather: Clear / Cold

#1 Notre Dame (6-0)

Points Per Game: 43.7 (#1)
Total Offense: 459.7 (#21)
Rush Offense: 183.7 (#83)
Pass Offense: 276.0 (#10)

Points Per Game: 19.7 (#10)
Total Defense: 369.5 (#32)
Rush Defense: 105.2 (#1)
Pass Defense: 264.3 (#120)

Turnovers: +8 (#3)

Starters
QB - Brandon Wimbush - Sophomore
HB - Josh Adams - Junior
WR - Equanimeous Brown - Sophomore
WR - Cam Smith - Senior
WR - Chris Finke - Junior
TE - Durham Smythe - Senior
OT - Mike McGlinchey - Senior
OG - Quenton Nelson - Junior
OC - Revor Ruhland - Sophomore
OG - Alex Bars - Junior
OT - Tommy Kraemer - R-Freshman

DE - Daelin Hayes - Sophomore
DT - Jerry Tillery - Junior
DT - Jonathan Bonner - Junior
DE - Jay Hayes - Junior
LB - Greer Martini - Senior
LB - Nyles Morgan - Senior
ROV - Drue Tranquill - Junior
CB - Nick Watkins - Junior
CB - Shaun Crawford - Sophomore
FS - Nick Coleman - Junior
SS - Jalen Elliott - Sophomore

K - Justin Yoon - Junior
P - Tyler Newsome - Junior
KR - C.J. Sanders - Junior
PR - Chris Finke - Junior

Injuries

SS - Jalen Elliott - Knee, left 2nd Qtr, returned 2nd half
CB - Nick Watkins - Head, left 3rd Qtr, DNR

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#25 USC

Points Per Game: 41.5 (#5)
Total Offense: 482.8 (#8)
Rush Offense: 2290.7 (#28)
Pass Offense: 262.2 (#14)

Points Per Game: 28.3 (#61)
Total Defense: 379.0 (#35)
Rush Defense: 138.0 (#5)
Pass Defense: 241.0 (#103

Turnovers: +3 (#22)

Players Watch:
QB - Sam Darnold (86, R-Fr.) - 1573 yards, 10 TDs, 2 Ints, 113 rush yards, 2 TDs
HB - Ty Isaac (94, Sr.) - 534 yards, 11 TDs,
HB - Ronald Jones II (86, So.) - 616 yards, 6 TDs
WR - JuJu Smith (92, Jr.) - 39 recs, 630 yards, 2 TDs
WR - Steven Mitchell (88, Sr.) - 16 recs, 191 yards, 4 TDs
DT - Kenny Bigelow (92, Sr.) - 21 Tkls (4 TFL), 1.5 Sks
OLB - Quinton Powell (89, Sr.) - 33 Tkls (6 TFL), 1.5 Sks, 3 PDef, FF
CB - Adoree Jackson (93, Sr.) - 21 Tkls, Int, 6 PDef
CB - Iman Marshall (92, Jr.) - 19 Tkls (TFL), 0.5 Sk, PDef
FS - Ykili Ross (91, So.) - 15 Tkls (2 TFL), Sk, PDef, FF, FR

Injuries
*OC - Khaliel Rodgers (96, Sr.) - Back, Out 3 Weeks
*HB - Ty Isaac (93, Sr.) - Ankle, Probable, Started