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Notre Dame football vs USC: 3 Biggest Irish wins in rivalry history

By Daniel Morrison

SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 12: Ian Book #12 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs the ball against the USC Trojans in the second half of the game at Notre Dame Stadium on October 12, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame defeated USC 30-27. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 12: Ian Book #12 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs the ball against the USC Trojans in the second half of the game at Notre Dame Stadium on October 12, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame defeated USC 30-27. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 24: Chris Finke #10 of the Notre Dame Football scores a touchdown against Jonathan Lockett #23 of the USC Trojans during the first half at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 24, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) /

With the Notre Dame football team set to battle it out against USC on Saturday night, here are the biggest wins in program history against the Trojans.

Notre Dame football and USC is one of college football’s great rivalries, between two of its blue bloods. The two first met in 1926 and have played a total of 91 times since then. It’s a series that Notre Dame leads 47-36-5.

These two programs are tied for second all-time, with 11 National Championships each. Notre Dame has the third-best all-time record (923-330-42) and USC has the eight (855-355-54). Notre Dame is 1st all-time, with 104 consensus All-Americans, while USC has had 82, good for fourth all-time. Notre Dame’s seven Heisman winners are best, while USC’s six Heisman winners are good for fourth.

The two programs are also 1 and 2 for NFL Draft picks, (Notre Dame has 520, USC has 517). Notre Dame’s 98 weeks at number 1 in the AP poll is 4th, while USC’s 91 weeks is 5th.

In other words, these two have played a few massive games over the years.

Notre Dame has also had a few massive wins over this time, and here are the three biggest for the Irish:

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