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Week 8 USC @ ND

Posted on July 26, 2011 at 10:45 AM.

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October 22, 2011
USC @ ND
Week 8

Irish wins shootout in South Bend
ND beats USC 49-42 in closing moments

Cierre Wood returned from injury and scored twice in the closing moments Saturday night.

Saturday night's tilt between Notre Dame and USC was full of excitement. This was the biggest game to date for the Irish this year. Brian Kelly felt this game was so big he pulled out the green alternate jerseys for the game. Notre Dame got back QB Dayne Crist and Cierre Wood from injuries. Crist took back his starting job. The 1st quarter was slow for both sides but the Irish got two FGs to take a 6-0 lead.

The 2nd quarter got bad for the Irish and got bad real quick. Matt Barkley unleashed his fury and threw four 2nd quarter TDs. Trailing 35-16 with :9 seconds left, Dayne Crist hit T.J. Jones in the endzone for a 78 yard TD. That made it 35-23 going into the half.

The Irish defense stepped up and held USC's offense in check in the 3rd. The only problem was Notre Dame could not score. They managed one FG making it 35-26. Crist led a drive down to the 1 yard line as the 3rd quarter expired. The first play of the 4th, Alex Welch took a FB dive for a TD. The Irish were closing in 35-33. Then Cierre Wood took over and scored twice in the final minutes to close out USC. This win should put Notre Dame in the top 10. They are putting together quite a season.

USC Trojans (4-3) at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-0)

Oct 22, 2011	1	2	3	4	F
#25 USC Trojans	0	35	0	7	42
#11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6	17	3	23	49

Top Performers

USC Trojans

M. Barkley - 310 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT

M. Tyler - 23 car, 121 yds, 2 TD

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

C. Wood - 17 car, 154 yds, 2 TD

T.J. Jones - 6 rec, 191 yds, 2 TD

Team Stats Comparison
	USC	ND
First Downs	9	16
3rd Down Efficiency	6-13 (46%)	5-15 (33%)
4th Down Efficiency	2-2 (100%)	1-1 (100%)
Total Yards	433	509
Passing Yards	310	406
Rushing Yards	123	103
Penalties-Penalty Yards	1-5	2-10
Turnovers	3	2
Time of Possession	13:47	18:13

USC Trojans
PASSING	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
M. Barkley	12/29 (41%)	310	4	2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Tyler	23	121	5.2	2
M. Barkley	3	2	0.6	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
B. Butler	4	68	17.0	2
R. Woods	3	65	21.6	1
K. Prater	1	40	40.0	0
B. Carswell	1	27	27.0	0
R. Ellison	1	26	26.0	0
H. Simmons	1	9	9.0	0
G. Farmer	1	75	75.0	1
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
M. Jones	10	0.0	0	0
B. Baucham	8	1.0	0	0
C. Galippo	7	0.0	0	0
A. Armstead	5	3.0	1	0
T. Harris	0	0.0	0	0
T. Burnett	1	0.0	1	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
A. Heidari	0/1	6/6	6	0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
PASSING	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
D. Crist	19/41 (46%)	406	2	2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Wood	17	154	9.0	2
D. Crist	4	-20	-5.0	0
J. Gray	3	1	0.3	0
T. Rees	2	-33	-16.5	0
A. Welch	1	1	1.0	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Floyd	9	170	18.8	0
T.J. Jones	6	191	31.8	2
T. Riddick	2	36	18.0	0
R. Toma	1	9	9.0	0
C. Wood	1	0	0.0	0
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
J. Slaughter	7	0.0	0	0
A. Lynch	6	0.0	0	0
H. Smith	5	0.0	0	0
M. Te'o	4	0.0	0	0
Z. Motta	3	0.0	1	0
R. Blanton	2	0.0	1	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LG
N. Tausch	4/4	3/3	15	40

*Brian Kelly snagged two more recruits that attended the USC game. Here is where we stand for the 2011 class.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Recruiting - 2011
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Antonio Diggs # 7 HB	HB	HS	North Potomac, ND	5'10"	213
Brett Lane # 11 G	G	HS	Englewood, NJ	6'5"	337
Matt Vickers # 87 G	G	HS	Bellwood, IL	6'6"	289
Jonathan Allen # 6 T	T	HS	Elkhart, IN	6'4"	285
Luke Williams # 3 TE	TE	HS	Sunbury, PA	6'5"	241
Justin Edwards # 9 DT	DT	HS	Douglass Hills, KY	6'6"	265
David Moody # 4 FS	FS	HS	Lima, OH	6'3"	183