Notre Dame-USC Rivalry Resumes in 2030

The series begins Aug. 31, 2030, with Notre Dame playing in Los Angeles, followed by USC visiting South Bend on Aug. 30, 2031. Games in 2032-2033 will be played in the first three weeks of the season. The teams met annually from 1946-2025 except during the 2020 pandemic, with the rivalry temporarily put on hold after USC joined the Big Ten in 2024. forumteam.blog

Notre Dame leads the all-time series 53-38-5 since their first meeting in 1926. The schools have combined to win 22 national championships and produce 15 Heisman Trophy winners. The rivalry is contested for the Jeweled Shillelagh Trophy, presented by the Notre Dame Club of Los Angeles since 1952.