No. 1 USC Pounds Notre Dame, 41-10
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Matt Leinart made a strong pitch for the Heisman Trophy, and Southern California overcame a sluggish start to move within one win of a perfect regular season.
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Last season Michigan held Notre Dame to 4 yards rushing - the worst total in 41 years for the Fighting Irish. The same performance tomorrow against the Wolverines would be a season best.
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Southern California is the new No. 2. The Trojans advanced one spot to overtake Michigan in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday, a day after their 44-24 victory over Notre Dame.
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Brady Quinn throws three touchdowns as the Notre Dame offense returns to fantastic form in a 41-17 victory over No. 19 Penn State on Saturday.
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LOS ANGELES - The first time Southern California drilled Notre Dame by 31 points two years ago, it was a fluke. The second time was a coincidence.
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With the game on the line, Notre Dame turned to its senior leaders to help the sixth-ranked Fighting Irish avoid an upset by unranked Southern California.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Notre Dame's size and speed took all the drama out of its 41st straight victory over Navy.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame found a familiar way to make its problems go away - beat Michigan...
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Kyle Orton found a way to win at Notre Dame, ending a 30-year drought for Purdue. Orton threw four touchdown passes, including a 97 yarder to Taylor Stubblefield, and Jerome Brooks returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown to give the 15th-ranked Boilermakers a 41-16 victory Saturday.
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Behind a standout passing performance by Heisman-trophy winner Matt Leinart, No. 1 USC hammers No. 2 Oklahoma, 55-19, in the Orange Bowl Tuesday night.
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Notre Dame has beaten Navy in football in every way, shape and form the last 40 years. The Irish have won in blowouts (41-0 in 1989) and squeakers (27-24 last season).
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Jacqueline Batteast scores 27 points and No. 11 Notre Dame uses a 23-0 run to beat No. 6 Rutgers 63-47, giving coach Muffet McGraw her 400th career win with the Irish.
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Notre Dame accepted an invitation Sunday to play in the Insight Bowl in Phoenix against a Pac-10 team on Dec. 28. The Irish (6-5) accepted the bid a day after losing to Southern California
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ATLANTA -- Notre Dame actually won a defensive struggle, scoring just enough points to avoid a major upset at the start of its most anticipated season in years.
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A career-high 22 points by Breona Gray helps Notre Dame overcome an 11-point deficit in the second half to beat No. 10 Purdue, 67-58.
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Notre Dame won its second NCAA women's soccer championship by beating UCLA 4-3 on penalty kicks after the teams tied 1-1 through 110 minutes of regulation and overtime Sunday.
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SOUTH BEND, Indiana (Sports Network) - True freshman Darius Walker ran for 115 yards and a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, leading Notre Dame to a 28-20 victory over eighth-ranked Michigan at Notre Dame Stadium.