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2002 Season Stats
Series History
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Final
Notre Dame
6
7
0
0
13
USC
0
17
13
14
44
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER
FG
Nicholas Setta
34 yard field goal
3
0
FG
Nicholas Setta
32 yard field goal
6
0
SECOND QUARTER
TD
Mike Williams
6 yard pass from Carson Palmer (
Ryan Killeen
kick)
6
7
FG
Ryan Killeen
22 yard field goal
6
10
TD
Carlos Pierre-Antoine
0 yard blocked punt return (
Nicholas Setta
kick)
13
10
TD
Mike Williams
19 yard pass from Carson Palmer (
Ryan Killeen
kick)
13
17
THIRD QUARTER
TD
Maleafou MacKenzie
15 yard pass from Carson Palmer (
Ryan Killeen
kick)
13
24
FG
Ryan Killeen
27 yard field goal
13
27
FG
Ryan Killeen
29 yard field goal
13
30
FOURTH QUARTER
TD
Sultan McCullough
11 yard run (
Ryan Killeen
kick)
13
37
TD
Maleafou MacKenzie
10 yard pass from Carson Palmer (
Ryan Killeen
kick)
13
44
Team Stats
ND
USC
1st Downs
4
31
Rushing 1st Downs
2
8
Passing 1st Downs
2
20
Penalty
0
3
Rushing
39
185
Rushing Attempts
22
38
Yards Gained Rushing
74
199
Yards Lost Rushing
35
14
TDs Rushing
0
1
Passing
70
425
Passes Attempted
29
46
Passes Completed
10
32
Intercepted
3
2
TDs Passing
0
4
Pass Efficiency
34.07
167.17
Total Offensive Plays
51
84
Total Net Yards
109
610
Average Gain Per Play
2.14
7.26
Fumbles - Lost
1 - 0
1 - 1
Penalties - Yards
5 - 50
9 - 51
Interceptions - Yards
2 - 78
3 - 30
Punts - Yards
9 - 338
4 - 126
Average Per Punt
37.56
31.50
Punt Returns - Yards
2 - 79
4 - 42
Kickoff Returns - Yards
6 - 119
3 - 65
Time of Possession
21:55
28:05
Third Down Conversions
0 of 13
5 of 14
Third Down Percent
0.00%
35.71%
Fourth Down Conversions
0 of 1
0 of 0
Fourth Down Percent
0.00%
0.00%
Sacks
1 - 10
3 - 27
Game Info
Stadium
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Location
Los Angeles, California
Date
Nov 30, 2002
Attendance
91,432
Temperature
60°F
Weather
Cloudy
Conference
ND: Independent
USC: Pac 10
Head Coach
ND:
Tyrone Willingham
USC:
Pete Carroll
AP Rank
ND: 7
USC: 6
Final AP Rank
ND: 17
USC: 4
Season Record
ND: 10-3
USC: 11-2
Notre Dame Scoring
TD
FG
XP
2pt
DXP
Saf
Points
Nicholas Setta
0
2
1
0
0
0
7
Carlos Pierre-Antoine
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
TOTALS
1
2
1
0
0
0
13
USC Scoring
TD
FG
XP
2pt
DXP
Saf
Points
Ryan Killeen
0
3
5
0
0
0
14
Mike Williams
2
0
0
0
0
0
12
Maleafou MacKenzie
2
0
0
0
0
0
12
Sultan McCullough
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
TOTALS
5
3
5
0
0
0
44
Notre Dame Passing
C-Att-Int
Yards
Y/A
Lng
TD
Sack
Effic
Carlyle Holiday
10-29-3
70
2.4
18
0
3
34.07
TOTALS
10-29-3
70
2.4
18
0
3
34.07
USC Passing
C-Att-Int
Yards
Y/A
Lng
TD
Sack
Effic
Carson Palmer
32-46-2
425
9.2
44
4
1
167.17
TOTALS
32-46-2
425
9.2
44
4
1
167.17
Notre Dame Rushing
No
Gain
Loss
Net
Avg
Lng
TD
Ryan Grant
10
21
5
16
1.6
6
0
Carlyle Holiday
6
39
27
12
2.0
29
0
Mike McNair
1
5
0
5
5.0
5
0
Tom Lopienski
1
3
0
3
3.0
3
0
Marcus Wilson
1
3
0
3
3.0
3
0
Rashon Powers-Neal
3
3
3
0
0.0
2
0
TOTALS
22
74
35
39
1.8
29
0
USC Rushing
No
Gain
Loss
Net
Avg
Lng
TD
Justin Fargas
20
123
3
120
6.0
47
0
Sultan McCullough
8
45
1
44
5.5
11
1
Hershel Dennis
3
19
0
19
6.3
9
0
Maleafou MacKenzie
3
6
0
6
2.0
5
0
Jacob Rogers
1
2
0
2
2.0
2
0
Carson Palmer
3
4
10
-6
-2.0
3
0
TOTALS
38
199
14
185
4.9
47
1
Notre Dame Receiving
No
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Omar Jenkins
3
33
11.0
18
0
Rhema McKnight
2
20
10.0
11
0
Arnaz Battle
2
6
3.0
6
0
Maurice Stovall
1
7
7.0
7
0
Rashon Powers-Neal
1
4
4.0
4
0
Ryan Grant
1
0
0.0
0
0
TOTALS
10
70
7.0
18
0
USC Receiving
No
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Mike Williams
10
169
16.9
44
2
Keary Colbert
5
75
15.0
32
0
Justin Fargas
4
41
10.2
16
0
Maleafou MacKenzie
4
30
7.5
15
2
Alex Holmes
3
44
14.7
16
0
Kareem Kelly
3
12
4.0
5
0
Grant Mattos
2
52
26.0
41
0
Sultan McCullough
1
2
2.0
2
0
TOTALS
32
425
13.3
44
4
Notre Dame Interceptions
No
Yds
TD
Courtney Watson
1
60
0
Mike Goolsby
1
18
0
TOTALS
2
78
0
USC Interceptions
No
Yds
TD
Darrell Rideaux
1
30
0
Mike Pollard
1
0
0
DeShaun Hill
1
0
0
TOTALS
3
30
0
Notre Dame Defense
Total
Solo
Ast
Sacks
TFL/Y
FF
FR
PBU
QBH
Glenn Earl
9
8
1
0
0/0
0
0
0
Shane Walton
9
7
2
0
1/3
0
0
0
Courtney Watson
7
6
1
0
1/1
0
0
0
Mike Goolsby
7
5
2
0
0/0
0
0
0
Vontez Duff
6
6
0
0
0/0
0
1
0
Justin Tuck
6
5
1
0
1/1
0
0
0
Preston Jackson
5
4
1
0
1/1
0
0
0
Gerome Sapp
5
3
2
0
0/0
0
0
0
Derek Curry
4
3
1
0
0/0
0
0
0
Ryan Roberts
3
3
0
0
0/0
0
0
0
Cedrick Hilliard
3
3
0
0
1/1
0
0
0
Garron Bible
3
2
1
0
0/0
0
0
0
Patrick Ryan
2
2
0
0
0/0
0
1
0
0
Kyle Budinscak
2
2
0
0
0/0
0
0
0
Mike McNair
1
1
0
0
0/0
0
0
0
Joey Hildbold
1
1
0
0
0/0
0
0
0
Justin Thomas
1
1
0
0
0/0
0
0
0
Darrell Campbell
1
1
0
1
1/10
0
0
0
Omar Jenkins
1
1
0
0
0/0
0
0
0
Ryan Grant
0
TOTALS
76
64
12
1
6/17
0
1
1
0
USC Defense
Total
Solo
Ast
Sacks
TFL/Y
FF
FR
PBU
QBH
Melvin Simmons
7
7
0
0
0/0
0
1
0
Mike Pollard
6
6
0
0
1/3
0
0
0
Troy Polamalu
5
5
0
1
2/12
1
0
0
Darrell Rideaux
3
3
0
0
0/0
0
1
0
Matt Grootegoed
3
3
0
1
2/11
0
1
0
Bernard Riley
3
3
0
0
0/0
0
0
0
Marcell Allmond
2
2
0
0
0/0
0
0
0
Grant Mattos
2
2
0
0
0/0
0
0
0
Oscar Lua
1
1
0
0
0/0
0
0
0
DeShaun Hill
1
1
0
0
0/0
0
0
0
Jason Leach
1
1
0
0
0/0
0
0
0
Omar Nazel
1
1
0
1
1/8
0
0
0
Sultan McCullough
1
1
0
0
0/0
0
0
0
Alex Holmes
1
1
0
0
0/0
0
0
0
Sunny Byrd
1
1
0
0
0/0
0
0
0
Mike Patterson
1
1
0
0
1/1
0
0
0
Jacob Rogers
1
0
1
0
0/0
0
0
0
Keary Colbert
1
0
1
0
0/0
0
0
0
Hershel Dennis
0
TOTALS
41
39
2
3
7/35
1
0
3
0
Notre Dame Kick Returns
No
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Arnaz Battle
4
82
20.5
30
0
Vontez Duff
2
37
18.5
23
0
TOTALS
6
119
19.8
30
0
USC Kick Returns
No
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Justin Fargas
1
26
26.0
26
0
Marcell Allmond
1
24
24.0
24
0
Hershel Dennis
1
15
15.0
15
0
TOTALS
3
65
21.7
26
0
Notre Dame Punt Returns
No
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Vontez Duff
1
52
52.0
52
0
Carlos Pierre-Antoine
1
27
27.0
0
1
TOTALS
2
79
39.5
52
1
USC Punt Returns
No
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Greig Carlson
2
31
15.5
28
0
Kareem Kelly
2
11
5.5
11
0
TOTALS
4
42
10.5
28
0
Notre Dame Kicking
FG
Pct
Lng
XP
Pts
Nicholas Setta
2-2
100.0%
34
1-1
7
TOTALS
2-2
100.0%
34
1-1
7
USC Kicking
FG
Pct
Lng
XP
Pts
Ryan Killeen
3-4
75.0%
29
5-5
14
TOTALS
3-4
75.0%
29
5-5
14
Notre Dame Punting
No
Yds
Avg
Lng
Joey Hildbold
9
338
37.6
51
TOTALS
9
338
37.6
51
USC Punting
No
Yds
Avg
Lng
Tom Malone
3
126
42.0
44
TEAM
1
0
0.0
0
TOTALS
4
126
31.5
44
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