Article: NOTRE DAME 38, USC 10; Fighting Irish Continue to Make Name vs. Trojans

The University of Southern California's sports publicity department has made it clear that the school does not want to be referred to as "Southern Cal." Now, after the Trojans' 38-10 loss to Notre Dame today, there's something else you shouldn't call them: national championship contenders.

USC (that's deemed acceptable, as is So. California and Troy) saw its undefeated record slip to 6-1 before 59,075 on a cold, damp afternoon at Notre Dame Stadium, and its No. 5 national ranking surely will drop as well. The Trojans are 0-12-1 in their past 13 games against Notre Dame. Notre Dame (6-2), ranked 17th, needs to be in the top 10 to guarantee a spot in one of the Bowl Alliance games, and the ...

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