2025 Week 8 FINAL
USC at Notre Dame
Saturday, October 18, 2025 · 6:30 PM CDT
Notre Dame Stadium
24
USC
Final
34
Notre Dame
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 10 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| Notre Dame | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
GIE pre-game call: Notre Dame at 78%. Hit.
Recaps
Weekly recaps generate Monday morning. Check back for both teams' write-ups.
USC
Big Ten
- Record
- 9-4
- Rating
- 16.9
- National rank
- 16
- Proj. wins
- 7.7
- Playoff prob.
- 17%
Notre Dame
FBS Independents
- Record
- 10-2
- Rating
- 24.4
- National rank
- 5
- Proj. wins
- 10.1
- Playoff prob.
- 94%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
USC
22%
Notre Dame
78%
Notre Dame 90% CI: 71% – 84% Δ rating 7.5
Notre Dame is the model's favorite at 78%. USC has a 22% path. Home-field adjustment of +2.8 rating points baked in for Notre Dame — venue-specific night-game value (n=64 games).
Game info
- Kickoff
- Saturday, October 18, 2025 · 6:30 PM CDT
- Venue
- Notre Dame Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No