Jeweled Shillelagh

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Jeweled Shillelagh
The Jeweled Shilleglagh
Teams Notre Dame Fighting Irish
USC Trojans
Originated 1926
Trophy Series Notre Dame leads, 42-32-5
Current Holder USC
Notre Dame logo USC logo
Notre Dame (42)
1926 1927
1929 1930
1934 1935
1937 1940
1941 1942
1946 1947
1949 1951
1952 1953
1954 1957
1958 1959
1960 1961
1963 1965
1966 1973
1977 1983
1984 1985
1986 1987
1988 1989
1990 1991
1992 1993
1995 1999
2000 2001		 USC (32)
1928 1931
1932 1933
1938 1939
1950 1955
1956 1962
1964 1967
1970 1971
1972 1974
1975 1976
1978 1979
1980 1981
1982 1996
1997 1998
2002 2003
2004 2005
2006 2007
Ties (5)
1936 1948 1968 1969 1994

The Jeweled Shillelagh (shuh-LAY-lee) is passed between the annual winner of the college football game between the University of Southern California Trojans and the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The shillelagh, a Gaelic war club, is made of oak or blackthorn saplings from Ireland. On the end of the club is engraved, "From the Emerald Isle." The trophy was introduced in 1952 to commemorate the rivalry that began December 4, 1926.

For the Purdue - Notre Dame trophy, see Shillelagh Trophy.

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[edit] History

Main article: Notre Dame-USC rivalry

The trophy was originally presented in 1952 by the Notre Dame Alumni Club of Los Angeles, stating that "this shillelagh will serve to symbolize in part the high tradition, the keen rivalry and above all the sincere respect which these two great universities have for each other."

For each victory, a respective jeweled ornament is added to the foot-long club. For each USC victory, a ruby-adorned Trojan head is added, marked with the year and game score; for each Notre Dame victory, a similarly detailed emerald-studded shamrock is added. For tie games, a combined Trojan head/shamrock medallion is used (the NCAA has since changed the rules to allow no tie games since 1996). Although the shillelagh was introduced in 1952, the medallions go back to the start of the series in 1926.

When the original shillelagh ran out of space for the Trojan heads and shamrocks after the 1989 game, it was retired and is permanently displayed at Notre Dame. A new shillelagh, longer than the original, was introduced for the 1997 season with medallions made by Images Jewelers of Elkhart,Indiana.

As of the end of the 2007 season, there are now 42 shamrocks, 32 Trojan heads and five combined medallions on the shillelaghs.

[edit] Game results

Notre Dame victories are shaded ██ green. USC victories shaded in ██ red. Ties shaded white.

Date Site Winning team Losing team Series
December 4, 1926   Los Angeles, CA   Notre Dame  13  Southern California     12  ND 1-0
November 26, 1927 Chicago, IL Notre Dame 7 Southern California 6 ND 2-0
December 1, 1928 Los Angeles, CA Southern California    27 Notre Dame 14 ND 2-1
November 16, 1929 Chicago, IL Notre Dame 13 Southern California 12 ND 3-1
December 6, 1930 Los Angeles, CA Notre Dame 27 Southern California 0 ND 4-1
November 21, 1931 South Bend, IN Southern California 16 Notre Dame 14 ND 4-2
December 10, 1932 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 13 Notre Dame 0 ND 4-3
November 25, 1933 South Bend, IN Southern California 19 Notre Dame 0 Tied 4-4
December 8, 1934 Los Angeles, CA Notre Dame 14 Southern California 0 ND 5-4
November 23, 1935 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 20 Southern California 13 ND 6-4
December 5, 1936 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 13 Notre Dame 13 ND 6-4-1
November 27, 1937 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 13 Southern California 6 ND 7-4-1
December 3, 1938 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 13 Notre Dame 0 ND 7-5-1
November 25, 1939 South Bend, IN Southern California 20 Notre Dame 12 ND 7-6-1
December 7, 1940 Los Angeles, CA Notre Dame 10 Southern California 6 ND 8-6-1
November 22, 1941 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 20 Southern California 18 ND 9-6-1
November 28, 1942 Los Angeles, CA Notre Dame 13 Southern California 0 ND 10-6-1
November 30, 1946 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 26 Southern California 6 ND 11-6-1
December 6, 1947 Los Angeles, CA Notre Dame 38 Southern California 7 ND 12-6-1
December 4, 1948 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 14 Notre Dame 14 ND 12-6-2
November 26, 1949 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 32 Southern California 0 ND 13-6-2
December 2, 1950 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 9 Notre Dame 7 ND 13-7-2
December 1, 1951 Los Angeles, CA Notre Dame 19 Southern California 12 ND 14-7-2
November 29, 1952 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 9 Southern California 0 ND 15-7-2
November 28, 1953 Los Angeles, CA Notre Dame 48 Southern California 14 ND 16-7-2
November 27, 1954 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 23 Southern California 17 ND 17-7-2
November 26, 1955 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 42 Notre Dame 20 ND 17-8-2
December 1, 1956 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 28 Notre Dame 20 ND 17-9-2
November 30, 1957 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 40 Southern California 12 ND 18-9-2
November 29, 1958 Los Angeles, CA Notre Dame 20 Southern California 13 ND 19-9-2
November 28, 1959 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 16 Southern California 6 ND 20-9-2
November 26, 1960 Los Angeles, CA Notre Dame 17 Southern California 0 ND 21-9-2
October 14, 1961 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 30 Southern California 0 ND 22-9-2
December 1, 1962 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 25 Notre Dame 0 ND 22-10-2
October 12, 1963 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 17 Southern California 14 ND 23-10-2
November 28, 1964 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 20 Notre Dame 17 ND 23-11-2
October 23, 1965 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 28 Southern California 7 ND 24-11-2
November 26, 1966 Los Angeles, CA Notre Dame 51 Southern California 0 ND 25-11-2
October 14, 1967 South Bend, IN Southern California 24 Notre Dame 7 ND 25-12-2
November 30, 1968 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 21 Notre Dame 21 ND 25-12-3
October 18, 1969 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 14 Southern California 14 ND 25-12-4
November 28, 1970 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 38 Notre Dame 28 ND 25-13-4
October 23, 1971 South Bend, IN Southern California 28 Notre Dame 14 ND 25-14-4
December 2, 1972 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 45 Notre Dame 23 ND 25-15-4
October 27, 1973 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 23 Southern California 14 ND 26-15-4
November 30, 1974 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 55 Notre Dame 24 ND 26-16-4
October 25, 1975 South Bend, IN Southern California 24 Notre Dame 17 ND 26-17-4
November 27, 1976 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 17 Notre Dame 13 ND 26-18-4
October 22, 1977 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 49 Southern California 19 ND 27-18-4
November 27, 1978 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 27 Notre Dame 25 ND 27-19-4
October 20, 1979 South Bend, IN Southern California 42 Notre Dame 23 ND 27-20-4
December 6, 1980 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 20 Notre Dame 3 ND 27-21-4
October 24, 1981 South Bend, IN Southern California 14 Notre Dame 7 ND 27-22-4
November 27, 1982 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 17 Notre Dame 13 ND 27-23-4
October 22, 1983 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 27 Southern California 6 ND 28-23-4
November 24, 1984 Los Angeles, CA Notre Dame 19 Southern California 7 ND 29-23-4
October 26, 1985 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 37 Southern California 3 ND 30-23-4
November 29, 1986 Los Angeles, CA Notre Dame 38 Southern California 37 ND 31-23-4
October 24, 1987 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 26 Southern California 15 ND 32-23-4
November 26, 1988 Los Angeles, CA Notre Dame 27 Southern California 10 ND 33-23-4
October 21, 1989 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 28 Southern California 24 ND 34-23-4
November 24, 1990 Los Angeles, CA Notre Dame 10 Southern California 6 ND 35-23-4
October 26, 1991 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 24 Southern California 20 ND 36-23-4
November 28, 1992 Los Angeles, CA Notre Dame 31 Southern California 23 ND 37-23-4
October 23, 1993 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 31 Southern California 13 ND 38-23-4
November 26, 1994 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 17 Notre Dame 17 ND 38-23-5
October 21, 1995 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 38 Southern California 10 ND 39-23-5
November 30, 1996 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 27 Notre Dame 20 ND 39-24-5
October 18, 1997 South Bend, IN Southern California 20 Notre Dame 17 ND 39-25-5
November 28, 1998 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 10 Notre Dame 0 ND 39-26-5
October 16, 1999 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 25 Southern California 24 ND 40-26-5
November 25, 2000 Los Angeles, CA Notre Dame 38 Southern California 21 ND 41-26-5
October 20, 2001 South Bend, IN Notre Dame 27 Southern California 16 ND 42-26-5
November 30, 2002 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 44 Notre Dame 13 ND 42-27-5
October 18, 2003 South Bend, IN Southern California 45 Notre Dame 14 ND 42-28-5
November 27, 2004 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 41 Notre Dame 10 ND 42-29-5
October 15, 2005 South Bend, IN Southern California 34 Notre Dame 31 ND 42-30-5
November 25, 2006 Los Angeles, CA Southern California 44 Notre Dame 24 ND 42-31-5
October 20, 2007 South Bend, IN Southern California 38 Notre Dame 0 ND 42-32-5

[edit] Series facts

Statistic ND USC
Games played 79
Wins 42 32
Home wins 23 20
Road wins 17 12
Neutral site wins 2 0
Total points scored in the series 1571 1414
Most points scored in a game by one team 51 ('66) 55 ('74)
Most points scored in a game by both teams 79 ('74 – USC 55, ND 24)
Fewest points scored in a game by both teams 9 ('52 – ND 9, USC 0)
Fewest points scored in a game by one team in a win 7 ('27) 9 ('50)
Most points scored in a game by one team in a loss† 31 ('05) 37 ('86)
Largest margin of victory 51 ('66) 38 ('07)
Smallest margin of victory 1 ('26, '27, '29, '86, '99)      2 ('31, '50, '78)     

† These two were the only instances in which the losing team scored over 28 points.

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