2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game
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| Non-conference game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | October 15, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Notre Dame Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | South Bend, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Band of the Fighting Irish | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Band of the Fighting Irish | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 80,795 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Tom Hammond, Pat Haden and Lewis Johnson (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2005 USC vs. Notre Dame football game was a regular season game that took place on October 15, 2005 at Notre Dame Stadium. The game between perennial rivals USC and Notre Dame was played for the Jeweled Shillelagh. The game was preceded by much pre-game hype, including a visit by College GameDay. In what became known as the "Bush Push", the game ended with quarterback Matt Leinart being pushed by running back Reggie Bush into the end zone for the winning touchdown. His push was illegal assistance under the laws of the game but it was not called a foul by the officials.
On June 10, 2010, the NCAA retroactively declared Bush ineligible for the entire 2005 season and forced USC to vacate its victory. However, the loss still counts for Notre Dame.