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The Greatest Intersectional Rivalry:
Top 10 Moments from Notre Dame-USC
1. First Blood
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1. First Blood
Dec. 4, 1926: Los Angeles

Notre Dame 13, USC 12

Nearly a year after USC officials futilely attempted to hire Knute Rockne (left) away from Notre Dame, the series begins with a nail-biter in L.A. Little-used Irish quarterback Art Parisien flipped the game-winning TD pass to halfback Johnny Niemiec with 2:00 left.

TEXT: John Walters, SI.com
PHOTO: AP
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