IndependentFighting Irish

Notre Dame

10th of 13011–2

Rank

10th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+19.4

90% range 10.0 to 28.9

Offense

36.6

16th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

17.2

12th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

11–2

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 11–2

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 2 · 8:00 PM ET at

Louisville W 35–17

Rating change0.0

Wk 3Sep 14 · 2:30 PM ET vs

New Mexico W 66–14

Rating change+0.8

Wk 4Sep 21 · 8:00 PM ET at#4

Georgia L 17–23

Rating change+0.9

Wk 5Sep 28 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Virginia W 35–20

Rating change−0.7

Wk 6Oct 5 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Bowling Green W 52–0

Rating change+1.0

Wk 7Oct 12 · 7:30 PM ET vs#23

USC W 30–27

Rating change−1.3

Wk 9Oct 26 · 7:30 PM ET at#13

Michigan L 14–45

Rating change−3.4

Wk 10Nov 2 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Virginia Tech W 21–20

Rating change−0.4

Wk 11Nov 9 · 7:30 PM ET at

Duke W 38–7

Rating change+2.7

Wk 12Nov 16 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Navy W 52–20

Rating change+2.5

Wk 13Nov 23 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Boston College W 40–7

Rating change+1.5

Wk 14Nov 30 · 4:00 PM ET at

Stanford W 45–24

Rating change−1.0

PostDec 28 · 12:00 PM ET vs#25

Iowa StateCAMPING WORLD BOWL W 33–9

Rating change+1.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2019

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2018	Independent	11 of 130	17.6	34.8	17.1	12–1	Seed3
2017	Independent	19 of 130	13.3	35.9	22.7	10–3	—
2016	Independent	20 of 128	11.9	37.0	25.1	4–8	—
2015	Independent	16 of 128	14.1	39.6	25.4	10–3	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

ND offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles