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Notre Dame

7th of 13011–2

Rank

7th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+17.7

90% range 8.6 to 26.9

Offense

36.4

11th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

18.6

11th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

11–2

Playoff

—

not selected

13 games, 11–2

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 5 · 7:30 PM ET at

Florida State W 41–38

Rating change−0.4

Wk 2Sep 11 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Toledo W 32–29

Rating change0.0

Wk 3Sep 18 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Purdue W 27–13

Rating change−1.3

Wk 4Sep 25 · 12:00 PM ET vs#10

WisconsinNeutral W 41–13

Rating change+2.5

Wk 5Oct 2 · 2:30 PM ET vs#11

Cincinnati L 13–24

Rating change−1.7

Wk 6Oct 9 · 7:30 PM ET at

Virginia Tech W 32–29

Rating change+0.8

Wk 8Oct 23 · 7:30 PM ET vs

USC W 31–16

Rating change−0.6

Wk 9Oct 30 · 7:30 PM ET vs

North Carolina W 44–34

Rating change−0.5

Wk 10Nov 6 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Navy W 34–6

Rating change+0.5

Wk 11Nov 13 · 7:30 PM ET at

Virginia W 28–3

Rating change+2.3

Wk 12Nov 20 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Georgia Tech W 55–0

Rating change+3.0

Wk 13Nov 27 · 8:00 PM ET at

Stanford W 45–14

Rating change+1.9

PostJan 1 · 1:00 PM ET vs#6

Oklahoma StatePlayStation Fiesta Bowl L 35–37

Rating change−0.9

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2021

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
2020	ACC	9 of 127	18.3	35.4	17.1	10–2	Seed4
2019	Independent	10 of 130	19.4	36.6	17.2	11–2	—
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