IndependentFighting Irish

Notre Dame

14th of 1319–4

Rank

14th

of 131 FBS teams

Rating

+14.8

90% range 5.6 to 24.0

Offense

35.4

17th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

20.6

25th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

9–4

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 9–4

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 3 · 7:30 PM ET at#2

Ohio State L 10–21

Rating change−0.8

Wk 2Sep 10 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Marshall L 21–26

Rating change−3.1

Wk 3Sep 17 · 2:30 PM ET vs

California W 24–17

Rating change−1.1

Wk 4Sep 24 · 3:30 PM ET at

North Carolina W 45–32

Rating change+2.3

Wk 6Oct 8 · 7:30 PM ET vs

BYUNeutral W 28–20

Rating change−0.3

Wk 7Oct 15 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Stanford L 14–16

Rating change−2.9

Wk 8Oct 22 · 2:30 PM ET vs

UNLV W 44–21

Rating change−0.7

Wk 9Oct 29 · 12:00 PM ET at

Syracuse W 41–24

Rating change+1.6

Wk 10Nov 5 · 7:30 PM ET vs#9

Clemson W 35–14

Rating change+2.3

Wk 11Nov 12 · 12:00 PM ET vs

NavyNeutral W 35–32

Rating change−3.0

Wk 12Nov 19 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Boston College W 44–0

Rating change+2.8

Wk 13Nov 26 · 7:30 PM ET at#25

USC L 27–38

Rating change−1.2

PostDec 30 · 3:30 PM ET vs

South CarolinaTaxSlayer Gator Bowl W 45–38

Rating change−0.2

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2022

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
2021	Independent	7 of 130	17.7	36.4	18.6	11–2	—
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