IndependentFighting Irish

Notre Dame

4th of 13310–3

Rank

4th

of 133 FBS teams

Rating

+26.2

90% range 16.9 to 35.6

Offense

40.6

6th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

14.4

8th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

10–3

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 10–3

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 26 · 2:30 PM ET vs

NavyNeutral W 42–3

Rating change+2.7

Wk 1Sep 2 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Tennessee State W 56–3

Rating change+0.6

Wk 2Sep 9 · 12:00 PM ET at

NC State W 45–24

Rating change+0.9

Wk 3Sep 16 · 2:30 PM ET vs

Central Michigan W 41–17

Rating change−0.6

Wk 4Sep 23 · 7:30 PM ET vs#1

Ohio State L 14–17

Rating change+2.0

Wk 5Sep 30 · 7:30 PM ET at#21

Duke W 21–14

Rating change0.0

Wk 6Oct 7 · 7:37 PM ET at

Louisville L 20–33

Rating change−2.2

Wk 7Oct 14 · 7:30 PM ET vs#15

USC W 48–20

Rating change+1.6

Wk 9Oct 28 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Pittsburgh W 58–7

Rating change+2.9

Wk 10Nov 4 · 12:00 PM ET at#17

Clemson L 23–31

Rating change−0.6

Wk 12Nov 18 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Wake Forest W 45–7

Rating change+0.3

Wk 13Nov 25 · 7:00 PM ET at

Stanford W 56–23

Rating change+2.2

PostDec 29 · 2:00 PM ET vs#20

Oregon StateTony the Tiger Sun Bowl W 40–8

Rating change+3.4

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2023

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
2022	Independent	14 of 131	14.8	35.4	20.6	9–4	—
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