IndependentFighting Irish

Notre Dame

3rd of 13610–2

Rank

3rd

of 136 FBS teams

Rating

+29.8

90% range 19.7 to 39.8

Offense

42.4

2nd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

12.6

4th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

10–2

Playoff

—

not selected

12 games, 10–2

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 31 · 7:30 PM ET at#13

Miami L 24–27

Rating change−0.5

Wk 3Sep 13 · 7:30 PM ET vs#13

Texas A&M L 40–41

Rating change−0.3

Wk 4Sep 20 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Purdue W 56–30

Rating change+0.8

Wk 5Sep 27 · 12:00 PM ET at

Arkansas W 56–13

Rating change+4.2

Wk 6Oct 4 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Boise State W 28–7

Rating change−0.5

Wk 7Oct 11 · 3:30 PM ET vs

NC State W 36–7

Rating change+1.0

Wk 8Oct 18 · 7:30 PM ET vs#11

USC W 34–24

Rating change+0.5

Wk 10Nov 1 · 3:30 PM ET at

Boston College W 25–10

Rating change−1.7

Wk 11Nov 8 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Navy W 49–10

Rating change+0.8

Wk 12Nov 15 · 12:00 PM ET at#25

Pittsburgh W 37–15

Rating change+1.3

Wk 13Nov 22 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Syracuse W 70–7

Rating change+2.8

Wk 14Nov 29 · 10:30 PM ET at

Stanford W 49–20

Rating change+0.4

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2025

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
2024	Independent	2 of 134	25.8	39.9	14.1	14–2	Seed7
2023	Independent	4 of 133	26.2	40.6	14.4	10–3	—
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