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Notre Dame

2016 Season Performance

#86
Rank
4-8
Record
-11.0
Points
0.590
SOS

Current Form

L2 streak
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W vs #53 Miami 30-27
Worst L vs #70 Michigan State 28-36

Record Splits

Home 2-4
Away 0-3
Neutral 2-1
Conference 1-0
Non-Conf 3-8
Close (7 pts or less) 1-6

Rank Progression

#3
#31
#59
#87
#116
Pre
#8
W3
#76
W6
#97
W9
#89
W12
#79
W15
#86

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/04
L
NR @ #62 Texas
47-50 OT
-6.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.6 -5.4
Loss Record Modifier
-0.2 -5.6
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -6.1
Total -6.1 pts
2
09/10
W
#101 vs #74 Nevada
39-10
+10.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.6 6.4
Margin Scaling
+4.1 10.5
Total 10.5 pts
3
09/17
L
#38 vs #70 Michigan State
28-36
-12.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.8 -8.6
Loss Record Modifier
-0.8 -9.4
Margin Scaling
-1.4 -10.7
Recency Weighting
-1.9 -12.7
Total -12.7 pts
4
09/24
L
#76 vs #111 Duke
35-38
-11.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -10.3
Loss Record Modifier
-0.8 -11.1
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -11.6
Total -11.6 pts
5
10/01
W
#99 N #78 Syracuse
50-33
+12.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+1.5 11.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.2 9.3
Margin Scaling
+3.2 12.6
Total 12.6 pts
6
10/08
L
#78 @ #36 NC State
3-10
-6.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.4 -5.6
Loss Record Modifier
-0.0 -5.6
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -6.3
Total -6.3 pts
7
10/15
L
#97 vs #54 Stanford
10-17
-10.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -10.3
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -9.3
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -10.0
Total -10.0 pts
9
10/29
W
#97 vs #53 Miami
30-27
+13.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+3.6 12.6
Margin Scaling
+1.1 13.7
Total 13.7 pts
10
11/05
L
#89 N #51 Navy
27-28
-6.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.4 -6.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -5.8
Margin Scaling
-0.2 -6.1
Total -6.1 pts
11
11/12
W
#91 N #68 Army
44-6
+22.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+1.5 11.5
Win Opp Modifier
+1.9 13.4
Margin Scaling
+5.6 19.0
Recency Weighting
+3.4 22.4
Total 22.4 pts
12
11/19
L
#78 vs #26 Virginia Tech
31-34
-9.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.8 -8.6
Loss Record Modifier
+1.1 -7.5
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -8.1
Recency Weighting
-1.4 -9.5
Total -9.5 pts
13
11/26
L
#79 @ #32 USC
27-45
-6.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -5.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -5.2
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -6.8
Total -6.8 pts
Total
4-8 Record
-10.0

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
100-25
Record
80%
Win Rate
#20
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.631
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#86
2017
#15
2018
#6
2019
#17
2020
#8
2021
#7
2022
#27
2023
#23
2024
#7
2025
#17
2026
#3

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 FBS Independents 6-0 (100%) #3 #2 142.4 0.723 -
2025 FBS Independents 10-2 (83%) #17 #9 168.3 0.684 -
2024 FBS Independents 11-1 (92%) #7 #1 226.3 0.644 -
2023 FBS Independents 9-3 (75%) #23 #2 105.4 0.569 -
2022 FBS Independents 8-4 (67%) #27 #16 98.1 0.589 -
2021 FBS Independents 11-1 (92%) #7 #4 196.6 0.610 -
2020 FBS Independents 10-1 (91%) #8 #4 140.5 0.565 -
2019 FBS Independents 10-2 (83%) #17 #11 135.8 0.638 -
2018 FBS Independents 12-0 (100%) #6 #2 255.1 0.660 -
2017 FBS Independents 9-3 (75%) #15 #4 163.2 0.671 -
2016 FBS Independents 4-8 (33%) #86 #38 -11.0 0.590 -