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FBS Independents

Notre Dame

2018 Season Performance

#6
Rank
12-0
Record
255.1
Points
0.660
SOS

Current Form

W12 streak
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 5-0

Key Games

Best W vs #13 Michigan 24-17

Record Splits

Home 6-0
Away 4-0
Neutral 2-0
Conference 0-0
Non-Conf 12-0
Close (7 pts or less) 4-0

Rank Progression

#1
#6
#11
#16
#22
Pre
#12
W3
#5
W6
#2
W9
#7
W12
#4
W15
#6

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/01
W
NR vs #13 Michigan
24-17
+47.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+24.0 33.0
Margin Scaling
+2.2 35.2
Quality Win Bonuses
+5.0 40.2
Recency Weighting
+7.2 47.4
Total 47.4 pts
2
09/08
W
#3 vs #64 Ball State
24-16
+7.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.1 5.9
Margin Scaling
+2.0 7.9
Total 7.9 pts
3
09/15
W
#12 vs #16 Vanderbilt
22-17
+19.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+5.4 14.4
Margin Scaling
+1.9 16.3
Recency Weighting
+2.9 19.3
Total 19.3 pts
4
09/22
W
#5 @ #67 Wake Forest
56-27
+19.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+0.9 14.4
Margin Scaling
+4.9 19.3
Total 19.3 pts
5
09/29
W
#3 vs #18 Stanford
38-17
+12.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.7 9.7
Margin Scaling
+3.2 12.9
Total 12.9 pts
6
10/07
W
#6 @ #19 Virginia Tech
45-23
+18.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+0.6 14.1
Margin Scaling
+4.4 18.4
Total 18.4 pts
7
10/13
W
#2 vs #79 Pittsburgh
19-14
+12.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.1 11.1
Margin Scaling
+1.6 12.7
Total 12.7 pts
9
10/28
W
#7 N #112 Navy
44-22
+10.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+1.5 11.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.5 7.0
Margin Scaling
+3.8 10.7
Total 10.7 pts
10
11/03
W
#7 @ #12 Northwestern
31-21
+55.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+26.7 40.2
Margin Scaling
+3.6 43.8
Quality Win Bonuses
+3.0 46.8
Recency Weighting
+8.4 55.2
Total 55.2 pts
11
11/11
W
#4 vs #91 Florida State
42-13
+13.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.5 8.5
Margin Scaling
+4.7 13.2
Total 13.2 pts
12
11/17
W
#4 N #36 Syracuse
36-3
+26.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+1.5 11.5
Win Opp Modifier
+5.4 16.9
Margin Scaling
+5.4 22.3
Recency Weighting
+4.0 26.4
Total 26.4 pts
13
11/25
W
#4 @ #83 USC
24-17
+11.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-3.1 10.4
Margin Scaling
+1.2 11.6
Total 11.6 pts
Total
12-0 Record
255.0

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 -