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Notre Dame

2018 Season Performance

#6
Rank
12-0
Record
232.7
Points
0.663
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
W1
#6
W4
#9
W7
#6
W10
#4
W13
#6
W15
#6

Season Breakdown

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Week
Game
Score
Raw
Adj
Diff
1
09/01
W
NR vs #13 Michigan
24-17
+22.9
+22.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+10.3 19.3
Margin Scaling
+2.1 21.4
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 22.9
Total 22.9 pts
+0.0
2
09/08
W
#6 vs #68 Ball State
24-16
+12.0
+12.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.1 10.1
Margin Scaling
+2.0 12.0
Total 12.0 pts
+0.0
3
09/15
W
#12 vs #25 Vanderbilt
22-17
+20.2
+20.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+7.7 16.7
Margin Scaling
+1.9 18.7
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 20.2
Total 20.2 pts
+0.0
4
09/22
W
#10 @ #74 Wake Forest
56-27
+21.0
+21.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+2.4 15.9
Margin Scaling
+5.1 21.0
Total 21.0 pts
+0.0
5
09/29
W
#9 vs #22 Stanford
38-17
+18.2
+18.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+4.3 13.3
Margin Scaling
+3.4 16.7
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 18.2
Total 18.2 pts
+0.0
6
10/07
W
#7 @ #23 Virginia Tech
45-23
+26.1
+26.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+6.1 19.6
Margin Scaling
+5.0 24.6
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 26.1
Total 26.1 pts
+0.0
7
10/13
W
#7 vs #84 Pittsburgh
19-14
+10.9
+10.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.5 9.5
Margin Scaling
+1.4 10.9
Total 10.9 pts
+0.0
9
10/28
W
#9 N #115 Navy
44-22
+10.7
+10.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+1.5 11.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.6 6.9
Margin Scaling
+3.7 10.7
Total 10.7 pts
+0.0
10
11/03
W
#7 @ #20 Northwestern
31-21
+42.9
+42.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+23.2 36.7
Margin Scaling
+3.5 40.1
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 41.6
Recency Weighting
+1.2 42.9
Total 42.9 pts
+0.0
11
11/11
W
#4 vs #89 Florida State
42-13
+13.2
+13.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.4 8.6
Margin Scaling
+4.7 13.2
Total 13.2 pts
+0.0
12
11/17
W
#6 N #35 Syracuse
36-3
+22.4
+22.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+1.5 11.5
Win Opp Modifier
+5.5 17.0
Margin Scaling
+5.4 22.4
Total 22.4 pts
+0.0
13
11/25
W
#6 @ #80 USC
24-17
+12.2
+12.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.6 10.9
Margin Scaling
+1.3 12.2
Total 12.2 pts
+0.0
Total
12-0 Record
232.6
232.6
+0.0

All-Time Summary (2016-2025)

10
Seasons
94-25
Record
79%
Win Rate
#23
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.631
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#89
2017
#23
2018
#6
2019
#17
2020
#13
2021
#18
2022
#26
2023
#14
2024
#7
2025
#17

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2025 FBS Independents 10-2 (83%) #17 #9 168.3 0.684 -
2024 FBS Independents 11-1 (92%) #7 #1 226.2 0.644 -
2023 FBS Independents 9-3 (75%) #14 #1 154.8 0.643 -
2022 FBS Independents 8-4 (67%) #26 #18 113.0 0.611 -
2021 FBS Independents 11-1 (92%) #18 #7 160.7 0.591 -
2020 FBS Independents 10-1 (91%) #13 #5 152.2 0.580 -
2019 FBS Independents 10-2 (83%) #17 #15 139.8 0.625 -
2018 FBS Independents 12-0 (100%) #6 #4 232.7 0.663 -
2017 FBS Independents 9-3 (75%) #23 #12 131.8 0.647 -
2016 FBS Independents 4-8 (33%) #89 #64 -1.4 0.623 -