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Notre Dame

2020 Season Performance

#8
Rank
10-1
Record
140.5
Points
0.565
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W vs #5 Clemson 47-40
Worst L N #11 Clemson 10-34

Record Splits

Home 6-0
Away 4-0
Neutral 0-1
Conference 0-0
Non-Conf 10-1
Close (7 pts or less) 2-0

Rank Progression

#1
#20
#39
#58
#78
Pre
#19
W3
#4
W6
#16
W9
#10
W12
#8
W15
#6
W16
#8

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 16 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 16
2
09/12
W
#68 vs #8 Duke
27-13
+7.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.7 5.3
Margin Scaling
+2.1 7.4
Total 7.4 pts
3
09/19
W
#9 vs #26 South Florida
52-0
+8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.8 4.2
Margin Scaling
+4.0 8.2
Total 8.2 pts
6
10/10
W
#20 vs #124 Florida State
42-26
+10.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.9 7.1
Margin Scaling
+3.1 10.3
Total 10.3 pts
7
10/17
W
#16 vs #115 Louisville
12-7
+9.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.4 7.6
Margin Scaling
+1.4 9.0
Total 9.0 pts
8
10/24
W
#20 @ #105 Pittsburgh
45-3
+20.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+2.0 15.5
Margin Scaling
+5.0 20.5
Total 20.5 pts
9
10/31
W
#12 @ #112 Georgia Tech
31-13
+13.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-3.3 10.2
Margin Scaling
+3.1 13.3
Total 13.3 pts
10
11/08
W
#10 vs #5 Clemson
47-40 OT
+25.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+7.7 16.7
Margin Scaling
+1.7 18.4
Quality Win Bonuses
+3.0 21.4
Recency Weighting
+4.5 25.9
Total 25.9 pts
11
11/14
W
#6 @ #40 Boston College
45-31
+17.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+1.8 15.3
Margin Scaling
+2.5 17.9
Total 17.9 pts
13
11/27
W
#8 @ #18 North Carolina
31-17
+29.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+6.9 20.4
Margin Scaling
+2.8 23.2
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 24.7
Recency Weighting
+5.2 29.9
Total 29.9 pts
14
12/05
W
#5 vs #128 Syracuse
45-21
+8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.6 4.4
Margin Scaling
+3.8 8.2
Total 8.2 pts
16
12/19
L
#6 N #11 Clemson
10-34
-7.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.6 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.3 -3.9
Margin Scaling
-2.6 -6.5
Recency Weighting
-1.4 -7.9
Total -7.9 pts
Total
10-1 Record
142.8

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 -