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FBS Independents

Notre Dame

2021 Season Performance

#7
Rank
11-1
Record
196.6
Points
0.610
SOS

Current Form

W7 streak
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 5-0

Key Games

Best W N #56 Wisconsin 41-13
Worst L vs #32 Cincinnati 13-24

Record Splits

Home 6-1
Away 4-0
Neutral 1-0
Conference 0-0
Non-Conf 11-1
Close (7 pts or less) 3-0

Rank Progression

#1
#8
#15
#22
#28
Pre
#5
W3
#8
W6
#12
W9
#8
W12
#6
W15
#7

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/05
W
NR @ #90 Florida State
41-38 OT
+13.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-0.5 13.0
Margin Scaling
+0.9 13.9
Total 13.9 pts
2
09/11
W
#18 vs #68 Toledo
32-29
+8.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.1 7.9
Margin Scaling
+0.8 8.8
Total 8.8 pts
3
09/18
W
#17 vs #26 Purdue
27-13
+38.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+18.6 27.6
Margin Scaling
+3.5 31.1
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 32.6
Recency Weighting
+5.9 38.5
Total 38.5 pts
4
09/25
W
#8 N #56 Wisconsin
41-13
+54.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+1.5 11.5
Win Opp Modifier
+24.8 36.3
Margin Scaling
+6.5 42.8
Quality Win Bonuses
+3.0 45.8
Recency Weighting
+8.2 54.0
Total 54.0 pts
5
10/02
L
#4 vs #32 Cincinnati
13-24
-8.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.5 -8.9
Loss Record Modifier
+2.2 -6.7
Margin Scaling
-1.3 -8.0
Total -8.0 pts
6
10/09
W
#15 @ #60 Virginia Tech
32-29
+15.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+0.6 14.1
Margin Scaling
+1.0 15.0
Total 15.0 pts
8
10/23
W
#17 vs #82 USC
31-16
+8.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.9 6.1
Margin Scaling
+2.8 8.9
Total 8.9 pts
9
10/30
W
#11 vs #59 North Carolina
44-34
+12.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.7 9.7
Margin Scaling
+2.5 12.2
Total 12.2 pts
10
11/06
W
#8 vs #110 Navy
34-6
+11.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.0 7.0
Margin Scaling
+4.0 11.0
Total 11.0 pts
11
11/14
W
#7 @ #39 Virginia
28-3
+20.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+1.9 15.4
Margin Scaling
+4.6 20.0
Total 20.0 pts
12
11/20
W
#7 vs #103 Georgia Tech
55-0
+10.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.6 6.4
Margin Scaling
+4.5 10.9
Total 10.9 pts
13
11/28
W
#6 @ #106 Stanford
45-14
+11.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.6 7.9
Margin Scaling
+4.0 11.9
Total 11.9 pts
Total
11-1 Record
197.1

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 -