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Notre Dame

2023 Season Performance

#23
Rank
9-3
Record
105.4
Points
0.569
SOS

Current Form

W2 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W @ #10 NC State 45-24
Worst L @ #66 Clemson 23-31

Record Splits

Home 5-1
Away 3-2
Neutral 1-0
Conference 0-0
Non-Conf 9-3
Close (7 pts or less) 1-1
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#1
#12
#23
#34
#45
Pre
#35
W3
#6
W6
#17
W9
#18
W12
#23
W15
#23

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/26
W
NR N #95 Navy
42-3
+13.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+1.5 11.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.3 9.2
Margin Scaling
+4.3 13.6
Total 13.6 pts
1
09/02
W
NR vs FCS Tennessee State
56-3
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/09
W
#15 @ #10 NC State
45-24
+28.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+7.0 20.5
Margin Scaling
+3.8 24.3
Recency Weighting
+4.4 28.7
Total 28.7 pts
3
09/16
W
#2 vs #95 Central Michigan
41-17
+10.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.2 6.8
Margin Scaling
+3.7 10.5
Total 10.5 pts
4
09/23
L
#6 vs #13 Ohio State
14-17
-4.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.9 -3.3
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -4.0
Recency Weighting
-0.7 -4.7
Total -4.7 pts
5
09/30
W
#21 @ #22 Duke
21-14
+23.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+4.4 17.9
Margin Scaling
+1.6 19.5
Recency Weighting
+3.5 23.0
Total 23.0 pts
6
10/07
L
#9 @ #14 Louisville
20-33
-6.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.2 -4.8
Loss Record Modifier
+0.9 -3.9
Margin Scaling
-1.4 -5.3
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.2
Total -6.2 pts
7
10/14
W
#17 vs #16 USC
48-20
+12.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.2 8.8
Margin Scaling
+4.0 12.8
Total 12.8 pts
9
10/28
W
#14 vs #104 Pittsburgh
58-7
+10.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.7 6.3
Margin Scaling
+4.5 10.8
Total 10.8 pts
10
11/04
L
#18 @ #66 Clemson
23-31
-6.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.0 -5.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -4.4
Margin Scaling
-1.4 -5.8
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.8
Total -6.8 pts
12
11/18
W
#25 vs #98 Wake Forest
45-7
+11.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.8 7.2
Margin Scaling
+4.5 11.8
Total 11.8 pts
13
11/26
W
#23 @ #119 Stanford
56-23
+11.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.0 7.5
Margin Scaling
+3.9 11.4
Total 11.4 pts
Total
9-3 Record
104.9

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 -