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Notre Dame

2025 Season Performance

#17
Rank
10-2
Record
168.3
Points
0.684
SOS

Current Form

W10 streak
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 5-0

Key Games

Best W vs #7 USC 34-24
Worst L @ #10 Miami 24-27

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#3
#33
#63
#93
#123
Pre
#8
W3
#106
W6
#26
W9
#16
W12
#12
W15
#17

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/31
L
NR @ #10 Miami
24-27
-5.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.2 -4.8
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -3.8
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -4.4
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.1
Total -5.1 pts
3
09/13
L
#85 vs #12 Texas A&M
40-41
-4.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.8 -3.4
Margin Scaling
-0.4 -3.8
Recency Weighting
-0.7 -4.5
Total -4.5 pts
4
09/20
W
#106 vs #79 Purdue
56-30
+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
+4.6 11.8
Total 11.8 pts
5
09/27
W
#60 @ #68 Arkansas
56-13
+16.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.6 10.9
Margin Scaling
+5.3 16.3
Total 16.3 pts
6
10/04
W
#32 vs #57 Boise State
28-7
+13.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.3 10.3
Margin Scaling
+3.2 13.5
Total 13.5 pts
7
10/11
W
#26 vs #51 NC State
36-7
+16.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.4 11.4
Margin Scaling
+5.2 16.6
Total 16.6 pts
8
10/18
W
#25 vs #7 USC
34-24
+40.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+20.1 29.1
Margin Scaling
+3.5 32.7
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 34.2
Recency Weighting
+6.2 40.3
Total 40.3 pts
10
11/01
W
#16 @ #131 Boston College
25-10
+10.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.7 7.8
Margin Scaling
+3.0 10.8
Total 10.8 pts
11
11/09
W
#16 vs #39 Navy
49-10
+17.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+3.6 12.6
Margin Scaling
+5.0 17.6
Total 17.6 pts
12
11/15
W
#14 @ #33 Pittsburgh
37-15
+23.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+4.9 18.4
Margin Scaling
+4.8 23.2
Total 23.2 pts
13
11/22
W
#12 vs #110 Syracuse
70-7
+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
+4.4 10.9
Total 10.9 pts
14
11/30
W
#14 @ #90 Stanford
49-20
+16.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-1.6 11.9
Margin Scaling
+4.7 16.6
Total 16.6 pts
Total
10-2 Record
167.9

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 -