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Notre Dame

Fighting IrishBalanced
FBS Independents1-0
Early-season ratings are provisional. Opponent adjustment relies on a thin schedule graph until teams are connected through more games; expect movement through late September.

Analytical Fingerprint

SS-native team profile — opponent-adjusted and garbage-filtered EPA, success, and explosiveness.

Opp-Adj Offense
+0.038
Opp-Adj Defense
+0.037
higher = better
Offensive EPA/play
+0.239
Defensive EPA/play
-0.230
lower = better
Off Success Rate
55.7%
Def Success Rate
39.3%
allowed · lower = better
Explosive Rate
21.3%
pass EPA > 1.0 · rush > 0.8
Explosive Allowed
13.2%
lower = better
Net EPA/play
+0.469
net · higher = better
Recent EPA Trend
0.000
last 3 weeks
Points / Drive
3.40

Peer Context

Where Notre Dame ranks among all FBS teams in 2026 (percentile).

Opp-adjusted offense
78th
Opp-adjusted defense
74th
Offensive EPA/play
80th
Defensive EPA/play
70th
Offensive success rate
80th
Explosiveness
33th
Defensive havoc
63th
Points per drive
59th

Historical Fingerprint

Most statistically similar team-seasons, 2017–2025, by the same 44-feature profile The Archive uses. Descriptive context, not a forecast.

1Washington2019OA -0.038 / +0.089similar: pass defense, defensive EPA, turnover rate4232Fresno State2022OA +0.017 / +0.055similar: pass defense, offensive success rate, passing offense3853Arkansas2021OA +0.129 / +0.084similar: offensive EPA, passing offense, pass defense3694Louisiana Tech2019OA -0.057 / +0.033similar: turnover rate, offensive success rate, TD drive rate3665Iowa State2020OA +0.039 / +0.038similar: takeaway rate, rushing offense, offensive EPA349

2026 Schedule & Results

12 games

WkOpponentScoreW/LSpreadATSTotalO/U
1vs Wisconsin41-13W-20.5W46.5O
2vs Rice------
3vs Michigan State------
4@ Purdue------
5@ North Carolina------
6vs Stanford------
7@ BYU------
9@ Navy------
10vs Miami------
11vs Boston College------
12vs SMU------
13@ Syracuse------

Betting Profile

ATS Record
1-0
100.0%
O/U Record
1-0
100.0%
Straight Up
1-0
100.0%
Home ATS1-0
Away ATS0-0
Favorite ATS1-0
Underdog ATS0-0
Last 5 ATS
W
Full ATS log & splits →
Graded against consensus market lines (median across multiple sportsbooks). Games the market never lined — mostly early-season non-FBS matchups — are excluded from ATS and O/U records; individual games may grade differently than closing-line sources.

Style & Tendencies

Pass 47.5%Rush 52.5%
Havoc/Game
14.0
Havoc Rate
22.6%
TO Margin
+2.0
Explosive/G
13.0
Yards/Game
350.0
Pts/Drive
3.40
3rd Down%
33.3%
3&Out%
30.0%

Team Statistics

2026 season totals across 1 games — Notre Dame vs. the combined line of every opponent in those games.
StatNotre DameOpponents
Scoring
Points4113
Points / Game41.013.0
First Downs
Total2016
Rushing85
Passing1010
Penalty21
Rushing
Attempts3231
Yards11167
Yards / Carry3.52.2
Yards / Game111.067.0
Touchdowns20
Passing
Attempts2930
Completions1919
Completion %65.5%63.3%
Yards239217
Yards / Attempt8.27.2
Touchdowns21
Interceptions01
Passer Rating157.50128.43
Total Offense
Plays6161
Yards350284
Yards / Play5.74.7
Yards / Game350.0284.0
Punt Returns
Returns11
Yards123
Average12.03.0
Touchdowns00
Kickoff Returns
Returns23
Yards4251
Average21.017.0
Touchdowns00
Punting
Punts35
Yards108225
Average36.045.0
Interception Returns
Returns10
Yards550
Touchdowns10
Fumbles
Fumbles11
Lost01
Penalties
Penalties46
Yards4143
Yards / Game41.043.0
Time of Possession
Per Game31:3628:24
Third Downs
Attempts913
Conversions35
Conversion %33.3%38.5%
Fourth Downs
Attempts11
Conversions11
Conversion %100.0%100.0%
Red Zone
Trips42
Scores (TD + FG)42
Score %100.0%100.0%
Touchdowns30
TD %75.0%0.0%
Field Goals
Attempts22
Made22
Pct100.0%100.0%
PAT Kicking
Attempts51
Made51
Pct100.0%100.0%
Two-Point Conversions
Attempts00
Made00
Official-stats conventions: rushing includes sacks as negative attempts (NCAA), so Total Offense = rush + pass. Red-zone Score % counts touchdowns and field goals per trip.
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