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Notre Dame Fighting Irish

2026 season

1st in the FBS Independents · 0-0 in the conference

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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 6-1 in 2026, scoring 41.1 and allowing 13.4 points a game. Next: at Navy Midshipmen on Oct 31, 2026.

OverviewScheduleStatsTrends

Season so fariEach game's final margin: green up = win, red down = loss; taller = bigger margin.◷History

6–1 · avg margin 27.7

+28WIS

+52RICE

+17MSU

+39@PUR

+11@UNC

+51STAN

-4@BYU

ND · bars scaled to the biggest margin (52).

Offense · strengths and weaknessesiND's offense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Sack rate?Sacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.

0.5%#1

Turnovers / game

0.29#1

Standard-down points added?Points added per play on standard downs (not obvious passing downs).

+0.34#2

Points / scoring opportunity?Points per drive that reaches the opponent's 40.

5.08#2

▼ Weaknesses

Explosive rush rate?Rushes of 10+ yards. All plays.

9.6%#127

Interception rate

3.7%#114

Pass explosiveness?Average points added on successful pass plays: how big the wins are.

1.43#112

Rush explosiveness

0.91#86

Defense · strengths and weaknessesiND's defense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Rush success rate

28%#1

Points added / rush?Expected points added per rush.

−0.18#2

Explosive rush rate?Rushes of 10+ yards. All plays.

6.1%#2

Yards / rush

2.4#4

▼ Weaknesses

Interceptions forced

0.5%#127

Third-down conversion

39%#81

Pass success rate

42%#78

Completion %

62%#72

How they playiHow the offense plays (pass rate, pace, formation): style, not good or bad.◷History

Pass rate

47%

Standard-down share

75%

Plays / game

55

Early-down pass rate

45%

Neutral-script pass rate

46%

Possession / game

32:59

RatingsiRating: points vs an average team. Talent: recruiting roster rating. Returning: share of last year's production back.

Rating 2026

+26.5

Rating 2025

+24.4

Talent

953

Returning

51%

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