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Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2026 advanced stats
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish (FBS Independents) are 7-1 in 2026 and ranked No. 11.
- SP+ power rating 25.2 (3rd in FBS): offense 39.5 (3rd), defense 14.7 (8th).
- Offense ranks 3rd in EPA per play (+0.37); defense ranks 12th (−0.03 allowed), FBS games with garbage time excluded.
- Schedule so far ranks 73rd toughest by opponent SP+.
Offense and defense, with FBS rank
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| EPA per play | +0.373rd | −0.0312th |
| Success rate | 51.5%3rd | 36.7%19th |
| Explosiveness | 1.1994th | 1.1317th |
| Standard-downs success rate | 57.6%1st | 41.1%17th |
| Passing-downs success rate | 30.6%77th | 26.9%26th |
| 3rd-down conversion rate | 43.5%36th | 38.4%62nd |
| EPA per rush | +0.274th | −0.127th |
| Rushing success rate | 50.5%8th | 33.2%9th |
| Stuff rate | 13.1%11th | 20.6%42nd |
| Line yards per carry | 3.3019th | 2.8044th |
| Second-level yards per carry | 0.93100th | 0.769th |
| Open-field yards per carry | 1.2355th | 0.291st |
| Power success rate | 79.8%26th | 41.7%1st |
| Rushing explosiveness | 0.9564th | 0.8530th |
| EPA per pass | +0.466th | +0.1142nd |
| Passing success rate | 52.4%9th | 41.1%60th |
| Passing explosiveness | 1.42117th | 1.4221st |
| Sack rate | 0.8%1st | 7.2%43rd |
| Turnovers per game | 0.21st | 2.010th |
Schedule (FBS opponents)
- Week 1 vs. Wisconsin · W 41–13 · ▼ Misleading Final
- Week 2 vs. Rice · W 52–0
- Week 3 vs. Michigan State · W 27–10
- Week 4 at Purdue · W 49–10
- Week 5 at North Carolina · W 37–26
- Week 6 vs. Stanford · W 58–7
- Week 7 at BYU · L 24–28
- Week 9 at Navy · W 35–13
- Week 10 vs. Miami
- Week 11 vs. Boston College
- Week 12 vs. SMU
- Week 13 at Syracuse