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96
▲ Above its 5-year level +9
Career81since 1936
Peak971966
Last 587seasons
#1 nationally · 6-0 (0-0 conf)
Résumé #6
Schedule so far #29
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Why 96? →

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

FBS Independents · Notre Dame, IN · Notre Dame Stadium · Head coach Marcus Freeman
Rival
USC · also Stanford
Bitter rivalry
53-38-5 all time (96 meetings since 1926)
Notre Dame leads
Last: won 34-24 (2025) · Notre Dame has won 3 straight
Holds it
11 claimed national titles and 42 AP top-10 finishes since 1936Blue Blood7 Heisman winnersHeisman House262 NFL draft picks (top 10% of FBS)NFL Factory71.6% wins since 1936 (top 10% of FBS)Winning Tradition86 consensus All-AmericansAll-American Factory
Recognized national titles: 1988, 1977, 1973 (shared), 1966, 1949, 1947, 1946, 1943. Counted: AP poll champion, a coaches-poll champion, or the BCS / playoff title-game winner; a split year counts for both. The school claims 11.8national titles
Heisman Trophy winners7Heisman
Seasons finishing in the AP top 10 since 193642AP top-10
Consensus All-Americans since 193686All-Americans
NFL draft picks since 1967262NFL picks
Winning percentage since 193671.6%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1893. Every season →
Chemistry
Chem 80: strong80
Chem 80: strong
80Foundation
Chem 81: strong
81Gel
gel counts 50% so far
▲ Above its norm +14Trending up
early · #1 of 138
HC year5
Ret. starters64%
QB yrs w/ OC2
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WkDateOpponentResultModel win %Market win %TV
1Sun, Sep 6, 7:30 PMvs (N)Wisconsin#33W 41-13NBC
2Sat, Sep 12, 3:30 PMvsRice#123W 52-0NBC
3Sat, Sep 19, 7:30 PMvsMichigan State#52W 27-10NBC
4Sat, Sep 26, 2:00 PM@Purdue#74W 49-10Peacock
5Sat, Oct 3, 12:00 PM@North Carolina#64W 37-26Disney+; ESPN
6Sat, Oct 10, 3:30 PMvsStanford#106W 58-7NBC
7Sat, Oct 17, 7:30 PM@BYU#16preview →78%77%ABC
9Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 PMvs (N)Navy#88preview →99%—
10Sat, Nov 7, 7:30 PMvsMiami#5preview →67%68%NBC
11Sat, Nov 14, 3:30 PMvsBoston College#84preview →99%—NBC
12Sat, Nov 21, 7:30 PMvsSMU#37preview →96%89%NBC
13Sat, Nov 28, 12:00 AM@Syracuse#73preview →97%—