Independent · 2014 · Final

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2014

8-5Final record
Final TDC rank
#34
of 128 FBS teams
Rating
+6.0
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+6.0
22nd in FBS
Defense
+0.1
63rd in FBS
Schedule
+3.7
15th toughest
Preseason
+3.3
rating going in

2014 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+6.0 now, +3.3 preseason · up 1 spot since preseason
0+5+10FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Bowls#34

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Aug 30vs66RiceW 48–17+23.4—NBC
2Sep 6vs61MichiganW 31–0+24.5—NBC
3Sep 13vs101PurdueNEUTRALW 30–14+8.1—NBC
4—Bye
5Sep 27vs89SyracuseNEUTRALW 31–15+10.8—ABC
6Oct 4vs16StanfordW 17–14+11.9—NBC
7Oct 11vs73North CarolinaW 50–43+3.2—NBC
8Oct 18@14Florida StateL 27–31+9.8—ABC
9—Bye
10Nov 1vs55NavyNEUTRALW 49–39+11.6—CBS
11Nov 8@21Arizona StateL 31–55-11.5—ABC
12Nov 15vs74NorthwesternL 40–43-6.9—NBC
13Nov 22vs26LouisvilleL 28–31+3.5—NBC
14Nov 29@15USCL 14–49-14.0—FOX
BowlsDec 30vs24LSUNEUTRALW 31–28+12.3—ESPN

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate46.0%35th44.7%89th
Rushing success rate46.0%51st45.0%74th
Passing success rate46.0%25th44.4%101st
Explosive run rate14.3%70th15.5%77th
Explosive pass rate14.4%9th11.0%94th
Line yards / carry3.0959th3.0367th
Opportunity rate42.6%27th42.1%102nd
Stuff rate16.9%38th21.5%29th
Sack rate5.2%54th5.4%73rd
3rd-down conversion51.7%8th41.6%68th
Red-zone TD rate68.5%24th70.8%111th
Havoc rate11.3%50th12.0%62nd
Box score · season totals
Points / game32.041st31.495th
Yards / game444.934th401.571st
Yards / play5.9333rd5.2963rd
Pass yards / game285.519th222.681st
Yards / pass att.8.0227th7.2181st
Completion %59.8%54th60.6%93rd
Rush yards / game159.570th161.764th
Yards / carry4.2870th3.9846th
3rd-down conv. %47.1%17th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.1573rd2.0866th
Penalty yards / game37.514th——

Players

42 players who recorded a stat in 2014 (from box scores)

42 players

Final ratings for 2014, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2014 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2014 power rankings →