Independent · 2016 · Final

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2016

4-8Final record
Final TDC rank
#43
of 128 FBS teams
Rating
+4.5
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+4.1
31st in FBS
Defense
+0.4
54th in FBS
Schedule
+2.7
18th toughest
Preseason
+6.2
rating going in

2016 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+4.5 now, +6.2 preseason · down 33 spots since preseason
0+5+10FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#43

Results

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 4@59TexasL 47–50+0.2—ABC
2Sep 10vs109NevadaW 39–10+14.0—NBC
3Sep 17vs66Michigan StateL 28–36-11.2—NBC
4Sep 24vs74DukeL 35–38-7.7—NBC
5Oct 1vs95SyracuseNEUTRALW 50–33+10.4—ESPN
6Oct 8@39NC StateL 3–10+0.7—ABC
7Oct 15vs17StanfordL 10–17-0.1—NBC
8—Bye
9Oct 29vs14MiamiW 30–27+12.1—NBC
10Nov 5vs46NavyNEUTRALL 27–28+3.0—CBS
11Nov 12vs72ArmyNEUTRALW 44–6+27.3—NBC
12Nov 19vs19Virginia TechL 31–34+3.0—NBC
13Nov 26@8USCL 27–45-2.6—ABC

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 rate45.9%34th44.6%83rd
Rushing success rate48.0%30th43.0%55th
Passing success rate43.9%41st47.1%117th
Explosive run rate13.2%96th14.1%44th
Explosive pass rate13.7%22nd10.2%61st
Line yards / carry3.0861st2.8135th
Opportunity rate40.4%54th35.2%31st
Stuff rate14.6%13th18.0%66th
Sack rate6.8%90th3.7%113th
3rd-down conversion40.5%76th42.7%82nd
Red-zone TD rate62.8%69th64.9%80th
Havoc rate10.6%30th11.1%101st
Box score · season totals
Points / game36.833rd28.051st
Yards / game417.662nd——
Yards / play5.8747th——
Pass yards / game254.348th——
Yards / pass att.7.8636th——
Completion %57.7%75th——
Rush yards / game163.380th——
Yards / carry4.4762nd——
3rd-down conv. %40.5%63rd——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.3385th——
Penalty yards / game53.262nd——

Players

45 players who recorded a stat in 2016 (from box scores)

45 players

Final ratings for 2016, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2016 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 2016 power rankings →