Independent · 2018 · Final

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2018

12-1Final record
Final TDC rank
#6
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
+14.0
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+4.7
24th in FBS
Defense
+9.3
7th in FBS
Schedule
+3.4
19th toughest
Preseason
+8.0
rating going in

2018 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+14.0 now, +8.0 preseason · up 4 spots since preseason
0+5+10+15FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#6

Results

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 1vs7MichiganW 24–17+18.4—NBC
2Sep 8vs113Ball StateW 24–16-5.7—NBC
3Sep 15vs54VanderbiltW 22–17+4.7—NBC
4Sep 22@66Wake ForestW 56–27+29.0—ABC
5Sep 29vs33StanfordW 38–17+24.2—NBC
6Oct 6@77Virginia TechW 45–23+23.8—ABC
7Oct 13vs47PittsburghW 19–14+5.8—NBC
8—Bye
9Oct 27vs96NavyNEUTRALW 44–22+16.4—CBS
10Nov 3@40NorthwesternW 31–21+17.1—ESPN
11Nov 10vs89Florida StateW 42–13+19.9—NBC
12Nov 17vs22SyracuseNEUTRALW 36–3+36.0—NBC
13Nov 24@62USCW 24–17+10.7—ABC
BowlsDec 29vs1ClemsonNEUTRALL 3–30-0.9—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 rate43.5%63rd38.5%23rd
Rushing success rate40.0%104th39.2%23rd
Passing success rate47.5%18th37.9%35th
Explosive run rate16.2%45th12.5%29th
Explosive pass rate13.0%25th6.6%6th
Line yards / carry2.65113th2.9663rd
Opportunity rate37.1%80th35.2%27th
Stuff rate24.4%124th18.3%73rd
Sack rate4.5%31st6.4%49th
3rd-down conversion46.1%23rd38.5%47th
Red-zone TD rate62.5%78th66.7%77th
Havoc rate14.3%99th12.9%60th
Box score · season totals
Points / game31.263rd18.29th
Yards / game440.132nd——
Yards / play5.8447th——
Pass yards / game257.537th——
Yards / pass att.8.0131st——
Completion %64.1%26th——
Rush yards / game182.651st——
Yards / carry4.4362nd——
3rd-down conv. %43.0%31st——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)1.9250th——
Penalty yards / game45.936th——

Players

52 players who recorded a stat in 2018 (from box scores)

52 players

Final ratings for 2018, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2018 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 2018 power rankings →