Independent · 2026
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Head coach Marcus Freeman · Notre Dame Stadium
3-0Overall record
TDC Rank
#1
of 138 FBS teams
Rating
+16.3
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+7.3
6th in FBS
Defense
+9.0
5th in FBS
Schedule so far
-1.4
27th toughest
Projected
10.4-1.6
bowl-eligible >99%
Season Outlook
From the TDC Rating, updated after every game
Rating by week
+16.3 now, +10.5 preseason · up 2 spots since preseason
Final record odds
10.4-1.6 expected · most likely 11-1 (32%)
Team Leaders
Passing
CJ Carr
QB · JR · 45th in FBS
726yds
6 TD · 0 INT
Rushing
Nolan James Jr.
RB · SO · 116th in FBS
169yds
39 car · 3 TD
Receiving
Micah Gilbert
WR · JR · 38th in FBS
251yds
13 rec · 1 TD
Tackles
Drayk Bowen
LB · SR · 177th in FBS
19tkl
1 TFL
Sacks
Boubacar Traore
DL · SR · 43rd in FBS
2sacks
3 hurries
Interceptions
DJ McKinney
CB · SR · 35th in FBS
1INT
2 PD
Schedule
Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result / TDC line | Game score | Win chance | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 6 | vs 66WisconsinNEUTRAL | W 41–13 | +25.8 | — | NBC |
| 2 | Sep 12 | vs 118Rice | W 52–0 | +23.6 | — | NBC |
| 3 | Sep 19 | vs 48Michigan State | W 27–10 | +16.8 | — | NBC |
| 4 | Sep 26 | @ 94Purdue | Notre Dame −16.7 · o/u 59.8 | — | Peacock | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | @ 73North Carolina | Notre Dame −14.5 · o/u 40.5 | — | ||
| 6 | Oct 10 | vs 116Stanford | Notre Dame −25.8 · o/u 47.2 | — | NBC | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | @ 15BYU | Notre Dame −4.1 · o/u 48.8 | — | ||
| 8 | — | Bye | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | vs 74NavyNEUTRAL | Notre Dame −17.6 · o/u 52.8 | — | ||
| 10 | Nov 7 | vs 3Miami | Notre Dame −4.8 · o/u 46.1 | — | NBC | |
| 11 | Nov 14 | vs 119Boston College | Notre Dame −27.2 · o/u 45.3 | — | NBC | |
| 12 | Nov 21 | vs 36SMU | Notre Dame −14.8 · o/u 50.9 | — | NBC | |
| 13 | Nov 28 | @ 85Syracuse | Notre Dame −16.0 · o/u 44.2 | — |
Team Stats
Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted
| Stat | Offense | FBS rank | Defense (allowed) | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA · per play, garbage time excluded (CollegeFootballData.com) | ||||
| EPA / play | +0.344 | 20th | -0.218 | 3rd |
| Success rate | 51.6% | 20th | 29.4% | 8th |
| Explosiveness | 1.092 | 125th | 1.212 | 61st |
| Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play) | ||||
| Success rate | 52.3% | 17th | 28.6% | 8th |
| Rushing success rate | 50.0% | 30th | 24.2% | 5th |
| Passing success rate | 54.9% | 17th | 34.0% | 26th |
| Explosive run rate | 8.3% | 128th | 3.0% | 4th |
| Explosive pass rate | 17.1% | 20th | 6.1% | 23rd |
| Line yards / carry | 3.04 | 90th | 2.50 | 24th |
| Opportunity rate | 34.5% | 114th | 27.3% | 15th |
| Stuff rate | 14.3% | 52nd | 21.2% | 46th |
| Sack rate | 1.4% | 13th | 7.5% | 28th |
| 3rd-down conversion | 41.7% | 75th | 33.3% | 40th |
| Red-zone TD rate | 75.0% | 36th | 25.0% | 6th |
| Havoc rate | 9.7% | 30th | 21.0% | 6th |
| Box score · season totals | ||||
| Points / game | 40.0 | 28th | 7.7 | 4th |
| Yards / game | 407.7 | 69th | 193.0 | 3rd |
| Yards / play | 6.27 | 54th | 3.64 | 11th |
| Pass yards / game | 277.7 | 35th | 134.7 | 14th |
| Yards / pass att. | 9.70 | 17th | 6.73 | 72nd |
| Completion % | 72.1% | 17th | 60.0% | 63rd |
| Rush yards / game | 130.0 | 106th | 58.3 | 6th |
| Yards / carry | 3.60 | 116th | 1.90 | 5th |
| 3rd-down conv. % | 42.4% | 64th | 30.6% | 38th |
| Turnovers / game (lost · forced) | 0.00 | 1st | 2.67 | 3rd |
| Sacks / game (allowed · made) | 0.67 | 10th | 2.33 | 37th |
| Penalty yards / game | 30.3 | 7th | 36.7 | 117th |
Roster
100 players · Head coach Marcus Freeman
100 players
| # | Player | Pos▲ | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Teddy Jarrard | QB | FR | 6' 4" | 210 | Kennesaw, GA |
| 10 | Noah Grubbs | QB | FR | 6' 4" | 210 | Lake Mary, FL |
| 12 | Blake Hebert | QB | SO | 6' 2" | 216 | Boxford, MA |
| 13 | CJ Carr | QB | JR | 6' 2" | 215 | Saline, MI |
| 2 | Nolan James Jr. | RB | SO | 5' 10" | 215 | Westwood, NJ |
| 26 | Javian Osborne | RB | FR | 5' 9" | 200 | Forney, TX |
| 37 | Kurt Smith | RB | SO | 5' 9" | 187 | South Beloit, IL |
| 0 | Quincy Porter | WR | SO | 6' 4" | 215 | New Milford, NJ |
| 1 | Jaden Greathouse | WR | SR | 6' 1" | 212 | Austin, TX |
| 3 | Mylan Graham | WR | JR | 6' 1" | 195 | Fort Wayne, IN |
| 4 | Bubba Frazier | WR | FR | 5' 10" | 185 | Savannah, GA |
| 6 | Jordan Faison | WR | SR | 5' 11" | 185 | Weston, FL |
| 8 | Jerome Bettis Jr. | WR | SO | 6' 2" | 207 | Atlanta, GA |
| 11 | Devin Fitzgerald | WR | FR | 6' 2" | 208 | Paradise Valley, AZ |
| 14 | Micah Gilbert | WR | JR | 6' 2" | 205 | Charlotte, NC |
| 15 | Brayden Robinson | WR | FR | 5' 7" | 168 | Red Oak, TX |
| 16 | Dylan Faison | WR | FR | 6' 2" | 175 | Weston, FL |
| 17 | Elijah Burress | WR | SO | 6' 1" | 190 | Totowa, NJ |
| 18 | Kaydon Finley | WR | FR | 6' 1" | 205 | Aledo, TX |
| 19 | Logan Saldate | WR | JR | 5' 11" | 185 | Gilroy, CA |
| 31 | Xavier Southall | WR | JR | 6' 0" | 180 | Alexandria, VA |
| 33 | Matt Jeffery | WR | JR | 5' 11" | 195 | Cheshire, CT |
| 24 | Ian Premer | TE | FR | 6' 6" | 245 | Great Bend, KS |
| 42 | Henry Garrity | TE | SR | 6' 4" | 230 | Bloomfield Hills, MI |
| 84 | Preston Fryzel | TE | FR | 6' 4" | 232 | Holland, OH |
| 85 | Jack Larsen | TE | JR | 6' 3" | 250 | Charlotte, NC |
| 87 | Cooper Flanagan | TE | SR | 6' 6" | 255 | Pleasant Hill, CA |
| 88 | James Flanigan | TE | SO | 6' 6" | 253 | Green Bay, WI |
| 89 | Austin Ratigan | TE | FR | 6' 4" | 223 | South Bend, IN |
| 50 | Sullivan Garvin | OL | FR | 6' 5" | 315 | Allegan, MI |
| 51 | Ben Nichols | OL | FR | 6' 5" | 328 | Davison, MI |
| 52 | Devan Houstan | OL | SR | 6' 4" | 310 | Mississauga, Canada |
| 54 | Anthonie Knapp | OL | JR | 6' 5" | 305 | Roswell, GA |
| 55 | Chris Terek | OL | SR | 6' 5" | 321 | Glen Ellyn, IL |
| 56 | Charles Jagusah | OL | SR | 6' 5" | 330 | Rock Island, IL |
| 57 | Cam Herron | OL | SO | 6' 2" | 297 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 58 | Matty Augustine | OL | SO | 6' 7" | 315 | Greenwich, CT |
| 60 | Max Anderson | OL | JR | 6' 3" | 303 | Saint Paul, MN |
| 64 | Joe Otting | OL | SR | 6' 4" | 309 | Topeka, KS |
| 65 | Grayson McKeogh | OL | FR | 6' 7" | 303 | Perkasie, PA |
| 66 | Tyler Merrill | OL | FR | 6' 6" | 335 | Mechanicsburg, PA |
| 67 | Gregory Patrick | OL | FR | 6' 6" | 300 | Portage, MI |
| 68 | Charlie Thom | OL | FR | 6' 7" | 295 | Darien, CT |
| 70 | Ashton Craig | OL | SR | 6' 5" | 315 | Lawrenceburg, IN |
| 71 | Styles Prescod | OL | JR | 6' 6" | 304 | Fishers, IN |
| 74 | Will Black | OL | SO | 6' 7" | 316 | London, WV |
| 75 | Sullivan Absher | OL | SR | 6' 7" | 320 | Belmont, NC |
| 76 | Guerby Lambert | OL | JR | 6' 7" | 325 | Boston, MA |
| 77 | Peter Jones | OL | JR | 6' 5" | 315 | Coatesville, PA |
| 78 | Owen Strebig | OL | SO | 6' 8" | 318 | Brookfield, WI |
| 0 | Tionne Gray | DL | JR | 6' 5" | 320 | St. Louis, MO |
| 5 | Boubacar Traore | DL | SR | 6' 5" | 253 | Boston, MA |
| 6 | Christopher Burgess Jr. | DL | SO | 6' 4" | 295 | Chicago, IL |
| 7 | Francis Brewu | DL | JR | 6' 1" | 285 | Westerville, OH |
| 10 | Loghan Thomas | DL | JR | 6' 3" | 221 | Katy, TX |
| 11 | Keon Keeley | DL | SR | 6' 5" | 275 | Tampa, FL |
| 14 | Ebenezer Ewetade | DL | FR | 6' 4" | 245 | Raleigh, NC |
| 40 | Dominik Hulak | DL | SO | 6' 3" | 260 | Glendale Heights, IL |
| 42 | Cole Mullins | DL | JR | 6' 4" | 280 | Hoschton, GA |
| 44 | Rodney Dunham | DL | FR | 6' 4" | 242 | Charlotte, NC |
| 47 | Jason Onye | DL | SR | 6' 5" | 295 | North Providence, RI |
| 55 | Tiki Hola | DL | FR | 6' 3" | 305 | Bastrop, TX |
| 56 | Elijah Hughes | DL | SR | 6' 3" | 295 | Arlington, VA |
| 59 | Sean Sevillano Jr. | DL | JR | 6' 2" | 313 | Winnipeg, Canada |
| 60 | Davion Dixon | DL | SO | 6' 2" | 316 | Homestead, FL |
| 88 | Armel Mukam | DL | SR | 6' 3" | 300 | La Prairie, IL |
| 90 | Elijah Golden | DL | FR | 6' 4" | 290 | Fredericksburg, VA |
| 91 | Gordy Sulfsted | DL | SO | 6' 5" | 280 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 94 | Joe Reiff | DL | SO | 6' 5" | 264 | Elmhurst, IL |
| 3 | Jaylen Sneed | LB | SR | 6' 1" | 227 | Hilton Head Island, SC |
| 4 | Jaiden Ausberry | LB | SR | 6' 1" | 226 | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 16 | Ko'o Kia | LB | SO | 6' 2" | 225 | Kahalu'u, HI |
| 19 | Madden Faraimo | LB | SO | 6' 2" | 235 | Oceanside, CA |
| 23 | Ja'Kobe Clapper | LB | FR | 6' 1" | 230 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 27 | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | LB | JR | 6' 3" | 234 | Inland Empire, CA |
| 34 | Drayk Bowen | LB | SR | 6' 2" | 234 | Saint John, IN |
| 35 | Teddy Rezac | LB | JR | 6' 3" | 226 | Omaha, NE |
| 38 | Tommy Powlus | LB | JR | 6' 1" | 215 | Granger, IN |
| 43 | Kahanu Kia | LB | SR | 6' 2" | 228 | Kahalu'u, HI |
| 58 | Thomas Davis Jr. | LB | FR | 6' 2" | 228 | Weddington, NC |
| 1 | Dallas Golden | CB | SO | 6' 0" | 195 | Tampa, FL |
| 2 | DJ McKinney | CB | SR | 6' 1" | 190 | Colleyville, TX |
| 12 | Jayden Sanders | CB | SO | 6' 0" | 195 | Kilgore, TX |
| 13 | Ayden Pouncey | CB | FR | 6' 3" | 189 | Orlando, FL |
| 15 | Leonard Moore | CB | JR | 6' 2" | 197 | Round Rock, TX |
| 21 | Khary Adams | CB | FR | 6' 1" | 187 | Baltimore, MD |
| 26 | Chaz Smith | CB | FR | 6' 1" | 180 | Knoxville, TN |
| 29 | Christian Gray | CB | SR | 6' 0" | 196 | St. Louis, MO |
| 32 | Nick Reddish | CB | FR | 5' 10" | 195 | Charlotte, NC |
| 8 | Adon Shuler | S | SR | 6' 0" | 205 | Irvington, NJ |
| 9 | Brauntae Johnson | S | JR | 6' 2" | 200 | Fort Wayne, IN |
| 20 | Joey O'Brien | S | FR | 6' 5" | 200 | Roxborough, PA |
| 22 | Ethan Long | S | SO | 6' 2" | 205 | Milford, CT |
| 25 | Brandon Logan | S | SO | 5' 11" | 202 | Fort Wayne, IN |
| 28 | Luke Talich | S | SR | 6' 4" | 222 | Cody, WY |
| 35 | Spencer Porath | PK | JR | 6' 0" | 200 | Brownsburg, IN |
| 36 | Micah Drescher | PK | FR | 6' 5" | 196 | Hinsdale, IL |
| 18 | Erik Schmidt | P | SO | 6' 2" | 211 | Milwaukee, WI |
| 39 | Jasper Scaife | P | FR | 6' 6" | 222 | West Perth, Australia |
| 49 | Andrew Kros | LS | SR | 6' 4" | 227 | Louisville, KY |
Updated Sep 24, 3:19 PM ET. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. Projected lines include — points of home field. Win chances and record odds allow for the ratings themselves being uncertain, most of all early in the season. All FBS power rankings →