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Notre Dame

FBSI · 1950 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–4–1
0.500 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
120
1899–2026
All-Time Record
919–327–33
0.731 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1929, 1930, 1953 +2
#1 Finishes
5
Top 5: 24 · Top 10: 42 · Top 25: 83
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 6 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Notre Dame head-to-head · History & Eras

1950 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 3North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON3–5–2W 14–7
7Week 7 · Oct 10Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB102–7L 14–28
8Week 8 · Oct 17Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC6–2–1W 13–9
9Week 9 · Oct 24Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB103–5–1L 7–20
10Week 10 · Oct 31Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HIND FBSI8–1L 33–36
11Week 11 · Nov 7Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 19–10
12Week 12 · Nov 14Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI1–8W 18–7
13Week 13 · Nov 21Iowa (IOWA)H2HB103–5–1T 14–14
12Regular Season Final · Dec 5USCH2HPAC2–5–2L 7–9

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.140
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-5
-18+13
  • Tulane +6
  • North Carolina +3
  • Navy +3
  • Pittsburgh +1
  • Iowa 0
  • Michigan State -1
  • Indiana -5
  • USC -5
  • Purdue -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #71Better than 49%
Win % Place 59thBetter than 58%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#71Post-Season W1#71Post-Season W2#71Post-Season W3#71Post-Season W4#71Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
-14
+4
-13
-3
+9
+11
0
-2

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#261945#31946#61947#71948#21949

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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