Notre Dame
FBSI · 2005 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
2005 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 5–6 | W 42–21 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 7–5 | W 17–10 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | L 41–44 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H |  PAC | 2–9 | W 36–17 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | W 49–28 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  USCH2H | PAC | 12–1 | L 31–34 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  BYUH2H |  MWC | 6–6 | W 49–23 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 5–6 | W 41–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 42–21 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 1–10 | W 34–10 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | PAC | 5–6 | W 38–31 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 3 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 10–2 | L 20–34 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Navy +8
- Michigan +7
- BYU +6
- Pittsburgh +5
- Purdue +5
- Tennessee +5
- Stanford +5
- Washington +2
- Syracuse +1
- USC -1
- Ohio State -2
- Michigan State -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.