Notre Dame

FBSI · 2006 Season · Final

Season

Developing −

Record

10–3

0.769 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

1929, 1930, 1953 +2

#1 Finishes

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

2006 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 5	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H	ACC	9–5	W 14–10
3	Week 3 · Sep 12	Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H	B10	9–4	W 41–17
4	Week 4 · Sep 19	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	11–2	L 21–47
5	Week 5 · Sep 26	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	4–8	W 40–37
6	Week 6 · Oct 3	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	8–6	W 35–21
7	Week 7 · Oct 10	Stanford (STANFORD)H2H	PAC	1–11	W 31–10
9	Week 9 · Oct 24	UCLA H2H	PAC	7–6	W 20–17
10	Week 10 · Oct 31	Navy (NAVY)H2H	IND FBSI	9–4	W 38–14
11	Week 11 · Nov 7	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H	ACC	3–9	W 45–26
12	Week 12 · Nov 14	Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H	MWC	4–8	W 39–17
13	Week 13 · Nov 21	Army (ARMY)H2H	IND FBSI	3–9	W 41–9
14	Week 14 · Nov 28	USC H2H	PAC	11–2	L 24–44
17	Final · Jan 9	LSU H2H	SEC	11–2	L 14–41

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

1.549

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+51

-6+57

Georgia Tech +9
Penn State +9
Navy +9
Purdue +8
UCLA +7
Michigan State +4
Air Force +4
North Carolina +3
Army +3
Stanford +1
Michigan -2
USC -2
LSU -2

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 #17Better than 88%

Win % Place 16thBetter than 89%

0.769 Win % · Change -4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+24

-26

+14

+21

+24

+19

+22

+32

-20

-27

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.