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Notre Dame

FBSI · 2011 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–5
0.615 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

2011 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2HIND BE5–7L 20–23
3Week 3 · Sep 13Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1011–2L 31–35
4Week 4 · Sep 20Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB1011–3W 31–13
5Week 5 · Sep 27Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND BE6–7W 15–12
6Week 6 · Oct 4Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB107–6W 38–10
7Week 7 · Oct 11Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HMWC7–6W 59–33
9Week 9 · Oct 25USCH2HPAC10–2L 17–31
10Week 10 · Nov 1Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI5–7W 56–14
11Week 11 · Nov 8Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC6–7W 24–17
12Week 12 · Nov 15Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC2–10W 45–21
13Week 13 · Nov 22Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC4–8W 16–14
14Week 14 · Nov 29Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC11–2L 14–28
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 3Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC9–4L 14–18

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
2.135
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+31
-17+48
  • Michigan State +11
  • Purdue +7
  • Air Force +7
  • Pittsburgh +6
  • Wake Forest +6
  • Navy +5
  • Boston College +4
  • Maryland +2
  • Michigan -2
  • USC -2
  • Stanford -2
  • Florida State -4
  • South Florida -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 #30Better than 79%
Win % Place 35thBetter than 75%

0.615 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#25Post-Season W1#26Post-Season W2#26Post-Season W3#31Post-Season W4#30Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
-4
+18
+3
+28
+26
-14
+42
+7
+24
+2
-14
-4

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

Final Rank by Season
#172006#962007#612008#602009#202010

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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