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Notre Dame

FBSI · 2018 Season · Final

Contender +
Record
12–1
0.923 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

2018 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–3W 24–17
3Week 3 · Sep 11Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC4–8W 24–16
4Week 4 · Sep 18Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC6–7W 22–17
5Week 5 · Sep 25Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC7–6W 56–27
6Week 6 · Oct 2Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC9–4W 38–17
7Week 7 · Oct 9Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HACC6–7W 45–23
8Week 8 · Oct 16Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HACC7–7W 19–14
10Week 10 · Oct 30Navy (NAVY)H2HIND AAC3–10W 44–22
11Week 11 · Nov 6Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB109–5W 31–21
12Week 12 · Nov 13Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC5–7W 42–13
13Week 13 · Nov 20Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HACC10–3W 36–3
14Week 14 · Nov 27USCH2HPAC5–7W 24–17
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC15–0L 3–30

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
0.152
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+81
0+81
  • Michigan +10
  • Syracuse +10
  • Stanford +9
  • Northwestern +9
  • Wake Forest +7
  • Pittsburgh +7
  • Vanderbilt +6
  • Virginia Tech +6
  • Florida State +5
  • USC +5
  • Ball State +4
  • Navy +3
  • Clemson 0

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 #4Better than 98%
Win % Place 4thBetter than 98%

0.923 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#3Post-Season W1#3Post-Season W2#3Post-Season W3#4Post-Season W4#4Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+8
+5
+29
+21
+22
+5
+22
+10
+29
+33
+7
-27

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

Final Rank by Season
#232013#312014#162015#902016#92017

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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