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Notre Dame

ACC · 2020 Season · Final

Pretender +
Record
10–2
0.833 Win %
Conference
2nd
9–1 in ACC

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

2020 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15Duke (DUKE)H2HACC2–9W 27–13
4Week 4 · Sep 22South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2HIND AAC1–8W 52–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC3–6W 42–26
8Week 8 · Oct 20Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HACC4–7W 12–7
9Week 9 · Oct 27Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HACC6–5W 45–3
10Week 10 · Nov 3Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC3–7W 31–13
11Week 11 · Nov 10Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC10–2W 47–40
12Week 12 · Nov 17Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC6–5W 45–31
14Week 14 · Dec 1North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–4W 31–17
14Regular Season Final · Dec 8Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HACC1–10W 45–21
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 22Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC10–2L 10–34
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 5Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC13–0L 14–31

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
0.798
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+42
-2+44
  • Clemson +10
  • North Carolina +8
  • Pittsburgh +6
  • Boston College +6
  • Louisville +4
  • Florida State +3
  • Georgia Tech +3
  • Duke +2
  • South Florida +1
  • Syracuse +1
  • Alabama 0
  • Clemson -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 #14Better than 91%
Win % Place 12thBetter than 92%

0.833 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#4Post-Season W1#9Post-Season W2#9Post-Season W3#14Post-Season W4#14Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
+52
+16
+5
+42
+18
+7
+14
+14
+24
-24
-17

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

Final Rank by Season
#162015#902016#92017#42018#72019

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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