Notre Dame
FBSI · 2021 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
2021 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 7 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 5–7 | W 41–38 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H |  MAC | 7–6 | W 32–29 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 9–4 | W 27–13 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 9–4 | W 41–13 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND AAC | 13–1 | L 13–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | ACC | 6–7 | W 32–29 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 4–8 | W 31–16 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 6–7 | W 44–34 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND AAC | 4–8 | W 34–6 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 6–6 | W 28–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | ACC | 3–9 | W 55–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | PAC | 3–9 | W 45–14 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 4 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H |  B12 | 12–2 | L 35–37 |
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).
- Purdue +9
- Wisconsin +9
- Toledo +7
- Virginia Tech +6
- North Carolina +6
- Virginia +6
- Florida State +5
- USC +4
- Navy +4
- Georgia Tech +3
- Stanford +3
- Cincinnati -1
- Oklahoma State -2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.846 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.