Independent · 2025 · Final

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2025

10-2Final record
Final TDC rank
#3
of 136 FBS teams
Rating
+20.2
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+11.0
2nd in FBS
Defense
+9.2
5th in FBS
Schedule
+3.3
22nd toughest
Preseason
+10.3
rating going in

2025 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+20.2 now, +10.3 preseason · down 1 spot since preseason
0+10+20FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Bowls#3

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Aug 31@6MiamiL 24–27 ›+17.2—ABC
2—Bye
3Sep 13vs10Texas A&ML 40–41 ›+9.1—NBC
4Sep 20vs100PurdueW 56–30 ›+15.9—NBC
5Sep 27@55ArkansasW 56–13 ›+35.8—ABC
6Oct 4vs46Boise StateW 28–7 ›+21.9—NBC
7Oct 11vs42NC StateW 36–7 ›+27.3—Peacock
8Oct 18vs13USCW 34–24 ›+19.0—NBC
9—Bye
10Nov 1@94Boston CollegeW 25–10 ›+12.8—ESPN
11Nov 8vs49NavyW 49–10 ›+30.0—NBC
12Nov 15@31PittsburghW 37–15 ›+31.2—ABC
13Nov 22vs106SyracuseW 70–7 ›+27.8—NBC
14Nov 29@93StanfordW 49–20 ›+23.8—ESPN

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate50.5%8th37.7%17th
Rushing success rate50.0%14th40.4%41st
Passing success rate51.1%6th35.6%16th
Explosive run rate19.6%2nd10.8%21st
Explosive pass rate16.5%2nd8.0%22nd
Line yards / carry3.1649th2.9242nd
Opportunity rate42.6%16th33.1%13th
Stuff rate18.7%97th15.8%92nd
Sack rate3.2%13th6.9%25th
3rd-down conversion50.9%10th35.6%27th
Red-zone TD rate73.9%9th63.2%105th
Havoc rate10.7%49th13.2%32nd
Box score · season totals
Points / game53.71st26.871st
Yards / game458.512th313.522nd
Yards / play7.202nd4.439th
Pass yards / game255.137th194.149th
Yards / pass att.9.482nd6.2020th
Completion %67.2%18th55.7%15th
Rush yards / game203.417th100.112th
Yards / carry5.694th2.9910th
3rd-down conv. %48.1%13th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)0.839th——
Sacks / game (allowed · made)1.008th2.9212th
Penalty yards / game51.860th——

Charting

Where the ball goes, read from the play-by-play: air yards, yards after the catch, run direction, pressure and tempo. Ranks run highest to lowest

Partial season. ESPN's play-by-play has throw and catch spots for 5 of this team's 12 games, so the maps and air-yard numbers cover those games only. Ranks compare teams on whatever each had charted.

Avg. depth of throw
9.5
37th of 136
YAC per catch
5.6
57th of 136
Deep shots (20+)
18%
26th of 136
Shotgun
91%
102nd of 136
No-huddle
78%
55th of 136
QB pressured
6%
135th of 136 (1st = most)
Defense: pressure rate
26%
2nd of 136
Defense: YAC allowed
4.1
130th of 136 (1st = most)

Offense: where it throws120 throws charted

66% comp9.5 avg. depth5.6 YAC/catch18% 20+ air yds25–6 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 10 throws (8%), 8 caught (80%), 68 yds, 6.8 per throw1080% · 68yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 10 throws (8%), 8 caught (80%), 44 yds, 4.4 per throw1080% · 44yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 13 throws (11%), 8 caught (62%), 73 yds, 5.6 per throw1362% · 73yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 2 caught (50%), 32 yds, 8.0 per throw450% · 32yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 1 caught (100%), 24 yds, 24.0 per throw1100% · 24yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 7 throws (6%), 2 caught (29%), 55 yds, 7.9 per throw729% · 55yLeft, 30+ air yards: 5 throws (4%), 1 caught (20%), 35 yds, 7.0 per throw520% · 35yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 6 throws (5%), 3 caught (50%), 47 yds, 7.8 per throw650% · 47yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 4 caught (100%), 109 yds, 27.3 per throw4100% · 109yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 1 caught (25%), 14 yds, 3.5 per throw425% · 14yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 1 caught (100%), 19 yds, 19.0 per throw1100% · 19yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (2%), 1 caught (50%), 28 yds, 14.0 per throw250% · 28yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 6 throws (5%), 4 caught (67%), 186 yds, 31.0 per throw667% · 186yRight, Behind air yards: 11 throws (9%), 10 caught (91%), 29 yds, 2.6 per throw1191% · 29yRight, 0–4 air yards: 13 throws (11%), 10 caught (77%), 76 yds, 5.8 per throw1377% · 76yRight, 5–9 air yards: 16 throws (13%), 14 caught (88%), 140 yds, 8.8 per throw1688% · 140yRight, 10–14 air yards: 3 throws (3%), 3 caught (100%), 41 yds, 13.7 per throw3100% · 41yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (2%), 2 caught (100%), 42 yds, 21.0 per throw2100% · 42yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Defense: where it's thrown on143 throws charted

54% comp7.7 avg. depth4.1 YAC/catch11% 20+ air yds14–24 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 9 throws (6%), 7 caught (78%), 3 yds, 0.3 per throw978% · 3yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 16 throws (11%), 12 caught (75%), 66 yds, 4.1 per throw1675% · 66yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 8 throws (6%), 3 caught (38%), 47 yds, 5.9 per throw838% · 47yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 14 yds, 4.7 per throw333% · 14yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 17 yds, 8.5 per throw250% · 17yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 6 throws (4%), 1 caught (17%), 22 yds, 3.7 per throw617% · 22yLeft, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: 2 throws (1%), 2 caught (100%), 7 yds, 3.5 per throw2100% · 7yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 11 throws (8%), 9 caught (82%), 57 yds, 5.2 per throw1182% · 57yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 15 throws (10%), 12 caught (80%), 143 yds, 9.5 per throw1580% · 143yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 3 caught (75%), 40 yds, 10.0 per throw475% · 40yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 6 throws (4%), 4 caught (67%), 22 yds, 3.7 per throw667% · 22yRight, 0–4 air yards: 19 throws (13%), 8 caught (42%), 61 yds, 3.2 per throw1942% · 61yRight, 5–9 air yards: 20 throws (14%), 8 caught (40%), 59 yds, 3.0 per throw2040% · 59yRight, 10–14 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 1 caught (25%), 19 yds, 4.8 per throw425% · 19yRight, 15–19 air yards: 6 throws (4%), 3 caught (50%), 53 yds, 8.8 per throw650% · 53yRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (3%), 1 caught (25%), 32 yds, 8.0 per throw425% · 32y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Offense: run direction148 carries

Left
22%
5.2 YPC · 39% succ.
Middle
54%
6.9 YPC · 41% succ.
Right
24%
8.7 YPC · 51% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Defense: runs faced158 carries

Left
15%
5.5 YPC · 52% succ.
Middle
61%
3.7 YPC · 33% succ.
Right
25%
3.1 YPC · 36% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Pressure = the QB was hurried or sacked, as the play-by-play records it (it misses some, so compare teams rather than reading it as an exact rate). Every snap counts, including garbage time and FCS games.

Players

75 players who recorded a stat in 2025 (from box scores)

75 players

Final ratings for 2025, built with the same model as the current season. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2025 power rankings →